 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 2 |
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B-52
Crew Member Observes Object / Spuynik III Rocket?
June 12, 1958
W. of Huntsville, Alabama
June 12, 1958
W. of Huntsville, Alabama
| 5:26 a.m. CDT Duration 2 secs aircraft B-52 United States |
Military 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad
Sparks: June 12, 1958; 10 miles W of Huntsville, Texas
(BBU)
5:26 a.m. (CDT). Military pilot saw an oval reddish
object the size of a pinhead [at arm's length?] on a S
to NE course. (Project 1947)
Dan Wilson: June 12, 1958; 10 miles W of Huntsville, Texas
At 5:26 a.m. CDT, Capt. Eugene H. Richards, a crew
member of a B-52 aircraft, observed a reddish oval
shaped object the size of a pinhead that passed
through field of view while taking a sextant shot on
Kochah. The object was at position 26 degrees 48
minutes elevation 343 degrees true azimuth, traveling
south to north at a high rate of speed, too fast to be
an aircraft and too slow to be a meteor. The B-52 was
on a heading of 92 degrees at a ground speed of 488
knots. The object was in sight for 2 seconds. (Dan
Wilson)
Fran Ridge: The lastest information puts a 2-sec duration in the equation. Not a very good sighting, but it is amazing (from my experience) what a person can actually see in two seconds. The problem here is that proximity doesn't come into play with surface details that would tell us more about the source. It looks like the object probably was the Sputkik III rocket, according to the Air Force report. Sighting wasn't evn listed in the BB sighting listing at NARA-PBB1-198. Detailed reports and documents reports/580612huntsville_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |