Project Blue Book: Exposed

Appendix B: The Blue Book Unidentifieds

In 1975 I learned, wholly by accident, that the Project Blue Book files had been declassified and were open for public review. This was back when the files were housed at Maxwell Air Force Base and before they had been microfilmed. Robert Charles Cornett and I spent days in the files, going through the index, writing down all the unidentified cases, many of the photo and physical evidence cases, and any others that caught our attention. We included the names of the witnesses, still much in evidence in those files.

Sometime later, the files were moved to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and were microfilmed. Before the microfilming was done, a number of Air Force officers read each file, attempting to black out the names of all the witnesses. When the files were re-released to the public and made available on microfilm, it seemed that one of the most critical pieces of evidence had been removed.

When I learned about the sanitization, I thought I had a record that was unique in the UFO field. I could put the names back in. Don Berliner, of the Washington based Fund for UFO Research, seems to have had the chance to see the files when they first appeared at the National Archives. He did the same thing I did and he too, could put the names back. Like me, he spent days going through the files, writing down the names of the witnesses. Don, much to his credit, apparently could think of no way to cash in on the information. He posted a great deal of it in one of the UFO newsgroups on the Internet. Apparently he thought that it might be of use to other researchers who hadn't had the access to the files that he did.

But there is one other point that should be made here. As I read the case files for this work, there wasn't one in which I didn't find the names of those witnesses. In other words, the Air Force officers who had the job of blacking out the names did a very poor job of it. In every case I was interested in, I could find the names of the witnesses somewhere in the Blue Book file.

For example, in the Chiles and Whitted case of 1948, I found a statement written by Chiles for the Air Force. The officer responsible had removed Chiles' name from both the return address and the signature block of his letter. That same officer had removed all references to Chiles or Whitted in the body of the text. What he or she didn't do was remove it from the all capital statement on the top of the letter. In big, bold letters, it said, "STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN CLARENCE S. CHILES." And, throughout that case, I found additional references to both Chiles and Whitted, including a number of newspaper articles in which both men were named.

Along with the Chiles and Whitted case, there were a number of other sightings that seemed to be related to it. That same Air Force officer worked very hard to take out all the names of those witnesses, except for a handwritten chart of all the sightings from late July 1948 that included the locations, times, directions and other information and, of course, the names of every single witness in this case. That's right, a chart that contained all the names.

In the Kenneth Arnold case there was a transcript of a telephone interview with him. The Air Force officers had taken out Arnold's name at the beginning of the statements made by Arnold. But, again, at the top, in big, black letters, someone had written, "Arnold Case."

Finding the names in the Florida scoutmaster case was somewhat more difficult. I could find the scoutmaster's name, but only the last name of one of the scouts until I reached the end. There was a clipping that contained the names and ages of each of the boy scouts. As I wrote the chapter, I thought about leaving the names out because they were, after all, just boys. And then I realized that each of them, eleven or twelve in 1952, were now older than I am.

That was the thing I found so ridiculous. They would so carefully remove the names from the reports, letters and other documents and then leave them in the newspaper articles that accompanied so many of the cases. In some files they had blacked out the names in the clippings, but always left enough information that, if I hadn't found them elsewhere in the file, I could have tracked down the newspaper or magazine to learn who the witnesses were.

It became something of a joke to me. How far would I have to read before I could find the names? In the Salt Lake City daylight disc case, I only found one name in the file itself, but the newspaper clippings that followed contained all the names. It was difficult from the information in the file to determine who had made which statement, but there was just enough that I could put it together.

So the work that I had thought of as unique was not. It had been duplicated by Don Berliner. And had neither of us done it, we could have figured out from the files, the names of those who were the witnesses. I'm happy that the Air Force officers didn't take their jobs seriously. They could have, with a little additional work, made it impossible to figure out who the witnesses were. In some cases, that could have been a deadly blow to the work that needs to be done.

What follows are most of the unidentifieds from the files with many of the names plugged back in. The list also contains some additional cases that the Air Force believed they had solved, though I don't accept their analysis. For those that aren't in Blue Book as an "unidentified" I have included the Air Force solution. Please don't construe that as an acceptance of the Air Force claim. It is a mere reporting of the information.

June 24, 1947: Mt. Rainier, Washington. 3:00 p.m. Kenneth Arnold watched as nine crescent-shaped objects flashed among the mountain peaks "like saucers skipping on a pond." Air Force conclusion: Mirage

June 24, 1947: Cascade Mountains, Washington. 3:00 p.m. Fred Johnson. Saw a number of "disc-shaped" craft overhead and noticed that his compass was spinning wildly.

July 3, 1947: Harborside, Maine. 2:30 p.m. Astronomer John Cole of South Brooksville, Maine watched 10–15 seconds while ten very light objects, with two dark forms to their left, moved like a swarm of bees to the northwest. A loud roar was heard.

July 4, 1947; over Emmet, Idaho. 8:17 p.m. United Air Lines Capt. E.J. Smith, First Officer Ralph Stevens, Stewardess Marty Morrow all watched for 12–15 minutes while four objects with flat bottoms and rough tops moved at varying speeds, with one high and to the right of the others.

July 6, 1947: Fairfield-Suisan Air Base, California. Capt. and Mrs. James Burniston watched for 1 minute while one object having no wings or tail rolled from side-to-side three times and then flew away very fast to the southeast.

July 7, 1948: Phoenix, Arizona. William Rhodes. Watched a "heel-shaped" object that circled near his home. Took two photographs of the object which disappeared a few minutes later. Air Force conclusion: Hoax

July 8, 1947: Muroc Air Base, California. 9:30 a.m. lst Lt. Joseph McHenry, T/Sgt Ruvolo, S/Sgt Nauman, Janette Scotte watched for an unstated length of time while two silver disc-shaped or spherical objects, apparently made of metal, flew a wide circular pattern. One of them later flew a tighter circle.

July 9, 1947: Meridian, Idaho. 12:17 Idaho Statesman aviation editor and former (AAF) B-29 pilot Dave Johnson watched for more than 10 seconds from an Idaho Air National Guard AT-6 while a black disc, which stood out against the clouds, made a half-roll and then a stair-step climb.

July 10, 1947: Harmon Field, Newfoundland, Canada. Between 3 and 5 p.m. Three ground crewmen, including Mr. Leidy, for Pan American Airways watched briefly while one translucent disc- or wheel-shaped object flew very fast, leaving a dark blue trail. It then ascended and cut a path through the clouds.

July 29, 1947: Hamilton Air Base, California. 2:50 p.m. Assistant Base Operations Officer Capt. William Rhyerd, ex-AAF B-29 pilot Ward Stewart. Watched for unknown length of time while two round, shiny, white objects with estimated 15–25 foot diameters, flew 3–4 times the apparent speed of a P-80, also in sight. One object flew straight and level. The other weaved from side-to-side like an escort fighter.

Sept. 3, 1947: Oswego, Oregon. 12:15 p.m. Mrs. Raymond Dupui. Watched for unknown length of time as 12–15 round, silver objects flew an unstated pattern.

Oct., 1947: Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Unidentified witness watched for 1 hour while an undescribed object flew circles.

Oct. 14, 1947: 11 mi. NNE of Cave Creek, Arizona. Noon Fighter pilot J.L. Clark, a civilian pilot named Anderson, an unidentified third man watched 45–60 seconds while one 3-foot flying wing shaped object, which looked black against the white clouds and red against the blue sky, flew straight at an estimated 380 m.p.h., at 8-10,000 feet, from northwest to southeast.

April 5, 1948: Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Afternoon. Geophysics Lab balloon observers Alsen, Johnson, and Chance saw two irregular, round, white or golden objects. One made three loops then rose and disappeared rapidly. The other flew in a fast arc to the west during the 30 second sighting.

July 24, 1948: Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. 1:50 a.m. Maintenance ground crewman Walter Massey saw a cigar-shaped craft that flashed overhead. He thought that he saw a flame coming from the rear.

July 24, 1948: Near Montgomery, Alabama. 2:45 a.m. Eastern Airlines pilots Clarance S. Chiles and John B. Whitted. Watched a bright light head for their airliner and pass on the right. Craft was cigar-shaped and had a double row of windows along it. A flame shot out of the back. Air Force conclusion: Astro: Fireball.

July 29, 1948: Indianapolis, Indiana. 9:88 a.m. James Toney, Robert Huggins, both employees of a rug cleaning firm watched a single shiny aluminum object, shaped something like an airplane's propeller, with 10–12 small cups protruding from either blade. Estimated size 6–8 feet' long, 1.5–2 feet' wide. The object glided across the road a few hundred feet in front of their vehicle and apparently went down in a wooded area. Sighting lasted a few seconds.

July 31, 1948: Indianapolis, Indiana. 8:25 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Swigert; he was an electrician. Object was shaped like a cymbal, or domed disc; about 20 feet' across and 6–8 feet 'thick, and was white without any shine. It flew straight and level from horizon to horizon in about 10 seconds, shimmering in the sun as if spinning.

July or August, 1948: In the vicinity of Marion, Virginia. Shortly after sunset. Max Abbott, flying a Bellanca Cruisair four-passenger private airplane watched a single bright white light as it accelerated and turned up a valley.

Sept. 23, 1948: San Pablo, California. 12 noon. Sylvester Bentham and retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins saw two objects, one of which was a buff or grey rectangle with vertical lines and the other a translucent "amoeba" with a dark spot near the center. The arms of the "amoeba" undulated. Both objects travelled very fast.

Oct. 15, 1948: Fusuoka, Japan. 11:05 p.m. Pilot Halter and radar operator Hemphill of a P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter. Up to six objects tracked on radar, only one seen visually. Dull or dark object shaped like a dirigible with a flat bottom and clipped tail end. Six seen on radar separately. Pilot attempted to close on visual object, but it dove away fast.

Dec. 3, 1948:; Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California. 8:15 p.m. Air Force sergeant, control tower operator watched a single round, white light that flew for 25 seconds with varying speed, bouncing motion, and finally a rapid erratic climb.

Jan. 4, 1949: Hickam Field, Hawaii. 2 p.m. USAF Capt. Paul Storey saw one flat white, elliptical object with a matte top circled while oscillating to the right and left, and then sped away.

Jan. 27, 1949: Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 p.m. Capt. Sames, acting chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and Mrs. Sames watched for 25 minutes while a cigar-shaped object as long as two Pullman cars and having seven lighted square windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed with a bouncing motion at an estimated 400 mph.

March 17, 1949: Camp Hood, Texas. 7:52 p.m. The witnesses included guards of the 2nd Armored Division. While awaiting the start of a flare firing, they watched, for an hour, while eight large, green, red and white flare-like objects flew in generally straight lines.

April 3, 1949: Dillon, Montana. 11:55 a.m. Construction company owner Gosta Miller and three other unnamed persons. One object shaped like two plates attached face-to-face with matte bottom, bright aluminum top and was about 20 feet' diameter, 4–5 feet' thickness. It rocked or rotated in six cycles, descended, rocked, flew, rocked.

April 4, 1949: Merced, California. 10:20 p.m. William Parrott, former Air Force pilot watched one generally round object with a curved bottom and dull coloring. The object gave off a clicking sound until overhead. Parrott's dog reacted.

April 24, 1949: Arrey, New Mexico. l0:30 a.m. General Mills meteorologist and balloon expert C.B. Moore and others on a balloon launch crew. One white, round ellipsoid, about 2.5 times as long as wide. Donald Menzel believed this to a mirage.

April 28, 1949: Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m. Howard Hann, Mr. Hubert, Tex Keahey. One bright, sausage-shaped object was observed for 40 minutes while it rolled and flew fast.

May 5, 1949: Ft. Bliss, Texas. 11:40 a.m. Army officers Maj. Day, Maj. Olhausen, Capt. Vaughn saw two oblong white discs, flying at an estimated 200–250 mph, make a shallow turn during the 30–50 second observation.

May 6, 1949: Livermore, California. 9:35 a.m. C. G. Green. Two shiny, disc-like objects rotated around each other and banked. Then one shot upwards with a grey trail and rejoined the other.

May 9, 1949: Tucson, Arizona. 2:30 p.m. M/Sgt. Troy Putnam. Two round, flat silvery objects, estimated to be 25 feet' in diameter, flew 750-1,000 mph in banked but steady manner.

May 27, 1949: South-central Oregon. 2:25 p.m. Joseph Shell, ferrying SNJ trainer for North American Aviation, from Red Bluff, California, to Burns, Oregon. Five to eight oval objects, twice as long as wide, and 1/5 as thick. They flew in trail formation, with an interval equal to 3–4 times their length, except that the second and third were closer together.

July 24, 1949: Mountain Home, Idaho. 12 noon. Henry Clark, manager of a flying service, flying a Piper Clipper. Seven delta-shaped objects, 35–55 feet' in span, 20–30 feet' long, 2–5 feet' thick; light colored except for a 12 foot' diameter dark circle at the rear of each. They flew in a tight formation of twos with one behind, and made a perfect, but unbanked, turn. During the 10 minute sighting, they displayed decreasing smooth oscillations. Clark's engine ran rough during the sighting, and upon landing was found to have all its spark plugs burned out.

July 30, 1949: Mt. Hood, Oregon. 9 p.m. Northwest Airlines Capt. Thrush, two Portland control tower operators, and one flying instructor. One object with one white light and two red lights, maneuvered and hovered.

Feb 5, 1950: Teaticket, Massachusetts. 5:10 p.m. Marvin Odom, former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, USAF Lt. Philip Foushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and two others. Two thin, illuminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball, maneuvered together and then disappeared high and fast after 5 minutes.

Feb. 24, 1950: Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:55 p.m. Municipal Airport Weather Observers Luther McDonald, Harrison Manson. One white, slightly elongated oval was watched for 1.5 minutes through a theodolite while it flew straight and level.

Feb. 25, 1950: Los Alamos, New Mexico. 3:55 p.m. Twelve Atomic Energy Commission security inspectors. One cylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing, flew slow and then fast, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course. observations by individuals varied from 3 seconds to 2 minutes.

March 3, 1950: Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 11:05 p.m. Lt Frank Mattson. One intense, dull yellowish light descended vertically, then flew straight and level very fast for 4 minutes.

March 20, 1950: Stuggart, Arkansas. 9:26 p.m. Chicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W. Anderson, Jr. One 100 foot' circular disc with 9-12 portholes along the lower side emitting a soft purple light, and a light at the top which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds, flew at not less than 1,000 m.p.h. It was seen for 25–35 seconds.

March 27, 1950: Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 a.m. USAF radar operator Cpl. Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes while it was stationary and then moved at 500 mph.

March 28, 1950: Santiago, Chile. 3:15 p.m. M/Sgt. Patterson, of the office of the U.S. Air Attaché. One white object observed for 5-10 seconds through binoculars while it flew high and fast, crossing 30 degrees of sky.

March 29, 1950: Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee. 7 a.m. Real estate salesmen Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve dark objects shaped like 300-lb. bombs, estimated 5 feet long. Flew 500 mph and descended, making a noise like wind blowing through the trees.

April 8, 1950: Kokomo, Indiana. 2 a.m. Earl Baker. One grey metallic disc, 50' in diameter, 15 feet 'thick; top-shaped with a "conning tower" at the top and three ports on the rim giving off a blue light. It hovered for 2 minutes, then flew away. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.

April 14, 1950: Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. 2:30 p.m. Army M/Sgt. James. Four rectangular, amber objects, about 3 feet' by 4 feet'. changed speed and direction rapidly; the group of objects rose and fell during the 3–4 minute sighting.

April 23, 1950: Red Bud, Illinois. 3:58 p.m. Dean Morgan, photographer, Mr. and Mrs. Greene, Donald Gene. Morgan photographed the object that was seen by the Greenes and Gene. The object hovered, and then shot away. Air Force conclusion: Not a case, information only.

May 7, 1950: Nine miles south of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and their grandson. One silvery white object hovered at 100 feet' altitude, moved back and forth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away. Air Force conclusion: No investigation.

May 24, 1950. Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Morning. Photos taken by two stations on Video Camera. Two different objects and traingulation (sic) could not be effected. Photos sent to Dr Marichi at Cambridge. Air Force conclusion: Insufficient Data, file incomplete.

June 21, 1950: Hamilton Air Force Base, California. 1:35 a.m. Corporal Garland Pryor and SSGT Ellis Lorimer saw a disc-shaped object shooting a blue flame and traveling at over a thousand miles an hour was seen. Air Force conclusion: Insufficient data. Report not in file. Case will be evaluated if file is located.

June 27, 1950: Texarkana, Texas. 7:50 a.m. Terrell and Yates, employees of Red River Arsenal saw one object, bright, shaped like two dishpans face-to-face, flew straight and level, fast for 4–5 seconds.

July 13, 1950: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 p.m. Two skilled Arsenal employees including Mr. Washburn saw one object, shaped like a bowtie, and like polished aluminum. Flew straight and level, then one triangle rotated 1/4 turn in the opposite direction and returned to its original position. The object then made a right-angle turn and accelerated away after at least 30 seconds.

Aug. 4, 1950: approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City. 10 a.m. EDT. Ship's Master Nils Lewring, Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third Mate, of M/V Marcala. One 10 foot' cylindrical object at 50-100 feet' altitude, flying with a churning or rotary motion, accelerated at end of 15 second sighting.

Aug. 20, 1950: Nicosia, Cyprus. 1:30 p.m. USAF MATS liaison officer Lt. William Ghormley, Col. W. V. Brown, Lt. Col. L.w. Brauer. One small, round, bright object flew fast, straight and level for 15–20 seconds.

Aug. 25, 1950: approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda. 8 p.m. B-29 radarman SSGT William Shaffer. Radar observation, plus possible blue streak 3 minutes later. B-29 followed unidentified target, then passed it at l/4-mile distance, target followed for 5 minutes, then passed B-29 and sped away. Total time of tracking: 20 minutes.

Aug. 30, 1950: Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 p.m. Three local employees, including Kaeel and Alexander, of the Air Force Base. A dark, barrel-shaped object with a pole down from it into the water, flew at 3–5 mph and 15–20 feet' altitude for 5 minutes.

Sept. 3, 1950: Spokane, Washington. 2 p.m. Maj R.J.Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three objects, others saw one). Metallic bronze discs, 20–30 feet' long, 2–6 feet' thick. Moved independently and erratically for 5 minutes.

Sept. 20, 1950: Kit Carson, Colorado. 10:49 a.m. The witness is identified only as a reliable source. Two large, round, glowing objects and three smaller, internally lit objects. Two hovered for 1 minute, moved, and three smaller ones came from behind or within the two larger objects, and all sped upward and away.

Sept. 21, 1950: Provincetown, Massachusetts. 9:52 a.m. M.I.T. research associate and Air National Guard Maj. M.H. Ligda. Radar tracking of one object during M.I.T. tracking of USAF flight of F-84 or F-86 jet fighters. Object speed was 22 miles/minute (l,200 mph), made turn of 11–12 G's acceleration during 1 minute observation.

Oct. 15, 1950: Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:20 p.m. Atomic Energy Commission Trooper Rymer, J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki. Two shiny silver objects shaped like bullet or bladder. They dove with a smoke trail and one vanished. The other hovered at 5–6 feet altitude, 50 feet 'away, left and returned several times somewhat further away.

Oct. 15, 1950: Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness identified only as Daniel. Listed as "unidentified" in index, but no other data available.

Oct 15, 1950: Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Woodward. Same as previous observation.

Oct. 23, 1950: Bonlee, North Carolina. 12:42 p.m. Ex-USAF pilot Frank Risher. One aluminum object shaped like a dirigible or Convair C-99 cargo plane, with 3 portholes, arrived from southeast, hovered 3–5 seconds and flew away to the south-south-east at end of 40 second sighting.

Nov. 5, 1950: Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 11:55 a.m. Fairchild Aircraft illustrator Don Patrick. One translucent object, light grey with dark core, shaped like a pear or bean. Flew for 5-10 minutes with rapid, darting movements.

Dec. 2, 1950: Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott. One pearly, iridescent object with a flattened top, spun while hovering and made a sound like bees buzzing.

Dec. 6, 1950: Ft. Myers, Florida. 5 p.m. Harry Lamp and four boys, using lO-power binoculars. One 75 foot' object, 3–4 feet' thick, bubble on top, silver with a red rim having two white and two orange jets along it. The center revolved when the object hovered. It flew away very fast.

Dec. 11, 1950: l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska. 10:13 p.m. Northwest Air Lines flight 802 crew. Two white flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in two.

Jan. 8, 1951: South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and passengers in other cars stopped to watch. Two groups of red and green lights in triangular formations were stationary and then moved.

Jan. 12, 1951: Ft. Benning, Georgia. 10 p.m. US Army 2Lt. A.C. Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake remained motionless like a star about 20 minutes and then sped away.

Jan 16, 1951: Artesia, New Mexico. Time unknown. Two members of a balloon project from the General Mills. Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the manager of the Artesia Airport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their 110 foot' balloon at an altitude of 112,000 feet' when a dull white, round object was spotted. It appeared larger than the balloon, but made no movement. Later, the balloon crew and the others saw two objects from the airport that were flying side-by-side. They circled the balloon and flew away to the northeast. The second observation lasted about 40 seconds.

Feb. 1, 1951: Johnson Air Base, Japan. 5:10 p.m. Pilot and radar operator of F-82 night fighter saw one amber light made three or four 360 degree turns to the right, reversed toward the F-82 and then climbed out of sight.

Feb. 21, 1951: Durban, South Africa. 4:55 a.m. Three men in a truck, several other persons, none of whom are named, saw a dark red, torpedo-shaped object with darker center, flew straight and level.

Feb. 26, 1951: Ladd AFB, Alaska. 7:10 a.m. USAF Sergeant J.B. Sells saw one dull grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120 feet long and 10–12 feet' thick, hovered, puffed smoke and sped away after about a minute.

Mar. 10, 1951: Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 a.m. USAF B-29 bomber crew, including scanners and tail gunner. A large red-yellow glow burst and became blue-white. No further information in files.

Mar. 13, 1951: McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 p.m. USAF lLt B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin tails, 200 feet' long and 90 feet' wide, turned north and flew at incredible speed.

Mar. 15, 1951: New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m. 25 members of a flying club, including the chief aerial engineer and his two assistants. One metallic cigar-shaped object with white exhaust which turned black when it accelerated to an estimated 1,000 mph and made a large loop.

June 1, 1951: Niagara Falls, New York. 4:20 a.m. MSGT H.E. Sweeney, 2 enlisted men watched one glowing yellow-orange, saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, flew straight up. Seen for 30–40 seconds.

July 24, 1951: Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Hanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One 100–200 foot' tubular object, 5 times long as it was wide, with fins at one end, and colored greyish with many black spots. Flew 800-1,000 mph at 1–2,000 feet altitude, leaving a faint swath.

Aug. 25, 1951: Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 p.m. Sandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing-shaped craft passed over their heads at an estimated 800-1,000 feet' altitude with no sound. Size estimated at one and a half times wingspan of B-36 bomber, or about 350 feet. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and 6–8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of "wing." Speed estimated at 300–400 mph, object seen for about 30 seconds.

