 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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T-33
Pilot Observes Unidentified Lights
Feb. 1, 1953
Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb. 1, 1953
Terre Haute, Indiana
| 2130 EST Duration ??? T-33 aircraft United States |
Military USAF 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Fran Ridge: Not listed in the Blue Book Unknowns this report is case #28, on the official clearance list. of 41 formerly classified Air Technical Intelligence UFO reports cleared for Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe by Albert M. Chop, Air Force Press Desk. Dan Wilson located the unsanitized, secret version of one of the documents. MAXW-PBB1-791 which replaced MISC-PBB2-898, but both are presented below. Dan Wilson: Feb. 1, 1953; Terre Haute, Indiana
2130 EST. A military aircraft (T-33) on a 270 heading 10 miles west of Terre Haute sighted a close group of moving lights changing color from red to blue, to green to yellow. The T-33 pilot estimated their altitude to range between 30,000 ft. to 15,000 ft. flying in a manner similar to conventional aircraft. Searchlights from the St. Louis area seemed to be following the unidentified lights. Detailed reports and documents reports/530201terrehaute_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |