Gorman reported his speed at full power as 350 to 400 miles per hour.
During the maneuvers that followed, both the C.A.A. men watched from
the tower. Jensen was using powerful night glasses, but still no shape
was visible near the mysterious light. The fantastic dogfight
continued for twenty minutes. Gorman described it in detail.

"When I attempted to turn with the light, I blacked out temporarily,
owing to excessive speed. I am in fairly good physical condition, and
I don't believe there are many, if any, pilots who could withstand the
turn and speed effected by the light and remain conscious."

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During these sharp maneuvers, the light climbed quickly, then made
another left bank.

"I put my fifty-one into a sharp turn and tried to cut it off," said
Gorman. "By then we were at about seven thousand feet, Suddenly it
made a sharp right turn and we headed straight at each other. Just
when we were about to collide I guess I lost my nerve. I went into a
dive and the light passed over my canopy at about five hundred feet.
Then it made a left circle about one thousand feet above and I gave
chase again."

When collision seemed imminent a second time, the object shot straight
into the air. Gorman climbed after it at full throttle.

Just about this time, two. other witnesses, a private pilot and his
passenger, saw the fast-moving light. The pilot was Dr. A. D. Cannon,
an oculist; his passenger was Einar Nelson. Dr. Cannon later told