Case file · Sighting

Jos pilot report in Project Blue Book

On 2 April 1966, a pilot reported an unidentified aerial object over Jos, on Nigeria's central plateau; the case went into the US Air Force's Project Blue Book files.

1966 CE · 9.90, 8.86 · status: explained

The account

The Air Force rated it 'Possible (aircraft)', while noting that, given the observer's experience, a firm identification could not be made.

The sceptical view

The official evaluation was an aircraft; the file is thin.

Sources

  1. Blue Book record (UFO Scans)
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