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Swissair
Has Near Miss With UFO
Aug. 9, 1997
Nr. Kennedy Airport, New York
Aug. 9, 1997
Nr. Kennedy Airport, New York
| 5:07 p.m. EDT Duration secs Boeing 747 United States |
Civilian 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Robert J. Durant: At approximately 5:07 p.m. EDT on Aug. 9, 1997, a Swissair Boeing 747 experienced a "near miss" with a cylindrical "glowing white" object traveling almost directly toward the cockpit at very high speed. The airliner was in level flight at 23,000 feet and cruising at 340 knots (390 miles per hour) indicated speed in a cloudiness sky. Six weeks after the event, the story was disseminated by the Associated Press (AP) news service. According to the AP account, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified the object as a weather balloon, citing a report from another airliner of a weather balloon in the same general area. The NTSB explanation seemed plausible, but the Center for UFO Studios (CUFOS) and the Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR) decided that it would be prudent to conduct at least a preliminary inquiry. After six months of investigation, we have concluded that the "weather balloon" explanation is impossible, and the prosaic explanation for the sighting is: the Swissair flight encountered an Unidentified Flying Object. Detailed reports and documents reports/970809swissair_report.htm (Robert Durant) Actual Detailed Account From MUJ_#377 Sep 1999 (pdf) Swissair Jumbo Incident Over New York: GREPI's Investigation - Don Ledger (doc) Order "Swiss Air Down" Here - Don Ledger Nearmiss With A UFO - Swissair Flight 127 - Don Berliner and Robert J. Durant (Available from CUFOS) SwissAir UFO & National Transportation Safety Board Latest - Kenny Young NTSB Aviation Accident/Incident Database Report (pdf) Audio Byte file youtube.com/watch?v=WkBr8npVreQ |