Form: 97 BB Docs
Dated: 16 Feb 2006
From: Francis Ridge, nicap@insightbb.com
Subject: March AFB Case, California; Sept. 23, 1951
Cat: 11
Distribution: CE, SHG, NCP
http://www.nicap.org/marchfielddir.htm
This report was incorrectly dated in the NICAP UFO
Evidence
as July 23, 1951. The case is NOT listed as an "unknown" in Blue Book
files.
Briefly, two F-86 jet pilots were scrambled from March Field,
California.
Vectored by GCI, they spotted a round, silvery object flying a
controlled
orbit at 50,000 feet. The strange object passed over the jets, kept on
circling above them. Four more jets were scrambled, but none of the
pilots
was able to reach the UFO's altitude. This was item #10 from the
Chop clearance list, secured and cleared for
Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe
by Albert M. Chop, Air Force Press Desk.
| Page ID
(PID) |
 NARA-PBB85-566 |
| Collection |
National Archives
(NARA) |
| Roll Description |
NARA Blue Book Roll
85 |
| Document Code |
|
http://www.bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=NARA-PBB85-566
566-568
566
567
568