April 1947 - Richmond, Virginia, USA
April 1947 11:00
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Meteorologist saw a silvery disc through a theodolite

Meteorologist Minczewski saw a silvery disc through a theodolite while tracking a pibal weather balloon, traveling E to W at less than 15,000 feet, appeared larger than the balloon.


A flying disc was observed.

One star, the size of the moon, was observed in clear weather by one experienced witness with a theodolite for over .3 minutes (Minczewski). No sound was heard.


Hynek rating: DD: Daylight Discs
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
Vallee reliability rating: ABB:
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