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Case 62718
62718, AN1, CAT 1, PT, UNKNOWN
Event Date: 05.15.1999
SHAPE: Unknown
Investigator: Chuck Reever
Disposition: UNKNOWN UAV
Witness Statement:
In the summer of 1999, I was a F/A-18 pilot flying with a tanker escort to Rota Spain. Our mission was to move 12 of our aircraft to support NATO Operations in combat missions against the Serbian armed forces in Kosovo.
While flying across the Atlantic with a block altitude of FL260-FL290 and approximately 900 nm west of the Azores I had my radar scanning the ocean for ships. I had the radar running in SEA mode to track ships. This mode will give us a contact on the radar display and also a vector of the direction of travel and its speed. My radar picked up a contact 80 nm in front of my aircraft and 20 degrees to the right.
What struck me, was this contact was at 3,000 feet and tracking slowly east at about 10-50 knots. That was very unusual. I watched it for a few moments changing direction and altitude as low as 1,000 feet. I decided to try to lock the object with my radar. I put the radar back in air to air mode and I got a steady lock at 60 nm but what happened from there was truly shocking. The object started to accelerate and climb. Within 13 seconds, which is a full sweep of the Hornet APG-73 radar, the object went to over 1,000 knots and climbed to 70,000 feet and still climbing. My radar continued its lock until the object gimbaled the radar and I lost contact. This object reacted to my radar and it appeared to know that it was being tracked. The radar was fully functional. I never saw the object but it did come close to me, less than 20 nm, as it accelerated and climbed. The weather was cloudy with about three miles of visibility.
As a highly trained fighter pilot, I know that this was not a radar anomaly. I was in shock that this happened. I did not tell anyone in the flight for fear of ridicule. My background was an F/A-18 pilot and flew F-16's with the Air National Guard. It has been some time, but I remember this experience as if it was yesterday.
Event Date: 05.15.1999
SHAPE: Unknown
Investigator: Chuck Reever
Disposition: UNKNOWN UAV
Witness Statement:
In the summer of 1999, I was a F/A-18 pilot flying with a tanker escort to Rota Spain. Our mission was to move 12 of our aircraft to support NATO Operations in combat missions against the Serbian armed forces in Kosovo.
While flying across the Atlantic with a block altitude of FL260-FL290 and approximately 900 nm west of the Azores I had my radar scanning the ocean for ships. I had the radar running in SEA mode to track ships. This mode will give us a contact on the radar display and also a vector of the direction of travel and its speed. My radar picked up a contact 80 nm in front of my aircraft and 20 degrees to the right.
What struck me, was this contact was at 3,000 feet and tracking slowly east at about 10-50 knots. That was very unusual. I watched it for a few moments changing direction and altitude as low as 1,000 feet. I decided to try to lock the object with my radar. I put the radar back in air to air mode and I got a steady lock at 60 nm but what happened from there was truly shocking. The object started to accelerate and climb. Within 13 seconds, which is a full sweep of the Hornet APG-73 radar, the object went to over 1,000 knots and climbed to 70,000 feet and still climbing. My radar continued its lock until the object gimbaled the radar and I lost contact. This object reacted to my radar and it appeared to know that it was being tracked. The radar was fully functional. I never saw the object but it did come close to me, less than 20 nm, as it accelerated and climbed. The weather was cloudy with about three miles of visibility.
As a highly trained fighter pilot, I know that this was not a radar anomaly. I was in shock that this happened. I did not tell anyone in the flight for fear of ridicule. My background was an F/A-18 pilot and flew F-16's with the Air National Guard. It has been some time, but I remember this experience as if it was yesterday.
1943: USS Williamson Destroyer encounters UFO
Submission Date: February 23, 2009
Date of Event: March, 1943
AN1, CAT 1, Other
Bering Sea, Alaska
Number of Witnesses: Multiple
Investigators: Brent Mitchel & Michael Puckett
Disposition: Unknown
Case Summary by Cassidy Nicholas
The year was 1943. It was a clear spring night with calm seas.
