UFO/UAP Event Chronology, Part 2: 1950 up to and including 1959

c0mmando · May 24, 2024, 3:41pm

UFO/UAP Event Chronology, Part 2: 1950 up to and including 1959, v1.46 - Compiled 10/3/2023

An automated compilation by Richard Geldreich, Jr. using public data from Dr. Jacques Vallée,
Pea Research, George M. Eberhart,
Richard H. Hall, Dr. Donald A. Johnson,
Fred Keziah, Don Berliner,
Larry Hatch, NICAP, Thomas R. Adams, George D. Fawcett, Chris Aubeck, Philip L. Rife, Richard Dolan, Jérôme Beau, Godelieve Van Overmeire, and an anonymous individual or group.

Some non-summarized events fall under one of these copyrights:

Richard Geldreich, Jr. - Copyright (c) 2023 (events marked "maj2" unless otherwise attributed)
Dr. Jacques F. Vallée - Copyright (c) 1993
LeRoy Pea - Copyright (c) 9/8/1988 (updated 3/17/2005)
George M. Eberhart - Copyright (c) 2022
Dr. Donald A. Johnson - Copyright (c) 2012
Fred Keziah - Copyright (c) 1958
Larry Hatch - Copyright (c) 1992-2002
Thomas R. Adams - Copyright (c) 1991
Richard Dolan - Copyright (c) 2002
Jérôme Beau - Copyright (c) 2000-2023

Update History:

v1.46: Adding ~3700 events, translated from the French chronology Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI by Belgian ufologist Godelieve Van Overmeire, 1935-2021. Note these events are from the old HTML version on archive.org, not the larger (10k event) PDF version. It is unclear if these events are copyrighted. I didn’t see a copyright in either the HTML or PDF versions.
v1.43: Added ~3160 events, translated from a French chronology to English using OpenAI, from rr0.org. I believe this chronology was composed by Jérôme Beau. Its license is here.
v1.40: Added digitized events/newspaper clippings from Frank Scully’s papers at the American Heritage Center in Laramie, WY, summarized the events from the timeline on the Disclosure Diaries website, and added more misc. events. Fixed auto-translation issue in the search page.
v1.38: Added a client-side search engine. There are a bunch of features I’m going to add to this engine, for now it can only search for keywords in the desc, location and and reference fields.
v1.37: Updated intro text, added total number of events to each event year, added a few 1800’s events.
v1.36: Extracted and summarized the events in the book It Didn’t Start with Roswell by Philip L. Rife. Also extracted the military UFO events from Richard Dolan’s book UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973.
v1.34: Added more modern events, 1917 Mystery Airplane newspaper articles.
v1.33: More events: Events from George D. Fawcett, short AI summaries of Stringfield’s 1978 MUFON symposium presentation, and short AI summaries of the pre-industrial era sighting events from the book Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times.
v1.30: Added 203 Mystery Helicopter/mutilation related events (1970’s-1980’s) compiled by author/researcher Thomas R. Adams (1945-2015) (or see here), from his book The Choppers - and the Choppers, Mystery Helicopters and Animal Mutilations, minor fixes
v1.28: Added KWIC (Key Word in Context) index.
v1.27: Imported Anonymous PDF’s contents, originally from here, with fixed URL’s
v1.23-1.24: Added a handful of key historical events, such as Edward Tauss the head of CIA UFO disinformation in the 50’s
v1.22: Fixing the date of Dr. Eric W. Davis’s March, 2020 classified briefing to the Senate (I had it listed as March 2019) - info from NY Times. Basic locations added to Eberhart records using OpenAI.
v1.20: Split up into 5 parts, to work around iPhone web browser limits. Minor spelling and grammer fixes throughout timeline.
v1.15: Eberhart records now have basic locations, thanks to OpenAI’s Davinci-3 AI model. They aren’t perfect, but it’s a good start to geocoding them.
v1.14: Added nuclear test data, over 2000 records, from the Worldwide Nuclear Explosions paper by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards. Note the locations in the paper are approximate, and the yields are not super accurate, which are two problems I’ll fix over time. I improved the coordinates of the earliest USA/USSR tests by looking them up from Wikipedia.
v1.13: Split up the timeline into 4 parts. Still not the best solution, but it avoids croaking browsers.
v1.12: Added *U* database record data, using a custom event description decoder to handle his 1k+ abbreviations and custom syntax
v1.11: Crawled all ~10.5k unique URL’s in this timeline using curl and fixed dead URL’s to use archive.org.
v1.10: Added NICAP DB data.

Important Notes:

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I’ve split up the timeline into 4 parts, to reduce their sizes: distant past up to 1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1979, and 1980-present.

The majority of the events in this chronology are sighting related, however it’s important to be aware that this is a timeline of
UFO/UAP related events, not necessarily or exclusively UFO sightings. This is not exclusively a UFO sightings timeline or database.

Some sighting reports or events appear multiple times in this timeline because they appear in more than one data source. I view this as a useful feature.

Currently, the events are not sorted by time of day, only by date. Some sources have separate “time” fields, but most don’t. This will be fixed once the event times are automatically extracted from the description fields.

A few events don’t have firm dates, for example “Summer of 1947”, or “Late July 1952”. In these instances the compilation code uses fixed dates I selected for date sorting purposes. (See the code for the specific dates.)

Source Code:

This website is created automatically using a C++ command line tool called “ufojson”. It parses the raw text and Markdown source data to JSON format, which is then converted to a single large web page using pandoc. This tool’s source code and all of the raw source and JSON data is located here on github.

Year Ranges

Part 1: Distant past up to and including 1949
Part 2: 1950 up to and including 1959
Part 3: 1960 up to and including 1969
Part 4: 1970 up to and including 1979
Part 5: 1980 to present

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Event Timeline

Year: 1950, 1139 Event(s), (Back to Top)

Event 7688 (89A44C8A)

Date: 1950’s
Location: Area 51
Description: “Area 51” designation appears on several atomic fallout maps.
Type: book reference
Reference: “Dreamland” by Lazar
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_385

Event 7689 (AD5E156B)

Date: 1950’s
Location: Kapustin Yar
Description: At least 11 nuclear explosions were carried out at the Soviet Kapustin Yar test site, in addition to all other launches
Type: historical event
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_386

Event 7690 (77FFDA69)

Date: Early 1950’s
Location: Carson’s Field, New Zealand
Description: Carson’s Field (speculated location), New Zealand: A New Zealand investigator receives a letter from a respected US researcher who spoke with a young American pilot. The pilot mentions he had just been sent on a mission to Australia, where he landed at a vast airport. A gigantic spacecraft was already there, where he meets a group of friendly, intelligent and good-looking men. He was told they were scientists from other planets, and he was to fly them to Scotland for a meeting. He flew them to Scotland and remained with his plane during the conference. He said that scientists from many of the world’s nations were also present.
Type: book reference
Reference: “Alien Gene”, McGhee, page 69
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_387

Event 7691 (71A01B50)

Date: 1950’s
Location: USA, New York
Description: (Translated from French) (Sometime in June.) One evening in June, people were leaving a New York theater. It was 11 pm when suddenly they saw in the middle of the intersection a man who seemed from another era. He was wearing a jacket with a row of buttons on the back, a wrinkle-free and non-reversible pants and a top hat. The people who saw him declared: “He was there, in the middle of the intersection, looking with an astonished air at the red lights, as if he had never seen them before”. Suddenly what was predictable happened, a taxi could not avoid the man who died on the spot. On him was found an identity card with the name Rudolf Fentz and old coins. The police investigation will allow to trace the trace of a certain Rudolf Fentz who mysteriously disappeared in the spring of 1876, wore the same clothes and had the same age as the man who died at an intersection of another era than his own. (1950’s)
Reference: Christian DE ZAN: “Guide of the UFO Phenomenon Hunters”, ed. De Vecchi1980, p. 25, 26; he cites J. Bergier and the team of Giornale dei Misteri in the collection “The Paths of the Impossible” ed. Albin Michel
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1434

Event 7692 (B0DD2638)

Date: 1950
Location: Soviet Union
Description: Soviet “Krasnoyarsk-26” atomic weapons project plant opens (Plutonium production)
Type: atomic plant
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_388

Event 7693 (85EC9337)

Date: 1950
Location: WA
Description: Aviator Kenneth Arnold publishes the pamphlet “The Flying Saucer as I Saw It”
Type: publication
Reference: Archive.org
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_389

Event 7694 (EDDD5476)

Date: 1950
End date: 1951
Location: US
Description: This period has been called the “Dark Ages” of UFO investigation. Following the Project Grudge report, the project was not disbanded. However, those who believed in a more positive investigation could not win support for their views–until late in 1951 when the situation was reviewed partly due to public protests.
Type: time period
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_861

Event 7695 (B39DDBA6)

Date: 1950
End date: 1951
Location: US
Description: USAF Investigation Summary: These conclusions challenged on basis of lack of proof; “explain-away” approach adopted by investigators.
Type: investigation
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_897

Event 7696 (85C7CD89)

Date: 1950
End date: 1955
Locations: US; UK
Description: American columinst, journalist, and television game show panelist Dorothy Kilgallen (1913-1965) writes about UFO’s, saucers and crash retrievals in her newspaper column. One of her sources was in the UK: “The British government, I learned, is withholding an official report on the ‘flying saucer’ examination at this time, possibly because it does not wish to frighten the public.” “Flying Saucer” Wreckage Assures Britons of Reality." She was told by Lord Mountbatten tthat at least one of the crashes took place during WW2. “British scientists and airmen” have examined the wreckage of a crashed flying saucer. Her informant is a “British official of Cabinet rank,”, who said “Saucers were staffed by small men—probably under four feet tall.” “Flying saucers are now regarded as of such vital importance that they will be the subject of a special hush-hush meeting of world military heads next summer.” “The Air Force has been ordered to minimize the importance of the ‘flying saucers’. But some of the official reports in locked government files read like a Buck Rogers comic strip…” The CIA may have made an attempt to gain Kilgallen as an informant. Kilgallen was a friend of Marilyn Monroe and was possibly killed.
Type: newspaper articles
Reference: Twitter
Reference: Twitter
Reference: Twitter
Reference: Twitter
Reference: Twitter
Reference: Twitter
Reference: YouTube
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_955

Event 7697 (74E278DA)

Date: 1950
Location: USA, unspecified location
Description: (Translated from French) A lesser-known contactee, John Watts, claims to have been able to visit the planet Venus in 1950 aboard a flying saucer piloted by a Venusian who was called Mara.
Reference: Jean SIDER: “Ovni, les envahisseurs démasqués”, ed. RAMUEL 1999, p 84
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1510

Event 7698 (DFF07604)

Date: 1950
Description: N. Meade Layne publishes The Ether-Ship Mystery and Its Solution, which identifies UFOs as emanating from the etheric world, which coexists with and interpenetrates ours. The etherians must lower their “vibrational” rate in order to enter our realm. UFOs are “thought-constructs” that can take many forms and densities. He considers the etherians benign.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Meade Layne, The Ether-Ship Mystery and Its Solution , Borderland Sciences Research Associates, 1950
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1454

Event 7699 (5E34ECF7)

Date: 1950
Location: Colombia
Description: William Ortiz, a deaf-mute, claims to have the first of three close encounters (the others in 1969 and 1975) with large-eyed aliens in UFOs in Colombia. After the first two events, he finds his hearing temporarily restored. The entities communicate to him using hand signals.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “First Reported CEIII Alien Communicating with Deaf-Mute,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 3, no. 4 (Aug./Sept. 1982): 1, 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1455

Event 7700 (667D50E4)

Date: 1950
Location: Muroc AFB CA, AFB in NM
Description: Pilot Chet Swital reported that his plane and another plane were circled by UFOs, which paralyzed the plane motors and instruments over the Muroc Air Force Base in California and a New Mexico Air Force Base.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_16

Event 7701 (1866D0D5)

Date: 1950
Location: US
Description: An Air Force Intelligence Analysis showing “controlled UFO maneuvers”, that the “Flying Saucers” were real and spaceships.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_17

Event 7702 (7D6B31AC)

Date: 1950
Description: Source “LH” at Bell Laboratories states a source of his, a former NASA employee, had access to information regarding a crash retrieval in 1950. He claims the employee had access to technical material about a head-band transceiver worn by some UAP occupants; LH states the source believes he has been under surveillance and one of his colleagues at NASA involved in security risk related to UAP “disappeared.”

Retrievals of the Third Kind presented at MUFON 1978, Leon Stringfield, p180

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_20

Event 7703 (CC68ECBF)

Date: Early 1950
Description: Author and military historian Fletcher Pratt initiated rumor waves in the press by announcing that he had obtained through confidential channels information that a flying saucer had crashed to earth and that bodies of a vaguely human appearance and about 35 inches tall had been found dead in the wreckage.
Type: rumors
Reference: Medium
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_392

Event 7704 (B5822C76)

Date: 1/1950
Description: TRUE magazine publishes first article on Flying Saucers
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_106

Event 7705 (8BDFB3E4)

Date: 1/1950
Location: ALASKA (USA) Gulf of Alaska
Description: (Translated from French) Two Aerobee launches from the SS Norton Sound.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: Ley 1958, 286
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1435

Event 7706 (1A71A17C)

Date: 1/1950
Description: (Translated from French) As in December of the previous year, the magazine True publishes a resounding article by Donald Keyhoe, with the evocative title Flying Saucers are Real, where he explains that flying saucers come from other planets, that the USAF knows it and carefully keeps the secret. He concludes: I think we are being prepared for what the UFO project already knows: that the Earth is being watched by interplanetary travelers. (January)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_811

Event 7707 (F2778630)

Date: 1/1950
Time: 21:00
Location: NORTHEAST / FT. SUMNER, NM
Description: T6 pilot. Round glowing object going quickly southwest / 500mph. 600’ away. / NICAP 1969.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1474

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1250”, HatchDesc: “NE/Ft.SUMNER,NM:T6 PILOT:ROUND GLOWING OBJ >>SW/500mph:600’AWAY:/NICAP 1969”, LatLong: “34.833335 -103.500005”, LatLongDMS: “34:50:00 N 103:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7708 (CC4828EF)

Date: 1/1950
Description: The Ground Observer Corps, an organization of civilians who watch the skies for enemy airplanes, is created by the US Air Defense Command.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Ground Observer Corps”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1456

Event 7709 (E9C4532A)

Date: 1/1950
Locations: Seattle, Washington; Anchorage, Alaska
Description: On the Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska, route, an air freighter is paced for five minutes by a UFO. When the pilots try to close in, the craft zooms away at terrific speed. Later, the airline head reports that intelligence officers quizzed the pilots for hours. “From their questions,” he said, “I could tell they had a good idea of what the saucers are. One officer admitted they did, but he wouldn’t say any more.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, The Flying Saucers Are Real, Gold Medal, 1950, p. 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1457

Event 7710 (41FA1B92)

Date: 1/1950
Locations: Ohio; Wright-Patterson AFB
Description: Keyhoe meets with Gen. Sory Smith, director of public relations for the Air Force; Maj. Jesse E. Stay and Jack T. Shea, press officers; and Maj. Jere Boggs , Pentagon liaison to Project Grudge. Most of the interview involves questions for Boggs. Keyhoe is given two looseleaf notebooks with summaries of “Project Saucer” cases. His request to visit Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio to look at the actual case files is turned down weeks later.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, The Flying Saucers Are Real, Gold Medal, 1950, pp. 147–154
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1458

Event 7711 (73C8DE55)

Date: 1/1/1950
Description: Donald Keyhoe publishes a condensed version of “The Flying Saucers are Real” in Newspapers
Type: publication
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_391

Event 7712 (4B777AC2)

Date: 1/6/1950
Description: Wyandotte Echo Kansas City newspaper: “Coulter” (George T. Koehler) story on 2 recovered saucers, saucer near a radar installation, exotic metals, acclimation program, etc.
Type: rumors
Reference: Amazon
Reference: Newspapers.com
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_393

Event 7713 (1A749AB1)

Date: 1/6/1950
Location: HOWARD, KS
Description: Blue Book. C47 Carswell going [to] Offutt Air Force Base. 45’ metal ovoid / SL flight / 2K’ altitude. 400mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 102)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1475

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “317”, HatchDesc: “HOWARD,KS:BBK:C47 CARSWELL>OFFUTT AFB:45’MTL OVOID/SL FLITE/2K’alt:400mph”, LatLong: “37.472224 -96.261116”, LatLongDMS: “37:28:20 N 96:15:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7714 (4916CEF6)

Date: 1/6/1950
Location: Howard (near), KS
Description: Crew of C-47 transport saw a 30-60 ft silver football-shaped object flying in straight level flight. (Project 1947; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500106
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_645

Event 7715 (5CFB729B)

Date: 1/6/1950
Description: Three military witnesses, including one named Zimmerman, were flying in a U.S. Air Force C-47 transport plane near Howard, Kansas on this day when they sighted a silverly metallic, football-shaped object flying on a straight level flight path. They estimated the object was between 30 and 60 feet long, was flying at 2,000 feet altitude at a speed of 400 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, January 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 2; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 11
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_162

Event 7716 (6DA7CC33)

Date: 1/7/1950
Time: 22:20
Location: SOUTH / CORONA, NM
Description: Blue Book. 1 Air Force-man / car. Green fireball maneuvers / tens. Changes course and color. Lands?
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 103)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1476

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2050”, HatchDesc: “S/CORONA,NM:BBK:1 AF-MAN/CAR:GRN FBL MNVRS/10s:CHANGES COURSE+COLOR:LANDS?”, LatLong: “34.166668 -105.594449”, LatLongDMS: “34:10:00 N 105:35:40 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 7717 (0C1540AA)

Date: 1/7/1950
Location: Corona (south of), NM
Description: OSI Case 161 yellowish-white ball of light at about 45° elevation changing color to orange with trailing flame (FOIA; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500107
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_646

Event 7718 (5F827084)

Date: 1/7/1950
Locations: Holloman AFB; Corona, New Mexico
Description: 10:15 p.m. The assistant maintenance officer at Holloman AFB is driving south of Corona, New Mexico, when he sees a green fireball. It descends at a 60° angle, then levels out and travels 10° east before dropping out of sight behind a mountain. When first seen, it is yellowish-white, changes to orange as it descends, then turns bright blue-green as it levels out and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “January 7, 1950, Corona, NM, OSI Case 161”: Clark III 544; Sparks , p. 78
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1459

Event 7719 (F75EA45D)

Date: 1/9/1950
Location: New Mexico
Description: Time magazine reports on rumors of crashed saucers and small humanoids in New Mexico.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Visitors from Venus,” Time, January 9, 1950
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1460

Event 7720 (5FE306D0)

Date: 1/10/1950
Location: Las Vegas AFB, NV
Description: A man and his father stated that an object was within their vision for approximately twenty five (25) seconds and that the appearance of the object was pure silver, round “like a balloon” and apparently constructed of. a solid material, “a metal”. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 500110
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_647

Event 7721 (97214056)

Date: 1/12/1950
Location: Kvalleposten, Malmo, Sweden
Description: MAJORITY BELIEVE IN FLYING SAUCERS. More than 61 percent of Americans believe in flying saucers, according to a poll of opinion taken by Galaxy, the science-fiction magazine. Another 17 percent didn’t believe they exist, while 32 percent were uncertain. The younger age group was more inclined to believe in saucers than older people.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_46

Event 7722 (68D79D3A)

Date: 1/12/1950
Time: 23:30
Location: GMX NORTHWEST / CUBA
Description: Blue Book. 3 RADAR blips hover and orbit B29 / 3000mph. RADAR jammed / an extra 10 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 110)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1477

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Caribbean area”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “GMX NW/CUBA:BBK:3 RDR BLIPS HVR+ORBIT B29/3000mph:RDR JAMMED/an extra 10min:”, LatLong: “24.000001 -85.333337”, LatLongDMS: “24:00:00 N 85:20:00 W”, Locale: “High Seas”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GMX”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7723 (F3497711)

Date: 1/12/1950
Location: Gulf of Mexico (SW of Florida), At Sea
Description: At 24° 0’ N, 85°20’ W. (McDonald list) B-29 Radar Tracks Objects (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500112
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_648

Event 7724 (73F693E8)

Date: 1/12/1950
Description: The AF Directorate of Intelligence quietly cancels the special intelligence collection directives to various government agencies for reporting UFO incidents, though routine intelligence channels still require UFO reporting, per AFCIR-CC7, “Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft.” Cancellation is a follow-up to the widely announced closure of “Project Saucer.” AFOIN Director Gen. Charles P. Cabell believes that in fact AMC is taking its UFO project underground by announcing the closure. Months later Cabell discovers that AMC Intelligence under Col. Harold E. Watson is not running a secret UFO investigation, and Cabell is forced to make up for AMC’s negligence by conducting his own UFO investigations via his AF Intelligence staff.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Maj. Gen. C. P. Cabell, “Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft,” January 12, 1950; Swords 498
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1461

Event 7725 (75375A11)

Date: 1/12/1950
Location: Gulf of Mexico (southwest of Florida)
Description: 11:25 p.m. A B-29 aircraft is flying over the Gulf of Mexico (southwest of Florida) on a course of 260° when three objects are noted on the radar scope orbiting the B-29 from all quadrants. The objects are noticed by the radar operator, aircraft commander, navigator, and bombardier. One object is first sighted on a bearing of 330° traveling south. The objects travel across the scope in approximately 15–20 seconds on the 100-mile range setting. In a few minutes this object is joined by two others, which disappear in a few minutes. At short ranges the object is large and well-defined on the radar scope. The object goes off for about 100 miles, turns and comes in as if for an attack, passes through the center of the scope, and emerges on the other side. The estimated speed of the object is 2,500–3,000 mph. The one object remains on the radar scope for approximately 30 minutes, following the B-29 all the time. The radar operator switches ranges on the scope and picks up the object on the 20- and 50- mile settings. Twice the object comes to within 20 miles of the aircraft and then apparently has the ability to hover, because the movement on the radar scope ceases for 5–15 seconds. After altering course the object no longer appears, but the radar is jammed for approximately 10 minutes. The crew makes no visual sighting.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “B-29 Radar Tracks Objects”; Clark III 58; Sparks , p. 79
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1462

Event 7726 (3E0B2FAF)

Date: 1/12/1950
Description: Flying over the Gulf of Mexico northwest of Cuba, a USAF B-29 picked up three unidentified radar blips. The bogeys hovered for awhile, and then orbited the B-29 at 3,000 mph. The bomber’s airborne radar jammed for an additional ten minutes after the sighting.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 10
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_272

Event 7727 (90F35045)

Date: 1/13/1950
Location: Holloman AFB, NM
Description: Observed a bright white object that changed color to red and green in northern sky (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500113
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_649

Event 7728 (AC34BCD6)

Date: 1/14/1950
Time: 16:50
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Carload / Fairchild-Nepa workers. Brill fireball hovers / restricted airspace.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1478

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:CARLOAD/FAIRCHILD-NEPA WORKERS:BRILL FBL HVRS/RESTRICTED AIRSPACE”, LatLong: “36.000002 -84.250004”, LatLongDMS: “36:00:00 N 84:15:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7729 (4BAD5E0C)

Date: 1/14/1950
Location: Key West, FL
Description: F6F Picks Up Object Tracked By Gnd Radar At 480 MPH (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500114
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_659

Event 7730 (A49341B5)

Date: 1/14/1950
Description: At 4:45 p.m. Fairchild plant workers at the nuclear research facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee watched a brilliant fiery ball of light hover over restricted military airspace for about two minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_307

Event 7731 (5BC35D92)

Date: 1/15/1950
Location: COMECHINGONES MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST / V.DOLORES.ARG
Description: Horses spook. Cylinder/cylindrical object buzzes 4 riders. / r215p81.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 118)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1479

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1594”, HatchDesc: “COMECHINGONES Mtns SE/V.DOLORES.ARG:HORSES SPOOK:CYL BUZZES 4 RIDERS:/r215p81”, LatLong: “-32.500002 -65.000003”, LatLongDMS: “32:30:00 S 65:00:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CRD”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7732 (08E13218)

Date: 1/15/1950?
Location: OFF ARGENTIA, NFLD
Description: Pilot. 15M saucer rotates just over sea. Rotates. Quickly going up / plane passes.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 681)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1480

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off ARGENTIA,NFLD:PILOT:15M SCR ROTATES JUST OVR SEA:ROTATES:↑↑/PLANE PASSES”, LatLong: “47.166669 -54.511114”, LatLongDMS: “47:10:00 N 54:30:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7733 (EE9D1539)

Date: 1/15/1950
Location: Key West, FL
Description: UFO Tracked By Gnd Radar Nr. Two F6F Aircraft (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500115
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_660

Event 7734 (3E76C234)

Date: 1/16/1950
Description: CLASSIFIED USAF Staff Message: At a radar station near New Mexico a person reported seeing 2 saucers. One was badly damaged the other almost perfectly intact. Description: Each consisted of 2 parts, a cockpit or cabin about 6 ft. diam.; a ring approx. 18 ft. across and 2 ft. thick surrounding cabin, resembling aluminum, but actual metal has defied analysis by the Dearborn Plant. Two crew members in the damaged ship were charred but in the undamaged ship the two crew members were perfectly preserved.
Type: classified staff message
Reference: Pea Research (B1-A p27, RECOVERY)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_394
See also: 1/6/1950
See also: 1/30/1950

Event 7735 (B53CE056)

Date: 1/16/1950
Locations: Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado
Description: The AFOSI office at Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska, sends a message that recounts stories from Denver, Colorado, about crashed saucers in the southwest. The metal allegedly “defied analysis.” Bodies are said to be 3 feet tall.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard H. Hall, Uninvited Guests, Aurora, 1988, p. 74
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1463

Event 7736 (742E79B3)

Date: 1/16/1950
Locations: Osaka Planetarium in Japan; Mars
Description: Tsuneo Saheki of the Osaka Planetarium in Japan sees an explosion on Mars, 60 miles high and 900 miles in diameter. Thomas Dobbins and William Sheehan investigate and find that this and other Martian flashes are likely caused by solar reflections on patches of ice crystals on the surface of Mars.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “‘Terrific Explosion’ on Mars Reported by Japanese Observers,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 27, 1950, p. 13; John J. O’Neill, “Mars Blast Puzzles Science,” Ottawa (Ont.) Citizen, July 16, 1952, p. 30; “Some Curious Objects: Meteoritic Perhaps,” The Strolling Astronomer 4, no. 5 (May 1, 1950): 8–9; Thomas Dobbins and William Sheehan, “Solving the Martian Flares Mystery,” 2002
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1464

Event 7737 (263F76E2)

Date: 1/17/1950
Time: 18:30
Location: KAUAI ISLAND, HI
Description: 5 county officials. Silver saucer hovers. Rises going [to] clouds. 3rd even since Christmas.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 4)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1481

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “KAUAI ISL,HI:5 COUNTY OFFICIALS:SLVR SCR HVRS:RISES>CLOUDS:3rd EVEN SINCE XMAS”, LatLong: “22.150001 -159.250008”, LatLongDMS: “22:09:00 N 159:15:00 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hawaii”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7738 (B48F15EB)

Date: 1/18/1950
Location: Denver, CO
Description: T-6 Crews Encounter Object At 15,000’ (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500118
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_650

Event 7739 (2366F56B)

Date: 1/18/1950
Description: A slow moving disc-shaped or spherical UFO moved through the sky over Summit, New Jersey at 7 p.m. It was reddish-orange in color, and gave off a steady light.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, CSI-Los Angeles case files, letter dated 1952 from W. Wilkinson
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_363

Event 7740 (99F6D7CA)

Date: 1/21/1950
Location: New England
Description: The New York Times. BOSTON PITCHES FOR MORE INVESTIGATION. The Aero Club of New England, a 49-year-old organization dating back to the ballooning days, has asked the Air Force to reopen its investigation into “flying saucers” and other unknown aircraft. A letter to Thomas K. Finletter, Air Force Secretary, made public today, termed the discontinuance of the “saucer” investigation as “premature and regrettable.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_47

Event 7741 (11F62A76)

Date: 1/22/1950
Location: Kodiak, Alaska
Description: U.S. Navy patrol plane pilot, Lt. Smith, was on routine security flight when he picked up a radar track on an UFO, two times. Smith then radioed Kodiak radar station and was advised that no known traffic was in his radar area. Moored south of Kodiak was the USS Tillamook with Master Morgan standing on watch. Suddenly, at 3 a.m., “a very fast moving red glow appeared to be of exhaust nature, seemed to come from the south-east, moved clockwise in a large circle in the direction of, and around Kodiak and returned out in a generally south-east direction. The UFO was moving so fast that it was actually leaving a streak on Smith’s radarscreen. It was estimated to be moving at a speed of 1800 mph. Described as “two orange lights rotating about a common center like two jet aircraft making slow rolls in tight formation.” The UFO then made an abrupt turn and headed directly towards Smiths’ aircraft in a threatening gesture so Smith quickly turned off all of his lights turn make his plane less conspicuous in the inky colored sky. The UFO flew by him and disappeared in the south-east in a matter of minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_395

Event 7742 (C515A080)

Date: 1/22/1950
Location: ALASKA, Kodiak
Description: (Translated from French) At 02:40, Lt. Smith of the US Navy, the flight commander of a P2V3 patrol plane #4 of Squadron #1, reported a radar contact with a UFO (note: launch of AEROBEE???) 20 miles from the Naval Air Base of Kodiak. At 02:48 a second radar contact was made with an object located 10 miles southeast of the base. The radar operator, Lt. Gaskey, reported intermittent radar interference of a type he had never recorded before. The contact was then lost, but the intermittent echo persisted. At 04:40 Smith had a visual and radar contact with the object which was moving at a high speed, and for 10 seconds all the crew members saw the object flying above them at about 1800 mph. The object then seemed to return and was observed at a larger size. But it quickly turned and seemed to be heading towards Smith’s side, who turned off all the lights and the plane’s lights. Four minutes later the object was moving away to the southeast. It appeared as two orange lights rotating around a common center.
Reference: doc. FBI - Bruce Maccabee, translated by Jean Sider
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1436

Event 7743 (89584FB9)

Date: 1/22/1950
Location: Kodiak, AK
Description: Multiple radar/visual by Navy personnel; near collision; electromagnetic effects
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_50

Event 7744 (68571615)

Date: 1/22/1950
Time: 02:40
Location: 32KM NORTH / KODIAK NAS, AK
Description: 1800MPH blip. RADAR / visual (observation). Buzzes planes and boats. Silent. Going quickly southeast. / FBI.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 164)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1482

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “32km N/KODIAK NAS,AK:1800MPH BLIP:RDR/VIS:BUZZES PLANES+BOATS:SLNT:>>SE:/FBI”, LatLong: “58.133336 -152.383341”, LatLongDMS: “58:08:00 N 152:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 7745 (FF89BA01)

Date: 1/22/1950
Location: Kodiak NAS, AK
Description: USN P2V3 Patrol Plane and USS Tillamook Encounter “threatening” Radar Target and E-M (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases, BB: BBU) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 500122
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_651

Event 7746 (8C49EAAD)

Date: 1/22/1950
Location: Kodiak NAS (near), AK
Description: Maneuvering red exhaust-like or orange ball of fire circle (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500122
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_653

Event 7747 (F619BA1D)

Date: 1/22/1950
Locations: Naval Air Station Kodiak [now Coast Guard Base Kodiak], Alaska; Kodiak
Description: 2:40 a.m. Navy patrol pilot Lieut. Smith makes a routine security flight out of Naval Air Station Kodiak [now Coast Guard Base Kodiak], Alaska. He obtains a radar reading on an object 20 miles north. It quickly vanishes. At 2:48, he tracks a similar object 10 miles southeast. Kodiak radar reports no known aircraft in the vicinity, but they are seeing the same track. At 3:00 a.m., the tug USS Tillamook is south of Kodiak when one of the men on deck sees a “very fast-moving red glow light, which appeared to be of exhaust nature.” The object comes from the southeast, moves clockwise around Kodiak, and returns to the southeast. Another officer sees it for 30 seconds and describes it as a “large ball of orange fire.” At 4:40 a.m., Lieut. Smith picks up another blip moving so fast that it leaves a trail on his screen. His crew sees the UFO close a five-mile gap in 10 seconds, an apparent speed of 1,800 mph. Witnesses report two orange lights that rotate around a common center. The object makes a sharp turn and heads directly towards Smith’s plane. Smith considers this a threatening situation and turns off his lights; the UFO flies by and disappears. At least 35 copies of Smith’s report are sent to FBI, CIA, AFOSI, and the State Department. None are ever officially released or published.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “USN P2V3 Patrol Plane and USS Tillamook Encounter”; ClearIntent, pp. 165–166; Clark III 58; Sparks, p. 80; Swords 90–91
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1465

Event 7748 (CAFB72A5)

Date: 1/22/1950
Description: At around 4:00 a.m. a radar blip was detected approaching the Kodiak Islands at 1,800 mph over Kodiak, Alaska, according to airborne radar. It then buzzed several planes and boats. A U.S. Navy plane failed to intercept the UFO because it was too highly maneuverable. It had two orange lights rotating about the center, and made no detectable sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bruce Maccabee, MUFON UFO Journal, September 1978, p. 7; UNICAT, case # 359; Lawrence Fawcett & Barry J. Greenwood, UFO Coverup, p. 164; Richard Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973, p. 399
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_406

Event 7749 (30A1F46D)

Date: 1/23/1950
Location: ALASKA, near Kodiak
Description: (Translated from French) At 04:35, Lts. Causer and Barco and Captain Paulson, the flight commander, saw an object for 10 minutes while they were in flight 62 miles south of Kodiak. At no time was a radar contact made. The object appeared to them like some kind of projectile in the shape of a flame of pulsating yellow-orange light, pulsing regularly every 3 to 5 seconds. When they saw the object more closely, the pulsations were at a beat of 7 to 8 seconds.
Reference: doc. FBI - Bruce Maccabee, trans. Jean Sider
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1437

Event 7750 (32551803)

Date: 1/23/1950
Time: 04:40
Location: 100KM SOUTH / KODIAK NAS, AK
Description: 6 Navy airmen can’t catch fireball going quickly west / FBI documents. / r98#243p30.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 130)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1483

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “100km S/KODIAK NAS,AK:6 NAVY AIRMEN CANT CATCH FBL >>W./FBI DOCS:/r98#243p30”, LatLong: “56.750003 -152.483341”, LatLongDMS: “56:45:00 N 152:29:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7751 (9936F56A)

Date: 1/23/1950
Description: At 4:40 a.m. a U.S. Navy P2V3 patrol plane flying from the Kodiak Naval Air Station in Alaska spotted two orange lights rotating about a common central point, which maneuvered in the sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: MUFON UFO Journal, September 1978, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_437

Event 7752 (F270D5E3)

Date: 1/24/1950
Time: 16:50
Location: OVER HALIFAX CO, NC
Description: 3 / USAF C45. 75M hemisphere maneuvers 5mi away. Cannot catch. Smoke.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 114)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1484

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “78”, HatchDesc: “ovr HALIFAX co,NC:3/USAF C45:75M HEMISPHERE MNVRS 5mi AWAY:CANNOT CATCH:SMOKE”, LatLong: “36.216668 -77.300004”, LatLongDMS: “36:13:00 N 77:18:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7753 (7F7C5F1E)

Date: 1/24/1950
Location: Blackstone (near), VA
Description: C-45 Transport Crew Encounters Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500124
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_654

Event 7754 (33098C05)

Date: 1/24/1950
Locations: Pope AFB [now Pope Field], Fayetteville, North Carolina; Bolling AFB [now Joint Base Anacostia- Bolling], Washington, D.C.; Blacksburg, Virginia
Description: 4:50 p.m. USAF Capt. G. B. Edwards and copilot Theron C. Fehrevach are flying a C-45 transport plane from Pope AFB [now Pope Field], Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Bolling AFB [now Joint Base Anacostia- Bolling], Washington, D.C. While at 5,000 feet near Blacksburg, Virginia, Fehrevach notices a dark, 200–250 foot in diameter, hemispherical parachute-shaped object above them about 5–10 miles away. A large black smoky region is below it, possibly obscuring the lower portion of a sphere. The UFO is darker than the 50% cloud cover and “easy to distinguish as not being cloud.” The object moves smoothly without any noticeable turn radius. Edwards puts the C-45 into a climb to 7,000 feet so they are at the same altitude as the UFO and turns to head directly toward it. Army Courier Service passenger 1st Lt. John H. Van Santen is alerted by Fehrevach and also sees the object move right then left again, then they all see the object recede at high speed and disappear. About 90 seconds later the object reappears about 30°–45° to the right of their heading, then oscillates right to left. It moves horizontally to dead ahead again and disappears by receding in the distance at high speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “C-25 Transport Crew Encounters Object”; Martin Shough and Wim van Utrecht, “Blackstone, Virginia, USA: January 24, 1950,” September 30, 2015; Swords 91
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1466

Event 7755 (9376EAE2)

Date: 1/24/1950
Description: At 4:50 p.m. a UFO shaped like a hemisphere with a flattened lower part, and estimated to be 70-80 meters in diameter, maneuvered in the sky five miles away from a C-45 transport plane flying from Pope AFB in Halifax County, North Carolina. The C-45, flying at an airspeed of 160 mph, could not catch up with it. The object oscillated with a pendulum motion. The Air Force explanation was that the object sighted by military pilots Fehrevach and Edwards was a balloon.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 14; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 11
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_473

Event 7756 (464922FC)

Date: Late 1/1950
Location: Kodiak, Alaska
Description: Gen. Charles Cabell, possibly inspired by the Kodiak, Alaska, case, sends a letter to ATIC asking why Project Grudge has ended, because he never disbanded it. ATIC responds that Grudge is no longer a special project and that UFO reports will be processed through normal intelligence channels.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 69–70
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1467

Event 7757 (C2850F7B)

Date: 1/26/1950
Time: 16:00
Location: ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, AK
Description: Lt. Col. and 1. 3 orange cylinders going north / 1600kph. Lost / odd small lone thin cloud…
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: UFO HISTORICAL REVUE (UHR Qtrly) Barry Greenwood. Issue #8 Febr, 2001. POB 176, STONEHAM,MA 02180
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1485

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “65”, HatchDesc: “ELMENDORF AFB,AK:Lt.Col+1:3 ORG CYLS >N/1600kph:LOST/ODD SML LONE THIN CLOUD…”, LatLong: “61.250003 -149.766674”, LatLongDMS: “61:15:00 N 149:46:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 7758 (CFF552A2)

Date: 1/26/1950
Locations: Elmendorf AFB [now Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson]; Anchorage, Alaska
Description: 4:00 p.m. Lt. Col. Lester F. Mathison , commanding officer of the 625th Aircraft and Warning Squadron at Elmendorf AFB [now Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson], Anchorage, Alaska, notices three reddish objects above the cirrus cloud layer at 25,000–30,000 feet. They are moving to the north in a sightly curled trail fashion and disappear into some clouds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Extract: History of the 57th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, January 1–March 31, 1950 (Elmendorf AFB, Alaska),” UFO Historical Revue, no. 8 (February 2001): 7–8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1468

Event 7759 (BD80D252)

Date: 1/26/1950
Description: Three orange cylinders flew to the north at 1600 km/h over Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. It was witnessed by a Lieutenant Colonel and another military witness. It was lost from sight when it disappeared into an odd looking, lone small thin cloud.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 1498
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_512

Event 7760 (A8417135)

Date: 1/28/1950
Location: ALMANSA, SP
Description: Night lights and fireballs north going quickly south / 2 days. Radios pick up strange voices / unknown language.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1486

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “240”, HatchDesc: “ALMANSA,SP:NLTS+FBLS N>>S/2 DAYS:RADIOS PICK UP STRANGE VOICES/UNK LANGUAGE”, LatLong: “38.883335 -1.150000”, LatLongDMS: “38:53:00 N 01:09:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Albacete”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 7761 (83E7895B)

Date: 1/29/1950
Location: SOUTH TABLE MOUNTAIN, CO
Description: Silver-green 20M ovoid hovers / 15M / slope. Lands / ravine. Quickly going up [to] extremely fast. Odor.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 72)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1487

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1800”, HatchDesc: “S.TABLE Mtn,CO:SLVR-GRN 20M OVOID HVRS/15M/SLOPE:LANDS/RAVINE:↑↑ XFAST:ODOR”, LatLong: “39.750002 -105.200005”, LatLongDMS: “39:45:00 N 105:12:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7762 (17E2E342)

Date: 1/29/1950
Location: South Table Mountain, Colorado
Description: Mr. Quintana of Denver saw a silvery-green ovoid object hovering about 15 m above a slope and landing slowly in a small ravine. Then it shot upward at very high speed. Its diameter was about 20 m, and it had a revolving middle band. A greenish light flashed under it, and the witness felt a rush of air and a pungent smell.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: FS Jul., 59 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_72

Event 7763 (A590D85B)

Date: 1/29/1950
Description: Mr. Quintana of Denver, Colorado saw a silvery green ovoid object hovering about 15 meters above a slope on South Table Mountain. It landed slowly in a small ravine. Then it shot upward at very high speed. Its diameter was about 20 meters, and it had a revolving middle band. A greenish light flashed under it, and the witness felt a rush of air and a pungent smell.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 194, citing Flying Saucers, July 1959
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_570

Event 7764 (8BAD8B6C)

Date: 1/30/1950
Location: Kodiak, Alaska
Description: The Knoxville Journal, Knoxville, Tennessee, prints article referring to the Wyandotte Echo Kansas City newspaper article on “Coulter” (George T. Koehler) story on 2 recovered saucers, acclimation program.
Type: newspaper article
Reference: Newspapers.com
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_396
See also: 1/6/1950

Event 7765 (20970766)

Date: 1/30/1950
Location: SPAIN, Madrid
Description: (Translated from French) Around midnight an intense phosphorescence accompanied by various luminous shapes was observed in the sky, going from north to south. At the same time in the Madrid radio receivers, words were spoken in an unknown language. (1950, night of January 30th to 31st)
Reference: and the Spaniards don’t mention this anywhere???
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Black-out sur les S.V.” - Fleuve Noir 1956 - p. 67
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1438

Event 7766 (DCC6EED3)

Date: 1/31/1950
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Description: Office MEMO, Director FBI, SAC, San Antonio: A UFO resembling a rocket ship without wings appeared out of a thunderhead of clouds narrowly missing an Eastern Airlines flight and disappeared into another cloud. It was traveling approx. 2700 mph and no sound or air disturbance was noted with it. During the past two months the UFO sightings appeared to be concentrated near Los Alamos, N.M. This UFO was also sighted near Los Alamos on Jan. 6, 1949.
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_397
See also: 1/6/1950

Event 7767 (59ED8170)

Date: 1/31/1950
Location: Aleutian Islands (north of), AK
Description: 3 ft red and white elliptical object flying (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500131
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_655

Event 7768 (D6A0E934)

Date: 2/1950
Location: Korea
Description: Fate Magazine. NAVY DOES NOT SWALLOW OWN LINE. A few months before the Navy spokesman, Dr. Brener Liddell issued his report that flying saucers were all balloons. Naval Aviation News, an official Navy magazine, reported the sighting of two mysterious smoke-trailing objects by an American airship off Korea. The incident occurred in December of 1949, and personnel aboard the seaplane tender Gardiners Bay reported that the two objects struck the water at tremendous speed off the ship’s port bow while it was steaming up the channel from Inchon. Under the title “Sighting Flying Disks Again?”, the Navy magazine reported: “Two huge columns of smoke rose to about 100 feet in height at the point of contact. No aircraft could be sighted by radar, or visually overhead, although the ceiling was unlimited. Identification remains a great mystery.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_49

Event 7769 (8D2E9953)

Date: 2/1950
Location: US
Description: Air Force Magazine. CALLING HERR GENERAL FREUD. “It is concluded,” the most recent official Air Force report states, “that there are sufficient psychological explanations for the reports of unidentified flying objects to provide plausible explanations not otherwise explainable. These errors in identifying real stimuli result chiefly from the inability to estimate speed, distance, and size.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_51

Event 7770 (542EFD2D)

Date: 2/1/1950
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland
Description: TELEPHONE TROUBLESHOOTER SEES ONE OFF CANADIAN COAST.. Pat Walsh, telephone company electrician and Navy veteran, reported seeing a tear-shaped object, bright as a fluorescent light, for twelve seconds before it headed out to sea in an arch-like flight at incredible speed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_48

Event 7771 (CE024335)

Date: 2/1/1950
Location: Tucson, AZ
Description: B-29 pilot follows fireball near Monthan AFB.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_51

Event 7772 (D585C757)

Date: 2/1/1950
Time: ~17:00
Location: TUCSON, AZ
Description: Air Traffic Controllers and many. Fireball going quickly west / 9km altitude. Heavy smoke trail. Slows and going quickly west. B29 chases.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 405)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1488

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “717”, HatchDesc: “TUCSON,AZ:ATCs+MANY:FBL >>W/9km alt:HEAVY SMOKE TRAIL:SLOWS+>>W:B29 CHASES”, LatLong: “32.216668 -110.916672”, LatLongDMS: “32:13:00 N 110:55:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7773 (FC65D8BF)

Date: 2/1/1950
Description: Harry S. Truman issues Executive Order 10104 and creates the “Top Secret classification” designation.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Office of the Federal Register, “Executive Order 10104”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1469

Event 7774 (7858704F)

Date: 2/1/1950
Locations: Tucson, Arizona; Davis-Monthan AFB; University of Arizona
Description: A meteor-like object spewing smoke is seen by many people over Tucson, Arizona. The radio operator at Davis-Monthan AFB asks 1st Lieut. Roy L. Jones Jr. to investigate it in his B-29, but he cannot catch up with it. Edwin Francis Carpenter , head of the University of Arizona astronomy department, says he is certain the object is not a meteor.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, The Flying Saucers Are Real, Gold Medal, 1950, pp. 10–12; Sparks, p. 81
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1470

Event 7775 (9C32913F)

Date: 2/2/1950
Location: Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ
Description: Saw object trailing smoke (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_656

Event 7776 (F68FD3F9)

Date: 2/2/1950
Locations: Falmouth Airport; Frances Crane Wildlife Management Area north of Hatchville, Massachusetts; Otis AFB; Otis Air National Guard Base near Mashpee
Description: Lincoln LaPaz , citing the press of academic duties, withdraws from Project Twinkle. (Clark III 544) February 5 — 5:10 p.m. Four people at Falmouth Airport [now part of Frances Crane Wildlife Management Area north of Hatchville, Massachusetts] see two illuminated cylindrical objects in the western sky. The witnesses include Marvin R. Odom , owner of the airport, and Lt. Philip Foushee Jr. of Otis AFB [now Otis Air National Guard Base] near Mashpee. As the objects are maneuvering, a fireball drops from one. Five minutes later they both climb at high speed and disappear from view.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Feb. 5, 1950; Teaticket, Mass.”; Hyannis (Mass.) Cape Cod Standard Times, February 6, 1950; Sparks, p. 81
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1471

Event 7777 (8FB60B10)

Date: 2/3/1950
Time: 21:00
Location: NORTH BAY, ON
Description: Numerous observer(s). 2 blue 2.5M disks circle town / several minutes. Desripts vary.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 408)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1489

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “360”, HatchDesc: “NORTH BAY,ON:NMRS OBS:2 BLU 2.5M DISKS CCL TOWN/SVRL MINs:desripts vary”, LatLong: “46.216669 -79.450004”, LatLongDMS: “46:13:00 N 79:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7778 (3BF9A67B)

Date: 2/5/1950
Location: USA, Teaticket, Massachusetts.
Description: (Translated from French) 5:10 p.m. Witnesses: former military pilot Marvin Odom, Lt. Philip Foushee, military pilot from Otis AFB, and two others. Two thin illuminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball, maneuvered together and disappeared at high altitude after 5 minutes of observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1439

Event 7779 (A0948525)

Date: 2/5/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Teaticket (Massachusetts), Marvin Odom, a former US Navy pilot, Lieutenant Philip Foushee, a pilot from the USAF base in Otis, and two other people observe two thin, illuminated cylinders. A glowing ball emerges from one of them. The two maneuvers then quickly disappear into the sky after 5 minutes. (February 5th, 5:10 PM)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_812

Event 7780 (D778839F)

Date: 2/5/1950
Time: 17:10
Location: TEATICKET, MA
Description: Many / airport. 2 cigars maneuver. Fireball drops / 1+flies away. Vibrant bright / lights all.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 117)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1490

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “7”, HatchDesc: “TEATICKET,MA:MANY/AIRPORT:2 CGRS MNVR:FBL DROPS/1+FLIES AWAY:VBRITE/LITES ALL”, LatLong: “41.566669 -70.600003”, LatLongDMS: “41:34:00 N 70:36:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7781 (A5CCE6FA)

Date: 2/5/1950
Location: Teaticket, MA
Description: 2 thin, illuminated cylinders, one dropped a fireball, both maneuvered together then disappeared high and fast. (Berliner) 5 mins (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500205
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_657

Event 7782 (D070DFED)

Date: 2/5/1950
Time: 5:10 PM
Location: Teaticket, Massachusetts
Description: Witnesses: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_30

Event 7783 (C97B3BD6)

Date: 2/5/1950
Description: Seven people witnessed two cylindrical objects maneuvering in the sky at 5:10 p.m. near Falmouth Airport on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. A fireball dropped from one of them, then they climbed into the western sky and disappeared. Listed as a Project Blue Book “unknown” case.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Cape Cod Standard Times, February 6, 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 17; Project Blue Book, February 1950 summary report
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_696

Event 7784 (E7A1F40E)

Date: 2/7/1950
Description: A 30-foot wide cone-shaped object flew in over the shoreline at Alameda Naval Yard in California. There were six military witnesses in total, and the sighting lasted several minutes. One witness reported it as possibly a plane with engine trouble.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping dated February 9, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_731

Event 7785 (1187A539)

Date: 2/8/1950
Description: (Translated from French) First test of the French ground-to-ground missile SE 4200. (February 8)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_813

Event 7786 (2ED1A4C5)

Date: 2/8/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Upon the appearance of a giant sunspot, London television viewers saw for 1 hour on their screens “Russian” images with Swedish music.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_814

Event 7787 (7E7470D8)

Date: 2/8/1950
Location: SAN LEANDRO, CA
Description: 5+observer(s). 30’ cone going north over Alameda Naval Yard. 5K’ altitude. Going quickly southeast / 80mph / Scully.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 118)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1491

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “4”, HatchDesc: “SAN LEANDRO,CA:5+OBS:30’CONE > N OVR ALAMEDA NVL YARD:5K’alt:>>SE/80mph/SCULLY”, LatLong: “37.716668 -122.166672”, LatLongDMS: “37:43:00 N 122:10:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1500”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7788 (6C468CD1)

Date: 2/8/1950
Location: Tampa, FL
Description: B-29 Crew, Others, See 300’ Object At 2,000 MPH (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500208
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_658

Event 7789 (A64A0C5E)

Date: 2/8/1950
Description: AFOSI Letter #85 is issued, directing Air Force personnel to relay UFO sightings to the Pentagon or AMC only if they are of “priority Counterintelligence interest.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 5, January– March 1950, The Author, 1983, p. 18
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1472

Event 7790 (C262974B)

Date: 2/9/1950
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) At 14:45, launch of Viking III, altitude 80 km. With measuring instruments for the upper atmosphere. (February 9, 1950)
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, 277 and M.W. Rosen, N.Y. 1955
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1440

Event 7791 (50C9D488)

Date: 2/13/1950
Time: 21:00?
Location: NORRE NEBEL, DK
Description: Saucer going [to] over farm. Maneuvers. Vanishes / flash! 2nd saucer passes. / AFU Sweden.
Type: sighting
Reference: VESCO, Renato: INTERCEPT but DON’T SHOOT; transl. from Italian. Goofy. (Index 18)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1492

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “NORRE NEBEL,DK:SCR >ovr FARM:MNVRS:VANISHES/FLASH!:2nd SCR PASSES:/AFU Sweden”, LatLong: “55.783336 8.300000”, LatLongDMS: “55:47:00 N 08:18:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Danemark”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 7792 (00FD6A71)

Date: 2/13/1950
Description: In Norre Nebel, Denmark a disc-shaped object maneuvered over a farm at around 9 p.m. and then vanished in a flash. A second disc passed over the area eight minutes later.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 1505
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_890

Event 7793 (4B9031FA)

Date: 2/15/1950
Description: In a newspaper story published in December 1967, a man from Salzburg, Austria claimed that he was abducted by a five-foot tall Grey humanoid UFOnaut who wore a silver uniform with a fishbowl style helmet. The incident reportedly occurred in a forest five miles north of Salzburg at around 11:00 p.m. at night. He was paralyzed and was floated up to the top of a round craft that had landed in a nearby field. The UFO had a dark interior, and the experience involved an off-Earth journey. The encounter lasted about an hour.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Charles Bowen, Flying Saucer Review, July-August 1967, p. 11
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_920

Event 7794 (353C2D1E)

Date: 2/17/1950
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: Nominal V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, Reaches 148.7km attitude
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_398
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 148.7km

Event 7795 (B501D37C)

Date: 2/17/1950
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of V-2 #53 at 11:00 AM, reached altitude 148 km. (February 17, 1950)
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1441

Event 7796 (93A94CED)

Date: 2/18/1950
Time: 05:20
Location: SOUTHWEST / DUVALL, WA
Description: Farmer. Bright night light going east. Blinks on and off slowly. Sudden zigzag departure.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 408)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1493

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “43”, HatchDesc: “SW/DUVALL,WA:FARMER:BRITE NLT >E:BLINKS ON+OFF SLOWLY:SUDDEN ZIGZAG DEPARTURE”, LatLong: “47.711113 -122.005561”, LatLongDMS: “47:42:40 N 122:00:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 7797 (A288E302)

Date: 2/20/1950
Locations: Massachusetts; USAF Cambridge Research Laboratories
Description: LaPaz writes to Peter H. Wyckoff of the USAF Cambridge Research Laboratories in Massachusetts that a “fireball project” ought not be pursued because any objects that are not meteors are probably US test missiles. But he concedes he might be wrong and says in that case, “intensive, systematic investigation of these objects should not be delayed.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 544
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1473

Event 7798 (F905B7FB)

Date: 2/21/1950
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: Project Twinkle, with the assistance of Land-Air, Inc., has set up its first operations post, manned by two observers who scan the sky over Holloman AFB, New Mexico, with theodolite, telescope, and camera.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 544; Thomas Tulien, ed., Proceedings of the Sign Historical Group UFO History Workshop, Sign Historical Group, November 2001, p. 45
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1474

Event 7799 (1B3E8DF6)

Date: 2/21/1950
Description: At 4:55 a.m. in Durban, South Africa three men in a truck and several other people witnessed a dark red, torpedo-shaped object that had a dark center, flying straight and level.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 896; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1030

Event 7800 (55F294D7)

Date: 2/22/1950
Description: USAF denies existance of flying saucers
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_107

Event 7801 (BEC67BBE)

Date: 2/22/1950
Location: Boca Chica Naval AS, FL
Description: Radar/visuals of two glowing objects; failed intercept.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_52

Event 7802 (9261B1F9)

Date: 2/22/1950
Location: PINCKNEYVILLE, IL
Description: 2 / private plane. 20m saucer / 1500m altitude. Going quickly [to] as plane nears. / r118-Feb. '97.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1494

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “122”, HatchDesc: “PINCKNEYVILLE,IL:2/PVT PLANE:20m SCR/1500m alt:>> AS PLANE NEARS:/r118-Feb97”, LatLong: “38.077780 -89.383338”, LatLongDMS: “38:04:40 N 89:23:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1500”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7803 (C02DC9AB)

Date: 2/22/1950
Location: KEY WEST NAS, FL
Description: Pilots and more/others. 2 objects pause over town. Type unknown. 50 mile(s) altitude / RADAR. Chase.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE; Henry Holt, NY 1953 HC. (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1495

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “KEY WEST NAS,FL:PILOTS++:2 OBJs PAUSE ovr TOWN:TYPE UNK:50mi alt/RDR:CHASE”, LatLong: “24.550001 -81.766671”, LatLongDMS: “24:33:00 N 81:46:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “15”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7804 (C9DAE60A)

Date: 2/22/1950
Location: Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida
Description: Navy pilots and others see two glowing UFOs, confirmed by radar, above the Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida. A plane is sent to investigate but it is “hopelessly outdistanced.” After hovering momentarily at a high altitude (50 miles?), they speed away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, The Flying Saucers Are Real, Gold Medal, 1950, p. 12; Sparks , p. 81
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1475

Event 7805 (EA6A782C)

Date: 2/23/1950
Location: Santiago, Chile
Description: CHILE STILL HOARDS ITS PIX.. Commander Augusto Vars Orrego, head of the Chilean Antarctic Base of Arthur Prat, saw, on several occasions during the Antarctic night, flying saucers, one above the other, turning at tremendous speeds. Photographs were taken.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_50

Event 7806 (7931BA24)

Date: 2/24/1950
Location: USA, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Description: (Translated from French) 1:55 p.m. Witnesses: Weather employees of the Luther McDonald Municipal Airport, Harrison Manson. A white oval, slightly elongated, was observed for 1.5 minutes with a theodolite, flying horizontally in a straight line. (February 24, 1950)
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1442

Event 7807 (08793EE0)

Date: 2/24/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Albuquerque (New Mexico) Luther McDonald and Harrison Manson, both weather observers from the Municipal Airport, observed a white and oval slightly elongated object flying horizontally for about 1 minute and 30 seconds using a theodolite. (13 h 55)
Reference: case Blue Book unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_815

Event 7808 (B3202EEC)

Date: 2/24/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Near Datil (New Mexico), observation of green glowing ball (see below) from an USAF observation post.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_816

Event 7809 (3470E7D9)

Date: 2/24/1950
Time: 13:20
Location: LOS ALAMOS, NM
Description: Project Bluebook Case #645. 2+12 Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) inspect. Metal saucer circles base / erratic. Goes going up. Back / 25 th.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1496

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “2231”, HatchDesc: “LOS ALAMOS,NM:BBK#645:2+12 AEC INSP:MTL SCR CCLS BASE/ERRATIC:GOES↑:BACK/25th”, LatLong: “35.888891 -106.305561”, LatLongDMS: “35:53:20 N 106:18:20 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7810 (06CDCAC0)

Date: 2/24/1950
Time: 14:00
Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: Airport weathermen with theodolite. White ovoid. Straight and level flight / 90 second(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1497

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1488”, HatchDesc: “ALBUQUERQUE,NM:AIRPt WEATHERMEN W/THEODOLITE:WHT OVOID:S/L FLITE/90sec:NFD”, LatLong: “35.044446 -106.605561”, LatLongDMS: “35:02:40 N 106:36:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7811 (539B40F6)

Date: 2/24/1950
Time: ~23:50
Location: DATIL, NMX
Description: USAF man photos disk. Astronomer LA Paz has no explanation. / FBI.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 167)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1498

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “2238”, HatchDesc: “DATIL,NMX:USAF MAN PHOTOS DISK:ASTRONOMER LA PAZ HAS NO EXPLANATION./FBI”, LatLong: “34.150002 -107.866672”, LatLongDMS: “34:09:00 N 107:52:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7812 (9D5AFA0B)

Date: 2/24/1950
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: UAO observed over Los Alamos (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 642, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500224
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_661

Event 7813 (3E576BA0)

Date: 2/24/1950
Location: Datil, NM
Description: Saw and photographed a circular luminous object (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500224
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_662

Event 7814 (617D49B0)

Date: 2/24/1950
Time: 1:55 PM
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Witnesses: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_31

Event 7815 (32F48E38)

Date: 2/24/1950
Locations: Holloman AFB; Datil, New Mexico
Description: 7:30 p.m. USAF Cpl. Lertis E. Stanfield and other Holloman AFB Photographic Branch project staff at an observation post at Datil, New Mexico, take five photos (using a Cineflex camera with 3-inch focal length lens) of a circular, luminous white object that changes to red and green. Its angular velocity is greater than 0.5°/min in azimuth calculated by Lincoln LaPaz . The object moves in a smooth straight-line motion from about 8:00–9:30 p.m. to the west, blinking red and green. It disappears at high altitude.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “AFOSI Case 175; Datil Observation Post Photographs Object”; Sparks , p. 82
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1476

Event 7816 (2EB6B3F2)

Date: 2/24/1950
Description: At 1:15 p.m. 16 A.E.S.S. inspectors watched an aluminum colored, round UFO hovering over Los Alamos, New Mexico. It moved around for 20 minutes as if observing the nuclear facility, zigzagged, and shot straight up in the sky. At 1:55 p.m. two Albuquerque, New Mexico Municipal Airport Weather Observers, Luther McDonald and Harrison Manson, watched a white, slightly elongated oval-shaped UFO for 90 seconds through a theodolite while it flew straight and level.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 26; (2) Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 642; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1073

Event 7817 (925396FA)

Date: 2/25/1950
Location: USA, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Description: (Translated from French) 3:55 p.m. Witnesses: twelve security inspectors from the Atomic Energy Commission. A silver, flashing cylinder with truncated ends flew slowly and then quickly, cavorted, and oscillated, changing direction. According to the witnesses, the observation lasted from 23 seconds to 2 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1443

Event 7818 (BC3BF79B)

Date: 2/25/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Los Alamos, New Mexico, 12 security inspectors from the AEC observe a silver, flashing cylinder with tapered ends, slowly and then quickly flying, pulsating and oscillating, and changing direction. The duration of the witnesses’ observations varies between 3 seconds and 2 minutes. (February 25, 3:55 PM)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_817

Event 7819 (B826C2F2)

Date: 2/25/1950
Time: 01:20
Location: NEW BEDFORD, MA
Description: 2 observer(s). Silent shiny 1M glowing-saucer hovers 300M / city incinerator. Going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 409)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1499

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “NEW BEDFORD,MA:2 OBS:SLNT SHINY 1M GLO-SCR HVRS 300M/CITY INCINERATOR:>>NW”, LatLong: “41.661113 -70.950003”, LatLongDMS: “41:39:40 N 70:57:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “300”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7820 (71C2C15D)

Date: 2/25/1950
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Description: AEC Investigators Sighted cylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 645, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500225
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_663

Event 7821 (E258DCFF)

Date: 2/25/1950
Time: 3:55 PM
Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
Description: Witnesses: Twelve Atomic Energy Commission security inspectors. One cylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing, flew slow and hen fast, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course. observations by individuals varied from 3 seconds to 2 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_32

Event 7822 (7CA8C022)

Date: 2/25/1950
Description: Los Alamos, New Mexico. Twelve Atomic Energy Commission security inspectors sighted a cylindrical UFO at 3:55 p.m. while at the Los Alamos nuclear facility. It was silver colored and was flashing, and had tapered ends. The object flew slowly and then sped up, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course. The observations by the various individuals lasted from three seconds up to two minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1095

Event 7823 (CA5C64A4)

Date: 2/26/1950
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Description: 2:45 p.m. Three witnesses observe a bronze-colored object that looks like two cigarette ashtrays placed face to face over Vancouver, British Columbia. It slows down as it passes overhead and wobbles as it moves along.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chris Rutkowski, Canada’s UFOs: Declassified, August Night, 2022, p. 64
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1477

Event 7824 (B183D92A)

Date: 2/27/1950
Time: 02:30
Location: JAMESBURG, NJ
Description: 2 / car. Metal saucer ringed / lights. Hovers low. Sudden takeoff / swish.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 409)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1500

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “JAMESBURG,NJ:2/CAR:MTL SCR RINGED/LITES:HVRS LOW:SUDDEN TAKEOFF/SWISH:”, LatLong: “40.350002 -74.438892”, LatLongDMS: “40:21:00 N 74:26:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7825 (A72B615E)

Date: 2/27/1950
Location: Coulterville, IL
Description: Object in the shape of a discus approximately 60 feet in diameter, 10 feet thick in the middle and thin at the edges seen from private plane (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 500227
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_664

Event 7826 (450C6BC8)

Date: 2/27/1950
Description: In Jamesburg, New Jersey two witnesses watched a metallic saucer-shaped object ringed with lights hovering at a low altitude, when it suddenly took off with a swishing sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950 (volume 4), p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1148

Event 7827 (B2760D29)

Date: 3/1950
Description: James J. Rodgers is named a chief of Project Grudge.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1478

Event 7828 (2F12114D)

Date: 3/1950
Location: White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico
Description: Naval Commander Robert Bright McLaughlin, in charge of a team of Navy scientists at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, writes about the Charles B. Moore sighting of April 24, 1949, in a True magazine article and speculates on saucer propulsion systems. McLaughlin writes that the saucers are indeed “spaceships from another planet, operated by animate, intelligent beings.” The Navy, having gotten a preview of the article, removes him from White Sands and gives him an assignment at sea aboard the destroyer USS Bristol.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Robert B. McLaughlin, “How Scientists Tracked a Flying Saucer,” True, March 1950, pp. 25–27, 96–99; Ruppelt, pp. 70– 72; Swords 94–95
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1479

Event 7829 (E08DBD13)

Date: 3/1950
Location: Aztec, New Mexico
Description: According to Karl T. Pflock , two CIA agents clandestinely visit Aztec, New Mexico, UFO crash storyteller Silas Newton and tell him that, although they know he is lying, they want him to continue spreading the tale as disinformation. The two agents later wind up involved in the Psychological Strategy Board created in 1951.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Kremlin 37–42
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1480

Event 7830 (E6D51B1E)

Date: 3/1/1950
Description: (Translated from French) The Knoxville (Tennessee) regional office of the FBI receives a frantic call from a radar operator at a nearby military base. The technician has spotted a craft flying over the Oak Ridge atomic research center Oak Ridge. (March 1st)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_818

Event 7831 (2D33D8D8)

Date: 3/1/1950
Location: CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
Description: Many observer(s). Metallic disk hovers 5km over city and airport. Then going quickly south. / r134#1p27.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1501

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1433”, HatchDesc: “CHIHUAHUA,MEX:MANY OBS:MTLC DISK HVRS 5km OVR CITY+AIRPORT:THEN >>S:/r134#1p27”, LatLong: “28.616668 -106.100005”, LatLongDMS: “28:37:00 N 106:06:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “5000”, State/Prov: “Chihuahua”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7832 (025B3B81)

Date: 3/1/1950
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: 1-6 March. Military and civil RADAR’s and visual. 40k-80k altitude. No planes scheduled / area.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1502

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “64”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:1-6MAR:MIL+CIV RDRs+VISUAL:40k-80k ALT:NO PLANES SCHEDULED/AREA”, LatLong: “36.011113 -84.277782”, LatLongDMS: “36:00:40 N 84:16:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7833 (0DB2B035)

Date: 3/1/1950
Time: 14:00
Location: HANNA, WY
Description: 1 / (seen thru) binoculars. Odd birds circle area. 1 blows white smoke and streaks going quickly north. Absolute(ly) silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 411)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1503

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “2066”, HatchDesc: “HANNA,WY:1/BINOCS:ODD BIRDS CCL AREA:1 BLOWS WHT SMOKE+STREAKS >>N:ABS SLNT”, LatLong: “41.866669 -106.550005”, LatLongDMS: “41:52:00 N 106:33:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7834 (5DB8BC8D)

Date: 3/1/1950
Location: Knoxville, TN
Description: Radio amateur tracks UFO with radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 0)
Reference: NICAP: 500301
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_665

Event 7835 (815F88E0)

Date: 3/1/1950
Description: A metallic disc hovered over Chihuahua Airport in Mexico at five kilometers altitude during the day, then shot off quickly toward the south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping dated March 5, 1950; Inforespace, December 1975
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1195

Event 7836 (AF48A514)

Date: 3/1/1950
Description: Military and civilian radars tracked a UFO flying at between 40,000 and 80,000 feet near Knoxville, Tennessee. At 11:15 a.m. Stuart Adcock, a Knoxville radio amateur with experience in radar technology, called the local FBI agent, Mr. Robey, to report that he had detected an object using a surplus military radar set. The object was circling at at altitude of about 40,000 feet over Oak Ridge nuclear facility. Mr. Adcock reported another detection the next day. No planes were scheduled in the area at the time. The US Air Force suggested that the visual sightings may have been due to a mirage.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Bruce Maccabee, UFO-FBI Connection, p. 169
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1196

Event 7837 (4F645AD3)

Date: 3/2/1950
Location: Mexico City
Description: MEXICAN OBSERVATORY PHOTOGRAPHS ONE. Luis Enrique Erro, head of the Tonantzintla Observatory near Puebla, reports an object flew through space and crossed the field of his Schmidt telescope. Luis Munch, fellow astronomer, photographed the object, which showed as a broad white streak diagonally across a jet black field. The craft appeared to be about the diameter of the moon and at least as bright.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_52

Event 7838 (14ECE489)

Date: 3/3/1950
Location: USA, Selfridge AFB, Michigan.
Description: (Translated from French) 11:05 p.m. Witness: 1st Lt Frank Mattson. An intense and huge yellow light descended vertically, then began to fly horizontally at great speed. Duration of observation: 4 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1444

Event 7839 (906325AA)

Date: 3/3/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Selfridge (Michigan), Lieutenant Frank Mattson observed an intense light of a dull yellow descending vertically, then flying horizontally very quickly for 4 minutes. (March 3, 11:05 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #650 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_819

Event 7840 (C932F32A)

Date: 3/3/1950
Time: 23:10
Location: SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MI
Description: Project Bluebook Case #650. 2 RADAR’s and visual (observation). Wide swings and abrupt turns. Also unidentified blips / 08 March.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 128)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1504

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “177”, HatchDesc: “SELFRIDGE AFB,MI:BBK#650:2 RDRs+VIS:WIDE SWINGS+ABRUPT TURNS:+UID BLIPS/08MAR”, LatLong: “42.605558 -82.827782”, LatLongDMS: “42:36:20 N 82:49:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7841 (5C798AC1)

Date: 3/3/1950
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: An intense, dull yellowish light descend vertically (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 650)
Reference: NICAP: 500303
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_666

Event 7842 (EBEDF77C)

Date: 3/3/1950
Time: 11:05 PM
Location: Selfridge AFB, Michigan
Description: Witness: 1st Lt Frank Mattson. One intense, dull yellowish light descended vertically, then flew straight and level very fast for 4 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_33

Event 7843 (174D09F8)

Date: 3/3/1950
Locations: Selfridge AFB; Selfridge Air National Guard Base; Mount Clemens, Michigan
Description: At Selfridge AFB [now Selfridge Air National Guard Base] near Mount Clemens, Michigan, a lone UFO causes multiple radar trackings and is logged at speeds up to 1,500 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Object Descends Vertically, Levels Out”; Patrick Gross, “Selfridge AFB, Michigan, March 3, 1950”; Sparks, p. 83
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1481

Event 7844 (1E0686DF)

Date: 3/3/1950
Description: At Selfridge AFB in Macomb County, Michigan two radars tracked an unusual object in the sky at 11:10 p.m. whose presence was confirmed with a visual sighting by a witness named Mattson. The UFO was visible for four minutes and made wide swings and abrupt turns.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 650; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 28
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1268

Event 7845 (5D7927AB)

Date: 3/4/1950
Location: Newburgh (near), IN
Description: A man was driving east approximately two miles east of the junction of Indiana State Hwy 66 and 261 north of Newburgh, when he observed an object he believed to be a rocket at a distance of approximately 50-75 yards in front of his automobile. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 500304
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_667

Event 7846 (46664D53)

Date: 3/5/1950 (approximate)
Location: NEAR BLOOMFIELD, NM
Description: Object paces car. Car stops. Dark 5’ saucer circles car / dizzy speeds.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 132)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1505

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1662”, HatchDesc: “nr BLOOMFIELD,NM:OBJ PACES CAR:CAR STOPS:DRK 5’SCR CIRCLES CAR/DIZZY SPEEDS”, LatLong: “36.711113 -107.983338”, LatLongDMS: “36:42:40 N 107:59:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7847 (11430144)

Date: 3/5/1950
Time: 01:30
Location: SALTSBURG, PA
Description: Ex USAF Officer. 15M turtle saucer hovers / low altitude. Keeps away as observer(s) nears.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 411)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1506

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “274”, HatchDesc: “SALTSBURG,PA:EX USAF OFCR:15M TURTLE SCR HVRS/LO ALT:KEEPS AWAY AS OBS NEARS”, LatLong: “40.483335 -79.450004”, LatLongDMS: “40:29:00 N 79:27:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7848 (E6E1D7FE)

Date: 3/5/1950
Time: 07:00
Location: GERING, NEBR
Description: 16+cop. 8m night light / 30m altitude. Changes shape. Extremely bright. Dangles and maneuvers. Going southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1507

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO:

c0mmando · May 24, 2024, 5:46pm

High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “1219”, HatchDesc: “GERING,NEBR:16+COP:8m NLT/30m alt:CHANGES SHAPE:XBRITE:DANGLES+MNVRS: >SE”, LatLong: “41.822224 -103.661116”, LatLongDMS: “41:49:20 N 103:39:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “30”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7849 (7A19D26B)

Date: 3/5/1950
Time: ~16:00
Location: HOUSTON, TX
Description: 4+1 observer(s). Metal disk hovers and darts. Going quickly [to] cloud. Trails ribbon going east. / r134-4 / 13.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1508

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “HOUSTON,TX:4+1 OBS:MTL DISK HVRS+DARTS:>> CLOUD:TRAILS RIBBON >E:/r134-4/13”, LatLong: “29.766668 -95.350005”, LatLongDMS: “29:46:00 N 95:21:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7850 (4DBE7CEB)

Date: 3/5/1950
Location: Bloomfield, NM
Description: Night. A dark, five-foot diameter disc paced a car. When the driver stopped the car the object circled the car, then sped away at a high speed. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_668

Event 7851 (8EAFC5D3)

Date: 3/5/1950
Description: At 1:30 a.m an ex-Air Force officer driving on Highway 80 in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania said he watched a turtle shell-shaped disc hovering at low altitude. The 15 meter wide object kept away from him when the witness attempted to approach it. At 7:00 a.m. on this same date twenty witnesses watched a 25 foot wide, extremely bright UFO maneuver in the sky over Gering, Nebraska. It appeared to change shape as it flew off toward the southeast. In the afternoon a metallic flying disc trailing some kind of ribbon hovered, darted about, and jumped into some clouds over Houston, Texas. It left flying toward the east. That night in Bloomfield, New Mexico a dark, five-foot diameter disc paced a car. When the driver stopped the car the object circled the car, then sped away at a high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clippings, March 10, 1950 and March 27, 1950; Loren Gross, UFOs: A History, 1950: January-March, pp. 11, 31-32
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1308

Event 7852 (16FA22AC)

Date: 3/7/1950
Location: DURANGO, MEXICO
Description: Passing saucer stops / 2 hours. No further details. / Los Angeles Times. / r134#1p37.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1509

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1892”, HatchDesc: “DURANGO,MEX:PASSING SCR STOPS/2 hrs:NFD:/Los Angeles Times:/r134#1p37”, LatLong: “23.033334 -104.683338”, LatLongDMS: “23:02:00 N 104:41:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DRG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7853 (9826FE67)

Date: 3/7/1950
Description: In 1950, two discs passing over Durango, Mexico stopped in the sky for two hours.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 211, citing the Los Angeles Times
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1361

Event 7854 (FFD2E180)

Date: 3/8/1950
Description: Mysterious “Silas Newton” speaks at University of Denver
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_108

Event 7855 (CC7AB146)

Date: 3/8/1950
Location: University of Denver
Description: Tape recorded University of Denver lecture on three crash retrievals. Tape recently found at the AHC in Frank Scully’s papers in Laramie WY. Was going to be given by a scientist involved in the retrieval that knew or worked with Dr. Vannever Bush during WW2, but was instead given by Silas Newton at the last minute.
Type: lecture
Reference: YouTube - Part 1
Reference: YouTube - Part 2
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_399

Event 7856 (703BC462)

Date: 3/8/1950
Location: USA, Dayton
Description: (Translated from French) In the middle of the morning a T.W.A. aircraft was preparing to land at the Dayton municipal airport. As it maneuvered to present itself, the pilot and co-pilot saw a bright light, seeming to hover towards the southeast. They warned the control tower. The operators replied that they also saw this light and had warned the Ohio National Guard squadron stationed at the airport. A pilot was already running to his F-51. All the staff actually saw the UFO: an extremely bright light, much brighter and bigger than a star. It was at a very high altitude because the thick and high clouds masked it from time to time. In the air there was the F-51 of the (…) A few minutes later the object disappeared from the radar screen. The two F-51s descended. When the clouds dissipated, nothing could be seen anymore. (1950, 8 March)
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Face aux Soucoupes Volantes”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p. 100, 101
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1445

Event 7857 (A2BD754B)

Date: 3/8/1950
Description: (Translated from French) A Dayton (Ohio), visual and radar observation of a flying disc above the Wright-Patterson headquarters, headquarters of the ATIC. A TWA crew confirms the observation. The National Guard is put on alert and a (two?) Mustang P-51 takes off (s) to attempt an interception, in vain. (March 8)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_820

Event 7858 (E13DF649)

Date: 3/8/1950
Description: (Translated from French) The phenomenon of March 1st repeats itself several times. Establishment of the Twinkle project, charged with investigating the phenomena of “green fireballs” in New Mexico.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_821

Event 7859 (FFFEB5FC)

Date: 3/8/1950
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Radar/visuals of bright metallic disc; failed intercept.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_53

Event 7860 (D0090921)

Date: 3/8/1950
Location: MAZATLAN, MEXICO
Description: Naval Commander. Object / sky. Type unknown. “Artificial device”. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 137)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1510

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “MAZATLAN,MEX:NAVAL COMMANDER:OBJ/SKY:TYPE UNK:“ARTIFICIAL DEVICE”:NFD”, LatLong: “23.233334 -106.450005”, LatLongDMS: “23:14:00 N 106:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Sinaloa”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7861 (1F9A6EAB)

Date: 3/8/1950
Time: ~09:00
Location: VANDALIA AIRPORT, OH
Description: 2 airliners and Air Traffic Controller and many. Jets chase bullet cylinder/cigar-shape. Quickly going up [to] very fast. / r29p73.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 84)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1511

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “180”, Elev: “296”, HatchDesc: “VANDALIA AIRPt,OH:2 AIRLINERS+ATC+MANY:JETS CHASE BULLET CGR:↑↑ VFAST:/r29p73”, LatLong: “39.766669 -84.183337”, LatLongDMS: “39:46:00 N 84:11:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7862 (59AB9C21)

Date: 3/8/1950
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Three Aircraft Spot UFO / Radar Track At ATIC (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500308
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_669

Event 7863 (54F3A05B)

Date: 3/8/1950
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Kerr/Miller/Rabenek Case (AL) Three Aircraft Spot UFO / Radar Track At ATIC (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 500308
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_670

Event 7864 (4200DE78)

Date: 3/8/1950
Locations: Dayton, Ohio; Vandalia, Ohio; Wright-Patterson AFB
Description: Mid-morning. TWA pilot Capt. W. H. Kerr reports to the CAA that he and two other TWA pilots (D. W. Miller and Malvern H. Rabeneck) are watching a UFO hovering at high altitude near Dayton, Ohio. The CAA has already received about 20 other reports about it from Vandalia, Ohio. ATIC control tower operators at Wright- Patterson AFB pick it up visually and on radar (“a good, solid target”). Four F-51 interceptors are sent up. They see it as a huge, round, metallic object, but clouds move in. The object climbs vertically out of sight at high speed. ATIC calls it the planet Venus, with radar returns from ice-laden clouds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Three Aircraft Spot UFO / Radar Track at ATIC”; UFOEv, p. 84; Ruppelt, pp. 72–75; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 5, January– March 1950, The Author, 1983, pp. 32–37
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1482

Event 7865 (E31DCE98)

Date: 3/8/1950
Description: A Naval commander sighted a UFO in the sky over Mazatlan, Mexico which he described as an “artificial device.” At five o’clock in the morning the crew of two airliners, the Air Traffic Controller, and many other ground witnesses at Vandalia Airport, Ohio sighted a bullet-shaped UFO being chased by military jets. The UFO ascended very fast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence (Volume I), p. 84
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1375

Event 7866 (8097E609)

Date: 3/9/1950
Location: USA, Selfridge (Michigan)
Description: (Translated from French) Radar-optical observation. The object was detected on the screens of two radar stations. The object remained stationary for 2 minutes, its velocity magnitude and acceleration of three-dimensional movements exceeded the known capacity of lighter-than-air vehicles in directed flight. (March 9, 1950)
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979 - pp. 123, 124
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1446

Event 7867 (AA637766)

Date: 3/9/1950
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: Multiple radar, no visuals of object at extreme speed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_54

Event 7868 (E4DDC0F2)

Date: 3/9/1950
Time: 10:00?
Location: SANTIAGO TO/FROM ANTILLA, CUBA
Description: All / airliner and many / ground. Classic saucer tracked / theodolite.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1512

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Caribbean area”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “40”, HatchDesc: “SANTIAGO><ANTILLA,CUBA:ALL/AIRLINER+MANY/GND:CLASSIC SCR TRACKED/THEODOLITE:”, LatLong: “20.416668 -75.816670”, LatLongDMS: “20:25:00 N 75:49:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CUB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7869 (1D39BA99)

Date: 3/9/1950
Time: 19:50
Location: SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MI
Description: Military Air Traffic Controllers. Blip paces jets. 4 blips to 2052h. 2500mph vertical!
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 295)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1513

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “177”, HatchDesc: “SELFRIDGE AFB,MI:MIL ATCs:BLIP PACES JETS:4 BLIPS TO 2052h:2500mph VERTICAL!”, LatLong: “42.594446 -82.827782”, LatLongDMS: “42:35:40 N 82:49:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 7870 (9B594337)

Date: 3/9/1950
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: Selfridge AFB, Michigan, G,V,A air defense ground radar trackings of an object erratically varying height & speed (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500309
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_671

Event 7871 (3C61E9E1)

Date: 3/9/1950
Locations: Selfridge Air Force Base; Mount Clemens, Michigan
Description: 7:45 p.m. A crew of three radar controllers at Selfridge Air Force Base [now Selfridge Air National Guard Base] near Mount Clemens, Michigan, is busy monitoring the night flying units of the 56th Fighter-Interceptor Group. 1st Lt. Francis E. Parker , 1st Lt. Frank K. Mattson , Sgt. McCarthy, and Cpl. Melton observe an intermittent target on the height range indicator (HRI) scope of the CPS-4 radar at 47,000 feet altitude and higher. Further indications of what Parker describes as a well-defined, clear target like an aircraft are picked up with increasing regularity over the next 45–60 minutes. During this time, the target seems to stay in the area where the F-80s are flying, but 20,000 feet above them. The radar operators are monitoring two different systems—a CPS-5 radar operating on long-wave frequencies at 40,000 feet, and a CPS-4 radar operating on short-wave frequencies—and the target appears on both scopes simultaneously without fade. The speed varies from a hover in low-density air to nearly 1,500 mph, well in excess of the fastest operational jet at the time, and a climb rate of up to 7,000 feet per minute.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Selfridge AFB Incident”; Sparks, p. 84; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 123– 125 , 295–297; Clark III 1047–1049; Martin L. Shough, “Radar and the UFO,” UFOs 1947–1987, Fortean Tomes, 1987, pp. 215–217
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1483

Event 7872 (C52B7B37)

Date: 3/9/1950
Description: At ten o’clock in the morning a disc-shaped object was sighted by witnesses on the ground as well as by passengers and crew of an airliner flying from Santiago to Antilla, Cuba. The ground observers tracked the UFO with a theodolite.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 54
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1389

Event 7873 (CA26D02B)

Date: 3/9/1950
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Description: “Flying Disk” reported to have landed at Mexico City, Mexico.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_13

Event 7874 (3F8C8F4E)

Date: 3/10/1950
Location: USA, La Crescenta (California)
Description: (Translated from French) At 8:45 many people from the locality saw coming from the north, towards Big Tujunga Canyon, a triangular object, at an altitude of 1500 to 3000 meters. Mrs. Ruby Lytle, one of the first witnesses, described it as having a construction resembling a gondola, inside a slightly colored halo. This object flew slowly, without audible noise. It eventually disappeared into the sky towards the southwest.
Reference: from the book "The Tujunga Canyon Contacts, p. 139 - Ufo Folklore Center
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1447

Event 7875 (0991E2AD)

Date: 3/10/1950
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Description: WEST CANADA CATCHES SIGHT OF THREE. F. Arnold Richards, civic employee, saw objects with a bluish-white flame shooting out of the wide end. He reported three in all.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_53

Event 7876 (41E14B2C)

Date: 3/10/1950
Location: CD.JUAREZ, MX
Description: Numerous observer(s). Top-like disk going quickly north. Big wave all over/all about / MX. / r134#1p46. / LDLN#211.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 411)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1514

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1143”, HatchDesc: “Cd.JUAREZ,MX:NMRS OBS:TOP-LIKE DISK >>N:BIG WAVE ALLO/MX:/r134#1p46:/LDLN#211”, LatLong: “31.716668 -106.483338”, LatLongDMS: “31:43:00 N 106:29:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “JLS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7877 (F8BD4EB2)

Date: 3/10/1950
Time: ~08:50
Location: LA CRESCENTA, CA
Description: Numerous observer(s). Delta-gondola object goes going [to] N. toward(s) Tujunga. Altitude = 5000’.
Type: sighting
Reference: DRUFFEL, Ann & ROGO, D. Scott:The TUJUNGA CANYON CONTACTS Signet Books PB 1989 (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1515

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “524”, HatchDesc: “LA CRESCENTA,CA:NMRS.OBS:DELTA-GONDOLA OBJ GOES >N.TWRD TUJUNGA:ALT=5000’.”, LatLong: “34.222224 -118.250006”, LatLongDMS: “34:13:20 N 118:15:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7878 (9A397B8C)

Date: 3/10/1950
Time: ~17:30
Location: BURBANK, CA
Description: Near Lockheed works. Spoked wheel-object going quickly south from Tujunga.
Type: sighting
Reference: DRUFFEL, Ann & ROGO, D. Scott:The TUJUNGA CANYON CONTACTS Signet Books PB 1989 (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1516

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “236”, HatchDesc: “BURBANK,CA:nr LOCKHEED WORKS:SPOKED WHEEL-OBJ >>S FROM TUJUNGA.”, LatLong: “34.183335 -118.316672”, LatLongDMS: “34:11:00 N 118:19:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7879 (FB035804)

Date: 3/10/1950
Time: 18:00
Location: SOUTHEAST / PHOENIX, AZ
Description: 7 observer(s). 200’ metal ovoid / 45K’ altitude. Silent and still. Then shoots going up / sky / seconds.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 145)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1517

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “330”, HatchDesc: “SE/PHOENIX,AZ:7 OBS:200’MTL OVOID/45K’alt:SILENT+STILL:THEN SHOOTS↑/SKY/SECs”, LatLong: “33.400002 -112.000005”, LatLongDMS: “33:24:00 N 112:00:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “13200”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7880 (6E861A48)

Date: 3/10/1950
Time: 18:20
Location: ORANGEBURG, SC AND COLUMBIA AND FLORENCE AND SALLY, SC
Description: Saucer hovers over towns. Then speeds away.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 143)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1518

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “75”, HatchDesc: “ORANGEBURG,SC+COLUMBIA+FLORENCE+SALLY,SC:SCR HVRS OVR TOWNS:THEN SPEEDS AWAY”, LatLong: “33.494446 -80.855559”, LatLongDMS: “33:29:40 N 80:51:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 7881 (28A1CB00)

Date: 3/10/1950
Time: 19:00
Location: NORWOOD, OH
Description: 12+observer(s). Huge object in searchlight again. Rises to avoid beam? Many such.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 136)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1519

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “201”, HatchDesc: “NORWOOD,OH:12+OBS:HUGE OBJ IN SEARCHLITE AGAIN:RISES TO AVOID BEAM?:MANY SUCH”, LatLong: “39.166669 -84.450004”, LatLongDMS: “39:10:00 N 84:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7882 (8075367E)

Date: 3/10/1950
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Description: Disc hovered over city, sped away. [XII] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_672

Event 7883 (732073C2)

Date: 3/10/1950
Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina
Description: A publisher and others see a bright disc hover over Orangeburg, South Carolina, for 15 minutes. It speeds away, leaving a trail.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 149
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1484

Event 7884 (7E4DDDF7)

Date: 3/10/1950
Description: An oval-shaped, aluminum colored object hung in sky at 40,000 feet altitude over Indian School Road southeast of Phoenix, Arizona at 6:00 p.m. It was estimated to be 200 feet in diameter, tapering to narrower proportions in the rear. It moved silently through the sky with a red fiery trail one hundred feet long, but left no vapor trail. It was gone from sight in 4 to 5 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 45
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1401

Event 7885 (F60F7655)

Date: 3/11/1950
Location: Juarez, Mexico
Description: THREE MEXICAN OFFICIALS SEE ONE. Robert Antorena, Amilcar Lopez Sousa and Manuel Espejo, customs and border officials, saw a top-like disk traveling high in the sky and headed towards El Paso.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_54

Event 7886 (34C73FAF)

Date: 3/11/1950
Location: Juarez, Mexico
Description: NEW AND OLD MEXICO REPORT SIGHTINGS THE SAME DAY. Luis Herrera, travel agency owner, saw a strange, disk-shaped object over the city for fifteen minutes. At the same time, John E. Baird of El Paso saw an object shaped like a globe, near Deming, New Mexico.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_55

Event 7887 (BCF5A34D)

Date: 3/11/1950
Location: CD MEXICO, DF, MX
Description: Airport observer(s) and Cadet with telescope. Many see several saucers. Others just 1.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 148)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1520

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “1143”, HatchDesc: “cd MEXICO,DF,MX:AIRPORT OBS+CADET W/TELESCOPE:MANY SEE SVRL SCRS:OTHERS JUST 1”, LatLong: “19.450001 -99.133338”, LatLongDMS: “19:27:00 N 99:08:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DF”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7888 (D03E2A7D)

Date: 3/11/1950
Time: 01:00
Location: SOUTHWEST / HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: Huge 5-minute meteor changes color / Provost Marshall Haynor.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1521

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1230”, HatchDesc: “SW/HOLLOMAN AFB,NM:HUGE 5-MINUTE METEOR CHANGES COLOR/PROVOST MARSHALL HAYNOR”, LatLong: “32.750002 -106.100005”, LatLongDMS: “32:45:00 N 106:06:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 7889 (DFCFB67D)

Date: 3/11/1950
Time: 10:00
Location: PUNTA ARENAS, CHL
Description: 18cm sphere / 5400M altitude / 3 hours. Crosses sky going west. / Los Angeles Times.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1522

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Chile”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “180”, Elev: “35”, HatchDesc: “PUNTA ARENAS,CHL:18cm SPHERE/5400M alt/3hrs:CROSSES SKY >W:/Los Angeles Times”, LatLong: “-53.133336 -70.916670”, LatLongDMS: “53:08:00 S 70:55:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “5400”, State/Prov: “TDF”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 7890 (C054E942)

Date: 3/11/1950
Time: ~21:00
Location: CHUALAR AND SALINAS, CA
Description: 4 / car buzzed / saucer. Brill blue-light. Loops. Going quickly south. Many calls.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 419)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1523

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “32”, HatchDesc: “CHUALAR+SALINAS,CA:4/CAR BUZZED/SCR:BRILL BLU-LITE:LOOPS:>>S:MANY CALLS”, LatLong: “36.622224 -121.583339”, LatLongDMS: “36:37:20 N 121:35:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7891 (BF1CA769)

Date: 3/11/1950
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile
Description: Silver ping-pong-shaped object at extreme altitude (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_673

Event 7892 (FD509C37)

Date: 3/11/1950
Description: A car was buzzed by a brilliant blue disc at 9:00 p.m. as it was being driven from Chualar to Salinas, California. The UFO made a loop, then shot off to the south. There were many calls to the authorities reporting sightings of the object.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 47
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1421

Event 7893 (0A9F0772)

Date: 3/12/1950
Location: MEXICALI, MX AND CALEXICO, CA
Description: Many observer(s). Bright discs tumble / sky. Crescents zip about.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 148)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1524

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “4”, HatchDesc: “MEXICALI,MX+CALEXICO,CA:MANY OBS:BRITE DISCS TUMBLE/SKY:CRESCENTS ZIP ABOUT”, LatLong: “32.450002 -115.483339”, LatLongDMS: “32:27:00 N 115:29:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Baja California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7894 (E869D41C)

Date: 3/12/1950
Time: ~14:00
Location: PACIFIC CITY, OR
Description: 2 observer(s). Photograph. Turtle-shell object south going north over sea. 6 holes / bottom. No spin.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 232)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1525

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “PACIFIC CITY,OR:2 OBS:FOTO:TURTLE-SHELL OBJ S>N OVR SEA:6 HOLES/BOTTOM:NO SPIN”, LatLong: “45.200002 -123.950006”, LatLongDMS: “45:12:00 N 123:57:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7895 (B845BC6E)

Date: 3/12/1950
Time: 19:10
Location: NEAR COLUMBUS, MT
Description: 3 observer(s). Featureless cylinder/cigar-shape flames going quickly northwest. Separate weatherman reports saucer.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 416)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1526

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1097”, HatchDesc: “nr COLUMBUS,MT:3 OBS:FEATURELESS CGR FLAMES >>NW:SEP. WEATHERMAN REPORTS SCR”, LatLong: “45.633336 -109.250005”, LatLongDMS: “45:38:00 N 109:15:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Montana”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7896 (19C02480)

Date: 3/12/1950
Time: ~22:00
Location: BROOKS CO, TX
Description: 11 observer(s) / 2 separate ranches. Plain 4M disk circles / 300M altitude. Going quickly southwest toward(s) Mexico.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 417)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1527

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “34”, HatchDesc: “BROOKS co,TX:11 OBS/2 SEP.RANCHES:PLAIN 4M DISK CCLs/300M alt:>>SW twrd MEXICO”, LatLong: “27.233335 -98.150005”, LatLongDMS: “27:14:00 N 98:09:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TSX”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7897 (6F689226)

Date: 3/12/1950
Time: 23:00?
Location: SANTA FE, NM
Description: 2 saucers swoop over highway in front / car. Observer(s) terrified. (UPI) / WDC.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 148)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1528

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2100”, HatchDesc: “SANTA FE,NM:2 SCRS SWOOP OVR HIGHWAY IN FRONT/CAR:OBS TERRIFIED:(UPI)/WDC”, LatLong: “35.666668 -106.038894”, LatLongDMS: “35:40:00 N 106:02:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7898 (B59057AA)

Date: 3/12/1950
Description: On this night a featureless four-meter wide disc circled a ranch in Falfurrias, Texas at 300 meters altitude for a few minutes. It flew off in a southwesterly direction toward Mexico.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950 Supplement, p. 17
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1430

Event 7899 (52E75886)

Date: 3/13/1950
Location: Mexico City, D.F.
Description: AIRPORT WEATHER EXPERT SEES FOUR IN MEXICO. Santiago Smith, chief weather observer for the Mexico City Airport trained a telescope at an object shaped like a half-moon, one of four flying bodies crossing the airport at 35,000 to 45,000 feet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_56

Event 7900 (D454F50A)

Date: 3/13/1950
Location: Monterey, Mexico
Description: MONTEREY SEES ONE MAKE QUICK TURNS. Francisco Martinez Soto, government airport inspector, saw an object moving in a straight line and changing its altitude by one and a half degrees in three minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_57

Event 7901 (BD262616)

Date: 3/13/1950
Location: CLARKSBURG, CA
Description: Big glowing saucer descends. Hovers / swaying motion. Stays / 15 minute(s). 2 observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 149)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1529

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “4”, HatchDesc: “CLARKSBURG,CA:BIG GLOWING SCR DESCENDS:HOVERS/SWAYING MOTION:STAYS/15min:2 OBS”, LatLong: “38.422224 -121.527784”, LatLongDMS: “38:25:20 N 121:31:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7902 (2D44CC22)

Date: 3/13/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: NORTH / MONTREAL, QB
Description: Pilot sighting. 2 saucers and 2 pear-shapes / 10K’ altitude. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 179)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1530

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “65”, HatchDesc: “N/MONTREAL,QB:PILOT SIGHTING:2 SCRS+2 PEAR-SHAPES/10K’alt:NFD”, LatLong: “45.666669 -73.583337”, LatLongDMS: “45:40:00 N 73:35:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3000”, State/Prov: “Quebec”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7903 (94820B42)

Date: 3/13/1950
Time: 22:00
Location: EUNICE, NM
Description: 2 observer(s). Dull-red glowing-disk going east / oilfield / 150M altitude. 90° turn going quickly north / 1600kph.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 421)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1531

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1051”, HatchDesc: “EUNICE,NM:2 OBS:DULL-RED GLO-DISK > E/OILFIELD/150M alt:90°TURN >>N/1600kph”, LatLong: “32.438890 -103.161116”, LatLongDMS: “32:26:20 N 103:09:40 W”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “150”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7904 (E8FAB143)

Date: 3/13/1950
Location: Clarksburg, CA
Description: Saucer-shaped object descended, hovered with swaying motion, moved away. [IV] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_674

Event 7905 (262DD764)

Date: 3/13/1950
Location: Mexico City, MX
Description: Airport observers saw 4 UFOs, one through theodolite. [V, Xl (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_675

Event 7906 (57FA865D)

Date: 3/13/1950
Location: Clarksburg, California
Description: Early morning. Army Signal Corps (Reserve) Maj. Taylor in Clarksburg, California, is sleeping when an odd droning noise wakes him up. Going outside, he notices the noise is coming from a brilliant light in the sky, one- half the size of the full moon. It sways for about 15 minutes, then moves away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 5, January–March 1950, The Author, 1983, p. 49
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1485

Event 7907 (4BA10841)

Date: 3/13/1950
Location: Central Airport in Mexico City, Mexico
Description: Day. At the Central Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, Santiago Smith (weather observer for Mexicana de Aviación), J. de la Vega of the airport commander’s office, and others see a total of four UFOs passing overhead. Smith observes one of them through a theodolite, describing it as the shape of a “half-moon.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 44; “‘Saucers’ No Illusion: Hundreds See Shy Visitors,” Oakland (Calif.) Tribune, March 14, 1950, p. 9; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 5, January–March 1950, The Author, 1983, pp. 50–51
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1486

Event 7908 (CC533E28)

Date: 3/13/1950
Description: A glowing light descended, then hovered with a swaying motion over farm country in Clarksburg, California at 5:00 a.m. It made a droning sound, and stayed in the area for 15 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: R. B. McLaughlin, True magazine, March 1950, p. 25; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 49, citing Civilian Saucer Intelligence Newsletter, October 1958, p. 83
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1445

Event 7909 (5294CD22)

Date: 3/13/1950
Description: An nine meter in diameter object, described as a spaceship with a propeller, allegedly landed in Penon de Los Banos, Mexico on this day. The pilot of the craft conversed in the Spanish language with the witness. His message was that “they” will colonize after we destroy ourselves. There was a reported odor of sulphur accompanying the presence of the UFOnaut.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A0157, citing the Durango Herald, March 19, 1950; El Universal, March 14, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1446

Event 7910 (6ED6D1F8)

Date: 3/14/1950
Location: KAILUA, OAHU, HI
Description: Farm worker. Silver saucer trails smaller shining streaks. Goes southeast going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1532

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “KAILUA,OAHU,HI:FARM WORKER:SLVR SCR TRAILS SMALLER SHINING STREAKS:GOES SE>>NW”, LatLong: “21.366668 -157.783341”, LatLongDMS: “21:22:00 N 157:47:00 W”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hawaii”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7911 (946CEDCF)

Date: 3/14/1950
Location: NEAR MEXICO CITY AIRPORT/APARTMENT, MX
Description: Private pilot. 7M dome with green glow / bottom. Quickly going up. / r134#1p49.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1533

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “2230”, HatchDesc: “nr MEXICO CITY Apt,MX:PVT PILOT:7M DOME W/GRN GLOW/BOTTOM:↑↑:/r134#1p49”, LatLong: “19.466668 -99.100005”, LatLongDMS: “19:28:00 N 99:06:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DF”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7912 (E2256A88)

Date: 3/14/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: 16 KM NORTHEAST / SANTA FE, NM
Description: Teen. Huge shiny globe hovers / mountains. Sudden burst / speed going quickly northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 421)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1534

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “2098”, HatchDesc: “16 km NE/SANTA FE,NM:TEEN:HUGE SHINY GLOBE HVRS/Mtns:SUDDEN BURST/SPEED >>NE”, LatLong: “35.750002 -105.900005”, LatLongDMS: “35:45:00 N 105:54:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7913 (A0BD1DF3)

Date: 3/14/1950
Time: 23:30
Location: PACIFIC BEACH, WA
Description: Blue Book. Civil observer(s) = Ballieu. Object / crazy maneuvers / 5 minute(s). Type unknown. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1535

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “PACIFIC BEACH,WA:BBK:CIV.OBS=BALLIEU:OBJ/CRAZY MNVRS/5min:TYPE UNK:NFD”, LatLong: “47.211113 -124.200006”, LatLongDMS: “47:12:40 N 124:12:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7914 (BC582734)

Date: 3/14/1950
Description: At 1:00 p.m. in a cemetery in Veghenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy a witness witnessed a six-meter in diameter metallic saucer with legs. Six four-foot tall humanoids climbed ladders, then gestured. The craft took off and flew to the northeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case # A2046
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1469

Event 7915 (F95A0D21)

Date: 3/14/1950
Description: At around noon a teenager named Richardson, who was located 16 km northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico, saw a huge shiny sphere hovering over the mountains. It made a sudden burst of speed to the northeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping dated March 15, 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950 (Volume 4), p. 21
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1470

Event 7916 (88F25AC6)

Date: 3/14/1950
Description: On this day a farmworker in Kailua, island of Oahu, Hawaii sighted a silver disc; it had trailing it smaller shining streaks. It flew from the southeast to the northwest.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. January-March, p. 50
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1471

Event 7917 (AF4452FC)

Date: 3/14/1950
Description: On this night a private pilot at Mexico City Airport, Mexico witnessed a 7 meter in diameter dome with a green glow on the bottom. It shot up vertically.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: H. Edward Hill, Catalog Through 1950, case #315; Frank Scully, Behind the Flying Saucers, p. 209; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, p. 44; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 1556
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1472

Event 7918 (3FBE84F0)

Date: 3/14/1950
Description: At 11:30 p.m. in Pacific Beach, Washington civilians watched a UFO maneuver erratically for about five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book, March 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. January-March, p. 51
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1473

Event 7919 (293ECA1F)

Date: 3/15/1950
Time: 11:00
Location: GUATEMALA, GUAT
Description: 4 silver saucers / 25K’ over airport/apartment runways. 1Kmph going quickly north. Also Mexico, DF / same day…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1536

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Guatemala”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “GUATEMALA,GUAT:4 SLVR SCRS/25K’ OVR APT RUNWAYS:1Kmph>>N:+MEXICO,DF/SAME DAY…”, LatLong: “14.616667 -90.533338”, LatLongDMS: “14:37:00 N 90:32:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “7500”, State/Prov: “GUA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7920 (0D7E49AE)

Date: 3/15/1950
Time: 12:50
Location: PRESTONSBURG, KY
Description: 35 kids and more. Terrible roar. 3 star-saucers slow down and maneuver. 2 more later.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 423)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1537

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “50”, Elev: “196”, HatchDesc: “PRESTONSBURG,KY:35 KIDS+:TERRIBLE ROAR:3 STAR-SCRS SLOW DOWN+MNVR:2 MORE LATER”, LatLong: “37.666668 -82.772226”, LatLongDMS: “37:40:00 N 82:46:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7921 (2AD40D43)

Date: 3/15/1950
Time: 18:20
Location: PENFIELD, PA
Description: 2 / car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). 30m saucer / 100m altitude trails streamer. Military investigation/investigators. (AP) news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 152)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1538

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “377”, HatchDesc: “PENFIELD,PA:2/CAR/EMEs:30m SCR/100m alt TRAILS STREAMER:MIL INV:(AP) NEWS”, LatLong: “41.211113 -78.577782”, LatLongDMS: “41:12:40 N 78:34:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7922 (3F59BB97)

Date: 3/15/1950
Time: 22:00?
Location: BATON ROUGE, LA
Description: 1 observer. 5 ovoids going quickly southeast fast in formation. White or aluminum color. Seen 10 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 421)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1539

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “16”, HatchDesc: “BATON ROUGE,LA:1 OBS:5 OVOIDS >>SE FAST in FORMn:WHT or ALUMN CLR:seen 10 sec”, LatLong: “30.450001 -91.155560”, LatLongDMS: “30:27:00 N 91:09:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Louisiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7923 (07A8A362)

Date: 3/15/1950
Locations: Guatemala; Guatemala City; Brookley Air Force Base; Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley; Mobile, Alabama
Description: An Air Force Captain Hall, flying in Guatemala, hears from other pilots at La Aurora Airport in Guatemala City that large, fast, and highly maneuverable objects have flown directly over the runway. The stories also appear in the local press. When Hall returns to Brookley Air Force Base [now Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley] in Mobile, Alabama, he is interrogated by a USAF intelligence officer and told: “Listen, there is no such thing as a flying saucer. You won’t discuss them.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 96
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1487

Event 7924 (9DE918B7)

Date: 3/15/1950
Description: At 6:15 p.m. a disc-shaped object circled a motorist on highway 153 north of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. There were humanoids inside the craft that were visible through windows, and a bluish-green ray was shot in the direction of the witness but missed. A white light lingered in the area for more than 30 seconds, then the UFO flew off toward the northwest.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: William Baggs, Miami Daily News, March 15, 1950; St. Louis Post Dispatch, April 2, 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 52
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1521

Event 7925 (E554BE61)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: Lima, Peru
Description: Swiss engineer Julian Gardiol reported he spotted a UFO stop in the air stop for 5 minutes (Denver Post Special)
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Newspapers.com
Reference: “Behind the Flying Saucers” by Frank Scully
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_400

Event 7926 (CDFEBAF8)

Date: 3/16/1950
End date: 3/18/1950
Locations: Farmington, NM; Aztec, NM
Description: Farmington Armada mass UFO sighting: 100’s of UFO’s spotted over town, and from nearby Aztec. Some UFO’s appeared red colored. Seen by thousands of witnesses over a period of several days. Local newspapers reportedly censored.
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_401

Event 7927 (D617E84D)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: BELGIUM, Spa
Description: (Translated from French) (Source: GESAG, GS 006) A UFO above Spa! White smoke was coming out of the craft. On Thursday morning several inhabitants of Spa saw an object which they identified as a UFO! One of the witnesses specified that the craft left behind a trail of white smoke.
Reference: “Le Soir” of Brussels, 17.3.1950, “La libre Belgique” of 17.3.1950, Le journal de Bruges of 18.3.1950
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1448

Event 7928 (9611D69D)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: Delhi, Ontario
Description: ONTARIO REPORTS ONE PLAYING TAG. Paul Repai, Mr. and Mrs. Andre Hertal and Steve Fodor saw a flying saucer at 4 am moving in jerks as if controlled, faster than a jet. It seemed bigger and duller when moving, smaller and brighter when still. It swished from side to side and hovered up and down, then it suddenly rose sharply and disappeared.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_58

Event 7929 (1AB221C5)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: Miraflores, Peru
Description: SWISS IN PERU REPORTS ONE TAKE 5-MINUTE REST. Julian Guardiola, Swiss Engineer, saw a disk flying from the south giving off a red and yellow glow. It stopped directly above them at about 4500 feet and remained for about five minutes. It then flew southward at tremendous velocity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_59

Event 7930 (B550110E)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: San Jose Purua, Mexico
Description: LANSING M.D. FILMS ONE ONE IN MEXICO. Dr. W.C. Behen, of Lansing, Michigan, made both photographs and movies of a double truncated cone, silver in color, and eight or nine thousand feet in the air. The object disappeared from time to time, but would reappear to hover over one area for several minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_60

Event 7931 (A35EB894)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: Naval AS, Dallas TX
Description: Disc approaches B-36 from below; hovers, speeds away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_55

Event 7932 (0EB0A15F)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: MIRAFLORES, PERU
Description: Swiss engineer and family. Glowing saucer stops overhead / 5 minute(s). Continues going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1540

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Peru”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “67”, HatchDesc: “MIRAFLORES,PERU:SWISS ENGINEER+FAMILY:GLOWING SCR STOPS OVHD/5min:CONTINUES>>N”, LatLong: “-12.133334 -77.050004”, LatLongDMS: “12:08:00 S 77:03:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LMA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7933 (EB8A206B)

Date: 3/16/1950 (approximate)
Location: COCHABAMBA AND LA PAZ, BLV
Description: 2+glowing-disks going northeast overhead and away. / local paper and more / r134#1p35.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1541

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Bolivia”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2570”, HatchDesc: “COCHABAMBA+La PAZ,BLV:2+GLOW-DISKS >NE OVHD+away:/local paper+/r134#1p35”, LatLong: “-17.383334 -66.150003”, LatLongDMS: “17:23:00 S 66:09:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LPZ”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 7934 (732D6603)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: SAN JOSE PURUA, MICH, MEXICO
Description: AM tourist. Double truncated cone. Photographs (lost). 9000’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1542

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1450”, HatchDesc: “SAN JOSE PURUA,MICH,MEX:AM TOURIST:DBL TRUNCATED CONE:FOTOS(LOST):9000’alt”, LatLong: “19.516668 -100.522227”, LatLongDMS: “19:31:00 N 100:31:20 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2700”, State/Prov: “MCH”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7935 (EF8B11EF)

Date: 3/16/1950
Time: 04:00
Location: DELHI, ONT
Description: 3 observer(s). Dull “extra moon” jerks around sky generally going quickly south. Quite fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1543

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “233”, HatchDesc: “DELHI,ONT:3 OBS:DULL “EXTRA MOON” JERKS AROUND SKY GENERALLY >>S:QUITE FAST”, LatLong: “42.866669 -80.500004”, LatLongDMS: “42:52:00 N 80:30:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7936 (85C26D4E)

Date: 3/16/1950
Time: 11:30
Location: DALLAS NAS, TX
Description: CPO Lewis. 25’ saucer stops right under B36 bomber. Then quickly going up. / r29p75.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 424)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1544

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “125”, HatchDesc: “DALLAS NAS,TX:CPO LEWIS:25’SCR STOPS RIGHT UNDER B36 BOMBER:THEN ↑↑:/r29p75”, LatLong: “32.733335 -96.966671”, LatLongDMS: “32:44:00 N 96:58:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “-1”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7937 (1CAA05A2)

Date: 3/16/1950
Time: 18:10
Location: NEAR TIOGA, TX
Description: 7 / bus. Slow silent flat disk suddenly flips and speeds away. Featureless.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 424)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1545

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “212”, HatchDesc: “nr TIOGA,TX:7/BUS:SLOW SLNT FLAT DISK SUDDENLY FLIPS+SPEEDS AWAY:FEATURELESS”, LatLong: “33.466668 -96.916671”, LatLongDMS: “33:28:00 N 96:55:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7938 (39241DF7)

Date: 3/16/1950
Time: ~22:00
Location: PIKES PEAK, CO
Description: Saucer over peak. Newpaper lines jammed / calls. Also Hobbs and Albuquerque / NM.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 155)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1546

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “4300”, HatchDesc: “PIKES PEAK,CO:SCR OVR PEAK:NEWPAPER LINES JAMMED/CALLS:ALSO HOBBS+ALBUQQ/NM”, LatLong: “38.844446 -105.044449”, LatLongDMS: “38:50:40 N 105:02:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7939 (C7B8062F)

Date: 3/16/1950
Location: Dallas, TX
Description: Navy Chief Petty Officer at Naval Air Station saw a flat oval UFO pass under a B36 bomber. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_676

Event 7940 (19280678)

Date: 3/16/1950
Locations: White Sands, New Mexico; New Mexico
Description: The efforts of Kaplan and Maj. Oder to start a fireball research project come to fruition when the AF Geophysical Research Directorate headed by Oder issues a letter directive authorizing Project Twinkle. A $20,000 half-year contract is signed with Land-Air, Inc. which operates the phototheodolites at White Sands, New Mexico. Land-Air is to set up a 24-hour watch at a location in New Mexico to be specified by the Air Force, and the phototheodolite operators at White Sands are to film any unusual objects that happen to fly past. The official contract gives April 1 as the starting date.
Reference: Eberhart
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1488

Event 7941 (4337D9CA)

Date: 3/16/1950
Locations: Naval Air Station Dallas; Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex; Dallas, Texas
Description: Just before 12:00 noon. Chief Petty Officer Charles Lewis sees a flying disc streak across the sky at Naval Air Station Dallas [later Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex] near Dallas, Texas. It buzzes a high- flying B-36. It hovers under the bomber for a moment, then flies off and disappears. NAS Commander Capt. Milton Adolphus Nation vouches for Lewis and says that the base tower operators had seen a UFO 10 days before.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Disc Buzzes B-36”; “‘Flying Saucers’ Sighted by Two,” Dallas Morning News, March 18, 1950; Ruppelt, p. 75
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1489

Event 7942 (21165C57)

Date: 3/16/1950
End date: 3/18/1950
Location: Farmington, New Mexico
Description: 11 a.m.–noon. Former Army Engineer Capt. and Farmington Times business manager Clayton J. Boddy Jr. and dozens of others watch 12–15 shiny “saucer-like discs” cavorting around the sky over Farmington, New Mexico. They hover, then move in great bursts of speed. The objects appear three days in a row.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Farmington Invasion”; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 5, January–March 1950, The Author, 1983, pp. 56–64; Sparks , p. 84; James E. McDonald, “Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects,” in Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Hearings, US House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess., July 29, 1968, pp. 47–48
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1490

Event 7943 (6D2D8B7D)

Date: 3/17/1950
Location: ANKARA, TURKEY
Description: Locals. 6 blue-white disks turn / sky. Suddenly shoot up and gone. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1547

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Turkey”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ANKARA,TURKEY:LOCALS:6 BLU-WHT DISKS TURN/SKY:SUDDENLY SHOOT UP+GONE:NFD”, LatLong: “39.916669 32.833335”, LatLongDMS: “39:55:00 N 32:50:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ankara”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7944 (5C75ECA6)

Date: 3/17/1950
Location: MEXICO CITY, MX
Description: Aircrew and 4 pilots / ground and more. Plane chases 30M saucer / 10km altitude. / r150p11.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1548

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “2221”, HatchDesc: “MEXICO CITY,MX:AIRCREW+4 PILOTS/GND+:PLANE CHASES 30M SCR/10km ALT:/r150p11”, LatLong: “19.466668 -99.116671”, LatLongDMS: “19:28:00 N 99:07:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10000”, State/Prov: “DF”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7945 (E168C68B)

Date: 3/17/1950
Time: 09:00
Location: FARMINGTON, NM
Description: Thousands / observer(s). Hundreds / saucers cones and cigars maneuver. 90° turns. / r212p65+/ r134#4+6.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 263)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1549

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “160”, Elev: “1613”, HatchDesc: “FARMINGTON,NM:1000s/OBS:100s/SCRS CONES+CGRS MNVR:90°TURNS:/r212p65+/r134#4+6”, LatLong: “36.733335 -108.183338”, LatLongDMS: “36:44:00 N 108:11:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 7946 (6E5FC64E)

Date: 3/17/1950
Time: 15:00
Location: LOS ALAMOS, NM
Description: Night lights and fireballs zip all over town to 1645hrs. Drop from sky. Exit going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 155)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1550

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “105”, Elev: “2231”, HatchDesc: “LOS ALAMOS,NM:NLTS+FBLS ZIP ALL OVR TOWN to 1645hrs:DROP FROM SKY:EXIT >>W.”, LatLong: “35.877779 -106.283338”, LatLongDMS: “35:52:40 N 106:17:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 7947 (1E56F2F9)

Date: 3/17/1950
Time: 15:00
Location: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: 4 Air Force men. 3 silver saucers tumble / 10K’ altitude. 1 shoots going up. 1 going north. 1 going northeast / 15 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 164)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1551

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “KIRTLAND AFB,NM:4 AF MEN:3 SLVR SCRS TUMBLE/10K’alt:1 SHOOTS ↑:1>N:1>NE/15min”, LatLong: “35.016668 -106.600005”, LatLongDMS: “35:01:00 N 106:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3000”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7948 (EEA49F6C)

Date: 3/17/1950
Time: 15:00
Location: TUCUMCARI, NM
Description: Daily news swamped / calls. Saucers all over. 1 larger / rest. Big show…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 163)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1552

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “1245”, HatchDesc: “TUCUMCARI,NM:DAILY NEWS SWAMPED/CALLS:SCRS ALL OVR:1 LARGER/REST:BIG SHOW…”, LatLong: “35.150002 -103.700005”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:00 N 103:42:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 7949 (4CC051F6)

Date: 3/17/1950
Time: 16:30
Location: LITTLE ROCK, ARK
Description: Pilot sighting. 6-12 black octagons turn suddenly going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 179)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1553

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “105”, HatchDesc: “LITTLE ROCK,ARK:PILOT SIGHTING:6-12 BLACK OCTAGONS TURN SUDDENLY >>SW:”, LatLong: “34.733335 -92.300004”, LatLongDMS: “34:44:00 N 92:18:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arkansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7950 (3801EED6)

Date: 3/17/1950
Location: Farmington, NM
Description: Retired Army Captain, others, saw dozens of discs gyrating in sky. [IV] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_677

Event 7951 (80B3DD9A)

Date: 3/17/1950
Description: Six bluish white disc-shaped objects turned in the sky over Ankara, Turkey on this day. They next shot straight up into the sky and vanished from sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 211
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1534

Event 7952 (125E484D)

Date: 3/17/1950
Description: Six to twelve black octagon-shaped objects were seen from the air over Little Rock, Arkansas at 4:30 p.m. The object made a sharp sudden turn to the southwest.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, March 1950 report; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 179
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1535

Event 7953 (044149C9)

Date: 3/18/1950
Location: ARGENTINA, Lago Argenino
Description: (Translated from French) At 6:30 PM Wilfredo H. Arevalo saw a disc land, while a second craft hovered higher up. Arevalo got as close as 150 meters to the disc on the ground which emitted a bluish-green vapor and an “intense smell of burning gasoline” and seemed to be made of a phosphorescent metal similar to aluminum. On the disc a large flat part was spinning “like a gramophone disc”. In the center the disc had a “glass” cabin very transparent through which he saw four tall, well-formed men, dressed in something like Cellophane, working on various instruments. He was particularly struck by the paleness of their faces. Seeing him, the men directed a spotlight towards him, a blue light illuminated the craft, there was an increase in vapor and red-green flames shot out from the base. The craft then rose with a low rumble and the two machines disappeared leaving bluish trails.
Reference: Charles BOWEN: “In Search of Humanoids” - J’ai Lu 1974, p. 108
Reference: ground traces
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1449

Event 7954 (1F4D1076)

Date: 3/18/1950
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania
Description: PENNSY M.D. SKETCHES HOW HIS OPERATED. UP – Dr. Craig Hunter, 47 of Berkeley Springs, WV, made a rough sketch of a flying saucer he saw at dusk Wednesday in the hope that it might help clear up the mysterious phenomena. The object appeared to be about 50 to 100 feet in diameter and was about 25 to 30 feet thick in the center. A streamer about 200 feet long and 10 inches wide trailed. The disk seemed to be constructed in three concentric partitions. The outer edge, which was 10 feet wide, appeared to be stationary and had slits covering about one-third of the area visible to him. Immediately in from the leading edge were two apertures about 4 and a half feet square. The second circle seemed to be the only part of the thing moving and it rotated with a great hissing whistle. Inner and largest part of the disk was also stationary. It was a dirty metallic color and definitely not an airplane.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_61

Event 7955 (60ABAF27)

Date: 3/18/1950 (approximate)
Location: ORLAND PARK, IL
Description: Man photographs 30m pie-plate saucer. Dives into clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 167)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1554

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “213”, HatchDesc: “ORLAND PARK,IL:MAN FOTOS 30m PIE-PLATE SCR:DIVES into clouds”, LatLong: “41.627780 -87.855560”, LatLongDMS: “41:37:40 N 87:51:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7956 (4C14CAE6)

Date: 3/18/1950
Time: 08:00?
Location: BURSA, TURKEY
Description: (AP) “Mohammedan Muzzeins / minarets see flying saucers in sky”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 167)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1555

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Turkey”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “BURSA,TURKEY:(AP) “MOHAMMEDAN MUZZEINS/MINARETS SEE FLYING SAUCERS IN SKY””, LatLong: “40.200002 29.066668”, LatLongDMS: “40:12:00 N 29:04:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BRS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7957 (EE500270)

Date: 3/18/1950
Time: 08:40
Location: BRADFORD, IL
Description: Several / private plane. Very fast metallic glowing-ovoid enters clouds. / r134#1p65.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 38)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1556

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “246”, HatchDesc: “BRADFORD,IL:SVRL/Pvt.PLANE:VFAST MTLC GLOW-OVOID ENTERS CLOUDS:/r134#1p65”, LatLong: “41.166669 -89.650004”, LatLongDMS: “41:10:00 N 89:39:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7958 (5EF1E5EF)

Date: 3/18/1950
Time: 11:30
Location: ATLANTA AIRPORT/APARTMENT, GA
Description: 6 airline(s)/airliner pilots / ground. Silent aluminum disk going quickly southwest. 6-7km altitude. Impossible climb.
Type: sighting
Reference: HITT, Michael D: GEORGIA’S AERIAL PHENOMENON 1947-1987 Self published 1999. ref. Jan Aldrich. (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1557

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “320”, HatchDesc: “ATLANTA Apt,GA:6 AL PILOTS/GND:SLNT ALUM.DISK >>SW:6-7km alt:IMPOSSIBLE CLIMB”, LatLong: “33.750002 -84.416671”, LatLongDMS: “33:45:00 N 84:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “6500”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7959 (BBD9D7DD)

Date: 3/18/1950
Time: 18:30
Location: LAGO ARGENTINO, ARG
Description: 2 saucers, 1 lands. Pseudo-human/entity / cabin. Smell and sound / jet engineer. Going quickly west. / r67p89.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 166)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1558

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, ABD: Human or animal abduction, VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “200”, HatchDesc: “LAGO ARGENTINO,ARG:2 SCRS,1 LANDS:PSH/CABIN:SMELL+SOUND/JET ENG:>>W:/r67p89”, LatLong: “-50.333336 -72.300003”, LatLongDMS: “50:20:00 S 72:18:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “STC”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 7960 (E176F3C8)

Date: 3/18/1950
Location: Bradford (near), IL
Description: Fisher Case (P) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_678

Event 7961 (A589905E)

Date: 3/18/1950
Time: 1830
Location: Lago Argentino, Argentina
Description: A rancher, Wilfredo H. Arevalo, saw two objects, one of which landed. He walked within 150 m of the aluminum-looking craft which gave off a greenish-blue vapor and “an intense smell of burning benzine.” A large, flat section on top was revolving above a glass cabin in which could be seen four tall men, dressed in something like cellophane, working at various instruments. They saw him and shone a light in his direction while a blue light illuminated the craft; the vapor increased and flames (alternately reddish and greenish) shot out of the base while the object rose with a faint hum. Both craft flew away toward Chile, leaving bluish trails.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Humanoids 32 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_73

Event 7962 (92C4C3D5)

Date: 3/18/1950
Location: Bradford, Illinois
Description: 8:40 a.m. Private pilot Robert Fisher, flying a Beechcraft Bonanza over Bradford, Illinois, encounters an oval object with a metallic sheen. He can still see the object when it flies behind some thin clouds. It moves away at an estimated speed of 600–1,000 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 38
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1491

Event 7963 (26540B19)

Date: 3/18/1950
Description: The USAF publicly denies that UFOs are secret missiles or space-exploration devices.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, The Flying Saucers Are Real, Gold Medal, 1950, p. 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1492

Event 7964 (9AC94395)

Date: 3/18/1950
Description: On this day in 1950, several sightings of daylight discs occurred over the United States, Europe, and South America.
Reference: Johnson
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1544

Event 7965 (69338106)

Date: 3/18/1950
Description: At the Atlanta Municipal Airport, Georgia six airline pilots on the tarmac reported sighting an aluminum colored disc that flew silently toward the southwest at between 6000 and 7000 feet altitude. It then made an “impossible climb.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Michael Hitt, Georgia UFO Phenomenon, 1947-1987, p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1545

Event 7966 (D4E41837)

Date: 3/18/1950
Description: A large number of saucers, performing aerobatics, appeared over Farmington, New Mexico around noon, and then flew away at an estimated 1000 mph. A luminous, metallic appearing disc was sighted five miles northeast of Bradford, Illinois at 8:40 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: unnamed newspaper clippings, March 18 and 19, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1546

Event 7967 (3A771B51)

Date: 3/18/1950
Description: At a ranch in Lago Argentino, Argentina, Mr. Wilfredo H. Arevalo, a rancher, saw two objects, one of which landed at 6:30 p.m. He walked within 150 meters of the aluminum looking craft that gave off a blue-green vapor with “an intense smell of burning benzene.” A large, flat section on top was revolving above a glass cabin in which could be seen four tall men with pallid faces, dressed in something like cellophane, working at various instruments. When they saw him they shone a light in his direction while a blue light illuminated the craft. The vapor increased and flames, alternately red and green, shot out of the base while the object rose with a faint hum. Both craft flew away toward Chile, leaving bluish trails.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Coral E. Lorenzen, Flying Saucer Occupants, p. 108; The Humanoids, FSR Special Issue #1, p. 32; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 194
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1547

Event 7968 (E7443235)

Date: 3/19/1950
Time: 13:00?
Location: EAST TORONTO, ON
Description: 2 Air Force Vets and 3. 4 silver grey saucers going east. Circle / 3000M altitude / 300kph. Maneuvers. Going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 438)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1559

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “77”, HatchDesc: “E.TORONTO,ON:2 AF VETS+3:4 SLVR GRY SCRS > E:CCL/3000M alt/300kph:MNVRS:>>NW”, LatLong: “43.683335 -79.350004”, LatLongDMS: “43:41:00 N 79:21:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7969 (AF8EE88A)

Date: 3/19/1950
Time: 18:20
Location: GUIJUELO, SP
Description: Numerous observer(s). Glowing dark-grey 4M disk zips / 1 cloud into another.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1560

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GUIJUELO,SP:NMRS OBS:GLOWING DRK-GRY 4M DISK ZIPS/1 CLOUD INTO ANOTHER”, LatLong: “40.533335 -5.650000”, LatLongDMS: “40:32:00 N 05:39:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7970 (4DA5BF97)

Date: 3/19/1950
Description: In 1950 in Sonderborg, Denmark at 2:30 a.m., mechanic J. Matiszewski heard a whistling sound that drew him outside. He then watched a UFO land in a meadow. When he approached to within 50 meters he suddenly felt paralyzed, and he observed that birds and cows in the vicinity were also unable to move. He stood motionless as four handsome men with brown complexions, wearing shiny black suits and translucent helmets, emerged from the craft and engaged in repair activities.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Willy Wegner, UFO-Landinger 1 Danmark, p. 1
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1561

Event 7971 (3CB7C36C)

Date: 3/20/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Stuttgart (Arkansas), Captain Jack Adams and First Officer G. W. Anderson Junior, both of Chicago & Southern Airlines, observed for 25 to 35 seconds a 100-foot disc with 9 to 12 openings along the lower part emitting a soft purple light, as well as a light at its top blinking 3 times in 9 seconds, flying at no less than 1000 miles/h. (March 20, 9:26 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #671 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_822

Event 7972 (4CCFEA7F)

Date: 3/20/1950
Time: 01:20
Location: SOUTH / MULESHOE, TX
Description: USAF T6. White sphere/orb/globe / 2Kmph / 15K’ altitude goes by going quickly west / seconds. Leaves (something behind) contrail.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 170)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1561

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1155”, HatchDesc: “S/MULESHOE,TX:USAF T6:WHT ORB/2Kmph/15K’alt GOES BY >>W/SECONDS:LVS CONTRAIL”, LatLong: “34.205557 -102.716672”, LatLongDMS: “34:12:20 N 102:43:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “4600”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7973 (BB3956A8)

Date: 3/20/1950
Time: 12:30
Location: NEAR GREENWOOD, MS
Description: Crew and several / airliner. Strange bright object / 10 minute(s). Vanishes. Type unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 169)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1562

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “40”, HatchDesc: “nr GREENWOOD,MS:CREW+SVRL/AIRLINER:STRANGE BRITE OBJ/10min:VANISHES:TYPE UNK”, LatLong: “33.516668 -90.177782”, LatLongDMS: “33:31:00 N 90:10:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Mississippi”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7974 (B47F8004)

Date: 3/20/1950
Time: 21:20
Location: OVER HAZEN, ARK
Description: DC3 pilots. 27M saucer going quickly north / 900kph. 6-7 lit portholes / bottom/underside. Blue-glow. / r2p77.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 439)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1563

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “71”, HatchDesc: “ovr HAZEN,ARK:DC3 PILOTS:27M SCR >>N/900kph:6-7 LIT PORTS/BTM:BLUE-GLOW:/r2p77”, LatLong: “34.783335 -91.583338”, LatLongDMS: “34:47:00 N 91:35:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arkansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7975 (43C04EFC)

Date: 3/20/1950
Location: Stuttgart, AR
Description: 100 ft flat cylinder-section circular disc (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 671)
Reference: NICAP: 500320
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_679

Event 7976 (30BA7C69)

Date: 3/20/1950
Location: Clovis (35 miles SE of), NM
Description: Spherical then elongated object flying at 2,000 mph (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_680

Event 7977 (96BAA4CE)

Date: 3/20/1950
Time: 9:26 PM
Location: Stuggart, Arkansas
Description: Witnesses: Chicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W. Anderson, Jr. One 100’ 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_34

Event 7978 (CC411B27)

Date: 3/20/1950
Locations: Chicago; Southern Airlines; Memphis, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas; Hazen, Arkansas
Description: 9:26 p.m. Chicago and Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams and First Officer G. W. Anderson Jr., flying a DC-3 at 2,000 feet and heading west from Memphis, Tennessee, to Little Rock, Arkansas, see a circular disc 100 feet in diameter approximately over Hazen, Arkansas. In the top center of the object is an extremely bright light blinking at an estimated 3 flashes per second. The bottom of the object appears to have 9–12 symmetrical oval or circular portholes in a circle approximately 75% of the distance from the center to the outer edge. The object passes directly in front of the airliner at a distance of not more than 2,640 feet and approximately 1,000 feet higher than the airliner. They watch the object for 25–35 seconds. Adams estimates its speed is greater than 1,000 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “DC-3 Encounters 100ʹ Disc”; Little Rock Arkansas Gazette, July 24, 1955; Sparks, p. 85; Swords 95–96; Tom Howell YouTube channel, “UFO from the 1950s,” October 3, 2006
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1493

Event 7979 (65034004)

Date: Spring 1950
Locations: Antarctica; Chilean Embassy
Description: Commander Augusto Vars Ortega of the Chilean Navy takes about 1,200 feet of color film of UFOs—one above the other, turning at tremendous speeds—in Antarctica. When NICAP asks the Chilean Embassy about the film in 1956, it tells Keyhoe that the film is classified and not available.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Dan Lloyd, “Things Are Hotting Up in the Antarctic,” Flying Saucer Review 2, no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 1965): 5
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1506

Event 7980 (8FB3A709)

Date: 3/21/1950
Time: 01:30
Location: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE AND SANDIA, NM
Description: Silent MLT saucers circle / 30 minute(s). Going quickly east. 22 March. 11 military. Flying wing.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 172)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1564

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “KIRTLAND AFB+SANDIA,NM:SLNT MLT SCRS CCL/30min:>>E::22MAR:11 MIL:FLYING WING”, LatLong: “35.033335 -106.600005”, LatLongDMS: “35:02:00 N 106:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7981 (AC9B53FC)

Date: 3/21/1950
Time: 10:00?
Location: RAPID CITY, SDAK
Description: Blue Book. 2 observer(s). Metal saucer makes 1 mile circle / 2 minute(s). Shoots straight going up / cloud.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 71)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1565

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “974”, HatchDesc: “RAPID CITY,SDAK:BBK:2 OBS:MTL SCR MAKES 1mi CIRCLE/2min:SHOOTS STRAIGHT↑/CLOUD”, LatLong: “44.066669 -103.216672”, LatLongDMS: “44:04:00 N 103:13:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Dakota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7982 (D5C0B8FB)

Date: 3/21/1950
Location: Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
Description: 4925th Test Group Sees UFO (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500321
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_681

Event 7983 (C519BAB2)

Date: 3/21/1950
Locations: Sandia Base, New Mexico; Kirtland AFB
Description: 1:00–1:30 p.m. Sergeant Woods at Sandia Base, New Mexico, reports four round, silvery objects to the northeast. The objects appear to be more maneuverable than any known aircraft. The maneuvers are similar to those in dogfights involving two aircraft, but there seems to be no similarity to a conventional plane. They make right-angle turns and reverse direction instantaneously. The duration is about 30 minutes. Other witnesses at Sandia and Kirtland AFB report similar observations.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Base Personnel Sight Strange Objects”; Sparks, p. 85
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1494

Event 7984 (48FEF7AF)

Date: 3/22/1950
Location: Washington DC
Description: FBI “Guy Hottel” Memo: 3 saucers recovered in NM (corroborating Frank Scully’s later book on 8/1950). Description: Circular with raised centers, approx. 50 ft. diam. Each one occupied by 3 bodies, only 3 ft. tall, dressed in metallic suite, taped like high-speed flyers. It is believed that a very high powered Radar Station interfered with their control mechanisms, causing them to crash.
Type: memo
Reference: Pea Research (B1-A p116, B1-F p326, “Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p527, RECOVERY)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_402
See also: 3/25/1948

Event 7985 (50F2FFE6)

Date: 3/22/1950
Location: Ottawa, CA
Description: Dept. Transportation, Ottawa Canada, announces plans to build and test free energy geomagnetic engine. Also state that "Dr. Vannevar Bush heads highest secret saucer research group in the USA
Type: announcement
Reference: Pea Research (B1-A, “Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p464)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_403

Event 7986 (33958CDF)

Date: 3/22/1950
Description: (Translated from French) The FBI agent Guy Hottel, stationed in Washington, sends a memorandum to his superiors in which he claims to have talked to an Air Force investigator. This informant told him that the Air Force had recovered 3 flying saucers in New Mexico, each with 3 bodies barely 1 m tall, dressed in black suits like those of supersonic pilots. (March 22)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_823

Event 7987 (44C9D7F3)

Date: 3/22/1950
Location: NORTHWEST / KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: 11 Air Force Sergeants. Tan flying wing going northwest. Turns going north and gone / fantastic speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 73)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1566

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1495”, HatchDesc: “NW/KIRTLAND AFB,NM:11 AF SGTS:TAN FLYING WING> NW:TURNS>N+GONE/FANTASTIC SPEED”, LatLong: “35.150002 -106.500005”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:00 N 106:30:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 7988 (7765C010)

Date: 3/22/1950
Time: 05:50
Location: VILLARTA DE SAN JUAN, SP
Description: Cloud object hits car / bright light. Buzzes car repeatedly.
Type: sighting
Reference: BALLESTER OLMOS, Vicente-Juan: CATALOG of 200 TYPE-1 EVENTS in SPAIN & PORTUGAL; CUFOS 1976. (Index 2)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1567

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “12”, HatchDesc: “VILLARTA de SAN JUAN,SP:CLOUD OBJ HITS CAR/BRITE LITE:BUZZES CAR REPEATEDLY”, LatLong: “39.300002 -3.700000”, LatLongDMS: “39:18:00 N 03:42:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CRL”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 7989 (C7751715)

Date: 3/22/1950
Location: Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
Description: 4925th Test Group Sees UFO (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500322
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_682

Event 7990 (2B2467DC)

Date: 3/22/1950
Location: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Description: 11:00 a.m. Eleven sergeants in the 4925th Test Group watch a UFO northwest of Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The shape is “similar to a flying wing air craft and tan in color, turning to brown around the edges.” It first travels northwesterly at 25,000–30,000 feet, then turns north and disappears with a tremendous burst of speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Atomic Test Group Witnesses UFO in Broad Daylight”; Sparks, p. 85
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1495

Event 7991 (BE32D9E9)

Date: 3/22/1950
Location: New Mexico
Description: FBI agent Guy L. Hottel writes to FBI headquarters about a rumor that three UFOs have crashed and are recovered in New Mexico. They are 50 feet in diameter and “each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture. Each body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and test pilots.” It goes on, “According to Mr. [redacted], informant, the saucers were found in New Mexico due to the fact that the Government had a very high-powered radar set-up in that area and it is believed the radar interferes with the controlling [sic] mechanism of the saucers." The informant is probably Silas M. Newton or Leo GeBauer. On March 25, 2013, the FBI issues a release saying that the Hottel memo was simply a second- or third-hand claim “that we never investigated. Some people believe the memo repeats a hoax that was circulating at that time, but the Bureau’s files have no information to verify that theory.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Guy Hottel, “Flying Saucers, Information Concerning,” March 22, 1950; Richard H. Hall, Uninvited Guests, Aurora, 1988, pp. 326–327; Good Above, p. 527; Federal Bureau of Investigation, “UFOs and the Guy Hottel Memo,” March 25, 2013; Robert L. Hastings, “The March 22, 1950 FBI Memo on Crashed Flying Saucers,” UFOs & Nukes, April 18, 2011
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1496

Event 7992 (C80FF9C1)

Date: 3/22/1950
Description: At 5:45 a.m. two industrialists in Spain saw a bright blue, cloud-like object while driving in Villarta de San Juan, Ciudad Real Province. It emitted a very bright light that appeared to collide with the object. The UFO was seen again 20 times during their drive.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Vicente Juan Ballester Olmos, Catalogue of 200 Type-I UFO Events in Spain and Portugal, citing Stendek, June 1970, p. 17
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1611

Event 7993 (2D892F34)

Date: 3/22/1950
Description: At Kirtland AFB, New Mexico eleven USAF Sergeants watched a tan-colored flying wing head towards the northwest, turn to the north, and then fly off at a fantastic speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1951, p. 73
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1612

Event 7994 (F9386DE5)

Date: 3/23/1950
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Description: 8 FLYING SAUCERS SPOTTED OVER LAGUNA. UP – Flying saucers have been spotted again, this time along the California coast by Dudley Gourley, 26, an Army aircraft observer for nearly three years. He said he saw the saucers moving slowly out to sea as he drove past El Moro on the coast highway.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_62

Event 7995 (2E91D286)

Date: 3/23/1950
Location: MORRO BAY, CA
Description: Ex-Air Force aircraft-observer(s). 8 metallic ovoids soar going quickly west to sea / 2000’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 175)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1568

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “MORRO BAY,CA:EX-AF AIRCRAFT-OBS:8 MTLC OVOIDS SOAR >>W TO SEA/2000’alt”, LatLong: “35.366668 -120.850006”, LatLongDMS: “35:22:00 N 120:51:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7996 (7DF49367)

Date: 3/23/1950
Location: JALAPA, VERACRUZ, MX
Description: At least 300 saucers circle city. Gone by sundown. / El Universal.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1569

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Mexico”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “44”, Elev: “1381”, HatchDesc: “JALAPA,VERACRUZ,MX:AT LEAST 300 SCRS CIRCLE CITY:GONE BY SUNDOWN:/El Universal”, LatLong: “19.466668 -96.916671”, LatLongDMS: “19:28:00 N 96:55:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VRC”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 7997 (7F1EFEA2)

Date: 3/23/1950
Location: YUMA, AZ
Description: J. McCullen. Huge saucer hovers / 20K’ altitude. Then goes going quickly east very fast. / LA Times.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 175)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1570

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “48”, HatchDesc: “YUMA,AZ:J.McCULLEN:HUGE SCR HVRS/20K’alt:THEN GOES >>E VFAST:/L.A.TIMES”, LatLong: “32.716668 -114.600005”, LatLongDMS: “32:43:00 N 114:36:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7998 (BF714F6C)

Date: 3/23/1950
Location: BARRE, VT
Description: 3+observer(s). Baseball-orbs dive to ground. Head going quickly northwest. Flying hubcaps pace B36 also.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 176)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1571

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “186”, HatchDesc: “BARRE,VT:3+OBS:BASEBALL-ORBS DIVE TO GND:HEAD>>NW:FLYING HUBCAPS PACE B36 ALSO”, LatLong: “44.194447 -72.500003”, LatLongDMS: “44:11:40 N 72:30:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vermont”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 7999 (2353E6FC)

Date: 3/23/1950
Time: 09:00
Location: PENSACOLA, FL
Description: Saufley Field. Group / military and separate civilians. Metal saucer / 500mph. Flies going quickly east into wind.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 176)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1572

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “PENSACOLA,FL:SAUFLEY FIELD:GRP/MIL+SEP CIVS:MTL SCR/500mph:FLIES>>E INTO WIND:”, LatLong: “30.422224 -87.216671”, LatLongDMS: “30:25:20 N 87:13:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8000 (589283DD)

Date: 3/23/1950
Time: 13:20
Location: OLIVEIRA DO HOSPITAL, PORTUGAL
Description: Numerous observer(s). Disk north going quickly south. 2nd disk does same / 1845hrs.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1573

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “74”, HatchDesc: “OLIVEIRA do HOSPITAL,PORTUGAL:NMRS OBS:DISK N>>S:2nd DISK DOES SAME/1845hrs”, LatLong: “40.600002 -7.850000”, LatLongDMS: “40:36:00 N 07:51:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BXA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8001 (6DFB4EE8)

Date: 3/23/1950
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Description: Blue-White Flame Approaches C-47 (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 2)
Reference: NICAP: 500323
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_683

Event 8002 (B30A92D2)

Date: 3/23/1950
Description: A Mexican newspaper, El Universal, reported that at least 300 disc-shaped UFOs were sighted zooming around the sky above the city of Jalapa Enriquez, in the State of Veracruz, Mexico on this night. In Yuma, Arizona a UFO hovered over the park at 20,000 feet for two minutes during the day, then left at high speed to the east.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 78, citing El Universal, March 24, 1950; (2) Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: January-March, p. 75
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1619

Event 8003 (897C884E)

Date: 3/24/1950
Location: GUATEMALA, GUAT
Description: 4 / US include/including fed Judge and big crowd. Bright silver discs maneuver over city.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 177)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1574

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Guatemala”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “GUATEMALA,GUAT:4/US incl FED JUDGE+BIG CROWD:BRIGHT SLVR DISCS MNVR OVR CITY”, LatLong: “14.600001 -90.516671”, LatLongDMS: “14:36:00 N 90:31:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: "[Google Maps](https://www.goog

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Event 8004 (8A4DD57A)

Date: 3/24/1950
Location: WILLOWS AND CORNING, CA
Description: 2 police chiefs and co deputies. Silvery discs / 10 minute(s). Headlines.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 177)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1575

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “41”, HatchDesc: “WILLOWS+CORNING,CA:2 POLICE CHIEFS+co DEPUTIES:SILVERY DISCS/10min:HEADLINES”, LatLong: “39.522224 -122.194450”, LatLongDMS: “39:31:20 N 122:11:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8005 (E4981B70)

Date: 3/24/1950 (approximate)
Location: TEUGUEGARAO, LUZON, PHL
Description: Flying saucer visible for over 40 minute(s) / Manila bulletin article.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1576

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Philippines”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “45”, HatchDesc: “TEUGUEGARAO,LUZON,PHL:FLYING SCR VISIBLE for OVR 40min/MANILA BULLETIN article”, LatLong: “17.638890 121.733339”, LatLongDMS: “17:38:20 N 121:44:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LZN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8006 (E20E5352)

Date: 3/24/1950
Location: PEARL HARBOR, HI
Description: Brill blue-green fireball passes overhead. Pauses and continues. Doesn’t fall.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 179)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1577

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “PEARL HARBOR,HI:BRILL BLUE-GREEN FBL PASSES OVHD:PAUSES+CONTINUES:DOESN’T FALL”, LatLong: “21.383334 -157.972230”, LatLongDMS: “21:23:00 N 157:58:20 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hawaii”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8007 (43469713)

Date: 3/24/1950
Time: 15:10
Location: SANDIA MOUNTAINS, NM
Description: 4 observer(s). Moon-size object loops over special military facility / 4 minute(s). Shoots going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 177)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1578

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “2000”, HatchDesc: “SANDIA Mtns,NM:4 OBS:MOON-SIZE OBJ LOOPS OVR SPECIAL MIL FCLTY/4min:SHOOTS↑”, LatLong: “35.200002 -106.433338”, LatLongDMS: “35:12:00 N 106:26:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8008 (2C19231A)

Date: 3/25/1950
Location: Minnesota
Description: PICARD FORMS LIDDEL OF BALLOONATIC FRINGE. Dr. Jean Picard, University of Minnesota scientist and pioneer in balloon ascent work, suggested in an interview with United Press that some “flying saucers” may be experimental balloons being sent up into the stratosphere by General Mills in cooperation with several universities and under contract with the Navy.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_63

Event 8009 (D847FD75)

Date: 3/25/1950
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: HITLER STILL FLYING AROUND IN ONE? Professor Giuseppe Belluzzo, a 73-year-old Italian turbine engineer, said today that designs for flying saucers were prepared for Hitler and Mussolini in 1942. Belluzzo said: “It has crossed my mind that some great power is experimenting with flying disks—without explosives or atomic bombs. There is nothing supernatural or Martian about flying disks. It’s just the most rational use of recently-evolved techniques.” Belluzzo personally drafted plans for a “flying disk” 32 feet in diameter, but claimed they disappeared with Benito Mussolini when he fled to northern Italy in 1943.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_67

Event 8010 (5E98434B)

Date: 3/25/1950
Location: NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA
Description: Writer. Brilliant undimming ovoid near home. / LA Times report. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 179)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1579

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “198”, HatchDesc: “N.HOLLYWOOD,CA:WRITER:BRILL. UNDIMMING OVOID nr HOME:/L.A.Times rpt:NFD”, LatLong: “34.133335 -118.383339”, LatLongDMS: “34:08:00 N 118:23:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8011 (8CE867BD)

Date: 3/25/1950
Time: 10:30
Location: PATERNA, SP
Description: Numerous observer(s). Flying plate east going quickly west / very high altitude. Brusk turn and disappears. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1580

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PATERNA,SP:NMRS OBS:FLYING PLATE E>>W/VHI ALT:BRUSK TURN+DISAPPEARS:/NEWS”, LatLong: “39.500002 -0.433333”, LatLongDMS: “39:30:00 N 00:26:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Valencian”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8012 (343319C0)

Date: 3/25/1950
Time: 12:00
Location: BARCELONA, SP
Description: Several observer(s). 1-2 metallic disks high and fast north going quickly south. / Noticiera Universal.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1581

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BARCELONA,SP:SVRL OBS:1-2 MTLC DISKS HIGH+FAST N>>S:/Noticiera Universal”, LatLong: “41.416669 2.133333”, LatLongDMS: “41:25:00 N 02:08:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Barcelone”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8013 (B8AB6BF4)

Date: 3/26/1950 (approximate)
Location: OVER ACRE, ISRAEL
Description: Leb. airliner. Objects going quickly west. Very fast. Others see saucers going quickly north. Very high. Smoke.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1582

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Israel”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ovr ACRE,ISRAEL:LEB.AIRLINER:OBJS >>W:VFAST:OTHERS SEE SCRS >>N:VHIGH:SMOKE”, LatLong: “32.933335 35.050002”, LatLongDMS: “32:56:00 N 35:03:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NRT”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8014 (B6576467)

Date: 3/26/1950
Time: ~10:00
Location: WEST NATIONAL AIRPORT, DC
Description: Man dives private plane / 40’ metallic saucer. Going up / clouds and going quickly east. / r134#4p47.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1583

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “8”, HatchDesc: “W.NATL AIRPORT,DC:MAN DIVES PVT PLANE/40’MTLC SCR:↑/CLOUDS+>>E:/r134#4p47”, LatLong: “38.833335 -77.033337”, LatLongDMS: “38:50:00 N 77:02:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maryland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8015 (B54D839F)

Date: 3/26/1950
Time: 11:20
Location: BRUNSWICK, GA
Description: 3 pilots and 2 / (seen thru) binoculars. 3+2 saucers / 25K’ altitude. 1800+mph going south. Returns going quickly north. / r43.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1584

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “BRUNSWICK,GA:3 PILOTS+2/BINOCS:3+2 SCRS/25K’alt:1800+mph> S:RETURNS >>N:/r43”, LatLong: “31.150001 -81.500004”, LatLongDMS: “31:09:00 N 81:30:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “7500”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8016 (0B37DAE6)

Date: 3/26/1950
Time: 19:00
Location: NEAR ALGECIRAS, SP
Description: Rancher Jose Ayala. Flying disk east going quickly west / 1 second(s). No further details. / ABC News / Spain.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1585

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr ALGECIRAS,SP:RANCHER JOSE AYALA:FLYING DISK E>>W/1sec:NFD:/ABC News/Spain”, LatLong: “36.133335 -5.416667”, LatLongDMS: “36:08:00 N 05:25:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CDZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8017 (65685A38)

Date: 3/26/1950
Time: 20:50
Location: RENO AIRPORT, NV
Description: CAA Air Traffic Controller and 2 United Airlines (UAL) men. Brill night light / northwest. Hovers / 5 minute(s) then going up / clouds extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1586

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “1345”, HatchDesc: “RENO AIRPORT,NV:CAA ATC+2 UAL MEN:BRILL NLT/NW:HVRS/5min THEN ↑/CLOUDS XFAST”, LatLong: “39.500002 -119.783339”, LatLongDMS: “39:30:00 N 119:47:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8018 (FDB08C40)

Date: 3/26/1950
Location: Reno, NV
Description: CAA control tower operator saw maneuvering light source. [V] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_684

Event 8019 (D7323302)

Date: 3/26/1950
Location: Washington (near), D.C.
Description: Mar 26, 1950; near Washington, DC, Totten (P) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_685

Event 8020 (A677A41B)

Date: 3/26/1950
Locations: London; Mars
Description: Vice-Admiral Louis Mountbatten , in a letter to his friend Charles Eade , editor of the London Sunday Dispatch, rejects the idea that flying saucers are secret weapons, admitting that “they do not come from our Earth…. Maybe it is the Shackletons or Scotts of Venus or Mars who are making their first exploration of our Earth.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOFiles2, p. 37
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1497

Event 8021 (9DE56B2E)

Date: 3/26/1950
Location: Fairfax County, Virginia
Description: Day. Bertram A. Totten , a clerk at the Library of Congress, is flying his plane at 5,000 feet over Fairfax County, Virginia, when he spots an aluminum-colored disc about 40 feet in diameter and 10 feet thick flying 1,000 feet below him. He dives toward it, but it speeds up into the overcast. It glints when the sun hits it, and he notices a vapor trail.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 5, January–March 1950, The Author, 1983, pp. 79–80
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1498

Event 8022 (EFA6448F)

Date: 3/26/1950
Location: Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Description: 4:00 p.m. Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt interviews airline pilots Jack Adams and G. W. Anderson about their March 20 UFO sighting on her NBC television program, Today with Mrs. Roosevelt.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Anatomy of a Hoax, Part Five,” Saturday Night Uforia
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1499

Event 8023 (35AB7789)

Date: 3/26/1950
Locations: Hubbard Field; Reno–Tahoe International Airport; Reno, Nevada
Description: 8:50 p.m. CAA Tower operator Marie H. Matthews and United Airlines employees Robert Higbee and Fred Hinkle see a brilliant light northeast of Hubbard Field [now Reno–Tahoe International Airport] outside Reno, Nevada. It hangs motionless for 5–6 minutes, then moves slowly across the sky with a green light on either side of it. It suddenly zooms upward into a cloud bank.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, pp. 44–45
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1500

Event 8024 (ECE5BB98)

Date: 3/26/1950
Description: Several discs were seen from a Lebanese airliner off the coast of the ancient city of Acre (now Akko), Israel. They were travelling north and flying at a high altitude while emitting trails of smoke. At 11:15 a.m. five disc-shaped UFOs were seen, first three, then another two, flying over Bruswick, Georgia. They were silver in color, and flew at 30,000 feet altitude at a speed greater than 1,800 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1671

Event 8025 (A2F20624)

Date: 3/27/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Motobu (Okinawa), the USAF radar operator Cpl. Bolfango spotted on his radar an object stationary for 2 minutes and then moving at 500 miles/h. A visual observation also took place. (March 27, 10:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #678 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_824

Event 8026 (56099B25)

Date: 3/27/1950
Location: Washington, D.C.
Description: FLYING SAUCER NEAR PENTAGON. UP – A flying saucer has been reported almost in the backyard of the Air Force, the service that says the mysterious disks don’t exist. Bertram A. Totten, a veteran private pilot, said he sighted an aluminum-colored disk about 40 feet in diameter and 10 feet thick while he was flying over Fairfax County, Virginia, on the outskirts of Washington.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_64

Event 8027 (6E8E6FC0)

Date: 3/27/1950
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Description: TULSA CHECKS IN WITH 25. C.W. Hughes, 1338 N. Boston Place, Tulsa, sighted at 6:16 am, 25 flying saucers. The objects were silver-colored and flying at an elevation of 1000 feet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_65

Event 8028 (9C82FA33)

Date: 3/27/1950
Location: BERLIN, GERM
Description: Astronomers. Odd new star. Bright. Zigzags going west. Stops at times…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1587

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: "BERLIN,GERM:ASTRONOMERS:ODD NEW STAR:BRITE:ZIGZAGS >W:STOPS AT TIMES… ", LatLong: “52.500003 13.383334”, LatLongDMS: “52:30:00 N 13:23:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BRL”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8029 (A765E9A5)

Date: 3/27/1950
Time: 06:00
Location: TULSA, OK
Description: 2+3 observer(s). Pie-pans pass / low-altitude. 1 stops and darts off. Glowing saucers 1 vertical.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 180)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1588

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “241”, HatchDesc: “TULSA,OK:2+3 OBS:PIE-PANS PASS/LO-ALT:1 STOPS+DARTS OFF:GLOWING SCRS 1 VERTICL”, LatLong: “36.150002 -96.000005”, LatLongDMS: “36:09:00 N 96:00:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oklahoma”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8030 (E24EEF0E)

Date: 3/27/1950
Time: 10:30
Location: MOTOBO, OKINAWA, JP
Description: Project Bluebook Case #678. Military RADAR-visual. 500mph approximate. Stops and starts. Going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1589

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “MOTOBO,OKINAWA,JP:BBK#678:MIL RDR-VISUAL:500mph aprx:STOPS+STARTS:>>SW”, LatLong: “26.666668 127.922228”, LatLongDMS: “26:40:00 N 127:55:20 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “OKN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8031 (33ABEC44)

Date: 3/27/1950
Time: 18:30
Location: ALGORTA, SP
Description: 2 military / observer(s) tower. Blue-ovoid with red glowing east going quickly west / low altitude in nearby mountains.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1590

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ALGORTA,SP:2 MIL/OBS.TOWER:BLU-OVOID W/RED GLO E>>W/LO ALT in NEARBY MTNS”, LatLong: “43.338891 -3.000000”, LatLongDMS: “43:20:20 N 03:00:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VZC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8032 (FD8B959C)

Date: 3/27/1950 (approximate)
Time: 23:00
Location: NORTH / WORLAND, WY
Description: 5 / car. Saucer hovers over sulfur plant. Going quickly [to] away / car nears. Row / blue lights.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 450)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1591

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “1810”, HatchDesc: “N/WORLAND,WY:5/CAR:SCR HVRS ovr SULFUR PLANT:>> AWAY/CAR NEARS:ROW/BLUE LITES”, LatLong: “44.116669 -107.938894”, LatLongDMS: “44:07:00 N 107:56:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8033 (09B7D4BA)

Date: 3/27/1950
Location: Motubu Peninsula, Okinawa
Description: Tracked stationary target on radar at 18 miles range for 10 mins (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 678)
Reference: NICAP: 500327
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_686

Event 8034 (F4DE0ED8)

Date: 3/27/1950
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Motobo, Okinawa
Description: Witness: USAF radar operator Cpl. Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes while it was stationary and then moved at 500 m.p.h… Visual observation not detailed, only mentioned in summary.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_35

Event 8035 (A98C1C5D)

Date: 3/27/1950
Location: Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa, Japan
Description: 10:30 a.m. USAF antiaircraft radar operator Cpl. Bolfango tracks a stationary target on radar over the Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa, Japan, at 18 miles range for 10 minutes at 13,000 feet. The object then moves on a 220° heading for 16.9 miles in 2 minutes (about 500 mph) to a point over a mountain, where it is lost.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Tracked Stationary Target at 18 Miles”; Sparks, p. 85
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1501

Event 8036 (05243151)

Date: 3/27/1950
Locations: US; Hollywood
Description: Radio broadcaster Henry J. Taylor , on his syndicated radio program Your Land and Mine, announces the “wonderful news” that saucers are in fact US secret weapons, which will reassure the nation when the US Air Force confirms it. Within days, the story is twisted to specifically credit the Navy’s alleged “top secret” project the Flying Flapjack Vought XF5U. The story is apparently disinformation planted by ex-Hollywood writers in the CIA Office of Policy Coordination’s Political and Psychological Warfare staff headed by Joseph Bryan III , a future president and board chairman of NICAP.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Radio Man Certain U.S. Is Owner of ‘Flying Saucer’ Missile Secret,” Miami (Fla.) News, March 29, 1950, p. 9; NICAP, “1950 UFO Chronology”; Swords 97; Curt Collins, “1950 Disclosure: UFOs Are Made in the USA,” November 9, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1502

Event 8037 (E82D5CF1)

Date: 3/27/1950
Description: Radio broadcaster Henry J. Taylor announces flying saucers are USAF/Navy secret weapons. It is later claimed the entire story was disinformation planted by the CIA Office of Policy Coordination Political and Psychological Warfare Staff headed by Joseph Bryan III to confuse the American public. Taylor later admitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he didn’t know the origin of UAP.

Note: CIA psychological warfare head Joseph Bryan III later became President and Board
Chairman of NICAP, a nonprofit supported by payments from U.S. citizens to study UAP. Former DCI VADM Roscoe Hillenkoetter was also a Board member. Bryan III’s background in psyops was not known at the time publicly when he was involved with NICAP.

http://ufotrail.blogspot.com/2019/11/joseph-bryan-iii-fbi-and-cia.html

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_21

Event 8038 (7A2BC57A)

Date: 3/28/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Santiago (Chile), M/Sgt. Patterson, from the US Air Attache office, observed through binoculars for 5 to 10 seconds a white object flying quickly at high altitude, crossing 30° of the sky. (March 28, 3:15 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #680 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_825

Event 8039 (5F8283BC)

Date: 3/28/1950
Location: AMARILLO, TX
Description: 3 observer(s). Silver saucer parks / sky / 10 minute(s). Shoots straight up until O / O / sight.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1592

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “11”, Elev: “1105”, HatchDesc: “AMARILLO,TX:3 OBS:SLVR SCR PARKS/SKY/10min:SHOOTS STRAIGHT UP UNTIL O/O/SIGHT.”, LatLong: “35.233335 -101.816672”, LatLongDMS: “35:14:00 N 101:49:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8040 (34014F9D)

Date: 3/28/1950
Time: 03:20
Location: NEAR EUREKA, CA
Description: Yellow-glowing-cylinder/cylindrical object hovers overhead. Going quickly west. Night lights maneuver very fast / 1920 hours. / r134#4p52.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1593

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “14”, HatchDesc: “nr EUREKA,CA:YLW-GLOW-CYL HVRS OVHD:>>W:NLTs MNVR VFAST/1920 hrs:/r134#4p52”, LatLong: “40.800002 -124.133339”, LatLongDMS: “40:48:00 N 124:08:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8041 (621E01A5)

Date: 3/28/1950
Time: ~21:30
Location: OAKLAND, CA
Description: 5 observer(s). Luminous/glowing white ball leaves (something behind) white smoke. Fast and slow circles. Going quickly east. / r134#4p54.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 189)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1594

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “14”, HatchDesc: “OAKLAND,CA:5 OBS:LUMN WHT BALL LVS WHT SMOKE:FAST+SLOW CCLs:>>E:/r134#4p54”, LatLong: “37.816668 -122.266672”, LatLongDMS: “37:49:00 N 122:16:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8042 (2880A4B1)

Date: 3/28/1950
Time: 22:00?
Location: CEGLIE MESSAPICO, ITL
Description: 80cm wide double-umbrella takes off vertically. / balloon?
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 31)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1595

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CEGLIE MESSAPICO,ITL:80cm WIDE DOUBLE-UMBRELLA TAKES OFF VERTICALLY:/balloon?”, LatLong: “40.650002 17.516668”, LatLongDMS: “40:39:00 N 17:31:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BR”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8043 (7A5E0F6B)

Date: 3/28/1950
Location: Santiago, Chile
Description: White object through binoculars flying at extreme altitude and speed (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 680)
Reference: NICAP: 500328
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_687

Event 8044 (2044FC82)

Date: 3/28/1950
Time: 3:15 PM
Location: Santiago, Chile
Description: Witness: M/Sgt. Patterson, of the office of the U.S. Air Attache. One white object observed for 5-10 seconds through binoculars while it flew high and fast, crossing 30 degree of sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_36

Event 8045 (D34D5FC1)

Date: 3/28/1950
Description: In response to a request from J. Edgar Hoover to his aide D. Milton (“Mickey”) Ladd on “just what are the facts re ‘flying saucers,’ agent S. Wesley Reynolds interviews Maj. Boggs and Lieut. Col. John V. Hearn Jr. of Air Force Intelligence, who tell him that most UFOs are misidentifications and weather balloons.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 95; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 5, January–March 1950, The Author, 1983, pp. 84–85
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1503

Event 8046 (6C5E36A2)

Date: 3/28/1950
Locations: Centralia, Washington; Markham; Morton
Description: Samuel Eaton Thompson is on his way home to Centralia, Washington, from Markham. He drives through a wooded area between Morton and Mineral and decides to stop to take a break. On foot, he comes upon a large, globe-shaped craft hovering above a clearing. Naked children with dark tans and blond hair are playing on steps that lead from an open door to the side of the UFO. Several naked adults—humanoid, attractive, and also deeply tanned—then appear at the ship’s door. After realizing that Thompson means them no harm, they beckon him closer. The crew consists of 20 adults and 25 children, the latter from about 5–15 years of age. Thompson claims to have spent the next 40 hours with the humanoids. They are from Venus, he learns, and have stopped at Earth despite the fact that other Venusian saucers have been shot at by Earth-based military forces. The Venusians further claims that they are vegetarian and that they never grow ill. Thompson also claims the Venusians are naïve and childlike; they do not know who has built their flying saucers and seem to possess little to no curiosity. He goes back to get a camera and tries to take photos, but the object is too bright to appear on film. Thompson returns home on March 30.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Centralian Tells Strange Tale of Visiting Venus Space Ship in Eastern Lewis County,” Centralia (Wash.) Daily Chronicle, April 1, 1950; Clark III 1127–1129; Jerome Clark, “The Coming of the Venusians,” Fate 34, no. 1 (January 1981): 49–55; Patrick Gross, URECAT , November 16, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1504

Event 8047 (3676EC70)

Date: 3/29/1950
Location: USA, Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee.
Description: (Translated from French) 7 a.m. Witnesses: Whiteside and Williams. From 6 to 12 dark objects shaped like 150 kg bombs, 5 feet long, flying at 500 mph, descending, making a sound like the wind in the trees.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1451

Event 8048 (C504087B)

Date: 3/29/1950
Location: SPAIN, Burgos - Villafria
Description: (Translated from French) At noon, Ruiz Gomez, head of the weather service at the air base, the sergeant in charge of transmissions, and the officer responsible for teletypists, heard a sound similar to that of an airplane approaching the airfield. They were surprised because no plane was expected in Villafria. From the top of the control tower where they were, they saw a flying saucer appear, coming from the southwest, soon to be vertical to the tower. It then changed its route abruptly and headed east. The three observers calculated that the aircraft was flying between 500 and 1000 meters in altitude and resembled one of those airplanes called “winged wings”. However, the object observed was much smaller than the planes of this type … one could have thought that it was simply an eagle. The UFO passed over the witnesses at 1800 km / h, three times as fast as the fighter planes of the time. (March 29, 1950)
Reference: A. RIBERA: “These Mysterious UFOs” - De Vecchi 1976, p. 322, 323
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1452

Event 8049 (65C8DE92)

Date: 3/29/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Lake Marrowhode (Marrowbore?) (Tennessee), Whiteside and Williams, real estate agents, observed 6 to 12 dark objects resembling bombs, about 5 feet long, flying at 500 miles/h and descending, emitting a sound like the wind blowing through the trees. (March 29, 7 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #682 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_826

Event 8050 (6D7E54FA)

Date: 3/29/1950
Location: FT WILLIAM AND MORE/OTHERS, ON
Description: Crowds. Brill fireball. No wings. 4 night lights join. Hover. Going quickly northeast. / r134#4p51.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1596

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “183”, HatchDesc: “Ft WILLIAM++,ON:CROWDS:BRILL FBL:NO WINGS:4 NLTS JOIN:HOVER:>>NE:/r134#4p51”, LatLong: “48.416669 -89.233338”, LatLongDMS: “48:25:00 N 89:14:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8051 (69373613)

Date: 3/29/1950
Location: AUSTIN, TX
Description: 3 men. Flat silver featureless “saucer” hovers / 3 seconds. Then going quickly northeast. No further details / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 455)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1597

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “150”, HatchDesc: “AUSTIN,TX:3 MEN:FLAT SLVR FEATURELESS “SCR” HVRS/3 secs:THEN >>NE:NFD/news”, LatLong: “30.266668 -97.766671”, LatLongDMS: “30:16:00 N 97:46:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8052 (0D0A712D)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 03:00
Location: MONTUIRI, MALLORCA, SP
Description: 3 photographs. Flash! Photographs shows ovoid with glowing-antennas rotate.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1598

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MONTUIRI,MALLORCA,SP:3 FOTOGs:FLASH!:FOTOS SHOWS OVOID W/GLO-ANTENNAS ROTATE”, LatLong: “39.566669 2.966667”, LatLongDMS: “39:34:00 N 02:58:00 E”, Locale: “Islands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BLR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8053 (47F327E3)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 07:00
Location: MARROWBONE LK, TN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #682. 2 fishing. 3 black saucers maneuver / unison / 75m altitude below clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1599

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “235”, HatchDesc: “MARROWBONE Lk,TN:BBK#682:2 FISHING:3 BLK SCRS MNVR/UNISON/75m alt BELOW CLOUDS”, LatLong: “36.300002 -86.900004”, LatLongDMS: “36:18:00 N 86:54:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “75”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8054 (FAE38242)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 08:30
Location: LA PALMA DEL CONDADO, SP
Description: Several observer(s). Square object hovers and makes wild maneuvers. Going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1600

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “La PALMA del CONDADO,SP:SVRL OBS:SQR OBJ HVRS+MAKES WILD MNVRS:>>S”, LatLong: “37.394446 -6.550000”, LatLongDMS: “37:23:40 N 06:33:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HLV”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8055 (F65DE1F2)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 10:30
Location: ALBANY, CA
Description: Teen. White cone saucer spins / 150M altitude. Blue streaks / bottom/underside. Going quickly east. / Oakland Tribun.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 454)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1601

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “12”, HatchDesc: “ALBANY,CA:TEEN:WHT CONE SCR SPINS/150M ALT:BLU STREAKS/BTM:>>E:/Oakland Tribun”, LatLong: “37.883335 -122.316672”, LatLongDMS: “37:53:00 N 122:19:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “45”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8056 (3075860C)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 11:20
Location: BURGOS, SP
Description: Air Traffic Controllers and more/others. Sounds / unexpected plane. Saucer buzzes tower. Quickly going up [to] and going quickly east. 1800kph. / r57.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1602

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BURGOS,SP:ATCs++:SOUNDS/UNEXPECTED PLANE:SCR BUZZES TOWER:↑↑+>>E:1800kph:/r57”, LatLong: “42.333335 -3.733334”, LatLongDMS: “42:20:00 N 03:44:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VLD”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8057 (51E14241)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 15:00
Location: IRONWOOD, MICH
Description: 6 airline(s)/airliner pilots / ground / (seen thru) binoculars. Saucer zips going quickly north. Skips and slips side = to-side.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1603

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “458”, HatchDesc: “IRONWOOD,MICH:6 AL PILOTS/GND/BINOCS:SCR ZIPS>>N:SKIPS+SLIPS SIDE=TO-SIDE”, LatLong: “46.455558 -90.172227”, LatLongDMS: “46:27:20 N 90:10:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8058 (A16977F3)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 21:00
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA
Description: Night light going south. Circles city. Casts orange light. Speeds away going quickly northeast. / S. D. union.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1604

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “SAN DIEGO,CA:NLT > S:CIRCLES CITY:CASTS ORG LITE:SPEEDS AWAY >>NE:/S.D.UNION”, LatLong: “32.716668 -117.166672”, LatLongDMS: “32:43:00 N 117:10:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8059 (DE6CD465)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 22:10
Location: UNION POINT, GA
Description: 3 / train crew. Round object hovers / 10 minute(s). Orange glow. No further details / train pulls away.
Type: sighting
Reference: HITT, Michael D: GEORGIA’S AERIAL PHENOMENON 1947-1987 Self published 1999. ref. Jan Aldrich. (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1605

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “209”, HatchDesc: “UNION POINT,GA:3/TRAIN CREW:RND OBJ HVRS/10min:ORG.GLOW:NFD/train pulls away”, LatLong: “33.616668 -83.072226”, LatLongDMS: “33:37:00 N 83:04:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8060 (AE22D910)

Date: 3/29/1950
Location: Marrowhode Lake, TN
Description: 6-12 dark objects shaped like 300-lb. bombs (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 682)
Reference: NICAP: 500329
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_688

Event 8061 (C7D07C82)

Date: 3/29/1950
Time: 7 AM
Location: Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee
Description: Witnesses: real estate salesmen Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve dark objects shaped like 300-lb. bombs, estimated 5 feet long. Flew 500 m.p.h. and descended, making a noise like wind blowing through the trees.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_37

Event 8062 (1AD87CA0)

Date: 3/30/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In an article titled “Untertassen-Flieger Kombination”, the magazine Der Spiegel states …Rudolph Schriever, who claims that engineers from around the world were experimenting with flying saucers in the early 1940s, wishes to build one for the United States in 6 to 9 months. This 40-year-old graduate of the University of Prague states that he had made plans for such a machine, which he calls “flying top”, before Germany collapsed and the plans were stolen from his laboratory. He states that the machine would be capable of travelling at 2600 miles/h over a range of 4000 miles. Schriever is a driver for the US Army in Bremerhaven.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_827

Event 8063 (0D1D466B)

Date: 3/30/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Objective Moon begins to appear in Tintin.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_828

Event 8064 (396D035E)

Date: 3/30/1950
Location: ASTRONOMER H.P.WILKINS
Description: Vibrant bright oval glow lights Aristarchus-Herotodus crater.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: The FLYING SAUCER CONSPIRACY; Henry Holt, NY 1955; HC (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1606

Attributes: HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account

Extra Data: Country: “The Moon”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “99”, HatchDesc: "ASTRONOMER H.P.WILKINS:VBRITE OVAL GLOW LITES ARISTARCHUS-HEROTODUS CRATER ", LatLong: “90.000004 -0.000000”, LatLongDMS: “90:00:00 N 00:00:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ARH”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8065 (9C25D738)

Date: 3/30/1950
Location: SIOUX CITY, IA
Description: 5 National Guardsmen. White saucer follows plane 300’ over plane / rear. (UPI.)
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 189)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1607

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “335”, HatchDesc: “SIOUX CITY,IA:5 NATl GUARDSMEN:WHT SCR FOLOS PLANE 300’ OVR PLANE/REAR:(UPI)”, LatLong: “42.500002 -96.416671”, LatLongDMS: “42:30:00 N 96:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “90”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8066 (609839DF)

Date: 3/30/1950
Time: 17:30
Location: NEAR AUTAUGAVILLE, AL
Description: 2 observer(s). 3 saucers in formation. Go up and down and away. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Maj Donald: FLYING SAUCERS TOP SECRET; NICAP and G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY 1960 HB. (Index 88)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1608

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “49”, HatchDesc: “nr AUTAUGAVILLE,AL:2 OBS:3 SCRS/FORMATION:GO UP+DOWN+AWAY:NFD”, LatLong: “32.433335 -86.655560”, LatLongDMS: “32:26:00 N 86:39:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8067 (C2003B76)

Date: 3/30/1950
Time: 18:00
Location: SELMA, AL
Description: Radio engineer and 20. 3 saucers zip going quickly west. Stop / 5 minute(s). 1 goes going up. 2 continue going west.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 14)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1609

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “42”, HatchDesc: “SELMA,AL:RADIO ENGINEER+20:3 SCRS ZIP>>W:STOP/5min:1 GOES↑:2 CONTINUE >W:”, LatLong: “32.405557 -87.022226”, LatLongDMS: “32:24:20 N 87:01:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8068 (7727BC87)

Date: 3/30/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: OFF ST. IGNACE, MI
Description: 3 separate observer(s). 60cm white disk over straits. Blue smoky film. Very high.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 452)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1610

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “176”, HatchDesc: “off St.IGNACE,MI:3 SEP.OBS:60cm WHT DISK ovr STRAITS:BLUE SMOKY FILM:VHIGH”, LatLong: “45.866669 -84.716671”, LatLongDMS: “45:52:00 N 84:43:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8069 (E7D74122)

Date: 3/30/1950
Time: 22:20
Location: CORAOPOLIS, PA
Description: 2 military observer(s). Silent saucer circles airport/apartment / 50mph. Flat turns. Then goes going up / 60K’.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 87)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1611

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “244”, HatchDesc: “CORAOPOLIS,PA:2 MIL OBS:SLNT SCR CCLS APT/50mph:FLAT TURNS:THEN GOES ↑/60K’”, LatLong: “40.516669 -80.166670”, LatLongDMS: “40:31:00 N 80:10:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8070 (E967F16D)

Date: 3/30/1950
Description: A UFO was seen hovering over Adrian, Michigan at noon. At 11:00 p.m. that night another UFO was seen hovering between Worland and Greybull, Wyoming.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clippings, March 31, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1726

Event 8071 (027CA98E)

Date: 3/30/1950
Description: Three discs flew in formation over Autaugaville, Alabama at 5:30 p.m. They went up, down, and then flew away. Thirty-eight minutes later Mr. Townsend, a radio engineer, and 20 others in Selma, Alabama sighted three discs zip across the sky toward the west. One stopped for five minutes, and then shot up vertically, the other two continued on westward.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 1623; newspaper clippings, March 31, 1950; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence (Volume I), p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1727

Event 8072 (B9BCFE7E)

Date: 3/30/1950
Description: On this night astronomer Harold Wilkins watched a very bright oval glow illuminate the Aristarchus-Herotodus crater on the Moon.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, Flying Saucer Conspiracy, p. 74
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1728

Event 8073 (5B16779F)

Date: 3/31/1950
Location: Denver, CO
Description: Secret tape of an AFOSI interrogation of radio time salesmen George Koehler (“Coulter” in newspaper articles), recorded at station KMYR in Denver. The 2 federal agents were looking for “parts” and “gadgets” from crashed flying saucers. Digitized from the Frank Scully archive at the American Heritage Center (Box #34 Item #17).
Type: tape recording
Reference: YouTube
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_404

Event 8074 (0E7F0A0D)

Date: 3/31/1950
Location: Washington DC
Description: Memo to Director, FBI pertaining to flying saucers. Memo names a person in Denver, Colorado that claims to possess a UFO radio transmitter.
Type: memo
Reference: YouTube
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_405

Event 8075 (A3969F7B)

Date: 3/31/1950 (approximate)
Location: USA, Stuggart, Arkansas.
Description: (Translated from French) March 31: 9:26 p.m. Witnesses: Chicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W. Anderson, Jr. A circular disc of 100’ with 9 to 12 portholes along its lower part, emitting a soft purple light and at the upper part a white flashing light that blinked 3 times in 9 seconds, flying at least 1,000 m.p.h. Observation of 25-35 seconds. (Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner). On the night of March 31 at 9:29 p.m. the pilot Jack Adams noticed the presence of a white light on his left. His companion the second pilot G. W. Anderson made the same observation. When the UFO passed in front of the DC 3 they were able to examine it closely. Neither of them was able to indicate its exact shape because, according to them, its contours were blurred. Because of the arrangement of the 8 or 10 portholes through which a bluish light could be seen, they assumed it must have been round. In addition, a white light was flashing intermittently at the top of the craft. (Edward J. Ruppelt: “Confronting the Flying Saucers”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p. 105) and “plagiarized” word for word in: (March 31 (or 20?) 1950)
Reference: “Ufo’s: A Century of Sightings” by Michael David Hall, Galde Press Inc. 1999, p. 130, 131, which dates to March 20 at 9:26 p.m.
Reference: A. RIBERA: “These Mysterious Ufos” - De Vecchi 1976 p. 108, 109
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1450

Event 8076 (2B760376)

Date: 3/31/1950
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Description: VETERAN PILOTS RATE THEM SUPERSONIC. Capt. Jack Adams, and co-pilot G.W. Anderson, Jr., veterans of 7000 and 6000 flying hours for the Chicago and Southern Air Lines, en route in their DC-3 from Memphis to Little Rock were within forty miles of Little Rock at 2,000 feet, they saw a lighted, fast-moving object about 1,000 feet above the DC-3 half a mile away and moving at a terrific speed: 700 to 1,000 m.p.h. They saw no reflection, exhaust, or vapor trail. It traveled in an arc, flashing a strong blue-white light.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_66

Event 8077 (DA4B60D2)

Date: 3/31/1950
Location: Jalapa, Mexico, El Universal
Description: MEXICO SEES THEM SET AT SUNDOWN. 300 flying disks were reported flying above the city. They began to disappear about sundown.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_68

Event 8078 (DAB3E5F5)

Date: 3/31/1950
Location: ESCANABA, MICH
Description: Fiery blue-glowing disc races over town. Spews ribbon / blue-fire / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 188)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1612

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “182”, HatchDesc: “ESCANABA,MICH:FIERY BLU-GLOWING DISC RACES OVR TOWN:SPEWS RIBBON/BLU-FIRE/NEWS”, LatLong: “45.744447 -87.066671”, LatLongDMS: “45:44:40 N 87:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8079 (D9A8C7C9)

Date: 3/31/1950
Time: 13:30
Location: MCALISTERVILLE, PA
Description: Farm boy. 2 ovoids dive fast. Level off / 600M altitude. Buzz and whirl / 2 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 450)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1613

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “195”, HatchDesc: “McALISTERVILLE,PA:FARM BOY:2 OVOIDS DIVE FAST:LVL OFF/600M alt:BUZZ+WHIRL/2min”, LatLong: “40.638891 -77.277781”, LatLongDMS: “40:38:20 N 77:16:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8080 (FD4F448F)

Date: 3/31/1950
Time: 21:30
Location: LITTLE ROCK, AR
Description: Saucer arcs over airliner. Light flashes / top. 8 10’ portholes / underside.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 145)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1614

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “105”, HatchDesc: “LITTLE ROCK,AR:SCR ARCS OVR AIRLINER:LITE FLASHES/TOP:8 10’PORTHOLES/UNDERSIDE”, LatLong: “34.750002 -92.266671”, LatLongDMS: “34:45:00 N 92:16:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “100”, State/Prov: “Arkansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8081 (6FC28FC3)

Date: 3/31/1950
Location: Pentagon
Description: Syndicated columnist Drew Pearson publishes “Worried about Flying Saucers?” in which he sympathizes with the Air Force, which has to reply to groundless public excitement. His USAF contact has told him, “there ain’t no such animal.” Pentagon Public Relations Officer Maj. DeWitt Searles tells the press that all UFO cases are the result of misinterpretations, mass hysteria, and hoaxes: “As far as the Air Force goes, there’s no such thing as a flying saucer.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Drew Pearson, “Worried about Flying Saucers?” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 31, 1950, p. 5; “Major Debunker of Flying Saucers, Keeps Saying, ‘No, No, 1,000 Times No,’” Rock Island (Ill.) Argus, March 31, 1950, p. 18; Swords 96–99
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1505

Event 8082 (44435A6A)

Date: 3/31/1950
Description: In 1950 a woman driving at night on Highway 80 in Jacumba, California reported that she saw a little man jump out of a landed disc-shaped UFO, and then run down the highway “faster than Jesse Owens.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: International News Service, March 31, 1950; David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case A0161
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1757

Event 8083 (E968A89C)

Date: 4/1950
Location: 60KM NORTH / JUNEAU, AK
Description: M. Konrad takes movies. 8 saucers land and take off. No further details. / Quincy.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1615

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “60km N/JUNEAU,AK:M.KONRAD TAKES MOVIES:8 SCRs LAND+TAKE OFF:NFD:/Quincy”, LatLong: “58.916669 -134.500006”, LatLongDMS: “58:55:00 N 134:30:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8084 (2A40CD3F)

Date: 4/1950
Time: 01:50
Location: OFF BLACKPOOL, ENGL
Description: Several / pier. Luminous silver disk maneuvers. Halo. Beams going [to] clouds. Away extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 505)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1616

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “off BLACKPOOL,ENGL:SVRL/PIER:LUMN.SLVR DISK MNVRS:HALO:BEAMS>CLOUDS:AWAY XFAST”, LatLong: “53.833336 -3.116667”, LatLongDMS: “53:50:00 N 03:07:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8085 (7227D9B5)

Date: 4/1950
Time: 12:00
Location: CHICLAYO, PERU
Description: PAF Commander and engineer chase disk / light plane. Can’t reach / 9km altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 506)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1617

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Peru”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “CHICLAYO,PERU:PAF COMMANDER+ENG CHASE DISK/LITE PLANE:CAN’T REACH/9km alt”, LatLong: “-6.766667 -79.850004”, LatLongDMS: “06:46:00 S 79:51:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “9000”, State/Prov: “LMB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8086 (20FDBED3)

Date: 4/1950
Time: 23:00?
Location: 100MI NORTHWEST / KAUAI IS., HI
Description: CAA C54 crew. 6 red night lights. Magnetic indicators go crazy.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1618

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “Pacific Ocean and non - Asian islands”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: "100mi NW/KAUAI Is.,HI:CAA C54 CREW:6 RED NLTS:MAGNETIC INDICATORS GO CRAZY ", LatLong: “23.000001 -161.000008”, LatLongDMS: “23:00:00 N 161:00:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NPC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8087 (BD2C1D2B)

Date: 4/1950
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Description: Mikel Konrad made a movie of eight disks he saw landing and taking off 60 km north of Jun.au.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Quincy (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_74

Event 8088 (2C777FDD)

Date: 4/1950
Location: Canby, Oregon
Description: Daytime. While working on her lawn in Canby, Oregon, Ellen Jonerson glances over at her neighbor’s yard and sees a 12-inch-tall man with his back turned to her. When he turns around, she sees that he has a heavily tanned face, is of stocky build, and wears overalls and a plaid shirt. There is a skullcap on his head. She dashes inside to call a friend, then runs outside again in time to see the figure “waddling” away. He walks under a parked car and disappears. Kenneth Arnold , who interviews her, is convinced of her sincerity.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Center for UFO Studies, HUMCAT Index, 1950–1951, p. 2; Clark III 270
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1507

Event 8089 (BEB4DFE6)

Date: 4/1/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Land-Air Inc. is officially commissioned to conduct scientific research on the phenomenon of green fireballs. (April 1st)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_829

Event 8090 (56F2C54D)

Date: 4/1/1950
Time: 19:00?
Location: OFF RICCIONE, ITL
Description: Boat crew. Ovoid dives / sea. Column / water shoots up. Meteor?
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 32)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1619

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “off RICCIONE,ITL:BOAT CREW:OVOID DIVES/SEA:COLUMN/WATER SHOOTS UP:meteor?”, LatLong: “43.983335 12.650001”, LatLongDMS: “43:59:00 N 12:39:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FO”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8091 (5E71EEA8)

Date: 4/1/1950
Description: Project Twinkle officially begins.
Reference: Eberhart
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1508

Event 8092 (8272C617)

Date: 4/1/1950
Description: At seven o’clock in the evening the crew of a fishing boat off the coast of Perugia, Italy watched an ovoid object dive into the sea and a column of water shoot up into the sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Solas Boncompagni, UFO in Italia, Volume I (Periodo 1907-1953), p. 117.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1779

Event 8093 (C713CDF4)

Date: 4/2/1950
Location: NORTHWEST / CARACAS, VNZ
Description: US airliner rocks violently. Huge turtle passes. “Controlled”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 201)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1620

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Venezuela”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “260”, HatchDesc: “NW/CARACAS,VNZ:US AIRLINER ROCKS VIOLENTLY:HUGE TURTLE PASSES:“CONTROLLED””, LatLong: “10.550001 -67.016670”, LatLongDMS: “10:33:00 N 67:01:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “DF”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8094 (B6343643)

Date: 4/2/1950
Location: SR38 NORTHEAST / BUTLER, PA
Description: 4 / car. Silver football flashes going quickly west. 6K’ altitude. No plane insists observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 202)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1621

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “320”, HatchDesc: “SR38 NE/BUTLER,PA:4/CAR:SLVR FOOTBALL FLASHES>>W:6K’alt:NO PLANE INSISTS OBS”, LatLong: “40.900002 -79.866670”, LatLongDMS: “40:54:00 N 79:52:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1800”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8095 (528F2634)

Date: 4/2/1950
Time: 05:00
Location: TIPP CITY, OH
Description: 4+5 separate observer(s). 2 brilliant night lights hover and maneuver. Going south. Going west. Hover / wright-Pat Air Force Base and quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 506)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1622

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “65”, Elev: “253”, HatchDesc: “TIPP CITY,OH:4+5 SEP.OBS:2 BRILL.NLTS HVR+MNVR:>S:>W:HVR/WRIGHT-PAT AFB+↑↑”, LatLong: “39.961113 -84.172226”, LatLongDMS: “39:57:40 N 84:10:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8096 (D0BFD648)

Date: 4/3/1950
Location: Mount Diabo, CA
Description: Bay Area Aviation News, San Francisco. COL FLYNN BELIEVE THEY ARE OURS. A U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel, Frank A. Flynn, talked in detail today of his encounter with a flight of more than a dozen “flying saucers”. He said he is convinced that the objects he saw near Mount Diablo while flying his own plane from San Francisco to Sacramento in April of 1948, were controlled, experimental, American aircraft.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_73

Event 8097 (30CBD2EB)

Date: 4/4/1950
Time: 21:30
Location: SOUTH / DELANO, CA
Description: Many calls to Edwards Air Force Base. 65cm round object circles / 200’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 207)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1623

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “98”, HatchDesc: “S/DELANO,CA:MANY CALLS to EDWARDS AFB:65cm ROUND OBJ CIRCLES/200’alt:”, LatLong: “35.733335 -119.244450”, LatLongDMS: “35:44:00 N 119:14:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8098 (29102294)

Date: 4/4/1950
Locations: US; Caltech
Description: Presidential press secretary Charlie Ross states that Truman has conferred with his two top military advisers, Rear Adm. Robert Dennison and Brig. Gen. Robert B. Landry, and that they claim the US has no such technology. Furthermore, the Air Force study has concluded there are no such things as flying saucers. Caltech aeronautics professor Clark Blanchard Millikan agrees, saying: “If anyone should know about such a project, I should know—and I know of no development in the aircraft or guided missile field.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 97–99
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1509

Event 8099 (8AB13BD7)

Date: 4/5/1950
Location: WHITBY, NORTH YORKS
Description: 3 observer(s). 2 concentric hoops spin. Going [to] over coast. / London daily express.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 209)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1624

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “7”, HatchDesc: “WHITBY,N.YORKS:3 obs:2 CONCENTRIC HOOPS SPIN:>OVR COAST:/LONDON DAILY EXPRESS”, LatLong: “54.466669 -0.616667”, LatLongDMS: “54:28:00 N 00:37:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8100 (E1F3D209)

Date: 4/5/1950
Time: 11:20
Location: EAST / SAN JOSE, CA
Description: Mt. Hamilton Road. 1 observer. Dull white saucer straight and level going quickly northwest / 18 second(s). Lost behind trees.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1625

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “E/SAN JOSE,CA:Mt HAMILTON Rd:1 OBS:DULL WHT SCR S/L >>NW/18sec:LOST BHND TREES”, LatLong: “37.338891 -121.705561”, LatLongDMS: “37:20:20 N 121:42:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8101 (199CA1EE)

Date: 4/5/1950
Time: 14:40
Location: DENVER, CO
Description: 1+5 separate observer(s). Silver saucer and sphere spin and dip and wobble and maneuver / 10 minutes. Going west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 511)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1626

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1580”, HatchDesc: “DENVER,CO:1+5 SEP.OBS:SLVR SCR+SPHERE SPIN+DIP+WOBBLE+MNVR/10mins:>W”, LatLong: “39.761113 -104.955561”, LatLongDMS: “39:45:40 N 104:57:20 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8102 (1F7DAE70)

Date: 4/5/1950
Time: ~17:00
Location: WOODLAND, NC
Description: Military observer(s). 18’ silent white cylinder/cigar-shape seen / low altitude. Direction unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1627

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “21”, HatchDesc: “WOODLAND,NC:MLT.OBS:18’ SILENT WHT CGR SEEN/LO alt:DIRECTION UNKNOWN”, LatLong: “36.333335 -77.211115”, LatLongDMS: “36:20:00 N 77:12:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8103 (706802C1)

Date: 4/5/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: AHOSKIE, NC
Description: Numerous observer(s) / Rhue St. Vibrant bright red rectangular “neon tube” going north slowly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 208)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1628

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “16”, HatchDesc: “AHOSKIE,NC:NMRS OBS/RHUE St:VBRITE RED RECTANGULAR “NEON TUBE” >N SLOWLY”, LatLong: “36.288891 -76.983337”, LatLongDMS: “36:17:20 N 76:59:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8104 (8C65DB04)

Date: 4/5/1950
Time: 20:50
Location: SOUTHWEST / WINSLOW, AZ
Description: Several observer(s). White night light hovers. Sudden extremely fast maneuvers. Quickly going up / lost in stars.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 543)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1629

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1480”, HatchDesc: “SW/WINSLOW,AZ:SVRL OBS:WHT NLT HVRS:SUDDEN XFAST MNVRS:↑↑/lost in stars”, LatLong: “34.916668 -110.783339”, LatLongDMS: “34:55:00 N 110:47:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8105 (5DC752B7)

Date: 4/5/1950
Locations: Ga.; Md.; Mich.; Neb.
Description: Sen. Richard Russell Jr. (D-Ga.) states to the press that he is “completely baffled” by flying saucer reports that are made by many pilots who would not be fooled by hallucinations or clouds. Sen. Millard Tydings (D-Md.), chair of the Armed Services Committee, says he thinks saucers might be experimental US aircraft “in embryo stage.” Rep. Albert J. Engel (R-Mich.) thinks the same. Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R-Neb.) says the saucers are “like our foreign policy. It is in a state of confusion and no one seems to know what it is all about.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Congress Split about Saucers,” Miami (Fla.) News, April 5, 1950, pp. 1, 6; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950 , The Author, 1990, pp. 9–10; Swords 98
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1510

Event 8106 (D352C465)

Date: 4/6/1950
Time: 13:00?
Location: ASMARA, ERITRIA
Description: Thousands. Double-hoop disk hovers / high altitude. Small object detaches and away. Going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 514)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1630

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Ethiopia”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “85”, HatchDesc: “ASMARA,ERITRIA:1000s:Dbl-HOOP DISK HVRS/hi alt:SML OBJ DETACHES+AWAY:>N”, LatLong: “15.333334 38.966669”, LatLongDMS: “15:20:00 N 38:58:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ERT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8107 (513C89FD)

Date: 4/6/1950
Time: 16:50
Location: WESTFIELD AND AGAWAM, MA
Description: Airman and 1. Huge saucer slowly going west. Roars and sparkles. Separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 513)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1631

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “43”, HatchDesc: “WESTFIELD+AGAWAM,MA:AIRMAN+1:HUGE SCR SLOWLY >W:ROARS+SPARKLES:sep obs”, LatLong: “42.127780 -72.750003”, LatLongDMS: “42:07:40 N 72:45:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8108 (C7F53113)

Date: 4/6/1950
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Description: 4:45 p.m. Lt. John J. Sevila , a pilot with the 131st Fighter Squadron, hears a sound like a flight of jet airplanes and rushes out of his house in Springfield, Massachusetts, to see them. Instead, he sees a perfectly circular object moving slowly westward at an altitude of 25,000 feet. He watches it for 5 minutes as it moves at a speed of 50– 100 mph. When the sun hits it directly, it shines like a mirror.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: The Thunderbolt 1, no. 12 (April 1950): 5; Jan Aldrich
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1511

Event 8109 (6C7B0EC2)

Date: 4/6/1950
Description: A huge sparkling saucer shaped object moved across the sky heading west over Westfield, Massachusetts on this day. It made a roaring sound as it flew.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1855

Event 8110 (60109245)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: San Diego, CA
Description: Letter sent from BSRA to President
Type: letter
Reference: Twitter Link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_406
See also: 5/16/1950

Event 8111 (5EA8E0C0)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: USA, Logan (Massachusetts)
Description: (Translated from French) The duty officer of the Logan International Airport control tower and the other controllers saw from 21:55 GMT to 22:05 GMT, while on the ground and at altitude the wind was blowing in gusts at 75 km/h from the northeast, full west, 15° above the horizon a dark blue light, sailing towards the southwest. During the observation it changed to a bright white, then back to a dark blue. This point split into two blue lights that were spinning around each other and their trajectory led them to 45° above the horizon. (Cloud cover at 5000 m altitude). There was also a mass that was once luminous white, and then cherry red. The object was moving against the wind. [Note from vog: if the wind was blowing from the northeast and the object was flying west and then southwest, it was not flying against the wind!] (April 7, 1950)
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, pp. 66-68
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1453

Event 8112 (C0448C39)

Date: 4/7/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Boston, the Logan Airport tower observed for 10 minutes an oval light changing from blue to white, then to red. It split in two and ended in a dance of lights, which disappeared to the northeast, against the wind. (April 7, 9:55 PM)
Reference: Hynek, 1979
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_830

Event 8113 (F0849AD3)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: Grenoble and Chambéry, France
Description: FRANCE SIGHTS SAUCERS, TOO. Flying saucers were reported to have been seen in two localities of France. Residents of Grenoble reported a metallic object which appeared to remain stationary high in the sky. Inhabitants of Chambéry reported a saucer-like object which left a stream of vapor.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_69

Event 8114 (3B6CFDE5)

Date: 4/7/1950 (approximate)
Location: LONG BEACH, CA
Description: 2 military observer(s). Pink pancake-object flips in sky. / Brawley, CA newspapers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 213)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1632

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “LONG BEACH,CA:2 MIL OBS:PINK PANCAKE-OBJ FLIPS IN SKY:/BRAWLEY,CA NEWSPAPERS”, LatLong: “33.800002 -118.166672”, LatLongDMS: “33:48:00 N 118:10:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8115 (61208EB0)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: DUNCANNON, PA
Description: 2 railroad/railway men. Saucer is size / large plane. 3K’ over train. No means / propulsion.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1633

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “110”, HatchDesc: “DUNCANNON,PA:2 RR MEN:SCR is SIZE/LRG PLANE:3K’ ovr TRAIN:NO MEANS/PROPULSION”, LatLong: “40.383335 -77.033337”, LatLongDMS: “40:23:00 N 77:02:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “900”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8116 (635AA0D0)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: JERICHO AND RAM ALLAH, PALESTINE
Description: Many observer(s). 2 silver saucers north going quickly south. Clearly seen. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1634

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Israel”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “JERICHO+RAM ALLAH,PALESTINE:MANY OBS:2 SLVR SCRS N>>S:CLEARLY SEEN:NFD”, LatLong: “31.850002 35.466668”, LatLongDMS: “31:51:00 N 35:28:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “OCC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8117 (F100ACA1)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: ST. IGNACE, MICH
Description: 2 Ferrymen. Saucer races all over/all about sky over strait / Mackinac. Plasma-glow.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1635

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “176”, HatchDesc: “ST IGNACE,MICH:2 FERRYMEN:SCR RACES ALLO SKY OVR STRAIT/MACKINAC:PLASMA-GLOW”, LatLong: “45.861113 -84.727782”, LatLongDMS: “45:51:40 N 84:43:40 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8118 (E5A52F13)

Date: 4/7/1950
Time: 10:10
Location: MIDDLETOWN, IA
Description: 4 separate observer(s). Silver disk going [to] over pen factory. 5M cylinder/cigar-shape going southeast over ammunition plant.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 516)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1636

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “221”, HatchDesc: “MIDDLETOWN,IA:4 SEP.OBS:SLVR DISK >OVR PEN FACTORY:5M CGR >SE OVR AMMO PLANT”, LatLong: “40.827780 -91.261115”, LatLongDMS: “40:49:40 N 91:15:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8119 (8316A4D3)

Date: 4/7/1950
Time: ~16:30
Location: PITTSBURGH, PA
Description: Kids / baseball. Blue-white object / lightning tail. All tell parents.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1637

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “232”, HatchDesc: “PITTSBURGH,PA:KIDS/BASEBALL:BLU-WHT OBJ/LIGHTNING TAIL:ALL TELL PARENTS”, LatLong: “40.433335 -79.966670”, LatLongDMS: “40:26:00 N 79:58:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8120 (DCF3805C)

Date: 4/7/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: SALAMANCA, SP
Description: Several observer(s). Luminous metallic ovoid without fuselage going quickly ESE. No further details. / ABC / Spain.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1638

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SALAMANCA,SP:SVRL OBS:LUMN.MTLC OVOID W/O FUSELAGE >>ESE:NFD:/ABC/Spain”, LatLong: “40.900002 -5.700000”, LatLongDMS: “40:54:00 N 05:42:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SLM”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8121 (D26949C0)

Date: 4/7/1950
Time: 21:50
Location: LOGAN AIRPORT, MASS
Description: 3 Air Traffic Controllers and more. Object with lights maneuvers. Splits. Play about. Go going quickly northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 65)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1639

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “4”, HatchDesc: “LOGAN Airport,MASS:3 ATCs+:OBJ W/LITES MNVRS:SPLITS:PLAY ABOUT:GO>>NE”, LatLong: “42.372224 -71.011114”, LatLongDMS: “42:22:20 N 71:00:40 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8122 (2EDD0346)

Date: 4/7/1950
Time: 22:00?
Location: EL CENTRO, CA
Description: Many observer(s). Hundreds / night lights south going quickly north. Some hover. Others dart all over/all about. / Brawley News.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1640

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “-14”, HatchDesc: “EL CENTRO,CA:MANY OBS:100s/NLTS S>>N:SOME HOVER:OTHERS DART ALLO:/BRAWLEY NEWS”, LatLong: “32.794446 -115.561117”, LatLongDMS: “32:47:40 N 115:33:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8123 (EF38BB46)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: Boston (Logan Airport), MA
Description: Deep-blue ellipsoid object at 15° elevation moving SW-NE opposite the winds (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_689

Event 8124 (C464E2E0)

Date: 4/7/1950
Locations: Logan Airport; Boston; Massachusetts
Description: A CAA control tower operator at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, watches a blue light split into two lights that revolve around each other for 10 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Hynek UFO Report, pp. 65–68; Sparks , p. 86
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1512

Event 8125 (FB27C6D9)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: Muroc AFB
Description: Newsman Edward R. Murrow produces the first extended TV commentary on UFOs, “The Case of the Flying Saucer” on CBS. He begins with the Kenneth Arnold case, mentions Muroc AFB cases and Mantell, and quotes both True magazine and Donald Menzel . Also on the show are Henry J. Taylor , engineer Charles H. Zimmerman, and Charlie Ross , as well as people on the street.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Transcript of Ed Murrow–Kenneth Arnold Telephone Conversation,” CUFOS Associate Newsletter 5, no. 1 (Feb./March 1984): 3; Edward R. Murrow, “The Case of the Flying Saucer [audio only],” Bryce Zabel YouTube channel, February 24, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1513

Event 8126 (6AF9D505)

Date: 4/7/1950
Description: US News and World Report comes out with a story on saucers that hints they are top-secret, jet-propelled Navy aircraft “that can outfly other planes.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Flying Saucers—the Real Story: U.S. Built First One in 1942,” US News and World Report 28, no. 14 (April 7, 1950): 13–15; Michael D. Swords, “Balloons, Missiles, and UFOs,” IUR 29, no. 1 (Spring 2004): 18
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1514

Event 8127 (60BBB00F)

Date: 4/7/1950
Location: US
Description: The National Security Council presents President Truman with Report 68 (NSC-68), a 56-page top secret policy paper that provides the “blueprint for the militarization of the Cold War.” It advocates a large expansion in the military budget, the development of a hydrogen bomb, and increased military aid to US allies for the containment of Communist expansion. It essentially warns Truman that the US is losing the Cold War. Truman does not approve it until 1951.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “NSC-68”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1515

Event 8128 (45D63591)

Date: 4/7/1950
Description: Two ferrymen in Saint Ignace, Michigan watched a flying saucer race all over the sky over the Strait. It gave off a plasma glow. On the same day two railroad workers saw a flying saucer the size of a large airplane 3,000 feet over their train. Two silver discs were seen flying over Jericho and Ramallah in Israel and Palestine. At eleven o’clock in the morning a silver, rotating disc flew over a pen factory in Fort Madison, Iowa. It left a shower of sparks behind it.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clippings, April 11 & 8, 1950; Loren Gross, UFOs: A History - 1950: April-July, pp. 10 & 12; Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 211
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1878

Event 8129 (4620FFB7)

Date: 4/8/1950
Location: USA, Kokomo, Indiana.
Description: (Translated from French) 2 a.m. Witness: Earl Baker. A gray metallic disc 50 feet in diameter, 15 feet thick, saucer-shaped with a conical turret, three openings on the belt emitting blue light. It hovered for 2 minutes and flew away. Baker was awakened by his dog’s barking. (Project Blue Book - cf. Don Berliner). Above northern Indiana, another T.W.A. DC3 saw a UFO resembling “a large globe of molten metal”. (April 8, 1950)
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Confronting Flying Saucers”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p.105
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1454

Event 8130 (9CB31210)

Date: 4/8/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Kokomo, Indiana, Earl Baker is awoken by his dog. He observes a 50 foot diameter, 15 foot wide metal disc, topped with a “conning tower” and having 3 openings on the edge emitting a blue light. The object remains stationary for 2 minutes, then flies away. (April 8, 2:00am)
Reference: case Blue Book #706 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_831

Event 8131 (A4EE99A7)

Date: 4/8/1950
Location: HENDERSON, KY
Description: 3 farmers. Several 10m oil-drums whiz by in formation. Trail / smoke.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 212)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1641

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “132”, HatchDesc: “HENDERSON,KY:3 FARMERS:SVRL 10m OIL-DRUMS WHIZ BY/FORMATION:TRAIL/SMOKE.”, LatLong: “37.838891 -87.588893”, LatLongDMS: “37:50:20 N 87:35:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8132 (5BD76973)

Date: 4/8/1950
Location: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Description: 2 saucers buzz house. Stop. Go going up [to] going down [to] and around like a game of tag. 1 observer.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 213)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1642

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “19”, HatchDesc: “SAN FRANCISCO,CA:2 SCRS BUZZ HOUSE:STOP:GO↑↓+AROUND LIKE A GAME OF TAG:1 OBS”, LatLong: “37.766668 -122.466673”, LatLongDMS: “37:46:00 N 122:28:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8133 (9DB29605)

Date: 4/8/1950
Location: NEAR TERRA BELLA, CA
Description: Rancher. Group / saucers swoop climb and circle. Emit black smoke / ascending.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 213)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1643

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “148”, HatchDesc: “nr TERRA BELLA,CA:RANCHER:GROUP/SCRS SWOOP CLIMB+CCL:EMIT BLK SMOKE/ASCENDING”, LatLong: “35.961113 -119.044450”, LatLongDMS: “35:57:40 N 119:02:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8134 (23BD2EC3)

Date: 4/8/1950
Time: 02:00
Location: KOKOMO, IN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #706. 5M domed saucer 30m from observer(s). 3 portholes / blue light. Going quickly north very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 518)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1644

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “253”, HatchDesc: “KOKOMO,IN:BBK#706:5M DOMED SCR 30m FROM OBS:3 PORTHOLES/BLU LITE:>>N VFAST”, LatLong: “40.488891 -86.133337”, LatLongDMS: “40:29:20 N 86:08:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8135 (00B74278)

Date: 4/8/1950
Time: 11:00
Location: AMARILLO, TX
Description: Boys. 3’ saucer / ground. Dome turns. Red sprays cause welts. / APRO 1-63.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 530)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1645

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “2”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1105”, HatchDesc: “AMARILLO,TX:BOYS:3’SCR/GND:DOME TURNS:RED SPRAYS CAUSE WELTS:/APRO 1-63”, LatLong: “35.283335 -101.800005”, LatLongDMS: “35:17:00 N 101:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8136 (06C2FB0F)

Date: 4/8/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: SHELBY, NC
Description: Blue Book. 5 observer(s). Metal saucer wobbles going southwest / 2 minute(s). Then shoots straight up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 519)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1646

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “260”, HatchDesc: “SHELBY,NC:BBK:5 OBS:MTL SCR WOBBLES>SW/2min:THEN SHOOTS STRAIGHT UP:”, LatLong: “35.288891 -81.538893”, LatLongDMS: “35:17:20 N 81:32:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8137 (EFB02214)

Date: 4/8/1950
Location: Kokomo, IN
Description: Grey metallic disc, 50 ft in diameter, 15 ft thick, top-shaped (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, BB: 706)
Reference: NICAP: 500408
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_690

Event 8138 (485343E4)

Date: 4/8/1950
Time: 0200
Location: Kokomo, Indiana
Description: A metal worker was awakened by his dog and observed an object 60 m away at low altitude. It was a gray metal disk, 5 m in diameter, shaped like a top with a kind of turret. It was oscillating, spinning slowly, and had three portholes shining with a blue-white light. It hovered for about 2 min, left toward the north, very fast.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Atic (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_75

Event 8139 (0EFACF97)

Date: 4/8/1950
Time: afternoon
Location: River Road near Amarillo, Texas
Description: David, 12, and Charles, 9, Lightfoot saw a disk land behind a hill and touched it. It was the size of a car tire, about 30 cm high, with a rounded top that rotated and a pivot between the base and the top. It took off very fast. The faces and arms of the boys later became red.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: 200 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_76

Event 8140 (51C7F197)

Date: 4/8/1950
Time: 2 AM
Location: Kokomo, Indiana
Description: Witness: Earl Baker. One grey metallic disc, 50’ in diameter, 15’ 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_38

Event 8141 (0378409D)

Date: 4/8/1950
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Description: Paul Limerick, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Shelby, North Carolina, watches a round, aluminum-colored object with four other people for 2 minutes. It follows a horizontal course toward the southwest without making a sound, then shoots straight up and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950 , The Author, 1990, p. 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1516

Event 8142 (4E8714AB)

Date: 4/8/1950
Description: At 2:00 a.m. Mr. Earl Baker, a metal worker in Kokomo, Indiana was awakened by his dog and observed an object outside his bedroom window only 60 meters away hovering at a low altitude. It was a gray metallic disc, five meters in diameter and 15-feet thick. It was shaped like a top with a kind of “conning tower” turret on top. It had three ports on the rim giving off a blue light. It was oscillating, spinning slowly, and had three portholes shining with a blue-white light. It hovered for about 2 minutes and then left toward the north at high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #706; Kenneth Arnold and Ray Palmer, The Coming of the Saucers, p. 166; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1893

Event 8143 (9994289D)

Date: 4/8/1950
Description: Later that day shortly before noon near Amarillo, Texas, David Lightfoot, age 12, and his brother Charles saw a disc land behind a hill. They were able to walk up to it and touch it. It was the size of a car tire, about 30 cm high, with a rounded top that rotated. It had a pivot between the base and the top. It took off very fast. The faces and arms of the boys later became red with welts.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia, p. 194
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1894

Event 8144 (81629C7E)

Date: 4/8/1950
Description: On the same day two disc-shaped objects buzzed a house in San Francisco, California. They stopped in mid-flight, then went up and around like playing a game of tag.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1895

Event 8145 (8BEC53CC)

Date: 4/9/1950
Location: USA, Amarillo (Texas)
Description: (Translated from French) Young Lightfoot approached the UFO so closely that he could touch it. It was a small flying saucer no bigger than a truck tire. The bottom was rounded and the top looked like a shallow plate, with a slight space between the two parts. David Lightfoot was injured on his face and hands by a burning jet that came out of the craft at takeoff. The top part kept spinning during the landing and this movement accelerated to take off. (April 9, 1950)
Reference: Inforespace #43, January 1979, p. 18
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1455

Event 8146 (9DB9DCAF)

Date: 4/9/1950 (approximate)
Time: 13:00?
Location: HAPEVILLE, GA
Description: Silent bright red 6M pencil shape going south. Flickers like neon light.
Type: sighting
Reference: HITT, Michael D: GEORGIA’S AERIAL PHENOMENON 1947-1987 Self published 1999. ref. Jan Aldrich. (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1647

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “305”, HatchDesc: “HAPEVILLE,GA:SLNT BRITE RED 6M PENCIL SHAPE >S:FLICKERS like NEON LITE:”, LatLong: “33.661113 -84.405560”, LatLongDMS: “33:39:40 N 84:24:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8147 (B5BD3CC7)

Date: 4/9/1950
Description: A bright red pencil-shaped UFO, about six meters in length, moved through the sky over Hapeville, Georgia, flying to the south. It flickered like a neon light.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: M. Hitt, Georgia UFO Phenomenon 1947-1987, p. 10
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1918

Event 8148 (09685A19)

Date: 4/10/1950
Location: NEAR YORK, PA
Description: 9 / road crew. Whine! 6m saucer 150m overhead spews fire and smoke. No propellers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 216)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1648

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “120”, HatchDesc: “nr YORK,PA:9/ROAD CREW:WHINE!:6m SCR 150m OVHD SPEWS FIRE+SMOKE:NO PROPELLERS”, LatLong: “39.950002 -76.722226”, LatLongDMS: “39:57:00 N 76:43:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “150”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8149 (BDC029B6)

Date: 4/10/1950
Time: 04:00
Location: ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA
Description: Pilot and 1 / ground. Silent flash. 8M top saucer going north. Neon-red glow. 90° turn going east.
Type: sighting
Reference: HITT, Michael D: GEORGIA’S AERIAL PHENOMENON 1947-1987 Self published 1999. ref. Jan Aldrich. (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1649

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: O

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bserver(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “90”, HatchDesc: “ROBINS AFB,GA:PILOT+1/GND:SLNT FLASH:8M TOP SCR >N:NEON-RED GLOW:90°TURN >E”, LatLong: “32.600002 -83.600004”, LatLongDMS: “32:36:00 N 83:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8150 (260E1155)

Date: 4/10/1950
Time: ~08:00
Location: SOUTH / MONTEREY, CA
Description: 7+separate observer(s) and cops. 30’ saucer / 4K’ altitude. Stops. Spins. Goes going west / sea. Army investigation.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 215)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1650

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “S/MONTEREY,CA:7+SEP.OBS+COPS:30’SCR/4K’alt:STOPS:SPINS:GOES>W/SEA:ARMY INVSTn”, LatLong: “36.583335 -121.866672”, LatLongDMS: “36:35:00 N 121:52:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8151 (486344C1)

Date: 4/10/1950
Time: 11:30
Location: LINDSBORG, KS
Description: P. Patchin. Grey-white clam-shape / 2 miles altitude. Goes going quickly southwest / 650mph. / news?
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 217)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1651

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “406”, HatchDesc: “LINDSBORG,KS:P.PATCHIN:GRY-WHT CLAM-SHAPE/2mi ALT:GOES >>SW/650mph:/NEWS?”, LatLong: “38.572224 -97.672227”, LatLongDMS: “38:34:20 N 97:40:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3200”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8152 (2653BAFF)

Date: 4/10/1950
Location: Mobile (Brookley AFB & Bates Field), AL
Description: Object flying to the NE or E over Brookley AFB at 3,500 ft (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_691

Event 8153 (653270CA)

Date: 4/10/1950
Locations: University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, California; Monterey, California; San Francisco
Description: 7:00 p.m. Several University of California, Berkeley, graduate students, including Garniss H. Curtis, Robert Scott Creely, and Louis I. Briggs , watch a bright light moving against the wind at about 10–15 mph at 1,500 feet altitude about 3–4 miles away from Berkeley, California, for two hours. It turns slowly to the south then turns around and heads slowly back. Four high school students in Monterey, California, see a gleaming object over San Francisco in the early afternoon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP case file; “Saucer Visits San Francisco, Schoolboys Say,” Los Angeles Times, April 12, 1950, p. 17
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1517

Event 8154 (40968C71)

Date: 4/10/1950
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Description: David Lightfoot, 12, reported that he had touched a landed “flying saucer,” but that the object released a gas or spray of something when it took off, which turned his arms and face bright red, causing welts. A younger boy confirmed his story.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_14

Event 8155 (DE1C3316)

Date: 4/11/1950 (approximate)
Time: 13:00?
Location: PEPPERWOOD, CA
Description: 3 / farm. Shiny disk circles / 5 minutes. Then shoots going quickly northeast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 531)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1652

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “34”, HatchDesc: “PEPPERWOOD,CA:3/FARM:SHINY DISK CCLS/5mins:THEN SHOOTS >>NE:NFD”, LatLong: “40.444446 -123.994450”, LatLongDMS: “40:26:40 N 123:59:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8156 (6A89711D)

Date: 4/11/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: MONTCLAIR, NJ
Description: 2 women. 6 softly glowing saucers play in sky. Rise descend and circle.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 218)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1653

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “91”, HatchDesc: “MONTCLAIR,NJ:2 WOMEN:6 SOFTLY GLOWING SCRS PLAY IN SKY:RISE DESCEND+CIRCLE”, LatLong: “40.827780 -74.211115”, LatLongDMS: “40:49:40 N 74:12:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8157 (41BFBC9C)

Date: 4/12/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: REUS GOING [TO] TARRAGONA, SP
Description: 2 / truck. 1M saucer glows low over trees. Away fast. / Flying Saucer Review (FSR) Special #4.
Type: sighting
Reference: BALLESTER OLMOS, Vicente-Juan: CATALOG of 200 TYPE-1 EVENTS in SPAIN & PORTUGAL; CUFOS 1976. (Index 2)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1654

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “REUS>TARRAGONA,SP:2/TRUCK:1M SCR GLOWS LOW OVR TREES:AWAY FAST:/FSR Special #4”, LatLong: “41.183335 1.116667”, LatLongDMS: “41:11:00 N 01:07:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8158 (971C12C0)

Date: 4/13/1950
Location: SALINAS, CA
Description: 5 observer(s). Silent silvery “long-rooted sweet-potato” dives. Hovers. Maneuvers?
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 222)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1655

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “23”, HatchDesc: “SALINAS,CA:5 OBS:SILENT SILVERY “LONG-ROOTED SWEET-POTATO” DIVES:HVRS:MNVRS?”, LatLong: “36.666668 -121.650006”, LatLongDMS: “36:40:00 N 121:39:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8159 (BBAFDCA4)

Date: 4/13/1950
Location: MOFFETT NAS, CA
Description: Many observer(s). Object hovers. 3 flames shoot / tail. Swish. Flutters. Type unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 222)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1656

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “MOFFETT NAS,CA:MANY OBS:OBJ HVRS:3 FLAMES SHOOT/TAIL:SWISH:FLUTTERS:TYPE UNK”, LatLong: “37.411113 -122.088895”, LatLongDMS: “37:24:40 N 122:05:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8160 (CDD426CB)

Date: 4/13/1950
Location: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Description: Minister and 1. 2 saucers on edge. Both right themselves together.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 223)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1657

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “358”, HatchDesc: “OKLAHOMA CITY,OK:MINISTER+1:2 SCRS ON EDGE:BOTH RIGHT THEMSELVES TOGETHER:”, LatLong: “35.450002 -97.516671”, LatLongDMS: “35:27:00 N 97:31:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oklahoma”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8161 (A480155A)

Date: 4/14/1950
Location: USA, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey.
Description: (Translated from French) 2:30 p.m. Witness: Army M/Sgt. James. Four rectangular objects of amber color, about 1 m to 1 m 20 in length, changed speed and direction abruptly. The group of objects rose together at a high speed at the end of the observation which lasted from 3 to 4 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1456

Event 8162 (8282F8EC)

Date: 4/14/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Fort Monmouth (New Jersey), M/Sgt. James of the Army saw 4 amber rectangular objects about 3 or 4 feet. During the 3 to 4 minutes of observation, James saw them quickly change speed and direction, go up and down. (April 14, 2:30 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #711 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_832

Event 8163 (1DA93FA7)

Date: 4/14/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In a remote region of Argentina, E. C. Bosa discovers a crashed flying disc and the corpses of 4 small pilots. Returning the next day with a friend, he finds only a pile of still smoking ashes. An object shaped like a cigar is seen while he is flying over the area at high altitude.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_833

Event 8164 (DC51F72E)

Date: 4/14/1950
Description: (Translated from French) The object photographed on April 23 at Redbud. See photo at images/1950-04-23.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_834

Event 8165 (8F4ED14F)

Date: 4/14/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: CAMARASA, SP
Description: Several observer(s). Bright object lands / reservoir / hydro power station/depot/facility. Floats. Submerges.
Type: sighting
Reference: BALLESTER OLMOS, Vicente-Juan: CATALOG of 200 TYPE-1 EVENTS in SPAIN & PORTUGAL; CUFOS 1976. (Index 2)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1658

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CAMARASA,SP:SVRL OBS:BRITE OBJ LANDS/RSRVR/hydro power stn:FLOATS:SUBMERGES”, LatLong: “41.866669 0.866667”, LatLongDMS: “41:52:00 N 00:52:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LRD”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8166 (8053DA9D)

Date: 4/14/1950
Time: 14:30
Location: PORT MONMOUTH, NJ
Description: Military observer(s). 4 amber rectangles rise and fall. Fast changes / speed and direction.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 4)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1659

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “PORT MONMOUTH,NJ:MIL OBS:4 AMBER RECTANGLES RISE+FALL:FAST CHANGES/SPEED+DIRn”, LatLong: “40.427780 -74.100004”, LatLongDMS: “40:25:40 N 74:06:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8167 (29C307FA)

Date: 4/14/1950
Location: Fort Monmouth, NJ
Description: 4 rectangular, amber objects (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 711)
Reference: NICAP: 500414
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_692

Event 8168 (A11C2AC2)

Date: 4/14/1950
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey
Description: Witness: Army M/Sgt. James. Four rectangular, amber objects, about 3’ by 4’. changed speed and direction rapidly; the group of objects rose and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_39

Event 8169 (60D50D8E)

Date: 4/14/1950
Description: RAND Corporation writer Jean M. Hungerford writes a 32-page research memorandum for the US Air Force titled “The Exploitation of Superstitions for Purposes of Psychological Warfare.” She uses recent examples of religious miracles that were used in Western propaganda, as well as horoscopes, chain letters, and folklore.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jean M. Hungerford, “The Exploitation of Superstitions for Purposes of Psychological Warfare,” USAF Project Rand Research Memorandum, RM-35, April 14, 1950
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1518

Event 8170 (B0845711)

Date: 4/14/1950
Description: USAF Project Rand contracts a white paper on the “Exploitation of Superstitions for Purposes of Psychological Warfare.” The paper writes that convincing a population to believe in paranormal and fringe phenomena, or prophesies concerning future events, could cause them to be non-rational. At scale, this would negatively affect a society. UFOs and UAP are not mentioned. Project Rand was a regular recipient of UAP reports from USAF (see 23 September 1947).

https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_memoranda/2008/RM365.pdf

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_22

Event 8171 (6AB51872)

Date: 4/16/1950
Time: 10:30
Location: LUDLOW, MASS
Description: Silver saucer over Minnechaug Mountain. Very slow. Gaseous tail. Rises slowly going east.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 531)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1660

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “73”, HatchDesc: “LUDLOW,MASS:SLVR SCR OVR MINNECHAUG Mtn:VSLOW:GASEOUS TAIL:RISES SLOWLY >E”, LatLong: “42.166669 -72.505559”, LatLongDMS: “42:10:00 N 72:30:20 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8172 (AADFDB20)

Date: 4/17/1950
Location: Glens Falls, NY
Description: Variety author Frank Scully’s book “Behind the Flying Sauces” announced coming soon.
Type: announcement
Reference: Newspapers.com
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_407

Event 8173 (5B1DF754)

Date: 4/17/1950
Time: 13:30
Location: LOS ALAMOS, NM
Description: 15+scientist/science / (seen thru) telescope. 3 9’ metallic saucers / E. horizon. Faster / any jet. / r95v5#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 422)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1661

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “2231”, HatchDesc: “LOS ALAMOS,NM:15+SCI/TSCOPE:3 9’MTLC SCRs/E.HRZN:FASTER/ANY JET:/r95v5#3”, LatLong: “35.883335 -106.300005”, LatLongDMS: “35:53:00 N 106:18:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8174 (29076995)

Date: 4/17/1950
Time: 20:20
Location: SPRINGFIELD, MASS
Description: 2 teens. 2 glowing saucers buzz car. Hop about. Rise going up [to] very fast and gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 226)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1662

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “21”, HatchDesc: “SPRINGFIELD,MASS:2 TEENS:2 GLOWING SCRS BUZZ CAR:HOP ABOUT:RISE↑ VFAST+GONE”, LatLong: “42.100002 -72.583337”, LatLongDMS: “42:06:00 N 72:35:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8175 (CE470924)

Date: 4/17/1950
Description: Newsweek publishes an article, “Flying Saucers Again,” on crashed saucers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Flying Saucers Again,” Newsweek, April 17, 1950, p. 29
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1519

Event 8176 (0775BCCA)

Date: 4/17/1950
Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
Description: More than 15 people report seeing a UFO for 20 minutes at 2,000 feet on the eastern horizon at Los Alamos, New Mexico. One scientist watches the object through a telescope and says it looks flat, circular, metallic, and roughly 9 feet in diameter. It moves faster than any conventional aircraft.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950 , The Author, 1990, p. 26; Sparks, p. 86
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1520

Event 8177 (DFF85B37)

Date: 4/17/1950
Description: Three flat, metallic flying objects were sighted east of the Los Alamos AEC nuclear facility in New Mexico by 15 University of California scientists at 1:30 p.m. The sighting lasted for 20 minutes and the UFO was viewed through a telescope. They estimated the size of the objects as approximately nine feet in diameter, and they flew faster than conventional aircraft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, FSR, volume 25, number 2
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2074

Event 8178 (AB6F2292)

Date: 4/17/1950
Description: At 8:15 p.m. EDT two teenagers were driving in a car in Springfield, Massachusetts when their vehicle was bussed by two glowing saucers. The objects then hopped about in the sky, ascend very fast and are gone from sight in about a minute.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 26
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2075

Event 8179 (9D9CEA0F)

Date: 4/18/1950
Time: 09:00
Location: MEMPHIS, TX
Description: F610 crew and separate ground RADAR’s. Silver sphere tilts. 4 hours / RADAR. B36 scrambles.
Type: sighting
Reference: ACTAEON ADVISOR (qtrly) Actaeon Group; PO.Box 515123, St. Louis, MO 63151-1290 314/994-1290. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1663

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “240”, Elev: “77”, HatchDesc: “MEMPHIS,TX:F610 CREW+SEP.GND RDRS:SLVR SPHERE TILTS:4hrs/RDR:B36 SCRAMBLES”, LatLong: “34.722224 -100.533338”, LatLongDMS: “34:43:20 N 100:32:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8180 (280415B2)

Date: 4/18/1950
Time: 10:30
Location: PULLMAN, WA
Description: 3 observer(s). 2 dark delta/triangle/box-like crafts going north. Join saucer and circle hill. Saucer going quickly north. “Kites” going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 532)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1664

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “732”, HatchDesc: “PULLMAN,WA:3 OBS:2 DRK DLTS >N:JOIN SCR+CCL HILL:SCR >>N:“KITES” >>S”, LatLong: “46.733336 -117.172228”, LatLongDMS: “46:44:00 N 117:10:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8181 (9A233A9C)

Date: 4/18/1950
Time: 10:50
Location: SHERMAN, TX
Description: 2 military wives. 18-20 flat silent silver saucers race going quickly north. Maneuver / 4-5 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 227)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1665

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “227”, HatchDesc: “SHERMAN,TX:2 MIL WIVES:18-20 FLAT SLNT SLVR SCRS RACE >>N:MNVR/4-5min”, LatLong: “33.633335 -96.600005”, LatLongDMS: “33:38:00 N 96:36:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8182 (81F5FEB1)

Date: 4/18/1950
Location: Memphis (near), TX
Description: Object Triangulated, Observed From F-61C (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500418
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_693

Event 8183 (B96BA8D6)

Date: 4/18/1950
Description: At 10:30 a.m. three observers in Pullman, Washington saw two dark delta-shaped objects fly to the north; they joined a saucer-shaped object and circled a hill. The saucer then flew off to the north, while the “kites” flew off to the south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 1691; newspaper clipping dated April 21, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2104

Event 8184 (A5FA14BC)

Date: 4/18/1950
Description: CAA observers in Clarendon, Texas saw an unidentified object to the southeast, while observers in Childress, Texas about 50 miles to the SE saw the object to the northwest, and triangulated the stationary object about midway between, near Memphis, Texas. The sighting began around 9 a.m. and the object was on radar for four hours. This radar-visual case involved the crew of an F-61C as it was flying over Memphis around 11:00 a.m. as well as separate ground radars. A silver sphere that tilted was seen, and it did not move significantly despite winds aloft. Northrop engineering test pilot Max Stanley and observers Lloyd Balsam and Sam F. West were asked to intercept the object when they took off in their F-61C (AF 8357) from Amarillo on an MX-775 test of a Navaho missile celestial guidance test. A B-36 was also scrambled and took off from Fort Worth to intercept. On the same day at 10:50 a.m. two military wives in Sherman, Texas saw 18-20 flat silent silver discs race to the north, then maneuver for 4-5 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, pp. 26-27; Jan Aldrich
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2105

Event 8185 (2EF3DC41)

Date: 4/19/1950
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Description: St. Paul’s Dispatch. AIRMAN SEES BANANAS WITH SAUCERS. Fort Worth AP: Ira Maxey, a veteran of 3,600 flying hours in the United States Air Force, said he saw six flying “bananas” plus a flying saucer. They were moving slowly and appeared to be six or seven miles away. He described the air objects as without tails or noses, not like a saucer but more like a banana. The pictures Maxey took showed they left vapor trails.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_70

Event 8186 (9AD3A91E)

Date: 4/19/1950
Location: SOUTH / EDMONTON, ALTA
Description: Thousands / observer(s). Fiery red rod or light hangs / sky. Same / Dallas, TX.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 230)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1666

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “661”, HatchDesc: “S/EDMONTON,ALTA:1000s/OBS:FIERY RED ROD OR LITE HANGS/SKY::SAME/DALLAS, TX”, LatLong: “53.500003 -113.466672”, LatLongDMS: “53:30:00 N 113:28:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alberta”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8187 (AC13A919)

Date: 4/19/1950
Time: 03:00
Location: CALEXICO, CA
Description: 2 cops. 3 dark silent 150’ saucers slowly circle town and entire valley in formation.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 230)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1667

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “CALEXICO,CA:2 COPS:3 DARK SILENT 150’SCRS SLOWLY CCL TOWN+ENTIRE VALLEY/FORMn”, LatLong: “32.683335 -115.500006”, LatLongDMS: “32:41:00 N 115:30:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8188 (4124C4A7)

Date: 4/19/1950
Time: ~06:00
Location: ANDERSON, MO
Description: Swarm / 80+4’ saucers in 30 minute(s) traffic jam east / town. Fly going quickly east at sunrise.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 229)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1668

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “271”, HatchDesc: “ANDERSON,MO:SWARM/80+ 4’ SCRS in 30min TRAFFIC JAM E/TOWN:FLY>>E AT SUNRISE”, LatLong: “36.650002 -94.433338”, LatLongDMS: “36:39:00 N 94:26:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8189 (49A08E48)

Date: 4/19/1950
Description: A silver, cigar-shaped object was sighted by a pilot in the morning sky over Clarendon, Texas. It flew slowly and vertically.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, page 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2131

Event 8190 (5E7E5E88)

Date: 4/20/1950
Location: BELGIUM, Bruges (Flanders)
Description: (Translated from French) Residents observed for one minute to the northwest of the city, a flat “U” shaped crescent, with a fringed edge. It was located at a high altitude in a different direction than the Moon. (April 20, 1950)
Reference: listing by Daniel BUKENS, Remicourt, Belgium
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1457

Event 8191 (6BA3382D)

Date: 4/20/1950
Time: 04:20
Location: HOUSTON, TX
Description: 2 observer(s). Dim fake moon hovers / 1800M. Suddenly quickly going up / 45° angle whoosh!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 531)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1669

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “HOUSTON,TX:2 OBS:DIM FAKE MOON HVRS/1800M:SUDDENLY ↑↑/45°ANGLE WHOOSH!”, LatLong: “29.738890 -95.333338”, LatLongDMS: “29:44:20 N 95:20:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1800”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8192 (EC27F0BC)

Date: 4/20/1950
Time: 18:00
Location: LORIENT, FR
Description: Several observer(s). Saucer going quickly south to sea fast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1670

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LORIENT,FR:SVRL OBS:SCR >>S TO SEA FAST:NFD”, LatLong: “47.716669 -3.366667”, LatLongDMS: “47:43:00 N 03:22:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Morbihan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8193 (CF9192B9)

Date: 4/20/1950
Time: 21:00
Location: WEST / LUFKIN, TX
Description: 3M saucer follows car. 50° turn. Sparks. Spins. Observer’s face burnt. / LDLN#123+/ r8.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 533)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1671

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “90”, HatchDesc: “W/LUFKIN,TX:3M SCR FOLOS CAR:50°TURN:SPARKS:SPINS:OBS’FACE BURNT:/LDLN#123+/r8”, LatLong: “31.338890 -94.850005”, LatLongDMS: “31:20:20 N 94:51:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8194 (9F6AAD26)

Date: 4/20/1950
Time: 22:00
Location: STAMFORD, CT
Description: 1+observer(s) / 2 nights. Upside-down banana like inverted moon. Back next night.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 234)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1672

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “136”, Elev: “11”, HatchDesc: “STAMFORD,CT:1+obs/2 NITES:UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA LIKE INVERTED MOON:BACK NEXT NITE”, LatLong: “41.050002 -73.538892”, LatLongDMS: “41:03:00 N 73:32:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8195 (FFA4B1AD)

Date: 4/20/1950
Time: night
Location: Lufkin, Texas
Description: Jack Robertson was driviug about 13 km west of town when he saw a round object about 3 m in diameter hovering about 7 m above him with a dull red glow. It took off with a “swooshing roar” as sparks flew from a slot under it. Minutes later the witness feIt a burning sensation on his face.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: FS Jul., 59 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_77

Event 8196 (22EAF259)

Date: 4/20/1950
Description: Mr. Robertson was driving about 13 km west of Lufkin, Texas when he saw a round object about three meters in diameter hovering about 7 meters above him. It had a dull red glow. It took off with a “swooshing roar” as sparks flew from a slot under it. Minutes later the witness felt a burning sensation on his face.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Flying Saucers, July 1959; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 195
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2151

Event 8197 (DA291C8A)

Date: 4/20/1950
Location: Lufkin, Texas
Description: Pharmacist Jack Robertson reported that a globe-like UFO, which emitted a red glow, hovered above his car about 20 feet, then made a "whooshing sound” and threw off sparks that burned his face.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_15

Event 8198 (4061704C)

Date: 4/22/1950
Location: SOUTHWEST / PRINCETON, MO
Description: Several separate farmers. Flying disk speeds by trailing white smoke.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 231)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1673

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “262”, HatchDesc: “SW/PRINCETON,MO:SVRL SEP FARMERS:FLYING DISK SPEEDS BY TRAILING WHT SMOKE”, LatLong: “40.366669 -93.600004”, LatLongDMS: “40:22:00 N 93:36:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8199 (E195F7AE)

Date: 4/22/1950
Description: On this morning in Princeton, Missouri several farmers, including one named Kincaid, saw a flying disc speed by, leaving a trail of white smoke.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, A History: 1950: April-July, p. 31
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2205

Event 8200 (68230575)

Date: 4/23/1950
Location: USA, Red Bud (Illinois)
Description: (Translated from French) Dean Margen, an amateur photographer, on an excursion in the forest around his hometown, ran down a small hill, crossed a thicket and found himself in the open air. He directed his gaze to the sky and almost fell back in terror. “Seven meters above my head, I saw the metal base of a huge circular craft, absolutely motionless as if suspended in the air. On top there was a red-colored dome, the craft started moving.” He had time to arm his camera and take a picture. It was then 3:38 PM. During the same day, around 4 PM, a young newspaper carrier, Donald Gene, who was cycling about fifty miles from Red Bud, stopped in front of the Green family house. As he glanced at the roof being repaired, he saw a silver “saucer” flying very high in the sky. (April 23, 1950)
Reference: A. Schneider-H. Malthaner: “The Secret File of UFOs”, De Vecchi ed., 1978, pp. 103-105
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1458

Event 8201 (85136E8B)

Date: 4/23/1950
Time: 03:00
Location: SOUTH / MORINVILLE, ALTA
Description: 2 / car. Big flash and near collision / 8M glowing-ovoid. 150kph / low altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 507)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1674

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “691”, HatchDesc: “S/MORINVILLE,ALTA:2/CAR:BIG FLASH+nr COLLISION/8M GLO-OVOID:150kph/lo alt:”, LatLong: “53.750003 -113.633339”, LatLongDMS: “53:45:00 N 113:38:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alberta”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8202 (31442A2B)

Date: 4/23/1950
Time: 16:00
Location: RED BUD, IL
Description: Several separate observer(s). Huge red domed saucer seen several X. Going quickly southeast. Photograph / r97#52.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 232)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1675

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “44”, Elev: “129”, HatchDesc: “RED BUD,IL:SVRL SEP.OBS:HUGE RED DOMED SCR SEEN SVRL X:>>SE:FOTO /r97#52”, LatLong: “38.211113 -89.994449”, LatLongDMS: “38:12:40 N 89:59:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8203 (A654AE97)

Date: 4/23/1950
Location: Red Bud, IL
Description: Red Bud, IL (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_694

Event 8204 (802412D1)

Date: 4/24/1950
Location: ITALY, Abbiate Guazzone (Varese)
Description: (Translated from French) At 10 pm Bruno Facchini heard and saw sparks and discovered an object, dark in color, hovering between a pole and a tree at a distance of 100 to 200 meters from his house. A man wearing tights and a helmet was making repairs, and three other silhouettes were working around the craft. When Facchini offered his help, the men spoke among themselves with guttural sounds and one of them projected a kind of beam at Facchini, which knocked him down a few meters away. Then he was caught in a kind of whirlwind of air which threw him back to the ground. The work finished, a hatch was closed and the craft flew away with a sound like that of a giant beehive. Bruises and wounds. Traces. Police investigation. Other witnesses (April 24, 1950)
Reference: Jacques VALLEE: “Chronicles of E.T. Appearances” - DENOEL 1972 - coll. J’AI LU, p. 222, 223
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1459

Event 8205 (F7398670)

Date: 4/24/1950 (approximate)
Location: LARAMIE, WY
Description: 4 university/universe(al) students. Extremely slow round glittering object going west / 3K’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 233)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1676

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “2183”, HatchDesc: “LARAMIE,WY:4 UNIV STUDENTS:EXTREMELY SLOW ROUND GLITTERING OBJ >W/3K’alt”, LatLong: “41.350002 -105.616672”, LatLongDMS: “41:21:00 N 105:37:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “900”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8206 (88E5F2AC)

Date: 4/24/1950
Time: 00:30
Location: ANSONIA, CT
Description: Cops and more/others. Amber-glow. Gravy-boat object flies overhead. Back / 0130hrs next day.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 233)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1677

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “196”, Elev: “43”, HatchDesc: “ANSONIA,CT:COPS++:AMBER-GLOW:GRAVY-BOAT OBJ FLIES OVHD:BACK/0130hrs NEXT DAY”, LatLong: “41.344446 -73.077781”, LatLongDMS: “41:20:40 N 73:04:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8207 (A699F512)

Date: 4/24/1950
Time: 14:10
Location: DORRIS, CA
Description: 1+2 observer(s). 7 silver round objects float overhead. Then shoot away extremely fast. 2400M altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 534)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1678

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1292”, HatchDesc: “DORRIS,CA:1+2 OBS:7 SLVR RND OBJS FLOAT OVHD:THEN SHOOT AWAY XFAST:2400M alt”, LatLong: “41.950002 -121.916672”, LatLongDMS: “41:57:00 N 121:55:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8208 (D4C9F414)

Date: 4/24/1950
Time: 22:00
Location: ABBIATE GUAZZONE, ITL
Description: 3 pseudo-human/entity weld saucer body. Metal fragments left! Observer(s) zapped. / FSRv32#4.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 31)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1679

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, CVS: Conversation/communication, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “25”, HatchDesc: “ABBIATE GUAZZONE,ITL:3 PSH WELD SCR BODY:MTL FRAGS LEFT!:OBS ZAPPED:/FSRv32#4”, LatLong: “45.700002 8.900000”, LatLongDMS: “45:42:00 N 08:54:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Varese”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 8209 (00F6C13B)

Date: 4/24/1950
Time: 2200
Location: Abbiate Guazzone, Italy
Description: Bruno Facchini heard and saw sparks coming from a dark, hovering object, near which a man dressed in tight-fitting clothes and wearing a helmet seemed to be making repairs. Three other men were seen near the craft. When the work was finished, a trap through which light had been shining was closed and the thing took off. The witness had the time to note many details of the machine and its occupants.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: FSR 63, 2; Magonia (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_78

Event 8210 (39ADBE32)

Date: 4/24/1950
Locations: Abbiate Guazzone, Varese, Italy; outskirts of Abbiate Guazzone, Varese, Italy
Description: 10:00 p.m. Bruno Facchini steps outside his house on the outskirts of Abbiate Guazzone, Varese, Italy, and notices something flashing near a power line. He goes to investigate and encounters a landed disc with an open door and steps leading down. Three or four men in diving suits and helmets are inside. One seems to be welding a pipe. Facchini speaks to them, but they respond with growling sounds. One points a small “camera” at him that emits a beam that knocks him over. Facchini lies still while the repairs are completed, and the UFO takes off.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Pino Carminati Ghidelli, “Un Diaco è Atterrato,” Notiziario UFO, no. 37 (Jan./Feb. 1971): 19–22; Antonio Giudici, “The Case of Bruno Facchini,” Flying Saucer Review 20, no. 6 (April 1975): 30–32; Ezio Barnardini, “Facchini: Un CE3 Rivisitato,” Notiziario UFO, no. 104 (March 1985/Jan. 1986): 4–7; Clark III 267; Marcus Lowth, “Bruno Facchini’s Extraterrestrial Encounter in Varese, Italy,” UFO Insight, September 5, 2020; 1Pinotti 30–40; Patrick Gross, “Abbiate Guazzone, Italy, April 24, 1950”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1521

Event 8211 (7F85F05F)

Date: 4/24/1950
Description: At 12:30 a.m. three men watched a crescent-shaped object maneuver through the sky over Ansonia, Connecticut. The object looked like a half-moon with a squared off end, and was sighted by two policemen and a restaurant proprietor. It moved unevenly thru the sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 33
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2272

Event 8212 (0D096482)

Date: 4/24/1950
Description: Later, at 10 p.m. in Abbiate Guazzone, Italy, Sr. Bruno Facchini heard and saw sparks coming from a dark, hovering object. Nearby stood a man dressed in tight fitting clothes and wearing a helmet who seemed to be making repairs. Three other men were seen near the craft. When the work was finished, a trapdoor through which light had been shining was closed and the thing took off. The witness time to note many details about the craft and its occupants.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Antonio Giudici, Flying Saucer Review, April-May 1975, p. 30; Solas Boncompagni, UFO in Italia, Volume I, (Periodo 1907-1953), p. 120; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 195
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2273

Event 8213 (2A245A72)

Date: 4/25/1950
Time: 03:00?
Location: DUGWAY MOUNTAIN, UT
Description: Odd night lights. Beams / light extend / all directions. 24hr search ordered. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 234)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1680

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “1955”, HatchDesc: “DUGWAY Mtn,UT:ODD NLTS:BEAMS/LITE EXTEND/ALL DIRs:24hr SEARCH ORDERED:NFD”, LatLong: “40.166669 -113.166672”, LatLongDMS: “40:10:00 N 113:10:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Utah”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8214 (73B3DB0D)

Date: 4/25/1950
Time: 16:00
Location: VANCOUVER, BC
Description: Thousands / observer(s). 200’ cone over city and airport. 700mph. 15K’ altitude. Goes west going quickly southeast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 235)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1681

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “72”, HatchDesc: “VANCOUVER,BC:1000s/OBS:200’CONE OVR CITY+AIRPORT:700mph:15K’alt:GOES W>>SE:NFD”, LatLong: “49.200002 -123.116673”, LatLongDMS: “49:12:00 N 123:07:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “4500”, State/Prov: “British Columbia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8215 (5DD66A0B)

Date: 4/25/1950
Time: 19:50
Location: ROCKY HILL, CT
Description: 2 observer(s). Saucer / low altitude. Erratic flight. Lit windows / edge. Hartford Times.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 235)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1682

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “40”, HatchDesc: “ROCKY HILL,CT:2 OBS:SCR/LO ALT:ERRATIC FLITE:LIT WINDOWS/EDGE:Hartford Times”, LatLong: “41.666669 -72.650003”, LatLongDMS: “41:40:00 N 72:39:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8216 (FF17475E)

Date: 4/25/1950
Location: Dugway Proving Ground in western Utah
Description: Early morning. Military security patrols at the deactivated Dugway Proving Ground in western Utah view a series of unusual lights and objects moving above an ammunition storage area. One object is “surrounded by an aura of spears of light jutting diagonally from the main body.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History, Volume 6: April–July 1950 , The Author, 1990, p. 34
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1522

Event 8217 (B1CC8D4E)

Date: 4/25/1950
Location: Montuïri, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Description: 3:00 p.m. Enrique Hausmann Muller takes a film of a bright, circular UFO with rays of flame spinning off its edge in a pinwheel fashion in Montuïri, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Probable hoax.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 88; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950, The Author, 1990, p. 32; Matías Morey Ripoll, “El Caso Hausmann: Una Aproximación desde Ibiza,” UFO Fotocat Blog, September 20, 2019; Centro Ufologico Nazionale, [Hausmann photo]
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1523

Event 8218 (8C806AEC)

Date: 4/25/1950
Description: A series of unknown lights and UFOs where seen near the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah. A “flying icebox,” surrounded by an aura of spears was seen over the Ammunition Storage Area near Dougway Mountain at 3:00 a.m. A 24-hour search of the area ensued.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 34
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2289

Event 8219 (1F064BB2)

Date: 4/25/1950
Description: At 4:00 p.m. a 200 foot long cone-shaped device flew over the Vancouver, British Columbia airport at 15,000 feet altitude, and there were many calls to the police and news media. A white substance hung about the tail of the object but it left no condensation trail. The sighting lasted one minute.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: The Oregonian, April 26, 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 35
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2290

Event 8220 (C7C2FC1D)

Date: 4/27/1950
Description: TWA flight 117 sights UFO
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_109

Event 8221 (8ABF4792)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: USA, Goshen (Indiana) in flight
Description: (Translated from French) At 8:25 PM a TWA DC 3 heading west flew over Goshen. In the cockpit were Captain Robert Adickes, and Captain Robert F. Manning, who was serving as second for Flight 117 to Chicago. As the plane flew at 600 meters altitude, Manning suddenly saw an unusual red light moving quickly behind them and a bit below their plane. He saw it descend and then continue on its way beneath the DC 3, approaching the plane. At this point the DC 3 was flying at 280 km/h. The mysterious object passed them at great speed while its brightness increased. It had an orange-red color and seemed like a molten metal bar sliding through the sky. Manning could make out a spherical shape at the top that shone intensely, while the bottom was dark. He drew Adickes’ attention (…) who decided to contact the control tower. The UFO began to fly alongside the DC 3, and Adickes suddenly made a turn, but immediately the mysterious craft veered away. The pilot executed the maneuver a second time with the same result. He called flight attendant Gloria Hinshaw and ordered her to alert the passengers (to ensure their testimony). Suddenly the UFO began to dive at a dizzying speed towards the north towards South Bend. Gloria Hinshaw said: "It looked like a huge wheel of red color spinning close to our plane. The spectacle was extraordinary. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have had a hard time believing the pilots’ story. (…) (April 27, 1950)
Reference: A. RIBERA: “These Mysterious UFOs” - De Vecchi 1976, pp. 369-373
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1460

Event 8222 (61213B40)

Date: 4/27/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Above Goshen (Indiana), sighting by pilot Robert Adickes and his co-pilot. (April 27th, 8:25 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_835

Event 8223 (75E547B4)

Date: 4/27/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Photography of a disk in Palma de Majorque, with a dome and in rotation.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_836

Event 8224 (76879899)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: South Bend, Indiana
Description: TWA PILOTS SEE ONE GO BY ON EXPRESS LANE. Capt. Robert Adickes and First Officer Robert Manning, TWA pilots, saw a round glowing mass in the air as they flew over South Bend. The object was in sight for six or seven minutes as it overtook their plane at 2,000 feet. It was round with no irregular features and about one-tenth as thick as it was round. They gave chase but were soon outdistanced.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_71

Event 8225 (22BD806B)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: White Sands, NM
Description: Inconclusive photograph of object streaking across sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_56

Event 8226 (B305B2C5)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: WHITE SANDS PG, NM
Description: Theodolite films / missile test. 10M objects / 150K’ altitude. Very fast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 354)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1683

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1250”, HatchDesc: “WHITE SANDS PG,NM:THEODOLITE FILMS/MISSILE TEST:10M OBJs/150K’alt:VFAST:NFD”, LatLong: “32.666668 -106.466672”, LatLongDMS: “32:40:00 N 106:28:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8227 (C7785E35)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: RANGELY, CO
Description: 3 observer(s). Glowing-ball / clouds. Electric. 2 see metallic 4’ saucer / eye-level 60’ away.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 239)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1684

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1594”, HatchDesc: “RANGELY,CO:3 OBS:GLO-BALL/CLOUDS:ELECTRIC:2 SEE MTLC 4’SCR/EYE-LEVEL 60’ AWAY”, LatLong: “40.033335 -108.916672”, LatLongDMS: “40:02:00 N 108:55:00 W”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8228 (EB4ECD28)

Date: 4/27/1950
Time: 09:00
Location: OVER PLYMOUTH, MASS
Description: F86 / Otis Air Force Base. Saucer / 17K’ rises / 28K’ very fast. Shoots going quickly north / huge speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 238)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1685

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “ovr PLYMOUTH,MASS:F86/OTIS AFB:SCR/17K’ RISES/28K’ VFAST:SHOOTS>>N/HUGE SPEED”, LatLong: “41.961113 -70.666670”, LatLongDMS: “41:57:40 N 70:40:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “5200”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8229 (6985DB1D)

Date: 4/27/1950
Time: 17:30
Location: 25KM ESE / SEVILLE, SPN
Description: Swiss engineer. Saucer going quickly ESE. Much detail-see reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1686

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “25KM ESE/SEVILLE,SPN:SWISS ENGINEER:SCR >>ESE:MUCH DETAIL-see ref.”, LatLong: “37.300002 -5.716667”, LatLongDMS: “37:18:00 N 05:43:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SVL”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8230 (D969B91F)

Date: 4/27/1950
Time: ~18:00
Location: OSUNA, SPN
Description: 85KM ESE / Seville. Different observer(s). Same saucer in dead-leaf motion. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1687

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “OSUNA,SPN:85KM ESE/SEVILLE:DIFFERENT OBS:SAME SCR IN DEAD-LEAF MOTION:NFD”, LatLong: “37.216668 -5.066667”, LatLongDMS: “37:13:00 N 05:04:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SVL”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8231 (104A4361)

Date: 4/27/1950
Time: 20:30
Location: SOUTH / SOUTH BEND, IN
Description: All / TWA DC3 / 2K’. Saucer paces DC3 / 8 minute(s). Veers going north. / r148p59. / r242p38.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 38)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1688

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “9”, Elev: “220”, HatchDesc: “S/SOUTH BEND,IN:ALL/TWA DC3/2K’:SCR PACES DC3/8min:VEERS >N:/r148p59:/r242p38”, LatLong: “41.633335 -86.250004”, LatLongDMS: “41:38:00 N 86:15:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8232 (5A39A3F7)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: Hachinohe (NE of Camp Haugen), Japan
Description: Rectangular cream-colored flat object about 20 ft high, 60 ft long (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_695

Event 8233 (3CC9B880)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: Alamogordo (Holloman AFB), NM
Description: Cinetheodolite Film Taken By Tracking Station (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, Code: I, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500427
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_696

Event 8234 (EAE0678E)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: Goshen, IN
Description: Adickes/Manning Case (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500427
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_697

Event 8235 (804298EE)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: Plymouth, MA
Description: Light-brown flat oval object that climbed to 28,000 ft (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500427
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_698

Event 8236 (90F51900)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico
Description: While preparing for an MX-776A Shrike air-to-ground missile test at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, Charles Riggs, a member of the Project Twinkle cinetheodolite camera crew supplied by Land-Air Inc., sees, tracks, and manages to film four high-flying objects streaking across the sky. Another station also tracks the objects. The photos show only a smudgy dark object, but the triangulation results in a calculation by mathematician Wilbur L. Mitchell and Capt. Perry Bryant of the objects’ size as 30 feet in diameter and 150,000 feet in altitude.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Cinetheodolite Film Taken by Tracking Station”; Ruppelt, p. 88; Clark III 544–545; Sparks , p. 88; Thomas Tulien, ed., Proceedings of the Sign Historical Group UFO History Workshop, Sign Historical Group, November 2001, p. 44; Good Above, pp. 354–355; Bruce Maccabee, “The White Sands Films,” IUR 21, no. 1 (Spring 1996): 22–25
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1524

Event 8237 (03C7D739)

Date: 4/27/1950
Location: Goshen, Indiana
Description: 8:25 p.m. TWA Flight 117 pilot Capt. Robert Adickes and Flight Officer Robert F. Manning are flying near Goshen, Indiana, when they see a bright-red disc-shaped UFO behind their DC-3. It overtakes the plane in about 2 minutes. Stewardess Gloria Henshaw and 11 passengers (including Boeing engineers C. H. Jenkins and Dean C. Bourland and executives E. J. Fitzgerald and S. N. Miller) also see the object. It veers off at 400 mph, drops down to 1,500 feet, and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Adickes TWA DC-3 Case”; Sparks, p. 89; Donald E. Keyhoe, “Flight 117 and the Flying Saucer,” True, August 1950, pp. 24–25, 75–79; James E. McDonald, “Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects,” in Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Hearings, US House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess., July 29, 1968, pp. 46–47
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1525

Event 8238 (B16FAC2C)

Date: 4/27/1950
Description: At 9:00 a.m. a U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabre jet had an encounter with a flat oval-shaped object near Plymouth, Massachusetts. The object was light brown in color, climbed away from the jet, and at 28,000 feet turned and flew away. At 8:25 p.m. a huge reddish-orange disc passed a TWA DC-3 airliner being flown over South Bend, Indiana by the crew named Adickes, Manning, and Hinshaw. The UFO approached the plane from below and behind, overtaking the aircraft, then moved rapidly away when the pilot attempted a closer approach.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 12; (2) True Magazine, August 1950; Donald E. Keyhoe, Flying Saucers from Outer Space, p. 145; Kenneth Arnold & Ray Palmer, The Coming of the Saucers, p. 150
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2361

Event 8239 (9FA3C820)

Date: 4/28/1950
Time: 09:20
Location: REUS, SP
Description: Several / railroad/railway station. Brilliant flying cartwheel going quickly ESE vertically.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1689

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “REUS,SP:SVRL/RR STATION:BRILL.FLYING CARTWHEEL >>ESE VERTICALLY:”, LatLong: “41.133335 1.083333”, LatLongDMS: “41:08:00 N 01:05:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TRG”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8240 (CDADC173)

Date: 4/28/1950
Time: 22:00?
Location: NORTH CHICAGO, IL
Description: Several separate observer(s). 2 15M glowing-disks circle going north / 300kph. 600M altitude. / news report.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 539)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1690

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “180”, HatchDesc: “N.CHICAGO,IL:SVRL SEP.OBS:2 15M GLOW-DISKS CCL >N/300kph:600M alt:/news rpt”, LatLong: “41.900002 -87.666671”, LatLongDMS: “41:54:00 N 87:40:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8241 (8256186C)

Date: 4/28/1950
Location: Wakkanai (About 2 miles W of), Japan
Description: Unidentified Target Tracked / F-80 Intercepts (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500428
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_699

Event 8242 (7DB3D820)

Date: 4/29/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Regulation of the Air Force Letter 200-5. (April 29)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_837

Event 8243 (55CF8FCF)

Date: 4/29/1950
Location: CENTRALIA, WA
Description: Woman. 2 saucers / sky. 6 more join / 1 red. All going quickly south into cloud. / LA Times.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 239)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1691

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “58”, HatchDesc: “CENTRALIA,WA:WOMAN:2 SCRS/SKY:6 MORE JOIN/1 RED:ALL>>S INTO CLOUD:/L.A.TIMES”, LatLong: “46.716669 -122.955561”, LatLongDMS: “46:43:00 N 122:57:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8244 (3B1D7A59)

Date: 4/30/1950
Location: Mount Joy, Illinois
Description: IOWA REPORTS ONE EXPLODING. Louis and Wilfred Wedemyer of Mount Joy saw a round flat saucer-shaped object spinning across the sky. Suddenly it exploded in the air like a firework display. It seemed to disintegrate. No noise for a few seconds, then a low rumble that lasted half a minute. The same phenomenon was observed in Burlington and Muscatibe, Iowa.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_72

Event 8245 (400586FA)

Date: 4/30/1950
Time: 20:00
Location: SAVANNAH, GA
Description: Cops and 5 separate observer(s). 15M upside down hat-saucer with small fins hovers / seconds. Going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: HITT, Michael D: GEORGIA’S AERIAL PHENOMENON 1947-1987 Self published 1999. ref. Jan Aldrich. (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1692

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “13”, HatchDesc: “SAVANNAH,GA:COPS+5 SEP.OBS:15M UPSIDE DOWN HAT-SCR W/SML FINS HVRS/secs:>>SE”, LatLong: “32.066668 -81.083337”, LatLongDMS: “32:04:00 N 81:05:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8246 (85D72ED3)

Date: 4/30/1950
Description: At around 8:00 p.m. police and five other independent witnesses in Savannah, Georgia reported seeing an upside-down, hat-shaped disc with small fins. It was an estimated 15 meters in diameter. It hovered for a few seconds, then shot off toward the southeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping, May 1, 1950; Michael Hitt, Georgia UFO Phenomenon 1947-1987, p. 11
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2418

Event 8247 (BCD43A1A)

Date: 5/1950
Location: France, Vaux en Dieulet (near Buzancy)
Description: (Translated from French) M. Pierrard and his daughter Madeleine, aged 14 at the time. "It was 6:30. As usual we were going up to the meadows with our dog to get the cows. When we reached the park I suddenly exclaimed: 'Dad, look at the sun, it’s really close? (…) We heard a strange noise, it was like: hou! hou! hou! hou! and then a ball appeared. It was like a ball of fire. It came closer, then it landed in front of us. My father asked me not to move or go forward, for fear of being burned. It was after the ball was still that we realized it was more like a kind of saucer. I then saw, right in front of me, inside the object totally transparent like glass, a little man about 1 m 40 tall, arms spread, perhaps hindered by the diving suit he was wearing. He was absolutely motionless. He looked like a Michelin man. He wore a kind of motorcyclist’s helmet with a Plexiglas visor and two tubes apparently connected to two tanks above his shoulders. What shocked me the most was that it seemed to me that he was constantly looking at me. I felt completely paralyzed during the whole observation. I felt a heat stroke similar to the one felt when sunbathing. I did not move during this period which lasted about two minutes. The object then rose like a spinning top, turning slightly on itself, rising in successive steps, emitting the same noise as at the beginning, after which it moved away and disappeared in the direction of Buzancy. " (May 1950)
Reference: Jean-Michel LIGERON: “Ovni en Ardennes” 1981, p 23
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1461

Event 8248 (27454EB7)

Date: 5/3/1950
Time: ~15:00
Location: SAVOYEUX-HAUTE, FR
Description: Several girls. Large cylinder/cylindrical object south going quickly north. Shoots silvery rays. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1693

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SAVOYEUX-HAUTE,FR:SVRL GIRLS:LRG CYL S>>N:SHOOTS SILVERY RAYS:NFD”, LatLong: “47.550002 5.750000”, LatLongDMS: “47:33:00 N 05:45:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HSO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8249 (30979CB6)

Date: 5/3/1950
Time: 16:30
Location: NEUVILLE-SUR-SARTHE, FR
Description: Numerous observer(s). 4 saucers / low altitude. Going [to] horizon slowly. Leave trail / smoke.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1694

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “NEUVILLE-sur-SARTHE,FR:NMRS OBS:4 SCRS/LO ALT:> HRZN SLOWLY:LEAVE TRAIL/SMOKE”, LatLong: “48.066669 0.200000”, LatLongDMS: “48:04:00 N 00:12:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SRT”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8250 (7CDE187E)

Date: 5/3/1950
Description: At 3:00 p.m. several girls in Savoyeux-Haute, Haute-Saone department, France saw a large cylindrical object fly rapidly from the south to the north shooting silvery rays. At 4:30 p.m. four discs were sighted by numerous observers in Neuville-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe department, France flying at a low altitude slowly toward the the horizon. They left a trail of smoke.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 211
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2464

Event 8251 (B6325984)

Date: 5/4/1950
Time: ~22:00
Location: BIRMINGHAM, AL
Description: 2+1 observer(s). Ghostly object grows and changes shape. Flashes. Suddenly goes going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 241)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1695

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “180”, HatchDesc: “BIRMINGHAM,AL:2+1 OBS:GHOSTLY OBJ GROWS+CHANGES SHAPE:FLASHES:SUDDENLY GOES ↑”, LatLong: “33.500002 -86.816671”, LatLongDMS: “33:30:00 N 86:49:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8252 (891D25F2)

Date: 5/4/1950
Description: At 10:00 p.m. in Birmingham, Alabama a ghostly object grew and changed shape; it flashes; then suddenly shoots up and is gone. There were two witnesses together and an additional independent observer, and the event lasted 10 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 1722; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 41
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2500

Event 8253 (822981FB)

Date: 5/5/1950
Location: SYDNEY SUBURBS AND ALL AUSTRALIA
Description: Reports pour in. Huge cylinder/cigar-shape flashes across sky. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 241)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1696

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “77”, HatchDesc: “SYDNEY SUBURBS+ALL AUSTRALIA:REPORTS POUR IN:HUGE CGR FLASHES ACRS SKY:NFD”, LatLong: “-33.900002 151.200007”, LatLongDMS: “33:54:00 S 151:12:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8254 (F8A25D81)

Date: 5/5/1950
Location: Elmendorf AFB [now Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson], Anchorage, Alaska
Description: 11:30 p.m. Capt. Marcellus D. O’Sullivan, 1Lt. William J. Reisinger, and three enlisted men of the 625th Aircraft and Warning Squadron at Elmendorf AFB [now Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson], Anchorage, Alaska, see a reddish-orange object hovering in the sky for 5 minuites. It puts on a burst of speed and disappears over the horizon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “From History: 57th Fighter Interceptor Wing (Alaska), January–June 1950,” UFO Historical Revue, no. 5 (July 1999): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1526

Event 8255 (2E5F5F3B)

Date: 5/6/1950
Location: ABINGTON, PA
Description: Squadron / saucers circles all over town. All see. No further details. / Scranton Tribune.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 242)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1697

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “104”, HatchDesc: “ABINGTON,PA:SQUADRON/SCRS CIRCLES ALL OVR TOWN:ALL SEE:NFD:/SCRANTON TRIBUNE”, LatLong: “40.122224 -75.116670”, LatLongDMS: “40:07:20 N 75:07:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8256 (68D147A8)

Date: 5/6/1950
Time: ~08:00
Location: ROMA, ITL
Description: Crowds / observers. 2 flashing saucers 1 mile over Piazza Colonna. Spin and move slowly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 242)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1698

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “ROMA,ITL:CROWDS/OBSs:2 FLASHING SCRS 1mi OVR PIAZZA COLONNA:SPIN+MOVE SLOWLY”, LatLong: “41.900002 12.483334”, LatLongDMS: “41:54:00 N 12:29:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Rome”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8257 (8A2C7DF4)

Date: 5/6/1950
Description: Crowds of observers in Rome, Italy watched two flashing saucer-shaped object one mile over the Piazza Colonna at 4:30 p.m. They were spinning and moved slowly.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Solas Boncompagni, UFO in Italia, Volume I, (Periodo 1907-1953), p. 126; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 42
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2578

Event 8258 (BB270107)

Date: 5/6/1950
Description: At 10:00 p.m. a squadron of discs flew in circles for 20 minutes above the city of Abington, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. There were many witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Riverside Daily Press, May 8, 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 42
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2579

Event 8259 (0418303A)

Date: 5/7/1950
Description: (Translated from French) 9 miles south of Easy Ely (Nevada), George Smith, his wife and their grandson saw a white-silver object hovering at 100 feet altitude, going forward and backward for 10 minutes then flying away high. (May 7, 6:45 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #721 unexplained, no investigation conducted
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_838

Event 8260 (5A687159)

Date: 5/7/1950
Location: Colonna, Rome
Description: Los Angeles Examiner. WHEN IN ROME THEY FLY AS ROMANS. Hundreds of persons on their way to work stopped to watch two flashing objects high over Rome’s central piazza, Colonna. The two objects seemed to be a mile or more high and moved slowly. They appeared to be revolving on an axis and flashing at regular intervals, like smaller air beacons.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_74

Event 8261 (6A610227)

Date: 5/7/1950
Time: 18:50
Location: SOUTHEAST / ELY, NV
Description: 3 observer(s). Silver 100’ saucer / 100’ altitude. Hovers 10 minute(s). Oscillates. Goes going up / great speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 79)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1699

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “11”, Elev: “2150”, HatchDesc: “SE/ELY,NV:3 OBS:SLVR 100’ SCR/100’alt:HOVRS 10min:OSCILLATES:GOES↑/GREAT SPEED”, LatLong: “39.233335 -114.733339”, LatLongDMS: “39:14:00 N 114:44:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8262 (E6EA359E)

Date: 5/7/1950
Location: Ely (9 miles S of), NV
Description: Silvery white object hover at 100 ft altitude (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 721)
Reference: NICAP: 500507
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_700

Event 8263 (45743C19)

Date: 5/7/1950
Time: 1845
Location: Ely, Nevada
Description: A couple and their grandson were returning from a picnic when, about 14 km south of Ely, they saw a silvery-white object at treetop level. It hovered for 10 min, then oscillated “as if attempting to rise” and suddenly flew out of sight at high speed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Atic (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_79

Event 8264 (FFD85269)

Date: 5/7/1950
Time: 6:45 PM
Location: Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada
Description: Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and their grandson. One silvery white object hovered at 100’ altitude, moved back and forth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away. Note in case file: “No investigation.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_40

Event 8265 (D2114050)

Date: 5/7/1950
Description: A couple and their grandson were returning from a picnic at 6:45 p.m. when they saw a silvery white object at treetop level. They were about nine miles south of Ely, Nevada at the time. It hovered for ten minutes, then oscillated “as if attempting to rise” and suddenly flew out of sight at high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 721; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, case # 79
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2613

Event 8266 (F197EE96)

Date: 5/9/1950
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: Object with erratically varying height, position and speed (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_701

Event 8267 (1FB72751)

Date: 5/10/1950
Location: ARGENTINA, Bahia Blanca region
Description: (Translated from French) Enrique Caretenuto Botta (Enrico Botha, other authors write E.C. Bossa)), an aeronautical engineer, was driving when he saw a metallic disk with a shiny surface, 10 m in diameter and 4 m high (2 m high on the edges), resting in a field near an infrequently used road. The only activity detectable was a flashing light on the dome. There were no visible landing gear, the disk was slightly tilted on the ground. The whole had a smooth and shiny look, but at the same time like a kind of elasticity like rubber). He approached and entered through an opening on the side. (There was an odor of ozone and garlic. Three humanoids, about 1 m 30 tall, dressed in a lead-colored suit were sitting motionless on seats (in the turret). (Their faces and hands were uncovered. Their skin was tanned, their hair gray-brown, their eyes very large) He touched them: they were dead (and rigid). In front of them were control instruments and a kind of television screen. The humanoid sitting in the center held his hands on two levers. The other two were lying on curved beds along the circular wall). Above a flashing orange light. Very impressed, Botta left (he had only been inside for 5 minutes) and returned the next day with two engineer friends. They only found a pile of ashes (still hot, leaving a greenish color on their hands). They then observed, very high in the sky, a large cigar and two disks, one of which was hovering above them. Then the two disks entered the cigar which (became all red) and disappeared in a few seconds.
Reference: Leonard STRINGFIELD: “General Alert OVNI” ed. France - Empire, 1978, p.116 to 118
Reference: Jean-Francis CROLARD: “The Enigma of the E.T.” - ed. Guy Trédaniel 1995, p. 110, 111 - for the complements between parentheses: Mufon Ufo Journal December 1996, n° 344, pages 15 to 17
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1462

Event 8268 (FC248499)

Date: 5/10/1950
Time: 23:20
Location: ARLINGTON VA
Description: Man / window. 60 cm Lt. grey disk going north / 150M altitude. Spins. Light smoke trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 542)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1700

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “74”, HatchDesc: “ARLINGTON VA:MAN/WINDOW:60 cm Lt.GRY DISK >N/150M alt:SPINS:LITE SMOKE TRAIL”, LatLong: “38.883335 -77.116670”, LatLongDMS: “38:53:00 N 77:07:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “150”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8269 (104A8FB7)

Date: 5/11/1950
Location: McMinnville, OR
Description: McMinnville UFO photographs, also known as the Trent UFO photos, were taken by a farming couple, Paul and Evelyn Trent near McMinnville, Oregon.
Type: ufo photo
Reference: link
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_408

Event 8270 (5E0659DA)

Date: 5/11/1950
Location: USA, Jarvis Island, Santa Barbara Channel.
Description: (Translated from French) At 4:00 PM launch of Viking IV, 169 km altitude, fire in the same rocket. (GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, M.W. Rosen, N.Y. 1955) DURATION 435 SECONDS, RANGE 12 KM, FALL INTO SEA (May 11, 1950)
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, 279/280
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1463

Event 8271 (5C90F7B8)

Date: 5/11/1950
Location: USA, McMinnville (Oregon)
Description: (Translated from French) On this day, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trent, farmers, saw a metallic, shiny object with a superstructure. As it came to their level, the witnesses felt a “gust of wind”. Mr. Trent took two photographs in 30 seconds. The object quickly moved westward just after the second photo was taken. (May 11, 1950)
Reference: Henry DURRANT: “The UFO File” - Laffont 1973 - pp. 254-256 and photographic insert
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1464

Event 8272 (BDB74CD5)

Date: 5/11/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Mac Minnville (Oregon) the Trents photograph a saucer. (May 11, 7:45 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_839

Event 8273 (CFAD7345)

Date: 5/11/1950
Location: McMinnville, Oregon
Description: OREGONIAN GETS TWO ON FILM. Paul Trent, Route 3, McMinnville, captured two photos of flying saucers in the backyard of his farm. The two pictures were taken about 50 seconds apart.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_75

Event 8274 (22D744E4)

Date: 5/11/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: MCMINNVILLE, OR
Description: Classic 30’ saucer over farm. 1st good photographs. No spin. Going quickly west. / r221p132.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 244)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1701

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “49”, HatchDesc: “McMINNVILLE,OR:CLASSIC 30’SCR OVR FARM:1st GOOD FOTOS:NO SPIN:>>W:/r221p132”, LatLong: “45.233335 -123.200006”, LatLongDMS: “45:14:00 N 123:12:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8275 (288CD7ED)

Date: 5/11/1950
Location: McMinnville (9 miles W of), OR
Description: Paul Trent Photos (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, Code: I, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500511
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_702

Event 8276 (B6799FD1)

Date: 5/11/1950
Locations: McMinnville, Oregon; Sheridan, Oregon; Colorado
Description: 7:30 p.m. Evelyn Trent , who lives on a farm nine miles from McMinnville, Oregon [near Sheridan, Oregon], is walking back to her farmhouse after feeding rabbits. Before reaching the house, she sees a slow-moving, metallic disk-shaped object heading in her direction from the northeast. She yells for her husband Paul, who is inside the house; he comes out and also sees the object. After a short time, he goes back inside to get a camera and manages to take two photos of the object before it speeds away to the west. Paul Trent’s father briefly sees the object before it flies away. The Trents assume they have seen some exotic military aircraft. They do not develop the film in the camera until they use it up and show the photos only to a few friends. Eventually it reaches the cover of Life magazine, but the Trents show no desire to make any money from the photos. Although the Colorado project initially thinks the photos seem genuine, three Interface Pilote pour l’Analyse de Clichés d’OVNIs researchers in 2013–2015 claim to find evidence of a model suspended from a string. Researcher Brad Sparks finds major mathematical and scientific errors in IPACO’s work, which actually supports a UFO conclusion.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “McMinnville UFO Photographs”; “Farmer Trent’s Flying Saucer,” Life, June 26, 1950, p. 29; NICAP, “Trent / McMinnville Photos”; Story, pp. 223–226; Sparks , p. 90; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 244–245; Condon, pp. 396– 407; Bruce S. Maccabee, “On the Possibility that the McMinnville Photos Show a Distant Unidentified Object (UO),” Proceedings of the 1976 CUFOS Conference, Center for UFO Studies, 1976, pp. 152–163; Bruce S. Maccabee, “The McMinnville Photos,” The Spectrum of UFO Research, CUFOS, 1988, pp. 13–57; Bruce S. Maccabee, “The Trent Farm Photos,” April 2000; Bruce S. Maccabee, “The Trent Farm Photos Appendix,” April 2000; Bruce S. Maccabee, “The McMinnville Photos,” May 2000; Michael D. Swords, “Can We Learn Anything from UFO Photos? Part Five,” The Big Study, July 15, 2012; Antoine Cousyn, François Louange, and Geoff Quick, “The McMinnville Pictures,” Interface Pilote pour l’Analyse de Clichés d’OVNIs, May 2014; Clark III 702–704
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1527

Event 8277 (C98C4706)

Date: 5/11/1950
Description: Two famous UFO photographs were taken on this evening by Mr. Paul Trent in McMinnville, Oregon. The UFO was also witnessed by his wife. The images show a dark metallic, asymmetric hat-shaped disc. The upper structure was described as like a “parachute canopy”, with slightly off-center triangular post or antenna. It hovered, rocking slowly like a rowboat riding at anchor, and made no sound. The photos were published in Life Magazine.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: McMinnville (OR) Telephone Register, June 8, 1950; Thomas M. Olsen, Reference for Outstanding UFO Reports, case 6; Edward U. Condon, Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 396
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2734

Event 8278 (6B56661A)

Date: 5/12/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Hoover, head of the FBI, worries about the protection of vital installations such as Oak Ridge and requests that an appropriate investigation be conducted to determine if the unidentified objects flying over the Oak Ridge area are related to ionizing effects of radars. The USAF services are alerted, the CIA sends a radar expert from Washington to check the reliability of the instruments and… the poor technician is interrogated about his alcoholic background. Without result. (May 12)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_840

Event 8279 (8BB9304D)

Date: 5/13/1950
Location: SUTTER BUTTES, CA
Description: 2 / farm. Brilliant white objects play around in sky. “… here again”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 246)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1702

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “SUTTER BUTTES,CA:2/FARM:BRILLIANT WHT OBJs PLAY AROUND IN SKY:”…HERE AGAIN"", LatLong: “39.227780 -121.805561”, LatLongDMS: “39:13:40 N 121:48:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8280 (9CD9351C)

Date: 5/13/1950
Time: 20:50
Location: EAST / WILMETTE, IL
Description: 25m meteor-saucer going quickly south. Glows. 25° elevation. 6mi out over Lake Michigan. Turns going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 246)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1703

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “176”, HatchDesc: “E/WILMETTE,IL:25m METEOR-SCR >>S:GLOWS:25° ELEV:6mi OUT ovr LAKE Mi:TURNS>>E”, LatLong: “42.072224 -87.616671”, LatLongDMS: “42:04:20 N 87:37:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8281 (B12A5D70)

Date: 5/15/1950
Time: 13:00?
Location: LA PAMPA, ARG
Description: Engineer. 10M saucer and 3 dead pseudo-human/entity inside. Ashes. / APRO Aug’55+Flying Saucer Review (FSR) 25 / 4.
Type: sighting
Reference: INTERNATIONAL UFO REPORTER (IUR) Bimonthly. CUFOS, Chicago. Highly regarded. (Index 290)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1704

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “3”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “700”, HatchDesc: “La PAMPA,ARG:ENGINEER:10M SCR+3 DEAD PSH INSIDE:ASHES:/APRO Aug’55+FSR 25/4”, LatLong: “-32.000002 -66.000003”, LatLongDMS: “32:00:00 S 66:00:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LPM”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 8282 (08C857A6)

Date: 5/15/1950
Locations: Bahía Blanca Partido; Macachín; Estación Hidalgo Ferrocarril Sarmiento; La Pampa, Argentina
Description: Afternoon. Architect Enrique Carotenuto Bossa is driving in an isolated region in Bahía Blanca Partido (possibly between Macachín and Estación Hidalgo Ferrocarril Sarmiento), La Pampa, Argentina, when he sees a metallic disc resting on the ground to the left of the highway. He stops the car to investigate, approaches it, and sees an open door in its side. He goes inside and sees a “curved divan with three seats, two of which were occupied by small beings covered from head to foot (except for an opening for the face (in a kind of tight-fitting overall of a brown color.” The bodies are about 4 feet tall, and their faces seem charred or burnt. In front of them is a screen with “rays playing on it,” and on top of the screen is a rotating globe. The engineer runs out and drives back to his hotel. He returns the next day with two companions and finds only an ash heap. But they look up and see three UFOs—one a cigar-shaped object and two discs, hovering above them at 1,800 feet. The discs merge with the cigar and speed away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: El Universal (Caracas, Venezuela), May 7, 1955; “Man Enters Grounded Disc,” APRO Bulletin, August 1955, pp. 1–3; Clark III 327–328; Willy Smith, “The Curious Case of the Argentine Crashed Saucer,” IUR 11, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1986): 18–19; Roberto E. Banchs and Richard W. Heiden, “Crash Landing in the Pampas,” IUR 24, no. 2 (Summer 1999): 4–10, 30; Roberto Banchs, “General Acha (LP): Un Accidentado Aterrizaje (Priemra Parte),” Marcianitos Verdes, July 4, 2009
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1528

Event 8283 (61A87067)

Date: 5/16/1950
Location: Washington DC
Description: Reply letter from White House to BSRA
Type: letter
Reference: Twitter Link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_409
See also: 4/7/1950

Event 8284 (F9269E76)

Date: 5/17/1950 (approximate)
Location: AMARILLO, TX
Description: 1 military observer(s). Saucer lands / airport / 5 minute(s). Sets grass afire. Going quickly west. / OSI investigation/investigators.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 244)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1705

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “1105”, HatchDesc: “AMARILLO,TX:1 MIL.OBS:SCR LANDS/AIRPORT/5min:SETS GRASS AFIRE:>>W:/OSI INV”, LatLong: “35.233335 -101.800005”, LatLongDMS: “35:14:00 N 101:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8285 (631952B5)

Date: 5/17/1950
Location: TIMPERLEY, MANCHESTER
Description: Dark ‘absolute(ly) solid smoke-ring’ speeds through clouds. Plane-size.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 247)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1706

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “52”, HatchDesc: “TIMPERLEY,MANCHESTER:DARK ‘ABS SOLID SMOKE-RING’ SPEEDS THRU CLOUDS:PLANE-SIZE”, LatLong: “53.383336 -2.333333”, LatLongDMS: “53:23:00 N 02:20:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8286 (97624640)

Date: 5/17/1950
Time: 03:00
Location: HAY CREEK, WY
Description: 4 oilmen. 2 saucers over oil field / 2 hours. Lights and flames / rim. Dives and maneuvers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 545)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1707

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “1317”, HatchDesc: “HAY CREEK,WY:4 OILMEN:2 SCRS OVR OIL FIELD/2hrs:LITES+FLAMES/RIM:DIVES+MNVRS”, LatLong: “43.711113 -104.661116”, LatLongDMS: “43:42:40 N 104:39:40 W”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WHY”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8287 (4A4B4E08)

Date: 5/17/1950
Description: At three o’clock in the morning four oil men in Hay Creek, Wyoming watched two saucers over an oil field for two hours. The object had lights and flames around its rim. It made dives and maneuvers.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 45
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2915

Event 8288 (DF6602C4)

Date: 5/17/1950
Description: On this night a military witness reported that a saucer-shaped object landed at the Amarillo, Texas airport for five minutes. Its touchdown set the grass on fire. It took off and flew to the west. There was an OSI investigation. On the same night a dark, “absolutely solid smoke ring” sped through the clouds of Timperley, Cheshire, England. It was the size of a plane.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, pp. 44 & 47
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2916

Event 8289 (DF35AC20)

Date: 5/19/1950
Location: Honshu (100 miles E of), Japan
Description: Triangular Object Tracked By Gnd Radar & Observed By F-80 (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500519
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_703

Event 8290 (12BCB269)

Date: 5/20/1950
Location: USA, Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff (Arizona)
Description: (Translated from French) At Lowell Observatory, Professor Hall, an astronomer, affirmed to have seen through the telescope a bright silver disk, moving slowly in the sky. (Henry DURRANT: “Le livre noir des S.V.” - Laffont 1970 - p.99) Astronomer Seymour L. Hess made a remarkable observation at 9:20 PM. It was a partially shaded disk flying against the south-east wind towards the north-west and which disappeared into a cloud bank at an altitude of 12000 feet. (May 20, 1950)
Reference: “Ufo’s: A Century of Sightings” by Michael David Hall, Galde Press Inc. 1999, p. 134
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1465

Event 8291 (FE15846A)

Date: 5/20/1950
Location: FRANCE, Cours-les-Barres (Cher) (Fourchambault)
Description: (Translated from French) A woman, Micheline G., had a terrifying encounter at the place called “Givry” during a walk, around 4 pm, along the Loire. Before that, there was a great gust, a whirlwind, like a storm wind and she heard a strange laugh, heard as if through water. The laugh stopped abruptly and then she received a kick in the back, as if the knee was made of steel. She fell and was forced to lie down, still with her head held tight, and that’s how the entity dragged her onto the path and into a bush of thorns and nettles. Then it said “There she is. We have her!” as if speaking to someone. She was dragged through the bushes into a small pasture and there it gradually let go. She wanted to call out but had no voice. She was able to stand up. She saw the tops of the trees bend, the branches shaking violently. It didn’t last very long. There was then a bitter, unknown taste in the air. After the traumatic encounter there was again a violent displacement of air and she was blinded by a burning white light, while she felt an electric current in her body, like a brief paralysis. It was brief, calm returned immediately. (Michel BOUGARD: “Des S.V. aux OVNI” - SOBEPS 1976 - p 210) Micheline headed for the lockkeeper’s house in Givry, who treated the bloody and covered in multiple bruises victim, with finger marks embedded in her neck. The lockkeepers were inside the house and had been blinded by a great white light shortly before her arrival. Numerous traces on the spot and investigation by the gendarmerie of Fourchambault.
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni, le premier dossier complet…” éd. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, p. 52, 53
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1466

Event 8292 (1371A0AB)

Date: 5/20/1950
Time: 12:20
Location: LOWELL OBSERVER(S), AZ
Description: Astronomer S. Hess / (seen thru) telescope. 4’ saucer southeast going quickly northwest across wind / 100mph. / r48p84.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 13)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1708

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “2130”, HatchDesc: “LOWELL OBS,AZ:ASTRONOMER S.HESS/TSCOPE:4’SCR SE>>NW ACRS WIND/100mph:/r48p84”, LatLong: “35.333335 -111.616672”, LatLongDMS: “35:20:00 N 111:37:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8293 (DE53B1EA)

Date: 5/20/1950
Time: 16:00
Location: COURS-LES-BARRES, FR
Description: Cold hands grab woman. Invisible figure nears. / LDLN#314+/ MJ#309.
Type: sighting
Reference: GARREAU, Charles: SOUCOUPES VOLANTES, Vingt-cinq Ans d’Enquetes. 3rd Editn = 1973? Maison Mame ISBN 2-250-00464-1 (Index 106)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1709

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, ABD: Human or animal abduction, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “COURS-les-BARRES,FR:COLD HANDS GRAB WOMAN:INVSBL FIG NEARS:/LDLN#314+/MJ#309”, LatLong: “47.033336 3.050000”, LatLongDMS: “47:02:00 N 03:03:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Cher”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 8294 (38FC565C)

Date: 5/20/1950
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Description: Astronomer/meteorologist observed a “powered” disc-like object from the grounds of Lowell Observatory. [I] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_704

Event 8295 (0E6DAECB)

Date: 5/20/1950
Locations: Lowell Observatory; Flagstaff, Arizona
Description: 12:15 p.m. Meteorologist Seymour L. Hess is strolling the grounds of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, when he notices a round, gray-colored object approaching from the southeast at about 12,000 feet altitude. He follows it with a 4x spyglass as it passes in front of a small cumulus cloud. Hess estimates it is about 4 feet in diameter and moving about 100 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 3; Condon, pp. 245–248; James E. McDonald, “Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects,” in Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Hearings, US House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess., July 29, 1968, pp. 61–62
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1529

Event 8296 (4C922236)

Date: 5/21/1950
Time: ~09:00
Location: MONTROSE, CO
Description: 3+16 separate observer(s). Saucer hovers / town. 2nd saucer joins. Both going quickly north. Then turn going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 548)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1710

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1768”, HatchDesc: “MONTROSE,CO:3+16 SEP.OBS:SCR HVRS/TOWN:2nd SCR JOINS:BOTH >> N:THEN TURN>>E”, LatLong: “38.477780 -107.877783”, LatLongDMS: “38:28:40 N 107:52:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “6”

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AECB"> Event 8297 (1A54AECB)
Date: 5/21/1950
Time: ~14:00
Location: WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WY
Description: 7 / Air National Guard. 4 white saucers / V formation maneuver and regroup. 90° turn going quickly east inline.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 545)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1711

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1872”, HatchDesc: “WARREN AFB,WY:7/AIR Ntl.GUARD:4 WHT SCRS/VFORM MNVR+REGROUP:90°TURN >>E INLINE”, LatLong: “41.183335 -104.900005”, LatLongDMS: “41:11:00 N 104:54:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8298 (B88DBD99)

Date: 5/21/1950
Description: A second Gallup poll on UFOs is released, showing that 5% of respondents think “these flying saucers” are “comets, shooting stars, something from another planet.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950 , The Author, 1990, pp. 48-49; Robert J. Durant, “Evolution of Public Opinion on UFOs,” IUR 18, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1993): 10–11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1530

Event 8299 (2C0666DB)

Date: 5/21/1950
Location: Municipal Airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Description: 3:50 p.m. T/Sgt Edward Eles, Earl DuQuoin , and four other airmen of the 187th Fighter Squadron of the Wyoming National Guard are on the airfield at the Municipal Airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming, when they see a V- shaped formation of four round, pure-white discs flying in a northerly direction. In a matter of seconds, the objects change formation and make a sharp right-angle turn, flying single file, and speed out of sight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Cheyenne Wyoming State Tribune, May 22, 1950, p. 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1531

Event 8300 (A5CE00B2)

Date: 5/21/1950
Description: A huge round object hung in the sky over Montrose, Colorado. It was joined by a second large object. Both started heading to the north, but turned and flew off to the east.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 48, citing UPI release, May 22, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3014

Event 8301 (F69A1692)

Date: 5/22/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Seymour Hess observes a UFO at the Flagstaff Observatory (Arizona) [Vallée]. (May 22, between 12:15 and 12:30)
Reference: Bonvin
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_841

Event 8302 (53F584A7)

Date: 5/23/1950
Time: 20:00
Location: LOVELAND, CO
Description: 3 observer(s). 2 large flat glowing-disks make 10 circular orbits / N. sky. / Denver News.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 547)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1712

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1518”, HatchDesc: “LOVELAND,CO:3 OBS:2 LRG FLAT GLOW-DISKS MAKE 10 CIRC.ORBITS/N.SKY:/Denver news”, LatLong: “40.416669 -105.072227”, LatLongDMS: “40:25:00 N 105:04:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8303 (B4B8D5A1)

Date: 5/24/1950
Location: Montrose, Colorado
Description: FIFTEEN WITNESSES CONFIRM MRS. SEEVERS’ SIGHTING. Mrs. Clyde Seevers, one of sixteen Montrose ranchers who saw two sky objects as broad as large airplane’s wings, said the craft was absolutely round and smooth without windows, motors, or tail assembly. They flew soundlessly and seemed to float along, then suddenly soared up swiftly and disappeared. Her report was corroborated by fifteen other ranchers in the vicinity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_76

Event 8304 (A722B2C7)

Date: 5/24/1950
Location: VAUGHN, NM
Description: Contractors / Project Twinkle. 8 30’ saucers and green fireballs / FBI. 150k’ altitude. / International UFO Reporter (CUFOS Group, USA) V9#1.
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny & Warrington, P.: SCIENCE and the UFO’S; Basil Blackwell, NY 1985 (Index 36)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1713

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “160”, Elev: “1806”, HatchDesc: “VAUGHN,NM:CONTRACTORS/PROJ TWINKLE:8 30’SCRS+GRN FBLS./FBI:150k’alt:/IUR V9#1”, LatLong: “34.616668 -105.216672”, LatLongDMS: “34:37:00 N 105:13:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8305 (C629D367)

Date: 5/24/1950
Location: Alamogordo (Holloman AFB), NM
Description: Askania Theodolite Films Objects At Tracking Station (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, Code: I, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500524
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_705

Event 8306 (9BC3F3CD)

Date: 5/24/1950
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: During an MX-674 Tarzon controllable vertical bomb test at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, Floyd Fannon and other USAF crew members see eight unidentified objects. They separately track and film two of the objects down the North American Aviation missile firing range. Project Twinkle cinetheodolite station P-8 films one object to the northeast for 6 frames (1.0 sec) moving uniformly to the south. Cinetheodolite station P-10, located 5.7 miles down range to the north from P-8 and 7 feet higher, films another object, hence no triangulation is possible.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Cinetheodolite Film Taken by Tracking Station”; Sparks, p. 91; Good Above, pp. 354–355; Bruce Maccabee, “The White Sands Films,” IUR 21, no. 1 (Spring 1996): 22–25
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1532

Event 8307 (8E029DE7)

Date: 5/25/1950
Time: 22:00
Location: NORTHEAST / CANON CITY, CO
Description: 2 observer(s). Series / 11 glowing-saucers pass Pikes Peak / 1 min intervals.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 551)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1714

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “4300”, HatchDesc: “NE/CANON CITY,CO:2 OBS:SERIES/11 GLOW-SCRS PASS PIKES PEAK/1 min intervals”, LatLong: “38.833335 -105.050005”, LatLongDMS: “38:50:00 N 105:03:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8308 (4AE7CBE3)

Date: 5/25/1950
Locations: USAF Office of Special Investigations; New Mexico area
Description: Lt. Col. Doyle Rees of the USAF Office of Special Investigations writes a confidential memo to Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Carroll , Director of Special Investigations. In part, it states: “In a liaison meeting with other military and government intelligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was determined that the frequency of unexplained aerial phenomena in the New Mexico area was such that an organized plan of reporting these observations should be undertaken. The organization and physical location of units of this District were most suitable for collecting these data, therefore, since December 1948, this District has assumed the responsibility for collecting and reporting basic information with respect to aerial phenomena in this general area.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena, New Mexico Area, Dec 1949 to May 1950”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1533

Event 8309 (37FE1430)

Date: 5/29/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Washington (DC), observation of Captain Sperry. (May 29)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_842

Event 8310 (85FA483D)

Date: 5/29/1950
Location: White Sands, NM
Description: Object tracked by two theodolite stations; movie footage.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_57

Event 8311 (64182801)

Date: 5/29/1950
Time: 06:00?
Location: WHITE SANDS PG, NM
Description: 2 separate theodolites film object just prior / missile test. / r120p354.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1715

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1250”, HatchDesc: “WHITE SANDS PG,NM:2 SEP THEODOLITES FILM OBJ JUST PRIOR/MISSILE TEST:/r120p354”, LatLong: “33.483335 -106.333338”, LatLongDMS: “33:29:00 N 106:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8312 (E93B9202)

Date: 5/29/1950
Time: 21:30
Location: 7MI WITH MT. VERNON, VA
Description: 3 crew. Blue-glowing cylinder/cigar-shape buzzes DC6. Going quickly [to] ahead. Turns going quickly southwest. / r29p85.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 38)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1716

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “40”, HatchDesc: “7mi W/MT VERNON,VA:3 CREW:BLUE-GLO CGR BUZZES DC6:>> AHEAD:TURNS >>SW:/r29p85”, LatLong: “38.716669 -77.200004”, LatLongDMS: “38:43:00 N 77:12:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8313 (C96FB28E)

Date: 5/29/1950
Location: Mt. Vernon, VA
Description: Sperry/Gates Case (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 500529
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_706

Event 8314 (03272BAF)

Date: 5/29/1950
Location: White Sands, NM
Description: Theodolite photo (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, NC)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_707

Event 8315 (70349D1F)

Date: 5/29/1950
Location: Mt. Vernon (about 7 miles W of), VA
Description: A spindle-shaped 150 ft long metallic object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_708

Event 8316 (5CEEB710)

Date: 5/29/1950
Locations: Washington, D.C.; Nashville, Tennessee; Mount Vernon, Virginia
Description: 9:20 p.m. Capt. Willis T. Sperry , copilot Bill Gates, flight engineer Robert Arnholt, a stewardess, and several passengers on an American Airlines DC-6 airliner headed southwest out of Washington, D.C., en route to Nashville, Tennessee, are flying at 7,500 feet at 250 mph. About 7 miles west of Mount Vernon, Virginia, Gates alerts Sperry to a bright blue or bluish light ahead of them and increasing in size. Sperry makes an evasive 45° turn to the right and the object passes from 11 o’clock to 7 o’clock position to the left at a slightly higher altitude. The light very briefly passes between the aircraft and the upper part of the moon, revealing an object with a long silhouette (somewhat reminiscent of a submarine) without visible wings or empennage. The blue light is on the front of the object. Sperry turns left back onto his original course to get the object back in view, but it apparently stays stationary for about 30 seconds. Gates then notices the object circling around to the right side. Sperry banks right again, while the object paces the airliner about 20–30 seconds before it climbs to the east at a 30° angle at “fantastic” speed and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Sperry UFO Case”; NICAP, “Capt. Willis Sperry Sighting”; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950 , The Author, 1990, pp. 52–53; Project 1947, “UFO Reports 1950”; Sparks, p. 91
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1534

Event 8317 (FAAC3F35)

Date: 5/29/1950
Location: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Description: A shiny, bright object streaking across the sky is spotted by two cine-theodolite stations at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, just before firing a test missile. The object is tracked and photographed by both stations. After the films are developed, it turns out that the stations had photographed different objects. Analysts estimate that the objects were higher than 40,000 feet, traveling more than 2,000 mph, and over 300 feet in diameter.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, p. 89; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950, The Author, 1990, p. 36
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1535

Event 8318 (AF027A86)

Date: 5/29/1950
Description: At 9:15 p.m. an American Airlines DC-6 flying at 8000’ altitude, climbing from Washington, D.C. and approximately over Rappahannock, Virginia encountered a spindle-shaped UFO. The object changed course to parallel the plane, then circled the aircraft, and reversed direction before it went out of sight very fast. It had a blue light on its front end. The sighting lasted approximately one minute, and the object was not detected on radar. There were three witnesses among the crew: Sperry, Bates, and Arnholt.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, p. 39; UNICAT, case # 719, citing Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July; True Magazine, August 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3144

Event 8319 (A18BBEEA)

Date: 6/1950
Description: Many sightings
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_110

Event 8320 (AC4678AF)

Date: 6/1950
Location: USA, Muroc
Description: (Translated from French) The experimental aircraft Skystreak completed its last research flight (Vortex Generator) and reached Mach 0.99. This was the limit of its possible performance. It was not retired from the program until 1953.
Reference: NASA website 1997, “On the Frontier” Ref 2-25
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1467

Event 8321 (4F675D43)

Date: 6/1950
Location: AMERICA, Atlantic
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. Suarez saw four luminous objects emerge from the sea, close to the shore, one after the other, while the sea boiled like a maelstrom, with a terrifying noise.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: “Des S.V. aux OVNI” - SOBEPS 1976 - p 214
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1470

Event 8322 (4C1CC21F)

Date: 6/1950
Location: USA
Description: (Translated from French) Frank Scully, author of “Behind the Flying Saucers”, claimed that he had boarded a Venusian vessel equipped with an electromagnetic propulsion system and had undertaken a journey with its occupants. [note from vog: I did not find this in Scully’s claims…] (June 1950)
Reference: A. RIBERA: “Ces mystérieux ovni” - De Vecchi 1976, p. 226
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1471

Event 8323 (9D28A800)

Date: 6/1950
Location: ARGENTINA, Tierra del Fuego, between San Sebastian and Rio Grande
Description: (Translated from French) A man who was walking along the beach, saw an oval-shaped UFO emerge from the sea and fly towards the land. A few nights later he saw a similar phenomenon near Santa Cruz.
Reference: Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 307
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1472

Event 8324 (EEDB68A5)

Date: 6/1950
Location: GEELONG, VCT, AUS
Description: Saucer going quickly south / 1000mph. Bronze top and silver bot. Absolute(ly) silent. Trails blue vapor.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 259)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1717

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “GEELONG,VCT,AUS:SCR>>S/1000mph:BRONZE TOP+SLVR BOT:ABS SILENT:TRAILS BLU VAPOR”, LatLong: “-38.100002 144.216674”, LatLongDMS: “38:06:00 S 144:13:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8325 (FC00A017)

Date: 6/1950
Time: 23:00
Location: OFF RIO GRANDE, ARG
Description: Sheep run. Splash! Luminous/glowing ovoid rises / sea. 90° turn going quickly northwest. / MJ#130.
Type: sighting
Reference: PHENOMENES SPATIAUX: Group GEPA, Gen. M. Lionel Chassin Paris. Quarterly 1964?-1977. Merged into Grp. GEPAN (Index 18)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1718

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Argentina”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off RIO GRANDE,ARG:SHEEP RUN:SPLASH!:LUMn OVOID RISES/SEA:90°TURN>>NW:/MJ#130”, LatLong: “-53.333336 -68.000003”, LatLongDMS: “53:20:00 S 68:00:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “TDF”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8326 (E4888C04)

Date: Early Summer 1950
Location: CANADA, Vassan (Abitibi)
Description: (Translated from French) L. B. was returning home after spending the evening playing cards with his neighbors. The weather was nice, the sky was clear. It was between 1 and 2 o’clock in the morning. The witness was walking on the dirt road when he saw, near an abandoned barn, a light. At the same time he heard noises that he thought were of metallic origin. He wondered if it was wise to approach, but after a moment of hesitation, he decided to approach. He then heard voices perfectly. He thought it was people who had taken up residence in this barn to make “bagosse” (illegal moonshine). He had already heard that this had been seen in the region. (…) he slipped behind a “pitoune” (wooden balls) rope. There he heard the voices very well and he saw the object that emitted the light. It was a bright and shiny disc 6 m in diameter, suspended one and a half meters from the ground. (…) “Near this device, I clearly saw, because of the light that was still quite strong and coming from the object, a being 1 m 60 tall. He was well built, thin and looked rather young. (…) I was not afraid to look (…) and so I advanced.” Up close the witness noticed that the man had a phosphorescent one-piece garment and on his face he wore a mask that seemed to be made of a piece of soft leather with holes for the eyes. It started in the middle of the forehead and ended just under the mouth. (…) the character spoke words in an unknown language (note from vog: detached syllables resembling German) Almost immediately the witness felt movement under the luminous object. Another character emerged from under the apparatus. (…) this second character is smaller than the first; he is dressed in the same way; his head is bigger and covered with a kind of hood. He has wide shoulders, a hunched back. At the waist he wears an object similar to a flashlight. With an awkward gesture he directs the instrument towards the witness, who immediately feels “mortified”. (note from vog: paralyzed in place but seeing and hearing everything). (…) The two beings began to talk. The character with the flashlight approached the witness (…) he touched his forehead (…) with a hand with fingers deformed as if by arthritis. (…) his head barely reached his shoulders (…) he removed his hood. (…) L.B. had a shudder of disgust (…) The skin was wrinkled and tanned… deformed by a grimace, one could clearly see all his teeth… small and all alike. (…) because he was showing me those eyes with his fingers all deformed. (…) the area around the eyes had wrinkles like the area around the eyes of a chicken. And the black dots of the two eyes did not reach the same height, as if they were looking in different directions. I also saw that the face had no mobility at all, it was stuck there, period. (…) he put his hood back on. He stayed a few minutes looking at the witness’s face. The other (…) started talking very loudly. The one in front of me left me on the spot to go to the luminous object. The two then climbed into the object by a short ladder. (…) L.B. remembers nothing else. (…) he was able to move again. (…) He was sitting in the grass. (1950, early summer)
Reference: Jean Ferguson: “Les Humanoïdes, les cerveaux qui dirigent les S.V.” ed. Leméac 1978, p. 241 to 244
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1473

Event 8327 (E33EE81A)

Date: 6/1/1950
Locations: RAF Tangmere; West Sussex, England; RAF Wartling; Eastbourne
Description: A pilot on patrol from RAF Tangmere in West Sussex, England, sights a “bright circular metallic object” that speeds past his Gloster Meteor jet fighter at 20,000 feet. As he undergoes a debriefing by squadron intelligence, he finds out that four RAF controllers at the radar station at RAF Wartling near Eastbourne have, at the same time, tracked an “unusual response” that vanishes from their screens, moving at terrific speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: David Clarke, “Flying Saucer Working Party,” Dr. David Clarke Folklore and Journalism, January 3, 2015
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1538

Event 8328 (CE03CD88)

Date: 6/2/1950
Time: 22:00
Location: ONSET, MA
Description: 6 observer(s). 2 small luminous silver disks circle several X / 60M altitude. Shoot to distance.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 564)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1719

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “40”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “ONSET,MA:6 OBS:2 SML.LUMN.SLVR DISKS CCL SVRL X/60M alt:SHOOT TO DISTANCE”, LatLong: “41.744446 -70.661114”, LatLongDMS: “41:44:40 N 70:39:40 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “60”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8329 (67D799E9)

Date: 6/7/1950
Location: London, England
Description: RAF PILOT REPORTS SIGHTING, RADAR A ‘BLIP’. An RAF pilot radioed his base: “Strange object seen. Looks like a flying saucer.” Radar operators at the base picked up a strong “blip” on their screens. The air ministry withheld all information.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_77

Event 8330 (38BCA7F1)

Date: 6/7/1950
Time: 22:20
Location: OFF DUNKIRK, NY
Description: 2+observer(s) parachute glowing-saucer going down [to] slow. Stops. 2 lights flash. Going quickly east fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 565)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1720

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “174”, HatchDesc: “off DUNKIRK,NY:2+OBS PARACHUTE GLOW-SCR ↓ SLOW:STOPS:2 LITES FLASH:>>E FAST”, LatLong: “42.500002 -79.333337”, LatLongDMS: “42:30:00 N 79:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8331 (CB26F16A)

Date: 6/8/1950
Description: (Translated from French) The Telephone Register of McMinville (Oregon) publishes the Trent story. (June 8)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_843

Event 8332 (A186DA28)

Date: 6/8/1950
Location: Korean Theatre
Description: Gen. Earle E. Partridge of the Fifth Air Force, responsible for the Korean Theatre, writes to Commanding Gen. George E. Stratemeyer , asking for an analysis of certain UFO cases.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 100–101
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1539

Event 8333 (8010C1C6)

Date: 6/12/1950
Location: Unknown City, CA
Description: Geologist saw disc-shaped object loop around plane. [VI] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_709

Event 8334 (026E24F5)

Date: 6/12/1950
Description: Eastern Airlines executive Eddie Rickenbacker tells the press that if flying saucers “do exist, you can rest assured that they are ours.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 100
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1540

Event 8335 (0ACD6456)

Date: 6/12/1950
Location: California
Description: 4:00 p.m. Working in a quarry somewhere in California, geologist John Zimmerman and civil engineer Charles Fisher are watching a jet aircraft speeding through the sky and leaving a vapor trail. Suddenly Zimmerman notices that the vapor trail has been cut. Looking more closely, he notices a metallic disc making vertical loops around the jet. Two other discs come into view and perform the same aerobatics.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wells Alan Webb, Mars, the New Frontier, Fearon, 1956, p. 124; UFOEv, p. 50
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1541

Event 8336 (232960E9)

Date: 6/13/1950
Time: ~16:00
Location: NEAR MILL VALLEY, CA
Description: Many observer(s). Huge disk hovers / high over bay / 5 minute(s). Going quickly [to] away instantly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 257)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1721

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “nr MILL VALLEY,CA:MANY OBS:HUGE DISK HVRS/HIGH OVR BAY/5min:>> AWAY INSTANTLY”, LatLong: “37.905557 -122.544450”, LatLongDMS: “37:54:20 N 122:32:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8337 (536AED7E)

Date: 6/14/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: 4:45 PM. Fairchild plant workers at the nuclear research facilities watched a brilliant fiery ball of light hover over restricted military airspace for about two minutes. (Source: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1951, p. 3). (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_710

Event 8338 (3009DC26)

Date: 6/15/1950
Time: 09:00
Location: PARAMARIBO, SURNM
Description: Many observer(s). Moon-size silver ovoid going northeast slow. Sudden dips and rises. / Bloe.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 566)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1722

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Guyanas (all 3 of them)”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “PARAMARIBO,SURNM:MANY OBS:MOONSIZE SLVR OVOID >NE SLOW:SUDDEN DIPS+RISES:/Bloe”, LatLong: “5.866667 -55.166669”, LatLongDMS: “05:52:00 N 55:10:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Surinam”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8339 (6F5159C6)

Date: 6/16/1950
Location: Tucson, AZ
Description: Triangular Object Passes C-47 At 700 MPH (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500616
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_711

Event 8340 (34EE767C)

Date: 6/17/1950
Time: 02:30
Location: HASELBACH, GERM
Description: 0.Linke and 1. 15M saucer. 2 small humanoids (or Greys) check ground. Going quickly southwest. Plug / dirt gone. / MJ#153.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 25)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1723

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “HASELBACH,GERM:0.LINKE+1:15M SCR:2 OIDS CHECK GND:>>SW:PLUG/DIRT GONE:/MJ#153”, LatLong: “50.500002 10.350000”, LatLongDMS: “50:30:00 N 10:21:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bavaria”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 8341 (80451FDC)

Date: 6/17/1950
Location: Hasselbach, East Germany
Description: 40-50 ft frying pan-shaped object with two rows of 1 ft holes (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_712

Event 8342 (743A3F79)

Date: 6/17/1950
Locations: Haselbach, Thuringia, East Germany; West Berlin; Stockheim
Description: Oskar Linke and his 11-year-old daughter Gabriele are walking toward Haselbach, Thuringia, East Germany, in the twilight when she notices something about 420 feet away. It appears to be two men dressed in shiny metallic clothing who are stooped over and looking at something on the ground. Linke approaches to 30 feet away, looks over a small fence, and sees a large object about 40 feet in diameter that looks like a huge frying pan. It has two rows of holes in its periphery and a black conical tower about 9 feet high. The two men suddenly jump inside. The inside lights up, the object starts humming and rises slowly from the ground, rotating like a top. It rises from the ground with the aid of a central cylinder and is surrounded by flames, then takes off in the direction of Stockheim. Later he finds a circular depression in the ground at the spot. Linke resettles in West Berlin in 1951. He tells his story to a notary there on July 1, 1952, which is how it turns up in the Western press and explains a confusion in the date of the sighting.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “CE III by Two Witnesses / Oskar Linke Case”; Central Intelligence Agency, “‘Flying Saucers’ in East Germany,” July 9, 1952; Andreas Müller, “Das Haselbach-UFO von 1950: Die Augenzeugin spricht,” grenzWissenschaft-aktuell.de, January 26, 2016; Sparks , p. 92; Good Above, pp. 513–514
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1542

Event 8343 (440B3B95)

Date: 6/17/1950
Description: Oskar Linke and his 11-year-old daughter saw two little men in silver suits in a forest outside of Hasselbach, Germany in 1950. His motorcycle had gotten a flat tire and they were pushing it toward the village around 2:30 a.m. when his daughter Gabriele pointed to what she thought was a young deer about 150 yards away. He approached and realized that what she had seen were apparently human figures, wearing shimmering metallic clothing. They stood about 1.5 meters (4 feet) in height, and one of them wore a light on its chest that flashed at regular intervals. He stealthily approached to about 30 feet from them, peering over a small ridge. Next to them was a pan-shaped disc, approximately 40-50 feet (15-20 meters) in diameter. The object was metallic and had two rows of holes along the sides each about a foot in diameter, spaced 1.5 feet apart. Out of the top rose a ten-foot high black, cylindrical “conning tower.”

When his daughter called to him it apparently alarmed the two figures, for they rushed back to the object, clambering up the side of the conning tower and disappearing inside. The outer rim of the disc in which the holes were sunk began to glow a blue-green color, and a humming sound started. As the glow and sound increased, the tower was retracted into the center of the object, and the whole object rose from the ground. From the swirling effect he got the impression the object was spinning like a top. The color of the disc turned to red as it took off. A two-meter circular depression of compressed ground, freshly made, was found at the landing site, with ground indentations. At the time Mr. Linke lived in communist controlled East Germany. He told his story to a judge and U.S. Military intelligence when he was able to cross into West Germany two years later.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Thomas M. Olsen, The Reference for Outstanding UFO Sighting Reports, pp. 8-9, citing Leonard Cramp, Piece for a Jig-Saw, p. 158. This case is often erroneously cited as occurring in 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3525

Event 8344 (3DAC9B31)

Date: 6/20/1950
Location: Oakland, California
Description: The Oakland Tribune. THIS ONE DUSTS AIR FORCE BASE. The UP said a “disk-shaped object” roaring at an estimated speed of 1000 to 1500 mph. made five passes near Hamilton Air Force Base today.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_78

Event 8345 (1B644E9C)

Date: Summer 1950
Location: CANADA, in Manitoba
Description: (Translated from French) The 8 year old girl was playing in her grandparents’ barn, when suddenly she found herself hundreds of meters away in the farm yard, without understanding how she had gotten to that place. A warm liquid was running down her leg: at mid-calf a deep, clean and absolutely painless wound of 2.5 cm long and 1 cm deep. She was bleeding abundantly: yet, the pants were absolutely not torn. (1950, Summer)
Reference: Bertrand MEHEUST: “En soucoupes volantes” - Imago 1992, p. 43
Reference: continued: summer 1966, France, in Alsace
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1480

Event 8346 (3BD75791)

Date: Summer 1950 (approximate)
Location: Belgium, Maldegem
Description: (Translated from French) (Source: GESAG, GS 552) Willy V. (aged 8-10) was outside the house with his younger sister Yvette, at the hamlet of Broekhuize, Maldegem. Yvette first noticed the phenomenon, looking up at the sky almost mechanically. It was a disc rotating on itself, flat on the top and curved on the bottom. At the periphery of the disc were short beams of grayish light. There was no emission of smoke and the light rays remained fixed on the edge of the object, like short pulsations. At 60 cm from the eyes, the diameter was estimated at 20 cm, while the speed of movement could be estimated as that of the planes of the time (900km/h). It seems that it was not the outer ring that was rotating around the vertical axis. Yvette specifies that sometimes the surface of the object sparkled, despite the absence of the sun but that the sky was clear. The object was moving from west to east, almost passing directly above the young witnesses at an altitude estimated between 4000 and 6000 meters. The children rushed into the house to alert the parents and when they all returned outside, everything had disappeared. From the moment of the observation until they returned to the house, about 3 minutes had passed. (1950, Summer (or 1955?))
Reference: Investigation by Jacques Bonabot, in September 1972.
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1481

Event 8347 (6A1EC8EE)

Date: Summer 1950
Location: ESTONIA, Liiduvere
Description: (Translated from French) A 6-year-old girl spotted an “airplane” in a clover field not far from her father’s farm. She wanted to go and take a closer look. The airplane had no wings, only a long fuselage about 6 m long with silver ends and a black middle. Four small men, barely taller than her, were busy. They were extraordinary: dressed in bright green, with a red face and a kind of cap on their heads. They moved like puppets, one of them kicked the airplane, their eyes were fixed and did not move. The girl then told them that they were in a clover field in the village of Liiduvere, but suddenly she was seized with panic and ran home. Looking back, she saw the plane rise slowly. The next day she returned to see if the plane had returned, but she was scared when she approached the place. For a long time, for her, the word “airplane” evoked this cigar-shaped device. She had told her story to her grandmother and her mother, but they did not believe her. (1950, Summer)
Reference: International Ufo Reporter, vol. 2 n° 12, 1977
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1482

Event 8348 (AB58E68D)

Date: 6/21/1950
Time: 01:30
Location: HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Blue Book. 2+3 pilots. Saucer / 3000’ altitude. 1200mph. Blue flame. Roars. 3 passes.
Type: sighting
Reference: WILKINS, Harold T.: FLYING SAUCERS ON THE ATTACK; Ace Books, NY PB 1967. (Index 121)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1724

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “25”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “HAMILTON AFB,CA:BBK:2+3 PILOTS:SCR/3000’alt:1200mph:BLUE FLAME:ROARS:3 PASSES”, LatLong: “38.083335 -122.550006”, LatLongDMS: “38:05:00 N 122:33:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “915”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8349 (22C3B649)

Date: 6/21/1950
Location: Misawa AFB, Japan
Description: 30’ Disc Seen From Golf Course (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500621
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_713

Event 8350 (5BA91B9C)

Date: 6/21/1950
Location: Hamilton AFB, CA
Description: Disc Makes Five Passes At Control Tower (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500621
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_714

Event 8351 (078D20BD)

Date: Summer 1950
Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
Description: Physicist Enrico Fermi first formulates the “Fermi Paradox” during a casual conversation (in Los Alamos, New Mexico?) with fellow physicists Edward Teller , Herbert York , and Emil Konopinski . While walking to lunch, the men discuss recent UFO reports and the possibility of faster-than-light travel. The conversation moves on to other topics, until during lunch Fermi allegedly says suddenly, “But where is everybody?” (although the exact quote is uncertain).
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Enrico Fermi”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1536

Event 8352 (AB9C898E)

Date: Summer 1950
Location: Beaverdam, Virginia
Description: Evening. An 8- or 10-foot-disc lands in a field behind Mrs. Mason Vaughan’s house in Beaverdam, Virginia. From an open cockpit a “man with unusual goggles or headpiece” looks out. Surprised, the disc takes off abruptly, breaking off a limb from an oak tree on the way up.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 267; Center for UFO Studies, HUMCAT Index 1950–1951, p. 20
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1537

Event 8353 (D6857E3A)

Date: 6/21/1950
Locations: Hamilton AFB; Novato, California
Description: 1:35 a.m. Control tower operators Cpl. Roger G. Pryor and S/Sgt. Ellis R. Lorimer and airways communications staffer S/Sgt. Virgil Cappuro watch a flying disc speeding at 1,000–1,500 mph over Hamilton AFB [now closed] in Novato, California. The object shoots blue flame and makes a roar like thunder as it makes five passes over the base. They observe it through binoculars for 25 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Disc Makes Five Passes at Control Tower”; Sparks , p. 92
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1543

Event 8354 (D80DFD28)

Date: 6/23/1950
Location: USA, Lake Michigan
Description: (Translated from French) American Navy divers were unsuccessfully trying to retrieve debris from an airplane buried 50 meters deep in the muddy waters of the lake. They found nothing. Yet, shortly afterwards, something began to rise to the surface on its own; it had bizarre shapes, with no relation to what is usually found after an explosion. Imagine violently hammered glass tiles and you will have an idea of what was collected that day in Indiana. (June 23, 1950)
Reference: Peter KOLOSIMO: “Shadows on the Stars” - Albin Michel 1970, p. 304
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1468

Event 8355 (F19A47EA)

Date: 6/23/1950
Location: Gulf of Mexico, At Sea
Description: Huge ball of fire descend slowly in 1-1/2 mins in a wavy spiral path (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_715

Event 8356 (E00508A7)

Date: 6/24/1950
Location: Near Los Angles, CA
Description: Navy transport plane sees UFO pace airliner.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_58

Event 8357 (13599702)

Date: 6/24/1950
Location: COMMERCE, TX
Description: 2 / airliner. Saucer seen / 30 km. Sudden burst speed / 600 kph and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 263)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1725

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “157”, HatchDesc: “COMMERCE,TX:2/AIRLINER:SCR SEEN/30 km:SUDDEN BURST SPEED/600 kph AND AWAY”, LatLong: “33.244446 -95.900005”, LatLongDMS: “33:14:40 N 95:54:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8358 (257DBD93)

Date: 6/24/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: NEAR DAGGETT, CA
Description: Navy transport and all / airliners. Cylinder/cigar-shape maneuvers. Follows liner / 20 mile(s). / r22p139.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 31)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1726

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “611”, HatchDesc: “nr DAGGETT,CA:NAVY XPORT+ALL/AIRLINERS:CGR MNVRS:FOLOS LINER/20mi:/r22p139”, LatLong: “34.866668 -116.900006”, LatLongDMS: “34:52:00 N 116:54:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8359 (7691D73E)

Date: 6/24/1950
Time: 19:40
Location: GULF OF MEXICO
Description: Military reconnaissance flight. Fireball maneuvers / 90 second(s). Descends. Leaves contrail…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 263)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1727

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Caribbean area”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “GULF of MEXICO:MIL.RECON FLITE:FBL MNVRS/90sec:DESCENDS:leaves contrail…”, LatLong: “26.833335 -86.083337”, LatLongDMS: “26:50:00 N 86:05:00 W”, Locale: “High Seas”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GMX”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8360 (A37F8051)

Date: 6/24/1950
Location: Daggett, CA
Description: Navy transport pilot Case (AL, M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500624
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_716

Event 8361 (F65F0BA0)

Date: 6/24/1950
Location: Daggett, California
Description: A cigar-shaped UFO paces a United Airlines plane (Capt. E. L. Remlin, First Officer David Stewart, and observer Capt. Samuel B. Wiper) for 20 minutes near Daggett, California. The object is also seen by the crew of another airliner and a navy transport plane. The Navy pilot sees for 3 minutes a dark gray object with heat radiation at the tail end. He estimates altitude as 50,000–100,000 feet and a speed of 1,000–1,500 mph. The crews discuss the matter with two CAA ground stations.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Three Aircraft Crews Observe UFO”; UFOEv, p. 31; Sparks , p. 93
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1544

Event 8362 (294477AD)

Date: 6/25/1950
Location: Korea
Description: Korean War
Type: war
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_410

Event 8363 (87D8052D)

Date: 6/25/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Beginning of the Korean War, increasing fear of a Soviet attack in Western Europe. (June 25)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_844

Event 8364 (EDE93BB7)

Date: 6/25/1950
Location: Baker, New Mexico
Description: UNITED AIRLINES CREW SEES ONE 4 MILES UP. Captain E. L. Remlin, First Officer David Stewart, and Observer Sam B. Wiper noticed a mysterious object while flying their UAL Main-liner at 14,000 feet between Las Vegas and Silver Lake about eight miles north of Baker, New Mexico. The craft had a bluish center with a bright orange tint and was flying horizontally at about 20,000 feet, faster than the plane, and about 20 miles away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_79

Event 8365 (9DE173A8)

Date: 6/25/1950
Time: 09:30
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Description: 1 observer. Silver cylinder/cigar-shape tilts over city. / FBI records. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 132)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1728

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “8”, HatchDesc: “WASHINGTON,DC:1 OBS:SLVR CGR TILTS OVR CITY:/FBI RECORDS:NFD”, LatLong: “38.866669 -76.983337”, LatLongDMS: “38:52:00 N 76:59:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WDC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8366 (BC3501B1)

Date: 6/25/1950
Time: 21:00
Location: NEWBURGH, NY
Description: WW2 plane spotter and more/others. 4 disks in formation. “Not planes”. Maneuver. / The New York Times (NYT) 27 Jun. '47.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 263)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1729

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “180”, Elev: “42”, HatchDesc: “NEWBURGH,NY:WW2 PLANE SPOTTER++:4 DISKS/FORMn:“NOT PLANES”:MNVR:/NYT 27JUN47”, LatLong: “41.500002 -74.005559”, LatLongDMS: “41:30:00 N 74:00:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8367 (57A9BAD6)

Date: 6/25/1950
Time: 21:00
Location: BARCELONA, SP
Description: 4 observer(s). Bright long metallic cylinder south going quickly north / 10 second(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GUASP, Miguel: TEORIA de PROCESOS de los OVNI; Valencia, Spain, 1973. Self published. Scholarly. Short catalog. (Index 999)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1730

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BARCELONA,SP:4 OBS:BRITE LONG MTLC CYLINDER S>>N/10sec:NFD”, LatLong: “41.400002 2.133333”, LatLongDMS: “41:24:00 N 02:08:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Barcelone”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8368 (C6D87462)

Date: 6/25/1950
Locations: North Korea; South Korea
Description: North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Korean War”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1545

Event 8369 (AF57D0C1)

Date: 6/26/1950
Time: 20:00
Location: LAS VEGAS, NV
Description: Wingless fuselage going quickly [to] MACH1 and more/others / several min. 3 planes and ground observer(s). Bluish light.
Type: sighting
Reference: MICHEL, Aime: The TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS; S. G. Phillips 1956 & Pyramid Books, NY 1967. (Index 64)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1731

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “600”, HatchDesc: “LAS VEGAS,NV:WINGLESS FUSELAGE >>MACH1++/SVRL MIN:3 PLANES+GND OBS:BLUISH LITE”, LatLong: “36.166668 -115.133339”, LatLongDMS: “36:10:00 N 115:08:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8370 (8969CE9B)

Date: 6/27/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Texarkana (Texas), Terrell and Yates, both employees of the Red River Arsenal, saw a shiny object flying horizontally for 4 to 5 seconds, whose shape resembled two overturned buckets against each other. (June 27, 7:50 AM)
Reference: case Blue Book #738 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_845

Event 8371 (DBA54DC3)

Date: 6/27/1950
Time: 07:50
Location: TEXARKANA, TX
Description: 2 / truck / Red River Arsenal. Fast glittering “double-dishpan” zips by.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 264)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1732

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “97”, HatchDesc: “TEXARKANA,TX:2/TRUCK/RED RVR ARSENAL:FAST GLITTERING “DOUBLE-DISHPAN” ZIPS BY”, LatLong: “33.416668 -94.083338”, LatLongDMS: “33:25:00 N 94:05:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8372 (D6DE38E6)

Date: 6/27/1950
Time: 11:00?
Location: LOUISVILLE, KY
Description: Newsman shoots 50’ / 8mm film. Large bright saucer near passing plane. Going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 264)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1733

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “139”, HatchDesc: “LOUISVILLE,KY:NEWSMAN SHOOTS 50’/8mm FILM:LRG BRITE SCR nr PASSING PLANE:>>W”, LatLong: “38.250002 -85.766671”, LatLongDMS: “38:15:00 N 85:46:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8373 (CF9CAE51)

Date: 6/27/1950
Time: 11:30
Location: OAKLAND, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). Bomber flies over. Shiny spinning object overtakes plane / rear going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 265)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1734

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “OAKLAND,CA:2 OBS:BOMBER FLIES OVR:SHINY SPINNING OBJ OVERTAKES PLANE/REAR >>E”, LatLong: “37.816668 -122.283339”, LatLongDMS: “37:49:00 N 122:17:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8374 (03BF21A6)

Date: 6/27/1950
Location: Texarkana, TX
Description: Huge “Dishpan” Flies Over Arsenal (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 738)
Reference: NICAP: 500627
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_717

Event 8375 (696447D7)

Date: 6/27/1950
Location: Louisville, KY
Description: Movie film of UFO taken by newspaper reporter Al Hixenbaugh (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_718

Event 8376 (4EAB25C4)

Date: 6/27/1950
Time: 7:50 AM
Location: Texarkana, Texas
Description: Witnesses: Terrell and Yates, employees of Red River Arsenal. One object, bright, shaped like two dishpans face-to-face, flew straight and level, fast for 4-5 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_41

Event 8377 (A7DF82B8)

Date: 6/27/1950
Location: South Korea
Description: President Truman orders US air and sea forces to help South Korea.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Korean War”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1546

Event 8378 (9B4D3E0B)

Date: 6/27/1950
Locations: Louisville, Kentucky; Longest and Everett avenues
Description: 4:15 p.m. Al Hixenbaugh, a photographer for the Louisville Times, is at the corner of Longest and Everett avenues in Louisville, Kentucky, when he hears the sound of a DC-3 airplane overhead. He looks up and sees the plane as well as a large disc with a slight corona around it. He shoots 50 feet of film with his 16mm movie camera as the object remains motionless for 10 seconds before it starts getting smaller and disappears to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Louisville (Ky.) Times, June 28, 1950, p. 1; “How to Film UFO’s,” Saucers 6, no. 3 (August 1958): 3; Sparks , p. 93
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1547

Event 8379 (40DEFFC9)

Date: 6/28/1950
Time: 01:00
Location: SAN LEANDRO, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). Thunder-roar. Circular object 2000’ overhead. Jets / flame from edges.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 261)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1735

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “SAN LEANDRO,CA:2 OBS:THUNDER-ROAR:CIRCULAR OBJ 2000’OVHD:JETS/FLAME FROM EDGES”, LatLong: “37.700002 -122.166672”, LatLongDMS: “37:42:00 N 122:10:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8380 (C97428FD)

Date: 6/28/1950
Time: 04:20
Location: SAVANNAH, GA
Description: 2 observer(s). White fireball / night light maneuvers erratically / 45 minute(s). Climbs swiftly going quickly northeast and gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 265)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1736

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “13”, HatchDesc: “SAVANNAH,GA:2 OBS:WHT FBL/NLT MNVRS ERRATICALLY/45min:CLIMBS SWIFTLY>>NE+GONE”, LatLong: “32.083335 -81.100004”, LatLongDMS: “32:05:00 N 81:06:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8381 (D6D44B0A)

Date: 6/28/1950
Time: ~13:00
Location: CAIRO, IL
Description: 5 observer(s). Chrome-ovoids maneuver. 1 pauses-then tears off going quickly southwest. / Post Dispatch.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 265)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1737

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “98”, HatchDesc: “CAIRO,IL:5 OBS:CHROME-OVOIDS MNVR:1 PAUSES-THEN TEARS OFF >>SW:/POST DISPATCH”, LatLong: “37.000002 -89.183338”, LatLongDMS: “37:00:00 N 89:11:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8382 (D6F96E87)

Date: 6/29/1950
Location: USA, Phoenix (Arizona)
Description: (Translated from French) At 3:45 PM witnesses, including FBI agents, saw a very high object in the sky. It was also picked up by radar. An airplane passing through the area at 290 miles/hour was able to make a circle under the object which was at about 35000 feet. The object had the shape of a balloon and was moving very slowly (50 miles/hour) towards the west in the absence of any wind.
Reference: Doc. FBI, Bruce Maccabee, translated by Jean Sider
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1469

Event 8383 (B899EDDE)

Date: 6/29/1950
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Description: POSTMAN SPOTS ONE WITH SATERN RING. Hubert Hutt, a post office worker at Fort Collins, saw an object in the sky at 9:40 a.m. which appeared simultaneously with an airliner at about 3,000 feet elevation. It was at about 4,500 feet, traveling northwest, and resembled a silver snowball, circled by some kind of a ring. It was extremely maneuverable.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_80

Event 8384 (620B04D8)

Date: 6/29/1950
Time: ~14:00
Location: DOWAGIAC, MI
Description: Farmer. Military C54 / 150m altitude! 8m saucer / under plane and zips off / fantastic speed/velocity.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 265)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1738

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “228”, HatchDesc: “DOWAGIAC,MI:FARMER:MIL C54/150m alt!:8m SCR/UNDER PLANE+ZIPS OFF/FANTASTIC SPD”, LatLong: “41.983335 -86.100004”, LatLongDMS: “41:59:00 N 86:06:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8385 (7493DA0A)

Date: 6/30/1950
Time: 00:10
Location: KINGMAN, KS
Description: 4+/ car. 250’ domed saucer hovers and turns over road. Away as car nears. / r78p159.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 149)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1739

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “489”, HatchDesc: “KINGMAN,KS:4+/CAR:250’DOMED SCR HVRS+TURNS ovr ROAD:AWAY as CAR NEARS:/r78p159”, LatLong: “37.644446 -98.111116”, LatLongDMS: “37:38:40 N 98:06:40 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8386 (9FE07FB2)

Date: 6/30/1950
Time: 23:20
Location: SOUTHEAST / DARTMOUTH, NS
Description: RADAR blip hovers. Shoots inland. Hovers / oil refinery. Aims beams.
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1740

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “70”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “SE/DARTMOUTH,NS:RDR BLIP HVRS:SHOOTS INLAND:HVRS/OIL REFINERY:AIMS BEAMS”, LatLong: “44.450002 -63.516670”, LatLongDMS: “44:27:00 N 63:31:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nova Scotia”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8387 (2070A703)

Date: 6/30/1950
Location: Dartmouth, NS, CAN
Description: Royal Canadian NAS, G,V Navy Men Report Radar Contact (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500630
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_719

Event 8388 (219239FE)

Date: 6/30/1950
Location: Kingman (near), KS
Description: Rotating disc hovered, sped away when car approached [XII] (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_720

Event 8389 (8F9AD7A1)

Date: 6/30/1950
Locations: Kingman, Kansas; Cunningham, Kansas; Meade, Kansas; US Hwy 54
Description: Midnight. Rev. Ross Vermillion, a former bomber pilot, and his wife are driving 9 miles west of Kingman, Kansas, when they see a bright red light hovering over US Hwy 54 near Cunningham, Kansas. They estimate it to be about 250 feet in diameter with a small canopy on top. The family of druggist Dwayne Mulnix of Meade, Kansas, also sees the object and they stop and watch it for about 20 minutes along the highway. They begin to drive closer, but it speeds away. As seen in the bright moonlight, the object looks made of bright metal and has an elliptical body “as big as the cross-section of a B-29” with a rotor turning counterclockwise around its body.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “WWII Pilot Tells of Seeing Flying Saucer”; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950 , The Author, 1990, pp. 66–69
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1548

Event 8390 (7A9CF3F7)

Date: 6/30/1950
Locations: Royal Canadian Naval Air Station Shearwater, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; North Dartmouth
Description: 11:15 p.m. Two navy men (Petty Officer Carter and Able Seaman Connelly) at Royal Canadian Naval Air Station Shearwater, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, are pulling duty on radar watch from dusk until dawn. They report four separate radar contacts bearing 160° at 5 miles over 90 minutes. Visual confirmation of two glowing objects is made by a chief petty officer in North Dartmouth.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Navy Men Report Radar Contact”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1549

Event 8391 (5EEDB75B)

Date: 7/1950
Description: Flying Magazine: “THE FLYING SAUCERS-FACT OR FICTION?”
Type: publication
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_411

Event 8392 (F825A1CB)

Date: 7/1950
Location: AVOCA, AUSTR
Description: Farmer. Huge saucer rises / horizon. Crosses sky going quickly north. 6 more follow. Very high and very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 278)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1741

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “AVOCA,AUSTR:FARMER:HUGE SCR RISES/HRZN:CROSSES SKY >>N:6 MORE FOLO:VHI+VFAST”, LatLong: “-37.083335 141.516673”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:00 S 141:31:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8393 (D3EC3C71)

Date: 7/1950
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Description: CAA flight engineer observed a “wingless, fuselage-shaped” UFO. [V] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_721

Event 8394 (3134CA14)

Date: 7/1950
Description: USAF Director of Intelligence Maj. Gen. Charles P. Cabell orders secret UFO field investigations to be conducted by his staff Technical Capabilities Branch in the Evaluation Division under Maj. Milton D. Willis. These begin this month and last until October 1951 when Cabell is replaced by Gen. John A. Samford.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 936
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1550

Event 8395 (8D014522)

Date: 7/1950
Description: Editor Curtis Fuller’s article, “The Flying Saucers: Fact or Fiction?” appears in Flying magazine.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Curtis Fuller, “The Flying Saucers: Fact or Fiction?” Flying 47 (July 1950): 16–17, 59–61
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1551

Event 8396 (2CE5AD01)

Date: 7/1950
Locations: continental US; Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range in Nevada; Frenchman Flat
Description: Armed Forces Special Weapons Project concludes a top secret study, named Project Nutmeg, to search for an atomic weapons site in the continental US. AFSWP concludes that a site on the Air Force’s Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range in Nevada is the right place. President Truman approves the location, known as Frenchman Flat.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Sandia Base”; “Project Nutmeg: The Birth of the Nevada Test Site,” National Nuclear Security Administration, June 2004
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1552

Event 8397 (738C728F)

Date: 7/1950
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: Mid-day. Electronics engineer Cliff Booth is having lunch in his office at a private contractor’s building at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, when he gets a call that a UFO has been reported by one of the range stations. Booth and an Askania cinetheodolite operator are asked to drive to another range station with a manually operated Askania and look for the object. Through the finders on the theodolite the object presents a side view to the observers and appears to be cigar-shaped and metallic, with a straw-colored iridescent radiance or luster. It also has fins one-third of the way back from the front of the fuselage and a row of at least three oblong ports extending to the rear of the object and located above the center line of the fuselage. The ports are a dark smoky gray but not luminescent. The object hovers in an almost horizontal position, elevation 20°–25°, azimuth northeast. Shortly after the men focus the instrument on the object to take a film, it begins maneuvering. Turning toward the camera, the object moves in, and the men can see the front—a round shape with the fins extending out from the sides. It then drops abruptly, as though beginning to fall, but stops. It moves toward the camera, turns sideways, then drops as before, but this time it exposes the side view again. The operator leaves to report the coordinates to headquarters, and when he returns the object is gone. The men turn over their exposed film to the Data Reduction Division for development and analysis. A week or so later they are called in and questioned by a young first lieutenant unknown to them who asks them over and over again if they have taken pictures and to describe the object they had seen. Then they are asked if they can identify the film of the object they photographed. One of the men becomes angry about the questioning, telling the officer he had seen what he reported, had photographed the object, and is convinced it is some sort of a vehicle from outer space. He is shown a film of 14 frames on a Recordak projector. The black-and-white presentation shows a blurred ellipsoid with a dark center, but no details. (Puzzled about the film, he later talks to a mathematician-analyst employed by Land-Air, Inc.; she conjectured the object had been oscillating in the air, preventing a stable image.) The men are then told by their superiors to forget the whole thing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Lorenzen, FS Hoax, pp. 27–29; Project 1947, “APRO Files: Coral E. Lorenzen, Holloman Air Force Base UFO Sighting, July, 1950”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1553

Event 8398 (80853085)

Date: 7/1950
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Description: 1:45 p.m. A Civil Aviation Authority flight engineer observes a “wingless, fuselage-shaped” object maneuvering over Cincinnati, Ohio. The object climbs at a steep angle to 16,000–18,000 feet, hesitates, dives, and speeds away to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 45
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1554

Event 8399 (866054A2)

Date: 7/1950
Description: Cliff Booth, a Holloman AFB contractor, investigates reports of a range station sighting a UAP. Booth and a camera operator film a cigar shaped metallic object. The men turn the film over to the Data Reduction Division at Holloman AFB, and an analyst at Land-Air Inc. states the object was oscillating preventing a stable image. They are told by their superiors at Holloman to forget the incident.

http://www.project1947.com/folio/apro_holloman.htm

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_23

Event 8400 (9F9A8D0F)

Date: 7/1/1950
Location: USA, Chicago
Description: (Translated from French) The witness, being in an observation tower north of Chicago, saw at around 01:00 an object in the shape of a cigar. 2/3 of the front part were lit up with a glow resembling the color of the flame of a kerosene lamp. The last third of the object was dark. The UFO left a light blue trail in the sky, of the same length as the object itself. No noise.
Reference: Doc. FBI, Bruce Maccabee, translated by Jean Sider
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1474

Event 8401 (49766CCD)

Date: 7/2/1950
Location: CANADA, Steep Rock Lake
Description: (Translated from French) A couple had gone, as they often did, to a secluded cove of Sawbill Bay, a narrow and deep arm of the lake, surrounded by rocks just above the water. In the afternoon they had pulled their boat onto the beach, eaten and drunk tea and were resting in the open air when it began to vibrate. The strange sensation persisting, the man had climbed a rock, which was cut at its top by a narrow slit through which one could see without being seen. “I saw a large, shining object floating on the water in the curve of the opposite shore, less than 40 m from the entrance of the farthest pass. I quickly descended and, trying to keep my calm, I told my wife what I had seen. We climbed the rock together. The thing was still there: it looked like two large saucers joined by the edges. On the circumference there were portholes bordered in black and spaced one meter apart. As the base was in the water one could not see the underside. At the top there were like hatches open and at the surface a dozen strange little beings were slowly turning in a circle. An object in the shape of a hoop was rotating around a central point 2.50 m in the air. As it was just opposite us it stopped and the little beings imitated it. Everything seemed to converge on the slit through which we were looking. Instinctively we stepped back. Glancing over my right shoulder I caught a movement in the bushes. A deer was coming down to drink. The circle or hoop and the little beings faced the deer. The hoop having started to turn again did not stop on the deer. My wife and I stepped back, we had the impression that the rock was protecting us from the hoop. This one was maneuvered by a being who was standing on a small platform. He had a skull or a bright red helmet. All the others wore dark blue helmets. All were the same size, about 1 m. All were dressed the same way and had something shiny on their chest that seemed metallic and something darker on their arms. They moved like automatons and did not turn around like us, but had to move their feet to change direction. I watched one of these beings grab the end of a flexible tube of a very bright green and lift it while he was in a certain position and make his feet turn half a turn to be able to go in the opposite direction. At the same time my wife and I heard a regular humming. They seemed to be drawing water with a tube and discharging something with another. We had to step back again because of the hoop and when we looked again, everything had disappeared from the surface of the object and it began to rise above the water. It was about 2.50 m high. The water where it had landed was reddish blue with golden reflections. The thing seemed to have a thickness of 4.50 m in the center and 3.50 m on the circumference. There was a gust of wind at the moment it flew at about 45° and quickly disappeared in the distance. Comparing it to two trees on the opposite shore I estimated its diameter to be about 14.50 m.”
Reference: Frank Edwards: “Les S.V. affaire sérieuse” - trad. Laffont 1967 - p. 144 to 146
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1475

Event 8402 (940D664D)

Date: 7/2/1950
Description: (Translated from French) On Lake Ontario, at Sawbill Bay, as a couple picnics on the beach, the air begins to vibrate. They hide and see a disc resting on the lake, with portholes in a ring, with a “mast” ending in a hoop like a goniometer. Beings turn at regular intervals on the edge. They stop to look in the direction of the witnesses, but actually look at a deer above them. The beings enter and the disc lifts off vertically, leaving behind it a reddish water with golden reflections. (Lob and Gigi). (July 2)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_846

Event 8403 (16D26F44)

Date: 7/2/1950
Location: Steep Rock Lake, Canada
Description: In a story strangely similar to that of Mr. Kiehl (Aug., 1914) (Case 40) a man and his wife saw a double saucer with portholes and a rotating antenna come to rest on the surface of the lake. Ten figures, 1.20 m tall, dressed in shiny clothing, emerged and walked on deck like robots “changing direction without turning their bodies.” Their faces could not be seen. One of them wore a red cap, had darker arms and legs and “seemed to be their chief.” They immersed a hose in the lake, then took off. Fishermen later reported a green moss forming on the lake.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wilkins U (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_80

Event 8404 (FC4E3634)

Date: 7/2/1950
Locations: Sawbill Bay on Marmion Lake, western Ontario; Scarborough, Ontario
Description: Dusk. While picnicking on the shore of Sawbill Bay on Marmion Lake, western Ontario, an anonymous employee of the Steep Rock Iron Mine claims to have seen a UFO resting on the water’s surface. A hatch opens and 10 figures, 3–4 feet tall, emerge, wearing shiny, metallic clothing. They seem to be drawing in lake water with a hose. The object soon rises and hovers, then swiftly takes off. The story appears in the mine’s house newsletter, then gets picked up by some Canadian newspapers and Fate magazine in its February/March 1952 issue. However, Robert Badgley, a Scarborough, Ontario, member of APRO, finds in 1974 that Steep Rock employee Gordon Edwards had written the fictitious tale to entertain readers of the newsletter and to satirize saucer stories.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Steep Rock Flying Saucer,” Fate 5, no. 2 (February–March 1952): 68–72; “1950 Steep Rock Lake, Ontario Case Possible Hoax,” APRO Bulletin 26, no. 5 (November 1977): 5; John Robert Columbo, UFOs over Canada, Hounslow, 1991, pp. 32–41; Patrick Gross, URECAT, January 31, 2007; Hammerson Peters, “The Little Green Men of Steep Rock Lake,” Mysteries of Canada, September 7, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1555

Event 8405 (DB3F12E4)

Date: 7/2/1950
Description: Steep Rock Lake, Ontario, Canada. A man and his wife saw a double saucer with portholes and a rotating antenna come to rest on the surface of the lake. Ten figures, four feet tall, dressed in shiny clothing, emerged and walked on deck like robots “changing direction without turning their bodies.” Their faces could not be seen. One of them wore a red cap, had darker arms and legs and seemed to be their leader. They immersed a hose in the lake, apparently extracted water, and then took off. Fishermen later reported a green moss formed on the lake.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 195
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3784

Event 8406 (339E9DE1)

Date: 7/4/1950
Location: White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: Daniel Fry makes UFO contact and is taken to NYC and back in 30 minutes
Type: ce4 event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_111

Event 8407 (862B7AB0)

Date: 7/4/1950
Location: USA, White Sands (New Mexico)
Description: (Translated from French) Daniel W. Fry, supervisor of the rocket launching facility at White Sands, had gone for a nighttime stroll. Suddenly he saw an oval object slowly descending and landing 20 meters away from him: no sound except for the cracking of branches. He walked around the object and estimated its diameter to be 9 meters and its height to be 8 meters. He found no openings. He touched the shiny metal surface with violet reflections and found it to be extraordinarily smooth and quite warm. He lightly tapped it with his hand and immediately felt a tingling in his fingers. That’s when a voice came out of nowhere, telling him not to touch it. Fry was so scared that he backed away, stumbled and fell. The voice spoke in correct English and then spoke in a way that was meant to “advance mankind” and Fry was invited aboard. A panel opened on the lower part and Fry entered the cabin which was 2.7 meters long and 2.1 meters wide and contained 4 chairs adapted for humans. There was no one aboard. But Fry was able to make a trip to New York in 30 minutes, and back. He had barely left the spacecraft when the panel closed, the craft was surrounded by a red halo and it rose vertically, while Fry felt as if he was being pulled off the ground and almost lost his balance. (Johannes von BUTLAR: “UFO, We Are Not Alone” - Presses de la Cité 1979 - pp. 39-41) On July 4, Daniel Fry wanted to go to Las Cruces to see the fireworks of the Independence Day celebration and missed the last bus. He decided to take advantage of the beautiful night to go to the desert. Suddenly he saw a shooting star, which went up and then down. It was a 20 meter diameter saucer that landed. A voice echoed, coming from a mothership still in the sky. The craft on the ground had no crew. In 30 minutes, Fry, who had entered the craft on the ground, made a round trip to New York, at 13500 km/h. (continued on July 28) (Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998) In 1954, the contactee Daniel Fry published a book in which he detailed several highly questionable experiences. However, he claims to have had a telepathic dialogue with an extraterrestrial whose name is sometimes written as A-lan and sometimes as Alan, who took him in his flying saucer on July 4, 1954. (July 4, 1950)
Reference: Jean SIDER: “UFO, the Unmasked Invaders”, ed. RAMUEL 1999, p 78
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1476

Event 8408 (6B2B57CB)

Date: 7/4/1950
Locations: White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico; New York
Description: Evening. Aerojet engineer Daniel Fry is alone during the holiday at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, when a flying saucer appears and hovers just above the ground. Fry approaches and strokes its surface when a voice booms, “Better not touch the hull, pal, it’s still hot.” After some conversation with the disembodied extraterrestrial named Alan, he is invited on board the craft, which flies him to New York and back in 30 minutes. Fry has further encounters and becomes a celebrity on the contactee circuit. He finally meets Alan in person in 1961.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Daniel Fry, The White Sands Incident, New Age, 1954; Clark III 518–520
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1556

Event 8409 (818156E0)

Date: 7/5/1950
Time: 15:40
Location: HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UT
Description: 3 Sergeants. 50’ silver saucer / 25K’ altitude going quickly southeast / 600mph / 3 minute(s). RADAR warms up too late.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 271)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1742

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1459”, HatchDesc: “HILL AFB,UT:3 SGTs:50’SLVR SCR/25K’alt >>SE/600mph/3min:RDR WARMS UP TOO LATE”, LatLong: “41.083335 -111.966672”, LatLongDMS: “41:05:00 N 111:58:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Utah”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8410 (D4413512)

Date: 7/6/1950
Location: TOPEKA, KS
Description: 3 doctors / clinic. Saucer speeds over city. 5 more see platter / 7 July. Extremely bright.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 274)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1743

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “TOPEKA,KS:3 MDs/CLINIC:SCR SPEEDS OVR CITY:5 MORE SEE PLATTER/7JLY:XBRITE”, LatLong: “39.050002 -95.683338”, LatLongDMS: “39:03:00 N 95:41:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8411 (E4E85A00)

Date: 7/6/1950
Location: LOS ANGELES, CA
Description: 2 good observer(s). 50’ saucer / 1000’ altitude. Goes / 50mph then zooms over hills (AP.)
Type: sighting
Reference: STEIGER, Brad (ed.): PROJECT BLUEBOOK; Ballentine Books 1976. 423pp. (Index 361)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1744

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “98”, HatchDesc: “LOS ANGELES,CA:2 GOOD OBS:50’SCR/1000’alt:GOES/50mph THEN ZOOMS ovr HILLS (AP)”, LatLong: “34.033335 -118.250006”, LatLongDMS: “34:02:00 N 118:15:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “300”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8412 (7862B13A)

Date: 7/6/1950
Description: A memo by Lt. Col. F. D. McGarrachy, USAF chief of General Investigations Division, expresses strong interest to acquire motion pictures of UFOs taken by civilians, perhaps in cooperation with the FBI, but not in a way to arouse public suspicion of USAF interest.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Hynek UFO Report, pp. 54–56
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1557

Event 8413 (FA07FA0B)

Date: 7/6/1950
Description: USAF Lt. Col. F. D. McGarrachy states he wants to collect UAP motion pictures taken by U.S. citizens with cooperation from the FBI. He does not want the American population to know of USAF interest in the subject.

https://archive.org/details/hynekuforeport00alle/page/54/mode/2up

Note: This is at a time when USAF public messaging is debunking UAP cases.

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_24

Event 8414 (513A37D2)

Date: 7/7/1950
Location: Weisbaden, Germany
Description: GCA Scope Notices Targets Near Aircraft (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500707
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_722

Event 8415 (44067CDC)

Date: 7/7/1950
Description: Gen. Cabell , through his aide Col. Barber, sends a notice to AMC Intelligence Chief Col. Harold E. Watson, that despite the official closing of Project Grudge, the Air Force still desires to receive UFO reports and take them seriously. Project Grudge begins to be reactivated as Project 10073.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 12; Swords 101–102, 498–499
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1558

Event 8416 (EA89ED99)

Date: 7/8/1950
Location: PERIL STRAIT, AK
Description: 3 USCG. 2 white saucers connected / strut. Banks. 350mph going quickly [to] WNW. 1500’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 274)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1745

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “0”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “PERIL STRAIT,AK:3 USCG:2 WHT SCRS CONNECTED/STRUT:BANKS:350mph>>WNW:1500’alt”, LatLong: “57.500003 -135.216673”, LatLongDMS: “57:30:00 N 135:13:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 8417 (122A4F67)

Date: 7/9/1950
Time: 14:30
Location: SCHENECTADY, NY
Description: 2 cops and 1. Giant white cylinder/cylindrical object hangs / sky. National Guard jets circle. Silence.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 274)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1746

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, TRC: Physical traces, MIL: Military investigation, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “74”, HatchDesc: “SCHENECTADY,NY:2 COPS+1:GIANT WHT CYL HANGS/SKY:NTL GUARD JETS CIRCLE:SILENCE”, LatLong: “42.833335 -73.933337”, LatLongDMS: “42:50:00 N 73:56:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8418 (74C08F68)

Date: 7/11/1950
Location: Osceola, AR
Description: Radar/visual of domed disc passing in front of Navy personnel.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_59

Event 8419 (5BB25065)

Date: 7/11/1950
Time: 05:00
Location: RIVERSIDE, FL
Description: Fireball brightens and roars every 2 second(s). Another / 0515h. 3rd / 0530h. Going northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 276)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1747

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “35”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “RIVERSIDE,FL:FBL BRIGHTENS+ROARS EVERY 2sec:ANOTHER/0515h:3rd/0530h:>NW”, LatLong: “30.300001 -81.700004”, LatLongDMS: “30:18:00 N 81:42:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8420 (D9C9956E)

Date: 7/11/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: OSCEOLA, AR
Description: 2 Navy planes. 25’ saucer So close / WW1 helmet shape shows / RADAR! / r242p31.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 275)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1748

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “73”, HatchDesc: “OSCEOLA,AR:2 NAVY PLANES:25’SCR SO CLOSE/WW1 HELMET SHAPE SHOWS/RDR!:/r242p31”, LatLong: “35.705557 -89.972227”, LatLongDMS: “35:42:20 N 89:58:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arkansas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8421 (242F7C20)

Date: 7/11/1950
Location: Osceola (near), AR
Description: USN pilots of 2 planes saw a domed disc A,V (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500711
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_723

Event 8422 (F2759436)

Date: 7/11/1950
Location: Osceola (near), AR
Description: Martin/Moore Case (M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500711
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_724

Event 8423 (C25C9954)

Date: 7/11/1950
Locations: NAS Millington; Naval Support Activity Mid-South; Tennessee; Mississippi River; Osceola, Arkansas
Description: Two Navy aircraft crews from NAS Millington [now Naval Support Activity Mid-South] in Tennessee, across the Mississippi River from Osceola, Arkansas, see a domed disc pass in front of them. Airborne radar confirms it. The object first appears as a round ball; after it crosses their flight path, it appears like an upside-down shallow bowl.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Millington Men Report Seeing ‘Flying Saucer’ and Tracing It,” Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial Appeal, July 12, 1950, p. 1; NICAP, “Air, Radar/Visual over Arkansas”; Sparks , p. 93
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1559

Event 8424 (2B35E18D)

Date: 7/12/1950
Location: ST. LOUIS, MO
Description: Cop and 2. 2 13’ silent metal saucers flutter going quickly northwest / Lambert Field. Pace plane / 13 July.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 277)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1749

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “138”, HatchDesc: “ST LOUIS,MO:COP+2:2 13’SLNT MTL SCRS FLUTTER >>NW/LAMBERT Fld:PACE PLANE/13JLY”, LatLong: “38.616669 -90.183338”, LatLongDMS: “38:37:00 N 90:11:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8425 (C469EEEA)

Date: 7/13/1950
Location: USA, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Description: (Translated from French) 5 p.m. Witnesses: two experienced ballistic arsenal employees, including Mr. Washburn. An object, in the shape of a pointed arrow, with the appearance of polished aluminum, flew horizontally. Then this triangle rotated 1/4 turn on its axis inversion and returned to its initial position. The object then made an abrupt right angle turn, accelerated and disappeared in the distance. Observation lasted 30 seconds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1477

Event 8426 (89034357)

Date: 7/13/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At the Redstone Arsenal (Alabama or Georgia?), two experienced Arsenal employees, including Mr. Washburn, observed an object resembling a “bowtie”, seemingly made of polished aluminum, fly straight, then a triangle make a quarter turn in the opposite direction and return to its original position. The object then made a right angle turn and accelerated away after at least 30 seconds. (July 13th, 5 PM)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case n° 758
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_847

Event 8427 (810D7000)

Date: 7/13/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Houston, Texas, a television station whose call sign (identification mark) was made up of the 4 letters KLEE changed its name to KPRC TV. Surprisingly, the old KLEE call sign continued to appear on various screens until 1954, not only around Houston, but also in other states as far away as New York and even in England, where the transmission system is different. These impossible delayed receptions are part of a whole range of delayed TV and radio echoes, never fully explained.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_848

Event 8428 (1CADD26B)

Date: 7/13/1950
Time: 11:50
Location: OVER FT PECK, MT
Description: USAF photograph-reconnaissance plane. 4 separate groups / 20’ metallic saucers. Seen / 13 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 277)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1750

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “13”, Elev: “685”, HatchDesc: “ovr Ft PECK,MT:USAF FOTO-RECON PLANE:4 SEP GROUPS/20’MTLC SCRS:SEEN/13min:”, LatLong: “48.011113 -106.444450”, LatLongDMS: “48:00:40 N 106:26:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Montana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8429 (DA10A35C)

Date: 7/13/1950
Time: 13:50
Location: CINCINNATI, OH
Description: CAA flight engineer and many. Silent metallic cylinder/cigar-shape maneuvers. Going up [to] 17K’. Stops / 10 second(s). Going down [to] again.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 45)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1751

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “210”, HatchDesc: “CINCINNATI,OH:CAA FLT ENG+MANY:SLNT MTLC CGR MNVRS:↑17K’:STOPS/10sec:↓ AGAIN”, LatLong: “39.116669 -84.500004”, LatLongDMS: “39:07:00 N 84:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8430 (14384458)

Date: 7/13/1950
Time: 17:00
Location: REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL
Description: Project Bluebook Case #758. 2 civil observer(s). Bowtie object = 2 delta/triangle/box-like crafts. 1 rotates. 90 turn and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 4)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1752

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “195”, HatchDesc: “REDSTONE ARSENAL,AL:BBK#758:2 CIV OBS:BOWTIE OBJ=2 DLTS:1 ROTATES:90 TURN+AWAY”, LatLong: “34.750002 -86.583337”, LatLongDMS: “34:45:00 N 86:35:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8431 (8C6DB8B0)

Date: 7/13/1950
Location: Fort Peck, MT
Description: Weather Recon flight crew saw 4 groups of round metallic silver objects (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_725

Event 8432 (0FA5A63F)

Date: 7/13/1950
Location: Huntsville, GA
Description: Polished aluminum object, shaped like a bowtie (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 758)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_726

Event 8433 (8AE6B555)

Date: 7/13/1950
Time: 5 PM
Location: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Description: Witnesses: two skilled Arsenal employees including Mr. Washburn. 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_42

Event 8434 (45B9F59E)

Date: 7/13/1950
Description: USAF weather reconnaissance sighted four groups of round, metallic silvery objects flying over Fort Peck, Montana at 11:51 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book, July 1950 report
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4026

Event 8435 (D830C838)

Date: 7/13/1950
Description: At 1:45 p.m. a CAA flight engineer, flying over Cincinnati, Ohio sighted a metallic cigar-shaped UFO maneuvering silently in the sky. It ascended to 17,000 feet and stopped in midair, hovering in place for ten seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 1766
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4027

Event 8436 (74D9B399)

Date: 7/13/1950
Description: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. At 5:00 p.m. two skilled Arsenal employees, witnessed a bowtie-shaped object flying in the sky, appearing like it was made of polished aluminum. It flew straight and level, then one triangle rotated one-quarter of a turn in the opposite direction and returned to its original position. The object then made a ninety-degree turn and accelerated away after at least 30 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 758; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4028

Event 8437 (3E53A631)

Date: 7/14/1950
Time: 20:50
Location: OCALA, FLA
Description: MD. Glowing-orbs play over home. Shrill sounds (made by UFO’s) going quickly southwest / checkmark formation. / r106p125.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 569)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1753

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “22”, HatchDesc: “OCALA,FLA:MD:GLOW-ORBS PLAY ovr HOME:SHRILL SND >>SW/CHECKMARK FORMn:/r106p125”, LatLong: “29.183335 -82.150004”, LatLongDMS: “29:11:00 N 82:09:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8438 (E949D74A)

Date: 7/16/1950
Location: POMEROY, OH AND AREA
Description: Hundreds / observer(s). White orbs and disks play / small groups. Very fast (AP.)
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 278)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1754

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “180”, HatchDesc: “POMEROY,OH+AREA:100s/OBS:WHT ORBS+DISKS PLAY/SMALL GROUPS:VFAST (AP)”, LatLong: “39.027780 -82.033337”, LatLongDMS: “39:01:40 N 82:02:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8439 (02CB8393)

Date: 7/17/1950
Time: 14:30
Location: CERES HILL, WA
Description: 25’ saucer follows road going [to] 100M from observer(s) / low altitude. Swish sound. Suddenly going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 570)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1755

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “226”, HatchDesc: “CERES HILL,WA:25’SCR FOLOS ROAD > 100M fm OBS/lo alt:SWISH SOUND:SUDDENLY >>SE”, LatLong: “46.622224 -123.155561”, LatLongDMS: “46:37:20 N 123:09:20 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “100”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8440 (DE8CB5B5)

Date: 7/18/1950
Description: Bruce Bliven summarizes flying saucer news in a Look magazine article.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Bruce Bliven, “Flying Saucers: Myth or Menace?” Look, July 18, 1950, pp. 12–18
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1560

Event 8441 (F51938E2)

Date: 7/19/1950
Time: 23:30
Location: HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: 3 Air Force men. 2 softball-size objects hover. Change colors. Rise and vanish.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 278)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1756

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1248”, HatchDesc: “HOLLOMAN AFB,NM:3 AF MEN:2 SOFTBALL-SIZE OBJS HVR:CHANGE COLORS:RISE+VANISH”, LatLong: “32.866668 -106.066672”, LatLongDMS: “32:52:00 N 106:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8442 (811F9374)

Date: 7/19/1950
Description: A memo by Col. Bruno W. Feiling , chief of the USAF Technical Analysis Division, on “Investigation of Flying Saucer Reports” says that UFO investigation takes up too much time.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Hynek UFO Report, p. 57
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1561

Event 8443 (E8C5E133)

Date: 7/19/1950
Description: At Holloman AFB, New Mexico at 11:30 p.m. two softball-sized spheres hovered, changed colors, then rose vertically into the sky and vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren Gross, UFOs: A History: 1950: April-July, p. 78
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4189

Event 8444 (52D9F314)

Date: 7/20/1950
Location: Porto Novo, Brazil
Description: Mr. Campello and several others in a car saw two large, silvery objects by the side of the road, one on a hillock, the other on flat ground, about 50 m away from each other. They came within 600 m of the objects, which went away at “an incredible speed,” causing a rush of air that rocked the car.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: SBEDV 30 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_81

Event 8445 (5F1CAD84)

Date: 7/20/1950
Description: In Porto Novo, Brazil Mr. Campello and several others driving together in a car saw two large, silvery objects by the side of the road, one on a hill, the other on flat ground. They were about 50 meters away from each other. They drove to within 600 meters of the objects, which flew away at “an incredible speed,” causing a rush of air that rocked the car.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 196 (case 81)
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4222

Event 8446 (C423B3C4)

Date: 7/23/1950
Location: FRANCE, Guyancourt (20 km from Paris)
Description: (Translated from French) Lucky Blondeau, owner of the squadron bar, on the edge of the airfield, recounts: "Around 11 o’clock at night I was going for a walk before going to bed. I admired the starry sky on the airfield, where I was isolated more than a kilometer from the first house. Suddenly I heard a sound of wind. Turning around I saw

c0mmando · May 24, 2024, 5:47pm

at a hundred meters from me in the darkness, two gray shapes: perfectly round objects of 5 m in diameter and about 1.60 to 1.70 m in height. All around the edge was glazed, sort of rectangular portholes. On the lower face of each of the objects an ovoid door very thick (40 cm) opened and I saw a man descend from each machine. These pilots measured about 1.70 m and their hair was dark. They wore a gray-brown or dark blue suit. These men rushed to one of the machines where they placed or moved a kind of blade resting on something like rubber. They did this work with their bare hands, without tools. Despite my emotion I approached. Seeing me they seemed surprised but calm. “Are you broken down?” I asked. And one answered “Yes, but not for long”. A minute later the repair finished, each of them advanced towards the door of his machine and opened it. From the inside a formidable lighting burst out. Hesitating I risked a look through the open hatch. It was the most perfect lighting, throwing no shadows. In the middle there was a kind of armchair and in front of it a radio station with 7 or 8 buttons. Above there was a huge oval wheel with a handle at each end. It was solid metal, covered with signs and buttons. Other devices were mounted on blocks around the armchair. I asked other questions but the answer was brief: “Energy”. They entered, locking the doors. I had the impression that the metal of the machines resembling aluminum, weighed nothing and that the discs were suspended 10 cm from the ground without touching it. From their horizontal position these machines immediately passed to the vertical and thus disappeared, like shooting stars. After takeoff I heard a small sound of wind, like a breath. In all, since I had seen them, barely two minutes had passed. [IN REALITY: it would be a hoax that at the time largely abused the press. Its author admitted to having set up this story from scratch, without giving the reasons.]
Reference: M. FIGUET / J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni, First Complete File …” - ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, pp. 655, 656
Reference: Henry DURRANT: “First Investigations on ET Humanoids” - Laffont 1977 - pp. 86 to 88
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1478

Event 8447 (CC549C77)

Date: 7/24/1950
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at Cape Canaveral LC3, Reaches 16.1km attitude (Low-angle atmospheric flight over 320 km range)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_412
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 16.1km
Rocket range: 320km

Event 8448 (860250FA)

Date: 7/24/1950
Location: USA, Florida
Description: (Translated from French) At 09:29 launch of V2 #B8, Bumper Program.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1483

Event 8449 (2181D2E7)

Date: 7/24/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Inauguration of Cap Canaveral. (July 24)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_849

Event 8450 (A686CFDD)

Date: 7/25/1950
Time: 14:30
Location: NEAR LOS ANGELES, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). 100’ saucer hovers / 1K’ altitude. Dashes off. Leaves (something behind) blue = white vapor trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 279)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1757

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “nr LOS ANGELES,CA:2 OBS:100’SCR HVRS/1K’alt:DASHES OFF:LVS BLU=WHT VAPOR TRAIL”, LatLong: “34.000002 -118.216672”, LatLongDMS: “34:00:00 N 118:13:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “300”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8451 (96138947)

Date: 7/26/1950
Time: 07:30
Location: CESSON, FR
Description: 2 observer(s). Several going east. Turns going northeast. White beam going down. Vanishes in place as if erased.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 204)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1758

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CESSON,FR:2 OBS:SVR > E:TURNS >NE:WHT BEAM ↓:VANISHES IN PLACE as if erased”, LatLong: “48.566669 2.600000”, LatLongDMS: “48:34:00 N 02:36:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Seine-et-Marne”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8452 (8C4215DC)

Date: 7/27/1950
Time: 19:20
Location: WIESBADEN, GERM
Description: Blue Book. 2 soldiers. Classic saucer. Reflects sun / underside. Instant speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 279)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1759

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, HatchDesc: “WIESBADEN,GERM:BBK:2 GIs:CLASSIC SCR:REFLECTS SUN/UNDERSIDE:INSTANT SPEED”, LatLong: “50.083336 8.250000”, LatLongDMS: “50:05:00 N 08:15:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HSS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8453 (545724FB)

Date: 7/28/1950
Location: USA, unspecified location
Description: (Translated from French) (cf. July 4, 1950) Daniel Fry had a new contact with the extraterrestrial A-Lan. He explained to Fry that the saucer had two poles and that electrons were in free mixture between them. The control mechanism caused the electrons to be expelled through the two rings above and below the saucer. He was made to understand that it was a powerful electromagnetic field and Fry, being a scientist, was able to follow the conversation. A-Lan specified that his people had been living on board ships for generations. Tens of thousands of years before, their ancestors had built an empire on the Earth Lemuria, part of the continent Mu, now submerged in the Pacific Ocean, A-Lan said. They were of a very advanced culture and technology. This was also the case for the inhabitants of Atlantis, but the two races were rather rivals. There was an atomic catastrophe, which is related in the Mahabharata. The survivors fled to Mars (etc…) (…) As proof of his contact, Fry received a cruciform disc 8 cm in diameter which, according to analyses in scientific laboratories (note from vog: which ones, and where are the results?), contained a curious mixture of various elements. (July 28, 1950)
Reference: Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1479

Event 8454 (FB8A6C45)

Date: 7/29/1950
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at Cape Canaveral LC3, Reaches 16.1km attitude (Low-angle atmospheric flight over 320 km range)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_413
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 16.1km
Rocket range: 320km

Event 8455 (802563E0)

Date: 7/29/1950
Location: USA, Florida
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of V2 #B7 at 06:25. Bumper Program.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1484

Event 8456 (78C2E342)

Date: 7/29/1950
Location: Springfield, Illinois
Description: CHIEF PILOT COLLIDES WITH ONE, UNHURT. Jim Graham, chief pilot for Capital Aviation Co. of Springfield reported his plane was struck by a mysterious object resembling a blue streak with a tail of red flames. It was soundless and did not damage his plane."
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_81

Event 8457 (6E686D69)

Date: 7/29/1950
Time: 22:00
Location: OVER WILLIAMSVILLE, IL
Description: Air and ground observers. 3M glowing-cylinder/cylindrical object explodes in DC3 prop! No damage!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 280)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1760

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “180”, HatchDesc: “ovr WILLIAMSVILLE,IL:AIR+GND OBSs:3M GLO-CYL EXPLODES IN DC3 PROP!:NO DAMAGE!”, LatLong: “39.955557 -89.550004”, LatLongDMS: “39:57:20 N 89:33:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 8458 (78477BB3)

Date: 7/30/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Round objects appear above the Hanford nuclear power plant at an altitude of 4600 m. An interception attempt by USAF fighters fails. (July 30)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_850

Event 8459 (FD99DCC4)

Date: 7/30/1950
Location: Hanford Nuc. Fac., WA
Description: Approx. date. Objects seen over facility.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_60

Event 8460 (0F0B6F1B)

Date: 7/30/1950
Location: HANFORD, WA
Description: 1st of many saucers seen over Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) plant. RADAR’s. Air Force jets can’t catch.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Maj Donald: ALIENS FROM SPACE; Doubleday, Garden City, NY 1973 HB (Index 4)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1761

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “105”, HatchDesc: “HANFORD,WA:1ST OF MANY SCRS SEEN OVR AEC PLANT:RDRs:AF JETS CANT CATCH:”, LatLong: “46.500002 -119.516672”, LatLongDMS: “46:30:00 N 119:31:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8461 (FA0910FE)

Date: 7/30/1950
Description: USAF jets were scrambled to chase a disc-shaped UFO seen over the Hanford Atomic Energy Commission plant in Washington State. The object was tracked on radar.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, Aliens from Space, p. 4; Richard M. Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a cover-up 1941-1973, p. 399
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4500

Event 8462 (DC72A359)

Date: 7/30/1950
Description: A ten-foot long long glowing cylinder appeared to explode when it flew into the propeller of DC-3 over Williamsville, Illinois. There was no damage to the aircraft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 80
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4501

Event 8463 (E55D5726)

Date: 8/1950
Location: US
Description: Author Frank Scully’s book “Behind the Flying Saucers” published
Type: publication
Reference: Amazon
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_414

Event 8464 (252E217E)

Date: 8/1950
Location: Japan Sea
Description: (Translated from French) One morning in August, in the midst of the Korean War, a Russian reconnaissance plane - which, escorted by two fighters, had taken off from Vladivostok - was flying over the Japan Sea. A Japanese merchant vessel was sailing on the same sea and its crew often looked up to follow the maneuvers of the Soviet aircraft. The sailors were rightly worried; they were suddenly stunned. A round, very bright thing had just crossed the sky and stopped motionless at the height of the planes. Suddenly the reconnaissance plane turned around while the fighters began to whirl around the luminous ball and one of the two pilots took it under fire from his machine guns. The thing, which seemed insensitive and invulnerable, the fighter pilot seemed to want to approach it and at the moment when he was about to touch it, the sailors saw the Soviet one remain motionless for a few seconds, then waver, then tremble, then vibrate, then eject planes exactly like him, he who still did not move. There were three, four, five exactly identical ones arranged in a fan, connected to each other by the beak. Then there was the explosion. (…) (August 1950)
Reference: Peter KOLOSIMO: “Shadows on the Stars” - Albin Michel 1970, p. 338
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1490

Event 8465 (5DA1E611)

Date: 8/1950 (approximate)
Location: VILJANDI, ESTONIA
Description: Girl. 6M ovoid / field. Small figure(s) walk awkwardly. Telepathy! Silent takeoff.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 183)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1762

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Estonia, Latvia& Lithuania”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “VILJANDI,ESTONIA:GIRL:6M OVOID/FLD:SML FIGs WALK AWKWARDLY:TLP!:SLNT TAKEOFF.”, LatLong: “58.400003 25.566668”, LatLongDMS: “58:24:00 N 25:34:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “EST”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8466 (96ABB79D)

Date: 8/1950
Time: 13:00?
Location: COURS-LES-BARRES, FR
Description: 4 observer(s). Metallic hat-saucer hovers / river / 60 minute(s). Animals flee. Going quickly [to] extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1763

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “COURS-les-BARRES,FR:4 OBS:MTLC HAT-SCR HVRS/Rvr/60min:ANIMALS FLEE:>> XFAST”, LatLong: “47.033336 3.033333”, LatLongDMS: “47:02:00 N 03:02:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Cher”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8467 (A5E6E260)

Date: 8/1950 (approximate)
Time: ~13:00
Location: MEDFORD, OR
Description: Air Traffic Controller and several / airport/apartment. Shiny silver disks hover and circle / high altitude. Line up and going quickly southeast. / CUFOS.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 601)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1764

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “180”, Elev: “117”, HatchDesc: “MEDFORD,OR:ATC+SVRL/Apt:SHINY SLVR DISKS HVR+CCL/HI ALT:LINE UP+>>SE:/CUFOS”, LatLong: “42.372224 -122.872228”, LatLongDMS: “42:22:20 N 122:52:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8468 (3E5F14B7)

Date: 8/1950
Time: 14:00
Location: SOUTHEAST / BIG SUR, CA
Description: Silent cylinder/cigar-shape hovers 5km offshore. 200+M altitude. Going quickly south. Returns and circles. Going quickly south again.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 603)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1765

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “SE/BIG SUR,CA:SLNT CGR HVRS 5km OFFSHORE:200+M alt:>>S:RETURNS+CCLS:>>S AGAIN”, LatLong: “36.150002 -121.716672”, LatLongDMS: “36:09:00 N 121:43:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “200”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8469 (A644A890)

Date: 8/1950
Time: 15:30
Location: NIZHNE-KOLYMSK, RUSSIA
Description: Disk / extreme-altitude / 3 days. Planes chase. Zips up and away. / LDLN#204.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 306)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1766

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Russia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “120”, HatchDesc: “NIZHNE-KOLYMSK,RUSS:DISK/XTREME-ALT/3 DAYS:PLANES CHASE:ZIPS UP+AWAY:/LDLN#204”, LatLong: “68.533337 160.933341”, LatLongDMS: “68:32:00 N 160:56:00 E”, Locale: “Tundra”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “YKT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8470 (369D9A33)

Date: 8/1950 (approximate)
Time: 18:00
Location: ARLINGTON, VA
Description: Astronomer and 1. 8’ glowing lens-disk hovers near residential power lines.
Type: sighting
Reference: STURROCK, Dr. Peter A: REPORT / SURVEY of the AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of the UFO PROBLEM; Stanford, CA 1977. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1767

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “76”, HatchDesc: “ARLINGTON,VA:ASTRONOMER+1:8’ GLOWING LENS-DISK HVRS nr RESIDENTIAL PWR LINES”, LatLong: “38.866669 -77.116670”, LatLongDMS: “38:52:00 N 77:07:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8471 (A840E8A8)

Date: 8/1950
Location: Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Description: Engineer Eric A. Walker becomes executive secretary of the Research and Development Board. He later refers to a real group called MJ-12 and admits attending meetings at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio concerning “recovered UFOs.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael Hall and Wendy Connors, “The Research and Development Board: Unanswered Questions,” IUR 26, no. 2 (Summer 2001): 11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1562

Event 8472 (BB6C7E9A)

Date: 8/1950
Locations: New Mexico; Lincoln LaPaz
Description: A CIA memo sent to FBI headquarters, “Summary of Aerial Phenomena in New Mexico,” discusses the green fireballs and notes that OSI is concerned with the phenomena seen over sensitive installations. It reiterates that Lincoln LaPaz does not think they are meteors.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, pp. 167–168
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1563

Event 8473 (C0AB5D52)

Date: 8/1950
Location: Big Sur coast at Anderson Creek, California
Description: Keyhoe’s article on the Adickes case of April 27, “Flight 117 and the Flying Saucer,” appears in True magazine. (Donald E. Keyhoe, “Flight 117 and the Flying Saucer,” True, August 1950, pp. 24–25, 75–79) August — 2:00 p.m. Hugh O’Neill views a cigar-shaped object hovering silently about 2–5 miles off the Big Sur coast at Anderson Creek, California, at an elevation of 500–1,000 feet. It moves swiftly away to the south, then returns less than 2 minutes later and slowly circles above the ocean twice for 90 seconds, disappearing again to the south.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Henry Miller, Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch, New Directions, 1957, p. 75; Loren E. Gross, The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: UFOs a History: 1950 August–December, Supplemental Notes, The Author, 2000, p. 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1564

Event 8474 (465719B1)

Date: 8/1/1950
Location: Washington DC
Description: Gen. Walter B. Smith fills the vacant MJ-3 position.
Type: ufological event
Reference: Pea Research (B1-A)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_416

Event 8475 (4A8DD6C4)

Date: 8/1/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Permanent replacement at MJ-12 of Secretary Forrestal by General Walter B. Smith, Director of the CIA. (August 1st)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_851

Event 8476 (B235574D)

Date: 8/1/1950
Time: 20:00
Location: AUBURN, ME
Description: 2 pilots / ground. Large dark silent cylinder/cigar-shape. Several sudden turns. Beams going down. Vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 604)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1768

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “91”, HatchDesc: “AUBURN,ME:2 PILOTS/GND:LRG DRK SLNT CGR:SVRL SUDDEN TURNS:BEAMS ↓:vanishes!”, LatLong: “44.100002 -70.233337”, LatLongDMS: “44:06:00 N 70:14:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maine”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8477 (8FA203E0)

Date: 8/2/1950
Location: SAN RAFAEL, CA
Description: Mysterious cloud / 15K’. Going [to] against wind. Radiates green / blue / red / orange…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 301)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1769

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “SAN RAFAEL,CA:MYSTERIOUS CLOUD/15K’:>AGAINST WIND:RADIATES GRN/BLU/RED/ORG…”, LatLong: “37.966668 -122.550006”, LatLongDMS: “37:58:00 N 122:33:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8478 (833D231C)

Date: 8/2/1950
Description: On this day in San Rafael, Marin County, California a strange cloud was seen over the city at 15,000 feet altitude for about an hour, moving against the wind. It radiated many different colors: green, blue, red, and orange.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Gerald Heard, Is Another World Watching?, p. 150
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4588

Event 8479 (B299E945)

Date: 8/4/1950
Location: Hanford, WA
Description: CONFIDENTIAL MEMO: From Lt. Colonel Mildren (G-3) to Maj. U.G. Carlan (GSC Survey Section): Since July 30, 1950, UFO’s have been sighted over the Hanford AEC Plant. Air Force jets fails to intercept them. FBI, anti-aircraft battalion, radar units and fighter squadrons alerted for further observation. Atomic Energy Commission still investigating.
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p485)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_417

Event 8480 (3DAC8859)

Date: 8/4/1950
Location: USA, approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39’ 35’ N., 72’ 24.5’ W.).
Description: (Translated from French) 10 a.m. EDT. Witnesses: Quartermaster Nils Lewring, Chief Petty Officer Jacob Koelwyn, Third Mate of the M/V Marcala. An object 3 meters long at an altitude between 20 and 35 meters, flying in a wavy motion, accelerated at the end of the 15 second observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1485

Event 8481 (1A0EC761)

Date: 8/4/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In the North Atlantic, approximately 100 miles southeast of the city of New York (39’ 35’ North, 72’ 24.5’ West), Quartermaster Nils Lewring, Second Jacob Koelwyn, and Lieutenant of the M/V Marcala observed a cylindrical object 10 feet in altitude, flying and spinning, accelerating at the end of the 15 seconds of observation. (August 4th, 10am)
Reference: case Blue Book #773 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_852

Event 8482 (957C38C3)

Date: 8/4/1950
Time: 10:00
Location: ATLANTIC SS MARCALA CREW
Description: Project Bluebook Case #773. 10’ cylinder/cylindrical object / 80’ altitude. Churning motion. Going quickly northeast / 500mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 115)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1770

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “ATLANTIC SS MARCALA CREW:BBK#773:10’CYL/80’alt:CHURNING MOTION:>>NE/500mph”, LatLong: “39.583335 -72.405559”, LatLongDMS: “39:35:00 N 72:24:20 W”, Locale: “High Seas”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NAT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8483 (B1FEB354)

Date: 8/4/1950
Time: 10:30
Location: LITTLE ROCK, ARK
Description: 5 observer(s) / power company. Saucer going northeast reflects sunlight. Turns going quickly east and gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 303)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1771

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “105”, HatchDesc: “LITTLE ROCK,ARK:5 OBS/POWER COMPANY:SCR> NE REFLECTS SUNLITE:TURNS>>E AND GONE”, LatLong: “34.750002 -92.288893”, LatLongDMS: “34:45:00 N 92:17:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arkansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8484 (3A4C81BD)

Date: 8/4/1950
Location: North Atlantic, At Sea
Description: Object 100’ Above Sea Observed By Ship MV Marcala (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: U, Rating: 5, BB: 773)
Reference: NICAP: 500804
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_727

Event 8485 (FEAC2BD8)

Date: 8/4/1950
Time: 10 AM EDT
Location: approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39’ 35’ N, 72’ 24.5’ W)
Description: Witnesses: Master Nils Lewring, Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third Mate, of M/V Marcala. One 10’ cylindrical object at 50-100’ altitude, flying with a churning or rotary motion, accelerated at end of 15 second sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_43

Event 8486 (9F23FA59)

Date: 8/4/1950
Location: Hanford Site, Washington State
Description: A memo from Army Maj. Ulysses Grant Carlan states that UFOs since July 30 have been seen at the Hanford Site in Washington State. They are above 15,000 feet. Jets attempting interception fail. The AEC says that the investigation is continuing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Maj. U. G. Carlan, “Flying Discs,” August 4, 1950; Good Above, pp. 267, 485; Nukes 46; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 6, April–July 1950, The Author, 1990, p. 71
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1565

Event 8487 (DDF7EF15)

Date: 8/4/1950
Locations: North Atlantic; Nova Scotia
Description: The crew (Master Nils Lewring, Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn) of the M/V Marcala in the North Atlantic between Nova Scotia and the US Eastern seaboard watch an aluminum-colored cylinder-shaped UFO, apparently 10 feet in diameter, 50–100 feet above the surface. It initially moves 25 mph, makes no noise, wobbles slightly, disappears over the horizon, then reappears. The ship’s captain watches the object through binoculars for 90 seconds. One of the other witnesses describes the sighting as “one of the most frightening experiences I have ever had.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Object 100ʹ above Sea Observed by Ship MV Marcala”; ClearIntent, pp. 115–116; Good Above, pp. 340–341
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1566

Event 8488 (79143D39)

Date: 8/4/1950
Description: In the Atlantic Ocean approximately 100 miles southeast of New York City (39.58 degrees N, 72.41 degrees W). At 10:00 a.m. EDT Master Nils Lewring, Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, and the Third Mate of the M/V Marcala sighted a ten-foot long cigar or ovoid object at 50-100 feet altitude, flying with a churning or rotary motion. The UFO was shaped like an egg cut lengthwise, and wobbled as it flew. It also “sparkled in the sunlight.” It accelerated away toward the end of their fifteen-second observation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 773; UNICAT, case # 720; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4641

Event 8489 (B1DAA58A)

Date: 8/5/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Observation of Great Falls (Montana): 2 UFOs are observed on radar, filmed (see below) and photographed by 2 independent observers. The case is declared inexplicable by physicist Mr. L. Baker. 35 of the 290 photos are requisitioned by the USAF. Electromagnetic and physiopathological effects are found. (August 5, 11:30)
Reference: Keyhoe 1973
Reference: Hynek 1974
Reference: DD-5
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_853

Event 8490 (252AB511)

Date: 8/5/1950
Time: 11:30
Location: GREAT FALLS, MT
Description: 2 observer(s). 315 16 mm frames / 2 saucers over baseball field. Going quickly southwest. / MJ#223.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 611)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1772

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1000”, HatchDesc: “GREAT FALLS,MT:2 OBS:315 16mm FRAMES/2 SCRS OVR BASEBALL FLD:>>SW:/MJ#223”, LatLong: “47.500002 -111.300005”, LatLongDMS: “47:30:00 N 111:18:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Montana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8491 (DEA0F87C)

Date: 8/5/1950
Description: On this day one of the most famous UFO movies of all time was shot in Great Falls, Montana. The 16mm film was shot by Nick Mariana and was witnessed by his secretary, Virginia Raunig. It shows aluminum colored discs, “like two new dimes”, hovering in the sky at a distance of two miles. It was sent to the U.S. Air Force for analysis, but when it was returned Mr. Mariana claimed many frames from the first part of the film, those showing the best closeup images of the objects, had been deleted. The existing film consists of 280 frames of 16mm film. The UFOs first hovered, then moved smoothly at very high speed (400 mph) in an arch beind a water tower. The objects estimated diameter was 50 feet.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 138; UNICAT, case 310; Edward U. Condon, Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 407
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4670

Event 8492 (92C93F09)

Date: 8/6/1950
Location: RIVERDALE, IL
Description: 1 observer. Saucer going [to] overhead. “Too round to be plane. To fast for balloon”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 303)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1773

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “183”, HatchDesc: “RIVERDALE,IL:1 OBS:SCR > OVHD:“TOO ROUND TO BE PLANE:TO FAST FOR BALLOON””, LatLong: “41.633335 -87.633338”, LatLongDMS: “41:38:00 N 87:38:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8493 (CA3655F0)

Date: 8/6/1950
Time: 15:20
Location: LAKE STOREY, IL
Description: 7+observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. 2 shiny metallic balls hover and dart and circle. 1100 kph. Going quickly NNW.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 606)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1774

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “222”, HatchDesc: “LAKE STOREY,IL:7+OBS/BINOCS:2 SHINY MTLC BALLS HVR+DART+CCL:1100 kph:>>NNW”, LatLong: “40.994446 -90.411115”, LatLongDMS: “40:59:40 N 90:24:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8494 (50C56F3E)

Date: 8/7/1950
Time: 04:00
Location: OVER SANTA FE, NM
Description: Air Force jet / 30K’. C-47 with dark object below. Jet follows. Can’t catch / 620mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 304)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1775

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “2100”, HatchDesc: “ovr SANTA FE,NM:AF JET/30K’:C-47 W/DARK OBJ BELOW:JET FOLOS:CANT CATCH/620mph:”, LatLong: “35.677779 -105.983338”, LatLongDMS: “35:40:40 N 105:59:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8495 (A45BCB1B)

Date: 8/7/1950
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Description: Black Object Chased At 620 MPH (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500807
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_728

Event 8496 (C752DDBD)

Date: 8/8/1950
Location: North of Orange County, CA
Description: Los Angeles Daily News. FOUR COUNTIES POLLED ON THIS ONE. A strange, green light the center of which seemed to be just north of Orange County in California, was seen over four counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Riverside. Its light covered the greater part of Southern California south of the city of Los Angeles and north as far as Santa Monica Bay. Observers at San Diego reported that the whole sky was alight like a giant flash bulb. There was no sound.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_82

Event 8497 (A6CB912A)

Date: 8/10/1950
Location: Pacific Coast, US
Description: NORTHWEST JOINS SOUTHWEST ON SIGHTING. Another huge silent slow lit up the Pacific Coast from Salem, Oregon to Seattle, Washington today.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_83

Event 8498 (CB1EEDD9)

Date: 8/10/1950
Location: CAMPELLO, TICINO, SWITZ
Description: 12+observer(s). Saucers leave luminous wake. Gyrates with ‘organ-music’ sound.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 305)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1776

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Switzerland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “CAMPELLO,TICINO,SWITZ:12+OBS:SCRS LEAVE LUM WAKE:GYRATES W/‘ORGAN-MUSIC’ SOUND”, LatLong: “46.483336 8.816667”, LatLongDMS: “46:29:00 N 08:49:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VLS”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8499 (79EA8574)

Date: 8/10/1950
Time: ~06:00
Location: ENUMCLAW, WA
Description: Flat round silver object going west slow. Turns going north. Then straight up like bullet.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 609)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1777

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “219”, HatchDesc: “ENUMCLAW,WA:FLAT RND SLVR OBJ > W SLOW:TURNS > N:THEN STRAIGHT UP LIKE BULLET”, LatLong: “47.205558 -121.988895”, LatLongDMS: “47:12:20 N 121:59:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8500 (46A79713)

Date: 8/10/1950
Time: 12:00?
Location: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Navy physicist Wykoff / (seen thru) binoculars. Large saucer maneuvers. No further details. / r11p328.
Type: sighting
Reference: SPENCER, John: The UFO ENCYCLOPEDIA; BUFORA/Acon Books, NY. 1991. 340pp. (Index 328)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1778

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “702”, HatchDesc: “EDWARDS AFB,CA:NAVY PHYSICIST WYKOFF/BINOCS:LRG SCR MNVRS:NFD: /r11p328.”, LatLong: “34.883335 -117.900006”, LatLongDMS: “34:53:00 N 117:54:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8501 (ED3FA1F8)

Date: 8/10/1950
Time: 21:30
Location: TOLOVANA PARK, OR
Description: Domed tank / US101. Lit portholes. Aims beam / bank / clay. Away fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 607)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1779

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “22”, HatchDesc: “TOLOVANA PARK,OR:DOMED TANK/US101:LIT PORTHOLES:AIMS BEAM/BANK/CLAY:AWAY FAST”, LatLong: “45.872224 -123.961117”, LatLongDMS: “45:52:20 N 123:57:40 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8502 (AC59EE05)

Date: 8/11/1950
Time: 22:00?
Location: TOLOVANA PK, OR
Description: Saucer back studying clay bank / beam again. Hides / cars in canyon.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 608)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1780

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “22”, HatchDesc: “TOLOVANA Pk,OR:SCR BACK STUDYING CLAY BANK/BEAM AGAIN:HIDES/CARS in canyon”, LatLong: “45.872224 -123.966673”, LatLongDMS: “45:52:20 N 123:58:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8503 (C4D47CC8)

Date: 8/11/1950
Time: 22:00?
Location: TWIN FALLS, ID
Description: 2 observer(s). 10M cube going [to] 400kph. 25 saucers or night lights. Then 25 more. All silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 609)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1781

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “1137”, HatchDesc: “TWIN FALLS,ID:2 OBS:10M CUBE >400kph:25 SCRS or NLTS:THEN 25 more:ALL SLNT”, LatLong: “42.550002 -114.466672”, LatLongDMS: “42:33:00 N 114:28:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Idaho”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8504 (729CE252)

Date: 8/12/1950
Location: Denver, Colorado
Description: YUMA SIGHTING QUITS AT SIGHT OF DRUGSTORE. William Schocke, Yuma, saw, along with dozens of others, a dark, disk-shaped object with a dim glow around its rim. When it reached a point just above a drugstore, it abruptly ceased lateral flight and slices straight upwards, disappearing behind low-hanging clouds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_84

Event 8505 (5D67633A)

Date: 8/12/1950
Location: YUMA, AZ
Description: Many observer(s). Glowing saucer right over main street. Goes straight going up [to] to clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 304)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1782

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “48”, HatchDesc: “YUMA,AZ:MANY OBS:GLOWING SCR RIGHT OVR MAIN STREET:GOES STRAIGHT ↑ TO CLOUDS”, LatLong: “32.700002 -114.616672”, LatLongDMS: “32:42:00 N 114:37:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8506 (EC46D413)

Date: 8/12/1950
Location: state forestry lookout tower on Round Top Mountain north of Medford, Oregon
Description: 1:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Oliver are at the state forestry lookout tower on Round Top Mountain north of Medford, Oregon, when they see two UFOs, one disc-shaped, the other oblong. They are about 100 feet apart, and the oblong one is tumbling in the air end over end.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Lookouts Report Seeing ‘Saucers’ North of Medford,” Medford (Oreg.) Mail-Tribune, August 17, 1950, p. 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1567

Event 8507 (A92D52B0)

Date: 8/12/1950
Description: More than eighty discs maneuvered in the sky over Campello, Ticino canton, Switzerland, leaving behind luminous wakes. They gyrated in the sky with a noise that was described as similar to “organ music”.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Desmond Leslie & George Adamski, Flying Saucers Have Landed, p. 104
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4931

Event 8508 (BD6AE761)

Date: 8/12/1950
Description: In Yuma, Arizona a disc-shaped object with a glowing outer edge zoomed to a position directly over Main Street at 5:45 p.m., then shot straight up into the clouds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Kenneth Arnold, The Coming of the Saucers, p. 153; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 4
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4932

Event 8509 (DD0960EB)

Date: 8/14/1950
Location: Cromer (10 miles N of), UK
Description: Neatishead radar tracked an unidentified aircraft (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500814
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_729

Event 8510 (406DC139)

Date: 8/14/1950
Location: Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, England
Description: 11:27 a.m. Flight Lt. Stan J. Hubbard and two other officers at Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, England, hear a humming noise. Hubbard looks up and sees a flat gray disc, about 100 feet in diameter, at an altitude of 700–1,000 feet. He watches it for 30 seconds as it flies at a speed of 800–1,000 mph and makes a series of S- turns, oscillating as it moves. The other two officers see nothing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: David Clarke, “Flying Saucer Working Party,” Dr. David Clarke Folklore and Journalism, January 3, 2015; Good Need, pp. 149–151; David Clarke and Andy Roberts, Out of the Shadows, Piatkus, 2002, pp. 87–93; UFOFiles2, pp. 40–42
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1568

Event 8511 (8CF81AF1)

Date: 8/15/1950
Location: USA, Great Falls (Montana)
Description: (Translated from French) DD; 11:30 - 2 witnesses, duration 1 minute UFO film: two small punctual lights in the bright sky containing enough reference objects to allow for a significant study. (J. Allen HYNEK: “UFOs, Myth or Reality?” - trans. Belfond 1974, p.78,79, 274) Film shot by Nick Mariana of Great Falls. (Henry DURRANT: “The UFO File” - Laffont 1973 - p.180) This color film was carefully studied by physicist Dr. M.L. Baker, “top secret security clearance card.” The film contains 290 successive images. On the first 35 one sees a kind of mark or band at the periphery of the two objects that rotate synchronically. Or rather: one saw. These 35 images were confiscated by the Air Force. (August 15, 1950)
Reference: Aimé MICHEL/Georges LEHR: “FOR/AGAINST UFOs” BERGER-LEVRAULT 1969, FOR section, p. 51, 52
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1486

Event 8512 (06DDBC6E)

Date: 8/15/1950
Location: Great Falls, MT
Description: Nick Mariana / Montana UFO Color Film (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, Code: I, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500815
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_730

Event 8513 (2D57331E)

Date: 8/15/1950
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Description: 11:30 a.m. Nicholas Mariana and his secretary Virginia Raunig are inspecting the Great Falls, Montana, baseball stadium in preparation for a game. He walks up to the grandstand and notices two fast-moving bright lights “like two new dimes in the sky.” He rushes to his car, parked 60 feet away, and gets his 16mm movie camera from the glove compartment. He films the objects passing behind a water tower, which provides a frame of reference for measuring distance, size, altitude, azimuth, and speed. In October he takes it to an Air Force officer for analysis. USAF notes that two jet interceptors were in the area and might be the objects on the film, but Mariana and Raunig had seen those too. Controversy soon arises when Mariana claims that the first 35 frames of his film—which he says most clearly show the UFOs as rotating disks—are missing. People in the Great Falls area who view Mariana’s film support him. They claim that the missing frames clearly show the UFOs as spinning, metallic disks with a “notch or band” along their outer edges. USAF personnel deny this accusation and insist that they have removed only a single frame of film that was damaged in the analysis. In 1952, Blue Book reviews the film; so does Robert M. L. Baker Jr. in 1954, and the Colorado project in 1967. All studies of the film agree that it was not faked and that the objects appear to be disc-shaped.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Mariana UFO incident”; NICAP, “Nick Mariana / Montana UFO Color Film”; “Nick Mariana UFO Footage 1950 Great Falls Montana,” parkerdonaldmusic YouTube channel, September 29, 2012; “Air Force Takes over Films of Flying Disks,” Spokane (Wash.) Chronicle, October 5, 1950, p. 8; “Colored Films on Saucers to Be Shown,” Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News, October 19, 1950, p. 17; Clark III 767–769; UFOs Yes, 81–108; Condon, pp. 407–415; Margaret Sachs, The UFO Encyclopedia, Putnam, 1980, pp. 127–128; Barry Greenwood, “On the Question of Tampering with the 1950 Great Falls UFO Film,” UFO Historical Revue, no. 7 (September 2000): 1–8; Michael D. Swords, GrassRoots UFOs: Case Reports from the Timmerman Files, Fund for UFO Research, 2005, pp. 138–139; Michael D. Swords, “Can You Learn Anything from UFO Photos? Part Three,” The Big Study, July 7, 2012; Patrick Gross, “The Great Falls, Montana, UFO Color Film, August 15, 1950”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1569

Event 8514 (33188D06)

Date: 8/15/1950
Location: Metropole Building on Northumberland Avenue in London, England
Description: A top secret meeting on UFOs takes place at the Metropole Building on Northumberland Avenue in London, England. It is chaired by Hugh Young, deputy director of intelligence, and attended by representatives of the Secret Intelligence Service and Wing Commander Myles Formby of the Air Ministry’s technical intelligence branch. Young explains that Henry Tizard, chief scientific advisor to the Ministry of Defence, feels that reports of flying saucers should not be dismissed without investigation and has asked that a working party be set up to look into significant reports. RAF Fighter Command is advised that all future reports of aerial phenomena should go to the Flying Saucer Working Party.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: David Clarke and Andy Roberts, Out of the Shadows, Piatkus, 2002, pp. 77– 78; Loren E. Gross, The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: UFOs, a History: January 1, 1947–December 31, 1959, Supplemental Notes , The Author, 2003, p. 35
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1570

Event 8515 (344DE265)

Date: 8/20/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Nicosia, Cyprus, Liaison Officer Lieutenant William Ghormley, Colonel W. V. Brown, and Lieutenant-Colonel L.w. Brauer of the USAF MATS observe a round, shiny object flying quickly straight for 15-20 seconds. (August 20, 1:30 PM)
Reference: Case Blue Book #793 Unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_854

Event 8516 (A7FFAE27)

Date: 8/20/1950
Time: 13:30
Location: NICOSIA, CYPRUS
Description: Project Bluebook Case #793. 3+USAF. Small vibrant bright white sphere/orb/globe going quickly west / fantastic speed. Very high.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 307)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1783

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Cyprus”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NICOSIA,CYPRUS:BBK#793:3+USAF:SML VBRITE WHT ORB >>W/FANTASTIC SPEED:VERY HIGH”, LatLong: “35.166668 33.533335”, LatLongDMS: “35:10:00 N 33:32:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NIC”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8517 (86A3BDAE)

Date: 8/20/1950
Time: 13:30
Location: NORTH PORTLAND, OR
Description: Long “sharpened pencil” paces plane / higher altitude through turns.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 615)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1784

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2000”, HatchDesc: “N.PORTLAND,OR:LONG “SHARPENED PENCIL” PACES PLANE/HIGHER alt THRU TURNS”, LatLong: “45.600002 -122.633339”, LatLongDMS: “45:36:00 N 122:38:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8518 (07B9F0B7)

Date: 8/20/1950
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Description: Small, round or elliptical, bright object overhead (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 793)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_731

Event 8519 (454BBD04)

Date: 8/20/1950
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Description: Witnesses: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_44

Event 8520 (1EF170AC)

Date: 8/20/1950
Locations: Mount Palomar, California; Palomar Gardens Café
Description: An FBI informant meets with George Adamski at Alice Wells’s restaurant, the Palomar Gardens Café, south of Mount Palomar, California. In addition to the standard flying saucer tales, Adamski mentions that the Federal Communications Commission has established contact with people from other planets who apparently have a communist economic system. He also predicts that Russia will dominate the world for the next 1,000 years.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Kremlin 63–71
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1571

Event 8521 (672C7948)

Date: 8/20/1950
Description: On this afternoon in Nicosia, Cyprus at 1:30 p.m., three military officers sighted a small, round, bright white flying object. MATS liaison officer Lt. William Ghormley, Colonel W. V. Brown, and Lt. Colonel L.W. Brauer reported that the UFO flew fast, straight and level for 15-20 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 793; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5165

Event 8522 (EEB10421)

Date: 8/21/1950
Location: ECHTERDINGEN ARMY AIR BASE, GERMANY
Description: White ovoid joins balloon / theodolite. Going up and down. Turns going [to] WSW.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 307)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1785

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ECHTERDINGEN AAB,GERMANY:WHT OVOID JOINS BALLOON/THEODOLITE:↑+↓:TURNS >WSW”, LatLong: “48.733336 9.250000”, LatLongDMS: “48:44:00 N 09:15:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bade-Wurtemberg”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8523 (D5DB3C38)

Date: 8/22/1950
Time: 20:00
Location: SOUTHWEST / BERMUDA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #787. 8 civil and US B29 RADAR. Blip lets B29 pass by. Then zips off / 400knt.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 308)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1786

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “SW/BERMUDA:BBK#787:8 CIV+US B29 RDR:BLIP LETS B29 PASS BY:THEN ZIPS OFF/400knt”, LatLong: “29.666668 -67.466670”, LatLongDMS: “29:40:00 N 67:28:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bermuda”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8524 (D9FB5C37)

Date: 8/23/1950
Description: FBI memo from Alan H. Belmont to D. Milton Ladd on green fireballs.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: A. H. Belmont, “Summary of Aerial Phenomena in New Mexico, Miscellaneous—Information Concerning,” August 23, 1950
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1572

Event 8525 (32B27DFD)

Date: 8/24/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Approximately 250 miles southwest of the Bermuda (29’ 40’ North, 67* 28’ West), on board a B-29, the radar operator and S/Sgt. William Shaffer detected an unknown object and a possible blue trail 3 minutes later. The B-29 followed the unknown target, then passed it at 1/4 mile distance. The target was followed for 5 minutes, then passed the B-29 and moved away. The total duration of the detection was 20 minutes. (August 24 (25?) 20:00)
Reference: case Blue Book #787 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_855

Event 8526 (3590F235)

Date: 8/24/1950
Location: Bermuda (250 Miles SW of), At Sea
Description: Distinct bright unidentified target travel at same speed (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: 787)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_732

Event 8527 (5E216655)

Date: 8/25/1950
Location: Paris, TX
Description: In The Paris News, an oddly incomplete article with the title “Grounded Saucer Found by Police” was published. The article’s contents were about the Korean War and has no reference to saucers or the police. Researcher/author Leonard Stringfield said that newspapers were heavily censored of UFO crash retrieval reports or information, making this newspaper article very curious.
Type: newspaper article
Type: crash retrieval
Type: landed saucer
Reference: newspapers.com
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_997

Event 8528 (8A0D3D12)

Date: 8/25/1950
Location: BERMUDA, approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29’ 40’ N., 67’28’ W.).
Description: (Translated from French) 8 p.m. Witness: B-29 radar operator S/Sgt. William Shaffer. Radar sighting and possibly a blue light visually 2 to 3 minutes later. The B-29 pursued an unidentified target, passed within 1/4 mile of it, then the B-29 was followed for 5 minutes by the target before it accelerated away. Total duration of the radar sighting: 20 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1487

Event 8529 (20648198)

Date: 8/25/1950
Time: 8 PM
Location: approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29’ 40’ N, 67’ 28’ W)
Description: Witness: B-29 radarman S/Sgt. 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_45

Event 8530 (1BD98BD6)

Date: 8/25/1950
Description: 250 miles southwest of Bermuda over the Atlantic Ocean (29.67º N, 67.47º W). At 8:00 p.m. radarman S/Sgt. William Shaffer, flying in a B-29, picked up an unidentified radar blip. The B-29 followed the unidentified target, then passed it at one-quarter-mile distance, whereupon the target followed them for the next five minutes. It passed the B-29 and sped away. A blue streak was seen in the sky three minutes later. Total time of tracking: 20 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5308

Event 8531 (1B1F3AB1)

Date: 8/27/1950
Location: BROCKTON, MASS
Description: 1 observer. Shiny white 20’ sphere speeds into wind. Air Force says “a balloon”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 309)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1787

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “34”, HatchDesc: “BROCKTON,MASS:1 OBS:SHINY WHT 20’ SPHERE SPEEDS INTO WIND:AF SAYS “A BALLOON””, LatLong: “42.100002 -71.033337”, LatLongDMS: “42:06:00 N 71:02:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8532 (55E328F5)

Date: 8/27/1950
Location: Brockton (near), MA
Description: Shiny white spherical object about 20 ft diameter (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_733

Event 8533 (90E829DA)

Date: 8/27/1950
Description: A shiny white 20-foot wide sphere sped into the wind over Brockton, Massachusetts. The Air Force explained it as a balloon.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5387

Event 8534 (E9619250)

Date: 8/29/1950
Time: 17:30
Location: HOLLY HILL, FL
Description: 2 observer(s). 60cm disk going down / dark low cloud. Back up and down again. Going quickly south. Sparks.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 616)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1788

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “5”, HatchDesc: “HOLLY HILL,FL:2 OBS:60cm DISK ↓/DRK LOW CLOUD:BACK UP+DOWN AGAIN:>>S:SPARKS”, LatLong: “29.244446 -81.038893”, LatLongDMS: “29:14:40 N 81:02:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8535 (99BFBB95)

Date: 8/30/1950
Location: CANADA, Sandy Point, Newfoundland
Description: (Translated from French) 1:30 p.m. Witnesses: three people from the locality, including Kaeel and Alexander, from the Air Force base. A dark object shaped like a barrel with the opening facing down, in the water, flying at about 5km/hour, at an altitude of 4 to 6 meters during the 5 minute observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1488

Event 8536 (9D39BD28)

Date: 8/30/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Experts from the company Land-Air observe unidentified aerial phenomena during tests of a Bell rocket plane.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_856

Event 8537 (FC354973)

Date: 8/30/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Sandy Point (Newfoundland, Canada), 3 local employees, including Kaeel and Alexander from the USAF base, observed for 5 minutes a dark barrel-shaped object, with a kind of pole descending into the water, moving at a speed of 3 to 5 miles/h, at an altitude of 15 to 20 feet. (13:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #790 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_857

Event 8538 (588E129D)

Date: 8/30/1950
Time: 10:50
Location: HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: Many HIQ observer(s). 2 saucers / theodolites. Photographs hazy / objects. Back 31 Aug. 5.
Type: sighting
Reference: LORENZEN, Coral: FLYING SAUCERS, the Starting Evidence; Signet Books, NY 1962 & 1966. 278pp. Originally “The Great F. S. Hoax”. (Index 27)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1789

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “1248”, HatchDesc: “HOLLOMAN AFB,NM:MANY HIQ OBS:2 SCRS/THEODOLITES:FOTOS HAZY/OBJS:BACK 31AUG5”, LatLong: “32.850002 -106.083338”, LatLongDMS: “32:51:00 N 106:05:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8539 (288C1033)

Date: 8/30/1950
Location: Sandy Point, Newfoundland, CAN
Description: A black or dark round object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 790)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_734

Event 8540 (3B38D926)

Date: 8/30/1950
Location: S of Kippens, Newfoundland, CAN
Description: (BB# may be wrong) black or yellowish-brown object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 790)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_735

Event 8541 (C2B8B805)

Date: 8/30/1950
Location: Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, CAN
Description: A black or dark round object (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 500830
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_736

Event 8542 (D1303662)

Date: 8/30/1950
Location: Alamogordo (Holloman AFB), NM
Description: Two Objects Filmed During Shrike Missile Test (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500830
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_737

Event 8543 (6CECFF95)

Date: 8/30/1950
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada
Description: Witnesses: 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 m.p.h. and 15-20’ altitude for 5 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_46

Event 8544 (44B4514A)

Date: 8/30/1950
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: 10:45 a.m. During a Bell Aircraft MX-776 Shrike missile test (for the later Rascal air-to-ground strategic missile) a USAF M/Sgt and eight Bell Aircraft employees at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, see two glaringly bright circular or elliptical objects maintaining relative position to each other following the B-50 Superfortress launch aircraft from above on both the dry run and hot run prior to missile release. The objects give a “strong glare at all times” (not reflected sunlight), maneuver at high estimated speeds up to 10 times the B-50 (roughly 2,500 mph) for short distances, leave no vapor trails, hover, accelerate rapidly, and make abrupt “square” turns with apparent size changing to indicate ascent and descent.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Two Objects Filmed during Shrike Missile Test”; Sparks , p. 98; Maj. R. G. Illing, “Aerial Phenomena,” September 13, 1950; Swords 115
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1573

Event 8545 (DCBFF862)

Date: 8/30/1950
Description: At 1:30 p.m. three local employees of the Air Force Base at Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada including Kaeel and Alexander sighted a dark, barrel-shaped object with a pole extending down from it into the water. The object flew very slowly at 3-5 mph just 15-20-feet above the water for five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5485

Event 8546 (3FC5AC9A)

Date: 8/31/1950
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, Reaches 136.4km attitude (Blossom 7- Nominal performance)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_415
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 136.4km

Event 8547 (5BF4E214)

Date: 8/31/1950
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) At 10:09, launch of V2 No. 51, 136 km altitude, weight 13672 kg. (GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959) with mice on board, killed in the crash on the ground.
Reference: Nieuwenhuis H. 1988, 17
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1489

Event 8548 (0971C708)

Date: 8/31/1950
Description: (Translated from French) The same team makes a similar observation to the one from the day before during a rocket launch V-2 at the Holloman base. (August 31)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_858

Event 8549 (ABA20F33)

Date: 8/31/1950
Location: Alamogordo (Holloman AFB), NM
Description: Objects Filmed After V-2 Launch (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, Code: I, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 500831
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_738

Event 8550 (3A0D3536)

Date: 8/31/1950
Locations: Holloman AFB, New Mexico; Kirtland AFB
Description: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. After V-2 missile launch no. 51 at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, Project Twinkle cinetheodolite crews track and film multiple objects sporadically several times from different directions at very high speeds over the course of 3 hours. Cinetheodolite station P-5 films an object using a one-frame-per-second 60 cm focal length camera with 35 mm color film. Frames 593 and 595 (2 seconds of nearly 10 minutes of film) show its elevation angle changing. An attempted interception by four F-86 jets from Kirtland AFB for one hour fails to locate the objects, which apparently return after the jets leave. Cinetheodolite observers note an object with definite shape and 3D depth but indistinct edges and no smoke or trail. The object seems to “rock or oscillate.” It is lost when the observer looks away to get an angle reading.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Objects Filmed after V-2 Launch”; Sparks , p. 99
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1574

Event 8551 (027359EE)

Date: 9/1950
Location: Venice, California
Description: BOY ASTRONOMER PHOTOGRAPHS ONE BY ACCIDENT. Ivan Courtright, 14-year-old amateur astronomer set his camera at a six-hour exposure to photograph sky trails and accidentally obtained two photos. One of a saucer, when he clicked the shutter too soon, and the other a saucer trail taken on a longer exposure. The photo of the saucer coming right at the camera shows clearly the illuminated cloud surrounding it.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_86

Event 8552 (2747B717)

Date: 9/1950
Location: Saw Bill Bay, Minnesota
Description: SAWBILLIES WATCH ONE LAND ON BAY. F. A. Halstead of Duluth, Minn., and Ben Eyton, Editor of the Steep Rocket Echo, Ontario, reported the experience of a miner living in Antikokan who saw a flying saucer and a live crew in a cove of Sawbill Bay. They gave full details and told that they went back later with a camera and after a few days caught another saucer which spotted them and took off in a flash of green. There was There was a terrific high-pitched whine almost a blast, they explained, and then it was gone. One little figure that had been near the water’s edge was only about halfway back when it took off. “Our impression was that something fell off when the saucer was about halfway down the bay. For some reason, our motor took a fit of not wanting to start. After we did get it going, it began to run hot, which ruined our chances of pursuing the object.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_87

Event 8553 (D82CE2B2)

Date: 9/1950
Location: DU BOIS, PA
Description: 80 National Guardsmen. 30’ rotating metal saucer / 4K’ altitude over airport. Vapor trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 321)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1790

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “163”, HatchDesc: “DU BOIS,PA:80 Natl GUARDSMEN:30’ROTATING MTL SCR/4K’alt ovr AIRPORT:VPR TRAIL”, LatLong: “41.116669 -78.761115”, LatLongDMS: “41:07:00 N 78:45:40 W”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1200”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8554 (14DABAE3)

Date: 9/1950
Time: 07:00
Location: NORTH KOREA
Description: 6 US bombers. 200M saucers jam RADAR / each frequency in turn. Going quickly northwest. / NICAP v3#5.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 28)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1791

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “N.KOREA:6 US BOMBERS:200M SCRS JAM RDR/EACH FREQ.IN TURN:>>NW:/NICAP v3#5”, LatLong: “40.000002 126.500006”, LatLongDMS: “40:00:00 N 126:30:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NKR”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8555 (A5FFE368)

Date: 9/1950 (approximate)
Time: 21:00
Location: SAND PATCH, PA
Description: Kids. Huge metallic dome with square portholes. WHIRRs and maneuvers. Bright yellow light / bottom/underside.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 617)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1792

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “683”, HatchDesc: “SAND PATCH,PA:KIDS:HUGE MTLC DOME W/SQR PORTS:WHIRRs+MNVRS:BRITE YLW LITE/BTM”, LatLong: “39.800002 -78.972226”, LatLongDMS: “39:48:00 N 78:58:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8556 (54D929D0)

Date: 9/1950
Location: City not noted, Korea
Description: Navy planes on mission approached by two large discs, radar jammed, radio transmitter blocked by buzzing noise each time new frequency tried (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_739

Event 8557 (72B2082D)

Date: 9/1950
Location: 100 miles south of the Yalu River in Korea
Description: 7:00 a.m. Three US Navy planes on a combat mission 100 miles south of the Yalu River in Korea are approached from below by two huge discs, at least 600–700 feet in diameter, traveling at 1,000–1,200 mph. The radar shows them as 1.5 miles away. Suddenly the objects halt, back up, and begin a jittering motion, keeping pace with them, circling above and below. When one pilot readies his guns, the aircraft radar goes haywire, apparently jammed. His radio transmitter is blocked by a buzzing noise. The discs are silvery and shaped like a “coolie’s hat, with oblong ports from which emanated a copper-green colored light which gradually shifted to pale pastel-colored lights.” A shimmering red ring circles the top portion of the disc. The objects soon speed away in the direction from which they had come.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Haines, Korea, pp. 28–30; Lorenzen, FS Hoax, pp. 30–32
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1575

Event 8558 (ACA2778E)

Date: 9/1950
Locations: San Francisco Bay Area, California; Norfolk, Virginia
Description: The first US Army large-scale aerosol vulnerability test occurs in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, using two types of bacteria (Bacillus globigii and Serratia marcescens) and fluorescent particles. Six simulated attacks are conducted, with the conclusion that it is feasible to attack a seaport city with biological aerosol agents from a ship offshore. The first open-air tests with biological simulants are conducted in 1950 in various locales, one of which is off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “United States biological weapons program”; David R. Franz, Cheryl D. Parrott, and Ernest T. Takafuji, “The U.S. Biological Warfare and Biological Defense Programs,” in Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Office of the US Surgeon General, 1997, chap. 19
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1576

Event 8559 (3EFABA94)

Date: 9/1950
Description: George Adamski first receives national exposure as coauthor of an article in Fate on his fake UFO photographs. A follow-up article in July 1951 features even more dramatic photos.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 39; Maurice Weekley and George Adamski, “Flying Saucers As Astronomers See Them,” Fate 3, no. 6 (September 1950): 56– 59; George Adamski, “I Photographed Space Ships,” Fate 4, no. 5 (July 1951): 64–74; George Noory, “Fate Flashback: ‘Flying Saucers’ in the 1950’s,” Coast to Coast AM, August 18, 2016
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1577

Event 8560 (8EFB1B36)

Date: 9/1/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: NUNIVAK ISLAND, AK
Description: Aleuts terrorized. Huge fireball / ovoid at sea. 3 repeats. Going west to Siberia.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 313)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1793

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “NUNIVAK ISL,AK:ALEUTS TERRORIZED:HUGE FBL/OVOID at SEA:3 REPEATS:>W to SIBERIA”, LatLong: “60.416670 -167.700008”, LatLongDMS: “60:25:00 N 167:42:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8561 (81678223)

Date: 9/1/1950
Location: McKorryuk, Nunivak Island, Aleutians, AK
Description: Strange deep red ball of fire near the horizon (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_740

Event 8562 (BB3959DE)

Date: 9/2/1950
Time: ~22:00
Location: HARMON AIR FORCE BASE, NFL
Description: Air Force guard. Shadow-man at end of runway. Vanishes in flash! No UFO.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUSGRAVE, John Brent: UFO OCCUPANTS & CRITTERS; Global Communications, NY 1979. 8x11 66pp. (Index 41)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1794

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “33”, HatchDesc: “HARMON AFB,NFL:AF GUARD:SHADOW-MAN at END of RUNWAY:VANISHES in FLASH!:no ufo”, LatLong: “48.533336 -58.566669”, LatLongDMS: “48:32:00 N 58:34:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 8563 (9E7808B0)

Date: 9/3/1950
Location: USA, Spokane, Washington.
Description: (Translated from French) 2 p.m. Witnesses: Maj. R.J. Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and a neighbor (one of the witnesses saw 3 objects, the other two saw only one object). Disk of metallic appearance and bronze color, 20-30 feet long and 2-6 feet thick. Independent and erratic movements for 5 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1491

Event 8564 (87B5468C)

Date: 9/3/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Spokane (Washington), Major R.J. Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and a neighbor (who had previously seen 3 objects, the others having seen 1), observed for 5 minutes disks seeming of metallic bronze, about 20 to 30 feet long, 2 to 6 feet wide, each moving in a disordered manner [[case Blue Book #797 unexplained]]. (September 3, 2 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_859

Event 8565 (5FAD2EC1)

Date: 9/3/1950
Time: 14:00
Location: SPOKANE, WA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #797. Air Force Major and 2. 3 30’ saucers / erratic motion. Going quickly [to] WSW going [to] Fairchild Air Force Base.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 313)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1795

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “600”, HatchDesc: “SPOKANE,WA:BBK#797:AF Major+2:3 30’SCRS/ERRATIC MOTION:>>WSW >FAIRCHILD AFB”, LatLong: “47.633336 -117.416672”, LatLongDMS: “47:38:00 N 117:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8566 (6F503F55)

Date: 9/3/1950
Location: Spokane, WA
Description: Three Pancake-Shaped Objects Observed (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 797)
Reference: NICAP: 500903
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_741

Event 8567 (5CF10E98)

Date: 9/3/1950
Time: 2 PM
Location: Spokane, Washington
Description: Witnesses: Maj R.J. Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three objects, others saw one). Metallic bronze discs, 20-30’ long, 2-6’ thick. Moved independently and erratically for 5 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_47

Event 8568 (47940AFC)

Date: 9/5/1950
Time: 10:30
Location: BIG RAPIDS, MI
Description: 2 / farm. 10m silent saucer with large round portholes floats over barn going southwest. Drawing.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 619)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1796

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “302”, HatchDesc: “BIG RAPIDS,MI:2/FARM:10m SLNT SCR W/LRG RND PORTS FLOATS ovr BARN >SW:drawing”, LatLong: “43.700002 -85.483337”, LatLongDMS: “43:42:00 N 85:29:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8569 (01937A52)

Date: 9/5/1950
Location: Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, England
Description: 4:09 p.m. Flight Lt. Stan J. Hubbard is standing on the watchtower at Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, England, with five other officers, one of whom is Wing Commander Frank Jolliffe. They all see, at a range of 10– 15 miles, a light gray disc following a rectangular flight path, consisting of a “falling leaf, horizontal flight, an upward “falling leaf,” then another horizontal stretch. The Working Party concludes they have imperfectly viewed some conventional aircraft.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: David Clarke, “Flying Saucer Working Party,” Dr. David Clarke Folklore and Journalism, January 3, 2015; Good Need, pp. 150–151; David Clarke and Andy Roberts, Out of the Shadows, Piatkus, 2002, pp. 87–93; UFOFiles2, p. 41
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1578

Event 8570 (19BCBCD4)

Date: 9/8/1950
Location: Unkown location, Germany
Description: (McDonald list) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_742

Event 8571 (6060465F)

Date: 9/8/1950
Locations: Illinois; Korea
Description: Henry Holt publishes Frank Scully’s Behind the Flying Saucers, the first book on UFOs. It sensationally claims that the US government has retrieved a crashed flying saucer and several dead pilots. Rep. Edward H. Jenison (R-Ill.) condemns the book as contributing to mass hysteria during a time of war in Korea. USAF Public Information Officer Clare Welch estimates that 3–4 million people have heard about saucers, thanks to the book.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Frank Scully, Behind the Flying Saucers , Holt, 1950; John L. Cotton, et al., “Flying Saucers and Frank Scully,” in KNW 2333: The Scientific Method, Critical and Creative Thinking (Debunking Pseudoscience), Southern Methodist University; Swords 103; Curt Collins, “Operation Hush-Hush: The UFO Crash and ET Bodies Cover- Up,” The Saucers That Time Forgot, February 9, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1579

Event 8572 (2276C629)

Date: 9/8/1950
Locations: The Pentagon; Wright-Patterson AFB
Description: Air Force Intelligence Collection Division’s Collection Control Branch (AFOIN-CC-1) at the Pentagon issues a new intelligence reporting directive requiring special handling and reporting of UFO incidents, “Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft,” thus reversing the cancellation directive of January 12, 1950. The action reflects the increasing interest by AFOIN Director Gen. Cabell and his dissatisfaction with AMC inaction on UFO study at Wright-Patterson AFB.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “1950 UFO Chronology”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1580

Event 8573 (983979A4)

Date: 9/10/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Retrieval of 3 bodies following a crash in Albuquerque (New Mexico). (September 10)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_860

Event 8574 (A1978EFE)

Date: 9/10/1950
Location: Mitchell Field, New York
Description: TW JET PILOTS LOSE in 30 MILE CHASE. Lt. Wilbert S. Rogers and Capt. Edward Ballard, Mitchell Field Air Force jet pilots, chased a mysterious round flying object for thirty miles and couldn’t catch it. They estimated its speed at 900 mph. They sighted the object over Sandy Hook, New Jersey, while on a routine flight. It was silvery-white and about the size of a fighter plane traveling at 20,000 feet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_85

Event 8575 (E3A0F94C)

Date: 9/11/1950
Description: On this day 8 mm motion pictures were shot with a telescopic lens of a spinning disk at Wickup Reservoir in Oregon by a man named Murphy. He shot 10 feet of film showing the spinning disc-shaped object. There was one other witness.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping, September 12, 1950; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 21
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5850

Event 8576 (19070337)

Date: 9/12/1950
Location: WICKIUP RESERVOIR, OR
Description: Fisherman. Telescopic 8mm movies. 10’ / film. Spinning disk-saucer.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 321)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1797

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “480”, HatchDesc: “WICKIUP RSVR,OR:FISHERMAN:TELESCOPIC 8mm MOVIES:10’/FILM:SPINNING DISK-SCR”, LatLong: “43.688891 -121.700006”, LatLongDMS: “43:41:20 N 121:42:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8577 (B4F8F8D5)

Date: 9/13/1950
Location: Effingham (5 miles SW of), IL
Description: Red Lights On Collision Course With Aircraft (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 500913
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_743

Event 8578 (AD7960FB)

Date: 9/13/1950
Location: Howard Hawks
Description: The Air Force responds to producer Howard Hawks’s request for the use of military locations, personnel, and equipment for his upcoming film The Thing from Another World by refusing to participate and objecting to any display of USAF personnel or equipment on the grounds that “it is our policy not to participate in any proposal that will perpetuate this hoax.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 103–104
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1581

Event 8579 (2365A9D1)

Date: 9/15/1950
Location: Washington DC
Description: In a conference between Canadian Wilbert Smith and Dr. Sarbacher (a consultant to the US Research and Development Board), scientist reveals Frank Scully’s 1950 “Behind the Flying Saucers” book is true and substantially correct, Flying Saucers exist, we haven’t been able to duplicate their performance, it’s pretty certain they didn’t originate on the earth, the subject is classified more highly than the H-bomb.
Type: conference
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p519)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_418
See also: 9/23/1947
See also: 1/26/1953

Event 8580 (44351256)

Date: 9/15/1950
Location: Canada
Description: Canadian engineer Wilbert B. Smith attends a classified briefing with physicist Robert I. Sarbacher of the US Defense Dept.’s Research and Development Board. Smith asks if there is any truth to the Scully crash- and-retrieval story and Sarbacher replies, “The facts reported in the book are substantially correct.” He says that UFOs are “classified two points higher even than the H-bomb.” In 1983, Sarbacher confirms the comment to Stanton T. Friedman , although he clarifies that he was speaking about crashed UFOs in general. He tells UFO researcher William Steinman in November 1983 that he “was invited to participate in several discussions associated with the reported recoveries” of UFOs, but is unable to attend the meetings. He claims Vannevar Bush, Eric A. Walker , and John von Neumann are “definitely involved” in the program and probably J. Robert Oppenheimer as well.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 1029–1031; Good Above, pp. 519–521; Northern Ontario UFO Research and Study, “Dr. Robert Sarbacher,” March 1, 2010; Wilbert B. Smith, [Sarbacher interview notes], September 15, 1950; Dolan II 320; Robert I. Sarbacher, [Letter to William Steinman], November 29, 1983
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1582

Event 8581 (EE0C4D73)

Date: 9/17/1950
Time: 15:30
Location: FEEDING HILLS, MA
Description: 2 cone saucers going southwest / rigid formation. Reverse going northeast with no stop. Separate observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 629)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1798

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “66”, HatchDesc: “FEEDING HILLS,MA:2 CONE SCRS > SW/RIGID FORMn:REVERSE >NE with no stop:sep obs”, LatLong: “42.066669 -72.677781”, LatLongDMS: “42:04:00 N 72:40:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8582 (5B5BF9F6)

Date: 9/17/1950
Time: ~17:00
Location: TATUM, NM
Description: Blue Book. Fireball / grey edge going south. Saucer inside? Separate saucers / Albuquerque and Walker Air Force Base.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 322)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1799

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “240”, Elev: “1218”, HatchDesc: “TATUM,NM:BBK:FBL/GREY EDGE >S:SCR INSIDE?::SEP SCRS/ALBUQUERQUE+WALKER AFB”, LatLong: “33.261113 -103.316672”, LatLongDMS: “33:15:40 N 103:19:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8583 (211E0156)

Date: 9/18/1950
Time: 16:00
Location: POPLAR, MT
Description: 2 ANG F51 pilots and Air Traffic Controllers and ground observer(s). Round object / fast erratic maneuvers. Then hovers.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1800

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “607”, HatchDesc: “POPLAR,MT:2 ANG F51 PILOTS+ATCs+GND.OBS:RND OBJ/FAST ERRATIC MNVRS:then HOVERS”, LatLong: “48.111113 -105.200005”, LatLongDMS: “48:06:40 N 105:12:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Montana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8584 (B2349F1F)

Date: 9/18/1950
Location: Poplar (Bluff?), MT
Description: Round object moving erratically at high speed then hover (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_744

Event 8585 (EABCC586)

Date: 9/19/1950
Location: BLACKHEATH, KENT
Description: 18 silver spheres going quickly [to] over. 2 more follow. Direction unknown. No further details. / r171.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 76)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1801

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “BLACKHEATH,KENT:18 SLVR SPHERES>>OVR:2 MORE FOLO:DIRECTION UNK:NFD:/r171”, LatLong: “51.461114 0.005556”, LatLongDMS: “51:27:40 N 00:00:20 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8586 (2D7E473A)

Date: 9/20/1950
Location: USA, Kit Carson, Colorado.
Description: (Translated from French) 10:49 a.m. Witness identified as “credible”. Two large, bright round objects, and three smaller objects “inside”. The two large ones hovered for a minute, while the three smaller ones entered and exited the large objects. All of them rose and disappeared, accelerating.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1492

Event 8587 (0F38B85C)

Date: 9/20/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Kit Carson (Colorado), a “reliable” witness observed 2 large round and luminous objects and 3 smaller ones inside. The 2 objects remained stationary for 1 minute and then moved, and the 3 smaller ones came out from behind or inside the 2 larger ones. All of them quickly moved away into the sky. (September 20, 10:49)
Reference: case Blue Book #807 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_861

Event 8588 (0F1642D5)

Date: 9/20/1950
Time: 10:50
Location: US40 EAST / KIT CARSON, CO
Description: 3 small glowing-balls exit 2 large ones. Hover. Up / 3000kph. / r28p431.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 632)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1802

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1280”, HatchDesc: “US40 E/KIT CARSON,CO:3 SML GLOW-BALLS EXIT 2 LRG ONES:HVR:UP/3000kph:/r28p431”, LatLong: “38.788891 -102.500005”, LatLongDMS: “38:47:20 N 102:30:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8589 (AD6D401E)

Date: 9/20/1950
Location: Kit Carson, CO
Description: Brilliant white star like object accelerate and decelerate (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 807)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_745

Event 8590 (20DEC192)

Date: 9/20/1950
Location: Murray, KY
Description: Dog cowers at bolide (IFO) (NICAP: 04 - Animal Reactions)
Reference: NICAP: 500920
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_746

Event 8591 (63CECE43)

Date: 9/20/1950
Time: 10:49 AM
Location: Kit Carson, Colorado
Description: Witness 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_48

Event 8592 (50AEA4EC)

Date: 9/20/1950
Description: Kit Carson, Colorado at 10:49 a.m. A witness described by Project Blue Book as a “reliable source” reported sighting two large, round glowing objects and three smaller, internally lit objects. The two large objects hovered for one minute and then moved, while the three smaller objects came from behind or from within the two larger objects, and all shot upward and away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6117

Event 8593 (F0E02BA8)

Date: 9/21/1950
Location: USA, Provincetown, Otis, Massachusetts.
Description: (Translated from French) 9:52 a.m. Witness/: 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 (1,200 m.p.h.), made turn of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1 minute observation. (Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner)… During the third mission we detected another “airplane” in the radar sweep, heading roughly north on a course converging with that of the F 86s. (…) The echo caught up with the F 86s, passed them, and crossed their course, then, after a sharp, tight turn to the right, reversed course back toward Boston, passing directly over our aircraft. (…) A moderate estimate of the speed of the object would be approximately 1,900 km/h, and the centrifugal force exerted on the craft at the time of its turn would exceed 5 g…"
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979 - pp. 138-140
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1493

Event 8594 (AB1C2B8A)

Date: 9/21/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Provincetown (Massachusetts), the MIT research associate and National Air Guard Major H. Ligda spotted an object on radar during the MIT’s detection of the USAF F-84 or F-86 fighter flight. The object’s speed was 22 miles/min (200 miles/h), and it made turns with an acceleration of 11 to 12 g during the minute of observation. (September 21, 9:52)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case #809
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_862

Event 8595 (77829538)

Date: 9/21/1950
Location: Hollywood, California
Description: Citizens-News. MYSTERY SHIPS OVER COLORADO. Hundreds of witnesses reported strange objects which hurtled across Colorado last night just east of the Rocky Mountains. Astronomy students and Air Force officials said they were not meteorites. All reports said the objects moved horizontally, unlike meteorites, and most trained observers placed their altitude at 3,000 feet. The CAA control tower at Peublo estimated their speed at about 1,000 mph. The speed of the objects was so fast that reports along the 200 mile path were almost simultaneous.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_88

Event 8596 (ACD1BCE6)

Date: 9/21/1950
Location: Near Otis AFB, MA
Description: Object tracked on radar, overtakes two F-86s; no visuals.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_61

Event 8597 (6333829F)

Date: 9/21/1950
Time: 09:50
Location: PROVINCETOWN, MA
Description: Object buzzes F86’s. 1200mph. Air and ground RADAR confirm. 5g acceleration. / r201p105.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1803

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “12”, HatchDesc: “PROVINCETOWN,MA:OBJ BUZZES F86s:1200mph:AIR+GND RDR CONFIRM:5g ACCEL:/r201p105”, LatLong: “42.061113 -70.177781”, LatLongDMS: “42:03:40 N 70:10:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8598 (A13CE448)

Date: 9/21/1950
Location: Provincetown, MA
Description: SCR-615B Tracks UFO (BBU 809) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 809)
Reference: NICAP: 500921
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_747

Event 8599 (1761038A)

Date: 9/21/1950
Time: 9:52 AM
Location: Provincetown, Massachusetts
Description: Witness: 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 m.p.h.), made turn of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1 minute observation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_49

Event 8600 (885D05BF)

Date: 9/21/1950
Locations: MIT; Provincetown, Massachusetts
Description: MIT research associate and Air National Guard Maj. Myron Herbert Ligda and Joseph V. Connelly are testing radar near Provincetown, Massachusetts, under contract to the US Signal Corps, when they track an unknown object on a converging course with two F-86s. The clear target passes the planes at a speed of at least 1,200 mph, makes a right turn, then passes directly over or under the F-86s.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “SCR-615B Tracks UFO”; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 139–141; Sparks , p. 100; Swords 104
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1583

Event 8601 (587A15EF)

Date: 9/21/1950
Description: Provincetown, Massachusetts. At 9:52 a.m. an M.I.T. research associate and Air National Guard Major M. H. Ligda observed the radar tracking of a UFO during an M.I.T. tracking of a flight of two USAF F-84 or F-86 jet fighters. The object’s speed was calculated as 22 miles/minute (1,200 mph), and it executed a turn of 11-12 Gs acceleration during the one-minute observation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 809; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; J. Allen Hynek, Hynek UFO Report, p. 139; UNICAT, case 275
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6175

Event 8602 (0A924AC0)

Date: 9/25/1950
Time: ~21:00
Location: BIRMINGHAM, AL
Description: Cylinder/cigar-shape drops right over drive-in movie screen / 15 minute(s) during show.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 324)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1804

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “180”,

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HatchDesc: “BIRMINGHAM,AL:CGR DROPS RIGHT OVR DRIVE-IN MOVIE SCREEN/15min DURING SHOW:”, LatLong: “33.533335 -86.816671”, LatLongDMS: “33:32:00 N 86:49:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8603 (B49AD36E)

Date: 9/25/1950
Locations: Pentagon; Wright-Patterson
Description: JANAP 146(A) is issued: “Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings from Aircraft,” the start of CIRVIS reporting for commercial and military pilots. This adds UFOs to the list of sighting categories. All UFO reports are to be sent to the Air Defense Command at the Pentagon and to the Secretary of Defense. AMC at Wright-Patterson is not mentioned.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 123
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1584

Event 8604 (7E034116)

Date: 9/25/1950
Description: The Air Force Intelligence office, apparently at the request of Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, orders all copies of the December 10, 1948, revised Project Sign report destroyed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Need, p. 114
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1585

Event 8605 (3074E2CB)

Date: 9/26/1950
Location: USA, Philadelphia
Description: (Translated from French) Two police officers patrolling in a car saw through the windshield an object slowly approaching the ground. The object seemed to them at first to be a parachute. Located at the tops of the trees it seemed to have a diameter of six feet. It landed in a nearby field. The police officers, after watching it for some time, wanted to take possession of it, but the object disintegrated, leaving only a slight odorous residue. Total duration of the observation: 25 minutes, during which the object emitted a light so bright that the witnesses saw that the grass did not even bend under the craft. (FBI doc. - Bruce Maccabee, translated by Jean Sider) It was a circular mass about two meters in diameter, thick about 30 cm in the center and 5 to 6 cm at the edges. In the light of their torches, they distinguished that the strange thing was reddish and that it quivered like something alive. In the darkness the thing radiated a faint red glow. “Should we pick it up?” one of the police officers proposed. After a moment of hesitation, Collins tried. He only managed to grasp pieces of a gelatinous material that broke and slipped between his fingers, leaving a kind of grease or foam on his hands without smell. In less than half an hour, the whole quivering mass had disintegrated, evaporated. The police officers are certain of one thing: it was alive. (September 26, 1950)
Reference: Pierre VIEROUDY: “These UFOs that announce the Superman” - Laffont 1979, p. 80
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1494

Event 8606 (02FA4D9C)

Date: 9/26/1950
Location: WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
Description: Partly translucent “dinner plate”. / doubt Magzn.v2#43p212.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 325)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1805

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “27”, HatchDesc: “WINDSOR LOCKS,CT:PARTLY TRANSLUCENT “DINNER PLATE”:/DOUBT Magzn.v2#43p212”, LatLong: “41.927780 -72.627781”, LatLongDMS: “41:55:40 N 72:37:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8607 (23A12DB7)

Date: 9/26/1950
Time: 20:00?
Location: PHILADELPHIA, PA
Description: 2 cops / car. 6’ saucer descends / grass. Glows. Extremely light. Evaporates.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 132)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1806

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “PHILADELPHIA,PA:2 COPS/CAR:6’SCR DESCENDS/GRASS:GLOWS:XTREMELY LITE:EVAPORATES”, LatLong: “39.950002 -75.150004”, LatLongDMS: “39:57:00 N 75:09:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8608 (79DBF014)

Date: 9/26/1950
Location: Vare Avenue near 26th Street in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description: 10:00 p.m. Policemen John Collins and Joseph Keenan are patrolling on Vare Avenue near 26th Street in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when they see something like a parachute drifting down ahead of them at treetop level. It is about 6 feet in diameter and settles in an open field. After summoning Sgt. Joseph Cook and Patrolman James Casper, they go into the field to investigate. When they turn their flashlights on it, it gives off a purplish glow, “almost a mist, that looked as though it contained crystals.” Collins touches it and it dissolves in his hand, leaving an odorless, sticky residue. It completely evaporates in 25 minutes. This event inspires producer Jack H. Harris to ask his friend Irvine H. Millgate to come up with a story for what eventually becomes the 1958 horror film The Blob.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 1102; “Flying ‘Saucer’ Just Dissolves,” Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27, 1950, pp. 1–2; Rebekah McKendry, “The Supposedly True Story behind the Classic Film The Blob!” 13th Floor, October 21, 2015
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1586

Event 8609 (0348D710)

Date: 9/30/1950
Time: 13:00
Location: NORTHWEST SEOUL, KOREA
Description: 7+soldiers. Classic metallic saucer going west / high altitude. Yellow glow? 1.20M diameter?
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 637)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1807

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NW SEOUL,KOREA:7+GIs:CLASSIC MTLC SCR >W/hi alt:YLW GLOW?:1.20M diam?”, LatLong: “37.583335 127.016673”, LatLongDMS: “37:35:00 N 127:01:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SKR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8610 (C3E0601E)

Date: 10/1950
Location: NEAR ABADAH, IRAN
Description: Metallic hour-glass shape spins / axis near oil tanker. Then shoots away.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 22)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1808

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Iran”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “nr ABADAH,IRAN:MTLC HOUR-GLASS SHAPE SPINS/AXIS nr OIL TANKER:THEN shoots away”, LatLong: “29.966668 48.616669”, LatLongDMS: “29:58:00 N 48:37:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KHZ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8611 (69458F2D)

Date: 10/1950 (approximate)
Time: ~14:00
Location: CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE, IL
Description: 30 / 10 theodolites. Large ovoid by balloon / 30 seconds. Shoots away extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 617)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1809

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “228”, HatchDesc: “CHANUTE AFB,IL:30/10 THEODOLITES:LRG OVOID by BALLOON/30secs:SHOOTS AWAY XFAST”, LatLong: “40.300002 -88.150004”, LatLongDMS: “40:18:00 N 88:09:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8612 (6BBECC97)

Date: 10/1950
Time: ~18:00
Location: NEAR CROWFOOT, OR
Description: 2 observer(s). Brill 8M saucer? going up / gully. Dogs react. Going northeast. Circles and returns. Going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 638)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1810

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “116”, HatchDesc: “nr CROWFOOT,OR:2 OBS:BRILL 8M SCR? ↑/GULLY:DOGS REACT:> NE:CCLS+RETURNS:>>E”, LatLong: “42.633335 -122.700006”, LatLongDMS: “42:38:00 N 122:42:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8613 (89DD0128)

Date: 10/1950
Description: Donald Keyhoe’s True article is expanded into a paperback book, The Flying Saucers Are Real, which sells 500,000 copies. It brings many interested civilians and military people to accept UFO reality, government withholding of information, and the extraterrestrial hypothesis.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, The Flying Saucers Are Real, Gold Medal, 1950; Wikipedia, “The Flying Saucers Are Real”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1587

Event 8614 (D96A4FD7)

Date: 10/1950
Description: J[ack?] L. Rohn is named a chief of Project Grudge.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1588

Event 8615 (7A037237)

Date: 10/1950
Location: UK
Description: The Flying Saucer Working Party is created in the UK by Ministry of Defence Chief Science Adviser Henry Tizard , assisted by Louis Mountbatten and Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, both who have quietly concluded that flying saucers are real. It has five members, representing UK intelligence branches. Its charge is to study UFO reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Flying Saucer Working Party”; Mark Rodeghier, “Britain’s Secret UFO Study,” IUR 26, no. 4 (Winter 2001–2002): 21–23
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1589

Event 8616 (D1C47795)

Date: 10/3/1950
Location: POMONA, CA
Description: Geochemist. Wobble-disk going quickly [to] behind mountain-peak. Min. speed = 720mph. / r242p49.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 326)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1811

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “285”, HatchDesc: “POMONA,CA:GEOCHEMIST:WOBBLE-DISK >> BHND MTN-PEAK:MIN.SPEED=720mph:/r242p49”, LatLong: “34.050002 -117.750006”, LatLongDMS: “34:03:00 N 117:45:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8617 (9277EFF2)

Date: 10/3/1950
Location: Pomona, CA
Description: Disc-shaped UFO reported by scientist. [VI] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_748

Event 8618 (91F8683A)

Date: 10/3/1950
Location: Pomona, California
Description: Geochemist J. D. Laudermilk watches a disc moving with a wobbling motion at 750 mph behind a mountain peak near Pomona, California.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 49
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1590

Event 8619 (89AF1C8D)

Date: 10/5/1950
Location: USA
Description: (Translated from French) When the California Central Airlines plane took off from Burbank-Hollywood Airport at 7:55 PM, neither the captain nor the co-pilot suspected they were on a collision course with a UFO. Five minutes after takeoff to Oakland, the plane was somewhere between Van Nuys and San Fernando, climbing to 4500 feet. Suddenly the captain, Cecil Hardin, drew the co-pilot’s attention to an illuminated object approaching directly ahead. The co-pilot, Jack Conroy, later told reporters that the object was only observed for a few seconds before passing beneath the plane. “It’s impossible to say how fast it was going and how far away it was,” said Conroy. “But it seemed big, flying at a tremendous speed, and quite close, say 500 feet from us,” added Hardin. “What really seemed strange to us was that it had absolutely no fuselage. We didn’t feel the rush of air from its engine or its speed when it passed beneath us.” They estimated the length of the object to be about 85 feet, with 6 to 8 bright lights arranged on the upper part, all of which were blinking.
Reference: NUFORC, Looking Back, by Bob Gribble
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1495

Event 8620 (19F26FED)

Date: 10/5/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: SAN FERNANDO, CA
Description: Flying wing / 6-8 lights in near collision / airliner. Going north. / r32p150.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 34)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1812

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “294”, HatchDesc: “SAN FERNANDO,CA:FLYING WING/6-8 LITES in NEAR COLLISION/AIRLINER:>N:/r32p150”, LatLong: “34.333335 -118.433339”, LatLongDMS: “34:20:00 N 118:26:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8621 (22300AEF)

Date: 10/5/1950
Location: San Fernando, CA
Description: California Central Airlines plane buzzed by wing-like UFO. [V] (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_749

Event 8622 (D59206EE)

Date: 10/5/1950
Location: San Francisco (near), CA
Description: Hardin/Conroy Case (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_750

Event 8623 (67BA4010)

Date: 10/5/1950
Locations: California; San Fernando; Van Nuys
Description: A California Central Airlines plane, piloted by Capt. Cecil Hardin and Flight Officer Jack Conroy, is buzzed by a wing-like UFO with 8 bright lights between San Fernando and Van Nuys, California. Bands of blue light are visible across its width.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Now Add This to Saucer Mysteries,” Los Angeles Daily News, October 6, 1950, p. 2; NICAP, “Mysterious Object Buzzes Airliner”; UFOEv, p. 34
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1591

Event 8624 (6D6D2184)

Date: 10/5/1950
Description: While flying over Van Nuys, California at 7:32 p.m., a CAL airliner had a near collision with a luminous object that looked like a flying wing without a fuselage.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: San Francisco Chronicle, October 7, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6562

Event 8625 (E9884CB2)

Date: 10/6/1950
Location: Fort Sam Houston, TX
Description: Confidential Memo: Headquarters, 5th Army Division: John de Reneaux photographed the saucer which crashed near Aztec, N.M. He said that “army officials” had attempted to take the photographs away from him but that he had given them another roll of film. In a further interview with the 5th Headquarters, de Reneaux denied any knowledge of the Aztec crash.
Type: confidental memo
Reference: Pea Research (B1-A p117, RECOVERY)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_419
See also: 3/25/1948

Event 8626 (A8401281)

Date: 10/7/1950
Location: Denver, Col
Description: ‘SAUCER’ OVER ATOM CENTER. UP - A Los Angeles construction worker has reported that a strange “blinking object” soared over a highly restricted area of the big atomic energy center last month. The object, which appeared to be at an altitude of 20,000 feet, flashed alternately bright and then black at intervals of two seconds. It was visible for three minutes and forty seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_89

Event 8627 (0D84FE13)

Date: 10/7/1950
Description: Walter Bedell Smith takes over as director of central intelligence.
Reference: Eberhart
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1592

Event 8628 (96305FA5)

Date: 10/9/1950
Location: WILLIAMSTOWN, VT
Description: 2 identical cylinders hang vertical. Swing / pendulums. 10 / 1 length ratio.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 91)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1813

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “259”, HatchDesc: “WILLIAMSTOWN,VT:2 IDENT.CYLs HANG VERTICAL:SWING/PENDULUMS:10/1 LENGTH RATIO”, LatLong: “44.116669 -72.544448”, LatLongDMS: “44:07:00 N 72:32:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vermont”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8629 (AE8771F8)

Date: 10/11/1950
Location: BUTTE, CA
Description: Hundreds / silvery balls join and part and fly going quickly north. Webby “gossamer” found. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: HUNT, Gerry: BIZARRE AMERICA; Berkley Books, NY. PB 1988. [ inexpensive ] (Index 37)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1814

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “27”, HatchDesc: “BUTTE,CA:100S/SLVRY BALLS JOIN+PART+FLY >>N:WEBBY “GOSSAMER” FOUND:NFD”, LatLong: “39.466669 -122.000006”, LatLongDMS: “39:28:00 N 122:00:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8630 (06376B83)

Date: 10/12/1950
Location: USA, Knoxville (Tennessee)
Description: (Translated from French) Radar detection of at least eleven objects at 11:25 PM. They were moving in the heavily monitored area of Oak Ridge. Their altitude varied between 1000 and 5000 feet, the density of the targets was comparable to that of the navigation lights of a C.47, the estimated speed was 120/125 miles/hour. A fighter was sent to try to intercept the unknown aircraft, but the pilot could not distinguish anything on the on-board radar, nor with the naked eye.
Reference: doc. FBI - Bruce Maccabee, translated by Jean Sider
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1496

Event 8631 (EF01BCBF)

Date: 10/12/1950
Description: (Translated from French) 11 UFOs are again spotted above Oak Ridge. A squadron of F-82 fighters takes off to intercept them, without success: the craft dodge at an astonishing speed. (October 12)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_863

Event 8632 (94B6E311)

Date: 10/12/1950
Location: Oak Ridge Nuc. Fac., TN
Description: Wave of at least sixteen sightings in three weeks begins now.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_62

Event 8633 (E96D3243)

Date: 10/12/1950
Time: 23:30
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Ground RADAR’s direct F82 going [to] 5 blips. Pilot and air.rdr see nothing. / LDLN#331.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 171)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1815

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “44”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:GND RDRS DIRECT F82 >5 BLIPS:PILOT+AIR.RDR SEE NOTHING:/LDLN#331”, LatLong: “35.983335 -84.266671”, LatLongDMS: “35:59:00 N 84:16:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8634 (5BFA2B51)

Date: 10/12/1950
Location: Knoxville, TN
Description: Military Radar at Knoxville Tracks Eleven Objects (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501012
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_751

Event 8635 (181CCA68)

Date: 10/12/1950
Location: Oak Ridger
Description: The Oak Ridger columnist Robert Sharon Allen reports that the Atomic Energy Commission Security Service has issued a questionnaire to be used when UFOs are reported at its installations.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Robert S. Allen, “AEC Wants Info on Flying Saucers Seen near A-Plants,” The Oak Ridger, October 12, 1950; Project 1947, “Robert S. Allen Introduction”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1593

Event 8636 (D19388E7)

Date: 10/12/1950
End date: 11/5/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: Some 15 radar and visual sightings of UFOs take place over restricted airspace at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. After the observation on October 23, an unexplained increase in alpha-beta background radiation is detected; after the November 29 sighting, an alpha and gamma ray increase is correlated with unidentified radar targets in the area.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, pp. 171–173; Memo from Strategic Air Command Knoxville to Director of FBI, “‘Flying Saucers’ Observed over Oak Ridge Area,” October 25, 1950; J. Edgar Hoover, [teletype in response], December 5, 1950; Bruce S. Maccabee, “NCP-14: Saucers over Oak Ridge,” from UFO–FBI Connection, Llewellyn, 2000, pp. 163–181; Francis Ridge, “The Oak Ridge Sightings including All the Tennessee Blue Book Unknowns,” September 22, 2005; Sparks , pp. 100–102; Clark III 950; Swords 106–107; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 142–143
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1594

Event 8637 (CF1BBCEC)

Date: 10/13/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Sightings by AEC security patrols (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501013
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_752

Event 8638 (C6770615)

Date: 10/13/1950
Location: Los Angeles, California
Description: J. Edgar Hoover sends a teletype message to the Special Agent in Charge in Los Angeles, California, asking him to determine whether Frank Scully is the same man who has been active in communist activities since the 1930s.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Anthony Bragalia, “J. Edgar Hoover’s Saucer Crash Secrets,” UFO Explorations, April 2011
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1595

Event 8639 (86C96BF3)

Date: 10/14/1950
Time: 03:50
Location: MARCH AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Blue Book. Air Force navigator in-flight. Night light makes every maneuver known / observer(s). Going south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 338)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1816

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “467”, HatchDesc: “MARCH AFB,CA:BBK:AF NAVIGATOR IN-FLITE:NLT MAKES EVERY MNVR KNOWN/OBS:>S”, LatLong: “33.916668 -117.250006”, LatLongDMS: “33:55:00 N 117:15:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8640 (1410A983)

Date: 10/15/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Oak Ridge (Knoxville?) (Tennessee), Trooper Rymer, J. Moneymaker, and Captain Zarzecki of the AEC saw two shiny silver objects in the shape of a rifle ball or bladder. The objects dove, leaving a trail of smoke, and one of them disappeared. The other stayed at 5-6 feet altitude, 50 feet away, and went away and came back several times, going further each time. (3:20 PM)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case #819
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_864

Event 8641 (1097CE81)

Date: 10/15/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At the base of the USAF of Pope (North Carolina), Daniel and Woodward each make an observation.
Reference: case Blue Book #821 unexplained, listed as “unidentified” in the index, but no data can be found about it
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_865

Event 8642 (5DDB2794)

Date: 10/15/1950 (approximate)
Time: 12:30
Location: COLUMBUS, OH
Description: Huge copper saucer hovers / seconds. Shoots to cloud / incredible speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 338)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1817

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “240”, HatchDesc: “COLUMBUS,OH:HUGE COPPER SCR HVRS/SECONDS:SHOOTS TO CLOUD/INCREDIBLE SPEED”, LatLong: “39.966669 -83.000004”, LatLongDMS: “39:58:00 N 83:00:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8643 (25B1F305)

Date: 10/15/1950
Time: 15:20
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #819. Several RADAR’s and visual (observation). Guards hear odd noises. Troopers see saucers.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 171)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1818

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “44”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:BBK#819:SVRL RDRS+VIS:GUARDS HEAR ODD NOISES:TROOPERS SEE SCRS”, LatLong: “35.988891 -84.294448”, LatLongDMS: “35:59:20 N 84:17:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8644 (1455B524)

Date: 10/15/1950
Time: 16:20
Location: OVER POPE AIR FORCE BASE, NC
Description: Project Bluebook Case #821. 4 shiny 100’ orbs 25’ apart. DC4 chases. Gone / burst / speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 339)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1819

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “67”, HatchDesc: “ovr POPE AFB,NC:BBK#821:4 SHINY 100’ ORBS 25’APART:DC4 CHASES:GONE/BURST/SPEED”, LatLong: “35.161113 -79.033337”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:40 N 79:02:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8645 (731CB395)

Date: 10/15/1950
Time: 16:30
Location: NEAR POPE AIR FORCE BASE, NC
Description: USAF pilot / ground. Same orbs as DC4 pilots above. Going quickly northwest / 10-12 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 340)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1820

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “66”, HatchDesc: “nr POPE AFB,NC:USAF PILOT/GND:SAME ORBS as DC4 PILOTS ABOVE:>>NW/10-12sec”, LatLong: “35.150002 -79.016670”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:00 N 79:01:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8646 (01525185)

Date: 10/15/1950
Location: Knoxville, TN
Description: Saw 2 shiny silver objects shaped like bullet (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 819)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_753

Event 8647 (EAA97CD1)

Date: 10/15/1950
Location: Pope AFB, NC
Description: 4 round shiny 100 ft objects (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: 821)
Reference: NICAP: 501015
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_754

Event 8648 (055759F7)

Date: 10/15/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: AEC Security Patrol Encounters Object 200’ Away (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501015
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_755

Event 8649 (63A75C1C)

Date: 10/15/1950
Time: 3:20 PM
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: 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, altitude, 50’ away, left and returned several times somewhat further away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_50

Event 8650 (466F6458)

Date: 10/15/1950
Time: Time unknown
Location: Pope AFB, North Carolina
Description: Witness: Daniel. Listed as “unidentified” in folder index, but no supporting data could be found.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_51

Event 8651 (68C0933C)

Date: 10/15/1950
Time: Time unknown
Location: Pope AFB, North Carolina
Description: Witness: Woodward. Same as previous observation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_52

Event 8652 (68FA6B67)

Date: 10/15/1950
Locations: Raleigh, North Carolina; Pope AFB; Fort Bragg; Pope Field
Description: 4:20 p.m. After taking off from Raleigh, North Carolina, Miami Airlines DC-4 pilot Capt. George A. Woodward and copilot William Bardsley see four round, metallic objects descending slowly near Pope AFB [now Pope Field] at Fort Bragg. They look like two saucers fitted together and are about 100 feet in diameter, flying in a line about 25 feet apart. The pilots pursue the objects for about 3 minutes, but the objects recede then shoot away at tremendous speed. Around the same time, a similar object crosses the path of an Air Force jet near Pope AFB.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Pilots Report 100-Ft Round Objects”; NICAP, “Aluminum-Like Object Crosses Path of Jet”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1596

Event 8653 (FA5E48C1)

Date: 10/15/1950
Description: In Oak Ridge, Tennessee at 3:20 p.m. Atomic Energy Commission Troopers Rymer, J. Moneymaker, and Capt. Zarzecki sighted two shiny silver objects shaped like bullets. They dove in the sky leaving a smoke trail and one vanished. The other hovered at a low altitude only 50 feet away, then left and returned several more times, but somewhat further away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 819; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 1833
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6844

Event 8654 (F4438FC8)

Date: 10/15/1950
Description: At 4:20 p.m. a pilot named Daniel, flying from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina sighted four metallic spheres, 100 feet diameter, that flew in a perfect line formation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 821; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 39
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6845

Event 8655 (766CF671)

Date: 10/16/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Oak Ridge Security Guard Reports Spinning Object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501016
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_756

Event 8656 (3C86A774)

Date: 10/16/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Security Guards Report Spinning Object/ Radar Detects UFO (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501016
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_757

Event 8657 (2C89D0BA)

Date: 10/18/1950
Locations: Wright-Patterson AFB; Ohio
Description: USAF Brig. Gen. Ernest Moore writes a memo to Col. Harold E. Watson at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, advising him of the standing policy of releasing no details about UFO case investigations. A form letter is to be used: “We have investigated and evaluated incident and have found nothing of value and nothing which would change our previous estimates on this subject.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 102–103, 500
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1597

Event 8658 (182B3503)

Date: 10/19/1950
Time: 11:40
Location: SOUTH / ALTOONA, PA
Description: 2 observer(s). Large silent silver ovoid in 6 10M turns over orchard / 150M altitude. Going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 644)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1821

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “357”, HatchDesc: “S/ALTOONA,PA:2 OBS:LRG SLNT SLVR OVOID in 6 10M TURNS ovr ORCHARD/150M alt:>N”, LatLong: “40.461113 -78.422226”, LatLongDMS: “40:27:40 N 78:25:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “150”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8659 (63C90FBD)

Date: 10/20/1950
Time: 16:50
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) man. Metal “balloon” hovers. Changes shape? RADAR confirm. Jets chase.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 172)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1822

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:AEC MAN:MTL “BALLOON” HVRS:CHANGES SHAPE?:RDR CONFIRM:JETS CHASE”, LatLong: “35.983335 -84.283337”, LatLongDMS: “35:59:00 N 84:17:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8660 (69D711EB)

Date: 10/20/1950
Time: 18:20
Location: NEW HAVEN, CT
Description: 3 observer(s). Huge silent glowing sphere/orb/globe and night light / high-altitude. Going quickly [to] WSW / NYC. / Strategic Air Command (SAC) to FBI.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 342)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1823

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “12”, HatchDesc: “NEW HAVEN,CT:3 OBS:HUGE SILENT GLOWING ORB+NLT/HI-ALT:>>WSW/NYC:/SAC to FBI”, LatLong: “41.316669 -72.933337”, LatLongDMS: “41:19:00 N 72:56:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8661 (286C897C)

Date: 10/20/1950
Time: 19:40
Location: CAMAGUEY PROV, CUBA
Description: 4 good observer(s) / plane. 75’ saucer going quickly east / Mach 1. Passes Rt. wing going quickly [to] cloud.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 345)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1824

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Caribbean area”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “95”, HatchDesc: “CAMAGUEY Prov,CUBA:4 GOOD OBS/PLANE:75’ SCR >>E/Mach 1:PASSES Rt WING>>CLOUD”, LatLong: “21.333334 -78.000004”, LatLongDMS: “21:20:00 N 78:00:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CUB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8662 (4B5D5CB9)

Date: 10/20/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: UFOs sighted over “Control Zone” (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501020
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_758

Event 8663 (3D0B902F)

Date: 10/20/1950
Location: Kirtland AFB (and over Camp Hood, TX), NM
Description: Flying Saucers Observed Over Kirtland AFB and Camp Hood (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501020
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_759

Event 8664 (445172D8)

Date: 10/20/1950
Description: Four people flying over Camaguey province, Cuba in a Beech Bonanza aircraft sighted a circular object with a diameter of 70-80 feet flying at terrific speed at 7:40 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 13; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 45
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6993

Event 8665 (1BCB6874)

Date: 10/23/1950
Location: USA, Bonlee, North Carolina.
Description: (Translated from French) 12:42 p.m. Witness: former USAF pilot Frank Risher. An aluminum object in the shape of a dirigible or a Convair C-99 cargo, with 3 portholes, arrived from the SE, hovered for 3 to 5 seconds and flew away towards the SSE at the end of the 40 second observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1497

Event 8666 (83DF53E3)

Date: 10/23/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Bonlee (North Carolina), former USAF pilot Frank Risher sees an aluminum object shaped like a dirigible or a Convair C-99 cargo plane with 3 openings, coming from the southeast, hovering for 3 to 5 seconds, and flying towards the south-southeast until the end of the 40 second observation. (October 23, 0:42)
Reference: case Blue Book #824 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_866

Event 8667 (6F39802B)

Date: 10/23/1950
Location: North of Hancock Field
Description: Syracuse Post-Standard. TWO SIGHT SAUCER AT AIRPORT. Allen Snyder and a companion, a city operations employee, who declined the use of his name, reported sighting a flying saucer three or four miles north of Hancock Field at an altitude of 2,500 feet. Snyder, a veteran airplane observer and employee of Northwest Airlines, said it seemed larger than a conventional plane and was traveling at a good rate. It was colorless, but the shape was not discernible. No flame or exhaust was observed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_90

Event 8668 (F5D86530)

Date: 10/23/1950
Time: 12:40
Location: BONLEE, NC
Description: Ex-USAF pilot. MLT blimp with 3 portholes hovers / 5 second(s). Going SSE after 40 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1825

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “160”, HatchDesc: “BONLEE,NC:EX-USAF PILOT:MLT BLIMP W/3 PORTHOLES HVRS/5sec:>SSE AFTER 40sec”, LatLong: “35.644446 -79.416670”, LatLongDMS: “35:38:40 N 79:25:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8669 (C4CCC4D0)

Date: 10/23/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Lab Employee Sees Flash/Radiation Detected at Oak Ridge (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501023
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_760

Event 8670 (C8617D3F)

Date: 10/23/1950
Location: Bonlee, NC
Description: Aluminum object shaped like a dirigible (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 824)
Reference: NICAP: 501023
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_761

Event 8671 (948F44F7)

Date: 10/23/1950
Time: 12:42 PM
Location: Bonlee, North Carolina
Description: Witness: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_53

Event 8672 (9B1F4F36)

Date: 10/23/1950
Description: A retired USAF pilot watched a metallic blimp with three portholes hover for five seconds over Bonlee, North Carolina. He lost sight of it but saw it again after 40 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case no. 824
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7034

Event 8673 (FE1FFFE2)

Date: 10/24/1950
Time: 18:20
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Several observer(s) and RADAR targets. Jets scramble. Silent object going quickly SSE. / r118 Feb. '97.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 173)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1826

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:SVRL OBS+RDR TARGETS:JETS SCRAMBLE:SLNT OBJ >>SSE:/r118 Feb97”, LatLong: “36.016668 -84.266671”, LatLongDMS: “36:01:00 N 84:16:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8674 (9FC53236)

Date: 10/24/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Assistant Chief of Security sees UFO and radar tracks at Knoxville (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501024
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_762

Event 8675 (D9ED5F3C)

Date: 10/26/1950
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, Reaches 8km attitude (Explosion at 50s at Mach 3 terminated flight)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_420
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 8km

Event 8676 (2A0570C2)

Date: 10/26/1950
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) At 16:02 launch of V2 #61, explosion.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1498

Event 8677 (8BA8CC51)

Date: 10/27/1950
Time: 18:00
Location: DYCKESVILLE, WI
Description: 2 separate observer(s). Red-orange “moon” vanishes and reappears as ovoid. Gets fuzzy.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 28)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1827

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “183”, HatchDesc: “DYCKESVILLE,WI:2 SEP.OBS:RED-ORG “MOON” VANISHES+REAPPEARS as OVOID:gets fuzzy”, LatLong: “44.650002 -87.738893”, LatLongDMS: “44:39:00 N 87:44:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8678 (F7501501)

Date: 10/30/1950
Location: ENGLAND, Preston
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. A.W. Bearne, of Preston, saw above his house a kind of cigar spewing flames and descending at great speed. It changed direction and left horizontally. Its tail flames suddenly decreased in intensity and two large disks of silver-blue color appeared in front of the cigar at a higher speed. They moved silently at about 2000 feet and approximately at the same speed. Their minimum diameter must have been 15 to 20 meters. They stayed in view for about fifteen seconds and disappeared above Goodrington and Brixham.
Reference: Jimmy GIEU: “The S.V. come from another World” Fleuve Noir 1954 - Omnium Littéraire Reissue 1972 p.34
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1499

Event 8679 (E29C0387)

Date: 10/30/1950
Location: ROME, Vatican
Description: (Translated from French) Pope Pius XII (…) after getting up as usual at 6:30 and fulfilling his duties, went out for a walk. (…) Pope Pius XII approached a statue of the Virgin at the bottom of the garden (…) it was on his way back from this place that he looked up at the sky. To his great astonishment, he saw the sun dancing just like at Fatima thirty years earlier. Certainly the phenomenon had something worrying about it in more than one respect. The sun, although bright, did not dazzle him, he was able to look at it for long minutes without feeling any discomfort. The “sun” began to vibrate on itself, then it went zigzagging in the sky. It moved in abrupt, almost violent and very fast movements from north to south, then from east to west. Its trajectory often brought it back to its starting point from where it started the same game again. Then it stabilized in the sky and began to spin at an incredible speed. It had the appearance of a wheel of fire and from this wheel came out in disorder spiral bursts of light, pink, yellow, orange and mauve which shot towards the 4 points of the horizon. Suddenly there was a complete stop and the sun became normal again, but after a few moments it started its amazing game again (…) and suddenly the heat seemed unbearable. (…) The phenomenon was to be repeated for him again on October 31st and November 1st (1950, October 30th, 31st, and November 1st)
Reference: Jean FERGUSON: “Enigmas of the Present Time” ed. Leméac, Ottawa, 1979, p. 49
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1500

Event 8680 (240357B7)

Date: 10/30/1950
Time: ~23:00
Location: PAIGNTON, DEVON
Description: Cylinder/cigar-shape drops. 2 saucers exit. All fly going quickly north. Also Denon / Exmoor / Bexleyheath.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 347)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1828

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1”, HatchDesc: “PAIGNTON,DEVON:CGR DROPS:2 SCRS EXIT:ALL FLY>>N::ALSO DENON/EXMOOR/BEXLEYHEATH”, LatLong: “50.416669 -3.566667”, LatLongDMS: “50:25:00 N 03:34:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8681 (5B8D5927)

Date: 10/30/1950
Description: At 11:00 p.m. in Paignton, Devonshire, England a cigar-shaped object dropped from the sky, then ejected two disc-shaped objects. All three craft flew off to the north. The witnesses were two men named Cove and Clark. The sighting lasted two minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 47; newspaper clipping dated November 1, 1950
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7298

Event 8682 (B8F94EB9)

Date: 11/1950
Location: Miami, FL
Description: Syracuse Herald-Journal. LIFE INDICATED ON OTHER PLANETS. AP - Dr. Harold C. Urey, internationally known physicist and Nobel Prize winner in chemistry who helped develop the Atom bomb, told science students at the University of Miami that his study of the universe “leaves little doubt that life has occurred on other planets.” He said he doubted that the human race was the most intelligent form of life.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_91

Event 8683 (8C202A8F)

Date: 11/1/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Attack against the American President Truman by Puerto Rican extremists. (November 1st)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_867

Event 8684 (98871C29)

Date: 11/5/1950
Location: USA, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Description: (Translated from French) 11:55 a.m. Witnesses: Fairchild Aircraft illustrator Don Patrick. A translucent light gray object with a dark rim, pear-shaped. Flew for 5-10 minutes in a caracoling and rapid motion.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1501

Event 8685 (6B959A66)

Date: 11/5/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At Oak Ridge (Tennessee), the illustrator of Fairchild Aircraft Don Patrick observed a translucent, light gray object with a darker core, shaped like a pear or a bean. The object flew for 5 to 10 minutes making rapid and precipitous movements. (November 5, 11:55)
Reference: case Blue Book #829 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_868

Event 8686 (38E59FAA)

Date: 11/5/1950
Location: Heathrow, England
Description: ENGLAND REPORTS ONE, SPEED 1000 MPH. Four Pan-American Airways employees saw a brilliantly lighted object flying east to west in a straight line. Its speed was estimated at 1,000 mph, and the object was described as a bright white light, metallic colored, elongated, but as it went out of sight, spherical.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_92

Event 8687 (3F61C4BC)

Date: 11/5/1950
Location: HEATHROW AIRPORT/APARTMENT, ENG
Description: 4 / PanAm. Long object going [to] overhead / 1000mph. Spurts blue flame. / LDLN#211.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 347)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1829

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “HEATHROW APT,ENG:4/PanAm:LONG OBJ > OVHD/1000mph:SPURTS BLUE FLAME:/LDLN#211”, LatLong: “51.450002 -0.466667”, LatLongDMS: “51:27:00 N 00:28:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8688 (8453315C)

Date: 11/5/1950
Time: 11:50
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Aircraft illustrator. Translucent pear-shape darts about / 5-10 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1830

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:AIRCRAFT ILLUSTRATOR:XLUCENT PEAR-SHAPE DARTS ABOUT/5-10min”, LatLong: “36.011113 -84.266671”, LatLongDMS: “36:00:40 N 84:16:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8689 (E4F743DE)

Date: 11/5/1950
Time: 13:50
Location: SOUTHWEST / JONESVILLE, LA
Description: Blue Book. 7 observer(s). Extremely bright “ghosts” right over farm-shed. Going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 348)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1831

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “18”, HatchDesc: “SW/JONESVILLE,LA:BBK:7 OBS:XBRITE “GHOSTS” RIGHT OVR FARM-SHED:>>NW”, LatLong: “31.561113 -91.883338”, LatLongDMS: “31:33:40 N 91:53:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Louisiana”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8690 (C317FE7A)

Date: 11/5/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Aircraft Illustrator Reports Darting Pear-Shaped Object Over Oak Ridge (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 829, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501105
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_763

Event 8691 (E6A060B6)

Date: 11/5/1950
Time: 11:55 AM
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: Witness: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_54

Event 8692 (D664A9F4)

Date: 11/5/1950
Location: Heathrow Airport, London
Description: Four Pan American Airways employees (Fred Wilkinson, Patrick Joseph Maloney, Fred Perrior, and E. Newman) see a bright object fly east to west over Heathrow Airport, London, at 1,000 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: London Sunday Dispatch, November 12, 1950; “Saucers over England,” Fate 4, no. 2 (March 1951): 18
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1598

Event 8693 (8594C342)

Date: 11/5/1950
Description: At 11:55 a.m. Fairchild Aircraft illustrator Don Patrick in Oak Ridge, Tennessee saw a translucent pear or bean-shaped object, light gray with a dark core, fly through the sky for 5-10 minutes with rapid, darting movements.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #829; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7465

Event 8694 (D3B87F8E)

Date: 11/7/1950
Description: (Translated from French) “Duel” between a fighter plane and a white light spinning around it, even in ascent. (November 7)
Reference: Hynek, 1979
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_869

Event 8695 (D45F636A)

Date: 11/7/1950
Location: -
Description: Dogfight with light that circles aircraft several times.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_63

Event 8696 (FEF19D1B)

Date: 11/7/1950
Location: BARROW-IN-FURNESS, ENGL
Description: 2 observer(s). Cylinder/cigar-shape like 200’ silent submarine. / r232’76#3+/ r106p134.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 348)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1832

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “BARROW-in-FURNESS,ENGL:2 OBS:CGR LIKE 200’SLNT SUBMARINE:/r232’76#3+/r106p134”, LatLong: “54.133336 -3.216667”, LatLongDMS: “54:08:00 N 03:13:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8697 (55F745AB)

Date: 11/7/1950
Time: 19:20
Location: EAST / LAKEHURST, NJ
Description: Military jet in dogfight / 30cm night light-fireball. Insane speeds and maneuvers. / r50p68.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 653)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1833

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “25”, Elev: “23”, HatchDesc: “E/LAKEHURST,NJ:MIL JET in DOGFIGHT/30cm NLT-FBL:INSANE SPDS+MNVRS:/r50p68”, LatLong: “40.000002 -74.166670”, LatLongDMS: “40:00:00 N 74:10:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8698 (70DB0F69)

Date: 11/7/1950
Location: Lakehurst (E of), NJ
Description: Light Makes 5-6 Head On Passess At Navy Plane (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 501107
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_764

Event 8699 (B004A7B4)

Date: 11/7/1950
Location: Lakehurst, New Jersey
Description: A military pilot flying a Douglas AD-4Q Skyraider near Lakehurst, New Jersey, engages in a dogfight with a steady white light that he at first mistakes for an aircraft. He gets on its tail, then the light reverses suddenly and passes 100–200 feet above his plane at incredible speed. He again tails it and the same thing happens. The light continues to “turn about me in wide, climbing turns, making about two orbits to my one.” He abandons chase at 11,500 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Light Makes 5–6 Head On Passes at Navy Plane”; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 68–70; Sparks , p. 102
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1599

Event 8700 (2DF7980A)

Date: 11/8/1950
Location: Jarrow in Burgess, Britain
Description: The New York Times. FLYING SAUCER OVER HUNGRY BRITAIN. A mysterious “flying sausage” was reported over Jarrow-in-Burgess Tuesday. Two men, one a reputable businessman, described the object as a “flying sausage with a dark outline and a transparent center.” The object was traveling north at a fair speed both declared, and agreed there was no sound of motors.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_97

Event 8701 (7AA9335D)

Date: 11/10/1950
Location: San Diego, CA
Description: Private letter from BSRA Director Meade Layne to Frank Scully. Mentions increased volume of correspondence since the fall of 1946.
Type: letter
Reference: Twitter Link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_421

Event 8702 (5978B04D)

Date: 11/10/1950
Location: Pacific Ocean off Southern CA
Description: San Diego Union. NAVY DESTROYER CHASES MYSTERIOUS OBJECT. The United States destroyer, Blue, searched the Pacific Ocean off Southern California trying to track down a mysterious “unidentified object.” A Navy report said the Blue picked up the object on its radar screen and was trying to close in on it to identify it. No mention was made of what, when, how, or where the contact was made.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_98

Event 8703 (51355D7B)

Date: 11/10/1950
Time: 09:00
Location: HESTON AIRDROME, LONDON
Description: Solid RADAR blip. 30 going [to] 1100mph. 13K going [to] 30K’ altitude / 5 second(s). Impossible turns.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 351)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1834

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “HESTON AIRDROME,LONDON:SOLID RDR BLIP:30>1100mph:13K>30K’alt/5sec:IMPOSS.TURNS”, LatLong: “51.477780 -0.383333”, LatLongDMS: “51:28:40 N 00:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8704 (B85887C5)

Date: 11/10/1950
Location: South Ruislip, UK
Description: (McDonald list) Uncorrelated Targets Comparable to B-29 (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 501110
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_765

Event 8705 (941B6415)

Date: 11/11/1950
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33 (3rd and Final Hermes II test)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_422
Rocket type: V-2

Event 8706 (C05B945F)

Date: 11/11/1950
Time: 22:00
Location: EAST WUHAN, HUBEI, CH
Description: 3 students. Saucer / 3000’ altitude. Going northeast slow. Turns going quickly southeast. 4 lights. / Flying Saucer Review (FSR) v27#5.
Type: sighting
Reference: DONG, Paul: UFO’s Over MODERN CHINA. 1983 UFO Photo Archives; P. O. Box 17206; Tucson, AZ 85710. (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1835

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “E.WUHAN,HUBEI,CH:3 STUDENTS:SCR/3000’alt:> NE SLO:TURNS>>SE:4 LITES:/FSR v27#5”, LatLong: “30.583335 114.366672”, LatLongDMS: “30:35:00 N 114:22:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HUB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8707 (D50C514A)

Date: 11/12/1950
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, England
Description: CIGAR-SHAPED OBJECT LOAFS OVER ENGLISH TOWN. Edward Leslie Docker, wholesale fruit dealer in Hindpool-Road, saw a huge disc-shaped object from the window of his office. aluminum in color, flying at about 4,000 feet and around 80 mph. It seemed to be at least 100 feet long.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_93

Event 8708 (0C06C5E4)

Date: 11/12/1950
Location: Didsbury, Manchester, England
Description: C.E. SPOTS ONE OVER MANCHESTER TOWN? P.D. Bell, a civil engineer saw a strange circular aircraft fly overhead at great speed. It was noiseless with a bright light on the underside.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_94

Event 8709 (3C250003)

Date: 11/14/1950
Time: 14:30
Location: ROME, GA
Description: 5 observer(s). 2 saucers over airfield. 1 going quickly north. 1 going quickly northeast. Airliners ordered to watch.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 356)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1836

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “184”, HatchDesc: “ROME,GA:5 OBS:2 SCRS OVR AIRFIELD:1>>N:1>>NE:AIRLINERS ORDERED TO WATCH”, LatLong: “34.250002 -85.166671”, LatLongDMS: “34:15:00 N 85:10:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8710 (97F5906D)

Date: 11/14/1950
End date: 11/15/1950
Location: Key West, FL
Description: (24.58° N, 81.80° W). (McDonald list) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 501114-15
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_766

Event 8711 (C46715AF)

Date: 11/16/1950
Description: Col. Harold E. Watson at AMC brings in news columnist Bob Considine for an in-depth interview on flying saucers. Watson says: “I’ve seen lots of flying saucers…and every single saucer turned out to be the sun shining off the wing or body of a distant DC-4, or jet, or a weather balloon, or it was a reflection off a water-tank or something else that is readily explainable.” He characterizes witnesses as crackpots, religious fanatics, publicity hounds, or practical jokers. Considine asks him about airline pilot witnesses. Watson accuses them of being fooled by optical tricks and the power of suggestion.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 107–108
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1600

Event 8712 (46F8DD38)

Date: 11/17/1950
Locations: Louisville (Ky.); Tucson, Arizona
Description: Telenews Productions releases a 9½-minute short film, The Flying Saucer Mystery, apparently the first UFO documentary. The film’s main focus is on the best new evidence of 1950, the alleged first authentic photographs and motion picture film of flying saucers, the two snapshots by farmer Paul Trent , and the film shot by Louisville (Ky.) Times photographer Al Hixenbaugh on June 27, 1950. It also features UFO witness Arthur Weisberger of Tucson, Arizona, describing his sighting, apparently the only record of the event, as well as Donald E. Keyhoe and Admiral Calvin M. Bolster . The film is apparently only shown for a few months and rotates among the Telenews Theaters across the nation. It is lost for decades until it resurfaces in the 1990s.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Flying Saucer Mystery,” historycomestolife YouTube channel, July 3, 2010; Curt Collins, “The First UFO Documentary: The Flying Saucer Mystery,” The Saucers That Time Forgot, January 9, 2020
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1601

Event 8713 (1278F2B9)

Date: 11/21/1950
Location: Canada
Description: Mr. Smith writes a “Top Secret” Memo on Canadian government research into UFO’s and propulsion technology.
Type: top secret memo
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_423

Event 8714 (4C645195)

Date: 11/21/1950
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) At 10:18 AM, launch of Viking V, altitude 173 km. Photographs of the Earth taken from high altitude.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, 280, M.W. Rosen, N.Y. 1955
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1502

Event 8715 (42C25AC5)

Date: 11/21/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Canadian physicist Dr. Wilbert Smith sends a memorandum to his government on geomagnetism indicating, that following a discreet inquiry by the Canadian Embassy, it has been established that the subject has received the highest classification from the US government (at a higher level than the H-bomb), that flying saucers do exist, that their modus operandi is unknown but that a significant effort is being made by a small group led by Dr. Vannevar Bush, and that the whole subject is considered by US authorities to be of the utmost importance. (November 21)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_870

Event 8716 (B195CCCF)

Date: 11/21/1950
Location: Rasco, Washington
Description: SCRIBES SEE CIGAR-SHAPOED ONE OVER WASHINGTON. Perry Torbergson and Jack Anderson, both on the editorial staff of the Columbia Basin News, watched an object in the sky for eight minutes. It was shining, cigar-shaped, and glistened brightly. It stopped and hung in the air over the Hanford atomic plant and then disappeared on a southwesterly course.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_95

Event 8717 (0EE6030F)

Date: 11/21/1950
Time: 16:40
Location: PASCO, WA
Description: 25+observer(s). Glowing-cylinder/cigar-shape going southwest. Stops over Hanford plant. Continues. / MJ#271.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 659)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1837

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “125”, HatchDesc: “PASCO,WA:25+OBS:GLOW-CGR >SW:STOPS OVR HANFORD PLANT:CONTINUES:/MJ#271”, LatLong: “46.222224 -119.094450”, LatLongDMS: “46:13:20 N 119:05:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8718 (28323B6A)

Date: 11/21/1950
Locations: Washington, D.C.; Canada
Description: Wilbert Smith writes a top secret memo to the Canadian Controller of Telecommunications claiming that he has talked to Canadian embassy staff in Washington, D.C., who tell him that the UFOs are the “most highly classified subject in the US government” (what Sarbacher told him) and that a “concerted effort is being made by a small group headed by Dr. Vannevar Bush.” Sarbacher later verifies the information, saying the small group existed within the Research and Development Board.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: W. B. Smith, “Memorandum to the Controller of Telecommunications,” November 21, 1950; NICAP, “The Smith Memo, November 21, 1950”; Good Above, pp. 183 , 464–466; Michael Hall and Wendy Connors, “The Research and Development Board: Unanswered Questions,” IUR 26, no. 2 (Summer 2001): 10–11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1602

Event 8719 (FC6763ED)

Date: 11/21/1950
Description: In 1950, Canadian government engineer Wilbert B. Smith met with US scientist Robert J. Sarbacher, and was told that it is the secret opinion of the US military that “flying saucers exist.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: John Colombo, UFOs over Canada: Personal Accounts of Sightings and Close Encounters, p. 210
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7763

Event 8720 (0628B169)

Date: 11/23/1950
Time: 15:20
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Description: 3+observer(s). Saucer southwest going quickly northeast. Does flips over town. 2nd saucer southwest going quickly northeast. 2 more south going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 358)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1838

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “9”, Elev: “75”, HatchDesc: “MONTGOMERY,AL:3+OBS:SCR SW>>NE:DOES FLIPS OVR TOWN:2nd SCR SW>>NE:2 MORE S>>N”, LatLong: “32.383335 -86.316671”, LatLongDMS: “32:23:00 N 86:19:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8721 (C52FE60F)

Date: 11/23/1950
Location: Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL
Description: (32.37° N, 86.36° W). Thompson. (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_768

Event 8722 (C20DAA64)

Date: 11/23/1950
Description: At 3:20 p.m. a disc-shaped UFO flew from the southwest to the northeast near Maxwell Air Force Base, then performed a flip over the city of Montgomery, Alabama. A second disc flew from the southwest to the northeast, then two more flew from the south to the north at a high rate of speed. town. There were three witnesses, and the entire event lasted nine minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 58
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7834

Event 8723 (8F17FA39)

Date: 11/26/1950
End date: 11/27/1950
Locations: Huron (South Dakota); Bismarck, North Dakota; Rapid City; Aberdeen
Description: 11:50 p.m. A “mysterious lighted object” flashing red, white, and green lights is seen above Huron (South Dakota) Regional Airport. Weather Bureau observer Gene Fowler, Winfield Henry of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, and Gordon Moore and Chet Fuqua, ground personnel at Western Airlines, go up to the roof of the airport administration building for a better look. Fowler is able to watch it through a theodolite used for weather balloons for 8 minutes. He says, “The azimuth reading changed from 147 degrees to 161 degrees during that period and went up seven degrees vertically.” The Rapid City weather bureau and Aberdeen CAA in South Dakota estimate the object is 40–50 miles northwest of Bismarck, North Dakota. The object reappears at 1:30 a.m. and is visible, sometimes hovering, until 3:00 a.m. when it disappears to the northwest. In Aberdeen, CAA aircraft communicator William B. Hiller sees a star-like object at 2:00 a.m. and watches it for 90 minutes. It changes colors, glowing white, green, and red alternately.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Mysterious Sight May Be ‘Saucer,’” Rapid City (S.Dak.) Journal, November 27, 1950, p. 3; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 7, August–December 1950, The Author, 1982, pp. 59–60
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1603

Event 8724 (B68D1C48)

Date: 11/26/1950
Description: On this day in 1950, two airmen flying over the Sussex, England coastline saw a silver-blue disc flying south. The object “tumbled over” and disappeared into some clouds at a terrific speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Awareness, April 1979, p. 8
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7933

Event 8725 (E879F805)

Date: 11/27/1950
Location: EVANSVILLE, WI
Description: Pilot and ground observer(s). Group / 6 ovoids / 800kph. Helicopter noise! / r242p14+p34.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 460)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1839

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “280”, HatchDesc: “EVANSVILLE,WI:PILOT+GND OBS:GROUP/6 OVOIDS/800kph:copter noise!:/r242p14+p34”, LatLong: “42.788891 -89.300004”, LatLongDMS: “42:47:20 N 89:18:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8726 (DBA0737D)

Date: 11/27/1950
Time: ~03:00
Location: HURON, SD
Description: CAA observer(s). Glowing objects dart / sky. CAA also sees / Aberdeen, Sd. / r242p45.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 359)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1840

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “391”, HatchDesc: “HURON,SD:CAA OBS:GLOWING OBJs DART/SKY:CAA ALSO SEES/ABERDEEN,SD:/r242p45”, LatLong: “44.361113 -98.216671”, LatLongDMS: “44:21:40 N 98:13:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Dakota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8727 (CB6F2F97)

Date: 11/27/1950
Time: 21:10
Location: WEST / BAKERSFIELD, CA
Description: DC3. Large star / sharp turns and maneuvers. Going quickly southeast toward(s) Palmdale very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 360)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1841

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “140”, HatchDesc: “W/BAKERSFIELD,CA:DC3:LRG STAR/SHARP TURNS+MNVRS:>>SE twrd PALMDALE VFAST”, LatLong: “35.416668 -119.666672”, LatLongDMS: “35:25:00 N 119:40:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8728 (E357C758)

Date: 11/27/1950
Location: Huron, SD
Description: CAA personnel saw hovering maneuvering UFO. [V] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_769

Event 8729 (5799D638)

Date: 11/27/1950
Location: Evansville, WI
Description: Blair Case (P) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_770

Event 8730 (6536E92E)

Date: 11/27/1950
Location: Evansville, Wisconsin
Description: Bill Blair , a commercial pilot and flight instructor, watches six elliptical objects in loose echelon formation over Evansville, Wisconsin. They are making noises like a helicopter and are flying at 500 mph at 10,000 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 34
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1604

Event 8731 (FD71F068)

Date: 11/27/1950
Description: At 10:30 a.m. six elliptical UFOs flew over Evansville, Wisconsin in a loose echelon formation at a speed of 500 mph and at an altitude of 10,000 feet, making a sound like helicopters. They were seen by Mr. B. Blair, a commercial airline pilot in flight at that time. At 9:08 p.m. a bright light made a sharp turn toward a DC-3 transport plane over Bakersfield, California at 9:08 p.m., flew parallel to it for a short while, then pulled ahead and to the left at a speed of over 200 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Edward Sullivan, letter dated April 1952; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence (Volume I), p. 34; Richard Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 180; Jay Rath, The W-Files: True Reports of Wisconsin’s Unexplained Phenomena, p. 68; (2) Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 60
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7951

Event 8732 (105F1CD4)

Date: 11/28/1950
Location: OVER BRITISH GUIANA
Description: Airline(s)/airliner crew. Huge green ball-saucer dives 3km toward(s) Stratocruiser.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1842

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Guyanas (all 3 of them)”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “40”, HatchDesc: “ovr BRITISH GUIANA:AL CREW:HUGE GRN BALL-SCR DIVES 3km twrd STRATOCRUISER:”, LatLong: “7.000000 -59.000003”, LatLongDMS: “07:00:00 N 59:00:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “BGU”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8733 (E0F55C4A)

Date: 11/28/1950
Description: On this night a huge green luminous ball dove three kilometers toward a Stratocruiser airliner flying over British Guinea, and was sighted by the entire airliner crew.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 211; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7978

Event 8734 (972986C5)

Date: 11/29/1950
Time: 05:00
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: RADAR blips going quickly west right toward oak ridge. Big rise / radiation there.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 360)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1843

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “104”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:RDR BLIPS >>W RIGHT TOWARD OAK RIDGE:BIG RISE/RADIATION THERE”, LatLong: “36.016668 -84.300004”, LatLongDMS: “36:01:00 N 84:18:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8735 (42A7FDE4)

Date: 11/29/1950
End date: 11/30/1950
Location: Knoxville, TN
Description: Radar jamming and radiation at AEC plant (Nov 29-30) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 3, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501129-30
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_771

Event 8736 (34F27D38)

Date: 11/29/1950
Description: Between 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. radar targets were detected from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Fighter planes were, scrambled but saw nothing. However, at 7:00 p.m. there were Geiger counter detections in the restricted area of Oak Ridge that indicated an abnormal increase in alpha and gamma ray radiation that could not be attributed to any known source. Officials in charge of Oak Ridge security held a two-day meeting to discuss the “operational difficulties” of the early warning radar of the Air Defense Command at Knoxville. AFI was asked to investigate the situation and set up a separate radar set.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bruce Maccabee, UFO-FBI Connection, p. 178
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8024

Event 8737 (E8CA4EDB)

Date: 11/30/1950
Location: Knoxville, TN
Description: More UFOs, Radar-Jamming, and Radiation at Oak Ridge (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501130
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_772

Event 8738 (83EDB1FF)

Date: 12/1950
Location: Canada
Description: Project “Magnet” authorized in Canada
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_112

Event 8739 (02045FC5)

Date: 12/1950
Location: KOREA, at sea, Inchon Channel
Description: (Translated from French) In December 1950, the American seaplane tender Gardiners Bay was heading up the Inchon Channel in Korea when its crew spotted two mysterious objects with smoke trails that struck the water at an incredible speed. Two huge columns of water shot up more than 35m at the moment of contact. No aircraft was observed, either visually or by radar; and the U.S. NAVY announced: “The identification remains a great mystery.”
Reference: Yvan T.SANDERSON: “The Invisibles Under the Seas” Albin Michel 1979 p.51
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1509

Event 8740 (EE7871E0)

Date: 12/1950
Location: Near Inchon, Korea
Description: Navy crews see two fast, smoke trailing objects hit water.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_64

Event 8741 (4C2FE895)

Date: 12/1950
Location: Cheyenne, WY
Description: AF officer reports metallic UFO.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_65

Event 8742 (CDF0FFB6)

Date: 12/1950
Location: Cheyenne (near), WY
Description: USAF officer saw aluminum-like oval UFO. [III] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_773

Event 8743 (760C284C)

Date: 12/1950
Locations: US; Incheon, South Korea
Description: The US seaplane tender USS Gardiners Bay is steaming up the channel from Incheon, South Korea, when the crew sees two mysterious, smoke-trailing objects that strike the water at tremendous speed. Two columns of water rise to 100 feet in height. No aircraft are sighted overhead.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sanderson, InvRes , p. 43; “Sighting Flying Discs Again?” Naval Aviation News 32, no. 2 (February 1951): 26
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1605

Event 8744 (CED0F900)

Date: 12/1950
Locations: UK; US
Description: Science writer Gerald Heard publishes The Riddle of the Flying Saucers in the UK, in which he speculates that with conditions on Mars being severe, the only intelligent beings that can exist there would be advanced insects. A US edition is published in April 1951 as Is Another World Watching? The Riddle of the Flying Saucers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Gerald Heard, The Riddle of the Flying Saucers, Carroll and Nicholson, 1950; Lyle Zapato, “Of Bees and Men: The Riddle of the Flying Saucers,” ZPi blog, January 27, 2015
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1606

Event 8745 (83963B2D)

Date: 12/2/1950
Location: KENYA, Nanyika
Description: (Translated from French) 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott. An object like a pearl, with the top flattened, spinning and hovering and making a sound like a swarm of bees. Only document in the file: East African newspaper “Standard”
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1503

Event 8746 (3EABB4A6)

Date: 12/2/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Nanyika (Kenya), L. Scott and his wife observed an object shaped like a pear, iridescent, with a flattened top, turning while remaining stationary and emitting a sound similar to a buzzing of bees. (December 2, 10:50)
Reference: case Blue Book # 845 unexplained, the only data comes from the archives of the East African newspaper “Standard”
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_871

Event 8747 (425B6D42)

Date: 12/2/1950
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Description: ALASKAN PILOT OBSERVES ONE BLOW UP. G.C. Kelly, Reeves Airway pilot, approaching an airfield eight miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, saw an object overhead traveling at 100 miles per hour, so bright it was impossible to look at. Then there was an explosion and the object vanished.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_96

Event 8748 (15015BE9)

Date: 12/2/1950
Time: 10:50
Location: NANYUKI, KENYA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #845. 2 observer(s). Pearly glowing saucer spins. Paces jeep. Bee buzz sound.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1844

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Kenya”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “NANYUKI,KENYA:BBK#845:2 OBS:PEARLY GLOWING SCR SPINS:PACES JEEP:BEE BUZZ SOUND”, LatLong: “0.016667 37.083335”, LatLongDMS: “00:01:00 N 37:05:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NNY”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8749 (09EE9D02)

Date: 12/2/1950
Time: 20:00
Location: SUBURBS / MELBOURNE, AUSTR
Description: Several separate observer(s). Saucer crosses sky / 7 second(s). Blue-white with green side.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 361)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1845

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SUBURBS/MELBOURNE,AUSTR:SVRL SEP.OBS:SCR CROSSES SKY/7sec:BLU-WHT W/GREEN SIDE”, LatLong: “-37.883335 145.172229”, LatLongDMS: “37:53:00 S 145:10:20 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8750 (990D7E72)

Date: 12/2/1950
Time: 21:00?
Location: ELLENTON, SC
Description: Brilliant object maneuvers / 10 minute(s). Site / 1st H-bomb plant not built yet! Going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 362)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1846

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “27”, HatchDesc: "ELLENTON,SC:BRILL.OBJ MNVRS/10min:SITE/1st H-BOMB PLANT not built yet!:>>SW ", LatLong: “33.494446 -81.744448”, LatLongDMS: “33:29:40 N 81:44:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8751 (F5AA6D57)

Date: 12/2/1950
Location: Nanyika, Kenya, Africa
Description: Pearly, iridescent object with a flattened top (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 845)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_774

Event 8752 (ABDFB732)

Date: 12/2/1950
Time: 10:50 AM
Location: Nanyika, Kenya
Description: Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott. One pearly, iridescent object with a flattened top, spun while hovering and made a sound like bees buzzing. Only data in files was from East African “Standard” newspaper.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_55

Event 8753 (FC9DF15E)

Date: 12/2/1950
Description: Cmdr. Charles Peter Edwards, Canadian Deputy Minister of Transport for Air Services, approves Wilbert B. Smith’s proposed plan to use the Department of Transport lab and field facilities during off-hours to gather quality UFO data. It is called Project Magnet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “What Was the Truth about Project Magnet?” Flying Saucer Review 10, no. 4 (July/Aug. 1964): 29; Clark III 1078; Good Above, pp. 183–184
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1607

Event 8754 (FF2BECFA)

Date: 12/2/1950
Description: A pearl white, spinning, glowing disc-shaped object closely paced a jeep along a road in Nanyuki, Kenya at 10:45 a.m. It reportedly made a buzzing noise like bees. This case is listed as a Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 845; Don Berliner, Project Blue Book Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8120

Event 8755 (0A6DD616)

Date: 12/2/1950
Description: At around 9:00 p.m. a brilliant UFO maneuvered over Ellenton, South Carolina for ten minutes, the future site of the Savannah River hydrogen bomb production facility, not yet constructed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History - 1950 (volume 3), p. 62
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8121

Event 8756 (1F571DE9)

Date: 12/3/1950
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Description: Stanton Friedman used the Freedom of Information Act to procure a previously classified communique from a field agent named Auerbach (first name not given) in Richmond, Virginia, to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. According to Auerbach, of the Counter Intelligence Corps, his office had been asked to stay attuned to “any data on flying saucers.” Any information, the memo added, would be telephoned, immediately, to Air Force Intelligence.
Type: classified communique
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_424

Event 8757 (505BD4CA)

Date: 12/5/1950 (approximate)
Location: NEWBLISS, IRELAND
Description: Postman. 8 ‘table-knives’ pass / high-altitude. Weave up and down.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 362)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1847

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “107”, HatchDesc: “NEWBLISS,IRELAND:POSTMAN:8 ‘TABLE-KNIVES’ PASS/HI-ALT:WEAVE UP+DOWN:”, LatLong: “54.150003 -7.150000”, LatLongDMS: “54:09:00 N 07:09:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ireland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8758 (7F7E6210)

Date: 12/5/1950
Time: 13:00
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Blue Book. Saucer over post office / 60 second(s). Going east. Turns going quickly northwest. Separate observer(s) see going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 363)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1848

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:BBK:SCR OVR POST OFFICE/60sec:> E:TURNS >>NW:SEP.OBS SEE >> W”, LatLong: “36.016668 -84.250004”, LatLongDMS: “36:01:00 N 84:15:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8759 (7D034CE8)

Date: 12/5/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Wife of Security Officer Reports Object Made of Polished Metal (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501205
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_775

Event 8760 (66A01062)

Date: 12/5/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: FBI Memo - Detection of UFOs Over Oak Ridge (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501205
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_776

Event 8761 (A07755DB)

Date: 12/5/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: Engineer Lt. Col. John R. Hood disperses radiation counters around the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, National Laboratory’s restricted area. The intent is to map the presence of any unusual radiation, in the wake of numerous UFO reports over the facility. He also sets up a source of radioactive material to see if its presence has an effect on the air above it. If the air is unusually ionized, it might be the source of the anomalous radar targets. He also mentions using a magnetometer array, but there is no documentation of the result of this effort.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 7, August–December 1950 , The Author, 1982, pp. 64–65; Swords 107
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1608

Event 8762 (4FCFCAE2)

Date: 12/5/1950
Description: A postman in the farming community of Newbliss, Monaghan County, Ireland watched at 1:00 p.m. as 8 “table knives” passed over at high altitude, weaving up and down.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 62
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8194

Event 8763 (C485F41B)

Date: 12/5/1950
Description: On this afternoon a disc-shaped object was seen over the post office for 60 seconds in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It flew to the east, then turned and flew off to the northwest. A separate witness saw it and reported it flew off to the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 63
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8195

Event 8764 (B7E33E4C)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: Limestone, Maine
Description: The ConAC Air Defense Controller notified the Headquarters USAF Command Post that at 1030 hours a number of unidentified aircraft were approaching the northeast area of the United States and that there was no reason to believe the aircraft were friendly. By 1040 hours, 40 aircraft at an altitude of 32,000 feet were confirmed by radar in the vicinity of Limestone, Maine. President Truman had been notified and interceptors scrambled. Truman even mentioned the incident in his memoirs, not published until 1979. At the time, he noted in his diary, “It looks like World War III is here. I hope not–but we must meet whatever comes–and we will.”
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_425

Event 8765 (CEC4F2F9)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: Guerrero, Mexico
Description: A second flying saucer crashes in El Indio-Guerrero area. The saucer is recovered and taken to the AEC facility at Sandia, NM.
Type: crash retrieval
Reference: Pea Research
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_426

Event 8766 (270C9CC0)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: USA, Ft. Myers, Florida.
Description: (Translated from French) 5 p.m. Witnesses: former interceptor pilot Harry Lamp and four boys, with x10 binoculars. An object of 25 meters, one meter thick, with a bubble on the upper part, silver and white belt, with two orange reactors. The center is rotating when the object is flying; then it takes off accelerating prodigiously.
Reference: Project Blue Book -cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1504

Event 8767 (8CE6F64B)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: USA, El Indio Guerrero, border between Texas and Mexico
Description: (Translated from French) Crash of a saucer that burns completely. A photo of the event reached ufologists in 1980 [note of vog: which ones? The author is the only one I know to claim this]
Reference: Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1505

Event 8768 (989CE9F5)

Date: 12/6/1950
Description: (Translated from French) A device similar to the one from the Roswell crash crashes to the ground at high speed in the El Indio-Guerrero zone, in the Del Rio region (Texas), near the Mexican border, after following a long trajectory through the atmosphere. The recoverable debris of the completely charred object is transported to the AEC complex in Sandia, New Mexico for study.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_872

Event 8769 (505466C5)

Date: 12/6/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Fort Meyers, Florida, an ex-airplane salesman Harry Lamp and 4 boys observe with LO-power binoculars an object of 75 feet, 3 to 4 feet thick, with a dome on top, silver with a red edge with 2 white and 2 orange engines on its sides. The center rotates when the object remains stationary, then the object flies away very quickly. (5 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book # 848 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_873

Event 8770 (3FD2F56C)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: Laredo, TX
Description: Possible UFO crash retrieval.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_66

Event 8771 (D5229D50)

Date: 12/6/1950
Time: 17:00
Location: FT MYERS, FL
Description: 5 observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. 23m saucer with clear dome. Jets / sides. Edge rotates when hovers.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1849

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “Ft MYERS,FL:5 OBS/BINOCS:23m SCR W/CLR DOME:JETS/SIDES:EDGE ROTATES WHEN HVRS”, LatLong: “26.600001 -81.833337”, LatLongDMS: “26:36:00 N 81:50:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8772 (831D6E93)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: Northeastern U.S, Various
Description: Radar-Inspired National Alert (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501206
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_777

Event 8773 (3D6458EE)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: Fort Meyers, FL
Description: 75 ft object, 3-4 ft thick, bubble on top, silver with a red rim having 2 white and 2 orange jets (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 848)
Reference: NICAP: 501206
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_778

Event 8774 (7B10B421)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: Westover AFB, MA
Description: Sighting 2 Hours Before National Alert (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 501206
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_779

Event 8775 (AB94252B)

Date: 12/6/1950
Time: 5 PM
Location: Ft. Myers, Florida
Description: Witnesses: former aircraft purchasing agent Harry Lamp and four boys, using lO-power binoculars. One 75’ object, 3-4’ 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; then it flew away very fast.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_56

Event 8776 (007E0800)

Date: 12/6/1950
Locations: United States; Limestone, Maine; White House
Description: 10:30–11:04 a.m. The ConAC Air Defense Controller notifies the HQ USAF that a number of unidentified aircraf

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t are approaching the northeast area of the United States and that there is no reason to believe they are friendly. By radar contact it is determined that approximately 40 aircraft are in the flight at 32,000 feet on a course of 200° northeast of Limestone, Maine. The White House is notified at 10:31 a.m., and President Truman discusses the reports in a meeting with UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Radar-Inspired National Alert”; Bruce Maccabee, “Immediate Saucer Alert! The Mystery of December 6, 1950,” July 1999; Clark III 824; Sparks , p. 103
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1609

Event 8777 (7B9FF1B0)

Date: 12/6/1950
Locations: Dyess AFB near Abilene, Texas; Mexican border near Del Rio, Texas; Hagerstown, Maryland
Description: While F-94s are being tested at Dyess AFB near Abilene, Texas, radar catches a UFO on a high-speed intercept course with the planes. Some personnel see the object shortly afterward. Col. Robert B. Willingham claims it is not a missile. It makes 90° turns at high speed. NORAD tracks it and the object is said to crash near the Mexican border near Del Rio, Texas. Willingham and a copilot take a light aircraft to the site but are escorted away. They do see part of the crash field and pick up a small piece of metal from the ground. Willingham takes it to a Marine Corps metallurgy lab in Hagerstown, Maryland, for analysis but never sees it again.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Kevin D. Randle, A History of UFO Crashes, Avon, 1995, pp. 192–193; Clark III 338; “Del Rio 1955,” Texas UFO Museum and Research Library, March 22, 2010; Kevin D. Randle, “Del Rio UFO Crash and MJ-12,” A Different Perspective, July 21, 2010; Kevin D. Randle, “MJ-12’s Fatal Flaw and Robert Willingham,” IUR 33, no. 4 (May 2011): 4–7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1610

Event 8778 (E3689A92)

Date: 12/6/1950
Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Description: 5:00 p.m. Former aircraft purchasing agent Harry Lamp and four boys spot a 75-foot silver object hovering at 3,000 feet above the northern part of Fort Myers, Florida. Through 10x binoculars Lamp sees it is 3–4 feet thick at the edges and 14 feet thick in the center, which revolves as it hovers. The object has a red rim with two white and two orange jets along it. It flies away at high speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Large Object with Bubble on Top”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1611

Event 8779 (C08ACFEC)

Date: 12/6/1950
Locations: El Indio, Texas; Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico
Description: Dubious MJ-12 documents refer to a UFO crash on the Mexico side of the US border in the area between El Indio, Texas, and Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “El Indio 1950,” Texas UFO Museum and Research Library, February 5, 2014
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1612

Event 8780 (20699B67)

Date: 12/7/1950
Location: Rangely, Colorado
Description: OIL WORKERS WATCH ONE OVER RANGELY. A shining aluminum-colored object hovered for more than a minute over the Rangely Oil Basin, then moved rapidly eastward. It was flat, disc-like in appearance, with a dome-like structure on top. It seemed to rotate as it hovered, emitting a flash of light at regular intervals. Its altitude was approximately 2,000 feet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_99

Event 8781 (D827B577)

Date: 12/7/1950
Time: 20:00
Location: MARYBOROUGH, QLD, AUS
Description: Several observer(s). Bright blue saucer sweeps going north. Returns / low altitude. 450mph going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 365)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1850

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “MARYBOROUGH,QLD,AUS:SVRL OBS:BRITE BLU SCR SWEEPS>N:RETURNS/LO ALT:450mph >N”, LatLong: “-25.583335 152.666674”, LatLongDMS: “25:35:00 S 152:40:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Queensland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8782 (B2E59CD0)

Date: 12/8/1950
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Description: The FBI office in Richmond, Virginia, sends a telegram to FBI headquarters saying that local Army Intelligence has been put “on immediate high alert for any data whatsoever concerning flying saucers.” It adds, “CIC advises data strictly confidential and should not be disseminated.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Auerbach, [teletype memo], December 8, 1950; ClearIntent, p. 175
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1613

Event 8783 (BF4745CC)

Date: 12/10/1950
Time: 19:30
Location: 1.5MI NORTHEAST / SEVENOAKS, ENG
Description: Absolute(ly)-silent object / 3500’ altitude. 140MPH. Type unknown. Wilderness area.
Type: sighting
Reference: GOOD, Timothy: ABOVE TOP SECRET; Sidgewick & Jackson, London 1987 & Quill Books, 1988. 592pp. (Index 28)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1851

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “1.5MI NE/SEVENOAKS,ENG:ABS-SLNT OBJ/3500’alt:140MPH:type unkn:wilderness area”, LatLong: “51.266669 0.200000”, LatLongDMS: “51:16:00 N 00:12:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8784 (3774C5DB)

Date: 12/10/1950
Location: Wilderness Golf Course near Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Description: 7:30 p.m. RAF Group-Captain B. S. Cartmel and two friends are at the Wilderness Golf Course near Sevenoaks, Kent, England, when they see a bright light moving east to west in complete silence. It maintains a steady height of 3,000 feet moving at 130–150 mph and is visible for 5 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Above, pp. 28–29
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1614

Event 8785 (2E4B514B)

Date: 12/11/1950
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of Viking VI. 64 km altitude, night fire, damaged wings.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, M.W. Rosen, N.Y. 1955
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1506

Event 8786 (918AD8B1)

Date: 12/11/1950
Description: (Translated from French) In Alaska, 10 miles northwest of Gulcana, the crew of Northwest Air Lines Flight 802 observed 2 white flashes followed by a dark cloud rising and splitting into 2. (December 11, 10:13 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #849 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_874

Event 8787 (4BA0ADD3)

Date: 12/11/1950
Description: (Translated from French) At an air show in Longview, over a hundred people watched the maneuvers of several metal discs.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_875

Event 8788 (05E41933)

Date: 12/11/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Publication by Henry Holt of the book by Frank Scully, Behind the Flying Saucers.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_876

Event 8789 (AB94B047)

Date: 12/11/1950
Description: (Translated from French) Richard Hall begins his career as a ufologist.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_877

Event 8790 (A9FD9929)

Date: 12/11/1950
Time: 22:10
Location: 10 MI NORTHWEST / GULKANA, AK
Description: NW.Al crew. 2 flashes. Dark cloud rises and splits / 2. / Lumieres dans la Nuit (monthly, Paris) #330p18.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1852

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “500”, HatchDesc: “10mi NW/GULKANA,AK:NW.AL CREW:2 FLASHES:DRK CLOUD RISES+SPLITS/2:/LDLN #330p18”, LatLong: “62.266670 -145.383340”, LatLongDMS: “62:16:00 N 145:23:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 8791 (333DC931)

Date: 12/11/1950
Location: Gulkana (10 miles NW of), AK
Description: 2 white flashes, followed by dark cloud - rose and split in 2 (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 849)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_780

Event 8792 (E91FEE46)

Date: 12/11/1950
Time: 10:13 PM
Location: l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska
Description: Witnesses: crew of Northwest Air Lines flight 802. Two white flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in two.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_57

Event 8793 (0A1064E4)

Date: 12/11/1950
Description: The crew of Northwest Air Lines flight 802 sighted two white flashes, followed by a dark cloud that rose higher in the sky, and then split in two. The sighting occurred ten miles northwest of Gulcana, Alaska at 10:13 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8334

Event 8794 (B3689277)

Date: 12/12/1950
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) On December 12th, an Aerobee was launched at 10am and another at 9pm. The following day, an Aerobee was launched at 2am and another at 12pm. (1950, December 12th and 13th)
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, 288
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1507

Event 8795 (FA3DAC42)

Date: 12/12/1950
Location: SOUTH LONDON, ENG
Description: Blue Book. Silver ball high / 3 minute(s). Then 18 more. All go silently going quickly northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: WILKINS, Harold T.: FLYING SAUCERS ON THE ATTACK; Ace Books, NY PB 1967. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1853

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “S.LONDON,ENG:BBK:SLVR BALL HI/3min:THEN 18 MORE:ALL GO SILENTLY >>NE”, LatLong: “51.416669 -0.116667”, LatLongDMS: “51:25:00 N 00:07:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8796 (E943F698)

Date: 12/12/1950
Time: 20:50
Location: (NW), GA
Description: 3 / car. Silent radium-glow ovoid going quickly south overhead into cloud bank. No trail. / CSI.
Type: sighting
Reference: HITT, Michael D: GEORGIA’S AERIAL PHENOMENON 1947-1987 Self published 1999. ref. Jan Aldrich. (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1854

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “210”, HatchDesc: “(nw),GA:3/CAR:SLNT RADIUM-GLOW OVOID >>S OVHD into cloud bank:NO TRAIL:/CSI”, LatLong: “34.500002 -85.000004”, LatLongDMS: “34:30:00 N 85:00:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8797 (65A87B61)

Date: 12/12/1950
Location: Tonopah–Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, Nevada
Description: The AFSWP’s Project Nutmeg officially selects the Tonopah–Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, Nevada, for domestic nuclear testing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Nevada Test and Training Range”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1615

Event 8798 (59018E53)

Date: 12/13/1950
Time: 21:00
Location: OVER LAKE CHAMPLAIN, VT
Description: “Rocket” comes south / Canada. Turns going west near Burlington. 5000’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 367)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1855

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “95”, HatchDesc: “OVR LAKE CHAMPLAIN,VT:“ROCKET” COMES S/CANADA:TURNS >W nr BURLINGTON:5000’alt”, LatLong: “44.500002 -73.250003”, LatLongDMS: “44:30:00 N 73:15:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1500”, State/Prov: “Vermont”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8799 (FAAF6778)

Date: 12/13/1950
Location: Kimberley, South Africa
Description: 4:55 p.m. J. G. F. Moult and his mother are sitting at their home in Kimberley, South Africa, when they observe a bright object “like a huge mirror in the sky,” hovering, and moving laterally and up and down for about 3 minutes. It goes behind a cloud but can still be seen, appearing like a “piece of magnesium wire burning with a bright, purplish-white light.” It dives through the clouds, turns sharply, and shoots out of sight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: David Marais, “The Outspan Magazine, January 1, 1954”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1616

Event 8800 (56B8D3BE)

Date: 12/14/1950
Location: NORTH / HAGERMAN, ID
Description: 3 / car. 2M sphere with fin lands. Fantastic close maneuvers / 30M altitude. Going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 666)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1856

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “905”, HatchDesc: “N/HAGERMAN,ID:3/CAR:2M SPHERE W/FIN LANDS:FANTASTIC CLOSE MNVRS/30M alt:>>SW”, LatLong: “42.877780 -114.900005”, LatLongDMS: “42:52:40 N 114:54:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Idaho”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8801 (358A5CDC)

Date: 12/14/1950 (approximate)
Time: ~07:00
Location: BENTLEIGH, AUSTR
Description: Group women and kids. 20’ ovoid passes school-bus stop. Buzzes. Investigation.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 367)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1857

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BENTLEIGH,AUSTR:GRP WOMEN+KIDS:20’OVOID PASSES SCHOOL-BUS STOP:BUZZES:INVESTGN”, LatLong: “-37.916668 145.033340”, LatLongDMS: “37:55:00 S 145:02:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8802 (72766D15)

Date: 12/14/1950
Location: Knoxville, TN
Description: Radar Targets Over AEC Plant (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501214
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_781

Event 8803 (9BE793C3)

Date: 12/14/1950
Description: A group of teardrop-shaped UFOs was picked up on multiple radar units for ten minutes near the Oak Ridge Nuclear facility in Tennessee at around 4 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bruce S. Maccabee, MUFON UFO Journal, November 1978, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8388

Event 8804 (623C0EAB)

Date: 12/15/1950
Location: WEST / INCHON, KOREA
Description: US Navy ship. 2 objects hit water very fast. 30M splash! Type unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: SANDERSON, Ivan: INVISIBLE RESIDENTS; World Publishing HB 1970 & Avon Books PB 1973 (Index 36)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1858

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “W/INCHON,KOREA:US NAVY SHIP:2 OBJs HIT WATER VFAST:30M SPLASH!:type unk”, LatLong: “37.416668 126.250006”, LatLongDMS: “37:25:00 N 126:15:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SKR”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 8805 (818C3D73)

Date: 12/15/1950
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Unidentified blips all over/all about RADAR screens. Full fighter intercept finds nothing.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 367)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1859

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:UID BLIPS ALLO RDR SCREENS:FULL FIGHTER INTERCEPT finds nothing”, LatLong: “35.988891 -84.255560”, LatLongDMS: “35:59:20 N 84:15:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8806 (839B76B8)

Date: 12/15/1950
Description: Ground radar tracked an unidentified flying object over the Oak Ridge Nuclear Research Facility in Anderson County, Tennessee at 11:45 p.m. The object was sighted visually as well and described as teardrop shaped. The sighting lasted 10 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 67
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8403

Event 8807 (10E3B1AA)

Date: 12/16/1950
Time: 23:50
Location: OFF GRAND HAVEN, MI
Description: Extra moon speeds going down / Lake Michigan. Glows / surface then sinks.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 367)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1860

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “177”, HatchDesc: “off GRAND HAVEN,MI:EXTRA MOON SPEEDS ↓/LAKE MICH:GLOWS/SURFACE THEN SINKS”, LatLong: “43.033335 -86.283337”, LatLongDMS: “43:02:00 N 86:17:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8808 (A1230841)

Date: 12/16/1950
Description: An unidentified object landed on the surface of Lake Michigan near Grand Haven, Michigan at 11:45 p.m. making the surface glow. It then sank beneath the surface.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 67
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8437

Event 8809 (4F5DEFD5)

Date: 12/18/1950
Time: 08:20
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: 3+observers. Circular night light changes shape and brilliance. Fades to a star going northwest?
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 174)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1861

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, TCH: New technical details/clues, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:3+OBSs:CIRC.NLT CHANGES SHAPE+BRILLIANCE:FADES TO A STAR >NW?”, LatLong: “36.016668 -84.283337”, LatLongDMS: “36:01:00 N 84:17:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8810 (A9FC6CBF)

Date: 12/18/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: NEPA Employees Report Light In Control Area (NICAP: 10 - Nuclear Connection, Code: M, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501218
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_782

Event 8811 (B98E312F)

Date: 12/18/1950
Description: At 8:39 a.m. a circular light changed shape and brilliance as it hovered over Oak Ridge AEC Laboratories, Tennessee. It faded to a star, then flew away to the northwest. There was radar confirmation of the sighting from the nearby McGhee Air Force Base.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Bruce S Maccabee, MUFON UFO Journal, November 1978, pp. 11, 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8485

Event 8812 (E4C22277)

Date: 12/20/1950
Time: 12:50
Location: KNOXVILLE, TN
Description: RADAR blip. F82 intercepts. Only finds odd small smoke cloud…
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 175)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1862

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “267”, HatchDesc: “KNOXVILLE,TN:RDR BLIP:F82 INTERCEPTS:only finds odd small smoke cloud…”, LatLong: “35.966668 -83.916671”, LatLongDMS: “35:58:00 N 83:55:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8813 (CF95A1B3)

Date: 12/20/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Another Radar Sighting / Small Smoke Cloud (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501220
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_783

Event 8814 (06DB7FFA)

Date: 12/20/1950
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Another Radar Report. Log of the 663rd AN and C Squadron, F-82 Intercept (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 501220
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_784

Event 8815 (2D30575A)

Date: 12/23/1950
Location: Amory, Mississippi
Description: MISSISSIPPI WATCHES ONE TURN OTHER CHEEK. James Q. Tate of 2629 Avenue North, Birmingham, Ala., saw a red ball in the bright clear sky over Armory, Miss. He described it as being deeper red in the center than at the perimeter. On second look he saw that the red ball had turned over and appeared to be flat. The red color might have been because of the sun’s reflection. It was one to one and a half miles above the town, approximately thirty feet in diameter, and moving at a terrific speed before it disappeared towards the northwest. Tate was about three miles away driving into town.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_100

Event 8816 (CB15EF42)

Date: 12/23/1950 (approximate)
Location: PT LOMA, CA
Description: 7 TEARDROPs maneuver near pilot balloon. Several Navy / theodolite. Turn going quickly west / sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 368)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1863

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “Pt LOMA,CA:7 TEARDROPs MNVR nr PILOT BALLOON:SVRL NAVY/THEODOLITE:TURN>>W/SEA”, LatLong: “32.700002 -117.244450”, LatLongDMS: “32:42:00 N 117:14:40 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8817 (273A8E7F)

Date: 12/23/1950
Description: In Point Loma, California on this date in 1950 seven teardrop-shaped flying objects maneuvered near a weather balloon. Several navy personnel, including one using a theodolite to view the object, watched the UFO turn toward the W and fly away out over the Pacific Ocean.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 68
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8567

Event 8818 (96B849BC)

Date: 12/24/1950
Location: USA, Datil (New Mexico)
Description: (Translated from French) A white object, which then turned red and green, with a tail, travelled 1° every 2 minutes. It was observed for 2 hours and 30 minutes before disappearing and photos were taken by Mr. Stanfield. (1950, night of December 24th to 25th)
Reference: doc. FBI - Bruce Maccabee, trans. Jean Sider
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1508

Event 8819 (C2035E1A)

Date: Late 12/1950
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Description: USAF Capt. J. E. Broyles sees an aluminum-like oval object with a conical tail moving slowly in the sky near Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 20
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1617

Event 8820 (CF598A4C)

Date: 12/26/1950
Location: Harvard University
Description: Harvard University historian William L. Langer , special assistant for intelligence analysis to US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes , organizes the CIA Office of National Estimates, a forerunner of the National Intelligence Council.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Central Intelligence Agency, “Staff Conference: Minutes of Meeting Held in Director’s Conference Room, Administration Building, Tuesday, 26 December 1950, at 1100 Hours”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1618

Event 8821 (B8C62A20)

Date: 12/27/1950
Time: ~19:00
Location: OVER BRADFORD, IL
Description: TWA pilot. Night light / violent turns and maneuvers / 25 minute(s). Going quickly [to] N. horizon. / LDLN#330.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 40)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1864

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “25”, Elev: “246”, HatchDesc: “ovr BRADFORD,IL:TWA PILOT:NLT/VIOLENT TURNS+MNVRS/25min:>>N.HORIZON:/LDLN#330”, LatLong: “41.177780 -89.655560”, LatLongDMS: “41:10:40 N 89:39:20 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8822 (5736D6CA)

Date: 12/27/1950
Location: Bradford (near), IL
Description: Shutts Case (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_785

Event 8823 (16430594)

Date: 12/27/1950
Location: Lakehurst, NJ
Description: (40.01° N, 74.31° W). Folean. (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_786

Event 8824 (0E6F9C59)

Date: 12/27/1950
Locations: Chicago; Kansas City; Bradford, Illinois
Description: Sunset. A TWA flight, piloted by Capt. Art Shutts, is enroute from Chicago to Kansas City. Near Bradford, Illinois, Shutts notices a bright white light ahead of the plane, also flashing red and green occasionally. It begins to “wobble and swerve unsteadily,” then streaks back and forth in a north-south line through an arc of 10–30°, changing direction abruptly. He notices that the horizon near the UFO appears to vibrate as if light is distorted, especially after the object puts on a burst of speed. It dims to a pinpoint and begins to slowly move south. Suddenly it lurches, accelerates rapidly, zooms upward at a 45° angle, makes a nearly square turn, plunges downward, and disappears below the horizon to the north. It is visible for 25 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 40
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1619

Event 8825 (0A429927)

Date: 12/29/1950
Location: SOVIET-IRAN BORDER AREA
Description: Wave / night lights fireballs etc. Green and black. West going quickly east / several min. Explodes? Smoke.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1950 (4+books) 1989+2000 Self published. (Index 369)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1865

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Iran”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “0”, HatchDesc: “SOV-IRAN BORDER AREA:WAVE/NLTS FBLS ETC:GRN+BLK:W>>E/SVRL MIN:EXPLODES?:SMOKE”, LatLong: “37.500002 59.000003”, LatLongDMS: “37:30:00 N 59:00:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KHR”, Strangeness: “5”

Year: 1951, 659 Event(s), (Back to Top)

Event 8826 (C24282BC)

Date: 1951
Description: Meade Layne, BSRA director, founds the “Borderland Sciences Research Foundation” as a CA non-profit (C0254263) research and educational organization for the purpose of studying parapsychology, UFO’s and extended consciousness. Previously, the BSRA was a loose/unofficial association.
Type: historical event
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_428

Event 8827 (D10DCAD4)

Date: 1951
Location: Europe
Description: Project Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper, describes seeing 100’s of UFO’s flying in formation at very high altitudes over Europe.
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_705

Event 8828 (B78B3A1E)

Date: 1951
Location: Georgia
Description: David Huggins was born in Georgia in 1943 on a farm and claims to be an abductee. At night strange creatures would appear in his bedroom and escort him to a metallic, egg shaped craft. On his first encounter he saw a short alien, covered in brown fur, with large glowing eyes. He also encountered an “Alien Mantis”, which often seemed to be in control, followed by typical Alien Grays, eight the first time. There were also short creatures wearing identical blue jumpsuits, and a hybrid named Crescent who appeared initially as a mother figure. Crescent had large eyes, pale skin, long hair that seemed to be a wig, with definite human anatomical features. These encounters ceased when he was 11 and the family moved to Acworth, but then continued when he turned 17.
Type: abduction
Reference: Website: “The Night Sky II”, Article: David Huggins
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_901

Event 8829 (5255E8D7)

Date: 1951
Location: AUSTRALIA, Halidon, Murray Bridge.
Description: (Translated from French) (Keith Baskerfield) Mrs. X. was a young married woman and at the time of the events her husband was away from the farm. They had also recently lost their first baby. Very early in the morning Mrs. X. made her rounds inspecting the livestock, accompanied by the dog. She climbed a small hill from which she had a better overall view. To her surprise she then saw an unusual object on the ground, resting on four feet. It seemed to her to be the size of a “two-bedroom house”. Mrs. X. looked at this thing, then decided to go and see it more closely. As she set off she saw three creatures emerging from under the object, these creatures seemed to be floating. Mrs. X. however had no fear upon seeing this, feeling rather confident. The creatures seemed to her to be male, of the size and appearance of normal human beings, with a beautiful skin without wrinkles and blue eyes. They wore one-piece silver-colored suits and boots of the same color. On their heads they had hats. She was taken, with her consent, into the object, by some kind of invisible elevator which gave her the feeling of floating. Inside there was a creature standing in front of what we would today call a computer console. He moved his hands above a panel, without touching it, and lights began to blink in response to his movements. There was also a screen, like a television screen in this room. The conversation between her and the “men” was in English, but she did not always have to speak to be understood. Today Mrs. X. no longer remembers the subject of the conversation. The “men” told her that they knew she had lost a child, but that things would get better. She left the craft floating by the invisible elevator and when the object had gone, the four circles of the landing feet remained on the ground. When she later tried to talk to people in her surroundings about this experience, she was laughed at.
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1566

Event 8830 (75F656DE)

Date: 1951
Location: France, Vaux, near Metz and Clémency (Meurthe et Moselle)
Description: (Translated from French) (summary) story of “Pope” Clément XV, born Michel Collin in 1905. He was ordained a priest in 1933, crowned Pope on 7.10.1950 by Christ himself, suspended “a divinis” and excommunicated in 1951; He founded in Vaux his little Vatican of Infinite Love. He claims to hold the 3rd secret of Fatima. In 1970 he excommunicates the tax director of Nancy who demands back taxes from him. Clément XV proclaims his Interplanetary Church, for he is aware that many Martians have already descended to Earth and live clandestinely among us". He dies on June 23, 1974. In his entourage are mentioned Claude SEBASTIO, Swiss, and the Sicilian initiated by Asthar Sheron and Adoniesis, Eugenio SIRRAGUSA
Reference: Jean FERGUSON: “Enigmes du temps présent” ed. Leméac, Ottawa, 1979, p.115 to 118
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1567

Event 8831 (61B01E8C)

Date: 1951
Location: USA, Arizona desert
Description: (Translated from French) Liliane Roth, an American artist, had her first encounter with a UFO. She was spending the night with her husband Burt Mc Guire in an isolated motel located in the Arizona desert. “Around 7 pm,” Liliane Roth recounts, “I took out my three little bichons. Suddenly I saw a huge ring, like a big hoop hovering about 40 m in altitude. When this object with a metallic sheen, measuring about 50 m, was right above my head, I quickly called my husband. After about 5 minutes the UFO rose at a fantastic speed, then returned to the same place shortly after. Two minutes later, this strange craft, pierced with multicolored holes, slowly disappeared to the east.” (1951, no date)
Reference: A. SCHNEIDER-H. MALTHANER: “The Secret File of UFOs,” ed. De Vecchi, 1978, p 19
Reference: continued: March 1952
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1568

Event 8832 (5C3B8A8E)

Date: 1951
Location: Germany
Description: UFOs outmaneuver pilot/future astronaut Gordon Cooper.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_67

Event 8833 (21CDDFBF)

Date: 1951
Location: Iron Triangle, near Chorwon, Korea
Description: Craft hit soldier with light beam (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 510000
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_787

Event 8834 (820BCD0A)

Date: 1951
Location: in airspace over, Korea
Description: UFO Circles Fleet of Fourteen Ships / Tracked By Radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 510000
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_788

Event 8835 (98C13E67)

Date: 1951
Locations: West Germany; Europe
Description: While flying an F-86 Sabrejet over West Germany, USAF pilot Gordon Cooper sees several metallic discs flying at a high altitude. He claims to “have two days of observation of many flights of them, of different sizes, flying in fighter formation, generally from east to west over Europe.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Gordon Cooper and Bruce Henderson, Leap of Faith: An Astronaut’s Journey into the Unknown, HarperCollins, 2000, pp. 80–81; “UFO Sightings by Astronauts,” Syti.net, January 30, 2001; “Astronaut Gordon Cooper Talks about UFOs,” Elhardt YouTube channel, December 27, 2007
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1620

Event 8836 (76E637D0)

Date: 1951
Location: Korea
Description: The intelligence unit of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing puts out periodic intelligence reports through 1953 that cover ground and air operations, unusual incidents, and UFO reports in Korea. The UFO reports are in a different category from unidentified aircraft. Some of these reports do not appear in Project Blue Book.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jan Aldrich
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1621

Event 8837 (A42B9C86)

Date: 1951
Description: The Atomic Energy Commission uses its parallel system of secret-keeping to conduct controversial research, development, and engineering on aircraft and pilot-related projects, entirely without oversight.
Reference: Eberhart
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1622

Event 8838 (D4DB3E8B)

Date: 1951
Locations: France; Paris
Description: Marc Thirouin founds the first UFO group in France, the Commission Internationale d’Enquêtes sur les Soucoupes Volantes, in Paris. It begins publishing Ouranos in June 1952 and issues 32 numbers through 1966, reviving in 1972 after Thirouin’s death with a new series that lasts until 1980.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ouranos , no. 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1623

Event 8839 (FC8603CE)

Date: 1951
Description: USAF Maj. Dewey Fournet, while serving on Project Blue Book, conducted his own FOIA-exempt extragovernment investigation of undersea and aerial UAP with assistance from the Navy dubbed Operation Interloper. Fournet used his access and USG resources and all but three case files (up to 28) remain lost because they were held in personal archives. Interloper briefed the CIA in 1953 but its findings never reached Congress or the public.

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_25

Event 8840 (5940AED8)

Date: 1/1951
Location: Belgian Congo, Africa
Description: TWO LOOK FOR URANIUM IN AFRICA. Two disks were sighted hanging over the Uranium mining pits and were pursued by planes. The object flew in a peculiar zig-zag course. A Spitfire came close enough to see a whirling rim on one of the saucers, but was easily and quickly outdistanced.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_101

Event 8841 (ED725AAB)

Date: 1/1951
Location: Washington, DC
Description: OLSON GUESSES THEIR SPEED AT 10,000 MPH. Robert Olson, 3708 35th St., NW, Washington, D.C., took a picture of seven or eight saucers flying over Washington in early January. A shot was taken from someone’s back porch, and a double exposure resulted when the silvery saucers were sighted. Olson says: “I assure you, noting on that porch, not even the lighting cord that you can see hanging down is responsible for the images of the bright circles. Calculate how fast the object would have to be going to make such long streak in 1/50 of a second, assuming the saucers are 36 feet in diameter. I’d say between 2,000 and 10,000 mph.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_102

Event 8842 (1531005C)

Date: 1/1951
Location: Korea
Description: Twenty-four UFO cases reported by military in the next fifteen months.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_68

Event 8843 (77BAE6BE)

Date: 1/1951
Locations: Cosmopolitan; USAF Public Information Officer
Description: Author and journalist Bob Considine’s article appears in Cosmopolitan, debunking all UFO stories as delusions and hoaxes, and quoting a weary Air Force Col. Harold E. Watson, who has replaced McCoy in Project Grudge. It offends people so badly that many pilots afterward refuse to report UFO sightings to the Air Force. USAF Public Information Officer Clare Welch, who has set this interview up, believes the Air Force has better things to do and is out of step with Cabell’s renewed interest.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Bob Considine, “The Disgraceful Flying Saucer Hoax!” Cosmopolitan, January 1951, pp. 32–33, 100–102, republished by Project 1947; Swords 113–114
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1624

Event 8844 (B2EFE728)

Date: 1/1/1951
Time: 07:00
Location: OAK GROVE, LA
Description: 12 / farm. 12M saucer spins counterclockwise going east / low altitude. Rectangular windows / rim. Maneuvers. Quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 201)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1866

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “122”, HatchDesc: “OAK GROVE,LA:12/FARM:12M SCR SPINS CCW >E/lo alt:RECT.WINDOWS/RIM:MNVRS:↑↑”, LatLong: “32.861113 -91.388893”, LatLongDMS: “32:51:40 N 91:23:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Louisiana”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8845 (89F95C14)

Date: 1/1/1951
Location: Oak Grove, Louisiana
Description: 7:00 a.m. Katie Sowell watches an object about 30–50 feet in diameter, like two “upside down saucers” revolving counterclockwise and darting low over her farmhouse near Oak Grove, Louisiana. It has rectangular, opaque windows. It is seen for 15–20 minutes at close range. It banks and disappears, going straight up.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Huntsville (Ala.) Times, February 5, 1974; Loren E. Gross, The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: UFOs, a History: 1951, Supplemental Notes , The Author, 2000, pp. 1–2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1625

Event 8846 (0949DD01)

Date: 1/1/1951
Locations: Mitchel AFB; Long Island, New York; Ent AFB; Colorado Springs, Colorado
Description: The Air Defense Command, inactivated since July 1, 1950, is reinstated as a major command at Mitchel AFB [now closed] in Long Island, New York. The HQ is moved to Ent AFB [now the US Olympic Training Center] in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a week later.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Aerospace Defense Command”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1626

Event 8847 (309FCC7F)

Date: 1/6/1951 (approximate)
Location: BOWRAL, NSW, AUSTR
Description: Fast silent steel-blue moon-size object crosses sky. Spirals going up [to] clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Maj Donald: FLYING SAUCERS TOP SECRET; NICAP and G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY 1960 HB. (Index 25)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1867

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “BOWRAL,NSW,AUSTR:FAST SLNT STEEL-BLU MOONSIZE OBJ CROSSES SKY:SPIRALS↑CLOUDS”, LatLong: “-34.500002 150.400007”, LatLongDMS: “34:30:00 S 150:24:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8848 (9BD2A463)

Date: 1/8/1951
Location: USA, south of Ft. Worth, Texas.
Description: (Translated from French) 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Boggus, plus drivers and passengers of several cars stopped to observe. Two groups of red and green lights in triangular formation stationary before taking off.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1511

Event 8849 (A6657D08)

Date: 1/8/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In South Fort Worth (Texas), W. J. Boggus, his wife and other drivers and passengers stopped to observe 2 groups of red and green lights staying stationary in a triangular formation in the sky, before leaving. (January 8, 10:45 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book # 864 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_878

Event 8850 (3A41ED0A)

Date: 1/8/1951
Time: 22:50
Location: SOUTH / FORT WORTH, TX
Description: Project Bluebook Case #864. 15’ delta/triangle/box-like crafts / night lights go overhead and by US81. 1 going north / low altitude. Light humming.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 1)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1868

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “203”, HatchDesc: “S/FORT WORTH,TX:BBK#864:15’DLTS/NLTS GO OVHD+BY US81:1 >N/LO ALT:LITE HUM”, LatLong: “32.666668 -97.333338”, LatLongDMS: “32:40:00 N 97:20:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8851 (47D0FA4A)

Date: 1/8/1951
Location: Fort Worth (South of ), TX
Description: Watch 2 stationary groups of red and green lights (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 864)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_789

Event 8852 (371A7C94)

Date: 1/8/1951
Time: 10:45 PM
Location: South of Ft. Worth, Texas
Description: Witnesses: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_58

Event 8853 (C6238B1A)

Date: 1/8/1951
Description: A group of three delta-shaped objects with wingspans of 15’ flew over US Highway 81 south of Forth Worth, Texas at 10:45 p.m. One passed overhead at a low altitude, and made a faint humming sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: US Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics case 864
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_190

Event 8854 (249E27D0)

Date: 1/12/1951
Location: USA, Ft. Benning, Georgia.
Description: (Translated from French) 10 p.m. Witnessed by 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale of the Army. A light with a triangular outline remained stationary like a star for 20 minutes before quickly flying away.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cf. Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1512

Event 8855 (8781D16D)

Date: 1/12/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Fort Benning (Georgia), 2nd Lieutenant of the US Army A. C. Hale observed a light with a fan-shaped trail. The light remained still like a star for 20 minutes, then disappeared in the distance. (January 12th, 10 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #868 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_879

Event 8856 (FAFC17CC)

Date: 1/12/1951
Time: 22:00
Location: FT BENNING, GA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #868. 10+observer(s). Saucer hovers / 20 minute(s). Going quickly south. Matchhead / arms-length. / r43p13.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1869

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “94”, HatchDesc: “Ft BENNING,GA:BBK#868:10+OBS:SCR HVRS/20min:>>S:MATCHHEAD/ARMS-LENGTH:/r43p13”, LatLong: “32.350002 -84.950004”, LatLongDMS: “32:21:00 N 84:57:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8857 (B1311AAF)

Date: 1/12/1951
Time: 22:00
Location: STEWART AIR FORCE BASE, NY
Description: Blue Book. USAF man. Meteor going up [to] and zigzags. Clear maneuvers. Changes colors.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 2)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1870

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “43”, HatchDesc: “STEWART AFB,NY:BBK:USAF MAN:METEOR↑+ZIGZAGS:CLEAR MNVRS:CHANGES COLORS”, LatLong: “41.505558 -74.066670”, LatLongDMS: “41:30:20 N 74:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8858 (49E7FDE1)

Date: 1/12/1951
Location: Fort Benning, GA
Description: Light with a fan-shaped wake remain motionless like a star (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 868)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_790

Event 8859 (71E1D851)

Date: 1/12/1951
Time: 10 PM
Location: Ft. Benning, Georgia
Description: Witness: U.S. Army 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake remained motionless like a star about 20 minutes and then sped away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_59

Event 8860 (C95774AE)

Date: 1/12/1951
Description: At 10:05 p.m. two U.S. Air Force airmen at Stewart AFB in Orange County, New York saw a fireball drop from a high altitude, and then zig-zag. It made clear cut maneuvers, and changed colors. At 11:01 p.m. a saucer-shaped object hovered near Fort Benning, Georgia for 20 minutes, then shot off to the south. U.S. Army 2nd Lt. A. C. Hale saw a light with a fan-shaped wake remain motionless like a star then speed away. It was estimated to be the size of a matchhead held at arms length. There were nine other witnesses. A Project Blue Book unknown.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1951 (volume 2), pp. 2 & 3; (2) Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 868
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_273

Event 8861 (DBA5808D)

Date: 1/14/1951
Description: Einstein student and Roswell witness Shirley J. Wright picked for “Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities”
Type: scientist
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_429

Event 8862 (E0268409)

Date: 1/14/1951
Time: 11:40
Location: JOLON, CA
Description: Private pilot / Navion 4582K. 3 rectangular objects. Flat tops. Shrink away. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1871

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “293”, HatchDesc: “JOLON,CA:Pvt.PILOT/NAVION 4582K:3 RECTANGLR OBJS:FLAT TOPS:SHRINK AWAY:NFD”, LatLong: “36.016668 -121.200006”, LatLongDMS: “36:01:00 N 121:12:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8863 (FCA3616F)

Date: 1/14/1951
Time: 12:40
Location: BIG BEAR LAKE, CA
Description: Blue Book. Hillman and 3 / small plane. 50’ saucer / 30K’ altitude. Going quickly west. Wind = due going north / 60 kts.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1872

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “2050”, HatchDesc: “BIG BEAR LAKE,CA:BBK:HILLMAN+3/SML PLANE:50’ SCR/30K’alt:>>W:WIND=DUE> N/60kts”, LatLong: “34.250002 -116.883339”, LatLongDMS: “34:15:00 N 116:53:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “9000”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8864 (E50498B0)

Date: 1/14/1951
Location: Jolon, CA
Description: Private Pilot Reports Mile-Wide Rectangles (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510114
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_791

Event 8865 (ADE08638)

Date: 1/14/1951
Location: Big Bear Lake, CA
Description: Pilot Sees 150’ Circular Object At 30,000’ (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510114
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_792

Event 8866 (4DDD01F5)

Date: 1/14/1951
Description: At 12:38 p.m. four witnesses flying in an airplane over Big Bear Lake, California saw three circular or disc-shaped UFOs that were 40 to 50 feet in diameter and flying at 30,000 feet altitude.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1951, p. 3; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_308

Event 8867 (29833D20)

Date: 1/16/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Artesia, New Mexico, two members of a General Mills balloon project observe their 110-foot balloon at an altitude of 112,000 feet when they spot a round, dull white object. It appears larger than the balloon, but does not move. Later, the balloon team, the Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the director of the Artesia airport, and three pilots see two objects from the airport. They fly side by side, circle the balloon, then head northeast. The second sighting lasted about 40 seconds. (January 16)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case, sometimes reported, probably in error, in 1952
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_880

Event 8868 (79FB43D8)

Date: 1/16/1951
Location: Kansas City, Mo
Description: AIR FORCE IMITATION DOESN’T FOOL THESE GIRLS. Betty McCarty and Judy Royles of Kansas City sighted a huge red light with a green flickering light in the center. It appeared and disappeared several times. Betty and Judy, and Betty’s husband, drove up onto the Cliff drive, and saw it hanging in the air over North Kansas City. It soared slowly around, down over Fairfax Airport, and searchlights were turned on it. It disappeared again but came back ten minutes later, appearing to be a green ball of light with a red trail. It was now very high in the sky and the only shape recognizable was that of a green sphere. The next day, the Air Force rigged up a plane with green lights and flew it around the city. The Air Force plane had a recognizable shape and a loud droning motor besides.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_103

Event 8869 (9EF641D7)

Date: 1/16/1951
Location: Artesia, NM
Description: Gen. Mills-Navy personnel see two disc-shaped objects.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_69

Event 8870 (02EA1828)

Date: 1/16/1951
Time: 09:30
Location: ARTESIA, NM
Description: Blue Book. 6+GM scientists / theodolite and photographs. 2 60’ saucers maneuver and circle balloon. Going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 120)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1873

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “1035”, HatchDesc: "ARTESIA,NM:BBK:6+GM SCIs/THEODOLITE+FOTOS:2 60’SCRS MNVR+CCL BALLOON:>>NW ", LatLong: “32.861113 -104.400005”, LatLongDMS: “32:51:40 N 104:24:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8871 (CB38CB8A)

Date: 1/16/1951
Location: Artesia (near), NM
Description: Two Discs Approach Skyhook (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510116
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_793

Event 8872 (89CF588F)

Date: 1/16/1951
Time: Time unknown
Location: Artesia, New Mexico
Description: Witnesses: 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’ balloon at an altitude of 112,000’ 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; flying side-by-side, they circled the balloon and flew away to the northeast. The second observation lasted about 40 seconds. Note: there is confusion over the date of this case, with some USAF records showing it as 1952; however, 1951 appears to be correct.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_60

Event 8873 (E4A24CF0)

Date: 1/16/1951
Locations: Artesia, New Mexico; Artesia Airport
Description: Raymond Dugan and Raymond E. Stiles, members of the General Mills Aeronautical Research Laboratory balloon project, observe a round disc near their Skyhook balloon over Artesia, New Mexico. The balloon is at a height of 112,000 feet. A short time later, Dugan, Stiles, and four civilian pilots at Artesia Airport see two similar objects circling the same balloon that then fly off to the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Two Discs Approach Skyhook”; Project Blue Book, [Artesia documents]; J. Allen Hynek, The UFO Experience, Ballantine ed., 1974, pp. 69–70; Sparks, p. 104; Swords 166
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1627

Event 8874 (97E9DCFE)

Date: 1/18/1951
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, 1.6km (Stalled on pad for 13s then rose slowly for 38s before exploding)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_430
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 1.6km

Event 8875 (945AE138)

Date: 1/18/1951
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) At 13:14, a V2 #54 was launched, only reaching 2 km.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1513

Event 8876 (FEE1F5BF)

Date: 1/20/1951
Location: USA, Sioux City
Description: (Translated from French) At 8:20 PM two controllers of the control tower observed a light above the airport. A DC 3 plane of Mid Continent Airlines was taking off at the same time, the crew (Lawrence W. Vinther and F. Bachmeier) observed it at 8:26 PM. The object described a larger circle than the plane to take off, the object turned and passed in front of the nose of the plane and seemed to instantly appear on the other side, gliding under it. It had the shape of an airplane whose fuselage had the shape of a cigar and the straight wings a bit larger than a B-29. The pilot and co-pilot saw neither nacelle nor engine. The light seemed to come from the bottom of the object.
Reference: Johannes von BUTLAR: “Ovni, nous ne sommes pas seuls” - Presses de la Cité 1979 - P. 77
Reference: Brad STEIGER: “Ovni, le projet Blue Book” - trad. Belfond 1979, p. 109,110
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1514

Event 8877 (AB6AD67B)

Date: 1/20/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At the Sioux City (Iowa) airfield, a DC-3 of the Mid-Continent Air Lines is about to take off when the control tower signals a bluish fire to the west but allows the departure. The tower then signals that the fire is heading towards them. The pilots see it coming and it brushes past them. A passenger colonel confirms: a B-29 fuselage without wings, a long black cigar and ultra-fast. Official explanation: a B-36 was in the area (probably had lost its wings). (January 20)
Reference: Log and Gigi
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_881

Event 8878 (8CA70AA5)

Date: 1/20/1951
Description: (Translated from French) An article from Cosmopolitan magazine, titled “The Infamous Flying Saucer Hoax”, blames Kenneth Arnold for setting off a chain reaction of mass hysteria and fraud.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_882

Event 8879 (FD47C88A)

Date: 1/20/1951
Location: US
Description: TWO PILOTS DENY THIS ONE AS KNOWN AIRCRAFT. Capt. Larry M. Vinther and co-pilot James R. Bachmeier, flying a Mid-Continent Airline plane, saw a straight-sided object, with no exhaust glow, jet pods, or engines. It performed maneuvers and turns at speeds impossible to known aircraft, according to Vinther.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_104

Event 8880 (69E3B708)

Date: 1/20/1951
Time: 20:20
Location: SIOUX CITY, IA
Description: Air Traffic Controllers and pilots. Cylinder/cigar-shape circles and maneuvers. Paces DC3. Going quickly northwest. / MJ#273+/ r242p44.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE; Henry Holt, NY 1953 HC. (Index 46)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1874

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “335”, HatchDesc: “SIOUX CITY,IA:ATCs+PILOTS:CGR CCLs+MNVRs:PACES DC3:>>NW:/MJ#273+/r242p44”, LatLong: “42.516669 -96.400005”, LatLongDMS: “42:31:00 N 96:24:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Iowa”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8881 (32F7D21C)

Date: 1/20/1951
Location: Sioux City, IA
Description: UFO Buzzes DC-3 (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510120
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_794

Event 8882 (08A9CBC0)

Date: 1/20/1951
Locations: Sioux City, Iowa; Mid-Continent Airlines Flight 9
Description: 9:20 p.m. Sioux City, Iowa, CAA Control Tower operator John M. Williams sees an odd light in the west. Capt. Lawrence W. Vinther and copilot James F. Bachmeier of Mid-Continent Airlines Flight 9 takes off and Vinther is asked by the tower to look for the light. While still in a climbing turn at about 1,000 feet, the pilots spot the object to the north-northwest at about 8,000 feet and 4 miles away. It looks like a B-29 fuselage with wings but no engines and blinks some lights like running lights. The object comes towards the DC-3, flies across the nose within 200 feet, then suddenly reappears on the other side, paralleling them for 2–3 seconds. The object then flies under them and disappears to the northwest. This is one of the first reports to make it into the CIRVIS system specified by JANAP 146.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “UFO Buzzes DC-3”; Lawrence W. Vinther, “Another Saucer Mystery,” Flying 48 (June 1951): 23, 56, reprinted by Project 1947; Ruppelt, p. 84; Jan Aldrich; Sparks, p. 104; James E. McDonald, “Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects,” in Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Hearings, US House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess., July 29, 1968, pp. 43–44
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1628

Event 8883 (4D617616)

Date: 1/20/1951
Description: At 8:26 p.m. the control tower in Sioux City, Iowa warned the Mid-Continental Airlines DC-3 flight to watch for an approaching unidentified aircraft. The crew saw a bright light that quickly closed with them. They saw that it was cigar-shaped with no wings, and it paced their aircraft for a short while before shooting out of sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, January 1951; Edward Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 118; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence (Volume I), p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_391

Event 8884 (6F8AA0D1)

Date: 1/21/1951
Location: Oakridge, TN
Description: F-82 Attempts Intercept of UFO Over AEC Plant / Radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 510121
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_795

Event 8885 (B032148E)

Date: 1/21/1951
Locations: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee; X-10 plant
Description: 4:20 p.m. A UFO that appears to be over the restricted area at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, is sighted on the radarscope of an F-82 fighter. The GCI gives the go-ahead to intercept the target. The radar set on the F-82 is locked on and the run begins. The interception is unsuccessful, and the fighter returns to base. In all, three passes are made at targets, all with radar indications, but they cannot be completed since the target is over the restricted area that includes the X-10 plant.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “F-82 Attempts Intercept of UFO over AEC Plant / Radar”; Sparks , p. 104
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1629

Event 8886 (A094A144)

Date: 1/22/1951
Time: 12:00
Location: HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: Blue Book. Saucer hovers by test balloon. Grows. Flashes 1 / second(s). Going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1875

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1248”, HatchDesc: “HOLLOMAN AFB,NM:BBK:SCR HVRS BY TEST BALLOON:GROWS:FLASHES 1/sec:>>W”, LatLong: “32.816668 -106.066672”, LatLongDMS: “32:49:00 N 106:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8887 (BE5122E3)

Date: 1/22/1951
Location: Holloman AFB (50 miles SE of), NM
Description: C-47 Crew Encounter Object Near “Gopher” (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 510122
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_796

Event 8888 (F6F7BE2B)

Date: 1/22/1951
Locations: Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio; Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: 11:00 a.m. USAF pilots Capt. Ernest W. Spradley Jr. of Aerial Photo Lab and Capt. James E. Cocker of All-Weather Flying Division (both based at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio), a General Mills Aeronautical lab project engineer named McAleese, and another airman are flying in a C-47 heading east about 50 miles southeast of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, at about 10,000–12,000 feet, tracking a Project Gopher plastic balloon at about 50,000–70,000 feet, when they see a bright star-like object adjacent to the pear-shaped balloon. As they approach and fly under the balloon, they notice the object descend to the balloon’s level and grow larger in apparent size until about one-quarter to one-half the size of the 70-foot balloon. It appears to be round and flat like a dime, milky white or silvery in color, with a clear outline. Cocker and McAleese leave the cockpit and go to the astrodome to observe the object. After 3 minutes they see the object separate from the balloon and head west at high speed. After about 1 minute it emits a series of 3 bright photoflashes at one-second intervals and disappears from sight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “C-47 Crew Encounter Object near ‘Gopher’”; NICAP, “White Object Paces Balloon”; Sparks , p. 105; Swords 114–115
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1630

Event 8889 (7A0B3F6E)

Date: 1/22/1951
Description: A saucer-shaped object hovered next to a test balloon 50 miles southeast of Holloman AFB, New Mexico. It grew in dimensions, and flashed once every second. It flew off to the west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1951, p. 9
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_407

Event 8890 (51276F56)

Date: 1/24/1951
Location: Westover AFB, MA
Description: (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) Three Uncorrelated Targets Like A B-36 (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510124
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_797

Event 8891 (48189193)

Date: 1/25/1951
Time: 18:30
Location: ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA
Description: Blue Book. 2+observer(s). 150’ dark cylinder/cigar-shape follows night light. 4 staircase maneuvers upward.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1876

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “90”, HatchDesc: “ROBINS AFB,GA:BBK:2+OBS:150’DRK CGR FOLOS NLT:4 STAIRCASE MNVRS UPWARD”, LatLong: “32.633335 -83.600004”, LatLongDMS: “32:38:00 N 83:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8892 (1BA1E79F)

Date: 1/26/1951
Location: Stockholm
Description: Expressen. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF SWEDEN DOUBTS SAUCER SIGHTING. The defense department in Stockholm is of the opinion that the flying saucer Captain Rudbuck chased over Skane yesterday was a meteorological balloon released from the Physical Institute at Lund, though Captain Rudbuck insists the object was lit and was observed at night, two factors not common to balloons.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_158

Event 8893 (664C79AA)

Date: 1/26/1951
Location: Sea of Japan (off coast of South Korea), At Sea
Description: Radar tracking of unidentified target at 3,000 knots (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510126
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_798

Event 8894 (7539C2FE)

Date: 1/27/1951
Location: Carnoustle, Forfarshire
Description: London Weekly Overseas Mail. FIVE TRADESMEN TRADE EXPERIENCES. live tradesmen in Carnoustle, Forfarshire, claim to have seen a flying saucer. It was glowing with a bright light “Just like a huge electric-light bowl,” said Edward Thompson. The five men were working on a roof on Queen-Street when just after 2 p.m. they sighted the saucer moving through a cloudy patch. All watched the object for about 30 minutes. Occasionally a bright spark fell from it, as it moved through the sky. It was estimated as being “enormous”.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_109

Event 8895 (2652AF04)

Date: 1/27/1951
Time: 13:44:51.0
Location: 36.82664 -115.95883
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Able” Yield: 1KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_8

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.82664 -115.95883”, LatLongDMS: “36:49:36 N 115:57:32 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.32”, NukeName: “Able”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “1”

Event 8896 (96BF37F5)

Date: 1/27/1951
Locations: US; Frenchman Flat; Nevada Test Site
Description: An Air Force B-50D bomber drops the first atomic bomb, the Able blast, for testing in the US onto a dry lake bed known as Frenchman Flat, inside the Nevada Test Site.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Operation Ranger”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1631

Event 8897 (E0969643)

Date: 1/28/1951
Time: 13:52:04.5
Location: 36.82664 -115.95883
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Baker” Yield: 8KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_9

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.82664 -115.95883”, LatLongDMS: “36:49:36 N 115:57:32 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.33”, NukeName: “Baker”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “8”

Event 8898 (11C4872B)

Date: 1/29/1951
Location: New England
Description: USAF Lt. Col. Milton D. Willis replies to Robert B. Sibley, president of the Aero Club of New England, who has written Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter asking that the UFO project be reinstated because pilots are indeed seeing something that could be extraterrestrial. Willis writes that, although the UFO project is disbanded, the Air Force still investigates incidents and sends them to AMC if necessary, and an officer (Willis himself, who has replaced Boggs) monitors all UFO reports. As an aside to his superiors, Willis in a memo notes that “there have been several incidents, during the last six months, which cannot be explained and further investigation may be necessary.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: UFOs, a History: 1951, Supplemental Notes , The Author, 2000, pp. 7 –8; Swords 113
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1632

Event 8899 (9BEB7507)

Date: 1/31/1951 (approximate)
Time: 17:00
Location: NNW / NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV
Description: Air Traffic Controller. Clam-saucer going southwest. Circles 3X and hovers / 30M altitude. Atomic test in progress.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 209)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1877

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “630”, HatchDesc: “NNW/NELLIS AFB,NV:ATC:CLAM-SCR >SW:CCLs 3X+HVRS/30M alt:A-test in progress”, LatLong: “36.333335 -115.066672”, LatLongDMS: “36:20:00 N 115:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “30”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8900 (E89CF063)

Date: 2/1951
Location: NAVAL ASTRONOMER MARKOWITZ
Description: “New asteroid in unique orbit” discovered.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE; Henry Holt, NY 1953 HC. (Index 169)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1878

Attributes: MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Earth Orbit or seen from space stations/capsules”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “0”, HatchDesc: “NAVAL ASTRONOMER MARKOWITZ:“NEW ASTEROID IN UNIQUE ORBIT” DISCOVERED.”, LatLong: “90.000004 -0.000000”, LatLongDMS: “90:00:00 N 00:00:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “—”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 8901 (E2F89018)

Date: 2/1951
Location: C.AUSTRL DESERT
Description: Aborigines. 2 saucers land. Small humanoid (or Grey) exits one & boards the other! Away.
Type: sighting
Reference: EDWARDS, Frank: FLYING SAUCERS-SERIOUS BUSINESS; Lyle Stewart & Bantam Books 1966. (Index 93)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1879

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “12”, HatchDesc: “C.AUSTRL DESERT:ABORIGINES:2 SCRS LAND:OID EXITS ONE & BOARDS THE OTHER!:AWAY”, LatLong: “-30.000001 135.000006”, LatLongDMS: “30:00:00 S 135:00:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Australia”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 8902 (D88FF288)

Date: 2/1/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Johnson Air Base (Japan), the pilot and the radar operator of a night fighter F-82 observed an amber light making 3 to 4 360° turns to the right, redirecting itself towards the F-82 and then rising until out of sight. (February 1st, 5:10 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #886 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_883

Event 8903 (166B4CE2)

Date: 2/1/1951
Time: 05:10
Location: NEAR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, JPN
Description: 2 / USAF F82. Amber night light makes 3 360° loops. Buzzes F82. Quickly going up [to] and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1880

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr JOHNSON AFB,JPN:2/USAF F82:AMBER NLT makes 3 360° LOOPS:BUZZES F82:↑↑+AWAY”, LatLong: “35.916668 139.600007”, LatLongDMS: “35:55:00 N 139:36:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8904 (254F0470)

Date: 2/1/1951
Location: Johnson AFB, Japan
Description: F-82 Encounters Maneuvering Amber Light (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 886)
Reference: NICAP: 510201
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_799

Event 8905 (0030BE4A)

Date: 2/1/1951
Time: 5:10 PM
Location: Johnson Air Base, Japan
Description: Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of F-82 night fighter. One amber light made three or four 360 degree turns to the right, reversed toward the F-82 and then climbed out of sight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_61

Event 8906 (2CBC24A1)

Date: 2/1/1951
Time: 13:46:39.5
Location: 36.82664 -115.95883
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Easy” Yield: 1KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_10

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.82664 -115.95883”, LatLongDMS: “36:49:36 N 115:57:32 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.33”, NukeName: “Easy”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “1”

Event 8907 (D2ABFBBF)

Date: 2/2/1951
Time: 13:48:48.0
Location: 36.82664 -115.95883
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Baker-2” Yield: 8KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_11

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.82664 -115.95883”, LatLongDMS: “36:49:36 N 115:57:32 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.34”, NukeName: “Baker-2”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “8”

Event 8908 (C0FA1F73)

Date: 2/3/1951
Time: 19:00
Location: GALENA, IL
Description: 12m baseball-bat / 90M altitude. Skirts hills. Silent. Lightning flashes / rear.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1881

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “238”, HatchDesc: “GALENA,IL:12m BASEBALL-BAT/90M alt:SKIRTS HILLS:SILENT:LIGHTNING FLASHES/REAR”, LatLong: “42.416669 -90.427782”, LatLongDMS: “42:25:00 N 90:25:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “100”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8909 (61A89B94)

Date: 2/4/1951
Time: ~07:00
Location: WITHDEAN, SUSSEX
Description: Girl. Grey-green domed object going down / garden. 3 bald small humanoids (or Greys) exit. No further details / repeater.
Type: sighting
Reference: SPENCER, John: The UFO ENCYCLOPEDIA; BUFORA/Acon Books, NY. 1991. 340pp. (Index 326)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1882

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “WITHDEAN,SUSSEX:GIRL:GRY-GRN DOMED OBJ ↓/GARDEN:3 BALD OIDS EXIT:NFD/repeater”, LatLong: “50.816669 -0.133333”, LatLongDMS: “50:49:00 N 00:08:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 8910 (76FDF535)

Date: 2/4/1951
Description: A young girl, who was to have other UFO encounters later in life, was playing in her garden in Withdean, East Sussex, England between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. when she saw a hovering disc-shaped object with a transparent dome on top. Inside the dome she could see three men, and they appeared to be looking down at her. The domed object made a descent into the garden and three humanoids with bald, domed heads exited. The men wore khaki-colored outfits, and carried a weird looking object. They floated toward the girl, then reversed direction, reboarded, and took off. Their exit was “like a film in reverse.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jenny Randles, Alien Contacts and Abductions, p. 65
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_685

Event 8911 (547A94C0)

Date: 2/6/1951
Time: 13:46:55.0
Location: 36.82664 -115.95883
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Fox” Yield: 22KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_12

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.82664 -115.95883”, LatLongDMS: “36:49:36 N 115:57:32 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.44”, NukeName: “Fox”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “22”

Event 8912 (B144C328)

Date: 2/8/1951
Location: USA, unspecified location
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of Hermes A 1 No. 4: missile test.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, and photo
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1515

Event 8913 (D9D7DE7E)

Date: 2/8/1951
Description: A four engine Super-Constellation R5D Navy transport, flying at a speed of 200 knots at 10,000 feet between Iceland and Newfoundland, saw a UFO ascend from the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in the pre-dawn hours. They watched it on the surface for 8-10 minutes while approaching it, and it was so bright that they thought at first that perhaps the auto-pilot had gone off course and it was the lights from a city. It moved at 1,500 mph with a white flow and with a reddish-purple fiery ring around the rim. It shot up and at the aircraft, and due to the object’s high speed, its size and direction of travel it looked like it would collide. The pilot quickly disengaged the auto-pilot and stood by to push the nose of the plane over in hopes that they could pass underneath. Everyone onboard began ducking, including the relief crew. “It stopped its movement toward us and began moving along with us about 45 degrees off the bow to the right, about 100 feet or so below us and about 200 to 300 feet in front of us. It was not in a level position; it was tilted about 25 degrees. It stayed in this position for a minute or so. It appeared to be from 200 to 300 feet in diameter, translucent or metallic, shaped like a saucer.” When it moved away it made no turns, and was out of sight in only a few seconds.Gander radar did track the object in excess of 1,800 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: NICAP UFO Investigator, September-October 1970; Weinstein Dominique, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 13; UNICAT, case # 691; Carl Feindt, www.waterufo.net/item.php?id=76
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_752

Event 8914 (81DB2CF3)

Date: 2/9/1951
Time: 21:50
Location: OFF NFLD
Description: Several / R5D Navy transport. 300’ saucer quickly going up / sea. 1800mph / RADAR. / r135p11+/ r120p268.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 849)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1883

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off NFLD:SVRL/R5D NAVY XPORT:300’SCR↑↑/SEA:1800mph/RDR:/r135p11+/r120p268”, LatLong: “49.833336 -50.050002”, LatLongDMS: “49:50:00 N 50:03:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NAT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8915 (11E83777)

Date: 2/9/1951
Locations: Keflavík, Iceland; Gander, Newfoundland; Ocean
Description: 9:55 p.m. The crew (including Lt. Fred W. Kingdon Jr. and US Naval Reserve Lt. Graham E. Bethune) and passengers of a US Navy R5D transport flying west from Keflavík, Iceland, at 10,000 feet about 212 miles northeast of Gander, Newfoundland, observe a large orange-rimmed UFO with a dark center. It is about 400 feet in diameter and first seen moving above the surface of the ocean. As the plane approaches, the object changes colors, executes a sudden 180° turn and disappears over the horizon. Over time, several attempts to disguise the participants have resulted in confusion over the date.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Bethune Encounter”; NICAP, “Huge Object Rushes up from Ocean Surface”; Keyhoe, FSTS, pp. 9–26; “Casebook: February 8, 1951,” UFO Investigator, no. 54 (September 1970): 3; “Casebook: February 8, 1951,” UFO Investigator, no. 55 (October 1970): 3; Keyhoe, Aliens from Space, Signet ed., 1974, pp. 78–79; “Unidentified Flying Object: A Provocative Tale,” Naval Aviation News, June 1973, pp. 18–19, reprinted by Project 1947; Good Above, pp. 268 , 486; Good Need, pp. 137–139; Graham E. Bethune, “Lights on the Surface,” 1999; Kevin H. Knuth, Robert M. Powell, and Peter A. Reali, “Estimating Flight Characteristics of Anomalous Unidentified Aerial Vehicles,” Entropy, September 25, 2019; Patrick Gross, “The Bethune Flight 124 Airmiss in 1951”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1633

Event 8916 (F65DF032)

Date: 2/10/1951
Location: Keflavik, Iceland
Description: Confidential Memo to Air Transport Squadron One: Lt. Graham E. Bethune, U.S. Naval Reserve reported seeing a circular, reddish-orange UFO flying at a speed in excess of 1000 mph, approx. 300 ft. diam. approaching and reversing direction within 5 miles of his plane (Flight 125 from Keflavik, Iceland.)
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good, p486)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_431

Event 8917 (2BF7B440)

Date: 2/10/1951
Location: Near Iceland
Description: Near collision between Navy plane and large UFO.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_70

Event 8918 (A2BA92FF)

Date: 2/10/1951
Location: Gander, Newfoundland, CAN
Description: Bethune Case. Several onboard aircraft compasses slowly rotated or spun during UFO encounter (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 510210
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_800

Event 8919 (36A21C0F)

Date: 2/10/1951
Location: Gander, Newfoundland, CAN
Description: Bethune Case (M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 510210
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_801

Event 8920 (DACF51EF)

Date: 2/10/1951
Description: A giant, bright orange-red disc was observed by the pilot of a four-engine, U.S. Navy R-5D transport flying 90 miles from Gander, Labrador, Canada. The UFO maneuvered nearer to the plane, which was flying at 10,000 feet altitude at the time. The UFO sighting was dubbed the “Gander UFO case.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: John R. Colombo, UFOs over Canada: Personal Accounts of Sightings and Close Encounters, p. 211; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_793

Event 8921 (7D1C5881)

Date: 2/13/1951
Location: Pentagon
Description: William Webster, chair of the Defense Department’s Research and Development Board, convenes a press briefing at the Pentagon and announces that “Careful studies have been made [referring to the upcoming article in Look]. I don’t believe anyone who has the opportunity to be informed and to look into this thing believes there is a flying saucer as such. As far as I know there is nothing to the flying saucers.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951 , The Author, 1983, pp. 13–14
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1634

Event 8922 (E5BACA70)

Date: 2/14/1951
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Description: TWO CAPTAINS CAN’T GO ALONG WITH LIDDEL’S BALLOON THEORY. Capr. J.E. Cocker and Capt. E. W. Spradley of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, while tracking a large weather balloon, saw an object hovering at 50 to 60 thousand feet. Flat milky color made it resemble a dime. It gave three brilliant flashes and then disappeared from sight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_105

Event 8923 (4BB727CD)

Date: 2/14/1951
Location: Alamogordo, NM
Description: AF pilots spot flat, round, white object hovering.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_71

Event 8924 (ABB305F1)

Date: 2/14/1951
Location: ALAMOGORDO, NM
Description: 2 Air Force pilots watch large balloon. Saucer / high altitude hovers. Going quickly northwest. / r78p159.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 131)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1884

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “1351”, HatchDesc: “ALAMOGORDO,NM:2 AF PILOTS WATCH LRG BALLOON:SCR/HI alt HVRS:>>NW:/r78p159”, LatLong: “32.866668 -105.966672”, LatLongDMS: “32:52:00 N 105:58:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8925 (F6F5B7A9)

Date: 2/14/1951
Location: Alamogordo, NM
Description: Two Air Force pilots, while watching a large balloon, saw a flat, round white object hovering at high altitude. [III] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_802

Event 8926 (DD136A7D)

Date: 2/14/1951
Description: U.S. Air Force pilots Cocker and Spradley saw a flat, round white UFO hovering as they were flying near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Daniel Lang, The New Yorker, September 1952, p. 6; Kenneth Arnold & Ray Palmer, The Coming of the Saucers, p. 154, citing Fate, August 1951, p. 16; Richard M. Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973, p. 400
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_913

Event 8927 (F6CF0378)

Date: 2/15/1951
Location: Sea of Japan (off coast of South Korea), At Sea
Description: Radar tracking of unidentified target at 12,000 - 14,000 mph (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510215
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_803

Event 8928 (B96C7871)

Date: 2/16/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In the USA, the Joint Chiefs of Staff approve the recommendation 51/1 of the PJBD for an extension of the Permanent Radar Network, which requires an extension and consolidation of the current control and alert system of Canada and the United States into an operational system to meet the defense needs of both countries. (February 16)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_884

Event 8929 (A50F3471)

Date: 2/19/1951
Location: AFRICA, Kilimandjaro (in flight)
Description: (Translated from French) (Source: Nicap) Captain Jack Bicknell, the radio officer, D. W. Merrifield, of East African Airways, and 9 passengers, saw while flying over Kilimandjaro, a cigar-shaped object with vertical stripes, hovering for a long time, before shooting off at a tremendous speed.
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1516

Event 8930 (6BDC3225)

Date: 2/19/1951
Location: Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa
Description: THIS ONE POSES 17 MINUTES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. Two pilots and nine passengers of a regular plane flight from Nairobi to Mombasi, Africa, saw a huge cigar-shaped vessel, at first quite stationary over the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, then as the plane drew near, rising rapidly at an estimated 100 mph and disappearing at 44,000 feet. The vessel was judged to be 200 feet long, brilliantly polished except for four duller bars which ran vertically down its body. It had a huge fin or paddle-rudder at the stern, no exhaust. It remained in view for 17 minutes, long enough for three passengers to obtain photographs of the object.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_106

Event 8931 (5A838CED)

Date: 2/19/1951
Location: San Diego Union
Description: MYSTERIOUS MISSILE ATTACKS NAVY SHIP. The Navy reported today that one of its ships was attacked recently off the western shore of Korea by a powerful “mysterious” missile that kicked up a 100-foot column of water. According to the report appearing in the Naval Aviation News, the USS Gardiner’s Bay was steaming through the channel off Inchon when two “mysterious missiles, trailing long, white smoke plumes”, plunged from the sky and landed off the ship’s port bow. “No aircraft could be sighted by radar or visually overhead,” the article added, “although the ceiling was unlimited.” Identification of the missile remains a great mystery.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_107

Event 8932 (DB977E3F)

Date: 2/19/1951
Time: 07:20
Location: MT. KILIMANJARO, KNYA
Description: Airline(s)/airliner crew and more/others. Photographs. Huge bullet going up [to] and going east / 1K mph. / r31p141+/ r242p123.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO AFRINEWS; Twice annually. Cynthia Hind, editor; PO Box MP 49, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. (Index 1)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1885

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Kenya”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “18”, HatchDesc: “Mt KILIMANJARO,KNYA:AL CREW++:FOTOS:HUGE BULLET ↑+>E/1K mph:/r31p141+/r242p123”, LatLong: “-3.150000 37.300002”, LatLongDMS: “03:09:00 S 37:18:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KMJ”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8933 (7ADB7781)

Date: 2/19/1951
Location: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kenya, Africa
Description: Lodestar Crew Sees Stationary Silver Elongated Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510219
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_804

Event 8934 (D228CAC7)

Date: 2/19/1951
Location: Rodeo, NM
Description: Pilot saw a green flare [fireball?] pass his plane. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_805

Event 8935 (FFBA3D19)

Date: 2/19/1951
Locations: Nairobi, Kenya; Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanganyika [now Tanzania]
Description: 7:20 a.m. Capt. Jack Bicknell and Radio Officer D. W. Merrifield are flying a Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar aircraft out of Nairobi, Kenya, when they see a bright object hanging motionless about 10,000 above Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanganyika [now Tanzania]. They watch it for 3 minutes, then tell the passengers about it. Bicknell observes it through binoculars and sees a “metallic, bullet-shaped object which must have been over 200 feet long.” It has a vertical fin at one end, and at regular intervals along the fuselage are vertical dark bands. It remains completely stationary for 17 minutes. Two passengers take photos of it. Then it begins rising and moving eastward, disappearing at 40,000 feet. It leaves no vapor trail.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Lodestar Crew Sees Stationary Silver Elongated Object”; “The Flying Saucer: Captain Bicknell’s Own Story,” Nairobi (Kenya) Sunday Post, February 25, 1951, p. 15; Center for UFO Studies, [case documents]; UFOEv, p. 124; Sparks , p. 105; Patrick Gross. “February 19, 1951, Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa”; Barry Greenwood, “Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika, February 19, 1951: Photo Located,” UFO Historical Revue, no. 16 (July 2015): 1–4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1635

Event 8936 (A16BF574)

Date: 2/19/1951
Description: Aviation Week praises the upcoming article in Look identifying UFOs as balloons.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Robert H. Wood, “Saucers, Secrecy, and Security,” Aviation Week 54 (February 19, 1951): 50, reprinted by Project 1947
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1636

Event 8937 (625A0E47)

Date: 2/19/1951
Description: Twelve witnesses flying in an airliner, including two men name Bicknell and Merrifield, while flying near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania sighted a 200 foot long bullet shaped UFO at 7:20 a.m. At one end of the object was a square-cut, vertical fin. The body of the craft was a dull silver cover, but at intervals along the fuselage were dark vertical bands. The object hovered over Mount Kilimanjaro for several minutes, then moved away fast towards the east at an estimated speed of 1,000 km per hour. They took a photograph of it.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Nairobi Sun Post, February 25, 1951; Thomas M. Olsen, The Reference for Outstanding UFO Sighting Reports, case 9; J. Bernard Delair, UFO Register, Volume 6 (1975), p. 36; Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Cynthia Hind, UFO Afri-News, January 1990
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_992

Event 8938 (6260CDE0)

Date: 2/20/1951
Description: The Air Intelligence Training Bulletin publishes a facetious news item on how to recognize flying saucers, but implies they are all reflections.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Recognition of Flying Saucers,” Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, February 20, 1951
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1637

Event 8939 (D375BAFF)

Date: 2/21/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Durban (South Africa), 3 men in a truck and various other people saw a dark red object shaped like a torpedo with a darker center flying straight. ((February 21?) 4:55)
Reference: case Blue Book #896 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_885

Event 8940 (033134E5)

Date: 2/21/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Ladd (Alaska), USAF Sergeant J. B. Sells observed a grayish, metallic object estimated to be 120 feet long and 10-12 feet thick. The object was stationary, emitting smoke, and after 1-1:30 minutes it flew away. (7:10am)
Reference: case Blue Book #897, possibly February 25th
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_886

Event 8941 (AFA1D013)

Date: 2/21/1951
Time: 04:50
Location: DURBAN, RSA
Description: 3 / truck and several others. Dark red torpedo flies straight and level. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1886

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Republic of South Africa”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “DURBAN,RSA:3/TRUCK+SVRL OTHERS:DARK RED TORPEDO FLIES S/L:NFD”, LatLong: “-29.783335 30.950001”, LatLongDMS: “29:47:00 S 30:57:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KwaZulu-Natal”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8942 (04A1E87F)

Date: 2/21/1951
Location: Durban, S. Africa
Description: Dark red, t

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orpedo-shaped object with darker center (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 896)
Reference: NICAP: 510221
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_806

Event 8943 (33148181)

Date: 2/21/1951
Time: 4:55 AM
Location: Durban, South Africa
Description: Witnesses: three men in a truck, several other persons, none named. A dark red, torpedo-shaped object with darker center, flew straight and level.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_62

Event 8944 (592D6515)

Date: 2/24/1951
Location: REDWOOD VALLEY, CA
Description: Flash fades to night light. Night light circles / high speed. Heads going quickly south. Local news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 17)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1887

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “216”, HatchDesc: “REDWOOD VALLEY,CA:FLASH FADES TO NLT:NLT CIRCLES/HI SPEED:HEADS>>S:LOCAL NEWS”, LatLong: “39.266669 -123.205561”, LatLongDMS: “39:16:00 N 123:12:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8945 (1527E36C)

Date: 2/25/1951
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: BSRA’s “Gerald Light” associate reports that he was attacked suffering injuries by a saucer, and his neighbor and his neighbor’s dog were also affected.
Type: ufological event
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_432

Event 8946 (D265A272)

Date: 2/25/1951
Locations: USAF Cambridge Research Laboratory in Massachusetts; New Mexico; Los Alamos
Description: Project Twinkle head and chemist Anthony O. Mirarchi at the USAF Cambridge Research Laboratory in Massachusetts tells the Associated Press that he thinks UFOs are not “just balloons” (in response to Liddel’s upcoming article) and urges a full investigation of what could be experiments by a “potential enemy of the United States.” He says that UFO reports show “maneuvered motion” that are not characteristic of a natural phenomenon. He says the “Navy report is erroneous. It lulls people into a false sense of security.” He reminds the nation of the critical installations in New Mexico, including Los Alamos, and argues that they are a target of reconnaissance: “If they were launched by a foreign power, then they could lead to a worse Pearl Harbor than we have ever experienced.” He blasts the US government for a policy of “suicide by secrecy.” The FBI and Air Force mull prosecuting Mirarchi for violating AFR 205-1.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “A.F. Scientist Warns Saucers Major Threat,” Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, February 26, 1951, p. 1; “Scientist Fears Flying Saucers Portend a Worse ‘Pearl Harbor,’” Oklahoma Daily Oklahoman, February 26, 1951, p 1; Swords 119–120; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951 , The Author, 1983, pp. 18–19
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1638

Event 8947 (CC005E5D)

Date: 2/26/1951 (approximate)
Location: ALASKA, Ladd AFB
Description: (Translated from French) 7:10 a.m. Witness: Sgt. J.B. Sells of the USAF. A dark grey metallic object, estimated to be 120 feet long, 10-12 feet thick, flying, emitting puffs of smoke before taking off after 1-1.5 minutes of observation. (1951, February 26 (or 25?))
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1517

Event 8948 (8E036112)

Date: 2/26/1951
Location: US
Description: Newsweek Magazine. “SAUCERS? NO! SKYHOOKS!” SAYS BALLOONATIC FRINGE. Ever since the summer of 1947, when an Idaho businessman spotted the first flying saucer, excited people all over the country reported seeing the flat shiny disks flashing across the sky. Three pilots died pursuing the strange objects. So fantastic did the rumors and the resulting legend become that “little men from Mars” were said to have landed in the Mexican Desert in a spaceship, provoking the best seller Behind The Flying Saucers by Frank Scully. Air Force officials were understandably annoyed last week to find the Navy making front-page headlines with a story long since buried in their files. Dr. Urner Liddel, chief of nuclear-physics at the Office of Naval Research told Look Magazine that the saucers were actually huge plastic balloons carrying delicate instruments to study cosmic rays. Scully when asked for comment consigned Dr. Liddel “to the balloonatic fringe.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_108

Event 8949 (9D277B33)

Date: 2/26/1951
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: Chicago Daily News. SAUCERS MORE THAN JUST BALLOONS, SCIENTIST SAYS. Dr. Anthony O. Mirachi, a former Air Force Scientist, brushed aside the idea that flying saucers are just balloons and urged a full-scale investigation. He said that as an assistant chief of a branch of the geophysical research organization, he conducted an investigation and recommended a considerable appropriation to press for the study of the strange phenomena. When asked to comment an Air Force spokesman said “In over 500 investigations, we have yet to find one concrete bit of evidence to back up these flying saucers.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_110

Event 8950 (AF1663C7)

Date: 2/26/1951
Location: Maquoketa, Iowa
Description: Syracuse Post-Standard COPS, BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY, SEE THIS ONE. A flying saucer was seen west-northwest of Maquoketa, Iowa, dropping toward the horizon. Chief operator at the state police radio station, off duty, and the man on duty, Jim Wheeler, both saw it plainly. It hovered and seemed to be orange or dull red. Then a second one, very bright white, came from the north, slightly lower, and on nearing the first, came up to its altitude. Both disappeared soon afterward.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_111

Event 8951 (DD753B14)

Date: 2/26/1951
Time: 07:10
Location: LADD AIR FORCE BASE, AK
Description: Project Bluebook Case #897. Observer(s) = sells. 120’ football over runway. Wobbles / 18K’ altitude. Very fast going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 17)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1888

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “167”, HatchDesc: “LADD AFB,AK:BBK#897:OBS=SELLS:120’FTBALL ovr RUNWAY:WOBBLES/18K’alt:VFAST>>N”, LatLong: “64.800003 -147.666674”, LatLongDMS: “64:48:00 N 147:40:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “5500”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8952 (EE88AE67)

Date: 2/26/1951
Location: Ladd AFB, AK
Description: Oblong Object Hovers Over Runway (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 897)
Reference: NICAP: 510226
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_807

Event 8953 (614F63AA)

Date: 2/26/1951
Time: 7:10 AM
Location: Ladd AFB, Alaska
Description: Witness: USAF Sgt. J.B. Sells. One dull grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120’ long and 10-12’ thick, hovered, puffed smoke and sped away after 1-1.5 minutes. Note: may have been Feb. 25.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_63

Event 8954 (742FB25B)

Date: 2/26/1951
Description: Ladd AFB, Alaska. At 7:10 a.m. USAF Sgt. J. B. Sells watched a dull gray metallic object, estimated to be 120 feet long and 10-12 feet thick. The UFO hovered, puffed smoke, and sped away after about 90 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1126

Event 8955 (56FE7084)

Date: 2/27/1951
Description: Physicist Urner Liddel , Office of Naval Research, says in a Look magazine article that there is not a single reliable UFO report that is not attributable to the cosmic [Skyhook] balloons. The article is based on Liddel’s study in ONR’s Research Reviews in March. He claims to have studied “hundreds” of sightings in detail (probably from Project Grudge). As for UFOs sighted by Skyhook scientists themselves, he discounts them because these technicians are not aware of mirages and internal reflections in optical devices.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Richard Wilson, “A Nuclear Physicist Exposes Flying Saucers,” Look, February 27, 1951, pp. 60–64; Swords 117–118; Urner Liddel, “Bogies at Angels 100,” Research Reviews, March 1951, pp. 1–6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1639

Event 8956 (C356774C)

Date: 2/27/1951
Description: Office of Naval Research physicist Urner Liddel states in a public magazine article that all UAP reports are mirages or balloons. He says trained observers are being fooled.

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435069145381&view=1up&seq=75&skin=2021

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_26

Event 8957 (FBD733A0)

Date: 2/27/1951
Description: AEC Project Twinkle head Anthony O. Mirarchi tells the Associated Press that Urner Liddel and ONR are purposefully misleading people and true UAP are not balloons and not natural phenomena. Mirarchi states UAP show “maneuvered motion” and says
ignorance of them could lead to a “worse Pearl Harbor than we have ever experienced.” The FBI and USAF consider prosecuting Mirarchi for violating AFR 205-1.

