I have come across my copy of the "The Centaurus Incident" Sorry to be in haste. just snippits
June 29 1954 Labrador Capt James Howard and it says a BOAC Centaurus Boeing Stratocruiser – though i could have sworn that the Beeb interview said Imperial Airways — but it was years ago. Idlewild to London 9:05 pm F/O Lee Boyd
One big lighted object - with six smaller ones in attendance. 8 crew and 14 pax saw object change shape — size of an ocean liner
Navigator George Allen watched closely the whole time said " it looked as though they went inside the big one"
Sound familiar?