Aliases
Capt. L. J. CoyneCaptain Lawrence CoyneJ. P. CoyneLarry CoyneLawrence James Coyne
Disambiguation
Captain Lawrence J. Coyne is uniquely identified as the commander of the 1973 Mansfield UFO incident helicopter crew. No other notable public figure by this name in the UAP context.
Stats
mentions7
documents3
Person
Army Reserve officer (Captain); helicopter and airplane pilot; police officerU.S. Army Reserve (Cleveland-based unit)
Enrichment
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- The Case of Ohio's Best Documented UFOOhio Magazine▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Coyne enlisted 1955 after graduating James Ford Rhodes High School Cleveland
- Police officer, helicopter and airplane pilot, Special Forces certified
- Age 36 in 1973; 19 years flying experience
- Initially UFO skeptic; incident profoundly affected him
- Testified at United Nations 1978
- FAA chief P.J. Vollmer praised his integrity and capability
- UFOs at close sight: The Coyne case, Mansfield, Ohio, 1973UFO Ologie (Patrick Gross archive)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Captain Lawrence J. Coyne, 36 years old, 19-year Army Reserve veteran
- Pilot of UH-1H Huey helicopter en route Columbus to Cleveland
- Incident occurred October 18, 1973 near Mansfield Ohio
- Encountered 60-foot silver cigar-shaped object with red, white, and green lights
- Took control of aircraft from pilot and initiated evasive descent maneuvers
- Coyne Incident over Charles Mill Lake was most credible UFO sighting of 1973Ashland Source▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Center for UFO Studies considers Coyne Incident most credible of 1973 wave
- Flight crew awarded National Enquirer Blue Ribbon Panel $5,000 for most scientifically valuable UFO report of 1973
- Radar at Mansfield Lahm Airport confirmed unidentified target merging with helicopter position
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J. P. Coyne
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 3 time(s) across 3 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 3 vez(es) em 3 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.