◆ SpookStack

There was a DC-4 to the left and to the rear of me approximately fifteen miles distance, and I should judge, at 14,000 foot elevation. The sky and air was as clear as crystal. I hadn't flown more than two or three minutes on my course when a brisht flash reflected on my airplane. It startled me as I thought I was too close to some other air- craft. I looked every place in the sky and couldn't find where the reflec- tion had come from until I looked to the left and the north o ainier where I observed a chain of nine veculiar looking aircraft flyin m north to south at approximately 9,500 foot elevation and roinr * about 170 degrees. were approachins Nt. sainier very ranidly, and I merely assumod they were jet planes. Anyhow, I discovered that this vhere the reflece- tion had come from, ss two or three of them every few seconds would change their course slichtly, just angle that reflected brichtly on my These objects beinrs quite far away, I was unable &% few seconds ¢ VC ) make out their shape or t! formation. Rainier, and I observed thou-ht it was ve assumed they were some typs speed, as I had two defin clear that it was very shape and size at : as ith creat interest