Project Blue
Book
YOU LOOK PROJECT
BLUE BOOK PHOTOS
UFO reports marked as Unidentified
Compiled by Don Berliner, for the Fund for UFO
Research.
Courtesy of Don Berliner and the Fund for UFO
Research
The conclusions or views expressed in this
publication are the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Fund for UFO Research, Inc.
File #
12. June
24, 1947; Portland, Oregon
27. 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.
34. July 4,
1947; over Emmet, Idaho. 8:17 p.m. PDT. Witnesses: United Air Lines Capt. E.J.
Smith, First Officer Ralph Stevens, Stewardess Marty Morrow. Watched for 12-15
minutes while four objects with flat bottoms and rough tops moved at varying
speeds, with one high and to the right of the others.
36.
July 6, 1947; Fairfield-Suisan Air Base, California. Daytime. Witnesses: Army
Air Forces Capt. and Mrs. James Burniston. Watched for 1 minute while one
object having no wings or tail rolled from side-to-side three times and then flew
away very fast to the southeast.
50. July 8,
1947; Muroc Air Base, California. 9:30 a.m. PDT. Witnesses: lst Lt. Joseph
McHenry, T/Sgt Ruvolo, S/Sgt Nauman, Miss Janette Scotte. Watched for an
unstated length of time while two disc-shaped or spherical objects--silver and
apparently metallic--flew a wide circular pattern, and then one of them later
flew a tighter circle.
July 9,
1947; Meridian, Idaho. 12:17 p.m. PDT. Witness: Idaho statesman aviation editor
and former (AAF) B-29 pilot Dave Johnson. Watched for more than 10 seconds from
an Idaho Air National Guard AT-6 while a black disc, which stood out against
the clouds, made a half-roll and then a stair-step climb.
July
10, 1947; Harmon Field, Newfoundland, Canada. Between 3 and 5 p.m. local time.
Witnesses: three ground crewmen, including Mr. Leidy, for Pan American Airways.
Watched briefly while one translucent disc- or wheel-shaped object flew very
fast, leaving a dark blue trail and then ascended and cut a path through the
clouds.
69.
July 29, 1947; Hamilton Air Base, California. 2:50 p.m. PDT. Witnesses:
Assistant Base Operations Officer Capt. William Rhyerd, ex-AAF B-29 pilot Ward
Stewart. Watched for unknown length of time while two round, shiny, white
objects with estimated 15-25 foot diameters, flew 3-4 times the apparent speed
of a P-80, also in sight. One object flew straight and level; the other weaved
from side-to-side like an escort fighter.
85. Sept.
3, 1947; Oswego, Oregon. 12:15 p.m. PDT. Witness: housewife Mrs. Raymond Dupui.
Watched for unknown length of time as 12-15 round, silver objects flew an
unstated pattern.
91. Oct.,
1947; Dodgeville, Wisconsin. 11 unnamed civilian man. Watched for 1 hour while
an undescribed object flew counterclockwise circles.
Oct. 14,
1947; 11 mi. NNE of Cave Creek, Arizona. Noon MDT. Witnesses: ex-AAF fighter
pilot J.L. Clark, civilian pilot Anderson, third man. Watched 45-60 seconds
while one 3-foot "flying wing"-shaped object, which looked black
against the white clouds and red against the blue sky, flew straight at an
estimated 380 m.p.h., at 8-10,000 feet, from NW to SE.
139. April
5, 1948; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Afternoon. Witnesses: Geophysics Lab balloon
observers Alsen, Johnson, Chance. Two irregular, round, white or golden
objects. One made three loops then rose and disappeared rapidly; the other flew
in a fast arc to the west during the 3O^second sighting.
185. July
29, 1948: Indianapolis, Indiana. 9:88 a.m. witness*: James Toney, Robert
Huggins, both employees of a rug cleaning firm. One shiny aluminum object,
shaped something like an airplane's propeller, with 10-12 small cups protruding
from either blade. Estimated size 6-8' long, 1.5-2' wide. The object glided
across the road a few hundred feet in front of their vehicle and apparently went
down in a wooded area. Sighting lasted a few seconds.
190. July
31, 1948; Indianapolis, Indiana. 8:25 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Swigert; he was an electrician. Object was shaped like a cymbal, or domed disc;
about 20' across and 6-8' thick, and was white without any shine. It flew
straight and level from horizon to horizon in about 10 seconds, shimmering in
the sun as if spinning.
191. July
or August, 1948; vicinity of Marion, Virginia. Shortly after sunset. Witness:
Max Abbott, flying a Bellanca Cruisair four-passenger private airplane. A
single bright white light accelerated and turned up a valley.
208. Sept.
23, 1948; San Pablo, California. 12 noon. Witnesses: Sylvester Bentham and
retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins. Two objects: one, a buff or grey
rectangle with vertical lines; the other a translucent "amoeba" with
a dark spot near the center. The arms of the "amoeba" undulated. Both
objects travelled very fast.
218. Oct.
15, 1948; Fusuoka, Japan. 11:05 p.m. Witnesses: pilot Halter and radar operator
Hemphill of a P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter. Up to six objects
tracked on radar, only one seen visually. Dull or dark object shaped like a
dirigible with a flat bottom and clipped tail end. Six seen on radar separately
Pilot attempted to close on visual object, but it dove away fast.
257. Dec.
3, 1948; Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California. 8:15 p.m. Witness: USAF Sgt.,
control tower operator. One round, white light flew for 25 seconds with varying
speed, bouncing motion, and finally a rapid erratic climb.
275. Jan.
4, 1949; Hickam Field, Hawaii. 2 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Capt. Paul Storey, on
ground. one flat white, elliptical object with a matte top circled while
oscillating to the right and left, and then sped away.
284. Jan.
27, 1949; Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Sames, acting
chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and Mrs. Sames. They watched for 25
minutes while a cigar-shaped object as long as two Pullman cars and having
seven lighted square windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed
with a bouncing motion at an estimated 400 m.p.h.
319. March
17, 1949; Camp Hood, Texas. 7:52 p.m. Witnesses: guards of the 2nd Armored
Division. While awaiting the start of a flare firing, they watched, for an hour,
while eight large, green, red and white flare-like objects flew in generally
straight lines.
April 3,
1949; Dillon, Montana. 11:55 a.m. Witnesses: construction company owner Gosta
Miller and three other unnamed persons. One object shaped like two plates
attached face-to-face; matte bottom, bright aluminum top; 20' diameter, 4-5'
thickness. It rocked or rotated in six cycles, descended, rocked, flew, rocked;
all this was very fast.
April 4,
1949; Merced, California. 10:20 p.m. witness: William Parrott, former Air Force
pilot and major. One generally round object with a curved bottom and dull
coloring. The object gave off a clicking sound until overhead. Parrott's dog
reacted. 35 seconds.
358. April
24, 1949; Arrey, New Mexico. l0:30 a.m. Witnesses: General Mills meteorologist
and balloon expert C.B. Moore and others on a balloon launch crew. One white,
round ellipsoid, about 2.5 times as long as wide.
361. April
28, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Witnesses: Howard Hann, Mr. Hubert, Tex
Keahey. One bright, sausage-shaped object was observed for 40 minutes while it
rolled and flew fast.
376. May 5,
1949; Ft. Bliss, Texas. 11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Army officers Maj. Day, Maj.
Olhausen, Capt. Vaughn. Two oblong white discs, flying at an estimated 200-250
m.p.h., made a shallow turn during the 30-50 second observation.
379. May 6,
1949; Livermore, California. 9:35 a.m. Witness: C. G. Green. Two shiny,
disc-like objects rotated around each other and banked. Then one shot upwards
with a grey trail and rejoined the other. The sighting lasted 5 minutes.
384. May 9,
1949; Tucson, Arizona. 2:30 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. Troy Putnam. Two round, flat
silvery objects, estimated to be 25' in diameter, flew 750-1,000 m.p.h. in a
banked but steady manner.
404. May
27, 1949; South-central Oregon. 2:25 p.m. Witness: Joseph Shell, ferrying SNJ
trainer for North American Aviation, from Red Bluff, California, to Burns,
Oregon. Five to eight oval objects, twice as long as wide, and 1/5 as thick.
They flew in trail formation, with an interval equal to 3-4 times their length,
except that the second and third were closer together.
483. July
24, 1949; Mountain Home, Idaho. 12 noon. Witness: Henry Clark, manager of a
flying service, flying a Piper Clipper. Seven delta-shaped objects, 35-55' in
span, 20-30' long, 2-5' thick; light colored except for a 12' diameter dark
circle at the rear of each. They flew in a tight formation of twos with one
behind, and made a perfect, but unbanked, turn. During the 10 minute sighting,
they displayed decreasing smooth oscillations. Clark's engine ran rough during
the sighting, and upon landing was found to have all its spark plugs burned
out.
496. July
30, 1949; Mt. Hood, Oregon. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Northwest Airlines Capt. Thrush,
two Portland control tower operators, and one flying instructor. One object
with one white light and two red lights, maneuvered and hovered.
Feb 5,
1950; Teaticket, Massachusetts. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses: Marvin Odom, former U.S.
Navy fighter pilot, USAF Lt. Philip Foushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and two
others. Two thin, illuminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball,
maneuvered together and then disappeared high and fast after 5 minutes.
642. Feb.
24, 1950; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:55 p.m. Witnesses: Municipal Airport Weather
Observers Luther McDonald, Harrison Manson. One white, slightly elongated oval
was watched for 1.5 minutes through a theodolite while it flew straight and
level.
645. Feb.
25, 1950; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses: Twelve Atomic Energy Commission
security inspectors. One cylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing, flew
slow and hen fast, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course. Observations
by individuals varied from 3 seconds to 2 minutes.
650. March
3, 1950; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 11:05 p.m. Witness: 1st Lt Frank Mattson. One
intense, dull yellowish light descended vertically, then flew straight and
level very fast for 4 minutes.
671. March
20, 1950; Stuggart, Arkansas. 9:26 p.m. Witnesses: Chicago & Southern
Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W. Anderson, Jr. One 100' circular
disc with 9-12 portholes along the lower side emitting a soft purple light, and
a light at the top which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds, flew at not less than
1,000 m.p.h. It was seen for 25-35 seconds.
678. March
27, 1950; Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 a.m. Witness: USAF radar operator Cpl.
Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes while it was stationary and then moved
at 500 m.p.h.. Visual observation not detailed, only mentioned in summary.
680. March
28, 1950; Santiago, Chile. 3:15 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. Patterson, of the office
of the U.S. Air Attache. One white object observed for 5-10 seconds through
binoculars while it flew high and fast, crossing 30^ of sky.
682. March
29, 1950; Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee. 7 a.m. Witnesses: real estate salesmen
Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve dark objects shaped like 300-lb. bombs,
estimated 5 feet long. Flew 500 m.p.h. and descended, making a noise like wind
blowing through the trees.
706. April
8, 1950; Kokomo, Indiana. 2 a.m. Witness: Earl Baker. One grey metallic disc,
50' in diameter, 15' thick; top-shaped with a "conning tower" at the
top and three ports on the rim giving off a blue light. It hovered for 2
minutes, then flew away. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.
711. April
14, 1950; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. 2:30 p.m. Witness: Army M/Sgt. James. Four
rectangular, amber objects, about 3' by 4'. changed speed and direction
rapidly; the group of objects rose and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.
721. May 7,
1950; Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. George
Smith and their grandson. One silvery white object hovered at 100' altitude,
moved back and forth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away. Note in case
file: "No investigation."
738. June
27, 1950; Texarkana, Texas. 7:50 a.m. Witnesses: Terrell and Yates, employees
of Red River Arsenal. One object, bright, shaped like two dishpans
face-to-face, flew straight and level, fast for 4-5 seconds.
758. July
13, 1950; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 p.m. Witnesses: two skilled Arsenal
employees including Mr. Washburn. one object, shaped like a bowtie, and like
polished aluminum. Flew straight and level, then one triangle rotated 1/4 turn
in the opposite direction and returned to its original position. The object
then made a right-angle turn and accelerated away after at least 30 seconds.
773. 793.
Aug. 4, 1950; approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39' 35' N., 72' 24.5' W.).
10 a.m. EDT. Witnesses: Master Nils Lewring, Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third
Mate, of M/V Marcala. One 10' cylindrical object at 50-100' altitude, flying
with a churning or rotary motion, accelerated at end of 15 second sighting.
793. Aug.
20, 1950; Nicosia, Cyprus. 1:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF MATS liaison officer Lt.
William Ghormley, Col. W. V. Brown, Lt. col. L.w. Brauer. One small, round,
bright object flew fast, straight and level for 15-20 seconds.
787. Aug.
25, 1950; approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29' 40' N., 67* 28' W.). 8 p.m.
Witness: B-29 radarman S/Sgt. William Shaffer. Radar observation, plus possible
blue streak 3 minutes later. B-29 followed unidentified target, then passed it
at l/4-mile distance, target followed for 5 minutes, then passed B-29 and sped
away. Total time of tracking: 20 minutes.
790. Aug.
30, 1950; Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 p.m. Witnesses: three local
employees, including Kaeel and Alexander, of the Air Force Base. A dark,
barrel-shaped object with a pole down from it into the water, flew at 3-5
m.p.h. and 15-20' altitude for 5 minutes.
797. Sept.
3, 1950; Spokane, Washington. 2 p.m. Witnesses: Maj R.J. Gardiner, Mrs.
Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three objects, others saw one). Metallic
bronze discs, 20-30' long, 2-6' thick. Moved independently and erratically for
5 minutes.
807. Sept.
20, 1950; Kit Carson, Colorado. 10:49 a.m. Witness identified only as a
"reliable source". Two large, round, glowing objects and three
smaller, internally lit objects. Two hovered for 1 minute, moved, and three
smaller ones came from behind or within the two larger objects, and all sped
upward and away.
809. Sept.
21, 1950; Provincetown, Massachusetts. 9:52 a.m. Witness: M.I.T. research
associate and Air National Guard Maj. M.H. Ligda. Radar tracking of one object
during M.I.T tracking of USAF flight of F-84 or F-86 jet fighters. Object speed
was 22 miles/minute (l,200 m.p.h.), made turn of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1
minute observation.
819. Oct.
15, 1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:20 p.m. Atomic Energy Commission Trooper Rymer,
J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki. Two shiny silver objects shaped like bullet or
bladder. They dove with a smoke trail and one vanished. The other hovered at
5-6, altitude, 50' away, left and returned several times somewhat further away. (Given as Knoxville
in original Doc)
821. Oct.
15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Daniel. Listed as
"unidentified" in folder index, but no supporting data could be
found.
Oct 15,
1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Woodward. Same as previous
observation.
824. Oct.
23, 1950; Bonlee, North Carolina. 12:42 p.m. Witness: ex-USAF pilot Frank
Risher. One aluminum object shaped like a dirigible or Convair C-99 cargo
plane, with 3 portholes, arrived from southeast, hovered 3-5 seconds and flew
away to the south- south-east at end of 40 second sighting.
829. Nov.
5, 1950, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 11:55 a.m. Witness: Fairchild Aircraft
illustrator Don Patrick. One translucent object, light grey with dark core,
shaped like a pear or bean. Flew for 5-10 minutes with rapid, darting
movements.
845. Dec. 2,
1950; Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott. One pearly,
iridescent object with a flattened top, spun while hovering and made a sound
like bees buzzing. Only data in files was from East African
"Standard" newspaper.
848. Dec.
6, 1950; Ft. Myers, Florida. 5 p.m. Witnesses: former aircraft purchasing agent
Harry Lamp and four boys, using lO-power binoculars. One 75' object, 3-4'
thick, bubble on top, silver with a red rim having two white and two orange
jets along it. The center revolved when the object hovered; then it flew away
very fast.
849. Dec. 11,
1950; l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska. 10:13 p.m. Witnesses: crew of Northwest Air Lines
flight 802. Two white flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in
two.
864. Jan.
8, 1951; South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. W.J.
Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and passengers in other cars stopped to
watch. Two groups of red and green lights in triangular formations were
stationary and then moved.
868. Jan.
12, 1951, Ft. Benning, Georgia. 10 p.m. Witness: U.S. Army 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale.
One light with a fan-shaped wake remained motionless like a star about 20
minutes and then sped away.
Jan 16,
1951; Artesia, New Mexico. Time unknown. Witnesses: Two members of a balloon
project from the General Mills . Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the manger
of the Artesia Airport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their
110' balloon at an altitude of 112,000' when a dull white, round object was
spotted. It appeared larger than the balloon, but made no movement. Later, the
balloon crew and the others saw two objects from the airport; flying
side-by-side, they circled the balloon and flew away to the northeast. The
second observation lasted about 40 seconds. Note: there is confusion over the
date of this case, with some USAF records showing it as 1952; however, 1951
appears to be correct.
886. Feb.
1, 1951; Johnson Air Base, Japan. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar operator
of F-82 night fighter. One amber light made three or four 360* turns to the
right, reversed toward the F-82 and then climbed out of sight.
896. Feb.
21, 1951; Durban, South Africa. 4:55 a.m. Witnesses: three men in a truck,
several other persons, none named. A dark red, torpedo-shaped object with
darker center, flew straight and level. (Date given as Feb 21, 1951 in
original Doc)
897. Feb.
26, 1951; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 7:10 a.m. Witness: USAF Sgt. J.B. Sells. One dull
grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120' long and 10-12' thick, hovered,
puffed smoke and sped away after 1-1.5 minutes. Note: may have been Feb. 25.
Mar. 10, 1951;
Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 a.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF B-29 bomber,
including scanners and tail gunner. A large red-yellow glow burst and became
blue-white. No further information in files.
907. Mar.
13, 1951; McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 p.m. Witnesses: USAF lst Lt. B.J.
Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin tails, 200' long and 90' wide,
turned north and flew at incredible speed. Two minutes.
908. Mar.
15, 1951; New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m. Witnesses: 25 members of a flying club,
including the chief aerial engineer and his two assistants. One metallic
cigar-shaped object with white exhaust which turned black when it accelerated to
an estimated 1,000 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes.
928. June
1, 1951; Niagara Falls, New York. 4:20 a.m. Witnesses: M/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, 2
enlisted men. One glowing yellow-orange, saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped
wings, flew straight up. Seen for 30-40 seconds. (Date given as May 31, 1951 in
original Doc)
943. July
24, 1951; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 7:10 Witnesses: Hanscom AFB Operations
Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One 100-200' tubular object, 5 times long as it
was wide, with fins at one end, and colored greyish with many black spots. Flew
800-1,000 m.p.h. at 1-2,000' altitude, leaving a faint swath. 20 seconds.
955. Aug.
25, 1951; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 p.m. Witnesses: Sandia Base Security
Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing- shaped craft passed over their heads
at an estimated 800-1,000' altitude with no sound. Size estimated at 1.5 times
wingspan of B-36 bomber, or 350'. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and 6-8
pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of "wing". Speed
estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30 seconds.
962. Aug.
31, ; Matador, Texas. 12:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom Tilson, one or two other
women, all apparently of excellent reputations. One pear-shaped object with a
length of a B-29 fuselage (100'), aluminum or silver with a port or some type
of aperture on the side. It moved with smaller end forward, drifting slowly at
about 150' altitude, then headed up in a circular fashion and out of sight
after a few seconds.
964. Sept.
6, 1951; Claremont, California. 7:20 p.m. (not really clear). Witnesses: S/Sgt
W.T. Smith, M/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six orange lights in an irregular formation,
flew straight and level into a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.
969. Sept.
14, 1951; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt W.B. Maupin,
Cpl. J.W. Green. Three objects tracked on radar. Two were on a collision
course, then one evaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the
radar operators! No aircraft were known to be in the area. A third unidentified
track then joined the first two. More than 15 minutes.
980. Oct.
2, 1951; Columbus, Ohio. 6 p.m. Witness: Battelle Memorial Institute graduate
physicist Howard Cross. One bright oval with a clipped tail flew straight and
level, fading into the distance after 1 minute.
984. Oct.
3, 1951; Kadena, Okinawa. 10:27 p.m. Witnesses: radar operators Sgt. M.W.
Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other Sergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip
tracked at an estimated 4,800 m.p.h.
985. Oct. 9,
1951; Terre Haute, Indiana. 1:42 p.m. Witness: CAA Chief Aircraft Communicator
Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal Airport. One round silver object flew directly
overhead, reaching the horizon in 15 seconds. Note: a very similar incident
happened 3 minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles NW) and was also listed
as "unidentified" for several years, but was eventually reclassified.
989. Oct.
11, 1951; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 a.m. Witnesses: General Mills balloon
researchers, including aeronautical engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B.
Moore, pilot Dick Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight
crew saw the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark underside and a
halo around it. The object arrived high and fast, then slowed and made slow
climbing circles for about two minutes, and finally sped away to the east. Soon
they saw another one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite, which
sped across the sky. Total time first object was seen was 5 minutes, second was
a few seconds.
1011. Nov.
18, 1951; Washington, D.C. 3:20 a.m. Witnesses: Crew of Capital Airlines DC-4
Fliqht 610, Andrews AFB Senior air traffic controller Tom Selby. One object
with several lights, followed the DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned
back. (Date given as Dec. 18, 1951 in original Doc.)
1013. Nov.
24, 1951; Mankato, Minnesota. 33:53 p.m. Witnesses: USAF or ANG pilots W.H.
Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in P-51 Mustangs. One milky white object shaped
like Northrop flying wing (broad, slightly swept-back wing with no fuselage or
tail). Estimated 8' span. Flew straight and level for 5 seconds. (Date given as
Dec. 24, 1951 in original Doc.)
1023. Dec.
7, 1951; Sunbury, Ohio. 4:30 p.m. Witness: amateur astronomer Carl Loar. One
silvery sphere seen through telescope. Two specks sighted at sides, object
seemed to explode and was replaced by a dark cloud and many specks. 30 minutes.
1021. Dec.
7, 1951; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 8:15 a.m. Witness: Atomic Energy Commission
guard J.H. Collins. One 20' square object, white-grey but not shiny flew above
ridge to clouds and back again twice, taking 30-40 seconds each time.
1037. Jan.
16, 1952. Artesia, New Mexico.
1052. Feb.
11, 1952; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 a.m. Witnesses: Capt. G.P. Arns and Maj.
R.J. Gedson flying a Beech AT-ll trainer. One yellow-orange comet-shaped object
pulsed flame for 1-2 seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.
1061. Feb.
23, 1952; over North Korea. 11:15 p.m. Witness: Captain/B-29 navigator. One
bluish cylinder, three times long as wide, with a tail and rapid pulsations,
came in high and fast, made several turns and levelled out under B-29 which was
evading mild antiaircraft fire. 45 second sighting.
1074. March
20, 1952; Centreville, Maryland. 10:42 p.m. Witnesses: WWl/WW2 veteran A.D.
Hutchinson and son. One dull orange-yellow saucer-shaped light flew straight
and level very fast for 30 seconds.
1076. March
23, 1952; Yakima, Washington. 6:56 and 7 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar
operator of F-94 jet interceptor. On either occasion, a red fireball increased
in brightness and then faded over 45 second span. Stationary both times. Note:
Project Blue Book Status Report #7 (May 31, 1952) says target was also tracked
by ground radar at 78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500' and 25,000' altitude. : (Date given as
March 22, 1952 in original Doc.)
1077. March
24, 1952; 60 miles west of Pt. Conception, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses:
B-29 navigator and radar operator. One target tracked for 20-30 seconds at
estimated 3,000 m.p.h.
1082. March
29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 a.m. Witness: Brigham,
pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin, shiny metallic disc flew alongside
the AT-6, then made a pass at an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered
20' from the F-84's fuselage and flipped in the slipstream...all in 10 seconds.
1095. April
4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: two radar operators of the
147th AC&W Squadron. One object was tracked for one minute by radar at an
estimated 2,160 m.p.h. (Date given as April 5, 1952 in original Doc.)
April 5,
1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L.
Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey circular object, followed by two
more, flew straight and level at high speed.
1097. April
5, 1952; Miami, Florida. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: L.E. VanDercar and 9 year old
son. Four dark circular objects with mostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon;
each was half the apparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 p.m. Witness: H.L. Russell.
1099. April
6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 p. 50-75 grey-white discs changed position within
formation continually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during 3.8 minute
sighting.
1108. April
12, 1952; North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force
Warrant Officer E.H. Rossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew
fast, stopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30' angle during a 2 minute
observation.
1113. April
14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 p.m. Witness: unidentified CAL airline
pilot. Several light colored objects flew in V-formation. No further details in
files.
1112. April
14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Navy pilots Lt. jg.
Blacky, Lt. jg. O'Neil. One inverted bowl, 3' long and 1' high, with vertical
slots, flew fast, straight and level, 100 yards from observers' aircraft for
45-60 seconds.
1115. April
15, 1952; Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 p.m. Witness: Mr. Hayes, brother of
Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed flying fast along the horizon for
6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting telescope.
1124. April
17, 1952; Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: S.B. Brooks, chemical
engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep orange object flew fast and erratic,
occasionally emitting a shaft of light to the rear during a 40 minute sighting.
1127. April
17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: group of Army weather observation
students, including several graduate engineers. One flat-white, circular object
flew with an irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.
April 18,
1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown. Witnesses: two Army weather observation
students. One flat-white circular object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very
erratic manner.
1128. April
18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. l1:30 a.m. Witnesses: R. Poerstal and three other
men. Seven to nine circular, orange-yellow lights in a 40^ V-formation flew
overhead silently for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.
1129. April
18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. l0:l0 p.m. Witness: reporter Chic
Shave. One round, yellow-gold object flew south and returned during 1.5 minute
sighting.
1130. April
18, 1952; 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129* 51' E., 34' 19' N.).
Witness: one radar operator. Tracked unidentified target for 1 minute at 2,700
m.p.h.
1131. April
18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 4 a.m. Witness: janitor C.
Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a sharp turn and left a short, dark trail
during l minute sighting.
1144. April
22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 99 p.m. Witnesses: crew of B-29 bomber, on ground.
One elliptical object, followed by two and then another two, each with a white
light that blinked every 1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for 10
minutes.
1147. April
24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 a.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF C-124
transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in loose "fingertip"
formation twice flew parallel to airplane during 3-4 minute period.
1148. April
24, 1952; Milton, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses: three Cambridge Research
Center electronics engineers, one named Buruish. Two flat, red squares flew
wobbly in level flight, climbed, levelled out during 1.5 minute observation.
1151. April
24, 1952; Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 p.m. Witness: USAF light Surgeon Maj. E.L.
Ellis. Many orange-amber lights, sometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved
erratically. Speed varied from motionless to very fast during 5 minute
sighting.
1160. April
27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan. 4:15 p.m. Witnesses: H.A. Freytag and three male
relatives, including a minister. One silver oval rolled, descended and stopped.
Two silver cigar- shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to
the west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed. Sightings
lasted 45 minutes.
1163. April
27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: M/Sgt. and Mrs. G.S. Porter (he
was off-duty control tower operator). Bright red or flame-colored discs,
appearing as large as fighter planes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two
in formation during 2 hours. All seen below 11,000' overcast.
1167. April
29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m. Witness: private pilot R.R. Weidman. One
round, white object which flew straight, with a side-to-side oscillation for
1.5 minutes.
1168. April
29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas. 100 p.m. Witness: B-29 bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer.
One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4 times per second for 2 seconds.
1174. May
1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington. 5:32 a.m. Witnesses: Two Atomic Energy
Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One silver object without wings flew
straight and level for 1.5 minutes.
1176. May
1, 1952; George AFB, California. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: three men on the arms
range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away. Five flat-white discs about the
diameter of a C-47's wingspan (95') flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation
of three in front and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
1183. May
5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Mrs. M.M. Judson. Six or
seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One moved in an ellipse, while the
others moved in and out.
1185. May
7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Morris, a Master
Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman First Class. Ten times, an aluminum
or silver cylindrical object was seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a
5-10 minute period.
1194. May
9, 1952; George AFB, California. 5:20 p.m. Witness: A/lc G.C. Grindeland. One
dull white, arrowhead-shaped object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
1198. May 10,
1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: 4 duPont employees at the
Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to four yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen
on five occasions between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.
1213. May
14, 1952; Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. 7 p.m. Witnesses: Attorney and ex-USAF pilot
Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two shining orange spheres: one was stationary,
while the other darted away and back for 30 minutes.
1219. May
20, 1952; Houston, Texas. l0:l0 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilots Capt. J. Spurgin
and Capt. BB. Stephan. One bright or white oval object moved from side-to-side
while making a gradual turn for 90 seconds.
1227. May
25, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: seven persons, including
John Hoffman, his family and friends. One large white circular object having
dark sections on its rim, flew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red
when behind a cloud.
1232. May
28, 1952; Saigon, French Indo China. 10:30 a.m. Witnesses: many in crowd
watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped object flew straight and fast
for 2 minutes.
1233. May
28, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:45-2:40 p.m. Witnesses: two city fire
department employees. Two circular objects--one shiny silver and the other
orange or light brown-- were seen three times performing fast maneuvers.
1236. May
29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Maj. D.W. Feuerstein,
on ground. One bright tubular object tilted from horizontal to vertical for 8
minutes, then slowly returned to horizontal, again tilted vertical,
accelerated, appeared to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted 14
minutes.
1243. June
1, 1952; Rapid City, South Dakota. 6 p.m. Witnesses: A/lc Beatty and two
civilians. At least five long silver objects flew in a neat box formation with
a leader for 15-20 seconds.
1245. June
1, 1952; Walla , Washington. 1 p.m. Witness: ex-military pilot Reserve Maj.
W.C. Vollendorf. One oval object with a "definite airfoil" performed
a fast climb for 7 seconds.
1246. June
l, 1952; Soap Lake, Washington. 3+ p.m. Witness: Ray Lottman. Three glimmering
objects flew straight and level for 10 minutes.
1249. June
2, 1952; Bayview, Washington. 5:02 p.m. Witness: Larry McWade. One purple
object seen for unknown length of time. No further information in files.
1250. June
2, 1952; Fulda, West Germany. Time unknown. Witness: lst Lt. John Hendry,
photo-navigator on an RB-26C reconnaissance bomber. One porcelain-white object
flew very fast for an unknown length of time.
1255. June
5, 1952; Lubbock, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Dan Benson, Mr. Bacon. A total of
eight yellow circular objects, like large stars, were seen during 45 minutes.
The first two were in a trail formation, the others were seen singly.
1256. June
5, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 6:45 p.m. Witness: S/Sgt T.H. Shorey. One
shiny round object flew 5-6 times as fast as an F-86 jet fighter for 6 seconds.
1257. June
5, 1952; Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. 11 p.m. Witnesses: 2nd Lt. W.R. Soper, a
Strategic Air Command top secret control officer and former OSI agent; and two
other persons. One bright red object remained stationary for 4.5 minutes before
speeding away with a short tail.
(# missing)
June 6, 1952; Kimpo AFB, Korea. Case missing from official files.
1260. June
7, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:18 a.m. Witnesses: crew of B-25 bomber
#8840 at 11,500'. One rectangular aluminum object, about 6'x4', flew 250-300'
below the B-25.
1263. June
8, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Markland.
Four shiny objects flew straight and level in a diamond formation.
(# missing)
June 9, 1952; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Case missing from official files.
1269. June
12, 1952; Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Army Major and Lt.
Colonel, using binoculars. One orange ball with a tail flew with a low angular
velocity.
1270. June
12, 1952; Marakesch, Morocco. 11:26 a.m. Witness: T/Sgt. H.D. Adams, operating
an SCR-584 radar set. One unidentified blip tracked at 650 kts. (750 m.p.h.) at
greater than 60,000' altitude.
1273. June
13, 1952; Middletown, Pennsylvania. 8:45 p.m. Witness: R.S. Thomas, Olmstead
AFB employee and former control tower operator. One round, orange object
travelled south, stopped for 1 second, turned east, stopped 1 second, and went
down.
1285. June
15, 1952; Louisville, Kentucky. 11:50 p.m. Witness: Edward Duke, ex-U.S. Navy
radar technician. One large, cigar- shaped object with a blunt front, lit sides
and a red stern, maneuvered in a leisurely fashion for 15 minutes.
1295. June
16, 1952; Walker AFB, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m. Witness: USAF maintenance
specialist S/Sgt. Sparks. Five or six greyish discs, in a half-moon formation,
flew at 500-600 m.p.h. for l minute.
1298. June
17, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. Between 7:30 and 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: many
and varied. From one to five large silver-yellow objects flew erratically,
stopped and started for about 15 minutes.
1299. June
17, 1952; Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1:28 a.m. Witness: pilot of USAF F-94 jet
interceptor. A light like a bright star crossed the nose of the airplane while
being observed for 15 seconds. No further information in the files.
1302. June
18, 1952; Columbus, Wisconsin. 9 a.m. Witness: R.A. Finger. One crescent-shaped
object hovered for several seconds and then sped away.
1305. June
18, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 10 p.m. Witnesses: Marron Hoffman and four
relatives, using 4x binoculars. One orange light was observed zigzagging and
then hovering for an unspecified length of time. (Given as Pontiac, Michigan in
original Doc.)
1308. June
19, 1952; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 2:37 a.m. Witness: 2nd Lt. A'Gostino and
unidentified radar operator. One red light turned white while wobbling. Radar
tracked a stationary target during the 1 minute sighting.
1310. June
19, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 2 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot John Lane. One round, white
object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
1313. June
20, 1952; Central Korea. 3:03 p.m. Witnesses: four Marine Corps Captains and
pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. One 10-20' white or silver oval object
made a left-hand orbit at terrific speed for 60 seconds.
1319. June
21, 1952; Kelly AFB, Texas. 12:30 p.m. Witness: T/Sgt. Howard Davis, flight
engineer of B-29 bomber at 8,000' altitude. One flat object with a sharply
pointed front and rounded rear; white with a dark blue center and red rim,
trailed sparks as it dove past the B-29 at a distance of 500', in l second.
1323. June
22, 1952; Pyungthek, Korea. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: Two Marine Corps Sergeants.
One 4 ft. diameter object dove at a runway shooting red flames, hovered briefly
over a hill, turned 180 , flashed twice and was gone.
1331. June
23, 1952; Spokane, Washington. 4:05 p.m. Witness: Airport weather observer Rex
Thompson. One round disc with a metallic shine flashed, and fluttered like a
flipped coin for 5-7 minutes.
1332. June
23, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 9 p.m. Witness: 2nd Lt. K. Thompson. One
very large light flew straight and level for 10 minutes. No further
information.
(# missing)
June 23, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. Case missing from official files.
1334. June
23, 1952; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:30 a.m. Witness: secretary Martha Milligan.
One bullet-shaped object with burnt-orange exhaust flew straight and level for
30-60 seconds.
1335. June
23, 1952; Owensboro, Kentucky. 10:00 a.m. Witness: National Guard Lt. Col. O.
L. Depp. Two objects looking like "giant soap bubbles", reflecting
yellow and lavender colors, flew in trail for 5 seconds.
1340. June
23, 1952; Location unknown, but information came via Japan Hq. "CV
4359". 6:08 a.m. Witness: USAF pilot of the l8th Fighter-Bomber Group. One
black coin-shaped object, 15-20' in diameter, made an irregular descent.
1344. June
25, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Norbury, Mr. Matheis.
One bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object which sometimes had a red tail, made
seven circles in 1 1/2 hours.
1347. June
25, 1982; Japan-Korea area. Case missing from official files.
1348. June 26,
1952; Terre Haute, Indiana. 2:45 a.m. Witness: USAF 2nd Lt. C. W. Povelites.
Undescribed object flew at 600 m.p.h. and then stopped. No further information
in files.
1351. June
26, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 11:50 p.m. Witness: assistant manager of
airport. Three sightings of flashing lights: two lights separated by 2 miles,
with the leader flashing steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly
flashing lights, but with l mile separation; finally a single light. Speed
estimated at 150-250 m.p.h.. Total of 1/2 hour.
1355. June
27, 1952; Topeka, Kansas. 6:50 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot 2nd Lt. K. P. Kelly
and wife. One pulsating red object which changed shape from a circular to a
vertical oval as it pulsed. Was stationary for about 5 minutes, then went out.
1361. June
28, 1952; Lake Kishkanoug, Wisconsin. 6 p.m. Witness: G. Metcalfe. One
silver-white sphere became an ellipse as it turned and climbed away very fast. 10 seconds.
1363. June 28,
1952; Nagoya, Japan. 4:10 p.m. Witness: Capt. T. W. Barger, USAF
electronics countermeasures officer. One dark blue elliptical-shaped object
with a pulsing border flew straight and level at 700-800 m.p.h..
1364. June
29, 1952; O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 p.m. witnesses: three USAF
air policemen. One bright silver, flat oval object surrounded by a blue haze,
hovered, then moved very fast to the right and to the left, and up and down for
45 minutes.
1380. July
3, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 4:15 a.m. Witnesses not identified. Two big
lights, estimated at 20' diameter, flew straight and level at tremendous speed.
1382. July
3, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 11:50 p.m. Witness: Mrs. J. D. Arbuckle. Two bright
pastel green discs flew straight and level very fast for 6 seconds.
1390. July
5, 1952; Norman, Oklahoma. 7:58 p.m. Witness: Oklahoma State Patrolman Hamilton
in State Patrol airplane. Three dark discs hovered and then flew away,
silhouetted against a dark cloud. 15 seconds.
1397. July
6-12, 1952; Elizabeth, New Jersey. 11:00 p.m. Witness: Charles Muhr. Four
pictures taken of some indistinct light which was admittedly not seen visually,
but which appeared on the negatives. (Given as Governors Island in
original Doc.)
1405. July
9, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 12:45 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Maj. C. K.
Griffin. One object shaped like an airfoil less its trailing edge, luminous
white, moved slowly and erratically for 12 minutes.
1409. July
9, 1952; Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 6:30 p.m. Witness: farmer John Mittl. One
aluminum, oval-shaped object changed direction and attitude, finally tipping on
end and departing after 20 seconds. Case file includes three vague photographs.
1479. July
9, 1952; Rapid City AFB, South Dakota. 3:35 p.m. Witnesses: S/Sgt. D.P. Foster
and three other persons. Three times, a single white, disc-shaped object sped
by, straight and level, in 5 seconds. (Date given as July 14, 1952
in original Doc.)
1431. July
12, 1952; Annapolis, Maryland. 3:30 p.m. Witness: insurance company president
William Washburn. Four large, elliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very
fast, stop, turn 90* and fly away in 7-8 seconds. .
1436. July
12, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. 9 p.m. Witnesses: many radar controllers who
were military officers. Several big blips tracked on radar at 1,500 kts. (1,700
m.p.h.). There was no visual sighting.
1444. July
14, 1952; Norfolk, Virginia. 8:12 p.m. Witnesses: Pan American Airways First
Officer William Nash, Second Officer William Fortenberry. Eight large, round,
glowing red objects maneuvered below their airliner, in formation.
1451. July
15, 1952; West Palm Beach, Florida. 10:10 p.m. Witnesses: J. Antoneff and two
other persons. One discus-shaped object, greyish, except when hovering, when it
appeared muddy. Hovered over Palm Beach International Airport, then followed an
SA-l6 twin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.
1501. July
16, 1952; Beverly, Massachusetts. 9:35 a.m. Witness: U.S. Coast Guard
photographer Shell Alpert. Four roughly elliptical blobs of light in formation
photographed through window of photo lab.
1502. July
17, 1952; White Plains, New York. 3:10 p.m. Witness: Mrs. Florence Daley. Two
round objects, bluish-white with brighter rims, flew in formation, making a
sound like bombers, only softer. Note: Later, the witness stated she heard many
feminine voices coming from the objects.
1476. July
17, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 11 a.m. Witness: Air National Guard employees. One
light like a big star was seen for 3 hours, but disappeared when an aircraft
approached. Also seen the night of July 20, 22 and 23.
1482. July
18, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 9:10 p.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt. Mahone, A/3c Jennings.
One amber-colored, elliptical-shaped object with a small flame at the rear,
periodically increased in brightness. It moved very fast for l 1/2 minutes,
giving off a resonant beat sound.
1479. July 17, 1952;
Rapid City, South Dakota. Military
1483. July
18, 1952; Miami, Florida. 11 a.m. Witnesses: E. R. Raymer and daughter. One
opaque, silvery bubble flew very fast at a right-angle to the wind direction
for 10 seconds.
1485. July
18, 1952; Patrick AFB, Florida. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF officers and
four enlisted men. Over an hour period, a series of hovering and maneuvering
red-orange lights were observed moving in a variety of directions.
1492. July
19, 1952; Williston, North Dakota. 2:55 a.m. Witness: one experienced civilian
pilot. One elliptical-shaped object with a light fringe, travelled down fast,
made a 360* and then a 180* turn in 5 minutes.
1494. July
19, 1952; Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot Capt. C.J.
powley and wife. Two star-like lights maneuvered, hovered and sped for 5-7
minutes.
1504. July
20, 1952; Lavalette, New Jersey. 12:20 a.m. Witness: Seton Hall Univ. chemistry
professor Dr. A.B. Spooner. Two large orange-yellow lights with some dull red
coloring flew in trail, turned and circled for 5-6 minutes.
1514. July
21, 1952; Weisbaden, West Germany. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot Capt. E.E.
Dougher, WAF Lt. J.J. Stong, situated miles apart. Four bright yellowish lights
were seen by Dougher to separate, with two climbing and two flying away level
in the opposite direction. Stong watched two reddish lights fly in opposite
directions. Sightings lasted about 10-15 minutes.
1516. July
21, 1952; San Marcos AFB, Texas. 10:40 p.m. Witnesses: one Lieutenant, two
Staff Sergeants, three airmen. One blue circle with a blue trail was seen to
hover and then accelerate to near-sonic speed (700+ m.p.h.) after 1 minute.
1522. July
21, 1952; Converse, Texas. 4:30 p.m. Witness: wife of USAF Capt. J. B. Neal. One
elongated, fuselage-shaped object flew straight and level, made a right-angle
turn and went out of sight at more than 300 m.p.h., all in 3-5 seconds. (Given
as Randolph AFB in original Doc.)
1533. July
21, 1952; Rockville, Indiana. 8:10 p.m. Witnesses: one military officer, two
enlisted men. One aluminum, delta-shaped object with a vertical fin, flew
straight and level, and then hovered during a 3 minute sighting.
1524. July
22, 1952; Holyoke, Massachusetts. After midnight. Witness: Mrs. A. Burgess. One
round, yellow, flashing light went downward. No further information in files.
1538. July
22, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: control tower operator
Don Weins, and two pilots for Carco. Eight large, round, bright aluminum
objects flew straight and level, then darted around erratically during 25
minutes.
1536. July
22, 1952; Uvalde, Texas. 2:46 p.m. Witness: Don Epperly, Trans Texas Airlines
station manager and weather observer. One large, round, silver object flew at
more than 1,000 m.p.h. for 45 seconds, while gyrating.
1556. July
22, 1952; between Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts. 10:47 p.m. Witnesses:
pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. One round blue light
passed F-94, spinning. (Date given as July 23, 1952 in original Doc.)
1572. July
22, 1952; Trenton, New Jersey. 10:50 p.m. t.o 12:45 a.m., July 23. Witnesses:
crews of several USAF F-94 jet interceptors from Dover AFB, Del. Thirteen
visual sightings and one radar tracking of blue-white lights during two hours. (Date given as
July 23, 1952 in original Doc.)
1554. July
23, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 a.m. Witnesses: the two-man crews of
three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large silver object, shaped like a long
pear with two or three squares beneath it, flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210
m.p.h.), while a smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at
1,000-1,500 kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by crews for 1-4 minutes.
1567. July
23, 1952; Altoona, Pennsylvania. 12:50 p.m. Witnesses: two-man crews of two
USAF F-94 jet interceptors at 35-46,000' altitude. Three cylindrical objects in
a vertical stack formation flew at an altitude of 50-80,000'. Seen for 20
minutes.
1578. July
23, 1952; South Bend, Indiana. 11:35 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Capt. H. W.
Kloth. Two bright blue-white objects flew together, then the rear one veered
off after about 9 minutes.
1584. July
24, 1952; Carson Sink, Nevada. 3:40 p.m. Witnesses: two USAF Lt. Colonels
McGinn and Barton in a B-25 bomber. Three silver, delta-shaped objects, each
with a ridge along the top, crossed in front of and above the B-25 at high
speed, in 3-4 seconds.
July 26,
1952; Washington, D.C. 8 p.m. until after midnight. Witnesses: radar operators
at several airports, airline pilots. Many unidentified blips tracked by radar
all over Washington area, at varying speeds. Pilots spotted unidentified
lights.
1628. July
26, 1952; Kansas City, Missouri. 12:15 a.m. Witnesses: USAF Capt. H. A. Stone,
men in control towers at Fairfax Field and Municipal Airport. One greenish
light with red-orange flashes was seen for 1 hour as it descended in the
northwest from 40* elevation to 10* elevation.
1661. July
26, 1952; Andrews AFB, Maryland. This was a continuation of the extensive
sightings and radar tracking reports reported throughout the Washington, D.C.
area, all night long.
1637. July
26, 1952; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 12:05 a.m. Witness: Airman lst Class J.M.
Donaldson. Eight to ten orange balls in a triangular or V-formation flew very
fast for 3-4 seconds.
(# missing)
July 26, 1952; Williams, California. Case missing from official files.
1680. July
27, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 10:05 a.m. Witnesses: three B-29 bomber
crewmen on ground. Many round, white objects flew straight and level, very
fast. Two at 10:05, one at 10:10, one at 10:15, one at 10:20. Each was seen for
about 30 seconds.
1684. July
27, 1952; Wichita Falls, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Ellis.
Two disc-shaped objects, illuminated by a phosphorus light, flew at an estimated
l,000 m.p.h. for 15 seconds.
1700. July
28, 1952; Heidelberg, West Germany. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: Sgt. B.C. Grassmoen,
WAC Pfc. A.P. Turner. One saucer-shaped object having an appearance of light
metal and giving off shafts of white light, flew slow, made a 90^ turn and
climbed away fast after 4-5 minutes.
1707. July
28, 1952; McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 6 a.m. Witness: Ground Control Approach
radar operator M/Sgt. W.F. Dees, and persons in the base control tower. Radar
tracked a large cluster of very distinct blips. Visual observation was of
oblong objects having neither wings nor tail, which made a very fast turn and
at one time were in echelon formation. Entire episode lasted 55 minutes.
1708. July
28, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 2:15 a.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt. Walstead, S/Sgt.
Calkins of the 635th AC&W Squadron. One dull, glowing, blue-green ball,.the
size of a dime at arms' length, flew very fast, straight and level.
1731. July
29, 1952; Osceola, Wisconsin. 1:30 a.m. Witnesses: radar operators on ground,
pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight. Several clusters of up to 10 small radar
targets and one large target. Small targets moved from southwest to east at
50-60 kts. (60-70 m.p.h.), following each other. The large one moved at 600
kts. (700 m.p.h.). One hour total time. Pilot confirmed one target.
1732. July
29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 p.m. Witness: USAF Capt D.G. Moore, of
military air traffic control system. One undescribed object flew at an
estimated 2,600 m.p.h., below 5,000' altitude, toward the air base for about 2
minutes.
July 29,
1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. Moore, Gilfillan
electronics representative W. Yhope. One radar target tracked moving away,
stopped for 2 minutes, again moved very, very fast. Four minutes.
1738. July
29, 1952; Merced, California. 3:44 or 4:35 p.m. Witnesses: Herbert Mitchell and
one employee. One dark, discus-shaped object, trailed by a silvery light 2
lengths behind, tipped on its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast
during the 2 minute sighting.
1739. July
29, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 12:35 p.m. Witnesses: USAF shop employees Douglas
and Hess at Municipal Airport. One bright white circular object with a flat
bottom flew very fast, and then hovered 10-15 seconds over the Cessna Aircraft
Co. plant, during the 5 minute sighting.
1747. July
29, 1952; Ennis, Montana. 12:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF persons, alerted that UFOs
were coming from the direction of Seattle, Wash. Two to five flat disc-shaped
objects: one hovered 3-4 minutes, while the others circled it. Sighting length
of 30 minutes not explained further.
1755. July
30, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:02 p.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. George
Funk. One orange light remained stationary for 10 minutes. No further details
in files.
1758. July
30, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10 a.m. Witnesses: E.E. Nye and one other person.
One round, white object flew slow and then sped away after 20-30 minutes.
1771. Aug.
1, 1952; Lancaster, California. 1:14 a.m. Witnesses: sheriff's deputies and
other persons, one named Mallette. Two brilliant red lights hovered and
maneuvered for 5 minutes.
1783. Aug.
2, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 3 a.m. Witnesses: USAF lst Lt. W.A. Theil,
one enlisted man. One red ball with a blue flame tail flew straight and level
for 3-4 seconds.
1812. Aug.
4, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. 2:20 a.m. Witness: USAF A/3c W.F. Vain. One yellow
ball which lengthened and narrowed to plate shape, flew straight and level for
5 minutes.
1813. Aug.
4, 1952; Mt. Vernon, New York. 11:37 a.m. Witnesses: one woman, two children.
One object, shaped like a lifesaver or donut, emitted black smoke from its top
and made a 15' arc in 1.5 minutes. Observed for 2 hours.
1827. Aug 5.
1952; Haneda AFB, Japan. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF F-94 jet interceptor pilots
lst Lt. W.R. Holder and lst Lt. A.M. Jones, and Haneda control tower operators.
Airborne radar tracked a target for 90 seconds. Control tower operators watched
50-60 minutes while a dark shape with a light flew as fast as 330 kts. (380 m.p.h.),
hovered, flew curves and performed a variety of maneuvers.
1841. Aug.
6, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. This is a continuation of the Haneda AFB sightings.
1845. Aug.
6, 1952; Port Austin, Michigan. Case missing from official files.
1855. Aug.
7. 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 9:08 a.m. Witness: Mrs. Susan Pfuhl. Four glowing
white discs: one made a 180* turn, one flew straight and level, one veered off,
and one circled during the 70 minute sighting.
1870. Aug.
9, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 10:50 a.m. Witness: USAF A/3c J.P. Raley. One
disc-shaped object flew very fast and then hovered for 2 seconds during a 5-6
minute sighting.
1889. Aug.
13, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. 9:45 p.m. Witness: USAF Marine Corps pilot Maj. D.
McGough. One orange light flew a left orbit at 8,000' and 230 m.p.h., spiralled
down to no more than 1,500', remained stationary for 2-3 minutes and went out.
An attempted interception was unsuccessful.
1920. Aug.
18, 1952; Fairfield, California. 12:50 a.m. Witnesses: three policemen. One
object changed color like a diamond, and changed directions during the 30
minute sighting.
1928. Aug.
19, 1952; Red Bluff, California. 2:38 p.m. Witness: Ground Observer Corps
observer Albert Lathrop. Two objects, shaped like fat bullets, flew straight
and level, very fast for 25 seconds.
1938. Aug.
20, 1952; Neffesville, Pennsylvania. 3:10 a.m. Witnesses: Bill Ford and two
others. An undescribed object flew at 500' altitude for several minutes. No
further data in files.
1944. Aug.
21, 1952; Dallas, Texas. 11:54 p.m. Witness: Jack Rossen, ex-artillery
observer. Three blue-white lights hovered then descended; 1.5 minutes later,
one of them descended more.
1956. Aug.
23, 1952; Akron, Ohio. 4:10 a.m. Witnesses: USAF 2nd Lt. H.K. Funseth, a ground
radar observer, and two U.S. Navy men. One pulsing amber light was seen to fly
straight and level for 7 minutes.
1961. Aug.
24, 1952; Hermanas, Mexico. 10:15 a.m. Witness: Georgia Air National Guard
F-84G jet fighter pilot Col. G.W. Johnson. Two 6' silver balls in abreast formation,
one turned grey rapidly, the other slowly. One changed to long grey shape
during a turn. Sighting lasted about 10 minutes.
1964. Aug.
24, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 5:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. George White. One
large round, metallic, white light with a vague lower surface, flew slowly,
then fast With a dancing, wavering motion, for about 1 minute.
1969. Aug.
24, 1952; Levelland, Texas. 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Sharp. One object, shaped like a spinning top, changing color from red to
yellow to blue, and with a fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes, whistling, then
flew away. It, or another like it, returned an hour later.
1972. Aug. 25,
1952; Pittsburg, Kansas. 5:35 a.m. Witness: radio station musician William
Squyres. One dull aluminum object, shaped like two meat platters, face to face,
estimated at 75' long, 45' wide, and 15' thick. Through a window in the front
section shone a blue light; the head and shoulders of a man could be seen. The
mid section had numerous windows through which could be seen some kind of
regular movement. A series of small propellers were spaced close together along
the outer edge of the object, revolving at high speed. The object was hovering
about 10' above the ground, 100 yards off the road, with a slight rocking
motion. It then ascended vertically with a sound like a large covey of quail
starting to fly at the same time. Vegetation showed signs of having been
disturbed under the object.
1979. Aug.
25, 1952; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. 3:40 p.m. Witnesses: civilian supervisor
Fred Lee, foreman L.A. Aquilar. One round silver object flew south, turned and
flew north, made a 360 turn and flew away vertically after 3-5 minutes.
1986. Aug.
26, 1952; Lathrop Wells, Nevada. 12:10 a.m. Witness: USAF Capt. D.A. Woods. One
large, round, very bright object with a V-shaped contrail having a dark cone in
the center, flew very fast, hovered, made an instantaneous 90 turn, followed by
a gentle climb and finally sudden acceleration.
1987. Aug.
28, 1952; Chickasaw and Brookley AFB, Alabama. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
control tower operators, officer from USAF Office of Special Investigations,
and others. Six objects, varying from fiery red to sparkling diamond
appearance, hovered, flew erratically up and down for 1 hour and l5minutes.
(Given as Biloxi, Mississippi in original Doc.)
1994. Aug.
26, 27, 30, 1952. Mexico. No other information.
2006. Aug.
28, 1952; Chickasaw, Alabama
2013. Aug.
29, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 8:35 p.m. Witness: pilot C.A. Magruder. Three
objects, 50' in diameter, 10' high, aluminum with red-yellow exhaust, flew in
trail at estimated 1,500 m.p.h. for 4-5 seconds.
Aug. 29,
1952; west of Thule, Greenland (77' N., 75* 15' W.) 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: two
U.S. Navy pilots flying a P4Y-2 patrol plane. Three white disc-shaped or
spherical objects hovered, then flew very fast in a triangular formation, in
2-3 minutes.
2022. Sept.
l, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:50 p.m. Witness: ex-AAF B-25 gunner. Two large
white disc-shaped objects with green vapor trails flew in trail formation,
merged, flew away very fast.
Sept. 1,
1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witness: one unidentified person using
binoculars. Two large objects shaped like spinning tops and displaying red,
blue and green colors, flew side by side, leaving a sparkling trail for 30
minutes.
Sept. 1,
1952; Atlanta, Georgia. 9:43 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. William Davis and nine other
persons. One light, similar to the evening star, moved up and down for a long
period of time.
Sept. l,
1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. Bowman (ex-artillery
officer) and 24 others. A red, white, and blue-green object which spun and shot
off sparks for 15 minutes.
2023. Sept.
1, 1952; Yaak, Montana. 4:45 a.m. Witnesses: Visual sighting by two USAF
enlisted men, radar tracking seen by three men using AN/FPS-3 radar set. Two
small, varicolored lights became black silhouettes at dawn; flew erratically.
One hour.
2025. Sept.
2, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 3 a.m. Witness: radar tracker Turason (ground controlled
approach) at Midway Airport. 40 targets flew in miscellaneous directions, up to
175 m.p.h. Two seemed to fly in formation with DC-6 airliner. Total of 8 hours.
Sept. 3,
1952; Tucson, Arizona. 99 a.m. Witnesses: civilian pilots McCraven and Thomas.
One shiny, dark ellipse made three broad, curving sweeps in 1.5 minutes.
2045. Sept.
6, 1952; Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana. l:3O'a.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt. J.E. Wilson
and two enlisted men. One bright star-like light moved about the sky for 2
hours.
2048. Sept.
6, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 4:55 p.m. Witnesses: ex- Congresswoman Mrs. Isabella
King and Bill McClain. One orange teardrop-shaped object whirled on its
vertical axis, descended very fast, stopped, retraced its path upwards, while
whirling in the opposite direction. 1.5 minutes.
2049. Sept.
7, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: chemist J.W. Gibson and
others. One orange object or light (the color of 2,000' F.) exploded into view.
Seen for from 3-20 seconds by various observers.
2062. Sept.
9, 1952; Rabat, French Morocco. 9 p.m. Witness: E.J. colisimo, a civilian
illustrator with USAF Intelligence. One disc with lights along part of its
circumference, flew twice as fast as a T-33 jet trainer, in a slightly curved
path for 5 seconds.
2077. Sept.
12, 1952; Allen, Maryland. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. David Kolb, of the
Ground Observer Corps, using binoculars. One white light with a red trim and
streamers flew northeast for 35 minutes.
2085. Sept.
13, 1952; Allentown, Pennsylvania. 7:40 p.m. Witness: private pilot W.A.
Hobler, flying a Beech Bonanza. One object, shaped like a fat football, flaming
orange-red color, descended and then pulled up in front of the witness'
airplane. Seen for 2 seconds.
2086. Sept.
14, 1952; Santa Barbara, California. 8:40 p.m. Witness: USAF C-54 transport
pilot Tarbutton. One blue-white light travelled straight and level, then went
up. Seen for 30 seconds.
2087. Sept.
14, 1952; North Atlantic, between Ireland and Iceland. Witnesses: military
persons from several countries aboard ships in the NATO "Operation
Mainbrace" exercise. Among the sightings: one blue-green triangle was
observed flying 1,500 m.p.h; three objects in a triangular formation gave off
white light exhaust at 1,500 m.p.h.
2089. Sept.
14, 1952; White Lake, South Dakota. 7 p.m. Witness: Ground Observer Corps
observer L.W. Barnes, using binoculars. One red, cigar-shaped object, with
three puffs behind it, flew west, then south, and then was gone. Seen 30-40
minutes.
Sept. 14,
1952; Ciudad Jaurez, Mexico. 11:30 p.m. to 1:20 a.m., Sept. 15. Witnesses:
consulting engineer R. J. Portis and three others. Six groups of 12-15 luminous
spheres or discs, which flew in formations varying from arcs to inverted-Y's,
very fast.
2092. Sept.
14, 1952; El Paso, Texas
2093. Sept.
14, 1952; Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania. Time not known. Witness: pilot of Flying
Tiger Airlines airplane N67977. One blue light flew very fast on a collision
course with the airliner. Note: the summary card attached to the file showed
completely different information.
2099. Sept.
16, 1952; Portland, Maine. 6:22 p.m. Witnesses: crew of U.S. Navy P2V Neptune
patrol plane, visually and via radar. A group of five lights was seen at the
same time a long, thin blip was being tracked on radar. Note: consideration was
given to this being USAF KC-97 airplanes involved in a refueling operation. The
sighting involved 20 minutes.
2100. Sept.
16, 1952; Warner-Robbins AFB, Georgia. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF
officers, two civilians. Two white lights flew abreast, at 100 m.p.h., for 15
minutes.
2105. Sept.
17, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Hollingsworth. Two groups of three large, flat, shiny objects flew in tight
formations: the first group slow, the second faster. Seen for 2 minutes.
2119. Sept.
23, 1952; Gander Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. No time shown. Witnesses:
Pepperell AFB operations officer and seven other campers. One bright white
light, which reflected on the lake, flew straight and level at 100 m.p.h. for
10 minutes.
2124. Sept.
24, 1952; Charleston, West Virginia. 3:30 p.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF B-29
bomber. A lot of bright, metallic particles or flashes, up to 3' in length,
streamed past the B-29 for 15 minutes.
2126. Sept.
26, 1952; 400 miles NNW of Azores Islands. 11:16 p.m. Witnesses: pilot,
copilot, engineer and aircraft commander of USAF C-124 transport plane. Two
distinct green lights were seen to the right and slightly above the C-124, and
at one time seemed to turn toward it. The lights alternated leading each other
during more than 1 hour of observation.
2128. Sept.
27, 1952; Inyokern, California. 10 p.m. Witnesses: two couples, using a 5x
telescope. One large, round object, which went through the color spectrum every
2 seconds, was seen to fly straight and level for 15 minutes.
2136. Sept.
29, 1952; Rochester, England. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses unknown, but report came via
the Rochester Police Dept. Two flat objects hovered for 3 minutes, and then
sped away.
2138.
Sept.30, 1952; Denver, California.
2140. Sept.
29, 1952; Southern Pines, North Carolina. 8:15 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Army Res.
lst Lt. C.H. Stevens and two others. One green ellipse with a long tail orbited
for 15 minutes.
Sept. 29,
1952; Aurora, Colorado. 3:15 p.m. Witness: USAF T/Sgt. B.R. Hughes. Five or six
circular objects, bright white but not shiny, circled in trail formation for
5-6 minutes.
2142. Oct.
1, 1952; Shaw AFB, South Carolina. 6:57 p.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. T.J.
Pointek, pilot of RF-8O reconnaissance jet. One bright white light flew
straight, then vertical, then hovered, and then made an abrupt turn during a 23
minute attempted intercept.
2143. Oct.
1, 1952; Pascagoula, Mississippi. 7:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. C.C. McLean
and one other person. One round, milky-white object, shaped like a powder puff,
hovered for 5-10 minutes then flew away very fast in an arc. A loud blast was
heard at the start of the 22 minute sighting.
2150. Oct.
7, 1952; Alamagordo, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m. Witness: USAF Lt. Bagnell. One pale
blue oval, with its long axis vertical, flew straight and level for 4-5
seconds, covering 30 in that time.
2155. Oct.
10, 1952; Otis AFB, Massachusetts. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF S/Sgt., two other
enlisted men. One blinking white light moved like a pendulum for 20 minutes,
and then shot straight up.
2171. Oct.
17, 1952; Taos, New Mexico. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: Four USAF officers One round,
bright blue light moved from north to northeast at an elevation of 45* for 2-3
seconds and then burned out.
2172. Oct.
17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m. Witnesses: Ministers Greenwalt and Kluck.
Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved more or less straight and level for
5 seconds.
2173. Oct.
17, 1952; Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 p.m. Witness: one military person (no
detail). One white streamer moved at an estimated 3,000 m.p.h. in an arc for 20
seconds. No further details in files.
2177. Oct.
19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m. Witness: one ex-USAF aircrewman
Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one of which was olive-drab colored
on the side, flew in a rough V-formation. One object flipped slowly, another
object stopped, during the 3-4 minute sighting.
2175. Oct.
19. 1952; 500 miles south of Hawaii. 6:58 p.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF C-50
transport plane. One round yellow light, with a red glowing edge, estimated at
100' in diameter, flew at 300-400 kts. (350-450 m.p.h.) for 20 seconds.
2179. Oct.
21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee. No time given. Witnesses: persons at airport
weather station. Six white lights flew in a loose formation for 1-2 minutes,
and made a shallow dive at a weather balloon.
2184. Oct.
24, 1952; Elberton, Alabama. 8:26 p.m. Witnesses: USAF Lt. Rau, Capt. Marcinko,
flying a Beech T-ll trainer. One object, shaped like a plate, with a brilliant
front and vague trail, flew with its concave surface forward for 5 seconds.
2196. Oct.
29, 1952; Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 a.m. Witnesses: USAF S/Sgt.
Anderson, A/2c Max Handy. One round object, silhouetted against a cloud, flew
straight and level and smooth at 400 m.p.h. for 20 seconds.
2200. Oct.
31, 1952; Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 p.m. Witness: USAF Lt. James Allen. One
orange, blimp-shaped object, 80' long and 20' high, flew at treetop level,
crossed over Allen's car (at which time his radio stopped playing), then
climbed out at 45' and tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.
2202. Nov.
3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 p.m. Witnesses: two control tower operators,
including Lemaster. One long, elliptical, white-grey light flew very fast,
paused, and then increased speed during a 3-4 second observation.
2206. Nov.
4, 1952; Vineland, New Jersey. 5:40 p.m. Witness: housewife Mrs. Sprague. Two
groups of 2-3 whirling discs of light flew toward the southeast over a period
of 30 seconds.
2219. Nov.
12, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:23 p.m. Witness: security inspector. Four
red-white-green lights flew slowly over a prohibited area for 15 minutes.
2220. Nov. 13,
1952; Opheim, Montana. 2:20 a.m. Witness: radar tracking by USAF 779th
AC&W station. An unexplained track was followed for 1 hour, 28 minutes, at
158,000' altitude (30 miles) and a speed of 240 m.p.h. Radar was FPS/3 (PPI).
Nov. 13,
1952; Glasgow, Montana. 2:43 a.m. Witness: U.S. Weather Bureau observer Earl
Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped objects, with lights all around them, flew in a
V-formation for about 20 seconds. Each object seemed to be changing position
vertically by climbing or diving as if to hold formation. Formation came from
the northwest, made a 90* overhead, and flew away to the southwest.
2224. Nov.
15, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 7:02 a.m. Witnesses: USAF Maj. R.L. Wallander, Capt.
Belleman, A/3c Phipps. One orange object (a blue streak?) varied in shape, as
it made jerky upward sweeps with 10-15 second pauses during a 3-5 minute
sighting.
2246. Nov. 24,
1952; Annandale, Virginia. 6:30 p.m. Witness: L.L' Brettner. One round, glowing
object flew very fast, made right angle turns and reversed course during a 1
hour sighting.
2248. Nov.
27, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 12:10 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and crew chief
of UAAF B-26 bomber. A series of black smoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to
antiaircraft fire, was seen over a 20 minute period.C. 12:30 a.m. Witnesses:
radar
2253. Nov.
30, 1952; Washington, D.C. l operators at Washington National Airport. Radar
trackings similar to those of July 26, 1952.
2266. Dec.
8, 1952; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 8:16 p.m. Witnesses: pilot lst Lt. D. Dickman and
radar operator lst Lt. T. Davies in USAF F-94 jet interceptor (s/n 49-2522). One
white, oval light which changed to red at higher altitude, flew straight and
level for 2 minutes, then climbed at phenomenal speed on an erratic flight
path. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
2267. Dec.
9, 1952; Madison, Wisconsin. 5:45 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Bridges and lst Lt.
Johneon in USAF T-33 jet trainer. Four bright lights, in diamond formation,
flew at 400 m.p.h. and were passed by the T-33 at 450 m.p.h. during the 10
minute sighting.
2302. Dec.
28, 1952; Marysville, California. Case missing from official files.
2315. Jan.
1, 1953; Craig, Montana. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Warner Anderson and two women. A
silver, saucer-shaped object with a red glowing bottom, flew low over a river
and then climbed fast in a horizontal attitude. Ten second sighting.
2323. Jan.
8, 1953; Larson AFB, Washington. 7:15 a.m. Witnesses: men from the 82nd
Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the squadron commander; all were on the
ground. One green, disc- shaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes,
with a vertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.
2326. Jan.
10, 1953; Sonoma, California. 3:45 p.m. or 4 p.m. Witnesses: retired Col.
Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the Federal Security Agency. One flat object,
like a pinhead, made three 360* right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90* turns
to the right and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and finally flew
out of sight vertically after 60-75 seconds.
2337. Jan.
17, 1953; near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 3:55 p.m. Witness: geologist/salesman
J.J. Sackett. One brilliant green-gold object, shaped like the Goodyear blimp
with its length twice its height, flew 400 m.p.h. straight and level, stopped,
then went straight up with one stop. Sighting lasted 22 seconds.
2361. Jan.
28, 1953; Pt. Mugu, California. 1 p.m. Witness: R.W. Love, owner of Love Diving
Co., engaged in retrieving radio- controlled drones. An 18-20' white, flat disc
flew straight and level, overhead, for 6 minutes.
2364. Jan.
28, 1953; Corona, California. 6:05 p.m. Witness: USAF T/Sgt. George Beyer. Five
25' green spheres flew in V-formation, then changed to trail formation at which
time the end objects turned red. Sighting lasted 12 minutes.
2365. Jan.
28, 1953; Albany, Georgia. No time given. Witnesses: radar maintenance personnel.
Radar tracked one stationary target for 20 minutes. A visual sighting about the
same time was explained. No further information in the files.
2384.Feb. 3,
1953; Keflavik, Iceland. 5:25 p.m. Witnesses: radar operators. Four
unidentified targets were tracked for 24 minutes. No further data.
2388. Feb.
4, 1953; Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 p.m. Witness: U.S. Weather Bureau observer Stanley
Brown, using a theodolite. One white, oblong object was tracked flying straight
up, leveling off and being joined by a second, similar, object. The second
twice flew away and returned to the first. After 5 minutes, both were lost to
sight behind clouds.
2419. Feb. 17,
1953; Port Austin. Michigan. 10:04 p.m. Witnesses: two officers and three
airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and by radar. Visual object appeared
to larger and brighter than a star and changed color; it was seen to move
slowly for 5 minutes until 10:09 p.m. Radar picked up a target at 10:08 p.m.
moving in a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.
2426. Feb.
20, 1953; Pittsburg-Stockton, California. #1 time unknown; #2, 10:30 p.m.
Witnesses: USAF B-25 bomber pilots. #1 was a bright yellow light seen for 8
minutes. #2 was a bright light which flew on a collision course, dimmed and
climbed away fast.
2441. Feb.
24, 1953; Sherman, Texas. 7:43 p.m. Witnesses: Warrant Officer and Mrs. Alden.
Two bright red, round objects with big halos flew in small circles, climbed and
faded during a 3-7 second sighting.
2543. Feb.
27, 1953; Shreveport, Louisiana. 11:58 a.m. Witness: USAF airman/private pilot.
Five yellow discs made circular turns, fluttered, three of them vanished, the
other two flew erratic square turns for a total of 4 minutes.
2490. March
11, 1953; Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 a.m. Witness: Mrs. Nina Cook, an
experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am flight engineer. A large light,
blinking at 10-15 times per minute, moved up and down along a mountain range.
2496. March
14, 1953; north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 p.m. Witnesses: radar and visual observation
by 10 crew members of U.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored
lights, totalling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the airplane,
as detected visually and by airborne radar for 5 minutes.
2511. March
21, 1953; Elmira, New York. 3:05 p.m. Witness: Ground Observer Corps
observation post. Six discs in a group flew high and fast for a few seconds.
2521. March
25, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: USAF Capt. and Mrs. D.E.
Cox. Several lights, some of which moved straight, others which made 360^ turns
for 1.5 hours.
2524. March
27, 1953; Mt. Taylor, New Mexico. 7:25 p.m. Witness: pilot of USAF F-86 jet
fighter at 600 kts. (700 m.p.h.). One bright orange circle flew at 800 kts.
(900 m.p.h.), and executed three fast rolls. Pilot chased object for 4 minutes.
2526. March
29, 1953; Spooner, Wisconsin. 3:45 p.m. Witness: L.C. Gillette. One aluminum,
circular object flew high and fast, twice reversing its course. Note: Mr.
Gillette saw a similar object in 1938. Fifteen second sighting.
2535. April 8,
1953; Fukuoka, Japan. 7:55 p.m. Witness: lst Lt. D.J. Pichon, pilot of USAF
F-94B jet interceptor. One bright blue light descended, accelerated, flew
parallel to the F-94, increased its speed and blinked out after 45 seconds.
2542. April
15, 1953; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Witness: S/Sgt. V.A. Locey. Three orange
lights were seen for: 3 minutes, 30 seconds, and a few seconds.
2555. May
1, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar
operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor, and control tower operator. One white
light evaded interception attempt by F-94 during 30 minute sighting.
2577. May
27, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: many unidentified civilians,
including Jacobson. Nine separate meandering lights were seen during 15 minute
sighting.
2601. June
21, 1953; Naha, Okinawa. 7 p.m. Witnesses: Nine Japanese and Okinawan weather
observers. One unidentified light moved slowly for 20 minutes. No further data
in files.
2601. June
22, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. Z:lO a.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar
operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. One red light, flying at an estimated
1,000 kts. (1,100 m.p.h.) eluded the chasing F-94 after 5 minutes.
2605. June
24, 1953; Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF KB-29
aerial tanker plane. Radar tracked an unidentified target which twice
approached to within .5 miles of the airplane, and once to within 6 miles,
during a 2 minute observation.
2606. June
24, 1953; Simiutak, Greenland. 11:30 a.m. Witness: weather observer A/2c R.A.
Hill. One red triangle hovered and rotated for 15 seconds, then climbed for 5
minutes.
2663. Aug.
3, 1953; Amarillo, Texas. 12:04 p.m. Witness: Airport control tower chief C.S.
Brown. One round and reflective or translucent object flew straight, stopped
for 7 seconds, sped along, stopped again, was joined by a similar object and
they flew off in different directions, after a total of 56 minutes.
2686. Aug.
20, 1953; near Castle AFB, California. 9:05 p.m. Witnesses: crew of TB-29
bomber/trainer plane. One greyish oval object made four passes at the airplane
(three times at 10-20 miles distance), then dived vertically as if two objects.
2692. Aug.
27, 1953; Greenville, Mississippi. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot, M/Sgt.,
others, all on the ground. One meandering light was observed for 50 minutes. No
further details in file.
Sept. 2,
1953; Sidi Slimane AFB, French Morocco. 9:14 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col. William
Moore and lst Lt. J.H. McInnis, Dec. 24, 1953; El Cajon, California. 8:04 a.m.
Witnesses: U.S. Navy Lts. J.B. Howard and L.D. Linhard, flying F9F-2 jet
fighters. Ten silver, oval objects flew at more than 400 kts. (450 m.p.h.),
straight and level, for 5 minutes.
2838. Dec.
17, 1953; Hassleholm, Sweden
2840. Dec.
24, 1953; El Cajon, California.
2844. Dec.
28, 1953; Marysville, California. 11:55 a.m. Witness: Yuba County Airport
Manager Dick Brandt. One saucer, with a brilliant blue light, reflecting on a
nearby building, hovered briefly during the 1.5 minute observation.
Jan. 28,
1954; Rangeley, Maine. 110-10:15 a.m. Witness: Wilhelm Reich. Two bright lights
moved into valley, and were seen against the mountain background, for 15
minutes.
2913. Feb.
26, 1954; Newburyport, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses: architect R.M.
Pierce, marine engineer George Avery and one other person. One silver disc,
with a white trail, made a loud roar for 30-60 seconds.
2923. March
2, 1954; vicinity of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 10 p.m. Witness: research
engineer R.C. Swengel. Three objects, each with two lights, flew straight and
level at medium speed for an unknown length of time.
2926. March
5, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 8 p.m. Witnesses: crews of USAF KC-97
aerial tanker planes. One object or light made passes at KC-97s, the other flew
straight and level. Sighting duration unknown.
2937. March
12, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 9:35 a.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. Robert
Johnson, flying an F-86 jet fighter. He chased an object at more than 530
m.p.h. for 30 seconds, but was unable to catch it. It appeared to be the size
of a fighter plane but had neither tanks nor trails.
2962. April
8, 1954; Chicago, Illinois. 4:30 p.m. Witness: Lelah Stoker. One white
round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended beneath it, skimmed over the
water, landed, and an occupant in a green suit walked around. It then took off
very, very fast. Sighting lasted 30 minutes.
2974. April
23, 1954; Pittsfield, Maine. 9:30 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Robinson.
One silver dollar-shaped object with a dome and a flashing light made a sound
like a swarm of bees. It hovered and tilted, flew horizontally, then rose
vertically without tilting. Stones underneath it moved. Four minute sighting.
2976. April
24, 1954; Hartland, Maine. 6:10 p.m. Witness: D. Robinson. One large, silver,
oblong object with a dome and a flashing light flew straight and level and then
straight up. Total of 15 minutes under observation.
2983. April
26, 1954; Athens, Georgia. 7:35 p.m. Witnesses: C. Cartey, Mr. and Mrs. H.
Hopkins and their daughter. Fifteen to twenty yellow objects in a V-formation,
flew from south to north for 10 seconds.
2994. May
10, 1954; Elsinore, California. 12:40 p.m. Witness: U.S. Marine Corps Squadron
Leader D.R. Higgin, flying an F3D-2 jet fighter. One dark gunmetal delta-shaped
object, 22' long and 10' wide, with a fin on the top, descended at a 25-30'
angle under the lead airplane of a formation, and over the airplane of Higgin.
Sighting lasted a few seconds.
2997. May
11, 1954; Washington, D.C. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF.air policemen at
Washington National Airport. Two bright lights were seen on three occasions to
fly straight and level, make 90* turns and fade. Each sighting lasted about 45
seconds.
3009, May
22, 1954; LaPorte, Indiana. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: highway engineer R.W. Dring,
engineer Geert Tibma. One bright light made a shallow climb for 45 seconds.
3020. May
31, 1954; Concord, New Hampshire. 10:15 a.m. Witness: Mrs. L.K. Stevens. One
very white, elongated object flew very, very fast, and then blinked out after
8-10 seconds.
3029. June
1, 1954; from 400 miles south to Minneapolis, Minnesota. 9 p.m. Witnesses: crew
of USAF B-47 jet bomber at 34,000' altitude. One object with running lights
flew at 24-44,000' altitude for 1 hour.
3037. June
8, 1954; Texarkana, Texas. 1 a.m. or 2:30 a.m. (file not clear). Witness: L.T.
Prewitt, employee of Red River Arsenal. One golden yellow light flew over his
house, making a "shhh" or buzzing sound for 2 minutes. 9:09 p.m.
Witness: USAF pilot
3042. June
10, 1954; Estacado, Texas. 9:09 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Capt. Bill McDonald,
in flight. One white light descended at 45^ from great altitude, passed under
his aircraft, made two 360' turns and went out after 30 seconds.
3062. June
22, 1954; Miami Beach, Florida. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Marine Corps Maj. E.
Buchser and Maj. J.V. Wilkins. One meteor- like object descended, stopped, and
became extremely bright. Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
3067. June
24, 1954; Danvers, Massachusetts. 12:45 p.m. Witness: R.B. Tomer, director of
commercial engineering for CBS-Hytron. One white, elliptical-shaped object
covered 45^ of sky in 30 seconds.
3072. June
25, 1954; Indian Lake, Ohio. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses: experienced private pilot
John Mark, flying Navion lightplane; radar at Dayton, Ohio airport, tracked
very fast target at same location. One silver or aluminum round object with a
flat bottom, raised front edge, inverted cone on top, and a diameter of about
60'. Flew horizontally, hovered, made a high-G pull up and then a steep climb
into an overcast. Sighting lasted 3-5 minutes.
3116. July
18, ; Normandy, Missouri. 8:40 p.m. Witness: A.T. Chamblin. One greenish-white
disc was seen for 30 minutes.
3140. July
25, 1954; Middle Sister Island, on U.S.-Canadian border in western Lake Erie.
7:12 p.m. Witness: attorney L.B. Tussing. One black cylinder, 12 times long as
wide, moved fast along the surface of the lake.
3149. July
30, 1954; Los Angeles, California. 10:15 a.m. Witness: Hughes Aircraft test
pilots Englert and Peterson, flying a B-25 bomber. One metallic, pencil-shaped
object flew slowly or hovered for an unstated length of time.
3149. Aug.
2, 1954; Westlake, Ohio. 5:17 p.m. Witness: ex-AAF B-17 gunner (19 missions)
N.E. Schroeder. One thin, bright ellipse, like polished metal, hovered for 5-8
seconds, dropped down 3,000' in 3 seconds, hovered again and faded out after a
total of 20 seconds in view.
3155. Aug'
6, 1954; San Antonio, Texas. 6 p.m. Witness: mechanical engineer L.H. Hormer.
One intensely white elliptical light changed to yellow, then orange, then pink,
four or five times while flying straight and level for 5 minutes.
3162. Aug.
11, 1954; Yoron Jima, near Okinawa. 8:55 p.m. Witness: P.L. Percharde,
electrical engineer and assistant manager of Moeller Shipwrecker Co., of
Okinawa. A line of blue lights, underneath. a blue circle with a black center.
Flew over ship and climbed, illuminating and agitating the clouds.
3166. Aug.
15, 1954; San Marcos, Texas. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: USAF Maj. W.J. Davis, Capt.
R.D. Sauers, flying a C-47 transport plane. One dark blue oblong object paced
the C-47, veered away, then crossed in front of it. Five minute sighting.
3180. Aug. 24,
1954; Egilstadir, Iceland. 8:30 p.m. Witness: one unnamed farmer. A cylinder,
2-2.5' long, 4-5' in diameter, made a loud whizzing sound, flew straight and
level fast, then slow, then fell into sandbar.
3182. Aug. 26,
1954; Danville, Virginia. 6:15 a.m. Witness: Rev. W.L. Shelton. Two domed
ellipses, 20' long, 8' thick, 10' at ends; glowing silver or orange. Hovered,
then climbed side-by- side while getting brighter. Observed for 2 minutes.
3185. Aug.
27, 1954; Dorchester, Massachusetts. 1 p.m. Witness: E.A. Srazdes. Seven large,
white, teardrop-shaped objects turned blue. Flew in line formation and
increased speed during the 2 minute sighting.
3189. Aug.
29, 1954; Prince Christian, Greenland. 11:05 a.m. Witnesses: lst Officer H.G.
Gardner, engineer J.V.D. Whitisy, flying Royal Dutch Airlines DC-4 (PH-DBZ).
Three or four dark, lens-shaped objects veered north and changed position in
formation during the 10 minute sighting.
3196. Sept. 4,
1954; Butler, Missouri. 3 a.m. Witness: J. Faltemeier, CAA communications
specialist. Twenty-thirty lights, as if on a string, flew straight and level
for 1.5 minutes.
3198. Sept. 5,
1954; Butler, Missouri. 12:23 a.m. Witness: J. Faltemeier, CAA communications
specialist. One silver or white object with a slightly swept-back leading edge
and a following exhaust, flew straight and level, then veered southwest to
south after 30 seconds.
3213. Sept. 18,
1954; Kimpo Air Base, Japan. 5:55 a.m. Witnesses: two control tower operators, a
weather forecaster and a weather observer. One round object, like polished
aluminum, flew straight and level for 11-13 minutes.
3222. Sept.
21, 1954; Barstow, California. 1 a.m. Witnesses: two local policemen, four U.S.
Marine Corps police, one highway patrolman. One red-orange ball giving off
sparks, and a smaller light, made a zigzag descent and then hovered. Total of 20
minutes.
3224. Sept.
21, 1954; Santa Maria, Azores Islands. 9:45 p.m. Witness: airport guard. One
10'x5' light metallic blue, pecan-shaped object with a clear glass or plastic
nose having a door, and with poles or aerials on the nose. Humming or whining,
it hovered, landed vertically, 50' away. A blond man, 5' 10" tall
appeared, spoke in a strange language, patted the guard on the shoulder, got in
the object, hooked up his harness, pushed a button, took off with the object's
nose pointed up, then levelled off and climbed vertically. Sighting lasted 2-3
minutes.
3226. Sept.
22, 1954; Marshfield, Missouri. 9 a.m. Witnesses: private pilot J.N. Williams,
E.J. Ash. A thin, translucent tan asymmetrical boomerang-shaped object
revolved, then tumbled down behind some trees. Marks were found in the dirt.
Sighting lasted 15 minutes.
3227. Sept.
23, 1954; Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 9:45 a.m. Witness: Dave Owenby. Two bright
silver, wheel-shaped objects flew from north to south in trail for 2 minutes.
3260. Oct.
13, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 10:05 a.m. Witness: weather observer,
following a balloon with his theodolite. One round, flat, silver object flew
straight and level for 30 seconds.
3269. Oct.
15, 16 and 17, 1954; Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 8:45 p.m. Fifty objects with
illuminated bottoms were seen flying in a V-formation, very fast, on successive
nights. Only data is on summary card.
3281. Oct.
28, 1954; Miho Air Base, Japan. 5:32 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilots Lt. Col. O.C.
Cook and Lt. J.W. Brown, on ground using 7x50 binoculars. One brilliant white,
round-oval object climbed in front of clouds, brightened, turned 90 to the
north. Seen for 45 seconds.
3287. Oct.
29, 1954; Terciera Islands, Azores. 9 p.m. Witnesses: four Portuguese
nationals. One object, shaped like a stovepipe with a center bulge and short
wings (10' long, 3' in diameter, 3' wings) having concave wingtips, and grey
colored. Made a gargling sound when hovering, then disappeared in the glare of
airplane landing lights. Sighting lasted 4-5 minutes.
3326. Nov.
15, 1954; Augusta, Maine. 44 p.m. Witness: N. Gallant, manager of radio station
WFAV. Ten gold, circular objects flew in vertical V-formation, straight and
level for 3 minutes.
3331. Nov.
19, 1954; Corvallis, Oregon. 4:15 p.m. Witness: P.J. Gunn, assistant professor
of art at Oregon State University and ex-U.S. Navy aviation cadet. One bright
white light hovered 8.5-9 minutes, then crossed 20 of sky in 3-3.5 minutes.
