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Sighting record / 1966

Mount Mitchell State Park Boy Scout Sighting

c. 1966 · Mount Mitchell State Park, near Burnsville, North Carolina, United States
30Partially documented UAP Other 12 sources

June 1966. Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina. A group of Boy Scouts were camping on the mountain when three red lights appeared in a triangle and came toward them. Then they stopped. And stayed. For about five hours the lights pulsed, each at its own rhythm, the center one flashing white on every fifth beat. At sunrise the scouts raised their binoculars. They saw a red, bell-shaped object lift away, flanked by six smaller companions that shifted formation before slipping behind a mountain. Near the camp they found broken branches and three holes in an equilateral triangle. Project Blue Book filed the case. It stayed unidentified.

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Context

Mount Mitchell rises 6,684 feet over western North Carolina. It is the highest peak east of the Mississippi. In June 1966 a group of Boy Scouts pitched camp in Mount Mitchell State Park, near the town of Burnsville.

Sources (12, most influential first)

  1. NICAP 1966 casebook · NICAP · Research organisation · org report
  2. NICAP 1966 full chronology · NICAP · Research organisation · org report
  3. Blue Book unknowns 1966 · Patrick Gross · Wiki, blog, podcast · blog
  4. June 19, 1966: Mount Mitchell State Park, NC, Boy Scout troop watch objects · UAP Discovery· 2025-06-19 · Forum, social media · forum
  5. On This Day: June 19 · ufoinfo.com · Wiki, blog, podcast · blog