 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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T-6
Encounters Strange Object
December 26, 1953
North Korea
December 26, 1953
North Korea
| 4:25 p.m. local time Duration 5 mins aircraft T-6 United States |
Military 1 observer No EMI No radar contact |
| Dan Wilson: Dec. 26, 1953; CS 4859 (Mil Grid) North Korea (BB)
1625 Korean Time. Project Blue Book files contain a reference
to a five minute-long UFO sighting over North Korea. A two page
teletype report provided the following information. Lt. Barr was
piloting a T-6 aircraft from K-16 to K-47 when he noticed an object
crossing his course about three miles away. It was in a shallow dive
(10 degrees) and travelling about as fast as a fighter airplane. Very
soon its speed began to increase to an estimated 1,000 mph. Curious as
to what this strange object could be he changed course to 45 deg,
maintaining 3,000 feet altitude. He was travelling at 140 mph.
Suddenly the object changed its course and turned toward his airplane.
Lt. Barr "...started to circle in pursuit. The object was slightly
lower and was turning inside of Lt. Barr... (who) approximated the
radius of his turn at less than a thousand feet". The turn he was
flying was not so tight as to cause a stall at 120 mph. "The object
continued to turn inside of Lt. Barr's path so he widened his turn in
order to make a straight pass." He lined up on the object at
approximately 130 mph and started to close on it. The object then went
straight up several hundred feet. The witness then decided to bank
right in order to close or to see if the object would follow any given
pattern. Lt. Barr last saw the object travelling toward the sun at
about 140 mph. The object was kite shaped, i.e., "a diamond shape with
one short end";
it came to within 600 to 800 feet of his airplane during this
encounter. It was estimated to be about six feet long and 18 inches
thick. "The object looked to be higher on the outer edges and from the
rear looked like a flat V. From the side, the object looked like a
shallow triangle. It was orange and seemed translucent, at least on the
outer edge. At one time the pilot saw "...what appeared to be sparks in
the air a short distance behind the object. (Reference: Richard
Haines, ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES
reported DURING THE KOREAN WAR, Chapter 3)Detailed reports and documents reports/531226nkorea_report.htm (Dan Wilson) books/aadkw/aadkw_ch3.htm (Richard Haines) |