27 March 1979 (The Ledger, Lakeland,
Florida)
The police officers Guthrie
Knorr and John Knapp sighted 5 fast-flying, brightly coloured, disk shaped UFOs
over Auburndale (Florida) on 27 March 1979, shortly after 2:00 a.m., The Ledger
reports:
Quote from the article:
“ ‘They weren’t shooting stars,’
said Knorr. ‘They were in an old V-formation with two on one side and three on
the other. One of them was bigger than the others.’
Shortly after the sighting, a
citizen told police he spotted five streaking objects near the city, Knorr
said.
Knorr said Knapp called the UFO Sighting Center in Seattle, Wash., to report this morning’s sighting.”
Knorr said Knapp called the UFO Sighting Center in Seattle, Wash., to report this morning’s sighting.”
Map of Polk County, Florida,
highlighting Auburndale
(wikimedia.org image)
