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their formation from elliptical to wavy line to scattered to
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straight line to trail formation. Speed varied from hover to
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1,000 m.p.h. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.
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Aug. 23, 1955; Arlington, Virginia. 10:45 a.m. Witness: G.M.
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Park, using a 400x telescope. Several orange lights moved singly
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or in groups, circling and stopping during 30 minute sighting.
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Sept. 3, 1955; Bellingham, Washington. Witness: observer
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Saunders for Ground Observer Corps. One white pinhead moved
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slowly across 30^ of sky in 15 minutes. No further information.
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Sept. 7, 1955; Washington, D.C. Witnesses: two photographers,
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one plate maker for the Army Map Service (one named Smith). One
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glowing round object flew an arc for 1 minute.
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Sept. 9, 1955; near Alcoa, Tennessee. 12 noon. Witness: M.N.
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Dawkins, using binoculars. One brown, almost square object flew
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with a circular motion for 10-15 minutes.
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Oct. 8, 1955; Loogootee, Indiana. 4:38 p.m. Witnesses: R.D.
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Prather, H. Ahern. One round, silver or white object flew
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straight and level at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for an unstated
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length of time.
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Oct. 11, 1955; Pt. Lookout, Maryland. 4 p.m. Witnesses: B.
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Hale, A. Ostrom. One round object which looked white in the
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daylight and turned red with sparks toward the end of the 2.5
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hour sighting, made a deep roar, unlike an aircraft.
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Nov. 17, 1955; St. Louis, Missouri. 6:10 a.m. Witness: J.A.
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Mapes. Twelve round, flat objects, silver on top and dark on the
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bottom, flew in 4-deep formation, tipping in pitch and roll, for
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45 seconds.
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Nov. 20, 1955; Lake City, Tennessee. 5:20 p.m. Witnesses:
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Operations Officer Capt. B.G. Denkler and five men of the USAF
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663rd AC&W Sqdn. Two oblong, bright orange, semi-transparent
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objects flew at terrific speed and erratically, toward and away
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from each other. Observed by various persons form 4 to 15
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minutes.
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Nov. 25, 1955; La Veta, Colorado. 10:30 a.m. Witness: State
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Senator S.T. Taylor. One dirigible-shaped object (fat front,
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tapered toward the tail) object, which was luminous green-blue
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and jellylike, appeared overhead diving at a 45' angle,
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then reduced angle to 30'. Object seen for 5 seconds.
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Dec. 21, 1955; Caribou, Maine. 111 p.m. Witness: Roberta V.
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Jacobs. One round, very bright gold, domed disc made a short
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climb, rotated, hovered and then accelerated during the 6-8
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minute sighting.
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Feb. 12, 1956; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 11:25 p.m.
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Witnesses: F-89 pilot Bowen, radar observer Crawford. One green
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and red object rapidly circled the aircraft while being tracked
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on radar during 1 minute sighting. No further details.
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Feb, 19, 1956; Houston, Texas. 6:07 a.m. Witnesses: crew of
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Eastern Airlines Super Constellation. One intense white light,
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moving 4-5 times the speed of the airplane, was evaded by the
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pilot.
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April 4, 1956; McKinney, Texas. 3:15 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Roy
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Hall, U.S. Army, ret.; Charles Anderson and others; some observed
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through a 6" telescope, others through a 55-200x telescope. One
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fat, oblong object with two lines around its middle, remained
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stationary for 6 hours.
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June 6, 1956; Banning, California. 5:30 a.m. Witness: Mr.
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Bierman. One thin disc with a small dome, shimmering silver,
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hovered about 100 yards away for 8-10 seconds, then zoomed up.
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Aug. 8, 1956; 20 miles south of Quartsite, Arizona. ll p.m.
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Witnesses: attorneys W.B. Buttermore and J.W. Smith. One
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blue-white pulsating light flew fast, straight and level, for 5-7
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minutes.
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Aug. 27, 1956; Juniata, Pennsylvania. 9:55 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
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R.S. Pope. One bright disc with a clear dome flew vertically,
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then north. A very cold breeze seemed to have been originated by
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the object during the 3 minute sighting.
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Sept. 4, 1956; Dallas, Texas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Marine
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Corps T/Sgt. R.D. Rogers and family. One large star, changing to
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red color, remained stationary for 20 minutes, then went west at
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200 kts. (230 m.p.h.). Sighting lasted 23 minutes.
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Sept. 14, 1956; Highland, North Carolina. 1 a.m. Witness:
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Scaly, N. Car. policeman O.S. Gryman. Fourteen yellow-to-red
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round objects with tremendous exhaust, flew in a Vague formation
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from southwest to east to northeast and back again, while
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swoooping up and down. Sighting lasted 1.5 hours.
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Nov. 1, 1956; 60 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, in Illinois.
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5:30 p.m. Witness: USAF Capt. W..M. Lyons, Intelligence Division
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Chief (Aerial Weather Reconnaissance Officer), flying a T-33 jet
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trainer. One orange light with a blue tinge, flew across the sky
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for 2 minutes.
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Nov. 30, 1956; Charleston AFB, South Carolina. 12:48 p.m.
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Witness: USAF aerial navigator Maj. D.D. Grimes. One
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unspecified object flew at an estimated 100' altitude over water
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for 10 minutes. No further details.
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Dec. 31, 1956; Guam. 2:10 a.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. Ted
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Brunson, flying an F-86D jet interceptor. One round, white
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object flew under the F-86D, which was unable to turn as sharply
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as the object.
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April 25, 1957; Ringgold, Louisiana. Military witness
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Robertson. Case missing from official files.
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June 12, ; Milan, Italy. 7:30 p.m. Witness: G.U. Donadio,
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translator for export-import firm. One object "big as a hen's
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egg" flew very fast, zigzagged, hovered and revolved, then shot
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up after 17 minutes.
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July 27 or 29, 1957; Longmont, Colorado. Early morning.
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Witness: J.L. Siverly. One thick disc, ice blue, with a top
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like honeycomb (interconnected hexagons), hovered and rocked
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below the hill tops for 10 minutes. Middle band was scalloped,
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bottom had four kidney-shaped forms.
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July 29, 1957; Cleveland, Ohio. 10:31 p.m. Witnesses: Capital
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Airlines Capt. R.L. Stimley, First Officer F.J. Downing. One
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large, round, yellow-white object dimmed once, crossed the bow of
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the airliner, which then gave chase but was unable to catch it.
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Sighting last 8 minutes.
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July 29, 1957; Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 a.m. Witness: E.E.
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Henkins. One pale yellow fireball glided into the water and
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exploded. Viewed for 1 minute.
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Sept. 20, 1957; Kadena AFB, Okinawa. 8 p.m. Witnesses: S/Sgt.
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H.T. O'Connor, S/Sgt. H.D. Bridgeman. One object, shaped like a
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coke bottle without the neck, translucent and fluorescent. Made
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four 5-10 second passes from north to south, with 4-5 minutes
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between passes.
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Oct. 8, 1957; Seattle, Washington. 9:17 a.m. Witnesses: two
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U.S. Army sergeants. Two flat, round, white objects flew in
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trail formation along an irregular path, frequently banking
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during 25-30 seconds.
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Nov. 6, 1957; Radium Springs, New Mexico. 10:50 p.m. Witnesses:
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one Las Cruces policeman, one Dona Ana County Deputy Sheriff.
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One round object--changing from red to green to blue to white--
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rose vertically from a mountain top. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
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Nov. 8, 1957; Merrick, Long Island, New York. l0:10 a.m.
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Witness: Mrs. L. Dinner. One bar-shaped object, 3.5' long,
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giving off blue flashes, made a swishing sound. No further data.
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Nov. 26, 1957; Robins AFB, Georgia. 10:07 a.m. Witnesses:
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three control tower operators, one weather observer and four
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43
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others. One silver, cigar-shaped object suddenly vanished after
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8 minutes.
