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United States1980-12-29civilian claim

Cash-Landrum Incident

On December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her seven-year-old grandson Colby encountered a diamond-shaped craft expelling flames above a road near Dayton, Texas; all three suffered symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, and Cash was hospitalized with blistering and hair loss within days.

On December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her seven-year-old grandson Colby encountered a diamond-shaped craft expelling flames above a road near Dayton, Texas; all three suffered symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, and Cash was hospitalized with blistering and hair loss within days.

Brief

On December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her seven-year-old grandson Colby encountered a diamond-shaped craft expelling flames above a road near Dayton, Texas; all three suffered symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, and Cash was hospitalized with blistering and hair loss within days. Seven additional witnesses independently corroborated seeing strange lights and helicopters, estimated at 23 CH-47 Chinooks surrounding the object. Cash and the Landrums sued the U.S. government for $20 million in 1983. The case was dismissed in 1986 after the court found no agency acknowledged operating such a craft, but the judge did not dispute that the plaintiffs' injuries were genuine.

Metadata

Date
1980-12-29
Year
1980
Location
Dayton, Texas
Region
United States
Status
unconfirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
The 1980 Cash-Landrum UFO Case and Its Lasting Impact
Source type
html
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her seven-year-old grandson Colby encountered a diamond-shaped craft expelling flames above a road near Dayton, Texas; all three suffered symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, and Cash was hospitalized with blistering and hair loss within days.
  • Seven additional witnesses independently corroborated seeing strange lights and helicopters, estimated at 23 CH-47 Chinooks surrounding the object.
  • Cash and the Landrums sued the U.S. government for $20 million in 1983.
  • The case was dismissed in 1986 after the court found no agency acknowledged operating such a craft, but the judge did not dispute that the plaintiffs' injuries were genuine.

Most Interesting

  • Seven additional witnesses independently corroborated seeing strange lights and helicopters, estimated at 23 CH-47 Chinooks surrounding the object.
  • Cash and the Landrums sued the U.S. government for $20 million in 1983.
  • The case was dismissed in 1986 after the court found no agency acknowledged operating such a craft, but the judge did not dispute that the plaintiffs' injuries were genuine.

Timeline

  1. 1980-12-29 · Encounter

    On December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her seven-year-old grandson Colby encountered a diamond-shaped craft expelling flames above a road near Dayton, Texas; all three suffered symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, and Cash was hospitalized with blistering and hair loss within days.

  2. 2025 · Source record

    The 1980 Cash-Landrum UFO Case and Its Lasting Impact is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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