Aug. 31, 1951: Matador, Texas. 12:45 p.m. Mrs. Tom Tilson, one or two other women. One pear-shaped object with a length of a B-29 fuselage (100'), aluminum or silver with a port or some type of aperture on the side. It moved with smaller end forward, drifting slowly at about 150 feet' altitude, then headed up in a circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.

Sept. 6, 1951: Claremont, California. 7:20 p.m. SSGT W.T. Smith, MSGT L.L. Duel. Six orange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level into a coastal fog bank after 3–4 minutes.

Sept. 14, 1951: Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 p.m. TSGT W.B. Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green saw three objects tracked on radar. Two were on a collision course, then one evaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the radar operators. No aircraft were known to be in the area. A third unidentified track then joined the first two. The sighting lasted more than 15 minutes.

Oct. 2, 1951: Columbus, Ohio. 6 p.m. Battelle Memorial Institute graduate physicist Howard Cross. One bright oval with a clipped tail flew straight and level, fading into the distance after 1 minute.

Oct. 3, 1951: Kadena, Okinawa. 10:27 p.m. Radar operators Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other Sergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip tracked at an estimated 4,800 mph.

Oct. 9, 1951: Terre Haute, Indiana. 1:42 p.m. CAA Chief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal Airport. One round silver object flew directly overhead, reaching the horizon in 15 seconds.

Oct. 9, 1951 Paris, Illinois. 1:45 Similar to event at Terre Haute (15 miles SE). It was originally listed as "unidentified" but was eventually reclassified.

Oct. 11, 1951: Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 a.m. General Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore (his second unidentified UFO report), pilot Dick Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight crew saw the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark underside and a halo around it. The object arrived high and fast, then slowed and made slow climbing circles for about two minutes, and finally sped away to the east. Soon they saw another one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite, which sped across the sky. Total time first object was seen was 5 minutes, second was a few seconds.

Nov. 18, 1951: Washington, D.C. 3:20 a.m. Crew of Capital Airlines DC-4 Fliqht 610, Andrews AFB Senior air traffic controller Tom Selby. One object with several lights, followed the DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned back.

Nov. 24, 1951: Mankato, Minnesota. 3:53 p.m. USAF or ANG pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in F-51 Mustangs. One milky white object shaped like Northrop flying wing. Estimated 8 foot wing span. Flew straight and level for 5 seconds.

Dec. 7, 1951: Sunbury, Ohio. 4:30 p.m. Amateur astronomer Carl Loar. One silvery sphere seen through telescope. Two specks sighted at sides, object seemed to explode and was replaced by a dark cloud and many specks.

Dec. 7, 1951: Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 8:15 a.m. Atomic Energy Commission guard J.H. Collins. One 20 foot' square object, white-grey but not shiny flew above ridge to clouds and back again twice.

Jan. 16, 1952: Artesia, New Mexico. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

Feb. 11, 1952: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

Feb 23, 1952: Sinuiji, North Korea. Witnesses saw a cylindrical shaped bluish object that disappeared by fading out.

March 20, 1952: Queen Anne's City, Maryland. Orange-yellow light in horizontal flight that made two vertical jumps.

March 23, 1952: Yakima, Washington. Radar sighting of object and a jet fighter was scrambled for an intercept. Ground radars also picked up the object.

March 24, 1952: Point Conception, California. Radar observation made by Hancock.

March 29, 1952: Misawa, AFB, Japan. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

March 5, 1952: Duncanville, Texas. Object observed by radar maintenance mechanic.

April 5, 1952: Miami, Florida. The witness observed four objects pass the full moon. One object was more plainly seen, was about half the moon's diameter and had a sharply defined leading edge.

April 6, 1952: Temple, Texas. 2:59 p.m. Disc shaped objects in a circular formation.

April 12, 1952: North Bay, Ontario. 11:30 p.m. A round, amber colored object came in from the south. It flew at twice the speed of a F-86 at low level. It stopped and reversed direction.

April 14, 1952: Memphis, Tennessee. 6:30 p.m. Witness saw an inverted bowl with vertical slots. It flew straight and level and had red glowing exhaust.

April 14, 1952: La Crosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 p.m. Witnesses watched objects traveling in straight and level flight change position in a V-formation.

April 15, 1952: Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 p.m. Two circular objects were seen in straight and level flight. Project card noted that the witness, Hays, appeared to be reliable.

April 17, 1952: Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m. The object is described as star colored and star shaped. It made erratic movements including rapid climbs and dives. Although this sounds suspiciously like a very bright star, the Project Blue Book files carries it as an unidentified.

April 17 — 18, 1952: Yuma Test Station, Arizona. A white, circular object flew across the sky leaving a white vapor trail behind it.

April 18, 1952: Bethesda, Maryland. 1:30 a.m. Witness sighted orange-yellow lights in a V-formation that flew straight and level.

April 18, 1952: Corner Brook, Newfoundland. 10:10 p.m. The witness saw a round, yellowish gold object that seemed to disappear and then come back. What is interesting is that the witness had published an article the day before debunking UFOs.

April 18, 1952: Japan. Object was seen on radar.

April 22, 1952: Okinawa. The crew of a B-29 reported they saw three elliptical shaped object about two to three feet long maneuvering erratically.

April 24, 1952: Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5:00 a.m. The crew of a C-124 saw three circular objects, bluish in color, as they flew in straight and level flight.

April 24, 1952: Milton, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witness named Burn saw two dark red objects of a "flat square shape" traveled in "wobbly" flight, climbed, leveled out and then climbed again.

April 24, 1952: Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 p.m. An Air Force flight surgeon saw many orange-amber lights flying in a formation described as a "blob."

April 27, 1952: Roseville, Michigan. 4:14 p.m. A number of civilians saw four oval and cigar-shaped objects that turned over and changed shape as they flew and performed a variety of manuevers.

April 27, 1952: Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m. An Air Force Staff Sergeant and his wife saw a bright red, disc-shaped object as it came and went. It made a rapid climb. They may have seen one object eight times or eight objects one time.

April 29, 1952: Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m. Witness saw a round, white object in straight and level flight.

April 29, 1952: Near Goodland, Kansas. 10:00 p.m. Witness reported a fan-shaped object, white, in straight and level flight.

May 1, 1952: Moses Lake, Washington. An AEC employee watched a silver object in straight and level flight.

May 1, 1952: George AFB, California. 5:50 p.m. Several Air Force officers and enlisted men watched five, flat white, disc-shaped objects make a sudden 90 degree turn and disappear.

May 5, 1952: Tenafly, New Jersey. Witnessed by Judson. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

May 7, 1952: Kessler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 p.m. Four Air Force personnel saw about ten objects that were cylindrically shaped and looked to be made of aluminum dart in and out of the clouds.

May 9, 1952: George AFB, California. 10:30 a.m. Witnesses on the ground and pilot of an F-86 saw one silver colored, round object that disappeared to the north. One of a series of sightings at the base on May 9, 11, 13, 14, 20. Some were identified and many were marked as insufficient data.

May 10, 1952: Ellenton, South Carolina. 11:45 p.m. A number of civilians watched four objects, yellow in color and disc-shaped, that flew straight and level for a short period. One object was reported to have pulled up to avoid other objects on the ground.

May 14, 1952: Puerto Rico. 7:00 p.m. An attorney, among others, reported two objects, orange in color, spherical, one of which darted around.

May 20, 1952: Houston, Texas. 10:10 p.m. Three Air Force navigators watched an orange-white light coming toward them. Object flew straight except for one turn.

May 25, 1952: Walnut Lake, Michigan. 11:15 p.m. Seven civilians including a witness named Hoffman, reported a white to yellow orange moon-shaped object, which they followed in a car for thirty minutes.

May 28, 1952: Saigon, RVN. 10:30 a.m. A civilian reported a single, white-silver disc-shaped object that was in sight for two minutes.

May 28, 1952: Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:30 p.m. A city fireman reported two sightings of a light silver and light brown, circular objects that came in from the northeast at high speed, stopped to circle and then climbed out of sight.

May 29, 1952: San Antonio, Texas. 7:00 p.m. An Air Force pilot watched a single object that he described as tubular for about eight minutes.

June 1, 1952: Rapid City, South Dakota. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 1, 1952: Walla Walla, Washington. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 2, 1952: Bayview, Washington. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 5, 1952: Lubbock, Texas. Witnessed by Bacon. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 5, 1952: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 5, 1952: Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 6, 1952: Kimpo AFB, Japan. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files. It was also noted in the Master Index that the case file was missing.

June 7, 1952: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 8, 1952: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Witnessed by Markland. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 9, 1952: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files. It is also noted in the Master Index that the case file was missing.

June 12, 1952: Fort Smith, Arkansas. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 12, 1952: Marrakech, Morocco. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 13, 1952: Middletown, Pennsylvania. Witnessed by Thomas. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 15, 1952: Louisville, Kentucky. Witnessed by Duke. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 16, 1952: Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 17, 1952: McChord AFB, Washington. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 17, 1952: Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 18, 1952: Columbus, Wisconsin. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 18, 1952: Pontiac, Michigan. Witnessed by Hoffman. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 19, 1952: Goose AFB, Labrador. Labeled as a radar case. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 19, 1952: Yuma, Arizona. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 20, 1952: Korea. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 21, 1952: Kelly AFB, Texas. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 22, 1952. Korea. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 23, 1952. Spokane, Washington. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 23, 1952: McChord AFB, Washington. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 23, 1952: Kirksville, Missouri. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files. It is also noted in the Master Index that the case file is missing.

June 23, 1952: Oakridge, Tennessee. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 23, 1952: New Owensboro, Tennessee. A contractor named Depp heard a sound like aircraft and looked up to see two round objects, described as looking like soap bubbles, flying one behind the other. They disappeared in about five seconds.

June 25, 1952: Tokyo, Japan. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 25, 1952: Chicago, Illinois. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 25, 1952. Japan, Korea area. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 26, 1952. Terre Haute, Indiana. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 26, 1952: Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 27, 1952: Topeka, Kansas. Military witnesses. Pilot saw one object that hovered and pulsated. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 28, 1952: Lake Kishkonoug, Wisconsin. One silver white sphere was observed over the lake. The object made a 180 degree turn and became elliptical during the turn and then a sphere.

June 28, 1952: Nagoya, Honshu, Japan. Military witnesses saw a single, blue object that was elliptical. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

June 29, 1952: O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. Witnesses saw one oval object which was very bright and smooth like highly polished silver. After a time, object moved at a high rate of speed and disappeared like a light bulb being shut off.

July 3, 1952: Selfridge AFB, Michigan. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 3, 1952: Chicago, Illinois. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 5, 1952: Norman, Oklahoma. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 6-12, 1952: Governors Island, New York. Amateur photographer Neff was making time exposures and didn't see the object until the film was developed.

July 9, 1952: Colorado Springs, Colorado. Witnessed by military personnel. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 12, 1952: Annapolis, Maryland. Witnessed by Washburn. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 13, 1952: Kirksville, Missouri. Object seen on military radar and case file accompanied by scope photographs. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 14, 1952: Norfolk, Virginia. Witnessed by Nash. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 18, 1952: Miami, Florida. Witnessed by Raymer. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 20, 1952: Lavallette, New Jersey. Witnessed by Spoomer. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 21, 1952: Holyoak, Massachusetts. Witnessed by Burgess. Carried as an unidentified in the Project Blue Book files.

July 22, 1952: between Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts. 10:47 p.m. Pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. One round blue light passed F-94, spinning.

July 22, 1952: Trenton, New Jersey. 10:50 p.m. to 12:45 a.m., July 23. Crews of several USAF F-94 jet interceptors from Dover AFB, Del. Thirteen visual sightings and one radar tracking of blue-white lights during two hours.