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Nov. 30, 1957; New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 p.m. Witnesses:
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three U.S. Coast Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then
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gold, then separated into three parts and turned red. Sighting
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lasted 20 minutes.
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Dec. 13, 1957; Col Anahuac, Mexico. 9:35 a.m. Witness: R.C.
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Cano. Fourteen-fifteen circular, tapered discs, very bright,
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flew in a formation like a stack of coins, then changed to an
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inverted-V formation. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.
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Dec. 17, 1957; near Grand Junction, Colorado. 7:20 p.m.
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Witness: F.G. Hickman, 17. One round object changed from yellow
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to white to green to red; red tail was twice as long as the body.
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It stopped, started, backed up for 45 minutes.
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March 14, 1958; Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Cummings and one other. A 3' round, black
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object touched the ground and then took off. Watched for 2
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minutes.
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April 14, 1958; Lynchburg, Virginia. 1 p.m. Witness: USAF Maj.
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D.G. Tilley, flying C-47 transport. One grey-black rectangular
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object rotated very slowly on its horizontal axis for 4 seconds.
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May 9, 1958; Bohol Island, Phillipine Islands. 11:05 a.m.
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Witness: Phillipine Airlines pilot. One object with a shiny,
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metallic surface was falling and spinning for 1.5 minutes.
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June 14, 1958; Pueblo, Colorado. 10:46 a.m. Witness: airport
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weather observer O.R. Foster, using a theodolite. An object
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shaped like Saturn, less the bottom part; silver with no metallic
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luster, flew overhead for 5 minutes.
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June 20 ,1958; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. 11:05 p.m. Witness:
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Battalion Communication Chief SFC A. Parsley. One silver,
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circular object, its lower portion seen through a green haze,
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hovered, then oscillated slightly, then moved at great speed.
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Watched for 10 minutes.
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Aug. 17, 1958; Warren, Michigan. 7:05 p.m. Witness: A.D.
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Chisholm. One extremely bright object shaped first like a bell,
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then like a saucer, hovered for 5 minutes, flipped over and sped
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away to the west-south-west. Sighting lasted 6-10 minutes.
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Sept. 1, 1958; Wheelus AFB, Libya. 12:15 a.m. Witness: Philco
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technical representative A.M. Slaton. One round, blue-white
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object flew at varying speeds. First sighting lasted 2 minutes,
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second lasted 1.5 minutes.
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Oct. 2, 1958; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. 2:30 p.m. Witness:
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naturalist Ivan Sanderson. One dull-grey object, shaped like a
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pickle with a flat bottom, flew erratically and made loops for 15
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seconds.
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Oct. 27, 1958; Lock Raven Dam, Maryland. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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Phillip Small, Alvin Cohen. One large, flat egg-shaped object
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affected a car's electrical system and caused a burning sensation
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on one of its occupants. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
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Nov. 3, 1958; Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt.
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William R. Butler, medic. One bright green object, shaped like a
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10 cent piece, and one smaller, silver round object. First
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object exploded, then second object moved toward the location of
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the first at high speed. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
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March 26 or 27, 1959; Corsica, Pennsylvania. 12:45 p.m.
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Witness: T.E. Clark. One dark red, barrel-shaped object, 20'
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long, 6-7' high, descended below some trees during the 3 minute
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sighting.
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June 18, 1959; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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A. Cavelli and R. Blessin, using 7x binoculars. One brown,
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cigar-shaped object came from below the horizon (close to the
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witnesses) ascending to 40-50^ above the horizon in 4 minutes.
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June 30, 1959; Patuxent River NAS, Maryland. 8:23 p.m. Witness:
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USN Cdr. D. Connolly. One gold, oblate-shaped object, nine times
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as wide as it was thick, metallic and with sharp edges, flew
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straight and level for 20-30 seconds.
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July 25, 1959; Irondequoit, New York. 1 p.m. Witness:
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technical illustrator W.D. Neva. One thin, crescent moon-shaped
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object with a small white dome in the center, flew at tremendous
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speed for 5-10 seconds.
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Aug. 10, 1959; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 1:28 a.m. Witness:
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Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Flt. Lt. M.S. Mowat, on ground.
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One large star-like light crossed 53* of sky in 25 minutes.
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Sept. 13, 1959; Gills Rock, Wisconsin. 1:05 a.m. Witness: R.H.
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Daubner. One round yellow light, with eight blue lights within
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it, and then five larger red lights, flew very fast vertically
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while making a pulsating jet noise. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
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Sept. 13, 1959; Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana. 4 p.m. Witnesses: at
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least two control tower operators and the pilot of a Mooney
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private airplane. One pear-shaped object, colored white, cream,
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and metallic, with a trail under it. Object showed little
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movement during 3 hours. Attempted intercept by USAF T-33 jet
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trainer failed.
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Oct. (3rd or 4th week), 1959; Telephone Ridge, Oregon. 9:15 p.m.
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Witness: department store manager C.A. Cissman. One bright
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light approached, hovered about 30 minutes, and then was up and
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gone in 2 seconds.
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Oct. 4, 1959; Quezon, Phillipine Islands. 9:25 p.m. Witnesses:
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USN Lt. C.H. Pogson, CPO K.J. Moore. One large round or oval
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object, changing from red to red-orange, flew straight and level
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for 15 minutes.
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Oct. 6, 1959; Lincoln, Nebraska. 8:15 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col.
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L. Liggett (Selective Service) and wife. One round, white-yellow
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light made several abrupt turns and flew very fast for 2 minutes.
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Oct. 19. 1959; P]ainvjlle! Kansas. 9:25 p.m. Witness: Capt.
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F.A. Henney, engineering instructor at USAF Academy, flying a
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T-33 jet trainer. One bright yellowish light came head-on at the
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T-33, the pilot avoided it and the light dimmed. Sighting lasted
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30 seconds.
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Nov. 18, 1959; Crystal Springs, Mississippi. 6:25 p.m.
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Witness: J.M. Porter. A row of red lights flew slow, then
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speeded up immensely. Sighting lasted 5-6 minutes.
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Feb. 27, 1960; Rome AFB, New York. 6:27 p.m. Witnesses:
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control tower officer Capt. J. Huey and four other tower
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operators. One light trailing a white fan shape, made a mild
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descent for 3-4 minutes. 5:55 p.m. Witness: Charles
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March 4, 1960; Dubuque, Iowa. 5:5
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Morris. Three elliptical-shaped objects made a slight climb for
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4 minutes. Film exposed during sighting showed no images of the
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objects.
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March 23, 1960; Indianapolis, Indiana. 3:35 a.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. E.I. Larsen. A series of balls, arranged like an
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"X" with one diagonal line, seen for 3/4 of a minute. Note:
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little data on the case in the files.
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April 12, 1960; LaCamp, Louisiana. 9 p.m. Witness: Monroe
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Arnold. One fiery-red disc exploded four or five times.
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Analysis of paint samples from explosion proved inconclusive.
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Sighting lasted 2-3 seconds.
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April 17, 1960; Richards-Gebauer AFB, Missouri. 8:29 p.m.
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Witnesses: USAF Maj. J.G. Ford and Link representative A.
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Chapdelaine, using a 48x telescope. One reddish glow made an odd
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orbit for 2.5 minutes.
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April 25, 1960; Shelby, Montana. 7-10 p.m. Witness: Mrs. M.
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Clark. Five circular objects flew in trail formation, hovered
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and accelerated and made sharp turns. Case file includes other
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reports from Mrs. Clark for previous 3 years.
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July 19, 1960; St. Louis, Missouri. 8:30 p.m. Witness: T.L.
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Ochs. One round, bright red light flew overhead, stopped and
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hovered, and then backed up. Sighting lasted 20 minutes. Note:
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Ochs reported similar sightings on three following nights.
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Aug. 23, 1960; Wichita, Kansas. 3::24 a.m. Witness: Boeing
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aeronautical engineer C.A. Komiske. One round object with yellow
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lights coming from what looked like three triangular windows at
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bottom. Object was dull orange. Flew in an arc for 2 minutes.
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Aug. 29, 1960; Crete, Illinois. 4:05 p.m. Witness: farmer Ed
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Schneeweis. One shiny, round, silver object flew straight up
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very fast for 18 seconds.
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Sept. 10, 1960; Ridgecrest, California. 9:50 p.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Evans. Two light gray glowing objects, saucer
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or boomerang-shaped, which swished when accelerating. Seen 1-2
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seconds each.
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Oct. 5, 1960; Mt. Kisko, New York. 7:37 p.m. Witness: E.G.
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Crossland. One bright, star-like light moved across 120^ of sky
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in 20 seconds.
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Nov. 27, 1960; Chula Vista, California. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Hart. One orange-red point of light made huge
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circles and stopped during the 20-30 minute sighting.
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Nov. 29, 1960; south of Kyushu, Japan. 6:38 p.m. Witnesses:
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USAF Lt. Col. R.L. Blwlin (sp?) and Maj. F.B. Brown, flying a
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T-33 jet trainer. One white light 8lowed and paralleled the
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course of the T-33 for 10 minutes.
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Feb, 27, 1961; Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
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LaPalm. One fiery-red, round object, preceded by light rays,
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slowed and descended, while her dog howled. Sighting lasted 10
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minutes.
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Spring, 1961; Kemah, Texas. Case missing from official files.
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April 24, 1961; 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California (35'
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50' N., 125' 40 W.). 3:34 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft commander
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Capt. H.J. Savoy and navigator lst Lt. M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-l2lD
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patrol plane. One reddish-white, round object or light, similar
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to satellite. Observed for 8 minutes.
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May 22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs.
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A.J. Jones and Mrs. R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc
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hovered and revolved, then suddenly disappeared after 15 minutes.
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June 2, 1961; Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 P.m. Witnesses: lst
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Lt. R.N. Monahan and Hazeltine Electric Co. technical
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representative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white light flew erratic
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course at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.
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July 7, 1961; Copemish, Michigan. 11 p.m. Witness: waitress
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Nannette Hilley. One large ball flew slow, split into four after
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45 minutes. Four flew close formation, descended and flew away
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to the west. Total sighting lasted 1 hour.
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July ll, 1961; Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: ex-air
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navigator G. Scott, Mrs. Scott, and neighbors. One round, bright
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light like shiny aluminum, passed overhead in 20 minutes.
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July 20, 1961; Houston, Texas. 88 a.m. Witnesses: Trans-Texas
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Airlines Capt. A.V. Beather, flying DC-3, plus vague report from
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ground radar. Two very bright white light or objects flew in
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trail formation for 30 minutes.
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Aug. 12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: college
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seniors J.B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval
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object with a fin extending from one edge to the center; like a
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sled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at 50' altitude
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for 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.
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Nov. 21, 1961; Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: C.
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Locklear and Helen Hatch. One round, red-orange object flew
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straight up and faded after 3-4 minutes.
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Nov. 23, 1961; Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 p.m. Witness: F.
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Braunger. One bright red star flew straight and level for 15
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minutes.
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Dec. 13, 1961; Washington, D.C. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses: C.F.
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Muncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark
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diamond-shaped object with a bright tip flew straight and level
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for 1-3 minutes.
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Feb. 25, 1962; Kotzbue, Alaska. 7:20 p.m. Witnesses: one U.S.
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Army private, six anonymous civilians. One red light, trailed 30
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seconds later by a blue light. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
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March l, 1962; Salem, New York. 10:35 p.m. Witness: Mrs. L.
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Doxsey, 66. One gold-colored box, 12-14"x3-4", flew straight and
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level across the horizon for 3-4 minutes.
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.
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March 26, 1962; Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. 1:35 p.m.
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Witness: USAF Capt. J.M. Lowery, from an unspecified aircraft.
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One thin, cylindrical object--l/3 snout, 2/3 tail fins--flew at
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an estimated Mach 2.7 (2,000 m.p.h.) for 5-8 seconds.
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March 26, 1962; Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m. Witnesses:
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Mrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls,
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arranged in a rectangular formation, became two objects with
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lights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.
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March 26, 1962; Westfield, Massachusette. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
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many unidentified young people. One large red ball flew or fell
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down, then went back up during 3-10 minute sighting. Note: May
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26?
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April 4, 1962; Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z. Witnesses: G.R.
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Wells and J. Lewis, using 117x telescope. One small object
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changing brightness, gave off smoke but remained stationary like
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a comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official files.
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June 21, 1962; Indianapolis, Indiana. 4 a.m. Witnesses: Lt.
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Col. H. King and tail gunner M/Sgt. Roberts, aboard a B-52 heavy
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jet bomber. Three bright, star-like lights: one seen; 10
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seconds later, two more were seen. Total sighting took 3
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minutes.
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June 30, 1962; Richmond, Virginia. 9 a.m. Witness: 13 year old
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Meadors. One red, star-like light seen for an unspecified length
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of time. No further details in files.
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July 19, 1962. Bayhead, New Jersey. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: C.T.
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Loftus, H. Wilbert. Four or five lights darted about the sky for
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7-10 minutes.
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July 29, 1962; Ocean Springs, Mississippi. 11:20 p.m.
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Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.O. Barton. One bright cherry-red,
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diamond-shaped object flew slow, hovered, made fast 1/2 loops for
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l0 minutes.
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Aug. 18, 1962; Bermuda. 5 p.m. Witnesses: owner M. Sheppard
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and chief announcer A. Seymour of radio station. Three
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dull-white, egg-shaped objects wavered as they moved for 20
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minutes.
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Sept. 21, 1962; WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of
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Mexico. 7:37 p.m. Witness: fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie.
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Two objects, red and black with orange streaks, one as big as the
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Moon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky for 13
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minutes.
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Oct. 23, 1962; Farmington, Utah. 3 p.m. Witness: R.O.
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Christensen. One grey and silver ball, trailing what looked like
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twine with two knots in it, swerved, and climbed away at a 45'
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angle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing air).
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Twenty seconds.
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Nov. 17, 1962; Tampa, Florida. 99 p.m. Witness: F.L. Swindale,
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college graduate and ex-USMC Capt. Three bright star-like lights
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approached, hovered and bounced, then faded after 11-15 minutes.
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May 18, 1953; New Plymouth, New Zealand. 10:30 p.m. Witness:
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C.S. Chapman, 15. One white, fuzzy, flashing light hovered and
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darted around for 4 minutes.
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May 22, 1963; Pequannock, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Myra
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Jackson. Four pink wheels spun or rolled very fast from east to
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west in succession, each taking about 1 second.
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|
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June 15, 1963; 200 miles north of Venezuela (14* 27' N., 69* 57'
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E.). 10:39 a.m. Witness: 3rd Mate R.C. Chamberlin, of S/
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Thetis. One luminous disc travelled at 1.5 times the speed of
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satellite for 3-4 minutes.
|
||
|
||
Summer, 1963; Middletown, New York. 9:30 or 10 p.m. Witness:
|
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Grace Dutcher. Eight-ten lights moved at random, then in an oval
|
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formation, then singly, during the 1 minute sighting.
|
||
|
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July 1, 1963; Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 8 p.m. Witness: R.B.
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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.
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||
|
||
Aug. 11, 1963; Warrenville, Illinois. 10 p.m. Witness: R.M.
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Boersma. One light moved around the sky for 20 seconds.
|
||
|
||
Aug. 13, 1963; St. Gallen, Switzerland. 8:04 p.m. Witness:
|
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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
|
||
|
||
Sept. 14, 1963; Susanville, California. 3:15 p.m. Witness:
|
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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.
|
||
|
||
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,
|
||
|
||
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.
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||
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