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UFO case file · UFO-29951

66Mi NEof Louisville unidentified aerial event — March 1958

CE1United States1958-03-01

66Mi NEof Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Case description

Either burned out or entered overcast. SUBJ: UFO DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S): (1) ROUND (2) COULD NOT ESTIMATE DUE TO LIGHT (3) BRIGHT GREEN LIGHT (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) BRIGHT (7) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE The text from the document is as follows: PAGE TWO RJEPPM 58A DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: (1) CAME INTO FIELD OF VISION ... (2) TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON (3) 5-10DEGREE BELOW HORIZON (4) NO DEVIATION (5) EITHER BURNED OUT OR ENTERED OVERCAST (6) 2-6 SECONDS MANNER OF OBSERVATION (1) VISUALLY (2) NONE (3) NONE TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING (1) 36/39577Z (2) NIGHT LOCATION OF OBSERVERS (1) N/A (2) 66 NM EAST OF LOUISVILLE, KY BB3DEGREE OUTBOUND IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS MAJOR HQ USAF, AFPTR-D, EXTPENTAGON The text in the document is as follows: PAGE THREE RJEPJM 69A WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING: (1) 55,000 OVERCAST (2) ESE 7 KNOTS (SURFACE) (3) 55,000 OVERCAST (4) TEN MILE (5) OVERCAST (6) NONE REMARKS: OBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FALLING AS FAST AS A STAR. MAJ KNAPP WAS FLYING A T-33 AND WAS AT 33,000 WHEN HE OBSERVED IT.

Recorded details

Craft description
Reported object in 66Mi NEof Louisville unidentified aerial event — March 1958
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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