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Nash and Fortenberry

July 14, 1952, 8:12 p.m.
Over Chesapeake Bay near Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Unresolved

Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.

"large, round, glowing red"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

From their airliner the two officers watched eight large, round, glowing red objects maneuver in formation far below them.

Witnesses

Pan American Airways First Officer William Nash and Second Officer William Fortenberry

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1952ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com
Patrick Gross, case fileufologie.patrickgross.org

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.