UFO Sightings by Pilots

People & Organizations Involved: U.S. Air Force, Kenneth Arnold, Gordon Cooper, Richard Haines, Donald Keyhoe, NASA, Project 1947·(1), Willy Smith·(*), U.S. Air Force·(GC), Frederick Valentich, Dominique Weinstein·(*)

Footnotes for Above: (1) Project 1947 is a major contributor to ACUFOE investigators

• Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War: Covers military pilot sightings during Korean War
• The UFO Evidence: Chapter on Air Force observations prior to 1964, p 19-27; Chapter on sightings by pilots & aviation experts prior to 1964, p 33-47 [gc]

• 1926.09: 1926 Utah Aircraft Encounter+ (34 lines) - Message - Event: 9/1926 - Published: 9/22/97 - Source: UFO UpDates (Mailing List) [Posted by Jan Aldrich] - Salt Lake City, UT, US <auto-ml/jla 9/22/97 #35>
• 1942: Foo-Fighters Over Greenland?+ - A sighting near Thule in 1942 (24 lines) - Message - By Jan Aldrich - Event: 42 - Published: 9/11/97 - Source: UFO Updates (Mailing List) - Near Thule, GL <jla/gc 9/12/97 9/14/97 #32>
• 1947.07.04: The Pacific NW's Own Independence Day, July 4, 1947 - UFO/Aircraft Encounter by the a United Airlines airplane. - By Greg Long - Event: 7/4/47 - Published: 6/1/97 - Source: Secret Study/Pacific Harbor (Web Site) - Emmentt, ID, US <jla 6/2/97 #23>
• 1947.07.04: Project 1947 in the West+ - Project 1947 research in the West and a 1947 pilot sighting. (116k) - Message - By Jan Aldrich - Event: 7/4/47 - Published: 5/19/97 - Source: Area 51 (Mailing List) - Btn Tonopah & Austin, NV, US <jla 5/20/97 #22>
• 1950.02.22: A sighting over Wood River, IL in 1950. - Private pilot reports huge object - Event report - Supportive - Event: 2/22/50 - Wood River, IL, US <anon/jla 3/4/97 9/2/97 #11>
• 1952.05.15: 1952: USAF Planes Tangle With Saucers Over North Korea.+ - USAF UFO encounter during the Korean War extracted from Dr. Haines's book. - Message - By Joseph Trainer, editor - Event: 5/15/52 - Published: 5/18/97 - Source: UFO Roundup (Newsletter) - Changson-ni, KP <jla 6/2/97 #24>
• 1953.11.23: Kinross AFB - A brief [and incomplete] summary of Major Keyhoe's version of the loss of F-89C aircraft during a UFO chase. - Event: 11/23/53 - Source: (Web Site) - Kinross AFB, MI, US <jla 5/13/97 #17>
• 1954.09.27: PROJECT 1947: CIRVIS Report from 4602d AISS Files+ - CIRVIS report of a pilot sighting on 27 Sept 1954 near Philadelphia. - Message - Supportive - By Jan Aldrich - Event: 9/27/54 - Published: 12/24/96 - Source: Project 1947 Research List (Mailing List) - Philadelphia, PA, US, 10 miles South <ja 3/4/97 #12>
• 1956.11.14: November 1956 -- 40 Years Ago (CPT Hull Report) - Former UFO skeptic, airline CAPT. W. J. Hull, reported a UFO over Alabama. (Contained in a summary of 1956 UFO reports.) - By Robert Gribble - Event: 11/14/56 - Source: NUFORC - AL, US <jla 3/8/97 #14>
• 1957.07.17: Air Force Observations of a UFO in So-Central US, 7-17-57 - Dr. McDonald research into the RB-47 sighting from USAF records, the Condon Report, and personal interviews. - Article - By Dr. James E. McDonald - Event: 7/17/57 - Published: 7/71 - Source: Aeronautics & Austronautics (Magazine), Page 67-70 - South-Central, US <jla 6/17/97 #26>
• 1966.11.29: November 1966 UFO Reports - Pilot sighted what looked like a "flying butane tank." - By Robert Gribble - Event: 11/29/66 - Source: National UFO Report Center (Web Site) - Mt. Shasta, CA, US <jla 5/3/97 #16>
• 1976.09.19: Iranian Pilot Sightings - Information obtained from US Gov't by FOIA - Event: 9/19/76 - IR <gc 2/2/97 Imported #38>
• 1986.11.17: JAL 747 Pilot Sighting over Alaska - Event: 11/17/86 - AK, US <gc 1/27/97 #5>
• 1986.11.17: Altavista Seach for "JAL Alaska UFO" - Event: 11/17/86 - AK, US <gc 1/27/97 #6>
• 1994.02.27: Canadian CIRVIS Report - An official Canadian government released CIRVIS report of a pilot sighting in 1994. - Supportive - Event: 2/27/94 - CA <3/4/97 #10>
• 1995.07.11: Wingless Object Near Plane over Norway - Event report - Event: 7/11/95 - Source: UFO Sweden (Organization) - Steinkjev, NO <jla/gc 9/17/97 9/23/97 #34>
  »Aldrich: Ole Jonny Braenne, UFO Norway and Dominique Weinstein advise that this sighting was an IFO caused by a balloon launched by a Russian vessel. Weinstein says his source for the IFO evaluation is the Archives for UFO Research Newsletter, Sweden, No #38.
• 1995.07.31: Analysis of Bariloche Case - Lengthy article in Spanish - Event: 7/31/95 - Bariloche, AR <gc 1/27/97 #2>
• 1995.07.31: Airliner near collision with luminous object - Aerolineas Argentinas jetliner sighting on airport approach - Event: 7/31/95 - Bariloche, AR <gc 1/27/97 #3>
• 1995.11.17: Long Island NY, 17 Nov 95, FAA and Pilot Communications. - Transcript of radio communication among FAA and two commercial Airline crews. - Supportive - By NUFORC - Event: 11/17/95 - Long Island, NY, US <3/8/97 #13>
• 1997.01.15: Air Force Pilot Sighting near Hill AFB+ - Event: 1/15/97 - Published: 1/20/97 - Source: Area 51 Mailing List - Antelope Island, UT, US <gc 1/27/97 #7>