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_27

Event 8958 (47A183C3)

Date: 3/1951
Location: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, Bangui
Description: (Translated from French) One night, around 4 o’clock in the morning, three officers of the military aviation were on the field of the base of Bangui in ex A.E.F. The moon shone in a very clear sky. Suddenly “at a distance impossible to appreciate, but relatively low, appeared towards the southwest an luminous object (double of Venus in its fullness approximately) which approached quickly. Enormous speed, total silence: we first thought that it was a shooting star. Arrived by the traverse of Bangui exactly to the west of the base, the object slowed down strongly, made a hook of 90 degrees approximately, then accelerated very clearly and moved away, to disappear in the distance three to four minutes after the turn. All the trajectory was apparently made at the same altitude, in five minutes approximately. It was impossible to distinguish the outlines of the object, which seemed very big and of a weak luminosity.”
Reference: “Lights on the Flying Saucers” - Aimé Michel, ed. Maison MAME 1954, page 136
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1522

Event 8959 (C7EA2B79)

Date: 3/1951
Time: 04:00
Location: BANGUI, FR. EQT.AFR
Description: White fireball buzzes Air Force Base. Fast and silent. Stops. 90° turn and away. / r135p16.
Type: sighting
Reference: MICHEL, Aime: The TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS; S. G. Phillips 1956 & Pyramid Books, NY 1967. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1889

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Congo states”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “BANGUI,Fr.Eqt.AFR:WHT FBL BUZZES AFB:FAST+SLNT:STOPS:90°TURN+AWAY:/r135p16”, LatLong: “4.366667 18.583334”, LatLongDMS: “04:22:00 N 18:35:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FEA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8960 (45D9A866)

Date: 3/1951 (approximate)
Time: 23:30
Location: 125MI SOUTHEAST / CAPE MAY, NJ
Description: New Navy RADAR. Blip going quickly west / 3Kmph. Stops. Going up / 150mi altitude. / r210v30#7.
Type: sighting
Reference: STURROCK, Dr. Peter A: REPORT / SURVEY of the AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of the UFO PROBLEM; Stanford, CA 1977. (Index 164)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1890

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “35”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “125mi SE/CAPE MAY,NJ:NEW NAVY RDR:BLIP >>W/3Kmph:STOPS:↑/150mi ALT:/r210v30#7”, LatLong: “34.750002 -72.500003”, LatLongDMS: “34:45:00 N 72:30:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NAT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8961 (D979CEC7)

Date: 3/1951
Location: Off Cape May, NJ
Description: U.S.S. Dyess Tracks Object at 3,000 MPH (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 510300
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_808

Event 8962 (F3115DE3)

Date: 3/1951
Locations: Suffolk County, Virginia; Nansemond County; Turlington Road; Jackson Road
Description: A ghost light is seen in Suffolk County, Virginia, and investigated by Nansemond County Deputy Sheriff Hurley Jones , who sees the light three times. It looks like a car headlight 5 feet off the ground, three times. Jeston Reid said his father had seen the light in the 1870s. The location is apparently either Turlington Road or Jackson Road [they intersect] south of Suffolk, since locals say the old railroad along the Jackson and Whaleyville logging road used to run down that way, and the light has also been compared to a locomotive headlight. Some 200 people have been gathering along the road, hoping to catch a glimpse.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Mystery Light Is a Puzzle in Nansemond,” Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, March 6, 1951, p. 2; “Nansemond’s Mystery Light Is Nothing New to Old- Timers,” Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, March 7, 1951, p. 2; “Mysterious Suffolk Light Has Deputy Believing in Ghosts,” Statesville (N.C.) Daily Record, March 8, 1951, p. 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1640

Event 8963 (C715F568)

Date: 3/1951
Locations: Cape May, New Jersey; Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Description: 11:30 p.m. Operations Officer Robert Wood is aboard the USS Dyess approximately 125 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, when he picks up a radar target coming in from due east at a speed of 98–104 mph and an altitude of 3,000–4,000 feet. It stops and hovers about 30 miles away. Wood notifies the bridge, and the captain orders the ship to change course toward the object. About 30 minutes later, the UFO suddenly takes off toward the north at 3,000 mph, getting to within 35–40 miles south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, before it zooms straight up. Altitude-determining radar tracks the object to 100 miles altitude.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “March, 1951: Approximately 125 Miles SE of Cape May, N.J.,” Project 1947
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1641

Event 8964 (6D113DEC)

Date: Early Spring 1951
Location: AUSTRALIA, East Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Description: (Translated from French) (so September October) At 10pm three teenagers were riding their bicycles when they saw at a distance of 20 meters a vaporous human figure, about 180 cm tall, dressed in a robe and floating above the ground. One of the boys felt a vague communication, but all three of them fled from the scene. (1951, Early spring)
Reference: UFOIC - Keith Basterfield
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1553

Event 8965 (76A38645)

Date: Early Spring 1951
Location: Cheorwon, South Korea
Description: Dusk. US Army Pfc. Francis P. Wall is on maneuvers with the 27th Infantry Regiment near Cheorwon, South Korea, when he sees an orange light like a jack-o-lantern coming down a mountain. Artillery airbursts do not seem to harm it. As it approaches, it turns into a brilliant blue-green disc pulsating with light. Wall asks permission to shoot and fires a round from his M-1 rifle at it. The object starts moving erratically from side to side, flashes on and off, and makes an engine-like noise. It sweeps the soldiers with a beam of light, and they feel a burning and tingling sensation. They retreat to their bunkers and continue to watch the object, which is still lighting up the area, and then it shoots away at a 45° angle.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Haines, Korea, pp. 18–27; Richard F. Haines, “GI Fires on UFO in Korea,” IUR 15, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1990): 23–24
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1644

Event 8966 (CB6BE597)

Date: 3/5/1951
Location: USA
Description: (Translated from French) At 10:30 PM, George Adamski finally, after 5 years of observation, took a photo of a “large” flying saucer with a makeshift camera on his telescope. The photo of the “saucer” showed a craft resembling a twin to the lid of a soda dispenser…
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1518

Event 8967 (F43B87C2)

Date: 3/5/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Photograph (below) of George Adamski at Palomar Terraces (California). Adamski claims it is a mothership. (March 5)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_887

Event 8968 (F26A8EE8)

Date: 3/8/1951
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, 3.1km (Blossom 8 — Three explosions at 15.5; 18.5 and 19.5s destroying tail section)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_433
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 3.1km

Event 8969 (D7D3B987)

Date: 3/8/1951
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) At 8:16 PM, launch of V2 #57, Operation Blossom, altitude 3 km, 13620 kg, explosion
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1519

Event 8970 (8F0B6F18)

Date: 3/9/1951
Location: Tsushima Island (about 20 miles SE of), Japan
Description: Radar tracking of unidentified target at 3,350 mph (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510309
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_809

Event 8971 (19CCCAE8)

Date: 3/10/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Chinnampo (Korea), the crew of a USAF B-29 bomber, including the scanner operators or the tail gunner, saw a large red-yellow light burst and become blue-white. (9:51)
Reference: case Blue Book unexplained, no other information in the archives
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_888

Event 8972 (9B379BD6)

Date: 3/10/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The US Army Air Defense Command takes command of all air defense forces assigned to air defense for the first time.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_889

Event 8973 (2D93373E)

Date: 3/10/1951
Time: 09:50
Location: 42 MI SOUTHWEST / CHINNAMPO, KOREA
Description: 9+observer(s). 2’ orange fireball buzzes B29. Flashes blue-white and shoots by.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 30)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1891

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “42mi SW/CHINNAMPO,KOREA:9+OBS:2’ORG FBL BUZZES B29:FLASHES BLU-WHT+SHOOTS BY”, LatLong: “38.750002 125.394450”, LatLongDMS: “38:45:00 N 125:23:40 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NMP”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8974 (06997E68)

Date: 3/10/1951
Location: Chinnampo, Korea
Description: Large red-yellow glow burst and become blue-white (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_810

Event 8975 (135C0ACD)

Date: 3/10/1951
Time: 9:51 AM
Location: Chinnampo, Korea
Description: Witnesses: crew of USAF B-29 bomber, including scanners and tail gunner. A large red-yellow glow burst and became blue-white. No further information in files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_64

Event 8976 (F1689D66)

Date: 3/10/1951
Location: Puerto Rico
Description: Captain Matthew A. Van Winkle of Pan American Airlines was forced off his course by a “green circular object UFO,” which was witnessed by other pilots in the vicinity also. Due to his sudden maneuver, some of the plane passengers were hospitalized.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_52

Event 8977 (B4D640E9)

Date: 3/12/1951
Time: 16:00
Location: CORCELLES, NEUCHATEL, SWZ
Description: Professor and 300. Saucer / spurts / speed. Flips over and maneuvers. Going up / extreme speed/velocity.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 81)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1892

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Switzerland”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “CORCELLES,NEUCHATEL,SWZ:PROF+300:SCR/SPURTS/SPEED:FLIPS OVR+MNVRS:↑/XTREME SPD”, LatLong: “46.983336 6.866667”, LatLongDMS: “46:59:00 N 06:52:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vaud”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8978 (08A70B22)

Date: 3/13/1951
Location: USA, McClellan AFB, California.
Description: (Translated from French) 3:20 p.m. Witnesses: USAF 1st Lt. B.J. Hastie and Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with tail fins, 200 feet long, 90 feet wide, turned north and flew at incredible speed. Two minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1520

Event 8979 (D6ABCB59)

Date: 3/13/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in MacClellan (California), 1st Lieutenant of the USAF B. J. Hastie and Mrs. Rafferty observed for 2 minutes a cylinder with tails, 200 feet long and 90 feet wide, turning north and flying at an incredible speed. (March 13, 2:30 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #907 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_890

Event 8980 (65C5DF5D)

Date: 3/13/1951
Time: 15:20
Location: MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Blue Book. 2 observer(s). 200’ cylinder/cylindrical object with twin tails. Turns going quickly north. Incredible speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1893

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “23”, HatchDesc: “McCLELLAN AFB,CA:BBK:2 OBS:200’CYL W/TWIN TAILS:TURNS>>N:INCREDIBLE SPEED”, LatLong: “38.700002 -121.333339”, LatLongDMS: “38:42:00 N 121:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8981 (7B208FDD)

Date: 3/13/1951
Location: McClellan AFB, Sacramento, CA
Description: Cylinder With Twin Trails (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 907)
Reference: NICAP: 510313
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_811

Event 8982 (73F4B48D)

Date: 3/13/1951
Time: 3:20 PM
Location: McClellan AFB, California
Description: Witnesses: USAF lst Lt. B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin tails, 200’ long and 90’ wide, turned north and flew at incredible speed. Two minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_65

Event 8983 (8509D66E)

Date: 3/13/1951
Description: At 3:15 p.m. a 200 foot long cylinder with twin tails was sighted over McClellan AFB in Sacramento County, California. It made a turn to the north and flew off at an incredible speed. A Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 907
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1447

Event 8984 (FAD4D6AC)

Date: 3/14/1951
Time: 15:00
Location: EAST / HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: 9 aero-engineers. 12+white objects swirl randomly. Then shoot going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 21)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1894

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1230”, HatchDesc: “E/HOLLOMAN AFB,NM:9 AERO-ENGINEERS:12+ WHT OBJs SWIRL RANDOMLY:THEN SHOOT >>N”, LatLong: “32.833335 -106.050005”, LatLongDMS: “32:50:00 N 106:03:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8985 (D35348FF)

Date: 3/14/1951
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: A group of nine Bell Aircraft engineers are flying at 15,000 feet in a B-50 Superfortress near Holloman AFB, New Mexico, during a test of a secret Bell aircraft. They spot a group of unknown objects flying in a confusing “swirl” that breaks into a V-formation and back to a “swirl,” then a V again. The objects are slightly higher than the aircraft and seem to be moving at high velocity. The engineers insist the objects are not geese, which actually can fly this high. (This may be the same incident as the August 30, 1950, case at Holloman.)
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951 , The Author, 1983, pp. 21–22
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1642

Event 8986 (006AA256)

Date: 3/14/1951
Description: Nine aeronautical engineers at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico watched at least 12 white objects swirl around randomly in the sky, and then shoot off to the north.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1951, p. 21
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1474

Event 8987 (0E610A4E)

Date: 3/15/1951
Location: INDIA New Delhi
Description: (Translated from French) At 10:20 a.m. (local time), thousands of people were witnesses to an astonishing apparition: a “flying cigar” traversing the sky of India. George Franklin Floate, chief engineer of the Delhi Flying Club and several members of the club, observed with interest the strange phenomenon which lasted 20 minutes. - This craft, explained Mr. Floate, had the shape of a metallic cigar 100 feet long (about thirty meters), with a ring of flames at its tail. It emitted a thick white exhaust and reflected the rays of the sun. (This was confirmed by all the witnesses interviewed and undeniably proves the metallic and material nature of the craft) (note from vog: yes? too easy deduction, that proves nothing at all). “It moved silently at an altitude of 5000 feet (about 1500 meters) and at a maximum speed of 2000 miles/h (3200 km/h).” Two jet fighters of the Indian Air Force were ordered to take off and approach the singular vehicle, but it made a leap at their approach, up to 20,000 feet (6000 meters) and then suddenly disappeared. “It was there,” Floate noted, “and a second later it had vanished, evaporated into the sky!” The fighters returned empty-handed to their base. That same night, the object reappeared in Allahabad (about 650 km from Delhi). It was seen by Mr. Y.R. Bahn Darkar, instructor of the local flying club. (Jimmy GIEU: “The UFOs Come from Another World” Fleuve Noir 1954 - Omnium Littéraire 1972 p.36) New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m. Witnesses: 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 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes. (March 15, 1951)
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1521

Event 8988 (F36A7976)

Date: 3/15/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In New Delhi (India), 25 members of an aeronautical club, including the chief aeronautical engineer and his two assistants, observed for 7 minutes a metallic object in the shape of a cigar with a white exhaust that became black when it accelerated to an estimated speed of 1000 miles/h. It then made a large loop. (March 15, 10:20)
Reference: case Blue Book #908 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_891

Event 8989 (8BEA053D)

Date: 3/15/1951
Time: 09:50
Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #908. 25 observer(s). 100’ metal cylinder/cigar-shape. Exhaust going quickly [to] black / acceleration. Going southwest. Vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1895

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “India”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “NEW DELHI,INDIA:BBK#908:25 OBS:100’MTL CGR:EXHAUST>>BLK/ACCEL:>SW: VANISHES!”, LatLong: “28.633335 77.200004”, LatLongDMS: “28:38:00 N 77:12:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PJB”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 8990 (577CFDED)

Date: 3/15/1951
Time: 10:20?
Location: ALLAHABAD, INDIA
Description: Cylinder/cigar-shape leaves queer fluorescent trail. Similar to new Delhi object.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 20)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1896

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “India”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ALLAHABAD,INDIA:CGR LEAVES QUEER FLUORESCENT TRAIL:similar to NEW DELHI OBJ”, LatLong: “25.338890 81.883337”, LatLongDMS: “25:20:20 N 81:53:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “UTP”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8991 (F7E7E2E1)

Date: 3/15/1951
Location: New Delhi, India
Description: 20+ Top Shelf Witnesses / Metallic Cigar (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 908)
Reference: NICAP: 510315
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_812

Event 8992 (748A6EB6)

Date: 3/15/1951
Time: 10:20 AM
Location: New Delhi, India
Description: Witnesses: 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 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_66

Event 8993 (EBBFE821)

Date: 3/15/1951
Location: New Delhi, India
Description: 10:20 a.m. George F. Floate, chief engineer of the Delhi Flying Club, and two assistants observe a swirly white cloud moving from north to south at about 4,000 feet altitude near the club’s hanger in New Delhi, India. The cloud is about 700 feet in length. At the end of it a bullet-shaped object appears, approximately 100 feet long and as big around as a C-47 fuselage. The witnesses shout out, and 17–20 people rush out of the hanger and see the object. It heads south for about 3 minutes where it makes an apparent loop, coming back over the field. At the top of the loop it is out of sight, but it is seen again in its dive. After recovering straight and level flight, the UFO proceeds to the southwest until it is lost to sight. Its speed is estimated at three times greater than the cruising speed of a British Vampire jet. The total duration is about 7 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “20+ Top Shelf Witnesses / Metallic Cigar”; Sparks, p. 106
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1643

Event 8994 (ED8D61C1)

Date: 3/15/1951
Description: Three men saw a one hundred foot long metallic cigar-shaped object over the city of New Delhi, India at 9:50 a.m. It gave off a black exhaust when it accelerated. The UFO flew toward the southwest and then vanished from sight. It was visible for over seven minutes. A Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: U.S. Air Force files counted in official statistics, case #908
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1522

Event 8995 (382CE768)

Date: 3/18/1951
Location: New Delhi, India
Description: INDIA PILOT SEES CIGAR-SHAPED SAUCER. AP – O.B. Varma, a pilot in the Delhi Flying Club, told of seeing a cigar-shaped saucer 100 feet long skimming overhead “at the terrible speed of nearly 2,000 mph.” “It was nearly 5,000 feet up,” Varma said, “and made no sound.” Varma mentioned 20 fellow Indian pilots also noticed the sudden appearance of a white streak approaching from the north headed by a cigar-shaped projectile. The object went in a straight line, he said, then began making loops and disappeared in a southwesterly direction.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_113

Event 8996 (947B314D)

Date: 3/21/1951
Time: 18:50
Location: EL MOUIDZINE, MAROC
Description: 3 observer(s) / 15 second(s). Moon-size saucer going quickly west. Very sharp turn / horizon. Luminous trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: GUIEU, Jimmy: Les Soucoupes Volantes vient de un Autre Monde: pg 48. [from 2 scanned pages]
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1897

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “El MOUIDZINE,MAROC:3 OBS/15sec:MOONSIZE SCR >>W:VSHARP TURN/HRZN:LUMn.TRAIL”, LatLong: “34.294446 -6.416667”, LatLongDMS: “34:17:40 N 06:25:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KNT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8997 (F7B155F7)

Date: 3/24/1951
Location: Holloman AFB, NM
Description: Project Twinkle Photographed UFO (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC) (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 510324
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_813

Event 8998 (AA575D2D)

Date: 3/26/1951 (approximate)
Location: TERRE HAUTE, IN
Description: News. Many observer(s). Silver saucer passes over airport. Wind direction differs.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 24)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1898

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “151”, HatchDesc: “TERRE HAUTE,IN:NEWS:MANY OBS:SLVR SCR PASSES OVR AIRPORT:WIND DIR. DIFFERS”, LatLong: “39.472224 -87.416671”, LatLongDMS: “39:28:20 N 87:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 8999 (80766848)

Date: 3/29/1951
Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
Description: Same observer(s). Same craft parks / sky / 20 minute(s). Vanishes in sight again!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 24)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1899

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “India”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “20”, HatchDesc: “NEW DELHI,INDIA:SAME OBS:SAME CRAFT PARKS/SKY/20min:VANISHES IN SIGHT AGAIN!”, LatLong: “28.633335 77.183337”, LatLongDMS: “28:38:00 N 77:11:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HRY”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9000 (F10C840D)

Date: 4/1951
Location: AUSTRALIA, Woomera
Description: (Translated from French) The British Minister of Supply, Duncan Sandys, announced that automatic and remotely guided rockets had been developed. They were characterized by five times greater maneuverability than fighter planes, speeds greater than 3,500 km/h and the possibility of reaching altitudes far beyond those of bombers. More than one hundred British firms were involved in the project. The known factories working on remotely guided projectiles in Great Britain (Bristol, De Haviland, Armstrong-Siddeley, Armstrong-Worthworth, Fairy, Vickers, English Electric, Napier) and important test stations at Farnborough and Aberporth (England) existed, but the largest test field was at Woomera in Australia, where tests had been carried out since 1947 and where, in 1951, 3,000 people were employed. (April 1951)
Reference: “The Rockets, Vehicles of the Future” - Hans K. Kaiser, Amiot-Dumont 1954, pp. 121, 122
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1523

Event 9001 (8ABEBBC5)

Date: 4/1951
Time: ~07:00
Location: FAYETTE CO, GA
Description: Private pilot. Silver white disk. Electro-magnetic effect (EME). Compass spins etc. Object vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: HITT, Michael D: GEORGIA’S AERIAL PHENOMENON 1947-1987 Self published 1999. ref. Jan Aldrich. (Index 13)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1900

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “FAYETTE co,GA:Pvt PILOT:SLVR WHT DISK:EME:COMPASS SPINS etc.:OBJ VANISHES!”, LatLong: “33.416668 -84.500004”, LatLongDMS: “33:25:00 N 84:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9002 (CA1EB066)

Date: 4/1951 (approximate)
Time: 19:00
Location: CHORWON, KOREA
Description: Domed saucer / low altitude hit / M1 rounds. 1 observer has missing time later. Object quickly going up [to] and going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 18)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1901

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “25”, HatchDesc: “CHORWON,KOREA:DOMED SCR/LO ALT HIT/M1 ROUNDS:1 OBS HAS MST LATER:OBJ↑↑+>>W”, LatLong: “38.266668 127.200006”, LatLongDMS: “38:16:00 N 127:12:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CHR”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9003 (5410C840)

Date: 4/1951
Location: E. coast of Korea, Korea
Description: U.S.S. Princeton Tracks Fast-Moving Targets (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 510400
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_815

Event 9004 (1F7E8B38)

Date: 4/4/1951
Description: The Truman administration forms the Psychological Strategy Board to coordinate and plan for psychological operations. The board is composed of the Under Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Director of Central Intelligence, or their designated representatives. The board’s first director is Gordon Gray , later National Security Advisor during the Eisenhower administration. The board is created in response to the growth of Office of Policy Coordination covert activities during the Korean War. The PSB is tasked with creating propaganda that will subconsciously turn people away from communism and toward democracy. It is abolished in 1953.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Psychological Strategy Board”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1645

Event 9005 (A55F260C)

Date: 4/7/1951
Time: 17:33:57.8
Location: 11.55234 162.34648
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Dog” Yield: 81KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_13

Extra Data: LatLong: “11.55234 162.34648”, LatLongDMS: “11:33:08 N 162:20:47 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.09”, NukeName: “Dog”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “81”

Event 9006 (669DB85A)

Date: 4/7/1951
Locations: Arctic; Everywhere
Description: Howard Hawks’s film The Thing from Another World opens, starring Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, and James Arness , about a crashed flying saucer found in the Arctic. It ends with the haunting lines by Douglas Spencer: “Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Watch the skies!”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Internet Movie Database, “The Thing from Another World”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1646

Event 9007 (2BC3A0AB)

Date: 4/11/1951
Location: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Description: 2 scientists / plane and ground theodolite. 2 very fast cigars. 1 going quickly east. / r107p226.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE; Henry Holt, NY 1953 HC. (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1902

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “245”, HatchDesc: “MINNEAPOLIS,MN:2 SCIENTISTS/PLANE+GND THEODOLITE:2 VFAST CGRS:1>>E:/r107p226”, LatLong: “44.966669 -93.266671”, LatLongDMS: “44:58:00 N 93:16:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9008 (21958A80)

Date: 4/11/1951
Description: Air Defense Command issues a memo on “Unconventional Aircraft” to all USAF facilities, encouraging them to report sightings in a timely manner.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951, The Author, 1983, pp. 25
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1647

Event 9009 (25F16D80)

Date: 4/12/1951
Location: NEAR MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, WA
Description: 9 military observer(s) and more. Extremely fast object going northeast. Maneuvers. Bursts / light. Shoots quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 25)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1903

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “99”, HatchDesc: “nr MCCHORD AFB,WA:9 MIL OBS+:XFAST OBJ >NE:MNVRS:BURSTS/LITE:SHOOTS ↑↑”, LatLong: “47.183336 -122.466673”, LatLongDMS: “47:11:00 N 122:28:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9010 (AC9D734B)

Date: 4/14/1951
Location: Yellow Sea, At Sea
Description: Radar tracking of unidentified target at 3,755 mph. (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510414
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_816

Event 9011 (7E304837)

Date: 4/17/1951
Location: Wright-Patterson AFB
Description: Project Grudge’s Col. Harold E. Watson notes that JANAP 146 has no provision for UFO reports to be sent to Wright-Patterson AFB under the CIRVIS system.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jan Aldrich
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1648

Event 9012 (01663CD3)

Date: 4/18/1951
Location: USA, New Mexico
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of the first Aerobee rocket containing a monkey. The parachute does not function.
Reference: Inforespace n° 49, 1980, p. 14, 15
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1524

Event 9013 (8B48C369)

Date: 4/20/1951
Time: 17:27:00.1
Location: 11.6689 162.2403
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Easy” Yield: 47KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_14

Extra Data: LatLong: “11.6689 162.2403”, LatLongDMS: “11:40:08 N 162:14:25 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.09”, NukeName: “Easy”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “47”

Event 9014 (A9794618)

Date: 4/21/1951
Locations: Enewetak Atoll; Marshall Islands; Bogullua Island
Description: Drones are again used in the series of thermonuclear tests designated Operation Greenhouse at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. During the Easy detonation, two T-33 drones are lost. One receives heavy damage from the shock wave, loses control, and crashes; the other refuses to respond to control signals and crashes on uninhabited Bogullua Island. The Air Force concludes that unmanned samplers are unreliable.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: M/Sgt Leland B. Taylor, History of Air Force Atomic Cloud Sampling , US Special Weapons Center, January 1963, pp. 34–37; Jacobsen, Area 51, p. 225
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1649

Event 9015 (150669C5)

Date: 4/23/1951
Locations: USAF Director of Intelligence; AMC at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio
Description: Col. Harold E. Watson writes a memo to the USAF Director of Intelligence, explaining his view that “little if any results” have been obtained from Project Grudge other than the objects are not from a foreign power. But since there is still dome doubt, all reports should be forwarded to AMC at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio .
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 121
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1650

Event 9016 (B7B218FE)

Date: 4/27/1951
Location: US
Description: Science fiction movie “The Thing from Another World” is released
Type: movie
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_434

Event 9017 (A6320557)

Date: 5/1951
Location: PHILIPPINES, Manila
Description: (Translated from French) Case of Clarita Villanueva attacked by “inter-dimensional” entities. Witnesses: Doctor of Medicine Marianna Lana, Mayor Arsenio Lascon, two policemen, a judge, several journalists and others. It was a stormy evening in May 1951 and the police were expecting trouble. A storm was forecast and there was tension in the air. The patrol car received a message that there was a crowd in front of one of the bars along the beach. They went there and as the car stopped, they heard a piercing scream. They forced their way through to see a young woman rolling on the ground screaming: “Help! Catch him! Help me. I’m in too much pain, help!” But no one could do anything since the young woman was alone on the ground in the middle of a circle of onlookers. To their amazement they saw marks of bloody bites appearing on the young woman’s neck and arms. Finally, they took the young woman, handcuffed her, took her away and brought her to the station. Put in a cell, she cried all day “Please, get him away. I can’t take it anymore. Catch him… He’s biting me, I’m going to die.” So the police called a doctor, suspecting Clarita Villaneuva of being drunk or drugged. Dr. Marianna Lara, took a look and declared peremptorily: “She is in an epileptic seizure.” She was taken back to the cell, despite her pleas not to be left alone. A few minutes later a terrible scream brought the two policemen back. “This thing is back, it passed through the walls. It has huge eyes and wears a cape. This thing can fly at mid-height!” To make sure, the policemen entered the cell, but saw absolutely nothing. While trying to calm the young woman, they noticed that the marks of bites were increasing on Clarita’s arms. The police then called the mayor and recalled the doctor. When they were there, they all agreed that the young woman could not inflict these bites on herself, for example on her shoulders and in the middle of her back… Finally everything calmed down, the young woman fell asleep. The next day she had to appear before the judge, accused of “vagrancy” (note of vog: ???) But, at the time of appearing, she was screaming that “the thing was back”. Everyone could see marks of bites appearing. The attack lasted five terrifying minutes before Clarita fainted. Half an hour later Mayor Arsenio Lascon was on the spot, spoke to the victim and in view of her swollen and bite-covered state, asked for an ambulance to take her to the hospital. He and Dr. Lara accompanied the unfortunate one. But in the ambulance the attack started again: this time “there were two identical creatures” biting her while the mayor and the doctor watched helplessly the appearance of the horrible wounds, on her throat and on her hands. The journey lasted fifteen minutes and Mayor Lacson has several times admitted later that it was the longest quarter of an hour of his life. Very strangely, once the young woman was admitted to the hospital, nothing bad happened anymore. She was of course kept day and night. She left six weeks later, healed, but covered with scars. “We will never know what happened to Clarita,” said Dr. Lara. Years later all the scars were still visible.
Reference: A Look Through Secret Doors By John Mackim, 1969, Ace Publishing
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1527

Event 9018 (69E539A5)

Date: 5/1951 (approximate)
Location: OFF EAST KOREA
Description: April and May. US Princeton and PHL sea. Many RADAR report(s). To 1200mph. 1 splits going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1904

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “248”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off E.KOREA:APR+MAY:US PRINCETON+PHL SEA:MANY RDR RPTS:TO 1200mph:1 SPLITS >>N”, LatLong: “36.200002 130.033340”, LatLongDMS: “36:12:00 N 130:02:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SEA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9019 (06A952E7)

Date: 5/1951
Time: 16:00
Location: EAST / CHINHOYI, RHOD
Description: 3+many. Silent 20M metallic saucer going south / 500M altitude. Stops. Turns going quickly west going up [to] and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO AFRINEWS; Twice annually. Cynthia Hind, editor; PO Box MP 49, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1905

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Zimbabwe & Zambia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “E/CHINHOYI,RHOD:3+MANY:SLNT 20M MTLC SCR > S/500M alt:STOPS:TURNS >>W ↑+AWAY”, LatLong: “-17.333334 30.633335”, LatLongDMS: “17:20:00 S 30:38:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ZIM”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9020 (1393CAF8)

Date: 5/8/1951
Time: 20:30:00.7
Location: 11.6269 162.3147
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “George” Yield: 225KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_15

Extra Data: LatLong: “11.6269 162.3147”, LatLongDMS: “11:37:37 N 162:18:53 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.06”, NukeName: “George”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “225”

Event 9021 (68031240)

Date: 5/12/1951
Location: SWITZERLAND Neuchâtel
Description: (Translated from French) On Monday, May 12th at 4 o’clock, several hundred people gathered on the quays of Corcelles, in Neufchâtel, observed the mysterious appearance in the sky, at a very high altitude, of a shining object propelling itself in sudden bursts and leaving a white trail in its wake. The phenomenon, very visible to the naked eye, lasted for a quarter of an hour. After that, the craft described a half-circle in space and overturned, presenting to the eyes the classic shape of a perfectly round flying saucer. Then, in a fraction of a second, it shot up vertically into the sky at a prodigious speed and disappeared. This was not a collective hallucination: among the hundreds of testimonies is that of Swiss professor Alfred Lombard.
Reference: Charles GARREAU: “Alerte dans le ciel: le dossier des enlèvements” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1981, p.45
Reference: Jimmy GIEU: “Les S.V. viennent d’un autre monde” Fleuve Noir 1954 - Réédition Omnium Littéraire 1972 p. 37
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1525

Event 9022 (F41AE63B)

Date: 5/15/1951
Location: AUSTRIA, Salzburg
Description: (Translated from French) An American soldier of the occupation army in Austria, was returning home by bicycle on a shortcut at around 11pm. From a thicket, a small figure emerged pointing a thin object the size of a pencil at him. The soldier heard a clicking sound, felt paralyzed and thought he was going to fall. The being approached and attached a black plate to his chest. Immediately the witness felt as if he was no longer subject to gravity. The being dragged him towards a large round mass about fifty meters in diameter, which was resting in a field, and he felt pushed inside through the door that had just opened. He found himself in a place with transparent walls: he could see the landscape and the stars. The structure rose into the air, the being went into another room without paying attention to his prisoner, who was able to examine him: he was bald, wearing silver tights, with an oversized forehead, immense faceted eyes, nose and ears reduced to mere openings, and very long hands. The vessel flew so close to the moon that the witness could see its craters. Then it set a course for another planet covered with red fields, rivers and bridges and landed vertically on a platform overlooking a vast parking lot where hundreds of other gray, golden and silver vessels were already parked. The pilot descended and spoke with the navigator of another craft. The witness noticed men, women and children captured like him. A few moments later the pilot returned to the vessel and flew back to Earth at lightning speed. The soldier was dropped off near the place where he had been taken, and the pilot pointed the thin instrument at him again. It was midnight twenty. The witness felt sick but did not dare to tell his wife about his adventure. (Marie Thérèse de BROSSES: Enquête sur les enlèvements E.T." - Plon, 1995, p. 41 and 42) but also in:
Reference: Jean FERGUSON: «Les Humanoïdes…» - éd. Leméac, Ottawa, 1977, p.85 to 94
Reference: …
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1526

Event 9023 (0C192FEB)

Date: 5/19/1951
Location: Maquoketa, Iowa
Description: IOWA HAS A FIELD DAY. Rev. Milton Nothdurft, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Maquoketa, Iowa, reported that two saucers were seen this day from 10:20 to 10:45 p.m. The next night, an operator of the state police radio reported another saucer in approximately the same area. Station WMT at Cedar Rapids reported that two saucers took off in a blinding flash on May 22 in broad daylight near Coggin.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_114

Event 9024 (962FB37C)

Date: 5/20/1951
Location: International Falls, Minnesota
Description: STRANGE OBJECT SEEN IN MINNESOTA SKY. UP – A strange object that looked like a crystal ball darted about the sky over Rainy Lake “just like a hummingbird,” residents of the area reported today. Witnesses said the object streaked across the eastern end of the lake with a tremendous burst of speed, stopped suddenly, and hung apparently motionless in the sky for several minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_112

Event 9025 (8BCDA9E1)

Date: 5/20/1951
Location: Maquoketa, Iowa
Description: SWEETER, NEW TO SAUCERS, DUMMIES UP. Officer Sweeter, on duty at the state police radio station, saw a moving light, west-northwest, but being a newcomer among saucer enthusiasts, hesitated to say anything more.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_115

Event 9026 (14FD16BB)

Date: 5/21/1951
Locations: Wright-Patterson; Pentagon
Description: Wright-Patterson’s Technical Intelligence Department (T-2) becomes the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and is assigned to the Directorate of Intelligence in the Pentagon. Project Grudge goes along with it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks , p. 12; Clark III 936
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1651

Event 9027 (B78D7B98)

Date: 5/22/1951
Location: Maquoketa, Iowa
Description: STUDENTS SPOT ONE TAKE OFF. High school students reported seeing a saucer “take off” in a blinding flash of speed near Coggan, Iowa, north of Cedar Rapids, and west-northwest of Maquoketa.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_116

Event 9028 (2B339724)

Date: 5/22/1951
Location: RAINY LAKE, MN
Description: 50 observer(s). Crystal ball maneuvers. Hovers. Shoots going up / cloud. Joined / 2nd similar.
Type: sighting
Reference: WILKINS, Harold T.: FLYING SAUCERS ON THE ATTACK; Ace Books, NY PB 1967. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1906

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “340”, HatchDesc: “RAINY LAKE,MN:50 OBS:CRYSTAL BALL MNVRS:HVRS:SHOOTS↑/CLOUD:JOINED/2nd SIMILAR”, LatLong: “48.627780 -93.000004”, LatLongDMS: “48:37:40 N 93:00:00 W”, Locale: “Wetlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9029 (47D99391)

Date: 5/22/1951
Time: 02:50
Location: OVER DODGE CITY, KS
Description: AAL pilot buzzed / odd blue night light. 500 going [to] 2000MPH. Going quickly southwest. / r242p34 / r150.
Type: sighting
Reference: WILKINS, Harold T.: FLYING SAUCERS ON THE ATTACK; Ace Books, NY PB 1967. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1907

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “791”, HatchDesc: “ovr DODGE CITY,KS:AAL PILOT BUZZED/ODD BLUE NLT:500>2000MPH:>>SW:/r242p34/r150”, LatLong: “37.750002 -100.000005”, LatLongDMS: “37:45:00 N 100:00:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9030 (A4E494E4)

Date: 5/22/1951
Location: Dodge City (near), KS
Description: Hunt Case (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_817

Event 9031 (3CE8CD46)

Date: 5/22/1951
Locations: American Airlines; Dodge City, Kansas
Description: 3:20 a.m. American Airlines pilot Capt. W. R. Hunt observes a blue-white, star-like object gyrating around the airplane at 21,000 feet for 20 minutes about 100 miles southwest of Dodge City, Kansas. It moves backward and forward, then up and down, then dives below the plane and speeds away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Mysterious Bright Light ‘Plays Tag’ with Airliner over Kansas,” Iola (Kan.) Register, May 22, 1951, p. 1; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951 , The Author, 1983, p. 26
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1652

Event 9032 (8F658473)

Date: 5/22/1951
Description: A bluish-white object circled around and paced an American Airlines flight 100 miles southwest of Dodge City, Kansas at 3:20 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3031

Event 9033 (4A0A0327)

Date: 5/23/1951
Location: South of Dodge City, US
Description: Kansas City Times, Missouri. PILOT SEES ‘STAR’ GO THROUGH GYRATIONS. AP - An American Airlines pilot said today he saw what appeared to be a bluish-white star moving back and forth at high speed in the Southwest today. Captain W.R. Hunt said he saw the object about 100 miles south of Dodge City. The object traveled at speeds from 500 to 1000 m.p.h. and after playing tag with the airplane, descended to four or three thousand feet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_117

Event 9034 (53438AF2)

Date: 5/23/1951
Location: Maquoketa, Iowa
Description: RADIO COMMENTATOR CHECKS SIGHTINGS IN IOWA. A letter brought Bill Roberta of WMT, Cedar Rapids, new bureau, on a 60-mile drive on the 23rd to investigate sightings at Maquoketa. He had kept a record of the stories since 1947. He mentioned that the mysterious phenomena had been seen by quite a few people on a lake near International Falls, Minnesota, and that a pilot in Kansas City had also reported a strange moving light.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_118

Event 9035 (0F3E2F5C)

Date: 5/23/1951
Time: 03:20
Location: SOUTH / GRAND RAPIDS, MN
Description: AA liner. Night light 500-1000mph. Hovers and maneuvers. Nears and retreats / (UPI.)
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Maj Donald: FLYING SAUCERS TOP SECRET; NICAP and G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY 1960 HB. (Index 139)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1908

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “413”, HatchDesc: “S/GRAND RAPIDS,MN:AA LINER:NLT 500-1000mph:HVRS+MNVRS:NEARS+RETREATS/(UPI)”, LatLong: “47.133336 -93.583338”, LatLongDMS: “47:08:00 N 93:35:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9036 (8A081170)

Date: 5/24/1951
Time: 17:16:59.3
Location: 11.6730 162.2486
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Item” Yield: 45.5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_16

Extra Data: LatLong: “11.6730 162.2486”, LatLongDMS: “11:40:23 N 162:14:55 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.06”, NukeName: “Item”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “45.5”

Event 9037 (778A1A3D)

Date: End of 5/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The T-2 section of the AMC becomes the ATIC. (End of May)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_892

Event 9038 (76E087C4)

Date: 5/29/1951
Time: 09:20
Location: SPOKANE, WA
Description: Blue Book report. 4 airmen. Saucer going ESE slow 2800’ over Geiger field. Going up / 60 degree angle.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 27)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1909

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “23”, Elev: “600”, HatchDesc: “SPOKANE,WA:BBK Rpt:4 AIRMEN:SCR >ESE SLOW 2800’ovr GEIGER Fld:↑/60dgr ANGLE”, LatLong: “47.666669 -117.400006”, LatLongDMS: “47:40:00 N 117:24:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “840”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9039 (1E023FCE)

Date: 5/29/1951
Time: 15:50
Location: DOWNEY, CA
Description: 3 aero-science writers and more. 30 silent glowing-saucers. 2500kph. 90° turns! / J. Guieu.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLAMMONDE, Paris: UFO EXIST!; Ballentine Books, NY 1976. PB 480pp. (Index 431)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1910

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “36”, HatchDesc: “DOWNEY,CA:3 AERO-SCIENCE WRITERS+:30 SLNT GLOW-SCRS:2500kph:90°TURNS!:/J.Guieu”, LatLong: “33.900002 -118.166672”, LatLongDMS: “33:54:00 N 118:10:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9040 (DA1E4C7E)

Date: 5/29/1951
Description: At 3:41 p.m. there was a procession of a large number of glowing objects–at least 30–over Downey, California.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: H. B. Darrach, Life Magazine, April 7, 1952; Leonard H. Stringfield, CRIFO News, July 1954; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1951, p. 27; Richard F Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 180; Jacques Vallee, Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, p. 212
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3145

Event 9041 (6F2588F6)

Date: 5/31/1951
Location: Galesburg, Illinois
Description: GALESBURG COPS LOSE TRAIL. City police south of Galesburg heard on short wave from Monmouth Ill., police talking about a strange moving light traveling toward the northwest. They were trying to get the others to see if it was observed from there, but evidently it was not.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_119

Event 9042 (95BE7881)

Date: 5/31/1951
Location: Kentucky
Description: Lexington Herald. MAGNETIC SCIENTIST EXPOSES “BALLOONATIC FRINGE”. US Navy Electronics Engineer Milan Rafayko - 1916-2000, formerly Milan Rafajko - took issue with the Lexington Herald for playing up Dr. Urner Liddel’s explanation that flying saucers were balloons. “If all saucers were balloons at high altitudes,” he wrote, “then what were those saucers sighted at low altitudes?” He wanted to know how a balloon could outmaneuver an F-51 fighter plane. The editor denied his paper was being “used” by the government to further any special theory. Rafayko charged it was an obviously fabricated story. Also see: Milan Rafayko - Newspapers.com™
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_121

Event 9043 (9081C56F)

Date: 5/31/1951
Time: 23:20
Location: NIAGARA FALLS, NY
Description: Project Bluebook Case #928. 3 military observer(s). Glowing saucer with arc-wings rises very fast / 35 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1911

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “177”, HatchDesc: “NIAGARA FALLS,NY:BBK#928:3 MIL OBS:GLOWING SCR W/ARC-WINGS RISES VFAST/35sec”, LatLong: “43.100002 -79.050004”, LatLongDMS: “43:06:00 N 79:03:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9044 (CFF008A2)

Date: 5/31/1951
Description: Niagara Falls, New York - A luminous disc with arc-shaped wings rose into the sky at a very fast speed. It was seen by several military witnesses for 35 seconds at 11:20 p.m. This case is a Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #928
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3176

Event 9045 (DD4340EC)

Date: 6/1951
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Description: AUSSIE CLOCKS ONE IN 7 SECONDS ACROSS SKY. Roger Shinkfield of 49 Magill ROad, St. Peters, Adelaide, sighting a white circular object directly over heasd and traveling south. It took seven seconds to reach the horizon. He estimated the height to be between 20,000 and 30,000 feet. No sound could be heard.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_122

Event 9046 (6BE3AECE)

Date: 6/1951
Location: KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, LONDON
Description: Plain metal parachute-size saucer over river. 1 American observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 29)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1912

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “KINGSTON-upon-THAMES,LONDON:PLAIN MTL PARACHUTE-SIZE SCR OVR RIVER:1 AMER OBS”, LatLong: “51.394447 -0.311111”, LatLongDMS: “51:23:40 N 00:18:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9047 (D4DAAC25)

Date: 6/1951
Location: CAMBRIDGE, OH
Description: 40cm double-hubcap / ground. Man picks it up and sets it down. It flies away.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 31)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1913

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “246”, HatchDesc: “CAMBRIDGE,OH:40cm DOUBLE-HUBCAP/GND:MAN PICKS IT UP+SETS IT DOWN:it flies away”, LatLong: “40.022224 -81.588893”, LatLongDMS: “40:01:20 N 81:35:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 9048 (3138EA18)

Date: 6/1951
Time: 10:00
Location: NORTHWEST CAPE, WEST AUS
Description: 2 / seismic survey. Dull aluminum saucer going quickly southeast to horizon. Faster / plane.
Type: sighting
Reference: Database/website: BASTERFIELD, KEITH: AUFORN group, with Diane Harrison. http://www.fan.net.au/~tkbnetw/new
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1914

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NORTHWEST CAPE,W.AUS:2/SEISMIC SURVEY:DULL ALUMN.SCR >>SE to HRZN:FASTER/PLANE”, LatLong: “-22.083334 114.050005”, LatLongDMS: “22:05:00 S 114:03:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Western Australia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9049 (C96595EA)

Date: 6/1951
Description: Project Grudge only has one person on staff to investigate UFO reports, Lt. Jerry W. Cummings, who reorganizes the system and uses a more open-minded approach.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jacobs, UFO Controversy in America, Signet ed., 1976, pp. 56–57; Sparks , p. 14; Swords 121
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1653

Event 9050 (9BBBA8FA)

Date: 6/1951
Locations: UK; Canada; US; UK
Description: The UK Flying Saucer Working Party produces its six-page final report for the Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Scientific Intelligence, DSI/JTIC Report number 7, Unidentified Flying Objects, classified Secret. The CIA’s chief scientist, H. Marshall Chadwell, attends the meeting when the report is delivered. The report admits that no systematic investigation has been undertaken, but from the evidence examined, including reports by RAF pilots, explanations can probably be found for most reports. Copies are also submitted to Canada as well as US and UK officials.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Joe McGonagle, “Flying Saucer Working Party: Commentary,” part 2, The Real UFO Project; Good Need, pp. 149–152; David Clarke, “Flying Saucer Working Party,” Dr. David Clarke Folklore and Journalism, January 3, 2015; UFOFiles2, pp. 38–40; Mark Rodeghier, “Britain’s Secret UFO Study,” IUR 26, no. 4 (Winter 2001–2002): 21–23; Ian Ridpath, “Report of the UK Government’s Flying Saucer Working Party (1951 June),” Ian Ridpath’s UFO Skeptic Pages, January 2021
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1654

Event 9051 (B874E7D1)

Date: 6/1/1951
Location: USA, Niagara Falls, New York.
Description: (Translated from French) 4:20 a.m. Witnessed by M/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, and two militiamen. An illuminated object of yellow color, in the shape of a disk, with wings in the shape of an arc, rises vertically. Observed for 30-40 seconds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1528

Event 9052 (65C81E9D)

Date: 6/1/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Near Niagara Falls (New York), Sergeant-Chief H. E. Sweeney and 2 other men saw for 30 to 40 seconds an object shaped like a saucer with arc-shaped wings, emitting a yellow-orange light, flying towards the sky. (June 1st, 4:20 AM)
Reference: case Blue Book #925 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_893

Event 9053 (BD7AEAE3)

Date: 6/1/1951
Location: Wright-Patterson AFB
Description: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Base official sees disc-shaped object moving sharply.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_72

Event 9054 (90B99463)

Date: 6/1/1951
Time: 22:00
Location: NEAR DAYTON, OH
Description: USAF officer / car. Saucer / 90° turns. Faster / plane. Slower / meteor. / r135p28.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1915

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “225”, HatchDesc: “nr DAYTON,OH:USAF OFFICER/CAR:SCR/90°TURNS:FASTER/PLANE:SLOWER/METEOR:/r135p28”, LatLong: “39.750002 -84.150004”, LatLongDMS: “39:45:00 N 84:09:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9055 (AFFDD6B4)

Date: 6/1/1951
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Description: Glowing yellow-orange, saucer shaped object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 925)
Reference: NICAP: 510601
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_818

Event 9056 (999C5C2E)

Date: 6/1/1951
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Wright-Patterson AFB official watched disc make sharp turn. [III] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_819

Event 9057 (C2FBB774)

Date: 6/1/1951
Time: 4:20 AM
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Description: Witnesses: M/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, 2 enlisted men. One glowing yellow-orange, saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, flew straight up. Seen for 30-40 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_67

Event 9058 (CAC5CB93)

Date: 6/1/1951
Locations: Wright-Patterson AFB; Dayton, Ohio
Description: 10:00 p.m. An ATIC official at Wright-Patterson AFB is driving west near Dayton, Ohio, when he sees a large, bluish-white light moving parallel to the car. It looks like a “stubby cigar.” After 15–20 seconds, it makes a right- angle turn, becomes circular, and rapidly disappears. Its speed is “faster than an airplane, slower than a meteor.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 23
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1655

Event 9059 (C3CF4823)

Date: 6/1/1951
Description: At Niagara Falls, New York at 4:20 a.m. three enlisted men watched a glowing yellow-orange, saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, shoot straight up into the sky. It was seen for 30-40 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3192

Event 9060 (83F39077)

Date: 6/1/1951
Description: A Wright-Patterson AFB base official saw a disc-shaped object turn sharply southeast of Dayton, Ohio at 10:00 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, p. 23; Richard Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973, p. 400
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3193

Event 9061 (F01B09CF)

Date: 6/6/1951
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Description: HIS HOBBY IS THOSE FLYING OOOOOOOOS. George Fawcett, a Mount Airy, NC senior at Lunchburg College has been a collector of information on flying saucers since 1947. He was crossing the campus on the morning of June 5, when he saw an orange-colored disk high in the sky. He reports the disk zig-zagged, then settled down to a straight course and moved off to the west. Also see: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article275097716.html
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_120

Event 9062 (A02E00D3)

Date: 6/9/1951
Location: Richmond, VA
Description: The Kansas City Star. TOP SECRET: MAGNETIC STORM CAUSES MASS JET CRASH. Air Force officials were tight-lipped today as they investigated the cause of the crash of eight F-84 jet fighters, the largest mass crash in jet aviation history. Three pilots of the eight ill-fated jets were killed, and two were injured as the planes tumbled out of the sky near Richmond yesterday. No one could explain what occurred to cause eight planes to crash from a formation of 34 at the same time. The Air Force quickly dropped a curtain of secrecy over its investigation, and all personnel were ordered “to give out absolutely no information regarding the plane crashes.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_126

Event 9063 (E4300FFD)

Date: 6/9/1951
Time: 20:10
Location: NORTH / MIKKELI, FINLAND
Description: 2 observer(s). 25M saucer / 300M altitude. Absolute(ly) silent straight & level flight going southeast going [to] Leningrad. 800mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 30)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1916

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “N/MIKKELI,FINLAND:2 OBS:25M SCR/300M alt:ABS SILENT S&L >SE >LENINGRAD:800mph”, LatLong: “61.727781 27.300001”, LatLongDMS: “61:43:40 N 27:18:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Finland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9064 (F6F30230)

Date: 6/9/1951
Description: At 8:10 p.m. in Mikkeli, Finland two witnesses watched a 25 meter diameter disc-shaped object flying at 300 meters altitude. It was absolutely silent and continued to fly slowly at a low altitude toward Leningrad, Russia.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Larry Hatch, U computer database
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3382

Event 9065 (E41502D4)

Date: 6/14/1951
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, 0km (Exploded on pad at start of main-stage thrust after rising 6-inches)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_435
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 0km

Event 9066 (18F0333D)

Date: 6/14/1951
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) At 06:48 launch of V2 #55, explosion.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, General Electric 09/1959
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1529

Event 9067 (B0BBE624)

Date: 6/15/1951
Location: FRANCE, Vendée
Description: (Translated from French) Air Base 115, Fighter Squadron, Fighter Squadron No. 1/5. For 6 minutes the pilots attempted to approach a spherical object. At the final departure, the object made a slight tilt and then appeared elliptical. (Robert ROUSSEL: “Ovni, the end of the secret” - Belfond 1978 - p. 230 to 236) French pilots Irénée Prio and Raymond Gallibert, each on board a Vampire from the Orange base, saw a disk with a metallic reflection. The pilots tried to approach the perfectly stationary craft in the air, but at the last moment, the object escaped. The pilots set off in pursuit, but the disk proved to be much faster than its pursuers.
Reference: Yves NAUD: “The E.T. and the UFOs in history” Famot 1977, Volume 4, p. 166
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1530

Event 9068 (DB4943B6)

Date: 6/15/1951
Description: (Translated from French) 10 km southeast of La Roche-sur-Yon, R. Gavache observed at mid-height between a band of clouds and the horizon, a spherical red fire, the size of an orange, a beautiful bright red stable, no twinkling, motionless then moved slowly towards the northeast then the southwest, rose a bit, with some very slow swaying, downward movement, observation time 20 minutes, no sound, good moonlight, 3 witnesses, ball lightning (?), thunderstorm the previous night, heavy weather during the day, but during the observation partially clear sky and dotted with stars. (June 15, 11:30 PM)
Reference: BSAF, 1951, p. 174
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_894

Event 9069 (7DA183DC)

Date: 6/15/1951
Time: 10:40
Location: ORANGE, FR
Description: 2 / jet. Metal saucer hovers / 500M altitude. Jet chases. Quickly going up / 10000kph and gone. / r135#1p29.
Type: sighting
Reference: Periodical: VSD Magazine, France: Special Issue. OVNIs: 50 ans de Rapports Officiels; June 2002 (Bernard Thouanel)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1917

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “ORANGE,FR:2/JET:MTL SCR HVRS/500M alt:JET CHASES:↑↑/10000kph+GONE:/r135#1p29”, LatLong: “44.133335 4.800000”, LatLongDMS: “44:08:00 N 04:48:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vaucluse”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9070 (AF8EC5F6)

Date: 6/15/1951
Time: 23:30
Location: LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FR
Description: Red sphere hovers. Going northeast. Going southwest. Descends. Rises. Swings. Also away.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 82)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1918

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “La ROCHE-sur-YON,FR:RED SPHERE HVRS:> NE:>SW:DESCENDS:RISES:SWINGS:+away”, LatLong: “46.650002 -1.450000”, LatLongDMS: “46:39:00 N 01:27:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vendée”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9071 (8B47EEDD)

Date: 6/15/1951
Description: A metallic disc-shaped object, looking like aluminum, appeared to stand motionless in the sky when it was sighted by two military pilots flying between Orange and Aspres Buech, France at 10:37 a.m. in a French Air Force Vampire jet. It then accelerated away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3495

Event 9072 (8E47180F)

Date: 6/19/1951
Location: DENMARK, Sonderborg
Description: (Translated from French) A mechanic saw a UFO land and felt paralyzed. The birds stopped singing and the cows stopped moving. Four entities dressed in black and wearing helmets emerged from the craft. Others were seen around the perimeter, as if they were making repairs. Eight other saucers appeared in the sky, hovered for a moment above the site, and then flew away.
Reference: Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 324
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1531

Event 9073 (B4ED3680)

Date: 6/19/1951
Location: CANADA, Goose Bay (Labrador)
Description: (Translated from French) (…) shortly after midnight, a red light appeared towards the southwest. Alerted, the tower’s radar picked it up on its screen. Mentioned altitude: approximately 1300 m. The object remained still and red for a moment, then suddenly turned very bright white and moved away at a lightning speed. At the precise moment when the red gave way to the white, the spot on the screen had become very bright itself. The radar operators know perfectly well the meaning of this transformation: it occurs when an airplane, to turn, suddenly inclines and offers the radar beam all the surface of its wings. [note from vog: … which would mean that the observed thing could have wings?]
Reference: “Glimpses on Flying Saucers” - Aimé Michel, ed. Maison MAME 1954, page 102
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1532

Event 9074 (7981514C)

Date: 6/19/1951
Time: 23:00
Location: Portland, OR
Description: The Oregonian. A glowing object moving across the heavens and late-strolling Portlanders abuzz with curiosity. Several persons who saw the thing about 11 pm described it as a long streak of light traveling slowly from east to west. Some said it resembled a meteor except that it was traveling too slowly. One man said it was followed by a trail of white smoke.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_123

Event 9075 (426BF11F)

Date: 6/19/1951
Time: 12:30
Location: SONDERBORG, DK
Description: Saucer / meadow. Observer(s) and birds and cows paralyzed. 4 pseudo-human/entity work on saucer. Probes exit.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 82)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1919

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “SONDERBORG,DK:SCR/MEADOW:OBS+BIRDS+COWS PRLYZD:4 PSH WORK ON SCR:PROBES EXIT”, LatLong: “54.916669 9.783334”, LatLongDMS: “54:55:00 N 09:47:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Danemark”, Strangeness: “10”

Event 9076 (5B7C6D98)

Date: 6/19/1951
Time: 1200
Location: Sonderborg, Denmark
Description: Joseph Matiszewski, a mechanic, heard a whistling sound and saw an object land in a meadow. Approaching within 50 m, he found himself paralyzed and observed that birds had stopped singing and cows seemed to be similarly unable to move. From the object emerged four handsome men who had brown skin and wore black shiny suits and translucent helmets. Eight objects also emerged from the craft and hovered above it. Other men inside the craft and on its deck appeared to be making repairs, then the objects flew to about 100 m altitude and climbed rapidly out of sight. Only then did the paralysis subside.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Nachrichten May., 59 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_82

Event 9077 (C5A1B037)

Date: 6/19/1951
Location: Sønderborg, Denmark
Description: Day. Mechanic Joseph Matiszewski hears a whistling sound as he is walking in Sønderborg, Denmark, and sees an object land in a nearby meadow. Approaching to within 150 feet of it, he finds himself paralyzed and notices that birds have stopped singing and cows seem frozen in place. Four men with brown skin and wearing black shiny suits and translucent helmets emerge from the object and send Matiszewski some telepathic messages. Eight smaller objects are ejected from the large one and float above it. Other figures inside the craft and on its deck appear to be making repairs. The objects ascend to about 300 feet and climb rapidly after that. The paralysis subsides.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Patrick Gross, URECAT , July 1, 2007
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1656

Event 9078 (2D110C6D)

Date: 6/19/1951
Description: In Sonderborg, Denmark Joseph Matiszewski, a mechanic, heard a whistling sound and saw an object land in a meadow. Approaching within 50 meters, he found himself paralyzed and observed that birds had stopped singing and cows seemed to be similarly unable to move. From the object emerged four handsome men who had brown skin and wore black shiny suits and translucent helmets. Eight objects also emerged from the craft and hovered above it. Other men inside the craft and on its deck appeared to be making repairs, then the objects flew to about 100 m altitude and climbed rapidly out of sight. Only then did the paralysis subside.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 195, citing UFO Nachrichten, May 1959
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3548

Event 9079 (1F735DE7)

Date: Summer 1951
Location: US
Description: USAF project “Bluebook” is started
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_113

Event 9080 (F7F1ED8E)

Date: Summer 1951
Location: FRANCE, Beausoleil
Description: (Translated from French) At around 9pm, the three witnesses went to the placette to watch a performance of Lucrèce Borgia by a travelling theatre. In the Rue des Martyrs, they saw from a distance of 60m an oval-shaped object, entirely transparent, 4-5m long and 2m high, 8m off the ground, on the place where the show had started and where everyone had their backs to the phenomenon. The pilot seemed thin and elderly and had a long beard. Normal skin colour and light-coloured clothing. No visible equipment in the craft. The three witnesses got to within 7-8m of the craft and called the others to witness this incredible sight. The object immediately started up with a slight whistle and disappeared in a second above the rooftops towards the NNE. The witnesses were unable to convince anyone of their observation and were thought of as “crazy”. (1951, Summer)
Reference: M. FIGUET/J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni, le premier dossier complet…” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, p. 54, 55
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1534

Event 9081 (BB8EF093)

Date: Summer 1951
Description: (Translated from French) A New Zealand scientist, Doctor Rolf Alexander, during an interview with General Marshall, receives the following confidences: UFOs exist and are piloted by extraterrestrials, these beings are peaceful and authorities are aware that they do not constitute a threat to the planet, the USAF has ordered no action to be taken against these craft, there have been 3 UFO landings which have proven disastrous for their occupants. (Summer)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_899

Event 9082 (8CD2CA06)

Date: Summer 1951
Locations: Mexico City International Airport; Cuernavaca; New Zealand; US
Description: A dubious story surfaces in 1956 that three UFOs had appeared above Mexico City International Airport at the same time as a visit by US Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall . (However, there is no record of a visit by Marshall at this time; apparently his first visit to Mexico was a vacation in Cuernavaca in February 1952.) According to the story, Marshall tells a “highly placed American” and “prominent medical scientist” that UFOs are interplanetary and friendly, but they have crashed accidentally on three occasions. In 1965, the American informant is revealed to be Rolf Alexander, who is in fact Allan Alexander Stirling, a New Zealand seaman who had jumped ship in 1920 and entered the US illegally. To support himself he promoted various dubious health cures while concocting a fictitious personal history. His activities were interrupted by prison sentences for mail fraud and embezzlement, and in 1954–1960 he claimed the ability to break up clouds with his psychokinetic abilities.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Let’s Talk Space: ‘Flying Saucers’ Are Real,” Flying Saucer Review 2, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1956): 2–4; “Rolf Alexander, M.D.,” Flying Saucer Review 11, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 1965): 9; RosRept, p. 99
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1659

Event 9083 (C0C4E054)

Date: 6/22/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of dogs Dezik and Tzigane aboard a recoverable capsule; 4 minutes of weightlessness. (June 22)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_895

Event 9084 (84F70FCB)

Date: 6/22/1951
Location: Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio
Description: Life magazine reporter Robert Emmett Ginna Jr. visits Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio for the first time to gather information on “Project Saucer” for an article. The visit is coordinated by Jack T. Shea, special assistant to the director of public relations.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jan Aldrich; Michael D. Swords, “1952: Ruppelt’s Big Year,” IUR 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1657

Event 9085 (B190A30A)

Date: 6/24/1951
Time: 03:30
Location: SOUTHEAST / RICHMOND, VA
Description: Odd blimp follows turnpike. Plays tag / police car. Away quickly going up. / D. Gribble.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: CE-5, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS of the 5th KIND. 1999 Sourcebooks Inc. Naperville, IL ISBN 1-57071-427-4. 242 case files. (Index 276)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1920

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “56”, HatchDesc: “SE/RICHMOND,VA:ODD BLIMP FOLOS TURNPIKE:PLAYS TAG/POLICE CAR:AWAY↑↑:/D.Gribble”, LatLong: “37.533335 -77.416670”, LatLongDMS: “37:32:00 N 77:25:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9086 (82C9292A)

Date: 6/25/1951
Description: The UK Flying Saucer Working Party is disbanded.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Need, p. 152
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1658

Event 9087 (3A6DF3FB)

Date: 6/28/1951
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, 5.8km (Blossom 9 — Tail explosion at 8s and then cut-off signal given at 22s.)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_436
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 5.8km

Event 9088 (F4391ABD)

Date: 6/29/1951
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: ROWBOATS IN THE SKY. By Matt Weinstock in LA Times. A man we know, a skeptic by the way, observed a strange object while sitting on the patio of his home near La Brea and Adams, Los Angeles, Saturday night (June 29, 1951) at 7:20 p.m. Its estimated height was 5,000 feet. Several friends were present, one of whom observed it through binoculars. It looked like the bottom of a rowboat, except it was a perfect ellipse with a ring of red lights around the edges. In about five minutes, the object shot up at a tremendous speed and disappeared.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_127

Event 9089 (AFC55B3F)

Date: 7/1951
Location: FRANCE, Orange
Description: (Translated from French) Pierre Monnet was cycling home when, on the road connecting Orange to Courtaison, he was, on this summer evening, as if magnetized towards a UFO which was hovering a few meters above the ground. Pierre Monnet did not immediately notice the beings standing in the radiant light of the craft. There were four of them, wearing flight suits, tall, with long blond hair falling on their shoulders. It seemed to him that a voice was resonating in his head, a foreign voice, which was giving him reassuring words. The contact was both physical and psychic since - at the moment of the encounter - the witness was standing three meters away from the extraterrestrials. Today, Pierre Monnet is still unable to say how long this “unusual dialogue” lasted. The only thing he is sure of is that he was, from the very first moments, manipulated by an intelligence foreign to his own, which engraved in his memory a long message whose parts appeared progressively over the years. (July 1951)
Reference: Guy TARADE: "OVNI: “Terre, Planète sous contrôle” Ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979 p.138-143
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1533

Event 9090 (DCF3B5B9)

Date: 7/1951
Time: 06:00
Location: MADOC, ONT
Description: 2 HIQ observer(s). Huge grey saucer covers end / Moira Lake. Shoots off faster / jet.
Type: sighting
Reference: FSR CASE HISTORIES. Bimonthly/London. Supplements 2 - 18 (final issue) (Index 3)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1921

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “178”, HatchDesc: “MADOC,ONT:2 HIQ OBS:HUGE GRY SCR COVERS END/MOIRA LAKE:SHOOTS OFF FASTER/JET”, LatLong: “44.516669 -77.433337”, LatLongDMS: “44:31:00 N 77:26:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9091 (ED36D27D)

Date: 7/1951 (approximate)
Time: ~21:00
Location: MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, ID
Description: 60 military observer(s). 25’ saucer 500’ over runway. Observers reassigned widely.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 279)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1922

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “913”, HatchDesc: “MOUNTAIN HOME AFB,ID:60 MIL.OBS:25’SCR 500’OVR RUNWAY:OBSs REASSIGNED WIDELY”, LatLong: “43.033335 -115.866672”, LatLongDMS: “43:02:00 N 115:52:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Idaho”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9092 (BF19CD82)

Date: 7/1951
Location: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
Description: The radiation-counter network set up at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, in December 1950 by Lt. Col. John R. Hood hits paydirt when a UFO appears, sighted both visually and on radar over the facility. He finds that the radiation counters have detected a significant rise in some kind of emission. Hood wants to expand the equipment, adding a debris-catching pursuit plane. However, information is lacking on this case and any follow- up.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951 , The Author, 1983, p. 42
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1660

Event 9093 (89262949)

Date: 7/1/1951
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Description: Several Pilots Saw Fireballs (Probable IFO) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 2, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510701
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_820

Event 9094 (326AEE9C)

Date: 7/1/1951
Location: Seoul, Korea
Description: 10:50 p.m. Four night pilots of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in different areas around Seoul, Korea, simultaneously report a large green ball, very bright and trailing streaks of red then blue, passing overhead at 10,000–15,000 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Haines, Korea, p. 31; Sparks, p. 106
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1661

Event 9095 (6EEEDCB5)

Date: 7/4/1951?
Location: Galena, Ohio
Description: 10:00 p.m. Future ufologist Irena Scott and her sister Sue are sleeping at their home in Galena, Ohio, when they wake to see a small glowing light circling their bedroom in a meandering movement, but never bumping into anything. It circles the room three times, maintaining the same shape, brightness, and size (less than one inch). After a few minutes, it moves in tight circles around the chandelier, then spirals downward, makes a noise, and emits tiny lights. Terrified, they rush out of the room and tell their father, who inspects the room but finds nothing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Irena Scott, “Bedroom Light,” IUR 13, no. 2 (March/April 1988): 14–15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1662

Event 9096 (3B769E85)

Date: 7/6/1951
Time: 08:30
Location: LYNCHBURG, VA
Description: 1M saucer hovers / college building. Zigzags. Rolls on edge. Going west. Silent. No trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 232)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1923

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “249”, HatchDesc: “LYNCHBURG,VA:1M SCR HVRS/COLLEGE BLDG:ZIGZAGS:ROLLS ON EDGE:>W:SLNT:no trail”, LatLong: “37.400002 -79.177782”, LatLongDMS: “37:24:00 N 79:10:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9097 (08B8E9BF)

Date: 7/6/1951
Description: A UFO zigzagged over Lynchburg, Virginia at 8:25 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, letters received by Civilian Saucer Intelligence, Los Angeles, March 2, 1952

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Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3872

Event 9098 (2C1C8D45)

Date: 7/8/1951
Time: 20:40
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Description: Air Force man. 75’ saucer southwest / drive-in movie. 1000’ altitude. Wobbles. Shoots going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 31)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1924

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “75”, HatchDesc: “MONTGOMERY,AL:AF MAN:75’SCR SW/DRIVE-IN MOVIE:1000’alt:WOBBLES:SHOOTS>>S”, LatLong: “32.350002 -86.300004”, LatLongDMS: “32:21:00 N 86:18:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “300”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9099 (CDFC4194)

Date: 7/9/1951
Location: Columbus, GA
Description: Pilot Lt. Kinmon sees and reports an UFO.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research
Reference: NICAP
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_437
See also: 7/10/1951

Event 9100 (A2FD3A74)

Date: 7/9/1951
Location: Dearing, GA
Description: F-51 pilot sees fast, disc-shaped object approach.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_73

Event 9101 (83917887)

Date: 7/9/1951
Location: 18 MI SOUTHWEST / CORONA, NM
Description: EXP’l RADAR facility. Red fireball slowly drops into trees. Glows / 10 sc.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 34)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1925

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, MID: Likely mis-identification, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1950”, HatchDesc: “18mi SW/CORONA,NM:EXP’l RDR FCLTY:RED FBL SLOWLY DROPS INTO TREES:GLOWS/10sc”, LatLong: “34.033335 -105.833338”, LatLongDMS: “34:02:00 N 105:50:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9102 (66596069)

Date: 7/9/1951
Time: 13:40
Location: OVER DEARING, GA
Description: 4M saucer does barrel-rolls around F51 / 10 minute(s)! Crazy speeds. / r43p14.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 239)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1926

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “143”, HatchDesc: “ovr DEARING,GA:4M SCR DOES BARREL-ROLLS AROUND F51/10min!:CRAZY SPEEDS:/r43p14”, LatLong: “33.422224 -82.383337”, LatLongDMS: “33:25:20 N 82:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 9103 (888504C6)

Date: 7/9/1951
Location: Dearing, GA
Description: Pilot saw high speed white oval disc about twice size of his plane (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510709
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_821

Event 9104 (DC851475)

Date: 7/9/1951
Location: Corona, NM
Description: Red glowing ball about size of full moon (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_822

Event 9105 (BA9881E8)

Date: 7/9/1951
Location: Augusta, GA
Description: Augusta, Georgia (M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 510709
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_823

Event 9106 (1242E9D5)

Date: 7/9/1951
Locations: Lawson AFB; Lawson Army Airfield; Dearing, Georgia
Description: Day. USAF Lt. George H. Kinmon II , stationed at Lawson AFB [now Lawson Army Airfield] with the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, is flying an F-51 over Dearing, Georgia, when he sees a white disc “completely round and spinning in a clockwise direction.” It makes a headlong pass at his aircraft. It travels at “tremendous speed” and leaves no vapor trail.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Aerial Encounter with Disc”; “Saucer Attacked Me, Pilot Declares,” Cleveland Press, July 30, 1952, p. 1, reprinted in Saucer Attack, April 1998; Sparks, p. 107; UFOEv, p. 23; Richard H. Hall, Uninvited Guests, Aurora, 1988, pp. 328–330
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1663

Event 9107 (ED9B4E01)

Date: 7/9/1951
Description: At 1:40 p.m. a white, disc-shaped UFO, spinning clockwise, confronted an F-51 over Dearing, Georgia with head-on passes several times. Pilot Kinmon said he felt the air disturbance as the UFO barrel-rolled around the airplane for 10 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Hall, Uninvited Guests, p. 239
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3946

Event 9108 (DAC86CD8)

Date: 7/10/1951
Location: Macon, GA
Description: Classified OSI Message from Robins AFB, Macon: UFO sighted by Lt. George H. Kinmon Jr. on July 9, 1951. Description: Flat on top and bottom and appeared from front view to have rounded edges, slightly beveled. Color was white. When it dived from its position it appeared circular with a clockwise spinning motion. Appeared to have a fractured surface. No exhaust fumes or visible means of propulsion. At an approx. distance from his plane the UFO appeared to be 10 to 15 feet in diam. UFO caused air disturbance as it barrel-rolled under his plane. His nose camera malfunctioned.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research
Reference: NICAP
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_438

Event 9109 (B34CAC47)

Date: 7/10/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Start of development of Redstone and the US Army. (July 10)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_896

Event 9110 (ED6F82FE)

Date: 7/10/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Abduction of Pierre Monet.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_897

Event 9111 (A30CC0B7)

Date: 7/13/1951
Location: USA, Kirksville (Missouri)
Description: (Translated from French) It was 9 pm and the radar operators were scanning the sky, when on the screen appeared a spot corresponding to a metal body the size of a B36. The radar noted a speed of 2700 km/h! The Air Technical Intelligence Center, an agency of the Air Force charged with investigating UFO sightings, classified this observation among the inexplicable cases.
Reference: “Lights on Flying Saucers” - Aimé Michel, ed. Maison MAME 1954, page 103
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1535

Event 9112 (7BB37B81)

Date: 7/14/1951
Location: Near White Sands, NM
Description: Radar/visual of fast-moving UFO captured; probable movie footage, lost.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_74

Event 9113 (9E391DED)

Date: 7/14/1951
Time: ~09:00
Location: WHITE SANDS PG, NM
Description: 2 objects near B29. 2 RADAR’s and film and telescopes. / r120p355+/ r242p84.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE; Henry Holt, NY 1953 HC. (Index 48)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1927

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1250”, HatchDesc: “WHITE SANDS PG,NM:2 OBJS nr B29:2 RDRs+FILM+TELESCOPES:/r120p355+/r242p84”, LatLong: “33.133335 -106.466672”, LatLongDMS: “33:08:00 N 106:28:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9114 (FB66C8E0)

Date: 7/14/1951
Location: Holloman AFB, NM
Description: Tracking Camera Film (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 510714
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_824

Event 9115 (F32FC282)

Date: 7/14/1951
Location: Holloman AFB, NM
Description: White Sands Radar / Visual (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 510714
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_825

Event 9116 (F3DEFBF5)

Date: 7/14/1951
Location: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Description: Morning. During a guided missile launch, two radar operators at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, catch a fast-moving object on their scope. At the same time, a tracker watching a B-29 with binoculars sees a large UFO near the bomber. Another observer sights the UFO and, with a 35mm camera, shoots 200 feet of film. The UFO shows on the film as a round, bright spot. The film has never been released.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “White Sands Radar/Visual”; Sparks , p. 107; Project 1947, “Radar and Visual UFO Sighting, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico—July 14, 1951”; Good Above, pp. 354–355
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1664

Event 9117 (D79F2F6E)

Date: 7/14/1951
Description: At the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on this morning an oval-shaped object flying near a B-29 was viewed from the ground through a telescope during a rocket launch, and then tracked on airborne radar by two jets. The radar confirmed the visual sighting of a fast-moving UFO. Motion picture footage was allegedly obtained, but subsequently lost.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Donald Keyhoe, True Magazine, December 1952; Donald E. Keyhoe, Flying Saucers from Outer Space, p. 48; Richard Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a cover-up 1941-1973, p. 400
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4046

Event 9118 (51AC4392)

Date: 7/17/1951
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: Los Angeles Examiner. BALL OF FIRE FLIES ACROSS LA SKIES. Police last night received dozens of telephone calls from persons reporting a “ball of red fire” moving across the southwestern skies. The object was said to be traveling low on the horizon in an erratic fashion and was visible for about 10 minutes. Griffith Park Observatory said it had no explanation other than that the object may have been an airplane or the planet Venus.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_128

Event 9119 (4A62C6D0)

Date: 7/19/1951
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Description: OHIO REPORTS FIREBALL WITH FLOCK-LIGHTING. A fireball was seen over Dayton, hovering in midair. It seemed to have two powerful beams of lights streaming down from the underside.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_124

Event 9120 (3B32F80B)

Date: 7/19/1951
Time: 16:50
Location: NEAR PUERTO MALDONADO, PERU
Description: Several observer(s). Luminous saucer south going quickly north. Buzzes. Photographs. Main southwest radio dead.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1928

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “Peru”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “192”, HatchDesc: “nr PUERTO MALDONADO,PERU:SVRL OBS:LUM SCR S>>N:BUZZES:FOTOS:MAIN SW RDO DEAD.”, LatLong: “-12.566667 -69.183337”, LatLongDMS: “12:34:00 S 69:11:00 W”, Locale: “Rainforest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PUN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9121 (D15FC034)

Date: 7/19/1951
Location: Maldonado, Uraguay
Description: Puerto Maldonado, Cigar Photo (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_826

Event 9122 (AB3C7552)

Date: 7/19/1951
Description: Several people witnessed a luminous disc buzz the city of Puerto Maldonaldo, Peru at 4:50 p.m. The object flew off toward the north, emitting fog or smoke. A short wave radio wouldn’t work during the sighting.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren Gross, UFOs: A History: 1951, p. 35
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4190

Event 9123 (13DCF65F)

Date: 7/22/1951
Location: Soviet Union
Description: The Soviet R-1V carrier rocket brought the dogs of Dezik and Tsygan to the upper atmosphere and returned them to earth alive. It was the first successful flight of animals into space, but for 40 years the story was classified due to the numerous unsuccessful flights before that.
Type: aerospace
Reference: link
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_439

Event 9124 (4D88AC47)

Date: 7/22/1951
Location: USSR, Kapustin Yar
Description: (Translated from French) Ballistic missile, altitude 100 km, on board the dogs Misjka and Tsizik.
Reference: Nieuwenhuis 1988, 52
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1536

Event 9125 (A0525411)

Date: 7/23/1951
Location: March Field, CA
Description: Radar-visual sighting of silvery object circling high above aircraft. [VIII] (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_827

Event 9126 (C71ABDA9)

Date: 7/24/1951
Location: USA, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Description: (Translated from French) 7:10 Witnesses: Capt. Cobb from Hanscom AFB Operations and Cpl. Fein. An object tubular in shape, 100-200 feet long, 5 times wider than long, with a tail fin, gray in color with black spots, flying at 800-1,000 m.p.h. at 1000 or 2000 feet altitude, raising the grass. Duration: 20 seconds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1537

Event 9127 (78FD3C36)

Date: 7/24/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Portsmouth (New Hampshire), Captain Cobb and Cpl. Fein, both officers of the USAF Hanscom base operations, observe for 20 seconds an tubular object 100 to 200 feet long, about 5 times longer than wide, with fins at one end, grayish in color with many black spots. The object flies between 800 and 1000 miles/h at an altitude of 1000 to 2000 feet, leaving a slight trail. (July 24, 7:10 AM)
Reference: case Blue Book #943 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_898

Event 9128 (78EF238F)

Date: 7/24/1951
Time: 07:10
Location: PORTSMOUTH, NH
Description: 2 military observer(s). 150’ cylinder/cylindrical object with black spots and fins / 1 end. 900mph / 1500’ altitude / 20 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1929

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “7”, HatchDesc: “PORTSMOUTH,NH:2 MIL OBS:150’CYL W/BLACK SPOTS+FINS/1 END:900mph/1500’alt/20sec”, LatLong: “43.066669 -70.766670”, LatLongDMS: “43:04:00 N 70:46:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “450”, State/Prov: “New Hampshire”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9129 (F92B9E00)

Date: 7/24/1951
Location: Portsmouth, NH
Description: Greyish 100-200 ft tubular object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 943)
Reference: NICAP: 510724
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_828

Event 9130 (DD6FC2EA)

Date: 7/24/1951
Time: 7:10 PM
Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Description: Witnesses: Hanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One 100-200’ 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 m.p.h. at 1-2,000’ altitude, leaving a faint swath. 20 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_68

Event 9131 (A59215F4)

Date: 7/24/1951
Description: A 150-foot long cylinder with many black spots and fins at one end flew at 900 mph at an altitude of 1500 feet over Portsmouth, New Hampshire at 7:10 p.m. It was seen for 20 seconds by two military witnesses, Cobb and Fein. A Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 943
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4343

Event 9132 (F70A4B5C)

Date: 7/25/1951
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: Personnel at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, write a report compiling the results of an organized skywatch of UFOs at the base. Several photos are taken. The report does not conclude what the objects are, but it does establish that some kind of objects have been seen.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Status of Project Blue Book,” T52-6888, [1952], p. 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1665

Event 9133 (06E5C943)

Date: 7/28/1951
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of a V2 for a biological experiment. It explodes after departure.
Reference: Nieuwenhuis 1988, 52, photo
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1538

Event 9134 (ED046D55)

Date: 7/30/1951
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) CPS-6B Picks Up High Speed Object (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510730
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_829

Event 9135 (6097CF9F)

Date: 8/1951
Location: France, Kerverrien
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. René Talarmain, a farmer at the hamlet of Kerverrien, was returning home in the night when he saw approximately 500 meters above him an “object shaped like an overturned bowl with a convex bottom, making no noise and spinning around itself quite quickly”. (August 1951)
Reference: Jean François BOEDEC: “Les OVNI en Bretagne, Anatomie d’un Phénomène”, ed. Fernand Lanore 1978, p. 105
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1547

Event 9136 (9F415311)

Date: 8/1951
Location: Sandia AFB, NM
Description: And 9-51. Several air space violations by “large wing” craft.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_75

Event 9137 (F5DCFC5B)

Date: 8/1951
Location: OVER NORFOLK, VA
Description: Navy jet. 2 slow lights. 1 shoots off. 60’ saucer tails jet into landing.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 40)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1930

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “ovr NORFOLK,VA:NAVY JET:2 SLO LITES:1 SHOOTS OFF:60’SCR TAILS JET INTO LANDING”, LatLong: “36.866668 -76.266670”, LatLongDMS: “36:52:00 N 76:16:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9138 (BD5985BB)

Date: 8/1951
Location: Central, NM
Description: Mining engineer sighted two discs with “portholes.” [VI] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_830

Event 9139 (0E99D6BB)

Date: 8/1951
Description: In an article in Popular Science, the editors ask UFO witnesses what they think the objects are. About 70% believe they are intelligently controlled devices, either man-made or extraterrestrial.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “What Were the Flying Saucers? Eyewitnesses Believe They Saw Secret Aircraft,” Popular Science 159 (August 1951): 74–75, 228
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1666

Event 9140 (72C5071F)

Date: 8/1/1951
Location: USA, Wright-Patterson (Ohio)
Description: (Translated from French) (…) the radar of the Wright Patterson base fell around 10:45 am on an unidentified object flying at high altitude. Spotted on the ground, the object appeared as a bright ball of intense brightness. Two jet fighters F. 86 were immediately charged to intercept it, and they climbed up to 10,000 m. There, they consulted each other. Both of them saw above them the object in question in the form of a circular body of metallic appearance moving slowly in the sky. (…) Then the two pilots armed their machine guns and went hunting. Their goal was to take pictures and, if necessary, to shoot. But it had not been three minutes since they had gone up that the saucer, suddenly accelerating with the brutality so often observed, melted into the distance. The two pilots - Commander James B. Smith and Lieutenant Donald J. Hemer - did not have time to shoot. But they had pictures. On development, the films revealed a round shape, without visible structural details.
Reference: “Glimpses of Flying Saucers” - Aimé Michel, ed. Maison MAME 1954, pages 103, 104
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1539

Event 9141 (D17B50E0)

Date: 8/1/1951?
Time: 21:00
Location: BEAUSOLEIL, FR
Description: Cop and 2. 2 pseudo-human/entity / transparent bubble see street play near crowd. Going quickly NNE. / MJ#142.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 175)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1931

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BEAUSOLEIL,FR:COP+2:2 PSH/XPRNT BUBBLE see STREET PLAY nr CROWD:>>NNE:/MJ#142”, LatLong: “43.750002 7.450000”, LatLongDMS: “43:45:00 N 07:27:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alpes Maritimes”, Strangeness: “11”

Event 9142 (39DCFF81)

Date: 8/1/1951
Description: Three witnesses including police from Beausoleil, France in the Alpes-Maritime viewed a transparent bubble in the sky at nine o’clock in the evening. Two human-looking occupants of the transparent sphere watched the street and the crowd below. The bubble flew off towards the north-northeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue 175
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4557

Event 9143 (57E263A8)

Date: 8/3/1951
Time: 23:10
Location: SILVER LAKE, MI
Description: Astronomer Webb and many. Night light / regular wavy course going quickly west / low elevation. / r70p3-6.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 50)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1932

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “267”, HatchDesc: “SILVER LAKE,MI:ASTRONOMER WEBB+MANY:NLT/REG.WAVY COURSE>>W/LO ELEV.:/r70p3-6”, LatLong: “42.411113 -83.933337”, LatLongDMS: “42:24:40 N 83:56:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9144 (D5590387)

Date: 8/3/1951
Location: Pinckney (near), MI
Description: NICAP Adviser saw a glowing, yellowish UFO which moved on an undulating course. [VI] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_831

Event 9145 (C23CA75F)

Date: 8/3/1951
Locations: Camp Big Silver; Silver Lake; southern Michigan; Pinckney
Description: 11:00 p.m. Walter N. Webb, nature counselor at Camp Big Silver on the shore of Silver Lake in southern Michigan, 3 miles south of Pinckney, is showing two boy campers some celestial objects through a reflecting telescope. He sees a glowing, yellowish light moving westward at a low elevation in an undulating path over hills to the south. It disappears behind the hills before he can train his telescope on it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 50
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1667

Event 9146 (EE2BF727)

Date: 8/4/1951
Description: (Translated from French) A single-engine plane vanishes over Alaska, along a route of approximately 60 km, without sending any message. (August 4)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_900

Event 9147 (B9CA43D1)

Date: 8/5/1951
Time: 17:20
Location: PACOIMA, CA
Description: 2 1M dull-grey orbs going southeast low and slow against wind. Turn going southwest. Flash and quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 232)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1933

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “299”, HatchDesc: “PACOIMA,CA:2 1M DULL-GRY ORBS >SE LOW+SLOW against wind:TURN >SW:FLASH AND ↑↑”, LatLong: “34.244446 -118.405561”, LatLongDMS: “34:14:40 N 118:24:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9148 (930842D2)

Date: 8/7/1951
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of Viking VII, altitude of 219 km, this is a record for this version of the Viking.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, M.W. Rosen, N.Y. 1955
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1540

Event 9149 (C4BD8C07)

Date: 8/8/1951
Time: 14:10
Location: NNE / PORT CLINTON, OH
Description: Air Force pilot. 6M cylinder/cigar-shape / 1800M altitude. Going quickly [to] WNW very fast. Reported / Cleveland. / r150.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 37)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1934

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “174”, HatchDesc: “NNE/PORT CLINTON,OH:AF PILOT:6M CGR/1800M alt:>>WNW VFAST:Rptd/CLEVELAND:/r150”, LatLong: “41.538891 -82.944448”, LatLongDMS: “41:32:20 N 82:56:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “550”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9150 (7762EBED)

Date: 8/8/1951
Location: Port Clinton (NE of ), OH
Description: 20 ft dark cigar-shaped object flying at high speed (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510808
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_832

Event 9151 (7CC7ABE3)

Date: 8/10/1951
Location: NEAR TESSALIT, MALI
Description: 2 pilots / AAC-1. Circular shadow / ground. Source lost / sun. No balloons up.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 14)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1935

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Sahara”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr TESSALIT,MALI:2 PILOTS/AAC-1:CIRC.SHADOW/GND:SOURCE LOST/SUN:NO BALLOONS UP”, LatLong: “20.250001 0.916667”, LatLongDMS: “20:15:00 N 00:55:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MLI”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9152 (4CA7BB60)

Date: 8/11/1951
Time: 12:00?
Location: PORTLAND, OR
Description: Ex-Air Force P47 pilot. 3 saucers fly in perfect V-formation. / NICAP. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 34)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1936

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “15”, HatchDesc: “PORTLAND,OR:EX-AF P47 PILOT:3 SCRS FLY IN PERFECT V-FORMATION:/NICAP:NFD”, LatLong: “45.500002 -122.700006”, LatLongDMS: “45:30:00 N 122:42:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9153 (DB07DED1)

Date: 8/11/1951
Location: Portland, OR
Description: Dodge Case (P) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_833

Event 9154 (D585B658)

Date: 8/11/1951
Location: Portland, Oregon
Description: Former USAF pilot Robert O. Dodge watches three disc-like UFOs in formation over Portland, Oregon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 34
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1668

Event 9155 (8117D67A)

Date: 8/14/1951
Location: ITALY, Voghiera - Voghenza
Description: (Translated from French) B.M., a 57-year-old farmer, was at the local cemetery to do some work. It was 1 o’clock. Suddenly he heard a humming and simultaneously felt a very hot gust of wind. He turned around to see where it was coming from and then witnessed the landing of a strange silver, spherical but flattened craft, about 50 meters away from him. At the top, the dome had vertical fins. The dome was spinning rapidly on a kind of wide ring with round blue-colored portholes. The lower part had the rough shape of a funnel and was motionless. Gradually the object came to the ground while telescopic legs emerged in three places. Meanwhile two small hatches opened and a kind of ladder descended. Six creatures, 1.2 meters tall, wearing white suits and their heads in a transparent “globe” topped with three antennas, descended the stairs. On their backs they carried a “cylinder” connected to the helmet by a tube adjusted under the chin. The creatures’ arms were excessively long. They came towards the witness, getting as close as 5 or 6 meters. They had round blue eyes, a simian face, white skin and the one who seemed to be the leader had a red beard. He smiled at the witness and showed a kind of strange drum that he tapped, making a blinding light come out, like the witness had never seen before. After that, the “leader” made a kind of salute and immediately the six creatures returned to their craft, climbing the ladder. A pink flame came out of the lower funnel, the object rose vertically at such speed that in two seconds it was out of sight. A cemetery worker, working on the other side, only saw the blinding light. There were traces on the ground: a circle of burned grass and bare earth 7 meters in diameter.
Reference: CISU, archive file 5101 - sources: report by Mr. F. Zo, Notiziario Ufo 18, 101, 52, FSR 24, 6, 24-25 and others
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1541

Event 9156 (3AD47C3B)

Date: 8/14/1951
Time: 13:00
Location: VOGHENZA, ITL
Description: Farm. 6M metallic saucer going down / legs. 6 4’ men going down / ladders and gesture! Going quickly northeast. / FSRv24#6.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 32)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1937

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “VOGHENZA,ITL:FARM:6M MTLC SCR ↓/LEGS:6 4’MEN ↓/LADDERS+GESTURE!:>>NE:/FSRv24#6”, LatLong: “44.766669 11.750001”, LatLongDMS: “44:46:00 N 11:45:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “FE”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 9157 (85F99C52)

Date: 8/14/1951
Time: 22:20
Location: RHEIN-MAIN AIR FORCE BASE, GERMANY
Description: 2 USAF. Circular / light descends slow. Levels. Turns. Shoots going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 40)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1938

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “RHEIN-MAIN AFB,GERMANY:2 USAF:CIRC/LITE DESCENDS SLO:LEVELS:TURNS:SHOOTS>>S”, LatLong: “50.016669 8.583334”, LatLongDMS: “50:01:00 N 08:35:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HSS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9158 (EEDA6729)

Date: 8/14/1951
Description: At around one o’clock in the afternoon, a six-meter in diameter, metallic saucer with legs landed on a farm in Voghenza, Italy. Six four-foot tall humanoids climbed down ladders, then gestured to each other. They later got back aboard and took off, flying off toward the northeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 1951, citing Maurizio Verga, ITACAT, CISU website
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4999

Event 9159 (CB206CA8)

Date: 8/15/1951 (approximate)
Time: 10:30
Location: NEAR CENTRAL, NM
Description: Engineer. 2 saucers with portholes going [to] lone cloud. Instantly 800kph. / MJ#280.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 56)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1939

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1775”, HatchDesc: “nr CENTRAL,NM:ENGINEER:2 SCRS W/PORTS>LONE CLOUD:INSTANTLY 800kph:/MJ#280”, LatLong: “32.783335 -108.116672”, LatLongDMS: “32:47:00 N 108:07:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9160 (C354611B)

Date: 8/15/1951
Location: US
Description: US test pilot Bill Bridgeman attains an unofficial altitude of 79,494 feet in a Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket, an air-launched rocket plane powered by the XLR-11 liquid fuel rocket engine.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Bill Bridgeman”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1669

Event 9161 (DE10040E)

Date: Mid 8/1951
Locations: 10 miles east of Silver City, New Mexico; Fort Bayard, two miles to the northwest
Description: 10:30 a.m. Mining engineer Alfred Roos hears a swishing sound at his ranch 10 miles east of Silver City, New Mexico. He looks up and sees two lens-shaped UFOs swooping at tremendous speed then hovering. They go back and forth between his location and Fort Bayard, two miles to the northwest, where they finally disappear into a cloud.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 56
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1670

Event 9162 (2C02E05D)

Date: Mid 8/1951
Location: Waco, Texas
Description: Midnight. A witness is on his porch in Waco, Texas, looking at the sky when he sees a V-shaped formation of 10–20 round, luminous objects silently pass over from west to east in a matter of seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Lorenzen, UFOs: The Whole Story, Signet, 1969, pp. 41–42
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1671

Event 9163 (BD262804)

Date: 8/15/1951
Description: Five witnesses including an engineer watched maneuvering disc-shaped UFOs in Grant County, New Mexico at around 10:45 a.m. They first saw two disc-shaped objects that swooped down at a 45 degree angle and entered a cloud, next hovered for a short while, and then three objects emerged from the cloud, leaving behind a vapor trail. They went from hovering to speeding off in excess of 500 mph instantaneously, and had portholes or orifices below the rim line.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: letter to Edward Sullivan, Civilian Saucer Intelligence–Los Angeles from one of the witnesses, dated March 2, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5029

Event 9164 (2F55FC0D)

Date: 8/17/1951
Locations: US; Germany
Description: 11:30 a.m. Otto Bock , a German scientist with a specialty in optics who came to the US as part of Operation Paperclip, observes a high-altitude, metallic object through his 20x telescope for about 4 hours. He says the sighting is confirmed by four other persons.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Project 1947, “Letter to Donald Keyhoe: Otto Bock, August 22, 1951”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1672

Event 9165 (C75BBBF9)

Date: 8/19/1951
Location: USSR, Kapustin Yar
Description: (Translated from French) Ballistic missile, dog Rizika on board.
Reference: Nieuwenhuis H. 1988, 17
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1542

Event 9166 (6F22E734)

Date: 8/20/1951
Location: Finland AFS, MN
Description: (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_834

Event 9167 (294F253A)

Date: 8/20/1951
Description: The CIA, approved by DCI Roscoe Hillenkoetter , starts Project ARTICHOKE to study hypnosis, morphine addiction, and LSD to produce amnesia and other vulnerable states in subjects, as a way of exploring interrogation methods.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Project ARTICHOKE”; [Central Intelligence Agency], “Project Artichoke,” declassified(?), January 31, 1975
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1673

Event 9168 (9593BD77)

Date: 8/21/1951
Location: Sea of Japan, At Sea
Description: (at 41°55’ N, 133°52’ E). 12:05 p.m. Radar tracking of unidentified target (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510821
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_835

Event 9169 (3A6CDD46)

Date: 8/22/1951
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, 213.4km (Army training test — last 5 launches by “Broomstick Scientists”)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_440
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 213.4km

Event 9170 (108D18E9)

Date: 8/23/1951
Locations: Iran; Guatemala
Description: Frank Wisner succeeds Allen Dulles as CIA Deputy Director of Plans in the Office of Policy Coordination, with Richard Helms as chief of operations. In this position, Wisner is instrumental in supporting pro-American forces that toppled Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran in 1953 and Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala in 1954. Sometime this year he visits Richard M. Bissell Jr. and asks him to finance OPC operations by diverting some Marshall Plan funds, presumably for covert black ops.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jacobsen, Area 51, pp. 45–46
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1674

Event 9171 (9D0C7CB5)

Date: 8/25/1951
Location: USA, Lubbock (Texas)
Description: (Translated from French) At around 9:10 PM, four professors from the Texas School of Arts and Crafts were sitting in the yard of one of their houses to observe meteors as part of a study undertaken by the school. They were W.L. Ducker, A.G. Bert, W.L. Robinson and another man. They saw a group of lights pass over them from north to south. They had the same light as a bright star but a larger surface area and they moved at a great speed. The shape formed was almost a perfect half-circle containing between 20 and 30 lights. Later that evening a similar incident was observed and over a period of 3 weeks a total of twelve passes of this group (or a similar group) were observed by these men. (Brad STEIGER: “UFO, the Project Blue Book” - trans. Belfond 1979, pp. 68-83) In front of Doctor Robinson, a geology professor, Doctor Oberg, a chemistry professor, Doctor Ducker, a petroleum engineer, and hundreds of people, a group of about twenty luminous discs in a V formation flew from one end of the horizon to the other. Twelve minutes later, a formation of similar size flew by. And thirteen similar flights were observed between August and September. (Charles GARREAU: “Alert in the Sky: The Abduction File” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1981, p. 22) [IN REALITY: since the observations were explained and positively identified as a very common natural phenomenon, all other explanations lost their importance.]
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Facing the Flying Saucers”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p. 143
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1543

Event 9172 (9DCF26BD)

Date: 8/25/1951
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: (Translated from French) 9:58 p.m. Witnesses: the security guard of the Sandia base, Hugh Young and his wife. At nightfall, an Atomic Energy Commission employee and his wife had seen a UFO. They were both sitting in the courtyard of their house, in the suburbs of Albuquerque. They were admiring the beauty of the night sky when they saw a huge airplane passing quickly and silently above them. They only saw it for a few seconds but they clearly distinguished it because it was very low, between 250 and 300 meters they estimated. It had the shape of a “winged plane” and about one and a half times the length of a B-36. The wing was strongly inclined towards the back, almost taking the shape of a V. They did not distinguish the color but noticed that dark stripes crossed the object lengthwise. At the back they saw six or eight pairs of weak and bluish lights. (Edward J. Ruppelt: “Face aux Soucoupes Volantes”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p. 128) A flying wing object passed above them at an estimated altitude of 800-1,000’, without noise. Estimated dimension: 1.5 times the wingspan of a B-36 bomber, or 350’. Based on the dark lines and 6-8 pairs of soft lights at the back of the winged plane. Estimated speed at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30 seconds. (August 25, 1951)
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1544

Event 9173 (C0F81005)

Date: 8/25/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Hugh Young, a guard from the secret Sandia base, and another witness accompanied by his wife see a huge V-shaped formation of lights silently pass overhead, heading south. It appears to be a large winged craft with these lights. Its size is estimated to be 1.5 times the wingspan of a B-36 bomber or 350 feet. 8 blue-white lights shine along the trailing edge of the wing of the formation. The estimated speed is 650 km/h (300 to 400 mph) and the altitude 240 to 300 m (800 to 1000 feet). Dark stripes are visible from below, and 6 to 8 pairs of pulsating lights on the side band of the craft. The observation lasts about 30 s. (9:58 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_901

Event 9174 (D218F180)

Date: 8/25/1951
Description: (Translated from French) 4 Professors from Texas Technical College see a semi-circular formation of 20 to 30 lights moving quickly above Lubbock (Texas). (21:20)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_902

Event 9175 (244170CA)

Date: 8/25/1951
Description: (Translated from French) They see two other formations flying in the same direction and at the same speed. The lights are a yellowish white, and they shine dimly.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_903

Event 9176 (8376607F)

Date: 8/25/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The nearby USAF radar station notices an unknown flying at 1450 km/h and roughly 3900 m altitude at the same time. The spots remain on the screens for 6 minutes, and an F-86 Sabre quickly takes off, but fails to intercept the UFO.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_904

Event 9177 (6C09C047)

Date: 8/25/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Dozens of witnesses see groups of lights passing quickly above them, forming a structure resembling a boomerang or a flying wing. The first observation, confirmed by a radar station, takes place in the suburbs of Albuquerque, followed by Lubbock (Texas). A group of professors, including Dr. W. I. Robinson, a geologist, observe that the phenomenon appears in the north at an angular elevation of about 45° above the horizon and disappears in the direction of the south
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case n° 955
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_905

Event 9178 (6C3C2BB9)

Date: 8/25/1951
Time: 01:10
Location: ELLINGTON AIR FORCE BASE, TX
Description: RADAR-man visually. Night light zigzags. Turns. Going up [to] very high and blinks / 2s intervals.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 42)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1940

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “11”, HatchDesc: “ELLINGTON AFB,TX:RDR-MAN VISUALLY:NLT ZIGZAGS:TURNS:↑ VHI+BLINKS/2s INTERVALS”, LatLong: “29.650001 -95.216671”, LatLongDMS: “29:39:00 N 95:13:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9179 (DFCEB337)

Date: 8/25/1951
Time: ~21:10
Location: NEAR LUBBOCK, TX
Description: 4 college PROFs and many. 2 waves / silent night lights north going quickly south. 30° / arc / second(s). Photographs.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 99)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1941

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “960”, HatchDesc: “nr LUBBOCK,TX:4 COLLEGE PROFs+MANY:2 WAVES/SLNT NLTS N>>S:30°/ARC/SEC:FOTOS”, LatLong: “33.600002 -101.850005”, LatLongDMS: “33:36:00 N 101:51:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 9180 (0E30B71F)

Date: 8/25/1951
Time: 21:20
Location: AMARILLO, TX
Description: 2 glowing ovoids. 5 minute(s) later 5 objects. All going quickly southwest faster / jet. Uneven formation.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 96)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1942

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “1110”, HatchDesc: “AMARILLO,TX:2 GLOWING OVOIDS:5min LATER 5 OBJs:ALL >>SW FASTER/JET:UNEVEN FRMn”, LatLong: “35.216668 -101.800005”, LatLongDMS: “35:13:00 N 101:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9181 (41FCAC8B)

Date: 8/25/1951
Time: 22:00
Location: EAST ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: Sandia guard&family. Flying wing larger / B36 going quickly SSE. / r28p313.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 96)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1943

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “E.ALBUQUERQUE,NM:SANDIA GUARD&FAMILY:FLYING WING LARGER/B36 >>SSE:/r28p313”, LatLong: “35.083335 -106.533338”, LatLongDMS: “35:05:00 N 106:32:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9182 (88DA340B)

Date: 8/25/1951
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: Wife saw a flying wing-shaped craft pass overhead (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 955, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 510825
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_836

Event 9183 (74AA4CE6)

Date: 8/25/1951
Location: Lubbock, TX
Description: Lubbock, TX; (Hart photos) (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 510825
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_837

Event 9184 (2276F957)

Date: 8/25/1951
Time: 9:58 PM
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Witnesses: Sandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing-shaped craft passed over their heads at an estimated 800-1,000’ altitude with no sound. Size estimated at 1.5 times wingspan of B-36 bomber,or 350’. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and 6-8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of “wing”. Speed estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_69

Event 9185 (64F650EF)

Date: 8/25/1951
Locations: Brownfield, Texas; Lubbock
Description: Evening. Joseph Bryant and his wife, at 407 West Powell Street, Brownfield, Texas, see a loose group of glowing lights heading north to south. They are a “little bigger than a star.” A few minutes later a second group flies over, and then a third, which circles around the house. This time Bryant can hear them, and he identifies them as plovers. When he hears about the Lubbock lights, he is sure the professors are seeing plovers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 691–692
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1675

Event 9186 (1EB59018)

Date: 8/25/1951
Locations: Texas Technical College; Lubbock, Texas; Texas Tech
Description: 9:10 p.m. Three Texas Technical College professors (geologist Wilbur Irvin Robinson, chemist Aaron Gustav “Gus” Oberg, and petroleum engineer William Lyon Ducker Jr.) are sitting in a backyard at Lubbock, Texas, when they see a fast-moving, semicircular formation of 20–30 lights, as intense as bright stars but larger. Blue-green and silent, they move across the sky in seconds. A second group appears and repeats the performance. Others, including Carl Hemminger at Texas Tech, report seeing the same objects the same night. J. Russell Heitman, head of the Texas Tech journalism department, says he had seen an identical group of lights several days earlier. The professors watch 10–12 such flights through November 1 (including on September 1 and 5), sometimes accompanied by colleagues Ellis Richard Heineman , E. F. George, Grayson Mead, and John Brand. Some researchers, including Ruppelt and Hynek, think the witnesses are seeing migrating plovers attracted to Lubbock’s new vapor street lights, although Ruppelt changes his mind later.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Lubbock Lights”; NICAP, “The Lubbock Lights / Carl Hart Photos”; Clark III 688–690; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: Volume 8, 1951 , The Author, 1983, pp. 45–55; Swords 130–132; “Lubbock 1951,” Texas UFO Museum and Research Library, November 15, 1999
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1676

Event 9187 (2CE9903B)

Date: 8/25/1951
Locations: Sandia Base; east Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Around 9:58 p.m. Hugh Young, a security guard at Sandia Base, and his wife Emily are in their trailer home in east Albuquerque, New Mexico, and watch a large object like a flying wing, but 1.5 times as large as a B-36, flying at 80 feet at about 300 mph. It has glowing white lights on the trailing edge of the wing and is completely silent.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Flying Wing over Sandia Base”; Clark III 691; Sparks, p. 108
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1677

Event 9188 (261D9A26)

Date: 8/25/1951
Description: At 9:10 p.m. four Texas Tech professors–Robinson, Oberg, Ducker, and George–in a backyard in Lubbock, Texas saw the “Lubbock Lights”, a string of perhaps 50 beads of light in a semi-circle or wing shape, which passed over from north to south. They were seen again less than one hour later.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Grudge Report #2, December 1951, p. 31; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume I, p. 131; Michael David Hall, Captain Edward J. Ruppelt: Summer of the Saucers–1952, p. 30
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5309

Event 9189 (A2329D16)

Date: 8/25/1951
Description: In Albuquerque, New Mexico Sandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and his wife sighted a huge flying wing-shaped craft pass over their heads at 9:58 p.m. at an estimated 800 to 1,000-feet altitude. The craft made no sound. Its size was estimated as 1.5 times the wingspan of a B-36 bomber, or 350 feet. It had dark, chordwise stripes on the underside, and 6-8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on the trailing edge of “wing”. Its speed was estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; UNICAT, case # 479; Kevin D. Randall, The UFO Casebook, p. 56
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5310

Event 9190 (5C159D96)

Date: 8/26/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Above the city of Washington, 2 radar stations simultaneously detect an unidentified echo whose speed is 1300 km/h. No terrestrial aircraft is capable of such a speed (the interceptors in service in the United States are unable to exceed 800 km/h). (August 26)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_906

Event 9191 (AFA21A87)

Date: 8/26/1951
Location: Washington State
Description: AF radar tracks object at 900 mph on two sets.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_76

Event 9192 (55743EF6)

Date: 8/26/1951
Time: ~03:00
Location: NEAR LUBBOCK, TX
Description: 2 separate Air Defense Command RADAR’s track object going quickly northwest. Over 900 MPH / 13K’. F86 scrambled.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 97)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1944

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “959”, HatchDesc: “nr LUBBOCK,TX:2 SEP.ADC RDRS TRACK OBJ >>NW:OVR 900 MPH/13K’:F86 SCRAMBLED”, LatLong: “33.583335 -101.866672”, LatLongDMS: “33:35:00 N 101:52:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3900”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9193 (84CC8CC6)

Date: 8/26/1951
Location: Larson AFB, WA
Description: Two Radars Track 900 MPH Target (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510826
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_838

Event 9194 (14709266)

Date: 8/26/1951
Locations: Larson AFB [now Grant County International Airport]; Moses Lake, Washington
Description: 8:28 p.m. A radar station at Larson AFB [now Grant County International Airport], near Moses Lake, Washington, tracks a UFO at 13,000 feet going 950 mph on two different sets, AN/CPS-1 and AN/CPS-4, for about 6 minutes. An F-86 is scrambled, but radar contact is lost before the plane gets off the ground. An electronic signal is received from this object that appears to be a mode-one IFF response from an AN/APX-6 transponder. This response is received twice at approx.115 miles and 80 miles from the radar station.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Two Radars Track 900 MPH Target; Clark III 692; Ruppelt, pp. 96–98, 108–109; Sparks, p. 108
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1678

Event 9195 (6F742456)

Date: 8/26/1951
Description: The driver of a transcontinental train in Australia, on the east/west line, saw a flying object at four o’clock in the morning that illuminated the countryside like a full moon. It flew very fast, came close to the train, appeared ready to land in the desert, then took off and disappeared.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 196
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5353

Event 9196 (4B6ABCCD)

Date: 8/26/1951
Description: At Ellington AFB, Texas a radar operator made a visual sighting of a nocturnal light at 1:18 a.m. The UFO zig-zagged many times, then shot up to a very high altitude, blinking at two second intervals.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Grudge Report #1, November 30, 1951
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5354

Event 9197 (C0EB6755)

Date: 8/27/1951
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Description: PROFESSORS AGREE THEY SAW LUBBOCK LIGHTS. Dr. W. L. Ducker, head of the Texas Technical College Petroleum Engineering Department and Dr. A. G. Bert, professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. W. I. Robinson, professor of geology, all saw two strange formations hurtling through the sky over Lubbock, Texas from horizon to horizon in three seconds. No shock waves were felt, indicating the craft to be in the stratosphere, 50,000 feet or higher. Speed was 1,800 mph. if at one mile high, 18,000 if 50,000 feet high. Shape could not be determined, but each object gave off a glow of light.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_129

Event 9198 (7616C78C)

Date: 8/27/1951
Time: 20:20
Location: VANDALIA, IL
Description: 2 pilots and Air Traffic Controller. Large orange night light buzzes plane. Going west. Returns and circles plane and town.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 238)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1945

