August 27, 2026

Donald Menzel

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A formation of small oval metallic objects flying in trail formation near Hart Mountain, Oregon, seen from a Navy trainer aircraft on May 27, 1949
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1949: The Hart Mountain Formation — Joseph C. Shell

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A stopped military car on a New Mexico highway at night with two round white lights over a distant mountain ridge, May 12, 1949
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1949: The Holloman AFB Sighting — Dr. Donald Menzel

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A T-6 trainer aircraft's landing light illuminates a whitish-gray oval object during an 18-minute pursuit over Andrews AFB, Maryland, November 18, 1948
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1948: The Andrews AFB Pursuit

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An Air Force radar observer watches a formation of white, egg-shaped objects cross in front of his F-82 fighter off the Washington coast, October 30, 1948
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1948: The Pacific Beach Formation — Lt. Robert Kunzman’s Radar-Visual Encounter

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