As the pilot of the Wright Flyer 1 in a 12-second flight on 1903 Dec. 17, Orville Wright (1871-1948) is generally credited, with the assistance of his brother, as being the first pilot of a heavier-than-air flying machine.
Discovered on 16-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.