July 3, 1947; Harborside, Maine. 2:30 p.m. EDT. Witness:
\nastronomer John Cole of South Brooksville, Me. Watched 10-15
\nseconds while ten very light objects, with two dark forms to
\ntheir left, moved like a swarm of bees to the northwest. A loud
\nroar was heard.<\/p>\n
July 4, 1947; over Emmet, Idaho. 8:17 p.m. PDT. Witnesses:
\nUnited Air Lines Capt. E.J. Smith, First Officer Ralph Stevens,
\nStewardess Marty Morrow. Watched for 12-15 minutes while four
\nobjects with flat bottoms and rough tops moved at varying speeds,
\nwith one high and to the right of the others.<\/p>\n
July 6, 1947; Fairfield-Suisan Air Base, California. Daytime.
\nWitnesses: Army Air Forces Capt. and Mrs. James Burniston.
\nWatched for 1 minute while one object having no wings or tail
\nrolled from side-to-side three times and then flew away very fast
\nto the southeast.<\/p>\n
July 8, 1947; Muroc Air Base, California. 9:30 a.m. PDT.
\nWitnesses: lst Lt. Joseph McHenry, T\/Sgt Ruvolo, S\/Sgt Nauman,
\nMiss Janette Scotte. Watched for an unstated length of time
\nwhile two disc-shaped or spherical objects–silver and apparently
\nmetallic–flew a wide circular pattern, and then one of them
\nlater flew a tighter circle.<\/p>\n
July 9, 1947; Meridian, Idaho. 12:17 p.m. PDT. Witness: Idaho
\nstatesman aviation editor and former (AAF) B-29 pilot Dave
\nJohnson. Watched for more than 10 seconds from an Idaho Air
\nNational Guard AT-6 while a black disc, which stood out against
\nthe clouds, made a half-roll and then a stair-step climb.<\/p>\n
July 10, 1947; Harmon Field, Newfoundland, Canada. Between 3 and
\n5 p.m. local time. Witnesses: three ground crewmen, including
\nMr. Leidy, for Pan American Airways. Watched briefly while one
\ntranslucent disc- or wheel-shaped object flew very fast, leaving
\na dark blue trail and then ascended and cut a path through the
\nclouds.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1947; Hamilton Air Base, California. 2:50 p.m. PDT.
\nWitnesses: Assistant Base Operations Officer Capt. William
\nRhyerd, ex-AAF B-29 pilot Ward Stewart. Watched for unknown
\nlength of time while two round, shiny, white objects with
\nestimated 15-25 foot diameters, flew 3-4 times the apparent speed
\nof a P-80, also in sight. One object flew straight and level;
\nthe other weaved from side-to-side like an escort fighter.<\/p>\n
Sept. 3, 1947; Oswego, Oregon. 12:15 p.m. PDT. Witness:
\nhousewife Mrs. Raymond Dupui. Watched for unknown length of time
\nas 12-15 round, silver objects flew an unstated pattern.<\/p>\n
Oct., 1947; Dodgeville, Wisconsin. 11
\nunnamed civilian man. Watched for 1 hour while an undescribed
\nobject flew counterclockwise circles.<\/p>\n
Oct. 14, 1947; 11 mi. NNE of Cave Creek, Arizona. Noon MDT.
\nWitnesses: ex-AAF fighter pilot J.L. Clark, civilian pilot
\nAnderson, third man. Watched 45-60 seconds while one 3-foot
\n“flying wing”-shaped object, which looked black against the white
\nclouds and red against the blue sky, flew straight at an
\nestimated 380 m.p.h., at 8-10,000 feet, from NW to SE.<\/p>\n
April 5, 1948; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Afternoon. Witnesses:
\nGeophysics Lab balloon observers Alsen, Johnson, Chance. Two
\nirregular, round, white or golden objects. One made three loops
\nthen rose and disappeared rapidly; the other flew in a fast arc
\nto the west during the 3O^second sighting.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1948: Indianapolis, Indiana. 9:88 a.m. witness*:
\nJames Toney, Robert Huggins, both employees of a rug cleaning
\nfirm. One shiny aluminum object, shaped something like an
\nairplane’s propeller, with 10-12 small cups protruding from
\neither blade. Estimated size 6-8′ long, 1.5-2′ wide. The object
\nglided across the road a few hundred feet in front of their
\nvehicle and apparently went down in a wooded area. Sighting
\nlasted a few seconds.<\/p>\n
July 31, 1948; Indianapolis, Indiana. 8:25 a.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nand Mrs. Vernon Swigert; he was an electrician. Object was
\nshaped like a cymbal, or domed disc; about 20′ across and 6-8′
\nthick, and was white without any shine. It flew straight and
\nlevel from horizon to horizon in about 10 seconds, shimmering in
\nthe sun as if spinning.<\/p>\n
July or August, 1948; vicinity of Marion, Virginia. Shortly
\nafter sunset. Witness: Max Abbott, flying a Bellanca Cruisair
\nfour-passenger private airplane. A single bright white light
\naccelerated and turned up a valley.<\/p>\n
Sept. 23, 1948; San Pablo, California. 12 noon. Witnesses:
\nSylvester Bentham and retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins. Two
\nobjects: one, a buff or grey rectangle with vertical lines; the
\nother a translucent “amoeba” with a dark spot near the center.
\nThe arms of the “amoeba” undulated. Both objects travelled very
\nfast.<\/p>\n
Oct. 15, 1948; Fusuoka, Japan. 11:05 p.m. Witnesses: pilot
\nHalter and radar operator Hemphill of a P-61 “Black Widow” night
\nfighter. Up to six objects tracked on radar, only one seen
\nvisually. Dull or dark object shaped like a dirigible with a
\nflat bottom and clipped tail end. Six seen on radar separately
\nPilot attempted to close on visual object, but it dove away fast.<\/p>\n
Dec. 3, 1948; Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California. 8:15 p.m.
\nWitness: USAF Sgt., control tower operator. One round, white
\nlight flew for 25 seconds with varying speed, bouncing motion,
\nand finally a rapid erratic climb.<\/p>\n
Jan. 4, 1949; Hickam Field, Hawaii. 2 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
\nCapt. Paul Storey, on ground. one flat white, elliptical object
\nwith a matte top circled while oscillating to the right and left,
\nand then sped away.<\/p>\n
Jan. 27, 1949; Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
\nCapt. Sames, acting chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and
\nMrs. Sames. They watched for 25 minutes while a cigar-shaped
\nobject as long as two Pullman cars and having seven lighted
\nsquare windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed
\nwith a bouncing motion at an estimated 400 m.p.h.<\/p>\n
March 17, 1949; Camp Hood, Texas. 7:52 p.m. Witnesses: guards
\nof the 2nd Armored Division. While awaiting the start of a
\nflare firing, they watched, for an hour, while eight large,
\ngreen, red and white flare-like objects flew in generally
\nstraight lines.<\/p>\n
April 3, 1949; Dillon, Montana. 11:55 a.m. Witnesses:
\nconstruction company owner Gosta Miller and three other unnamed
\npersons. One object shaped like two plates attached
\nface-to-face; matte bottom, bright aluminum top; 20′ diameter,
\n4-5′ thickness. It rocked or rotated in six cycles, descended,
\nrocked, flew, rocked; all this was very fast.<\/p>\n
April 4, 1949; Merced, California. 10:20 p.m. witness: William
\nParrott, former Air Force pilot and major. One generally round
\nobject with a curved bottom and dull coloring. The object gave
\noff a clicking sound until overhead. Parrott’s dog reacted. 35
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
April 24, 1949; Arrey, New Mexico. l0:30 a.m. Witnesses:
\nGeneral Mills meteorologist and balloon expert C.B. Moore and
\nothers on a balloon launch crew. One white, round ellipsoid,
\nabout 2.5 times as long as wide.<\/p>\n
April 28, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Witnesses: Howard
\nHann, Mr. Hubert, Tex Keahey. One bright, sausage-shaped object
\nwas observed for 40 minutes while it rolled and flew fast.<\/p>\n
May 5, 1949; Ft. Bliss, Texas. 11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Army
\nofficers Maj. Day, Maj. Olhausen, Capt. Vaughn. Two oblong white
\ndiscs, flying at an estimated 200-250 m.p.h., made a shallow turn
\nduring the 30-50 second observation.<\/p>\n
May 6, 1949; Livermore, California. 9:35 a.m. Witness: C. G.
\nGreen. Two shiny, disc-like objects rotated around each other
\nand banked. Then one shot upwards with a grey trail and rejoined
\nthe other. The sighting lasted 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 9, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 2:30 p.m. Witness: M\/Sgt. Troy
\nPutnam. Two round, flat silvery objects, estimated to be 25′ in
\ndiameter, flew 750-1,000 m.p.h. in a banked but steady manner.<\/p>\n
May 27, 1949; South-central Oregon. 2:25 p.m. Witness: Joseph
\nShell, ferrying SNJ trainer for North American Aviation, from Red
\nBluff, California, to Burns, Oregon. Five to eight oval objects,
\ntwice as long as wide, and 1\/5 as thick. They flew in trail
\nformation, with an interval equal to 3-4 times their length,
\nexcept that the second and third were closer together.<\/p>\n
July 24, 1949; Mountain Home, Idaho. 12 noon. Witness: Henry
\nClark, manager of a flying service, flying a Piper Clipper.
\nSeven delta-shaped objects, 35-55′ in span, 20-30′ long, 2-5′
\nthick; light colored except for a 12′ diameter dark circle at the
\nrear of each. They flew in a tight formation of twos with one
\nbehind, and made a perfect, but unbanked, turn. During the
\n10 minute sighting, they displayed decreasing smooth
\noscillations. Clark’s engine ran rough during the sighting, and
\nupon landing was found to have all its spark plugs burned out.<\/p>\n
July 30, 1949; Mt. Hood, Oregon. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Northwest
\nAirlines Capt. Thrush, two Portland control tower operators, and
\none flying instructor. One object with one white light and two
\nred lights, maneuvered and hovered.<\/p>\n
Feb 5, 1950; Teaticket, Massachusetts. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMarvin Odom, former U.S. Navy, USAF Lt. Philip
\nFoushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and two others. Two thin,
\nilluminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball,
\nmaneuvered together and then disappeared high and fast after 5
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 24, 1950; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:55 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMunicipal Airport Weather Observers Luther McDonald, Harrison
\nManson. One white, slightly elongated oval was watched for 1.5
\nminutes through a theodolite while it flew straight and level.<\/p>\n
Feb. 25, 1950; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses:
\nTwelve Atomic Energy Commission security inspectors. One
\ncylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing, flew slow and
\nhen fast, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course.
\nobservations by individuals varied from 3 seconds to 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
arch 3, 1950; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 11:05 p.m. Witness:
\nst Lt Frank Mattson. One intense, dull yellowish light
\ndescended vertically, then flew straight and level very fast for
\n4 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 20, 1950; Stuggart, Arkansas. 9:26 p.m. Witnesses:
\nChicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W.
\nAnderson, Jr. One 100′ circular disc with 9-12 portholes along
\nthe lower side emitting a soft purple light, and a light at the
\ntop which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds, flew at not less than
\n1,000 m.p.h. It was seen for 25-35 seconds.<\/p>\n
March 27, 1980; Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 a.m. Witness: USAF
\nradar operator Cpl. Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes
\nwhile it was stationary and then moved at 500 m.p.h.. Visual
\nobservation not detailed, only mentioned in summary.<\/p>\n
March 28, 1950; Santiago, Chile. 3:15 p.m. Witness: M\/Sgt.
\nPatterson, of the office of the U.S. Air Attache. One white
\nobject observed for 5-10 seconds through binoculars while it flew
\nhigh and fast, crossing 30^ of sky.<\/p>\n
March 29, 1950; Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee. 7 a.m. Witnesses:
\nreal estate salesmen Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve dark
\nobjects shaped like 300-lb. bombs, estimated 5 feet long. Flew
\n500 m.p.h. and descended, making a noise like wind blowing
\nthrough the trees.<\/p>\n
April 8, 1950; Kokomo, Indiana. 2 a.m. Witness: Earl Baker.
\nOne grey metallic disc, 50′ in diameter, 15′ thick; top-shaped
\nwith a “conning tower” at the top and three ports on the rim
\ngiving off a blue light. It hovered for 2 minutes, then flew
\naway. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.<\/p>\n
April 14, 1950; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. 2:30 p.m. Witness:
\nArmy M\/Sgt. James. Four rectangular, amber objects, about 3′ by
\n4′. changed speed and direction rapidly; the group of objects
\nrose and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
May 7, 1950; Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and their grandson. One
\nsilvery white object hovered at 100′ altitude, moved back and
\nforth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away. Note in case
\nfile: “No investigation.”<\/p>\n
June 27, 1950; Texarkana, Texas. 7:50 a.m. Witnesses: Terrell
\nand Yates, employees of Red River Arsenal. One object, bright,
\nshaped like two dishpans face-to-face, flew straight and level,
\nfast for 4-5 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 13, 1950; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 p.m. Witnesses:
\ntwo skilled Arsenal employees including Mr. Washburn. one
\nobject, shaped like a bowtie, and like polished aluminum. Flew
\nstraight and level, then one triangle rotated 1\/4 turn in the
\nopposite direction and returned to its original position. The
\nobject then made a right-angle turn and accelerated away after at
\nleast 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 4, 1950; approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39′ 35′ N.,
\n72′ 24.5′ W.). 10 a.m. EDT. Witnesses: Master Nils Lewring,
\nChief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third Mate, of M\/V Marcala. One 10′
\ncylindrical object at 50-100′ altitude, flying with a churning or
\nrotary motion, accelerated at end of 15 second sighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 20, 1950; Nicosia, Cyprus. 1:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF MATS
\nliaison officer Lt. William Ghormley, Col. W. V. Brown, Lt.
\ncol. L.w. Brauer. One small, round, bright object flew fast,
\nstraight and level for 15-20 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 25, 1950; approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29′ 40′ N., 67*
\n28′ W.). 8 p.m. Witness: B-29 radarman S\/Sgt. William Shaffer.
\nRadar observation, plus possible blue streak 3 minutes later.
\nB-29 followed unidentified target, then passed it at l\/4-mile
\ndistance, target followed for 5 minutes, then passed B-29 and
\nsped away. Total time of tracking: 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 30, 1950; Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 p.m.
\nWitnesses: three local employees, including Kaeel and Alexander,
\nof the Air Force Base. A dark, barrel-shaped object with a pole
\ndown from it into the water, flew at 3-5 m.p.h. and 15-20′
\naltitude for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 3, 1950; Spokane, Washington. 2 p.m. Witnesses: Maj R.J.
\nGardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three objects,
\nothers saw one). Metallic bronze discs, 20-30′ long, 2-6′ thick.
\nMoved independently and erratically for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 20, 1950; Kit Carson, Colorado. 10:49 a.m. Witness
\nidentified only as a “reliable source”. Two large, round,
\nglowing objects and three smaller, internally lit objects. Two
\nhovered for 1 minute, moved, and three smaller ones came from
\nbehind or within the two larger objects, and all sped upward and
\naway.<\/p>\n
Sept. 21, 1950; Provincetown, Massachusetts. 9:52 a.m. Witness:
\nM.I.T. research associate and Air National Guard Maj. M.H. Ligda.
\nRadar tracking of one object during M.I.T tracking of USAF flight
\nof F-84 or F-86 jet fighters. Object speed was 22 miles\/minute
\n(l,200 m.p.h.), made turn of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1
\nminute observation.<\/p>\n
Oct. 15, 1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:20 p.m. Atomic Energy
\nCommission Trooper Rymer, J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki. Two
\nshiny silver objects shaped like bullet or bladder. They dove
\nwith a smoke trail and one vanished. The other hovered at 5-6,
\naltitude, 50′ away, left and returned several times somewhat
\nfurther away.<\/p>\n
Oct. 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Daniel.
\nListed as “unidentified” in folder index, but no supporting data
\ncould be found.<\/p>\n
Oct 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Woodward.
\nSame as previous observation.<\/p>\n
Oct. 23, 1950; Bonlee, North Carolina. 12:42 p.m. Witness:
\nex-USAF pilot Frank Risher. One aluminum object shaped like a
\ndirigible or Convair C-99 cargo plane, with 3 portholes, arrived
\nfrom southeast, hovered 3-5 seconds and flew away to the south-
\nsouth-east at end of 40 second sighting.<\/p>\n
Nov. 5, 1950, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 11:55 a.m. Witness:
\nFairchild Aircraft illustrator Don Patrick. One translucent
\nobject, light grey with dark core, shaped like a pear or bean.
\nFlew for 5-10 minutes with rapid, darting movements.<\/p>\n
Dec. 2, 1950; Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott.
\nOne pearly, iridescent object with a flattened top, spun while
\nhovering and made a sound like bees buzzing. Only data in files
\nwas from East African “Standard” newspaper.<\/p>\n
Dec. 6, 1950; Ft. Myers, Florida. 5 p.m. Witnesses: former
\naircraft purchasing agent Harry Lamp and four boys, using
\nlO-power binoculars. One 75′ object, 3-4′ thick, bubble on top,
\nsilver with a red rim having two white and two orange jets along
\nit. The center revolved when the object hovered; then it flew
\naway very fast.<\/p>\n
Dec. 11, 1950; l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska. 10:13 p.m.
\nWitnesses: crew of Northwest Air Lines flight 802. Two white
\nflashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in two.<\/p>\n
Jan. 8, 1951; South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. W.J. Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and
\npassengers in other cars stopped to watch. Two groups of red and
\ngreen lights in triangular formations were stationary and then
\nmoved.<\/p>\n
Jan. 12, 1951, Ft. Benning, Georgia. 10 p.m. Witness: U.S.
\nArmy 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake
\nremained motionless like a star about 20 minutes and then sped
\naway.<\/p>\n
Jan 16, 1951; Artesia, New Mexico. Time unknown. Witnesses:
\nTwo members of a balloon project from the General Mills .
