 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Three
Airliners See Silver Object
Jan. 4, 1959
Taft, California
Jan. 4, 1959
Taft, California
| 11:30 p.m. PST Duration 4-5 secs aircraft TWA C-54 & 2 TWA Constellations United States |
Commercial 3 observers + No EMI No radar contact |
| Brad
Sparks: Jan. 4-5, 1959; Taft, Calif.(BBU) 11:30 p.m. (PST). Pilots of TWA C-54 and TWA Constellation saw a silver oval object with silver trail flying at 20,000 ft and 10 miles from aircraft [?]. (Project 1947) Dan Wilson: Jan. 4, 1959; Taft, California 11:30 p.m. PST. Pilots of three airliners, TWA 52, TWA 87, and Resort 910, observed an oval object the size of a basketball at 50 to 100 yards that appeared as a ball of fire with a sliver tail and a longer trail coming from underneath. The object was tracking SW to NE and made a sharp 90 degree turn to the right and faded from view. The length of observation was 4-5 seconds. Detailed reports and documents reports/590104taft_report.htm (Dan Wilson) |