 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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TBM
And Possible Balloon?
Jan. 21, 1952
Mitchel AFB, New York
Jan. 21, 1952
Mitchel AFB, New York
| 9:50 a.m. EST Duration 2=1/2 mins TBM aircraft United States |
Military 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt: I think the pilot summed up the situation very aptly when he told me, "I don't know what it was, but I've never seen anything like it before or since - maybe it was a spaceship." I went back to Dayton stumped - maybe it was a spaceship. Dan Wilson: Jan. 21, 1952, Mitchel AFB, New York (BB)
9:50 a.m.EST. U.S
Navy pilot, Lt. James R. Zeitvogel, flying a TBM aircraft near Mitchel
AFB, N.Y., sighted an unidentified flying object at 200 to 300 feet
altitude.Estimated to be 20 to 30 feet in diameter, the object
resembled a
parachute canopy and was light colored. Speed estimated 300 knots.
Duration: 2-1/2 minutes.Detailed reports and documents The Report (Edward Ruppelt, 121-123) The Documents - BB Microfilm (Dan Wilson) |