Lufthansa Pilot Werner Utter: Disc-Shaped Object with Colored Rays Over Labrador
Lufthansa pilot Werner Utter reported observing a disc-shaped object emitting red, white, and violet rays during a Frankfurt-New York flight at approximately 12,000 meters over Labrador. He documented the sighting via cockpit tape recorder. A preceding TWA transmission also reported unusual lights.
Background
On November 21, 1978, Lufthansa pilot Werner Utter observed a disc-shaped object emitting colored rays during a flight from Frankfurt to New York at approximately 12,000 meters over Labrador, Canada. He documented the sighting in real-time via his cockpit tape recorder, following a prior TWA report of unusual lights in the area.
The Incident
Werner Utter was flying at 12,000 meters altitude over Labrador when he saw the object.
The disc-shaped object, described as a flying saucer, emitted red, white, and violet rays.
This occurred during his Frankfurt to New York flight.
Witness Accounts
- Werner Utter documented the sighting using his cockpit tape recorder in real-time.
- A preceding TWA radio transmission reported unusual lights crossing their flight path in the same area.
- This was Utter's second major UFO sighting.
Previous Sighting
Werner Utter had a prior encounter with a fireball on a Beirut-Baghdad route in the 1950s.
This marked his second significant UFO observation.