J. E. Morgan January 31, 1916, Bert Acosta January, 1926, and Colin Murphy September, 1926 UFO Sightings

Flying over Essex, England Royal Flying Corps pilot Lt. Morgan saw a row of lights, that he described as the windows on a railway carriage with the blinds drawn. Lt. Morgan then shot his pistol at the lights, which rose into "the heavens" and disappeared. Bert Acosta, a stunt flier with a "bad boy persona" for his risk taking behaviors in the air, saw six shiny manhole covers during a flight between Wichita and Colorado Springs. Over Salt Lake City in September of 1926, Colin Murphy, an Airmail pilot, was 'buzzed' by a cylinder without any wings or propeller that was quite large. When this object would get close to Murphy's aircraft the engine would sputter causing Murphy having to complete an emergency landing.