 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Metallic Disc Paces B-25
Jan. 1, 1955
Nr. Cochise, New Mexico
Jan. 1, 1955
Nr. Cochise, New Mexico
| 6:44 a.m. MST Duration 5-7 mins aircraft B-25 United States |
Military 2 observers No EMI No radar contact |
| Fran
Ridge: Not very many documents but this is a very interesting case, even listed as an Unknown by the Air Force. This is a flying saucer report and the incident occurred over New Mexico. Brad Sparks: Jan, 1, 1955; 30 miles E [W?] of Cochise, New Mexico (BBU 3382) 6:44 a.m. MST. Instructor [Capt. D. F. Ritzdorf ?] and student pilot [F. W. Miller?] flying USAF B-25 bomber/trainer saw a metallic disc, shaped like two pie pans face-to-face, 120-130 ft diameter, pace the B-25, showing both its edge and its face. Only item in case file was summary form. [See Feb. 1, 1955, incident.] (Berliner; cf. NARCAP) Detailed reports and documents reports/550101cochise_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |