March 15, 1951 — New Delhi, India
10:20 a.m. George F. Floate, chief engineer of the Delhi Flying Club, and two assistants observe a swirly white cloud moving from north to south at about 4,000 feet altitude near the club’s hanger in New Delhi, India. The cloud is about 700 feet in length. At the end of it a bullet-shaped object appears, approximately 100 feet long and as big around as a C-47 fuselage. The witnesses shout out, and 17–20 people rush out of the hanger and see the object. It heads south for about 3 minutes where it makes an apparent loop, coming back over the field. At the top of the loop it is out of sight, but it is seen again in its dive. After recovering straight and level flight, the UFO proceeds to the southwest until it is lost to sight. Its speed is estimated at three times greater than the cruising speed of a British Vampire jet. The total duration is about 7 minutes. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Book Unknowns File, Case 450, p. 106;
NICAP, “20+ Top Shelf Witnesses / Metallic Cigar”;
Delhi Flying Club
https://www.delhiflyingclub.in/history.html
Joydeep Bose, “Aliens in India? A brief history of ‘UFO sightings’ from around the country,” Hidustan Times, July 2, 2021;