July 23, 1952: Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 a.m. The two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors saw a large silver object, shaped like a long pear with two or three squares beneath it, flew at 150–180 kts, while a smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at 1,000-1,500 kts.

July 23, 1952: Altoona, Pennsylvania. 12:50 p.m. Two-man crews of two USAF F-94 jet interceptors at 35–46,000 feet' altitude. Three cylindrical objects in a vertical stack formation flew at an altitude of 50–80,000 feet.

July 23, 1952: South Bend, Indiana. 11:35 p.m. USAF pilot Capt. H. W. Kloth. Two bright blue-white objects flew together, then the rear one veered off after about 9 minutes.

July 24, 1952: Carson Sink, Nevada. 3:40 p.m. Two USAF LTCs McGinn and Barton in a B-25 bomber watched three silver, delta-shaped objects, each with a ridge along the top, crossed in front of and above the B-25 at high speed, in 3–4 seconds.

July 26, 1952: Washington, D.C. 8 p.m. until after midnight. Radar operators at several airports, airline pilots. Many unidentified blips tracked by radar all over Washington area, at varying speeds. Pilots spotted unidentified lights.

July 26, 1952: Kansas City, Missouri. 12:15 a.m. USAF Capt. H. A. Stone, men in control towers at Fairfax Field and Municipal Airport. One greenish light with red-orange flashes was seen for 1 hour as it descended in the northwest from 40 foot elevation to 10 foot elevation.

July 26, 1952: Andrews AFB, Maryland. This was a continuation of the extensive sightings and radar tracking reports reported throughout the Washington, D.C. area, all night long.

July 26, 1952: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 12:05 a.m. Airman lst Class J.M. Donaldson. Eight to ten orange balls in a triangular or V-formation flew very fast for 3–4 seconds.

July 26, 1952: Williams, California. Case missing from official files.

July 27, 1952: Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 10:05 a.m. Three B-29 bomber crewmen on ground. Many round, white objects flew straight and level, very fast. Two at 10:05, one at 10:10, one at 10:15, one at 10:20. Each was seen for about 30 seconds.

July 27, 1952: Wichita Falls, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Ellis. Two disc-shaped objects, illuminated by a phosphorus light, flew at an estimated l,000 mph for 15 seconds.

July 28, 1952: Heidelberg, West Germany. 10:20 p.m. Sgt. B.C. Grassmoen, WAC PFC. A.P. Turner. One saucer-shaped object having an appearance of light metal and giving off shafts of white light, flew slow, made a 90 degree turn and climbed away fast after 4–5 minutes.

July 28, 1952: McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 6 a.m. Ground Control Approach radar operator MSGT W.F. Dees, and persons in the base control tower tracked on radar a large cluster of very distinct blips. The visual observation was of oblong objects having neither wings nor tail, which made a very fast turn and at one time were in echelon formation.

July 28, 1952: McChord AFB, Washington. 2:15 a.m. TSGT Walstead, SSGT Calkins of the 635th AC&W Squadron saw a dull, glowing, blue-green ball, the size of a dime at arms' length, flew very fast, straight and level.

July 29, 1952: Osceola, Wisconsin. 1:30 a.m. Radar operators on ground, pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight saw several clusters of up to 10 small radar targets and one large target. Small targets moved from southwest to east at 50–60 kts. following each other. The large one moved at 600 kts. Pilot confirmed one target.

July 29, 1952: Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 p.m. USAF Capt D.G. Moore, of military air traffic control system. One undescribed object flew at an estimated 2,600 m.p.h., below 5,000 feet' altitude, toward the air base for about 2 minutes.

July 29, 1952: Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:50 p.m. Mr. Moore, Gilfillan electronics representative W. Yhope. One radar target tracked moving away, stopped for 2 minutes, again moved very, very fast.

July 29, 1952; Merced, California. 3:44 or 4:35 p.m. Herbert Mitchell and one employee. One dark, discus-shaped object, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths behind, tipped on its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the 2 minute sighting.

July 29, 1952: Wichita, Kansas. 12:35 p.m. USAF shop employees Douglas and Hess at Municipal Airport. One bright white circular object with a flat bottom flew very fast, and then hovered 10–15 seconds over the Cessna Aircraft Co. plant, during the 5 minute sighting.

July 29, 1952: Ennis, Montana. 12:30 p.m. USAF persons, alerted that UFOs were coming from the direction of Seattle, Washington did see two to five flat disc-shaped objects one of which hovered for 3–4 minutes, while the others circled it.

July 30, 1952: Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:02 p.m. USAF lst Lt. George Funk saw an orange light that remained stationary for 10 minutes.

July 30, 1952: San Antonio, Texas. 10 a.m. E.E. Nye and one other person watched as one round, white object flew slow and then sped away after 20–30 minutes.

Aug.1, 1952: Lancaster, California. 1:14 a.m. Sheriff's deputies and other persons, one named Mallette saw two brilliant red lights hovered and maneuvered for 5 minutes.

Aug. 2, 1952: Lake Charles, Louisiana. 3 a.m. USAF lst Lt W.A. Theil, one enlisted man. One red ball with a blue flame tail flew straight and level for 3–4 seconds.

Aug. 4, 1952: Phoenix, Arizona. 2:20 a.m. USAF A3C W.F. Vain. One yellow ball which lengthened and narrowed to plate shape, flew straight and level for 5 minutes.

Aug. 4, 1952: Mt. Vernon, New York. 11:37 a.m. One woman, two children. One object, shaped like a lifesaver or donut, emitted black smoke from its top and made a 15 foot' arc in 1.5 minutes.

Aug 5. 1952: Haneda AFB, Japan. 11:30 p.m. USAF F-94 jet interceptor pilots lLt W.R. Holder and lst Lt A.M. Jones, and Haneda control tower operators. Airborne radar tracked a target for 90 seconds. Control tower operators watched 50–60 minutes while a dark shape with a light flew as fast as 330 kts. (380 mph), hovered, flew curves and performed a variety of maneuvers.

Aug. 6, 1952: Tokyo, Japan. This is a continuation of the Haneda AFB sightings.

Aug. 6, 1952: Port Austin, Michigan. Case missing from official files.

Aug. 7. 1952: San Antonio, Texas. 9:08 a.m. Mrs. Susan Pfuhl. Four glowing white discs: one made a 180 degree turn, one flew straight and level, one veered off, and one circled during the 70 minute sighting.

Aug. 9, 1952: Lake Charles, Louisiana. 10:50 a.m. USAF A3C J.P. Raley. One disc-shaped object flew very fast and then hovered for 2 seconds during a 5–6 minute sighting.

Aug. 13, 1952: Tokyo, Japan. 9:45 p.m. USAF Marine Corps pilot Maj. D. McGough. One orange light flew a left orbit at 8,000 feet' and 230 m.p.h., spiralled down to no more than 1,500 feet', remained stationary for 2–3 minutes and went out. An attempted interception was unsuccessful.

Aug. 18, 1952: Fairfield, California. 12:50 a.m. Three policemen watched as one object changed color like a diamond, and changed directions during the 30 minute sighting.

Aug. 19, 1952: Red Bluff, California. 2:38 p.m. Ground Observer Corps observer Albert Lathrop saw two objects, shaped like fat bullets, flew straight and level, very fast for 25 seconds.

August 19, 1952: West Palm Beach, Florida. 9:30 p.m. Scoutmaster Sonny Desvergers claimed to have seen a flying saucer up close. It launched a red mist that burned him slightly. Air Force conclusion: The best hoax in UFO history.

Aug. 20, 1952: Neffesville, Pennsylvania. 3:10 a.m. Bill Ford and two others saw an undescribed object fly at 500 feet' altitude for several minutes.

Aug. 21, 1952: Dallas, Texas. 11:54 p.m. Jack Rossen, ex-artillery observer saw three blue-white lights hovered then descended and then, 1.5 minutes later, one of them descended more.

Aug. 23, 1952: Akron, Ohio. 4:10 a.m. USAF 2nd Lt. H.K. Funseth, a ground radar observer, and two U.S. Navy men saw a single pulsing amber light was seen to fly straight and level for 7 minutes.

Aug. 24, 1952: Hermanas, Mexico. 10:15 a.m. Georgia Air National Guard F-84G jet fighter pilot Col. G.W. Johnson saw two 6 foot' silver balls in abreast formation, one turned grey rapidly, the other slowly. One changed to long grey shape during a turn. Sighting lasted about 10 minutes.

Aug. 24, 1952: Tucson, Arizona. 5:40 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. George White watched one large round, metallic, white light with a vague lower surface, fly slowly, then fast With a dancing, wavering motion, for about 1 minute.

Aug. 24, 1952: Levelland, Texas. 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp saw a single object, shaped like a spinning top, changing color from red to yellow to blue, and with a fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes, whistling, then flew away. It, or another like it, returned an hour later.

Aug. 25, 1952: Pittsburg, Kansas. 5:35 a.m. Radio station musician William Squyres saw a single dull aluminum object, shaped like two meat platters, face to face, estimated at 75 feet long, 45 feet wide, and 15 feet thick. Through a window in the front section shone a blue light; the head and shoulders of a man could be seen. The mid section had numerous windows through which could be seen some kind of regular movement. A series of small propellers were spaced close together along the outer edge of the object, revolving at high speed. The object was hovering about 10 feet' above the ground, 100 yards off the road, with a slight rocking motion. It then ascended vertically with a sound like a large covey of quail starting to fly at the same time. Vegetation showed signs of having been disturbed under the object.

Aug. 25, 1952: Holloman AFB, New Mexico. 3:40 p.m. Civilian supervisor Fred Lee, foreman L.A. Aquilar watched a single round silver object flew south, turned and flew north, made a 360 turn and flew away vertically after 3–5 minutes.

Aug. 26, 1952: Lathrop Wells, Nevada. 12:10 a.m. USAF Capt. D.A. Woods. One large, round, very bright object with a V-shaped contrail having a dark cone in the center, flew very fast, hovered, made an instantaneous 90 turn, followed by a gentle climb and finally sudden acceleration.

Aug. 28, 1952: Chickasaw and Brookley AFB, Alabama. 9:30 p.m. USAF control tower operators, officer from USAF Office of Special Investigations, and others. Six objects, varying from fiery red to sparkling diamond appearance, hovered, flew erratically up and down for 1 hour and l5 minutes.

Aug. 29, 1952: Colorado Springs, Colorado. 8:35 p.m. Pilot C.A. Magruder. Three objects, 50 feet' in diameter, 10 feet' high, aluminum with red-yellow exhaust, flew in trail at estimated 1,500 mph for 4–5 seconds.

Aug. 29, 1952: west of Thule, Greenland. 10:50 a.m. Two U.S. Navy pilots flying a P4Y-2 patrol plane. Three white disc-shaped or spherical objects hovered, then flew very fast in a triangular formation, in 2–3 minutes.

Sept. l, 1952: Marietta, Georgia. 10:50 p.m. Ex-Air Force B-25 gunner. Two large white disc-shaped objects with green vapor trails flew in trail formation, merged, flew away very fast.

Sept. 1, 1952: Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. One unidentified person using binoculars. Two large objects shaped like spinning tops and displaying red, blue and green colors, flew side by side, leaving a sparkling trail for 30 minutes.

Sept. 1, 1952: Atlanta, Georgia. 9:43 p.m. Mrs.William Davis and nine other persons. One light, similar to the evening star, moved up and down for a long period of time.

Sept. l, 1952: Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Mr. Bowman (ex-artillery officer) and 24 others. A red, white, and blue-green object which spun and shot off sparks for 15 minutes.

