 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 2 |
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Fiery
Ball With Tail Passes C-47
March 9, 1957
Nr. Columbia, South Carolina
March 9, 1957
Nr. Columbia, South Carolina
| 1:40 a.m. EST Duration 15-20 secs aircraft C-47 United States |
Military 4 observers No EMI No radar contact |
| Dan Wilson: March 9, 1957; 15 nautical miles SSE of Columbia, South Carolina 1:40 a.m. EST. Captain Robert T. Belmont, pilot, and Major William H. Landis, co-pilot, were flying east in a C-47 from England AFB, La. to Shaw AFB, S.C., when a yellowish-green fiery ball with a brilliant tail with a length of approximately 15 to 20 times the diameter of the ball appeared off the right wing. The apparent size of the object was a basketball held at arm's length. The object appeared to to pass within 200 yards of the C-47. The object disappeared to the NE like a light bulb being turned off. The length of the observation was about 15-20 seconds. Two Air Force witnesses in an automobile at Shaw AFB apparently saw this same object at around 1:40 p.m. Fran Ridge: Several sightings over large distance indicates this was probably a fireball meteor. Detailed reports and documents reports/570309columbia_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |