My uncle was a USAF pilot in the 50’s - he saw one and gave chase. The thing stayed around for a few minutes than took off faster than possible...
Conversely, Dad was on a long flight over the Pacific at night, and the pilot kept changing course to avoid collision with an oncoming aircraft. This kept on for quite a long time, the pilot constantly altering course to avoid collision.
Finally, Dad climbed up the ladder out of the Black Hole and took a look out the cockpit window. He then informed the pilot that he’d been trying to avoid collision with Venus....