1st Lt Eric B. Armstrong P-51 encounter
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A pilot in a P-51 aircraft observed five or six white circular objects at approximately 6,000 feet altitude traveling at 285 mph in close formation near Lake Meade, Nevada on June 28, 1947, estimated at 36 inches in diameter.
“Lt Armstrong sighted five or six white, circular objects at four o'clock, altitude approximately 6,000 feet, course approximately 120 degrees, and an estimated speed of 285 MPH. Lt Armstrong said the objects were flying very smoothly and in a close formation. The estimated size of the white objects were approximately 36 inches in diameter.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-06-28
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Approximately 30 miles northwest of Lake Meade, Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Nevada
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 170th AAP Base Unit, Ferry Division, Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- White, circular
- Size
- Approximately 36 inches in diameter
- Altitude
- 6000 ft
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130
Case ID: 1947-USAF-7F1B
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