Form: 97 BB
Dated: 22 March 2006
From: Francis Ridge
Subject: Unidentified "Aircraft" in Warning Area, Fawtulant, NAS, Key West, Florida; 14 Nov. 1950, Incident 1
Cat: 9,11
Distribution: CE, SHG, NCP


Nov. 14-15, 1950; Key West, Florida (BBU)
(McDonald list)

For a number of years I had on file a confidential document dated November 21, 1950, regarding two incidents concerning unidentified aircraft operating with no lights in warning area assigned to Fawtulant, NAS, Key West, Florida. It was prepared by the Commanding Officer, Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Atlantic, U.S. Naval Air Station, Boca Chica Field, Key West, Florida
http://nicap.org/docs/keywest501114doc.htm

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  N/A


http://www.bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=MAXW-PBB8-632