Form: 97BB
Dated: 15 Feb 2006
From: Francis Rideg, nicap@insightbb.com
Subject: April 12, 1953; Sweetwater, Nevada (BBU)
Cat: 11
Distribution: CE, SHG, NCP
April 12, 1953; Sweetwater,
Nevada (BBU)
4:10 p.m. (MST). Ten round flat metallic colored objects changing
formation traveled at an estimated high rate of speed on a heading of
110 at an estimated altitude of 7,500 ft. No trail, sound, or exhaust
were noted. Objects passed under the right nacelle of the observers
C-47 type aircraft, and were observed by the co-pilot. He took control
of the C-47, and turned to the right in a tight 300 degree turn for a
better view of the objects. Objects were then picked up unassisted by
two more members of the crew. The objects were observed in a right turn
of greater radius than that of the C-47, and at a lower altitude. The
object were observed for approximately 120 degrees of their turn, and
disappeared on a heading of 300 degrees. Observers were unable to
estimate the speed of the objects because of the distance and the
objects'' large radius of turn. (BBU, Sparks; McDonald list)
MAXW-PBB1-830