Pan American pilot reports east-to-west Atlantic light — September 5 1958

At about 2:06 a.m. on September 5, 1958, a Pan American airline pilot over the Atlantic observed a bright light moving from east to west. The chronology indicates that it may also have been tracked on the aircraft’s radar, but preserves no confirmed radar details, flight number, route, duration, range, altitude, or final disappearance.