Posted On: December 14, 2021

The year is 1952, the place, Gloucestershire, England. A Gloster Meteor and three unidentified saucer-shaped objects had an encounter in the sky.

On October 21^st, 1952, in the afternoon hours, Flight Lieutenant Michael Swiney and Lieutenant David Crofts of the Royal British Navy observed three objects over Gloucestershire while flying their jet at 12,000 feet.

At this time they took off from RAF Little Rissington in a Gloster Meteor, powered by two Rolls-Royce Derwent engines, on a training flight. At 12,000 feet.  They came through a layer of cloud to witness three white saucer-shaped objects, which they reported to be at 35,000ft. Initially the pilots had believed the saucer shaped objects to be three parachutes. The pilots noted that the shape of the saucer shape was 'perfectly circular', and their Meteor aircraft climbed to 35,000 feet.

Swiney reported the sighting of the three saucer objects to his Ground Control at RAF Sopley, and abruptly cancelled the training flight. Crofts asked whether to pursue the three objects, but Swiney declined. The three objects crossed over the Meteor's path, from left to right (starboard). The objects remained on their starboard side. In a fraction of a second, the objects disappeared.

ATCC Gloucester (RAF Staverton, now Gloucestershire Airport next to junction 11 of the M5) confirmed the three objects that the pilots had seen. Two Meteor aircraft of RAF Fighter Command were scrambled to intercept the objects. The objects were heading east at 600 knots. The fighter aircraft did not make contact with the objects.

The RAF Southern Sector, based in Wiltshire, had detected three objects entering their airspace at 3,000 mph.

Upon returning to base, the pilots were separated and debriefed by unknown agents about the incident.

The witnesses who were qualified air force pilots gave extremely detailed statements and interviews. What were theses mysterious objects? Three saucer shaped UFOs in the 1950s that were witnessed in the air and from radar travelling at great speeds. Sounds like something from out of this world.

Resources: wikipedia.

Posted On: December 14, 2021

The year is 1952, the place, Gloucestershire, England. A Gloster Meteor and three unidentified saucer-shaped objects had an encounter in the sky.

On October 21^st, 1952, in the afternoon hours, Flight Lieutenant Michael Swiney and Lieutenant David Crofts of the Royal British Navy observed three objects over Gloucestershire while flying their jet at 12,000 feet.

At this time they took off from RAF Little Rissington in a Gloster Meteor, powered by two Rolls-Royce Derwent engines, on a training flight. At 12,000 feet.  They came through a layer of cloud to witness three white saucer-shaped objects, which they reported to be at 35,000ft. Initially the pilots had believed the saucer shaped objects to be three parachutes. The pilots noted that the shape of the saucer shape was 'perfectly circular', and their Meteor aircraft climbed to 35,000 feet.

Swiney reported the sighting of the three saucer objects to his Ground Control at RAF Sopley, and abruptly cancelled the training flight. Crofts asked whether to pursue the three objects, but Swiney declined. The three objects crossed over the Meteor's path, from left to right (starboard). The objects remained on their starboard side. In a fraction of a second, the objects disappeared.

ATCC Gloucester (RAF Staverton, now Gloucestershire Airport next to junction 11 of the M5) confirmed the three objects that the pilots had seen. Two Meteor aircraft of RAF Fighter Command were scrambled to intercept the objects. The objects were heading east at 600 knots. The fighter aircraft did not make contact with the objects.

The RAF Southern Sector, based in Wiltshire, had detected three objects entering their airspace at 3,000 mph.

Upon returning to base, the pilots were separated and debriefed by unknown agents about the incident.

The witnesses who were qualified air force pilots gave extremely detailed statements and interviews. What were theses mysterious objects? Three saucer shaped UFOs in the 1950s that were witnessed in the air and from radar travelling at great speeds. Sounds like something from out of this world.

Resources: wikipedia.