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8.3 KiB
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167 lines
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Jan. 1, 1953; Craig, Montana. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Warner
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Anderson and two women. A silver, saucer-shaped object with a
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red glowing bottom, flew low over a river and then climbed fast
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in a horizontal attitude. Ten second sighting.
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Jan. 8, 1953; Larson AFB, Washington. 7:15 a.m. Witnesses: men
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from the 82nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the
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squadron commander; all were on the ground. One green, disc-
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shaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes, with a
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vertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.
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Jan. 10, 1953; Sonoma, California. 3:45 p.m. or 4 p.m.
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Witnesses: retired Col. Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the
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Federal Security Agency. One flat object, like a pinhead, made
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three 360* right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90* turns to the
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right and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and
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finally flew out of sight vertically after 60-75 seconds.
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Jan. 17, 1953; near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 3:55 p.m.
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Witness: geologist/salesman J.J. Sackett. One brilliant
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green-gold object, shaped like the Goodyear blimp with its length
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twice its height, flew 400 m.p.h. straight and level, stopped,
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then went straight up with one stop. Sighting lasted 22 seconds.
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Jan. 28, 1953; Pt. Mugu, California. 1 p.m. Witness: R.W.
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Love, owner of Love Diving Co., engaged in retrieving radio-
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controlled drones. An 18-20' white, flat disc flew straight and
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level, overhead, for 6 minutes.
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Jan. 28, 1953; Corona, California. 6:05 p.m. Witness: USAF
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T/Sgt. George Beyer. Five 25' green spheres flew in V-formation,
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then changed to trail formation at which time the end objects
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turned red. Sighting lasted 12 minutes.
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Jan. 28, 1953; Albany, Georgia. No time given. Witnesses:
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radar maintenance personnel. Radar tracked one stationary target
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for 20 minutes. A visual sighting about the same time was
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explained. No further information in the files.
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Feb. 3, 1953; Keflavik, Iceland. 5:25 p.m. Witnesses: radar
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operators. Four unidentified targets were tracked for 24
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minutes. No further data.
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Feb. 4, 1953; Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 p.m. Witness: U.S. Weather
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Bureau observer Stanley Brown, using a theodolite. One white,
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oblong object was tracked flying straight up, leveling off and
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being joined by a second, similar, object. The second twice flew
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away and returned to the first. After 5 minutes, both were lost
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to sight behind clouds.
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Feb. 17, 1953; Port Austin. Michigan. 10:04 p.m. Witnesses:
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two officers and three airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and
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by radar. Visual object appeared to larger and brighter than a
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star and changed color; it was seen to move slowly for 5 minutes
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until 10:09 p.m. Radar picked up a target at 10:08 p.m. moving
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in a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.
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Feb. 20, 1953; Pittsburg-Stockton, California. #1 time unknown;
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#2, 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF B-25 bomber pilots. #1 was a
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bright yellow light seen for 8 minutes. #2 was a bright light
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which flew on a collision course, dimmed and climbed away fast.
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Feb. 24, 1953; Sherman, Texas. 7:43 p.m. Witnesses: Warrant
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Officer and Mrs. Alden. Two bright red, round objects with big
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halos flew in small circles, climbed and faded during a 3-7
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second sighting.
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Feb. 27, 1953; Shreveport, Louisiana. 11:58 a.m. Witness: USAF
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airman/private pilot. Five yellow discs made circular turns,
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fluttered, three of them vanished, the other two flew erratic
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square turns for a total of 4 minutes.
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March 11, 1953; Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 a.m. Witness: Mrs.
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Nina Cook, an experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am
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flight engineer. A large light, blinking at 10-15 times per
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minute, moved up and down along a mountain range.
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March 14, 1953; north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 p.m.
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Witnesses: radar and visual observation by 10 crew members of
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U.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored lights,
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totalling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the
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airplane, as detected visually and by airborne radar for 5
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minutes.
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March 21, 1953; Elmira, New York. 3:05 p.m. Witness: Ground
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Observer Corps observation post. Six discs in a group flew high
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and fast for a few seconds.
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March 25, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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Capt. and Mrs. D.E. Cox. Several lights, some of which moved
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straight, others which made 360^ turns for 1.5 hours.
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March 27, 1953; Mt. Taylor, New Mexico. 7:25 p.m. Witness:
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pilot of USAF F-86 jet fighter at 600 kts. (700 m.p.h.). One
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bright orange circle flew at 800 kts. (900 m.p.h.), and executed
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three fast rolls. Pilot chased object for 4 minutes.
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March 29, 1953; Spooner, Wisconsin. 3:45 p.m. Witness: L.C.
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Gillette. One aluminum, circular object flew high and fast,
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twice reversing its course. Note: Mr. Gillette saw a similar
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object in 1938. Fifteen second sighting.
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April 8, 1953; Fukuoka, Japan. 7:55 p.m. Witness: lst Lt. D.J.
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Pichon, pilot of USAF F-94B jet interceptor. One bright blue
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light descended, accelerated, flew parallel to the F-94,
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increased its speed and blinked out after 45 seconds.
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April 15, 1953; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Witness: S/Sgt.
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V.A. Locey. Three orange lights were seen for: 3 minutes, 30
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seconds, and a few seconds.
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May 1, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses:
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pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor, and
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control tower operator. One white light evaded interception
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attempt by F-94 during 30 minute sighting.
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May 27, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: many
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unidentified civilians, including Jacobson. Nine separate
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meandering lights were seen during 15 minute sighting.
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June 21, 1953; Naha, Okinawa. 7 p.m. Witnesses: Nine Japanese
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and Okinawan weather observers. One unidentified light moved
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slowly for 20 minutes. No further data in files.
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June 22, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. Z:lO a.m.
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Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
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interceptor. One red light, flying at an estimated 1,000 kts.
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(1,100 m.p.h.) eluded the chasing F-94 after 5 minutes.
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June 24, 1953; Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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crew of USAF KB-29 aerial tanker plane. Radar tracked an
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unidentified target which twice approached to within .5 miles of
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the airplane, and once to within 6 miles, during a 2 minute
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observation.
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June 24, 1953; Simiutak, Greenland. 11:30 a.m. Witness:
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weather observer A/2c R.A. Hill. One red triangle hovered and
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rotated for 15 seconds, then climbed for 5 minutes.
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Aug. 3, 1953; Amarillo, Texas. 12:04 p.m. Witness: Airport
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control tower chief C.S. Brown. One round and reflective or
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translucent object flew straight, stopped for 7 seconds, sped
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along, stopped again, was joined by a similar object and they
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flew off in different directions, after a total of 56 minutes.
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Aug. 20, 1953; near Castle AFB, California. 9:05 p.m.
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Witnesses: crew of TB-29 bomber/trainer plane. One greyish oval
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object made four passes at the airplane (three times at 10-20
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miles distance), then dived vertically as if two objects.
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Aug. 27, 1953; Greenville, Mississippi. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses:
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USAF pilot, M/Sgt., others, all on the ground. One meandering
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light was observed for 50 minutes. No further details in file.
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Sept. 2, 1953; Sidi Slimane AFB, French Morocco. 9:14 p.m.
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Witnesses: Lt. Col. William Moore and lst Lt. J.H. McInnis,
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