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• AR.Bariloche: Analysis of Bariloche Case - Event: 7/31/95 (see above) <#2>
• AR.Bariloche: Airliner near collision with luminous object - Event: 7/31/95 (see above) <#3>
• CA: Canadian CIRVIS Report - Event: 2/27/94 (see above) <#10>
• GL.Near Thule: Foo-Fighters Over Greenland?+ - Event: 42 (see above) <#32>
• IR: Iranian Pilot Sightings - Event: 9/19/76 (see above) <#38>
• KP.Changson-ni: 1952: USAF Planes Tangle With Saucers Over North Korea.+ - Event: 5/15/52 (see above) <#24>
• NO.Steinkjev: Wingless Object Near Plane over Norway - Event: 7/11/95 (see above) <#34>
• US.AK: JAL 747 Pilot Sighting over Alaska - Event: 11/17/86 (see above) <#5>
• US.AK: Altavista Seach for "JAL Alaska UFO" - Event: 11/17/86 (see above) <#6>
• US.AK: AP News Article on FAA Investigation of Alaska JAL Case+ - Insufficient data to confirm or refute account - Published: 11/17/86 <gc 1/27/97 #8>
• US.AL: November 1956 -- 40 Years Ago (CPT Hull Report) - Event: 11/14/56 (see above) <#14>
• US.CA.Mt. Shasta: November 1966 UFO Reports - Event: 11/29/66 (see above) <#16>
• US.ID.Emmentt: The Pacific NW's Own Independence Day, July 4, 1947 - Event: 7/4/47 (see above) <#23>
• US.IL.Wood River: A sighting over Wood River, IL in 1950. - Event: 2/22/50 (see above) <#11>
• US.MI.Kinross AFB: Kinross AFB - Event: 11/23/53 (see above) <#17>
• US.NV.Btn Tonopah & Austin: Project 1947 in the West+ - Event: 7/4/47 (see above) <#22>
• US.NY.Long Island: Long Island NY, 17 Nov 95, FAA and Pilot Communications. - Event: 11/17/95 (see above) <#13>
• US.PA.Philadelphia: PROJECT 1947: CIRVIS Report from 4602d AISS Files+ - Event: 9/27/54 (see above) <#12>
• US.South-Central: Air Force Observations of a UFO in So-Central US, 7-17-57 - Event: 7/17/57 (see above) <#26>
• US.UT.Antelope Island: Air Force Pilot Sighting near Hill AFB+ - Event: 1/15/97 (see above) <#7>
• US.UT.Salt Lake City: 1926 Utah Aircraft Encounter+ - Event: 9/1926 (see above) <#35>