3341. Nov.
28, 1954; Manilla, Phillipine Islands. 10:50 a.m. Witness: one anonymous
medical doctor. One flat-bottomed, domed object (65-70' across, 18-20' high),
bright orange with yellow discs attached and an exhaust trail. Flew north,
stopped, reversed its course during 4 minute sighting.
3352. Dec.
3, 1954; Gulfport, Mississippi 12:12 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Mellen.
One translucent grey, round, flat object rotated on its vertical axis at high
r.p.m. for 30 seconds.
3356. Dec.
7, 1954; Cape Province, South Africa. 1:15 p.m. Witness: weather officer, using
a theodolite. One white, semi-circular, flat object with a dome flew from west
to east, then turned north. Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
3382. Jan,
1, 1955; Cochise, New Mexico. 6:44 a.m. Witnesses: instructor and student pilot
in USAF B-25 bomber/trainer. A metallic disc, shaped like two pie pans
face-to-face, and 120- 130' in diameter, paced the B-25, showing both its edge
and its face, for 5-7 minutes. Only item in case file was summary form.
3401. Jan.
26, 1955; Lakeland, Florida. 6:15 p.m. Witness: J.M. Holland. A black smoke
trail made a circle. There was an explosion and some objects fell. No further
information in file.
3414.
Feb.l, 1955; 20 miles east of Cochise, New Mexico. 7:55 p.m. Witnesses:
Instructor Capt. D.F. Ritzdorf, aviation cadet F.W. Miller in TB-25
bomber/trainer. One red and white ball hovered off the left wing of the TB-25
for 5 minutes, then made a very fast climb. Total time of sighting was 8
minutes.
3416. Feb.
2, 1955; Miramar Naval Air Station, California. 11:50 a.m. Witness: USN Cmdr.
J.L. Ingersoll. One highly polished sphere, with reddish-brown coloring, fell,
then instantly accelerated to 1,000-1,500 m.p.h.
3427. Feb.
10, 1955; Bethesda, Maryland. 10:03 p.m. Witness: E.J. Stein, model maker at
U.S. Navy ship design facility. One object, shaped like a small portion of the
bottom of the Moon, with a radiant yellow color, hovered for 30 seconds. Its
bottom changed to a funnel shape. Total sighting lasted 1.5-2 minutes.
3517. April
30, 1955; Travis County, Texas. 7:30 a.m. Witness USAF Wing Intelligence
Officer Maj. L..J. Pagozalski. Four black objects in a cluster made a whooshing
sound like a zephyr. Sighting lasted 2-3 seconds.
3523. May
4, 1955; Keflavik, Iceland. 12:38 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col. E.J. Stealy, lst Lt.
J.W. Burt. About 10 round, white objects, one of which left a brief smoke
trail, flew in an irregular formation, some of them making erratic movements
during the 5-8 second sighting.
3565. May
23, 1955; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Midnight. Witnesses: USAF Airman/Basic I.J.
Shapiro and E.C. Ingber. During a 5 minute period, two slender, vertical
rectangles were seen low on the horizon, and two ovals with tops (dark, with
dark blue illumination) flew higher.
3673. July
29, 1955; Columbus, Nebraska. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Morrice Raymond. Four orange
flashing lights and one whIte flashing light moved up and down like yo-yos for
5-6 minutes.
3699. Aug.
11, 1955; Iceland. 11:45 a.m. Witness: 2nd Lt. E.J. Marlow. Twelve grey
objects, from cigar to egg-shaped, varied their formation from elliptical to
wavy line to scattered to straight line to trail formation. Speed varied from
hover to 1,000 m.p.h. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.
3720. Aug.
23, 1955; Arlington, Virginia. 10:45 a.m. Witness: G.M. Park, using a 400x
telescope. Several orange lights moved singly or in groups, circling and
stopping during 30 minute sighting.
3743. Sept.
3, 1955; Bellingham, Washington. Witness: observer Saunders for Ground Observer
Corps. One white pinhead moved slowly across 30^ of sky in 15 minutes. No
further information.
3750. Sept.
7, 1955; Washington, D.C. Witnesses: two photographers, one plate maker for the
Army Map Service (one named Smith). One glowing round object flew an arc for 1
minute.
3757. Sept.
9, 1955; near Alcoa, Tennessee. 12 noon. Witness: M.N. Dawkins, using
binoculars. One brown, almost square object flew with a circular motion for
10-15 minutes.
3800. Oct.
8, 1955; Loogootee, Indiana. 4:38 p.m. Witnesses: R.D. Prather, H. Ahern. One
round, silver or white object flew straight and level at more than 1,000 m.p.h.
for an unstated length of time.
3810. Oct.
11, 1955; Pt. Lookout, Maryland. 4 p.m. Witnesses: B. Hale, A. Ostrom. One
round object which looked white in the daylight and turned red with sparks
toward the end of the 2.5 hour sighting, made a deep roar, unlike an aircraft.
3860. Nov. 17,
1955; St. Louis, Missouri. 6:10 a.m. Witness: J.A. Mapes. Twelve round, flat
objects, silver on top and dark on the bottom, flew in 4-deep formation,
tipping in pitch and roll, for 45 seconds.
3862. Nov.
20, 1955; Lake City, Tennessee. 5:20 p.m. Witnesses: Operations Officer Capt.
B.G. Denkler and five men of the USAF 663rd AC&W Sqdn. Two oblong, bright
orange, semi-transparent objects flew at terrific speed and erratically, toward
and away from each other. Observed by various persons form 4 to 15 minutes.
3869. Nov. 25,
1955; La Veta, Colorado. 10:30 a.m. Witness: State Senator S.T. Taylor. One
dirigible-shaped object (fat front, tapered toward the tail) object, which was
luminous green-blue and jellylike, appeared overhead diving at a 45' angle,
then reduced angle to 30'. Object seen for 5 seconds.
3893. Dec. 21,
1955; Caribou, Maine. 111 p.m. Witness: Roberta V. Jacobs. One round, very
bright gold, domed disc made a short climb, rotated, hovered and then
accelerated during the 6-8 minute sighting.
3969. Feb.
12, 1956; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 11:25 p.m. Witnesses: F-89 pilot Bowen,
radar observer Crawford. One green and red object rapidly circled the aircraft
while being tracked on radar during 1 minute sighting. No further details.
3977. Feb,
19, 1956; Houston, Texas. 6:07 a.m. Witnesses: crew of Eastern Airlines Super
Constellation. One intense white light, moving 4-5 times the speed of the
airplane, was evaded by the pilot.
4050. April
4, 1956; McKinney, Texas. 3:15 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Roy Hall, U.S. Army, ret.;
Charles Anderson and others; some observed through a 6" telescope, others
through a 55-200x telescope. One fat, oblong object with two lines around its
middle, remained stationary for 6 hours.
4127. June
6, 1956; Banning, California. 5:30 a.m. Witness: Mr. Bierman. One thin disc
with a small dome, shimmering silver, hovered about 100 yards away for 8-10
seconds, then zoomed up.
4270. Aug.
8, 1956; 20 miles south of Quartsite, Arizona. ll p.m. Witnesses: attorneys
W.B. Buttermore and J.W. Smith. One blue-white pulsating light flew fast,
straight and level, for 5-7 minutes.
4348. Aug.
27, 1956; Juniata, Pennsylvania. 9:55 p.m. Witness: Mrs. R.S. Pope. One bright
disc with a clear dome flew vertically, then north. A very cold breeze seemed
to have been originated by the object during the 3 minute sighting.
4379. Sept.
4, 1956; Dallas, Texas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Marine Corps T/Sgt. R.D. Rogers
and family. One large star, changing to red color, remained stationary for 20
minutes, then went west at 200 kts. (230 m.p.h.). Sighting lasted 23 minutes.
4399. Sept.
14, 1956; Highland, North Carolina. 1 a.m. Witness: Scaly, N. Car. policeman
O.S. Gryman. Fourteen yellow-to-red round objects with tremendous exhaust, flew
in a Vague formation from southwest to east to northeast and back again, while
swoooping up and down. Sighting lasted 1.5 hours.
4489. Nov.
1, 1956; 60 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, in Illinois. 5:30 p.m. Witness:
USAF Capt. W..M. Lyons, Intelligence Division Chief (Aerial Weather
Reconnaissance Officer), flying a T-33 jet trainer. One orange light with a
blue tinge, flew across the sky for 2 minutes.
4543. Nov.
30, 1956; Charleston AFB, South Carolina. 12:48 p.m. Witness: USAF aerial
navigator Maj. D.D. Grimes. One unspecified object flew at an estimated 100'
altitude over water for 10 minutes. No further details.
4577. Dec.
31, 1956; Guam. 2:10 a.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. Ted Brunson, flying an F-86D
jet interceptor. One round, white object flew under the F-86D, which was unable
to turn as sharply as the object.
4706. April
25, 1957; Ringgold, Louisiana. Military witness Robertson. Case missing from
official files.
4760. June
12, ; Milan, Italy. 7:30 p.m. Witness: G.U. Donadio, translator for
export-import firm. One object "big as a hen's egg" flew very fast,
zigzagged, hovered and revolved, then shot up after 17 minutes.
4841. July
27 or 29, 1957; Longmont, Colorado. Early morning. Witness: J.L. Siverly. One
thick disc, ice blue, with a top like honeycomb (interconnected hexagons),
hovered and rocked below the hill tops for 10 minutes. Middle band was
scalloped, bottom had four kidney-shaped forms.
4847. July
29, 1957; Cleveland, Ohio. 10:31 p.m. Witnesses: Capital Airlines Capt. R.L.
Stimley, First Officer F.J. Downing. One large, round, yellow-white object
dimmed once, crossed the bow of the airliner, which then gave chase but was
unable to catch it. Sighting last 8 minutes.
4848. July
29, 1957; Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 a.m. Witness: E.E. Henkins. One pale yellow
fireball glided into the water and exploded. Viewed for 1 minute.
4959. Sept.
20, 1957; Kadena AFB, Okinawa. 8 p.m. Witnesses: S/Sgt. H.T. O'Connor, S/Sgt.
H.D. Bridgeman. One object, shaped like a coke bottle without the neck,
translucent and fluorescent. Made four 5-10 second passes from north to south,
with 4-5 minutes between passes.
5003. Oct.
8, 1957; Seattle, Washington. 9:17 a.m. Witnesses: two U.S. Army sergeants. Two
flat, round, white objects flew in trail formation along an irregular path,
frequently banking during 25-30 seconds.
5205. Nov.
6, 1957; Boerne, Texas.
5227. Nov.
6, 1957; Radium Springs, New Mexico. 10:50 p.m. Witnesses: one Las Cruces
policeman, one Dona Ana County Deputy Sheriff. One round object--changing from
red to green to blue to white-- rose vertically from a mountain top. Sighting
lasted 10 minutes.
5254. Nov.
8, 1957; Merrick, Long Island, New York. l0:10 a.m. Witness: Mrs. L. Dinner.
One bar-shaped object, 3.5' long, giving off blue flashes, made a swishing
sound. No further data.
5419. Nov.
26, 1957; Robins AFB, Georgia. 10:07 a.m. Witnesses: three control tower
operators, one weather observer and four others. One silver, cigar-shaped
object suddenly vanished after 8 minutes.
5445. Nov.
30, 1957; New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 p.m. Witnesses: three U.S. Coast
Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then gold, then separated into three
parts and turned red. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.
5545. Dec.
13, 1957; Col Anahuac, Mexico. 9:35 a.m. Witness: R.C. Cano. Fourteen-fifteen
circular, tapered discs, very bright, flew in a formation like a stack of
coins, then changed to an inverted-V formation. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.
5559. Dec.
17, 1957; near Grand Junction, Colorado. 7:20 p.m. Witness: F.G. Hickman, 17.
One round object changed from yellow to white to green to red; red tail was
twice as long as the body. It stopped, started, backed up for 45 minutes.
(Given as Fruita, Colorado in original Doc.)
5716. March
14, 1958; Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. W.F.
Cummings and one other. A 3' round, black object touched the ground and then
took off. Watched for 2 minutes.
5763. April
14, 1958; Lynchburg, Virginia. 1 p.m. Witness: USAF Maj. D.G. Tilley, flying
C-47 transport. One grey-black rectangular object rotated very slowly on its
horizontal axis for 4 seconds.
5800. May
9, 1958; Bohol Island, Phillipine Islands. 11:05 a.m. Witness: Phillipine
Airlines pilot. One object with a shiny, metallic surface was falling and
spinning for 1.5 minutes.
5852. June
14, 1958; Pueblo, Colorado. 10:46 a.m. Witness: airport weather observer O.R.
Foster, using a theodolite. An object shaped like Saturn, less the bottom part;
silver with no metallic luster, flew overhead for 5 minutes.
5857. June
20 ,1958; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. 11:05 p.m. Witness: Battalion
Communication Chief SFC A. Parsley. One silver, circular object, its lower
portion seen through a green haze, hovered, then oscillated slightly, then
moved at great speed. Watched for 10 minutes.
5999. Aug. 17,
1958; Warren, Michigan. 7:05 p.m. Witness: A.D. Chisholm. One extremely bright
object shaped first like a bell, then like a saucer, hovered for 5 minutes,
flipped over and sped away to the west-south-west. Sighting lasted 6-10
minutes.
6027. Sept.
1, 1958; Wheelus AFB, Libya. 12:15 a.m. Witness: Philco technical
representative A.M. Slaton. One round, blue-white object flew at varying
speeds. First sighting lasted 2 minutes, second lasted 1.5 minutes.
6089. Oct.
2, 1958; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. 2:30 p.m. Witness: naturalist Ivan
Sanderson. One dull-grey object, shaped like a pickle with a flat bottom, flew
erratically and made loops for 15 seconds.
6148. Oct.
27, 1958; Lock Raven Dam, Maryland. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: Phillip Small, Alvin
Cohen. One large, flat egg-shaped object affected a car's electrical system and
caused a burning sensation on one of its occupants. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
6153. Nov.
3, 1958; Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. William R. Butler,
medic. One bright green object, shaped like a 10 cent piece, and one smaller,
silver round object. First object exploded, then second object moved toward the
location of the first at high speed. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
6317. March
26 or 27, 1959; Corsica, Pennsylvania. 12:45 p.m. Witness: T.E. Clark. One dark
red, barrel-shaped object, 20' long, 6-7' high, descended below some trees
during the 3 minute sighting.
6400. June
18, 1959; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: A. Cavelli and R.
Blessin, using 7x binoculars. One brown, cigar-shaped object came from below
the horizon (close to the witnesses) ascending to 40-50^ above the horizon in 4
minutes.
6409. June
30, 1959; Patuxent River NAS, Maryland. 8:23 p.m. Witness: USN Cdr. D.
Connolly. One gold, oblate-shaped object, nine times as wide as it was thick,
metallic and with sharp edges, flew straight and level for 20-30 seconds.
6446. July
25, 1959; Irondequoit, New York. 1 p.m. Witness: technical illustrator W.D. Neva.
One thin, crescent moon-shaped object with a small white dome in the center,
flew at tremendous speed for 5-10 seconds.
6462. Aug.
10, 1959; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 1:28 a.m. Witness: Royal Canadian Air
Force pilot Flt. Lt. M.S. Mowat, on ground. One large star-like light crossed
53* of sky in 25 minutes.
6506. Sept.
13, 1959; Gills Rock, Wisconsin. 1:05 a.m. Witness: R.H. Daubner. One round
yellow light, with eight blue lights within it, and then five larger red
lights, flew very fast vertically while making a pulsating jet noise. Sighting
lasted 10 minutes.
6507..
Sept. 13, 1959; Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana. 4 p.m. Witnesses: at least two
control tower operators and the pilot of a Mooney private airplane. One
pear-shaped object, colored white, cream, and metallic, with a trail under it.
Object showed little movement during 3 hours. Attempted intercept by USAF T-33
jet trainer failed.
6534. Oct.
(3rd or 4th week), 1959; Telephone Ridge, Oregon. 9:15 p.m. Witness: department
store manager C.A. Cissman. One bright light approached, hovered about 30
minutes, and then was up and gone in 2 seconds.
6538. Oct.
4, 1959; Quezon, Phillipine Islands. 9:25 p.m. Witnesses: USN Lt. C.H. Pogson,
CPO K.J. Moore. One large round or oval object, changing from red to
red-orange, flew straight and level for 15 minutes.
6543. Oct.
6, 1959; Lincoln, Nebraska. 8:15 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col. L. Liggett (Selective
Service) and wife. One round, white-yellow light made several abrupt turns and
flew very fast for 2 minutes.
6563. Oct.
19. 1959; Painvjlle, Kansas. 9:25 p.m. Witness: Capt. F.A. Henney, engineering
instructor at USAF Academy, flying a T-33 jet trainer. One bright yellowish
light came head-on at the T-33, the pilot avoided it and the light dimmed.
Sighting lasted 30 seconds.
6600. Nov.
18, 1959; Crystal Springs, Mississippi. 6:25 p.m. Witness: J.M. Porter. A row
of red lights flew slow, then speeded up immensely. Sighting lasted 5-6
minutes.
6663. Feb.
27, 1960; Rome AFB, New York. 6:27 p.m. Witnesses: control tower officer Capt.
J. Huey and four other tower operators. One light trailing a white fan shape,
made a mild descent for 3-4 minutes. 5:55 p.m.
6667. March
4, 1960; Dubuque, Iowa. Witness: Charles Morris. Three elliptical-shaped
objects made a slight climb for 4 minutes. Film exposed during sighting showed
no images of the objects.
6681. March
23, 1960; Indianapolis, Indiana. 3:35 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. E.I. Larsen.
A series of balls, arranged like an "X" with one diagonal line, seen
for 3/4 of a minute. Note: little data on the case in the files.
6711. April
12, 1960; LaCamp, Louisiana. 9 p.m. Witness: Monroe Arnold. One fiery-red disc
exploded four or five times. Analysis of paint samples from explosion proved
inconclusive. Sighting lasted 2-3 seconds.
6721. April
17, 1960; Richards-Gebauer AFB, Missouri. 8:29 p.m. Witnesses: USAF Maj. J.G.
Ford and Link representative A. Chapdelaine, using a 48x telescope. One reddish
glow made an odd orbit for 2.5 minutes.
6727. April
25, 1960; Shelby, Montana. 7-10 p.m. Witness: Mrs. M. Clark. Five circular
objects flew in trail formation, hovered and accelerated and made sharp turns.
Case file includes other reports from Mrs. Clark for previous 3 years.
6858. July
19, 1960; St. Louis, Missouri. 8:30 p.m. Witness: T.L. Ochs. One round, bright
red light flew overhead, stopped and hovered, and then backed up. Sighting
lasted 20 minutes. Note: Ochs reported similar sightings on three following
nights.
6914. Aug. 23,
1960; Wichita, Kansas. 3::24 a.m. Witness: Boeing aeronautical engineer C.A.
Komiske. One round object with yellow lights coming from what looked like three
triangular windows at bottom. Object was dull orange. Flew in an arc for 2
minutes.
6929. Aug.
29, 1960; Crete, Illinois. 4:05 p.m. Witness: farmer Ed Schneeweis. One shiny,
round, silver object flew straight up very fast for 18 seconds.
6962. Sept.
10, 1960; Ridgecrest, California. 9:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Evans.
Two light gray glowing objects, saucer or boomerang-shaped, which swished when
accelerating. Seen 1-2 seconds each.
7057. Oct.
5, 1960; Mt. Kisko, New York. 7:37 p.m. Witness: E.G. Crossland. One bright,
star-like light moved across 120^ of sky in 20 seconds.
7133. Nov.
27, 1960; Chula Vista, California. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Hart.
One orange-red point of light made huge circles and stopped during the 20-30
minute sighting.
7134. Nov.
29, 1960; south of Kyushu, Japan. 6:38 p.m. Witnesses: USAF Lt. Col. R.L.
Blwlin (sp?) and Maj. F.B. Brown, flying a T-33 jet trainer. One white light
8lowed and paralleled the course of the T-33 for 10 minutes.
7284. Feb,
27, 1961; Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 p.m. Witness: Mrs. LaPalm. One fiery-red,
round object, preceded by light rays, slowed and descended, while her dog howled.
Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
7321.
Spring, 1961; Kemah, Texas. Case missing from official files.
7359. April
24, 1961; 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California (35' 50' N., 125' 40 W.).
3:34 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft commander Capt. H.J. Savoy and navigator lst Lt.
M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-l2lD patrol plane. One reddish-white, round object or
light, similar to satellite. Observed for 8 minutes.
7417. May
22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. A.J. Jones and Mrs.
R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc hovered and revolved, then suddenly
disappeared after 15 minutes.
7437. June
2, 1961; Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 P.m. Witnesses: lst Lt. R.N. Monahan and
Hazeltine Electric Co. technical representative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white
light flew erratic course at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.
7491. July
7, 1961; Copemish, Michigan. 11 p.m. Witness: waitress Nannette Hilley. One
large ball flew slow, split into four after 45 minutes. Four flew close
formation, descended and flew away to the west. Total sighting lasted 1 hour.
7499. July
ll, 1961; Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: ex-air navigator G. Scott,
Mrs. Scott, and neighbors. One round, bright light like shiny aluminum, passed
overhead in 20 minutes.
7510. July
20, 1961; Houston, Texas. 88 a.m. Witnesses: Trans-Texas Airlines Capt. A.V.
Beather, flying DC-3, plus vague report from ground radar. Two very bright
white light or objects flew in trail formation for 30 minutes.
7579. Aug.
12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: college seniors J.B.
Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval object with a fin extending from
one edge to the center; like a sled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at
50' altitude for 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.
7741. Nov.
21, 1961; Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: C. Locklear and Helen Hatch.
One round, red-orange object flew straight up and faded after 3-4 minutes.
7742. Nov.
23, 1961; Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 p.m. Witness: F. Braunger. One bright red star
flew straight and level for 15 minutes.
7754. Dec.
13, 1961; Washington, D.C. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses: C.F. Muncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot
W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark diamond-shaped object with a bright tip flew
straight and level for 1-3 minutes.
7818. Feb. 25,
1962; Kotzbue, Alaska. 7:20 p.m. Witnesses: one U.S. Army private, six
anonymous civilians. One red light, trailed 30 seconds later by a blue light.
Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
7823. March
l, 1962; Salem, New York. 10:35 p.m. Witness: Mrs. L. Doxsey, 66. One
gold-colored box, 12-14"x3-4", flew straight and level across the
horizon for 3-4 minutes. .
7840. March
26, 1962; Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. 1:35 p.m. Witness: USAF Capt. J.M.
Lowery, from an unspecified aircraft. One thin, cylindrical object--l/3 snout,
2/3 tail fins--flew at an estimated Mach 2.7 (2,000 m.p.h.) for 5-8 seconds.
7841. March
26, 1962; Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine
Milligan. Six or eight red balls, arranged in a rectangular formation, became
two objects with lights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.
7930. March
26, 1962; Westfield, Massachusette. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: many unidentified
young people. One large red ball flew or fell down, then went back up during
3-10 minute sighting. Note: May 26?
7851. April
4, 1962; Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z. Witnesses: G.R. Wells and J. Lewis, using
117x telescope. One small object changing brightness, gave off smoke but
remained stationary like a comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official
files.
7931. May
27, 1962; Palmer, Alaska. Mulitiple.
7957. June
21, 1962; Indianapolis, Indiana. 4 a.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col. H. King and tail
gunner M/Sgt. Roberts, aboard a B-52 heavy jet bomber. Three bright, star-like
lights: one seen; 10 seconds later, two more were seen. Total sighting took 3
minutes.
7968. June
30, 1962; Richmond, Virginia. 9 a.m. Witness: 13 year old Meadors. One red,
star-like light seen for an unspecified length of time. No further details in
files.
8020. July
19, 1962. Bayhead, New Jersey. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: C.T. Loftus, H. Wilbert.
Four or five lights darted about the sky for 7-10 minutes.
8034. July
29, 1962; Ocean Springs, Mississippi. 11:20 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.O.
Barton. One bright cherry-red, diamond-shaped object flew slow, hovered, made
fast 1/2 loops for l0 minutes. (Given as July 30, 1962 in original Doc.)
8064. Aug.
18, 1962; Bermuda. 5 p.m. Witnesses: owner M. Sheppard and chief announcer A.
Seymour of radio station. Three dull-white, egg-shaped objects wavered as they
moved for 20 minutes.
8133. Sept.
21, 1962; WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of Mexico. 7:37 p.m. Witness:
fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie. Two objects, red and black with orange
streaks, one as big as the Moon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky
for 13 minutes.
8182. Oct.
23, 1962; Farmington, Utah. 3 p.m. Witness: R.O. Christensen. One grey and
silver ball, trailing what looked like twine with two knots in it, swerved, and
climbed away at a 45' angle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing
air). Twenty seconds.
8215. Nov.
17, 1962; Tampa, Florida. 99 p.m. Witness: F.L. Swindale, college graduate and
ex-USMC Capt. Three bright star-like lights approached, hovered and bounced,
then faded after 11-15 minutes.
8360. May
18, 1953; New Plymouth, New Zealand. 10:30 p.m. Witness: C.S. Chapman, 15. One
white, fuzzy, flashing light hovered and darted around for 4 minutes.
8363. May
22, 1963; Pequannock, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Myra Jackson. Four pink
wheels spun or rolled very fast from east to west in succession, each taking
about 1 second.
8388. June
15, 1963; 200 miles north of Venezuela (14* 27' N., 69* 57' E.). 10:39 a.m.
Witness: 3rd Mate R.C. Chamberlin, of S/ Thetis. One luminous disc travelled at
1.5 times the speed of satellite for 3-4 minutes.
8371.
Summer, 1963; Middletown, New York. 9:30 or 10 p.m. Witness: Grace Dutcher.
Eight-ten lights moved at random, then in an oval formation, then singly,
during the 1 minute sighting.
8434.. July
1, 1963; Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 8 p.m. Witness: R.B. Stiles, ll, using a
theodolite. One light, the size of a match head at arm's length, flashed and
moved around the sky for 1.5 hours.
8506. Aug. 11,
1963; Warrenville, Illinois. 10 p.m. Witness: R.M. Boersma. One light moved around
the sky for 20 seconds.
8514. Aug. 13,
1963; St. Gallen, Switzerland. 8:04 p.m. Witness: A.F. Schelling. One fireball
became a dark object after 4 minutes, and then a bigger glow, a minute later,
and finally exploded. Note: same witness had another, undescribed, sighting on
Aug. 14
8548. Sept.
14, 1963; Susanville, California. 3:15 p.m. Witness: E.A. Grant, veteran of 37
years training forest fire lookouts for the U.S. Forest Service. One round
object intercepted a long object and either attached itself to the latter or
disappeared. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.
8549. Sept.
15, 1963; Vandalia, Ohio. 66 p.m. Witness: Mrs. F.E. Roush. Two very bright
gold objects--one shaped like a banana and the other like an ear of corn--one
remained stationary, the other moved from west to north during 10 minutes,
8581. Oct.
4, 1963; Bedford, Ohio. 3:32 p.m. Witness: R.E. Carpenter, 15. One intense
oblong light with tapered ends and surrounded by an aqua haze, flashed and
flickered while stationary for 15 seconds.
8603. Oct.
23, 1963; Meridian, Idaho. 8:35 p.m. Witnesses: several unnamed students,
including Gordon. One object shaped like a circle from below and like a
football from the side, hovered low over the observers, making a deep,
pulsating, loud, extremely irritating sound, for 6 minutes.
8604. Oct.
24, 1963; Cupar Fife, Scotland. No time given. Witnesses: A. McLean (12) and G.
McLean (8). One light moved for an unspecified length of time. No further
details in files. Note: Project Blue Book chief Maj. H. Quintanilla told the
youngsters, in a letter, that this was "one of the most complete" of
the unexplained cases for the year.
8647. Dec.
11, 1963; McMinnville, Oregon. 7 a.m. Witness: W.W. Dolan, professor of
mathematics and astronomy, and dean of the faculty of Linfield College. One
bright, star-like light hovered, slowed, dimmed and flashed in 1 minute.
8654. Dec.
16, 1963; 800 miles north of Midway Island (40* N., 175* 54' W.). 5:05 p.m.
Witness: unspecified persons aboard a military aircraft. One white light
blinked 2-3 times per second as it moved very fast across the sky for 15
seconds.
8729. April
3, 1964; Monticello, Wisconsin. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. R. Wold (he was
a graduate student in anthropology). Four huge red lights in a rectangular
formation, with a white light above, were near the ground, tilted and flew away
after 3-4 minutes.
8739. April
11, 1964; Homer, New York. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses: physiotherapist W.B. Ochsner
and wife. Two cloud-like objects darkened; one shot away and returned during
the 30-45 minute sighting.
8766. April
24, 1964; Socorro, New Mexico. 5:45 p.m. Witness: Socorro policeman Lonnie
Zamora. Watched object with flame underneath descend toward the desert. Two
small humanoids observed near vertical oval on ground. Later watched object
take off with a roar, go silent and fly away. Burning and charred brush found
at landing sight.
8787. May
9, 1964; Asheville, North Carolina. Multiple Civilian.
8788. May
9, 1964; Chicago, Illinois. 10:20 p.m. Witness: J.R. Betz, U.S. District Court
reporter. Three light green crescent-shaped objects, about half the apparent
size of the Moon, flew very fast in tight formation from east to west,
oscillating in size and color for 3 seconds.
8811. May
18, 1964; Mt. Vernon, Virginia. 5:15 p.m. Witness: civil engineer F. Meyers.
One small, glowing white oval split twice after moving from the right of the
Moon around to the left. Sighting lasted 17 minutes.
8836. May
26, 1964; Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7:43 p.m. Witness: P. Wankowicz, RAF pilot
and ex-Smithsonian satellite tracker. One thin, white ellipsoid (3.5 times as
long as wide) flew straight and level for 3-4 seconds.
8839. May
26, 1964; Pleasantview, Pennsylvania. 11 p.m. Witness: Rev. H.C. Shaw. One
yellow-orange light, shaped like the bottom of a ball, was spotted in a field
and chased down the road for 2 miles.
8870. June
13, 1964; Toledo, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: B.L. English, announcer for radio
station WTOD. Three glowing white spheres, glowing red on their sides, moved
slow, hovered and then moved in circles very fast, all the while making a low,
rumbling sound.
8924. July
16, 1964; 15 miles south of Houghton Lake, Michigan. 11:15 p.m. Witness:
Northern Air Service pilot K. Jannereth. Four white lights in a stepped-up
echelon formation, were joined by two more. They closed in on the airplane,
then rapidly slowed nd flew along with it for a total of 5 minutes.
8942. July
20, 1964; Littleton, Illinois. 4:45 a.m. Witness: J.J. Winkle. One 60' diameter
round-topped, flat-bottomed object with a long acetylene-colored flame shooting
downward, flew straight and level, made a half loop, then rose up. Sighting
lasted l minute.
8969. July
27, 1964; Norwich, New York. 7:30 p.m. Witness: Duabert, engineering
supervisor. One aluminum sphere with a luminous ring, remained stationary for
4-5 minutes.
8973. July
27, 1964; Denver, Colorado. 8:20 p.m. Witness: A. Borsa. One white ball of
fire, the size of a car, climbed slowly, then speeded up. Sighting lasted 2-3
minutes.
9031. Aug.
10, 1964; Wake Island. 5:16 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft commander Capt. B.C. Jones
and navigator lst Lt. H.J. Cavender, in parked USAF C-124 transport plane. One
reddish, blinking light approached the runway, stopped and made several
reverses during 2 minutes.
9048. Aug.
15, 1964; New York, New York. 1:20 a.m. Witness: S.F. D'Alessandro. One 10'x5'
bullet-shaped object with wavy lines on the rounded front part and six pipes
along the straight rear portion, made a "whishhh" sound. Witness' dog
growled during . sighting.
9049. Aug.
15, 1964; Yosemite National Park, California. 8:15 a.m. Witnesses: E.J. Haug,
of the San Francisco Orchestra and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; and
C.R. Bubb, a high school mathematics teacher. Three bright silver, round
objects, in a stack formation, flew very fast, changing positions within the
formation. The sound of rushing air was heard during the 3-4 second sighting.
9053. Aug.
18, 1964; Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles east of Dover, Delaware. 12:35 a.m.
Witnesses: Maj. D.W. Thompson and First Pilot lst Lt. J.F. Jonke, on a USAF
C-124 transport plane. One round, blurred, reddish-white object was on a
collision course with the C-124 from ahead and below. The airplane evaded the
object. Sighting las ted 2 minutes.
9104. Sept.
10, 1964; Cedar Grove, New Jersey. 7:09 p.m. Witness: chemist P.H. DePaolo.
Four white lights, 3-4 apart, were seen to the north, going west for 45
seconds.
9170. Nov.
14, 1964; Menominee Falls, Wisconsin. 9:40 p.m. Witnesses: Dr. G.R. Wagner, MD;
and two girls. Three dim, reddish lights flew through a 160^ arc in 5-6
seconds.
9183. Nov.
19, 1964; 1,400 miles east of Tokyo, Japan (34' 55' N., 164* 05' E.).
Witnesses: unidentified military persons. One bright white flashing light was
travelling from horizon to horizon in 20 seconds.
9242. Jan,
23, 1965; Williamsburg, Virginia. 8:40 a.m. Witness: Mr. T.F. Mains. One
mushroom or lightbulb-shaped object, 75-80' high, 25' diameter on top and l0'
bottom diameter; metallic grey with a red-orange glow on the near side and a
blue glow on the far side. The object made a sound like a vacuum cleaner. The
witness' car electrical system was affected as the object moved away at an
altitude of 4'. The sighting lasted 25 seconds.
9301. March
4, 1965; Corvallis, Oregon. 9:23 p.m. Witness: W.V. Harrison. Three lights rose
from the ground, several seconds apart. The next day, an oily spot was found at
the site.
9305. March
8, 1965; Mt. Airy, Maryland. 7:40 p.m. Witness: J.H. Martin, instrument maker
for U.S. Bureau of Standards. Six lights flew overhead slowly for 3 minutes.
9345. April
4, 1965; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 4:05 a.m. Witnesses: USAF A/2c Corum, a
weather observer; confirmation by college student R. Pittman not clear from
available data. One 40' black, oval object with four lights along the bottom,
flew in and out of the clouds for 15 seconds.
9389. May
7, 1965; Oxford, Michigan. 7:30 p.m. Witness: M.E. Marshall. One light, like a
satellite, split into two parts, one of which was copperish color, then two
more joined up. One object may have been tumbling. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
9474. July
6, 1965; Kiel, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Mrs. E.R. Hayner. One flashing
light, like a satellite, was seen for less than 1 minute. No further data was
in the files.
9550. July
25, 1965; Castalia, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: amateur astronomer M.D. Harris,
16. One bright blue star crossed 90 of sky in 10-15 seconds.
9675. Aug.
4, 1965; Dallas, Texas. 9:30 p.m. Witness: J.A. Carter, 19. One light flew
fast, straight and level for 12 seconds. No further data in files.
9680. Aug.
4, 1965; Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses: two unnamed 14 year olds.
One light moved around the sky for 16-17 seconds. No further data in files.
9806. Aug.
19, 1965; Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. William Butcher, son
Harold, 17, and children. A large elliptical object, with a reddish vapor
underneath, came close to the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a
few seconds later. Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped. When
the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could be heard.
Afterwards, a strange odor was noticed, and the next day, a purplish liquid,
2"x2" marks and patches of singed grass were found at the site. A bull
bellowed and tried to break its bonds.
9864. Aug.
30, 1965; Urbana, Ohio. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: M.A. Lilly, N. Smith, T. Nastoff.
One white ball, 5-8' in diameter and trailed by a 2-3' light, hit the road 100'
in front of the witness' car, bounced and flew away. Sighting lasted 3-4
seconds.
9890. Sept.
3, 1965; Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 a.m. Witnesses: Exeter Patrolmen Eugene
Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman Muscarello. One large, dark,
elliptical object with a row of red lights around it, moved slowly and
erratically around houses and trees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm
animals were very noisy. Sighting lasted about 1 hour.
9915. Sept.
3, 1965; Damon, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Brazoria County Chief Sheriff's
Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert Goode. One triangular object, 150-200'
long, 40-50' thick at middle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing,
purple light on the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came
from distance to 150' off highway and 100' in the air. Purple light illuminated
ground beneath object and interior of police car. Driver felt heat on his left
arm. Initial sighting lasted 5-10 minutes. Second sighting.occurred later that
night.
9970. Sept.
25, 1965; Chisholm, Minnesota. 9:55 a.m. Witness: Bett Diamon. Five orange
lights in a row flew fast and made an abrupt turn during the 1 minute sighting.
9971. Sept.
25, 1965; Rodeo, New Mexico. 10 p.m. Witnesses: Dr. George Walton, physical
chemist, and wife. Two round white objects flew side-by-side, at 30-50' altitude,
pacing the witnesses' car for 6 minutes.
10066. Oct.
4, Middletown, Ohio. Witness: Tucker. Case missing from official files.
10193. Feb.
2, 1966; Salisbury, North Carolina. 11:15 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.J.
Wise. One silver, diamond-shaped object with several balls constantly in very
fast motion around it, and much light. Object hovered over the trees for 3-4
minutes, while a dog barked, and then zipped out of sight. Sighting lasted 1
hour.
10196. Feb.
6, 1966; Nederland, Texas. 5:45 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. K.R. Gulley. One
yellow, lighted object at 500; altitude and a pulsating red glow on the lawn.
The house lights went out, and high frequency bothered the witnesses' ears.
Sighting lasted 5-10 minutes.
10247.
March 20, 1966; Miami, Florida.. 12:15 a.m. Witness: USAF Res. Maj. K.C. Smith,
employee of NASA at Cape Kennedy. One pulsating light which varied from white
to intense blue made a jerky ascent and then rapidly accelerated away to the
north after 5 minutes.
10262.
March 22, 1966; Houston, Texas. 1:30 a.m. Witness: S.J. Musachia. White
flashing lights, and the air full of smoke. Lit up witness' apartment. Sound of
"yen " heard up close during 4 minute sighting.
10270.
March 23, 1966; Temple, Oklahoma. 5:05 a.m. Witness: W.E. Laxson. One large
object, like a wingless C-124 transport plane; 75' long, 8' high and 12' wide;
with a bubble canopy on top. Sat on highway, a man dressed in military work
clothes entered, and it rose after about 40 seconds.
10291.
March 26, 1966; Texhoma, Oklahoma. Midnight. Witnesses: Mrs. P.N. Beer and Mrs.
E. Smith. One flashing light buzzed their car from the front then hovered.
Sighting lasted l0 minutes.
10329.
March. 30, 1966; Ottawa, Canada.
10384.
April 5, 1966; Alto, Tennessee. 11:55 p.m. Witness: W. Smith. One oval object
with a dark top, appeared cone-shaped when moving. It made a high-frequency
noise during the 2.5 hour sighting.
10385.
April 5, 1966; Lycoming, New York. 3 a.m. Witness: Lillian Louis. One
vapor-like sphere hovered and spun at low altitude, shooting its exhaust onto
the ground below. Sighting of 1 minute.
April 30,
1966; Sacramento, California. 3:15 a.m. Witness: Anita Miller. One light moved
around the sky for 2.5 hours. No further detail in files.
10535. May
7, 1966; Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 9:55 p.m. Witness: A/3c W.L. Whitehead. One
short, cylindrical object with pointed ends and a yellow light at one end and
blue light at the other, flew straight and level for 35 seconds.
10626. June
6, 1966; Spooner, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Dorothy Gray. Two domed discs
with sparkling upper surfaces and square windows in their tops, revolved above
a lake, apparently causing strange behavior of the lake water during the 25
second sighting.
10629. June
8, 1966; Kansas, Ohio. 6:45 a.m. Witness: Max Baker. One bright silver,
cigar-shaped object, as long as an airliner, buzzed the witness' car. Sighting
lasted 1 minute.
10663. June
18, 1966; Burnsville, North Carolina. 12:30 a.m. Witnesses: members of a Boy
Scout group, including Sterrett. One bell-shaped object with three flashing red
lights hovered for 5 hours and was then joined by six others.
10693. June
27, 1966; 400 miles east of Wake Island (19* N., 172* E.). 4 a.m. Witness:
Radio Officer Steffen Soresen, of the S/ Mt. Vernon Victory. One
"cloud" expanded with a light inside, and then accelerated away after
several minutes.
10739. July
l1, 1966; Union, Pennsylvania. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: Carl Wood and Charles
Hawthorne. One large (100' wide, 20' high) bright red object with small windows
and yellow lights. The object emitted a humming noise, seemingly from the
outside, and a qrinding noise which seemed to come from inside. Observed for 1
hour.
10781. July
25, 1966; Vanceboro, North Carolina. 1 a.m. Witness: college student James
Clark. One object which changed color from orange to red to blue to green and
back to orange. Followed witness' car at high speed, then stopped and hovered
over the car. Rose and flew up and out of sight in less than 5 seconds. Entire
sighting involved about 1 hour.
10798. July
31, 1966; Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania. 7:25 p.m. Witnesses: Douglas
Tibbetts, 16; Betty Klem, 16; Anita Haifley, 22; and Gerald Labelle, 29. Square
or hexagonal object with edges lit or reflecting light, came tumbling down from
right to left. Stopped 5-10' above the beach and settled heavily down; circle
of spotlights at top were visible when it was on the ground. Sighting lasted 5
minutes. .
10872. Aug.
19, 1966; Donnybrook, North Dakota. 4:50 p.m. Witness: U.S. Border Patrolman
Don Flickenger. Round disc with domed top, 30' in diameter and 15' high,
colored white, silvery or aluminum. Moved across a valley from the southeast,
hovered over a reservoir, appeared to land in a small field, then rose up into
clouds very rapidly. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
10888. Aug.
23, 1966; Columbus, Ohio. 77 p.m. Witnesses: Broomall and Gilpin. One circular,
luminous white object split into five objects and all streaked away toward the
west. Sighting lasted 15 minutes.
10899. Aug.
26, 1966; Gaylesville, Alabama. 8:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Funk and
their three children. A cluster of four small, glowing, orange-yellow lights in
a triangular formation, moved from east to west for 4.5 minutes.
10917.
Sept. 1, 1966; Willsboro, New York. 2:45 p.m. Witness: T.H. Ridman. One oval
object with lights that flashed red and white and occasionally blue, travelled
west, then disappeared downward. It returned, several minutes later, at which
time a loud noise was heard. The entire sighting lasted 30 minutes.
10933.
Sept. 6, 1966; Suffolk County AFB, New York. 6:50 p.m. Witnesses: Stahl and
Ladesic. One white cylinder of light came from the east at high speed, stopped
and hovered for 3 minutes, and then turned and slowly disappeared. Sighting
lasted 8 minutes.
10942.
Sept. 9, 1966; Franklin Springs, New York. 9 p.m. Witness: Jacobson. One solid
object, larger than an army tank, with lights all around it, made a low humming
sound and disappeared into woods at the end of the 30 minute sighting.
10944.
Sept. 13, 1966; Gwinner, North Dakota. 7:30 a.m. Witness: Rotenberger. One
silvery-grey ellipse with a clear bubble protruding from its top, hovered about
a mile away, then landed within 300 yards and took off very fast. It made a
low-pitched whine during the 5 minute sighting.
10973.
Sept. 28, 1966; Wilmington, Ohio. 3:38 p.m. Witness: Clarke. Three round,
oval-shaped, aluminum-colored objects with rotating rings around them. Two
remained stationary, while the third varied its altitude during the 90 second
sighting.
10996. Oct.
5, 1966; Osceola, Wisconsin. Witnesses: several members of one family. One
small, bright orange, moon-shaped object remained stationary in the northeast
for about 20 minutes, then suddenly took off very fast to the WNW.
Oct. 23,
1966; Southhampton, Long Island, New York. 6 p.m. Witness: Mr Acquino. One
object with arms in front of it which sparkled like an arc-light. Traveled
south along some power lines, then turned southwest. Made a slight humming
sound during the 4 minute sighting.
11092. Oct.
26, 1966; Cold Bay Air Force Station, Alaska. No time given. Witness: civilian
control tower operator Ralston. One white object approached runway at 50'
altitude. Runway lights were then turned on, and object accelerated and climbed
away so fast that witness was unable to use binoculars. Sighting lasted 3
seconds.
11135. Nov.
8, 1966; Saginaw, Michigan. At night. Witness: college graduate Annis. A group
of lights that flashed and changed color hung stationary, almost touching the
road, and would abruptly vanish during the 5 minute sighting.
11239. Dec.
25, 1966; Monroe, Oregon. 33 a.m. Witnesses: civilians and military persons.
Three round objects, as large as cars, gave off vapor, then became three bright
reddish-orange lights. Blast at beginning of 90 minute sighting pushed one
witness against a car.
11350. Feb.
6, 1967; Odessa, Delaware. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Donald and Marie Guseman. One
large, Saturn-shaped object--5O' in diameter and 20' high--with two bright
lights, a green light on one side and a red light on the other. Hovered
motionless over the trees, then slowly moved north and suddenly disappeared
after 2 minutes. (Date given as Feb. 9, 1967 in original Doc.)
11355. Feb.
12, 1967; Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3:40 a.m. Witness: Mr. Lou Atkinson. Four
fluorescent, football-shaped objects, a dull, almost grey luminous color; flew
northeast in a very rigid formation for 4-10 seconds. Made a chirping noise.
11383. Feb.
16, 1967; Stoughton, Wisconsin. 9:11 p.m. Witness: Miss Lynn Marsh. One light
with faded edges seemed to follow observer in her car for 5-6 minutes.
11394. Feb.
20, 1967; Oxford, Wisconsin. 3:10 a.m. Witness: USAF veteran/truck driver
Stanton Summer. One orange-red object flew parallel to truck for 2 minutes.
11419. Feb.
27, 1967; Grand Haven, Michigan. 8:19 p.m. Witnesses: Sheriff Grysen, wife and
others. Large white light, with smaller red and green lights seen to the sides.
Made almost instantaneous 90^ turn to left, shot out over road and stopped,
moving too fast to follow. Sighting lasted 1 hour, 11 minutes.
11454.
March 6, 1967; Benton Harbor, Michigan. 12:01 a.m. Witnesses: Jerome Wolanin,
assistant news director of radio station and former policeman, and wife. One
round saucer or oval-shaped object with red, green and yellow lights around
bottom rim which pulsated red. Flew level, east to west, and was joined by
second object from west. First object opened top, second came over and hovered
for 30 seconds and disappeared. Sighting lasted more than 40 minutes. Objects
made hissing sound.
11460.
March 6, 1967; Galesburg-Moline, Illinois. 4:25 a.m. Witness: Deputy Sheriff
Frank Courson. One object shaped like a rubber cup which is placed under
furniture leg, with a dome set in the cup. Bottom of object spun rapidly, rim
pulsated red. Approached witness and passed overhead at low altitude, making a
hieeing sound.
March 9,
1967; Galesburg, Illinois. 7:10 p.m. Witnesses: two housewives. One object
shaped like a pancake with a rounded top; object was pulsating red, with red
lights around its rim. Approached witnesses and seemed to explode with a
brilliant white light that lasted 10 seconds and almost blinded them. Then it
accelerated to the north and disappeared.
11480.
March 9, 1967; Onawa, Iowa. 9:05 p.m. Witness: Jack Lindley. One bright white,
saucer-shaped object, as big as a jet airliner, flew straight and fast to the
east for 2 minutes.
11541.
March 22, 1967; Wapello, Iowa. 10:20 p.m. Witness: Douglas Eutsler, 15.
Fluorescent, solid, multicolored lights stood still, then flew away at high
speed after 1 minute.
11551.
March 24, 1967; Belt, Montana. 99 p.m. Witness: truck driver Ken Williams. One
dome-shaped object, emitting a bright light, landed in a ravine. As the witness
approached, it took off and settled back, hidden from the highway. Sighting
lasted several minutes.
11559.
March 26, 1967; New Winchester, Ohio. 4 p.m. Witnesses: man, woman, three boys.
One oval object, which looked like copper or brass with the sun shining on it,
flew from southeast to northwest with tumbling motion for 30 minutes.
11677.
April 21, 1967; South Hill, Virginia
11744. May
17, 1967; Rural Hall, North Carolina. 8:30 p.m. Witness: Red Ledford. One
round, orange-colored object, similar in size to a small aircraft, zigzagged
back and forth over a jet that was heading northeast for 5 minutes.
11815. June
24, 1967; Austin, Texas. 3:12 a.m. Witness: artist Ray Stanford. One solid,
blue-white, elliptical object flew from northwest to northeast and stopped,
seemingly in response to flashlight signal, for 1.5 minutes. The object then
proceeded along its original path at high speed and disappeared behind clouds.
Sighting lasted 9 minutes.
11831. June
29' 1967; Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 1:30 a.m. Witness: truck driver Damon
Brown. One oyster-shaped object--2OO' wide, and 25-30' thick--with a huge red
light at each end and one on the bottom, and a row of blue lights along the
bottom. Circled m.n aircraft, hovering then moving rapidly, and then followed
the witness' car for about 500', veered south and departed at great speed after
8-10 minutes.
11869. July
10, 1967; Lizelia, Mississippi. 5:50 p.m. Witness: golf pro Harold Washington
(Capt, USMC, ret.). One object with a dome, the top colored gunmetal blue, the
bottom the color of old lead. Moved east, crossed the highway tilted upward,
moved to the right, accelerated and disappeared into the clouds after 3-5
seconds. Object made a swishing sound.
Oct. 18,
1967; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 9 p.m. Witness: John Herbert. One bright, fiery
ball flashed four times while moving east, just above the tree tops. Sighting
lasted 1 minute.
12235. Feb. 9,
1968; Groveton, Missouri. 4:20 a.m. Witness: Mr. R.W. Bland. One object, 100' in
diameter, with concave sides having "portholes" in the center of each
gave off yellow-green light. Hovered 25' above ground, then moved rapidly
toward the southwest. Gave off pulsating sound, like a length of wire whirled
at high speed above the head. Sighting lasted 1-5 minutes.
12498.
Sept. 15, 1968; near Ocala, Florida. 9:30 p.m. Witness: missionary pilot Jay
Cole, flying a Beech C-45 twin-engined utility plane. One light performed
aerobatics for 15 minutes and then vanished. A second light appeared, heading
toward them on a collision course, made a 90* turn and disappeared. Later, ground
radar told them a target was following them. Sightings lasted 15 minutes.
12567. Nov.
23, 1968. Newton, Georgia. 8:05 p.m. Witness: Mr. Jones, accountant. One oblong
light, 120-150' wide. Hovering 75' above the ground, it emitted a beam that lit
the ground. Radio gave off static, then car engine stopped. Light flew away
vertically and car engine restarted itself. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.
12607. Jan.
17, 1969; Crittenden, Virginia. 3:24 a.m. Witness: Mr. Roman Lupton, test
facility mechanic. Several amber lights--one of them blinking--in an elliptical
formation, flew forward slowly while moving up and down, then turned and
disappeared after 2 minutes. Made a humming sound.
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