December 1951 • While piloting an F-51 over Hastings, Minnesota at 1:50 p.m. on the 12th, Captain Donald K. Slayton, of the 133 Fighter Interceptor Wing, spotted a strange white object which he first thought might be a kind of kite. Visibility that day was exceptional, but even then he wasn't sure what it was off to his left and below his F-51 as he dived toward it. As the object grew larger in the windshield, Captain Slayton realized that both his plane and the UFO were above 10,000 feet altitude, an unlikely place for a kite. As he got closer he detected an ability to maneuver and accelerate on the UFO's part. When the distance grew even less, Captain Slayton noticed that "... the object appeared to be two discs 18 inches to two feet in diameter and approximately one foot apart, spinning at a rapid rate." Gaining in speed to an estimated 400 MPH, the two spinning discs turned away and evaded further observation. (UFOs: A History, 1951 by Loren E. Gross) Donald K. (Deke) Slayton (Houston, TX) is a former astronaut.
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机译：1951年12月•下午1:50在明尼苏达州黑斯廷斯（Hastings）驾驶F-51时。 12日，第133战斗机拦截机联队的唐纳德·K·史莱顿上尉发现了一个奇怪的白色物体，他最初认为这可能是一种风筝。那天的可见度非常出色，但即便如此，他仍不确定当他向F-51俯冲时左侧和左侧的状况如何。当物体在挡风玻璃中变大时，Slayton上尉意识到他的飞机和UFO都在10,000英尺以上的高度，这对风筝来说是不太可能的地方。随着他越来越近，他发现了在UFO方面具有机动和加速能力。当距离进一步减小时，Slayton船长注意到“ ...该物体似乎是直径为18英寸至2英尺，相距约1英尺的两个圆盘，旋转速度很快。”速度提高到大约400 MPH，两个旋转盘转开并逃避了进一步的观察。 （《不明飞行物：历史》，洛伦·埃·格罗斯（Loren E. Gross，1951年））得克萨斯州休斯顿的唐纳德·K·德雷克·雷顿（Donald K.（Deke）Slayton）是前宇航员。
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