 RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Bright
Light Tracked From Gnd & Air
March 23-29, 1961
Fort Pierce, Florida
March 23-29, 1961
Fort Pierce, Florida
| Brad
Sparks: March 22 [23-29?], 1961; Ft. Pierce, Florida (BBU)
9:45 p.m. Beechcraft pilot and passenger saw an intense bright light rise from 8,000 to 20,000 ft and accelerate. (McDonald list; cf. Project 1947) Dan Wilson: March 23-29, 1961; Ft. Pierce, Florida. Several witnesses over several days reported seeing a strange bright light in the sky, sometimes hovering, sometimes moving rapidly from the hours around 10:10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. local time. The light was seen to bob up and down at times. Length of observation varied from 5 minutes to 1 hour. Type of observations: Ground-Visual, Air-Visual, and Ground-Radar. (Dan Wilson) |