 Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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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'. |
20'-Diameter
Disc Observed
April 3, 1949
Dillon, Montana
April 3, 1949
Dillon, Montana
| Brad Sparks: April 3, 1949. 1 mile SE of Dillon, Montana (BBU)
11:55 [11:50?] a.m. Miller Construction Co. owner
Gosta Miller, a commercial pilot and aviation
engineer, and an employee, and a trucking company
owner and a gas station attendant (Lovell, Lessey,
Greene) saw an object like two inverted plates
attached face-to-face, matte blue-grey or
greenish-grey non-reflective bottom, bright aluminum
top reflecting sunlight, 20 ft diameter (others
estimated 15-25 ft), 4-5 ft thickness. Object seen
over the N end of town at 3,000-5,000 ft height
about 4 miles away moving in several directions
rocking or rotating in semi-circles 6 times, move E
descending rapidly to about 700-1,000 ft height,
rock again a few times with upper side now visible
reflecting sunlight, fly SW to 2 miles W of Dillon,
rock again a few times, then rapidly flew over
airport 12 miles NE of Dillon at 1,000 ft departing
rapidly to the E disappearing over mountains. No
sound or trail. Speed > 1,000 mph so great object
seemed blurred. (Berliner; cf. FOIA; Jan Aldrich)
several mins
Detailed reports and
documentsFran Ridge: Note comments by Capt. John P. Brynildsen,
District Commander: "Particular attention is drawn
to the fact that the direction of travel of the
unconventional aircraft conforms with the radio
beams in the Dillon range" (See below *)
reports/490403dillon_report.htm (Dan Wilson, Fran Ridge & Bill Schroeder) MAXW-PBB5-996.jpg (Fran Ridge) * |