Sept. 1, 1952: Yaak, Montana. 4:45 a.m. Visual sighting by two USAF enlisted men, radar tracking seen by three men using AN/FPS-3 radar set. Two small, varicolored lights became black silhouettes at dawn; flew erratically.

Sept. 2, 1952: Chicago, Illinois. 3 a.m. Radar tracker Turason (ground controlled approach) at Midway Airport. Forty targets flew in miscellaneous directions, up to 175 mph. Two seemed to fly in formation with DC-6 airliner.

Sept. 3, 1952: Tucson, Arizona. 9 a.m. Civilian pilots McCraven and Thomas. One shiny, dark ellipse made three broad, curving sweeps in 1.5 minutes.

Sept. 6, 1952: Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana. l:3O a.m. TSGT J.E. Wilson and two enlisted men. One bright star-like light moved about the sky for 2 hours.

Sept. 6, 1952: Tucson, Arizona. 4:55 p.m. Ex-Congresswoman Mrs. Isabella King and Bill McClain. One orange teardrop-shaped object whirled on its vertical axis, descended very fast, stopped, retraced its path upwards, while whirling in the opposite direction.

Sept. 7, 1952: San Antonio, Texas. 10:30 p.m. Chemist J.W. Gibson and others. One orange object or light (the color of 2,000 feet) exploded into view. Seen for from 3-20 seconds by various observers.

Sept. 9, 1952: Rabat, French Morocco. 9 p.m. E.J.Colisimo, a civilian illustrator with USAF Intelligence. One disc with lights along part of its circumference, flew twice as fast as a T-33 jet trainer, in a slightly curved path for 5 seconds.

Sept. 12, 1952: Allen, Maryland. 9:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. David Kolb, of the Ground Observer Corps, using binoculars. One white light with a red trim and streamers flew northeast for 35 minutes.

Sept. 13, 1952: Allentown, Pennsylvania. 7:40 p.m. Private pilot W.A. Hobler, flying a Beech Bonanza. One object, shaped like a fat football, flaming orange-red color, descended and then pulled up in front of the witness' airplane.

Sept. 14, 1952: Santa Barbara, California. 8:40 p.m. USAF C-54 transport pilot Tarbutton. One blue-white light travelled straight and level, then went up. Seen for 30 seconds.

Sept. 14, 1952: North Atlantic, between Ireland and Greenland. Military persons from several countries aboard ships in the NATO "Operation Mainbrace" exercise. Among the sightings: one blue-green triangle was observed flying 1,500 mph; three objects in a triangular formation gave off white light exhaust at 1,500 mph.

Sept. 14, 1952: White Lake, South Dakota. 7 p.m. Ground Observer Corps observer L.W. Barnes, using binoculars. One red, cigar-shaped object, with three puffs behind it, flew west, then south, and then was gone. Seen 30–40 minutes.

Sept. 14, 1952: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. 11:30 p.m. to 1:20 a.m. Sept. 15. Consulting engineer R. J. Portis and three others. Six groups of 12–15 luminous spheres or discs, which flew in formations varying from arcs to inverted-Y's, very fast.

Sept. 14, 1952: Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania. Time not known. Witness: pilot of Flying Tiger Airlines airplane N67977. One blue light flew very fast on a collision course with the airliner.

Sept. 16, 1952: Portland, Maine. 6:22 p.m. Crew of U.S. Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane, visually and via radar. A group of five lights was seen at the same time a long, thin blip was being tracked on radar. The sighting involved 20 minutes.

Sept. 16, 1952: Warner-Robbins AFB, Georgia. 7:30 p.m. Three USAF officers, two civilians. Two white lights flew abreast, at 100 mph, for 15 minutes.

Sept. 17, 1952: Tucson, Arizona. 11:40 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hollingsworth. Two groups of three large, flat, shiny objects flew in tight formations the first group slow, the second faster. Seen for 2 minutes.

Sept. 23, 1952: Gander Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. Pepperell AFB operations officer and seven other campers. One bright white light, which reflected on the lake, flew straight and level at 100 mph for 10 minutes.

Sept. 24, 1952: Charleston, West Virginia. 3:30 p.m. Crew of USAF B-29 bomber. A lot of bright, metallic particles or flashes, up to 3 feet in length, streamed past the B-29 for 15 minutes.

Sept. 26, 1952: 400 miles NNW of Azores Islands. 11:16 p.m. Pilot, co-pilot, engineer and aircraft commander of USAF C-124 transport plane saw two distinct green lights were seen to the right and slightly above the C-124, and at one time seemed to turn toward it. The lights alternated leading each other during more than 1 hour of observation.

Sept. 27, 1952: Inyokern, California. 10 p.m. Two couples, using a 5x telescope watched a single large, round object, which went through the color spectrum every 2 seconds, was seen to fly straight and level for 15 minutes.

Sept. 29, 1952: Rochester, England. 3:55 p.m. Report came via the Rochester Police Dept. Two flat objects hovered for 3 minutes, and then sped away.

Sept. 29, 1952: Southern Pines, North Carolina. 8:15 p.m. US Army Reserve lst Lt C.H. Stevens and two others. One green ellipse with a long tail orbited for 15 minutes.

Sept. 29, 1952: Aurora, Colorado. 3:15 p.m. USAF TSGT B.R. Hughes saw five or six circular objects, bright white but not shiny, circled in trail formation for 5–6 minutes.

Oct. 1, 1952: Shaw AFB, South Carolina. 6:57 p.m. USAF lst Lt T.J. Pointek, pilot of RF-8O reconnaissance jet. One bright white light flew straight, then vertical, then hovered, and then made an abrupt turn during a 23 minute attempted intercept.

Oct. 1, 1952: Pascagoula, Mississippi. 7:40 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. C.C. McLean and one other person. One round, milky-white object, shaped like a powder puff, hovered for 5-10 minutes then flew away very fast in an arc. A loud blast was heard at the start of the 22 minute sighting.

Oct. 7, 1952: Alamogordo, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m. USAF LT Bagnell. One pale blue oval, with its long axis vertical, flew straight and level for 4–5 seconds, covering 30 feet in that time.

Oct. 10, 1952: Otis AFB, Massachusetts. 6:30 p.m. USAF SSGT, two other enlisted men. One blinking white light moved like a pendulum for 20 minutes, and then shot straight up.

Oct. 17, 1952: Taos, New Mexico. 9:15 p.m. Four USAF officers One round, bright blue light moved from north to northeast at an elevation of 45 degrees for 2–3 seconds and then burned out.

Oct. 17, 1952: Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m. Ministers Greenwalt and Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved more or less straight and level for 5 seconds.

Oct. 17, 1952: Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 p.m. One military person (no detail). One white streamer moved at an estimated 3,000 mph in an arc for 20 seconds.

Oct. 19, 1952: San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m. One ex-USAF aircrewman Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one of which was olive-drab colored on the side, flew in a rough V-formation. One object flipped slowly, another object stopped, during the 3–4 minute sighting.

Oct. 19. 1952: 500 miles south of Hawaii. 6:58 p.m. Crew of USAF C-50 transport plane. One round yellow light, with a red glowing edge, estimated at 100 feet' in diameter, flew at 300–400 kts.

Oct. 21, 1952: Knoxville, Tennessee. Persons at airport weather station. Six white lights flew in a loose formation for 1–2 minutes, and made a shallow dive at a weather balloon.

Oct. 24, 1952: Elberton, Alabama. 8:26 p.m. USAF LT Rau, Capt. Marcinko, flying a Beech T-ll trainer. One object, shaped like a plate, with a brilliant front and vague trail, flew with its concave surface forward for 5 seconds.

Oct. 29, 1952: Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 a.m. USAF SSGT Anderson, A2C Max Handy. One round object, silhouetted against a cloud, flew straight and level and smooth at 400 mph for 20 seconds.

Oct. 31, 1952: Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 p.m. USAF LT James Allen. One orange, blimp-shaped object, 80 feet 'long and 20 feet' high, flew at treetop level, crossed over Allen's car (at which time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at 45 feet' and tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.

Nov. 3, 1952: Laredo AFB, Texas. 6:29 p.m. Two control tower operators, including Lemaster. One long, elliptical, white-grey light flew very fast, paused, and then increased speed during a 3–4 second observation.

Nov. 4, 1952: Vineland, New Jersey. 5:40 p.m. Housewife Mrs. Sprague. Two groups of 2–3 whirling discs of light flew toward the southeast over a period of 30 seconds.

Nov. 12, 1952: Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:23 p.m. Security inspector. Four red-white-green lights flew slowly over a prohibited area for 15 minutes.

Nov. 13, 1952: Opheim, Montana. 2:20 a.m. Radar tracking by USAF 779th AC&W station. An unexplained track was followed for 1 hour, 28 minutes, at 158,000 feet' altitude (30 miles) and a speed of 240 mph.

Nov. 13, 1952: Glasgow, Montana. 2:43 a.m. U.S. Weather Bureau observer Earl Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped objects, with lights all around them, flew in a V-formation for about 20 seconds. Each object seemed to be changing position vertically by climbing or diving as if to hold formation. Formation came from the northwest, made a 90 degree turn overhead, and flew away to the southwest.

Nov. 15, 1952: Wichita, Kansas. 7:02 a.m. USAF Major R.L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman, A3C Phipps. One orange object 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. L.L. 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. Pilot and crew chief of USAF B-26 bomber. A series of black smoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to anti-aircraft fire, was seen over a 20 minute period.

Nov. 30, 1952: Washington, D.C. l operator at Washington National Airport. Radar trackings similar to those of July 26, 1952.

Dec. 8, 1952: Ladd AFB, Alaska. 8:16 p.m. Pilot lLt D. Dickman and radar operator lLt 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. Capt. Bridges and lst Lt Johnson in USAF T-33 jet trainer saw four bright lights, in diamond formation, flew at 400 m.p.h. and were passed by the T-33 at 450 mph during the 10 minute sighting.

Dec. 28, 1952: Marysville, California. Case missing from official files.

Jan. 1, 1953: Craig, Montana. 8:45 p.m. Warner Anderson and two women saw a single silver, saucer-shaped object with a red glowing bottom, flew low over a river and then climbed fast in a horizontal attitude.

Jan. 8, 1953: Larson AFB, Washington. 7:15 a.m. Men from the 82nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the squadron commander, none of whom were airborne, watched a single green, disc-shaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes, with a vertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.

Jan. 10, 1953: Sonoma, California. 3:45 p.m. or 4 p.m. Retired Col. Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the Federal Security Agency saw a single flat object, like a pinhead, made three 360 degree right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90 degree turns to the right and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and finally flew out of sight vertically after 60–75 seconds.

Jan. 17, 1953: near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 3:55 p.m. Geologist/salesman J.J. Sackett. One brilliant green-gold object, shaped like the Goodyear Blimp with its length twice its height, flew 400 mph straight and level, stopped, then went straight up with one stop. Sighting lasted 22 seconds.

Jan. 28, 1953: Pt. Mugu, California. 1 p.m. R.W. Love, owner of Love Diving Co., engaged in retrieving radio-controlled drones. An 18–20 foot' white, flat disc flew straight and level, overhead, for 6 minutes.

Jan. 28, 1953: Corona, California. 6:05 p.m. USAF TSGT George Beyer. Five 25 foot' green spheres flew in V-formation, then changed to trail formation at which time the end objects turned red. Sighting lasted 12 minutes.

Jan. 28, 1953: Albany, Georgia. Radar maintenance personnel. Radar tracked one stationary target for 20 minutes. A visual sighting about the same time was explained.

Feb. 3, 1953: Keflavik, Iceland. 5:25 p.m. Radar operators tracked four unidentified targets for 24 minutes.

Feb. 4, 1953: Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 p.m. US Weather Bureau observer Stanley Brown, using a theodolite. One white, oblong object was tracked flying straight up, leveling off and being joined by a second, similar, object. The second twice flew away and returned to the first. After 5 minutes, both were lost to sight behind clouds.

Feb. 17, 1953: Port Austin. Michigan. 10:04 p.m. Two officers and three airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and by radar. Visual object appeared to be larger and brighter than a star and changed color; it was seen to move slowly for 5 minutes until 10:09 p.m. Radar picked up a target at 10:08 p.m. moving in a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.

Feb. 20, 1953: Pittsburg-Stockton, California. #1 time unknown; #2, 10:30 p.m. USAF B-25 bomber pilots. #1 was a bright yellow light seen for 8 minutes. #2 was a bright light which flew on a collision course, dimmed and climbed away fast.

Feb. 24, 1953: Sherman, Texas. 7:43 p.m. Warrant Officer and Mrs. Alden. Two bright red, round objects with big halos flew in small circles, climbed and faded during a 3–7 second sighting.

Feb. 27, 1953: Shreveport, Louisiana. 11:58 a.m. USAF airman/private pilot. Five yellow discs made circular turns, fluttered, three of them vanished, the other two flew erratic square turns for a total of 4 minutes.

March 11, 1953: Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 a.m. Mrs. Nina Cook, an experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am flight engineer. A large light, blinking at 10–15 times per minute, moved up and down along a mountain range.

March 14, 1953: north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 p.m. Radar and visual observation by 10 crew members of U.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored lights, totalling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the airplane, as detected visually and by airborne radar for 5 minutes.

March 21, 1953: Elmira, New York. 3:05 p.m. Ground Observer Corps observation post. Six discs in a group flew high and fast for a few seconds.

March 25, 1953: San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 p.m. USAF Captain and Mrs. D.E. Cox. Several lights, some of which moved straight, others which made 360 degree turns for 1.5 hours.

March 27, 1953: Mt. Taylor, New Mexico. 7:25 p.m. Pilot of USAF F-86 jet fighter at 600 kts. One bright orange circle flew at 800 kts and executed three fast rolls. Pilot chased object for 4 minutes.

March 29, 1953: Spooner, Wisconsin. 3:45 p.m. L.C. Gillette. One aluminum, circular object flew high and fast, twice reversing its course.

April 30, 1955: Travis County, Texas. Military witness watched four black objects about the size of a pencil eraser held at arm's length flying in a cluster, disappearing to the west.

May 4, 1955: Keflavik Airport, Iceland. Military witnesses watched ten round objects, looking like oxidized silver, that flew in the general area but were in no formation. They flew in very erratic patterns.

May 23, 1955: Cheyenne, Wyoming. Midnight. Military witnesses watched four objects in a formation side by side.

July 29, 1955: Columbus, Nebraska. Witness saw five objects, four of which were orange and one white, appeared as flashing lights.

Aug 11, 1955: Iceland. Witnesses watched about a dozen objects that seemed to change shape from cigar shaped to egg shaped. Formation changed while the witness watched.

August 23, 1955: Arlington, Virginia. Witness watched a number of orange, flat, disc-shaped objects which were very high and in very rapid flight.

August 27, 1956: Juniata, Pennsylvania. A witness watched a single circular object with a plastic dome protruding from the top. The object climbed to about 20,000 feet by climbing vertically. It disappeared by fading from sight.

Sept. 4, 1956: Dallas, Texas. Military and civilian witnesses watched a single object that was "star" shaped but the size of a dime held at arm's length. The object flashed from white to red and disappeared traveling to the west.

Sept. 14, 1956: Highland, North Carolina. Witness saw fourteen objects, about the size of a grapefruit, colored yellow to a deep red, flying in a formation. The objects flew from southwest to east and then to the northeast and then returned.

Nov. 1, 1956: North of St. Louis, Missouri. Military observer watched a single object that was described as a round light that was a very light yellow. The witness believed the object moved at more than twelve hundred miles an hour.

Nov. 30, 1956: Charleston AFB, South Carolina. An Air Force pilot and navigator saw one object as it appeared to be about a hundred feet above the water. They believed that the object, which they could give no shape, color, or size for, was about ten miles from them.

Dec. 31, 1956: Guam. An Air Force interceptor pilot was a single object as it passed under his aircraft. Pilot attempted to intercept but was unable to gain on it. Finally broke off because of low fuel. The UFO was white, round, and had blinking white lights.

April 25, 1957: Ringgold, Louisiana. 2:30 a.m. Witness saw a single object that was crescent shaped and colored a bright red.

June 12, 1957: Milan, Italy. 7:30 p.m. Witness watched a single object as it zigzagged from the east, and descended over the city. It seemed to rotate on its axis.

July 27, 1957: Longmont, Colorado. Civilian saw one object as it maneuvered for ten minutes. Case was submitted eight years later by Hynek.

July 29, 1957: Cleveland, Ohio. Civilian airline pilot reported a single object that was a brilliant yellow, dimmed and returned to its brilliance.

July 29, 1957: Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 a.m. Civilian saw a single object that was a pale yellow ball of fire. The object exploded into multicolored lights upon hitting the water.

Sept. 20, 1957: Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa. 8:00 p.m. Military witness saw a single object that was oval shaped and glowed like a fluorescent light. It made no sound.

Oct. 8, 1957: Seattle, Washington. Military witnesses watched two, round, white objects maneuvering in the sky. They were in sight for about 25 to 30 seconds.

Nov. 2, 1957: Levelland, Texas. A series of sightings that included the sheriff, Weir Clem, other police officers, and several unrelated witnesses began when Pedro Saucido saw a bright red, egg-shaped object on the ground. Throughout the next several hours, others reported the object which stalled their cars and affected the electrical system. Air Force conclusion: Ball lightning.

Nov. 6, 1957: Boerne, Texas. An official Project Blue Book case that was labeled as an unidentified.

Nov. 6, 1957: Radium Springs, New Mexico. An official Project Blue Book case that was labeled as an unidentified.

Nov. 8, 1957: Merrick, Long Island, New York. l0:10 a.m. Mrs. L. Dinner saw a bar-shaped object, 3.5 feet' long, giving off blue flashes; made a swishing sound. No further data.

Nov. 26, 1957: Robins AFB, Georgia. 10:07 a.m. Three control tower operators, one weather observer and four others watched a single silver, cigar-shaped object suddenly vanished after minutes.

Nov. 30, 1957: New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 p.m. Witnesses: three U.S. Coast Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then gold, then separated into three parts and turned red. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.

Dec. 13, 1957: Col Anahuac, Mexico. 9:35 a.m. R.C. Cano. Fourteen-fifteen circular, tapered discs, very bright, flew in a formation like a stack of coins, then changed to an inverted-V formation. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.

Dec. 17, 1957: near Grand Junction, Colorado. 7:20 p.m. F.G. Hickman, 17. One round object changed from yellow to white to green to red; red tail was twice as long as the body.

March 14, 1958: Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Cummings and one other saw a 3 foot' round, black object touched the ground and then took off. Watched for 2 minutes.

April 14, 1958: Lynchburg, Virginia. 1 p.m. USAF Major D.G. Tilley, flying C-47 transport watched one grey-black rectangular object rotated very slowly on its horizontal axis for 4 seconds.

May 9, 1958: Bohol Island, Philippine Islands. 11:05 a.m. Philippine Airlines pilot saw an object with a shiny, metallic surface was falling and spinning for 1.5 minutes.

June 14, 1958: Pueblo, Colorado. 10:46 a.m. Airport weather observer O.R. Foster, using a theodolite watched a single object shaped like Saturn, less the bottom part; silver with no metallic luster, flew overhead for 5 minutes.

June 20, 1958: Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. 11:05 p.m. Battalion Communication Chief SFC A. Parsley saw one silver, circular object, its lower portion seen through a green haze, hovered, then oscillated slightly, then moved at great speed. Watched for 10 minutes.

Aug. 17, 1958: Warren, Michigan. 7:05 p.m. A.D. Chisholm. One extremely bright object shaped first like a bell, then like a saucer, hovered for 5 minutes, flipped over and sped away to the west-south-west. Sighting lasted 6-10 minutes.

Sept. 1, 1958: Wheelus AFB, Libya. 12:15 a.m. Philco technical representative A.M. Slaton. One round, blue-white object flew at varying speeds. First sighting lasted 2 minutes, second lasted 1.5 minutes.

Oct. 2, 1958: Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. 2:30 p.m. Naturalist Ivan Sanderson. One dull-grey object, shaped like a pickle with a flat bottom, flew erratically and made loops for 15 seconds.

Oct. 27, 1958: Lock Raven Dam, Maryland. 10:30 p.m. Phillip Small, Alvin Cohen. One large, flat egg-shaped object affected a car's electrical system and caused a burning sensation on one of its occupants.

Nov. 3, 1958: Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 p.m. MSGT William R. Butler, medic. One bright green object, shaped like a 10 cent piece, and one smaller, silver round object. First object exploded, then second object moved toward the location of the first at high speed.

March 26 or 27, 1959: Corsica, Pennsylvania. 12:45 p.m. T.E. Clark. One dark red, barrel-shaped object, 20 feet long, 6–7 feet high, descended below some trees during the 3 minute sighting.

June 18, 1959: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 9:30 p.m. A. Cavelli and R. Blessin, using 7x binoculars. One brown, cigar-shaped object came from below the horizon ascending to 40–50 degrees above the horizon in 4 minutes.

June 30, 1959: Patuxent River NAS, Maryland. 8:23 p.m. USN Cdr. D. Connolly. One gold, oblate-shaped object, nine times as wide as it was thick, metallic and with sharp edges, flew straight and level for 20–30 seconds.

July 25, 1959: Irondequoit, New York. 1 p.m. Technical illustrator W.D. Neva. One thin, crescent moon-shaped object with a small white dome in the center, flew at tremendous speed for 5-10 seconds.

Aug. 10, 1959: Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 1:28 a.m. Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Flt. Lt. M.S. Mowat, on ground. One large star-like light crossed 53 degrees of sky in 25 minutes.

Sept. 13, 1959: Gills Rock, Wisconsin. 1:05 a.m. R.H. Daubner. One round yellow light, with eight blue lights within it, and then five larger red lights, flew very fast vertically while making a pulsating jet noise. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.

Sept. 13, 1959: Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana. 4 p.m. At least two control tower operators and the pilot of a Mooney private airplane. One pear-shaped object, colored white, cream, and metallic, with a trail under it. Object showed little movement during 3 hours. Attempted intercept by USAF T-33 jet trainer failed.

Oct. (3rd or 4th week), 1959: Telephone Ridge, Oregon. 9:15 p.m. Department store manager C.A. Cissman. One bright light approached, hovered about 30 minutes, and then was up and gone in 2 seconds.

Oct. 4, 1959: Quezon, Philippine Islands. 9:25 p.m. USN Lt. C.H. Pogson, CPO K.J. Moore. One large round or oval object, changing from red to red-orange, flew straight and level for 15 minutes.

Oct. 6, 1959: Lincoln, Nebraska. 8:15 p.m. LTC L. Liggett (Selective Service) and wife. One round, white-yellow light made several abrupt turns and flew very fast for 2 minutes.

Oct. 19. 1959: Kansas. 9:25 p.m. Captain F.A. Henney, engineering instructor at USAF Academy, flying a T-33 jet trainer. One bright yellowish light came head-on at the T-33, the pilot avoided it and the light dimmed. Sighting lasted 30 seconds.

Nov. 18, 1959: Crystal Springs, Mississippi. 6:25 p.m. J.M. Porter. A row of red lights flew slow, then speeded up immensely. Sighting lasted 5–6 minutes.

