REPORT FROM ((name deleted)) 5-29-20 DATE OF OCCURRENCE 4-9-20 SIGHTING FROM AIRCRAFT: PA-31 NAVAJO DESCRIPTION AS FOLLOWS: Geographic Location : Unimak island Alaska 584 NM SW of Anchorage.
Mt. Shilshaldin Elev. 9404 above sea level Weather: Clear skies No wind at 6500 feet Aircraft flying in a SW DIRECTION on a track from 54.945-163.452 to 54.744 164.382 Pilot approaching Mount Shilshaldin on a clear day with no clouds observes nothing out of the ordinary and is watching carefully. No clouds are visible and flight at this point is uneventful.
(PIC 1A) Strange cloud / Phenomena appears out of no where 54.690 – 163.771 above the peak of the mountain.
(PIC 2A) Object appears to be shrouded in Cloud. Becomes more defined.
(PIC 3A) Shrouded object becomes more defined and appears to have a horizontal vortex trailing from the upper area.
(PIC 4A) Object in relation to Mountain is stationary and becoming more defined.
(PIC 5A) 2nd pic of object next to mountain. Something appears shrouded but defined directly below main object (PIC 6A) 3rd pic of object next to mountain (PIC 7A) As Aircraft moves away from the sighting and glare becomes an issue on aircraft window object begins to change shape.
(PIC 8A) (PIC 9A)
Mt. Shilshaldin Elev. 9404 above sea level Weather: Clear skies No wind at 6500 feet Aircraft flying in a SW DIRECTION on a track from 54.945-163.452 to 54.744 164.382 Pilot approaching Mount Shilshaldin on a clear day with no clouds observes nothing out of the ordinary and is watching carefully. No clouds are visible and flight at this point is uneventful.
(PIC 1A) Strange cloud / Phenomena appears out of no where 54.690 – 163.771 above the peak of the mountain.
(PIC 2A) Object appears to be shrouded in Cloud. Becomes more defined.
(PIC 3A) Shrouded object becomes more defined and appears to have a horizontal vortex trailing from the upper area.
(PIC 4A) Object in relation to Mountain is stationary and becoming more defined.
(PIC 5A) 2nd pic of object next to mountain. Something appears shrouded but defined directly below main object (PIC 6A) 3rd pic of object next to mountain (PIC 7A) As Aircraft moves away from the sighting and glare becomes an issue on aircraft window object begins to change shape.
(PIC 8A) (PIC 9A)
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54.690 163.771
USA
8 minutes
8 minutes
changing
AK
Occurred : 4/9/2020 10:15 (Entered as : 4-9-20 10:15) Reported: 5/29/2020 12:45:01 PM 12:45 Posted: 6/25/2020 Location: 54.690 163.771, AK Shape: Changing Duration: 8 minutes
REPORT FROM ((name deleted)) 5-29-20 DATE OF OCCURRENCE 4-9-20 SIGHTING FROM AIRCRAFT: PA-31 NAVAJO DESCRIPT