Governor Reagan's UFO Sighting Near Bakersfield

California Governor Ronald Reagan and pilot Bill Paynter witnessed a UFO from a Cessna Citation aircraft near Bakersfield, California.

Paynter reported the object accelerated rapidly and shot off at a 45-degree angle, while Reagan described it going straight up into the sky.

Der Vorfall

Ronald Reagan und Bill Paynter beobachteten das UFO aus einer Cessna Citation nahe Bakersfield, Kalifornien.

Zeugenaussagen

• Bill Paynter berichtete: "It appeared to be several hundred yards away. It was a fairly steady light until it began to accelerate. Then it appeared to elongate. The light took off at a 45-degree angle at a high rate of speed."
• Ronald Reagan erzählte Norman C. Miller (Wall Street Journal): "We followed it for several minutes. It was a bright white light. All of a sudden to our utter amazement it went straight up into the heavens."

Reaktion

Als Reagan merkte, dass er mit einem Reporter sprach, brach er das Gespräch sofort ab.

Bedeutung

Reagan verwies später zweimal auf eine 'alien threat' in Reden bei den Vereinten Nationen (1987) und vor Studenten.