If you’re familiar with the January 1948 Captain Thomas Mantell case involving the death of Mantell as a result of “flying too high” while chasing an anomalous flying object over Fort Knox, KY, then you know that that’s probably the redacted version of the story. What might have really happened is outlined in the document that @richgel999 has uncovered. It’s from an alleged eyewitness who was told not to speak up about the reality of what was seen. Some key bits from the document, especially...

:In January 1948, National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell died chasing an unidentified object over Kentucky. His final recorded words are now part of the White House's fourth UAP file release: "It appears to be a metallic object of tremendous size directly ahead and slightly above. I am trying to close for a better look."

In January 1948, National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell died chasing an unidentified object over Kentucky. His final recorded words are now part of the White House's fourth UAP file release: "It appears to be a metallic object of tremendous size directly ahead and slightly above. I am trying to close for a better look." https://t.co/xDAlrTJNor

My grandpa is bottom right. He is sitting with Tommy to his left. This is the story. ... They were wingmen for each other. My grandpa (Everett moss Hargan, mom’s side, I am a Reynolds) said the ufo was shaped like a ball and sent a laser out of it zapping Tommy out the sky. And as a kid I remember all the news articles on his walls and he would tell us that wasn't true he was s down by an alien. Because all the news articles were flipped the next day, you can find a few of them where it origi...