RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire: Silver Disc Follows Meteor Jet During Operation Mainbrace
On September 19, 1952, at RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire, two RAF officers witnessed a silver disc following a Meteor jet fighter, stopping in midair, rotating on its axis, then accelerating away at incredible speed — during NATO's Operation Mainbrace.
Background
On September 19, 1952, just before 11:00 a.m. at RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire, two RAF officers and three crewmen witnessed a silver disc following a Meteor jet fighter as it banked in preparation for landing. 'But after a few seconds it stopped its descent and hung in the air, rotating as if on its own axis. Then it accelerated at an incredible speed to the west ...'
This was one of several UFO incidents during NATO's Operation Mainbrace, which comprised twelve days of maneuvers in September 1952 in northern Europe and the North Atlantic.