Coyne Helicopter Encounter
On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area.
On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area.
Brief
On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area. Because Project Blue Book had closed in 1969, the case sits outside the classic Air Force pipeline. NICAP and CUFOS investigator Jennie Zeidman collected the aircrew and ground-witness accounts, making it one of the best-documented post-Blue Book pilot close-encounter reports.
Metadata
- Date
- 1973-10-18
- Year
- 1973
- Location
- Mansfield, Ohio
- Region
- United States
- Status
- unconfirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- Coyne Helicopter Incident. Near Mansfield, Ohio, October 18, 1973
- Source type
- catalogue
- Sources
- 2
Key Points
- On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area.
- Because Project Blue Book had closed in 1969, the case sits outside the classic Air Force pipeline.
- NICAP and CUFOS investigator Jennie Zeidman collected the aircrew and ground-witness accounts, making it one of the best-documented post-Blue Book pilot close-encounter reports.
Most Interesting
- Because Project Blue Book had closed in 1969, the case sits outside the classic Air Force pipeline.
- On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area.
- NICAP and CUFOS investigator Jennie Zeidman collected the aircrew and ground-witness accounts, making it one of the best-documented post-Blue Book pilot close-encounter reports.
Timeline
- 1973-10-18 · Encounter
On October 18, 1973, Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three U.S. Army Reserve crewmen reported a cigar-shaped object approaching their UH-1H helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio before a green light filled the cockpit area.
- 1973 · Source record
Coyne Helicopter Incident. Near Mansfield, Ohio, October 18, 1973 is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
- Coyne Helicopter Incident. Near Mansfield, Ohio, October 18, 1973NICAP / CUFOS case archive, 1973
- NARCAP Report 01-2000. Aviation Safety in AmericaNARCAP, 2000
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