 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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B-17
Crew Encounters Cylinder Reported By Ground Crew
Dec. 19, 1952
Anderson AFB, Guam
Dec. 19, 1952
Anderson AFB, Guam
| 6:55 a.m. local time Duration 5-6 secs aircraft B-17 United States |
Military 6 observers No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad Sparks: Dec. 19, 1952; Anderson AFB, Guam (BBU) 6:50 [8:50?] a.m. USAF crew of B-17 bomber and ground witnesses saw a silvery cylindrical object. (BB Status Rpt) Dan Wilson: Dec. 19, 1952; Anderson AFB, Guam (BBU) 6:50 a.m. local time. Three ground crew personnel reported that they sighted an unidentifiable object traveling on a heading of 270 degrees from Anderson AFB. The object appeared to be cylindrical in shape, silvery color with a bright silverish flame trailing from the aft section. A similar or the same object was seen by two pilots of a B-17 aircraft at approximately 130 miles from Guam on a heading of approximately 270 degrees during the same time span. (Observers: 2 in air, 3 of a ground crew and a Naval Officer). Detailed reports and documents reports/521219andersonafb_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |