March 3, 1953🇺🇸Military Encounter
Physical EvidenceMilitary Base
Blythe, CA: Manta-ray object pursued by F-84 pilots
USAF Captain Roderick D. Thompson and two student pilots sighted a large manta-ray shaped object at high altitude over Blythe, California. Thompson pursued it, capturing gun camera footage as it climbed and split into two.