| ID | #1632480889 |
| Added | Fri, 24/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Los Angeles Times
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Los Angeles, California, TIMES, May 1, 1947, page
The "ghost plane" from the east confused the British Air Force
LONDON, April 30. (AP) - Reports of a midnight "ghost plane" flying from the east at high speed gave the British press a sensational mystery about aviation today.
According to eyewitnesses, the mysterious ship, first detected by radar in early January, approaches the coast of East Anglia - as if it came from the continent - and disappears inland at a speed of 400 miles per hour or more.
Even more strange is that the plane has never been seen to return from England to the continent. RAF night fighters regularly tried to intercept the "ghost plane", but so far without success.
"Radar has plotted some strange things in its time, from children's kites and raindrops to geese formations, but it has certainly never plotted anything stranger than this," the Yorkshire Post reports, adding: "Is he a diamond smuggler or a drug smuggler? Does this transfer a secret agent from one foreign power to another?" The only version that we have not yet heard-perhaps due to the return of Mr. Bevin from Moscow-is that the wings of the plane were covered with snow."
Original news
Los Angeles, California, TIMES, 1 May 1947, page
'Ghost Plane' From East Has R.A.F. Baffled
LONDON, April 30. (AP) - Reports of a midnight "ghost plane" swooping out of the east at tremendous speed gave the British press a sensational aviation mystery today.
Eyewitness accounts said the mystery craft, first plotted by radar early in January, zooms over the East Anglia coast - as though it came from the Continent - and disappears inland at a speed of 400 miles an hour or more.
What is even odder is that the plane has never been seen making the return journey from England to the Continent. R.A.F. night fighters have tried regularly to intercept the "ghost plane" but so far have been unsuccessful.
"Radar has plotted some strange things in its time, from children's kites and raindrops to formations of geese, but it surely never plotted a stranger thing than this," said the Yorkshire Post, adding:
"Is it a diamond or drug smuggler? Is it conveying a secret agent from one foreign power to another?" The only version we have not yet heard - perhaps because of Mr. Bevin's return from Moscow - is that the aircraft's wings have been seen to be covered with snow."
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