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July 3, 1947; Harborside, Maine. 2:30 PM EDT. Witness:
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astronomer John Cole of South Brooksville, Me. Watched 10-15
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seconds while ten very light objects, with two dark forms to
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their left, moved like a swarm of bees to the northwest. A loud
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roar was heard.
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July 4, 1947; over Emmet, Idaho. 8:17 PM PDT. Witnesses:
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United Air Lines Capt. E.J. Smith, First Officer Ralph Stevens,
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Stewardess Marty Morrow. Watched for 12-15 minutes while four
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objects with flat bottoms and rough tops moved at varying speeds,
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with one high and to the right of the others.
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July 6, 1947; Fairfield-Suisan Air Base, California. Daytime.
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Witnesses: Army Air Forces Capt. and Mrs. James Burniston.
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Watched for 1 minute while one object having no wings or tail
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rolled from side-to-side three times and then flew away very fast
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to the southeast.
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July 8, 1947; Muroc Air Base, California. 9:30 AM PDT.
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Witnesses: lst Lt. Joseph McHenry, T/Sgt Ruvolo, S/Sgt Nauman,
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Miss Janette Scotte. Watched for an unstated length of time
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while two disc-shaped or spherical objects--silver and apparently
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metallic--flew a wide circular pattern, and then one of them
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later flew a tighter circle.
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July 9, 1947; Meridian, Idaho. 12:17 PM PDT. Witness: Idaho
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statesman aviation editor and former (AAF) B-29 pilot Dave
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Johnson. Watched for more than 10 seconds from an Idaho Air
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National Guard AT-6 while a black disc, which stood out against
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the clouds, made a half-roll and then a stair-step climb.
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July 10, 1947; Harmon Field, Newfoundland, Canada. Between 3 and
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5 PM local time. Witnesses: three ground crewmen, including
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Mr. Leidy, for Pan American Airways. Watched briefly while one
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translucent disc- or wheel-shaped object flew very fast, leaving
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a dark blue trail and then ascended and cut a path through the
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clouds.
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July 29, 1947; Hamilton Air Base, California; 2:50 PM PDT.
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Witnesses: Assistant Base Operations Officer Capt. William
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Rhyerd, ex-AAF B-29 pilot Ward Stewart. Watched for unknown
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length of time while two round, shiny, white objects with
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estimated 15-25 foot diameters, flew 3-4 times the apparent speed
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of a P-80, also in sight. One object flew straight and level;
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the other weaved from side-to-side like an escort fighter.
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Sept. 3, 1947; Oswego, Oregon. 12:15 PM PDT. Witness:
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housewife Mrs. Raymond Dupui. Watched for unknown length of time
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as 12-15 round, silver objects flew an unstated pattern.
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Oct. 1947; Dodgeville, Wisconsin. 11 PM CDT. Witness: one
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unnamed civilian man. Watched for 1 hour while an undescribed
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object flew counterclockwise circles.
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Oct. 14, 1947; 11 mi. NNE of Cave Creek, Arizona; Noon MDT.
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Witnesses: ex-AAF fighter pilot J.L. Clark, civilian pilot
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Anderson, third man. Watched 45-60 seconds while one 3-foot
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"flying wing"-shaped object, which looked black against the white
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clouds and red against the blue sky, flew straight at an
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estimated 380 m.p.h., at 8-10,000 feet, from NW to SE.
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April 5, 1948; Holloman AFB, New Mexico; Afternoon. Witnesses:
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Geophysics Lab balloon observers Alsen, Johnson, Chance. Two
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irregular, round, white or golden objects. One made three loops
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then rose and disappeared rapidly; the other flew in a fast arc
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to the west during the 3O^second sighting.
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July 29, 1948; Indianapolis, Indiana. 9:55 AM. Witnesses:
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James Toney, Robert Huggins, both employees of a rug cleaning
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firm. One shiny aluminum object, shaped something like an
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airplane's propeller, with 10-12 small cups protruding from
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either blade. Estimated size 6-8' long, 1.5-2' wide. The object
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glided across the road a few hundred feet in front of their
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vehicle and apparently went down in a wooded area. Sighting
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lasted a few seconds.
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July 31, 1948; Indianapolis, Indiana; 8:25 AM. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. Vernon Swigert; he was an electrician. Object was
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shaped like a cymbal, or domed disc; about 20' across and 6-8'
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thick, and was white without any shine. It flew straight and
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level from horizon to horizon in about 10 seconds, shimmering in
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the sun as if spinning.
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July 1948; vicinity of Marion, Virginia. Shortly
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after sunset. Or August, 1948. Witness: Max Abbott, flying a Bellanca Cruisair
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four-passenger private airplane. A single bright white light
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accelerated and turned up a valley.
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Sept. 23, 1948; San Pablo, California; 12 noon. Witnesses:
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Sylvester Bentham and retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins. Two
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objects: one, a buff or grey rectangle with vertical lines; the
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other a translucent "amoeba" with a dark spot near the center.
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The arms of the "amoeba" undulated. Both objects travelled very
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fast.
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Oct. 15, 1948; Fusuoka, Japan. 11:05 PM. Witnesses: pilot
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Halter and radar operator Hemphill of a P-61 "Black Widow" night
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fighter. Up to six objects tracked on radar, only one seen
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visually. Dull or dark object shaped like a dirigible with a
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flat bottom and clipped tail end. Six seen on radar separately
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Pilot attempted to close on visual object, but it dove away fast.
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Dec. 3, 1948; Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California. 8:15 PM.
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Witness: USAF Sgt., control tower operator. One round, white
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light flew for 25 seconds with varying speed, bouncing motion,
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and finally a rapid erratic climb.
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Jan. 4, 1949; Hickam Field, Hawaii. 2 PM. Witness: USAF pilot
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Capt. Paul Stoney, on ground. one flat white, elliptical object
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with a matte top circled while oscillating to the right and left,
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and then sped away.
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Jan. 27, 1949; Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 PM. Witnesses:
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Capt. Sames, acting chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and
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Mrs. Sames. They watched for 25 minutes while a cigar-shaped
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object as long as two Pullman cars and having seven lighted
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square windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed
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with a bouncing motion at an estimated 400 m.p.h.
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March 17, 1949; Camp Hood, Texas. 7:52 PM. Witnesses: guards
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of the 2nd Armored Division. While awaiting the start of a
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flare firing, they watched, for an hour, while eight large,
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green, red and white flare-like objects flew in generally
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straight lines.
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April 3, 1949; Dillon, Montana; 11:55 AM. Witnesses:
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construction company owner Gosta Miller and three other unnamed
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persons. One object shaped like two plates attached
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face-to-face; matte bottom, bright aluminum top; 20' diameter,
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4-5' thickness. It rocked or rotated in six cycles, descended,
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rocked, flew, rocked; all this was very fast.
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April 4, 1949; Merced, California. 10:20 PM. Witness: William
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Parrott, former Air Force pilot and major. One generally round
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object with a curved bottom and dull coloring. The object gave
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off a clicking sound until overhead. Parrott's dog reacted. 35
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seconds.
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April 24, 1949; Arrey, New Mexico. l0:30 AM. Witnesses:
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General Mills meteorologist and balloon expert C.B. Moore and
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others on a balloon launch crew. One white, round ellipsoid,
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about 2.5 times as long as wide.
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April 28, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 PM. Witnesses: Howard
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Hann, Mr. Hubert, Tex Keahey. One bright, sausage-shaped object
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was observed for 40 minutes while it rolled and flew fast.
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May 5, 1949; Ft. Bliss, Texas. 11:40 AM. Witnesses: Army
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officers Maj. Day, Maj. Olhausen, Capt. Vaughn. Two oblong white
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discs, flying at an estimated 200-250 m.p.h., made a shallow turn
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during the 30-50 second observation.
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May 6, 1949; Livermore, California. 9:35 AM. Witness: C. G.
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Green. Two shiny, disc-like objects rotated around each other
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and banked. Then one shot upwards with a grey trail and rejoined
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the other. The sighting lasted 5 minutes.
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May 9, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 2:30 PM. Witness: M/Sgt. Troy
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Putnam. Two round, flat silvery objects, estimated to be 25' in
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diameter, flew 750-1,000 m.p.h. in a banked but steady manner.
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May 27, 1949; South-central Oregon. 2:25 PM. Witness: Joseph
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Shell, ferrying SNJ trainer for North American Aviation, from Red
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Bluff, California, to Burns, Oregon. Five to eight oval objects,
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twice as long as wide, and 1/5 as thick. They flew in trail
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formation, with an interval equal to 3-4 times their length,
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except that the second and third were closer together.
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July 24, 1949; Mountain Home, Idaho; 12 noon. Witness: Henry
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Clark, manager of a flying service, flying a Piper Clipper.
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Seven delta-shaped objects, 35-55' in span, 20-30' long, 2-5'
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thick; light colored except for a 12' diameter dark circle at the
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rear of each. They flew in a tight formation of twos with one
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behind, and made a perfect, but unbanked, turn. During the
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10 minute sighting, they displayed decreasing smooth
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oscillations. Clark's engine ran rough during the sighting, and
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upon landing was found to have all its spark plugs burned out.
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July 30, 1949; Mt. Hood, Oregon. 9 PM. Witnesses: Northwest
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Airlines Capt. Thrush, two Portland control tower operators, and
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one flying instructor. One object with one white light and two
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red lights, maneuvered and hovered.
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Feb. 5, 1950; Teaticket, Massachusetts. 5:10 PM. Witnesses:
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Marvin Odom, former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, USAF Lt. Philip
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Foushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and two others. Two thin,
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illuminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball,
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maneuvered together and then disappeared high and fast after 5
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minutes.
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Feb. 24, 1950; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:55 PM. Witnesses:
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Municipal Airport Weather Observers Luther McDonald, Harrison
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Manson. One white, slightly elongated oval was watched for 1.5
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minutes through a theodolite while it flew straight and level.
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Feb. 25, 1950; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 3:55 PM. Witnesses:
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Twelve Atomic Energy Commission security inspectors. One
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cylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing, flew slow and
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hen fast, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course.
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observations by individuals varied from 3 seconds to 2 minutes.
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March 3, 1950; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 11:05 PM. Witness:
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1st Lt Frank Mattson. One intense, dull yellowish light
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descended vertically, then flew straight and level very fast for
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4 minutes.
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March 20, 1950; Stuggart, Arkansas. 9:26 PM. Witnesses:
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Chicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W.
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Anderson, Jr. One 100' circular disc with 9-12 portholes along
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the lower side emitting a soft purple light, and a light at the
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top which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds, flew at not less than
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1,000 m.p.h. It was seen for 25-35 seconds.
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March 27, 1950; Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 AM. Witness: USAF
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radar operator Cpl. Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes
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while it was stationary and then moved at 500 m.p.h.. Visual
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observation not detailed, only mentioned in summary.
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March 28, 1950; Santiago, Chile. 3:15 PM. Witness: M/Sgt.
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Patterson, of the office of the U.S. Air Attache. One white
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object observed for 5-10 seconds through binoculars while it flew
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high and fast, crossing 30 degree of sky.
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March 29, 1950; Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee. 7 AM. Witnesses:
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real estate salesmen Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve dark
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objects shaped like 300-lb. bombs, estimated 5 feet long. Flew
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500 m.p.h. and descended, making a noise like wind blowing
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through the trees.
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April 8, 1950; Kokomo, Indiana; 2 AM. Witness: Earl Baker.
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One grey metallic disc, 50' in diameter, 15' thick; top-shaped
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with a "conning tower" at the top and three ports on the rim
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giving off a blue light. It hovered for 2 minutes, then flew
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away. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.
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April 14, 1950; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey; 2:30 PM. Witness:
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Army M/Sgt. James. Four rectangular, amber objects, about 3' by
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4'. changed speed and direction rapidly; the group of objects
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rose and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.
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May 7, 1950; Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 PM.
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Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and their grandson. One
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silvery white object hovered at 100' altitude, moved back and
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forth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away. Note in case
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file: "No investigation."
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June 27, 1950; Texarkana, Texas. 7:50 AM. Witnesses: Terrell
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and Yates, employees of Red River Arsenal. One object, bright,
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shaped like two dishpans face-to-face, flew straight and level,
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fast for 4-5 seconds.
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July 13, 1950; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 PM. Witnesses:
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two skilled Arsenal employees including Mr. Washburn. one
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object, shaped like a bowtie, and like polished aluminum. Flew
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straight and level, then one triangle rotated 1/4 turn in the
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opposite direction and returned to its original position. The
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object then made a right-angle turn and accelerated away after at
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least 30 seconds.
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Aug. 4, 1950; approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39' 35' N,
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72' 24.5' W); 10 AM EDT. Witnesses: Master Nils Lewring,
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Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third Mate, of M/V Marcala. One 10'
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cylindrical object at 50-100' altitude, flying with a churning or
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rotary motion, accelerated at end of 15 second sighting.
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Aug. 20, 1950; Nicosia, Cyprus. 1:30 PM. Witnesses: USAF MATS
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liaison officer Lt. William Ghormley, Col. W. V. Brown, Lt.
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col. L.w. Brauer. One small, round, bright object flew fast,
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straight and level for 15-20 seconds.
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Aug. 25, 1950; approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29' 40' N, 67'
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28' W); 8 PM. Witness: B-29 radarman S/Sgt. William Shaffer.
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Radar observation, plus possible blue streak 3 minutes later.
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B-29 followed unidentified target, then passed it at l/4-mile
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distance, target followed for 5 minutes, then passed B-29 and
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sped away. Total time of tracking: 20 minutes.
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Aug. 30, 1950; Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 PM.
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Witnesses: three local employees, including Kaeel and Alexander,
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of the Air Force Base. A dark, barrel-shaped object with a pole
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down from it into the water, flew at 3-5 m.p.h. and 15-20'
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altitude for 5 minutes.
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Sept. 3, 1950; Spokane, Washington. 2 PM. Witnesses: Maj R.J.
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Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three objects,
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others saw one). Metallic bronze discs, 20-30' long, 2-6' thick.
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Moved independently and erratically for 5 minutes.
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Sept. 20, 1950; Kit Carson, Colorado. 10:49 AM. Witness
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identified only as a "reliable source". Two large, round,
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glowing objects and three smaller, internally lit objects. Two
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hovered for 1 minute, moved, and three smaller ones came from
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behind or within the two larger objects, and all sped upward and
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away.
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Sept. 21, 1950; Provincetown, Massachusetts. 9:52 AM. Witness:
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M.I.T. research associate and Air National Guard Maj. M.H. Ligda.
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Radar tracking of one object during M.I.T tracking of USAF flight
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of F-84 or F-86 jet fighters. Object speed was 22 miles/minute
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(l,200 m.p.h.), made turn of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1
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minute observation.
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Oct. 15, 1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:20 PM. Atomic Energy
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Commission Trooper Rymer, J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki. Two
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shiny silver objects shaped like bullet or bladder. They dove
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with a smoke trail and one vanished. The other hovered at 5-6,
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altitude, 50' away, left and returned several times somewhat
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further away.
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Oct. 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Time unknown. Witness: Daniel.
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Listed as "unidentified" in folder index, but no supporting data
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could be found.
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Oct. 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Time unknown. Witness: Woodward.
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Same as previous observation.
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Oct. 23, 1950; Bonlee, North Carolina. 12:42 PM. Witness:
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ex-USAF pilot Frank Risher. One aluminum object shaped like a
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dirigible or Convair C-99 cargo plane, with 3 portholes, arrived
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from southeast, hovered 3-5 seconds and flew away to the south-
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south-east at end of 40 second sighting.
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Nov. 5, 1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 11:55 AM. Witness:
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Fairchild Aircraft illustrator Don Patrick. One translucent
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object, light grey with dark core, shaped like a pear or bean.
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Flew for 5-10 minutes with rapid, darting movements.
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Dec. 2, 1950; Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 AM. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott.
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One pearly, iridescent object with a flattened top, spun while
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hovering and made a sound like bees buzzing. Only data in files
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was from East African "Standard" newspaper.
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Dec. 6, 1950; Ft. Myers, Florida; 5 PM. Witnesses: former
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aircraft purchasing agent Harry Lamp and four boys, using
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lO-power binoculars. One 75' object, 3-4' thick, bubble on top,
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silver with a red rim having two white and two orange jets along
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it. The center revolved when the object hovered; then it flew
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away very fast.
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Dec. 11, 1950; l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska; 10:13 PM.
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Witnesses: crew of Northwest Air Lines flight 802. Two white
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flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in two.
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Jan. 8, 1951; South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 PM. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and
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passengers in other cars stopped to watch. Two groups of red and
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green lights in triangular formations were stationary and then
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moved.
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Jan. 12, 1951; Ft. Benning, Georgia. 10 PM. Witness: U.S.
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Army 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake
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|
remained motionless like a star about 20 minutes and then sped
|
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|
away.
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|
Jan. 16, 1951; Artesia, New Mexico; Time unknown. Witnesses:
|
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|
Two members of a balloon project from the General Mills
|
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|
Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the manager of the Artesia
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|
Airport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their
|
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|
110' balloon at an altitude of 112,000' when a dull white, round
|
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|
object was spotted. It appeared larger than the balloon, but
|
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|
made no movement. Later, the balloon crew and the others saw
|
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|
two objects from the airport; flying side-by-side, they circled
|
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|
the balloon and flew away to the northeast. The second
|
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|
observation lasted about 40 seconds. Note: there is confusion
|
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|
over the date of this case, with some USAF records showing it as
|
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|
1952; however, 1951 appears to be correct.
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|
Feb. 1, 1951; Johnson Air Base, Japan. 5:10 PM. Witnesses:
|
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|
pilot and radar operator of F-82 night fighter. One amber light
|
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|
made three or four 360 degree turns to the right, reversed toward the
|
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|
F-82 and then climbed out of sight.
|
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|
|
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|
Feb. 21, 1951; Durban, South Africa. 4:55 AM. Witnesses:
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|
three men in a truck, several other persons, none named. A dark
|
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|
red, torpedo-shaped object with darker center, flew straight and
|
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|
level.
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|
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|
Feb. 26, 1951; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 7:10 AM. Witness: USAF Sgt.
|
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|
J.B. Sells. One dull grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120'
|
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|
long and 10-12' thick, hovered, puffed smoke and sped away after
|
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|
1-1.5 minutes. Note: may have been Feb. 25.
|
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|
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|
Mar. 10, 1951; Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 AM. Witnesses: crew of
|
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|
USAF B-29 bomber, including scanners and tail gunner. A large
|
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|
red-yellow glow burst and became blue-white. No further
|
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|
information in files.
|
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|
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|
Mar. 13, 1951; McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 PM. Witnesses:
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|
USAF lst Lt. B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin
|
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|
tails, 200' long and 90' wide, turned north and flew at
|
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|
incredible speed. Two minutes.
|
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|
|
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|
Mar. 15, 1951; New Delhi, India. 10:20 AM. Witnesses: 25
|
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|
members of a flying club, including the chief aerial engineer and
|
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|
his two assistants. One metallic cigar-shaped object with white
|
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|
exhaust which turned black when it accelerated to an estimated
|
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|
1,000 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes.
|
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|
|
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|
June 1, 1951; Niagara Falls, New York. 4:20 AM. Witnesses:
|
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|
M/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, 2 enlisted men. One glowing yellow-orange,
|
||
|
saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, flew straight up.
|
||
|
Seen for 30-40 seconds.
|
||
|
|
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|
July 24, 1951; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 7:10 PM. Witnesses:
|
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|
Hanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One
|
||
|
100-200' tubular object, 5 times long as it was wide, with fins
|
||
|
at one end, and colored greyish with many black spots. Flew
|
||
|
800-1,000 m.p.h. at 1-2,000' altitude, leaving a faint swath. 20
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
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|
Aug. 25, 1951; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 PM. Witnesses:
|
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|
Sandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing-
|
||
|
shaped craft passed over their heads at an estimated 800-1,000'
|
||
|
altitude with no sound. Size estimated at 1.5 times wingspan of
|
||
|
B-36 bomber,or 350'. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and
|
||
|
6-8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of "wing".
|
||
|
Speed estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 31, 1951; Matador, Texas. 12:45 PM. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom
|
||
|
Tilson, one or two other women, all apparently of excellent
|
||
|
reputations. One pear-shaped object with a length of a B-29
|
||
|
fuselage (100'), aluminum or silver with a port or some type of
|
||
|
aperture on the side. It moved with smaller end forward,
|
||
|
drifting slowly at about 150' altitude, then headed up in a
|
||
|
circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 6, 1951; Claremont, California. 7:20 PM (not really
|
||
|
clear). Witnesses: S/Sgt W.T. Smith, M/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six
|
||
|
orange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level
|
||
|
into a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 14, 1951; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: T/Sgt W.B. Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green. Three objects
|
||
|
tracked on radar. Two were on a collision course, then one
|
||
|
evaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the
|
||
|
radar operators! No aircraft were known to be in the area. A
|
||
|
third unidentified track then joined the first two. More than 15
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 2, 1951; Columbus, Ohio. 6 PM. Witness: Battelle
|
||
|
Memorial Institute graduate physicist Howard Cross. One bright
|
||
|
oval with a clipped tail flew straight and level, fading into the
|
||
|
distance after 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 3, 1951; Kadena, Okinawa. 10:27 PM. Witnesses: radar
|
||
|
operators Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other
|
||
|
Sergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip tracked at an estimated
|
||
|
4,800 m.p.h.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 9, 1951; Terre Haute, Indiana. 1:42 PM. Witness: CAA
|
||
|
Chief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal
|
||
|
Airport. One round silver object flew directly overhead,
|
||
|
reaching the horizon in 15 seconds. Note: a very similar
|
||
|
incident happened 3 minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles
|
||
|
NW) and was also listed as "unidentified" for several years, but
|
||
|
was eventually reclassified.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 11, 1951; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
General Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical
|
||
|
engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore, pilot Dick
|
||
|
Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight crew
|
||
|
saw the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark
|
||
|
underside and a halo around it. The object arrived high and
|
||
|
fast, then slowed and made slow climbing circles for about two
|
||
|
minutes, and finally sped away to the east. Soon they saw
|
||
|
another one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite,
|
||
|
which sped across the sky. Total time first object was seen was
|
||
|
5 minutes, second was a few seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 18, 1951; Washington, DC. 3:20 AM. Witnesses: Crew of
|
||
|
Capital Airlines DC-4 Fliqht 610, Andrews AFB Senior air traffic
|
||
|
controller Tom Selby. One object with several lights, followed
|
||
|
the DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned back.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 24, 1951; Mankato, Minnesota. 33:53 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
or ANG pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in P-51 Mustangs.
|
||
|
One milky white object shaped like Northrop flying wing (broad,
|
||
|
slightly swept-back wing with no fuselage or tail). Estimated 8'
|
||
|
span. Flew straight and level for 5 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 7, 1951; Sunbury, Ohio. 4:30 PM. Witness: amateur
|
||
|
astronomer Carl Loar. One silvery sphere seen through telescope.
|
||
|
Two specks sighted at sides, object seemed to explode and was
|
||
|
replaced by a dark cloud and many specks. 30 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 7, 1951; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 8:15 AM. Witness: Atomic
|
||
|
Energy Commission guard J.H. Collins. One 20' square object,
|
||
|
white-grey but not shiny flew above ridge to clouds and back
|
||
|
again twice, taking 30-40 seconds each time.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 11, 1952; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Capt. G.P. Arns and Maj. R.J. Gedson flying a Beech AT-ll
|
||
|
trainer. One yellow-orange comet-shaped object pulsed flame for
|
||
|
1-2 seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 23, 1952; over North Korea. 11:15 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
Captain/B-29 navigator. One bluish cylinder, three times long as
|
||
|
wide, with a tail and rapid pulsations, came in high and fast,
|
||
|
made several turns and levelled out under B-29 which was evading
|
||
|
mild antiaircraft fire. 45 second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 20, 1952; Centreville, Maryland. 10:42 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
WWl/WW2 veteran A.D. Hutchinson and son. One dull orange-yellow
|
||
|
saucer-shaped light flew straight and level very fast for 30
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 23, 1952; Yakima, Washington. 6:56 and 7 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of F-94 jet interceptor. On
|
||
|
either occasion, a red fireball increased in brightness and then
|
||
|
faded over 45 second span. Stationary both times. Note:
|
||
|
(May 31, 1952) says target was also tracked by ground radar at
|
||
|
78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500' and 25,000' altitude.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 24, 1952; 60 miles west of Pt. Concepcion, California;
|
||
|
8:45 AM. Witnesses: B-29 navigator and radar operator. One
|
||
|
target tracked for 20-30 seconds at estimated 3,000 m.p.h.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 AM.
|
||
|
Witness: Brigham, pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin,
|
||
|
shiny metallic disc flew alongside the AT-6, then made a pass at
|
||
|
an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20' from the
|
||
|
F-84's fuselage and flipped in the slipstream...all in 10
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 PM. Witnesses: two
|
||
|
radar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was
|
||
|
tracked for one minute by radar at an estimated 2,160 m.p.h.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 5, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 AM. Witnesses: Mr. and
|
||
|
Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey
|
||
|
circular object, followed by two more, flew straight and level at
|
||
|
high speed.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 5, 1952; Miami, Florida; 9:15 PM. Witnesses: L.E.
|
||
|
VanDercar and 9 year old son. Four dark circular objects with
|
||
|
mostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon; each was half the
|
||
|
apparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 PM Witness: H.L. Russell.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 PM. Witness: H.L. Russell.
|
||
|
50-75 grey-white discs changed position within formation
|
||
|
continually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during 3.8
|
||
|
minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 12, 1952; North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 9:30 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E.H.
|
||
|
Rossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew fast,
|
||
|
stopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30' angle during a 2
|
||
|
minute observation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
unidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light colored objects
|
||
|
flew in V-formation. No further details in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 PM. Witnesses: U.S.
|
||
|
Navy pilots Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg. O'Neil. One inverted bowl,
|
||
|
3' long and 1' high, with vertical slots, flew fast, straight and
|
||
|
level, 100 yards from observers' aircraft for 45-60 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 15, 1952; Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 PM. Witness: Mr.
|
||
|
Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed
|
||
|
flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting
|
||
|
telescope.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 17, 1952; Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 8:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
S.B. Brooks, chemical engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep
|
||
|
orange object flew fast and erratic, occasionally emitting a
|
||
|
shaft of light to the rear during a 40 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 PM. Witnesses: group of
|
||
|
Army weather observation students, including several graduate
|
||
|
engineers. One flat-white, circular object flew with an
|
||
|
irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown. Witnesses: two
|
||
|
Army weather observation students. One flat-white circular
|
||
|
object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. l1:30 AM. Witnesses: R.
|
||
|
Poerstal and three other men. Seven to nine circular,
|
||
|
orange-yellow lights in a V-formation flew overhead silently
|
||
|
for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. l0:l0 PM.
|
||
|
Witness: reporter Chic Shave. One round, yellow-gold object
|
||
|
flew south and returned during 1.5 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 18, 1952; 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129' 51' E,
|
||
|
34' 19' N). Time unknown. Witness: one radar operator. Tracked unidentified
|
||
|
target for 1 minute at 2,700 m.p.h.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 4 AM.
|
||
|
Witness: janitor C. Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a
|
||
|
sharp turn and left a short, dark trail during l minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 99 PM. Witnesses: crew of
|
||
|
B-29 bomber, on ground. One elliptical object, followed by two
|
||
|
and then another two, each with a white light that blinked every
|
||
|
1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for 10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 AM. Witnesses: crew
|
||
|
of USAF C-124 transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in
|
||
|
loose "fingertip" formation twice flew parallel to airplane
|
||
|
during 3-4 minute period.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 24, 1952; Milton, Massachusetts. 2:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three Cambridge Research Center electronics engineers, one named
|
||
|
Buruish. Two flat, red squares flew wobbly in level flight,
|
||
|
climbed, levelled out during 1.5 minute observation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 24, 1952; Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 PM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
light Surgeon Maj. E.L. Ellis. Many orange-amber lights,
|
||
|
sometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved erratically. Speed
|
||
|
varied from motionless to very fast during 5 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan. 4:15 PM. Witnesses: H.A.
|
||
|
Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister. One
|
||
|
silver oval rolled, descended and stopped. Two silver cigar-
|
||
|
shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the
|
||
|
west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed.
|
||
|
Sightings lasted 45 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 PM. Witnesses: M/Sgt. and
|
||
|
Mrs. G.S. Porter (he was off-duty control tower operator).
|
||
|
Bright red or flame-colored discs, appearing as large as fighter
|
||
|
planes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two in formation
|
||
|
during 2 hours. All seen below 11,000' overcast.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 PM. Witness: private
|
||
|
pilot R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight,
|
||
|
with a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas. 100 PM. Witness: B-29
|
||
|
bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4
|
||
|
times per second for 2 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington. 5:32 AM. Witnesses: Two
|
||
|
Atomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One
|
||
|
silver object without wings flew straight and level for 1.5
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 1, 1952; George AFB, California. 10:50 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away.
|
||
|
Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47's wingspan
|
||
|
(95') flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in front
|
||
|
and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 PM. Witness: Mrs.
|
||
|
M.M. Judson. Six or seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One
|
||
|
moved in an ellipse, while the others moved in and out.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Capt. Morris, a Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman
|
||
|
First Class. Ten times, an aluminum or silver cylindrical object
|
||
|
was seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a 5-10 minute
|
||
|
period.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 9, 1952; George AFB, California. 5:20 PM. Witness: A/lc
|
||
|
G.C. Grindeland. One dull white, arrowhead-shaped object flew
|
||
|
straight and level for 10 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 10, 1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
4 duPont employees at the Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to
|
||
|
four yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen on five occasions
|
||
|
between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 14, 1952; Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. 7 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Attorney and ex-USAF pilot Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two
|
||
|
shining orange spheres: one was stationary, while the other
|
||
|
darted away and back for 30 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 20, 1952; Houston, Texas. l0:l0 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
pilots Capt. J. Spurgin and Capt. BB. Stephan. One bright or
|
||
|
white oval object moved from side-to-side while making a gradual
|
||
|
turn for 90 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 25, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 9:15 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
seven persons, including John Hoffman, his family and friends.
|
||
|
One large white circular object having dark sections on its rim,
|
||
|
flew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red when behind
|
||
|
a cloud.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 28, 1952; Saigon, French Indo China. 10:30 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
many in crowd watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped
|
||
|
object flew straight and fast for 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 28, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:45-2:40 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: two city fire department employees. Two circular
|
||
|
objects--one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown--
|
||
|
were seen three times performing fast maneuvers.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 PM. Witness: USAF pilot
|
||
|
Maj. D.W. Feuerstein, on ground. One bright tubular object
|
||
|
tilted from horizontal to vertical for 8 minutes, then slowly
|
||
|
returned to horizontal, again tilted vertical, accelerated,
|
||
|
appeared to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted
|
||
|
14 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 1, 1952; Rapid City, South Dakota. 6 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
A/lc Beatty and two civilians. At least five long silver objects
|
||
|
flew in a neat box formation with a leader for 15-20 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 1, 1952; Walla, Washington. 1 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
ex-military pilot Reserve Maj. W.C. Vollendorf. One oval object
|
||
|
with a "definite airfoil" performed a fast climb for 7 seconds.
|
||
|
|
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|
June 1, 1952; Soap Lake, Washington. 3+ PM. Witness: Ray
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Lottman. Three glimmering objects flew straight and level for 10
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minutes.
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June 2, 1952; Bayview, Washington. 5:02 PM. Witness: Larry
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McWade. One purple object seen for unknown length of time. No
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|
further information in files.
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June 2, 1952; Fulda, West Germany. Time unknown. Witness: lst
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Lt. John Hendry, photo-navigator on an RB-26C reconnaissance
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bomber. One porcelain-white object flew very fast for an unknown
|
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|
length of time.
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June 5, 1952; Lubbock, Texas. 11 PM. Witnesses: Dan Benson,
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Mr. Bacon. A total of eight yellow circular objects, like large
|
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|
stars, were seen during 45 minutes. The first two were in a
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|
trail formation, the others were seen singly.
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June 5, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 6:45 PM. Witness:
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S/Sgt T.H. Shorey. One shiny round object flew 5-6 times as fast
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as an F-86 jet fighter for 6 seconds.
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June 5, 1952; Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska; 11 PM. Witnesses:
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2nd Lt. W.R. Soper, a Strategic Air Command top secret control
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|
officer and former OSI agent; and two other persons. One bright
|
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|
red object remained stationary for 4.5 minutes before speeding
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|
away with a short tail.
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June 6, 1952; Kimpo AFB, Korea. Time unknown. Case missing from official
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files.
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June 7, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:18 AM. Witnesses:
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crew of B-25 bomber #8840 at 11,500'. One rectangular aluminum
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|
object, about 6'x4', flew 250-300' below the B-25.
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June 8, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10:50 AM. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Markland. Four shiny objects flew straight and
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|
level in a diamond formation.
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June 9, 1952; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Time unknown. Case missing from official
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files.
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June 12, 1952; Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 7:30 PM. Witnesses: U.S.
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Army Major and Lt. Colonel, using binoculars. One orange ball
|
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|
with a tail flew with a low angular velocity.
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June 12, 1952; Marakesch, Morocco. 11:26 AM. Witness: T/Sgt.
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|
H.D. Adams, operating an SCR-584 radar set. One unidentified
|
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|
blip tracked at 650 kts. (750 m.p.h.) at greater than 60,000'
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|
altitude.
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June 13, 1952; Middletown, Pennsylvania. 8:45 PM. Witness:
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R.S. Thomas, Olmstead AFB employee and former control tower
|
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|
operator. One round, orange object travelled south, stopped for
|
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|
1 second, turned east, stopped 1 second, and went down.
|
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|
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|
June 15, 1952; Louisville, Kentucky. 11:50 PM. Witness:
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|
Edward Duke, ex-U.S. Navy radar technician. One large, cigar-
|
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|
shaped object with a blunt front, lit sides and a red stern,
|
||
|
maneuvered in a leisurely fashion for 15 minutes.
|
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|
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|
June 16, 1952; Walker AFB, New Mexico. 8:30 PM. Witness: USAF
|
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|
maintenance specialist S/Sgt. Sparks. Five or six greyish discs,
|
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|
in a half-moon formation, flew at 500-600 m.p.h. for l minute.
|
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|
|
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|
June 17, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. Between 7:30 and 10:20
|
||
|
PM. Witnesses: many and varied. From one to five large
|
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|
silver-yellow objects flew erratically, stopped and started for
|
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|
about 15 minutes.
|
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|
|
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|
June 17, 1952; Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1:28 AM. Witness:
|
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|
pilot of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. A light like a bright star
|
||
|
crossed the nose of the airplane while being observed for 15
|
||
|
seconds. No further information in the files.
|
||
|
|
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|
June 18, 1952; Columbus, Wisconsin. 9 AM. Witness: R.A.
|
||
|
Finger. One crescent-shaped object hovered for several seconds
|
||
|
and then sped away.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 18, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 10 PM. Witnesses:
|
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|
Marron Hoffman and four relatives, using 4x binoculars. One
|
||
|
orange light was observed zigzagging and then hovering for an
|
||
|
unspecified length of time.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 19, 1952; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 2:37 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
2nd Lt. A'Gostino and unidentified radar operator. One red light
|
||
|
turned white while wobbling. Radar tracked a stationary target
|
||
|
during the 1 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 19, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 2 PM. Witness: USAF pilot John
|
||
|
Lane. One round, white object flew straight and level for 10
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
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|
June 20, 1952; Central Korea. 3:03 PM. Witnesses: four Marine
|
||
|
Corps Captains and pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. One
|
||
|
10-20' white or silver oval object made a left-hand orbit at
|
||
|
terrific speed for 60 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 21, 1952; Kelly AFB, Texas; 12:30 PM. Witness: T/Sgt.
|
||
|
Howard Davis, flight engineer of B-29 bomber at 8,000' altitude.
|
||
|
One flat object with a sharply pointed front and rounded rear;
|
||
|
white with a dark blue center and red rim, trailed sparks as it
|
||
|
dove past the B-29 at a distance of 500', in l second.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 22, 1952; Pyungthek, Korea. 10:45 PM. Witnesses: Two
|
||
|
Marine Corps Sergeants. One 4 ft. diameter object dove at a
|
||
|
runway shooting red flames, hovered briefly over a hill, turned
|
||
|
180, flashed twice and was gone.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 23, 1952; Spokane, Washington. 4:05 PM. Witness: Airport
|
||
|
weather observer Rex Thompson. One round disc with a metallic
|
||
|
shine flashed, and fluttered like a flipped coin for 5-7 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 23, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 9 PM. Witness: 2nd
|
||
|
Lt. K. Thompson. One very large light flew straight and level
|
||
|
for 10 minutes. No further information.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 23, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. Time unknown. Case missing from official
|
||
|
files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 23, 1952; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:30 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
secretary Martha Milligan. One bullet-shaped object with
|
||
|
burnt-orange exhaust flew straight and level for 30-60 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 23, 1952; Owensboro, Kentucky. 10:00 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
National Guard Lt. Col. O. L. Depp. Two objects looking like
|
||
|
"giant soap bubbles", reflecting yellow and lavender colors, flew
|
||
|
in trail for 5 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 23, 1952; Location unknown, but information came via Japan
|
||
|
Hq. "CV 4359"; 6:08 AM. Witness: USAF pilot of the l8th
|
||
|
Fighter-Bomber Group. One black coin-shaped object, 15-20' in
|
||
|
diameter, made an irregular descent.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 25, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 8:30 PM. Witnesses: Mrs.
|
||
|
Norbury, Mr. Matheis. One bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object
|
||
|
which sometimes had a red tail, made seven circles in 1 1/2
|
||
|
hours.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 25, 1952; Japan-Korea area. Time unknown. Case missing from official
|
||
|
files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 26, 1952; Terre Haute, Indiana. 2:45 AM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
2nd Lt. C. W. Povelites. Undescribed object flew at 600 m.p.h.
|
||
|
and then stopped. No further information in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 26, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania; 11:50 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
assistant manager of airport. Three sightings of flashing
|
||
|
lights: two lights separated by 2 miles, with the leader
|
||
|
flashing steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly
|
||
|
flashing lights, but with l mile separation; finally a single
|
||
|
light. Speed estimated at 150-250 m.p.h.. Total of 1/2 hour.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 27, 1952; Topeka, Kansas. 6:50 PM. Witnesses: USAF pilot
|
||
|
2nd Lt. K. P. Kelly and wife. One pulsating red object which
|
||
|
changed shape from a circular to a vertical oval as it pulsed.
|
||
|
Was stationary for about 5 minutes, then went out.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 28, 1952; Lake Kishkanoug, Wisconsin. 6 PM. Witness: G.
|
||
|
Metcalfe. One silver-white sphere became an ellipse as it turned
|
||
|
and climbed away very fast. 10 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 28, 1952; Nagoya, Japan. 4:10 PM. Witness: Capt. T. W.
|
||
|
Barger, USAF electronics countermeasures officer. One dark blue
|
||
|
elliptical-shaped object with a pulsing border flew straight and
|
||
|
level at 700-800 m.p.h..
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 29, 1952; O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 PM.
|
||
|
witnesses: three USAF air policemen. One bright silver, flat
|
||
|
oval object surrounded by a blue haze, hovered, then moved very
|
||
|
fast to the right and to the left, and up and down for 45
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 3, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 4:15 AM. Witnesses not
|
||
|
identified. Two big lights, estimated at 20' diameter, flew
|
||
|
straight and level at tremendous speed.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 3, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 11:50 PM. Witness: Mrs. J.
|
||
|
D. Arbuckle. Two bright pastel green discs flew straight and
|
||
|
level very fast for 6 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 5, 1952; Norman, Oklahoma. 7:58 PM. Witness: Oklahoma
|
||
|
State Patrolman Hamilton in State Patrol airplane. Three dark
|
||
|
discs hovered and then flew away, silhouetted against a dark
|
||
|
cloud. 15 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 6, 1952; Elizabeth, New Jersey. 11:00 PM. July 6-12, 1952. Witness:
|
||
|
Charles Muhr. Four pictures taken of some indistinct light which
|
||
|
was admittedly not seen visually, but which appeared on the
|
||
|
negatives.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 9, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 12:45 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
USAF pilot Maj. C. K. Griffin. One object shaped like an airfoil
|
||
|
less its trailing edge, luminous white, moved slowly and
|
||
|
erratically for 12 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 9, 1952; Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 6:30 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
farmer John Mittl. One aluminum, oval-shaped object changed
|
||
|
direction and attitude, finally tipping on end and departing
|
||
|
after 20 seconds. Case file includes three vague photographs.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 9, 1952; Rapid City AFB, South Dakota. 3:35 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: S/Sgt. D.P. Foster and three other persons. Three
|
||
|
times, a single white, disc-shaped object sped by, straight and
|
||
|
level, in 5 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 12, 1952; Annapolis, Maryland. 3:30 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
insurance company president William Washburn. Four large,
|
||
|
elliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very fast, stop, turn
|
||
|
90 degrees and fly away in 7-8 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 12, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. 9 PM. Witnesses: many
|
||
|
radar controllers who were military officers. Several big blips
|
||
|
tracked on radar at 1,500 kts. (1,700 m.p.h.). There was no
|
||
|
visual sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 14, 1952; Norfolk, Virginia. 8:12 PM. Witnesses: Pan
|
||
|
American Airways First Officer William Nash, Second Officer
|
||
|
William Fortenberry. Eight large, round, glowing red objects
|
||
|
maneuvered below their airliner, in formation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 15, 1952; West Palm Beach, Florida. 10:10 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
J. Antoneff and two other persons. One discus-shaped object,
|
||
|
greyish, except when hovering, when it appeared muddy. Hovered
|
||
|
over Palm Beach International Airport, then followed an SA-l6
|
||
|
twin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 16, 1952; Beverly, Massachusetts. 9:35 AM. Witness: U.S.
|
||
|
Coast Guard photographer Shell Alpert. Four roughly elliptical
|
||
|
blobs of light in formation photographed through window of photo
|
||
|
lab.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 17, 1952; White Plains, New York. 3:10 PM. Witness: Mrs.
|
||
|
Florence Daley. Two round objects, bluish-white with brighter
|
||
|
rims, flew in formation, making a sound like bombers, only
|
||
|
softer. Note: Later, the witness stated she heard many feminine
|
||
|
voices coming from the objects.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 17, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 11 AM. Witness: Air National
|
||
|
Guard employees. One light like a big star was seen for 3 hours,
|
||
|
but disappeared when an aircraft approached. Also seen the
|
||
|
night of July 20, 22 and 23.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 18, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 9:10 PM. Witnesses: T/Sgt.
|
||
|
Mahone, A/3c Jennings. One amber-colored, elliptical-shaped
|
||
|
object with a small flame at the rear, periodically increased in
|
||
|
brightness. It moved very fast for l 1/2 minutes, giving off a
|
||
|
resonant beat sound.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 18, 1952; Miami, Florida. 11 AM. Witnesses: E. R. Raymer
|
||
|
and daughter. One opaque, silvery bubble flew very fast at a
|
||
|
right-angle to the wind direction for 10 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 18, 1952; Patrick AFB, Florida. 9:45 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three USAF officers and four enlisted men. Over an hour period,
|
||
|
a series of hovering and maneuvering red-orange lights were
|
||
|
observed moving in a variety of directions.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 19, 1952; Williston, North Dakota. 2:55 AM. Witness: one
|
||
|
experienced civilian pilot. One elliptical-shaped object with a
|
||
|
light fringe, travelled down fast, made a 360 degree and then a 180 degree
|
||
|
turn in 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 19, 1952; Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. 11:35 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USAF pilot Capt. C.J. Powley and wife. Two star-like lights
|
||
|
maneuvered, hovered and sped for 5-7 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 20, 1952; Lavalette, New Jersey. 12:20 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
Seton Hall Univ. chemistry professor Dr. A.B. Spooner. Two large
|
||
|
orange-yellow lights with some dull red coloring flew in trail,
|
||
|
turned and circled for 5-6 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 21, 1952; Weisbaden, West Germany. 6:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USAF pilot Capt. E.E. Dougher, WAF Lt. J.J. Stong, situated miles
|
||
|
apart. Four bright yellowish lights were seen by Dougher to
|
||
|
separate, with two climbing and two flying away level in the
|
||
|
opposite direction. Stong watched two reddish lights fly in
|
||
|
opposite directions. Sightings lasted about 10-15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 21, 1952; San Marcos AFB, Texas. 10:40 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
one Lieutenant, two Staff Sergeants, three airmen. One blue
|
||
|
circle with a blue trail was seen to hover and then accelerate to
|
||
|
near-sonic speed (700+ m.p.h.) after 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 21, 1952; Converse, Texas. 4:30 PM. Witness: wife of
|
||
|
USAF Capt. J. B. Neal. One elongated, fuselage-shaped object
|
||
|
flew straight and level, made a right-angle turn and went out of
|
||
|
sight at more than 300 m.p.h., all in 3-5 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 21, 1952; Rockville, Indiana. 8:10 PM. Witnesses: one
|
||
|
military officer, two enlisted men. One aluminum, delta-shaped
|
||
|
object with a vertical fin, flew straight and level, and then
|
||
|
hovered during a 3 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 22, 1952; Holyoke, Massachusetts. After midnight. Witness:
|
||
|
Mrs. A. Burgess. One round, yellow, flashing light went
|
||
|
downward. No further information in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 22, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:50 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
control tower operator Don Weins, and two pilots for Carco.
|
||
|
Eight large, round, bright aluminum objects flew straight and
|
||
|
level, then darted around erratically during 25 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 22, 1952; Uvalde, Texas. 2:46 PM. Witness: Don Epperly,
|
||
|
Trans Texas Airlines station manager and weather observer. One
|
||
|
large, round, silver object flew at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for 45
|
||
|
seconds, while gyrating.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 22, 1952; between Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
|
||
|
10:47 PM. Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
|
||
|
interceptor. One round blue light passed F-94, spinning.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 22, 1952; Trenton, New Jersey. 10:50 PM to 12:45 AM,
|
||
|
July 23. Witnesses: crews of several USAF F-94 jet interceptors
|
||
|
from Dover AFB, Del. Thirteen visual sightings and one radar
|
||
|
tracking of blue-white lights during two hours.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 23, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
the two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large
|
||
|
silver object, shaped like a long pear with two or three squares
|
||
|
beneath it, flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210 m.p.h.), while a
|
||
|
smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at
|
||
|
1,000-1,500 kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by crews for 1-4
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 23, 1952; Altoona, Pennsylvania. 12:50 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
two-man crews of two USAF F-94 jet interceptors at 35-46,000'
|
||
|
altitude. Three cylindrical objects in a vertical stack
|
||
|
formation flew at an altitude of 50-80,000'. Seen for 20
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 23, 1952; South Bend, Indiana. 11:35 PM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
pilot Capt. H. W. Kloth. Two bright blue-white objects flew
|
||
|
together, then the rear one veered off after about 9 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 24, 1952; Carson Sink, Nevada. 3:40 PM. Witnesses: two
|
||
|
USAF Lt. Colonels McGinn and Barton in a B-25 bomber. Three
|
||
|
silver, delta-shaped objects, each with a ridge along the top,
|
||
|
crossed in front of and above the B-25 at high speed, in 3-4
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 26, 1952; Washington, DC. 8 PM. Event occurred until after midnight.
|
||
|
Witnesses: radar operators at several airports, airline pilots.
|
||
|
Many unidentified blips tracked by radar all over Washington
|
||
|
area, at varying speeds. Pilots spotted unidentified lights.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 26, 1952; Kansas City, Missouri; 12:15 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USAF Capt. H. A. Stone, men in control towers at Fairfax Field
|
||
|
and Municipal Airport. One greenish light with red-orange
|
||
|
flashes was seen for 1 hour as it descended in the northwest from
|
||
|
40 degree elevation to 10 degree elevation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 26, 1952; Andrews AFB, Maryland. Time unknown. This was a continuation of
|
||
|
the extensive sightings and radar tracking reports reported
|
||
|
throughout the Washington, DC. area, all night long.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 26, 1952; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 12:05 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
Airman lst Class J.M. Donaldson. Eight to ten orange balls in a
|
||
|
triangular or V-formation flew very fast for 3-4 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 26, 1952; Williams, California. Time unknown. Case missing from official
|
||
|
files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 27, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 10:05 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three B-29 bomber crewmen on ground. Many round, white objects
|
||
|
flew straight and level, very fast. Two at 10:05, one at 10:10,
|
||
|
one at 10:15, one at 10:20. Each was seen for about 30 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 27, 1952; Wichita Falls, Texas. 8:30 PM. Witnesses: Mr.
|
||
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and Mrs. Adrian Ellis. Two disc-shaped objects, illuminated by a
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|
phosphorus light, flew at an estimated l,000 m.p.h. for 15
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|
seconds.
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|
July 28, 1952; Heidelberg, West Germany. 10:20 PM. Witnesses:
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|
Sgt. B.C. Grassmoen, WAC Pfc. A.P. Turner. One saucer-shaped
|
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|
object having an appearance of light metal and giving off shafts
|
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|
of white light, flew slow, made a 90^ turn and climbed away fast
|
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|
after 4-5 minutes.
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|
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|
July 28, 1952; McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 6 AM. Witness: Ground
|
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|
Control Approach radar operator M/Sgt. W.F. Dees, and persons in
|
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|
the base control tower. Radar tracked a large cluster of very
|
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|
distinct blips. Visual observation was of oblong objects having
|
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|
neither wings nor tail, which made a very fast turn and at one
|
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|
time were in echelon formation. Entire episode lasted 55
|
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|
minutes.
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|
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|
July 28, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 2:15 AM. Witnesses:
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|
T/Sgt. Walstead, S/Sgt. Calkins of the 635th AC&W Squadron. One
|
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|
dull, glowing, blue-green ball,.the size of a dime at arms'
|
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|
length, flew very fast, straight and level.
|
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|
|
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|
July 29, 1952; Osceola, Wisconsin. 1:30 AM. Witnesses: radar
|
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|
operators on ground, pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight. Several
|
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|
clusters of up to 10 small radar targets and one large target.
|
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|
Small targets moved from southwest to east at 50-60 kts. (60-70
|
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|
m.p.h.), following each other. The large one moved at 600 kts.
|
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|
(700 m.p.h.). One hour total time. Pilot confirmed one target.
|
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|
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|
July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 PM. Witness: USAF
|
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|
Capt D.G. Moore, of military air traffic control system. One
|
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|
undescribed object flew at an estimated 2,600 m.p.h., below
|
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|
5,000' altitude, toward the air base for about 2 minutes.
|
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|
|
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|
July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:50 PM. Witnesses: Mr.
|
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|
Moore, Gilfillan electronics representative W. Yhope. One radar
|
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|
target tracked moving away, stopped for 2 minutes, again moved
|
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|
very, very fast. Four minutes.
|
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|
|
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|
July 29, 1952; Merced, California. 3:44 or 4:35 PM. Witnesses:
|
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|
Herbert Mitchell and one employee. One dark, discus-shaped
|
||
|
object, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths behind, tipped on
|
||
|
its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the 2
|
||
|
minute sighting.
|
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|
|
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|
July 29, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 12:35 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
shop employees Douglas and Hess at Municipal Airport. One bright
|
||
|
white circular object with a flat bottom flew very fast, and then
|
||
|
hovered 10-15 seconds over the Cessna Aircraft Co. plant, during
|
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|
the 5 minute sighting.
|
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|
|
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|
July 29, 1952; Ennis, Montana. 12:30 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
persons, alerted that UFOs were coming from the direction of
|
||
|
Seattle, Wash. Two to five flat disc-shaped objects: one
|
||
|
hovered 3-4 minutes, while the others circled it. Sighting
|
||
|
length of 30 minutes not explained further.
|
||
|
|
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|
July 30, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:02 PM. Witness:
|
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|
USAF lst Lt. George Funk. One orange light remained stationary
|
||
|
for 10 minutes. No further details in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 30, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10 AM. Witnesses: E.E. Nye
|
||
|
and one other person. One round, white object flew slow and then
|
||
|
sped away after 20-30 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 1, 1952; Lancaster, California. 1:14 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
sheriff's deputies and other persons, one named Mallette. Two
|
||
|
brilliant red lights hovered and maneuvered for 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 2, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 3 AM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
lst Lt. W.A. Theil, one enlisted man. One red ball with a blue
|
||
|
flame tail flew straight and level for 3-4 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 4, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. 2:20 AM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
A/3c W.F. Vain. One yellow ball which lengthened and narrowed to
|
||
|
plate shape, flew straight and level for 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 4, 1952; Mt. Vernon, New York. 11:37 AM. Witnesses: one
|
||
|
woman, two children. One object, shaped like a lifesaver or
|
||
|
donut, emitted black smoke from its top and made a 15' arc in 1.5
|
||
|
minutes. Observed for 2 hours.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 5, 1952; Haneda AFB, Japan. 11:30 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
F-94 jet interceptor pilots lst Lt. W.R. Holder and lst Lt. A.M.
|
||
|
Jones, and Haneda control tower operators. Airborne radar
|
||
|
tracked a target for 90 seconds. Control tower operators watched
|
||
|
50-60 minutes while a dark shape with a light flew as fast as 330
|
||
|
kts. (380 m.p.h.), hovered, flew curves and performed a variety
|
||
|
of maneuvers.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 6, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. Time unknown. This is a continuation of the Haneda
|
||
|
AFB sightings.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 6, 1952; Port Austin, Michigan. Time unknown. Case missing from official
|
||
|
files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 7, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 9:08 AM. Witness: Mrs.
|
||
|
Susan Pfuhl. Four glowing white discs: one made a 180 degree turn,
|
||
|
one flew straight and level, one veered off, and one circled
|
||
|
during the 70 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 9, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 10:50 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
USAF A/3c J.P. Raley. One disc-shaped object flew very fast and
|
||
|
then hovered for 2 seconds during a 5-6 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 13, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. 9:45 PM. Witness: USAF Marine
|
||
|
Corps pilot Maj. D. McGough. One orange light flew a left orbit
|
||
|
at 8,000' and 230 m.p.h., spiralled down to no more than 1,500',
|
||
|
remained stationary for 2-3 minutes and went out. An attempted
|
||
|
interception was unsuccessful.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 18, 1952; Fairfield, California. 12:50 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three policemen. One object changed color like a diamond, and
|
||
|
changed directions during the 30 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 19, 1952; Red Bluff, California. 2:38 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
Ground Observer Corps observer Albert Lathrop. Two objects,
|
||
|
shaped like fat bullets, flew straight and level, very fast for
|
||
|
25 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 20, 1952; Neffesville, Pennsylvania. 3:10 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Bill Ford and two others. An undescribed object flew at 500'
|
||
|
altitude for several minutes. No further data in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 21, 1952; Dallas, Texas; 11:54 PM. Witness: Jack Rossen,
|
||
|
ex-artillery observer. Three blue-white lights hovered then
|
||
|
descended; 1.5 minutes later, one of them descended more.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 23, 1952; Akron, Ohio. 4:10 AM. Witnesses: USAF 2nd Lt.
|
||
|
H.K. Funseth, a ground radar observer, and two U.S. Navy men.
|
||
|
One pulsing amber light was seen to fly straight and level for 7
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 24, 1952; Hermanas, Mexico. 10:15 AM. Witness: Georgia
|
||
|
Air National Guard F-84G jet fighter pilot Col. G.W. Johnson.
|
||
|
Two 6' silver balls in abreast formation, one turned grey
|
||
|
rapidly, the other slowly. One changed to long grey shape during
|
||
|
a turn. Sighting lasted about 10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 24, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 5:40 PM. Witnesses: Mr. and
|
||
|
Mrs. George White. One large round, metallic, white light with a
|
||
|
vague lower surface, flew slowly, then fast With a dancing,
|
||
|
wavering motion, for about 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 24, 1952; Levelland, Texas. 9:30 PM, 10:30 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp. One object, shaped like a
|
||
|
spinning top, changing color from red to yellow to blue, and with
|
||
|
a fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes, whistling, then flew away.
|
||
|
It, or another like it, returned an hour later.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 25, 1952; Pittsburg, Kansas; 5:35 AM. Witness: radio
|
||
|
station musician William Squyres. One dull aluminum object,
|
||
|
shaped like two meat platters, face to face, estimated at 75'
|
||
|
long, 45' wide, and 15' thick. Through a window in the front
|
||
|
section shone a blue light; the head and shoulders of a man could
|
||
|
be seen. The mid section had numerous windows through which
|
||
|
could be seen some kind of regular movement. A series of small
|
||
|
propellers were spaced close together along the outer edge of the
|
||
|
object, revolving at high speed. The object was hovering about
|
||
|
10' above the ground, 100 yards off the road, with a slight
|
||
|
rocking motion. It then ascended vertically with a sound like a
|
||
|
large covey of quail starting to fly at the same time.
|
||
|
Vegetation showed signs of having been disturbed under the
|
||
|
object.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 25, 1952; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. 3:40 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
civilian supervisor Fred Lee, foreman L.A. Aquilar. One round
|
||
|
silver object flew south, turned and flew north, made a 360 turn
|
||
|
and flew away vertically after 3-5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 26, 1952; Lathrop Wells, Nevada. 12:10 AM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
Capt. D.A. Woods. One large, round, very bright object with a
|
||
|
V-shaped contrail having a dark cone in the center, flew very
|
||
|
fast, hovered, made an instantaneous 90 turn, followed by a
|
||
|
gentle climb and finally sudden acceleration.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 28, 1952; Chickasaw and Brookley AFB, Alabama. 9:30 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: USAF control tower operators, officer from USAF
|
||
|
Office of Special Investigations, and others. Six objects,
|
||
|
varying from fiery red to sparkling diamond appearance, hovered,
|
||
|
flew erratically up and down for 1 hour and l5minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 29, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 8:35 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
pilot C.A. Magruder. Three objects, 50' in diameter, 10' high,
|
||
|
aluminum with red-yellow exhaust, flew in trail at estimated
|
||
|
1,500 m.p.h. for 4-5 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 29, 1952; west of Thule, Greenland (77' N, 75' 15' W).
|
||
|
10:50 AM. Witnesses: two U.S. Navy pilots flying a P4Y-2
|
||
|
patrol plane. Three white disc-shaped or spherical objects
|
||
|
hovered, then flew very fast in a triangular formation, in 2-3
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 1, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:50 PM. Witness: ex-AAF
|
||
|
B-25 gunner. Two large white disc-shaped objects with green
|
||
|
vapor trails flew in trail formation, merged, flew away very
|
||
|
fast.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 1, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 PM. Witness: one
|
||
|
unidentified person using binoculars. Two large objects shaped
|
||
|
like spinning tops and displaying red, blue and green colors,
|
||
|
flew side by side, leaving a sparkling trail for 30 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 1, 1952; Atlanta, Georgia. 9:43 PM. Witnesses: Mrs.
|
||
|
William Davis and nine other persons. One light, similar to the
|
||
|
evening star, moved up and down for a long period of time.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 1, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 PM. Witnesses: Mr.
|
||
|
Bowman (ex-artillery officer) and 24 others. A red, white, and
|
||
|
blue-green object which spun and shot off sparks for 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 1, 1952; Yaak, Montana; 4:45 AM. Witnesses: Visual
|
||
|
sighting by two USAF enlisted men, radar tracking seen by three
|
||
|
men using AN/FPS-3 radar set. Two small, varicolored lights
|
||
|
became black silhouettes at dawn; flew erratically. One hour.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 2, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 3 AM. Witness: radar
|
||
|
tracker Turason (ground controlled approach) at Midway Airport.
|
||
|
40 targets flew in miscellaneous directions, up to 175 m.p.h.
|
||
|
Two seemed to fly in formation with DC-6 airliner. Total of
|
||
|
8 hours.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 3, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 99 AM. Witnesses: civilian
|
||
|
pilots McCraven and Thomas. One shiny, dark ellipse made three
|
||
|
broad, curving sweeps in 1.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 6, 1952; Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana. l:30 AM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: T/Sgt. J.E. Wilson and two enlisted men. One bright
|
||
|
star-like light moved about the sky for 2 hours.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 6, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 4:55 PM. Witnesses: ex-
|
||
|
Congresswoman Mrs. Isabella King and Bill McClain. One orange
|
||
|
teardrop-shaped object whirled on its vertical axis, descended
|
||
|
very fast, stopped, retraced its path upwards, while whirling in
|
||
|
the opposite direction. 1.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 7, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
chemist J.W. Gibson and others. One orange object or light (the
|
||
|
color of 2,000' F.) exploded into view. Seen for from 3-20
|
||
|
seconds by various observers.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 9, 1952; Rabat, French Morocco. 9 PM. Witness: E.J.
|
||
|
colisimo, a civilian illustrator with USAF Intelligence. One
|
||
|
disc with lights along part of its circumference, flew twice as
|
||
|
fast as a T-33 jet trainer, in a slightly curved path for 5
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 12, 1952; Allen, Maryland. 9:30 PM. Witnesses: Mr. and
|
||
|
Mrs. David Kolb, of the Ground Observer Corps, using binoculars.
|
||
|
One white light with a red trim and streamers flew northeast for
|
||
|
35 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 13, 1952; Allentown, Pennsylvania. 7:40 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
private pilot W.A. Hobler, flying a Beech Bonanza. One object,
|
||
|
shaped like a fat football, flaming orange-red color, descended
|
||
|
and then pulled up in front of the witness' airplane. Seen for 2
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 14, 1952; Santa Barbara, California. 8:40 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
USAF C-54 transport pilot Tarbutton. One blue-white light
|
||
|
travelled straight and level, then went up. Seen for 30 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 14, 1952; North Atlantic, between Ireland and Iceland; Time unknown.
|
||
|
Witnesses: military persons from several countries aboard ships
|
||
|
in the NATO "Operation Mainbrace" exercise. Among the sightings:
|
||
|
one blue-green triangle was observed flying 1,500 m.p.h; three
|
||
|
objects in a triangular formation gave off white light exhaust at
|
||
|
1,500 m.p.h.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 14, 1952; White Lake, South Dakota. 7 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
Ground Observer Corps observer L.W. Barnes, using binoculars.
|
||
|
One red, cigar-shaped object, with three puffs behind it, flew
|
||
|
west, then south, and then was gone. Seen 30-40 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 14, 1952; Ciudad Jaurez, Mexico. 11:30 PM. Event occurred to 1:20 AM,
|
||
|
Sept. 15. Witnesses: consulting engineer R. J. Portis and three
|
||
|
others. Six groups of 12-15 luminous spheres or discs, which
|
||
|
flew in formations varying from arcs to inverted-Y's, very fast.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 14, 1952; Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania. Time not known.
|
||
|
Witness: pilot of Flying Tiger Airlines airplane N67977. One
|
||
|
blue light flew very fast on a collision course with the
|
||
|
airliner. Note: the summary card attached to the file showed
|
||
|
completely different information.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 16, 1952; Portland, Maine. 6:22 PM. Witnesses: crew of
|
||
|
U.S. Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane, visually and via radar. A
|
||
|
group of five lights was seen at the same time a long, thin blip
|
||
|
was being tracked on radar. Note: consideration was given to
|
||
|
this being USAF KC-97 airplanes involved in a refueling
|
||
|
operation. The sighting involved 20 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 16, 1952; Warner-Robbins AFB, Georgia. 7:30 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: three USAF officers, two civilians. Two white lights
|
||
|
flew abreast, at 100 m.p.h., for 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 17, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 11:40 AM. Witnesses: Mr. and
|
||
|
Mrs. Ted Hollingsworth. Two groups of three large, flat, shiny
|
||
|
objects flew in tight formations: the first group slow, the
|
||
|
second faster. Seen for 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 23, 1952; Gander Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. No time
|
||
|
shown. Witnesses: Pepperell AFB operations officer and seven
|
||
|
other campers. One bright white light, which reflected on the
|
||
|
lake, flew straight and level at 100 m.p.h. for 10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 24, 1952; Charleston, West Virginia. 3:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
crew of USAF B-29 bomber. A lot of bright, metallic particles or
|
||
|
flashes, up to 3' in length, streamed past the B-29 for 15
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 26, 1952; 400 miles NNW of Azores Islands. 11:16 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: pilot, copilot, engineer and aircraft commander of
|
||
|
USAF C-124 transport plane. Two distinct green lights were seen
|
||
|
to the right and slightly above the C-124, and at one time seemed
|
||
|
to turn toward it. The lights alternated leading each other
|
||
|
during more than 1 hour of observation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 27, 1952; Inyokern, California. 10 PM. Witnesses: two
|
||
|
couples, using a 5x telescope. One large, round object, which
|
||
|
went through the color spectrum every 2 seconds, was seen to fly
|
||
|
straight and level for 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 29, 1952; Rochester, England. 3:55 PM. Witnesses
|
||
|
unknown, but report came via the Rochester Police Dept. Two flat
|
||
|
objects hovered for 3 minutes, and then sped away.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 29, 1952; Southern Pines, North Carolina. 8:15 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: U.S. Army Res. lst Lt. C.H. Stevens and two others.
|
||
|
One green ellipse with a long tail orbited for 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 29, 1952; Aurora, Colorado. 3:15 PM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
T/Sgt. B.R. Hughes. Five or six circular objects, bright white
|
||
|
but not shiny, circled in trail formation for 5-6 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 1, 1952; Shaw AFB, South Carolina. 6:57 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
USAF lst Lt. T.J. Pointek, pilot of RF-8O reconnaissance jet. One
|
||
|
bright white light flew straight, then vertical, then hovered,
|
||
|
and then made an abrupt turn during a 23 minute attempted
|
||
|
intercept.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 1, 1952; Pascagoula, Mississippi. 7:40 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mr. and Mrs. C.C. McLean and one other person. One round,
|
||
|
milky-white object, shaped like a powder puff, hovered for 5-10
|
||
|
minutes then flew away very fast in an arc. A loud blast was
|
||
|
heard at the start of the 22 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 7, 1952; Alamagordo, New Mexico. 8:30 PM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
Lt. Bagnell. One pale blue oval, with its long axis vertical,
|
||
|
flew straight and level for 4-5 seconds, covering 30 in that
|
||
|
time.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 10, 1952; Otis AFB, Massachusetts. 6:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USAF S/Sgt., two other enlisted men. One blinking white light
|
||
|
moved like a pendulum for 20 minutes, and then shot straight up.
|
||
|
|
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|
Oct. 17, 1952; Taos, New Mexico. 9:15 PM. Witnesses: Four
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USAF officers One round, bright blue light moved from north to
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northeast at an elevation of 45 degree for 2-3 seconds and then burned
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out.
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Oct. 17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 PM. Witnesses: Ministers
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Greenwalt and Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved
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more or less straight and level for 5 seconds.
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Oct. 17, 1952; Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 PM. Witness:
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one military person (no detail). One white streamer moved at an
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|
estimated 3,000 m.p.h. in an arc for 20 seconds. No further
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|
details in files.
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Oct. 19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 PM. Witness: one
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ex-USAF aircrewman Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one
|
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of which was olive-drab colored on the side, flew in a rough
|
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|
V-formation. One object flipped slowly, another object stopped,
|
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|
during the 3-4 minute sighting.
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Oct. 19, 1952; 500 miles south of Hawaii. 6:58 PM. Witnesses:
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crew of USAF C-50 transport plane. One round yellow light, with
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a red glowing edge, estimated at 100' in diameter, flew at
|
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300-400 kts. (350-450 m.p.h.) for 20 seconds.
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Oct. 21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee. No time given. Witnesses:
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persons at airport weather station. Six white lights flew in a
|
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|
loose formation for 1-2 minutes, and made a shallow dive at a
|
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|
weather balloon.
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Oct. 24, 1952; Elberton, Alabama. 8:26 PM. Witnesses: USAF
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Lt. Rau, Capt. Marcinko, flying a Beech T-ll trainer. One
|
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|
object, shaped like a plate, with a brilliant front and vague
|
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|
trail, flew with its concave surface forward for 5 seconds.
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Oct. 29, 1952; Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 AM.
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Witnesses: USAF S/Sgt. Anderson, A/2c Max Handy. One round
|
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|
object, silhouetted against a cloud, flew straight and level and
|
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|
smooth at 400 m.p.h. for 20 seconds.
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|
Oct. 31, 1952; Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 PM. Witness: USAF
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Lt. James Allen. One orange, blimp-shaped object, 80' long and
|
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|
20' high, flew at treetop level, crossed over Allen's car (at
|
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|
which time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at 45'
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|
and tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.
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|
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|
Nov. 3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 PM. Witnesses: two
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|
control tower operators, including Lemaster. One long,
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|
elliptical, white-grey light flew very fast, paused, and then
|
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|
increased speed during a 3-4 second observation.
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|
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|
Nov. 4, 1952; Vineland, New Jersey. 5:40 PM. Witness:
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|
housewife Mrs. Sprague. Two groups of 2-3 whirling discs of
|
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|
light flew toward the southeast over a period of 30 seconds.
|
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|
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|
Nov. 12, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:23 PM. Witness:
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|
security inspector. Four red-white-green lights flew slowly over
|
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|
a prohibited area for 15 minutes.
|
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|
|
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|
Nov. 13, 1952; Opheim, Montana. 2:20 AM. Witness: radar
|
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|
tracking by USAF 779th AC&W station. An unexplained track was
|
||
|
followed for 1 hour, 28 minutes, at 158,000' altitude (30 miles)
|
||
|
and a speed of 240 m.p.h. Radar was FPS/3 (PPI).
|
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|
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|
Nov. 13, 1952; Glasgow, Montana. 2:43 AM. Witness: U.S.
|
||
|
Weather Bureau observer Earl Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped
|
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|
objects, with lights all around them, flew in a V-formation for
|
||
|
about 20 seconds. Each object seemed to be changing position
|
||
|
vertically by climbing or diving as if to hold formation.
|
||
|
Formation came from the northwest, made a 90 degree overhead, and flew
|
||
|
away to the southwest.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 15, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 7:02 AM. Witnesses: USAF Maj.
|
||
|
R.L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman, A/3c Phipps. One orange object
|
||
|
(a blue streak?) varied in shape, as it made jerky upward sweeps
|
||
|
with 10-15 second pauses during a 3-5 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 24, 1952; Annandale, Virginia. 6:30 PM. Witness: L.L'
|
||
|
Brettner. One round, glowing object flew very fast, made right
|
||
|
angle turns and reversed course during a 1 hour sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 27, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 12:10 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
pilot and crew chief of UAAF B-26 bomber. A series of black
|
||
|
smoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to antiaircraft fire, was seen
|
||
|
over a 20 minute period.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 30, 1952; Washington, DC. 12:30 PM. Witnesses: radar
|
||
|
operators at Washington National Airport. Radar trackings
|
||
|
similar to those of July 26, 1952.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 8, 1952; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 8:16 PM. Witnesses: pilot lst
|
||
|
Lt. D. Dickman and radar operator lst Lt. T. Davies in USAF F-94
|
||
|
jet interceptor (s/n 49-2522). One white, oval light which
|
||
|
changed to red at higher altitude, flew straight and level for 2
|
||
|
minutes, then climbed at phenomenal speed on an erratic flight
|
||
|
path. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 9, 1952; Madison, Wisconsin. 5:45 PM. Witnesses: Capt.
|
||
|
Bridges and lst Lt. Johneon in USAF T-33 jet trainer. Four
|
||
|
bright lights, in diamond formation, flew at 400 m.p.h. and were
|
||
|
passed by the T-33 at 450 m.p.h. during the 10 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 28, 1952; Marysville, California. Time unknown. Case missing from
|
||
|
official files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 1, 1953; Craig, Montana. 8:45 PM. Witnesses: Warner
|
||
|
Anderson and two women. A silver, saucer-shaped object with a
|
||
|
red glowing bottom, flew low over a river and then climbed fast
|
||
|
in a horizontal attitude. Ten second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 8, 1953; Larson AFB, Washington; 7:15 AM. Witnesses: men
|
||
|
from the 82nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the
|
||
|
squadron commander; all were on the ground. One green, disc-
|
||
|
shaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes, with a
|
||
|
vertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 10, 1953; Sonoma, California. 3:45 PM or 4 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: retired Col. Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the
|
||
|
Federal Security Agency. One flat object, like a pinhead, made
|
||
|
three 360 degree right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90 degree turns to the
|
||
|
right and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and
|
||
|
finally flew out of sight vertically after 60-75 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 17, 1953; near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 3:55 PM.
|
||
|
Witness: geologist/salesman J.J. Sackett. One brilliant
|
||
|
green-gold object, shaped like the Goodyear blimp with its length
|
||
|
twice its height, flew 400 m.p.h. straight and level, stopped,
|
||
|
then went straight up with one stop. Sighting lasted 22 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 28, 1953; Pt. Mugu, California; 1 PM. Witness: R.W.
|
||
|
Love, owner of Love Diving Co., engaged in retrieving radio-
|
||
|
controlled drones. An 18-20' white, flat disc flew straight and
|
||
|
level, overhead, for 6 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 28, 1953; Corona, California. 6:05 PM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
T/Sgt. George Beyer. Five 25' green spheres flew in V-formation,
|
||
|
then changed to trail formation at which time the end objects
|
||
|
turned red. Sighting lasted 12 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 28, 1953; Albany, Georgia. No time given. Witnesses:
|
||
|
radar maintenance personnel. Radar tracked one stationary target
|
||
|
for 20 minutes. A visual sighting about the same time was
|
||
|
explained. No further information in the files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 3, 1953; Keflavik, Iceland. 5:25 PM. Witnesses: radar
|
||
|
operators. Four unidentified targets were tracked for 24
|
||
|
minutes. No further data.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 4, 1953; Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 PM. Witness: U.S. Weather
|
||
|
Bureau observer Stanley Brown, using a theodolite. One white,
|
||
|
oblong object was tracked flying straight up, leveling off and
|
||
|
being joined by a second, similar, object. The second twice flew
|
||
|
away and returned to the first. After 5 minutes, both were lost
|
||
|
to sight behind clouds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 17, 1953; Port Austin. Michigan; 10:04 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
two officers and three airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and
|
||
|
by radar. Visual object appeared to larger and brighter than a
|
||
|
star and changed color; it was seen to move slowly for 5 minutes
|
||
|
until 10:09 PM Radar picked up a target at 10:08 PM moving
|
||
|
in a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 20, 1953; Pittsburg-Stockton, California; #1 time unknown;
|
||
|
#2, 10:30 PM. Witnesses: USAF B-25 bomber pilots. #1 was a
|
||
|
bright yellow light seen for 8 minutes. #2 was a bright light
|
||
|
which flew on a collision course, dimmed and climbed away fast.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 24, 1953; Sherman, Texas. 7:43 PM. Witnesses: Warrant
|
||
|
Officer and Mrs. Alden. Two bright red, round objects with big
|
||
|
halos flew in small circles, climbed and faded during a 3-7
|
||
|
second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 27, 1953; Shreveport, Louisiana. 11:58 AM. Witness: USAF
|
||
|
airman/private pilot. Five yellow discs made circular turns,
|
||
|
fluttered, three of them vanished, the other two flew erratic
|
||
|
square turns for a total of 4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 11, 1953; Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 AM. Witness: Mrs.
