Six unexplainable encounters: these UFO sightings continue to defy science and the skeptics.(Unidentified Flying Objects)(includes related article on government knowledge of UFOs)(Cover Story)

Popular Mechanics | July 1, 1998| | Copyright

These UFO sightings continue to defy science and the skeptics.

* Skeptics say it is easy to make a UFO crash. Just poke it with a pointed question. Consider the legendary Mantell, incident in which a UFO supposedly shot down a F-51 Mustang in broad daylight. Ask if any other military aircraft were aloft over Kentucky that fateful Jan. 7, 1948 afternoon. You will discover that Capt. Thomas F. Mantell Jr., a pilot in the Air National Guard, died after running out of oxygen while chasing the Sun's reflection off a then-secret Navy Skyhook balloon. Radar has proven as ...

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