Feb. 27, 1960: Rome AFB, New York. 6:27 p.m. Control tower officer Capt. J. Huey and four other tower operators. One light trailing a white fan shape, made a mild descent for 3–4 minutes.

March 4, 1960: Dubuque, Iowa. 5:55 p.m. Charles Morris. Three elliptical-shaped objects made a slight climb for 4 minutes. Film exposed during sighting showed no images of the objects.

March 23, 1960: Indianapolis, Indiana. 3:35 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. E.I. Larsen. A series of balls, arranged like an "X" with one diagonal line, seen for 3/4 of a minute.

April 12, 1960: LaCamp, Louisiana. 9 p.m. Monroe Arnold. One fiery-red disc exploded four or five times. Analysis of paint samples from explosion proved inconclusive. Sighting lasted 2–3 seconds.

April 17, 1960: Richards-Gebauer AFB, Missouri. 8:29 p.m. USAF Major J.G. Ford and Link representative A. Chapdelaine, using a 48x telescope. One reddish glow made an odd orbit for 2.5 minutes.

April 25, 1960: Shelby, Montana. 7-10 p.m. Mrs. M. Clark. Five circular objects flew in trail formation, hovered and accelerated and made sharp turns. Case file includes other reports from Mrs. Clark for previous 3 years.

July 19, 1960: St. Louis, Missouri. 8:30 p.m. T.L. Ochs. One round, bright red light flew overhead, stopped and hovered, and then backed up. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.

Aug. 23, 1960: Wichita, Kansas. 3:24 a.m. Boeing aeronautical engineer C.A. Komiske. One round object with yellow lights coming from what looked like three triangular windows at bottom. Object was dull orange. Flew in an arc for 2 minutes.

Aug. 29, 1960: Crete, Illinois. 4:05 p.m. Farmer Ed Schneeweis. One shiny, round, silver object flew straight up very fast for 18 seconds.

Sept. 10, 1960: Ridgecrest, California. 9:50 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Evans. Two light gray glowing objects, saucer or boomerang-shaped, which swished when accelerating.

Oct. 5, 1960: Mt. Kisko, New York. 7:37 p.m. E.G. Crossland. One bright, star-like light moved across 120 degrees of sky in 20 seconds.

Nov. 27, 1960: Chula Vista, California. 7:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Hart. One orange-red point of light made huge circles and stopped during the 20–30 minute sighting.

Nov. 29, 1960: south of Kyushu, Japan. 6:38 p.m. USAF LTC R.L. Blwlin (sp?) and Major F.B. Brown, flying a T-33 jet trainer. One white light slowed and paralleled the course of the T-33 for 10 minutes.

Feb, 27, 1961: Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 p.m. Mrs. LaPalm. One fiery-red, round object, preceded by light rays, slowed and descended, while her dog howled.

Spring, 1961: Kemah, Texas. Case missing from official files.

April 24, 1961: 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California. 3:34 a.m. Aircraft commander Capt. H.J. Savoy and navigator lst Lt. M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-l2lD patrol plane. One reddish-white, round object or light, similar to satellite. Observed for 8 minutes.

May 22, 1961: Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 p.m. Mrs. A.J. Jones and Mrs. R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc hovered and revolved, then suddenly disappeared after 15 minutes.

June 2, 1961: Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 p.m. lst Lt R.N. Monahan and Hazeltine Electric Co. technical representative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white light flew erratic course at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.

July 7, 1961: Copemish, Michigan. 11 p.m. Nannette Hilley saw one large ball flew slow, split into four after 45 minutes. Four flew close formation, descended and flew away to the west. Total sighting lasted 1 hour.

July 11, 1961: Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 p.m. Ex-air navigator G. Scott, Mrs. Scott, and neighbors. One round, bright light like shiny aluminum, passed overhead in 20 minutes.

July 20, 1961: Houston, Texas. 8 a.m. Trans-Texas Airlines Capt. A.V. Beather, flying DC-3, plus vague report from ground radar. Two very bright white light or objects flew in trail formation for 30 minutes.

Aug. 12, 1961: Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m. College seniors J.B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval object with a fin extending from one edge to the center; like a sled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at 50 foot' altitude for 3–5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.

Nov. 21, 1961: Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 p.m. C. Locklear and Helen Hatch. One round, red-orange object flew straight up and faded after 3–4 minutes.

Nov. 23, 1961: Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 p.m. F.Braunger. One bright red star flew straight and level for 15 minutes.

Dec. 13, 1961: Washington, D.C. 5:05 p.m. C.F. Muncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark diamond-shaped object with a bright tip flew straight and level for 1–3 minutes.

Feb. 25, 1962: Kotzbue, Alaska. 7:20 p.m. One U.S. Army private, six anonymous civilians. One red light, trailed 30 seconds later by a blue light. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.

March l, 1962: Salem, New York. 10:35 p.m. Mrs. L. Doxsey, 66. One gold-colored box flew straight and level across the horizon for 3–4 minutes.

March 26, 1962: Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. 1:35 p.m. USAF Captain J.M. Lowery, from an unspecified aircraft. One thin, cylindrical object — l/3 snout, 2/3 tail fins — flew at an estimated Mach 2.7 for 5–8 seconds.

March 26, 1962: Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m. Mrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls, arranged in a rectangular formation, became two objects with lights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.

March 26, 1962: Westfield, Massachusetts. 10:45 p.m. Many unidentified young people. One large red ball flew or fell down, then went back up during 3-10 minute sighting. Note: May 26?

April 4, 1962: Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z. G.R. Wells and J. Lewis, using 117x telescope. One small object changing brightness, gave off smoke but remained stationary like a comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official files.

June 21, 1962: Indianapolis, Indiana. 4 a.m. LTC H. King and tail gunner M/Sgt. Roberts, aboard a B-52 heavy jet bomber. Three bright, star-like lights: one seen; 10 seconds later, two more were seen. Total sighting took 3 minutes.

June 30, 1962: Richmond, Virginia. 9 a.m. 13 year old Meadors. One red, star-like light seen for an unspecified length of time. No further details in files.

July 19, 1962: Bayhead, New Jersey. 9:30 p.m. C.T. Loftus, H. Wilbert. Four or five lights darted about the sky for 7-10 minutes.

July 29, 1962: Ocean Springs, Mississippi. 11:20 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. M.O. Barton. One bright cherry-red, diamond-shaped object flew slow, hovered, made fast 1/2 loops for l0 minutes.

Aug. 18, 1962: Bermuda. 5 p.m. Owner M. Sheppard and chief announcer A. Seymour of radio station. Three dull-white, egg-shaped objects wavered as they moved for 20 minutes.

Sept. 21, 1962: WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of Mexico. 7:37 p.m. Fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie. Two objects, red and black with orange streaks, one as big as the Moon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky for 13 minutes.

Oct. 23, 1962: Farmington, Utah. 3 p.m. R.O. Christensen. One grey and silver ball, trailing what looked like twine with two knots in it, swerved, and climbed away at a 45 degree' angle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing air).

Nov. 17, 1962: Tampa, Florida. 9 p.m. F.L. Swindale, college graduate and ex-USMC Captain Three bright star-like lights approached, hovered and bounced, then faded after 11–15 minutes.

May 18, 1953: New Plymouth, New Zealand. 10:30 p.m. C.S. Chapman, 15. One white, fuzzy, flashing light hovered and darted around for 4 minutes.

May 22, 1963: Pequannock, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Myra Jackson. Four pink wheels spun or rolled very fast from east to west in succession, each taking about 1 second.

June 15, 1963: 200 miles north of Venezuela. 10:39 a.m. 3rd Mate R.C. Chamberlin, of S/ Thetis. One luminous disc travelled at 1.5 times the speed of satellite for 3–4 minutes.

Summer, 1963: Middletown, New York. 9:30 or 10 p.m. Grace Dutcher. Eight-ten lights moved at random, then in an oval formation, then singly, during the 1 minute sighting.

July 1, 1963: Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 8 p.m. R.B. Stiles ll, using a theodolite. One light, the size of a match head at arm's length, flashed and moved around the sky for 1.5 hours.

Aug. 11, 1963: Warrenville, Illinois. 10 p.m. R.M. Boersma. One light moved around the sky for 20 seconds.

Aug. 13, 1963: St. Gallen, Switzerland. 8:04 p.m. A.F. Schelling. One fireball became a dark object after 4 minutes, and then a bigger glow, a minute later, and finally exploded.

Sept. 14, 1963: Susanville, California. 3:15 p.m. E.A. Grant, veteran of 37 years training forest fire lookouts for the U.S. Forest Service. One round object intercepted a long object and either attached itself to the latter or disappeared. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.

Sept. 15, 1963: Vandalia, Ohio. 6 p.m. Mrs. F.E. Roush. Two very bright gold objects — one shaped like a banana and the other like an ear of corn — one remained stationary, the other moved from west to north during 10 minutes,

Oct. 4, 1963: Bedford, Ohio. 3:32 p.m. R.E. Carpenter, 15. One intense oblong light with tapered ends and surrounded by an aqua haze, flashed and flickered while stationary for 15 seconds.

Oct. 23, 1963: Meridian, Idaho. 8:35 p.m. Several unnamed students, including Gordon. One object shaped like a circle from below and like a football from the side, hovered low over the observers, making a deep, pulsating, loud, extremely irritating sound, for 6 minutes.

Oct. 24, 1963: Cupar, Fife, Scotland. A. McLean (12) and G. McLean (8). One light moved for an unspecified length of time. No further details in files. Note: Project Blue Book chief Maj. H. Quintanilla told the youngsters, in a letter, that this was "one of the most complete" of the unexplained cases for the year.

Dec. 11, 1963: McMinnville, Oregon. 7 a.m. W.W. Dolan, professor of mathematics and astronomy, and dean of the faculty of Linfield College. One bright, star-like light hovered, slowed, dimmed and flashed in 1 minute.

Dec. 16, 1963: 800 miles north of Midway Island. 5:05 p.m. Unspecified persons aboard a military aircraft. One white light blinked 2–3 times per second as it moved very fast across the sky for 15 seconds.

April 3, 1964: Monticello, Wisconsin. 9 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. R. Wold watched four huge red lights in a rectangular formation, with a white light above, were near the ground, tilted and flew away after 3–4 minutes.

April 11, 1964: Homer, New York. 6:30 p.m. Physiotherapist W.B. Ochsner and wife. Two cloud-like objects darkened; one shot away and returned during the 30–45 minute sighting.

April 24, 1964: Socorro, New Mexico. 5:45 p.m. Socorro policeman Lonnie Zamora watched object with flame underneath descend toward the desert. Two small humanoids observed near vertical oval on ground. Later watched object take off with a roar, go silent and fly away. Burning and charred brush found at landing sight.

May 9, 1964: Chicago, Illinois. 10:20 p.m. J.R. Betz, U.S. District Court reporter. Three light green crescent-shaped objects, about half the apparent size of the Moon, flew very fast in tight formation from east to west, oscillating in size and color for 3 seconds.

May 18, 1964: Mt. Vernon, Virginia. 5:15 p.m. Civil engineer F. Meyers. One small, glowing white oval split twice after moving from the right of the Moon around to the left. Sighting lasted 17 minutes.

May 26, 1964: Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7:43 p.m. P. Wankowicz, RAF pilot and ex-Smithsonian satellite tracker. One thin, white ellipsoid (3.5 times as long as wide) flew straight and level for 3–4 seconds.

May 26, 1964: Pleasantview, Pennsylvania. 11 p.m. Rev. H.C. Shaw. One yellow-orange light, shaped like the bottom of a ball, was spotted in a field and chased down the road for 2 miles.

