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Project Blue Book Status Report #7 (May 31, 1952) says target was
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also tracked by ground radar at 78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500'
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and 25,000' altitude.
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March 24, 1952; 60 miles west of Pt. Concepcion, California.
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8:45 a.m. Witnesses: B-29 navigator and radar operator. One
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target tracked for 20-30 seconds at estimated 3,000 m.p.h.
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March 29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 a.m.
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Witness: Brigham, pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin,
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shiny metallic disc flew alongside the AT-6, then made a pass at
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an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20' from the
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F-84's fuselage and flipped in the slipstream...all in 10
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seconds.
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April 4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: two
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radar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was
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tracked for one minute by radar at an estimated 2,160 m.p.h.
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April 5, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
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Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey
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circular object, followed by two more, flew straight and level at
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high speed.
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April 5, 1952; Miami, Florida. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: L.E.
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VanDercar and 9 year old son. Four dark circular objects with
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mostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon; each was half the
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apparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 p.m. Witness: H.L. Russell.
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April 6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 p.
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50-75 grey-white discs changed position within formation
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continually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during 3.8
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minute sighting.
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April 12, 1952; North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
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Witnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E.H.
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Rossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew fast,
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stopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30' angle during a 2
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minute observation.
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April 14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 p.m. Witness:
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unidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light colored objects
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flew in V-formation. No further details in files.
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April 14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
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Navy pilots Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg. O'Neil. One inverted bowl,
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3' long and 1' high, with vertical slots, flew fast, straight and
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level, 100 yards from observers' aircraft for 45-60 seconds.
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April 15, 1952; Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 p.m. Witness: Mr.
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Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed
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ll
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flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting
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telescope.
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April 17, 1952; Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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S.B. Brooks, chemical engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep
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orange object flew fast and erratic, occasionally emitting a
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shaft of light to the rear during a 40 minute sighting.
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April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: group of
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Army weather observation students, including several graduate
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engineers. One flat-white, circular object flew with an
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irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.
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April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown. Witnesses: two
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Army weather observation students. One flat-white circular
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object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.
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April 18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. l1:30 a.m. Witnesses: R.
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Poerstal and three other men. Seven to nine circular,
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orange-yellow lights in a 40^ V-formation flew overhead silently
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for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.
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April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. l0:l0 p.m.
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Witness: reporter Chic Shave. One round, yellow-gold object
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flew south and returned during 1.5 minute sighting.
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April 18, 1952; 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129* 51' E.,
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34' 19' N.). Witness: one radar operator. Tracked unidentified
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target for 1 minute at 2,700 m.p.h.
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April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 4 a.m.
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Witness: janitor C. Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a
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sharp turn and left a short, dark trail during l minute sighting.
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April 22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 99 p.m. Witnesses: crew of
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B-29 bomber, on ground. One elliptical object, followed by two
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and then another two, each with a white light that blinked every
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1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for 10 minutes.
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April 24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 a.m. Witnesses: crew
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of USAF C-124 transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in
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loose "fingertip" formation twice flew parallel to airplane
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during 3-4 minute period.
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April 24, 1952; Milton, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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three Cambridge Research Center electronics engineers, one named
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Buruish. Two flat, red squares flew wobbly in level flight,
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climbed, levelled out during 1.5 minute observation.
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April 24, 1952; Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 p.m. Witness: USAF
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light Surgeon Maj. E.L. Ellis. Many orange-amber lights,
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sometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved erratically. Speed
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varied from motionless to very fast during 5 minute sighting.
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April 27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan. 4:15 p.m. Witnesses: H.A.
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Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister. One
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silver oval rolled, descended and stopped. Two silver cigar-
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shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the
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west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed.
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Sightings lasted 45 minutes.
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April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: M/Sgt. and
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Mrs. G.S. Porter (he was off-duty control tower operator).
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Bright red or flame-colored discs, appearing as large as fighter
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planes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two in formation
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during 2 hours. All seen below 11,000' overcast.
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April 29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m. Witness: private
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pilot R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight,
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with a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
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April 29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas. 100 p.m. Witness: B-29
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bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4
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times per second for 2 seconds.
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May 1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington. 5:32 a.m. Witnesses: Two
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Atomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One
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silver object without wings flew straight and level for 1.5
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minutes.
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May 1, 1952; George AFB, California. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses:
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three men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away.
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Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47's wingspan
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(95') flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in front
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and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
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May 5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
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M.M. Judson. Six or seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One
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moved in an ellipse, while the others moved in and out.
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May 7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 p.m. Witnesses:
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Capt. Morris, a Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman
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First Class. Ten times, an aluminum or silver cylindrical object
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was seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a 5-10 minute
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period.
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May 9, 1952; George AFB, California. 5:20 p.m. Witness: A/lc
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G.C. Grindeland. One dull white, arrowhead-shaped object flew
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straight and level for 10 seconds.
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May 10, 1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
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4 duPont employees at the Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to
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four yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen on five occasions
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between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.
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May 14, 1952; Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. 7 p.m. Witnesses:
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Attorney and ex-USAF pilot Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two
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shining orange spheres: one was stationary, while the other
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darted away and back for 30 minutes.
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May 20, 1952; Houston, Texas. l0:l0 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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pilots Capt. J. Spurgin and Capt. BB. Stephan. One bright or
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white oval object moved from side-to-side while making a gradual
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turn for 90 seconds.
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May 25, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses:
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seven persons, including John Hoffman, his family and friends.
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One large white circular object having dark sections on its rim,
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flew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red when behind
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a cloud.
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May 28, 1952; Saigon, French Indo China. 10:30 a.m. Witnesses:
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many in crowd watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped
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object flew straight and fast for 2 minutes.
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May 28, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:45-2:40 p.m.
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Witnesses: two city fire department employees. Two circular
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objects--one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown--
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were seen three times performing fast maneuvers.
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May 29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
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Maj. D.W. Feuerstein, on ground. One bright tubular object
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tilted from horizontal to vertical for 8 minutes, then slowly
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returned to horizontal, again tilted vertical, accelerated,
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appeared to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted
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14 minutes.
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June 1, 1952; Rapid City, South Dakota. 6 p.m. Witnesses:
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A/lc Beatty and two civilians. At least five long silver objects
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flew in a neat box formation with a leader for 15-20 seconds.
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June 1, 1952; Walla , Washington. 1 p.m. Witness:
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ex-military pilot Reserve Maj. W.C. Vollendorf. One oval object
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with a "definite airfoil" performed a fast climb for 7 seconds.
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June l, 1952; Soap Lake, Washington. 3+ p.m. Witness: Ray
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Lottman. Three glimmering objects flew straight and level for 10
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minutes.
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June 2, 1952; Bayview, Washington. 5:02 p.m. Witness: Larry
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McWade. One purple object seen for unknown length of time. No
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further information in files.
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June 2, 1952; Fulda, West Germany. Time unknown. Witness: lst
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Lt. John Hendry, photo-navigator on an RB-26C reconnaissance
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bomber. One porcelain-white object flew very fast for an unknown
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length of time.
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June 5, 1952; Lubbock, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Dan Benson,
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Mr. Bacon. A total of eight yellow circular objects, like large
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stars, were seen during 45 minutes. The first two were in a
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trail formation, the others were seen singly.
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June 5, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 6:45 p.m. Witness:
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S/Sgt T.H. Shorey. One shiny round object flew 5-6 times as fast
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as an F-86 jet fighter for 6 seconds.
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June 5, 1952; Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. 11 p.m. Witnesses:
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2nd Lt. W.R. Soper, a Strategic Air Command top secret control
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officer and former OSI agent; and two other persons. One bright
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red object remained stationary for 4.5 minutes before speeding
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away with a short tail.
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June 6, 1952; Kimpo AFB, Korea. Case missing from official
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files.
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June 7, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:18 a.m. Witnesses:
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crew of B-25 bomber #8840 at 11,500'. One rectangular aluminum
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object, about 6'x4', flew 250-300' below the B-25.
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June 8, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Markland. Four shiny objects flew straight and
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level in a diamond formation.
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June 9, 1952; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Case missing from official
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files.
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June 12, 1952; Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
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Army Major and Lt. Colonel, using binoculars. One orange ball
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with a tail flew with a low angular velocity.
