ACUFO:

ACUFO is my comprehensive catalogue of cases of encounters between aircraft and UFOs, whether they are "explained" or "unexplained".

The ACUFO catalogue is made of case files with a case number, summary, quantitative information (date, location, number of witnesses...), classifications, all sources mentioning the case with their references, a discussion of the case in order to evaluate its causes, and a history of the changes made to the file.

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Burma, in 1943:

Case number:

ACUFO-1943-00-00-BURMA-1

Summary:

In the 1990 and 2000's, books and web sources that are not much credited for reliability claimed that in 1943, in Burma, US bomber pilots flying missions from Burma to China reported being buzzed and circled by ‘glittering’ object, and that instruments "failed to operate until the objects flew off."

No earlier source was being given and I found none.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date:	1943
Time:	?
Duration:	?
First known report date:	2009
Reporting delay:	5 decades.

Geographical data:

Country:	Burma (Myanmar)
State/Department:	?
City:	?

Witnesses data:

Number of alleged witnesses:	Several.
Number of known witnesses:	0
Number of named witnesses:	0

Ufology data:

Reporting channel:	"Brothers in the Skies" book, the Web.
Visibility conditions:	?
UFO observed:	Yes.
UFO arrival observed:	?
UFO departure observed:	?
UFO action:	Circle planes, disturb their instruments, depart.
Witnesses action:	?
Photographs:	No.
Sketch(s) by witness(es):	No.
Sketch(es) approved by witness(es):	No.
Witness(es) feelings:	?
Witnesses interpretation:	?

Classifications:

Sensors:	[X] Visual: ? [ ] Airborne radar: [ ] Directional ground radar: [ ] Height finder ground radar: [ ] Photo: [ ] Film/video: [ ] EM Effects: [X] Failures: Instruments failures. [ ] Damages:
Hynek:	?
Armed / unarmed:	Armed.
Reliability 1-3:	1
Strangeness 1-3:	3
ACUFO:	Totally insufficient information, no credibility.

Sources:

[Ref. pbh1:] PETER BROOKESMITH:

In 1943, US bomber pilots flying missions from Burma to China reported being buzzed and circled by 'glittering' objects. Instruments failed to operate until the objects flew off.

[Ref. rft1:] M. R. FLUET:

Burma: US bomber pilots flying missions from Burma to China reported being buzzed and circled by 'glittering' objects. Instruments failed to operate until the objects flew off.

[Ref. tai1:] "THINK ABOUT IT" WEBSITE:

(Last Updated On: January 1, 2016)

Date: 1943

Location: Burma

Time:

Summary: US bomber pilots flying missions from Burma to China reported being buzzed and circled by ‘glittering’ objects. Instruments failed to operate until the objects flew off.

Source:

[Ref. twf1:] "THE WHY FILES" WEBSITE:

In 1943, U.S. Bomber aircrew flying from Burma to China reported being "buzzed" and circled by "glittering" objects. They also reported that the aircraft instruments failed to operate until the object flew off.

Aircraft information:

None available.

Discussion:

The sources available to me for now do not indicate any earlier sources, the information is extremely poor.

I found no other information about this alleged case.

Evaluation:

Totally insufficient information, no credibility.

Sources references:

* = Source is available to me.
? = Source I am told about but could not get so far. Help needed.

[pbh1] * "UFO - The Complete Sightings", book by Peter Brookesmith, Barnes & Noble publishers, USA, page 35, 1995.
[rft1] * "Our Brothers in the Skies: The Hidden Truth Revealed", book by M. R. Fluet, self-published, page 116, 2009.
[tai1] * "1943: UFO & Alien Sightings", web page of the Think About It website, USA, as of January 1, 2016, at https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1943-ufo-alien-sightings
[twf1] * "And other Strange Objects in Wartime Skies!", Web page on the The Why Files Website, not dated, as of 2023, at https://thewhyfiles.net/foo_fighters.html

File history:

Authoring:

Main author:	Patrick Gross
Contributors:	None
Reviewers:	None
Editor:	Patrick Gross

Changes history:

Version:	Create/changed by:	Date:	Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	1 octobre 2023	Creation, [rft1], [tai1], [twf1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	1 octobre 2023	First published.
1.1	Patrick Gross	November 24, 2023	Addition [pbh1].

This page was last updated on November 24, 2023.