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Mankato P-51 pilots

November 24, 1951, about 3:53 p.m.
Near Mankato, Minnesota, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Crescents page, not this specific sighting.
"shaped like Northrop flying wing"The witness's own shape words

What happened

The two pilots saw a milky-white object shaped like a Northrop flying wing (a broad, slightly swept wing with no fuselage or tail), about 8 ft across, fly straight and level for five seconds.

Witnesses

W. H. Fairbrother and D. E. Stewart, USAF or Air National Guard pilots flying P-51 Mustangs

Explanation

Unresolved

Filed by Project Blue Book as unknown.

Sources

  1. The Black Vaulttheblackvault.com