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June 12, 1952; Marakesch, Morocco. 11:26 a.m. Witness: T/Sgt.
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H.D. Adams, operating an SCR-584 radar set. One unidentified
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blip tracked at 650 kts. (750 m.p.h.) at greater than 60,000'
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altitude.
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June 13, 1952; Middletown, Pennsylvania. 8:45 p.m. Witness:
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R.S. Thomas, Olmstead AFB employee and former control tower
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operator. One round, orange object travelled south, stopped for
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1 second, turned east, stopped 1 second, and went down.
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June 15, 1952; Louisville, Kentucky. 11:50 p.m. Witness:
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Edward Duke, ex-U.S. Navy radar technician. One large, cigar-
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shaped object with a blunt front, lit sides and a red stern,
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maneuvered in a leisurely fashion for 15 minutes.
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June 16, 1952; Walker AFB, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m. Witness: USAF
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maintenance specialist S/Sgt. Sparks. Five or six greyish discs,
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in a half-moon formation, flew at 500-600 m.p.h. for l minute.
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June 17, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. Between 7:30 and 10:20
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p.m. Witnesses: many and varied. From one to five large
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silver-yellow objects flew erratically, stopped and started for
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about 15 minutes.
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June 17, 1952; Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1:28 a.m. Witness:
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pilot of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. A light like a bright star
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crossed the nose of the airplane while being observed for 15
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seconds. No further information in the files.
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June 18, 1952; Columbus, Wisconsin. 9 a.m. Witness: R.A.
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Finger. One crescent-shaped object hovered for several seconds
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and then sped away.
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June 18, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 10 p.m. Witnesses:
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Marron Hoffman and four relatives, using 4x binoculars. One
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orange light was observed zigzagging and then hovering for an
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unspecified length of time.
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June 19, 1952; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 2:37 a.m. Witness:
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2nd Lt. A'Gostino and unidentified radar operator. One red light
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turned white while wobbling. Radar tracked a stationary target
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during the 1 minute sighting.
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June 19, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 2 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot John
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Lane. One round, white object flew straight and level for 10
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seconds.
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June 20, 1952; Central Korea. 3:03 p.m. Witnesses: four Marine
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Corps Captains and pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. One
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10-20' white or silver oval object made a left-hand orbit at
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terrific speed for 60 seconds.
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June 21, 1952; Kelly AFB, Texas. 12:30 p.m. Witness: T/Sgt.
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Howard Davis, flight engineer of B-29 bomber at 8,000' altitude.
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One flat object with a sharply pointed front and rounded rear;
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white with a dark blue center and red rim, trailed sparks as it
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dove past the B-29 at a distance of 500', in l second.
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June 22, 1952; Pyungthek, Korea. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: Two
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Marine Corps Sergeants. One 4 ft. diameter object dove at a
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runway shooting red flames, hovered briefly over a hill, turned
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180 , flashed twice and was gone.
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June 23, 1952; Spokane, Washington. 4:05 p.m. Witness: Airport
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weather observer Rex Thompson. One round disc with a metallic
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shine flashed, and fluttered like a flipped coin for 5-7 minutes.
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June 23, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 9 p.m. Witness: 2nd
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Lt. K. Thompson. One very large light flew straight and level
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for 10 minutes. No further information.
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June 23, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. Case missing from official
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files.
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June 23, 1952; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:30 a.m. Witness:
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secretary Martha Milligan. One bullet-shaped object with
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burnt-orange exhaust flew straight and level for 30-60 seconds.
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June 23, 1952; Owensboro, Kentucky. 10:00 a.m. Witness:
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National Guard Lt. Col. O. L. Depp. Two objects looking like
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"giant soap bubbles", reflecting yellow and lavender colors, flew
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in trail for 5 seconds.
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June 23, 1952; Location unknown, but information came via Japan
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Hq. "CV 4359". 6:08 a.m. Witness: USAF pilot of the l8th
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Fighter-Bomber Group. One black coin-shaped object, 15-20' in
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diameter, made an irregular descent.
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June 25, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs.
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Norbury, Mr. Matheis. One bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object
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which sometimes had a red tail, made seven circles in 1 1/2
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hours.
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June 25, 1982; Japan-Korea area. Case missing from official
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files.
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June 26, 1952; Terre Haute, Indiana. 2:45 a.m. Witness: USAF
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2nd Lt. C. W. Povelites. Undescribed object flew at 600 m.p.h.
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and then stopped. No further information in files.
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June 26, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 11:50 p.m. Witness:
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assistant manager of airport. Three sightings of flashing
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lights: two lights separated by 2 miles, with the leader
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flashing steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly
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flashing lights, but with l mile separation; finally a single
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light. Speed estimated at 150-250 m.p.h.. Total of 1/2 hour.
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June 27, 1952; Topeka, Kansas. 6:50 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot
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2nd Lt. K. P. Kelly and wife. One pulsating red object which
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changed shape from a circular to a vertical oval as it pulsed.
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Was stationary for about 5 minutes, then went out.
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June 28, 1952; Lake Kishkanoug, Wisconsin. 6 p.m. Witness: G.
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Metcalfe. One silver-white sphere became an ellipse as it turned
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and climbed away very fast. 10 seconds.
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June 28, 1952; Nagoya, Japan. 4:10 p.m. Witness: Capt. T. W.
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Barger, USAF electronics countermeasures officer. One dark blue
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elliptical-shaped object with a pulsing border flew straight and
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level at 700-800 m.p.h..
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June 29, 1952; O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 p.m.
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witnesses: three USAF air policemen. One bright silver, flat
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oval object surrounded by a blue haze, hovered, then moved very
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fast to the right and to the left, and up and down for 45
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minutes.
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July 3, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 4:15 a.m. Witnesses not
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identified. Two big lights, estimated at 20' diameter, flew
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straight and level at tremendous speed.
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July 3, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 11:50 p.m. Witness: Mrs. J.
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D. Arbuckle. Two bright pastel green discs flew straight and
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level very fast for 6 seconds.
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July 5, 1952; Norman, Oklahoma. 7:58 p.m. Witness: Oklahoma
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State Patrolman Hamilton in State Patrol airplane. Three dark
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discs hovered and then flew away, silhouetted against a dark
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cloud. 15 seconds.
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July 6-12, 1952; Elizabeth, New Jersey. 11:00 p.m. Witness:
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Charles Muhr. Four pictures taken of some indistinct light which
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was admittedly not seen visually, but which appeared on the
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negatives.
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July 9, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 12:45 p.m. Witness:
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USAF pilot Maj. C. K. Griffin. One object shaped like an airfoil
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less its trailing edge, luminous white, moved slowly and
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erratically for 12 minutes.
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July 9, 1952; Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 6:30 p.m. Witness:
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farmer John Mittl. One aluminum, oval-shaped object changed
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direction and attitude, finally tipping on end and departing
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after 20 seconds. Case file includes three vague photographs.
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July 9, 1952; Rapid City AFB, South Dakota. 3:35 p.m.
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Witnesses: S/Sgt. D.P. Foster and three other persons. Three
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times, a single white, disc-shaped object sped by, straight and
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level, in 5 seconds.
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July 12, 1952; Annapolis, Maryland. 3:30 p.m. Witness:
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insurance company president William Washburn. Four large,
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elliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very fast, stop, turn
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90* and fly away in 7-8 seconds. .
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July 12, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. 9 p.m. Witnesses: many
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radar controllers who were military officers. Several big blips
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tracked on radar at 1,500 kts. (1,700 m.p.h.). There was no
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visual sighting.
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July 14, 1952; Norfolk, Virginia. 8:12 p.m. Witnesses: Pan
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American Airways First Officer William Nash, Second Officer
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William Fortenberry. Eight large, round, glowing red objects
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maneuvered below their airliner, in formation.
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July 15, 1952; West Palm Beach, Florida. 10:10 p.m. Witnesses:
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J. Antoneff and two other persons. One discus-shaped object,
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greyish, except when hovering, when it appeared muddy. Hovered
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over Palm Beach International Airport, then followed an SA-l6
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twin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.
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July 16, 1952; Beverly, Massachusetts. 9:35 a.m. Witness: U.S.
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Coast Guard photographer Shell Alpert. Four roughly elliptical
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blobs of light in formation photographed through window of photo
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lab.
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July 17, 1952; White Plains, New York. 3:10 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
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Florence Daley. Two round objects, bluish-white with brighter
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rims, flew in formation, making a sound like bombers, only
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softer. Note: Later, the witness stated she heard many feminine
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voices coming from the objects.
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July 17, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 11 a.m. Witness: Air National
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Guard employees. One light like a big star was seen for 3 hours,
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but disappeared when an aircraft approached. Also seen the
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night of July 20, 22 and 23.
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July 18, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 9:10 p.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt.
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Mahone, A/3c Jennings. One amber-colored, elliptical-shaped
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object with a small flame at the rear, periodically increased in
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brightness. It moved very fast for l 1/2 minutes, giving off a
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resonant beat sound.
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July 18, 1952; Miami, Florida. 11 a.m. Witnesses: E. R. Raymer
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and daughter. One opaque, silvery bubble flew very fast at a
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right-angle to the wind direction for 10 seconds.
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July 18, 1952; Patrick AFB, Florida. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses:
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three USAF officers and four enlisted men. Over an hour period,
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a series of hovering and maneuvering red-orange lights were
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observed moving in a variety of directions.
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July 19, 1952; Williston, North Dakota. 2:55 a.m. Witness: one
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experienced civilian pilot. One elliptical-shaped object with a
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light fringe, travelled down fast, made a 360* and then a 180*
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turn in 5 minutes.
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July 19, 1952; Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses:
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USAF pilot Capt. C.J. powley and wife. Two star-like lights
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maneuvered, hovered and sped for 5-7 minutes.
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July 20, 1952; Lavalette, New Jersey. 12:20 a.m. Witness:
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Seton Hall Univ. chemistry professor Dr. A.B. Spooner. Two large
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orange-yellow lights with some dull red coloring flew in trail,
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turned and circled for 5-6 minutes.
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July 21, 1952; Weisbaden, West Germany. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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USAF pilot Capt. E.E. Dougher, WAF Lt. J.J. Stong, situated miles
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apart. Four bright yellowish lights were seen by Dougher to
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separate, with two climbing and two flying away level in the
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opposite direction. Stong watched two reddish lights fly in
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opposite directions. Sightings lasted about 10-15 minutes.
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July 21, 1952; San Marcos AFB, Texas. 10:40 p.m. Witnesses:
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one Lieutenant, two Staff Sergeants, three airmen. One blue
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circle with a blue trail was seen to hover and then accelerate to
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near-sonic speed (700+ m.p.h.) after 1 minute.
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July 21, 1952; Converse, Texas. 4:30 p.m. Witness: wife of
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USAF Capt. J. B. Neal. One elongated, fuselage-shaped object
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flew straight and level, made a right-angle turn and went out of
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sight at more than 300 m.p.h., all in 3-5 seconds.
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July 21, 1952; Rockville, Indiana. 8:10 p.m. Witnesses: one
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military officer, two enlisted men. One aluminum, delta-shaped
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object with a vertical fin, flew straight and level, and then
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||
hovered during a 3 minute sighting.
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July 22, 1952; Holyoke, Massachusetts. After midnight. Witness:
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Mrs. A. Burgess. One round, yellow, flashing light went
|
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downward. No further information in files.
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July 22, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses:
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control tower operator Don Weins, and two pilots for Carco.
|
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Eight large, round, bright aluminum objects flew straight and
|
||
level, then darted around erratically during 25 minutes.
|
||
|
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July 22, 1952; Uvalde, Texas. 2:46 p.m. Witness: Don Epperly,
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Trans Texas Airlines station manager and weather observer. One
|
||
large, round, silver object flew at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for 45
|
||
seconds, while gyrating.
|
||
|
||
July 22, 1952; between Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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10:47 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
|
||
interceptor. One round blue light passed F-94, spinning.
|
||
|
||
July 22, 1952; Trenton, New Jersey. 10:50 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.
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||
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||
July 23, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 a.m. Witnesses:
|
||
the two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large
|
||
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