(NICAP.org)
The whole UFO case report:
“Francis
Ridge
44 documents. This is undoubtedly one of the most
important UFO events in the Blue Book files, but was not listed among the
official ‘unknowns’. The case impressed Dr. James E. McDonald and Dr. J. Allen
Hynek, and even more notably, the Condon Committee. This is another intercept
mission where a pilot, faced with an unknown form of reality, was very
frightened by his nocturnal encounter.
The Condon Report:
‘... this is the most puzzling and unusual case in the
radar-visual files. The apparently rational, intelligent behavior of the UFO
suggests a mechanical device of unknown origin as the most probable explanation
of this sighting. However, in view of the inevitable fallibility of witnesses,
more conventional explanations of this report cannot be entirely ruled out.’
Brad Sparks:
Aug. 13, 1956;
RAF Bentwaters , England , UK
9:55 p.m. Extremely high speed radar-visual
approximately 18,000 mph
E-W radar track of brilliant white light, from about 30 miles E to 30 miles W passing
directly over the radar site, ‘streaked under’ C-47 at 4,000 ft near base. Radar
track provides height-finding data confirming extremely low altitude, roughly 2,000 ft , also estimated
by ground visual observers. 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Radar-visual of
hovering-darting objects that outmaneuvered Venom NF-3 jet interceptor
beginning at 12:01 a.m. Later attempted intercepts at about 2-3 a .m. were unsuccessful.
(Sparks)”
NICAP.org presents U.S.
Wikipedia article: “Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident”:
Wikipedia article: “RAF Bentwaters”:
Wikipedia article: “RAF Lakenheath”:
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Aerial
view of RAF Bentwaters , UK
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The RAF Lakenheath
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