“Especially when you think about how many have been seen and no jets have ever been scrambled with orders to pursue and shoot if needed.”
Initial reports at the time were emphatic that jets were scrambled in phoenix.
I stand by my original position: None of these objects have ever been shot down. Scrambled jets and orders to shoot are pointless unless you Shoot and HIT. Point being we wouldn’t shoot down our own experimental aircraft. I’ve followed this for 55 years and have seen some strange objects, even chased one with my patrol car, but have never seen even ONE piece of physical evidence. The lights in the sky are ours.