 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Object
Comes Directly At Pilot
Aug. 27, 1951
Vandalia, Illinois
Aug. 27, 1951
Vandalia, Illinois
| Bt. 8:00 -
8:30 p.m. local Duration ??? aircraft not given (1 transport) United States |
Private &
Transport 5 observers (?) No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad
Sparks: Aug. 27, 1951; Vandalia, Illinois (BBU)
8 p.m. Private pilot Raymond Williams was on the
runway about to take off when he saw a large blinding
orange light to the SW, radioed the CAA tower but
light went out. After takeoff he saw the object again,
noticing it was not an airplane, the light was at one
end of the object and had a small red light on top,
and it came directly at him, circled his plane twice,
then headed to W to Greenville. Williams
followed, saw object circle Greenville twice then
return E towards Vandalia. Commercial pilot at 20,000
ft radioed he also saw the object. (NARCAP; FUFOR
Index)
Detailed reports and documents reports/510827vandalia_report.htm (Dan Wilson & Bill Schroeder) |