 Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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| A Hynek
Classification of Distant Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object more than 500
feet from the witness. At night it is
classified as a "nocturnal light" (NL) and
during the day as a "daylight disc" (DD). The
size of the object or the viewing conditions
may render the object in greater detail but
yet not qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter which is an object within
500'. |
Two
15-25' Spheres Observed By AF Men
July 29, 1947
Hamilton Field, California
July 29, 1947
Hamilton Field, California
| Brad Sparks: July 29, 1947; Hamilton Field, Calif. (BBU 69)
2:50 p.m. local. Assistant Base Operations Officer Capt.
William H. Ryherd and ex-Air B-29 pilot 1st Lt. Ward
Stewart saw for unknown length of time two round, shiny,
white objects with estimated 15-25 foot diameters, fly
3-4 times the apparent speed of a P-80, also in sight,
(or at 750 mph), at 6,000-10,000 ft heading S or SE at
120°. One object flew straight and level; the other
weaved from side-to-side like an escort fighter.
(Berliner; FOIA; FUFOR Index) |