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silver object, shaped like a long pear with two or three squares
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beneath it, flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210 m.p.h.), while a
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smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at
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1,000-1,500 kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by crews for 1-4
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minutes.
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July 23, 1952; Altoona, Pennsylvania. 12:50 p.m. Witnesses:
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two-man crews of two USAF F-94 jet interceptors at 35-46,000'
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altitude. Three cylindrical objects in a vertical stack
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formation flew at an altitude of 50-80,000'. Seen for 20
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minutes.
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July 23, 1952; South Bend, Indiana. 11:35 p.m. Witness: USAF
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pilot Capt. H. W. Kloth. Two bright blue-white objects flew
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together, then the rear one veered off after about 9 minutes.
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July 24, 1952; Carson Sink, Nevada. 3:40 p.m. Witnesses: two
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USAF Lt. Colonels McGinn and Barton in a B-25 bomber. Three
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silver, delta-shaped objects, each with a ridge along the top,
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crossed in front of and above the B-25 at high speed, in 3-4
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seconds.
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July 26, 1952; Washington, D.C. 8 p.m. until after midnight.
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Witnesses: radar operators at several airports, airline pilots.
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Many unidentified blips tracked by radar all over Washington
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area, at varying speeds. Pilots spotted unidentified lights.
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July 26, 1952; Kansas City, Missouri. 12:15 a.m. Witnesses:
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USAF Capt. H. A. Stone, men in control towers at Fairfax Field
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and Municipal Airport. One greenish light with red-orange
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flashes was seen for 1 hour as it descended in the northwest from
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40* elevation to 10* elevation.
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July 26, 1952; Andrews AFB, Maryland. This was a continuation of
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the extensive sightings and radar tracking reports reported
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throughout the Washington, D.C. area, all night long.
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July 26, 1952; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 12:05 a.m. Witness:
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Airman lst Class J.M. Donaldson. Eight to ten orange balls in a
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triangular or V-formation flew very fast for 3-4 seconds.
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July 26, 1952; Williams, California. Case missing from official
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files.
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July 27, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 10:05 a.m. Witnesses:
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three B-29 bomber crewmen on ground. Many round, white objects
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flew straight and level, very fast. Two at 10:05, one at 10:10,
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one at 10:15, one at 10:20. Each was seen for about 30 seconds.
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July 27, 1952; Wichita Falls, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. Adrian Ellis. Two disc-shaped objects, illuminated by a
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phosphorus light, flew at an estimated l,000 m.p.h. for 15
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seconds.
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July 28, 1952; Heidelberg, West Germany. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
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Sgt. B.C. Grassmoen, WAC Pfc. A.P. Turner. One saucer-shaped
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object having an appearance of light metal and giving off shafts
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of white light, flew slow, made a 90^ turn and climbed away fast
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after 4-5 minutes.
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July 28, 1952; McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 6 a.m. Witness: Ground
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Control Approach radar operator M/Sgt. W.F. Dees, and persons in
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the base control tower. Radar tracked a large cluster of very
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distinct blips. Visual observation was of oblong objects having
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neither wings nor tail, which made a very fast turn and at one
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time were in echelon formation. Entire episode lasted 55
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minutes.
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July 28, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 2:15 a.m. Witnesses:
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T/Sgt. Walstead, S/Sgt. Calkins of the 635th AC&W Squadron. One
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dull, glowing, blue-green ball,.the size of a dime at arms'
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length, flew very fast, straight and level.
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July 29, 1952; Osceola, Wisconsin. 1:30 a.m. Witnesses: radar
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operators on ground, pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight. Several
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clusters of up to 10 small radar targets and one large target.
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Small targets moved from southwest to east at 50-60 kts. (60-70
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m.p.h.), following each other. The large one moved at 600 kts.
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(700 m.p.h.). One hour total time. Pilot confirmed one target.
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July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 p.m. Witness: USAF
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Capt D.G. Moore, of military air traffic control system. One
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undescribed object flew at an estimated 2,600 m.p.h., below
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5,000' altitude, toward the air base for about 2 minutes.
