Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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A Hynek
Classification of Distant Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object more than 500
feet from the witness. At night it is
classified as a "nocturnal light" (NL) and
during the day as a "daylight disc" (DD). The
size of the object or the viewing conditions
may render the object in greater detail but
yet not qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter which is an object within
500'. |
Dan Wilson: June 26, 1957; McKeesport, Pennsylvania (BB)
6:55 p.m. EST. Mrs Pollard while sitting on her
porch saw a large round object in the sky and then
two more objects in back of it. The objects had the
apparent size of an orange or grapefruit held at
arm's length and were white silverish in color
and slightly oval then elongated when disappearing.
The objects were in a triangular formation 35 to 40
degrees above the horizon. They moved in a floating
motion from west to east on a straight flight path.
The length of the observation was 3 to 5 minutes.
Later at about 8:20 p.m. the Greater Pittsburgh
Control Tower had a report of unidentified flying
objects. Two aircraft, Vanguard Target and Vanguard
11, were vectored to the scene.
Detailed reports and documents reports/570626mckeesport_report.htm (Dan Wilson/Bill Schroeder) |