Category 11 Case Directory
  SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT 
 
  Preliminary Rating: 5  

                                   
     

AVCAT is a special project being conducted by NICAP, with the help and cooperation of the original compiler of AIRCAT, Dr. Richard Haines, and other sources, to create a comprehensive listing of sightings from aircraft with detailed documentation from these sources, including Projects SIGN, GRUDGE & BLUE BOOK.

Missile-Like Object At 20,000 Feet
March 1, 1948
Coast of Sweden
9:30 a.m. local
Duration 4 secs.
aircraft ?
Sweden
 Commercial
2 observers
No EMI
No radar contact

Fran Ridge:
March 1, 1948; Coast of Sweden (BBU)
9:30 a.m. Norwegian airline pilot and copilot saw a missile-like object flying southeast at 20,000 feet, following the earth's curvature and passing along the Swedish coast, emitting a bluish flame.  Object observed for only four seconds before it disappeared over Norway. (Project 1947)

Detailed reports and documents
reports/480301sweden_report.htm (Dan Wilson & Bill Schroeder)

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