\nAeronautical Research Laboratory, the manger of the Artesia
\nAirport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their
\n110′ balloon at an altitude of 112,000′ when a dull white, round
\nobject was spotted. It appeared larger than the balloon, but
\nmade no movement. Later, the balloon crew and the others saw
\ntwo objects from the airport; flying side-by-side, they circled
\nthe balloon and flew away to the northeast. The second
\nobservation lasted about 40 seconds. Note: there is confusion
\nover the date of this case, with some USAF records showing it as
\n1952; however, 1951 appears to be correct.<\/p>\n
Feb. 1, 1951; Johnson Air Base, Japan. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses:
\npilot and radar operator of F-82 night fighter. One amber light
\nmade three or four 360* turns to the right, reversed toward the
\nF-82 and then climbed out of sight.<\/p>\n
Feb. 21, 1951; Durban, South Africa. 4:55 a.m. Witnesses:
\nthree men in a truck, several other persons, none named. A dark
\nred, torpedo-shaped object with darker center, flew straight and
\nlevel.<\/p>\n
Feb. 26, 1951; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 7:10 a.m. Witness: USAF Sgt.
\nJ.B. Sells. One dull grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120′
\nlong and 10-12′ thick, hovered, puffed smoke and sped away after
\n1-1.5 minutes. Note: may have been Feb. 25.<\/p>\n
Mar. 10, 1951; Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 a.m. Witnesses: crew of
\nUSAF B-29 bomber, including scanners and tail gunner. A large
\nred-yellow glow burst and became blue-white. No further
\ninformation in files.<\/p>\n
Mar. 13, 1951; McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 p.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF lst Lt. B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin
\ntails, 200′ long and 90′ wide, turned north and flew at
\nincredible speed. Two minutes.<\/p>\n
Mar. 15, 1951; New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m. Witnesses: 25
\nmembers of a flying club, including the chief aerial engineer and
\nhis two assistants. One metallic cigar-shaped object with white
\nexhaust which turned black when it accelerated to an estimated
\n1,000 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes.<\/p>\n
June 1, 1951; Niagara Falls, New York. 4:20 a.m. Witnesses:
\nM\/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, 2 enlisted men. One glowing yellow-orange,
\nsaucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, flew straight up.
\nSeen for 30-40 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 24, 1951; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 7:10 Witnesses:
\nHanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One
\n100-200′ tubular object, 5 times long as it was wide, with fins
\nat one end, and colored greyish with many black spots. Flew
\n800-1,000 m.p.h. at 1-2,000′ altitude, leaving a faint swath. 20
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 25, 1951; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 p.m. Witnesses:
\nSandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing-
\nshaped craft passed over their heads at an estimated 800-1,000′
\naltitude with no sound. Size estimated at 1.5 times wingspan of
\nB-36 bomber,or 350′. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and
\n6-8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of “wing”.
\nSpeed estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 31, ; Matador, Texas. 12:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom
\nTilson, one or two other women, all apparently of excellent
\nreputations. One pear-shaped object with a length of a B-29
\nfuselage (100′), aluminum or silver with a port or some type of
\naperture on the side. It moved with smaller end forward,
\ndrifting slowly at about 150′ altitude, then headed up in a
\ncircular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.<\/p>\n
Sept. 6, 1951; Claremont, California. 7:20 p.m. (not really
\nclear). Witnesses: S\/Sgt W.T. Smith, M\/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six
\norange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level
\ninto a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1951; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
\nWitnesses: T\/Sgt W.B. Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green. Three objects
\ntracked on radar. Two were on a collision course, then one
\nevaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the
\nradar operators! No aircraft were known to be in the area. A
\nthird unidentified track then joined the first two. More than 15
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 2, 1951; Columbus, Ohio. 6 p.m. Witness: Battelle
\nMemorial Institute graduate physicist Howard Cross. One bright
\noval with a clipped tail flew straight and level, fading into the
\ndistance after 1 minute.<\/p>\n
Oct. 3, 1951; Kadena, Okinawa. 10:27 p.m. Witnesses: radar
\noperators Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other
\nSergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip tracked at an estimated
\n4,800 m.p.h.<\/p>\n
Oct. 9, 1951; Terre Haute, Indiana. 1:42 p.m. Witness: CAA
\nChief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal
\nAirport. One round silver object flew directly overhead,
\nreaching the horizon in 15 seconds. Note: a very similar
\nincident happened 3 minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles
\nNW) and was also listed as “unidentified” for several years, but
\nwas eventually reclassified.<\/p>\n
Oct. 11, 1951; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 a.m. Witnesses:
\nGeneral Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical
\nengineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore, pilot Dick
\nReilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight crew
\nsaw the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark
\nunderside and a halo around it. The object arrived high and
\nfast, then slowed and made slow climbing circles for about two
\nminutes, and finally sped away to the east. Soon they saw
\nanother one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite,
\nwhich sped across the sky. Total time first object was seen was
\n5 minutes, second was a few seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 18, 1951; Washington, D.C. 3:20 a.m. Witnesses: Crew of
\nCapital Airlines DC-4 Fliqht 610, Andrews AFB Senior air traffic
\ncontroller Tom Selby. One object with several lights, followed
\nthe DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned back.<\/p>\n
Nov. 24, 1951; Mankato, Minnesota. 33:53 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\nor ANG pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in P-51 Mustangs.
\nOne milky white object shaped like Northrop flying wing (broad,
\nslightly swept-back wing with no fuselage or tail). Estimated 8′
\nspan. Flew straight and level for 5 seconds.<\/p>\n
Dec. 7, 1951; Sunbury, Ohio. 4:30 p.m. Witness: amateur
\nastronomer Carl Loar. One silvery sphere seen through telescope.
\nTwo specks sighted at sides, object seemed to explode and was
\nreplaced by a dark cloud and many specks. 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Dec. 7, 1951; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 8:15 a.m. Witness: Atomic
\nEnergy Commission guard J.H. Collins. One 20′ square object,
\nwhite-grey but not shiny flew above ridge to clouds and back
\nagain twice, taking 30-40 seconds each time.<\/p>\n
Feb. 11, 1952; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 a.m. Witnesses:
\nCapt. G.P. Arns and Maj. R.J. Gedson flying a Beech AT-ll
\ntrainer. One yellow-orange comet-shaped object pulsed flame for
\n1-2 seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.<\/p>\n
Feb. 23, 1952; over North Korea. 11:15 p.m. Witness:
\nCaptain\/B-29 navigator. One bluish cylinder, three times long as
\nwide, with a tail and rapid pulsations, came in high and fast,
\nmade several turns and levelled out under B-29 which was evading
\nmild antiaircraft fire. 45 second sighting.<\/p>\n
March 20, 1952; Centreville, Maryland. 10:42 p.m. Witnesses:
\nWWl\/WW2 veteran A.D. Hutchinson and son. One dull orange-yellow
\nsaucer-shaped light flew straight and level very fast for 30
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
March 23, 1952; Yakima, Washington. 6:56 and 7 p.m.
\nWitnesses: pilot and radar operator of F-94 jet interceptor. On
\neither occasion, a red fireball increased in brightness and then
\nfaded over 45 second span. Stationary both times. Note:<\/p>\n
Project Blue Book Status Report #7 (May 31, 1952) says target was
\nalso tracked by ground radar at 78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500′
\nand 25,000′ altitude.<\/p>\n
March 24, 1952; 60 miles west of Pt. Concepcion, California.
\n8:45 a.m. Witnesses: B-29 navigator and radar operator. One
\ntarget tracked for 20-30 seconds at estimated 3,000 m.p.h.<\/p>\n
March 29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 a.m.
\nWitness: Brigham, pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin,
\nshiny metallic disc flew alongside the AT-6, then made a pass at
\nan F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20′ from the
\nF-84’s fuselage and flipped in the slipstream…all in 10
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
April 4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: two
\nradar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was
\ntracked for one minute by radar at an estimated 2,160 m.p.h.<\/p>\n
April 5, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
\nMrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey
\ncircular object, followed by two more, flew straight and level at
\nhigh speed.<\/p>\n
April 5, 1952; Miami, Florida. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: L.E.
\nVanDercar and 9 year old son. Four dark circular objects with
\nmostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon; each was half the
\napparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 p.m. Witness: H.L. Russell.<\/p>\n
April 6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 p.
\n50-75 grey-white discs changed position within formation
\ncontinually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during 3.8
\nminute sighting.<\/p>\n
April 12, 1952; North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E.H.
\nRossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew fast,
\nstopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30′ angle during a 2
\nminute observation.<\/p>\n
April 14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 p.m. Witness:
\nunidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light colored objects
\nflew in V-formation. No further details in files.<\/p>\n
April 14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
\nNavy pilots Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg. O’Neil. One inverted bowl,
\n3′ long and 1′ high, with vertical slots, flew fast, straight and
\nlevel, 100 yards from observers’ aircraft for 45-60 seconds.<\/p>\n
April 15, 1952; Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 p.m. Witness: Mr.
\nHayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed
\nflying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting
\ntelescope.<\/p>\n
April 17, 1952; Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nS.B. Brooks, chemical engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep
\norange object flew fast and erratic, occasionally emitting a
\nshaft of light to the rear during a 40 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: group of
\nArmy weather observation students, including several graduate
\nengineers. One flat-white, circular object flew with an
\nirregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.<\/p>\n
April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown. Witnesses: two
\nArmy weather observation students. One flat-white circular
\nobject flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.<\/p>\n
April 18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. l1:30 a.m. Witnesses: R.
\nPoerstal and three other men. Seven to nine circular,
\norange-yellow lights in a 40^ V-formation flew overhead silently
\nfor 4-8 seconds, from south to north.<\/p>\n
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. l0:l0 p.m.
\nWitness: reporter Chic Shave. One round, yellow-gold object
\nflew south and returned during 1.5 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
April 18, 1952; 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129* 51′ E.,
\n34′ 19′ N.). Witness: one radar operator. Tracked unidentified
\ntarget for 1 minute at 2,700 m.p.h.<\/p>\n
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 4 a.m.
\nWitness: janitor C. Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a
\nsharp turn and left a short, dark trail during l minute sighting.<\/p>\n
April 22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 99 p.m. Witnesses: crew of
\nB-29 bomber, on ground. One elliptical object, followed by two
\nand then another two, each with a white light that blinked every
\n1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 a.m. Witnesses: crew
\nof USAF C-124 transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in
\nloose “fingertip” formation twice flew parallel to airplane
\nduring 3-4 minute period.<\/p>\n
April 24, 1952; Milton, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nthree Cambridge Research Center electronics engineers, one named
\nBuruish. Two flat, red squares flew wobbly in level flight,
\nclimbed, levelled out during 1.5 minute observation.<\/p>\n
April 24, 1952; Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 p.m. Witness: USAF
\nlight Surgeon Maj. E.L. Ellis. Many orange-amber lights,
\nsometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved erratically. Speed
\nvaried from motionless to very fast during 5 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
April 27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan. 4:15 p.m. Witnesses: H.A.
\nFreytag and three male relatives, including a minister. One
\nsilver oval rolled, descended and stopped. Two silver cigar-
\nshaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the
\nwest. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed.
\nSightings lasted 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: M\/Sgt. and
\nMrs. G.S. Porter (he was off-duty control tower operator).
\nBright red or flame-colored discs, appearing as large as fighter
\nplanes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two in formation
\nduring 2 hours. All seen below 11,000′ overcast.<\/p>\n
April 29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m. Witness: private
\npilot R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight,
\nwith a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas. 100 p.m. Witness: B-29
\nbombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4
\ntimes per second for 2 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington. 5:32 a.m. Witnesses: Two
\nAtomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One
\nsilver object without wings flew straight and level for 1.5
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
May 1, 1952; George AFB, California. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses:
\nthree men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away.
\nFive flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47’s wingspan
\n(95′) flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in front
\nand two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
\nM.M. Judson. Six or seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One
\nmoved in an ellipse, while the others moved in and out.<\/p>\n
May 7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 p.m. Witnesses:
\nCapt. Morris, a Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman
\nFirst Class. Ten times, an aluminum or silver cylindrical object
\nwas seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a 5-10 minute
\nperiod.<\/p>\n
May 9, 1952; George AFB, California. 5:20 p.m. Witness: A\/lc
\nG.C. Grindeland. One dull white, arrowhead-shaped object flew
\nstraight and level for 10 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 10, 1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
\n4 duPont employees at the Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to
\nfour yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen on five occasions
\nbetween 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.<\/p>\n
May 14, 1952; Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. 7 p.m. Witnesses:
\nAttorney and ex-USAF pilot Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two
\nshining orange spheres: one was stationary, while the other
\ndarted away and back for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 20, 1952; Houston, Texas. l0:l0 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\npilots Capt. J. Spurgin and Capt. BB. Stephan. One bright or
\nwhite oval object moved from side-to-side while making a gradual
\nturn for 90 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 25, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses:
\nseven persons, including John Hoffman, his family and friends.
\nOne large white circular object having dark sections on its rim,
\nflew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red when behind
\na cloud.<\/p>\n
May 28, 1952; Saigon, French Indo China. 10:30 a.m. Witnesses:
\nmany in crowd watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped
\nobject flew straight and fast for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 28, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:45-2:40 p.m.
\nWitnesses: two city fire department employees. Two circular
\nobjects–one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown–
\nwere seen three times performing fast maneuvers.<\/p>\n
May 29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
\nMaj. D.W. Feuerstein, on ground. One bright tubular object
\ntilted from horizontal to vertical for 8 minutes, then slowly
\nreturned to horizontal, again tilted vertical, accelerated,
\nappeared to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted
\n14 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 1, 1952; Rapid City, South Dakota. 6 p.m. Witnesses:
\nA\/lc Beatty and two civilians. At least five long silver objects
\nflew in a neat box formation with a leader for 15-20 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 1, 1952; Walla , Washington. 1 p.m. Witness:
\nex-military pilot Reserve Maj. W.C. Vollendorf. One oval object
\nwith a “definite airfoil” performed a fast climb for 7 seconds.<\/p>\n
June l, 1952; Soap Lake, Washington. 3+ p.m. Witness: Ray
\nLottman. Three glimmering objects flew straight and level for 10
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
June 2, 1952; Bayview, Washington. 5:02 p.m. Witness: Larry
\nMcWade. One purple object seen for unknown length of time. No
\nfurther information in files.<\/p>\n
June 2, 1952; Fulda, West Germany. Time unknown. Witness: lst
\nLt. John Hendry, photo-navigator on an RB-26C reconnaissance
\nbomber. One porcelain-white object flew very fast for an unknown
\nlength of time.<\/p>\n
June 5, 1952; Lubbock, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Dan Benson,
\nMr. Bacon. A total of eight yellow circular objects, like large
\nstars, were seen during 45 minutes. The first two were in a
\ntrail formation, the others were seen singly.<\/p>\n
June 5, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 6:45 p.m. Witness:
\nS\/Sgt T.H. Shorey. One shiny round object flew 5-6 times as fast
\nas an F-86 jet fighter for 6 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 5, 1952; Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. 11 p.m. Witnesses:
\n2nd Lt. W.R. Soper, a Strategic Air Command top secret control
\nofficer and former OSI agent; and two other persons. One bright
\nred object remained stationary for 4.5 minutes before speeding
\naway with a short tail.<\/p>\n
June 6, 1952; Kimpo AFB, Korea. Case missing from official
\nfiles.<\/p>\n
June 7, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:18 a.m. Witnesses:
\ncrew of B-25 bomber #8840 at 11,500′. One rectangular aluminum
\nobject, about 6’x4′, flew 250-300′ below the B-25.<\/p>\n
June 8, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. J.D. Markland. Four shiny objects flew straight and
\nlevel in a diamond formation.<\/p>\n
June 9, 1952; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Case missing from official
\nfiles.<\/p>\n
June 12, 1952; Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
\nArmy Major and Lt. Colonel, using binoculars. One orange ball
\nwith a tail flew with a low angular velocity.<\/p>\n
June 12, 1952; Marakesch, Morocco. 11:26 a.m. Witness: T\/Sgt.
\nH.D. Adams, operating an SCR-584 radar set. One unidentified
\nblip tracked at 650 kts. (750 m.p.h.) at greater than 60,000′
\naltitude.<\/p>\n
June 13, 1952; Middletown, Pennsylvania. 8:45 p.m. Witness:
\nR.S. Thomas, Olmstead AFB employee and former control tower
\noperator. One round, orange object travelled south, stopped for
\n1 second, turned east, stopped 1 second, and went down.<\/p>\n
June 15, 1952; Louisville, Kentucky. 11:50 p.m. Witness:
\nEdward Duke, ex-U.S. Navy radar technician. One large, cigar-
\nshaped object with a blunt front, lit sides and a red stern,
\nmaneuvered in a leisurely fashion for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 16, 1952; Walker AFB, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m. Witness: USAF
\nmaintenance specialist S\/Sgt. Sparks. Five or six greyish discs,
\nin a half-moon formation, flew at 500-600 m.p.h. for l minute.<\/p>\n
June 17, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. Between 7:30 and 10:20
\np.m. Witnesses: many and varied. From one to five large
\nsilver-yellow objects flew erratically, stopped and started for
\nabout 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 17, 1952; Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1:28 a.m. Witness:
\npilot of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. A light like a bright star
\ncrossed the nose of the airplane while being observed for 15
\nseconds. No further information in the files.<\/p>\n
June 18, 1952; Columbus, Wisconsin. 9 a.m. Witness: R.A.
\nFinger. One crescent-shaped object hovered for several seconds
\nand then sped away.<\/p>\n
June 18, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 10 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMarron Hoffman and four relatives, using 4x binoculars. One
\norange light was observed zigzagging and then hovering for an
\nunspecified length of time.<\/p>\n
June 19, 1952; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 2:37 a.m. Witness:
\n2nd Lt. A’Gostino and unidentified radar operator. One red light
\nturned white while wobbling. Radar tracked a stationary target
\nduring the 1 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
June 19, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 2 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot John
\nLane. One round, white object flew straight and level for 10
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
June 20, 1952; Central Korea. 3:03 p.m. Witnesses: four Marine
\nCorps Captains and pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. One
\n10-20′ white or silver oval object made a left-hand orbit at
\nterrific speed for 60 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 21, 1952; Kelly AFB, Texas. 12:30 p.m. Witness: T\/Sgt.
\nHoward Davis, flight engineer of B-29 bomber at 8,000′ altitude.
\nOne flat object with a sharply pointed front and rounded rear;
\nwhite with a dark blue center and red rim, trailed sparks as it
\ndove past the B-29 at a distance of 500′, in l second.<\/p>\n
June 22, 1952; Pyungthek, Korea. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: Two
\nMarine Corps Sergeants. One 4 ft. diameter object dove at a
\nrunway shooting red flames, hovered briefly over a hill, turned
\n180 , flashed twice and was gone.<\/p>\n
June 23, 1952; Spokane, Washington. 4:05 p.m. Witness: Airport
\nweather observer Rex Thompson. One round disc with a metallic
\nshine flashed, and fluttered like a flipped coin for 5-7 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 23, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 9 p.m. Witness: 2nd
\nLt. K. Thompson. One very large light flew straight and level
\nfor 10 minutes. No further information.<\/p>\n
June 23, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. Case missing from official
\nfiles.<\/p>\n
June 23, 1952; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:30 a.m. Witness:
\nsecretary Martha Milligan. One bullet-shaped object with
\nburnt-orange exhaust flew straight and level for 30-60 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 23, 1952; Owensboro, Kentucky. 10:00 a.m. Witness:
\nNational Guard Lt. Col. O. L. Depp. Two objects looking like
\n“giant soap bubbles”, reflecting yellow and lavender colors, flew
\nin trail for 5 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 23, 1952; Location unknown, but information came via Japan
\nHq. “CV 4359”. 6:08 a.m. Witness: USAF pilot of the l8th
\nFighter-Bomber Group. One black coin-shaped object, 15-20′ in
\ndiameter, made an irregular descent.<\/p>\n
June 25, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs.
\nNorbury, Mr. Matheis. One bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object
\nwhich sometimes had a red tail, made seven circles in 1 1\/2
\nhours.<\/p>\n
June 25, 1982; Japan-Korea area. Case missing from official
\nfiles.<\/p>\n
June 26, 1952; Terre Haute, Indiana. 2:45 a.m. Witness: USAF
\n2nd Lt. C. W. Povelites. Undescribed object flew at 600 m.p.h.
\nand then stopped. No further information in files.<\/p>\n
June 26, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 11:50 p.m. Witness:
\nassistant manager of airport. Three sightings of flashing
\nlights: two lights separated by 2 miles, with the leader
\nflashing steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly
\nflashing lights, but with l mile separation; finally a single
\nlight. Speed estimated at 150-250 m.p.h.. Total of 1\/2 hour.<\/p>\n
June 27, 1952; Topeka, Kansas. 6:50 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot
\n2nd Lt. K. P. Kelly and wife. One pulsating red object which
\nchanged shape from a circular to a vertical oval as it pulsed.
\nWas stationary for about 5 minutes, then went out.<\/p>\n
June 28, 1952; Lake Kishkanoug, Wisconsin. 6 p.m. Witness: G.
\nMetcalfe. One silver-white sphere became an ellipse as it turned
\nand climbed away very fast. 10 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 28, 1952; Nagoya, Japan. 4:10 p.m. Witness: Capt. T. W.
\nBarger, USAF electronics countermeasures officer. One dark blue
\nelliptical-shaped object with a pulsing border flew straight and
\nlevel at 700-800 m.p.h..<\/p>\n
June 29, 1952; O’Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 p.m.
\nwitnesses: three USAF air policemen. One bright silver, flat
\noval object surrounded by a blue haze, hovered, then moved very
\nfast to the right and to the left, and up and down for 45
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
July 3, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 4:15 a.m. Witnesses not
\nidentified. Two big lights, estimated at 20′ diameter, flew
\nstraight and level at tremendous speed.<\/p>\n
July 3, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 11:50 p.m. Witness: Mrs. J.
\nD. Arbuckle. Two bright pastel green discs flew straight and
\nlevel very fast for 6 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 5, 1952; Norman, Oklahoma. 7:58 p.m. Witness: Oklahoma
\nState Patrolman Hamilton in State Patrol airplane. Three dark
\ndiscs hovered and then flew away, silhouetted against a dark
\ncloud. 15 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 6-12, 1952; Elizabeth, New Jersey. 11:00 p.m. Witness:
\nCharles Muhr. Four pictures taken of some indistinct light which
\nwas admittedly not seen visually, but which appeared on the
\nnegatives.<\/p>\n
July 9, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 12:45 p.m. Witness:
\nUSAF pilot Maj. C. K. Griffin. One object shaped like an airfoil
\nless its trailing edge, luminous white, moved slowly and
\nerratically for 12 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 9, 1952; Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 6:30 p.m. Witness:
\nfarmer John Mittl. One aluminum, oval-shaped object changed
\ndirection and attitude, finally tipping on end and departing
\nafter 20 seconds. Case file includes three vague photographs.<\/p>\n
July 9, 1952; Rapid City AFB, South Dakota. 3:35 p.m.
\nWitnesses: S\/Sgt. D.P. Foster and three other persons. Three
\ntimes, a single white, disc-shaped object sped by, straight and
\nlevel, in 5 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 12, 1952; Annapolis, Maryland. 3:30 p.m. Witness:
\ninsurance company president William Washburn. Four large,
\nelliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very fast, stop, turn
\n90* and fly away in 7-8 seconds. .<\/p>\n
July 12, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. 9 p.m. Witnesses: many
\nradar controllers who were military officers. Several big blips
\ntracked on radar at 1,500 kts. (1,700 m.p.h.). There was no
\nvisual sighting.<\/p>\n
July 14, 1952; Norfolk, Virginia. 8:12 p.m. Witnesses: Pan
\nAmerican Airways First Officer William Nash, Second Officer
\nWilliam Fortenberry. Eight large, round, glowing red objects
\nmaneuvered below their airliner, in formation.<\/p>\n
July 15, 1952; West Palm Beach, Florida. 10:10 p.m. Witnesses:
\nJ. Antoneff and two other persons. One discus-shaped object,
\ngreyish, except when hovering, when it appeared muddy. Hovered
\nover Palm Beach International Airport, then followed an SA-l6
\ntwin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 16, 1952; Beverly, Massachusetts. 9:35 a.m. Witness: U.S.
\nCoast Guard photographer Shell Alpert. Four roughly elliptical
\nblobs of light in formation photographed through window of photo
\nlab.<\/p>\n
July 17, 1952; White Plains, New York. 3:10 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
\nFlorence Daley. Two round objects, bluish-white with brighter
\nrims, flew in formation, making a sound like bombers, only
\nsofter. Note: Later, the witness stated she heard many feminine
\nvoices coming from the objects.<\/p>\n
July 17, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 11 a.m. Witness: Air National
\nGuard employees. One light like a big star was seen for 3 hours,
\nbut disappeared when an aircraft approached. Also seen the
\nnight of July 20, 22 and 23.<\/p>\n
July 18, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 9:10 p.m. Witnesses: T\/Sgt.
\nMahone, A\/3c Jennings. One amber-colored, elliptical-shaped
\nobject with a small flame at the rear, periodically increased in
\nbrightness. It moved very fast for l 1\/2 minutes, giving off a
\nresonant beat sound.<\/p>\n
July 18, 1952; Miami, Florida. 11 a.m. Witnesses: E. R. Raymer
\nand daughter. One opaque, silvery bubble flew very fast at a
\nright-angle to the wind direction for 10 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 18, 1952; Patrick AFB, Florida. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses:
\nthree USAF officers and four enlisted men. Over an hour period,
\na series of hovering and maneuvering red-orange lights were
\nobserved moving in a variety of directions.<\/p>\n
July 19, 1952; Williston, North Dakota. 2:55 a.m. Witness: one
\nexperienced civilian pilot. One elliptical-shaped object with a
\nlight fringe, travelled down fast, made a 360* and then a 180*
\nturn in 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 19, 1952; Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF pilot Capt. C.J. powley and wife. Two star-like lights
\nmaneuvered, hovered and sped for 5-7 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 20, 1952; Lavalette, New Jersey. 12:20 a.m. Witness:
\nSeton Hall Univ. chemistry professor Dr. A.B. Spooner. Two large
\norange-yellow lights with some dull red coloring flew in trail,
\nturned and circled for 5-6 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 21, 1952; Weisbaden, West Germany. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF pilot Capt. E.E. Dougher, WAF Lt. J.J. Stong, situated miles
\napart. Four bright yellowish lights were seen by Dougher to
\nseparate, with two climbing and two flying away level in the
\nopposite direction. Stong watched two reddish lights fly in
\nopposite directions. Sightings lasted about 10-15 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 21, 1952; San Marcos AFB, Texas. 10:40 p.m. Witnesses:
\none Lieutenant, two Staff Sergeants, three airmen. One blue
\ncircle with a blue trail was seen to hover and then accelerate to
\nnear-sonic speed (700+ m.p.h.) after 1 minute.<\/p>\n
July 21, 1952; Converse, Texas. 4:30 p.m. Witness: wife of
\nUSAF Capt. J. B. Neal. One elongated, fuselage-shaped object
\nflew straight and level, made a right-angle turn and went out of
\nsight at more than 300 m.p.h., all in 3-5 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 21, 1952; Rockville, Indiana. 8:10 p.m. Witnesses: one
\nmilitary officer, two enlisted men. One aluminum, delta-shaped
\nobject with a vertical fin, flew straight and level, and then
\nhovered during a 3 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
July 22, 1952; Holyoke, Massachusetts. After midnight. Witness:
\nMrs. A. Burgess. One round, yellow, flashing light went
\ndownward. No further information in files.<\/p>\n
July 22, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses:
\ncontrol tower operator Don Weins, and two pilots for Carco.
\nEight large, round, bright aluminum objects flew straight and
\nlevel, then darted around erratically during 25 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 22, 1952; Uvalde, Texas. 2:46 p.m. Witness: Don Epperly,
\nTrans Texas Airlines station manager and weather observer. One
\nlarge, round, silver object flew at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for 45
\nseconds, while gyrating.<\/p>\n
July 22, 1952; between Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
\n10:47 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
\ninterceptor. One round blue light passed F-94, spinning.<\/p>\n
July 22, 1952; Trenton, New Jersey. 10:50 p.m. t.o 12:45 a.m.,
\nJuly 23. Witnesses: crews of several USAF F-94 jet interceptors
\nfrom Dover AFB, Del. Thirteen visual sightings and one radar
\ntracking of blue-white lights during two hours.<\/p>\n
July 23, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 a.m. Witnesses:
\nthe two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large
\nsilver object, shaped like a long pear with two or three squares
\nbeneath it, flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210 m.p.h.), while a
\nsmaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at
\n1,000-1,500 kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by crews for 1-4
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
July 23, 1952; Altoona, Pennsylvania. 12:50 p.m. Witnesses:
\ntwo-man crews of two USAF F-94 jet interceptors at 35-46,000′
\naltitude. Three cylindrical objects in a vertical stack
\nformation flew at an altitude of 50-80,000′. Seen for 20
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
July 23, 1952; South Bend, Indiana. 11:35 p.m. Witness: USAF
\npilot Capt. H. W. Kloth. Two bright blue-white objects flew
\ntogether, then the rear one veered off after about 9 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 24, 1952; Carson Sink, Nevada. 3:40 p.m. Witnesses: two
\nUSAF Lt. Colonels McGinn and Barton in a B-25 bomber. Three
\nsilver, delta-shaped objects, each with a ridge along the top,
\ncrossed in front of and above the B-25 at high speed, in 3-4
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
July 26, 1952; Washington, D.C. 8 p.m. until after midnight.
\nWitnesses: radar operators at several airports, airline pilots.
\nMany unidentified blips tracked by radar all over Washington
\narea, at varying speeds. Pilots spotted unidentified lights.<\/p>\n
July 26, 1952; Kansas City, Missouri. 12:15 a.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF Capt. H. A. Stone, men in control towers at Fairfax Field
\nand Municipal Airport. One greenish light with red-orange
\nflashes was seen for 1 hour as it descended in the northwest from
\n40* elevation to 10* elevation.<\/p>\n
July 26, 1952; Andrews AFB, Maryland. This was a continuation of
\nthe extensive sightings and radar tracking reports reported
\nthroughout the Washington, D.C. area, all night long.<\/p>\n
July 26, 1952; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 12:05 a.m. Witness:
\nAirman lst Class J.M. Donaldson. Eight to ten orange balls in a
\ntriangular or V-formation flew very fast for 3-4 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 26, 1952; Williams, California. Case missing from official
\nfiles.<\/p>\n
July 27, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 10:05 a.m. Witnesses:
\nthree B-29 bomber crewmen on ground. Many round, white objects
\nflew straight and level, very fast. Two at 10:05, one at 10:10,
\none at 10:15, one at 10:20. Each was seen for about 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 27, 1952; Wichita Falls, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nand Mrs. Adrian Ellis. Two disc-shaped objects, illuminated by a
\nphosphorus light, flew at an estimated l,000 m.p.h. for 15
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
July 28, 1952; Heidelberg, West Germany. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
\nSgt. B.C. Grassmoen, WAC Pfc. A.P. Turner. One saucer-shaped
\nobject having an appearance of light metal and giving off shafts
\nof white light, flew slow, made a 90^ turn and climbed away fast
\nafter 4-5 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 28, 1952; McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 6 a.m. Witness: Ground
\nControl Approach radar operator M\/Sgt. W.F. Dees, and persons in
\nthe base control tower. Radar tracked a large cluster of very
\ndistinct blips. Visual observation was of oblong objects having
\nneither wings nor tail, which made a very fast turn and at one
\ntime were in echelon formation. Entire episode lasted 55
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
July 28, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 2:15 a.m. Witnesses:
\nT\/Sgt. Walstead, S\/Sgt. Calkins of the 635th AC&W Squadron. One
\ndull, glowing, blue-green ball,.the size of a dime at arms’
\nlength, flew very fast, straight and level.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1952; Osceola, Wisconsin. 1:30 a.m. Witnesses: radar
\noperators on ground, pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight. Several
\nclusters of up to 10 small radar targets and one large target.
\nSmall targets moved from southwest to east at 50-60 kts. (60-70
\nm.p.h.), following each other. The large one moved at 600 kts.
\n(700 m.p.h.). One hour total time. Pilot confirmed one target.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 p.m. Witness: USAF
\nCapt D.G. Moore, of military air traffic control system. One
\nundescribed object flew at an estimated 2,600 m.p.h., below
\n5,000′ altitude, toward the air base for about 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nMoore, Gilfillan electronics representative W. Yhope. One radar
\ntarget tracked moving away, stopped for 2 minutes, again moved
\nvery, very fast. Four minutes.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1952; Merced, California. 3:44 or 4:35 p.m. Witnesses:
\nHerbert Mitchell and one employee. One dark, discus-shaped
\nobject, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths behind, tipped on
\nits side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the 2
\nminute sighting.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 12:35 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\nshop employees Douglas and Hess at Municipal Airport. One bright
\nwhite circular object with a flat bottom flew very fast, and then
\nhovered 10-15 seconds over the Cessna Aircraft Co. plant, during
\nthe 5 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1952; Ennis, Montana. 12:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\npersons, alerted that UFOs were coming from the direction of
\nSeattle, Wash. Two to five flat disc-shaped objects: one
\nhovered 3-4 minutes, while the others circled it. Sighting
\nlength of 30 minutes not explained further.<\/p>\n
July 30, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:02 p.m. Witness:
\nUSAF lst Lt. George Funk. One orange light remained stationary
\nfor 10 minutes. No further details in files.<\/p>\n
July 30, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10 a.m. Witnesses: E.E. Nye
\nand one other person. One round, white object flew slow and then
\nsped away after 20-30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 1, 1952; Lancaster, California. 1:14 a.m. Witnesses:
\nsheriff’s deputies and other persons, one named Mallette. Two
\nbrilliant red lights hovered and maneuvered for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 2, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 3 a.m. Witnesses: USAF
\nlst Lt. W.A. Theil, one enlisted man. One red ball with a blue
\nflame tail flew straight and level for 3-4 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 4, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. 2:20 a.m. Witness: USAF
\nA\/3c W.F. Vain. One yellow ball which lengthened and narrowed to
\nplate shape, flew straight and level for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 4, 1952; Mt. Vernon, New York. 11:37 a.m. Witnesses: one
\nwoman, two children. One object, shaped like a lifesaver or
\ndonut, emitted black smoke from its top and made a 15′ arc in 1.5
\nminutes. Observed for 2 hours.<\/p>\n
Aug 5. 1952; Haneda AFB, Japan. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\nF-94 jet interceptor pilots lst Lt. W.R. Holder and lst Lt. A.M.
\nJones, and Haneda control tower operators. Airborne radar
\ntracked a target for 90 seconds. Control tower operators watched
\n50-60 minutes while a dark shape with a light flew as fast as 330
\nkts. (380 m.p.h.), hovered, flew curves and performed a variety
\nof maneuvers.<\/p>\n
Aug. 6, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. This is a continuation of the Haneda
\nAFB sightings.<\/p>\n
Aug. 6, 1952; Port Austin, Michigan. Case missing from official
\nfiles.<\/p>\n
Aug. 7. 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 9:08 a.m. Witness: Mrs.
\nSusan Pfuhl. Four glowing white discs: one made a 180* turn,
\none flew straight and level, one veered off, and one circled
\nduring the 70 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 9, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 10:50 a.m. Witness:
\nUSAF A\/3c J.P. Raley. One disc-shaped object flew very fast and
\nthen hovered for 2 seconds during a 5-6 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 13, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. 9:45 p.m. Witness: USAF Marine
\nCorps pilot Maj. D. McGough. One orange light flew a left orbit
\nat 8,000′ and 230 m.p.h., spiralled down to no more than 1,500′,
\nremained stationary for 2-3 minutes and went out. An attempted
\ninterception was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
Aug. 18, 1952; Fairfield, California. 12:50 a.m. Witnesses:
\nthree policemen. One object changed color like a diamond, and
\nchanged directions during the 30 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 19, 1952; Red Bluff, California. 2:38 p.m. Witness:
\nGround Observer Corps observer Albert Lathrop. Two objects,
\nshaped like fat bullets, flew straight and level, very fast for
\n25 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 20, 1952; Neffesville, Pennsylvania. 3:10 a.m. Witnesses:
\nBill Ford and two others. An undescribed object flew at 500′
\naltitude for several minutes. No further data in files.<\/p>\n
Aug. 21, 1952; Dallas, Texas. 11:54 p.m. Witness: Jack Rossen,
\nex-artillery observer. Three blue-white lights hovered then
\ndescended; 1.5 minutes later, one of them descended more.<\/p>\n
Aug. 23, 1952; Akron, Ohio. 4:10 a.m. Witnesses: USAF 2nd Lt.
\nH.K. Funseth, a ground radar observer, and two U.S. Navy men.
\nOne pulsing amber light was seen to fly straight and level for 7
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 24, 1952; Hermanas, Mexico. 10:15 a.m. Witness: Georgia
\nAir National Guard F-84G jet fighter pilot Col. G.W. Johnson.
\nTwo 6′ silver balls in abreast formation, one turned grey
\nrapidly, the other slowly. One changed to long grey shape during
\na turn. Sighting lasted about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 24, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 5:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
\nMrs. George White. One large round, metallic, white light with a
\nvague lower surface, flew slowly, then fast With a dancing,
\nwavering motion, for about 1 minute.<\/p>\n
Aug. 24, 1952; Levelland, Texas. 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp. One object, shaped like a
\nspinning top, changing color from red to yellow to blue, and with
\na fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes, whistling, then flew away.
\nIt, or another like it, returned an hour later.<\/p>\n
Aug. 25, 1952; Pittsburg, Kansas. 5:35 a.m. Witness: radio
\nstation musician William Squyres. One dull aluminum object,
\nshaped like two meat platters, face to face, estimated at 75′
\nlong, 45′ wide, and 15′ thick. Through a window in the front
\nsection shone a blue light; the head and shoulders of a man could
\nbe seen. The mid section had numerous windows through which
\ncould be seen some kind of regular movement. A series of small
\npropellers were spaced close together along the outer edge of the
\nobject, revolving at high speed. The object was hovering about
\n10′ above the ground, 100 yards off the road, with a slight
\nrocking motion. It then ascended vertically with a sound like a
\nlarge covey of quail starting to fly at the same time.
\nVegetation showed signs of having been disturbed under the
\nobject.<\/p>\n
Aug. 25, 1952; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. 3:40 p.m. Witnesses:
\ncivilian supervisor Fred Lee, foreman L.A. Aquilar. One round
\nsilver object flew south, turned and flew north, made a 360 turn
\nand flew away vertically after 3-5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 26, 1952; Lathrop Wells, Nevada. 12:10 a.m. Witness: USAF
\nCapt. D.A. Woods. One large, round, very bright object with a
\nV-shaped contrail having a dark cone in the center, flew very
\nfast, hovered, made an instantaneous 90 turn, followed by a
\ngentle climb and finally sudden acceleration.<\/p>\n
Aug. 28, 1952; Chickasaw and Brookley AFB, Alabama. 9:30 p.m.
\nWitnesses: USAF control tower operators, officer from USAF
\nOffice of Special Investigations, and others. Six objects,
\nvarying from fiery red to sparkling diamond appearance, hovered,
\nflew erratically up and down for 1 hour and l5minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 29, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 8:35 p.m. Witness:
\npilot C.A. Magruder. Three objects, 50′ in diameter, 10′ high,
\naluminum with red-yellow exhaust, flew in trail at estimated
\n1,500 m.p.h. for 4-5 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 29, 1952; west of Thule, Greenland (77′ N., 75* 15′ W.)
\n10:50 a.m. Witnesses: two U.S. Navy pilots flying a P4Y-2
\npatrol plane. Three white disc-shaped or spherical objects
\nhovered, then flew very fast in a triangular formation, in 2-3
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. l, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:50 p.m. Witness: ex-AAF
\nB-25 gunner. Two large white disc-shaped objects with green
\nvapor trails flew in trail formation, merged, flew away very
\nfast.<\/p>\n
Sept. 1, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witness: one
\nunidentified person using binoculars. Two large objects shaped
\nlike spinning tops and displaying red, blue and green colors,
\nflew side by side, leaving a sparkling trail for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 1, 1952; Atlanta, Georgia. 9:43 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs.
\nWilliam Davis and nine other persons. One light, similar to the
\nevening star, moved up and down for a long period of time.<\/p>\n
Sept. l, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nBowman (ex-artillery officer) and 24 others. A red, white, and
\nblue-green object which spun and shot off sparks for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 1, 1952; Yaak, Montana. 4:45 a.m. Witnesses: Visual
\nsighting by two USAF enlisted men, radar tracking seen by three
\nmen using AN\/FPS-3 radar set. Two small, varicolored lights
\nbecame black silhouettes at dawn; flew erratically. One hour.<\/p>\n
Sept. 2, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 3 a.m. Witness: radar
\ntracker Turason (ground controlled approach) at Midway Airport.
\n40 targets flew in miscellaneous directions, up to 175 m.p.h.
\nTwo seemed to fly in formation with DC-6 airliner. Total of
\n8 hours.<\/p>\n
Sept. 3, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 99 a.m. Witnesses: civilian
\npilots McCraven and Thomas. One shiny, dark ellipse made three
\nbroad, curving sweeps in 1.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 6, 1952; Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana. l:3O’a.m.
\nWitnesses: T\/Sgt. J.E. Wilson and two enlisted men. One bright
\nstar-like light moved about the sky for 2 hours.<\/p>\n
Sept. 6, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 4:55 p.m. Witnesses: ex-
\nCongresswoman Mrs. Isabella King and Bill McClain. One orange
\nteardrop-shaped object whirled on its vertical axis, descended
\nvery fast, stopped, retraced its path upwards, while whirling in
\nthe opposite direction. 1.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 7, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nchemist J.W. Gibson and others. One orange object or light (the
\ncolor of 2,000′ F.) exploded into view. Seen for from 3-20
\nseconds by various observers.<\/p>\n
Sept. 9, 1952; Rabat, French Morocco. 9 p.m. Witness: E.J.
\ncolisimo, a civilian illustrator with USAF Intelligence. One
\ndisc with lights along part of its circumference, flew twice as
\nfast as a T-33 jet trainer, in a slightly curved path for 5
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Sept. 12, 1952; Allen, Maryland. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
\nMrs. David Kolb, of the Ground Observer Corps, using binoculars.
\nOne white light with a red trim and streamers flew northeast for
\n35 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 13, 1952; Allentown, Pennsylvania. 7:40 p.m. Witness:
\nprivate pilot W.A. Hobler, flying a Beech Bonanza. One object,
\nshaped like a fat football, flaming orange-red color, descended
\nand then pulled up in front of the witness’ airplane. Seen for 2
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1952; Santa Barbara, California. 8:40 p.m. Witness:
\nUSAF C-54 transport pilot Tarbutton. One blue-white light
\ntravelled straight and level, then went up. Seen for 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1952; North Atlantic, between Ireland and Iceland.
\nWitnesses: military persons from several countries aboard ships
\nin the NATO “Operation Mainbrace” exercise. Among the sightings:
\none blue-green triangle was observed flying 1,500 m.p.h; three
\nobjects in a triangular formation gave off white light exhaust at
\n1,500 m.p.h.<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1952; White Lake, South Dakota. 7 p.m. Witness:
\nGround Observer Corps observer L.W. Barnes, using binoculars.
\nOne red, cigar-shaped object, with three puffs behind it, flew
\nwest, then south, and then was gone. Seen 30-40 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1952; Ciudad Jaurez, Mexico. 11:30 p.m. to 1:20 a.m.,
\nSept. 15. Witnesses: consulting engineer R. J. Portis and three
\nothers. Six groups of 12-15 luminous spheres or discs, which
\nflew in formations varying from arcs to inverted-Y’s, very fast.<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1952; Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania. Time not known.
\nWitness: pilot of Flying Tiger Airlines airplane N67977. One
\nblue light flew very fast on a collision course with the
\nairliner. Note: the summary card attached to the file showed
\ncompletely different information.<\/p>\n
Sept. 16, 1952; Portland, Maine. 6:22 p.m. Witnesses: crew of
\nU.S. Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane, visually and via radar. A
\ngroup of five lights was seen at the same time a long, thin blip
\nwas being tracked on radar. Note: consideration was given to
\nthis being USAF KC-97 airplanes involved in a refueling
\noperation. The sighting involved 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 16, 1952; Warner-Robbins AFB, Georgia. 7:30 p.m.
\nWitnesses: three USAF officers, two civilians. Two white lights
\nflew abreast, at 100 m.p.h., for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 17, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
\nMrs. Ted Hollingsworth. Two groups of three large, flat, shiny
\nobjects flew in tight formations: the first group slow, the
\nsecond faster. Seen for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 23, 1952; Gander Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. No time
\nshown. Witnesses: Pepperell AFB operations officer and seven
\nother campers. One bright white light, which reflected on the
\nlake, flew straight and level at 100 m.p.h. for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 24, 1952; Charleston, West Virginia. 3:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\ncrew of USAF B-29 bomber. A lot of bright, metallic particles or
\nflashes, up to 3′ in length, streamed past the B-29 for 15
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 26, 1952; 400 miles NNW of Azores Islands. 11:16 p.m.
\nWitnesses: pilot, copilot, engineer and aircraft commander of
\nUSAF C-124 transport plane. Two distinct green lights were seen
\nto the right and slightly above the C-124, and at one time seemed
\nto turn toward it. The lights alternated leading each other
\nduring more than 1 hour of observation.<\/p>\n
Sept. 27, 1952; Inyokern, California. 10 p.m. Witnesses: two
\ncouples, using a 5x telescope. One large, round object, which
\nwent through the color spectrum every 2 seconds, was seen to fly
\nstraight and level for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 29, 1952; Rochester, England. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses
\nunknown, but report came via the Rochester Police Dept. Two flat
\nobjects hovered for 3 minutes, and then sped away.<\/p>\n
Sept. 29, 1952; Southern Pines, North Carolina. 8:15 p.m.
\nWitnesses: U.S. Army Res. lst Lt. C.H. Stevens and two others.
\nOne green ellipse with a long tail orbited for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 29, 1952; Aurora, Colorado. 3:15 p.m. Witness: USAF
\nT\/Sgt. B.R. Hughes. Five or six circular objects, bright white
\nbut not shiny, circled in trail formation for 5-6 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 1, 1952; Shaw AFB, South Carolina. 6:57 p.m. Witness:
\nUSAF lst Lt. T.J. Pointek, pilot of RF-8O reconnaissance jet. One
\nbright white light flew straight, then vertical, then hovered,
\nand then made an abrupt turn during a 23 minute attempted
\nintercept.<\/p>\n
Oct. 1, 1952; Pascagoula, Mississippi. 7:40 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. C.C. McLean and one other person. One round,
\nmilky-white object, shaped like a powder puff, hovered for 5-10
\nminutes then flew away very fast in an arc. A loud blast was
\nheard at the start of the 22 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Oct. 7, 1952; Alamagordo, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m. Witness: USAF
\nLt. Bagnell. One pale blue oval, with its long axis vertical,
\nflew straight and level for 4-5 seconds, covering 30 in that
\ntime.<\/p>\n
Oct. 10, 1952; Otis AFB, Massachusetts. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF S\/Sgt., two other enlisted men. One blinking white light
\nmoved like a pendulum for 20 minutes, and then shot straight up.<\/p>\n
Oct. 17, 1952; Taos, New Mexico. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: Four
\nUSAF officers One round, bright blue light moved from north to
\nnortheast at an elevation of 45* for 2-3 seconds and then burned
\nout.<\/p>\n
Oct. 17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m. Witnesses: Ministers
\nGreenwalt and Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved
\nmore or less straight and level for 5 seconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 17, 1952; Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 p.m. Witness:
\none military person (no detail). One white streamer moved at an
\nestimated 3,000 m.p.h. in an arc for 20 seconds. No further
\ndetails in files.<\/p>\n
Oct. 19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m. Witness: one
\nex-USAF aircrewman Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one
\nof which was olive-drab colored on the side, flew in a rough
\nV-formation. One object flipped slowly, another object stopped,
\nduring the 3-4 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Oct. 19. 1952; 500 miles south of Hawaii. 6:58 p.m. Witnesses:
\ncrew of USAF C-50 transport plane. One round yellow light, with
\na red glowing edge, estimated at 100′ in diameter, flew at
\n300-400 kts. (350-450 m.p.h.) for 20 seconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee. No time given. Witnesses:
\npersons at airport weather station. Six white lights flew in a
\nloose formation for 1-2 minutes, and made a shallow dive at a
\nweather balloon.<\/p>\n
Oct. 24, 1952; Elberton, Alabama. 8:26 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\nLt. Rau, Capt. Marcinko, flying a Beech T-ll trainer. One
\nobject, shaped like a plate, with a brilliant front and vague
\ntrail, flew with its concave surface forward for 5 seconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 29, 1952; Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 a.m.
\nWitnesses: USAF S\/Sgt. Anderson, A\/2c Max Handy. One round
\nobject, silhouetted against a cloud, flew straight and level and
\nsmooth at 400 m.p.h. for 20 seconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 31, 1952; Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 p.m. Witness: USAF
\nLt. James Allen. One orange, blimp-shaped object, 80′ long and
\n20′ high, flew at treetop level, crossed over Allen’s car (at
\nwhich time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at 45′
\nand tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Nov. 3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 p.m. Witnesses: two
\ncontrol tower operators, including Lemaster. One long,
\nelliptical, white-grey light flew very fast, paused, and then
\nincreased speed during a 3-4 second observation.<\/p>\n
Nov. 4, 1952; Vineland, New Jersey. 5:40 p.m. Witness:
\nhousewife Mrs. Sprague. Two groups of 2-3 whirling discs of
\nlight flew toward the southeast over a period of 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 12, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:23 p.m. Witness:
\nsecurity inspector. Four red-white-green lights flew slowly over
\na prohibited area for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 13, 1952; Opheim, Montana. 2:20 a.m. Witness: radar
\ntracking by USAF 779th AC&W station. An unexplained track was
\nfollowed for 1 hour, 28 minutes, at 158,000′ altitude (30 miles)
\nand a speed of 240 m.p.h. Radar was FPS\/3 (PPI).<\/p>\n
Nov. 13, 1952; Glasgow, Montana. 2:43 a.m. Witness: U.S.
\nWeather Bureau observer Earl Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped
\nobjects, with lights all around them, flew in a V-formation for
\nabout 20 seconds. Each object seemed to be changing position
\nvertically by climbing or diving as if to hold formation.
\nFormation came from the northwest, made a 90* overhead, and flew
\naway to the southwest.<\/p>\n
Nov. 15, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 7:02 a.m. Witnesses: USAF Maj.
\nR.L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman, A\/3c Phipps. One orange object
\n(a blue streak?) varied in shape, as it made jerky upward sweeps
\nwith 10-15 second pauses during a 3-5 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Nov. 24, 1952; Annandale, Virginia. 6:30 p.m. Witness: L.L’
\nBrettner. One round, glowing object flew very fast, made right
\nangle turns and reversed course during a 1 hour sighting.<\/p>\n
Nov. 27, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 12:10 p.m. Witnesses:
\npilot and crew chief of UAAF B-26 bomber. A series of black
\nsmoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to antiaircraft fire, was seen
\nover a 20 minute period.C. 12:30 a.m. Witnesses: radar<\/p>\n
Nov. 30, 1952; Washington, D.C. l
\noperators at Washington National Airport. Radar trackings
\nsimilar to those of July 26, 1952.<\/p>\n
Dec. 8, 1952; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 8:16 p.m. Witnesses: pilot lst
\nLt. D. Dickman and radar operator lst Lt. T. Davies in USAF F-94
\njet interceptor (s\/n 49-2522). One white, oval light which
\nchanged to red at higher altitude, flew straight and level for 2
\nminutes, then climbed at phenomenal speed on an erratic flight
\npath. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Dec. 9, 1952; Madison, Wisconsin. 5:45 p.m. Witnesses: Capt.
\nBridges and lst Lt. Johneon in USAF T-33 jet trainer. Four
\nbright lights, in diamond formation, flew at 400 m.p.h. and were
\npassed by the T-33 at 450 m.p.h. during the 10 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Dec. 28, 1952; Marysville, California. Case missing from
\nofficial files.<\/p>\n
Jan. 1, 1953; Craig, Montana. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Warner
\nAnderson and two women. A silver, saucer-shaped object with a
\nred glowing bottom, flew low over a river and then climbed fast
\nin a horizontal attitude. Ten second sighting.<\/p>\n
Jan. 8, 1953; Larson AFB, Washington. 7:15 a.m. Witnesses: men
\nfrom the 82nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the
\nsquadron commander; all were on the ground. One green, disc-
\nshaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes, with a
\nvertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.<\/p>\n
Jan. 10, 1953; Sonoma, California. 3:45 p.m. or 4 p.m.
\nWitnesses: retired Col. Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the
\nFederal Security Agency. One flat object, like a pinhead, made
\nthree 360* right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90* turns to the
\nright and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and
\nfinally flew out of sight vertically after 60-75 seconds.<\/p>\n
Jan. 17, 1953; near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 3:55 p.m.
\nWitness: geologist\/salesman J.J. Sackett. One brilliant
\ngreen-gold object, shaped like the Goodyear blimp with its length
\ntwice its height, flew 400 m.p.h. straight and level, stopped,
\nthen went straight up with one stop. Sighting lasted 22 seconds.<\/p>\n
Jan. 28, 1953; Pt. Mugu, California. 1 p.m. Witness: R.W.
