UFOs / UAP
Mantell UFO Incident
Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Captain Thomas Mantell died when his P-51 Mustang crashed while he was pursuing an unidentified object reported by observers on the ground. The incident became one of the earliest fatal stories linked to UFO investigation.
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Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Captain Thomas Mantell died when his P-51 Mustang crashed while he was pursuing an unidentified object reported by observers on the ground. The incident became one of the earliest fatal stories linked to UFO investigation.
Source classification: documented · Status: reported.
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