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July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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Moore, Gilfillan electronics representative W. Yhope. One radar
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target tracked moving away, stopped for 2 minutes, again moved
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very, very fast. Four minutes.
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July 29, 1952; Merced, California. 3:44 or 4:35 p.m. Witnesses:
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Herbert Mitchell and one employee. One dark, discus-shaped
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object, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths behind, tipped on
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its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the 2
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minute sighting.
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July 29, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 12:35 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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shop employees Douglas and Hess at Municipal Airport. One bright
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white circular object with a flat bottom flew very fast, and then
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hovered 10-15 seconds over the Cessna Aircraft Co. plant, during
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the 5 minute sighting.
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July 29, 1952; Ennis, Montana. 12:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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persons, alerted that UFOs were coming from the direction of
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Seattle, Wash. Two to five flat disc-shaped objects: one
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hovered 3-4 minutes, while the others circled it. Sighting
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length of 30 minutes not explained further.
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July 30, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:02 p.m. Witness:
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USAF lst Lt. George Funk. One orange light remained stationary
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for 10 minutes. No further details in files.
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July 30, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10 a.m. Witnesses: E.E. Nye
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and one other person. One round, white object flew slow and then
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sped away after 20-30 minutes.
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Aug. 1, 1952; Lancaster, California. 1:14 a.m. Witnesses:
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sheriff's deputies and other persons, one named Mallette. Two
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brilliant red lights hovered and maneuvered for 5 minutes.
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Aug. 2, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 3 a.m. Witnesses: USAF
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lst Lt. W.A. Theil, one enlisted man. One red ball with a blue
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flame tail flew straight and level for 3-4 seconds.
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Aug. 4, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. 2:20 a.m. Witness: USAF
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A/3c W.F. Vain. One yellow ball which lengthened and narrowed to
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plate shape, flew straight and level for 5 minutes.
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Aug. 4, 1952; Mt. Vernon, New York. 11:37 a.m. Witnesses: one
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woman, two children. One object, shaped like a lifesaver or
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donut, emitted black smoke from its top and made a 15' arc in 1.5
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minutes. Observed for 2 hours.
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Aug 5. 1952; Haneda AFB, Japan. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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F-94 jet interceptor pilots lst Lt. W.R. Holder and lst Lt. A.M.
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Jones, and Haneda control tower operators. Airborne radar
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tracked a target for 90 seconds. Control tower operators watched
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50-60 minutes while a dark shape with a light flew as fast as 330
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kts. (380 m.p.h.), hovered, flew curves and performed a variety
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of maneuvers.
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Aug. 6, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. This is a continuation of the Haneda
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AFB sightings.
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Aug. 6, 1952; Port Austin, Michigan. Case missing from official
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files.
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Aug. 7. 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 9:08 a.m. Witness: Mrs.
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Susan Pfuhl. Four glowing white discs: one made a 180* turn,
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one flew straight and level, one veered off, and one circled
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during the 70 minute sighting.
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Aug. 9, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 10:50 a.m. Witness:
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USAF A/3c J.P. Raley. One disc-shaped object flew very fast and
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then hovered for 2 seconds during a 5-6 minute sighting.
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Aug. 13, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. 9:45 p.m. Witness: USAF Marine
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Corps pilot Maj. D. McGough. One orange light flew a left orbit
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at 8,000' and 230 m.p.h., spiralled down to no more than 1,500',
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remained stationary for 2-3 minutes and went out. An attempted
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interception was unsuccessful.
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Aug. 18, 1952; Fairfield, California. 12:50 a.m. Witnesses:
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three policemen. One object changed color like a diamond, and
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changed directions during the 30 minute sighting.
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Aug. 19, 1952; Red Bluff, California. 2:38 p.m. Witness:
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Ground Observer Corps observer Albert Lathrop. Two objects,
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shaped like fat bullets, flew straight and level, very fast for
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25 seconds.
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Aug. 20, 1952; Neffesville, Pennsylvania. 3:10 a.m. Witnesses:
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Bill Ford and two others. An undescribed object flew at 500'
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altitude for several minutes. No further data in files.
