Mariana UFO Film
On August 15, 1950, Great Falls baseball manager Nicholas Mariana filmed two bright objects crossing the sky over Montana. Project Blue Book and the University of Colorado study both treated the film as a major photographic case.
On August 15, 1950, Great Falls baseball manager Nicholas Mariana filmed two bright objects crossing the sky over Montana.
Brief
On August 15, 1950, Great Falls baseball manager Nicholas Mariana filmed two bright objects crossing the sky over Montana. Project Blue Book and the University of Colorado study both treated the film as a major photographic case. Air Force analysis first leaned toward reflections from jet aircraft, while later photographic reviews disputed whether that explanation fit the film. The case is important because the object exists as motion-picture evidence, but the record does not establish what the lights were.
Metadata
- Date
- 1950-08-15
- Year
- 1950
- Location
- Great Falls, Montana
- Region
- United States
- Status
- confirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- Project Blue Book: Mariana UFO incident, August 15, 1950
- Source type
- catalogue
- Sources
- 2
Key Points
- On August 15, 1950, Great Falls baseball manager Nicholas Mariana filmed two bright objects crossing the sky over Montana.
- Project Blue Book and the University of Colorado study both treated the film as a major photographic case.
- Air Force analysis first leaned toward reflections from jet aircraft, while later photographic reviews disputed whether that explanation fit the film.
- The case is important because the object exists as motion-picture evidence, but the record does not establish what the lights were.
Most Interesting
- On August 15, 1950, Great Falls baseball manager Nicholas Mariana filmed two bright objects crossing the sky over Montana.
- Air Force analysis first leaned toward reflections from jet aircraft, while later photographic reviews disputed whether that explanation fit the film.
- Project Blue Book and the University of Colorado study both treated the film as a major photographic case.
Timeline
- 1950-08-15 · Encounter
On August 15, 1950, Great Falls baseball manager Nicholas Mariana filmed two bright objects crossing the sky over Montana.
- 2020 · Source record
Project Blue Book: Mariana UFO incident, August 15, 1950 is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
- Project Blue Book: Mariana UFO incident, August 15, 1950The Black Vault, 2020
- Condon Report, Section IV Chapter 3. Photographic Case StudiesNational Capital Area Skeptics archive, 1968
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