Mantell UFO incident
On January 7, 1948, 25-year-old Captain Thomas F. Mantell, a Kentucky Air National Guard pilot, died when he crashed his P-51 Mustang fighter plane near Franklin, Kentucky, United States, after being sent in pursuit of an unidentified flying... Wikipedia
Date: January 7, 1948
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal
Battles/wars: World War II (Operation Overlord)
Died: 7 January 1948 (aged 25); near Franklin, Kentucky, U.S
Service/branch: United States Air Force: Kentucky Air National Guard
Years of service: 1942–1948