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Aug. 21, 1952; Dallas, Texas. 11:54 p.m. Witness: Jack Rossen,
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ex-artillery observer. Three blue-white lights hovered then
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descended; 1.5 minutes later, one of them descended more.
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Aug. 23, 1952; Akron, Ohio. 4:10 a.m. Witnesses: USAF 2nd Lt.
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H.K. Funseth, a ground radar observer, and two U.S. Navy men.
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One pulsing amber light was seen to fly straight and level for 7
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minutes.
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Aug. 24, 1952; Hermanas, Mexico. 10:15 a.m. Witness: Georgia
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Air National Guard F-84G jet fighter pilot Col. G.W. Johnson.
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Two 6' silver balls in abreast formation, one turned grey
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rapidly, the other slowly. One changed to long grey shape during
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a turn. Sighting lasted about 10 minutes.
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Aug. 24, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 5:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
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Mrs. George White. One large round, metallic, white light with a
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vague lower surface, flew slowly, then fast With a dancing,
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wavering motion, for about 1 minute.
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Aug. 24, 1952; Levelland, Texas. 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
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Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp. One object, shaped like a
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spinning top, changing color from red to yellow to blue, and with
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a fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes, whistling, then flew away.
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It, or another like it, returned an hour later.
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Aug. 25, 1952; Pittsburg, Kansas. 5:35 a.m. Witness: radio
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station musician William Squyres. One dull aluminum object,
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shaped like two meat platters, face to face, estimated at 75'
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long, 45' wide, and 15' thick. Through a window in the front
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section shone a blue light; the head and shoulders of a man could
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be seen. The mid section had numerous windows through which
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could be seen some kind of regular movement. A series of small
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propellers were spaced close together along the outer edge of the
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object, revolving at high speed. The object was hovering about
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10' above the ground, 100 yards off the road, with a slight
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rocking motion. It then ascended vertically with a sound like a
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large covey of quail starting to fly at the same time.
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Vegetation showed signs of having been disturbed under the
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object.
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Aug. 25, 1952; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. 3:40 p.m. Witnesses:
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civilian supervisor Fred Lee, foreman L.A. Aquilar. One round
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silver object flew south, turned and flew north, made a 360 turn
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and flew away vertically after 3-5 minutes.
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Aug. 26, 1952; Lathrop Wells, Nevada. 12:10 a.m. Witness: USAF
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Capt. D.A. Woods. One large, round, very bright object with a
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V-shaped contrail having a dark cone in the center, flew very
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fast, hovered, made an instantaneous 90 turn, followed by a
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gentle climb and finally sudden acceleration.
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Aug. 28, 1952; Chickasaw and Brookley AFB, Alabama. 9:30 p.m.
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Witnesses: USAF control tower operators, officer from USAF
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Office of Special Investigations, and others. Six objects,
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varying from fiery red to sparkling diamond appearance, hovered,
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flew erratically up and down for 1 hour and l5minutes.
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Aug. 29, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 8:35 p.m. Witness:
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pilot C.A. Magruder. Three objects, 50' in diameter, 10' high,
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aluminum with red-yellow exhaust, flew in trail at estimated
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1,500 m.p.h. for 4-5 seconds.
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Aug. 29, 1952; west of Thule, Greenland (77' N., 75* 15' W.)
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10:50 a.m. Witnesses: two U.S. Navy pilots flying a P4Y-2
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patrol plane. Three white disc-shaped or spherical objects
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hovered, then flew very fast in a triangular formation, in 2-3
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minutes.
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Sept. l, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:50 p.m. Witness: ex-AAF
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B-25 gunner. Two large white disc-shaped objects with green
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vapor trails flew in trail formation, merged, flew away very
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fast.
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Sept. 1, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witness: one
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unidentified person using binoculars. Two large objects shaped
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like spinning tops and displaying red, blue and green colors,
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flew side by side, leaving a sparkling trail for 30 minutes.
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Sept. 1, 1952; Atlanta, Georgia. 9:43 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs.
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William Davis and nine other persons. One light, similar to the
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evening star, moved up and down for a long period of time.
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Sept. l, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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Bowman (ex-artillery officer) and 24 others. A red, white, and
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blue-green object which spun and shot off sparks for 15 minutes.
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Sept. 1, 1952; Yaak, Montana. 4:45 a.m. Witnesses: Visual
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sighting by two USAF enlisted men, radar tracking seen by three
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men using AN/FPS-3 radar set. Two small, varicolored lights
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became black silhouettes at dawn; flew erratically. One hour.
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Sept. 2, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 3 a.m. Witness: radar
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tracker Turason (ground controlled approach) at Midway Airport.
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40 targets flew in miscellaneous directions, up to 175 m.p.h.
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Two seemed to fly in formation with DC-6 airliner. Total of
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8 hours.
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Sept. 3, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 99 a.m. Witnesses: civilian
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pilots McCraven and Thomas. One shiny, dark ellipse made three
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broad, curving sweeps in 1.5 minutes.
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Sept. 6, 1952; Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana. l:3O'a.m.
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Witnesses: T/Sgt. J.E. Wilson and two enlisted men. One bright
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star-like light moved about the sky for 2 hours.
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Sept. 6, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 4:55 p.m. Witnesses: ex-
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Congresswoman Mrs. Isabella King and Bill McClain. One orange
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teardrop-shaped object whirled on its vertical axis, descended
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very fast, stopped, retraced its path upwards, while whirling in
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the opposite direction. 1.5 minutes.
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Sept. 7, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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chemist J.W. Gibson and others. One orange object or light (the
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color of 2,000' F.) exploded into view. Seen for from 3-20
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seconds by various observers.
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Sept. 9, 1952; Rabat, French Morocco. 9 p.m. Witness: E.J.
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colisimo, a civilian illustrator with USAF Intelligence. One
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disc with lights along part of its circumference, flew twice as
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fast as a T-33 jet trainer, in a slightly curved path for 5
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seconds.
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Sept. 12, 1952; Allen, Maryland. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
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Mrs. David Kolb, of the Ground Observer Corps, using binoculars.
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One white light with a red trim and streamers flew northeast for
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35 minutes.
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Sept. 13, 1952; Allentown, Pennsylvania. 7:40 p.m. Witness:
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private pilot W.A. Hobler, flying a Beech Bonanza. One object,
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shaped like a fat football, flaming orange-red color, descended
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and then pulled up in front of the witness' airplane. Seen for 2
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seconds.
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Sept. 14, 1952; Santa Barbara, California. 8:40 p.m. Witness:
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USAF C-54 transport pilot Tarbutton. One blue-white light
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travelled straight and level, then went up. Seen for 30 seconds.
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Sept. 14, 1952; North Atlantic, between Ireland and Iceland.
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Witnesses: military persons from several countries aboard ships
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in the NATO "Operation Mainbrace" exercise. Among the sightings:
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one blue-green triangle was observed flying 1,500 m.p.h; three
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objects in a triangular formation gave off white light exhaust at
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1,500 m.p.h.
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Sept. 14, 1952; White Lake, South Dakota. 7 p.m. Witness:
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Ground Observer Corps observer L.W. Barnes, using binoculars.
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One red, cigar-shaped object, with three puffs behind it, flew
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west, then south, and then was gone. Seen 30-40 minutes.
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Sept. 14, 1952; Ciudad Jaurez, Mexico. 11:30 p.m. to 1:20 a.m.,
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Sept. 15. Witnesses: consulting engineer R. J. Portis and three
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others. Six groups of 12-15 luminous spheres or discs, which
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flew in formations varying from arcs to inverted-Y's, very fast.
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Sept. 14, 1952; Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania. Time not known.
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Witness: pilot of Flying Tiger Airlines airplane N67977. One
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blue light flew very fast on a collision course with the
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airliner. Note: the summary card attached to the file showed
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completely different information.
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Sept. 16, 1952; Portland, Maine. 6:22 p.m. Witnesses: crew of
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U.S. Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane, visually and via radar. A
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group of five lights was seen at the same time a long, thin blip
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was being tracked on radar. Note: consideration was given to
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this being USAF KC-97 airplanes involved in a refueling
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operation. The sighting involved 20 minutes.
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Sept. 16, 1952; Warner-Robbins AFB, Georgia. 7:30 p.m.
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Witnesses: three USAF officers, two civilians. Two white lights
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flew abreast, at 100 m.p.h., for 15 minutes.
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Sept. 17, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
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Mrs. Ted Hollingsworth. Two groups of three large, flat, shiny
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objects flew in tight formations: the first group slow, the
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second faster. Seen for 2 minutes.
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Sept. 23, 1952; Gander Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. No time
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shown. Witnesses: Pepperell AFB operations officer and seven
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other campers. One bright white light, which reflected on the
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lake, flew straight and level at 100 m.p.h. for 10 minutes.
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Sept. 24, 1952; Charleston, West Virginia. 3:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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crew of USAF B-29 bomber. A lot of bright, metallic particles or
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flashes, up to 3' in length, streamed past the B-29 for 15
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minutes.
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Sept. 26, 1952; 400 miles NNW of Azores Islands. 11:16 p.m.
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Witnesses: pilot, copilot, engineer and aircraft commander of
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USAF C-124 transport plane. Two distinct green lights were seen
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to the right and slightly above the C-124, and at one time seemed
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to turn toward it. The lights alternated leading each other
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during more than 1 hour of observation.
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Sept. 27, 1952; Inyokern, California. 10 p.m. Witnesses: two
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couples, using a 5x telescope. One large, round object, which
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went through the color spectrum every 2 seconds, was seen to fly
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straight and level for 15 minutes.
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Sept. 29, 1952; Rochester, England. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses
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unknown, but report came via the Rochester Police Dept. Two flat
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objects hovered for 3 minutes, and then sped away.
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Sept. 29, 1952; Southern Pines, North Carolina. 8:15 p.m.
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Witnesses: U.S. Army Res. lst Lt. C.H. Stevens and two others.
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One green ellipse with a long tail orbited for 15 minutes.
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Sept. 29, 1952; Aurora, Colorado. 3:15 p.m. Witness: USAF
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T/Sgt. B.R. Hughes. Five or six circular objects, bright white
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but not shiny, circled in trail formation for 5-6 minutes.
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Oct. 1, 1952; Shaw AFB, South Carolina. 6:57 p.m. Witness:
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USAF lst Lt. T.J. Pointek, pilot of RF-8O reconnaissance jet. One
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bright white light flew straight, then vertical, then hovered,
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and then made an abrupt turn during a 23 minute attempted
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intercept.
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Oct. 1, 1952; Pascagoula, Mississippi. 7:40 p.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. C.C. McLean and one other person. One round,
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milky-white object, shaped like a powder puff, hovered for 5-10
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minutes then flew away very fast in an arc. A loud blast was
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heard at the start of the 22 minute sighting.
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Oct. 7, 1952; Alamagordo, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m. Witness: USAF
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Lt. Bagnell. One pale blue oval, with its long axis vertical,
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flew straight and level for 4-5 seconds, covering 30 in that
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time.
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.
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Oct. 10, 1952; Otis AFB, Massachusetts. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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USAF S/Sgt., two other enlisted men. One blinking white light
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moved like a pendulum for 20 minutes, and then shot straight up.
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Oct. 17, 1952; Taos, New Mexico. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: Four
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USAF officers One round, bright blue light moved from north to
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28
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northeast at an elevation of 45* for 2-3 seconds and then burned
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out.
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Oct. 17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m. Witnesses: Ministers
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Greenwalt and Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved
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more or less straight and level for 5 seconds.
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Oct. 17, 1952; Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 p.m. Witness:
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one military person (no detail). One white streamer moved at an
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estimated 3,000 m.p.h. in an arc for 20 seconds. No further
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details in files.
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Oct. 19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m. Witness: one
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ex-USAF aircrewman Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one
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of which was olive-drab colored on the side, flew in a rough
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V-formation. One object flipped slowly, another object stopped,
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during the 3-4 minute sighting.
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Oct. 19. 1952; 500 miles south of Hawaii. 6:58 p.m. Witnesses:
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crew of USAF C-50 transport plane. One round yellow light, with
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a red glowing edge, estimated at 100' in diameter, flew at
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300-400 kts. (350-450 m.p.h.) for 20 seconds.
