REF: UAP/1950s/050Unexplained
1954-06-30
BOAC Labrador 'flying jellyfish'
Off Goose Bay, Labrador · Canada·Airliner crew prolonged sighting·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
BOAC Stratocruiser crew & passengers watched a large shape-shifting object with satellites for 18 minutes; USAF F-86s scrambled; Capt. Howard's log preserved.
§ BWitnesses
Capt. James Howard, crew, passengers
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Crew log & sketches; debrief at Goose Bay
§ DOfficial Investigation
USAF debrief; UK reporting
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained; mirage hypothesis (Condon-era) disputed by crew
§ FVerifiable Sources
Howard's account; Good, 'Above Top Secret'; Condon-era analyses
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1952-07-14🇺🇸 USA
Nash-Fortenberry sighting
Airline crew sighting
1952-07-19 & 26🇺🇸 USA
Washington D.C. radar incidents ('Washington flap')
Radar-visual over capital
1952-07-02🇺🇸 USA
Tremonton, Utah film
Film
1952-09-12🇺🇸 USA
Flatwoods 'monster'
Close encounter / entity report
1952-09-19-20🇬🇧 UK/NATO
Operation Mainbrace sightings
Military exercise sightings
1952-08-05🇯🇵 Japan (US base)
Haneda AFB radar-visual
Radar-visual