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The Night an Army Helicopter Encountered Something Unknown
Witnesses
4 witnesses
Duration
Unknown
Source material
2
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
r/UFOs
Live sighting record 2b4c54b1-63ad-44b5-978a-7cd127ed1a16.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
65% illumination
Last quarter — moderate moon brightness
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Orionids meteor shower was active at this time
Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Oct 18, 1973, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Eastern Time
Location
Ohio
Observers
4 witnesses
Witness account
Narrative
On October 18, 1973, an Army helicopter carrying four men was flying over Ohio when crew chief John Yanacsek noticed a red light on the horizon. Captain Lawrence Coyne initially believed it might be another aircraft, but the light began approaching at a speed that made a collision seem imminent. Coyne took the controls and began descending, eventually increasing the descent rate to approximately 2,000 feet per minute. As the object closed in, three crew members described seeing a large, gray,...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Ohio.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
Ledger
Source material
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.