Wild Weasel UFO detections claim
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| Date | 22 June 1986 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Military encounters (topic) |
| People | Jacques Vallée, James McCampbell |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 99 |
| Year | 1986 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 1986 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 6 |
According to Jacques Vallée's journals, on 22 June 1986 engineer James McCampbell told him he had made contact with military pilots from the "Wild Weasel" units, who said their specially equipped aircraft had detected many UFOs.[1]
The entry
As quoted by researcher Keith Basterfield, Vallée wrote that McCampbell described the pilots as experts flying F-4 aircraft fitted for electromagnetic detection, designed to locate ground radars and first deployed in the Vietnam War. The story was that they had detected many UFOs and had continued this role in the United States.[1]
Wild Weasels
Wild Weasel missions, first authorised in 1965 during the Vietnam War, used aircraft carrying radar-warning and homing equipment to find and attack enemy surface-to-air missile sites. F-4G Phantoms flew the role from the late 1970s.[2]
Assessment
The account is second-hand, from unnamed pilots through McCampbell to Vallée. No records confirm UFO detections by Wild Weasel crews.[1]
People and topics
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Unidentified anomalous phenomena — The U.S. government's current term for unidentified objects in the air, in space and underwater.
- James McCampbell — Engineer and author of Ufology (1973).
- Unidentified flying object — An object in the sky that can't be identified; the older term for UAP.
On the Timeline
- National Aero-Space Plane contracts (1986) (April 1986) — Defense contractors receive contracts to develop a hypersonic single-stage-to-orbit plane.
- GAO testimony on special access programs (1986) (24 July 1986) — A GAO official testifies about secret 'black' defense programs.
See every 1986 event on the UAP Timeline →
References
- Keith Basterfield, "Little snippets from Jacques Vallée's journals", UFOs – scientific research (Oct 2016) · ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com · archived copy
- Wild Weasel — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Forbidden Science — the journals of Jacques Vallée (Anomaly Archives) · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- Forbidden Science series — Anomalist Books · anomalistbooks.com · archived copy
- Review of Forbidden Science 6 — SFCrowsnest · sfcrowsnest.info · archived copy
- Forbidden Science Dispatches — Tanner Boyle (journal summaries) · tannerfboyle.substack.com · archived copy
Further reading
- Jacques Vallée — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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