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M/V Marcala

August 4, 1950, 10 a.m. EDT
Atlantic Ocean, about 100 miles southeast of New York City

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Cylinders page, not this specific sighting.
"cylindrical"The witness's own shape words

What happened

A cylinder about 10 ft long flew at 50-100 ft with a churning or rotary motion, then sped up at the end of a 15-second sighting.

Witnesses

Master Nils Lewring, Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn and the third mate of the M/V Marcala

Explanation

Unresolved

Filed by Project Blue Book as unknown.

Sources

  1. The Black Vaulttheblackvault.com