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UFO. United States

ID #1539267493
Added Thu, 11/10/2018
Author July N.
Sources
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Status
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
03.07.1949
Location: 
Лонгвью, WA
United States

Aeronautical engineer Moulton B. Taylor with experience in the development of missiles and drones, USN, was airport Manager at Longview preparing for an air show. Someone pointed to the object in the sky in the Northwest (at around 30°).

Taylor immediately announced this on the public system messages to the crowd of 150-200 observers, including pilots. They all saw a metallic disc-shaped object crosses the sky from Northwest to Southeast (the offset along the path to the West is not reaching the Zenith). The estimated altitude of 30,000 feet, a speed of 300 miles per hour, the estimated size of DC-3 [about 100 ft]. The object disappeared in the smoke from a wood pulp mill at the height of about 80° after the total duration of observation of approximately 2 - 3 min.

A second similar object was seen about 6 minutes, based on the North [or North-North-East] approximately at the same height. The duration of aludeniya about 2 minutes

Then the third object flying almost on the West [or West-North-West] straight, again approximately at the same height.

Their size visually estimated as 1/5 - 2/5 full moon.

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Original news

Aeronautical engineer Moulton B. Taylor with experience in USN guided missile and pilotless aircraft development was airport manager at Longview preparing for an air show when someone pointed out an object in the sky to the NW at about 30° elevation. Taylor immediately announced this sighting over the public address system to the crowd of 150-200 observers, including pilots, who watched a metallic discus-shaped object cross the sky from NW to SE (track offset to the W not quite reaching zenith) with an oscillating falling-leaf motion along a straight path and occasional sun glints, estimated altitude 30,000 ft at 300 mph, approx. size of DC-3 [about 100 ft] disappearing in smoke from a wood pulp mill at about 80° elevation after a total duration about 2-1/2 to 3 mins. A 2nd similar object was seen about 6 mins later coming from the N [or NNE] at about the same altitude/distance, at about 45° elevation, heading about due S on slightly curved path (concavity of path away from witness, radius of curvature about 15 miles), disappearing in the sun (about ENE [actually ESE azimuth 116° elevation 53° at 10:51 a.m. assumed PDT]) after total duration about 2 mins (on a possibly 8 mile long path [240 mph]). Then a 3rd sighting at 11:25 a.m. coming from almost due W [or WNW] at about 40° elevation, on a W-E straight line path (passing to the N, not quite reaching zenith) again at about the same altitude/distance at which time the oscillations were precisely timed at 48/min, and again disappeared in the sun (to the ENE [actually ESE azimuth 127° elevation 58° at 11:27 a.m.]) (again on a possibly 8 mile long path [240 mph]).            3 + 2 + 2 mins 150-200 witnesses 1/5 – 2/5 Full Moon

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