January 1, 1947🇺🇸Sighting
Congressional

Roseville: Air Force pilot sees hovering light maneuver

Air Force pilot Edwin T. Yeoman and his wife Eva observed a stationary light hovering above Roseville, California, which then brightened, ascended, turned sharply, and sped away. The incident occurred while driving home from a movie in Sacramento.

Date
January 1, 1947
Location
Roseville, California🇺🇸
Type
Sighting
Country
🇺🇸 United States
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Background

Zeugen und Umstände Air Force pilot Edwin T. Yeoman was driving northeast with his wife Eva toward home after attending a movie in Sacramento, California. Around 11:00 p.m., they spotted a light remaining still at about 3,000 to 4,000 feet over Roseville.

Beobachtung und Manöver They watched the object for roughly five minutes. It then increased in brightness, climbed several thousand feet straight up, executed a sudden 90-degree turn, and raced across the sky from east to west toward the horizon.

Kontext und Quellen This sighting fits the 1947 UFO wave. Reported in Eberhart's timeline from a CUFOS case file, it highlights credible military witness testimony during a period of heightened aerial anomaly reports.

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