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Mantell UFO Incident

36.6735°N · 87.4748°W · CLASS CE1 · EPOCH 1948-01
DATE
Jan 07, 1948
LOCATION
Godman AFB, Hopkinsville, KY
WITNESSES
5
DURATION
30 min

USAF Captain Thomas Mantell died pursuing a large metallic object over Godman AFB. Mantell radioed "It appears to be a metallic object... of tremendous size" before his P-51 disintegrated at 25,000 ft. Official explanation: Venus or Skyhook balloon. Debris scattered over mile-wide area.

UAPTF OBSERVABLES

Anti-Gravity Lift
Hypersonic / No Signature

STRUCTURED METADATA

ClassificationCE1
CredibilityCONFIRMED
DocumentationOFFICIAL
Evidence ClassMULTI-WITNESS
ShapeLarge metallic sphere
Altitude25,000 ft
SpeedVariable
Coordinates36.6735, -87.4748
PILOT-DEATHUSAFPURSUITMETALLICPROJECT-BLUEBOOKKENTUCKY