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1 September 1952 04:45 Yaak, Montana, USA 
Two small, varicolored lights became black silhouettes At a U.S. Air Force radar site in Yaak, Montana at 4:45 a.m. two Air Force enlisted men sighted lights in the sky at the same time radar tracked two blips on an AN/FPS-3 radar set monitored by three radar operators. The two small, multi-colored lights became black silhouettes at dawn and flew around erratically for an hour. Visual sighting by two USAF enlisted men, radar tracking by three men using FPS-3 radar set. Two small, varicolored lights became black silhouettes (of "dark, cigar-shaped object"?) at dawn, flew erratically. Objects were tracked by radar and sighted visually. Six cigar-shaped objects were observed by five witnesses and radar at a military facility for one hour. Hynek rating: RV: Radar-Visual UFO reports Vallee rating: MA2: MA1 plus any physical effects caused by the UFO. Vallee reliability rating: 342: Reliable source, firsthand; site visit by a skilled analyst; natural explanation requires major alteration of one parameter. Other sightings in this area Sources: - 55 - 335 - 676 - 749 Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. All materials on this site not by the author are believed to be in the public domain. Materials for which a copyright are asserted will be removed immediately on notification . Original materials on this site are so marked and are © Luke Ford, 2006 - 2009. Permission is granted to use these. Do not contact us regarding permission to use graphics! Any such use should be at your own risk and this site should not be credited. |