Western Pacific: TWA and KLM crews see fast bluish-white object southeast of Okinawa
At 8:00 p.m. on September 22, 1972, the crew of TWA Flight 745, cruising at about 35,000 feet some 348 miles southeast of Okinawa, watched a brilliant bluish-white object travel south-southeast at extreme speed for about a minute; crew members of KLM Flight 985 also saw it.
Background
At 8:00 p.m. the crew of TWA Flight 745 observed a brilliant bluish-white object while cruising at about 35,000 feet over the western Pacific, approximately 348 miles southeast of Okinawa, Japan. Captain D. Shifflet and two crew members watched it travel south-southeast at what they called 'outer space speed.' Shifflet said it appeared several times brighter than the brightest planet and resembled a comet, although its speed was far too great for one. The object remained visible for about one minute and was also seen by crew members of KLM Flight 985. The Toledo Blade and the Japan Times reported the sighting on September 24, 1972; the APRO Bulletin later published a primary analysis. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.