 Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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| AVCAT is a special
project being conducted by NICAP, with the
help and cooperation of the original compiler
of AIRCAT, Dr. Richard Haines, and other
sources, to create a comprehensive listing of
sightings from aircraft with detailed
documentation from these sources, including
Projects SIGN, GRUDGE & BLUE BOOK. |
Two
Sightings From T-33 / Magnetic Variations Reported
June 4, 1955
Parker, Arizona
June 4, 1955
Parker, Arizona
| 6:50 p.m. PST Duration 3 mins aircraft T-33 United States |
Military observers, 1 air / 1 gnd EMI yes No radar contact |
Brad Sparks: June 4, 1955; Parker, Ariz. (BBU) 2:50 a.m. USAF pilot flying T-33 trainer saw a yellow-white-red stationary object that abruptly disappeared. (Project 1947) Dan Wilson: June 4, 1955; Parker, Arizona (BB) At 6:50 p.m. PST, 1st Lt. B. E. Beecroft flying a T-33 in a westerly direction at an altitude of 20,000 feet observed what he believed to be an extremely large star when passing over the town of Vidal, California, 13 miles west of Parker, Arizona. The light appeared to be high and stationary in the sky. Lt. Beecroft observed the object for 3 minutes before it suddenly disappeared. At the time of the sighting Beecroft encountered extreme magnetic variations in his magnetic compass and slave gyro. There had been two other occasions of pilots experiencing extreme magnetic variation in this area. A Constellation, TWA 21, reported that there was an unusual, strange looking, cloud formation in the area. Fran Ridge: The first sighting was at 2:30 a.m. and was listed by Brad Sparks in his comprehensive catalog of BB sightings. The second one was at 6:50 p.m. and involved extreme magnetic variations and mentions two other occasions of EM in the area. This report directory pertains to the latter case. The official BB sighting listing (see NARA-PBB1-128 below) only mentions the earlier sighting and said it was the planet Jupiter. Detailed reports and documents reports/550604parker_report.htm (Dan Wilson) bb/NARA-PBB1-128.jpg (Fran Ridge) |
