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surprised by the crew's question that he suspects an oxygen problem capable of causing a
"hallucination." I"Assailant A I " maintained its course towards the Mirage IV. P initiated a bank to the
right toward A 1, a bank which he was forced to keep tightening (3 to 4 g) in order to try
to maintain visual contact on A I and to keep it from positioning itself to the rear. Despite Ithis maneuver, A I moved behind the Mirage IV at an estimated distance of 1500 m. At
this point P reversed his bank to regain visual contact on A 1. He saw the glow move
away to " 11 o 'clock." He resumed course to Luxeuil. But 45 seconds after he resumed Icourse to Luxeuil, feeling like he was being "watched" according to his own words, P
told N, "you wait and see, it's going to come back." And in fact, an identical glow,
which we will call A2, appeared at "3 o'clock." IP then initiated a very tight bank (6.5 g) to disengage his aircraft from what he now
considered to be a real threat. The glow followed the Mirage !Y's maneuver in order to
position itself to the rear at an estimated distance of 2000 m. P reversed, as before, and I-
once again saw the glow disappear under the same conditions. C still did not have a radar . '
contact on "assailant A2." P and N continued their flight and returned nonnally to the
Luxeuil base. IThose are the facts. Two points should be emphasized: :!.
- only a combat aircraft could have had performance comparable to that of A 1 and A2
(speed, maneuverability). In this case, C would have had a radar contact on this aircraft, Iespecially at that altitude, a contact that he would have seen all the better since there was
no other traffic in the vicinity of the Mirage lY .
• - given the apparent maneuvers of Al and A2, regardless of whether or not they were Ithe same craft, their speed could only be supersonic, which, in the case ofcombat aircraft,
would be manifested on the ground by a very loud sonic boom due to the phenomenon of
the focusing of the shock wave generated by the bank. Th.is would have been noticed in Ithe surrounding area, especially since it was nighttime. But no sound was heard in the
region.
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1.2 Testimony of a Fighter Pilot (March 3, 1976)
ISince this pilot (P) wanted to preserve his anonymity, the following lines are extracted
from the written deposition that he wished to send to us (he revealed his name
subsequently~he is Colonel Claude Bose). On March 3, 1976, P, then a student pilot at Ithe Combat Flight School at Tours, was making a solo night flight in a T-33 training
aircraft. The mission consisted of navigating at an altitude of 6000 m following a Rennes
Nantes-Poitiers itinerary, then landing at Tours. Several aircraft were following the same Iitinerary at 5-minute intervals. The night was dark but cloudless, and the towns could be
detected very clearly at the flight altitude in question. Visibility was greater than 100 km.
While he was flying stabilized at an altitude of 6000 m, at a speed of 460 km/h, P first saw Istraig ht ahead, very far off in the distance (at the detection limit oflights on the ground)
what he at first thought was the launching ofa green signaling flare.
In 1 to 2 seconds, this flare exceeded the altitude of his aircraft by 1500 m and seemed Ito level off in space before descending in his direction. It approached at a dizzying speed
on a collision course with the aircraft and fi lled the entire front windshield of the cockpit.
Th.inking that impact was inevitable, P let go of the joystick and crossed his arms in front Iof his face in a reflex protection gesture. The aircraft was completely enveloped in a very
bright and phosphorescent green light. P saw a sphere (S) that avoided his aircraft at the
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