 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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MATS
C-47 Crew Encounter Object
Feb. 12, 1952
Bt. Friendship Airport & Baltimore, Maryland
Feb. 12, 1952
Bt. Friendship Airport & Baltimore, Maryland
| 9:30 p.m. local Duration 2-3 mins C-47 aircraft United States |
Military 2 observers No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad Sparks: Feb. 12, 1952; Bet. Friendship Airfield and Baltimore, Maryland (BBU) 9:30 p.m. USAF MATS C-47 pilot and copilot saw a bright white object move slowly then speed away. Then at 10 p.m. they saw 10 miles S of Baltimore a similar object. (GRUDGE/BB Rpt; FUFOR Index) Dan Wilson: Feb. 12, 1952; Bet. Friendship Airfield and Baltimore, Maryland (BBU) 9:30 p.m. Two MATS pilots flying a C-47 on a local flight
observed a bright white object at an estimated distance of 8 to 10
miles. The object was observed twice. Description: Bright white object
about 1/6 the size of the moon. Speed: Slow at first the it
accelerated very rapidly Time: First sighting at 2030 hours Second
sighting at about 2100 hours Observers: Both are experienced pilots. In
both instances the object was observed for two or three
minutes.
Detailed reports and documents reports/520212baltimore_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |