| ID | #1606064920 |
| Added | Sun, 22/11/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
Captain Phil Schultz demonstrates the size of the object he saw in its position relative to the cockpit window of his L-1011 heavy jet. Schultz said the object was the size of a grapefruit held at arm's length. (RF Haynes / Photo: CFI)
CFI summary (freedom of information Coalition-from Richard Haynes):
On a clear day in 1981, captain Schultz piloted TWA flight 842 from San Francisco to John F. Kennedy airport over lake Michigan. In his written report submitted to Dr. Haines, he described seeing "a large round silver metal object" with six pitch-black "portholes" evenly spaced around the circumference that "descended into the atmosphere from above." Expecting a mid-air collision, Schultz and his first officer prepared for impact. The object suddenly made a high-speed u-turn near the plane and flew away.
Schultz did not report the incident to TWA, but instead filled out a detailed report. Haynes. He also invited Haynes into the cockpit of his plane when he was on the ground, and reconstructed the event there to ensure accuracy.
Haines made a sketch of events in accordance with the specifications Schultz scale. With extensive experience in jet-powered combat during and after the Korean war, captain Schultz never believed in UFOs. But at the time he stated:
"We don't have anything that can do what this object did."
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From Richard Haynes:
July 4, 1981, 1646, University of California, South Central lake Michigan.
Captain Phil Schultz, 54, was flying TWA flight 842 from San Francisco to John F. Kennedy airport, new York (on autopilot), and was at cruising altitude (FL370) at 280 knots (540 knots ground speed) in an L. -1011 heavy jet. The sky over lake Michigan was generally clear, with a high thin layer of Cirrus clouds over much of the southern part of the lake and some scattered mid-level clouds at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. The sun was still high in the sky (41 degrees above the horizon) and behind the plane.
Then there was a high-altitude collision (FL370). According to the captain himself, "a large round silver metal object descended into the atmosphere from above and to the left of my plane to an altitude of about 40,000 feet and left to my left." After extensive reconstruction of this event in the cockpit of his plane, I was able to establish many more important facts about this event [cf. Haines, 1982 (a); 1982 (b)]:
(1) the Object moved very smoothly during the five or six seconds of the encounter.
(2) the UAP was about 2.5 times wider than the thickness with six coal-black perfect circles ("portholes") spaced equidistant around the circumference. In the center of the lower surface of the circular disk was a single jet-black circle.
(3) the UAP was traveling on an approximately parabolic course and performed a high-speed u-turn (calculated at about 20 g) relatively close to the aircraft before going into a smooth climb to the North, leaving a dark wavy trail in the sky.
(4) the Estimated approach and departure speed was about 1,000 mph.
(5) no Shock wave or turbulence was ever felt. Captain Schultz recalled seeing a fan-shaped area coming out from behind the object that was "a much darker blue than the rest of the sky."
(6) the aircraft's Autopilot remained connected throughout the collision, and no electromagnetic effects were observed.
(7) FO saw about the last two-thirds of the competition, but FE didn't see anything due to his position in the back of the cab.
(8) when captain Schultz called Downtown Chicago to ask about other possible traffic in the area, he was told there was none. He didn't report what they had just seen.
(9) prior to this observation, captain Schultz did not believe in UFOs at all. His extensive experience of jet-powered combat during and after the Korean war left him firmly convinced that such facilities "simply do not exist." This meeting instantly changed his point of view, and when I asked him what he thought of the subject, he quickly replied.
(10) Both pilots were very concerned about the mid-air collision and began preparing for impact. Other technical details must be omitted due to lack of space. (The form of a pilot report)
Original news
Sketch showing the motion of the object witnessed by Captain Schultz through his cockpit window. (R.F. Haines / Credit: CFI)
Captain Phil Schultz demonstrates the size of the object he witnessed in its position relative to the cockpit window of his L-1011 heavy jet. Schultz said the object was the size of a grapefruit held at arms length. (R.F. Haines / Credit: CFI)
Summary from CFI (Coalition for Freedom of Information – from Richard Haines)
On a clear day in 1981, Captain Schultz was piloting TWA flight 842 from San Francisco to John F. Kennedy Airport over Lake Michigan. In his written report presented to Dr. Haines, he described seeing a “large, round, silver metal object” with six jet black “portholes” equally spaced around the circumference, which “descended into the atmosphere from above.” Expecting a mid-air collision, Schultz and his first officer braced themselves for an impact. The object suddenly made a high speed turn near the aircraft and departed.
Schultz did not inform TWA about the incident, but instead filled out a detailed report for . Haines. He also invited Haines into the cockpit of his airplane while on the ground, and reconstructed the event there to assure accuracy. Haines made a sketch of the event to Schultz’s specifications, drawn to scale. With extensive jet combat experience in the Korean War and afterward, Captain Schultz had never believed in UFOs. But he stated at the time, “We have nothing that can do what that object did.”
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From Richard Haines:
July 4, 1981 1646L UC South central Lake Michigan
Captain Phil Schultz, 54, was flying TWA flight 842 from San Francisco to John F. Kennedy Airport, New York (on autopilot control) and was at cruise altitude (FL370) at 280 kts airspeed (540 kts. ground speed) in an L-1011 heavy jet. The sky was generally clear over Lake Michigan with a high, thin layer of cirrus over much of the southern part of the lake and some scattered mid-level clouds at about 10,000 feet. The sun was still high in the sky (41 deg. above the horizon) and behind the aircraft. Then the high altitude encounter (FL370) happened. In the captain’s own words, “A large, round, silver, metal object descended into the atmosphere from above and to the left of my airplane to about 40,000 feet overhead and passed off to my left.” After an extensive reconstruction of this event in the cockpit of his aircraft, I was able to ascertain many more important facts about this event [cf. Haines, 1982(a); 1982(b)]:
(1) The object traveled very smoothly during the five or six second-long encounter.
(2) The UAP was about 2.5 times wider than thick with six jet black perfect circles (“portholes”) aligned and equal-spaced around its circumference. Centered on the bottom surface of the circular disk was a single, jet-black circle.
(3) The UAP traveled along an approximately parabolic course and performed a high speed turn (calculated to be approximately 20 g) relatively near the aircraft before departing in a gradual climb to the north and leaving a darkish wavy trail behind in the sky.
(4) Its approach and departure speed was calculated to be about 1,000 mph,
(5) No shock wave or turbulence was felt at any time. Capt. Schultz remembered seeing a fan-shaped region extending outward from behind the object which was “of a much darker blue than the rest of the sky.”
(6) The aircraft’s autopilot remained coupled throughout the encounter and no E-M effects were noticed.
(7) The FO saw approximately the final two-thirds of the event but the FE did not see anything due to his position in the rear of the cabin.
(8) When Captain Schultz called Chicago Center to ask about other possible traffic in the area he was told there was none. He did not report what they had just seen.
(9) Before this sighting Capt. Schultz did not believe in UFO at all. His extensive jet combat experience during the Korean War and afterward had left him with the strongly held belief that such objects “simply do not exist.” This encounter instantly changed his view and, when I asked him what he thought the object was he quickly replied.”
(10) Both pilots were very concerned about a mid-air collision and began to brace themselves for an impact. Other technical details must be omitted due to space limitations. (Pilot report form)
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