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Subject: Blue Book Unknowns pt 4/6
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Message-ID: <1992Jan17.022121.2912@bilver.uucp>
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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen)
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Date: 17 Jan 92 02:21:21 GMT
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Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
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--------Bluebook Part 4 ---------------------------------------------
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Jan. 1, 1953; Craig, Montana. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Warner
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Anderson and two women. A silver, saucer-shaped object with a
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red glowing bottom, flew low over a river and then climbed fast
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in a horizontal attitude. Ten second sighting.
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Jan. 8, 1953; Larson AFB, Washington. 7:15 a.m. Witnesses: men
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from the 82nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the
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squadron commander; all were on the ground. One green, disc-
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shaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes, with a
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vertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.
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Jan. 10, 1953; Sonoma, California. 3:45 p.m. or 4 p.m.
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Witnesses: retired Col. Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the
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Federal Security Agency. One flat object, like a pinhead, made
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three 360* right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90* turns to the
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right and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and
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finally flew out of sight vertically after 60-75 seconds.
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Jan. 17, 1953; near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 3:55 p.m.
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Witness: geologist/salesman J.J. Sackett. One brilliant
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green-gold object, shaped like the Goodyear blimp with its length
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twice its height, flew 400 m.p.h. straight and level, stopped,
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then went straight up with one stop. Sighting lasted 22 seconds.
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Jan. 28, 1953; Pt. Mugu, California. 1 p.m. Witness: R.W.
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Love, owner of Love Diving Co., engaged in retrieving radio-
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controlled drones. An 18-20' white, flat disc flew straight and
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level, overhead, for 6 minutes.
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Jan. 28, 1953; Corona, California. 6:05 p.m. Witness: USAF
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T/Sgt. George Beyer. Five 25' green spheres flew in V-formation,
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then changed to trail formation at which time the end objects
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turned red. Sighting lasted 12 minutes.
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Jan. 28, 1953; Albany, Georgia. No time given. Witnesses:
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radar maintenance personnel. Radar tracked one stationary target
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for 20 minutes. A visual sighting about the same time was
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explained. No further information in the files.
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Feb. 3, 1953; Keflavik, Iceland. 5:25 p.m. Witnesses: radar
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operators. Four unidentified targets were tracked for 24
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minutes. No further data.
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Feb. 4, 1953; Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 p.m. Witness: U.S. Weather
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Bureau observer Stanley Brown, using a theodolite. One white,
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oblong object was tracked flying straight up, leveling off and
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being joined by a second, similar, object. The second twice flew
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away and returned to the first. After 5 minutes, both were lost
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to sight behind clouds.
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Feb. 17, 1953; Port Austin. Michigan. 10:04 p.m. Witnesses:
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two officers and three airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and
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by radar. Visual object appeared to larger and brighter than a
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star and changed color; it was seen to move slowly for 5 minutes
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until 10:09 p.m. Radar picked up a target at 10:08 p.m. moving
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in a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.
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Feb. 20, 1953; Pittsburg-Stockton, California. #1 time unknown;
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#2, 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF B-25 bomber pilots. #1 was a
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bright yellow light seen for 8 minutes. #2 was a bright light
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which flew on a collision course, dimmed and climbed away fast.
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Feb. 24, 1953; Sherman, Texas. 7:43 p.m. Witnesses: Warrant
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Officer and Mrs. Alden. Two bright red, round objects with big
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halos flew in small circles, climbed and faded during a 3-7
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second sighting.
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Feb. 27, 1953; Shreveport, Louisiana. 11:58 a.m. Witness: USAF
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airman/private pilot. Five yellow discs made circular turns,
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fluttered, three of them vanished, the other two flew erratic
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square turns for a total of 4 minutes.
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March 11, 1953; Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 a.m. Witness: Mrs.
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Nina Cook, an experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am
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flight engineer. A large light, blinking at 10-15 times per
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minute, moved up and down along a mountain range.
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March 14, 1953; north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 p.m.
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Witnesses: radar and visual observation by 10 crew members of
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U.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored lights,
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totalling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the
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airplane, as detected visually and by airborne radar for 5
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minutes.
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March 21, 1953; Elmira, New York. 3:05 p.m. Witness: Ground
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Observer Corps observation post. Six discs in a group flew high
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and fast for a few seconds.
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March 25, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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Capt. and Mrs. D.E. Cox. Several lights, some of which moved
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straight, others which made 360^ turns for 1.5 hours.
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March 27, 1953; Mt. Taylor, New Mexico. 7:25 p.m. Witness:
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pilot of USAF F-86 jet fighter at 600 kts. (700 m.p.h.). One
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bright orange circle flew at 800 kts. (900 m.p.h.), and executed
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three fast rolls. Pilot chased object for 4 minutes.
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March 29, 1953; Spooner, Wisconsin. 3:45 p.m. Witness: L.C.
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Gillette. One aluminum, circular object flew high and fast,
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twice reversing its course. Note: Mr. Gillette saw a similar
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object in 1938. Fifteen second sighting.
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April 8, 1953; Fukuoka, Japan. 7:55 p.m. Witness: lst Lt. D.J.
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Pichon, pilot of USAF F-94B jet interceptor. One bright blue
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light descended, accelerated, flew parallel to the F-94,
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increased its speed and blinked out after 45 seconds.
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April 15, 1953; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Witness: S/Sgt.
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V.A. Locey. Three orange lights were seen for: 3 minutes, 30
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seconds, and a few seconds.
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May 1, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses:
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pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor, and
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control tower operator. One white light evaded interception
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attempt by F-94 during 30 minute sighting.
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May 27, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: many
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unidentified civilians, including Jacobson. Nine separate
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meandering lights were seen during 15 minute sighting.
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June 21, 1953; Naha, Okinawa. 7 p.m. Witnesses: Nine Japanese
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and Okinawan weather observers. One unidentified light moved
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slowly for 20 minutes. No further data in files.
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June 22, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. Z:lO a.m.
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Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
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interceptor. One red light, flying at an estimated 1,000 kts.
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(1,100 m.p.h.) eluded the chasing F-94 after 5 minutes.
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June 24, 1953; Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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crew of USAF KB-29 aerial tanker plane. Radar tracked an
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unidentified target which twice approached to within .5 miles of
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the airplane, and once to within 6 miles, during a 2 minute
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observation.
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June 24, 1953; Simiutak, Greenland. 11:30 a.m. Witness:
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weather observer A/2c R.A. Hill. One red triangle hovered and
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rotated for 15 seconds, then climbed for 5 minutes.
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Aug. 3, 1953; Amarillo, Texas. 12:04 p.m. Witness: Airport
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control tower chief C.S. Brown. One round and reflective or
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translucent object flew straight, stopped for 7 seconds, sped
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along, stopped again, was joined by a similar object and they
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flew off in different directions, after a total of 56 minutes.
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Aug. 20, 1953; near Castle AFB, California. 9:05 p.m.
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Witnesses: crew of TB-29 bomber/trainer plane. One greyish oval
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object made four passes at the airplane (three times at 10-20
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miles distance), then dived vertically as if two objects.
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Aug. 27, 1953; Greenville, Mississippi. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses:
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USAF pilot, M/Sgt., others, all on the ground. One meandering
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light was observed for 50 minutes. No further details in file.
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Sept. 2, 1953; Sidi Slimane AFB, French Morocco. 9:14 p.m.
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Witnesses: Lt. Col. William Moore and lst Lt. J.H. McInnis,
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Dec. 24, 1953; El Cajon, California. 8:04 a.m. Witnesses: U.S.
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Navy Lts. J.B. Howard and L.D. Linhard, flying F9F-2 jet
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fighters. Ten silver, oval objects flew at more than 400 kts.
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(450 m.p.h.), straight and level, for 5 minutes.
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Dec. 28, 1953; Marysville, California. 11:55 a.m. Witness:
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Yuba County Airport Manager Dick Brandt. One saucer, with a
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brilliant blue light, reflecting on a nearby building, hovered
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briefly during the 1.5 minute observation.
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Jan. 28, 1954; Rangeley, Maine. 110-10:15 a.m. Witness: Wilhelm
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Reich. Two bright lights moved into valley, and were seen
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against the mountain background, for 15 minutes.
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Feb. 26, 1954; Newburyport, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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architect R.M. Pierce, marine engineer George Avery and one other
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person. One silver disc, with a white trail, made a loud roar
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for 30-60 seconds.
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March 2, 1954; vicinity of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 10 p.m.
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Witness: research engineer R.C. Swengel. Three objects, each
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with two lights, flew straight and level at medium speed for an
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unknown length of time.
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March 5, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 8 p.m. Witnesses:
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crews of USAF KC-97 aerial tanker planes. One object or light
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made passes at KC-97s, the other flew straight and level.
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Sighting duration unknown.
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March 12, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 9:35 a.m. Witness:
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USAF lst Lt. Robert Johnson, flying an F-86 jet fighter. He
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chased an object at more than 530 m.p.h. for 30 seconds, but was
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unable to catch it. It appeared to be the size of a fighter
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plane but had neither tanks nor trails.
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April 8, 1954; Chicago, Illinois. 4:30 p.m. Witness: Lelah
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Stoker. One white round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended
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beneath it, skimmed over the water, landed, and an occupant in a
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green suit walked around. It then took off very, very fast.
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Sighting lasted 30 minutes.
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April 23, 1954; Pittsfield, Maine. 9:30 a.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. F.E. Robinson. One silver dollar-shaped object with a
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dome and a flashing light made a sound like a swarm of bees. It
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hovered and tilted, flew horizontally, then rose vertically
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without tilting. Stones underneath it moved. Four minute
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sighting.
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April 24, 1954; Hartland, Maine. 6:10 p.m. Witness: D.
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Robinson. One large, silver, oblong object with a dome and a
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flashing light flew straight and level and then straight up.
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Total of 15 minutes under observation.
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April 26, 1954; Athens, Georgia. 7:35 p.m. Witnesses: C.
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Cartey, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hopkins and their daughter. Fifteen to
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twenty yellow objects in a V-formation, flew from south to north
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for 10 seconds.
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May 10, 1954; Elsinore, California. 12:40 p.m. Witness: U.S.
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Marine Corps Squadron Leader D.R. Higgin, flying an F3D-2 jet
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fighter. One dark gunmetal delta-shaped object, 22' long and 10'
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wide, with a fin on the top, descended at a 25-30' angle under
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the lead airplane of a formation, and over the airplane of
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Higgin. Sighting lasted a few seconds.
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May 11, 1954; Washington, D.C. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: three
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USAF.air policemen at Washington National Airport. Two bright
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lights were seen on three occasions to fly straight and level,
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make 90* turns and fade. Each sighting lasted about 45 seconds.
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May 22, 1954; LaPorte, Indiana. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: highway
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engineer R.W. Dring, engineer Geert Tibma. One bright light made
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a shallow climb for 45 seconds.
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May 31, 1954; Concord, New Hampshire. 10:15 a.m. Witness: Mrs.
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L.K. Stevens. One very white, elongated object flew very, very
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fast, and then blinked out after 8-10 seconds.
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June 1, 1954; from 400 miles south to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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9 p.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF B-47 jet bomber at 34,000'
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altitude. One object with running lights flew at 24-44,000'
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altitude for 1 hour.
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June 8, 1954; Texarkana, Texas. 1 a.m. or 2:30 a.m. (file not
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clear). Witness: L.T. Prewitt, employee of Red River Arsenal.
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One golden yellow light flew over his house, making a "shhh" or
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buzzing sound for 2 minutes. 9:09 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
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June 10, 1954; Estacado, Texas. 9:09 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
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Capt. Bill McDonald, in flight. One white light descended at
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45^ from great altitude, passed under his aircraft, made two
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360' turns and went out after 30 seconds.
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June 22, 1954; Miami Beach, Florida. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
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Marine Corps Maj. E. Buchser and Maj. J.V. Wilkins. One meteor-
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like object descended, stopped, and became extremely bright.
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Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
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June 24, 1954; Danvers, Massachusetts. 12:45 p.m. Witness:
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R.B. Tomer, director of commercial engineering for CBS-Hytron.
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One white, elliptical-shaped object covered 45^ of sky in 30
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seconds.
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June 25, 1954; Indian Lake, Ohio. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses:
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experienced private pilot John Mark, flying Navion lightplane;
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radar at Dayton, Ohio airport, tracked very fast target at same
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location. One silver or aluminum round object with a flat
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bottom, raised front edge, inverted cone on top, and a diameter
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of about 60'. Flew horizontally, hovered, made a high-G pull up
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and then a steep climb into an overcast. Sighting lasted 3-5
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minutes.
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July 18, ; Normandy, Missouri. 8:40 p.m. Witness: A.T.
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Chamblin. One greenish-white disc was seen for 30 minutes.
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July 25, 1954; Middle Sister Island, on U.S.-Canadian border in
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western Lake Erie. 7:12 p.m. Witness: attorney L.B. Tussing.
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One black cylinder, 12 times long as wide, moved fast along the
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surface of the lake.
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July 30, 1954; Los Angeles, California. 10:15 a.m. Witness:
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Hughes Aircraft test pilots Englert and Peterson, flying a B-25
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bomber. One metallic, pencil-shaped object flew slowly or
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hovered for an unstated length of time.
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Aug. 2, 1954; Westlake, Ohio. 5:17 p.m. Witness: ex-AAF B-17
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gunner (19 missions) N.E. Schroeder. One thin, bright ellipse,
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like polished metal, hovered for 5-8 seconds, dropped down 3,000'
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in 3 seconds, hovered again and faded out after a total of 20
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seconds in view.
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Aug' 6, 1954; San Antonio, Texas. 6 p.m. Witness: mechanical
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engineer L.H. Hormer. One intensely white elliptical light
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changed to yellow, then orange, then pink, four or five times
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while flying straight and level for 5 minutes.
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Aug. 11, 1954; Yoron Jima, near Okinawa. 8:55 p.m. Witness:
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P.L. Percharde, electrical engineer and assistant manager of
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Moeller Shipwrecker Co., of Okinawa. A line of blue lights,
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underneath. a blue circle with a black center. Flew over ship
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and climbed, illuminating and agitating the clouds.
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Aug. 15, 1954; San Marcos, Texas. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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Maj. W.J. Davis, Capt. R.D. Sauers, flying a C-47 transport
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plane. One dark blue oblong object paced the C-47, veered away,
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then crossed in front of it. Five minute sighting.
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Aug. 24, 1954; Egilstadir, Iceland. 8:30 p.m. Witness: one
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unnamed 3armer. A cylinder, 2-2.5' long, 4-5' in diameter, made
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a loud whizzing sound, flew straight and level fast, then slow,
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then fell into sandbar.
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Aug. 26, 1954; Danville, Virginia. 6:15 a.m. Witness: Rev.
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W.L. Shelton. Two domed ellipses, 20' long, 8' thick, 10' at
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ends; glowing silver or orange. Hovered, then climbed side-by-
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side while getting brighter. Observed for 2 minutes.
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Aug. 27, 1954; Dorchester, Massachusetts. 1 p.m. Witness: E.A.
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Srazdes. Seven large, white, teardrop-shaped objects turned
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blue. Flew in line formation and increased speed during the 2
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minute sighting.
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Aug. 29, 1954; Prince Christian, Greenland. 11:05 a.m.
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Witnesses: lst Officer H.G. Gardner, engineer J.V.D. Whitisy,
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flying Royal Dutch Airlines DC-4 (PH-DBZ). Three or four dark,
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lens-shaped objects veered north and changed position in
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formation during the 10 minute sighting.
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Sept. 4, 1954; Butler, Missouri. 3 a.m. Witness: J.
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Faltemeier, CAA communications specialist. Twenty-thirty lights,
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as if on a string, flew straight and level for 1.5 minutes.
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Sept. 5, 1954; Butler, Missouri. 12:23 a.m. Witness: J.
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Faltemeier, CAA communications specialist. One silver or white
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object with a slightly swept-back leading edge and a following
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exhaust, flew straight and level, then veered southwest to south
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after 30 seconds.
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Sept. 18, 1954; Kimpo Air Base, Japan. 5:55 a.m. Witnesses:
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two control tower operators, a weather forecaster and a weather
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observer. One round object, like polished aluminum, flew
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straight and level for 11-13 minutes.
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Sept. 21, 1954; Barstow, California. 1 a.m. Witnesses: two
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local policemen, four U.S. Marine Corps police, one highway
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patrolman. One red-orange ball giving off sparks, and a smaller
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light, made a zigzag descent and then hovered. Total of 20
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minutes.
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Sept. 21, 1954; Santa Maria, Azores Islands. 9:45 p.m. Witness:
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airport guard. One 10'x5' light metallic blue, pecan-shaped
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object with a clear glass or plastic nose having a door, and with
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poles or aerials on the nose. Humming or whining, it hovered,
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landed vertically, 50' away. A blond man, 5' 10" tall appeared,
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spoke in a strange language, patted the guard on the shoulder,
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got in the object, hooked up his harness, pushed a button, took
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off with the object's nose pointed up, then levelled off and
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climbed vertically. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes.
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Sept. 22, 1954; Marshfield, Missouri. 9 a.m. Witnesses:
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private pilot J.N. Williams, E.J. Ash. A thin, translucent tan
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asymmetrical boomerang-shaped object revolved, then tumbled down
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behind some trees. Marks were found in the dirt. Sighting
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lasted 15 minutes.
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Sept. 23, 1954; Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 9:45 a.m. Witness: Dave
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Owenby. Two bright silver, wheel-shaped objects flew from north
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to south in trail for 2 minutes.
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Oct. 13, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 10:05 a.m. Witness:
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weather observer, following a balloon with his theodolite. One
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round, flat, silver object flew straight and level for 30
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seconds.
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Oct. 15, 16 and 17, 1954; Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 8:45 p.m. Fifty
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objects with illuminated bottoms were seen flying in a
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V-formation, very fast, on successive nights. Only data is on
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summary card.
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Oct. 28, 1954; Miho Air Base, Japan. 5:32 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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pilots Lt. Col. O.C. Cook and Lt. J.W. Brown, on ground using
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7x50 binoculars. One brilliant white, round-oval object climbed
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in front of clouds, brightened, turned 90 to the north. Seen
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for 45 seconds.
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Oct. 29, 1954; Terciera Islands, Azores. 9 p.m. Witnesses:
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four Portuguese nationals. One object, shaped like a stovepipe
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with a center bulge and short wings (10' long, 3' in diameter, 3'
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wings) having concave wingtips, and grey colored. Made a
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gargling sound when hovering, then disappeared in the glare of
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airplane landing lights. Sighting lasted 4-5 minutes.
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Nov. 15, 1954; Augusta, Maine. 44 p.m. Witness: N. Gallant,
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manager of radio station WFAV. Ten gold, circular objects flew
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in vertical V-formation, straight and level for 3 minutes.
