 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Private
Pilot Observes Disc
Oct. 2, 1961
Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct. 2, 1961
Salt Lake City, Utah
| 12:15 pm local Duration 15 mins aircraft not given United States |
Private 9+ observers No EMI No Radar contact |
| Fran
Ridge: Oct. 2, 1961; Salt Lake City, Utah 12:15 pm local. A grayish disc-shaped object which hovered, wobbled on its axis, then evaded pursuit, was sighted at Salt Lake City, Utah airport by private pilot Waldo J. Harris, a real estate broker. He investigated the object in his light aircraft as 8-10 ground personnel at the airport watched. The object was disc shaped, 50 feet in diameter, and 8-10 feet thick. 15 mins. (NICAP UFOE, I, BB files) Detailed reports and documents 611002saltlakecity_report.htm (Fran Ridge, NICAP) 611002UEvid1SaltLakeCity1961.jpg [drawing] (NICAP) Oct. 2, 1961; Salt Lake City, Utah -- Fold3 Docs PART 1.pdf (Brad Sparks & Lara Elliott) Oct. 2, 1961; Salt Lake City, Utah -- Fold3 Docs PART 2.pdf (Brad Sparks & Lara Elliott) |
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