 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'. |
Cigar-Shaped
Object Observed In Daylight
April 28, 1949
Tucson, Arizona
April 28, 1949
Tucson, Arizona
| Dan Wilson: April 28, 1949; Tucson,
Arizona (BBU 361)
5:45 p.m. (AFOSI Case 57) Howard Hann [Hamm?], Mr. Hubert [Huber?] and Tex Keahey saw a a very large bright, sausage-shaped object, with no fins, wings or protuberances, travel from NE to SW, over a period of 12 minutes or so. The object was shiny metallic and reflected the sun, and appeared to be revolving as it moved like the "slow roll of an airplane." There was no noise, nor was there exhaust or a vapor trail. There were no wings or engines or "protuberances of any sort." It appeared to be traveling at 300-600 mph. (FOIA; FUFOR Index) Fran Ridge: According to Dr. Maccabee this sighting on the day following the release of the Project Saucer report was a real challenge to the Grudge investigators. It did not appear near a military installation, but it was important because it was a daytime sighting. Detailed reports and documents reports/490428tucson_report.htm (Dan Wilson & Bill Schroeder) |