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E-006340LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: seasonRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%

Three Pan Am Flights Report Hovering Green Sphere

Fall 1952Atlantic approximately 600 miles south of New York, Western Atlantic, International waters

Captains Charles Zammett, Robert Harris, and William Hutchins on three Pan American flights about fifteen minutes apart reportedly saw a huge brilliant green sphere apparently stationary ahead for roughly 45 seconds before it sped westward.

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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689102reported
“Three Pan American captains on aircraft about fifteen minutes apart reportedly saw a huge green ball apparently stationary ahead for about forty-five seconds before it suddenly sped westward.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Three Pan Am captains / hovering green sphere; uploaded PDF pp. 56-57
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689103reported
“Hall says the crews did not report the event at the time; it entered NICAP records only years later through Capt. William B. Nash.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Delayed reporting note for green-sphere case; uploaded PDF pp. 56-57
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Hall Pilots & Aviation Experts Dossier · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689087reported
“Hall argues that airline and military pilots are unusually experienced sky observers because their work requires repeated exposure to weather, aircraft, meteors, planets, and aviation hazards.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Section opening: pilot experience and evidentiary rationale; uploaded PDF pp. 52-53
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CLAIM-689088reported
“Hall groups pilot reports into three broad patterns: geometrical objects, maneuvering or gyrating lights, and cigar-shaped or rocket-like objects.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · The Patterns: three pilot-report groupings; uploaded PDF pp. 53-53
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Hall Pilots & Aviation Experts Dossier · Government Policy Decision

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CLAIM-689089reported
“Hall notes that airline pilots were included in the CIRVIS vital-intelligence reporting system and cites 1954 meetings between airline representatives and MATS intelligence to speed reporting of unusual aerial objects.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · CIRVIS / MATS reporting-system discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 52-53
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