The rare case of the V-shaped triangle UFOS of 1949
“After WWII, thousands of UFO sightings were reported to the U.S. Air Force, who at that time investigated these cases very seriously. We take a look at one mysterious report from 1949, filed as "Incident 398."
“One of the first well-documented cases involved multiple eyewitnesses from Baltimore, Maryland referenced as “Incident 398.” Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on June 29, 1949, a former Air Force Tech Sergeant and World War 2 veteran observed three separate flights of three V-shaped or triangular-shaped objects. At the time, he was sitting on his front porch as he would often do and was observing clouds in the sky when the mystery objects came into view. Initially, he thought they might be Maryland National Guard planes. However, this idea quickly faded when he observed the objects veer sharply into a cloud and then proceed to fly around the cloud repeatedly. For two hours he observed this spectacle. Over time, the objects increased to an estimated fifteen to twenty in number.
During this time, the primary witness’ wife and over a dozen neighbors came outside to view the spectacle. After the first half hour, he contacted the Baltimore News Post to see if they could have a reporter come to the location to verify and document the objects’ presence. They did not dispatch a reporter but did contact the Baltimore Municipal Airport who stated there were no known aircraft in that area at that time.
The man then grabbed his binoculars in the hope of identifying the objects in question. He fully acknowledged the task was difficult due to the rapid nature of their flight. However, he stated “The best description that I can give of the objects is that they resembled a boomerang which had been pulled out. They were an open angular, with the vertex angle approximately 70 degrees; the legs of the angle had some thickness, but there was no evidence of engines, fuselage, canopies, landing gear, or other conventional aircraft construction.” As a commercial art student, he provided a sketch to investigators to illustrate the event.
He continued his description by adding “The objects were black, with a dull sheen that showed no sun reflection. I was extremely impressed by the high degree of maneuverability and the terrific rate of speed at which the objects appeared to be traveling. The objects seemed to possess the ability to reverse their course 180 degrees instantaneously.” This characteristic has been described in many later triangular UFO cases, but this was 1949 and we had nothing that could make such a maneuver at such high speed.
The rapid nature of flight was noted throughout the episode. In addition to flying around the cloud, which investigators noted the base to be 2,500 feet altitude, the objects reportedly were zipping in and out of it with equal speed and precision. During this period, the formation slowly moved from the southeast to the northeast before it was out of sight. Black Triangle UFOs Sightings
Despite the incredible nature of this report, a few points are worth noting. The report is quoted as saying the witness “stated that during the time he flew as a field gunner in the Air Force he observed airplanes from a distance and birds in flight many, many times, and he was positive that what he saw on the afternoon of 29 June 1949 was not something he had witnessed before in his life.” Adding to this was the “Agent’s Note” by the investigating Air Force officer which states the witness “appears to be a very well-educated, intelligent, conscientious individual, and gives the impression of full sincerity in the report of this matter.” Look Back Now On The Then New 1940's UFO
One final note on this case involves the fact that over fifteen additional witnesses corroborated the lead witness’ account and were interviewed at length by two investigating Air Force officers.
Source ; From: YouTube, Smithsonian Channel UFOS DECLASSIFIED: Black Triangle
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