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Subject: RE-POST: Blue Book Unknowns pt 1/6
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Message-ID: <1992Jan17.021825.2709@bilver.uucp>
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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen)
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Date: 17 Jan 92 02:18:25 GMT
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Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
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This is what _didn't_ make it into the "official" release of Project
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Bluebook..guess the sightings data was too damning. :-)
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----------Bluebook Part 1 -----------------------------------------------
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THE BLUE BOOK UNKNOWNS
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The unexplained UFO reports from the files of the U.S. Air Force's Project
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Blue Book UFO investigations.
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Compiled by Don Berliner, for the Fund for UFO Research
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the conclusions or views expressed in this publication are the views of the
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author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Fund for UFO
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Research, Inc.
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THE UNEXPLAINED UFO CASES FROM THE PROJECT BLUE BOOK FILES
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In January, 1974, I visited the U.S. Air Force Archives at Maxwell AFB,
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Montgomery, Ala., to review the files of Project Blue Book as the first step
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toward writing a book on the subject.
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In a full week, I read all the "unexplained" cases in the original files and
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made extensive notes, including the names and other identifying information on
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all witnesses where given. The cooperation of the staff of the Archives was
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excellent, and no restrictions were placed on my work.
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A few months later, the files were withdrawn from public view so they could be
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prepared for transfer to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. This
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process involved making a xerox copy of almost 30 file drawers of material,
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blacking out the names and other identifiers of all witnesses, and then
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microfilming the censored xerox copy. The microfilm has been available to the
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public at the National Archives since 1976. The original Project Blue Book
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files remain under lock and key at the Archives.
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On almost every page of the 12,000+ case files, there are big black marks
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where information that could be used to cross-check Project Blue Book's
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controversial work has been censored.
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This includes the names of witnesses to widely-publicized cases, and even
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names in newspaper clippings!
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As it was perfectly legal for me to copy witness' names when I visited the Air
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Force Archives, those names can be found in this report of 585 (less 13
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missing) unexplained cases. And since the Privacy Act, which motivated the
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Air Force to censor the files in the first place, does not apply to reporters
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or anyone else outside the Government, they can be used as the reader pleases.
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Inasmuch as the book I planned to write has never progressed beyond the
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manuscript stage, I see no reason to keep this information under wraps any
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longer. Perhaps it will encourage others to re-investigate cases and make the
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results known.
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"Unidentified" says a great deal...and it says almost nothing.
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Probably the most controversial aspect of the entire Air Force investigation
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of UFOs was its handling of individual cases.
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The means by.which one case was determined to be "identified" and another
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"unidentified" has no doubt fueled more arguments about Project Blue Book than
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anything else it did.
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For many years, Blue Book's most vocal opponents have insisted that the
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standards by which cases were allegedly explained were grossly unscientific.
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Blue Book's goal, according to those who held it low esteem, was to attach
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some explanation to every case, regardless of logic or common sense. Examples
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of Blue Book saying a violently maneuvering disc was an aircraft, or of
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blaming a puzzling radar tracking on a supposedly malfunctioning radar set
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which it never bothered to check out, are numerous in the popular UFO
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literature.
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And they are even more numerous in the files of Project Blue Book. The urgency
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with which Blue Book officials tagged answers onto cases without having done
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the proper investigation is obvious, though not proven. But if the Air Force
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was so eager to label cases "identified", despite the lack of supporting
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evidence, then those few cases which it labeled "unidentified" presumably
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withstood every attempt to apply every other kind of label. And so it may be
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that those cases are truly unidentifiable in familiar terms.
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Indeed, the Air Force defines "unidentifiable" cases as those which
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"apparently contain all pertinent data necessary to suggest a valid hypothesis
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concerning the lack of explanation of the report, but the description of the
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object or its motion cannot be correlated with any known object or
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phenomenon."
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To meet such criteria, a report must obviously come from a reputable source,
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and it must not bear any resemblance to airplanes, balloons, helicopters,
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spacecraft, birds, clouds, stars, planets, meteors, comets, electrical
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phenomena, or anything else known to frequent the air, the sky, or nearby
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space.
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Unfortunately, the Air Force failed to stick to its own rules. Some of the
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"unidentifiable" cases most certainly can be correlated with known objects or
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phenomena. But most of them cannot. Moreover, many of the so-called
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"identified" cases cannot honestly be so correlated. But we are primarily
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concerned here with those cases which Project Blue Book openly admits it
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tried to explain and failed.
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The amount of detail in these cases varies enormously. Some cases -
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frequently those which were well publicized at the time of the event - contain
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considerable information, while others are vague and seriously incomplete.
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Project Blue Book generally placed the blame for such incompleteness on the
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witnesses, but it should take its own share of the responsibility. 'In
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thousands of cases, there is no completed questionnaire in the Project files,
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nor even any indication that one was sent to the witness. And in most of the
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instances where a questionnaire was filled out, it was never followed up to
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get more complete answers to questions which the witnesses failed to deal with
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properly. For much of the life of Project Blue Book and its predecessors,
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there was no satisfactory.questionnaire at all. And one of those used for a
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lengthy period was so badly organized that a witness should not be held to
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blame for giving incomplete answers.
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Yet, despite all the roadblocks, many reports are sufficiently complete to
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tell a pretty clear story of a puzzling experience. With this data now
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available, anyone can look at Project Blue Book's "unidentified" UFO reports
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and make up his own mind.
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July 3, 1947; Harborside, Maine. 2:30 p.m. EDT. Witness:
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astronomer John Cole of South Brooksville, Me. Watched 10-15
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seconds while ten very light objects, with two dark forms to
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their left, moved like a swarm of bees to the northwest. A loud
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roar was heard.
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July 4, 1947; over Emmet, Idaho. 8:17 p.m. PDT. Witnesses:
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United Air Lines Capt. E.J. Smith, First Officer Ralph Stevens,
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Stewardess Marty Morrow. Watched for 12-15 minutes while four
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objects with flat bottoms and rough tops moved at varying speeds,
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with one high and to the right of the others.
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July 6, 1947; Fairfield-Suisan Air Base, California. Daytime.
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Witnesses: Army Air Forces Capt. and Mrs. James Burniston.
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Watched for 1 minute while one object having no wings or tail
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rolled from side-to-side three times and then flew away very fast
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to the southeast.
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July 8, 1947; Muroc Air Base, California. 9:30 a.m. PDT.
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Witnesses: lst Lt. Joseph McHenry, T/Sgt Ruvolo, S/Sgt Nauman,
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Miss Janette Scotte. Watched for an unstated length of time
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while two disc-shaped or spherical objects--silver and apparently
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metallic--flew a wide circular pattern, and then one of them
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later flew a tighter circle.
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July 9, 1947; Meridian, Idaho. 12:17 p.m. PDT. Witness: Idaho
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statesman aviation editor and former (AAF) B-29 pilot Dave
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Johnson. Watched for more than 10 seconds from an Idaho Air
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National Guard AT-6 while a black disc, which stood out against
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the clouds, made a half-roll and then a stair-step climb.
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July 10, 1947; Harmon Field, Newfoundland, Canada. Between 3 and
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5 p.m. local time. Witnesses: three ground crewmen, including
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Mr. Leidy, for Pan American Airways. Watched briefly while one
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translucent disc- or wheel-shaped object flew very fast, leaving
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a dark blue trail and then ascended and cut a path through the
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clouds.
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July 29, 1947; Hamilton Air Base, California. 2:50 p.m. PDT.
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Witnesses: Assistant Base Operations Officer Capt. William
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Rhyerd, ex-AAF B-29 pilot Ward Stewart. Watched for unknown
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length of time while two round, shiny, white objects with
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estimated 15-25 foot diameters, flew 3-4 times the apparent speed
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of a P-80, also in sight. One object flew straight and level;
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the other weaved from side-to-side like an escort fighter.
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Sept. 3, 1947; Oswego, Oregon. 12:15 p.m. PDT. Witness:
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housewife Mrs. Raymond Dupui. Watched for unknown length of time
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as 12-15 round, silver objects flew an unstated pattern.
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Oct., 1947; Dodgeville, Wisconsin. 11
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unnamed civilian man. Watched for 1 hour while an undescribed
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object flew counterclockwise circles.
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Oct. 14, 1947; 11 mi. NNE of Cave Creek, Arizona. Noon MDT.
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Witnesses: ex-AAF fighter pilot J.L. Clark, civilian pilot
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Anderson, third man. Watched 45-60 seconds while one 3-foot
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"flying wing"-shaped object, which looked black against the white
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clouds and red against the blue sky, flew straight at an
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estimated 380 m.p.h., at 8-10,000 feet, from NW to SE.
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April 5, 1948; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Afternoon. Witnesses:
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Geophysics Lab balloon observers Alsen, Johnson, Chance. Two
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irregular, round, white or golden objects. One made three loops
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then rose and disappeared rapidly; the other flew in a fast arc
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to the west during the 3O^second sighting.
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July 29, 1948: Indianapolis, Indiana. 9:88 a.m. witness*:
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James Toney, Robert Huggins, both employees of a rug cleaning
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firm. One shiny aluminum object, shaped something like an
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airplane's propeller, with 10-12 small cups protruding from
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either blade. Estimated size 6-8' long, 1.5-2' wide. The object
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glided across the road a few hundred feet in front of their
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vehicle and apparently went down in a wooded area. Sighting
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lasted a few seconds.
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July 31, 1948; Indianapolis, Indiana. 8:25 a.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. Vernon Swigert; he was an electrician. Object was
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shaped like a cymbal, or domed disc; about 20' across and 6-8'
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thick, and was white without any shine. It flew straight and
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level from horizon to horizon in about 10 seconds, shimmering in
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the sun as if spinning.
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July or August, 1948; vicinity of Marion, Virginia. Shortly
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after sunset. Witness: Max Abbott, flying a Bellanca Cruisair
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four-passenger private airplane. A single bright white light
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accelerated and turned up a valley.
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Sept. 23, 1948; San Pablo, California. 12 noon. Witnesses:
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Sylvester Bentham and retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins. Two
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objects: one, a buff or grey rectangle with vertical lines; the
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other a translucent "amoeba" with a dark spot near the center.
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The arms of the "amoeba" undulated. Both objects travelled very
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fast.
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Oct. 15, 1948; Fusuoka, Japan. 11:05 p.m. Witnesses: pilot
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Halter and radar operator Hemphill of a P-61 "Black Widow" night
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fighter. Up to six objects tracked on radar, only one seen
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visually. Dull or dark object shaped like a dirigible with a
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flat bottom and clipped tail end. Six seen on radar separately
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Pilot attempted to close on visual object, but it dove away fast.
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Dec. 3, 1948; Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California. 8:15 p.m.
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Witness: USAF Sgt., control tower operator. One round, white
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light flew for 25 seconds with varying speed, bouncing motion,
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and finally a rapid erratic climb.
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Jan. 4, 1949; Hickam Field, Hawaii. 2 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
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Capt. Paul Storey, on ground. one flat white, elliptical object
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with a matte top circled while oscillating to the right and left,
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and then sped away.
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Jan. 27, 1949; Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
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Capt. Sames, acting chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and
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Mrs. Sames. They watched for 25 minutes while a cigar-shaped
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object as long as two Pullman cars and having seven lighted
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square windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed
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with a bouncing motion at an estimated 400 m.p.h.
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March 17, 1949; Camp Hood, Texas. 7:52 p.m. Witnesses: guards
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of the 2nd Armored Division. While awaiting the start of a
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flare firing, they watched, for an hour, while eight large,
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green, red and white flare-like objects flew in generally
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straight lines.
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April 3, 1949; Dillon, Montana. 11:55 a.m. Witnesses:
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construction company owner Gosta Miller and three other unnamed
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persons. One object shaped like two plates attached
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face-to-face; matte bottom, bright aluminum top; 20' diameter,
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4-5' thickness. It rocked or rotated in six cycles, descended,
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rocked, flew, rocked; all this was very fast.
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April 4, 1949; Merced, California. 10:20 p.m. witness: William
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Parrott, former Air Force pilot and major. One generally round
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object with a curved bottom and dull coloring. The object gave
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off a clicking sound until overhead. Parrott's dog reacted. 35
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seconds.
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April 24, 1949; Arrey, New Mexico. l0:30 a.m. Witnesses:
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General Mills meteorologist and balloon expert C.B. Moore and
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others on a balloon launch crew. One white, round ellipsoid,
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about 2.5 times as long as wide.