|
||
|
Nina Cook, an experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am
|
||
|
flight engineer. A large light, blinking at 10-15 times per
|
||
|
minute, moved up and down along a mountain range.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 14, 1953; north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: radar and visual observation by 10 crew members of
|
||
|
U.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored lights,
|
||
|
totalling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the
|
||
|
airplane, as detected visually and by airborne radar for 5
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 21, 1953; Elmira, New York. 3:05 PM. Witness: Ground
|
||
|
Observer Corps observation post. Six discs in a group flew high
|
||
|
and fast for a few seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 25, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
Capt. and Mrs. D.E. Cox. Several lights, some of which moved
|
||
|
straight, others which made 360 degree turns for 1.5 hours.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 27, 1953; Mt. Taylor, New Mexico; 7:25 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
pilot of USAF F-86 jet fighter at 600 kts. (700 m.p.h.). One
|
||
|
bright orange circle flew at 800 kts. (900 m.p.h.), and executed
|
||
|
three fast rolls. Pilot chased object for 4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 29, 1953; Spooner, Wisconsin. 3:45 PM. Witness: L.C.
|
||
|
Gillette. One aluminum, circular object flew high and fast,
|
||
|
twice reversing its course. Note: Mr. Gillette saw a similar
|
||
|
object in 1938. Fifteen second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 8, 1953; Fukuoka, Japan. 7:55 PM. Witness: lst Lt. D.J.
|
||
|
Pichon, pilot of USAF F-94B jet interceptor. One bright blue
|
||
|
light descended, accelerated, flew parallel to the F-94,
|
||
|
increased its speed and blinked out after 45 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 15, 1953; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 PM. Witness: S/Sgt.
|
||
|
V.A. Locey. Three orange lights were seen for: 3 minutes, 30
|
||
|
seconds, and a few seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 1, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 11:35 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor, and
|
||
|
control tower operator. One white light evaded interception
|
||
|
attempt by F-94 during 30 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 27, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 8:30 PM. Witnesses: many
|
||
|
unidentified civilians, including Jacobson. Nine separate
|
||
|
meandering lights were seen during 15 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 21, 1953; Naha, Okinawa. 7 PM. Witnesses: Nine Japanese
|
||
|
and Okinawan weather observers. One unidentified light moved
|
||
|
slowly for 20 minutes. No further data in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 22, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 2:10 AM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
|
||
|
interceptor. One red light, flying at an estimated 1,000 kts.
|
||
|
(1,100 m.p.h.) eluded the chasing F-94 after 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 24, 1953; Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 11:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
crew of USAF KB-29 aerial tanker plane. Radar tracked an
|
||
|
unidentified target which twice approached to within .5 miles of
|
||
|
the airplane, and once to within 6 miles, during a 2 minute
|
||
|
observation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 24, 1953; Simiutak, Greenland. 11:30 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
weather observer A/2c R.A. Hill. One red triangle hovered and
|
||
|
rotated for 15 seconds, then climbed for 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 3, 1953; Amarillo, Texas. 12:04 PM. Witness: Airport
|
||
|
control tower chief C.S. Brown. One round and reflective or
|
||
|
translucent object flew straight, stopped for 7 seconds, sped
|
||
|
along, stopped again, was joined by a similar object and they
|
||
|
flew off in different directions, after a total of 56 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 20, 1953; near Castle AFB, California. 9:05 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: crew of TB-29 bomber/trainer plane. One greyish oval
|
||
|
object made four passes at the airplane (three times at 10-20
|
||
|
miles distance), then dived vertically as if two objects.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 27, 1953; Greenville, Mississippi. 9:45 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USAF pilot, M/Sgt., others, all on the ground. One meandering
|
||
|
light was observed for 50 minutes. No further details in file.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 2, 1953; Sidi Slimane AFB, French Morocco. 9:14 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: Lt. Col. William Moore and lst Lt. J.H. McInnis,
|
||
|
flying a USAF C-47 transport plane. One very bright light was on
|
||
|
a collision course with the C-47, levelled out, made 180 degree turn
|
||
|
during 3 minute observation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 3, 1953; Portland, Oregon. Unknown time. Two bright silver ovals moved
|
||
|
very fast. Case missing from files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 22, 1953; Hayward, California. 11:45 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
civilian, Mr. Bray, using a small telescope. One thin, yellow
|
||
|
triangle moved slowly, made a rapid acceleration and a vertical
|
||
|
climb during the 5-8 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 28, 1953; Palmdale, California. 7 PM. Witness: radar
|
||
|
observer of USAF F-94C jet interceptor. One object tracked at
|
||
|
2,000 kts. (2,300 m.p.h.) for 15 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 28, 1953; Newhall, California. 7 PM. Witness: radar
|
||
|
observer of USAF F-94C jet interceptor. Visual observation
|
||
|
one orange ball travelling 500-600 kts. (600-700 m.p.h.) for 6
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 15, 1953; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 10:10 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three General Mills research engineers including Bartholomew.
|
||
|
One glowing grey mass with a vapor trail dived for 10-15 seconds,
|
||
|
levelled out and the trail stopped, leaving the grey mass
|
||
|
visible. Total of 40 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 16, 1953; Nicosia, Cyprus. 10 PM. Witness: USAF Capt.
|
||
|
H.W. Watson, Maj. G. Watson. Two white or blue lights in trail
|
||
|
formation, travelled very fast straight and level, then made a
|
||
|
turn. Ten second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 19, 1953; Washington, DC. 9:35 PM. Witnesses: T/Sgt.
|
||
|
Rommanis, T/Sgt. Osiecki, two others. One white white sphere with a
|
||
|
white or red tail, ascended at 20 degree angle, performed a loop and
|
||
|
returned. Fifty second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 29, 1953; Mapleton, Maine. 8:30 PM. Witnesses: two high
|
||
|
school students, including Morrison. One blue object with a
|
||
|
flaming trail, and two dark green glowing objects with white and
|
||
|
blue-green fringe, flew from south to north with some erratic
|
||
|
motions for l hour.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 18, 1953; Manitowoc, Wisconsin. 12:45 PM. Witness: R.J.
|
||
|
Bassett, a pilot for 31 years. One silver sphere or disc hovered
|
||
|
several times during 45 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 17, 1953; Hasslehom, Sweden. 2:37 PM. Witness: Capt. Ulf
|
||
|
Christiernsson, chief pilot for Transair, flying a DC-3. One
|
||
|
shiny metal spherical ellipse, 2,000' below DC-3, flew at
|
||
|
approximately 700 m.p.h. for 6-7 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 24, 1953; El Cajon, California. 8:04 AM. Witnesses: U.S.
|
||
|
Navy Lts. J.B. Howard and L.D. Linhard, flying F9F-2 jet
|
||
|
fighters. Ten silver, oval objects flew at more than 400 kts.
|
||
|
(450 m.p.h.), straight and level, for 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 28, 1953; Marysville, California. 11:55 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
Yuba County Airport Manager Dick Brandt. One saucer, with a
|
||
|
brilliant blue light, reflecting on a nearby building, hovered
|
||
|
briefly during the 1.5 minute observation.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 28, 1954; Rangeley, Maine. 110-10:15 AM. Witness: Wilhelm
|
||
|
Reich. Two bright lights moved into valley, and were seen
|
||
|
against the mountain background, for 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 26, 1954; Newburyport, Massachusetts. 2:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
architect R.M. Pierce, marine engineer George Avery and one other
|
||
|
person. One silver disc, with a white trail, made a loud roar
|
||
|
for 30-60 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 2, 1954; vicinity of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 10 PM.
|
||
|
Witness: research engineer R.C. Swengel. Three objects, each
|
||
|
with two lights, flew straight and level at medium speed for an
|
||
|
unknown length of time.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 5, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 8 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
crews of USAF KC-97 aerial tanker planes. One object or light
|
||
|
made passes at KC-97s, the other flew straight and level.
|
||
|
Sighting duration unknown.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 12, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 9:35 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
USAF lst Lt. Robert Johnson, flying an F-86 jet fighter. He
|
||
|
chased an object at more than 530 m.p.h. for 30 seconds, but was
|
||
|
unable to catch it. It appeared to be the size of a fighter
|
||
|
plane but had neither tanks nor trails.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 8, 1954; Chicago, Illinois. 4:30 PM. Witness: Lelah
|
||
|
Stoker. One white round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended
|
||
|
beneath it, skimmed over the water, landed, and an occupant in a
|
||
|
green suit walked around. It then took off very, very fast.
|
||
|
Sighting lasted 30 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 23, 1954; Pittsfield, Maine. 9:30 AM. Witnesses: Mr.
|
||
|
and Mrs. F.E. Robinson. One silver dollar-shaped object with a
|
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|
dome and a flashing light made a sound like a swarm of bees. It
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hovered and tilted, flew horizontally, then rose vertically
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without tilting. Stones underneath it moved. Four minute
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sighting.
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April 24, 1954; Hartland, Maine. 6:10 PM. Witness: D.
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Robinson. One large, silver, oblong object with a dome and a
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flashing light flew straight and level and then straight up.
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Total of 15 minutes under observation.
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April 26, 1954; Athens, Georgia. 7:35 PM. Witnesses: C.
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Cartey, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hopkins and their daughter. Fifteen to
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twenty yellow objects in a V-formation, flew from south to north
|
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for 10 seconds.
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May 10, 1954; Elsinore, California. 12:40 PM. Witness: U.S.
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Marine Corps Squadron Leader D.R. Higgin, flying an F3D-2 jet
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|
fighter. One dark gunmetal delta-shaped object, 22' long and 10'
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wide, with a fin on the top, descended at a 25-30' angle under
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|
the lead airplane of a formation, and over the airplane of
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Higgin. Sighting lasted a few seconds.
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May 11, 1954; Washington, DC. 10:45 PM. Witnesses: three
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USAF. air policemen at Washington National Airport. Two bright
|
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|
lights were seen on three occasions to fly straight and level,
|
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make 90 degree turns and fade. Each sighting lasted about 45 seconds.
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May 22, 1954; LaPorte, Indiana. 9:15 PM. Witnesses: highway
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engineer R.W. Dring, engineer Geert Tibma. One bright light made
|
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a shallow climb for 45 seconds.
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May 31, 1954; Concord, New Hampshire. 10:15 AM. Witness: Mrs.
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L.K. Stevens. One very white, elongated object flew very, very
|
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fast, and then blinked out after 8-10 seconds.
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June 1, 1954; from 400 miles south to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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9 PM. Witnesses: crew of USAF B-47 jet bomber at 34,000'
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altitude. One object with running lights flew at 24-44,000'
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altitude for 1 hour.
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June 8, 1954; Texarkana, Texas. 1 AM or 2:30 AM. (file not
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clear). Witness: L.T. Prewitt, employee of Red River Arsenal.
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|
One golden yellow light flew over his house, making a "shhh" or
|
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|
buzzing sound for 2 minutes. 9:09 PM Witness: USAF pilot
|
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ht. One white light descended at
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June 10, 1954; Estacado, Texas. 9:09 PM. Witness: USAF pilot
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Capt. Bill McDonald, in flight. One white light descended at
|
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|
45 degrees from great altitude, passed under his aircraft, made two
|
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|
360' turns and went out after 30 seconds.
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|
June 22, 1954; Miami Beach, Florida. 9 PM. Witnesses: U.S.
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Marine Corps Maj. E. Buchser and Maj. J.V. Wilkins. One meteor-
|
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|
like object descended, stopped, and became extremely bright.
|
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|
Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
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|
June 24, 1954; Danvers, Massachusetts. 12:45 PM. Witness:
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R.B. Tomer, director of commercial engineering for CBS-Hytron.
|
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|
One white, elliptical-shaped object covered 45^ of sky in 30
|
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|
seconds.
|
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|
|
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|
June 25, 1954; Indian Lake, Ohio; 5:05 PM. Witnesses:
|
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|
experienced private pilot John Mark, flying Navion lightplane;
|
||
|
radar at Dayton, Ohio airport, tracked very fast target at same
|
||
|
location. One silver or aluminum round object with a flat
|
||
|
bottom, raised front edge, inverted cone on top, and a diameter
|
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|
of about 60'. Flew horizontally, hovered, made a high-G pull up
|
||
|
and then a steep climb into an overcast. Sighting lasted 3-5
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
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|
July 18, 1954; Normandy, Missouri. 8:40 PM. Witness: A.T.
|
||
|
Chamblin. One greenish-white disc was seen for 30 minutes.
|
||
|
|
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|
July 25, 1954; Middle Sister Island, on U.S.-Canadian border in
|
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|
western Lake Erie; 7:12 PM. Witness: attorney L.B. Tussing.
|
||
|
One black cylinder, 12 times long as wide, moved fast along the
|
||
|
surface of the lake.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 30, 1954; Los Angeles, California. 10:15 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
Hughes Aircraft test pilots Englert and Peterson, flying a B-25
|
||
|
bomber. One metallic, pencil-shaped object flew slowly or
|
||
|
hovered for an unstated length of time.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 2, 1954; Westlake, Ohio. 5:17 PM. Witness: ex-AAF B-17
|
||
|
gunner (19 missions) N.E. Schroeder. One thin, bright ellipse,
|
||
|
like polished metal, hovered for 5-8 seconds, dropped down 3,000'
|
||
|
in 3 seconds, hovered again and faded out after a total of 20
|
||
|
seconds in view.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 6, 1954; San Antonio, Texas. 6 PM. Witness: mechanical
|
||
|
engineer L.H. Hormer. One intensely white elliptical light
|
||
|
changed to yellow, then orange, then pink, four or five times
|
||
|
while flying straight and level for 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 11, 1954; Yoron Jima, near Okinawa. 8:55 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
P.L. Percharde, electrical engineer and assistant manager of
|
||
|
Moeller Shipwrecker Co., of Okinawa. A line of blue lights,
|
||
|
underneath. a blue circle with a black center. Flew over ship
|
||
|
and climbed, illuminating and agitating the clouds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 15, 1954; San Marcos, Texas. 10:20 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
Maj. W.J. Davis, Capt. R.D. Sauers, flying a C-47 transport
|
||
|
plane. One dark blue oblong object paced the C-47, veered away,
|
||
|
then crossed in front of it. Five minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 24, 1954; Egilstadir, Iceland. 8:30 PM. Witness: one
|
||
|
unnamed farmer. A cylinder, 2-2.5' long, 4-5' in diameter, made
|
||
|
a loud whizzing sound, flew straight and level fast, then slow,
|
||
|
then fell into sandbar.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 26, 1954; Danville, Virginia; 6:15 AM. Witness: Rev.
|
||
|
W.L. Shelton. Two domed ellipses, 20' long, 8' thick, 10' at
|
||
|
ends; glowing silver or orange. Hovered, then climbed side-by-
|
||
|
side while getting brighter. Observed for 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 27, 1954; Dorchester, Massachusetts. 1 PM. Witness: E.A.
|
||
|
Srazdes. Seven large, white, teardrop-shaped objects turned
|
||
|
blue. Flew in line formation and increased speed during the 2
|
||
|
minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 29, 1954; Prince Christian, Greenland. 11:05 AM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: lst Officer H.G. Gardner, engineer J.V.D. Whitisy,
|
||
|
flying Royal Dutch Airlines DC-4 (PH-DBZ). Three or four dark,
|
||
|
lens-shaped objects veered north and changed position in
|
||
|
formation during the 10 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 4, 1954; Butler, Missouri. 3 AM. Witness: J.
|
||
|
Faltemeier, CAA communications specialist. Twenty-thirty lights,
|
||
|
as if on a string, flew straight and level for 1.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 5, 1954; Butler, Missouri. 12:23 AM. Witness: J.
|
||
|
Faltemeier, CAA communications specialist. One silver or white
|
||
|
object with a slightly swept-back leading edge and a following
|
||
|
exhaust, flew straight and level, then veered southwest to south
|
||
|
after 30 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 18, 1954; Kimpo Air Base, Japan. 5:55 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
two control tower operators, a weather forecaster and a weather
|
||
|
observer. One round object, like polished aluminum, flew
|
||
|
straight and level for 11-13 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 21, 1954; Barstow, California. 1 AM. Witnesses: two
|
||
|
local policemen, four U.S. Marine Corps police, one highway
|
||
|
patrolman. One red-orange ball giving off sparks, and a smaller
|
||
|
light, made a zigzag descent and then hovered. Total of 20
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 21, 1954; Santa Maria, Azores Islands. 9:45 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
airport guard. One 10'x5' light metallic blue, pecan-shaped
|
||
|
object with a clear glass or plastic nose having a door, and with
|
||
|
poles or aerials on the nose. Humming or whining, it hovered,
|
||
|
landed vertically, 50' away. A blond man, 5' 10" tall appeared,
|
||
|
spoke in a strange language, patted the guard on the shoulder,
|
||
|
got in the object, hooked up his harness, pushed a button, took
|
||
|
off with the object's nose pointed up, then levelled off and
|
||
|
climbed vertically. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 22, 1954; Marshfield, Missouri. 9 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
private pilot J.N. Williams, E.J. Ash. A thin, translucent tan
|
||
|
asymmetrical boomerang-shaped object revolved, then tumbled down
|
||
|
behind some trees. Marks were found in the dirt. Sighting
|
||
|
lasted 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 23, 1954; Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 9:45 AM. Witness: Dave
|
||
|
Owenby. Two bright silver, wheel-shaped objects flew from north
|
||
|
to south in trail for 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 13, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 10:05 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
weather observer, following a balloon with his theodolite. One
|
||
|
round, flat, silver object flew straight and level for 30
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 15, 1954; Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 8:45 PM. Oct. 15, 16 and 17, 1954. Fifty
|
||
|
objects with illuminated bottoms were seen flying in a
|
||
|
V-formation, very fast, on successive nights. Only data is on
|
||
|
summary card.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 28, 1954; Miho Air Base, Japan. 5:32 PM. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
pilots Lt. Col. O.C. Cook and Lt. J.W. Brown, on ground using
|
||
|
7x50 binoculars. One brilliant white, round-oval object climbed
|
||
|
in front of clouds, brightened, turned 90 to the north. Seen
|
||
|
for 45 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 29, 1954; Terciera Islands, Azores. 9 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
four Portuguese nationals. One object, shaped like a stovepipe
|
||
|
with a center bulge and short wings (10' long, 3' in diameter, 3'
|
||
|
wings) having concave wingtips, and grey colored. Made a
|
||
|
gargling sound when hovering, then disappeared in the glare of
|
||
|
airplane landing lights. Sighting lasted 4-5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 15, 1954; Augusta, Maine. 44 PM. Witness: N. Gallant,
|
||
|
manager of radio station WFAV. Ten gold, circular objects flew
|
||
|
in vertical V-formation, straight and level for 3 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 19, 1954; Corvallis, Oregon. 4:15 PM. Witness: P.J.