\nLove, owner of Love Diving Co., engaged in retrieving radio-
\ncontrolled drones. An 18-20′ white, flat disc flew straight and
\nlevel, overhead, for 6 minutes.<\/p>\n
Jan. 28, 1953; Corona, California. 6:05 p.m. Witness: USAF
\nT\/Sgt. George Beyer. Five 25′ green spheres flew in V-formation,
\nthen changed to trail formation at which time the end objects
\nturned red. Sighting lasted 12 minutes.<\/p>\n
Jan. 28, 1953; Albany, Georgia. No time given. Witnesses:
\nradar maintenance personnel. Radar tracked one stationary target
\nfor 20 minutes. A visual sighting about the same time was
\nexplained. No further information in the files.<\/p>\n
Feb. 3, 1953; Keflavik, Iceland. 5:25 p.m. Witnesses: radar
\noperators. Four unidentified targets were tracked for 24
\nminutes. No further data.<\/p>\n
Feb. 4, 1953; Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 p.m. Witness: U.S. Weather
\nBureau observer Stanley Brown, using a theodolite. One white,
\noblong object was tracked flying straight up, leveling off and
\nbeing joined by a second, similar, object. The second twice flew
\naway and returned to the first. After 5 minutes, both were lost
\nto sight behind clouds.<\/p>\n
Feb. 17, 1953; Port Austin. Michigan. 10:04 p.m. Witnesses:
\ntwo officers and three airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and
\nby radar. Visual object appeared to larger and brighter than a
\nstar and changed color; it was seen to move slowly for 5 minutes
\nuntil 10:09 p.m. Radar picked up a target at 10:08 p.m. moving
\nin a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.<\/p>\n
Feb. 20, 1953; Pittsburg-Stockton, California. #1 time unknown;
\n#2, 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF B-25 bomber pilots. #1 was a
\nbright yellow light seen for 8 minutes. #2 was a bright light
\nwhich flew on a collision course, dimmed and climbed away fast.<\/p>\n
Feb. 24, 1953; Sherman, Texas. 7:43 p.m. Witnesses: Warrant
\nOfficer and Mrs. Alden. Two bright red, round objects with big
\nhalos flew in small circles, climbed and faded during a 3-7
\nsecond sighting.<\/p>\n
Feb. 27, 1953; Shreveport, Louisiana. 11:58 a.m. Witness: USAF
\nairman\/private pilot. Five yellow discs made circular turns,
\nfluttered, three of them vanished, the other two flew erratic
\nsquare turns for a total of 4 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 11, 1953; Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 a.m. Witness: Mrs.
\nNina Cook, an experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am
\nflight engineer. A large light, blinking at 10-15 times per
\nminute, moved up and down along a mountain range.<\/p>\n
March 14, 1953; north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 p.m.
\nWitnesses: radar and visual observation by 10 crew members of
\nU.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored lights,
\ntotalling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the
\nairplane, as detected visually and by airborne radar for 5
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
March 21, 1953; Elmira, New York. 3:05 p.m. Witness: Ground
\nObserver Corps observation post. Six discs in a group flew high
\nand fast for a few seconds.<\/p>\n
March 25, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\nCapt. and Mrs. D.E. Cox. Several lights, some of which moved
\nstraight, others which made 360^ turns for 1.5 hours.<\/p>\n
March 27, 1953; Mt. Taylor, New Mexico. 7:25 p.m. Witness:
\npilot of USAF F-86 jet fighter at 600 kts. (700 m.p.h.). One
\nbright orange circle flew at 800 kts. (900 m.p.h.), and executed
\nthree fast rolls. Pilot chased object for 4 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 29, 1953; Spooner, Wisconsin. 3:45 p.m. Witness: L.C.
\nGillette. One aluminum, circular object flew high and fast,
\ntwice reversing its course. Note: Mr. Gillette saw a similar
\nobject in 1938. Fifteen second sighting.<\/p>\n
April 8, 1953; Fukuoka, Japan. 7:55 p.m. Witness: lst Lt. D.J.
\nPichon, pilot of USAF F-94B jet interceptor. One bright blue
\nlight descended, accelerated, flew parallel to the F-94,
\nincreased its speed and blinked out after 45 seconds.<\/p>\n
April 15, 1953; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Witness: S\/Sgt.
\nV.A. Locey. Three orange lights were seen for: 3 minutes, 30
\nseconds, and a few seconds.<\/p>\n
May 1, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses:
\npilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor, and
\ncontrol tower operator. One white light evaded interception
\nattempt by F-94 during 30 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
May 27, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: many
\nunidentified civilians, including Jacobson. Nine separate
\nmeandering lights were seen during 15 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
June 21, 1953; Naha, Okinawa. 7 p.m. Witnesses: Nine Japanese
\nand Okinawan weather observers. One unidentified light moved
\nslowly for 20 minutes. No further data in files.<\/p>\n
June 22, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. Z:lO a.m.
\nWitnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
\ninterceptor. One red light, flying at an estimated 1,000 kts.
\n(1,100 m.p.h.) eluded the chasing F-94 after 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 24, 1953; Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\ncrew of USAF KB-29 aerial tanker plane. Radar tracked an
\nunidentified target which twice approached to within .5 miles of
\nthe airplane, and once to within 6 miles, during a 2 minute
\nobservation.<\/p>\n
June 24, 1953; Simiutak, Greenland. 11:30 a.m. Witness:
\nweather observer A\/2c R.A. Hill. One red triangle hovered and
\nrotated for 15 seconds, then climbed for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 3, 1953; Amarillo, Texas. 12:04 p.m. Witness: Airport
\ncontrol tower chief C.S. Brown. One round and reflective or
\ntranslucent object flew straight, stopped for 7 seconds, sped
\nalong, stopped again, was joined by a similar object and they
\nflew off in different directions, after a total of 56 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 20, 1953; near Castle AFB, California. 9:05 p.m.
\nWitnesses: crew of TB-29 bomber\/trainer plane. One greyish oval
\nobject made four passes at the airplane (three times at 10-20
\nmiles distance), then dived vertically as if two objects.<\/p>\n
Aug. 27, 1953; Greenville, Mississippi. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF pilot, M\/Sgt., others, all on the ground. One meandering
\nlight was observed for 50 minutes. No further details in file.<\/p>\n
Sept. 2, 1953; Sidi Slimane AFB, French Morocco. 9:14 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Lt. Col. William Moore and lst Lt. J.H. McInnis,
\nDec. 24, 1953; El Cajon, California. 8:04 a.m. Witnesses: U.S.
\nNavy Lts. J.B. Howard and L.D. Linhard, flying F9F-2 jet
\nfighters. Ten silver, oval objects flew at more than 400 kts.
\n(450 m.p.h.), straight and level, for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Dec. 28, 1953; Marysville, California. 11:55 a.m. Witness:
\nYuba County Airport Manager Dick Brandt. One saucer, with a
\nbrilliant blue light, reflecting on a nearby building, hovered
\nbriefly during the 1.5 minute observation.
\nJan. 28, 1954; Rangeley, Maine. 110-10:15 a.m. Witness: Wilhelm
\nReich. Two bright lights moved into valley, and were seen
\nagainst the mountain background, for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 26, 1954; Newburyport, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\narchitect R.M. Pierce, marine engineer George Avery and one other
\nperson. One silver disc, with a white trail, made a loud roar
\nfor 30-60 seconds.<\/p>\n
March 2, 1954; vicinity of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 10 p.m.
\nWitness: research engineer R.C. Swengel. Three objects, each
\nwith two lights, flew straight and level at medium speed for an
\nunknown length of time.<\/p>\n
March 5, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 8 p.m. Witnesses:
\ncrews of USAF KC-97 aerial tanker planes. One object or light
\nmade passes at KC-97s, the other flew straight and level.
\nSighting duration unknown.<\/p>\n
March 12, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 9:35 a.m. Witness:
\nUSAF lst Lt. Robert Johnson, flying an F-86 jet fighter. He
\nchased an object at more than 530 m.p.h. for 30 seconds, but was
\nunable to catch it. It appeared to be the size of a fighter
\nplane but had neither tanks nor trails.<\/p>\n
April 8, 1954; Chicago, Illinois. 4:30 p.m. Witness: Lelah
\nStoker. One white round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended
\nbeneath it, skimmed over the water, landed, and an occupant in a
\ngreen suit walked around. It then took off very, very fast.
\nSighting lasted 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 23, 1954; Pittsfield, Maine. 9:30 a.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nand Mrs. F.E. Robinson. One silver dollar-shaped object with a
\ndome and a flashing light made a sound like a swarm of bees. It
\nhovered and tilted, flew horizontally, then rose vertically
\nwithout tilting. Stones underneath it moved. Four minute
\nsighting.<\/p>\n
April 24, 1954; Hartland, Maine. 6:10 p.m. Witness: D.
\nRobinson. One large, silver, oblong object with a dome and a
\nflashing light flew straight and level and then straight up.
\nTotal of 15 minutes under observation.<\/p>\n
April 26, 1954; Athens, Georgia. 7:35 p.m. Witnesses: C.
\nCartey, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hopkins and their daughter. Fifteen to
\ntwenty yellow objects in a V-formation, flew from south to north
\nfor 10 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 10, 1954; Elsinore, California. 12:40 p.m. Witness: U.S.
\nMarine Corps Squadron Leader D.R. Higgin, flying an F3D-2 jet
\nfighter. One dark gunmetal delta-shaped object, 22′ long and 10′
\nwide, with a fin on the top, descended at a 25-30′ angle under
\nthe lead airplane of a formation, and over the airplane of
\nHiggin. Sighting lasted a few seconds.<\/p>\n
May 11, 1954; Washington, D.C. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: three
\nUSAF.air policemen at Washington National Airport. Two bright
\nlights were seen on three occasions to fly straight and level,
\nmake 90* turns and fade. Each sighting lasted about 45 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 22, 1954; LaPorte, Indiana. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: highway
\nengineer R.W. Dring, engineer Geert Tibma. One bright light made
\na shallow climb for 45 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 31, 1954; Concord, New Hampshire. 10:15 a.m. Witness: Mrs.
\nL.K. Stevens. One very white, elongated object flew very, very
\nfast, and then blinked out after 8-10 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 1, 1954; from 400 miles south to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
\n9 p.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF B-47 jet bomber at 34,000′
\naltitude. One object with running lights flew at 24-44,000′
\naltitude for 1 hour.<\/p>\n
June 8, 1954; Texarkana, Texas. 1 a.m. or 2:30 a.m. (file not
\nclear). Witness: L.T. Prewitt, employee of Red River Arsenal.
\nOne golden yellow light flew over his house, making a “shhh” or
\nbuzzing sound for 2 minutes. 9:09 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot<\/p>\n
June 10, 1954; Estacado, Texas. 9:09 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
\nCapt. Bill McDonald, in flight. One white light descended at
\n45^ from great altitude, passed under his aircraft, made two
\n360′ turns and went out after 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 22, 1954; Miami Beach, Florida. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
\nMarine Corps Maj. E. Buchser and Maj. J.V. Wilkins. One meteor-
\nlike object descended, stopped, and became extremely bright.
\nSighting lasted 7 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 24, 1954; Danvers, Massachusetts. 12:45 p.m. Witness:
\nR.B. Tomer, director of commercial engineering for CBS-Hytron.
\nOne white, elliptical-shaped object covered 45^ of sky in 30
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
June 25, 1954; Indian Lake, Ohio. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses:
\nexperienced private pilot John Mark, flying Navion lightplane;
\nradar at Dayton, Ohio airport, tracked very fast target at same
\nlocation. One silver or aluminum round object with a flat
\nbottom, raised front edge, inverted cone on top, and a diameter
\nof about 60′. Flew horizontally, hovered, made a high-G pull up
\nand then a steep climb into an overcast. Sighting lasted 3-5
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
July 18, ; Normandy, Missouri. 8:40 p.m. Witness: A.T.
\nChamblin. One greenish-white disc was seen for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 25, 1954; Middle Sister Island, on U.S.-Canadian border in
\nwestern Lake Erie. 7:12 p.m. Witness: attorney L.B. Tussing.
\nOne black cylinder, 12 times long as wide, moved fast along the
\nsurface of the lake.<\/p>\n
July 30, 1954; Los Angeles, California. 10:15 a.m. Witness:
\nHughes Aircraft test pilots Englert and Peterson, flying a B-25
\nbomber. One metallic, pencil-shaped object flew slowly or
\nhovered for an unstated length of time.<\/p>\n
Aug. 2, 1954; Westlake, Ohio. 5:17 p.m. Witness: ex-AAF B-17
\ngunner (19 missions) N.E. Schroeder. One thin, bright ellipse,
\nlike polished metal, hovered for 5-8 seconds, dropped down 3,000′
\nin 3 seconds, hovered again and faded out after a total of 20
\nseconds in view.<\/p>\n
Aug’ 6, 1954; San Antonio, Texas. 6 p.m. Witness: mechanical
\nengineer L.H. Hormer. One intensely white elliptical light
\nchanged to yellow, then orange, then pink, four or five times
\nwhile flying straight and level for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 11, 1954; Yoron Jima, near Okinawa. 8:55 p.m. Witness:
\nP.L. Percharde, electrical engineer and assistant manager of
\nMoeller Shipwrecker Co., of Okinawa. A line of blue lights,
\nunderneath. a blue circle with a black center. Flew over ship
\nand climbed, illuminating and agitating the clouds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 15, 1954; San Marcos, Texas. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\nMaj. W.J. Davis, Capt. R.D. Sauers, flying a C-47 transport
\nplane. One dark blue oblong object paced the C-47, veered away,
\nthen crossed in front of it. Five minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 24, 1954; Egilstadir, Iceland. 8:30 p.m. Witness: one
\nunnamed farmer. A cylinder, 2-2.5′ long, 4-5′ in diameter, made
\na loud whizzing sound, flew straight and level fast, then slow,
\nthen fell into sandbar.<\/p>\n
Aug. 26, 1954; Danville, Virginia. 6:15 a.m. Witness: Rev.
\nW.L. Shelton. Two domed ellipses, 20′ long, 8′ thick, 10′ at
\nends; glowing silver or orange. Hovered, then climbed side-by-
\nside while getting brighter. Observed for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 27, 1954; Dorchester, Massachusetts. 1 p.m. Witness: E.A.
\nSrazdes. Seven large, white, teardrop-shaped objects turned
\nblue. Flew in line formation and increased speed during the 2
\nminute sighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 29, 1954; Prince Christian, Greenland. 11:05 a.m.
\nWitnesses: lst Officer H.G. Gardner, engineer J.V.D. Whitisy,
\nflying Royal Dutch Airlines DC-4 (PH-DBZ). Three or four dark,
\nlens-shaped objects veered north and changed position in
\nformation during the 10 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Sept. 4, 1954; Butler, Missouri. 3 a.m. Witness: J.
\nFaltemeier, CAA communications specialist. Twenty-thirty lights,
\nas if on a string, flew straight and level for 1.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 5, 1954; Butler, Missouri. 12:23 a.m. Witness: J.
\nFaltemeier, CAA communications specialist. One silver or white
\nobject with a slightly swept-back leading edge and a following
\nexhaust, flew straight and level, then veered southwest to south
\nafter 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Sept. 18, 1954; Kimpo Air Base, Japan. 5:55 a.m. Witnesses:
\ntwo control tower operators, a weather forecaster and a weather
\nobserver. One round object, like polished aluminum, flew
\nstraight and level for 11-13 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 21, 1954; Barstow, California. 1 a.m. Witnesses: two
\nlocal policemen, four U.S. Marine Corps police, one highway
\npatrolman. One red-orange ball giving off sparks, and a smaller
\nlight, made a zigzag descent and then hovered. Total of 20
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 21, 1954; Santa Maria, Azores Islands. 9:45 p.m. Witness:
\nairport guard. One 10’x5′ light metallic blue, pecan-shaped
\nobject with a clear glass or plastic nose having a door, and with
\npoles or aerials on the nose. Humming or whining, it hovered,
\nlanded vertically, 50′ away. A blond man, 5′ 10″ tall appeared,
\nspoke in a strange language, patted the guard on the shoulder,
\ngot in the object, hooked up his harness, pushed a button, took
\noff with the object’s nose pointed up, then levelled off and
\nclimbed vertically. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 22, 1954; Marshfield, Missouri. 9 a.m. Witnesses:
\nprivate pilot J.N. Williams, E.J. Ash. A thin, translucent tan
\nasymmetrical boomerang-shaped object revolved, then tumbled down
\nbehind some trees. Marks were found in the dirt. Sighting
\nlasted 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 23, 1954; Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 9:45 a.m. Witness: Dave
\nOwenby. Two bright silver, wheel-shaped objects flew from north
\nto south in trail for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 13, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 10:05 a.m. Witness:
\nweather observer, following a balloon with his theodolite. One
\nround, flat, silver object flew straight and level for 30
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 15, 16 and 17, 1954; Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 8:45 p.m. Fifty
\nobjects with illuminated bottoms were seen flying in a
\nV-formation, very fast, on successive nights. Only data is on
\nsummary card.<\/p>\n
Oct. 28, 1954; Miho Air Base, Japan. 5:32 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
\npilots Lt. Col. O.C. Cook and Lt. J.W. Brown, on ground using
\n7×50 binoculars. One brilliant white, round-oval object climbed
\nin front of clouds, brightened, turned 90 to the north. Seen
\nfor 45 seconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 29, 1954; Terciera Islands, Azores. 9 p.m. Witnesses:
\nfour Portuguese nationals. One object, shaped like a stovepipe
\nwith a center bulge and short wings (10′ long, 3′ in diameter, 3′
\nwings) having concave wingtips, and grey colored. Made a
\ngargling sound when hovering, then disappeared in the glare of
\nairplane landing lights. Sighting lasted 4-5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 15, 1954; Augusta, Maine. 44 p.m. Witness: N. Gallant,
\nmanager of radio station WFAV. Ten gold, circular objects flew
\nin vertical V-formation, straight and level for 3 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 19, 1954; Corvallis, Oregon. 4:15 p.m. Witness: P.J.
