In 1986, a Russian MiG-31 Got Too Close To An SR-71 Blackbird.
On October 6, 1986, an SR-71 Blackbird was monitoring Russian nuclear-powered submarines at Murmansk. When the Blackbird went for a second pass near the Russian coast, the pilot saw a white contrail flying towards the SR-71. It was a Russian MiG-31 Foxhound. The SR-71 crew relied on their attitude and speed in case things went south. The radar-guided missiles were useless against the SR-71 due to the jamming and the jet's low RCS. The crew was worried regarding the Foxhound's heat-seeking missiles, as they lacked flares. So, what happened next? At 65,000 feet, it looked like the MiG lost its airspeed and faded away.
