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Navy
F-6F Follows Two Saucers
April 7, 1954
Fentress, Virginia
April 7, 1954
Fentress, Virginia
| 3:00 p.m. local Duration 25-30 secs aircraft F-6F United States |
Military 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad Sparks: April 7, 1954; Fentress (3 miles SW of), Virginia (BBU)
3 p.m. USN pilot C. R. Allen flying F-6F for Fleet Training
Center, Norfolk, Virginia, at 3,000 ft heading W near Fentress saw two
strange saucer-shaped discs in close formation at 3,500 ft height about
15 miles away at about two miles NW of Lake Drummond heading NE, seen
below and against cloud base of scattered cumulus clouds at 3,000-3,500
ft. Allen turned right to follow objects as they covered about 140°
of arc maintaining about the same distance, disappearing near Cape
Henry to the NE about 20 miles, covering 30 miles total in about 25-30
secs [3,600-4,300 mph]. (Jan Aldrich)
Detailed reports and documents reports/540407fentress_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |