RB-47 electronic intelligence case

Gulf Coast (MS/TX/OK) · USA·Radar-visual-ELINT·1950s

Unexplained

§ ASummary

USAF RB-47 with ELINT gear was followed 700+ miles by an object seen visually, tracked on ground radar, and detected on ECM receivers simultaneously.

§ BWitnesses

6-man RB-47 crew (Lewis Chase)

§ CEvidence & Documentation

ELINT signal records; crew debriefs; ground radar

§ DOfficial Investigation

Blue Book; Condon Committee; McDonald re-investigation

§ EStatus Assessment

Officially unexplained; McDonald called it among the strongest cases on record

§ FVerifiable Sources

Condon Report case; McDonald, 'UFOs Over the Americas'; Klass counter-analysis (contested)

§ GCross-referenced cases6