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America West Airlines Flight 564 UFO Case May, 25, 1995 - Bovina, Texas, United States A Boeing 757 piloted by Captain Eugene Tollefson and First Officer John J. Waller, was passing near Bovina, Texas. Captain Tollefson left his seat to look [at a line of regularly flashing lights]. As the lightning flashed behind the lights, it silhouetted something that to the observers appeared to be a large, dark, cigar shaped object between 300 and 500 feet in length. View full report Source: Loy Lawhon, About.com ID: 225 Case Type: MajorCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Radar

Chilean Navy ship encounters large UFO; tracked on radar October, 24, 1969 - Chile The incident involved a Chilean Naval destroyer and was witnessed by crew members and the commander of the vessel. Up to six UFOs, including one large object, were observed. The objects were verified on radar and observed visually. As the main object moved over the ship, the vessel's power went out." View full report Source: Bill Chalker ID: 1016 Case Type: StandardCase Features: Military, Water-Related, Radar, Multiple UFOs, Humming, E-M Effects, Body Lights, Group Sighting

The RB-47 UFO Encounter July, 17, 1957 - Gulf Coast Area, United States An Air Force RB-47, equipped with electronic countermeasures (ECM) gear and manned by six officers, was followed by an unidentified object for a distance of well over 700 mi. and for a time period of 1.5 hr., as it flew from Mississippi, through Louisiana and Texas and into Oklahoma. The object was, at various times, seen visually by the cockpit crew as an intensely luminous light, followed by ground-radar and detected on ECM monitoring gear aboard the RB-47. View full report Source: Loy Lawhon ID: 665 Case Type: MajorCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Military, Radar

The 'Sea Fury' Incident August, 31, 1954 - Nowra, Australia One of the most controversial radar visual reports of the fifties occurred on August 31st, 1954. The story leaked out in December, 1954, and made front page headlines. The official navy file on the event remained classified until the Directorate of Naval Intelligence released a copy upon my request in 1982. During his 1973 visit to Australia, Dr. Hynek was able to interview the pilot involved in this famous incident. View full report Source: Bill Chalker ID: 66 Case Type: MajorCase Features: Radar, Pilot/Aircrew, Military

The Kinross Air Force Base Incident (jet disappears while chasing UFO) November, 23, 1953 - Lake Superior, Michigan, United States On the evening of 23 November 1953, an Air Force radar controller became alerted to an "unidentified target" over Lake Superior, and an F-89C Scorpion jet was scrambled from Kinross AFB. Radar controllers watched as the F-89 closed in on the UFO, and then sat stunned in amazement as the two blips merged on the screen, and the UFO left. The F-89 and it’s two man crew, pilot Felix Moncla and radar operator Robert Wilson, were never found, even after a thorough search of the area. View full report Source: Loy Lawhon, About.com ID: 610 Case Type: MajorCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Military, Radar, Witness Photo

The Bethune / Gandor Air Encounter February, 10, 1951 - Gandor, Newfoundland, Canada US Naval Reserve Lieutenant Graham Bethune, copilot of Flight 125, first sighted a huge object [at least] 300 feet in diameter on a near collision course with their aircraft. "A rough estimate would be at least 300 feet in diameter, over 1,000 miles per hour in speed, and approached to within 5 miles of the aircraft." View full report Source: Disclosure Project / NICAP website / ufologien.net ID: 980 Case Type: StandardCase Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Military, Radar, Witness Photo, Witness Sketch

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