\nGunn, assistant professor of art at Oregon State University and
\nex-U.S. Navy aviation cadet. One bright white light hovered
\n8.5-9 minutes, then crossed 20 of sky in 3-3.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 28, 1954; Manilla, Phillipine Islands. 10:50 a.m. Witness:
\none anonymous medical doctor. One flat-bottomed, domed object
\n(65-70′ across, 18-20′ high), bright orange with yellow discs
\nattached and an exhaust trail. Flew north, stopped, reversed its
\ncourse during 4 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Dec. 3, 1954; Gulfport, Mississippi 12:12 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nand Mrs. S.P. Mellen. One translucent grey, round, flat object
\nrotated on its vertical axis at high r.p.m. for 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Dec. 7, 1954; Cape Province, South Africa. 1:15 p.m. Witness:
\nweather officer, using a theodolite. One white, semi-circular,
\nflat object with a dome flew from west to east, then turned
\nnorth. Sighting lasted 7 minutes.<\/p>\n
Jan, 1, 1955; Cochise, New Mexico. 6:44 a.m. Witnesses:
\ninstructor and student pilot in USAF B-25 bomber\/trainer. A
\nmetallic disc, shaped like two pie pans face-to-face, and 120-
\n130′ in diameter, paced the B-25, showing both its edge and its
\nface, for 5-7 minutes. Only item in case file was summary form.<\/p>\n
Jan. 26, 1955; Lakeland, Florida. 6:15 p.m. Witness: J.M.
\nHolland. A black smoke trail made a circle. There was an
\nexplosion and some objects fell. No further information in file.<\/p>\n
Feb.l, 1955; 20 miles east of Cochise, New Mexico. 7:55 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Instructor Capt. D.F. Ritzdorf, aviation cadet F.W.
\nMiller in TB-25 bomber\/trainer. One red and white ball hovered
\noff the left wing of the TB-25 for 5 minutes, then made a very
\nfast climb. Total time of sighting was 8 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 2, 1955; Miramar Naval Air Station, California. 11:50 a.m.
\nWitness: USN Cmdr. J.L. Ingersoll. One highly polished sphere,
\nwith reddish-brown coloring, fell, then instantly accelerated to
\n1,000-1,500 m.p.h.<\/p>\n
Feb. 10, 1955; Bethesda, Maryland. 10:03 p.m. Witness: E.J.
\nStein, model maker at U.S. Navy ship design facility. One
\nobject, shaped like a small portion of the bottom of the Moon,
\nwith a radiant yellow color, hovered for 30 seconds. Its bottom
\nchanged to a funnel shape. Total sighting lasted 1.5-2 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 30, 1955; Travis County, Texas. 7:30 a.m. Witness USAF
\nWing Intelligence Officer Maj. L..J. Pagozalski. Four black
\nobjects in a cluster made a whooshing sound like a zephyr.
\nSighting lasted 2-3 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 4, 1955; Keflavik, Iceland. 12:38 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col.
\nE.J. Stealy, lst Lt. J.W. Burt. About 10 round, white objects,
\none of which left a brief smoke trail, flew in an irregular
\nformation, some of them making erratic movements during the 5-8
\nsecond sighting.<\/p>\n
May 23, 1955; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Midnight. Witnesses: USAF
\nAirman\/Basic I.J. Shapiro and E.C. Ingber. During a 5 minute
\nperiod, two slender, vertical rectangles were seen low on the
\nhorizon, and two ovals with tops (dark, with dark blue
\nillumination) flew higher.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1955; Columbus, Nebraska. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Morrice
\nRaymond. Four orange flashing lights and one whIte flashing
\nlight moved up and down like yo-yos for 5-6 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 11, 1955; Iceland. 11:45 a.m. Witness: 2nd Lt. E.J.
\nMarlow. Twelve grey objects, from cigar to egg-shaped, varied
\ntheir formation from elliptical to wavy line to scattered to
\nstraight line to trail formation. Speed varied from hover to
\n1,000 m.p.h. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 23, 1955; Arlington, Virginia. 10:45 a.m. Witness: G.M.
\nPark, using a 400x telescope. Several orange lights moved singly
\nor in groups, circling and stopping during 30 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Sept. 3, 1955; Bellingham, Washington. Witness: observer
\nSaunders for Ground Observer Corps. One white pinhead moved
\nslowly across 30^ of sky in 15 minutes. No further information.<\/p>\n
Sept. 7, 1955; Washington, D.C. Witnesses: two photographers,
\none plate maker for the Army Map Service (one named Smith). One
\nglowing round object flew an arc for 1 minute.<\/p>\n
Sept. 9, 1955; near Alcoa, Tennessee. 12 noon. Witness: M.N.
\nDawkins, using binoculars. One brown, almost square object flew
\nwith a circular motion for 10-15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 8, 1955; Loogootee, Indiana. 4:38 p.m. Witnesses: R.D.
\nPrather, H. Ahern. One round, silver or white object flew
\nstraight and level at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for an unstated
\nlength of time.<\/p>\n
Oct. 11, 1955; Pt. Lookout, Maryland. 4 p.m. Witnesses: B.
\nHale, A. Ostrom. One round object which looked white in the
\ndaylight and turned red with sparks toward the end of the 2.5
\nhour sighting, made a deep roar, unlike an aircraft.<\/p>\n
Nov. 17, 1955; St. Louis, Missouri. 6:10 a.m. Witness: J.A.
\nMapes. Twelve round, flat objects, silver on top and dark on the
\nbottom, flew in 4-deep formation, tipping in pitch and roll, for
\n45 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 20, 1955; Lake City, Tennessee. 5:20 p.m. Witnesses:
\nOperations Officer Capt. B.G. Denkler and five men of the USAF
\n663rd AC&W Sqdn. Two oblong, bright orange, semi-transparent
\nobjects flew at terrific speed and erratically, toward and away
\nfrom each other. Observed by various persons form 4 to 15
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 25, 1955; La Veta, Colorado. 10:30 a.m. Witness: State
\nSenator S.T. Taylor. One dirigible-shaped object (fat front,
\ntapered toward the tail) object, which was luminous green-blue
\nand jellylike, appeared overhead diving at a 45′ angle,
\nthen reduced angle to 30′. Object seen for 5 seconds.<\/p>\n
Dec. 21, 1955; Caribou, Maine. 111 p.m. Witness: Roberta V.
\nJacobs. One round, very bright gold, domed disc made a short
\nclimb, rotated, hovered and then accelerated during the 6-8
\nminute sighting.<\/p>\n
Feb. 12, 1956; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 11:25 p.m.
\nWitnesses: F-89 pilot Bowen, radar observer Crawford. One green
\nand red object rapidly circled the aircraft while being tracked
\non radar during 1 minute sighting. No further details.<\/p>\n
Feb, 19, 1956; Houston, Texas. 6:07 a.m. Witnesses: crew of
\nEastern Airlines Super Constellation. One intense white light,
\nmoving 4-5 times the speed of the airplane, was evaded by the
\npilot.<\/p>\n
April 4, 1956; McKinney, Texas. 3:15 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Roy
\nHall, U.S. Army, ret.; Charles Anderson and others; some observed
\nthrough a 6″ telescope, others through a 55-200x telescope. One
\nfat, oblong object with two lines around its middle, remained
\nstationary for 6 hours.<\/p>\n
June 6, 1956; Banning, California. 5:30 a.m. Witness: Mr.
\nBierman. One thin disc with a small dome, shimmering silver,
\nhovered about 100 yards away for 8-10 seconds, then zoomed up.<\/p>\n
Aug. 8, 1956; 20 miles south of Quartsite, Arizona. ll p.m.
\nWitnesses: attorneys W.B. Buttermore and J.W. Smith. One
\nblue-white pulsating light flew fast, straight and level, for 5-7
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 27, 1956; Juniata, Pennsylvania. 9:55 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
\nR.S. Pope. One bright disc with a clear dome flew vertically,
\nthen north. A very cold breeze seemed to have been originated by
\nthe object during the 3 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Sept. 4, 1956; Dallas, Texas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Marine
\nCorps T\/Sgt. R.D. Rogers and family. One large star, changing to
\nred color, remained stationary for 20 minutes, then went west at
\n200 kts. (230 m.p.h.). Sighting lasted 23 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1956; Highland, North Carolina. 1 a.m. Witness:
\nScaly, N. Car. policeman O.S. Gryman. Fourteen yellow-to-red
\nround objects with tremendous exhaust, flew in a Vague formation
\nfrom southwest to east to northeast and back again, while
\nswoooping up and down. Sighting lasted 1.5 hours.<\/p>\n
Nov. 1, 1956; 60 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, in Illinois.
\n5:30 p.m. Witness: USAF Capt. W..M. Lyons, Intelligence Division
\nChief (Aerial Weather Reconnaissance Officer), flying a T-33 jet
\ntrainer. One orange light with a blue tinge, flew across the sky
\nfor 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 30, 1956; Charleston AFB, South Carolina. 12:48 p.m.
\nWitness: USAF aerial navigator Maj. D.D. Grimes. One
\nunspecified object flew at an estimated 100′ altitude over water
\nfor 10 minutes. No further details.<\/p>\n
Dec. 31, 1956; Guam. 2:10 a.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. Ted
\nBrunson, flying an F-86D jet interceptor. One round, white
\nobject flew under the F-86D, which was unable to turn as sharply
\nas the object.<\/p>\n
April 25, 1957; Ringgold, Louisiana. Military witness
\nRobertson. Case missing from official files.<\/p>\n
June 12, ; Milan, Italy. 7:30 p.m. Witness: G.U. Donadio,
\ntranslator for export-import firm. One object “big as a hen’s
\negg” flew very fast, zigzagged, hovered and revolved, then shot
\nup after 17 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 27 or 29, 1957; Longmont, Colorado. Early morning.
\nWitness: J.L. Siverly. One thick disc, ice blue, with a top
\nlike honeycomb (interconnected hexagons), hovered and rocked
\nbelow the hill tops for 10 minutes. Middle band was scalloped,
\nbottom had four kidney-shaped forms.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1957; Cleveland, Ohio. 10:31 p.m. Witnesses: Capital
\nAirlines Capt. R.L. Stimley, First Officer F.J. Downing. One
\nlarge, round, yellow-white object dimmed once, crossed the bow of
\nthe airliner, which then gave chase but was unable to catch it.
\nSighting last 8 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1957; Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 a.m. Witness: E.E.
\nHenkins. One pale yellow fireball glided into the water and
\nexploded. Viewed for 1 minute.<\/p>\n
Sept. 20, 1957; Kadena AFB, Okinawa. 8 p.m. Witnesses: S\/Sgt.
\nH.T. O’Connor, S\/Sgt. H.D. Bridgeman. One object, shaped like a
\ncoke bottle without the neck, translucent and fluorescent. Made
\nfour 5-10 second passes from north to south, with 4-5 minutes
\nbetween passes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 8, 1957; Seattle, Washington. 9:17 a.m. Witnesses: two
\nU.S. Army sergeants. Two flat, round, white objects flew in
\ntrail formation along an irregular path, frequently banking
\nduring 25-30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 6, 1957; Radium Springs, New Mexico. 10:50 p.m. Witnesses:
\none Las Cruces policeman, one Dona Ana County Deputy Sheriff.
\nOne round object–changing from red to green to blue to white–
\nrose vertically from a mountain top. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 8, 1957; Merrick, Long Island, New York. l0:10 a.m
\nWitness: Mrs. L. Dinner. One bar-shaped object, 3.5′ long,
\ngiving off blue flashes, made a swishing sound. No further data.<\/p>\n
Nov. 26, 1957; Robins AFB, Georgia. 10:07 a.m. Witnesses:
\nthree control tower operators, one weather observer and four
\nothers. One silver, cigar-shaped object suddenly vanished after
\n8 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 30, 1957; New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 p.m. Witnesses:
\nthree U.S. Coast Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then
\ngold, then separated into three parts and turned red. Sighting
\nlasted 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
Dec. 13, 1957; Col Anahuac, Mexico. 9:35 a.m. Witness: R.C.
\nCano. Fourteen-fifteen circular, tapered discs, very bright,
\nflew in a formation like a stack of coins, then changed to an
\ninverted-V formation. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
Dec. 17, 1957; near Grand Junction, Colorado. 7:20 p.m.
\nWitness: F.G. Hickman, 17. One round object changed from yellow
\nto white to green to red; red tail was twice as long as the body.
\nIt stopped, started, backed up for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 14, 1958; Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. W.F. Cummings and one other. A 3′ round, black
\nobject touched the ground and then took off. Watched for 2
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
April 14, 1958; Lynchburg, Virginia. 1 p.m. Witness: USAF Maj.
\nD.G. Tilley, flying C-47 transport. One grey-black rectangular
\nobject rotated very slowly on its horizontal axis for 4 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 9, 1958; Bohol Island, Phillipine Islands. 11:05 a.m.
\nWitness: Phillipine Airlines pilot. One object with a shiny,
\nmetallic surface was falling and spinning for 1.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 14, 1958; Pueblo, Colorado. 10:46 a.m. Witness: airport
\nweather observer O.R. Foster, using a theodolite. An object
\nshaped like Saturn, less the bottom part; silver with no metallic
\nluster, flew overhead for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 20 ,1958; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. 11:05 p.m. Witness:
\nBattalion Communication Chief SFC A. Parsley. One silver,
\ncircular object, its lower portion seen through a green haze,
\nhovered, then oscillated slightly, then moved at great speed.
\nWatched for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 17, 1958; Warren, Michigan. 7:05 p.m. Witness: A.D.
\nChisholm. One extremely bright object shaped first like a bell,
\nthen like a saucer, hovered for 5 minutes, flipped over and sped
\naway to the west-south-west. Sighting lasted 6-10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 1, 1958; Wheelus AFB, Libya. 12:15 a.m. Witness: Philco
\ntechnical representative A.M. Slaton. One round, blue-white
\nobject flew at varying speeds. First sighting lasted 2 minutes,
\nsecond lasted 1.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 2, 1958; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. 2:30 p.m. Witness:
\nnaturalist Ivan Sanderson. One dull-grey object, shaped like a
\npickle with a flat bottom, flew erratically and made loops for 15
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 27, 1958; Lock Raven Dam, Maryland. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nPhillip Small, Alvin Cohen. One large, flat egg-shaped object
\naffected a car’s electrical system and caused a burning sensation
\non one of its occupants. Sighting lasted 1 minute.<\/p>\n
Nov. 3, 1958; Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 p.m. Witness: M\/Sgt.
\nWilliam R. Butler, medic. One bright green object, shaped like a
\n10 cent piece, and one smaller, silver round object. First
\nobject exploded, then second object moved toward the location of
\nthe first at high speed. Sighting lasted 1 minute.<\/p>\n
March 26 or 27, 1959; Corsica, Pennsylvania. 12:45 p.m.
\nWitness: T.E. Clark. One dark red, barrel-shaped object, 20′
\nlong, 6-7′ high, descended below some trees during the 3 minute
\nsighting.<\/p>\n
June 18, 1959; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nA. Cavelli and R. Blessin, using 7x binoculars. One brown,
\ncigar-shaped object came from below the horizon (close to the
\nwitnesses) ascending to 40-50^ above the horizon in 4 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 30, 1959; Patuxent River NAS, Maryland. 8:23 p.m. Witness:
\nUSN Cdr. D. Connolly. One gold, oblate-shaped object, nine times
\nas wide as it was thick, metallic and with sharp edges, flew
\nstraight and level for 20-30 seconds.<\/p>\n
July 25, 1959; Irondequoit, New York. 1 p.m. Witness:
\ntechnical illustrator W.D. Neva. One thin, crescent moon-shaped
\nobject with a small white dome in the center, flew at tremendous
\nspeed for 5-10 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 10, 1959; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 1:28 a.m. Witness:
\nRoyal Canadian Air Force pilot Flt. Lt. M.S. Mowat, on ground.
\nOne large star-like light crossed 53* of sky in 25 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 13, 1959; Gills Rock, Wisconsin. 1:05 a.m. Witness: R.H.
\nDaubner. One round yellow light, with eight blue lights within
\nit, and then five larger red lights, flew very fast vertically
\nwhile making a pulsating jet noise. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 13, 1959; Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana. 4 p.m. Witnesses: at
\nleast two control tower operators and the pilot of a Mooney
\nprivate airplane. One pear-shaped object, colored white, cream,
\nand metallic, with a trail under it. Object showed little
\nmovement during 3 hours. Attempted intercept by USAF T-33 jet
\ntrainer failed.<\/p>\n
Oct. (3rd or 4th week), 1959; Telephone Ridge, Oregon. 9:15 p.m.
\nWitness: department store manager C.A. Cissman. One bright
\nlight approached, hovered about 30 minutes, and then was up and
\ngone in 2 seconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 4, 1959; Quezon, Phillipine Islands. 9:25 p.m. Witnesses:
\nUSN Lt. C.H. Pogson, CPO K.J. Moore. One large round or oval
\nobject, changing from red to red-orange, flew straight and level
\nfor 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 6, 1959; Lincoln, Nebraska. 8:15 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col.
\nL. Liggett (Selective Service) and wife. One round, white-yellow
\nlight made several abrupt turns and flew very fast for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 19. 1959; P]ainvjlle! Kansas. 9:25 p.m. Witness: Capt.
\nF.A. Henney, engineering instructor at USAF Academy, flying a
\nT-33 jet trainer. One bright yellowish light came head-on at the
\nT-33, the pilot avoided it and the light dimmed. Sighting lasted
\n30 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 18, 1959; Crystal Springs, Mississippi. 6:25 p.m.
\nWitness: J.M. Porter. A row of red lights flew slow, then
\nspeeded up immensely. Sighting lasted 5-6 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 27, 1960; Rome AFB, New York. 6:27 p.m. Witnesses:
\ncontrol tower officer Capt. J. Huey and four other tower
\noperators. One light trailing a white fan shape, made a mild
\ndescent for 3-4 minutes. 5:55 p.m. Witness: Charles<\/p>\n
March 4, 1960; Dubuque, Iowa. 5:5<\/p>\n
Morris. Three elliptical-shaped objects made a slight climb for
\n4 minutes. Film exposed during sighting showed no images of the
\nobjects.<\/p>\n
March 23, 1960; Indianapolis, Indiana. 3:35 a.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. E.I. Larsen. A series of balls, arranged like an
\n“X” with one diagonal line, seen for 3\/4 of a minute. Note:
\nlittle data on the case in the files.<\/p>\n
April 12, 1960; LaCamp, Louisiana. 9 p.m. Witness: Monroe
\nArnold. One fiery-red disc exploded four or five times.
