Share this storyThe RB-47 Radar/Electronic Intelligence/ECM UFO Incident of 1957## OverviewThis document summarizes the facts regarding the July 17, 1957, RB-47 incident, as documented through the investigative research of Dr. James E. McDonald. McDonald’s work was instrumental in correcting official records regarding the date and location of the incident and providing crucial context through direct crew interviews. ## Incident DetailsThe incident involved a six-man U.S. Air Force RB-47 aircraft equipped with electronic countermeasures (ECM) gear. Regarding the object’s maneuvers when the RB-47 attempted to intercept:> “E—Area near which aircraft overshoots UFO. At the request of the UFO Subcommittee, he describes the case… It is left to the reader to draw his own conclusions.”