Film footage of the 1957 UFO landing at Edwards Air Force Base was seen by astronaut Gordon Cooper
Analysis Summary
Gordon Cooper
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
The person involved was a lieutenant working with a camera crew in 1957 to film the installation of a Precision Landing system. During the filming, a saucer-shaped craft appeared and landed nearby, with three landing gear visible. The crew filmed the event, and the lieutenant later reviewed the footage, which showed the craft's landing and gear retraction. He sent the film to Washington for further analysis. Two weeks later, he learned that copies of the film were available due to a Freedom of Information Act request. The lieutenant did not observe the craft directly but noted that the cameraman did not report any physical or psychological effects from the encounter.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The transcript discusses an encounter with a saucer that landed and was filmed by a camera crew. The individual recounts the details of the event, including the lack of radar detection prior to the landing and the subsequent sending of the film to Washington.
A saucer landed and was filmed, with no prior radar detection of the object.
unknown
“It was evident that was technical construction, it was not anything small, definitely deliberately produced construction.”
Managed by: Air Force
installation of landing systems for aircraft
A saucer came over their head and landed with three landing gear extensions.
The cameraman reported seeing the saucer lift up and put the landing gear back up.
The film taken of the saucer was excellent and sent to Washington.
There were no radar observations of the saucer prior to its landing.
Radar at a nearby center detected a large metallic saucer emitting no exhaust contrail.
The cameraman did not report any psychological or physical effects from observing the saucer.
Encounter Context
Factual Detailsfilm was sent to Washington
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe account provides a detailed narrative of an encounter with a UAP, including descriptions of the object and the context of the observation. However, the witness did not directly observe the UAP and relies on second-hand accounts, which limits the credibility and corroboration of the claims.
The experiencer describes a saucer landing while a camera crew was filming a Precision Landing system installation.
“a saucer came rning over their head put down three little Landing here”
After the encounter, the experiencer discusses the film taken of the saucer and the subsequent communication regarding its release.
“due to our Freedom of Information Act that he had gotten copies of this found after all he years it's now available”
The experiencer saw the saucer and the film of it.
The environment was noisy, but the experiencer did not report any extraordinary sounds from the saucer.
The analysis found no relevant content for this section.
Five Observables (0/5)
The experiencer describes a saucer that landed with extensions below it, indicating a deliberate construction.
The encounter involved a professional filming crew documenting the landing of a saucer, with subsequent film processing and communication regarding its release under the Freedom of Information Act.
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