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January 7, 1948

On January 7, 1948, kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. Régis Wargnier, John Pritchard, Jeff Baxter would arrive in the same year.

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1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1948th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade.

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On January 7, 1948

  1. 1948 Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO.

    Unit of the US Air National Guard for the State of Kentucky

    S. state of Kentucky. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Kentucky Army National Guard, an element of the Kentucky National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau.

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The class of 1948

Others born in 1948

Régis Wargnier 1948– French director, producer, and screenwriter
John Pritchard 1948– English bishop
Jeff Baxter 1948– American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Lillian Board 1948– British athlete (died 1970)
Ted Nugent 1948– American musician
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu 1948– Zulu king (died 2021)

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