PROJECT BLUE BOOK UNKNOWNS
May 4, 1955; Keflavik, Iceland. 12:38 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col. E.J. Stealy, lst Lt. J.W. Burt. About 10 round, white objects, one of which left a brief smoke trail, flew in an irregular formation, some of them making erratic movements during the 5-8 second sighting.
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I have spoken to Lt. Col. Edward J Stealy about the UFO sighting. He was a jet fighter pilot and should be able to recoginze most aircraft. DW
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This probably a SAC tanker that crashed off Iceland...
| Accident Description | [legenda] |
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| Date: | 04 MAY 1955 |
| Type: | Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-0110 |
| Msn / C/n: | 16892 |
| Year built: | |
| Crew: | fatalities / on board |
| Passengers: | fatalities / on board |
| Total: | fatalities / on board |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Location: | 90mls SW off Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport (KEF) (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Phase: | Cruise |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: |
In-flight explosion; the airplane entered a spin and crashed into the Atlantic.
Source: (also check out sources used
for every accident)
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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