28 June 1947 15:15
Lake Mead, Nevada, USA
Pilot saw a tight formation of 5-6 white circular 3 ft objects. Explanation: Balloon.
AAF pilot Lieutenant E. B. Armstrong from Brook AAF, San Antonio, Texas, flying F-51 fighter at 6,000 feet saw a tight formation of 5-6 white circular three feet objects off his right wing heading 120° at 6,000 feet at 285 mph, 30 miles NW of Lake Mead. Balloon-like objects observed.Six discs were observed by one military witness in a warplane briefly (Lt E B Armstrong).
Hynek rating: RV: Radar-Visual UFO reports
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
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