Coyne helicopter encounter

U.S. Army Bell UH-1H Huey helicopter on museum display
A U.S. Army UH-1H Huey, the helicopter type Capt. Lawrence Coyne's crew was flying InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A four-man Army Reserve UH-1H crew led by Capt. Lawrence Coyne reported that a gray, cigar-shaped object approached their helicopter near Mansfield, Ohio, bathed the cockpit in green light, and that the helicopter rose sharply during the encounter. Ground witnesses reported a red light.

Sources

  1. PressThe Case of Ohio's Best Documented UFO (Vince Guerrieri) (opens in a new tab)Ohio Magazine / 2023-09
  2. PressOut of this world: Coyne Incident focused UFO attention on north central Ohio in 1973 (opens in a new tab)Richland Source / 2022-04-29

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