1973
HALL II · October 18, 1973
The Coyne Helicopter Incident
An Army Reserve UH-1 over Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield, Ohio
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Capt. Lawrence Coyne and three crewmen aboard a U.S. Army Reserve UH-1H Huey reported a cigar-shaped object that approached at high speed, hovered above the helicopter, and bathed the cabin in green light. The helicopter's collective pitch remained at descent yet the aircraft climbed several hundred feet. Mansfield Tower lost contact with the helicopter during the encounter; ground witnesses on the road below corroborated the lights.
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