 Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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| A Hynek
Classification of Distant Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object more than 500
feet from the witness. At night it is
classified as a "nocturnal light" (NL) and
during the day as a "daylight disc" (DD). The
size of the object or the viewing conditions
may render the object in greater detail but
yet not qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter which is an object within
500'. |
Three
Oblong Objects Moving Supersonic
Aug. 3, 1952
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Aug. 3, 1952
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
| Dan Wilson: August 3, 1952; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico (BB) 10:20 p.m. MST. A CAA engineer in SAC Station observed three oblong translucent objects in an inverted V-formation in the sky to the north at 40 degrees elevation. The speed of the objects was near sonic and no sound was heard. The objects were in conventional maneuver except for one flip flop or tumble which showed one of the objects as plate shaped. Duration: 9 mins. |