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• When Pilots See UFOs - Article on pilots who observe UFOs. - Article - By Dennis Stacy - Published: 12/87 - Source: Air & Space Magazine (Magazine) <jla 5/14/97 #18>
• Project 1947--Leads to Aircraft Encounter Cases+ - Leads to aircraft/UFO encounter case developed by Project 1947 which need further research. - Message - By Jan Aldrich - Published: 12/30/96 - Source: Project 1947 (Mailing List) <jla 5/18/97 #20>
  • Request for articles on aviation cases+ (4 para) - Message - Query - By Jan Aldrich - Published: 12/26/96 - Source: UFO Updates (Mailing List) <jla/gc 9/24/97 9/30/97 #20.1>
• Aircraft/UFO Encounters Before 1942+ - Rare UFO sightings from aircraft before World War II. (99 lines) - Research report - By Jan Aldrich - Published: 9/6/97 - Source: UFO Updates (Mailing List) <jla/gc 9/6/97 9/8/97 Imported #30>
  ¶After consulting much of the literature, talking to UFO historians, and visiting Dr. Richard Haines, here are the few cases, some of very doubtful reliability.
• Aircraft/UFO Encounters Catalogue+ - Discription of the work of Dominique Weinstein in collecting and organizing pilot and aircrew UFO reports. (38 lines) - Synopsis - By Jan Aldrich - Published: 9/7/97 - Source: UFO Updates (Mailing List) <jla/gc 9/8/97 12/2/97 #31>
  ¶In addition to updating his catalogue of over 900 aircrew sightings, Weinstein has a French Aircraft/UFO Encounters Catalogue and is working on an Aircraft/UFO EME Catalogue and an Aircraft/UFO Radar-Visual Sightings Catalogue.
• Seeking World War I Pilot Sightings+ - There are many vague references to pilot sightings during World War I. (30 lines) - Message - Query - By Jan Aldrich - Published: 9/15/97 - Source: UFO Updates (Mailing List) <jla/gc 9/16/97 9/18/97 #33>
• Weather Balloon Spooks 747 - News article - Published: 9/26/97 - Source: AP <gc 9/27/97 #37>
  ¶he mystery of one UFO has been solved. An unidentified flying object passed dangerously close to a Swissair jetliner traveling between Philadelphia and Boston on Aug. 9, the airline said Friday.
• On Pilots and UFOs - Information on book - Product description - By Dr. Willy Smith <gc 11/17/97 #39>
• Cannot Find #14 on /ufo/topic/effect/index.link <Imported #40>
• Aircraft/UFO Encounters (ACUFOE) Catalogue On Line - Project 1947 hosts a sample from Dominiques Weinstein's extensive catalogue of aircrew sightings. - By Dominique Weinstein <jla/gc 12/2/97 12/14/97 #41>
  ¶ACUFOE incidents reported by military, airline and private pilots and aircrews from locations all around the world are compile into this ongoing catalog effort. Weinstein has access to the extensive files of the respected French Journal, Lumieres dans la Nuit, which cover 40 years of UFO investigations. Over a score of other researchers from all over the globe contributed to this project.
  • Updated Aircraft/UFO Encounter Catalog Now on Sale+ - Weinstein's November 1997 update of his catalog listing 920 case world wide from 1916 to present is now available. (17 lines) - By Jan Aldrich - Published: 12/9/97 - Source: UFO Updates <jla 1/2 #41.1>

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