|
||
|
Gunn, assistant professor of art at Oregon State University and
|
||
|
ex-U.S. Navy aviation cadet. One bright white light hovered
|
||
|
8.5-9 minutes, then crossed 20 of sky in 3-3.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 28, 1954; Manilla, Phillipine Islands. 10:50 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
one anonymous medical doctor. One flat-bottomed, domed object
|
||
|
(65-70' across, 18-20' high), bright orange with yellow discs
|
||
|
attached and an exhaust trail. Flew north, stopped, reversed its
|
||
|
course during 4 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 3, 1954; Gulfport, Mississippi; 12:12 PM. Witnesses: Mr.
|
||
|
and Mrs. S.P. Mellen. One translucent grey, round, flat object
|
||
|
rotated on its vertical axis at high r.PM for 30 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 7, 1954; Cape Province, South Africa. 1:15 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
weather officer, using a theodolite. One white, semi-circular,
|
||
|
flat object with a dome flew from west to east, then turned
|
||
|
north. Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 1, 1955; Cochise, New Mexico. 6:44 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
instructor and student pilot in USAF B-25 bomber/trainer. A
|
||
|
metallic disc, shaped like two pie pans face-to-face, and 120-
|
||
|
130' in diameter, paced the B-25, showing both its edge and its
|
||
|
face, for 5-7 minutes. Only item in case file was summary form.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 26, 1955; Lakeland, Florida. 6:15 PM. Witness: J.M.
|
||
|
Holland. A black smoke trail made a circle. There was an
|
||
|
explosion and some objects fell. No further information in file.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 1, 1955; 20 miles east of Cochise, New Mexico. 7:55 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: Instructor Capt. D.F. Ritzdorf, aviation cadet F.W.
|
||
|
Miller in TB-25 bomber/trainer. One red and white ball hovered
|
||
|
off the left wing of the TB-25 for 5 minutes, then made a very
|
||
|
fast climb. Total time of sighting was 8 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 2, 1955; Miramar Naval Air Station, California. 11:50 AM.
|
||
|
Witness: USN Cmdr. J.L. Ingersoll. One highly polished sphere,
|
||
|
with reddish-brown coloring, fell, then instantly accelerated to
|
||
|
1,000-1,500 m.p.h.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 10, 1955; Bethesda, Maryland. 10:03 PM. Witness: E.J.
|
||
|
Stein, model maker at U.S. Navy ship design facility. One
|
||
|
object, shaped like a small portion of the bottom of the Moon,
|
||
|
with a radiant yellow color, hovered for 30 seconds. Its bottom
|
||
|
changed to a funnel shape. Total sighting lasted 1.5-2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 30, 1955; Travis County, Texas. 7:30 AM. Witness USAF
|
||
|
Wing Intelligence Officer Maj. L..J. Pagozalski. Four black
|
||
|
objects in a cluster made a whooshing sound like a zephyr.
|
||
|
Sighting lasted 2-3 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 4, 1955; Keflavik, Iceland. 12:38 PM. Witnesses: Lt. Col.
|
||
|
E.J. Stealy, lst Lt. J.W. Burt. About 10 round, white objects,
|
||
|
one of which left a brief smoke trail, flew in an irregular
|
||
|
formation, some of them making erratic movements during the 5-8
|
||
|
second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 23, 1955; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Midnight. Witnesses: USAF
|
||
|
Airman/Basic I.J. Shapiro and E.C. Ingber. During a 5 minute
|
||
|
period, two slender, vertical rectangles were seen low on the
|
||
|
horizon, and two ovals with tops (dark, with dark blue
|
||
|
illumination) flew higher.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 29, 1955; Columbus, Nebraska. 10:45 PM. Witness: Morrice
|
||
|
Raymond. Four orange flashing lights and one whIte flashing
|
||
|
light moved up and down like yo-yos for 5-6 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 11, 1955; Iceland. 11:45 AM. Witness: 2nd Lt. E.J.
|
||
|
Marlow. Twelve grey objects, from cigar to egg-shaped, varied
|
||
|
their formation from elliptical to wavy line to scattered to
|
||
|
straight line to trail formation. Speed varied from hover to
|
||
|
1,000 m.p.h. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 23, 1955; Arlington, Virginia. 10:45 AM. Witness: G.M.
|
||
|
Park, using a 400x telescope. Several orange lights moved singly
|
||
|
or in groups, circling and stopping during 30 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 3, 1955; Bellingham, Washington. Unknown time. Witness: Observer
|
||
|
Saunders for Ground Observer Corps. One white pinhead moved
|
||
|
slowly across 30 degrees of sky in 15 minutes. No further information.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 7, 1955; Washington, DC. Unknown time. Witnesses: Two photographers,
|
||
|
one plate maker for the Army Map Service (one named Smith). One
|
||
|
glowing round object flew an arc for 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 9, 1955; near Alcoa, Tennessee. 12 noon. Witness: M.N.
|
||
|
Dawkins, using binoculars. One brown, almost square object flew
|
||
|
with a circular motion for 10-15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 8, 1955; Loogootee, Indiana. 4:38 PM. Witnesses: R.D.
|
||
|
Prather, H. Ahern. One round, silver or white object flew
|
||
|
straight and level at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for an unstated
|
||
|
length of time.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 11, 1955; Pt. Lookout, Maryland; 4 PM. Witnesses: B.
|
||
|
Hale, A. Ostrom. One round object which looked white in the
|
||
|
daylight and turned red with sparks toward the end of the 2.5
|
||
|
hour sighting, made a deep roar, unlike an aircraft.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 17, 1955; St. Louis, Missouri; 6:10 AM. Witness: J.A.
|
||
|
Mapes. Twelve round, flat objects, silver on top and dark on the
|
||
|
bottom, flew in 4-deep formation, tipping in pitch and roll, for
|
||
|
45 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 20, 1955; Lake City, Tennessee. 5:20 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Operations Officer Capt. B.G. Denkler and five men of the USAF
|
||
|
663rd AC&W Sqdn. Two oblong, bright orange, semi-transparent
|
||
|
objects flew at terrific speed and erratically, toward and away
|
||
|
from each other. Observed by various persons form 4 to 15
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 25, 1955; La Veta, Colorado. 10:30 AM. Witness: State
|
||
|
Senator S.T. Taylor. One dirigible-shaped object (fat front,
|
||
|
tapered toward the tail) object, which was luminous green-blue
|
||
|
and jellylike, appeared overhead diving at a 45' angle,
|
||
|
then reduced angle to 30'. Object seen for 5 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 21, 1955; Caribou, Maine. 111 PM. Witness: Roberta V.
|
||
|
Jacobs. One round, very bright gold, domed disc made a short
|
||
|
climb, rotated, hovered and then accelerated during the 6-8
|
||
|
minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 12, 1956; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 11:25 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: F-89 pilot Bowen, radar observer Crawford. One green
|
||
|
and red object rapidly circled the aircraft while being tracked
|
||
|
on radar during 1 minute sighting. No further details.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 19, 1956; Houston, Texas. 6:07 AM. Witnesses: crew of
|
||
|
Eastern Airlines Super Constellation. One intense white light,
|
||
|
moving 4-5 times the speed of the airplane, was evaded by the
|
||
|
pilot.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 4, 1956; McKinney, Texas; 3:15 PM. Witnesses: Capt. Roy
|
||
|
Hall, U.S. Army, ret.; Charles Anderson and others; some observed
|
||
|
through a 6" telescope, others through a 55-200x telescope. One
|
||
|
fat, oblong object with two lines around its middle, remained
|
||
|
stationary for 6 hours.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 6, 1956; Banning, California. 5:30 AM. Witness: Mr.
|
||
|
Bierman. One thin disc with a small dome, shimmering silver,
|
||
|
hovered about 100 yards away for 8-10 seconds, then zoomed up.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 8, 1956; 20 miles south of Quartsite, Arizona. 11 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: attorneys W.B. Buttermore and J.W. Smith. One
|
||
|
blue-white pulsating light flew fast, straight and level, for 5-7
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 27, 1956; Juniata, Pennsylvania. 9:55 PM. Witness: Mrs.
|
||
|
R.S. Pope. One bright disc with a clear dome flew vertically,
|
||
|
then north. A very cold breeze seemed to have been originated by
|
||
|
the object during the 3 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 4, 1956; Dallas, Texas. 9 PM. Witnesses: U.S. Marine
|
||
|
Corps T/Sgt. R.D. Rogers and family. One large star, changing to
|
||
|
red color, remained stationary for 20 minutes, then went west at
|
||
|
200 kts. (230 m.p.h.). Sighting lasted 23 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 14, 1956; Highland, North Carolina. 1 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
Scaly, N. Car. policeman O.S. Gryman. Fourteen yellow-to-red
|
||
|
round objects with tremendous exhaust, flew in a Vague formation
|
||
|
from southwest to east to northeast and back again, while
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swoooping up and down. Sighting lasted 1.5 hours.
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Nov. 1, 1956; 60 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, in Illinois;
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5:30 PM. Witness: USAF Capt. W..M. Lyons, Intelligence Division
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|
Chief (Aerial Weather Reconnaissance Officer), flying a T-33 jet
|
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|
trainer. One orange light with a blue tinge, flew across the sky
|
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|
for 2 minutes.
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Nov. 30, 1956; Charleston AFB, South Carolina. 12:48 PM.
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Witness: USAF aerial navigator Maj. D.D. Grimes. One
|
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|
unspecified object flew at an estimated 100' altitude over water
|
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|
for 10 minutes. No further details.
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|
Dec. 31, 1956; Guam. 2:10 AM. Witness: USAF lst Lt. Ted
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|
Brunson, flying an F-86D jet interceptor. One round, white
|
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|
object flew under the F-86D, which was unable to turn as sharply
|
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|
as the object.
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April 25, 1957; Ringgold, Louisiana. Unknown time. Military witness
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|
Robertson. Case missing from official files.
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June 12, 1957; Milan, Italy. 7:30 PM. Witness: G.U. Donadio,
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|
translator for export-import firm. One object "big as a hen's
|
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|
egg" flew very fast, zigzagged, hovered and revolved, then shot
|
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up after 17 minutes.
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|
July 27, 1957; Longmont, Colorado. Early morning.
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Or July 29, 1957. Witness: J.L. Siverly. One thick disc, ice blue, with a top
|
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|
like honeycomb (interconnected hexagons), hovered and rocked
|
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|
below the hill tops for 10 minutes. Middle band was scalloped,
|
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|
bottom had four kidney-shaped forms.
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|
July 29, 1957; Cleveland, Ohio. 10:31 PM. Witnesses: Capital
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Airlines Capt. R.L. Stimley, First Officer F.J. Downing. One
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|
large, round, yellow-white object dimmed once, crossed the bow of
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|
the airliner, which then gave chase but was unable to catch it.
|
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|
Sighting last 8 minutes.
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|
July 29, 1957; Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 AM. Witness: E.E.
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Henkins. One pale yellow fireball glided into the water and
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|
exploded. Viewed for 1 minute.
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|
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|
Sept. 20, 1957; Kadena AFB, Okinawa. 8 PM. Witnesses: S/Sgt.
|
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|
H.T. O'Connor, S/Sgt. H.D. Bridgeman. One object, shaped like a
|
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|
coke bottle without the neck, translucent and fluorescent. Made
|
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|
four 5-10 second passes from north to south, with 4-5 minutes
|
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|
between passes.
|
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|
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|
Oct. 8, 1957; Seattle, Washington. 9:17 AM. Witnesses: two
|
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|
U.S. Army sergeants. Two flat, round, white objects flew in
|
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|
trail formation along an irregular path, frequently banking
|
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|
during 25-30 seconds.
|
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|
|
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|
Nov. 6, 1957; Radium Springs, New Mexico. 10:50 PM. Witnesses:
|
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|
one Las Cruces policeman, one Dona Ana County Deputy Sheriff.
|
||
|
One round object--changing from red to green to blue to white--
|
||
|
rose vertically from a mountain top. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
|
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|
|
||
|
Nov. 8, 1957; Merrick, Long Island, New York. l0:10 AM.
|
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|
Witness: Mrs. L. Dinner. One bar-shaped object, 3.5' long,
|
||
|
giving off blue flashes, made a swishing sound. No further data.
|
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|
|
||
|
Nov. 26, 1957; Robins AFB, Georgia. 10:07 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three control tower operators, one weather observer and four
|
||
|
others. One silver, cigar-shaped object suddenly vanished after
|
||
|
8 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 30, 1957; New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
three U.S. Coast Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then
|
||
|
gold, then separated into three parts and turned red. Sighting
|
||
|
lasted 20 minutes.
|
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|
|
||
|
Dec. 13, 1957; Col Anahuac, Mexico. 9:35 AM. Witness: R.C.
|
||
|
Cano. Fourteen-fifteen circular, tapered discs, very bright,
|
||
|
flew in a formation like a stack of coins, then changed to an
|
||
|
inverted-V formation. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 17, 1957; near Grand Junction, Colorado; 7:20 PM.
|
||
|
Witness: F.G. Hickman, 17. One round object changed from yellow
|
||
|
to white to green to red; red tail was twice as long as the body.
|
||
|
It stopped, started, backed up for 45 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 14, 1958; Healdsburg, California. 8:45 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Cummings and one other. A 3' round, black
|
||
|
object touched the ground and then took off. Watched for 2
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 14, 1958; Lynchburg, Virginia. 1 PM. Witness: USAF Maj.
|
||
|
D.G. Tilley, flying C-47 transport. One grey-black rectangular
|
||
|
object rotated very slowly on its horizontal axis for 4 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 9, 1958; Bohol Island, Phillipine Islands. 11:05 AM.
|
||
|
Witness: Phillipine Airlines pilot. One object with a shiny,
|
||
|
metallic surface was falling and spinning for 1.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 14, 1958; Pueblo, Colorado; 10:46 AM. Witness: airport
|
||
|
weather observer O.R. Foster, using a theodolite. An object
|
||
|
shaped like Saturn, less the bottom part; silver with no metallic
|
||
|
luster, flew overhead for 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 20, 1958; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. 11:05 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
Battalion Communication Chief SFC A. Parsley. One silver,
|
||
|
circular object, its lower portion seen through a green haze,
|
||
|
hovered, then oscillated slightly, then moved at great speed.
|
||
|
Watched for 10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 17, 1958; Warren, Michigan. 7:05 PM. Witness: A.D.
|
||
|
Chisholm. One extremely bright object shaped first like a bell,
|
||
|
then like a saucer, hovered for 5 minutes, flipped over and sped
|
||
|
away to the west-south-west. Sighting lasted 6-10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 1, 1958; Wheelus AFB, Libya. 12:15 AM. Witness: Philco
|
||
|
technical representative A.M. Slaton. One round, blue-white
|
||
|
object flew at varying speeds. First sighting lasted 2 minutes,
|
||
|
second lasted 1.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 2, 1958; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. 2:30 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
naturalist Ivan Sanderson. One dull-grey object, shaped like a
|
||
|
pickle with a flat bottom, flew erratically and made loops for 15
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 27, 1958; Lock Raven Dam, Maryland. 10:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Phillip Small, Alvin Cohen. One large, flat egg-shaped object
|
||
|
affected a car's electrical system and caused a burning sensation
|
||
|
on one of its occupants. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 3, 1958; Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 PM. Witness: M/Sgt.
|
||
|
William R. Butler, medic. One bright green object, shaped like a
|
||
|
10 cent piece, and one smaller, silver round object. First
|
||
|
object exploded, then second object moved toward the location of
|
||
|
the first at high speed. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 26, 1959; Corsica, Pennsylvania. 12:45 PM.
|
||
|
Or March 27, 1959. Witness: T.E. Clark. One dark red, barrel-shaped object, 20'
|
||
|
long, 6-7' high, descended below some trees during the 3 minute
|
||
|
sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 18, 1959; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 9:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
A. Cavelli and R. Blessin, using 7x binoculars. One brown,
|
||
|
cigar-shaped object came from below the horizon (close to the
|
||
|
witnesses) ascending to 40-50^ above the horizon in 4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 30, 1959; Patuxent River NAS, Maryland. 8:23 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
USN Cdr. D. Connolly. One gold, oblate-shaped object, nine times
|
||
|
as wide as it was thick, metallic and with sharp edges, flew
|
||
|
straight and level for 20-30 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 25, 1959; Irondequoit, New York. 1 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
technical illustrator W.D. Neva. One thin, crescent moon-shaped
|
||
|
object with a small white dome in the center, flew at tremendous
|
||
|
speed for 5-10 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 10, 1959; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 1:28 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Flt. Lt. M.S. Mowat, on ground.
|
||
|
One large star-like light crossed 53 degree of sky in 25 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 13, 1959; Gills Rock, Wisconsin. 1:05 AM. Witness: R.H.
|
||
|
Daubner. One round yellow light, with eight blue lights within
|
||
|
it, and then five larger red lights, flew very fast vertically
|
||
|
while making a pulsating jet noise. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 13, 1959; Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana. 4 PM. Witnesses: at
|
||
|
least two control tower operators and the pilot of a Mooney
|
||
|
private airplane. One pear-shaped object, colored white, cream,
|
||
|
and metallic, with a trail under it. Object showed little
|
||
|
movement during 3 hours. Attempted intercept by USAF T-33 jet
|
||
|
trainer failed.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 19, 1959; 3rd or 4th week. Telephone Ridge, Oregon; 9:15 PM.
|
||
|
Witness: department store manager C.A. Cissman. One bright
|
||
|
light approached, hovered about 30 minutes, and then was up and
|
||
|
gone in 2 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 4, 1959; Quezon, Phillipine Islands. 9:25 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USN Lt. C.H. Pogson, CPO K.J. Moore. One large round or oval
|
||
|
object, changing from red to red-orange, flew straight and level
|
||
|
for 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 6, 1959; Lincoln, Nebraska. 8:15 PM. Witnesses: Lt. Col.
|
||
|
L. Liggett (Selective Service) and wife. One round, white-yellow
|
||
|
light made several abrupt turns and flew very fast for 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 19, 1959; Plainville Kansas. 9:25 PM. Witness: Capt.
|
||
|
F.A. Henney, engineering instructor at USAF Academy, flying a
|
||
|
T-33 jet trainer. One bright yellowish light came head-on at the
|
||
|
T-33, the pilot avoided it and the light dimmed. Sighting lasted
|
||
|
30 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 18, 1959; Crystal Springs, Mississippi. 6:25 PM.
|
||
|
Witness: J.M. Porter. A row of red lights flew slow, then
|
||
|
speeded up immensely. Sighting lasted 5-6 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 27, 1960; Rome AFB, New York. 6:27 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
control tower officer Capt. J. Huey and four other tower
|
||
|
operators. One light trailing a white fan shape, made a mild
|
||
|
descent for 3-4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 4, 1960; Dubuque, Iowa. 5:55 PM. Witness: Charles
|
||
|
Morris. Three elliptical-shaped objects made a slight climb for
|
||
|
4 minutes. Film exposed during sighting showed no images of the
|
||
|
objects.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 23, 1960; Indianapolis, Indiana. 3:35 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mr. and Mrs. E.I. Larsen. A series of balls, arranged like an
|
||
|
"X" with one diagonal line, seen for 3/4 of a minute. Note:
|
||
|
little data on the case in the files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 12, 1960; LaCamp, Louisiana. 9 PM. Witness: Monroe
|
||
|
Arnold. One fiery-red disc exploded four or five times.
|
||
|
Analysis of paint samples from explosion proved inconclusive.
|
||
|
Sighting lasted 2-3 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 17, 1960; Richards-Gebauer AFB, Missouri. 8:29 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: USAF Maj. J.G. Ford and Link representative A.
|
||
|
Chapdelaine, using a 48x telescope. One reddish glow made an odd
|
||
|
orbit for 2.5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 25, 1960; Shelby, Montana. 7-10 PM. Witness: Mrs. M.
|
||
|
Clark. Five circular objects flew in trail formation, hovered
|
||
|
and accelerated and made sharp turns. Case file includes other
|
||
|
reports from Mrs. Clark for previous 3 years.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 19, 1960; St. Louis, Missouri; 8:30 PM. Witness: T.L.
|
||
|
Ochs. One round, bright red light flew overhead, stopped and
|
||
|
hovered, and then backed up. Sighting lasted 20 minutes. Note:
|
||
|
Ochs reported similar sightings on three following nights.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 23, 1960; Wichita, Kansas. 3::24 AM. Witness: Boeing
|
||
|
aeronautical engineer C.A. Komiske. One round object with yellow
|
||
|
lights coming from what looked like three triangular windows at
|
||
|
bottom. Object was dull orange. Flew in an arc for 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 29, 1960; Crete, Illinois. 4:05 PM. Witness: farmer Ed
|
||
|
Schneeweis. One shiny, round, silver object flew straight up
|
||
|
very fast for 18 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 10, 1960; Ridgecrest, California. 9:50 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Evans. Two light gray glowing objects, saucer
|
||
|
or boomerang-shaped, which swished when accelerating. Seen 1-2
|
||
|
seconds each.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 5, 1960; Mt. Kisko, New York. 7:37 PM. Witness: E.G.
|
||
|
Crossland. One bright, star-like light moved across 120^ of sky
|
||
|
in 20 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 27, 1960; Chula Vista, California. 7:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Hart. One orange-red point of light made huge
|
||
|
circles and stopped during the 20-30 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 29, 1960; south of Kyushu, Japan. 6:38 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USAF Lt. Col. R.L. Blwlin (sp?) and Maj. F.B. Brown, flying a
|
||
|
T-33 jet trainer. One white light 8lowed and paralleled the
|
||
|
course of the T-33 for 10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 27, 1961; Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 PM. Witness: Mrs.
|
||
|
LaPalm. One fiery-red, round object, preceded by light rays,
|
||
|
slowed and descended, while her dog howled. Sighting lasted 10
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Spring 1961; Kemah, Texas. Time unknown. Case missing from official files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 24, 1961; 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California (35'
|
||
|
50' N, 125' 40 W). 3:34 AM. Witnesses: aircraft commander
|
||
|
Capt. H.J. Savoy and navigator lst Lt. M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-l2lD
|
||
|
patrol plane. One reddish-white, round object or light, similar
|
||
|
to satellite. Observed for 8 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 PM. Witnesses: Mrs.
|
||
|
A.J. Jones and Mrs. R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc
|
||
|
hovered and revolved, then suddenly disappeared after 15 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 2, 1961; Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 PM. Witnesses: lst
|
||
|
Lt. R.N. Monahan and Hazeltine Electric Co. technical
|
||
|
representative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white light flew erratic
|
||
|
course at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 7, 1961; Copemish, Michigan. 11 PM. Witness: waitress
|
||
|
Nannette Hilley. One large ball flew slow, split into four after
|
||
|
45 minutes. Four flew close formation, descended and flew away
|
||
|
to the west. Total sighting lasted 1 hour.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 11, 1961; Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 PM. Witnesses: ex-air
|
||
|
navigator G. Scott, Mrs. Scott, and neighbors. One round, bright
|
||
|
light like shiny aluminum, passed overhead in 20 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 20, 1961; Houston, Texas. 8 AM. Witnesses: Trans-Texas
|
||
|
Airlines Capt. A.V. Beather, flying DC-3, plus vague report from
|
||
|
ground radar. Two very bright white light or objects flew in
|
||
|
trail formation for 30 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas; 9 PM. Witnesses: college
|
||
|
seniors J.B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval
|
||
|
object with a fin extending from one edge to the center; like a
|
||
|
sled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at 50' altitude
|
||
|
for 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 21, 1961; Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 PM. Witnesses: C.
|
||
|
Locklear and Helen Hatch. One round, red-orange object flew
|
||
|
straight up and faded after 3-4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 23, 1961; Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 PM. Witness: F.
|
||
|
Braunger. One bright red star flew straight and level for 15
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 13, 1961; Washington, DC. 5:05 PM. Witnesses: C.F.
|
||
|
Muncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark
|
||
|
diamond-shaped object with a bright tip flew straight and level
|
||
|
for 1-3 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 25, 1962; Kotzbue, Alaska. 7:20 PM. Witnesses: one U.S.
|
||
|
Army private, six anonymous civilians. One red light, trailed 30
|
||
|
seconds later by a blue light. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 1, 1962; Salem, New York. 10:35 PM. Witness: Mrs. L.
|
||
|
Doxsey, 66. One gold-colored box, 12-14"x3-4", flew straight and
|
||
|
level across the horizon for 3-4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 26, 1962; Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. 1:35 PM.
|
||
|
Witness: USAF Capt. J.M. Lowery, from an unspecified aircraft.
|
||
|
One thin, cylindrical object--l/3 snout, 2/3 tail fins--flew at
|
||
|
an estimated Mach 2.7 (2,000 m.p.h.) for 5-8 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 26, 1962; Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls,
|
||
|
arranged in a rectangular formation, became two objects with
|
||
|
lights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 26, 1962; Westfield, Massachusette. 10:45 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
many unidentified young people. One large red ball flew or fell
|
||
|
down, then went back up during 3-10 minute sighting. Note: May
|
||
|
26?
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 4, 1962; Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z. Witnesses: G.R.
|
||
|
Wells and J. Lewis, using 117x telescope. One small object
|
||
|
changing brightness, gave off smoke but remained stationary like
|
||
|
a comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 21, 1962; Indianapolis, Indiana; 4 AM. Witnesses: Lt.
|
||
|
Col. H. King and tail gunner M/Sgt. Roberts, aboard a B-52 heavy
|
||
|
jet bomber. Three bright, star-like lights: one seen; 10
|
||
|
seconds later, two more were seen. Total sighting took 3
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 30, 1962; Richmond, Virginia. 9 AM. Witness: 13 year old
|
||
|
Meadors. One red, star-like light seen for an unspecified length
|
||
|
of time. No further details in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 19, 1962; Bayhead, New Jersey. 9:30 PM. Witnesses: C.T.
|
||
|
Loftus, H. Wilbert. Four or five lights darted about the sky for
|
||
|
7-10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 29, 1962; Ocean Springs, Mississippi. 11:20 PM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.O. Barton. One bright cherry-red,
|
||
|
diamond-shaped object flew slow, hovered, made fast 1/2 loops for
|
||
|
l0 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 18, 1962; Bermuda. 5 PM. Witnesses: Owner M. Sheppard
|
||
|
and chief announcer A. Seymour of radio station. Three
|
||
|
dull-white, egg-shaped objects wavered as they moved for 20
|
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|
minutes.
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Sept. 21, 1962; WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of
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Mexico. 7:37 PM. Witness: fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie.
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|
Two objects, red and black with orange streaks, one as big as the
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|
Moon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky for 13
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minutes.
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Oct. 23, 1962; Farmington, Utah. 3 PM. Witness: R.O.
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Christensen. One grey and silver ball, trailing what looked like
|
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|
twine with two knots in it, swerved, and climbed away at a 45'
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|
angle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing air).
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Twenty seconds.
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Nov. 17, 1962; Tampa, Florida. 9 PM. Witness: F.L. Swindale,
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college graduate and ex-USMC Capt. Three bright star-like lights
|
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|
approached, hovered and bounced, then faded after 11-15 minutes.
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May 18, 1953; New Plymouth, New Zealand. 10:30 PM. Witness:
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C.S. Chapman, 15. One white, fuzzy, flashing light hovered and
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darted around for 4 minutes.
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May 22, 1963; Pequannock, New Jersey. 10:45 PM. Witness: Myra
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Jackson. Four pink wheels spun or rolled very fast from east to
|
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west in succession, each taking about 1 second.
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June 15, 1963; 200 miles north of Venezuela (14' 27' N, 69' 57'
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E). 10:39 AM. Witness: 3rd Mate R.C. Chamberlin, of S/S
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|
Thetis. One luminous disc travelled at 1.5 times the speed of
|
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|
satellite for 3-4 minutes.
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Summer 1963; Middletown, New York. 9:30 or 10 PM. Witness:
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Grace Dutcher. Eight-ten lights moved at random, then in an oval
|
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formation, then singly, during the 1 minute sighting.
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July 1, 1963; Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 8 PM. Witness: R.B.
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Stiles, ll, using a theodolite. One light, the size of a match
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head at arm's length, flashed and moved around the sky for 1.5
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|
hours.
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Aug. 11, 1963; Warrenville, Illinois. 10 PM. Witness: R.M.
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Boersma. One light moved around the sky for 20 seconds.
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Aug. 13, 1963; St. Gallen, Switzerland; 8:04 PM. Witness:
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A.F. Schelling. One fireball became a dark object after 4
|
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|
minutes, and then a bigger glow, a minute later, and finally
|
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|
exploded. Note: same witness had another, undescribed, sighting
|
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|
on Aug. 14
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|
Sept. 14, 1963; Susanville, California. 3:15 PM. Witness:
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|
E.A. Grant, veteran of 37 years training forest fire lookouts for
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|
the U.S. Forest Service. One round object intercepted a long
|
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|
object and either attached itself to the latter or disappeared.
|
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|
Sighting lasted l0 minutes.
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|
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|
Sept. 15, 1963; Vandalia, Ohio. 66 PM. Witness: Mrs. F.E.
|
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|
Roush. Two very bright gold objects--one shaped like a banana
|
||
|
and the other like an ear of corn--one remained stationary, the
|
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|
other moved from west to north during 10 minutes,
|
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|
|
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|
Oct. 4, 1963; Bedford, Ohio. 3:32 PM. Witness: R.E.
|
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|
Carpenter, 15. One intense oblong light with tapered ends and
|
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|
surrounded by an aqua haze, flashed and flickered while
|
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|
stationary for 15 seconds.
|
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|
|
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|
Oct. 23, 1963; Meridian, Idaho. 8:35 PM. Witnesses: several
|
||
|
unnamed students, including Gordon. One object shaped like a
|
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|
circle from below and like a football from the side, hovered low
|
||
|
over the observers, making a deep, pulsating, loud, extremely
|
||
|
irritating sound, for 6 minutes.
|
||
|
|
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|
Oct. 24, 1963; Cupar Fife, Scotland. No time given. Witnesses:
|
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|
A. McLean (12) and G. McLean (8). One light moved for an
|
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|
unspecified length of time. No further details in files. Note:
|
||
|
Project Blue Book chief Maj. H. Quintanilla told the youngsters,
|
||
|
in a letter, that this was "one of the most complete" of the
|
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|
unexplained cases for the year.
|
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|
|
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|
Dec. 11, 1963; McMinnville, Oregon. 7 AM. Witness: W.W.
|
||
|
Dolan, professor of mathematics and astronomy, and dean of the
|
||
|
faculty of Linfield College. One bright, star-like light
|
||
|
hovered, slowed, dimmed and flashed in 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Dec. 16, 1963; 800 miles north of Midway Island (40' N, 175' 54'
|
||
|
W). 5:05 PM. Witness: unspecified persons aboard a military
|
||
|
aircraft. One white light blinked 2-3 times per second as it
|
||
|
moved very fast across the sky for 15 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 3, 1964; Monticello, Wisconsin. 9 PM. Witnesses: Mr.
|
||
|
and Mrs. R. Wold (he was a graduate student in anthropology).
|
||
|
Four huge red lights in a rectangular formation, with a white
|
||
|
light above, were near the ground, tilted and flew away after 3-4
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 11, 1964; Homer, New York; 6:30 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
physiotherapist W.B. Ochsner and wife. Two cloud-like objects
|
||
|
darkened; one shot away and returned during the 30-45 minute
|
||
|
sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 24, 1964; Socorro, New Mexico. 5:45 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
Socorro policeman Lonnie Zamora. Watched object with flame
|
||
|
underneath descend toward the desert. Two small humanoids
|
||
|
observed near vertical oval on ground. Later watched object take
|
||
|
off with a roar, go silent and fly away. Burning and charred
|
||
|
brush found at landing sight.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 9, 1964; Chicago, Illinois. 10:20 PM. Witness: J.R. Betz,
|
||
|
U.S. District Court reporter. Three light green crescent-shaped
|
||
|
objects, about half the apparent size of the Moon, flew very fast
|
||
|
in tight formation from east to west, oscillating in size and
|
||
|
color for 3 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 18, 1964; Mt. Vernon, Virginia. 5:15 PM. Witness: civil
|
||
|
engineer F. Meyers. One small, glowing white oval split twice
|
||
|
after moving from the right of the Moon around to the left.
|
||
|
Sighting lasted 17 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 26, 1964; Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7:43 PM. Witness: P.
|
||
|
Wankowicz, RAF pilot and ex-Smithsonian satellite tracker. One
|
||
|
thin, white ellipsoid (3.5 times as long as wide) flew straight
|
||
|
and level for 3-4 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 26, 1964; Pleasantview, Pennsylvania. 11 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
Rev. H.C. Shaw. One yellow-orange light, shaped like the bottom
|
||
|
of a ball, was spotted in a field and chased down the road for 2
|
||
|
miles.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 13, 1964; Toledo, Ohio. 9:15 PM. Witness: B.L. English,
|
||
|
announcer for radio station WTOD. Three glowing white spheres,
|
||
|
glowing red on their sides, moved slow, hovered and then moved in
|
||
|
circles very fast, all the while making a low, rumbling sound.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 16, 1964; 15 miles south of Houghton Lake, Michigan. 11:15
|
||
|
PM. Witness: Northern Air Service pilot K. Jannereth. Four
|
||
|
white lights in a stepped-up echelon formation, were joined by
|
||
|
two more. They closed in on the airplane, then rapidly slowed nd
|
||
|
flew along with it for a total of 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 20, 1964; Littleton, Illinois. 4:45 AM. Witness: J.J.
|
||
|
Winkle. One 60' diameter round-topped, flat-bottomed object with
|
||
|
a long acetylene-colored flame shooting downward, flew straight
|
||
|
and level, made a half loop, then rose up. Sighting lasted l
|
||
|
minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 27, 1964; Norwich, New York. 7:30 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
Duabert, engineering supervisor. One aluminum sphere with a
|
||
|
luminous ring, remained stationary for 4-5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 27, 1964; Denver, Colorado. 8:20 PM. Witness: A. Borsa.
|
||
|
One white ball of fire, the size of a car, climbed slowly, then
|
||
|
speeded up. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 10, 1964; Wake Island. 5:16 AM. Witnesses: aircraft
|
||
|
commander Capt. B.C. Jones and navigator lst Lt. H.J. Cavender,
|
||
|
in parked USAF C-124 transport plane. One reddish, blinking
|
||
|
light approached the runway, stopped and made several reverses
|
||
|
during 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 15, 1964; New York, New York. 1:20 AM. Witness: S.F.
|
||
|
D'Alessandro. One 10'x5' bullet-shaped object with wavy lines on
|
||
|
the rounded front part and six pipes along the straight rear
|
||
|
portion, made a "whishhh" sound. Witness' dog growled during
|
||
|
sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 15, 1964; Yosemite National Park, California; 8:15 AM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: E.J. Haug, of the San Francisco Orchestra and the San
|
||
|
Francisco Conservatory of Music; and C.R. Bubb, a high school
|
||
|
mathematics teacher. Three bright silver, round objects, in a
|
||
|
stack formation, flew very fast, changing positions within the
|
||
|
formation. The sound of rushing air was heard during the 3-4
|
||
|
second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 18, 1964; Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles east of Dover, Delaware.
|
||
|
12:35 AM. Witnesses: Maj. D.W. Thompson and First Pilot lst
|
||
|
Lt. J.F. Jonke, on a USAF C-124 transport plane. One round,
|
||
|
blurred, reddish-white object was on a collision course with the
|
||
|
C-124 from ahead and below. The airplane evaded the object.
|
||
|
Sighting las ted 2 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 10, 1964; Cedar Grove, New Jersey. 7:09 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
chemist P.H. DePaolo. Four white lights, 3-4 apart, were seen
|
||
|
to the north, going west for 45 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 14, 1964; Menominee Falls, Wisconsin; 9:40 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Dr. G.R. Wagner, MD; and two girls. Three dim, reddish lights
|
||
|
flew through a 160^ arc in 5-6 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 19, 1964; 1,400 miles east of Tokyo, Japan (34' 55' N, 164'
|
||
|
05' E). Unknown time. Witnesses: unidentified military persons. One bright
|
||
|
white flashing light was travelling from horizon to horizon in 20
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 23, 1965; Williamsburg, Virginia; 8:40 AM. Witness: Mr.
|
||
|
T.F. Mains. One mushroom or lightbulb-shaped object, 75-80'
|
||
|
high, 25' diameter on top and l0' bottom diameter; metallic grey
|
||
|
with a red-orange glow on the near side and a blue glow on the
|
||
|
far side. The object made a sound like a vacuum cleaner. The
|
||
|
witness' car electrical system was affected as the object moved
|
||
|
away at an altitude of 4'. The sighting lasted 25 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 4, 1965; Corvallis, Oregon. 9:23 PM. Witness: W.V.
|
||
|
Harrison. Three lights rose from the ground, several seconds
|
||
|
apart. The next day, an oily spot was found at the site.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 8, 1965; Mt. Airy, Maryland. 7:40 PM. Witness: J.H.
