 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Pilots
Sees
Yellow Sphere 1,000' Below
April 30, 1948
S. of Anacostia, Maryland
April 30, 1948
S. of Anacostia, Maryland
| 10:15 a.m. Duration ??? Navy aircraft, SNJ * United States |
Military 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad Sparks: April 30, 1948; S of Anacostia NAS, Maryland (BBU)
10:15 a.m. Pilot Lowe of Navy aircraft SNJ Buno
90731 flying S at 180° magnetic at 5,500 ft saw yellow
sphere in opposite course S to N at constant altitude
about 1,000 ft below. (Jan Aldrich; Project 1947;
FUFOR Index)
Joel Carpenter:
The SNJ * was the Navy version of the common North
American T-6 trainer, and "Buno" means Navy Bureau of
Aeronautics serial number 90731.Detailed reports and documents reports/480430anacostia_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |