8 Dec 1952 - Ladd AFB, Alaska, USA
8 December 1952 20:16
Ladd AFB, Alaska, USA

White, oval light which changed to red at higher altitude

Pilot First Lieutenant D. Dickman and radar operator First Lieutenant T. Davies in USAF F-94 jet interceptor (s/n 49-2522) saw a white, oval light which changed to red at higher altitude, fly straight and level for two minutes on 240° course, then climb at phenomenal speed on an erratic flight path. After landing object could still be seen moving erratically, no noise, for three minutes then took up 160° heading gaining speed while descending, becoming brighter red.


An object was tracked by radar and sighted visually.

One red oval object was observed by 3-4 male military witnesses, two of them an experienced observors, at an airfield for ten minutes (Davies, T; Dickman, D).


Hynek rating: RV: Radar-Visual UFO reports
Vallee rating: MA2: MA1 plus any physical effects caused by the UFO.
Vallee reliability rating: 333: Reliable source, firsthand; site visit by a reliable investigator with some experience; natural explanation requires major alteration of several parameters.
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