13 July 1952 04:00
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Bruen Case. Round ball of bluish-white light hovering
National Airline Flight 611 Capt. William Bruen piloting airliner heading north from Jacksonville, Florida,. was 60 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. He saw round ball of bluish-white light hovering to the west then ascend to airliner altitude of 11,000 feet, then parallel course off left wing at about two miles distance, took off upwards at 1,000 mph when Bruen turned on all aircraft lights. One blue ball was observed by two witnesses (William Bruen).
Ruppelt's account:
On July 13 another airliner crew reported that when they were 60 miles southwest of Washington, at 11,000 feet, they saw a light below them. It came up to their level, hovered off to the left for several minutes, and then it took off in a fast, steep climb when the pilot turned on his landing lights.
Hynek rating: RV: Radar-Visual UFO reports
Vallee rating: MA2: MA1 plus any physical effects caused by the UFO.
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