While on patrol in the midst of WWll, the USS Williamson Destroyer glided through the waters of the Bering Sea north of the Alaskan Peninsula bearing north at 20 knots. The witness, accompanied with three other crewmen, were on watch at the starboard 20 mm gun on the gallery deck around 11 p.m.
Off of the port side, both port and starboard gun crews noticed a row of deep red lights traveling parallel to and slightly forward to the bow. According to the witness, he could not relay at which direction the lights approached the ship, and questioned whether they came out of the sea itself.
This unknown craft had at least eight evenly spaced lights in a row and canted diagonally to the horizon at approximately 15 degrees. The witness estimated that these unknown lights were no more than 100 yards from their location. At roughly 10 feet apart, these lights outstretched a mere 30 feet off of the water's surface.
The witness used the example of needing a “cantaloupe held at arm's length to cover just one of the eight lights.” According to the witness the lights did not cast any sort of beam or glow, and that even though he could not see, he noted nothing but darkness could be viewed in between the lights.
General Gerald W. 'Jerry' Johnson - UFO Sighting
This military UFO encounter occurred while the witness was piloting a plane east of Los Angeles.
As a witness - read his short biography that follows - quite impressive.
BIO
General Gerald W. "Jerry" Johnson's military career began as a second lieutenant fighter pilot with the mighty Eighth Air Force - 30 years later he was the Commander.
Born in 1919, he interrupted his college education in September 1941 to enter the Aviation Cadet Program. Upon earning his commission and pilot wings, he joined the 56th Fighter Group at Bridgeport, Connecticut, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt. In January 1943, his unit deployed to England, and eight months later, on August 19, he shot down his fifth German aircraft to become the first ace in the 56th and the second US Army Air Force's ace in the European Theater.
Johnson assumed command of the 63rd Fighter Squadron in February 1944, but on March 27, he was forced down by ground fire and captured by German force
As a witness - read his short biography that follows - quite impressive.
BIO
General Gerald W. "Jerry" Johnson's military career began as a second lieutenant fighter pilot with the mighty Eighth Air Force - 30 years later he was the Commander.
Born in 1919, he interrupted his college education in September 1941 to enter the Aviation Cadet Program. Upon earning his commission and pilot wings, he joined the 56th Fighter Group at Bridgeport, Connecticut, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt. In January 1943, his unit deployed to England, and eight months later, on August 19, he shot down his fifth German aircraft to become the first ace in the 56th and the second US Army Air Force's ace in the European Theater.
Johnson assumed command of the 63rd Fighter Squadron in February 1944, but on March 27, he was forced down by ground fire and captured by German force
Joe Misnik recounts WWII UFO encounter
Joe Misnik was interviewed in 2009 for this story about a WWII UFO encounter.
This is Webisode 15 from the docudrama, "Tragic Hinsdale House," directed and produced by Roger Marsh. Shot on-location at Joe's rural home in Hinsdale, NY - seven acres and a pond surrounded by lush forests, mountains and narrow roads - framing a warm home quite in need of attention harboring local history as a stage coach stop.
The strange and bizarre story framing the Hinsdale House was the basis for the docudrama - a tale told in two books by former owner Clara Miller and a network television version. UFOs were mentioned being seen nearby by various family members over the years. Joe did not know the home's paranormal history before moving in. He also had UFO sightings there. When he mentioned his first UFO sighting was during his WWII military experience we decided to turn the story into its own webisode.
UFOs during WWII were referred to as Foo Fighters.
Joe has since passed on.
This is Webisode 15 from the docudrama, "Tragic Hinsdale House," directed and produced by Roger Marsh. Shot on-location at Joe's rural home in Hinsdale, NY - seven acres and a pond surrounded by lush forests, mountains and narrow roads - framing a warm home quite in need of attention harboring local history as a stage coach stop.
The strange and bizarre story framing the Hinsdale House was the basis for the docudrama - a tale told in two books by former owner Clara Miller and a network television version. UFOs were mentioned being seen nearby by various family members over the years. Joe did not know the home's paranormal history before moving in. He also had UFO sightings there. When he mentioned his first UFO sighting was during his WWII military experience we decided to turn the story into its own webisode.
UFOs during WWII were referred to as Foo Fighters.
Joe has since passed on.
1956 Encounter that was only the beginning…
Case Submission Number: 17954
Submission Date: July 8, 2009
Date of Event: March, 1956
AN4, CAT 3, Circle
Location: Ventura County, California
Number of Witnesses: 2
Investigators: Cinde L. Costello
Disposition: Unknown
Case Overview by Cassidy Nicholas
Returning from an evening out, a young Sailor and his date encountered something that would change
both their lives. It was March of 1956, Santa Monica, California. The couple was driving down the coast highway in Santa Monica to return to his stationed Port Hueneme Naval Base when they noticed two young boys on the side of the road, both dressed in proper Naval Uniform.
Concerned, as the hitchhikers appeared to be very young, (the witness guessed their age of 14 years or younger) the couple pulled over and offered the boys a ride.
While driving, the witness asked the young sailors where they were headed. The boys responded that they were on their way to the Coos Head Naval Base in Charleston, Oregon. At this point, the witness became confused, because he had never heard of the Naval Base, but decided upon no further questions. When they arrived at a turn off, the witness stated that his young passengers exited the vehicle and were wished a safe journey.
Date of Event: March, 1956
AN4, CAT 3, Circle
Location: Ventura County, California
Number of Witnesses: 2
Investigators: Cinde L. Costello
Disposition: Unknown
Case Overview by Cassidy Nicholas
Returning from an evening out, a young Sailor and his date encountered something that would change
both their lives. It was March of 1956, Santa Monica, California. The couple was driving down the coast highway in Santa Monica to return to his stationed Port Hueneme Naval Base when they noticed two young boys on the side of the road, both dressed in proper Naval Uniform.
Concerned, as the hitchhikers appeared to be very young, (the witness guessed their age of 14 years or younger) the couple pulled over and offered the boys a ride.
While driving, the witness asked the young sailors where they were headed. The boys responded that they were on their way to the Coos Head Naval Base in Charleston, Oregon. At this point, the witness became confused, because he had never heard of the Naval Base, but decided upon no further questions. When they arrived at a turn off, the witness stated that his young passengers exited the vehicle and were wished a safe journey.
Continuing
their return to Port, the couple noticed they were drawing near a large
sphere of light hovering close to the center of the road. The sphere
was white, and the witness estimated it to be 11 to 30 feet in size.
As intense as this light was, the witness stated that it did not hurt
his eyes to stare directly at it on approach.
As the couple advanced towards the location of this unknown light directly in their path, the sphere simply disappeared stunning both of them. The witness recalls that as soon as they drove through the previous location of the sphere, they experienced “a bone chilling iciness that passed through [their] bodies.”
Unsettled by the feeling, the witness looked into his review mirror and in shock noticed that the sphere was now behind the vehicle and appeared to be following them as they drove. At this point, his date was horrified and collapsed to the floor boards of the vehicle screaming. Equally terrified, the witness remained driving forward watching this unknown pursuer in the mirror.
As the couple raced through a small gully in the road, they noticed that the unknown light seemed to remain stationary there. Looking ahead the witness realized that they weren’t the only ones in danger as there was an oncoming car. Without thought the witness frantically signaled the oncoming driver to pull over flashing his headlights, causing the car to pull off of the road.
With the oncoming car now pulled over the witness explained that this vehicle was a taxi and as they slowly drove by the car, light illuminated the entire scene and to his shock, the driver appeared relaxed, with his white shirt, resting his arm out the window staring straight ahead, with no inclination of what was happening.
At this point, the confused witness continued down the road, with the sphere of light right behind them once again. He stated that he started to notice the light becoming smaller and lagging behind the vehicle as he drove.
