Lawrence Coyne

Lawrence Coyne is a retired U.S. Army Reserve helicopter pilot who experienced a dramatic UAP encounter on October 18, 1973. On that date, while flying a UH-1H Huey helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio, accompanied by three crew members, Coyne and his crew observed a large, grey, cigar-shaped object approaching their helicopter at high speed. Despite Coyne pushing the collective into full descent in an attempt to evade the object, the helicopter was pulled upward from 1,700 to 3,800 feet, and the crew found themselves bathed in green light emanating from the object. Ground witnesses independently confirmed the encounter.

The Coyne incident, which was investigated by the Center for UFO Studies, is considered one of the most credible military helicopter UAP encounters due to the presence of multiple military witnesses and ground observers.