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Mantell UFO Incident
Date
1948-01-07
Location
Franklin, Kentucky
Witnesses
Capt. Thomas Mantell, ground witnesses
Type
military
Entity
Unknown
Craft
Metallic disc
Evidence
testimony
Reality
physical
Evidence Index
78/100
Popularity
100/100
Community Rating
4.4 (132)
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Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Captain Thomas Mantell pursued a metallic disc-shaped object at high altitude. His P-51 Mustang crashed during the pursuit, killing him. The incident became one of the earliest fatal cases tied to UFO pursuit and remains widely debated.
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