Rome, New York: Two Air Force Pilots Observe Silvery Aerial Cylinder
On September 20, 1949, two Air Force officers flying near Rome, New York independently observed a silvery aerial cylinder; one from a C-45, the other from a C-47.
Background
At 9:06 a.m., September 20, 1949, while flying a C-45 cargo plane northeast of Rome, New York, an Air Force lieutenant colonel observed a silvery aerial cylinder ahead. The object descended slowly until lost from view in a cloud layer at 7,000 feet. An hour later, a lieutenant piloting a C-47 in the same region spotted an object 'similar in size and shape to a fighter fuselage, silver in color' diving at a 45- to 60-degree angle. The unknown seemingly vanished while in a shadow cast by clouds.
The two independent observations by Air Force pilots in the same area on the same morning strengthened the credibility of both reports.