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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. United States

ID	#1562342360
Added	Fri, 05/07/2019
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com Dan Wilson
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

04.06.1955 18:50

Location:

Видал, CA

United States

At 18:50 Pacific time, the 1st Lieutenant B. E. Beecroft, flying the T-33 in a westerly direction at an altitude of 20,000 ft (6 km), watched as he considered, a very big star when I was flying over the city, Vidal (California), 13 miles West of the town of Parker (Arizona). The light seemed high and motionless in the sky.

Lieutenant Beecroft watched the object for 3 minutes before it suddenly disappeared. During the observation Beecroft faced with strong magnetic fluctuations in his magnetic compass and the gyroscope.

TWA 21, reported that the area was an unusual, strange looking cloud formation.

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Original news

At 6:50 p.m. PST, 1st Lt. B. E. Beecroft flying a T-33 in a westerly direction at an altitude of 20,000 feet observed what he believed to be an extremely large star when passing over the town of Vidal, California, 13 miles west of Parker, Arizona. The light appeared to be high and stationary in the sky. Lt. Beecroft observed the object for 3 minutes before it suddenly disappeared. At the time of the sighting Beecroft encountered extreme magnetic variations in his magnetic compass and slave gyro. There had been two other occasions of pilots experiencing extreme magnetic variation in this area. A Constellation, TWA 21, reported that there was an unusual, strange looking, cloud formation in the area.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Balloon/Weather Balloon

The balloon (simplified is a balloon) — an aircraft lighter than air, where the lift force is used enclosed in a sheath gas (or heated air) with a density less than the density of the surrounding air.

Distinguish between tethered, Svobodnaya and balloons — powered airships.