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Black triangle report from .. 1960!
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
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Live sighting record 4d24a02a-495c-42a2-91a0-5fd5c04b9c1f.
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Field Intelligence
Moon phase
91% illumination
Waning gibbous — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (91% illumination)
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Sep 9, 1960, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Eastern Time
Location
Tyneside
Witness account
Narrative
Searching the British Newspaper Archive I came across the following. Not that many details, but those it gives sound A LOT like a classic black triangle (“TR3b”) sighting. Except, this is from 1960! Source: Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Friday Sept 9th, 1960 (page 3) “MYSTERY FLYING TRIANGLE IS SPOTTED FLASHING OVER NORTH Reports of a mysterious flying object sighted over Tyneside last night have been sent to the Air Ministry in London for investigation. The object, described as “a triangular...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Tyneside.
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Source material
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Cover image
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Original report
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telemetry
Environmental pass
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