 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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project being conducted by NICAP, with the
help and cooperation of the original compiler
of AIRCAT, Dr. Richard Haines, and other
sources, to create a comprehensive listing of
sightings from aircraft with detailed
documentation from these sources, including
Projects SIGN, GRUDGE & BLUE BOOK. |
Ground/Air
Visuals Over City Stir Air Force
Oct. 15, 1959
Terre Haute, Indiana
Oct. 15, 1959
Terre Haute, Indiana
| 6:10 p.m. local CST Duration over 50 min period aircraft ??? United States |
Civilian observer, several No EMI No radar contact |
| Dan Wilson: Oct. 15, 1959; Terre Haute, Indiana (BB)
6:10 - 7:00 p.m. local. Several sightings were
brought up for Congressional Inquiry by the President
of local UFO Club RECAP. At 6:10 witnesses saw a white
light overhead the size of Saturn, at about 6:45
several people saw red lights south of Terre Haute, at
6:45 to 6:50 one witness (pilot?) says two big green
balls of fire approaching, they reversed course and
sped out of sight. At 7:00 a pilot saw two orange
balls of fire ahead of him, seconds later he saw a
white flash. (Note: This sighting may be important
though because of the crashed B-52. One hundred miles
southeast of Terre Haute at Hardinsburg, Kentucky, on
October 15 (same day) a B-52 bomber and a KC-135
tanker collided and crashed --7 dead. The B-52 was
carrying nuclear bombs.)
This series of incidents was posted for its historical
value. RECAP was a group copying off the name of NICAP
but the Air Force took interest in this. See the
documents below. Fran Ridge: Detailed reports and documents reports/591015terrehaute_report.htm (Dan Wilson) articles/591015terrehaute_article.pdf (Dan Wilson) articles/591015A_BOMB_Intact_After_Crash.pdf (Dan Wilson) |