 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Very
Large Disc Sighted By Private Pilot
July 22, 1952
Near New Smyrna, Florida
July 22, 1952
Near New Smyrna, Florida
| 5:46 p.m. EST Duration 10 secs + aircraft not mentioned United States |
Private 2 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Fran Ridge: July 22, 1952; New Smyrna, Florida (BB) 5:46 p.m. EST. Unidentified object was sighted by private pilot off New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Objsct was describod as very large and round, travelling very fast in a northeasterly direction, at about 3,000 - 4.000 feet, with no visible means of propulsion. This report filed by intelligence officer, Lt. Col. Frank W. Allen, USAF, MATS, teletype FLYOBRPT submitted by Maxwell Flight Service Center. Richard Hall: July 22, 1952; New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
5:46 p.m. EST. Robert N. Heintzelman, a private pilot,
alerted by his wife, saw a very large hovering metallic-appearing disc
at 3,000 to 4,000 altitude. After about 10 seconds, the disc abruptly
shot away climbing at a steep angle in a northeasterly direction and
disappeared. (NICAP report form based on a newspaper story says, "A
private pilot and his companoion while flying along the coast...." )
Detailed reports and documents reports/520722nsmyrna_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |