20Mi NEOf Hill City unidentified aerial event — November 1957

On or during November 1957, at or near 20Mi NEOf Hill City, Kansas, United States, the source reports the following sequence: COMMENTS Object shape of foot ball with rounder Venus was observed to be quite ends. Then rose vertically until disappeared. FOUR O'CLOCK HIGH. (D) OBJECT STAYED STAICVARY FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES THEN APPEARED TO FOLLOW ANOTHER , B-47 APPROXIMATELY 23 MILES WEST OF OBSERVING AIRCRAFT REMAININC STAIONARY OVER THE B-47 FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND THEN RISING VERTICALLY VERY RAPIDLY UNTIL DISAPPEARINC. (E) ACCELERATED VERTICALLY AND OUT OF SIGHT. (F) OF 20 MINUTES TIMED BY WATCH FROM FIRST SIGHTING UNTIL DIS- APPEARANCE. (3) (A) AIR - VISUAL (B) N/A (C) ("B-47" 8,277 TO 34,000 FEET, (183 DEGREES T.), (421 KNOTS TAS) DYESS AFB TEXAS. --- The image contains no photographs, only text and some figures representing data, such as degrees and wind directions. BOTH OBSERVERS INSIST THAT THE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS SOMETHING OTHER THAN COCK PIT LIGHTS REFLECTED IN THE CANOPY OR NATURAL PHENOMENA. HOWEVER, THE PLANET VENUS WAS OBSERVED TO BE QUITE BRIGHT ON THE HORIZON AT THIS TIME BY GROUND OBSERVERS AT DYESS AF'B.