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Nash-Fortenberry Sighting

Sighting

Pilots William Nash and William Fortenberry saw eight red discs near Chesapeake Bay during a commercial flight

Witnesses — Pilots William Nash and William Fortenberry

Status — Resolved

Disclosure Rating — 3/10

  Encounter at night

Two Pan American pilots observed a group of glowing discs pass beneath their airliner before climbing rapidly out of view. Their report was considered highly credible by Project Blue Book officers.123

  Analysis and speculation

Investigators suggested the lights were reflections or meteors, though no definitive explanation satisfied the witnesses.45

  References

  1. en.wikipedia.org

  2. bluebookarchive.org

  3. nicap.org

  4. archive.org

  5. chesapeakebaymagazine.com

Occured on July 14, 1952

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