PCF-028160 · case file

CECIL NAS, FL, US

08/22/1957 · CECIL NAS, FL, US · 2 witnesses

The record

Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.

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Source records · 10

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UFOCATU-11337217 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-113372
Other sources: CUFOS
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-2849917 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-28499
Other sources: DataNet
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-15883017 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-158830
Other sources: GEberhart1
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-6170617 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-61706
Other sources: JHynek
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-5675917 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-56759
Other sources: JHynek1
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-2850017 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-28500
Other sources: JVallee03
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-2850117 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-28501
Other sources: LSchoenherr1
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-12699417 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Time Local: 600.0
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-126994
Other sources: MRodeghier1
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

UFOCATU-16459716 fields

Date: 08/22/1957
Color: Black
Shape: DomeDisc
Sound: Copter
County: Duval
Incident: Black bell-shaped object w 2 bright white lights chased by civilian until car engine stalled. UFO hovered 3 m away. Hid from jet. Car battery dead.
Location: CECIL NAS
Size Meters: 6.0
# of Objects: 1
Country Code: US
Catalog Entry: U-164597
Other sources: U
State or Prov: FL
Witness Count: 2
Original Location: CECIL NAS, FL, US
Duration (Minutes): 40

BLUEBOOK-DOCBLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:83222 fields

date: 1957-08-22
shape: bell shaped, underside resembled a disk with fins
sound: Noise compared to helicopter
state: Florida
country: USA
date_raw: Aug. 22, 1957
incident: Sheetz and another civilian in a car chased a 50 ft black, bell shaped object bearing two bright, white lights at the top until the engine stalled when object hovered 10 ft away. Underside resembled a disk with fins. When a jet took off from the airfield, the object went out of sight almost instantly. Car battery was found completely dead. Noise from the object compared to helicopter though no helicopter in the area.
time_local: 3:40 p.m.
trajectory: object hovered 10 ft away then went out of sight almost instantly
case_source: BLUEBOOK
emf_effects: engine stalled, car battery found completely dead
size_meters: 50 ft
time_of_day: Day
source_quote: chased a 50 ft black, bell shaped object bearing two bright, white lights at the top until the engine stalled when object hovered 10 ft away.
catalog_entry: BLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:832
location_text: Cecil NAS, Florida
witness_count: 2
source_doc_sha: 9a43d631b4fef701b0eca48a6a4341610f3d1de7281b7a5bd94eb1429136df30
light_emissions: two bright, white lights at the top
witness_reactions: chased object in car
witness_occupation: civilians
vallee_classification: EM

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