Editing Two Critical UFO Events in History (section)

==The RB-47 UFO Incident–July 17, 1957:==

Unlike the Aztec incident above, this encounter is well documented by government records, it was seen by the flight crew, tracked by state of the art electronic equipment on board the aircraft, and tracked by ground radar. The event lasted almost one and a half hours.

The RB-47 was a four engine jet bomber loaded with electronic countermeasure equipment and manned by six officers. The purpose of the craft was to detect enemy radar, and this was to be a training mission before deploying to Germany.

The mission started at Forbes AFB in Topeka, Kansas. It was to fly south across Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, turning east and out over the Gulf of Mexico, turning north towards Gulfport, Mississippi, then west near Meridian, Mississippi, back towards Ft. Worth and then home.

While nearing Gulfport the #2 electronics officer picked up a signal he first thought was ground radar. It soon became apparent to him this was no ground radar as it was moving. Within short order the object caught the plane that was flying a 500 MPH, made a complete circle around the RB-47 then the signal faded. The time of the incident was about 4:00 AM CST. For whatever reason, the #2 officer did not report the incident to the other crew members.

A short time later as the plane made its westward turn near Meridian the captain saw a light at his left at his altitude and coming fast in his direction. He gave a command to the crew to brace for evasive action but before he could act the object shot from left to right in front of the cockpit at incredible speed and then blinked out. The pilot advised the crew what the flight deck had observed and it was then that #2 advised of his sighting.

For the next hour these UFO events continued. Ground radar was contacted who advised they were also picking up an uncorrelated target around the RB-47. At one point the pilot asked to be allowed to attempt to intercept the object. When he did the object instantly dropped from 37,000 feet to 15,000 feet. Low on fuel the plane had to return to Forbes AFB and the UFO faded out over Oklahoma.

This incident is thought by many to be the two most critical UFO events in history because it had visual sighting, on board electronic detection, ground radar detection and the quality of the flight crew.

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LARRY HOLCOMBE was first introduced to the world of ufology in the late 1950’s after reading Major Donald Keyhoe’s, Flying Saucers Are Real and Flying Saucers from Outer Space. These books started a 50 plus year study and avocation into mainstream research on the subject. His writing, speaking efforts and interviews now center on bringing light to bear on the continued United States denial and cover-up of UFO issues. He currently resides in Callao, Virginia. His latest work is The Presidents and UFOs: A secret History from FDR to Obama

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