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ATTRIBUTED RECORD // AlienBox can establish that the cited source reports these claims; that does not independently verify the underlying event.
Witness typesmilitary pilot, military personnel, civilian observer, auditory witness
Sensor typeshuman visual observation, human auditory observation
Evidence typesattributed military publication account, attributed newspaper reports, multiple attributed witness accounts
Project 1947 presents an account titled "131st Massachusetts Air National Guard Pilot Sights Flying Saucer – April 6, 1950."
Claim #333 // FACTUAL CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 99% extraction confidence
“131st Massachusetts Air National Guard Pilot Sights Flying Saucer – April 6, 1950”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
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According to the Thunderbolt account, Lt. John J. Sevila reported seeing a large, perfectly circular object traveling slowly westward at an estimated altitude of about 25,000 feet on April 6, 1950.
Claim #335 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 99% extraction confidence
“However he did see a large 'perfectly circular' object travelling slowly westward at an estimated altitude of about 25000 feet.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// SEVILA SPOTS FIRST SAUCER / Thunderbolt account
The Thunderbolt account states that Sevila watched the object for about four minutes, observed it moving between 50 and 100 mph, and said it suddenly disappeared.
Claim #336 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 98% extraction confidence
“He watched it for about four minutes, while it moved at between 50 and 100 mph., after which it suddenly disappeared.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// SEVILA SPOTS FIRST SAUCER / Thunderbolt account
Sevila reportedly estimated that the object was larger than a four-engine plane and shone like a mirror when sunlight hit it at the right angle.
Claim #337 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 99% extraction confidence
“He estimates that it was larger than a four-engine plane. When the sun light hit it right, it shone like a mirror, he also stated.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// SEVILA SPOTS FIRST SAUCER / Thunderbolt account
Sevila explicitly said he was not claiming that the object was a saucer or anything else, while asserting that he had seen something and was giving a true account.
Claim #338 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 99% extraction confidence
“'I don't know what the hell I saw,' explained John, 'I'm making no claim that it was a saucer or anything else, but I did see”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// SEVILA SPOTS FIRST SAUCER / Thunderbolt account
The Springfield Daily News account reports that Sevila heard what he believed was a flight of jet planes, saw no jets, and then observed the circular object.
Claim #339 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 98% extraction confidence
“He failed to sight any jets but did see what he described as a large “perfectly circular” object travelling slowly westward at an estimated altitude of about 25,000 feet.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// Springfield Daily News account
The Springfield Daily News account says Staff Sgt. David McGowan heard the same sound at about the same time but did not clearly see the object.
Claim #340 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 99% extraction confidence
“He stated that he was working beneath some trees and did not see the object clearly and had attributed the noise at the time as coming from a jet ship.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// Springfield Daily News account
The Springfield Union reports that Edward Krygowski said he observed a very high, silver object between 4:45 and 5 p.m. and agreed with Sevila that it was traveling due west.
Claim #341 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 99% extraction confidence
“The Agawam man said that the saucer was very high, was silver, and shone when the sun hit it.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// Springfield Union account
The Springfield Union reports that Krygowski said he watched the object for five to six minutes under a cloudless sky.
Claim #342 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 98% extraction confidence
“The Agawam man reported that there was not a cloud in the sky at the time, and that he watched the disc for a full five to six minutes.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// Springfield Union account
Project 1947 states that the incident is not found in the Project Blue Book archives despite extensive local media coverage.
Claim #343 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // ATTRIBUTED // 99% extraction confidence
“this incident is not to be found in the Project Blue Book archives.”
Source: Springfield, Massachusetts UFO Sighting Apri 6, 1950
// PROJECT 1947 Comment