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Nov. 19, 1954; Corvallis, Oregon. 4:15 p.m. Witness: P.J.
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Gunn, assistant professor of art at Oregon State University and
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ex-U.S. Navy aviation cadet. One bright white light hovered
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8.5-9 minutes, then crossed 20 of sky in 3-3.5 minutes.
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Nov. 28, 1954; Manilla, Phillipine Islands. 10:50 a.m. Witness:
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one anonymous medical doctor. One flat-bottomed, domed object
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(65-70' across, 18-20' high), bright orange with yellow discs
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attached and an exhaust trail. Flew north, stopped, reversed its
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course during 4 minute sighting.
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Dec. 3, 1954; Gulfport, Mississippi 12:12 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. S.P. Mellen. One translucent grey, round, flat object
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rotated on its vertical axis at high r.p.m. for 30 seconds.
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Dec. 7, 1954; Cape Province, South Africa. 1:15 p.m. Witness:
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weather officer, using a theodolite. One white, semi-circular,
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flat object with a dome flew from west to east, then turned
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north. Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
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Jan, 1, 1955; Cochise, New Mexico. 6:44 a.m. Witnesses:
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instructor and student pilot in USAF B-25 bomber/trainer. A
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metallic disc, shaped like two pie pans face-to-face, and 120-
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130' in diameter, paced the B-25, showing both its edge and its
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face, for 5-7 minutes. Only item in case file was summary form.
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Jan. 26, 1955; Lakeland, Florida. 6:15 p.m. Witness: J.M.
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Holland. A black smoke trail made a circle. There was an
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explosion and some objects fell. No further information in file.
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Feb.l, 1955; 20 miles east of Cochise, New Mexico. 7:55 p.m.
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Witnesses: Instructor Capt. D.F. Ritzdorf, aviation cadet F.W.
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Miller in TB-25 bomber/trainer. One red and white ball hovered
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off the left wing of the TB-25 for 5 minutes, then made a very
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fast climb. Total time of sighting was 8 minutes.
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Feb. 2, 1955; Miramar Naval Air Station, California. 11:50 a.m.
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Witness: USN Cmdr. J.L. Ingersoll. One highly polished sphere,
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with reddish-brown coloring, fell, then instantly accelerated to
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1,000-1,500 m.p.h.
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Feb. 10, 1955; Bethesda, Maryland. 10:03 p.m. Witness: E.J.
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Stein, model maker at U.S. Navy ship design facility. One
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object, shaped like a small portion of the bottom of the Moon,
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with a radiant yellow color, hovered for 30 seconds. Its bottom
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changed to a funnel shape. Total sighting lasted 1.5-2 minutes.
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April 30, 1955; Travis County, Texas. 7:30 a.m. Witness USAF
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Wing Intelligence Officer Maj. L..J. Pagozalski. Four black
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objects in a cluster made a whooshing sound like a zephyr.
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Sighting lasted 2-3 seconds.
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May 4, 1955; Keflavik, Iceland. 12:38 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col.
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E.J. Stealy, lst Lt. J.W. Burt. About 10 round, white objects,
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one of which left a brief smoke trail, flew in an irregular
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formation, some of them making erratic movements during the 5-8
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second sighting.
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May 23, 1955; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Midnight. Witnesses: USAF
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Airman/Basic I.J. Shapiro and E.C. Ingber. During a 5 minute
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period, two slender, vertical rectangles were seen low on the
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horizon, and two ovals with tops (dark, with dark blue
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illumination) flew higher.
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July 29, 1955; Columbus, Nebraska. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Morrice
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Raymond. Four orange flashing lights and one whIte flashing
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light moved up and down like yo-yos for 5-6 minutes.
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Aug. 11, 1955; Iceland. 11:45 a.m. Witness: 2nd Lt. E.J.
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Marlow. Twelve grey objects, from cigar to egg-shaped, varied
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--------Continued in Bluebook Part 5 --------------------------------
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Don
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