July 16, 1964 — Houghton Lake, MI
11:15 p.m. Northern Air Service pilot Kenneth Jannereth is flying at 4,500 feet 15 miles south of Houghton Lake, Michigan. He sees four lights coming up behind him to his left, speed up, and begin to overtake him. Two more lights join the others and stay on his wing about 200–300 feet away, following him for 5 minutes. They are flying in an echelon formation, stepping up to the rear. Suddenly they begin to dim and drift away. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
NICAP Reporter 3, no. 1 (October 1964): 5; [Grand Rapids Press, July 17, 1964]
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 1573, p. 299
NICAP, “Maneuvering Echelon Formation Closes on Airplane”;
