 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Collision Course & Definitely Not Aircraft
Feb. 20, 1952
Mt. Diablo, California
Feb. 20, 1952
Mt. Diablo, California
| 11;30 p.m. local Duration ??? aircraft B-25 United States |
Military 2 observers No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad Sparks: Feb. 20, 1952; Mt. Diablo, Calif. (BBU) 11:30 p.m. USAF pilot Montgomery and copilot of B-25 bomber saw bright yellow light on collision course climb and accelerate. (Project 1947; FUFOR Index) Dan Wilson: Feb. 20, 1952, Mt. Diablo, Calif. (BBU) 11:30 p,m. Captain John Watkins (pilot) and Captain Richard Montgomery (co-pilot) of B-25 #8820, observed a bright yellow light between Stockton and Sacramento, Calif., while flying the aircraft at 8,000 feet. As the object approached the plane and passed in front of it the pilot stated that the object was definitely not another aircraft. The object first came into view on an apparent collision course with the B-25. No other aircraft in the area & no radar returns. Detailed reports and documents reports/520220mtdiablo_report.htm (Dan Wilson & Jean Waskiewicz) |