1926: Several Circular Objects Surrounded Plane

THINK ABOUTIT SIGHTING REPORT

Date: January 1926

Sighting Time: 1:00 p.m.

Day/Night: Day

Location:  Nr. Wichita, Kansas

Urban or Rural or : Air

Hynek Classification: DD (Daylight Disc) Metallic or whitish object was seen in the day.

Duration:  two minutes

No. of Object(s): 6

Height & Speed:

Size of Object(s): 3-4′ diameter

Distance to Object(s): 10′

Shape of Object(s): Disc

Color of Object(s): shiny 

Number of Witnesses: 1

Source: Hall, 2000, p. 13

Summary/Description: Six “flying manhole covers” circled plane of stunt pilot. Size, according to Frank Edwards, was 3-4′ diameter, approached to with in 10′. Bert Acosta, a noted stunt flier, had a sighting of several circular objects that surrounded his plane, then sped away. This occurred while he was en route from Wichita, Kansas, to Colorado Springs, Colorado.