Weekly World News: Flight 427 UFO Collision Claim
Weekly World News published a story claiming USAir Flight 427 crashed after colliding with a UFO. The tabloid cited an alleged NTSB investigator and a burned note from the crash site as evidence for the extraordinary claim.
Background
Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA). The tabloid newspaper Weekly World News published an article alleging that USAir Flight 427 was brought down by a collision with an unidentified flying object. According to the piece, an unnamed National Transportation Safety Board investigator suggested a collision with an unknown aerial vehicle caused the crash. The story referenced a partially burned note allegedly found at the site, containing words describing a large glowing object. UFO researcher Phil Brunei was quoted demanding presidential involvement in investigating what he termed potential 'starship traffic' in American airspace.