6 events, from 1948 to 1949
1948 · 78 years ago · Approximately 32 km south of Montgomery, Alabama
Captain Chiles and co-pilot Whitted, flying an Eastern Airlines DC-3, observed a cigar-shaped object approximately 100 feet long with two rows of illuminated windows. A red-orange flame was visible behind it, and a blue glow underneath; the object then sharply ascended into the clouds.
Read the original file in the archive →1948 · 78 years ago · Near Blackstone, Virginia
Eastern Airlines pilot Louis Feldvary observed a jet or rocket trail covering an 80–90 degree arc on the western horizon, at an estimated bearing of 230 degrees, moving at tremendous speed.
Read the original file in the archive →1948 · 78 years ago · Between Blackstone, Virginia, and Greensboro, North Carolina
Captain Perry R. Mansfield and Pilot S. Kingsley observed a bright, meteor-like light moving horizontally above the southern horizon for approximately three seconds.
Read the original file in the archive →1948 · 78 years ago · Near Montgomery, Alabama
Captain Chester Chiles and First Officer John Whitted reported a wingless craft, approximately 100 feet long, with two rows of illuminated windows. They described it as having a fiery, comet-like tail, and stated it passed close to their passenger plane before vanishing into a cloud.
Read the original file in the archive →1949 · 77 years ago · Near Mountain Home, Idaho
Harry Clark, flying solo at 10,000 feet, observed seven unmarked, wing-shaped objects in a V-formation. He reported they moved faster than an F-51 aircraft, executed a 180-degree turn without banking, and produced neither sound nor smoke.
Read the original file in the archive →1949 · 77 years ago · Socorro, New Mexico
A green fireball was reportedly seen passing over a Socorro neighborhood around 8:26 PM. Following the report, aerial and ground collections were conducted, and unusual copper-containing particles were found in the fallout area.
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