\nAnalysis of paint samples from explosion proved inconclusive.
\nSighting lasted 2-3 seconds.<\/p>\n
April 17, 1960; Richards-Gebauer AFB, Missouri. 8:29 p.m.
\nWitnesses: USAF Maj. J.G. Ford and Link representative A.
\nChapdelaine, using a 48x telescope. One reddish glow made an odd
\norbit for 2.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 25, 1960; Shelby, Montana. 7-10 p.m. Witness: Mrs. M.
\nClark. Five circular objects flew in trail formation, hovered
\nand accelerated and made sharp turns. Case file includes other
\nreports from Mrs. Clark for previous 3 years.<\/p>\n
July 19, 1960; St. Louis, Missouri. 8:30 p.m. Witness: T.L.
\nOchs. One round, bright red light flew overhead, stopped and
\nhovered, and then backed up. Sighting lasted 20 minutes. Note:
\nOchs reported similar sightings on three following nights.<\/p>\n
Aug. 23, 1960; Wichita, Kansas. 3::24 a.m. Witness: Boeing
\naeronautical engineer C.A. Komiske. One round object with yellow
\nlights coming from what looked like three triangular windows at
\nbottom. Object was dull orange. Flew in an arc for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 29, 1960; Crete, Illinois. 4:05 p.m. Witness: farmer Ed
\nSchneeweis. One shiny, round, silver object flew straight up
\nvery fast for 18 seconds.<\/p>\n
Sept. 10, 1960; Ridgecrest, California. 9:50 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. M.G. Evans. Two light gray glowing objects, saucer
\nor boomerang-shaped, which swished when accelerating. Seen 1-2
\nseconds each.<\/p>\n
Oct. 5, 1960; Mt. Kisko, New York. 7:37 p.m. Witness: E.G.
\nCrossland. One bright, star-like light moved across 120^ of sky
\nin 20 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 27, 1960; Chula Vista, California. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. L.M. Hart. One orange-red point of light made huge
\ncircles and stopped during the 20-30 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Nov. 29, 1960; south of Kyushu, Japan. 6:38 p.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF Lt. Col. R.L. Blwlin (sp?) and Maj. F.B. Brown, flying a
\nT-33 jet trainer. One white light 8lowed and paralleled the
\ncourse of the T-33 for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb, 27, 1961; Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
\nLaPalm. One fiery-red, round object, preceded by light rays,
\nslowed and descended, while her dog howled. Sighting lasted 10
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Spring, 1961; Kemah, Texas. Case missing from official files.<\/p>\n
April 24, 1961; 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California (35′
\n50′ N., 125′ 40 W.). 3:34 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft commander
\nCapt. H.J. Savoy and navigator lst Lt. M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-l2lD
\npatrol plane. One reddish-white, round object or light, similar
\nto satellite. Observed for 8 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs.
\nA.J. Jones and Mrs. R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc
\nhovered and revolved, then suddenly disappeared after 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 2, 1961; Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 P.m. Witnesses: lst
\nLt. R.N. Monahan and Hazeltine Electric Co. technical
\nrepresentative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white light flew erratic
\ncourse at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 7, 1961; Copemish, Michigan. 11 p.m. Witness: waitress
\nNannette Hilley. One large ball flew slow, split into four after
\n45 minutes. Four flew close formation, descended and flew away
\nto the west. Total sighting lasted 1 hour.<\/p>\n
July ll, 1961; Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: ex-air
\nnavigator G. Scott, Mrs. Scott, and neighbors. One round, bright
\nlight like shiny aluminum, passed overhead in 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 20, 1961; Houston, Texas. 88 a.m. Witnesses: Trans-Texas
\nAirlines Capt. A.V. Beather, flying DC-3, plus vague report from
\nground radar. Two very bright white light or objects flew in
\ntrail formation for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: college
\nseniors J.B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval
\nobject with a fin extending from one edge to the center; like a
\nsled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at 50′ altitude
\nfor 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.<\/p>\n
Nov. 21, 1961; Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: C.
\nLocklear and Helen Hatch. One round, red-orange object flew
\nstraight up and faded after 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 23, 1961; Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 p.m. Witness: F.
\nBraunger. One bright red star flew straight and level for 15
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Dec. 13, 1961; Washington, D.C. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses: C.F.
\nMuncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark
\ndiamond-shaped object with a bright tip flew straight and level
\nfor 1-3 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 25, 1962; Kotzbue, Alaska. 7:20 p.m. Witnesses: one U.S.
\nArmy private, six anonymous civilians. One red light, trailed 30
\nseconds later by a blue light. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
March l, 1962; Salem, New York. 10:35 p.m. Witness: Mrs. L.
\nDoxsey, 66. One gold-colored box, 12-14″x3-4″, flew straight and
\nlevel across the horizon for 3-4 minutes.
\n.<\/p>\n
March 26, 1962; Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. 1:35 p.m.
\nWitness: USAF Capt. J.M. Lowery, from an unspecified aircraft.
\nOne thin, cylindrical object–l\/3 snout, 2\/3 tail fins–flew at
\nan estimated Mach 2.7 (2,000 m.p.h.) for 5-8 seconds.<\/p>\n
March 26, 1962; Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls,
\narranged in a rectangular formation, became two objects with
\nlights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
March 26, 1962; Westfield, Massachusette. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
\nmany unidentified young people. One large red ball flew or fell
\ndown, then went back up during 3-10 minute sighting. Note: May
\n26?<\/p>\n
April 4, 1962; Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z. Witnesses: G.R.
\nWells and J. Lewis, using 117x telescope. One small object
\nchanging brightness, gave off smoke but remained stationary like
\na comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official files.<\/p>\n
June 21, 1962; Indianapolis, Indiana. 4 a.m. Witnesses: Lt.
\nCol. H. King and tail gunner M\/Sgt. Roberts, aboard a B-52 heavy
\njet bomber. Three bright, star-like lights: one seen; 10
\nseconds later, two more were seen. Total sighting took 3
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
June 30, 1962; Richmond, Virginia. 9 a.m. Witness: 13 year old
\nMeadors. One red, star-like light seen for an unspecified length
\nof time. No further details in files.<\/p>\n
July 19, 1962. Bayhead, New Jersey. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: C.T.
\nLoftus, H. Wilbert. Four or five lights darted about the sky for
\n7-10 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 29, 1962; Ocean Springs, Mississippi. 11:20 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.O. Barton. One bright cherry-red,
\ndiamond-shaped object flew slow, hovered, made fast 1\/2 loops for
\nl0 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 18, 1962; Bermuda. 5 p.m. Witnesses: owner M. Sheppard
\nand chief announcer A. Seymour of radio station. Three
\ndull-white, egg-shaped objects wavered as they moved for 20
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 21, 1962; WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of
\nMexico. 7:37 p.m. Witness: fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie.
\nTwo objects, red and black with orange streaks, one as big as the
\nMoon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky for 13
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 23, 1962; Farmington, Utah. 3 p.m. Witness: R.O.
\nChristensen. One grey and silver ball, trailing what looked like
\ntwine with two knots in it, swerved, and climbed away at a 45′
\nangle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing air).
\nTwenty seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 17, 1962; Tampa, Florida. 99 p.m. Witness: F.L. Swindale,
\ncollege graduate and ex-USMC Capt. Three bright star-like lights
\napproached, hovered and bounced, then faded after 11-15 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 18, 1953; New Plymouth, New Zealand. 10:30 p.m. Witness:
\nC.S. Chapman, 15. One white, fuzzy, flashing light hovered and
\ndarted around for 4 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 22, 1963; Pequannock, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Myra
\nJackson. Four pink wheels spun or rolled very fast from east to
\nwest in succession, each taking about 1 second.<\/p>\n
June 15, 1963; 200 miles north of Venezuela (14* 27′ N., 69* 57′
\nE.). 10:39 a.m. Witness: 3rd Mate R.C. Chamberlin, of S\/
\nThetis. One luminous disc travelled at 1.5 times the speed of
\nsatellite for 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n
Summer, 1963; Middletown, New York. 9:30 or 10 p.m. Witness:
\nGrace Dutcher. Eight-ten lights moved at random, then in an oval
\nformation, then singly, during the 1 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
July 1, 1963; Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 8 p.m. Witness: R.B.
\nStiles, ll, using a theodolite. One light, the size of a match
\nhead at arm’s length, flashed and moved around the sky for 1.5
\nhours.<\/p>\n
Aug. 11, 1963; Warrenville, Illinois. 10 p.m. Witness: R.M.
\nBoersma. One light moved around the sky for 20 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 13, 1963; St. Gallen, Switzerland. 8:04 p.m. Witness:
\nA.F. Schelling. One fireball became a dark object after 4
\nminutes, and then a bigger glow, a minute later, and finally
\nexploded. Note: same witness had another, undescribed, sighting
\non Aug. 14<\/p>\n
Sept. 14, 1963; Susanville, California. 3:15 p.m. Witness:
\nE.A. Grant, veteran of 37 years training forest fire lookouts for
\nthe U.S. Forest Service. One round object intercepted a long
\nobject and either attached itself to the latter or disappeared.
\nSighting lasted l0 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 15, 1963; Vandalia, Ohio. 66 p.m. Witness: Mrs. F.E.
\nRoush. Two very bright gold objects–one shaped like a banana
\nand the other like an ear of corn–one remained stationary, the
\nother moved from west to north during 10 minutes,<\/p>\n
Oct. 4, 1963; Bedford, Ohio. 3:32 p.m. Witness: R.E.
\nCarpenter, 15. One intense oblong light with tapered ends and
\nsurrounded by an aqua haze, flashed and flickered while
\nstationary for 15 seconds.<\/p>\n
Oct. 23, 1963; Meridian, Idaho. 8:35 p.m. Witnesses: several
\nunnamed students, including Gordon. One object shaped like a
\ncircle from below and like a football from the side, hovered low
\nover the observers, making a deep, pulsating, loud, extremely
\nirritating sound, for 6 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 24, 1963; Cupar Fife, Scotland. No time given. Witnesses:
\nA. McLean (12) and G. McLean (8). One light moved for an
\nunspecified length of time. No further details in files. Note:
\nProject Blue Book chief Maj. H. Quintanilla told the youngsters,
\nin a letter, that this was “one of the most complete” of the
\nunexplained cases for the year.<\/p>\n
Dec. 11, 1963; McMinnville, Oregon. 7 a.m. Witness: W.W.
\nDolan, professor of mathematics and astronomy, and dean of the
\nfaculty of Linfield College. One bright, star-like light
\nhovered, slowed, dimmed and flashed in 1 minute.<\/p>\n
Dec. 16, 1963; 800 miles north of Midway Island (40* N., 175* 54′
\nW.). 5:05 p.m. Witness: unspecified persons aboard a military
\naircraft. One white light blinked 2-3 times per second as it
\nmoved very fast across the sky for 15 seconds.<\/p>\n
April 3, 1964; Monticello, Wisconsin. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nand Mrs. R. Wold (he was a graduate student in anthropology).
\nFour huge red lights in a rectangular formation, with a white
\nlight above, were near the ground, tilted and flew away after 3-4
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
April 11, 1964; Homer, New York. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses:
\nphysiotherapist W.B. Ochsner and wife. Two cloud-like objects
\ndarkened; one shot away and returned during the 30-45 minute
\nsighting.<\/p>\n
April 24, 1964; Socorro, New Mexico. 5:45 p.m. Witness:
\nSocorro policeman Lonnie Zamora. Watched object with flame
\nunderneath descend toward the desert. Two small humanoids
\nobserved near vertical oval on ground. Later watched object take
\noff with a roar, go silent and fly away. Burning and charred
\nbrush found at landing sight.<\/p>\n
May 9, 1964; Chicago, Illinois. 10:20 p.m. Witness: J.R. Betz,
\nU.S. District Court reporter. Three light green crescent-shaped
\nobjects, about half the apparent size of the Moon, flew very fast
\nin tight formation from east to west, oscillating in size and
\ncolor for 3 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 18, 1964; Mt. Vernon, Virginia. 5:15 p.m. Witness: civil
\nengineer F. Meyers. One small, glowing white oval split twice
\nafter moving from the right of the Moon around to the left.
\nSighting lasted 17 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 26, 1964; Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7:43 p.m. Witness: P.
\nWankowicz, RAF pilot and ex-Smithsonian satellite tracker. One
\nthin, white ellipsoid (3.5 times as long as wide) flew straight
\nand level for 3-4 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 26, 1964; Pleasantview, Pennsylvania. 11 p.m. Witness:
\nRev. H.C. Shaw. One yellow-orange light, shaped like the bottom
\nof a ball, was spotted in a field and chased down the road for 2
\nmiles.<\/p>\n
June 13, 1964; Toledo, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: B.L. English,
\nannouncer for radio station WTOD. Three glowing white spheres,
\nglowing red on their sides, moved slow, hovered and then moved in
\ncircles very fast, all the while making a low, rumbling sound.<\/p>\n
July 16, 1964; 15 miles south of Houghton Lake, Michigan. 11:15
\np.m. Witness: Northern Air Service pilot K. Jannereth. Four
\nwhite lights in a stepped-up echelon formation, were joined by
\ntwo more. They closed in on the airplane, then rapidly slowed nd
\nflew along with it for a total of 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 20, 1964; Littleton, Illinois. 4:45 a.m. Witness: J.J.
\nWinkle. One 60′ diameter round-topped, flat-bottomed object with
\na long acetylene-colored flame shooting downward, flew straight
\nand level, made a half loop, then rose up. Sighting lasted l
\nminute.<\/p>\n
July 27, 1964; Norwich, New York. 7:30 p.m. Witness:
\nDuabert, engineering supervisor. One aluminum sphere with a
\nluminous ring, remained stationary for 4-5 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 27, 1964; Denver, Colorado. 8:20 p.m. Witness: A. Borsa.
\nOne white ball of fire, the size of a car, climbed slowly, then
\nspeeded up. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 10, 1964; Wake Island. 5:16 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft
\ncommander Capt. B.C. Jones and navigator lst Lt. H.J. Cavender,
\nin parked USAF C-124 transport plane. One reddish, blinking
\nlight approached the runway, stopped and made several reverses
\nduring 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 15, 1964; New York, New York. 1:20 a.m. Witness: S.F.
\nD’Alessandro. One 10’x5′ bullet-shaped object with wavy lines on
\nthe rounded front part and six pipes along the straight rear
\nportion, made a “whishhh” sound. Witness’ dog growled during
\n.
\nsighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 15, 1964; Yosemite National Park, California. 8:15 a.m.
\nWitnesses: E.J. Haug, of the San Francisco Orchestra and the San
\nFrancisco Conservatory of Music; and C.R. Bubb, a high school
\nmathematics teacher. Three bright silver, round objects, in a
\nstack formation, flew very fast, changing positions within the
\nformation. The sound of rushing air was heard during the 3-4
\nsecond sighting.<\/p>\n
Aug. 18, 1964; Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles east of Dover, Delaware.
\n12:35 a.m. Witnesses: Maj. D.W. Thompson and First Pilot lst
\nLt. J.F. Jonke, on a USAF C-124 transport plane. One round,
\nblurred, reddish-white object was on a collision course with the
\nC-124 from ahead and below. The airplane evaded the object.
\nSighting las ted 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 10, 1964; Cedar Grove, New Jersey. 7:09 p.m. Witness:
\nchemist P.H. DePaolo. Four white lights, 3-4 apart, were seen
\nto the north, going west for 45 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 14, 1964; Menominee Falls, Wisconsin. 9:40 p.m. Witnesses:
\nDr. G.R. Wagner, MD; and two girls. Three dim, reddish lights
\nflew through a 160^ arc in 5-6 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 19, 1964; 1,400 miles east of Tokyo, Japan (34′ 55′ N., 164*
\n05′ E.). Witnesses: unidentified military persons. One bright
\nwhite flashing light was travelling from horizon to horizon in 20
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Jan, 23, 1965; Williamsburg, Virginia. 8:40 a.m. Witness: Mr.
\nT.F. Mains. One mushroom or lightbulb-shaped object, 75-80′
\nhigh, 25′ diameter on top and l0′ bottom diameter; metallic grey
\nwith a red-orange glow on the near side and a blue glow on the
\nfar side. The object made a sound like a vacuum cleaner. The
\nwitness’ car electrical system was affected as the object moved
\naway at an altitude of 4′. The sighting lasted 25 seconds.<\/p>\n
March 4, 1965; Corvallis, Oregon. 9:23 p.m. Witness: W.V.
\nHarrison. Three lights rose from the ground, several seconds
\napart. The next day, an oily spot was found at the site.<\/p>\n
March 8, 1965; Mt. Airy, Maryland. 7:40 p.m. Witness: J.H.
\nMartin, instrument maker for U.S. Bureau of Standards. Six
\nlights flew overhead slowly for 3 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 4, 1965; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 4:05 a.m. Witnesses:
\nUSAF A\/2c Corum, a weather observer; confirmation by college
\nstudent R. Pittman not clear from available data. One 40′ black,
\noval object with four lights along the bottom, flew in and out of
\nthe clouds for 15 seconds.<\/p>\n
May 7, 1965; Oxford, Michigan. 7:30 p.m. Witness: M.E.
\nMarshall. One light, like a satellite, split into two parts, one
\nof which was copperish color, then two more joined up. One
\nobject may have been tumbling. Sighting lasted 1 minute.<\/p>\n
July 6, 1965; Kiel, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Mrs. E.R.
