Oh really?
I suppose you were there?
Oh, I know, you were in charge!
Or you promulgated the regs for such incidents.
Or your logic just happens to trump reality far and wide.
sooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo
IMPRESSIVE.
None of the above, but you knew that before you replied.
Evidence defeats disbelief; with said disbelief underpinned by pre-existing experiences and prejudices.
When my dad sortied off the hot deck, it was always a two-ship flight — in part to make CERTAIN vis-ID was performed and credible. I found it odd that the ROE across the pond would send up AN aircraft to investigate an aircraft-carrier-sized radar return.
I happen to have been under-informed about the “D” model, but FR is good about erasing ignorance when it comes to verifiable facts.
I am not saying it could not have happened, I am just saying I personally doubt this is a report of an extraterrestrial ship.
Do I believe there’s UFOs? absolutely. I see them when I fly. They are out of visual range and not squawking ... so to me they are UFOs ;-p