Case
Directory - Category: 11; Sightings From Aircraft
Subject:
The Laredo Encounter/"Fogle" Case
Date:
December 4, 1952
Location:
Laredo, TX
Francis
Ridge:
This report is case #1, listed on
Albert M. Chop's official Air
Force clearance list. I had first read about it in Keyhoe's books.
Strangely enough, again another good UFO incident NOT
listed among the
Blue Book unknowns. Our thanks to Jan Aldrich for the documentation he
provided in October of 2003. Not listed in the
original Blue Book Unknowns it IS included in the updated version, the
Comprehensive
Catalog of BB Unknowns by Brad Sparks. The description below is from
that catalog.
Dec. 4, 1952. 8 miles
SW of Laredo,
Texas. 8:46-8:53 p.m. USAF pilot Lt. Robert Arnold flying T-28 trainer
aircraft at 6,000 ft saw a bright bluish-white glowing object below him
rapidly climbing to his level, showing no navigation lights. Arnold
tightened his left turn to keep object in view, object suddenly climbed
to 9,000 ft in several secs then dropped down to his altitude again
headed E to 6 miles SE of AFB where it stopped and hovered. Arnold
pursued on SE heading but after 2 secs object suddenly headed towards
him on collision course at high speed, wavering slightly at about 300
ft as if determining which side to pass the aircraft then heading off
Arnold's left wing at 150 ft distance, at which point he could see
object as a blurred reddishbluish haze smaller than his T-28, all
of which happened too fast for evasive action. Arnold in fear turned
off running lights, spiraled down to 1,500 ft while keeping object
in sight as object continued tohead towards him in a dive then pulled
up and disappeared.
For reports, documentation, analysis or discussions - see below:
Corrections, Analysis, and Comments on Laredo Encounter, December 4,
1952 - Brad Sparks
The Texas Sightings Page
The Texas Sightings Page