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Lynchburg C-47

April 14, 1958, 1 p.m.
Near Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Rectangles page, not this specific sighting.
"rectangular, gray-black"The witness's own shape words

What happened

A gray-black rectangle rotated very slowly on its horizontal axis during a four-second sighting.

Witnesses

USAF Maj. D. G. Tilley, flying a C-47 transport

Explanation

Unresolved

Filed by Project Blue Book as unknown.

Sources

  1. The Black Vaulttheblackvault.com

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