 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Oval-Shaped
Object Observed By 2 AF Pilots
Sept. 5, 1949
Lebec, California
Sept. 5, 1949
Lebec, California
| 12:00 p.m. PST Duration 45 secs aircraft private United States |
Military 2 observers No EMI No radar contact |
| Dan Wilson: Sept. 5, 1949; Near Lebec, California (BB)
At around 12:00 p.m. PST, two Air Force pilots while flying
in a private aircraft observed an oval-shaped metallic-looking object
approximately 35 feet in diameter while flying in the vicinity of
Lebec. The object was approximately 3000 feet below the plane when
first sighted. The object rose to approximately 7000 feet in altitude.
The rate of climb was terrific. The object then seemed to hover for a
time and then it turned in a sharp left bank and headed in a southerly
direction climbing gradually. The object appeared to be made of a
metallic substance and had a canopy on top. The total time the object
was in sight was about 45 seconds.
Detailed reports and documents reports/490905lebec_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |