| ID | #1530700757 |
| Added | Wed, 04/07/2018 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
The pilot reported the observation of several lights near Rochford. They looked like lighted Windows of the railway carriage, that rose and disappeared.
Fran Ridge. 31 Jan 1916, Rockford (UK)Night.
British pilot officer, flying at an altitude of 5000 feet, faced with a dark object with a number of lit Windows. When he tried to get his engine started to work properly. (Perhaps the first case of electromagnetic effect on human tehnicheskom device). This incident is the first record in the database NICAP 11 for the category "Surveillance aircraft". Mike Swords found additional information on the website UFODNA.
Mike Swords:
Pilot Lieutenant Royal flying corps Lieutenant Morgan was flying at an altitude of 5000 feet above Rochford, Essex, England, this evening in search of the Zeppelin. 20:25 he saw an object with several lights similar to the window of the train car. He tried to get closer, but the aircraft's engine began to work properly. When he shot Luynes, he quickly rose to the sky and disappeared from sight.
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Original news
Summary: a UK pilot near Rochford reported a row of lights, like lighted windows on a railway carriage, that rose and disappeared.
Full Report
Fran Ridge: Jan. 31, 1916; Rochford; UK
Night. A British flight officer flying at 5,000 feet encountered a dark object with a row of illuminated windows. When he tried to close in for a better look his engine began malfunctioning, perhaps the first EM effect case on a human vehicle. This incident is the very first entry on the NICAP DBase for Category 11, Sightings From Aircraft. Mike Swords found additional information on the UFODNA site.
NARCAP:
One of the three oldest known pilot UFO sightings, of 1305 cataloged by NARCAP. On January 31, 1916, a UK pilot near Rochford reported a row of lights, like lighted windows on a railway carriage, that rose and disappeared.
Mike Swords:
8:25 p.m. Royal Flying Corps pilot Lt. Morgan was flying at 5000 feet over Rochford, Essex, England on this evening on the lookout for Zeppelins. At 8:25 p.m. he saw an object with a row of lights like the windows on a railway carriage with the blinds drawn. He tried to close but his airplane’s engine started malfunctioning. When he fired a pistol at the lights they rose rapidly into the heavens and disappeared out of sight. 20 mins. (UFODNA)
An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One linear object was observed in clear weather by one experienced male military witness in a warplane for 20 minutes (Morgan).
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