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733667-002-002-0012

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This document contains multiple reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) observed by pilots and passengers across various locations and dates, primarily in the 1980s. The sightings include descriptions of unusual objects exhibiting extraordinary flight characteristics and interactions with aircraft.

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Aerial Phenomenapilot reportsUAP SightingsUnidentified objects AviationReportssightingsUFO

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Burlington, VT Incident Location Medium …hite light moving up-and-down like a yo-yo and making complete loops at high speed. The maneuvers continued for 10 minutes before the light vanished. 10/1/61--
Lake Placid, NY Sighting Location Medium …New York to Saranac Lake at 7000 feet reported a similar object south of the lake at 7:55 PM. A DC-8 flying from Chicago to Burlington at 18,000 feet reported
Farmington, MN Incident Location Medium …m Albuquerque, New Mexico to Las Vegas, Nevada at an altitude of 12,500 feet. The lights were sharply outlined and approached the aircraft several times. 6/27/
Flying from Paducah, Kentucky Incident Location Unresolved …ruary 2ist a similer fireball was reported in the same area wy pilots of four airliners. It also movea straight up and out of sight. 2/A71/S82--FORTY MILES WES
Cherieston, West Virginia Incident Location Unresolved …reported in the same area wy pilots of four airliners. It also movea straight up and out of sight. 2/A71/S82--FORTY MILES WEST OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA=--1
U lca, New York Incident Location Unresolved …d-down like a yo-yo and making complete loops at high speed. The maneuvers continued for 10 minutes before the light vanished. 10/1/61--FOURTEEN MILES SOUTH OF
Another plane flying from Albany, New York Incident Location Unresolved …FOURTEEN MILES SOUTH OF SARANAC LAKE. NEW YORK--7:48 PM: A Cheyenne aircraft flying from Burlington, Vermont to U lca, New York at 16,000 feet flew past a stat
Jay, New York Sighting Location Unresolved …lington at 18,000 feet reported a bright amber-to-orange rectangular-shaped object with flashing lights while passing over Lake Placid, New York at 8:10 PM. La
St. Lou s, Missouri Incident Location Unresolved …to Las Vegas, Nevada at an altitude of 12,500 feet. The lights were sharply outlined and approached the aircraft several times. 6/27/81--THIRTY FIVE MILES NNW
Vegas, Nevada Unknown Context Unresolved …and green flashing lights. 7/16/61--FORTY MILES SOUTH OF GALLUP. NEW MEXTCO=--10:07 PM: A group of triangular-shaped amber lights maneuvered around a Cherokee
MINSK Incident Location Unresolved …sna » descending from »000 feet observed a torpedo-shaped object about the size of his plane flash by on his left side at a distance of about 300 feet. The ent
ISLAND OF PONZA-- Incident Location Unresolved …ect which passed on the right side. Then the pilot turned right to follow the object. As the object came back into view it was approaching the plane again, cir

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1/27/85--THREE MILES NORTH OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA--5:45 PM: The pilot of a Cessna » descending from »000 feet observed a torpedo-shaped object about the size of his plane flash by on his left side at a distance of about 300 feet. The entire instrument panel went "flakey." A passenger also saw the object. January, 1985--NEAR MINSK, SOVIET UNION--Darkness: The crew and passengers of an Aeroflot Soviet airliner observed a large glowing object which suddenly directed a bright ray of light to the ground. All four crew members reported that they could see distinctly everything on the ground illuminated by the cone of light--the houses and the roads. Suddenly the cone of light focused on the airliner. Then the object moved toward the plane at a high rate of speed and positioned itself beside the aircraft at an altitude of 33,000 feet and accompanied it for the rest of the flight. 4/2 /82--SOUTH OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA=--9 AM: A “strange looking object," army green in color, 1 ee a an a that size wide, approached a small aircraft at high speed. The pilot of the plane turned slightly left to avoid the object which passed on the right side. Then the pilot turned right to follow the object. As the object came back into view it was approaching the plane again, circled the plane twice, then moved north and out of sight. /17/82--MEDITERRANEAN SEA, NEAR ISLAND OF PONZA--11:29 AM: A DC-9 flying at OO meters shook violently when a large object with a trail of fire streaked past the airliner. The crew of an Italian G-222 aircraft also observed the object. 3/8/82=--SIXTY MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROL Tani ia8 PM: A bright silver Sc--about 10 feet in diameter and one foot ck--was observed approaching a corporate jet on collision course. Within a few seconds the disc passed the jet on the left side and was no more than 25 feet off the left wing tip at the same altitude. The aircraft was at 6500 feet. The pilot had 10 years flying experience and the two corporate passengers were both former air force pilots. 2/23/82=--THIRTY MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS, pie ietsnn 12) AM: <A private pilot w years ying experience observed a large ba of fire moving in a high speed vertical climb. The fireball vanished from Sight in a few seconds. On February 2ist a similer fireball was reported in the same area wy pilots of four airliners. It also movea straight up and out of sight. 2/A71/S82--FORTY MILES WEST OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA=--10:30 PM: The pilot and Sik passengers of a Cessna L02--Flying from Paducah, Kentucky to Cherieston, West Virginia at 13,000 feet--observed a bright white light moving up-and-down like a yo-yo and making complete loops at high speed. The maneuvers continued for 10 minutes before the light vanished. 10/1/61--FOURTEEN MILES SOUTH OF SARANAC LAKE. NEW YORK--7:48 PM: A Cheyenne aircraft flying from Burlington, Vermont to U lca, New York at 16,000 feet flew past a stationary bright orange rectangular light which the pilot had observed for about two minutes. Another plane flying from Albany, New York to Saranac Lake at 7000 feet reported a similar object south of the lake at 7:55 PM. A DC-8 flying from Chicago to Burlington at 18,000 feet reported a bright amber-to-orange rectangular-shaped object with flashing lights while passing over Lake Placid, New York at 8:10 PM. Lake Placid is about eight miles east of Saranac Lake. Four hours later a ground observer at Jay, New York--about 12 miles northeast of Lake Placid--reported observing a rectangular-shaped object in a vertical ascent. The object stopped, then moved away in level flight at a high rate of speed and had many red and green flashing lights. 7/16/61--FORTY MILES SOUTH OF GALLUP. NEW MEXTCO=--10:07 PM: A group of triangular-shaped amber lights maneuvered around a Cherokee L=-200 for more than 15 minutes. The plane was flying from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Las Vegas, Nevada at an altitude of 12,500 feet. The lights were sharply outlined and approached the aircraft several times. 6/27/81--THIRTY FIVE MILES NNW OF DUBUQUE, I0QWA=-8:45 AM: The pilot of a Cessna 1 lying from Farmington, Minnesota to St. Lou s, Missouri at 9000 feet observed a large silver disc pass about 500 feet above his plane. He said the disc was moving so fast that it was impossible to estimate speed. Refer All Witnesses to the National UFO Reporting Center--1/206/722/3000 (5)