 RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Radar/Visual
Over Pacific Ocean
Feb. 11, 1965
Bt. Anchorage, Alaska & Tachikawa Air Base, Japan
Feb. 11, 1965
Bt. Anchorage, Alaska & Tachikawa Air Base, Japan
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Richard Hall:
Feb. 11, 1965; Bt. Anchorage, Alaska & Tachikawa Air
Base, Japan
A Flying Tiger freighter aircraft (Flight F-169) en route from
Anchorage, Alaska, to Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, encountered three
apparently gigantic UFOs. About 4 hours out of Anchorage, a crew member
stepped into the cabin and asked Capt. R.W. if he would like to see
some UFOs. Capt. W., a rated navigator acting as a military courier,
went into the cockpit and observed three targets on the radar indicated
at 5 miles off the wing. Three glowing red oval objects were visible
out the window in that position. The UFOs paced the aircraft for about
30 minutes, and when they departed "they climbed straight out at a high
angle" tracked at 1200 knots ground speed. The pilot remarked that they
often see UFOs on the Alaskan run. Capt. W. reconstructed the apparent
size of the UFOs as 2-3 inches in diameter at arms length. At the
5-mile distance, this computes (conservatively) to be objects 1,000
feet in diameter. Even assuming an overestimation of apparent size and
reducing the estimate to 1A inch at arms length, the UFOs would have
been close to 200 feet in diameter. (Source: Interview report by Capt.
D.M. in author's files).
Features: Aerial encounter, radar-visual sighting by Air Force officer and flight crew, aircraft pacing, rapid upward acceleration. Detailed reports and documents |