"I then scrambled a second Venom which was vectored toward the area but before it arrived on the scene the target had disappeared from our scopes and although we continued to keep a careful watch was not seen by us."
"The fact remains that at least nine RAF ground personnel and two RAF aircrew were conscious of an object sufficiently "solid" to give returns on radar. Naturally, all this was reported and a Senior Officer from the Air Ministry came down and interrogated us."
Following the aerial chase the object did not leave the area straight away the night watch supervisor at Lakenheath stated the following -
"The target made a couple more short moves, then left our radar coverage in a northerly direction -- speed still about 600 mph. We lost target outbound to the north at about 50-60 miles., which is normal if aircraft or target is at an altitude below 5000 feet (because of the radiation lobe of that type radar [a CPS-5])"
Project Blue Book reported that the object was lost at around 3:30pm.
J. Allen Hynek who was a well-known and respected consultant to the Air Force regarding unknown aerial phenomenon made the following remarks about the events - "It seems highly unlikely, for instance, that the Perseid meteors could have been the cause of the sightings, especially in view of the statement of observers that shooting stars were exceptionally numerous that evening, thus plying that they were able to distinguish the two phenomena. Further, if any credence can be given to the manoeuvres of the objects as sighted visually and by radar, the meteor hypothesis must be ruled out."
The Condon report its its analysis of the case stated the following - "In summary, this is the most puzzling and unusual case in the radar-visual files. The apparently rational, intelligent behaviour of the UFO suggests a mechanical device of unknown origin as the most probable explanation of this sighting. However, in view of the inevitable fallibility of witnesses, more conventional explanations of this report cannot be entirely ruled out."
To this very day the events of that night back in 1956 have never been explained.
Sources of Information (including quotes) - "UFO’s over Lakenheath in 1956" by James E. McDonald (The flying saucer review Vol 16 No 2, 1970) and UFOcasebook.com
(If you have seen a UFO in the United Kingdom whether it is an old report from many years ago or a recent report I would very much like to hear from you. Please feel free to send any sighting reports, video files or photographs directly to my email address - sam@alienationsam.com - Thanks and I look forward to receiving some reports).
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