 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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P-80
Pilot Sees Circular Objects Dive & Land
June 30, 1947
Nr. rim of Grand Canyon, Arizona
June 30, 1947
Nr. rim of Grand Canyon, Arizona
| 9:10 a.m. MST Duration N/s P-80 aircraft United States |
Military 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad Sparks: June 30, 1947; Nr. rim of Grand Canyon, Arizona (BBU) 9:10 a.m. (MST?). Navy Lt. William G. McGinty flying P-80
from Williams AAF at 30,000 ft heading S saw 2 gray, circular objects
about 8 or 10 ft diameter, diving at "unconceivable" speed from about
25,000 ft, which appeared to land 25 miles S of the Grand Canyon.
(Vallée Magonia 59; cf. Project 1947; FOIA; FUFOR Index;
Bloecher 1967)
Detailed reports and documents reports/470630grandcanyon_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |