Date:
October 24, 1989
Location: Florida, United States
From
the witness: "My ship was on patrol about 150 miles
of the Florida coast. We were cruising at about 500 feet
when the submarine started experiencing electronics problems....
I saw a large inverted V-shaped UFO off the port side....This
huge vessel was over a half mile across. The UFO made
a half circle around our ship then passed across the stern..."
USS Memphis nuclear submarine.
Source:
George Filer (MUFON Eastern Director), Filer's Files #43-1998,
10-30-98
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to original source]
A
sailor reports about the UFO sighting he had while in
the Navy. "I was assigned to USS Memphis (SSN-698),
homeport Titusville, FL. (Cape Canaveral.) Our mission
was Special Assignments which meant we protected the Space
Program. We would go to sea and patrol while the shuttle
was on the pad. Nine years ago, on October 24 and 25,
my ship was on patrol about 150 miles of the Florida coast.
We were cruising at about 500 feet when the submarine
started experiencing electronics problems. The ship was
malfunctioning, our tanks were blowing out of control,
we were losing navigation ability and the communications
area was totally lost. We went to all stop and tried to
access what was happening. The controls in the reactor
area started to malfunction. This presented a serious
danger to our safety, so the captain ordered us to shut
down the reactor, surface and go to diesel motors. When
the ship surfaced, I went to my watch station. The ship
was still experiencing electronic difficulties but the
mechanical devices such as diesel engines, cook stoves,
and turbines were fine. It was raining and the entire
sky was red like a red neon sign. I saw a large inverted
V-shaped UFO off the port side. The executive officer
told me to stand fast and he would speak to the captain.
In a minute, the captain appeared on the tower and asked
me for a distance to the craft. The laser range finder
determined the closest point was 200 meters and the farthest
point was 1,000 meters off the port. The UFO was not perpendicular
to our ship but at about a 45° angle. This huge vessel
was over a half mile across. The UFO made a half circle
around our ship then passed across the stern, causing
our electronics systems to go crazy. We had permanent
damage in communications and the sonar room. As the craft
flew over the stern, I could see the rain stop under its
red glow. The water seemed to rise almost a foot as the
UFO passed over silently. When the UFO finished its swing
across the stern, it paused - the sky got brighter red
and it simply moved off at tremendous speed inside 15
seconds. When the UFO left, our boat returned to normal
with the exception of the radio and sonar. We did a quick
system check and the captain ordered us to return to reactor
power and get underway."
"The
captain took two petty officers, the executive officer,
and myself into the wardroom. He told us to not spread
any rumors until we had a chance to talk to Commander
Submarine Fleet - Atlantic. We reached port in about 7
hours where I was taken into "protective custody."
Two enlisted men and myself agreed we had witnessed a
real UFO. I was the one who shot it with a laser range
finder, so I was the only one that had its exact sizes.
I shot that vessel as it hovered and I got solid readings,
not spotty like I would on debris. We were in holding
for about three hours when an officer from the Air Force
arrived and gave us a line of bull about an exploding
weather satellite. The Navy then transferred virtually
everyone on the crew to new assignments. This included
the captain, the executive officer and the entire crew.
They were split up which almost never happens unless one
of them gets a promotion or a new command, neither of
which happened. The military just split up a 4-year team.
I was watching a program tonight that gave me the courage
to share it."
Source:
http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case1110.htm
