US East Coast: Civilian Reports Cylindrical Object
In August 1947, a civilian on the US East Coast reported observing a cylindrical object in the sky during the first wave of modern UFO sightings.
Background
In August 1947, a civilian observer on the US East Coast reported seeing a cylindrical object in the sky. This sighting occurred during the first major wave of modern UFO reports following Kenneth Arnold's landmark sighting on June 24, 1947, and just weeks after the Roswell incident in July.
Elizondo includes this case in Imminent as part of the historical pattern establishing that the UFO phenomenon was observed widely across the United States from the very beginning of the modern era.
Significance
Part of the 1947 initial wave of modern UFO sightings, documenting the cylindrical shape category early in the phenomenon's history.