June 13, 1964: Toledo, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. B.L. English, announcer for radio station WTOD. Three glowing white spheres, glowing red on their sides, moved slow, hovered and then moved in circles very fast, all the while making a low, rumbling sound.

June 29, 1964: Lavonia, Georgia. B.E. Parham noticed a brilliant light in the sky, moving toward him at a 45 degree angle. He felt a burning sensation on his arms. Air Force conclusion: The phenomena was determined to be St. Elmo's Fire. The report was not forwarded to the investigating office at Wright Patterson since it was evaluated on the spot.

July 16, 1964: 15 miles south of Houghton Lake, Michigan. 11:15 p.m. Northern Air Service pilot K. Jannereth. Four white lights in a stepped-up echelon formation, were joined by two more. They closed in on the airplane, then rapidly slowed and flew along with it for a total of 5 minutes.

July 20, 1964: Littleton, Illinois. 4:45 a.m. J.J. Winkle. One 60 foot' diameter round-topped, flat-bottomed object with a long acetylene-colored flame shooting downward, flew straight and level, made a half loop, then rose up. Sighting lasted l minute.

July 27, 1964: Norwich, New York. 7:30 p.m. Duabert, engineering supervisor. One aluminum sphere with a luminous ring, remained stationary for 4–5 minutes.

July 27, 1964: Denver, Colorado. 8:20 p.m. A. Borsa. One white ball of fire, the size of a car, climbed slowly, then speeded up. Sighting lasted 2–3 minutes.

Aug. 10, 1964: Wake Island. 5:16 a.m. Aircraft commander Capt. B.C. Jones and navigator 1st Lt. H.J. Cavender, in parked USAF C-124 transport plane. One reddish, blinking light approached the runway, stopped and made several reverses during 2 minutes.

Aug. 15, 1964: New York, New York. 1:20 a.m. S.F.D. Alessandro. One 10'x5 foot 'bullet-shaped object with wavy lines on the rounded front part and six pipes along the straight rear portion, made a "whishhh" sound.

Aug. 15, 1964: Yosemite National Park, California. 8:15 a.m. E.J. Haug, of the San Francisco Orchestra and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; and C.R. Bubb, a high school mathematics teacher. Three bright silver, round objects, in a stack formation, flew very fast, changing positions within the formation. The sound of rushing air was heard during the 3–4 second sighting.

Aug. 18, 1964: Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles east of Dover, Delaware. 12:35 a.m. Major D.W. Thompson and First Pilot J.F. Jonke, on a USAF C-124 transport plane saw one round, blurred, reddish-white object on a collision course with the C-124 from ahead and below. The airplane evaded the object. Sighting lasted 2 minutes.

Sept. 4, 1964: Cisco Grove, California. The witness claimed to have seen an object come toward him. He saw two humanoid beings and two creatures he described as robots. Air Force conclusion: Psychological.

Sept. 10, 1964: Cedar Grove, New Jersey. 7:09 p.m. P.H. DePaolo saw four white lights, 3–4 apart, were seen to the north, going west for 45 seconds.

Nov. 14, 1964: Menominee Falls, Wisconsin. 9:40 p.m. Dr. G.R. Wagner, MD and two girls watched three dim, reddish lights flew through a 160 degrees arc in 5 to 6 seconds.

Nov. 19, 1964: 1,400 miles east of Tokyo, Japan. One bright white flashing light was travelling from horizon to horizon in 20 seconds.

Jan 23, 1965: Williamsburg, Virginia. 8:40 a.m. Mr. T.F. Mains saw one mushroom or lightbulb-shaped object, 75–80 feet' high, 25 feet' diameter on top and l0 feet' bottom diameter; metallic grey with a red-orange glow on the near side and a blue glow on the far side. The object made a sound like a vacuum cleaner. The witness' car electrical system was affected as the object moved away at an altitude of 4 feet.

March 4, 1965: Corvallis, Oregon. 9:23 p.m. W.V. Harrison. Three lights rose from the ground, several seconds apart. The next day, an oily spot was found at the site.

March 8, 1965: Mt. Airy, Maryland. 7:40 p.m. J.H. Martin, instrument maker for U.S. Bureau of Standards watched six lights fly overhead slowly for 3 minutes.

April 4, 1965: Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 4:05 a.m. USAF A2C Corum, a weather observer; confirmation by college student R. Pittman not clear from available data. One 40 foot' black, oval object with four lights along the bottom, flew in and out of the clouds for 15 seconds.

May 7, 1965: Oxford, Michigan. 7:30 p.m. M.E. Marshall. One light, like a satellite, split into two parts, one of which was copperish color, then two more joined up. One object may have been tumbling. Sighting lasted 1 minute.

July 6, 1965: Kiel, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Mrs. E.R. Hayner. One flashing light, like a satellite, was seen for less than 1 minute. No further data was in the files.

July 25, 1965: Castalia, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Amateur astronomer M.D. Harris, 16. One bright blue star crossed 90 of sky in 10–15 seconds.

Aug. 4, 1965: Dallas, Texas. 9:30 p.m. J.A. Carter, 19. One light flew fast, straight and level for 12 seconds. No further data in files.

Aug. 4, 1965: Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 p.m. Two unnamed 14 year olds. One light moved around the sky for 16–17 seconds.

Aug. 19, 1965: Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 p.m. Mrs. William Butcher, son Harold, 17, and children saw a large elliptical object, with a reddish vapor underneath, came close to the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds later. Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped. When the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could be heard. Afterwards, a strange odor was noticed, and the next day, a purplish liquid, 2"x2" marks and patches of singed grass were found at the site. A bull bellowed and tried to break its bonds.

Aug. 30, 1965: Urbana, Ohio. 10:30 p.m. M.A. Lilly, N. Smith, T. Nastoff. One white ball, 5–8 feet' in diameter and trailed by a 2–3 foot' light, hit the road 100 foot' in front of the witness' car, bounced and flew away. Sighting lasted 3–4 seconds.

Sept. 3, 1965: Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 a.m. Patrolmen Eugene Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman Muscarello. One large, dark, elliptical object with a row of red lights around it, moved slowly and erratically around houses and trees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm animals were very noisy. Sighting lasted about 1 hour.

Sept. 3, 1965: Damon, Texas. 11 p.m. Brazoria County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert Goode. One triangular object, 150–200 feet' long, 40–50 feet' thick at middle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing, purple light on the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came from distance to 150 feet' off highway and 100 feet 'in the air. Purple light illuminated ground beneath object and interior of police car. Driver felt heat on his left arm. Initial sighting lasted 5-10 minutes. Second sighting occurred later that night.

Sept. 25, 1965: Chisholm, Minnesota. 9:55 a.m. Bett Diamon. Five orange lights in a row flew fast and made an abrupt turn during the 1 minute sighting.

Sept. 25, 1965: Rodeo, New Mexico. 10 p.m. Dr. George Walton, physical chemist, and wife. Two round white objects flew side-by-side, at 30–50 foot' altitude, pacing the witnesses' car for 6 minutes.

Oct. 4, 1965: Middletown, Ohio. Tucker. Case missing from official files.

Feb. 2, 1966: Salisbury, North Carolina. 11:15 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Wise. One silver, diamond-shaped object with several balls constantly in very fast motion around it, and much light. Object hovered over the trees for 3–4 minutes, while a dog barked, and then zipped out of sight. Sighting lasted 1 hour.

Feb. 6, 1966: Nederland, Texas. 5:45 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. K.R. Gulley. One yellow, lighted object at 500 feet altitude and a pulsating red glow on the lawn. The house lights went out, and high frequency bothered the witnesses' ears. Sighting lasted 5-10 minutes.

March 20, 1966: Miami, Florida. 12:15 a.m. USAF Reserve Major K.C. Smith, employee of NASA at Cape Kennedy. One pulsating light which varied from white to intense blue made a jerky ascent and then rapidly accelerated away to the north after 5 minutes.

March 22, 1966: Houston, Texas. 1:30 a.m. S.J. Musachia. White flashing lights, and the air full of smoke. Lit up witness' apartment. Sound of "yen" heard up close during 4 minute sighting.

March 23, 1966: Temple, Oklahoma. 5:05 a.m. W.E. Laxson. One large object, like a wingless C-124 transport plane; 75 feet' long, 8 feet' high and 12 feet' wide; with a bubble canopy on top. Sat on highway, a man dressed in military work clothes entered, and it rose after about 40 seconds.

March 26, 1966: Texhoma, Oklahoma. Midnight. Mrs. P.N. Beer and Mrs. E. Smith. One flashing light buzzed their car from the front then hovered. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.

April 5, 1966: Alto, Tennessee. 11:55 p.m. W. Smith watched one oval object with a dark top that appeared cone-shaped when moving. It made a high- frequency noise during the 2.5 hour sighting.

April 5, 1966: Lycoming, New York. 3 a.m. Lillian Louis witnessed one vapor-like sphere hovered and spun at low altitude, shooting its exhaust onto the ground below. Sighting of 1 minute.

April 16, 1966: Portage County, Ohio 5:30 a.m. Dale Spaur and Wilbur Neff, among others, sighted a low flying UFO that was bright enough to light the road under. They chased it for about thirty minutes, until it disappeared by climbing in the brightening sky. Air Force conclusion: Satellite and Venus.

April 30, 1966: Sacramento, California. 3:15 a.m. Anita Miller watched as one light moved around the sky for 2 1/2 hours.

May 7, 1966: Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 9:55 p.m. A3C W.L. Whitehead watched one short, cylindrical object with pointed ends and a yellow light at one end and blue light at the other, flew straight and level for 35 seconds.

June 6, 1966: Spooner, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Dorothy Gray saw two domed discs with sparkling upper surfaces and square windows in their tops, revolved above a lake, apparently causing strange behavior of the lake water during the 25 second sighting.

July 10, 1967: Meridian, Mississippi. The witness said that the car coasted to a stop and the radio faded out. He saw an object of excessive size pass about three hundred feet over his car. It disappeared by accelerating at an angle disappearing into the low clouds.

Aug 21, 1968: Ottsville, Pennsylvania. Photographs of an object were taken as it flew in an irregular and jerky path. Air Force conclusion: Insufficient data for evaluation because the proper Air Force forms had not been filed.

Sept 15, 1968: Ocala, Florida 9:30 p.m. A light was observed doing aerobatics for 15 minutes. Light rose quickly and disappeared among the stars. Almost immediately a second, white light was seen under the haze above Ocala. The pilots of a light plane reported that the light came at them rapidly on a collision course and pilots thought it was a sidewinder missile fired at them.

Oct 24, 1968: Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota Thirty minutes after midnight — 4:30 a.m. A number of Air Force personnel including the crew of a B-52 saw a light that was tracked by both ground based radar and the B-52's on-board radars. Air Force conclusion: Ground visual sighting was probably an aircraft (the B-52) and probably a star, the radar sighting was possibly a plasma, and the air-visual sighting was possibly a plasma.

Nov 23, 1968: Newton, Georgia. Witness encountered brilliant light directly above road as he rounded a bend in road in sparsely settled territory. About 200 feet ahead of him and 50 to 75 feet off the ground. The radio faded to static. The engine died. The light disappeared in a few seconds going straight up and the engine started by itself.

Jan 17, 1969: Crittenden, Virginia. 3:24 a.m. Roman K. Lupton was awakened by a sound similar to the hum of an electric motor that was in the process of going bad. Upon looking out the bedroom window, Lupton sighted several amber lights that were arranged in an elliptical fashion. It appeared to have a slow forward up and down motion except when it made a left banking turn. Several of the neighbors heard the sound but no one else saw the object.

Jan 17, 1969 Bradenton, Florida 11:30 p.m. A fifteen year old boy watched several disc-shaped objects in the night sky. Air Force conclusion: Unreliable report.