UFO News: Thomas Mantell was an experienced pilot his flight history consisted of 2,167 hours flying time and he had been honored for his part in the Battle of Normandy during World War II. On 7 January 1948 Godman Army Airfield at Fort Knox Kentucky received a UFO Sighting report from the Kentucky Highway Patrol of an UFO near Madisonville Kentucky Reports of a westbound circular object 250 to 300 feet (80 to 90 m) in diameter were received from Owensboro and Irvington. Unexplained Captain Thomas Mantell UFO Incident