March 9, 1977🇪🇬Sighting
Historical
Qarun Lake, Egypt: Ethiopian Airlines ET-701 crew sees formation of eight bright lights
At 12:34 a.m. on March 9, 1977, the crew of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET-701 flying near Qarun Lake, Egypt, saw a formation of eight lights, two larger ones in the lead, flying southeast.
Background
At 12:34 a.m. Captain Assapa, Flight Officer Berehan and Flight Engineer Negassa of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET-701 were flying near Qarun Lake, Egypt, when they saw a formation of eight lights, with two larger ones in the lead, flying southeast. The lights had the color of "arc welding." Eberhart cites the Foreign Forum column of the IUR (May 1977). 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.