 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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DC-7
Encounters Object Over Atlantic
July 26, 1956
Atlantic
July 26, 1956
Atlantic
| 10:12 p.m. local Duration 15-20 secs aircraft DC-7C Atlantic |
Commercial 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
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Ridge: This confidential report of an interrogation by OSI was submitted to ATIC. The object appeared dead ahead of the aircraft at an unestimated distance and was pulsating at 2-3 times per second. Numbered 4216 on the sighting listing, Blue Book has it explained as "Astro (meteor)". Dan Wilson: July 26, 1956; Atlantic 43.12N 49.30W / 500 miles SE of Gander, Newfoundland (BB) 10:12 p.m. local time. A civilian airline pilot flying a Pan American Airways DC-7 at approximately15,000 feet observed a circular blue green pulsating light the size of a golf ball with a speed greater than any aircraft. Detailed reports and documents reports/560726atlantic_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |