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BOAC Captain James Howard and his complete crew observed a large object flanked by six smaller discs over Labrador for 18 minutes. An USAF F-86 was vectored toward the formation — as it approached the smaller objects merged into the larger one. The BOAC crew gave a press conference and the case became globally famous.
On June 29, 1954, British Overseas Airways Corporation Captain James Howard was flying a Boeing Stratocruiser from New York to London when, over Labrador, he and his complete crew observed a large elongated object flanked by six smaller disc-shaped objects. The formation paced the Stratocruiser for 18 minutes as the captain and co-pilot examined the objects carefully. The entire crew including passengers observed the formation. Captain Howard called Goose Bay ATC, and a USAF F-86 Sabre was vectored to the area. As the F-86 approached, the six smaller objects were seen to converge and merge into the single large object, which then departed at extreme speed. Upon landing, Captain Howard — a highly respected BOAC veteran — gave a full press conference. The case received worldwide media attention. The USAF investigated and classified their findings, but the BOAC crew's public account could not be suppressed. The case became a landmark in aviation UAP history both for the quality of witnesses and for the extraordinary observed behavior of the smaller objects merging into the larger.
This incident is indexed as file DoD-B13-025inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.
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