\nHayner. One flashing light, like a satellite, was seen for less
\nthan 1 minute. No further data was in the files.<\/p>\n
July 25, 1965; Castalia, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: amateur
\nastronomer M.D. Harris, 16. One bright blue star crossed 90 of
\nsky in 10-15 seconds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 4, 1965; Dallas, Texas. 9:30 p.m. Witness: J.A. Carter,
\n19. One light flew fast, straight and level for 12 seconds. No
\nfurther data in files.<\/p>\n
Aug. 4, 1965; Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses: two
\nunnamed 14 year olds. One light moved around the sky for 16-17
\nseconds. No further data in files.<\/p>\n
Aug. 19, 1965; Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMrs. William Butcher, son Harold, 17, and children. A large
\nelliptical object, with a reddish vapor underneath, came close to
\nthe ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds
\nlater. Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped.
\nWhen the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could
\nbe heard. Afterwards, a strange odor was noticed, and the next
\nday, a purplish liquid, 2″x2″ marks and patches of singed grass
\nwere found at the site. A bull bellowed and tried to break its
\nbonds.<\/p>\n
Aug. 30, 1965; Urbana, Ohio. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: M.A. Lilly,
\nN. Smith, T. Nastoff. One white ball, 5-8′ in diameter and
\ntrailed by a 2-3′ light, hit the road 100′ in front of the
\nwitness’ car, bounced and flew away. Sighting lasted 3-4
\nseconds.<\/p>\n
Sept. 3, 1965; Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 a.m. Witnesses: Exeter
\nPatrolmen Eugene Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman
\nMuscarello. One large, dark, elliptical object with a row of red
\nlights around it, moved slowly and erratically around houses and
\ntrees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm animals were very
\nnoisy. Sighting lasted about 1 hour.<\/p>\n
Sept. 3, 1965; Damon, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Brazoria
\nCounty Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert
\nGoode. One triangular object, 150-200′ long, 40-50′ thick at
\nmiddle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing, purple light
\non the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came
\nfrom distance to 150′ off highway and 100′ in the air. Purple
\nlight illuminated ground beneath object and interior of police
\ncar. Driver felt heat on his left arm. Initial sighting lasted
\n5-10 minutes. Second sighting.occurred later that night.<\/p>\n
Sept. 25, 1965; Chisholm, Minnesota. 9:55 a.m. Witness: Bett
\nDiamon. Five orange lights in a row flew fast and made an abrupt
\nturn during the 1 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Sept. 25, 1965; Rodeo, New Mexico. 10 p.m. Witnesses: Dr.
\nGeorge Walton, physical chemist, and wife. Two round white
\nobjects flew side-by-side, at 30-50′ altitude, pacing the
\nwitnesses’ car for 6 minutes.<\/p>\n
Oct. 4, Middletown, Ohio. Wiitness: Tucker. Case missing
\nfrom official files.<\/p>\n
Feb. 2, 1966; Salisbury, North Carolina. 11:15 p.m. Witnesses:
\nMr. and Mrs. L.J. Wise. One silver, diamond-shaped object with
\nseveral balls constantly in very fast motion around it, and much
\nlight. Object hovered over the trees for 3-4 minutes, while a
\ndog barked, and then zipped out of sight. Sighting lasted 1
\nhour.<\/p>\n
Feb. 6, 1966; Nederland, Texas. 5:45 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
\nMrs. K.R. Gulley. One yellow, lighted object at 500; altitude
\nand a pulsating red glow on the lawn. The house lights went out,
\nand high frequency bothered the witnesses’ ears. Sighting lasted
\n5-10 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 20, 1966; Miami, Florida.. 12:15 a.m. Witness: USAF Res.
\nMaj. K.C. Smith, employee of NASA at Cape Kennedy. One pulsating
\nlight which varied from white to intense blue made a jerky ascent
\nand then rapidly accelerated away to the north after 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 22, 1966; Houston, Texas. 1:30 a.m. Witness: S.J.
\nMusachia. White flashing lights, and the air full of smoke. Lit
\nup witness’ apartment. Sound of “yen ” heard up close
\nduring 4 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
March 23, 1966; Temple, Oklahoma. 5:05 a.m. Witness: W.E.
\nLaxson. One large object, like a wingless C-124 transport plane;
\n75′ long, 8′ high and 12′ wide; with a bubble canopy on top. Sat
\non highway, a man dressed in military work clothes entered, and
\nit rose after about 40 seconds.<\/p>\n
March 26, 1966; Texhoma, Oklahoma. Midnight. Witnesses: Mrs.
\nP.N. Beer and Mrs. E. Smith. One flashing light buzzed their car
\nfrom the front then hovered. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.<\/p>\n
April 5, 1966; Alto, Tennessee. 11:55 p.m. Witness: W. Smith.
\nOne oval object with a dark top, appeared cone-shaped when
\nmoving. It made a high-frequency noise during the 2.5 hour
\nsighting.<\/p>\n
April 5, 1966; Lycoming, New York. 3 a.m. Witness: Lillian
\nLouis. One vapor-like sphere hovered and spun at low altitude,
\nshooting its exhaust onto the ground below. Sighting of 1
\nminute.<\/p>\n
April 30, 1966; Sacramento, California. 3:15 a.m. Witness:
\nAnita Miller. One light moved around the sky for 2.5 hours. No
\nfurther detail in files.<\/p>\n
May 7, 1966; Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 9:55 p.m. Witness: A\/3c
\nW.L. Whitehead. One short, cylindrical object with pointed ends
\nand a yellow light at one end and blue light at the other, flew
\nstraight and level for 35 seconds.<\/p>\n
June 6, 1966; Spooner, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Dorothy
\nGray. Two domed discs with sparkling upper surfaces and square
\nwindows in their tops, revolved above a lake, apparently causing
\nstrange behavior of the lake water during the 25 second sighting.<\/p>\n
June 8, 1966; Kansas, Ohio. 6:45 a.m. Witness: Max Baker. One
\nbright silver, cigar-shaped object, as long as an airliner,
\nbuzzed the witness’ car. Sighting lasted 1 minute.<\/p>\n
June 18, 1966; Burnsville, North Carolina. 12:30 a.m.
\nWitnesses: members of a Boy Scout group, including Sterrett.
\nOne bell-shaped object with three flashing red lights hovered for
\n5 hours and was then joined by six others.<\/p>\n
June 27, 1966; 400 miles east of Wake Island (19* N., 172* E.).
\n4 a.m. Witness: Radio Officer Steffen Soresen, of the S\/ Mt.
\nVernon Victory. One “cloud” expanded with a light inside, and
\nthen accelerated away after several minutes.<\/p>\n
July l1, 1966; Union, Pennsylvania. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: Carl
\nWood and Charles Hawthorne. One large (100′ wide, 20′ high)
\nbright red object with small windows and yellow lights. The
\nobject emitted a humming noise, seemingly from the outside, and a
\nqrinding noise which seemed to come from inside. Observed for 1
\nhour.<\/p>\n
July 25, 1966; Vanceboro, North Carolina. 1 a.m. Witness:
\ncollege student James Clark. One object which changed color from
\norange to red to blue to green and back to orange. Followed
\nwitness’ car at high speed, then stopped and hovered over the
\ncar. Rose and flew up and out of sight in less than 5 seconds.
\nEntire sighting involved about 1 hour.<\/p>\n
July 31, 1966; Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania. 7:25 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Douglas Tibbetts, 16; Betty Klem, 16; Anita Haifley,
\n22; and Gerald Labelle, 29. Square or hexagonal object with
\nedges lit or reflecting light, came tumbling down from right to
\nleft. Stopped 5-10′ above the beach and settled heavily down;
\ncircle of spotlights at top were visible when it was on the
\nground. Sighting lasted 5 minutes. .<\/p>\n
Aug. 19, 1966; Donnybrook, North Dakota. 4:50 p.m. Witness:
\nU.S. Border Patrolman Don Flickenger. Round disc with domed top,
\n30′ in diameter and 15′ high, colored white, silvery or aluminum.
\nMoved across a valley from the southeast, hovered over a
\nreservoir, appeared to land in a small field, then rose up into
\nclouds very rapidly. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 23, 1966; Columbus, Ohio. 77 p.m. Witnesses: Broomall and
\nGilpin. One circular, luminous white object split into five
\nobjects and all streaked away toward the west. Sighting lasted
\n15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Aug. 26, 1966; Gaylesville, Alabama. 8:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
\nand Mrs. Funk and their three children. A cluster of four small,
\nglowing, orange-yellow lights in a triangular formation, moved
\nfrom east to west for 4.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 1, 1966; Willsboro, New York. 2:45 p.m. Witness: T.H.
\nRidman. One oval object with lights that flashed red and white
\nand occasionally blue, travelled west, then disappeared downward.
\nIt returned, several minutes later, at which time a loud noise
\nwas heard. The entire sighting lasted 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 6, 1966; Suffolk County AFB, New York. 6:50 p.m.
\nWitnesses: Stahl and Ladesic. One white cylinder of light came
\nfrom the east at high speed, stopped and hovered for 3 minutes,
\nand then turned and slowly disappeared. Sighting lasted 8
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 9, 1966; Franklin Springs, New York. 9 p.m. Witness:
\nJacobson. One solid object, larger than an army tank, with
\nlights all around it, made a low humming sound and disappeared
\ninto woods at the end of the 30 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Sept. 13, 1966; Gwinner, North Dakota. 7:30 a.m. Witness:
\nRotenberger. One silvery-grey ellipse with a clear bubble
\nprotruding from its top, hovered about a mile away, then landed
\nwithin 300 yards and took off very fast. It made a low-pitched
\nwhine during the 5 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Sept. 28, 1966; Wilmington, Ohio. 3:38 p.m. Witness: Clarke.
\nThree round, oval-shaped, aluminum-colored objects with rotating
\nrings around them. Two remained stationary, while the third
\nvaried its altitude during the 90 second sighting.<\/p>\n
Oct. 5, 1966; Osceola, Wisconsin. Witnesses: several members of
\none family. One small, bright orange, moon-shaped object
\nremained stationary in the northeast for about 20 minutes, then
\nsuddenly took off very fast to the WNW.<\/p>\n
Oct. 23, 1966; Southhampton, Long Island, New York. 6 p.m.
\nWitness: Mr Acquino. One object with arms in front of it which
\nsparkled like an arc-light. Traveled south along some power
\nlines, then turned southwest. Made a slight humming sound during
\nthe 4 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Oct. 26, 1966; Cold Bay Air Force Station, Alaska. No time
\ngiven. Witness: civilian control tower operator Ralston. One
\nwhite object approached runway at 50′ altitude. Runway lights
\nwere then turned on, and object accelerated and climbed away so
\nfast that witness was unable to use binoculars. Sighting lasted
\n3 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nov. 8, 1966; Saginaw, Michigan. At night. Witness: college
\ngraduate Annis. A group of lights that flashed and changed color
\nhung stationary, almost touching the road, and would abruptly
\nvanish during the 5 minute sighting.<\/p>\n
Dec. 25, 1966; Monroe, Oregon. 33 a.m. Witnesses: civilians and
\nmilitary persons. Three round objects, as large as cars, gave
\noff vapor, then became three bright reddish-orange lights. Blast
\nat beginning of 90 minute sighting pushed one witness against a
\ncar.<\/p>\n
Feb. 6, 1967; Odessa, Delaware. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Donald
\nand Marie Guseman. One large, Saturn-shaped object–5O’ in
\ndiameter and 20′ high–with two bright lights, a green light on
\none side and a red light on the other. Hovered motionless over
\nthe trees, then slowly moved north and suddenly disappeared after
\n2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 12, 1967; Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3:40 a.m. Witness: Mr.
\nLou Atkinson. Four fluorescent, football-shaped objects, a dull,
\nalmost grey luminous color; flew northeast in a very rigid
\nformation for 4-10 seconds. Made a chirping noise.<\/p>\n
Feb. 16, 1967; Stoughton, Wisconsin. 9:11 p.m. Witness: Miss
\nLynn Marsh. One light with faded edges seemed to follow observer
\nin her car for 5-6 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 20, 1967; Oxford, Wisconsin. 3:10 a.m. Witness: USAF
\nveteran\/truck driver Stanton Summer. One orange-red object flew
\nparallel to truck for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
Feb. 27, 1967; Grand Haven, Michigan. 8:19 p.m. Witnesses:
\nSheriff Grysen, wife and others. Large white light, with smaller
\nred and green lights seen to the sides. Made almost
\ninstantaneous 90^ turn to left, shot out over road and stopped,
\nmoving too fast to follow. Sighting lasted 1 hour, 11 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 6, 1967; Benton Harbor, Michigan. 12:01 a.m. Witnesses:
\nJerome Wolanin, assistant news director of radio station and
\nformer policeman, and wife. One round saucer or oval-shaped
\nobject with red, green and yellow lights around bottom rim which
\npulsated red. Flew level, east to west, and was joined by second
\nobject from west. First object opened top, second came over and
\nhovered for 30 seconds and disappeared. Sighting lasted more
\nthan 40 minutes. Objects made hissing sound.<\/p>\n
March 6, 1967; Galesburg-Moline, Illinois. 4:25 a.m. Witness:
\nDeputy Sheriff Frank Courson. One object shaped like a rubber
\ncup which is placed under furniture leg, with a dome set in the
\ncup. Bottom of object spun rapidly, rim pulsated red. Approached
\nwitness and passed overhead at low altitude, making a hieeing
\nsound.<\/p>\n
March 9, 1967; Galesburg, Illinois. 7:10 p.m. Witnesses: two
\nhousewives. One object shaped like a pancake with a rounded top;
\nobject was pulsating red, with red lights around its rim.
\nApproached witnesses and seemed to explode with a brilliant white
\nlight that lasted 10 seconds and almost blinded them. Then it
\naccelerated to the north and disappeared.<\/p>\n
March 9, 1967; Onawa, Iowa. 9:05 p.m. Witness: Jack Lindley.
\nOne bright white, saucer-shaped object, as big as a jet airliner,
\nflew straight and fast to the east for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n
March 22, 1967; Wapello, Iowa. 10:20 p.m. Witness: Douglas
\nEutsler, 15. Fluorescent, solid, multicolored lights stood
\nstill, then flew away at high speed after 1 minute.<\/p>\n
March 24, 1967; Belt, Montana. 99 p.m. Witness: truck driver
\nKen Williams. One dome-shaped object, emitting a bright light,
\nlanded in a ravine. As the witness approached, it took off and
\nsettled back, hidden from the highway. Sighting lasted several
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
March 26, 1967; New Winchester, Ohio. 4 p.m. Witnesses: man,
\nwoman, three boys. One oval object, which looked like copper or
\nbrass with the sun shining on it, flew from southeast to
\nnorthwest with tumbling motion for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
May 17, 1967; Rural Hall, North Carolina. 8:30 p.m. Witness:
\nRed Ledford. One round, orange-colored object, similar in size
\nto a small aircraft, zigzagged back and forth over a jet that was
\nheading northeast for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 24, 1967; Austin, Texas. 3:12 a.m. Witness: artist Ray
\nStanford. One solid, blue-white, elliptical object flew from
\nnorthwest to northeast and stopped, seemingly in response to
\nflashlight signal, for 1.5 minutes. The object then proceeded
\nalong its original path at high speed and disappeared behind
\nclouds. Sighting lasted 9 minutes.<\/p>\n
June 29′ 1967; Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 1:30 a.m. Witness:
\ntruck driver Damon Brown. One oyster-shaped object–2OO’ wide,
\nand 25-30′ thick–with a huge red light at each end and one on
\nthe bottom, and a row of blue lights along the bottom. Circled
\nm.n aircraft, hovering then moving rapidly, and then followed the
\nwitness’ car for about 500′, veered south and departed at great
\nspeed after 8-10 minutes.<\/p>\n
July 10, 1967; Lizelia, Mississippi. 5:50 p.m. Witness: golf
\npro Harold Washington (Capt, USMC, ret.). One object with a
\ndome, the top colored gunmetal blue, the bottom the color of old
\nlead. Moved east, crossed the highway tilted upward, moved to
\nthe right, accelerated and disappeared into the clouds after 3-5
\nseconds. Object made a swishing sound.<\/p>\n
Oct. 18, 1967; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 9 p.m. Witness: John
\nHerbert. One bright, fiery ball flashed four times while moving
\neast, just above the tree tops. Sighting lasted 1 minute.<\/p>\n
Feb. 9, 1968; Groveton, Missouri. 4:20 a.m. Witness: Mr. R.W.
\nBland. One object, 100′ in diameter, with concave sides having
\n“portholes” in the center of each gave off yellow-green light.
\nHovered 25′ above ground, then moved rapidly toward the
\nsouthwest. Gave off pulsating sound, like a length of wire
\nwhirled at high speed above the head. Sighting lasted 1-5
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Sept. 15, 1968; near Ocala, Florida. 9:30 p.m. Witness:
\nmissionary pilot Jay Cole, flying a Beech C-45 twin-engined
\nutility plane. One light performed aerobatics for 15 minutes and
\nthen vanished. A second light appeared, heading toward them on a
\ncollision course, made a 90* turn and disappeared. Later, ground
\nradar told them a target was following them. Sightings lasted 15
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
Nov. 23, 1968. Newton, Georgia. 8:05 p.m. Witness: Mr. Jones,
\naccountant. One oblong light, 120-150′ wide. Hovering 75′ above
\nthe ground, it emitted a beam that lit the ground. Radio gave
\noff static, then car engine stopped. Light flew away vertically
\nand car engine restarted itself. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n
Jan. 17, 1969; Crittenden, Virginia. 3:24 a.m. Witness: Mr.
\nRoman Lupton, test facility mechanic. Several amber lights–one
\nof them blinking–in an elliptical formation, flew forward slowly
\nwhile moving up and down, then turned and disappeared after 2
\nminutes. Made a humming sound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
July 3, 1947; Harborside, Maine. 2:30 p.m. EDT. Witness: astronomer John Cole of South Brooksville, Me. Watched 10-15 seconds while ten very light objects, with two dark forms to their left, moved like a swarm of bees to the northwest. A loud roar was heard. July 4, 1947; over Emmet, Idaho. 8:17 p.m. PDT. Witnesses:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[357,2],"tags":[371],"class_list":{"0":"post-1292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-government-documented","8":"category-ufos","9":"tag-project-blue-book"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n