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April 28, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Witnesses: Howard
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Hann, Mr. Hubert, Tex Keahey. One bright, sausage-shaped object
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was observed for 40 minutes while it rolled and flew fast.
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May 5, 1949; Ft. Bliss, Texas. 11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Army
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officers Maj. Day, Maj. Olhausen, Capt. Vaughn. Two oblong white
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discs, flying at an estimated 200-250 m.p.h., made a shallow turn
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during the 30-50 second observation.
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May 6, 1949; Livermore, California. 9:35 a.m. Witness: C. G.
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Green. Two shiny, disc-like objects rotated around each other
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and banked. Then one shot upwards with a grey trail and rejoined
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the other. The sighting lasted 5 minutes.
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May 9, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 2:30 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. Troy
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Putnam. Two round, flat silvery objects, estimated to be 25' in
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diameter, flew 750-1,000 m.p.h. in a banked but steady manner.
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May 27, 1949; South-central Oregon. 2:25 p.m. Witness: Joseph
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Shell, ferrying SNJ trainer for North American Aviation, from Red
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Bluff, California, to Burns, Oregon. Five to eight oval objects,
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twice as long as wide, and 1/5 as thick. They flew in trail
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formation, with an interval equal to 3-4 times their length,
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except that the second and third were closer together.
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July 24, 1949; Mountain Home, Idaho. 12 noon. Witness: Henry
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Clark, manager of a flying service, flying a Piper Clipper.
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Seven delta-shaped objects, 35-55' in span, 20-30' long, 2-5'
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thick; light colored except for a 12' diameter dark circle at the
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rear of each. They flew in a tight formation of twos with one
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behind, and made a perfect, but unbanked, turn. During the
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10 minute sighting, they displayed decreasing smooth
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oscillations. Clark's engine ran rough during the sighting, and
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upon landing was found to have all its spark plugs burned out.
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July 30, 1949; Mt. Hood, Oregon. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Northwest
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Airlines Capt. Thrush, two Portland control tower operators, and
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one flying instructor. One object with one white light and two
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red lights, maneuvered and hovered.
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Feb 5, 1950; Teaticket, Massachusetts. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses:
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Marvin Odom, former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, USAF Lt. Philip
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Foushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and two others. Two thin,
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illuminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball,
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maneuvered together and then disappeared high and fast after 5
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minutes.
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Feb. 24, 1950; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:55 p.m. Witnesses:
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Municipal Airport Weather Observers Luther McDonald, Harrison
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Manson. One white, slightly elongated oval was watched for 1.5
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minutes through a theodolite while it flew straight and level.
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Feb. 25, 1950; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses:
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Twelve Atomic Energy Commission security inspectors. One
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cylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing, flew slow and
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hen fast, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course.
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observations by individuals varied from 3 seconds to 2 minutes.
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arch 3, 1950; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 11:05 p.m. Witness:
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st Lt Frank Mattson. One intense, dull yellowish light
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descended vertically, then flew straight and level very fast for
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4 minutes.
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March 20, 1950; Stuggart, Arkansas. 9:26 p.m. Witnesses:
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Chicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W.
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Anderson, Jr. One 100' circular disc with 9-12 portholes along
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the lower side emitting a soft purple light, and a light at the
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top which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds, flew at not less than
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1,000 m.p.h. It was seen for 25-35 seconds.
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March 27, 1980; Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 a.m. Witness: USAF
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radar operator Cpl. Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes
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while it was stationary and then moved at 500 m.p.h.. Visual
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observation not detailed, only mentioned in summary.
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March 28, 1950; Santiago, Chile. 3:15 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt.
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Patterson, of the office of the U.S. Air Attache. One white
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object observed for 5-10 seconds through binoculars while it flew
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high and fast, crossing 30^ of sky.
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March 29, 1950; Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee. 7 a.m. Witnesses:
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real estate salesmen Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve dark
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objects shaped like 300-lb. bombs, estimated 5 feet long. Flew
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500 m.p.h. and descended, making a noise like wind blowing
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through the trees.
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April 8, 1950; Kokomo, Indiana. 2 a.m. Witness: Earl Baker.
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One grey metallic disc, 50' in diameter, 15' thick; top-shaped
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with a "conning tower" at the top and three ports on the rim
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giving off a blue light. It hovered for 2 minutes, then flew
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away. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.
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April 14, 1950; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. 2:30 p.m. Witness:
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Army M/Sgt. James. Four rectangular, amber objects, about 3' by
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4'. changed speed and direction rapidly; the group of objects
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rose and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.
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May 7, 1950; Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 p.m.
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Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and their grandson. One
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silvery white object hovered at 100' altitude, moved back and
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forth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away. Note in case
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file: "No investigation."
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June 27, 1950; Texarkana, Texas. 7:50 a.m. Witnesses: Terrell
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and Yates, employees of Red River Arsenal. One object, bright,
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shaped like two dishpans face-to-face, flew straight and level,
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fast for 4-5 seconds.
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July 13, 1950; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 p.m. Witnesses:
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two skilled Arsenal employees including Mr. Washburn. one
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object, shaped like a bowtie, and like polished aluminum. Flew
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straight and level, then one triangle rotated 1/4 turn in the
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opposite direction and returned to its original position. The
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object then made a right-angle turn and accelerated away after at
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least 30 seconds.
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Aug. 4, 1950; approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39' 35' N.,
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72' 24.5' W.). 10 a.m. EDT. Witnesses: Master Nils Lewring,
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Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third Mate, of M/V Marcala. One 10'
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cylindrical object at 50-100' altitude, flying with a churning or
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rotary motion, accelerated at end of 15 second sighting.
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Aug. 20, 1950; Nicosia, Cyprus. 1:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF MATS
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liaison officer Lt. William Ghormley, Col. W. V. Brown, Lt.
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col. L.w. Brauer. One small, round, bright object flew fast,
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straight and level for 15-20 seconds.
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Aug. 25, 1950; approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29' 40' N., 67*
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28' W.). 8 p.m. Witness: B-29 radarman S/Sgt. William Shaffer.
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Radar observation, plus possible blue streak 3 minutes later.
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B-29 followed unidentified target, then passed it at l/4-mile
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distance, target followed for 5 minutes, then passed B-29 and
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sped away. Total time of tracking: 20 minutes.
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Aug. 30, 1950; Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 p.m.
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Witnesses: three local employees, including Kaeel and Alexander,
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of the Air Force Base. A dark, barrel-shaped object with a pole
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down from it into the water, flew at 3-5 m.p.h. and 15-20'
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altitude for 5 minutes.
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Sept. 3, 1950; Spokane, Washington. 2 p.m. Witnesses: Maj R.J.
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Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three objects,
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others saw one). Metallic bronze discs, 20-30' long, 2-6' thick.
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Moved independently and erratically for 5 minutes.
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Sept. 20, 1950; Kit Carson, Colorado. 10:49 a.m. Witness
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identified only as a "reliable source". Two large, round,
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glowing objects and three smaller, internally lit objects. Two
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hovered for 1 minute, moved, and three smaller ones came from
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behind or within the two larger objects, and all sped upward and
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away.
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Sept. 21, 1950; Provincetown, Massachusetts. 9:52 a.m. Witness:
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M.I.T. research associate and Air National Guard Maj. M.H. Ligda.
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Radar tracking of one object during M.I.T tracking of USAF flight
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of F-84 or F-86 jet fighters. Object speed was 22 miles/minute
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(l,200 m.p.h.), made turn of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1
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minute observation.
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Oct. 15, 1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:20 p.m. Atomic Energy
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Commission Trooper Rymer, J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki. Two
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shiny silver objects shaped like bullet or bladder. They dove
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with a smoke trail and one vanished. The other hovered at 5-6,
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altitude, 50' away, left and returned several times somewhat
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further away.
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Oct. 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Daniel.
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Listed as "unidentified" in folder index, but no supporting data
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could be found.
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Oct 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Woodward.
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Same as previous observation.
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Oct. 23, 1950; Bonlee, North Carolina. 12:42 p.m. Witness:
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ex-USAF pilot Frank Risher. One aluminum object shaped like a
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dirigible or Convair C-99 cargo plane, with 3 portholes, arrived
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from southeast, hovered 3-5 seconds and flew away to the south-
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south-east at end of 40 second sighting.
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Nov. 5, 1950, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 11:55 a.m. Witness:
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Fairchild Aircraft illustrator Don Patrick. One translucent
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object, light grey with dark core, shaped like a pear or bean.
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Flew for 5-10 minutes with rapid, darting movements.
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Dec. 2, 1950; Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott.
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One pearly, iridescent object with a flattened top, spun while
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hovering and made a sound like bees buzzing. Only data in files
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was from East African "Standard" newspaper.
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Dec. 6, 1950; Ft. Myers, Florida. 5 p.m. Witnesses: former
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aircraft purchasing agent Harry Lamp and four boys, using
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lO-power binoculars. One 75' object, 3-4' thick, bubble on top,
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silver with a red rim having two white and two orange jets along
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it. The center revolved when the object hovered; then it flew
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away very fast.
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Dec. 11, 1950; l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska. 10:13 p.m.
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Witnesses: crew of Northwest Air Lines flight 802. Two white
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flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in two.
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Jan. 8, 1951; South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and
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passengers in other cars stopped to watch. Two groups of red and
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green lights in triangular formations were stationary and then
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moved.
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Jan. 12, 1951, Ft. Benning, Georgia. 10 p.m. Witness: U.S.
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Army 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake
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remained motionless like a star about 20 minutes and then sped
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away.
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Jan 16, 1951; Artesia, New Mexico. Time unknown. Witnesses:
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Two members of a balloon project from the General Mills .
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Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the manger of the Artesia
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Airport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their
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110' balloon at an altitude of 112,000' when a dull white, round
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object was spotted. It appeared larger than the balloon, but
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made no movement. Later, the balloon crew and the others saw
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two objects from the airport; flying side-by-side, they circled
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the balloon and flew away to the northeast. The second
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observation lasted about 40 seconds. Note: there is confusion
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over the date of this case, with some USAF records showing it as
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1952; however, 1951 appears to be correct.
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Feb. 1, 1951; Johnson Air Base, Japan. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses:
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pilot and radar operator of F-82 night fighter. One amber light
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made three or four 360* turns to the right, reversed toward the
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F-82 and then climbed out of sight.
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Feb. 21, 1951; Durban, South Africa. 4:55 a.m. Witnesses:
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three men in a truck, several other persons, none named. A dark
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red, torpedo-shaped object with darker center, flew straight and
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level.
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Feb. 26, 1951; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 7:10 a.m. Witness: USAF Sgt.
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J.B. Sells. One dull grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120'
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long and 10-12' thick, hovered, puffed smoke and sped away after
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1-1.5 minutes. Note: may have been Feb. 25.
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Mar. 10, 1951; Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 a.m. Witnesses: crew of
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USAF B-29 bomber, including scanners and tail gunner. A large
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red-yellow glow burst and became blue-white. No further
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information in files.
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Mar. 13, 1951; McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 p.m. Witnesses:
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USAF lst Lt. B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin
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tails, 200' long and 90' wide, turned north and flew at
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incredible speed. Two minutes.
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Mar. 15, 1951; New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m. Witnesses: 25
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members of a flying club, including the chief aerial engineer and
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his two assistants. One metallic cigar-shaped object with white
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exhaust which turned black when it accelerated to an estimated
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1,000 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes.
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June 1, 1951; Niagara Falls, New York. 4:20 a.m. Witnesses:
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M/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, 2 enlisted men. One glowing yellow-orange,
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saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, flew straight up.
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Seen for 30-40 seconds.
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July 24, 1951; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 7:10 Witnesses:
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Hanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One
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100-200' tubular object, 5 times long as it was wide, with fins
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at one end, and colored greyish with many black spots. Flew
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800-1,000 m.p.h. at 1-2,000' altitude, leaving a faint swath. 20
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seconds.
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Aug. 25, 1951; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 p.m. Witnesses:
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Sandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing-
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shaped craft passed over their heads at an estimated 800-1,000'
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altitude with no sound. Size estimated at 1.5 times wingspan of
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B-36 bomber,or 350'. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and
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6-8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of "wing".
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Speed estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30
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seconds.
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Aug. 31, ; Matador, Texas. 12:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom
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Tilson, one or two other women, all apparently of excellent
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reputations. One pear-shaped object with a length of a B-29
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fuselage (100'), aluminum or silver with a port or some type of
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aperture on the side. It moved with smaller end forward,
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drifting slowly at about 150' altitude, then headed up in a
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circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.
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Sept. 6, 1951; Claremont, California. 7:20 p.m. (not really
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clear). Witnesses: S/Sgt W.T. Smith, M/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six
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orange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level
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into a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.
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Sept. 14, 1951; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
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Witnesses: T/Sgt W.B. Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green. Three objects
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tracked on radar. Two were on a collision course, then one
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evaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the
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radar operators! No aircraft were known to be in the area. A
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third unidentified track then joined the first two. More than 15
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minutes.
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Oct. 2, 1951; Columbus, Ohio. 6 p.m. Witness: Battelle
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Memorial Institute graduate physicist Howard Cross. One bright
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oval with a clipped tail flew straight and level, fading into the
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distance after 1 minute.
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Oct. 3, 1951; Kadena, Okinawa. 10:27 p.m. Witnesses: radar
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operators Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other
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Sergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip tracked at an estimated
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4,800 m.p.h.
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Oct. 9, 1951; Terre Haute, Indiana. 1:42 p.m. Witness: CAA
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Chief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal
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Airport. One round silver object flew directly overhead,
|
|
reaching the horizon in 15 seconds. Note: a very similar
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incident happened 3 minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles
|
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NW) and was also listed as "unidentified" for several years, but
|
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was eventually reclassified.
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Oct. 11, 1951; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 a.m. Witnesses:
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General Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical
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engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore, pilot Dick
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Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight crew
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saw the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark
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underside and a halo around it. The object arrived high and
|
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fast, then slowed and made slow climbing circles for about two
|
|
minutes, and finally sped away to the east. Soon they saw
|
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another one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite,
|
|
which sped across the sky. Total time first object was seen was
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5 minutes, second was a few seconds.
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Nov. 18, 1951; Washington, D.C. 3:20 a.m. Witnesses: Crew of
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|
Capital Airlines DC-4 Fliqht 610, Andrews AFB Senior air traffic
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|
controller Tom Selby. One object with several lights, followed
|
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the DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned back.
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Nov. 24, 1951; Mankato, Minnesota. 33:53 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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or ANG pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in P-51 Mustangs.
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One milky white object shaped like Northrop flying wing (broad,
|
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slightly swept-back wing with no fuselage or tail). Estimated 8'
|
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span. Flew straight and level for 5 seconds.
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Dec. 7, 1951; Sunbury, Ohio. 4:30 p.m. Witness: amateur
|
|
astronomer Carl Loar. One silvery sphere seen through telescope.
|
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Two specks sighted at sides, object seemed to explode and was
|
|
replaced by a dark cloud and many specks. 30 minutes.
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Dec. 7, 1951; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 8:15 a.m. Witness: Atomic
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|
Energy Commission guard J.H. Collins. One 20' square object,
|
|
white-grey but not shiny flew above ridge to clouds and back
|
|
again twice, taking 30-40 seconds each time.
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Feb. 11, 1952; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 a.m. Witnesses:
|
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Capt. G.P. Arns and Maj. R.J. Gedson flying a Beech AT-ll
|
|
trainer. One yellow-orange comet-shaped object pulsed flame for
|
|
1-2 seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.
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Feb. 23, 1952; over North Korea. 11:15 p.m. Witness:
|
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Captain/B-29 navigator. One bluish cylinder, three times long as
|
|
wide, with a tail and rapid pulsations, came in high and fast,
|
|
made several turns and levelled out under B-29 which was evading
|
|
mild antiaircraft fire. 45 second sighting.
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March 20, 1952; Centreville, Maryland. 10:42 p.m. Witnesses:
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WWl/WW2 veteran A.D. Hutchinson and son. One dull orange-yellow
|
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saucer-shaped light flew straight and level very fast for 30
|
|
seconds.
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March 23, 1952; Yakima, Washington. 6:56 and 7 p.m.
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Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of F-94 jet interceptor. On
|
|
either occasion, a red fireball increased in brightness and then
|
|
faded over 45 second span. Stationary both times. Note:
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--------Cont in Bluebook Part 2---------------------------------------
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