08-20-2024, 07:30 AM
Looks like the same time as all that was going on there was a rather freaky radar/visual incident at Kirkland AFB in which two air tower control officers witnessed a very strange egg-shaped object 'with no wings, tail, or fuselage' hover and then fly across the runway (November 4th, 1957).
The reports state the object was tracked on ground based radar as it circled the base and came within 300 feet of the ground but then abruptly reversed it's direction and climbed at a very high rate of speed away from the field on a 120 degree course - it was observed by the two air tower control officers for about six minutes (about half of that time through binoculars) and then headed south at very high speed towards Albuquerque Low Frequency Range Station before returning north to trail a military jet which had just taken off.
There was severe criticism of the 'official' explanation on the case from two of the main scientists ever to have been involved in studies of the UFO subject (Dr. Hynek and Dr.Mcdonald) but all those links have now been deleted.
The reports state the object was tracked on ground based radar as it circled the base and came within 300 feet of the ground but then abruptly reversed it's direction and climbed at a very high rate of speed away from the field on a 120 degree course - it was observed by the two air tower control officers for about six minutes (about half of that time through binoculars) and then headed south at very high speed towards Albuquerque Low Frequency Range Station before returning north to trail a military jet which had just taken off.
Quote:There have been several UFO incidents in and around Kirtland AFB through the years. A questionable one happened in 1980, but the one of November 4th, 1957, was one that has stood the test of time and has been well covered by Hynek, McDonald, etc
NICAP Case Directory
There was severe criticism of the 'official' explanation on the case from two of the main scientists ever to have been involved in studies of the UFO subject (Dr. Hynek and Dr.Mcdonald) but all those links have now been deleted.
