NUFORC UFO Sighting 183084

Occurred: 2024-09-17 14:25 Local
Reported: 2024-09-17 14:55 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 3 - Pilot - Military - Aviation Expert

Location: Reef Station, CA, USA

Shape: Cylinder
Color: gray
Estimated Size: unknown
Viewed From: Aircraft
Angle of Elevation: 45
Closest Distance: 10 feet
Estimated Speed: 3,000 mph

Gray cylinder passing 10ft underneath military aircraft

While working air traffic I received a report from a pilot of a military Kingair progressing the Avenal Navaid of a football sized black cylinder passing approximately 10ft. under their right wing. Within a minute the pilot's crew member was able to locate the object on their onboard radar at a bearing of 094 for their aircraft at a distance of roughly 60 miles.

The Pilot of TROY21, a military B350 with onboard radar, reported a gray cylindrical object passing directly underneath the aircraft. The pilot estimated the object to be 10 feet under the aircraft when passing by. The pilot then reported observing the object via their onboard radar about 60 miles away. This report was about 1 min after the initial report. The pilot was on an IFR flight plan in direct communication with air traffic control. TROY21 was at an altitude of flight level 200 traveling northwest, and the object was traveling east.

NUFORC Note:

The air traffic controller originally called the hotline. He subsequently submitted 2 written reports, which were combined here.

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Through a FOIA request, a recording of the transmission was obtained and can be seen below.

More details can be found in our full post on this case: https://nuforc.org/troy21/

This case was investigated by Ben Hansen.

Posted 2024-09-19