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12/6/52 - Bomber crew, 100 mi south of Louisiana coast; 5:25 AM
| Report Summary | "... cruising at 18,000 feet... radar operator Lt. Coleman...
[saw] a fast moving target... on the scope, approaching from ahead... [it]
moved 13 nm between sweeps of the radar... [Coleman] computed the speed
at 5240 mph... 4 other blips came on the screen [from ahead] ... the unknowns
appeared not only on Coleman's scope, but also on the captain's scope and
the navigator's scope. As one of the four objects came by, Master Sgt. Bailey...
[observed from] the right waist blister... a blue lit object [streaking
by] far enough to the side that he could see the [angular] motion... "A second group of blips appeared on all three scopes... this group also traveled at about 5000 mph [but their courses missed the bomber by miles... "A third group appeared from ahead... computed speed... over 5000 mph.... the navigator... watched two of the [objects] streak by [from the waist blister]. "Capt. Harter... [observed] 40 miles behind, a group of five cut across his path, and turning, headed straight for the bomber. But they slowed and fell in behind, pacing the bomber for about 10 seconds... this group then turned aside and picked up speed again. All watched their scopes while the 5 targets approached a huge [target] that made a half inch spot on the scope... the five smaller blips merge[d] with the large one. The big [target] swiftly accelerated... making... over 9,000 mph."[footnote 1] |
| Hynek Classification | RV |
| Original Vallee Classification | Type II |
| Current Vallee Classification | MA1 |
| Minimum Distance | Unknown, but close |
| Object Appearance | Luminous blue streaks |
| Object Behavior | Three groups flew past; one turned and followed bomber for short time, before returning to original course. All objects rendezvous with large blip, which departed rapidly after small blips merged. |
| Physical Effect | None |
| Medical Effect | None |
| Comments / Conclusion | A very evidential radar/visual case, which shows UFO performance, and the retrieval of secondary objects by a very large object. Apparent intelligent behaviour seen in last group following bomber, perhaps to determine that bomber course was not changing. |
Footnotes
1. Unconventional Flying Objects: A Scientific Approach, Hill, ISBN 1-57174-027-9, p 42