UFO History: Aug 15, 1950 - The Mariana Incident
It's been a couple of days since I last posted here because I have been busy covering the Tennessee Titans during training camp. I love covering the NFL, but at times it's difficult to keep up with all my projects. Today, I am digging into the Mariana Incident for my disclosure project, which took place on August 15, 1950. Here is the video and some specific details. At 11:29 am on August 15, 1950, Nick Mariana, the general manager of the Great Falls Electrics minor league baseball team, and his nineteen-year-old secretary, Virginia Raunig, were inspecting the empty Legion Stadium baseball field before a game. A bright flash caught Mariana's eye, and, according to his reports, he saw two bright, silvery objects rotating as they flew over Great Falls at a speed he estimated at around 200 to 400 miles per hour (320 to 640 km/h). He believed that they were roughly 50 feet (15 m) wide and 150 feet (46 m) apart. Mariana ran to his car to retrieve his 16 mm movie camera and fil...
