Thomas F. Mantell
Person· 2 declassified document(s)
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A Captain in the Kentucky Air National Guard. On January 7, 1948, he died in a plane crash while pursuing a UFO (likely a classified Skyhook balloon), an event that became one of the most famous and publicized early UFO incidents.
Pilot who died pursuing a UFO in a highly publicized 1948 incident.