1904: Circular UFOs Maneuvered Near Ship

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THINK ABOUTIT SIGHTING REPORT

Date: February 28, 1904

Sighting Time: 6:10 a.m.

Day/Night: Day

Location: Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California

Urban or Rural: –

Hynek Classification: CE-I (Close Encounter I) Observation of an object in close proximity to the witness (i.e. within 500’)

Duration:

No. of Object(s):  three

Size of Object(s): about the size of six suns, and the other two were smaller and round.

Distance to Object(s):

Shape of Object(s): egg-shaped

Color of Object(s):

Number of Witnesses: Multiple

Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) citing “Monthly Weather Review” (1904)

Summary/Description: One of the earliest formation cases was reported February 28, 1904, by a ship in the North Pacific off San Francisco. Three members of the crew of the USS Supply, at 6:10 a.m. local time, sighted an echelon formation of three “remarkable meteors” which appeared near the horizon below clouds, moving directly toward the ship. As they approached, the UFOs began soaring, rose above the cloud layer, and were observed climbing into space, still in echelon. The lead object was egg-shaped and about the size of six suns (about 3 degrees of arc). The other two were smaller and appeared to be perfectly round. They remained visible for over two minutes. (Meteors, of course, do not travel in echelon formation, change course and climb, nor remain visible for two minutes).