Nick Mariana talks about his 1950 UFO sighting which he filmed in Great Falls, Montana
Analysis Summary
Nick Mariana
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
Nick Marianna is the general manager of a minor league baseball club in Great Falls, Montana. On August 15, 1950, he was in the grandstand of Legion Ballpark when he saw two silvery objects in the sky. They were bright, shiny, and appeared to be about 10,000 feet up. The objects moved slowly and then suddenly stopped. He ran to get his camera and filmed the objects, which were about 50 feet across and spinning. They made no sound and had no visible features like wings or a cabin. After the encounter, he analyzed the film and concluded that the objects were not known aircraft or natural phenomena. The experience did not seem to have a lasting impact on him.
Program Intelligence Analysis
Nick Marianna recounts a sighting of two unidentified silvery objects in Great Falls, Montana, on August 15, 1950. He describes their appearance, motion, and the subsequent analysis that ruled out known natural phenomena.
The objects observed were not balloons or known aircraft, and comprehensive analysis has ruled out various natural phenomena.
Nick Marianna
“I saw two silvery objects moving swiftly out of the northwest.”
Managed by: Electrics Baseball Club
Documenting unidentified aerial phenomena
On August 15, 1950, I saw two silvery objects moving swiftly out of the northwest, appearing to be made of bright shiny metal.
The objects were about 50 feet across, spinning like a top, and traveling at a steady horizontal motion.
Comprehensive analysis has eliminated meteors and other known natural phenomena as explanations for the observed objects.
Encounter Context
Factual DetailsLegion ballpark
Great Falls, Montana, united_states
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe account provides a detailed first-person observation of two unidentified flying objects, including specific descriptions of their appearance, behavior, and the context of the sighting. The presence of a corroborating witness and the use of a camera for documentation further enhance the evidential strength.
The experiencer noticed two silvery objects in the sky while checking the wind direction.
“I saw two silvery objects moving swiftly out of the northwest”
The experiencer rushed to get a camera and filmed the objects, noting their characteristics and movements.
“I filmed the objects until they disappeared into the blue sky behind the water tank”
Saw two bright, silvery objects in the sky
Heard a whooshing sound when first seeing the objects
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Five Observables (1/5)
The experiencer observed two silvery discs moving steadily across the sky, spinning like tops and showing no signs of conventional aircraft features.
The encounter is unique due to the detailed filming and analysis of the objects, which were ruled out as known aircraft or natural phenomena.
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Nick Mariana
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