November 11, 2026

Captain Mantell

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Color illustration of a luminous object crossing the dusk sky over a packed Casablanca boxing arena, with a tourist plane and pilot flying alongside a matching object over the coast, 1952
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1952: Casablanca, Tangier and Fès, French Morocco, the Night Thousands Watched and a Pilot Gave Chase

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Color illustration of a USAF officer beside his car watching an orange, blimp-shaped object pass overhead near Fayetteville, Georgia at night, 1952
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1952: Fayetteville, Georgia, Lt. James Allen and the Blimp-Shaped Object That Killed His Radio

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Color illustration of two hunters watching a dark saucer descend toward South Mountain near Dugway, Utah, 1952
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1952: Hickman Canyon, Utah, the Saucer That Hit South Mountain

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Color illustration of five military witnesses watching a lit-porthole cigar over Woomera, South Australia, 1952
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1952: Woomera, South Australia, the Porthole Cigar at the Open Air Theatre

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