Nov. 14-15, 1950; Key West, Florida (BBU)
(McDonald list)
I found a sightings listing page in the BB files for Nov. 14 at
http://www.bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=MAXW-PBB2-270
and the 14 Nov incident listed also on the regular sightings page, as
evalation A/C (aircraft) at
http://www.bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=NARA-PBB1-39
Tom DeMary then located pages 629-642, a great find, and they can be
accessed from:
http://nicap.org/docs/keywest501114doc2.htm
This first incident occurred on "Tuesday, 14 November 1950,
approximately 2000 (8:00 p.m.) at 15,000 feet 30 miles north of Naval
Air Station, Key West. Aircraft picked up tracked intermittently by
ground radar. Ground speed 480 miles per hour, heading 180, made turn
to right and faded from scope. F6F-5N picked up aircraft on radar one
and a half miles range unable to to close for visual contact. Weather
clear visibility excellent clear night. At approximately 2015
unidentified aircraft sighted by pilot of F6F-5N near NAS, Key West,
traveling at high speed." (See second sighting, 15 November same area).
"NAS, Key West, operations checked military flight service who reported
no known aircraft scheduled or flight plan for operations in this area'"
In a search for further information Dan Wilson located the same
document in the BB files, although it is much less clear:
| Page ID
(PID) |
MAXW-PBB8-632 |
Collection |
NARA-Maxwell |
Roll Description |
Maxwell Blue Book 8
|
Document Code |
|
http://www.bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=MAXW-PBB8-632