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30 summer of 1947 went down in history as one of the busiest years of UFO activity ever recorded. And ever since 1947, UFOs have been reported every year. Most of the sightings involved metallic disks that hovered silently, moved at right angles, and traveled at supersonic speeds. These objects were seen by large groups of people across the United States and the world. Only a few of these incidents are known as “classic cases.” What ew e4 tuwd 1 tom On January 8, 1948, flying saucers again became front-page news when an Air Force Pilot was killed while in pursuit of an unknown ob- ject over Kentucky. The ordeal began on January 7, when the sheriff’s station of Louisville, Kentucky, received several calls from local resi- dents reporting a strange circular object, about 250 feet in diameter, moving over the town. Witnesses described the object as “glowing” or “metallic.” The local Godman Air Force Base was alerted, but they denied any knowledge of the object. Then, a few minutes later, the base’s tower operators were shocked to see the unknown object hover- ing over the base itself! The UFO remained in view for 45 minutes while numerous base officials observed it through binoculars. Finally, they decided to scramble jets to pursue the unknown object. At the time of the sighting, Captain Thomas J. Mantell and his team were approaching Godman AFB in four F-51 fighter jets. Cap- tain Mantell was ordered to intercept and identify the object. Air traf- fic controllers guided him towards the location of the UFO. Fifteen minutes later, Mantell made visual contact. He radioed to the base, “I see something above and ahead of me.” The control tower remained silent while Mantell continued to comment. “I’ve sighted the thing. It looks metallic and it’s tremendous in size . .. Now it’s starting to climb.” UFOS AND ALIENS follows are some of the world’s best classic UFO cases. “FLIER DIES CHASING A FLYING SAUCER”