4/4/1988: Brunswick, ME, USA

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Occurred : 4/4/1988 02:00 (Entered as : 04/04/1988 2:00) Reported: 2/24/2005 9:09:40 PM 21:09 Posted: 5/11/2005 Location: Brunswick, ME Shape: Unknown Duration: 10 secs Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Navy aircraft completely illuminated by moving, elevated bright green light hovering over airfield Bright green light source witnessed by P-3C aircrew preflighting for a night mission. Completely filled the interior of the aircraft. To aircrew inquiry, tower reported no other aircraft using the field that night. My source for this sighting is ((name and rank deleted)), a veteran P-3 naval flight ((position deleted)) who was the ((title deleted)) onboard the aircraft in question. He was ((deleted)) at another command at Brunswick. Very reputable ((rank deleted) with a TS clearance. This event clearly spooked him. The lights were seen by other witnesses later that morning in Portland. Reported in local newspapers. Not quite sure of the date. I have filled this page out several times, but have problems filing the report. Call for more details. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of sighting is approximate. PD))

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 4/4/1988 02:00 (Entered as : 04/04/1988 2:00)
Reported: 2/24/2005 9:09:40 PM 21:09
Posted: 5/11/2005
Location: Brunswick, ME
Shape: Unknown
Duration: 10 secs
Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object

Navy aircraft completely illuminated by moving, elevated bright green light hovering over airfield

Bright green light source witnessed by P-3C aircrew preflighting for a night mission. Completely filled the interior of the aircraft.

To aircrew inquiry, tower reported no other aircraft using the field that night.

My source for this sighting is ((name and rank deleted)), a veteran P-3 naval flight ((position deleted)) who was the ((title deleted)) onboard the aircraft in question. He was ((deleted)) at another command at Brunswick. Very reputable ((rank deleted) with a TS clearance. This event clearly spooked him.

The lights were seen by other witnesses later that morning in Portland. Reported in local newspapers. Not quite sure of the date.

I have filled this page out several times, but have problems filing the report. Call for more details.

((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of sighting is approximate. PD))