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UFO case file · UFO-32359

02 18N162 09W Pacific radar-visual unidentified-object report — December 19, 1962

CE11962-12-19

02 18N162 09W Pacific

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Case description

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING small bright obj with 2nd mag observed at 39 dgr elevation on course of 055 dgr true. No Case (Information Only) 18 December 1962 Milan, Italy Source: APRO Bulletin July 1963 Saucer lands in Italy In the early hours of the 28th of De- cember, 1962, a watchman on duty in the courtyard of a suburban factory in Milan, Italy, reported to police that he had seen a 12-foot, 1-inch man climb out of a "flying saucer" after it landed in the courtyard. No Case (Information Only) 19 December 1962 Tacoma-Seattle, Washington (Freeway) GLOBAL SIGHTINGS: ATIC BULLETIN...............January - 1963 A mystery object landed in 40 ft of water and mud near the Midway gravel pit just off the Seattle-Tacoma Freeway on 19 De- cember 1962. Welder John Liedtke, who re- ported the incident to the State Highway Patrol, said he saw a lot of sparks flying, thought it was a car in trouble. State Patrol Head- quarters said there was a perfectly round hole, 15' across in the mud where the ob- ject landed. UFO In Gravel Pit NO A mystery object landed in 40 feet of water and mud near the Midway gravel pit just off the Seattle-Tacoma Freeway on 19 December 1962. Welder John Liedtke, who reported the incident to the State Highway Patrol, said he saw a lot of sparks flying, thought it was a car in trouble. State Patrol Headquarters said there was a perfectly round hole, 15 feet across in the mud where the object landed. No Case (Information Only) 19 December 1962 Seattle, Washington [handwritten: 1962] MRS PRIFFS: On December 19th a mystery object, which exploded in- to a dark ball of fire, landed in 50 feet of mud and water near a gravel pit in the vicinity of Seattle, Washington. A welder at the gravel pit report- ed the sighting to state police, and stated: "I saw all those sparks flying and the only thing I could think of was that a car was in trouble. Then it ex- ploded into a big ball of fire and the area was covered with thick smoke." The police, said that they found a perfectly round hole, 15 feet in diameter, in the mud where the object landed... No Case (Information Only) 20 December 1962 Milan, Italy [handwritten: 1262] "LITTLE MEN" SIGHTED IN ITALY: A policeman in Milan, Italy, claims to have seen a saucer with two humanoids inside it, just before he went off duty on the night of December 20th. Supporting case details: Reported craft or object: Light Formation; Disc / Saucer; Reported object in 02 18N162 09W Pacific radar-visual unidentified-object report — December 19, 1962 Reported special objects or artifacts: Radar system Physical traces or material: Radar data or reported radar return associated with 02 18N162 09W Pacific radar-visual unidentified-object report — December 19, 1962 Electromagnetic or instrument effects: Radar or sensor detection Institutional response / aftermath: Government or official action

Recorded details

Local time
1:30 a.m.
Craft description
Light Formation; Disc / Saucer; Reported object in 02 18N162 09W Pacific radar-visual unidentified-object report — December 19, 1962
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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