In the distance, the witness could see the lights of the oncoming town, internally he thought to himself that if he could just reach the street lights, he and his date would be safe. Finally reaching the town the witness noted that the sphere of light abruptly stopped short of the lamps and after hovering for a moment, ascended straight up into the sky at a 45 degree angle.
Shaken by the situation, the witness found the first available phone booth and called the police. After telling them of the recent events, they sent a patrol officer who, with the couple, retraced the steps of the evening. When the officer phoned dispatch to contact the taxi company involved earlier, he did find that there was a driver in the vicinity at that time, though, shockingly, the driver stated that nothing odd happened that evening and had no recollection of being driven off of the road or any knowledge of the event, leaving the young Sailor and his date dumbfounded. The witness even reported the incident to his superior officers, who in turn filed a report.
Slightly over a year after the event, incidentally, the witness was given orders to report to the Coos Head Naval Facility. Remembering the young boys of that horrifying evening a year earlier, became all too frightening when he arrived at the base, and realized that it was not yet ready for occupancy and he had to stay in a local hotel in Coos Bay, until the construction of the base was completed. Who did our witness pick up in the car that night? Two young boys heading to a facility that wasn’t yet in operation?
This witness continued to have strange occurrences throughout his life, stemming from the close encounter that frightful March night. Even today he still tries to find answers.
As the couple advanced towards the location of this unknown light directly in their path, the sphere simply disappeared stunning both of them. The witness recalls that as soon as they drove through the previous location of the sphere, they experienced “a bone chilling iciness that passed through [their] bodies.”
Unsettled by the feeling, the witness looked into his review mirror and in shock noticed that the sphere was now behind the vehicle and appeared to be following them as they drove. At this point, his date was horrified and collapsed to the floor boards of the vehicle screaming. Equally terrified, the witness remained driving forward watching this unknown pursuer in the mirror.
As the couple raced through a small gully in the road, they noticed that the unknown light seemed to remain stationary there. Looking ahead the witness realized that they weren’t the only ones in danger as there was an oncoming car. Without thought the witness frantically signaled the oncoming driver to pull over flashing his headlights, causing the car to pull off of the road.
With the oncoming car now pulled over the witness explained that this vehicle was a taxi and as they slowly drove by the car, light illuminated the entire scene and to his shock, the driver appeared relaxed, with his white shirt, resting his arm out the window staring straight ahead, with no inclination of what was happening.
At this point, the confused witness continued down the road, with the sphere of light right behind them once again. He stated that he started to notice the light becoming smaller and lagging behind the vehicle as he drove.
In the distance, the witness could see the lights of the oncoming town, internally he thought to himself that if he could just reach the street lights, he and his date would be safe. Finally reaching the town the witness noted that the sphere of light abruptly stopped short of the lamps and after hovering for a moment, ascended straight up into the sky at a 45 degree angle.
Shaken by the situation, the witness found the first available phone booth and called the police. After telling them of the recent events, they sent a patrol officer who, with the couple, retraced the steps of the evening. When the officer phoned dispatch to contact the taxi company involved earlier, he did find that there was a driver in the vicinity at that time, though, shockingly, the driver stated that nothing odd happened that evening and had no recollection of being driven off of the road or any knowledge of the event, leaving the young Sailor and his date dumbfounded. The witness even reported the incident to his superior officers, who in turn filed a report.
Slightly over a year after the event, incidentally, the witness was given orders to report to the Coos Head Naval Facility. Remembering the young boys of that horrifying evening a year earlier, became all too frightening when he arrived at the base, and realized that it was not yet ready for occupancy and he had to stay in a local hotel in Coos Bay, until the construction of the base was completed. Who did our witness pick up in the car that night? Two young boys heading to a facility that wasn’t yet in operation?
This witness continued to have strange occurrences throughout his life, stemming from the close encounter that frightful March night. Even today he still tries to find answers.
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