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Oct. 21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee. No time given. Witnesses:
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persons at airport weather station. Six white lights flew in a
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loose formation for 1-2 minutes, and made a shallow dive at a
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weather balloon.
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Oct. 24, 1952; Elberton, Alabama. 8:26 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
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Lt. Rau, Capt. Marcinko, flying a Beech T-ll trainer. One
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object, shaped like a plate, with a brilliant front and vague
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trail, flew with its concave surface forward for 5 seconds.
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Oct. 29, 1952; Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 a.m.
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Witnesses: USAF S/Sgt. Anderson, A/2c Max Handy. One round
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object, silhouetted against a cloud, flew straight and level and
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smooth at 400 m.p.h. for 20 seconds.
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Oct. 31, 1952; Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 p.m. Witness: USAF
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Lt. James Allen. One orange, blimp-shaped object, 80' long and
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20' high, flew at treetop level, crossed over Allen's car (at
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which time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at 45'
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and tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.
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Nov. 3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 p.m. Witnesses: two
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control tower operators, including Lemaster. One long,
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elliptical, white-grey light flew very fast, paused, and then
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increased speed during a 3-4 second observation.
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Nov. 4, 1952; Vineland, New Jersey. 5:40 p.m. Witness:
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housewife Mrs. Sprague. Two groups of 2-3 whirling discs of
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light flew toward the southeast over a period of 30 seconds.
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29
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Nov. 12, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:23 p.m. Witness:
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security inspector. Four red-white-green lights flew slowly over
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a prohibited area for 15 minutes.
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Nov. 13, 1952; Opheim, Montana. 2:20 a.m. Witness: radar
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tracking by USAF 779th AC&W station. An unexplained track was
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followed for 1 hour, 28 minutes, at 158,000' altitude (30 miles)
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and a speed of 240 m.p.h. Radar was FPS/3 (PPI).
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Nov. 13, 1952; Glasgow, Montana. 2:43 a.m. Witness: U.S.
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Weather Bureau observer Earl Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped
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objects, with lights all around them, flew in a V-formation for
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||
about 20 seconds. Each object seemed to be changing position
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||
vertically by climbing or diving as if to hold formation.
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||
Formation came from the northwest, made a 90* overhead, and flew
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away to the southwest.
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|
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Nov. 15, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 7:02 a.m. Witnesses: USAF Maj.
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R.L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman, A/3c Phipps. One orange object
|
||
(a blue streak?) varied in shape, as it made jerky upward sweeps
|
||
with 10-15 second pauses during a 3-5 minute sighting.
|
||
|
||
Nov. 24, 1952; Annandale, Virginia. 6:30 p.m. Witness: L.L'
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Brettner. One round, glowing object flew very fast, made right
|
||
angle turns and reversed course during a 1 hour sighting.
|
||
|
||
Nov. 27, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 12:10 p.m. Witnesses:
|
||
pilot and crew chief of UAAF B-26 bomber. A series of black
|
||
smoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to antiaircraft fire, was seen
|
||
over a 20 minute period.C. 12:30 a.m. Witnesses: radar
|
||
|
||
Nov. 30, 1952; Washington, D.C. l
|
||
operators at Washington National Airport. Radar trackings
|
||
similar to those of July 26, 1952.
|
||
|
||
Dec. 8, 1952; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 8:16 p.m. Witnesses: pilot lst
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||
Lt. D. Dickman and radar operator lst Lt. T. Davies in USAF F-94
|
||
jet interceptor (s/n 49-2522). One white, oval light which
|
||
changed to red at higher altitude, flew straight and level for 2
|
||
minutes, then climbed at phenomenal speed on an erratic flight
|
||
path. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
|
||
|
||
Dec. 9, 1952; Madison, Wisconsin. 5:45 p.m. Witnesses: Capt.
|
||
Bridges and lst Lt. Johneon in USAF T-33 jet trainer. Four
|
||
bright lights, in diamond formation, flew at 400 m.p.h. and were
|
||
passed by the T-33 at 450 m.p.h. during the 10 minute sighting.
|
||
|
||
Dec. 28, 1952; Marysville, California. Case missing from
|
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official files.
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||
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