The case record
What was reported?
A USAF RB-47 crew reported visual, radar and electronic-intelligence indications of an unidentified phenomenon during a long flight.
- Reported date
- 17 Jul 1957
- Witnesses
- USAF aircrew · 6
- Investigation
- USAF / Project Blue Book
Evidence in the record
Radar; ELINT; eyewitness
Competing explanations
Official and research context
Unresolved
Conventional explanations
Ground radar / aircraft / star misidentification theories
Arguments that remain contested
Multi-sensor timing remains central to dispute
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Initial key visual contact west of Winnsboro
Winnsboro
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 100 km
32.000°, -91.467° · route · Medium-high
Record notes
Website should draw the flight path rather than use only one point.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Unresolved / disputed