F-84F Thunderstreak - "Close Encounter"

Whether one believes in such things or not, the Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) has been considered serious enough to scramble fighter planes in defense of American air space on more than just a few occasions in the 1950s and 1960s. In fact, it even occurs in modern times. In this depiction an F-84F Thunderstreak fighter jet of the Ohio National Guard, after being scrambled, catches up with the bogie which was earlier spotted on radar. The pilot will have one heck of a tale to tell. This print is a tribute to all those perfectly serious accounts by professionals in the cockpit who have encountered something in the sky which defies rational explanation.