First Lieutenant Eric Armstrong near Lake Meade, Nevada
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First Lieutenant Eric Armstrong, flying a P-51 from Williams Field, Arizona to Portland, Oregon on June 28, 1947, sighted five or six white circular objects at approximately 6,000 feet near Lake Meade, Nevada.
“Lt. Armstrong departed Williams Field, Arizona at 1400 CST on 28 June 1947 in a P-51 for Portland, Oregon. At approximately 1515 CST on a course of 300 degrees, and ground speed of 285, altitude 10,000 feet, approximately thirty miles northwest of Lake Meade, Nevada 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.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-06-28
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Approximately thirty miles northwest of Lake Meade, Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Nevada
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 170th AAF Base Unit, Ferry Division, Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- White, circular
- Size
- Approximately 36 inches in diameter
- Altitude
- 6000 ft
Resolution
Armstrong stated objects were not birds, jets, or conventional aircraft. Flying in close formation at high speed.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
Case ID: 1947-USAF-44D262
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