March 14, 1953 — Sea of Japan
11:43 p.m. Lt. Robert J. Wooten is flying a Navy P2V-5 antisubmarine plane over the Sea of Japan northwest of Nishinoshima, Japan, when he encounters an “electrifying display” of groups of 5–10 colored lights, totaling 90–100, slowly moving to the left side of the aircraft at a range of 3–7 miles and maintaining an extremely precise formation.
Some of the objects are also tracked on radar. A 1955 RAND report falsely attributes this to an armada of 100 MiG-15 fighter aircraft (actually only 11) that menaced four US Navy Panther jets from the carrier USS Oriskany, but this earlier incident took place on November 18, 1952, resulting in damage to one of the MiGs. [Eberhart]
Air Intelligence Report:
Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknown File, Case 947, p. 195;
Michael Swords, et al., UFOs and Government, p. 214;
Jerome Clark, The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed., pp. 53–59;
Jerome Clark, The UFO Encyclopedia, 4th Ed., pp. 74–78;
NICAP, “Groups of Lights / IFF Signals”;
WINGS-AVIATION, “Patrol Squadron 29”;
The White Falcon issue I got Wootens photo from:
