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Stephenville UFO Sightings
Dozens of Texans saw a massive craft silently glide over their town. Radar data confirmed an unknown object heading toward President Bush's ranch in Crawford. Fighter jets scrambled. The Air Force denied, then admitted jets were present. What were they chasing?
2008
Stephenville, Texas, USA
200+ witnesses
Stephenville showed UFOs still make headlines.
The Sighting
January 8, 2008:
- Multiple witnesses
- Large silent craft
- Bright lights
- Moved slowly
- Then accelerated rapidly
The Witnesses
Who reported:
- Pilot Steve Allen
- Constable Lee Roy Gaitan
- Business owners
- Farmers
- Law enforcement
The Craft
Descriptions:
- Mile-wide
- Silent
- Multiple lights
- Metallic
- Impossible speed
The Radar
MUFON obtained data:
- FAA radar records
- Unknown object tracked
- Headed toward Crawford
- President’s ranch
- Fighter jet pursuit
Military Response
Air Force position:
- Initially denied aircraft
- Two weeks later admitted
- F-16s were flying
- Training exercise
- What were they chasing?
The Aftermath
Impact:
- National news
- Serious investigation
- Radar evidence
- Military admission
- Never explained