Davis-Monthan AFB: Two Shiny Objects Overtake B-36 Bomber, Execute 70-80° Turn
On May 1, 1952, over Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, two shiny round objects overtook a B-36 Peacemaker bomber, paced it for 20 seconds, then turned an impossible 70-80 degrees and accelerated away.
Background
At 9:10 a.m., May 1, 1952, over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, two shiny round objects overtook a B-36 Peacemaker bomber in flight. The intruders paced the bomber for some 20 seconds, then turned an impossible 70-80 degrees and accelerated away. Before reaching the horizon, one stopped suddenly without decelerating. No contrail was seen and no sound heard from the unknowns.
The incident was observed in flight by the bomber crew, from the ground by an airman, and also by the Air Intelligence major in charge of analyzing local UFO sightings. Somehow their written reports became lost. USAF Project Blue Book listed the case as a misidentified aircraft.