|
||
|
Martin, instrument maker for U.S. Bureau of Standards. Six
|
||
|
lights flew overhead slowly for 3 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 4, 1965; Keesler AFB, Mississippi; 4:05 AM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
USAF A/2c Corum, a weather observer; confirmation by college
|
||
|
student R. Pittman not clear from available data. One 40' black,
|
||
|
oval object with four lights along the bottom, flew in and out of
|
||
|
the clouds for 15 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 7, 1965; Oxford, Michigan. 7:30 PM. Witness: M.E.
|
||
|
Marshall. One light, like a satellite, split into two parts, one
|
||
|
of which was copperish color, then two more joined up. One
|
||
|
object may have been tumbling. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 6, 1965; Kiel, Wisconsin. 9:30 PM. Witness: Mrs. E.R.
|
||
|
Hayner. One flashing light, like a satellite, was seen for less
|
||
|
than 1 minute. No further data was in the files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 25, 1965; Castalia, Ohio. 9:15 PM. Witness: amateur
|
||
|
astronomer M.D. Harris, 16. One bright blue star crossed 90 of
|
||
|
sky in 10-15 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 4, 1965; Dallas, Texas. 9:30 PM. Witness: J.A. Carter,
|
||
|
19. One light flew fast, straight and level for 12 seconds. No
|
||
|
further data in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 4, 1965; Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 PM. Witnesses: two
|
||
|
unnamed 14 year olds. One light moved around the sky for 16-17
|
||
|
seconds. No further data in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 19, 1965; Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mrs. William Butcher, son Harold, 17, and children. A large
|
||
|
elliptical object, with a reddish vapor underneath, came close to
|
||
|
the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds
|
||
|
later. Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped.
|
||
|
When the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could
|
||
|
be heard. Afterwards, a strange odor was noticed, and the next
|
||
|
day, a purplish liquid, 2"x2" marks and patches of singed grass
|
||
|
were found at the site. A bull bellowed and tried to break its
|
||
|
bonds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Aug. 30, 1965; Urbana, Ohio. 10:30 PM. Witnesses: M.A. Lilly,
|
||
|
N. Smith, T. Nastoff. One white ball, 5-8' in diameter and
|
||
|
trailed by a 2-3' light, hit the road 100' in front of the
|
||
|
witness' car, bounced and flew away. Sighting lasted 3-4
|
||
|
seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 3, 1965; Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 AM. Witnesses: Exeter
|
||
|
Patrolmen Eugene Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman
|
||
|
Muscarello. One large, dark, elliptical object with a row of red
|
||
|
lights around it, moved slowly and erratically around houses and
|
||
|
trees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm animals were very
|
||
|
noisy. Sighting lasted about 1 hour.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 3, 1965; Damon, Texas. 11 PM. Witnesses: Brazoria
|
||
|
County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert
|
||
|
Goode. One triangular object, 150-200' long, 40-50' thick at
|
||
|
middle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing, purple light
|
||
|
on the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came
|
||
|
from distance to 150' off highway and 100' in the air. Purple
|
||
|
light illuminated ground beneath object and interior of police
|
||
|
car. Driver felt heat on his left arm. Initial sighting lasted
|
||
|
5-10 minutes. Second sighting.occurred later that night.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 25, 1965; Chisholm, Minnesota. 9:55 AM. Witness: Bett
|
||
|
Diamon. Five orange lights in a row flew fast and made an abrupt
|
||
|
turn during the 1 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 25, 1965; Rodeo, New Mexico. 10 PM. Witnesses: Dr.
|
||
|
George Walton, physical chemist, and wife. Two round white
|
||
|
objects flew side-by-side, at 30-50' altitude, pacing the
|
||
|
witnesses' car for 6 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Oct. 4, 1965; Middletown, Ohio. Unknown time. Witness: Tucker. Case missing
|
||
|
from official files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 2, 1966; Salisbury, North Carolina. 11:15 PM. Witnesses:
|
||
|
Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Wise. One silver, diamond-shaped object with
|
||
|
several balls constantly in very fast motion around it, and much
|
||
|
light. Object hovered over the trees for 3-4 minutes, while a
|
||
|
dog barked, and then zipped out of sight. Sighting lasted 1
|
||
|
hour.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Feb. 6, 1966; Nederland, Texas; 5:45 AM. Witnesses: Mr. and
|
||
|
Mrs. K.R. Gulley. One yellow, lighted object at 500; altitude
|
||
|
and a pulsating red glow on the lawn. The house lights went out,
|
||
|
and high frequency bothered the witnesses' ears. Sighting lasted
|
||
|
5-10 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 20, 1966; Miami, Florida. 12:15 AM. Witness: USAF Res.
|
||
|
Maj. K.C. Smith, employee of NASA at Cape Kennedy. One pulsating
|
||
|
light which varied from white to intense blue made a jerky ascent
|
||
|
and then rapidly accelerated away to the north after 5 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 22, 1966; Houston, Texas. 1:30 AM. Witness: S.J.
|
||
|
Musachia. White flashing lights, and the air full of smoke. Lit
|
||
|
up witness' apartment. Sound of "yen " heard up close
|
||
|
during 4 minute sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 23, 1966; Temple, Oklahoma; 5:05 AM. Witness: W.E.
|
||
|
Laxson. One large object, like a wingless C-124 transport plane;
|
||
|
75' long, 8' high and 12' wide; with a bubble canopy on top. Sat
|
||
|
on highway, a man dressed in military work clothes entered, and
|
||
|
it rose after about 40 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
March 26, 1966; Texhoma, Oklahoma. Midnight. Witnesses: Mrs.
|
||
|
P.N. Beer and Mrs. E. Smith. One flashing light buzzed their car
|
||
|
from the front then hovered. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 5, 1966; Alto, Tennessee. 11:55 PM. Witness: W. Smith.
|
||
|
One oval object with a dark top, appeared cone-shaped when
|
||
|
moving. It made a high-frequency noise during the 2.5 hour
|
||
|
sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 5, 1966; Lycoming, New York. 3 AM. Witness: Lillian
|
||
|
Louis. One vapor-like sphere hovered and spun at low altitude,
|
||
|
shooting its exhaust onto the ground below. Sighting of 1
|
||
|
minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
April 30, 1966; Sacramento, California. 3:15 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
Anita Miller. One light moved around the sky for 2.5 hours. No
|
||
|
further detail in files.
|
||
|
|
||
|
May 7, 1966; Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 9:55 PM. Witness: A/3c
|
||
|
W.L. Whitehead. One short, cylindrical object with pointed ends
|
||
|
and a yellow light at one end and blue light at the other, flew
|
||
|
straight and level for 35 seconds.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 6, 1966; Spooner, Wisconsin. 9:30 PM. Witness: Dorothy
|
||
|
Gray. Two domed discs with sparkling upper surfaces and square
|
||
|
windows in their tops, revolved above a lake, apparently causing
|
||
|
strange behavior of the lake water during the 25 second sighting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 8, 1966; Kansas, Ohio. 6:45 AM. Witness: Max Baker. One
|
||
|
bright silver, cigar-shaped object, as long as an airliner,
|
||
|
buzzed the witness' car. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 18, 1966; Burnsville, North Carolina. 12:30 AM.
|
||
|
Witnesses: members of a Boy Scout group, including Sterrett.
|
||
|
One bell-shaped object with three flashing red lights hovered for
|
||
|
5 hours and was then joined by six others.
|
||
|
|
||
|
June 27, 1966; 400 miles east of Wake Island (19' N, 172' E).
|
||
|
4 AM. Witness: Radio Officer Steffen Soresen, of the S/ Mt.
|
||
|
Vernon Victory. One "cloud" expanded with a light inside, and
|
||
|
then accelerated away after several minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 11, 1966; Union, Pennsylvania. 7:45 PM. Witnesses: Carl
|
||
|
Wood and Charles Hawthorne. One large (100' wide, 20' high)
|
||
|
bright red object with small windows and yellow lights. The
|
||
|
object emitted a humming noise, seemingly from the outside, and a
|
||
|
qrinding noise which seemed to come from inside. Observed for 1
|
||
|
hour.
|
||
|
|
||
|
July 25, 1966; Vanceboro, North Carolina. 1 AM. Witness:
|
||
|
college student James Clark. One object which changed color from
|
||
|
orange to red to blue to green and back to orange. Followed
|
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witness' car at high speed, then stopped and hovered over the
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car. Rose and flew up and out of sight in less than 5 seconds.
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Entire sighting involved about 1 hour.
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July 31, 1966; Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania; 7:25 PM.
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Witnesses: Douglas Tibbetts, 16; Betty Klem, 16; Anita Haifley,
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22; and Gerald Labelle, 29. Square or hexagonal object with
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edges lit or reflecting light, came tumbling down from right to
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left. Stopped 5-10' above the beach and settled heavily down;
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circle of spotlights at top were visible when it was on the
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ground. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
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Aug. 19, 1966; Donnybrook, North Dakota. 4:50 PM. Witness:
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U.S. Border Patrolman Don Flickenger. Round disc with domed top,
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30' in diameter and 15' high, colored white, silvery or aluminum.
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Moved across a valley from the southeast, hovered over a
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reservoir, appeared to land in a small field, then rose up into
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clouds very rapidly. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
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Aug. 23, 1966; Columbus, Ohio. 77 PM. Witnesses: Broomall and
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Gilpin. One circular, luminous white object split into five
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objects and all streaked away toward the west. Sighting lasted
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15 minutes.
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Aug. 26, 1966; Gaylesville, Alabama. 8:50 PM. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. Funk and their three children. A cluster of four small,
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glowing, orange-yellow lights in a triangular formation, moved
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from east to west for 4.5 minutes.
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Sept. 1, 1966; Willsboro, New York. 2:45 PM. Witness: T.H.
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Ridman. One oval object with lights that flashed red and white
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and occasionally blue, travelled west, then disappeared downward.
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It returned, several minutes later, at which time a loud noise
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was heard. The entire sighting lasted 30 minutes.
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Sept. 6, 1966; Suffolk County AFB, New York. 6:50 PM.
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Witnesses: Stahl and Ladesic. One white cylinder of light came
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from the east at high speed, stopped and hovered for 3 minutes,
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and then turned and slowly disappeared. Sighting lasted 8
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minutes.
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Sept. 9, 1966; Franklin Springs, New York. 9 PM. Witness:
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Jacobson. One solid object, larger than an army tank, with
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lights all around it, made a low humming sound and disappeared
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into woods at the end of the 30 minute sighting.
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Sept. 13, 1966; Gwinner, North Dakota. 7:30 AM. Witness:
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Rotenberger. One silvery-grey ellipse with a clear bubble
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protruding from its top, hovered about a mile away, then landed
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within 300 yards and took off very fast. It made a low-pitched
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whine during the 5 minute sighting.
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Sept. 28, 1966; Wilmington, Ohio. 3:38 PM. Witness: Clarke.
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Three round, oval-shaped, aluminum-colored objects with rotating
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rings around them. Two remained stationary, while the third
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varied its altitude during the 90 second sighting.
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Oct. 5, 1966; Osceola, Wisconsin. Time unknown. Witnesses: several members of
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one family. One small, bright orange, moon-shaped object
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remained stationary in the northeast for about 20 minutes, then
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suddenly took off very fast to the WNW.
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Oct. 23, 1966; Southhampton, Long Island, New York. 6 PM.
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Witness: Mr Acquino. One object with arms in front of it which
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sparkled like an arc-light. Traveled south along some power
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lines, then turned southwest. Made a slight humming sound during
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the 4 minute sighting.
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Oct. 26, 1966; Cold Bay Air Force Station, Alaska. No time
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given. Witness: civilian control tower operator Ralston. One
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white object approached runway at 50' altitude. Runway lights
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were then turned on, and object accelerated and climbed away so
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fast that witness was unable to use binoculars. Sighting lasted
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3 seconds.
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Nov. 8, 1966; Saginaw, Michigan. At night. Witness: college
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graduate Annis. A group of lights that flashed and changed color
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hung stationary, almost touching the road, and would abruptly
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vanish during the 5 minute sighting.
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Dec. 25, 1966; Monroe, Oregon. 3 AM. Witnesses: civilians and
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military persons. Three round objects, as large as cars, gave
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off vapor, then became three bright reddish-orange lights. Blast
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at beginning of 90 minute sighting pushed one witness against a
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car.
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Feb. 6, 1967; Odessa, Delaware. 8:45 PM. Witnesses: Donald
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and Marie Guseman. One large, Saturn-shaped object--5O' in
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diameter and 20' high--with two bright lights, a green light on
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one side and a red light on the other. Hovered motionless over
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the trees, then slowly moved north and suddenly disappeared after
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2 minutes.
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Feb. 12, 1967; Grand Rapids, Michigan; 3:40 AM. Witness: Mr.
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Lou Atkinson. Four fluorescent, football-shaped objects, a dull,
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almost grey luminous color; flew northeast in a very rigid
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formation for 4-10 seconds. Made a chirping noise.
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Feb. 16, 1967; Stoughton, Wisconsin. 9:11 PM. Witness: Miss
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Lynn Marsh. One light with faded edges seemed to follow observer
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in her car for 5-6 minutes.
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Feb. 20, 1967; Oxford, Wisconsin. 3:10 AM. Witness: USAF
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veteran/truck driver Stanton Summer. One orange-red object flew
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parallel to truck for 2 minutes.
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Feb. 27, 1967; Grand Haven, Michigan. 8:19 PM. Witnesses:
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Sheriff Grysen, wife and others. Large white light, with smaller
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red and green lights seen to the sides. Made almost
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instantaneous 90^ turn to left, shot out over road and stopped,
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moving too fast to follow. Sighting lasted 1 hour, 11 minutes.
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March 6, 1967; Benton Harbor, Michigan. 12:01 AM. Witnesses:
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Jerome Wolanin, assistant news director of radio station and
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former policeman, and wife. One round saucer or oval-shaped
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object with red, green and yellow lights around bottom rim which
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pulsated red. Flew level, east to west, and was joined by second
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object from west. First object opened top, second came over and
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hovered for 30 seconds and disappeared. Sighting lasted more
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than 40 minutes. Objects made hissing sound.
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March 6, 1967; Galesburg-Moline, Illinois. 4:25 AM. Witness:
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Deputy Sheriff Frank Courson. One object shaped like a rubber
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cup which is placed under furniture leg, with a dome set in the
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cup. Bottom of object spun rapidly, rim pulsated red. Approached
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witness and passed overhead at low altitude, making a hieeing
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sound.
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March 9, 1967; Galesburg, Illinois; 7:10 PM. Witnesses: two
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housewives. One object shaped like a pancake with a rounded top;
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object was pulsating red, with red lights around its rim.
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Approached witnesses and seemed to explode with a brilliant white
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light that lasted 10 seconds and almost blinded them. Then it
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accelerated to the north and disappeared.
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March 9, 1967; Onawa, Iowa. 9:05 PM. Witness: Jack Lindley.
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One bright white, saucer-shaped object, as big as a jet airliner,
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|
flew straight and fast to the east for 2 minutes.
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March 22, 1967; Wapello, Iowa. 10:20 PM. Witness: Douglas
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Eutsler, 15. Fluorescent, solid, multicolored lights stood
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|
still, then flew away at high speed after 1 minute.
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March 24, 1967; Belt, Montana. 99 PM. Witness: truck driver
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Ken Williams. One dome-shaped object, emitting a bright light,
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||
|
landed in a ravine. As the witness approached, it took off and
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|
settled back, hidden from the highway. Sighting lasted several
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|
minutes.
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March 26, 1967; New Winchester, Ohio. 4 PM. Witnesses: man,
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woman, three boys. One oval object, which looked like copper or
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|
brass with the sun shining on it, flew from southeast to
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|
northwest with tumbling motion for 30 minutes.
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May 17, 1967; Rural Hall, North Carolina. 8:30 PM. Witness:
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|
Red Ledford. One round, orange-colored object, similar in size
|
||
|
to a small aircraft, zigzagged back and forth over a jet that was
|
||
|
heading northeast for 5 minutes.
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|
June 24, 1967; Austin, Texas. 3:12 AM. Witness: artist Ray
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|
Stanford. One solid, blue-white, elliptical object flew from
|
||
|
northwest to northeast and stopped, seemingly in response to
|
||
|
flashlight signal, for 1.5 minutes. The object then proceeded
|
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|
along its original path at high speed and disappeared behind
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|
clouds. Sighting lasted 9 minutes.
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June 29, 1967; Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 1:30 AM. Witness:
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|
truck driver Damon Brown. One oyster-shaped object--2OO' wide,
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|
and 25-30' thick--with a huge red light at each end and one on
|
||
|
the bottom, and a row of blue lights along the bottom. Circled
|
||
|
m.n aircraft, hovering then moving rapidly, and then followed the
|
||
|
witness' car for about 500', veered south and departed at great
|
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|
speed after 8-10 minutes.
|
||
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|
July 10, 1967; Lizelia, Mississippi. 5:50 PM. Witness: golf
|
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|
pro Harold Washington (Capt, USMC, ret.). One object with a
|
||
|
dome, the top colored gunmetal blue, the bottom the color of old
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||
|
lead. Moved east, crossed the highway tilted upward, moved to
|
||
|
the right, accelerated and disappeared into the clouds after 3-5
|
||
|
seconds. Object made a swishing sound.
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||
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||
|
Oct. 18, 1967; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 9 PM. Witness: John
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|
Herbert. One bright, fiery ball flashed four times while moving
|
||
|
east, just above the tree tops. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
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||
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|
||
|
Feb. 9, 1968; Groveton, Missouri. 4:20 AM. Witness: Mr. R.W.
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|
Bland. One object, 100' in diameter, with concave sides having
|
||
|
"portholes" in the center of each gave off yellow-green light.
|
||
|
Hovered 25' above ground, then moved rapidly toward the
|
||
|
southwest. Gave off pulsating sound, like a length of wire
|
||
|
whirled at high speed above the head. Sighting lasted 1-5
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Sept. 15, 1968; near Ocala, Florida. 9:30 PM. Witness:
|
||
|
missionary pilot Jay Cole, flying a Beech C-45 twin-engined
|
||
|
utility plane. One light performed aerobatics for 15 minutes and
|
||
|
then vanished. A second light appeared, heading toward them on a
|
||
|
collision course, made a 90 degree turn and disappeared. Later, ground
|
||
|
radar told them a target was following them. Sightings lasted 15
|
||
|
minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Nov. 23, 1968; Newton, Georgia. 8:05 PM. Witness: Mr. Jones,
|
||
|
accountant. One oblong light, 120-150' wide. Hovering 75' above
|
||
|
the ground, it emitted a beam that lit the ground. Radio gave
|
||
|
off static, then car engine stopped. Light flew away vertically
|
||
|
and car engine restarted itself. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Jan. 17, 1969; Crittenden, Virginia. 3:24 AM. Witness: Mr.
|
||
|
Roman Lupton, test facility mechanic. Several amber lights--one
|
||
|
of them blinking--in an elliptical formation, flew forward slowly
|
||
|
while moving up and down, then turned and disappeared after 2
|
||
|
minutes. Made a humming sound.
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