Brigham City, Utah, looking west toward Promontory, United States
The Brigham City Promontory Landing
On 7 May 1968, Mrs. L. P. Cragin told NICAP that she and her daughter watched a shiny hemispherical object apparently resting on four leg-like protrusions west of Brigham City for about eight minutes through binoculars. Cragin drove toward it, but it was no longer visible by the edge of town. Her be
Why This Case Matters
A useful two-witness landing report with binocular observation, but one whose apparent military corroboration disappears when the surviving NICAP wording is read closely.
Chronology
- 7 May 1968 mid-afternoon object noticed west of city
- observed through binoculars for ~8 minutes
- Cragin drives west and loses view
- later reports multiple aircraft in area
- NICAP catalogs account under landing reports
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Distant industrial/test equipment, tank, trailer or structure around Promontory/Thiokol viewed across haze; loss of line of sight while driving; routine Hill AFB traffic misread as a search response.
What Remains Unresolved
- Original NICAP witness correspondence
- daughter's statement
- exact viewing geometry
- confirmation or rejection of Hill AFB activity
- any ground search or local press report.
Key Takeaways
- Do not present the aircraft seen afterwards as an Air Force scramble. NICAP's wording says 'presumably' from Hill Field
- no matching Blue Book case or service confirmation was located.
Sources
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