 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 2 |
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B-50
Pilot Spots Object Changing Colors
Nov. 20, 1952
Salton Sea, California
Nov. 20, 1952
Salton Sea, California
| 8:05 p.m. MST Duration ? aircraft B-50 United States |
Military 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad
Sparks: Nov. 20, 1952; Salton Sea, Calif. 8:05 p.m. (BBU)
USAF pilot of B-50 saw a stationary light change
color from white to red to green, then move SW.
(Project 1947)
Dan Wilson Nov. 20, 1952; 10 miles E of Salton Sea, California
(BBU)
8:05 p.m. MST. A USAF pilot flying a B-50 at 16,000 feet
on a heading of 275 degrees sighted an object at 11
o'clock to his position. The object was stationary and
was ranging in color from white to red to green. The
object then started in motion in a NW heading and
disappeared like turning out a light. Fran Ridge: Case #2236 is listed as a "balloon" on the BB sighting list. The report synopsis itself says the object couldn't have been a star because it "went out". The movement from W to NW is a better reason to eliminate a star. There are many reports in the BB files describing objects with color changes from white to red to green and these rarely represent balloons. The unstated duration doesn't help in this case, either. Martin Shough presents a good argument in favor of Venus below. Detailed reports and documents reports/521120saltonsea_report.htm (Dan Wilson) reports/521120saltonsea_shough.htm (Martin Shough) |