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “164”, HatchDesc: “VANDALIA,IL:2 PILOTS+ATC:LRG ORG NLT BUZZES PLANE:>W:RETURNS+CCLS PLANE+TOWN”, LatLong: “38.961113 -89.094449”, LatLongDMS: “38:57:40 N 89:05:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9199 (59444D56)

Date: 8/27/1951
Location: Vandalia, IL
Description: Large blinding orange light to the SW (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_839

Event 9200 (8D4F6600)

Date: 8/27/1951
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Description: At a conference at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, on the green fireballs, Project Twinkle’s Maj. Edward A. Doty expresses skepticism about the project. Meteorologist Bernard “Duke” Gildenberg tells those assembled that he has never seen anything out of the ordinary, nor has astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. The commanding officer at Holloman wants to cease allocating funds for the project.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 545
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1679

Event 9201 (15526B96)

Date: 8/28/1951
Description: Project Twinkle personnel talk to LaPaz about the green fireballs and he insists they are not meteors.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 545
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1680

Event 9202 (BC0F2882)

Date: 8/30/1951
Location: USA, Lubbock (Texas)
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. Carl Hans Jr., a professional photographer, took two photos of circular UFOs, moving in formation at night, with a Kodak 35 mm, F 3.5 at 1/10". On each photograph, the individual luminescences of the formation had changed position according to a precise reference frame. (Henry DURRANT: “Le livre noir des S.V.” - Laffont 1970 - photographic insert, ref. Capt. E. Ruppelt, The Report on UFO, p. 144 and following - photo United Press). Carl Hart, an 18-year-old young man, photographed an identical formation. The photos show about twenty bright blue objects in a V formation and, a little apart, a large light… [note from vog: Was Carl Hans or Hart a professional photographer or an 18-year-old young man???]
Reference: Yves NAUD: “Les E.T. et les OVNI dans l’histoire” Famot 1977, volume 4, p. 167
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1545

Event 9203 (320438B5)

Date: 8/30/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In the night, Carl Hart Junior, a student from Texas Tech, takes 5 photographs on which UFOs similar to those of August 25 can be seen (photo below). (August 30)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_907

Event 9204 (546155A5)

Date: 8/30/1951
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Description: LUBBOCK LIGHTS ON FILM CONFIRMED. Carl Hart Jr. of Lubbock, Texas, took several photographs today of 18 saucers flying in formation. An Air Force Intelligence team, now admitted to be continuing flying saucer investigations, said, “These photos are legitimate.” In one, a larger mother-ship could be seen off to one side, apparently controlling the mass flight of the saucers which were in an inverted V formation. Hart released the photographs to Acme and the Air Force.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_131

Event 9205 (741DC4C8)

Date: 8/30/1951
Locations: Texas Tech; Lubbock, Texas; Lubbock Morning Avalanche; Life; Lubbock Lights; Dr. Ducker’s house; Texas Tech; Ralph Sylvester Underwood
Description: 11:30 p.m. A Texas Tech freshman named Carl Hart Jr. sees the same formation of 18–20 lights over Lubbock, Texas, and takes five photos. He gets the roll of film developed the next day and takes it to the Lubbock Morning Avalanche, which puts them out on the Associated Press wire. ATIC examines the photos and notes that the “two rows of spots behaved differently. One row only shows slight variation from a precise V formation throughout, whereas the other now appears to pass from above the first row, through it to a position below.” Biologist James Cecil Cross looks at the Lubbock photos under a microscope and rules out the bird explanation. See also Life, Apr. 7, 1952. While investigating the Lubbock Lights, Ruppelt also learns that several people in and around Lubbock claim to have seen a “flying wing” moving over the city. Among the witnesses is the wife of Dr. Ducker , who reports that in August 1951 she observed a “huge, soundless flying wing” pass over her house. Ruppelt knows that USAF does possess a “flying wing” jet bomber, and he feels that at least some of the sightings are caused by the bomber, although he cannot explain why, according to the witnesses, the wing makes no sound as it flies overhead. Ruppelt says that in addition to Project Grudge investigators, another group of people who, “because of their association with the government, had complete access to our files” (scientists convinced of the ETH) were also looking into the Lubbock cases. In March 1955, Ducker sends Ruppelt a telegram indicating that he has figured out that the lights are a “natural phenomenon” and requests no further publicity in his book. However, Texas Tech mathematics professor Ralph Sylvester Underwood has also observed three flights and estimates the objects are at 2,000 feet altitude and flying at 700 mph—much too fast for birds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Lubbock Lights / Carl Hart Photos”; “‘Flying Whatsits’ Stir Dispute in Area,” Lubbock (Tex.) Morning Avalanche, September 6, 1951; Clark III 690–693; Ruppelt, pp. 96–110; Kevin D. Randle, “Carl Hart and the Lubbock Lights,” IUR 18, no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 1993): 17–19; Michael D. Swords, “Classic Cases from the APRO Files,” IUR 24, no. 2 (Summer 1999): 22; “Lubbock 1951,” Texas UFO Museum and Research Library, November 15, 1999; Donald R. Burleson, “New Findings on the Lubbock Lights,” IUR 26, no. 2 (Summer 2001): 3–5; “Lubbock Lights and Roswell,” Texas UFO Museum and Research Library, December 7, 2005; Michael D. Swords, “Can We Learn Anything from UFO Photos? Part Five,” The Big Study, July 15, 2012; Swords 131– 132
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1681

Event 9206 (513127F9)

Date: 8/31/1951
Location: USA, Matador, Texas.
Description: (Translated from French) 12:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom Tilson, and one or two other women, all apparently of excellent reputation (note from vog: ???) An object shaped like a pear the size of a B-29 fuselage, aluminum or silver-white in color, with a window or some other kind of opening on the side. The object with the pointed end forward, hovering slowly at 50 meters altitude, began to fly in circles until it disappeared from sight in a few seconds. (August 31, 1951)
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1546

Event 9207 (003FF61C)

Date: 8/31/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Carl Hart Junior returns the 5 photographs taken the day before to the Lubbock Evening Avalanche. These documents have been authenticated by experts.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_908

Event 9208 (581BFCCD)

Date: 8/31/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Matador (Texas), Mrs. Tom Tilson and 2 or 3 other women, all apparently of excellent reputation, observe an object shaped like a pear, the length of a B-29 (100 feet), seeming of aluminum or silver, with some kind of opening on the side. It moves slowly drifting at an altitude of about 150 feet, then rises in a circular motion and disappears in a few seconds. (0 h 45)
Reference: case Blue Book #962 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_909

Event 9209 (BEB52A5D)

Date: 8/31/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The 3 UFOs photographed in New Jersey. See photo at images/1951-09.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_910

Event 9210 (48453A6B)

Date: 8/31/1951
Time: 12:40
Location: MATADOR, TX
Description: Project Bluebook Case #962. 2 / car. Silent 50’ pear crosses US70 going east / 150’ altitude. Porthole / door.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 102)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1946

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “225”, HatchDesc: “MATADOR,TX:BBK#962:2/CAR:SLNT 50’PEAR CROSSES US70 >E/150’alt:PORTHOLE/DOOR”, LatLong: “34.011113 -100.822227”, LatLongDMS: “34:00:40 N 100:49:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9211 (17280996)

Date: 8/31/1951
Location: Matador, TX
Description: Pear-shaped object the length of a B-29 fuselage (100 ft), (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, BB: 962)
Reference: NICAP: 510831
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_840

Event 9212 (3238481D)

Date: 8/31/1951
Time: 12:45 PM
Location: Matador, Texas
Description: Witnesses: Mrs. Tom Tilson, one or two other women, all apparently of excellent reputations. 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’ altitude, then headed up in a circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_70

Event 9213 (76E12D06)

Date: 8/31/1951
Location: Hwy 70 near Matador, Texas
Description: 12:45 p.m. Mrs. Tom Tilson and one or two other women are driving north on Hwy 70 near Matador, Texas, when they see to the west a pear-shaped object the length of a B-29 fuselage (100 feet). It is aluminum or silver-yellow with a port or some type of aperture on the side, and it moves with its smaller end forward, drifting slowly at about 150 feet altitude. It then shoots up in a circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 692; Sparks , p. 109
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1682

Event 9214 (8790A432)

Date: 9/1951
Location: US
Description: Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt became chief of the newly revitalized AF UFO project (which later became Project Blue Book).
Type: personell assignment
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_863

Event 9215 (06454220)

Date: 9/1951 (approximate)
Location: AUSTRALIA, center
Description: (Translated from French) A group of Aborigines from the Anmatjera tribe told authorities that they had seen, from the top of a small hill, a shining circular object land a short distance from another object already on the ground. In their opinion, the two objects had the same dimensions, that is, 14 to 15 m and “between one man and one and a half” in height. Afraid to approach these objects, the people hid in the rocks and observed the strange scene. After a few minutes, something resembling a very small man had come out from under the second object and had gone to the first, entering it through the base. This creature had shiny clothes and its round (bulbous) head shone. Then the first object rose up buzzing like a swarm of insects and the second followed quickly. (1951, September (February?))
Reference: Keith Basterfield of UFORA - Australia, cites this case in February 1951
Reference: Frank EDWARDS: “Les S.V. affaire sérieuse” - trad. Laffont 1967 - p. 146-147
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1552

Event 9216 (9EEC1936)

Date: 9/1951 (approximate)
Time: 15:00
Location: EDDINGTON, ME
Description: 1 / farm. Bee-swarm sound. 20M metallic ovoid / low altitude overhead! Quickly going up [to] and away extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 241)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1947

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “45”, HatchDesc: “EDDINGTON,ME:1/FARM:BEE-SWARM SOUND:20M MTLC OVOID/lo alt OVHD!:↑↑+away xfast”, LatLong: “44.827780 -68.694448”, LatLongDMS: “44:49:40 N 68:41:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maine”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9217 (34913115)

Date: 9/1951
Location: Prom. E. Coast AF Base, unknown
Description: Sept of 1951 to Nov of 1952, Prom. E. Coast AF Base, G (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_841

Event 9218 (35D75CF1)

Date: 9/1951
Location: Central Australia
Description: A group of Unmatjera aborigines observed a shiny circular object land near a similar craft, about 12 m in diameter. Several min later, a dwarf dressed in a shiny suit and having “a round, shiny head” came out of one craft and entered the other; both took off with a buzzing sound.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Edwards 93 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_83

Event 9219 (A1E279B9)

Date: 9/1951
Location: Bloomington, California
Description: 9:00 p.m. Louise McDougall is sitting on the lawn outside her trailer park in Bloomington, California, when she has the feeling someone is watching her. She looks up and sees a flying saucer hovering some 20 feet up. It is lenticular, perhaps 100 feet in diameter, and dull silver metallic in appearance. There are tall, rectangular windows in its lower half, in which can be seen against an amber glow four men, in one-piece “jump suits,” with shoulder- length hair. She turns a spotlight on the saucer, whereupon it shoots off silently at incredible speed. About 15 minutes later it returns, hovering in the same spot, the figures still visible at the windows. After 6 or 7 minutes, it takes off again to the southeast. McDougall’s husband and three other people also see it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 267; Patrick Gross, URECAT , September 15, 2006
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1683

Event 9220 (C4234012)

Date: 9/1/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In San Francisco, USA, Australia and New Zealand conclude a Security Treaty. (September 1st)
Reference: [ATS 1952 No. 2 Act 1952 No. 6; UNTS 131 p. 83; TIAS 2493] [Pine Gap Treaty, 1966]
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_911

Event 9221 (6E583B8B)

Date: 9/1/1951
Time: 23:20
Location: LUBBOCK, TX
Description: Good photograph. 18+bright saucers going quickly south / 2 V formations and coin-disk / Ft. Sill. / r135p52.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLAMMONDE, Paris: UFO EXIST!; Ballentine Books, NY 1976. PB 480pp. (Index 315)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1948

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “960”, HatchDesc: “LUBBOCK,TX:GOOD FOTO:18+BRITE SCRS >>S/2 VFORMNs+COIN-DISK/Ft.SILL:/r135p52”, LatLong: “33.583335 -101.850005”, LatLongDMS: “33:35:00 N 101:51:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9222 (5D36B67D)

Date: 9/2/1951
Description: (Translated from French) An unusual fireball is seen skimming across the California coast and disappearing before the eyes of many witnesses. (September 2)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_912

Event 9223 (3BADB795)

Date: 9/3/1951
Time: 14:00
Location: SPOKANE, WA
Description: Project grudge. 30’ bronze saucer / all speeds. Silent erratic maneuvers. Northwest going southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 58)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1949

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “600”, HatchDesc: “SPOKANE,WA:PROJ GRUDGE:30’BRONZE SCR/ALL SPEEDS:SLNT ERRATIC MNVRS:NW>SE”, LatLong: “47.650002 -117.416672”, LatLongDMS: “47:39:00 N 117:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9224 (E6E41577)

Date: 9/6/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Claremont, California, Sergeant W. T. Smith and Sergeant L. L. Duel (?) observed 6 orange lights in an irregular formation, flying straight into the coast fog after 3 to 4 minutes. (September 6, 7:20 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #964 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_913

Event 9225 (D9E63128)

Date: 9/6/1951
Location: Matador, Texas
Description: The Matador Tribune. MATADOR GENERATIONS BACK UP LUBBOCK. Three generations of the Tilson family, Mrs. Tilson, her daughter, and her granddaughter, all of Matador, saw at close range something strange in the sky which might have been a flying saucer. They were not mistaken, nor were they excited. The sighting over Lubbock occurred the same day.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_133

Event 9226 (3A788BF8)

Date: 9/6/1951
Time: 19:20
Location: EAST / CLAREMONT, CA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #964. 2 USAF observer(s) / US66. 6 orange-glowing objects circular form. Going quickly southwest going [to] fogbank.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 57)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1950

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “357”, HatchDesc: “E/CLAREMONT,CA:BBK#964:2 USAF OBS/US66:6 ORG-GLO OBJs CIRC.FORM:>>SW>FOGBANK”, LatLong: “34.083335 -117.633339”, LatLongDMS: “34:05:00 N 117:38:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9227 (A21B4665)

Date: 9/6/1951
Location: Claremont, CA
Description: 6 orange lights in an irregular formation, fly straight and level (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 964)
Reference: NICAP: 510906
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_842

Event 9228 (DC74EC48)

Date: 9/6/1951
Time: 7:20 PM (not really clear)
Location: Claremont, California
Description: Witnesses: S/Sgt W.T. Smith, M/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six orange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level into a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_71

Event 9229 (A9C8673C)

Date: 9/6/1951
Locations: Pentagon; Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio
Description: The Air Force issues JANAP 146(B), “Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings from Aircraft.” All UFO reports are to go to the Air Defense Command in the Pentagon (which presumably will send them to AMC at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio), the Secretary of Defense, and to the nearest US military command.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 123
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1684

Event 9230 (52FF2B48)

Date: 9/6/1951
Description: In Claremont, California Sergeants W. T. Smith and L. L. Deuel saw six orange lights flying in an irregular formation at 7:20 p.m. They flew straight and level into a coastal fog bank after approximately 3-4 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #964; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5674

Event 9231 (73A1B7BE)

Date: 9/9/1951
Location: 50 miles off coast of North Korea, At Sea
Description: Radar tracking of multiple unidentified targets at 900 mph (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510909
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_843

Event 9232 (73343669)

Date: 9/10/1951
Location: Asbury, NJ
Description: CONFIDENTIAL Air Intel REPORT: Maj. Ballard and Lt. Rogers while flying at 20,000 ft. in a T-33 spotted a disc-shaped UFO the size of an F-86 flying below them at 8000 ft. It was travelling much faster than they were (900+ mph). It was steady in flight, with no visible means of propulsion and shiny silver in color. The radar station at Ft. Monmouth plotted the same UFO on radar at 1110 EDT flying above 700 mph. (p127 of Ruppelt’s book)
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p487)
Reference: NICAP
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_441

Event 9233 (93994F21)

Date: 9/10/1951
Location: USA, Point Pleasant (New Jersey)
Description: (Translated from French) At around 10:30, the pilot of a T-33 jet, with an air commander as a passenger and flying at 6000 meters above Point Pleasant, saw below him an object in the shape of a disk, with a silver color. He estimated the diameter to be between 10 and 15 meters and noticed that the object was descending towards Sandy Hook, from an altitude of around 1500 meters. He turned to approach it. At that moment, the object stopped descending, gained speed, changed direction by 120° and disappeared towards the sea.
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Face aux Soucoupes Volantes”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p.122
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1548

Event 9234 (8B892EB3)

Date: 9/10/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Fort Monmouth (New Jersey), during a demonstration of anti-aircraft guns pointed automatically by radar, an unidentified echo appears at low altitude. It flies at about 11000 m to the South of the station, heading North along the coast. The craft is moving too fast to be tracked automatically, so the Army Signal Corps operator switches to manual control. The operator estimates its speed at over 1100 km/h — 700 miles/h, an incredible performance for the time, even for the best army jets. The group follows the craft for about 3 minutes, until it disappears from the screen to the North-East at about 13000 m altitude. (11:10)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_914

Event 9235 (DE03C596)

Date: 9/10/1951
Description: (Translated from French) A USAF T-33 piloted by Lieutenant Wilbert S. Rogers and navigator Major Edward Ballard over Point Pleasant (New Jersey) saw far below them a silver-colored object - described by Rogers as round and flat and with a diameter between 9 and 15 m (30 to 50 feet), traveling at 1400 km/h. From its altitude of 6000 m (20000 feet), it began a rotating descent towards the UFO but was unable to catch up. They saw it descend towards Sandy Hook (climb and travel about 30 km?), before banking to the left at 90° (at 120°?) and disappearing towards the sea. Ground radar picked it up and estimated its speed at 1000 km/h. (11:35)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_915

Event 9236 (14CC69C8)

Date: 9/10/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Fort Monmouth (New Jersey), radar detected an object at an altitude of 18 miles moving slowly. Ground observers quickly confirmed the sighting although they could only observe a small silver dot. This sighting was later identified as a balloon. (3:15 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_916

Event 9237 (7D74A1A7)

Date: 9/10/1951
Location: Fort Monmouth, NJ
Description: Radar/visual of metallic, disc-shaped object at 900 mph.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_77

Event 9238 (501F14C8)

Date: 9/10/1951
Time: 11:10
Location: PORT MONMOUTH, NJ
Description: T33 pilot and RADAR. 40’ saucer / 1000mph. 120° turns. Going quickly southeast. / r97#54+/ r29p91.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: SMITH, Willy: ON PILOTS and UFO’s. UNICAT Project, 8011 SW 189th St. Miami, FL 33175 USA. March 1997.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1951

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “25”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “PORT MONMOUTH,NJ:T33 PILOT+RDR:40’SCR/1000mph:120°TURNS:>>SE:/r97#54+/r29p91”, LatLong: “40.416669 -74.100004”, LatLongDMS: “40:25:00 N 74:06:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9239 (63FE6BC1)

Date: 9/10/1951
Location: Fort Monmouth, NJ
Description: The Fort Monmouth Radar Incident (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 510910
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_844

Event 9240 (37E35DA8)

Date: 9/10/1951
Location: Sandy Hook, NJ
Description: The Sandy Hook / T-33 Incident (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510910
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_845

Event 9241 (8739D3DE)

Date: 9/10/1951
Locations: Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Sandy Hook
Description: 11:10 a.m. At the Army Signal Corps radar center at Fort Monmouth [now closed], New Jersey, a student operator demonstrating radar functions to a group of visiting officers picks up a target that is moving too fast to be tracked automatically. The object seems to be following the coastline. He follows it off and on for 3 minutes, after which it disappears to the northeast, flying at 700 mph. About 25 minutes later, a T-33 jet trainer piloted by Lt. Wilbert S. Rogers , with Maj. Edward Ballard as passenger, spots a “silver-colored object about the size of a fighter plane” flying at 900 mph at 5,000–8,000 feet over Sandy Hook. It makes a 90° banking turn and disappears out to sea. At 3:15 p.m., a second radar tracking occurs, but this slower object turns out to be a balloon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Fort Monmouth Radar Incident”; NICAP, “The Sandy Hook / T-33 Incident”; James E. McDonald, “Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects,” in Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Hearings, US House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess., July 29, 1968, p. 66; Clark III 513– 515; Sparks , p. 110; Thomas Tulien, ed., Proceedings of the Sign Historical Group UFO History Workshop, Sign Historical Group, November 2001, pp. 45–46; Swords 124–127; Good Above, pp. 269, 487
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1685

Event 9242 (C91838DC)

Date: 9/10/1951
Description: U.S. Air Force pilots Lt. Wilbert Rogers and Major Ezra Ballard were flying in a T-33 at 20,000 feet from Dover AFB when at 11:35 a.m. EDT they saw a silvery metallic disc-shaped object to their 11 o’clock position and below their aircraft, three miles northeast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. It was silhouetted against the ground. Rogers immediately turned left and descended to intercept the craft, which then banked revealing its flat round profile, with no appendages. The UFO curved in a tight turn, covering an estimated 30 nautical miles in two minutes at a speed estimated between 1,000-1,500 mph. The object passed within about 8,000 feet distance of the T-33, descending from about 12,000 feet to 5000 feet and heading out to sea at high speed near Point Pleasant. The aerial sighting lasted two minutes and was rated a high reliability unknown by Project Blue Book and Dr. James McDonald.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt, True Magazine, May 1954; Edward J. Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 127; UNICAT, case # 637, citing James E. McDonald, 1968 Armed Services Committee Congressional Hearings, p. 66; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, p. 131; Brad Sparks, NICAP 1951 UFO Chronology webpage
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5820

Event 9243 (E89018F8)

Date: 9/11/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The radar at Fort Monmouth (New Jersey) detected a new unidentified echo at very high speed. No visual confirmation, as the sky was too cloudy. (10:50)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_917

Event 9244 (0207383F)

Date: 9/11/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The radar at Fort Monmouth (New Jersey) detected a second unidentified echo at very high speed. No visual confirmation, as the sky was too cloudy. (13:30)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_918

Event 9245 (A36CFBB3)

Date: 9/11/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Two other similar cases occur (5 since the beginning of the trial period); one of the detected echoes moves at a constant altitude of 28300 m. Among the witnesses is a group of senior officers responsible for evaluating this cutting-edge material.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_919

Event 9246 (8D02D898)

Date: 9/11/1951
Location: Mitchell Field, New York
Description: AIR FORCE PILOTS CLOCKS THEM AS TOO FAST FOR F-86’S. Two Air Force jet pilots reported today that they chased a mysterious round flying object at 900mph, for thirty minnutes. Lt. Wilbert S. Rogers of Columbia, PA, pilot of the plane said: “We couldn’t have caught it in an F-86.” (The US’s fastest jet fighter.)
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_130

Event 9247 (5D56D5A0)

Date: 9/11/1951
Location: Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
Description: 10:50 a.m. Two radars at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, pick up another object moving at 1,000 mph. At 1:30 p.m., another radar target appears, apparently hovering. Overcast conditions prevent a visual sighting. The radar then shows it ascending at a rapid rate then streaking to the south at 700+ mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 514
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1686

Event 9248 (AB432DF9)

Date: 9/12/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The project Grudge, dormant since December 1949, is reactivated under the name of project Blue Book, under the direction of Captain Ruppelt. (September 12)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_920

Event 9249 (9C85F9DD)

Date: 9/12/1951
Location: Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
Description: Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, officials send ATIC and USAF headquarters a three-foot-long teletype describing the sightings. ATIC’s new chief, Col. Frank Dunn, gets a wire from Gen. Charles Cabell, who wants somebody from ATIC to find out what’s going on. Dunn sends Lt. Jerry Cummings (head of Project Grudge) and Lt. Col. Nathan R. Rosengarten (chief of the ATIC Aircraft Performance Section).
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 514–515; Ruppelt, pp. 93–94; Swords 126; Good Need, pp. 164–165
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1687

Event 9250 (2E4493D0)

Date: 9/13/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Goose Bay (Labrador), Sgt. W. B. Maupin and Cpl. J. W. Green observe 3 objects on the radar. 2 are on a collision course, and one moves to the right at the radio request of one of the radar operators. No known aircraft are in the area. A third unidentified object then joins the first two. The observation lasts more than 15 minutes. (September 13 (14?) 21:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #969 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_921

Event 9251 (3B4245A7)

Date: 9/13/1951
Location: Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, CAN
Description: Two GCA operators observed what appeared to be three targets on the PPI (Plan Position Indicator) scope. (See report and reference to an attached photo on NARAPBB89-1203) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 969)
Reference: NICAP: 510913
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_846

Event 9252 (0E750A94)

Date: 9/13/1951
Location: Goose Bay AFB [now CFB Goose Bay], Labrador
Description: 9:30 p.m. T/Sgt Warner B. Maupin and Cpl. John W. Green track two objects on radar at Goose Bay AFB [now CFB Goose Bay], Labrador, on a collision course. One of them tries to warn the supposed aircraft of an imminent collision and is surprised to watch one avoid danger by moving to the right. A third unidentified target joins the other two. The incident lasts more than 15 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chris Rutkowski and Geoff Dittman, The Canadian UFO Report, Dundurn Press, 2006, p. 53; Sparks , p. 110; Chris Rutkowski, Canada’s UFOs: Declassified, August Night, 2022, p. 261
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1688

Event 9253 (B0650E60)

Date: 9/14/1951
Location: CANADA, Goose Bay, Labrador
Description: (Translated from French) 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt W.B. Maupin and Cpl. J.W. Green. Radar targeted three objects. There were first two, which were on a collision course. At the request of one of the radar operators, one veered off to the right! No known aircraft in the area. A third unidentified target then joined the other two. Duration: over 15 minutes. (Project Blue Book - cf. Don Berliner) RO. at 00:20 - crew of a B-36, duration: 20 minutes which puts the date at September 18.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “UFOs, Myth or Reality?” - trans. Belfond 1974 - p. 275
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1549

Event 9254 (3DFE9B78)

Date: 9/14/1951
Time: 21:30
Location: GOOSE BAY AIR FORCE BASE, NFLD
Description: RADAR’s. 2 blips / collision course. 1 turns on radio warning.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1952

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “GOOSE BAY AFB,NFLD:RDRs:2 BLIPS/COLLSN COURSE:1 TURNS ON RADIO WARNING”, LatLong: “53.300003 -60.450003”, LatLongDMS: “53:18:00 N 60:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9255 (A7E1F66A)

Date: 9/14/1951
Time: 9:30 PM
Location: Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada
Description: Witnesses: T/Sgt W.B. Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green. 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. More than 15 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_72

Event 9256 (DBEC666F)

Date: 9/14/1951
Description: At nine o’clock in the evening at the Goose Bay AFB in Labrador, Canada Sgt W. B. Maupin and Corporal J. W. Green tracked three objects on radar. Two were on a collision course when one of the bogeys diverted 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. This incident lasted longer than 15 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 969; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5940

Event 9257 (A56CDCD4)

Date: 9/15/1951
Location: US
Description: Lt. Jerry Cummings, and a Lt. Col. from ATIC, were called to Washington to brief a General (and a disgruntled group of industrialists and scientists) about the conduct of the investigation. Received orders to set up a new project.
Type: briefing
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, pg. 128-130
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_862

Event 9258 (2FC83D81)

Date: 9/15/1951
Time: 21:00
Location: NEAR CROSSVILLE, TN
Description: 5 / USAF C45. 3 orange balls / equilateral/equal triangular formation join and pace C45. / Narcap.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 18)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1953

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “568”, HatchDesc: “nr CROSSVILLE,TN:5/USAF C45:3 ORG BALLS/EQL TRNGLr FORMn JOIN+PACE C45:/Narcap”, LatLong: “36.000002 -85.000004”, LatLongDMS: “36:00:00 N 85:00:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9259 (909A78A7)

Date: 9/17/1951
Location: Marion (3 miles NE of), OH
Description: Cessna In Near-Miss with Swept Wing UFO (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510917
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_847

Event 9260 (471C44AC)

Date: 9/17/1951
Location: Hudson Strait to Baffin Island, CAN
Description: B-36 Radar Picks Up Object Seen Visually (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510917
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_848

Event 9261 (167FB437)

Date: 9/18/1951
Location: US
Description: Science fiction movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still” is released
Type: movie
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_442

Event 9262 (5C800E3B)

Date: 9/18/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Goose Bay (Labrador), observation for 20 minutes of a disc the size of a B-36. (September 18, 0:20)
Reference: Hynek, 1874, RO-11
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_922

Event 9263 (88E59288)

Date: 9/18/1951
Location: 12 miles east of Kansas City, MO
Description: Kansas City Star. TWO SAUCER SQUADRONS SHOW MISSOURI. Mrs. Betty McCarty reported seeing two groups of circular objects one slightly above the other, about 12 miles east of Kansas City. She estimated the lower group of contained at least 150 and the upper group about 50. She said that they changed color and position with no visible effort and she heard no motor noise.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_132

Event 9264 (F2E401BC)

Date: 9/18/1951
Time: 08:20
Location: SOUTH / THULE, GRNLND
Description: B36 crew paced. RADAR jammed. Autopilot malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). Unidentified object passes overhead.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard & WEINSTEIN,Dominique: Preliminary Study of 64 Pilot Sightings involving EME on Aircraft Systems NARCAP TR-3 2001 (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1954

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “100”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “S/THULE,GRNLND:B36 CREW PACED:RDR JAMMED:AUTOPILOT EMEs:UID OBJ PASSES OVHD”, LatLong: “63.500003 -70.000003”, LatLongDMS: “63:30:00 N 70:00:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NAT”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9265 (76E2A0AD)

Date: 9/18/1951
Time: 20:00?
Location: SANTA FE, NM
Description: Meteor nears airport / loud noise. Air Traffic Controller lights runway. Shoots going up. Hovers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 76)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1955

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “2100”, HatchDesc: “SANTA FE,NM:METEOR NEARS AIRPORT/LOUD NOISE:ATC LITES RUNWAY:SHOOTS ↑:HVRS”, LatLong: “35.666668 -106.016672”, LatLongDMS: “35:40:00 N 106:01:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9266 (52BB4C3E)

Date: 9/18/1951
Location: ADC radar sites, Mich, Wisc, Minn, various
Description: 6,000 MPH Targets Tracked By Radar In Three States (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 510918
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_849

Event 9267 (EC57BD88)

Date: 9/18/1951
Locations: New York City; Washington, D.C.
Description: The Day the Earth Stood Still, directed by Robert Wise and starring Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal, premieres in New York City. The ultimate flying saucer science-fiction movie, the plot revolves around an alien who lands in a UFO in Washington, D.C., and demands that atomic testing cease. Lock Martin , who is more than 7 feet tall, plays the robot Gort.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Internet Movie Database, “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1689

Event 9268 (AE99BA73)

Date: 9/18/1951
Locations: Hudson Strait; northern Canada; southwest Baffin Island, Nunavut; Labrador
Description: 10:20 p.m. USAF B-36 radar operator Maj. Paul E. Gerhart and navigator Maj. Charles J. Cheever are flying northwest at 239 mph over the Hudson Strait in northern Canada when they pick up radar interference coming from an unidentified aircraft moving away from them to the east about 32 miles away. The anti-jamming device on their radar is turned on at 11:20 p.m. but does not affect the jamming on the radar scope. At 11:35 p.m., a UFO is seen visually on the right side of the B-36, which is flying at 18,000 feet over southwest Baffin Island, Nunavut. The object has all-white “unconventional running lights” and two white flashing tail lights, travels about 35 mph faster than the B-36, crosses the front from right to left heading toward the north-northwest, and is in view about 20 minutes. While the object is still visible at 11:50 p.m., the B-36 autopilot and APQ-24 radar set malfunction, the latter coming back a few minutes later when the object disappears. ECM operators S/Sgt. Donald E. Jenkins and S/Sgt. Doty T. Larimore on two B-36 flights over Labrador on September 19 detect carrier wave signals at several frequencies and some radar-like pulses at other frequencies, all below 1,000 MHz.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “B- [36 Radar Picks up Object Seen Visu

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Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1690

Event 9269 (6D15935F)

Date: 9/18/1951
Description: A U.S. Air Force B-36 on a training flight near Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada spotted a saucer-shaped object with multiple white lights on a parallel flight course, which then crossed over in front of them from right to left. The ADF went out for a few minutes, then the radar jammed and also went out for a few minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 14; J. Allen Hynek files; Richard F. Haines, NARCAP: A Preliminary Report of 64 Pilot Sightings Involving EM Effects on Aircraft, case # 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6064

Event 9270 (2AEE64EF)

Date: 9/19/1951
Location: RICHMOND, CA
Description: Slow fiery pencil-cloud going east from bay. Dozens / calls to police.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 76)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1956

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “17”, HatchDesc: “RICHMOND,CA:SLOW FIERY PENCIL-CLOUD >E FROM BAY:DOZENS/CALLS to POLICE”, LatLong: “37.916668 -122.350006”, LatLongDMS: “37:55:00 N 122:21:00 W”, Locale: “Oil & Coal”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9271 (6EB57C28)

Date: 9/20/1951
Location: USA, New Mexico
Description: (Translated from French) For the first time a monkey and eleven mice, launched with the second Aerobee rocket, which reached 72 km, returned safe and sound. The device fell into the desert.
Reference: Inforespace n° 49, 1980, p. 14, 15
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1550

Event 9272 (219FC9E0)

Date: 9/23/1951
Location: USA, Long Beach (California)
Description: (Translated from French) At 7:55 two F-86s on patrol were approaching Long Beach. Suddenly the section leader called the ground control to announce that himself and his wingman were seeing an object high “at 12 o’clock”, turning to the left, which was not another plane. The controller checked his radars, found nothing, and told the section leader to try to identify the object. The two F-86s set off in pursuit. The UFO continued to turn. They tried to intercept it but never managed to gain enough altitude. From time to time, when they seemed to be getting closer, the UFO casually moved away, climbing, while describing a wide circle to the left. After ten minutes the planes had to give up the pursuit due to lack of fuel. Four new F-86s took over and in pairs tried to reach the UFO’s altitude, which they estimated to be 16,500 meters. They did not succeed. All the pilots spoke of a “silver plane with wings very inclined to the rear” except one who spoke of a round and silver object. [IN REALITY: it was a weather balloon launched from Long Beach.]
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Face aux Soucoupes Volantes”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p. 125 and 147 for the conclusion
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1551

Event 9273 (4129196B)

Date: Autumn 1951
Description: (Translated from French) The Twinkle project ends with the gradual disappearance of green fireball phenomena. (Autumn)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_931

Event 9274 (DDB52F21)

Date: 9/23/1951
Location: March AFB, CA
Description: Four F-86s attempt intercept of metallic, high-altitude UFO.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_78

Event 9275 (6177ADBF)

Date: 9/23/1951
Time: 07:00
Location: MARCH AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: RADAR / ground and air. Silver object circles / 17km altitude. Jets chase. / Lumieres dans la Nuit (monthly, Paris) #330+/ r11p203.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1957

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “467”, HatchDesc: “MARCH AFB,CA:RDR/GND+AIR:SLVR OBJ CCLs/17km alt:JETS CHASE:/LDLN #330+/r11p203”, LatLong: “33.900002 -117.266672”, LatLongDMS: “33:54:00 N 117:16:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9276 (C684C201)

Date: 9/23/1951
Time: 08:00
Location: WEST / LONG BEACH, CA
Description: 2+4 F86’s can’t reach cylinder/cigar-shape. Keeps circling and rising. 1 describes saucer.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 94)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1958

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “11”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “W/LONG BEACH,CA:2+4 F86s CANT REACH CGR:KEEPS CIRCLING+RISING:1 DESCRIBES SCR”, LatLong: “33.800002 -118.250006”, LatLongDMS: “33:48:00 N 118:15:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9277 (365F6AE7)

Date: 9/23/1951
Location: Victorville (1st jets scrambled from), CA
Description: A bright silvery aircraft with highly swept back 45° wings (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_850

Event 9278 (AF5CAE95)

Date: 9/23/1951
Location: March AFB, CA
Description: Swept Wing Aircraft At Above 50,000’ / Tracked By GCI (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 510923
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_851

Event 9279 (090A74BE)

Date: 9/23/1951
Locations: March AFB; Long Beach, California
Description: At March AFB [now March Air Reserve Base] near Long Beach, California, two F-86 jets try to intercept an object in controlled orbit at around 55,000 feet, but they run low on fuel and have to land. Two more F-86s are scrambled, with the same results. Three of the pilots report seeing a “silver airplane with highly swept- back wings,” although one of them says the UFO looks round and silver.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Swept Wing Aircraft at above 50,000ʹ / Tracked by GCI”; Ruppelt, pp. 94–95, 111 , 113–114; Sparks, p. 112
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1691

Event 9280 (4F7AB166)

Date: Fall 1951
Location: Korea
Description: Navy pilot Lt. Cmdr. Marvin C. Davies is flying a plane off a CVE class aircraft carrier near Korea when the crew tracks a radar target 3 miles astern. The object has apparently been circling the fleet at an altitude of 5,000 feet and speeds of “slow” to 1,000 mph. The UFO has been tracked on 14 ship radars for 7 hours. It stops circling and takes up a position behind the plane’s wingman, remaining there 5 minutes, then departing at high speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Project 1937, “UFO Reports, Korea”; UFOEv, p. 84
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1692

Event 9281 (9CBE0E16)

Date: 9/23/1951
Description: On this morning a total of seven F-86 fighters were scrambled to chase a UFO that remained over southern California for nearly ninety minutes. Two F-86 jet interceptors were scrambled from George AFB near Victorville, California then vectored by air defense GCI radar to a target off the Pacific Coast 30 miles west of Long Beach Airport, where the jets circled and then headed east toward Long Beach when the object was seen at 7:55 a.m. PDT at the 12 o’clock high position. It was in a left orbit at about 50,000 feet, above the F-86’s. It appeared to be a bright silvery aircraft with highly swept back 45° wings. The F-86’s tried to climb to intercept the object but it climbed away in response. Another two F-86’s were scrambled from George AFB at about 8:00 a.m. as the first two were running low on fuel and broke off pursuit. The second pair of F-86’s was vectored by GCI radar to Camp Pendleton, arrived there at 8:10 a.m. at 43,000 feet, and spotted the object at the one o’clock high position back to the north toward Muroc/Edwards AFB, appearing to be at about 50,000-55,000 feet in a controlled orbit. It looked like a swept wing aircraft that sped up when the F-86’s tried to close. The object was again found near March AFB, Riverside, California to the NNW but the jets broke off intercept because they were low on fuel at about 8:20 a.m., landing at 8:45. A third flight of two F-86’s were scrambled from George AFB and saw the object shortly after takeoff, heading south. The F-86’s made climbing turns up to 43,500 feet under the now round silvery object at 55,000 feet over the San Bernardino Mountains. They broke off the intercept at about 9:25 a.m. A seventh F-86 was scrambled to the south toward Long Beach but the UFO had gone. The Air Force explanation for the sightings was a balloon.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Grudge Report #1, November 11, 1951; Project Grudge Report #2, December 31, 1951; Edward J. Ruppelt, Unidentified Flying Objects, pp. 94-95; Donald E. Keyhoe, Flying Saucers from Outer Space, p. 48; Donald E. Keyhoe, Flying Saucer Conspiracy, p. 42; Kenneth Larson, Flying Saucers, June 1968, p. 44; Richard M. Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973, p. 400; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 14; Blue Book Archive Document Group NARA-PBB85 566 (566-568) -Francis Ridge, From Long Beach to Camp Pendleton -MAXW-PBB8-1583-1588,1596-1617 - Dan Wilson, Blue Book Archive Document Group MAXW-PBB8 1604 (1604-1649) & PBB2 273 - Fran Ridge The Report and the Flimsy Analysis - Francis Ridge The original Project Blue Book Special Report Document, p. 16; Analysis: Air Force Documents Supporting Negative Conclusion, Project Blue Book Special Report, pp. 44-47
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6245

Event 9282 (AC3FB505)

Date: 9/24/1951
Location: Semipalatinsk Test Site
Description: Soviet atomic bomb test RDS-2 (Joe 2), 38.3kt
Type: atomic
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_443
Atomic type: aboveground
Atomic KT: 38.3

Event 9283 (040F3C86)

Date: 9/24/1951
Location: White Sands, New Mexico
Description: TWO MORE REFUSE TO JOIN MIDDEL’S BALLOONATIC FRINGE. AP – J. Gorden Vaeth, US Navy Aeronautical engineer and Charles B. Moore, Jr., an aerologist engineer, saw a white object which was not their balloon. Moore turned the telescope on it and saw an ellipsoid about two and a half times as long as it was wide. It was gleaming white, but didn’t have any metallic shine. It was travelling too fast to get a clear focus in the telescope.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_134

Event 9284 (373677AC)

Date: 9/24/1951
Time: 11:00
Location: EAST / MOKENA, IL
Description: Man rolling tractor tire abduction. 5 hours missing time. Odd frogs. Saucer and 2 men / helmets.
Type: sighting
Reference: ROGO, D. Scott (ed): ALIEN ABDUCTIONS, True Cases of UFO Kidnappings; Signet/Penguin, NY 1980. (Index 122)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1959

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, MST: Missing time or time anomaly, ABD: Human or animal abduction, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “44”, Elev: “215”, HatchDesc: “E/MOKENA,IL:MAN ROLLING TRACTOR TIRE ABD:5hrs MST:ODD FROGS:SCR+2 MEN/HELMETS:”, LatLong: “41.527780 -87.866671”, LatLongDMS: “41:31:40 N 87:52:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 9285 (EC160CE7)

Date: 9/24/1951
Location: 50.43 77.83
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “joe2” Yield: 38KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1033

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.43 77.83”, LatLongDMS: “50:25:48 N 77:49:48 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “joe2”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NACS”, NukeY: “38”

Event 9286 (8FA0D54F)

Date: 9/30/1951
Time: 15:00
Location: 3MI SOUTHWEST / ORANGE, VA
Description: Blue Book. 3 teens. Saucer inside haze / black smoke. Violent stops and maneuvers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1960

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “160”, HatchDesc: “3Mi SW/ORANGE,VA:BBK:3 TEENS:SCR INSIDE HAZE/BLACK SMOKE:VIOLENT STOPS+MNVRS:”, LatLong: “38.244446 -78.111115”, LatLongDMS: “38:14:40 N 78:06:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9287 (9C134B2C)

Date: 10/1951
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Project Grudge is on hold, Intelligence Officer Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt has been assigned to reshape the study and field mounting concern for the Pentagon.
Type: historical event
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_444
See also: 12/1948
See also: 3/1952

Event 9288 (FBF56C57)

Date: 10/1951
Location: Korea
Description: Fourteen ships track object circling fleet at extreme speed
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_79

Event 9289 (5E8F870F)

Date: 10/1951
Location: Stockholm University, Sweden
Description: Per Sundh is appointed head of a unit at the Swedish Defence Staff responsible for investigating UFO reports. He remains in charge until October 1954. During that time the department handles 6,000 reports, of which 400 are investigated and 40 remain unexplained. Their astronomical consultant is Bertil Lindblad , an astronomer at Stockholm University, Sweden. Sundh says that his personnel always took even the weirdest observations seriously.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 364–365
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1693

Event 9290 (F14543C3)

Date: 10/1/1951
Locations: Pentagon; Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio
Description: 10:00 a.m. At the Pentagon, Cummings and Rosengarten brief Cabell, his staff, and a representative from Republic Aircraft Corporation who “supposedly represented a group of top US industrialists and scientists.” The meeting is recorded with a wire recorder. Edward Ruppelt , later head of Project Blue Book, hears the recording before it is ordered destroyed and keeps detailed notes about the meeting. Cabell supposedly learns that Grudge is effectively dead and demands to know “who in hell has been giving me these reports that every decent flying saucer report is being investigated?” Cabell says there is a great deal of doubt in his mind as to what the saucers are and that the Grudge report is the “most poorly written, inconclusive piece of unscientific tripe” he had ever read. He orders Grudge to reactivate itself, and Cummings and Rosengarten go back to Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio to do just that.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 514–515; Ruppelt, pp. 93–94; Swords 127–128, 501–502; Michael Hall, “When UFOs Were Serious Business: Then and Today,” IUR 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1694

Event 9291 (C000D26D)

Date: Early 10/1951
Location: FRANCE, Saint Samson “Bellevue”
Description: (Translated from French) M. Le Haziff, his wife and two daughters, M. Jean Marteil and M. Robin (deaf-mute) observed between 8 and 9 pm a luminous halo that descended. In the halo, an oval shape soon illuminated the entire field on which it landed, 200 to 300 m from the witnesses and where cows were grazing. They observed the object but did not approach it beyond a curtain of chestnut trees. No one remembers how the thing disappeared. One of the cows was taken by “crises as if she had gone mad”. She had to be sold. Discovery of a curious material about 10 cm in diameter, 3 or 4 cm thick, resembling “bread without crust”. (1951 or 1952, early October)
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni, Premier dossier complet…” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, p. 644, 645
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1564

Event 9292 (81948CB4)

Date: 10/2/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Columbus (Ohio), Howard Cross observed a bright oval object with a truncated tail flying straight, disappearing due to the distance after 1 minute. (October 2, 6 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book # 980 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_923

Event 9293 (CCA000C2)

Date: 10/2/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The Brazilian battleship Sao Paulo which “disappeared” near the Azores. See photo at images/saopaulo_300.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_924

Event 9294 (01BAA16E)

Date: 10/2/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Kadena (Okinawa), Sergeant M. W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales, both radar operators, along with another Sergeant, detected a large sausage-shaped blip travelling at a speed of 4800 miles/h. (22:27)
Reference: case Blue Book #984 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_925

Event 9295 (455ABD8B)

Date: 10/2/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Two powerful tugboats are towing the São Paulo, the most beautiful unit of the Brazilian fleet, disarmed, to a demolition yard (discarded in 1945 after having only served in peacetime and bought by an entrepreneur for the scrap metal it represents). A storm forces one of the two tugboats to leave the convoy.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_926

Event 9296 (DBB3A248)

Date: 10/2/1951
Time: 18:00
Location: COLUMBUS, OH
Description: Project Bluebook Case #980. Physicist. Bright ovoid with clipped tail. Straight and level flight going [to] distance.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1961

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “240”, HatchDesc: “COLUMBUS,OH:BBK#980:PHYSICIST:BRITE OVOID W/CLIPPED TAIL:S/L FLITE > DISTANCE”, LatLong: “39.983335 -83.000004”, LatLongDMS: “39:59:00 N 83:00:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9297 (76710A75)

Date: 10/2/1951
Location: White Sands, NM
Description: Three Separate Reports (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 511002
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_854

Event 9298 (A9E7A278)

Date: 10/2/1951
Location: Columbus, OH
Description: Bright oval with a clipped tail fly (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 980)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_855

Event 9299 (08BC9612)

Date: 10/2/1951
Time: 6 PM
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Description: Witness: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_73

Event 9300 (DAF3B5B7)

Date: 10/3/1951
Location: JAPAN, Kadena, Okinawa.
Description: (Translated from French) 10:27 p.m. Witnesses: radar operators: Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and another sergeant. A large radar echo of a round object on radar, flying at 4,800 m.p.h.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1554

Event 9301 (5EA9587C)

Date: 10/3/1951
Location: St. Regis and Hogansburg, New York
Description: New York Journal-American. FOUR REPORT FANTASIC FLYING BALL. Four northern New York residents claimed today to have seen a fantastic flying ball, powered by a motor driven propeller, land near St. Regis and Hogansburg, and then take off and vanish over Massena. Alex LaFrance, Peter Philips and Francis Arquette told police they saw it land in a field near the Canadian border. They said the sphere took off with a humming noise at about 25 mph. Mrs. Angus Cook said the ball landed about 200 yards from her home. Also see: Report Balloon Lands, Soars - Newspapers.com™
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_135

Event 9302 (1D8F8B7F)

Date: 10/3/1951
Time: 22:30
Location: KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA
Description: 2 RADAR operators and 1. Large sausage shaped blip tracked at 4800mph!
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1962

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “KADENA AFB,OKINAWA:2 RDR OPS+1:LRG SAUSAGE SHAPED BLIP TRACKED AT 4800mph!”, LatLong: “26.333335 127.716673”, LatLongDMS: “26:20:00 N 127:43:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “OKN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9303 (14E00A57)

Date: 10/3/1951
Location: Kadena AFB, Okinawa
Description: Large, sausage-shaped blip on radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 984)
Reference: NICAP: 511003
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_856

Event 9304 (E4E99A91)

Date: 10/3/1951
Time: 10:27 PM
Location: Kadena, Okinawa
Description: Witnesses: radar operators Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other Sergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip tracked at an estimated 4,800 m.p.h.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_74

Event 9305 (D62E0D1B)

Date: 10/3/1951
Description: At 9:27 p.m. military radar picked up a large sausage-shaped radar blip. It was tracked flying over Kadena AFB, Japan moving at 4,800 mph. Listed as a Project Blue Book “unidentified” case.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 984
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6517

Event 9306 (A647092D)

Date: 10/4/1951
Location: MALI, Tessalit
Description: (Translated from French) An air force officer saw a UFO, dark yellow and circular in shape. The object seemed to descend before rising and accelerating strongly. (Janet and Colin BORD: “Modern Mysteries of the World” - Guild Publishing London 1989, p. 342, 343) On the night of October 3 to 4, two military aviation officers and some men were sleeping outside the bordj, under the crystal clear and still desert sky. “I woke up at 2 o’clock,” one of the officers said, "and couldn’t get back to sleep. The night was dark, the stars very bright, the air calm. Suddenly, coming from the east and quickly approaching west or so, I saw a light. It was descending. (…) It was not an airplane. After a few seconds the shape of the object became clearly visible: it was an “object” approximately circular, with the apparent diameter of a 10 centimeter circle, dark yellow, almost orange. It continued to approach slowly descending, at the approach speed of a night DC 3 type airplane. Arriving at the vertical of the bordj-village of Tessalit, about 6 km southeast of where we were, the object made a turn of more than 90 degrees to the left, thus passing approximately at the heading of 170/180 degrees. It accelerated, its speed became astonishing, it rose very quickly, while its apparent diameter decreased, and disappeared.
Reference: “Lueurs sur les Soucoupes volantes” - Aimé Michel, ed. Maison MAME 1954, page 133
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1555

Event 9307 (E8FF925A)

Date: 10/4/1951
Description: (Translated from French) After the storm passed, the São Paulo disappeared from the Azores. The mooring that held it to the other tugboat had broken in the meantime. A large search operation was then set in motion. As the battleship had no radio, the 8 sailors on board could not give their position. In the morning, a cargo ship spotted some light signals that could be distress rockets. Another ship confirmed this observation. The search continued with more intensity, and airplanes reported black shapes in 2 or 3 different places, 35 to 40 km apart. A tugboat also observed a kind of black mass lying on the waves, but it disappeared afterwards. The investigation showed that the battleship had been properly ballasted and it was impossible for it to capsize before the search continued in the afternoon of the 4th. (October 4th)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_927

Event 9308 (748AED15)

Date: 10/4/1951
Time: 02:00
Location: TESSALIT OASIS, MALI
Description: FAF officers and men / ground. Saucer east going quickly west. 170° turn and away / amazing speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: MICHEL, Aime: The TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS; S. G. Phillips 1956 & Pyramid Books, NY 1967. (Index 115)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1963

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Sahara”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “TESSALIT OASIS,MALI:FAF OFFICERS+MEN/GND:SCR E>>W:170°TURN+AWAY/AMAZING SPEED:”, LatLong: “20.233334 0.983333”, LatLongDMS: “20:14:00 N 00:59:00 E”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MLI”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9309 (50212ECD)

Date: 10/4/1951
Locations: Mali; Tessalit
Description: 2:00 a.m. Two French aviation officers are camped out several miles northwest of the village of Tessalit, Mali. A luminous dark-yellow disc approaches slowly from the east, loses altitude, makes a 90° turn, accelerates, and ascends at high speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Patrick Gross, “Tessalit, Mali, October 4, 1951”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1695

Event 9310 (2F4C68A3)

Date: 10/7/1951
Location: Honshu, Japan
Description: CPS-5 Established Radar Contact With UFO (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 511007
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_853

Event 9311 (477205B4)

Date: 10/7/1951
Location: Honshu (a few miles off the coast), Japan
Description: Radar tracking of unidentified target at 420 mph (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511007
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_857

Event 9312 (9FDAF04D)

Date: 10/9/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Terre Haute (Indiana), Roy Messmore, Director of Communications with the CAA Devices at Hulman Municipal Airport, observed a silver round object flying straight above him, reaching the horizon in 15 s. (13 h 42)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_928

Event 9313 (84179E49)

Date: 10/9/1951
Description: (Translated from French) A very similar incident occurs near Paris (Illinois), 15 miles northwest, also listed as “unidentified” for years, but eventually reclassified. (13 h 45)
Reference: case Blue Book #985 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_929

Event 9314 (FF29B296)

Date: 10/9/1951
Time: 13:40
Location: EAST / TERRE HAUTE, IN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #985. CAA man and pilot. Huge metal ovoid crosses sky going quickly northwest / 15 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 112)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1964

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “153”, HatchDesc: “E/TERRE HAUTE,IN:BBK#985:CAA MAN+PILOT:HUGE MTL OVOID CROSSES SKY >>NW /15sec”, LatLong: “39.466669 -87.333337”, LatLongDMS: “39:28:00 N 87:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9315 (738990ED)

Date: 10/9/1951
Time: 13:50
Location: EAST / PARIS, IL
Description: Blue Book 985. Private pilot and separate observer(s). Saucer going quickly northeast over Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) plant. / r242p44+/ r148p60.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 112)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1965

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “220”, HatchDesc: “E/PARIS,IL:BBK 985:Pvt.PILOT+SEP.OBS:SCR >>NE OVR AEC PLANT:/r242p44+/r148p60”, LatLong: “39.616669 -87.666671”, LatLongDMS: “39:37:00 N 87:40:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9316 (A83FE25B)

Date: 10/9/1951
Time: 14:00?
Location: LODI, OH
Description: Glittering silver barrel makes 90-turn at speed. 2nd object / meteoric speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 282)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1966

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “282”, HatchDesc: “LODI,OH:GLITTERING SLVR BARREL MAKES 90-TURN AT SPEED:2nd OBJ/METEORIC SPEED”, LatLong: “41.016669 -82.016671”, LatLongDMS: “41:01:00 N 82:01:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9317 (4B9922FD)

Date: 10/9/1951
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Description: Object appearing as a silvery “flattened tennis ball” (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 985)
Reference: NICAP: 511009
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_858

Event 9318 (89A87963)

Date: 10/9/1951
Location: Paris, IL
Description: Hulman Fld (IN); Paris (IL); Newport atomic plant Unknown (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 511009
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_859

Event 9319 (9146CD74)

Date: 10/9/1951
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Description: CAA employee saw h.s. “flattened tennis ball” (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 511009
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_860

Event 9320 (0E772966)

Date: 10/9/1951
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Description: CAA and pilot, “flattened sphere”. (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 511009
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_861

Event 9321 (F94A1AFD)

Date: 10/9/1951
Time: 1:42 PM
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Description: Witness: CAA Chief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal Airport. One round silver object flew directly overhead, reaching the horizon in 15 seconds. Note: a very similar incident happened 3 minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles NW) and was also listed as “unidentified” for several years, but was eventually reclassified.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_75

Event 9322 (2CC18771)

Date: 10/9/1951
Locations: Hulman Municipal Airport [now Terre Haute Regional Airport]; five miles east of Terre Haute, Indiana; Paris, Illinois
Description: 1:42 p.m. A fast-moving, silvery UFO shaped like a “flattened tennis ball” is sighted by a Civil Aviation Administration Chief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal Airport [now Terre Haute Regional Airport], five miles east of Terre Haute, Indiana. At 1:45 p.m., private pilot Charles Warren, flying at 5,000 feet east of Paris, Illinois, sees a silvery “flattened orange” object that appears stationary to his left rear. It picks up speed and heads to the northeast. Project Blue Book plots the sighting and concludes that both cases involve the same object.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “October 9, 1951, Hulman CAA / Pilot Case”; NICAP, “Pilot Radios Terre Haute: Observes ‘Flattened Orange’”; Sparks, p. 114; Swords 129
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1696

Event 9323 (6E62C103)

Date: 10/9/1951
Description: At 1:42 p.m. CAA Chief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal Airport in Terre Haute, Indiana sighted a round silver object that flew directly overhead. The UFO reached the horizon in 15 seconds. A very similar incident happened three minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles NW) and was also listed as “unidentified” for several years, but was eventually reclassified.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6683

Event 9324 (7EF09878)

Date: 10/10/1951
Time: 19:15
Location: Kansas City, MO
Description: BETTY McCARTY REPORTING IN AGAIN. Mrs. Betty McCarty reported seeing a large bright object flashing red, green, and white. It was visible from 7:15 until 11:20. While under her observation, the object, unlike a star, moved from south to east.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_136

Event 9325 (10275393)

Date: 10/10/1951
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Description: ZIPPING AGAIN IN THE SKY. Two CAA employees say they saw an oval object fly over Terre Haute yesterday at a speed they estimated at 18,000 mph. The object appeared at an altitude of about 3,000 feet and disappeared quickly in the sunlight cloudless sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_137

Event 9326 (204E7A7E)

Date: 10/10/1951
Location: Near Minneapolis, MN
Description: Gen. Mills-Navy personnel track fast UFOs or two days.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_80

Event 9327 (C41F29FE)

Date: 10/10/1951
Time: 10:10
Location: 10 MI EAST / ST. CROIX FALLS, WI
Description: 2 / light plane. Glowing cylinder/cigar-shape / fast maneuvers. Slows. Quickly going up. / r242p56.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 13)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1967

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “375”, HatchDesc: “10mi E/St.CROIX FALLS,WI:2/LITE PLANE:GLOWING CGR/FAST MNVRS:SLOWS:↑↑:/r242p56”, LatLong: “45.411113 -92.472227”, LatLongDMS: “45:24:40 N 92:28:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9328 (8E74D287)

Date: 10/10/1951
Location: St. Croix Falls (10 miles E of), WI
Description: Maneuvering Object Spotted By Private Pilot (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511010
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_862

Event 9329 (8A6A1D1A)

Date: 10/10/1951
Location: 10 miles east of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
Description: 10:10 a.m. Engineer and pilot Joseph J. Kaliszewski, flying with copilot Jack Donaghue on a Skyhook balloon tracking mission for General Mills 10 miles east of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, notices a strange object crossing the sky from west to east, much higher and behind the balloon, which is at 20,000 feet. The UFO has a peculiar glow. It comes into sight at a slight dive, then levels off and slows down, makes a sharp left turn, climbs at an angle of 50–60° into the southeast with terrific acceleration, and disappears. It is seen for about 2 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Kaliszewski Sightings”; UFOEv, p. 56; Sparks , p. 114
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1697

Event 9330 (57F2A73F)

Date: 10/10/1951
Description: A cigar-shaped object crossed the sky ten miles east of St. Croix, Wisconsin. It made a slight dive, levelled off, then accelerated out of sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Grudge Report #3; January 31, 1952; Project Blue Book, October 1951; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, p. 56
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6697

Event 9331 (E8FA1975)

Date: 10/11/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Minneapolis (Minnesota), the balloon researchers of General Mills, including aeronautical engineer J. J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C. B. Moore, pilot Dick Reilly in the sky, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight team observed the first object, glowing intensely with a darker core and a halo around it. The object came high and fast, then slowed and made slow ascending circles for about 2 minutes, before finally disappearing in the distance to the east. Shortly after, a second object arrived, which was confirmed by the ground observers using a theodolite, who saw it fly through the sky. The total duration of the first observation was 5 minutes, and a few seconds for the second. (October 11, 6:30am)
Reference: case Blue Book #989 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_930

Event 9332 (68303BA0)

Date: 10/11/1951
Time: 06:30
Location: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #989. 2 / plane. Object circles research balloon. Sways. Going quickly east. / APRO B.v1#1.
Type: sighting
Reference: MANEY, Charles & HALL, Richard: The CHALLENGE OF UFO’S; NICAP, Washington, DC. 1961 (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1968

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “245”, HatchDesc: “MINNEAPOLIS,MN:BBK#989:2/PLANE:OBJ CCLs RSRCH BALLOON:SWAYS:>>E:/APRO B.v1#1”, LatLong: “44.950002 -93.250004”, LatLongDMS: “44:57:00 N 93:15:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9333 (9273DA74)

Date: 10/11/1951
Time: 08:50
Location: NEUBIBERG AB, GERM
Description: 2 Air Force sergeants. Odd blimp hovers / 30 second(s). Vanishes in plain sight.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 80)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1969

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “NEUBIBERG AB,GERM:2 AF SERGEANTS:ODD BLIMP HVRS/30sec:VANISHES IN PLAIN SIGHT”, LatLong: “48.116669 11.600001”, LatLongDMS: “48:07:00 N 11:36:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bavaria”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9334 (E5AF59A2)

Date: 10/11/1951
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Description: Kalizewski sighting (P). (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 989)
Reference: NICAP: 511011
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_863

Event 9335 (6FD3E7FF)

Date: 10/11/1951
Time: 6:30 AM
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description: Witnesses: General Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore, 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_76

Event 9336 (78F0CD62)

Date: 10/11/1951
Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Minnesota airport; General Mills tracking station at the University of Minnesota
Description: 6:30 a.m. Joseph J. Kaliszewski and Dick Reilly are flying at 10,000 feet north of Minneapolis, Minnesota, observing a balloon when they see a brightly glowing object to the southeast of the University of Minnesota airport moving at high speed from west to east. It has a halo around it with a dark under surface. It crosses rapidly, slows down, and starts to climb slowly in lazy circles. Observers Doug Smith and Dick Dorion at the General Mills tracking station at the University of Minnesota watch the object through a theodolite. They watch another object 2 hours later.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Kaliszewski Sightings”; UFOEv, p. 56; Sparks , p. 114; James E. McDonald, “Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects,” in Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Hearings, US House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess., July 29, 1968, pp. 44–45
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1698

Event 9337 (9BF03D43)

Date: 10/11/1951
Description: In Minneapolis, Minnesota at 6:30 a.m. General Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical engineer J. J. Kaliszewski and aerologist C. B. Moore, pilot Dick Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground sighted a UFO. The flight crew saw the first object, a brightly glowing UFO 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 a second UFO, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite, which sped across the sky. The total time for the sighting of the first object was five minutes, and the second sighting lasted a few seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Grudge Report #1, November 11, 1951; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, p. 56; UNICAT, case # 362; Thomas M. Olsen, The Reference for Outstanding UFO Reports, case 12; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_6745

Event 9338 (F0187DAE)

Date: 10/15/1951
Location: 11 miles northeast of Grover, Colorado
Description: The Denver Post. HUMAN TRIANGULATION MEASURES THIS ONE. The flying saucers, long grounded insofar as Colorado is concerned, were aloft again in the lonely skies of Northern Weld County. M. G. Foster, operator of a ranch 11 miles northeast of Grover, Colorado, reported two members of his family observed a strange object flying low in the sky near sunset on September 27. The cigar-shaped object traveled in a perpendicular position northward until it disappeared in the cloudless skies of Wyoming. The object was also seen by Foster’s son, who was several miles away, and by an unrelated man in Hereford, Colorado, 12 miles away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_139

Event 9339 (2F4D9E78)

Date: 10/15/1951?
Location: OFF KOREA
Description: Object circles fleet. 15+air and ships RADAR’s / 7 hours! Going [to] over 1600kph. / r116p32.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 84)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1970

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “164”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “OFF KOREA:OBJ CIRCLES FLEET:15+ AIR+SHIPS RDRs/7 HRS!:> OVR 1600kph:/r116p32”, LatLong: “36.033335 126.016673”, LatLongDMS: “36:02:00 N 126:01:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SEA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9340 (7715FFFA)

Date: 10/16/1951
Time: 11:00
Location: MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, WA
Description: USAF pilots and Navy persons / ground. Grey round object high and fast. Silent. / Bloecher.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1971

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “99”, HatchDesc: “McCHORD AFB,WA:USAF PILOTS+NAVY PERS/GND:GRY RND OBJ HI+FAST:SLNT:/Bloecher”, LatLong: “47.133336 -122.433339”, LatLongDMS: “47:08:00 N 122:26:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9341 (DFB2CB1B)

Date: 10/16/1951
Location: Whidbey Island NAS, WA
Description: 3 F-94’s Encounter Round Grey Object / Photos Taken (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511016
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_864

Event 9342 (006A6963)

Date: 10/16/1951
Locations: McChord AFB [now Joint Base Lewis- McChord]; Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington
Description: 11:01 a.m. Air Force pilots flying three F-94 fighters out of McChord AFB [now Joint Base Lewis- McChord] and naval ground personnel see a round, gray object flying soundlessly at high speed and high altitude west of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington. Photos taken from the F-94s show the object. After 50 minutes, the aircraft abandon the chase. The Air Force attributes the sighting to Venus.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “3 F-94’s Encounter Round Grey Object / Photos Taken”; Clark III 391–392; Sparks, p. 115
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1699

Event 9343 (52DB656B)

Date: 10/18/1951
Location: Semipalatinsk Test Site
Description: Soviet atomic bomb test RDS-3 (Joe 3), 41.2kt, first air dropped, released at 10km detonated at 400m
Type: atomic
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_445
Atomic type: aboveground
Atomic KT: 41.2

Event 9344 (E7A54559)

Date: 10/18/1951
Time: 03:00
Location: YELLOW SEA EAST / TSINGTAO, CH
Description: US Navy BD5 crew. Long flaming cone turns white-orange.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 17)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1972

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “YELLOW SEA E/TSINGTAO,CH:US NAVY BD5 CREW:LONG FLAMING CONE TURNS WHT-ORG.”, LatLong: “35.800002 123.266673”, LatLongDMS: “35:48:00 N 123:16:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “YLS”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9345 (DE6FDA8D)

Date: 10/18/1951
Location: Over Yellow Sea, At Sea
Description: Craft With Sweptback Wings Tracked By Radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 511018
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_865

Event 9346 (9667931E)

Date: 10/18/1951
Location: 50.4375 77.814167
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USSR Name: “joe3” Yield: 42KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_1034

Extra Data: LatLong: “50.4375 77.814167”, LatLongDMS: “50:26:15 N 77:48:51 E”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USSR”, NukeDepth: “0.00”, NukeName: “joe3”, NukeSource: “RFAE”, NukeType: “NACS”, NukeY: “42”

Event 9347 (80C45720)

Date: 10/19/1951
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: SAUCER SIGHTED OVER FREEWAY. Stanley Parker and Robert Cadaret, industrial art students, report seeing a flying saucer over the Hollywood freeway at about 4pm.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_138

Event 9348 (F3B7DA88)

Date: 10/19/1951
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Description: TWO SAY ‘HELLO’ TO MINNESOTA’S FALLS. Frank Aalstead of Duluth reported two saucers over International Falls, Minnesota.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_140

Event 9349 (659FF947)

Date: 10/20/1951
Description: Frank B. Jewett Jr., director of the Aeronautical Research Laboratory at General Mills Corporation, writes to Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert about UFOs seen by his personnel. (
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: UFOs, a History: 1951, Supplemental Notes , The Author, 2000, p. 51
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1700

Event 9350 (F993181C)

Date: 10/21/1951
Location: Battle Creek, MI
Description: Air Intelligence Report: Mr. (name withheld), a civilian pilot of 14 years experience sighted a disk-like, highly polished UFO which closed head on with his Navy aircraft at an extremely high rate of speed near Battle Creek, MI.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_446

Event 9351 (76C23D51)

Date: 10/21/1951
Time: 10:30
Location: 17M EAST / BATTLE CRK, MI
Description: 10m domed saucer going quickly east extremely fast. Near collision / private plane. / r135p83.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1973

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “290”, HatchDesc: “17M E/BATTLE CRK,MI:10m DOMED SCR >>E XFAST:nr COLLISION/PVT PLANE:/r135p83”, LatLong: “42.333335 -84.950004”, LatLongDMS: “42:20:00 N 84:57:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9352 (AD820729)

Date: 10/21/1951
Location: Battle Creek (20 miles E of ), MI
Description: Classic domed disc and a Navion aircraft (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511021
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_866

Event 9353 (895918D6)

Date: 10/21/1951
Location: North Truro, MA
Description: (McDonald files; Jan Aldrich; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511021
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_867

Event 9354 (EC1D0869)

Date: 10/22/1951
Time: 11:20
Location: WATERBURY, CT
Description: Silver-white ovoid going quickly southeast / 800mph. Stops overhead. Sharp edges. Shoots going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 253)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1974

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “99”, HatchDesc: “WATERBURY,CT:SLVR-WHT OVOID >>SE/800mph:STOPS OVHD:SHARP EDGES:SHOOTS >>N”, LatLong: “41.550002 -73.050003”, LatLongDMS: “41:33:00 N 73:03:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9355 (0E4546D7)

Date: 10/22/1951
Location: North Truro, MA
Description: Radar Tracks Near Truro (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 511022
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_868

Event 9356 (D62E9539)

Date: 10/22/1951
Time: 14:00:00.0
Location: 37.0839 -116.0239
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Able” YieldMax: .1KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_17

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0839 -116.0239”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:02 N 116:01:26 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.03”, NukeName: “Able”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeYMax: “.1”

Event 9357 (A44B79BA)

Date: 10/22/1951
Description: Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt officially takes over a revitalized Project Grudge, relieving Lt. Jerry W. Cummings and 2d Lt. Henry Metscher. He learns from some scientists and engineers who visit ATIC frequently that “UFOs were being freely and seriously discussed in scientific circles.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, p. 114; Sparks, p. 14; Clark III 933
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1701

Event 9358 (69A32C45)

Date: 10/22/1951
Description: The Directorate of Intelligence provides answers to the problem that Col. Harold Watson identified with the CIRVIS reporting system.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael Hall and Wendy Connors, “Flying Saucers: Behind the Cold War Veil of Military Intelligence (Part II),” European Journal of UFO and Abduction Studies 3, no. 1 (March 2002): 32
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1702

Event 9359 (52E0A5DB)

Date: Late 10/1951
Location: EGYPT
Description: (Translated from French) In 1951, German technicians organized in Egypt a rocket construction, the result of which was, it is said, a new type of device with a length of 1.50 m and a range of 15 to 30 kilometers. The first flight took place successfully at the end of October 1951. (1951, late October)
Reference: “The Rockets, Vehicles of the Future” -Hans K. Kaiser, Amiot-Dumont 1954, p. 125
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1556

Event 9360 (376DA567)

Date: 10/26/1951
Time: 04:00
Location: SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Description: Train and tracks / main railroad/railway line lit and examined. Object / nearly lands. Speeds off.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 191)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1975

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “S.AUSTRALIA:TRAIN+TRACKS/MAIN RR LINE LIT+EXAMINED:OBJ/NEARLY LANDS:SPEEDS OFF”, LatLong: “-32.333335 135.000006”, LatLongDMS: “32:20:00 S 135:00:00 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Australia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9361 (08282041)

Date: 10/26/1951
Time: 0400
Location: Australia
Description: The driver of a transcontinental train on the east-west line saw an object that illuminated the countryside like the full moon. It flew very fast, came close to the train, appeared ready to land in the desert, then took off and disappeared.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wilkins A 249 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_84

Event 9362 (8FC609D5)

Date: 10/26/1951
Description: Australia. At around four o’clock in the morning the driver of a transcontinental train on the east-west line saw a flying object that illuminated the countryside like the full moon. It flew very fast, came close to the train, and appeared ready to land in the desert, then it took off and disappeared.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magoinia: A Century of Landings, case # 84, citing Harold Wilkins, Flying Saucers on the Attack, p. 249
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7137

Event 9363 (08C36062)

Date: 10/27/1951
Location: US
Description: New AF UFO project (which later became Project Blue Book) officially established.
Type: project established
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, page 154
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_864

Event 9364 (A08BA75A)

Date: 10/28/1951
Time: 15:20:08.9
Location: 37.0850 -116.0200
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Baker” Yield: 3.5KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_18

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0850 -116.0200”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:06 N 116:01:12 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.34”, NukeName: “Baker”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “3.5”

Event 9365 (20A89445)

Date: 10/29/1951
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, 140.9km (Army training test. Payload released but damaged on impact.)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_447
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 140.9km

Event 9366 (F6CDF053)

Date: 10/30/1951
Time: 06:40
Location: YUCCA FLAT, NV
Description: 3 silver ovoids hover 600M over atomic test 20 minutes before blast. More join.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 254)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1976

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2416”, HatchDesc: “YUCCA FLAT,NV:3 SLVR OVOIDS HVR 600M ovr A-TEST 20 mins before blast:MORE JOIN”, LatLong: “37.066668 -116.044450”, LatLongDMS: “37:04:00 N 116:02:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9367 (E53F1739)

Date: 10/30/1951
Location: Yucca Flats, NV
Description: Squadrons of UFOs over atomic test site (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 511030
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_879

Event 9368 (0BD2E76E)

Date: 10/30/1951
Time: 15:00:29.8
Location: 37.0850 -116.0203
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Charlie” Yield: 14KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_19

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0850 -116.0203”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:06 N 116:01:13 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.35”, NukeName: “Charlie”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “14”

Event 9369 (A523AE57)

Date: 10/30/1951
Location: Area 7 of the Nevada Test Site
Description: 6:40 a.m. A group of servicemen are preparing to observe the Buster Charlie atomic test at Area 7 of the Nevada Test Site. Just before the blast, they see at an altitude of a few thousand feet a formation of 18 silvery, rotating, disc-shaped objects, each with a dome, arranged in six groups of three stretched out in a horizontal row. They fly low over the test site, hover for 30–60 seconds, and depart at an angle, disappearing in seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nukes 68–71
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1703

Event 9370 (12EDDF96)

Date: 10/31/1951
Location: France, between Niort and Fontenay
Description: (Translated from French) Then Mr. Ropert, residing at 9 Place de la Préfecture in La Roche sur Yon, saw it in turn, on the road from Niort to Fontenay. It was a very bright emerald green light, passing below the clouds at about 1500 m. The green light was sometimes speckled with yellow and gave a dazzling whiteness to the clouds near it. It crossed the sky at great speed, without noise, then turned mauve when it changed direction. The same evening, Mr. Sigot, a taxi driver in Fontenay le Comte, also saw the emerald green light at the same altitude.
Reference: Jean PLANTIER: “The Propulsion of Flying Saucers by Direct Action on the Atom” ed. MAME 1955, p.108
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1557

Event 9371 (C8824BF5)

Date: 11/1951
Location: BELGIUM, Langerbrugge (near Ghent)
Description: (Translated from French) At 5:50am Mr. P.D. was in a train carriage at Langerbrugge station (north of Ghent). He saw an elongated object, apparently 3mm in size, appear to the west. There was a red, opaque flame visible at the back “like a nozzle with a fairly sharp outline”. The phenomenon crossed transversely over the stopped train, heading east. Estimated duration of the observation was 15 seconds.
Reference: Investigation by Jacques Bonabot, 12.2.1972 - GESAG
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1561

Event 9372 (DB6FF979)

Date: 11/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Around Boston, nearly a thousand people rally the authorities: they saw a “mysterious glow” above the sea.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_932

Event 9373 (D1757876)

Date: 11/1951
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: Chicago Herald-American. UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE. Reproduction of photograph taken by the Greenwoods. “It looks very mucuh like a fake,” said a rival photographer.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_142

Event 9374 (B0F7CF19)

Date: 11/1951
Description: Maj. Gen. Cabell is promoted to staff director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is replaced as director of Air Force Intelligence by Maj. Gen. John A. Samford .
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 936
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1704

Event 9375 (ADA7D150)

Date: 11/1/1951
Time: 15:30:01.6
Location: 37.0847 -116.0197
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Dog” Yield: 21KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_20

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0847 -116.0197”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:05 N 116:01:11 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.43”, NukeName: “Dog”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “21”

Event 9376 (444ABFB0)

Date: 11/1/1951
Description: The Air Force issues a Ground Observer’s Guide for use by members of the Ground Observer Corps, a WWII Civil Defense program reinstated during the Korean War to protect against enemy attack.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Department of the Air Force, Ground Observer’s Guide, AF Manual 50-12, November 1, 1951
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1705

Event 9377 (1D606878)

Date: 11/2/1951
Location: USA, Abilene (Texas)
Description: (Translated from French) An American Airlines DC 4 was flying at 1,500 meters altitude, in the east of Abilene, Texas. At 7:15 in the morning, an object of a beautiful bright green passed the aircraft. It had passed very quickly, but its characteristic shape of a ballistic projectile had not escaped the captain and his co-pilot. It was emitting a white trail like an exhaust vapor. Its heading and altitude were the same as the DC 4. Almost immediately after passing it, the craft exploded, throwing red balls of fire in all directions. (November 2, 1951)
Reference: Donald E. KEYHOE - 1973 - Trans. “Les Etrangers de l’Espace” Ed. France-Empire coll. Press Pocket 1975 p. 212
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1558

Event 9378 (6A72B1F3)

Date: 11/2/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Arizona, 165 witnesses witness the silent explosion of a giant green fireball in the sky. (November 2)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_933

Event 9379 (6AE3131C)

Date: 11/2/1951
Time: 07:20
Location: EAST / ABILENE, TX
Description: Many / DC4. Green glowing-cylinder/cigar-shape paces plane. Bursts into red fireballs going quickly [to] all directions.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Maj Donald: ALIENS FROM SPACE; Doubleday, Garden City, NY 1973 HB (Index 204)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1977

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “515”, HatchDesc: “E/ABILENE,TX:MANY/DC4:GRN GLOW-CGR PACES PLANE:BURSTS INTO RED FBLS>>ALL DIRs”, LatLong: “32.450002 -99.666671”, LatLongDMS: “32:27:00 N 99:40:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3000”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9380 (8718B76F)

Date: 11/2/1951
Time: 23:00
Location: SEQUOIA NT FOREST, CA
Description: 2 observer(s). 10M saucer buzzes forestry jeep. Vanishes like magic.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 85)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1978

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “850”, HatchDesc: “SEQUOIA Nt FOREST,CA:2 OBS:10M SCR BUZZES FORESTRY JEEP:VANISHES like MAGIC”, LatLong: “35.500002 -118.366672”, LatLongDMS: “35:30:00 N 118:22:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 9381 (DC06241D)

Date: 11/2/1951
Location: AZ, NM, TX, OK, various
Description: Green fireball. (LIFE Incident 10; [FUFOR Index?]) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_869

Event 9382 (CB4DACAC)

Date: 11/2/1951
Location: Mojave (30 (35?) miles N of), CA
Description: 30 ft disk-shaped flying object in the SW, 10 ft thick, blue green (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_870

Event 9383 (130DB6ED)

Date: 11/2/1951
Time: 2300
Location: Mojave, California
Description: Two forest observers were in a canyon 50 km north of the Mojave when they saw a disk-shaped flying object in the southwest; 10 m estimated diameter, 3 m thick, blue-green, well-defined, surrounded with a glow of same color. Stopping their jeep, they signaled to the object, which approached within a few meters, flew away, seemed to play with them. Eventually it vanished “like a magician’s trick.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Atic (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_85

Event 9384 (267A7E85)

Date: 11/2/1951
Location: Abilene, Texas
Description: 7:15 a.m. The crew of an American Airlines DC-4 is flying east of Abilene, Texas, at 4,500 feet. They see a bright-green, projectile-shaped object, about the same size as their airliner, streak past at about same altitude and same easterly heading. The object leaves a trail then explodes, shooting red balls of fire in all directions.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Keyhoe, FS Conspiracy , pp. 92–93; Nukes 74–75; Sparks , p. 115
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1706

Event 9385 (D2557AA6)

Date: 11/2/1951
Description: At 7:15 a.m. an American Airlines DC-4 passenger plane was followed by a bright green glowing cigar shaped object east of Abilene, Texas. The object paced the airliner for about one minute. It then burst into pieces that looked like red fireballs, which scattered in all directions.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Donald E. Keyhoe, Aliens from Space…The Real Story of Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 204
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7410

Event 9386 (873AB53D)

Date: 11/2/1951
Description: Later that same night, two forest observers were driving in a canyon 50 kilometers north of the Mojave Desert in California when they saw around 11 p.m. a disc-shaped flying object in the southwest sky. They estimated the diameter to be about 30 feet. It was blue-green in color, with well-defined edges, but surrounded by a glow of same color. Stopping their jeep, they signaled to the object, which approached to within a few meters, then flew away, seeming to play with them. Eventually it vanished “like a magician’s trick.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Donald E. Keyhoe, Aliens from Space…The Real Story of Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 204; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 196
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7411

Event 9387 (0C00BF5A)

Date: 11/3/1951
Locations: Arizona; New Mexico; Texas; Oklahoma; Flagstaff, Arizona
Description: 9:00 p.m. A green fireball is sighted in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Capitol Airways pilot H. R. DeHoney is flying at 11,000 feet about 20 miles south of Flagstaff, Arizona, watches the object speed by as a bright blue-green ball that leaves a streak of brilliant red fire.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nukes 75–76; “Mystery Meteor Startles NM, Arizona,” Santa Fe New Mexican, November 4, 1951, p. 13
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1707

Event 9388 (F17E6838)

Date: 11/4/1951
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: The Examiner SAUCER IN SKY SNAPPED BY TOURISTS. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greenwood of Chicago, snapped pictures of what seems to be a flying saucer while vacationing in Cody, WY. They had noticed nothing unusual in the sky nor had they heard the road of any airplane motors. They found the strange object in the top top center of the picture only after they returned home and had their firm processed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_141

Event 9389 (65CECDB8)

Date: 11/5/1951
Time: 16:29:58.2
Location: 37.0919 -116.0244
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Easy” Yield: 31KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_21

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0919 -116.0244”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:31 N 116:01:28 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.40”, NukeName: “Easy”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “31”

Event 9390 (32F7A3A7)

Date: 11/6/1951
Locations: Reese AFB; Reese Technology Center; Lubbock, Texas
Description: Ruppelt flies to Reese AFB [now Reese Technology Center] in Lubbock, Texas, to begin his investigation of the Lubbock lights, accompanied by OSI agent Howard Bossert.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 691
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1708

Event 9391 (0A4CE4B4)

Date: 11/7/1951
Location: Sugarloaf Mountain, Western Arizona
Description: Kansas City Star. NOT SURE ABOUT SKY LIGHT. AP – Authorities were undecided tonight whether the flash of light seen over Sugarloaf mountain in Western Arizona this morning was a burning plane or a meteorite. Some persons said they saw a flaming silver plane crash into the mountain. Others reported seeing a flash of light, but said they didn’t believe it was a plane. A CAA spokesman said no plane had been known to be flying in the area at the same of the reported crash.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_143

Event 9392 (6E66BE89)

Date: 11/7/1951
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Description: Kansas City Star. A FIRE STREAK IN THE SKY - EARLY. An AP dispatch from Oklahoma City reported a meteorite which sounded like “someone running across the porch.” It startled Oklahoma residents this morning before it apparently disintegrated. Reports from surrounding communities told of the ball of fire that flashed through the heavens about 7:20 am. Enid residents reported a ball of fire that flashed blue, purple, red, and silver. At Waco where four people reported seeing the flash, Dr. Walter J. Williams, astronomer at Baylow University, said the meteor was apparently one of the Leonides which fall about November 19. Today’s visitor must have been an early one.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_144

Event 9393 (B68BE414)

Date: 11/7/1951
Time: ~19:00
Location: OVER LAKE SUPERIOR, MI
Description: Captain and crew / ship. Elongated orange object with 6 portholes.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLAMMONDE, Paris: UFO EXIST!; Ballentine Books, NY 1976. PB 480pp. (Index 431)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1979

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “183”, HatchDesc: “ovr LAKE SUPERIOR,MI:CAPTAIN+CREW/SHIP:ELONGATED ORNG OBJ W/6 PORTHOLES”, LatLong: “47.500002 -87.000004”, LatLongDMS: “47:30:00 N 87:00:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9394 (E6456392)

Date: 11/7/1951
Location: Lake Superior, MI
Description: Steamship Captain and crew watched elongated orange object with six glowing “portholes” speed towards Ontario. [XII] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_871

Event 9395 (CB7E1EE9)

Date: 11/7/1951
Locations: Ontario; Lake Superior
Description: Evening. A steamship captain and crew watch an elongated orange object with six glowing “portholes” speed toward Ontario over Lake Superior.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 146
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1709

Event 9396 (F42382F0)

Date: 11/8/1951
Locations: Reese AFB; Brownfield, Texas
Description: Ruppelt and an officer from Reese AFB visit Brownfield, Texas, to investigate UFO sightings there.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 691
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1710

Event 9397 (1386E0C2)

Date: 11/9/1951
Location: Middletown, NY
Description: Kansas City Star. FIERY TRAIL IN THE SKY. AP – Scores of New Yorkers reported seeing a strange light streaking across the sky late this afternoon. Reports described it as a “ball of fire”, a “reddish streak of fire”, and a “pink streak” high in the sky. It took a few minutes to pass from horizon to horizon, moving westward. The phenomenon was observed over a 20-mile area from Middletown to Port Jervis, where police said an object with a bright head leaving a trail was seen for about 3 minutes, vanishing in the direction of Scranton, PA. Meteorological and aeronautical sources in New York had no explanation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_145

Event 9398 (096F1947)

Date: 11/9/1951
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: Kansas City Star. BAFFLED BY SKY BLAZES. AP – Twin fireballs blazed across the New Mexico sky near the Mexican border yesterday. Ground observers and fliers, some blinded momentarily, viewed the phenomena from points 350 miles apart. One eyewitness report came from nearly 100 miles south of the border, in Chihuahua, Mexico. There were widely conflicting estimates of where the objects crashed to earth. A ranking authority on meteors said recent frequency of the fireballs is “without parallel in the whole of recorded history.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_146

Event 9399 (9B372C1C)

Date: 11/9/1951
Location: US
Description: San Antonio Express. SPACE TRAVEL AS WAR SURPLUS? At the closing session Friday of the USAF’s symposium on physics and medicine of the upper atmosphere, Dr. Hans Haber, of the Randolph Aviation School of Medicine gave this report: “Our guided missiles are going to become ocean-hopping passenger ships. They will be the express ships of the air, and bring American and Europe within one or two hours of flight.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_149

Event 9400 (C800B97E)

Date: 11/9/1951
Location: University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics
Description: Since October 30, seven green fireballs of exceptional size have been seen over a seven-state area in the American Southwest. Lincoln LaPaz , director of the University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics, says that frequency is exceptional: “In fact, there has never been a rate of meteorite fall in history that has been one fifth as high as the present fall. If that rate should continue, I would suspect the phenomenon is not natural.” The fireballs travel in straight lines and are completely silent.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Southwest’s 7 Fireballs in 11 Days Called ‘Without Parallel in History,’” New York Times, November 10, 1951, pp. 1, 14; Nukes 76–79
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1711

Event 9401 (1BF9B6B5)

Date: 11/10/1951
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: The eighth fireball in 13 days was seen here and as far away as Wyoming. (United Press) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_872

Event 9402 (23B563BA)

Date: 11/11/1951
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Description: 8:45 p.m. Thomas Bartis and his older brother Francis are driving through New Haven, Connecticut, when they see a huge yellow fireball with a greenish-blue tail streak through the sky. Probable bolide.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Second Fireball Is Sighted,” Meriden (Conn.) Record-Journal, November 12, 1951, pp. 1, 10
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1712

Event 9403 (A37F193C)

Date: 11/12/1951
Location: Syracuse, NY
Description: The Post-Standard. STRANGE ‘BALLS OF FIRE’ REPORTED OVER SYRACUSE. Ralph Richer of Cedarvale Road reported that at exactly 8:42 something that looked like a low-flying rocket flashed from east to west across the sky. He said it had a blue head, a yellow tail and was trailed by red sparks. An unidentified Westvale woman said she was driving home and stopped at the corner of Salisbury and Orchard roads to watch an unusual cloud formation when three round white spheres suddenly appeared in the sky, two of them traveling at terrific speed while the remaining one seemed motionlessly suspended in the air.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_147

Event 9404 (A73F1F54)

Date: 11/15/1951 (approximate)
Location: DOWAGIAC, MICH
Description: 2 observer(s). Bright silver saucer / high speed. Flies into Gale winds without effect.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 90)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1980

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “228”, HatchDesc: “DOWAGIAC,MICH:2 OBS:BRITE SLVR SCR/HI SPEED:FLIES INTO GALE WINDS W/O EFFECT”, LatLong: “41.983335 -86.116671”, LatLongDMS: “41:59:00 N 86:07:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9405 (6DA2C9C3)

Date: 11/16/1951
Location: Reading, PA
Description: Philadelphia Inquirer. SAUCERS SPOTTED NEAR READING, PA. Flying Saucers over Montgomery and Berks near Reading were reported tonight by a radio control operator, a housewife, and a motorist. All agreed three streaks of light, spinning counter-clockwise, passed rapidly through the sky toward Philadelphia.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_148

Event 9406 (80DE263D)

Date: 11/18/1951
Location: USA, Washington, D.C.
Description: (Translated from French) 3:20 a.m. Witnesses were the crew of Capital Airlines Flight 610 in a DC-4 and the air traffic controller of Andrews AFB, Tom Selby. An object with multiple lights followed the DC-4 for 20 minutes and then reversed its trajectory.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1559

Event 9407 (D8785362)

Date: 11/18/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Andrews (Washington, D. C.), the crew of Capital Airlines flight DC-4 610 and Tom Selby, an air traffic controller at the USAF base in Andrews, observe an object with various lights. It follows the DC-4 for about 20 minutes, then turns around. (November 18, 3:20)
Reference: case Blue Book #1011 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_934

Event 9408 (0049DB25)

Date: 11/18/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Photo of Guy Marquand. See photo at images/1951-11-23_Bakersfield_Marquand.jpg.
Reference: Bettmann
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_935

Event 9409 (30C9C5CD)

Date: 11/18/1951
Time: 03:20
Location: NEAR ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MD
Description: Air Traffic Controller and capitol airline(s)/airliner flight 610 crew. Liner paced / 20 minute(s)-turns back.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1981

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “85”, HatchDesc: “nr ANDREWS AFB,MD:ATC+CAPITOL AL Flt 610 CREW:LINER PACED/20min-TURNS BACK.”, LatLong: “38.783335 -76.883337”, LatLongDMS: “38:47:00 N 76:53:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maryland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9410 (22844C01)

Date: 11/18/1951
Location: Washinton, D.C.
Description: Object with several lights, follow the DC-4 for about 20 mins (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511118
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_873

Event 9411 (72BA1B4A)

Date: 11/18/1951
Time: 3:20 AM
Location: Washington, DC
Description: Witnesses: 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.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_77

Event 9412 (B215FBC1)

Date: 11/18/1951
Description: near Washington, D.C. The crew of a Capital Airlines DC-4, Flight 610, and Andrews AFB Senior air traffic controller Tom Selby witnessed an unidentified object with several lights at 3:20 a.m. It followed the DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned back.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7724

Event 9413 (45B6A621)

Date: 11/19/1951
Time: 16:59:59.7
Location: 37.1317 -116.0386
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Sugar” Yield: 1.2KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_22

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1317 -116.0386”, LatLongDMS: “37:07:54 N 116:02:19 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.00”, NukeName: “Sugar”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “1.2”

Event 9414 (A11E74E0)

Date: 11/20/1951
Locations: Dodge City, Kansas; Lubbock, Texas; Big Springs, Texas; Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: 6:42 p.m. A vivid green fireball is reported from Dodge City, Kansas, and Lubbock and Big Springs, Texas. Two Air Force pilots landing at Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a Trans World Airlines pilot also see the fireball.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Nukes 78
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1713

Event 9415 (A6D05EC8)

Date: 11/22/1951
Location: Riverside, CA
Description: SAUCER OBLIGES CARPENTER, SECOND TIME ‘ROUND’. Guy B. Marquand, Jr., a carpenter, photographed a saucer from a mountain highway southeast of Riverside. He said the object swept noiselessly by, “moving fast like a jet plane”. He got his camera, and snapped the picture when the object flew in front of it a second time. Two friends were with him at the time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_150

Event 9416 (8C549A77)

Date: 11/24/1951
Location: USA, Mankato, Minnesota.
Description: (Translated from French) 3:53 p.m. Witnesses: pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart each in a P-51 Mustang. An object of milky white color, in the shape of the Northrop flying wing (large, without fuselage or tail) with a wingspan of about 8 feet, was seen flying horizontally for 5 seconds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1560

Event 9417 (517DC97A)

Date: 11/24/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Mankano (Minnesota), W. H. Fairbrother and D. E. Stewart, pilots of the USAF or ANG in their P-51 Mustangs, observe an object of milky white color of a shape similar to the Northrop flying wing (wide, slightly raised wing, without fuselage or tail). The wingspan of the object is estimated at 8 feet. It flies straight for 5 s. (November 24, 15:53)
Reference: case Blue Book #1013 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_936

Event 9418 (909FFF0F)

Date: 11/24/1951
Time: 15:50
Location: 40M SOUTHWEST / MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Description: 2 / P51s. 8’ white triangle saucer hovers and passes over jets. / LDLN#330.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1982

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “250”, HatchDesc: “40m SW/MINNEAPOLIS,MN:2/P51s:8’WHT TRIANGLE SCR HVRS+PASSES OVR JETS:/LDLN#330”, LatLong: “44.583335 -93.833338”, LatLongDMS: “44:35:00 N 93:50:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9419 (1EEE92D7)

Date: 11/24/1951
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: Radar Rumor /Radar Ceases Operation & Antenna Moves (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 4)
Reference: NICAP: 511124
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_874

Event 9420 (2ADFC338)

Date: 11/24/1951
Location: Coopersville, MI
Description: Capital Airlines Pilot Confirms Michigan Sightings (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 511124
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_875

Event 9421 (4C3A1E75)

Date: 11/24/1951
Location: Mankato, MN
Description: Wingshaped Object Hovers Then Passes P-51 (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511124
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_876

Event 9422 (31B98534)

Date: 11/24/1951
Location: Coopersville, MI
Description: A large round object flying at 500-1,000 ft height at about 1,000 mph (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_877

Event 9423 (0FFBFB17)

Date: 11/24/1951
Time: 33:53 PM
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
Description: Witnesses: USAF or ANG pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in P-51 Mustangs. One milky white object shaped like Northrop flying wing (broad, slightly swept-back wing with no fuselage or tail). Estimated 8’ span. Flew straight and level for 5 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_78

Event 9424 (7C86D2C9)

Date: 11/24/1951
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
Description: 3:53 p.m. Air Force Capt. William Fairbrother is flying a P-51 over Mankato, Minnesota, at 25,000 feet when he sees a white object shaped like a flying wing. It hovers at first, then it passes 100 feet above and to the left of his aircraft. He immediately turns to follow but loses sight of it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 115
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1714

Event 9425 (706D083E)

Date: 11/24/1951
Locations: Grand Rapids; Coopersville; Battle Creek; Selfridge AFB near Mount Clemens
Description: 6:24 p.m. A Capital Airlines Flight 94 pilot and several control tower and other ground observers in four different locations in Michigan (Grand Rapids, Coopersville, Battle Creek, and Selfridge AFB near Mount Clemens) see a large round object flying west at 500–1,000 feet at about 1,000 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 116; Swords 130
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1715

Event 9426 (E86EFE2A)

Date: 11/24/1951
Description: At 3:53 p.m. a milky white object looking like a small Northrop flying wing (V-shaped with no fuselage or tail) hovered in the skies over Mankato, Minnesota. It flew over two Air National Guard F-51 fighter aircraft being flown by pilots W. H. Fairbrother and D. E. Stewart . A Project Blue Book “unidentified” case.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1013; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 14; Jay Rath, The M Files: True Reports of Minnesota’s Unexplained Phenomena, p. 43
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7865

Event 9427 (77FF9786)

Date: 11/25/1951
Time: 10:40
Location: 20 MI EAST / BIMINI ISLANDS, BAHAMAS
Description: Military observer(s). 5 objects trail smoke going south according to report to CIA.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 86)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1983

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “20mi E/BIMINI ISLS,BAHAMAS:MIL OBS:5 OBJs TRAIL SMOKE >S per REPORT to CIA:”, LatLong: “25.666668 -79.077782”, LatLongDMS: “25:40:00 N 79:04:40 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bahamas”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 9428 (B35AFE19)

Date: 11/26/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Fructus (France), observation of a bolide appeared in the south at mid-Jupiter-horizon, heading horizontally towards the west. Emerald green in color, it left behind a wide trail ending in sparks, but without any sound… (November 26, 10:22 PM)
Reference: BSAF, 1952, p. 23 Bolides
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_937

Event 9429 (EF064E00)

Date: 11/26/1951
Location: Milwaukee (25 miles E of), WI
Description: An orange ball of fire with blue tail flying on a level trajectory (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_878

Event 9430 (5EE9A35E)

Date: 11/27/1951
Time: 17:15
Location: Oakland, CA
Description: SAUCER HEADS NORTH FROM SANTA BARBARA. Mrs. L. E. Hewitt and her husband reported seeing a saucer on Nov. 24, along the coast road just above Santa Barbara, at about 5:15 pm. The object was shaped like a ball and seemed to be suspended in air when it suddenly moved rapidly to the North.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_151

Event 9431 (E5701085)

Date: 11/27/1951
Description: Geophysicist Louis Elterman releases the final report on Project Twinkle. Basically, it admits that the low frequency of occurrence of the fireballs does not justify the $50,000 a year required for a useful monitoring facility. It speculates that “the earth may be passing through a region in space of high meteoric population. Also, the sun-spot maxima in 1948 perhaps in some way may be a contributing factor.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Louis Elterman, Project Twinkle Final Report , Atmospheric Physics Laboratory, November 27, 1951; Clark III 544–545
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1716

Event 9432 (61783E12)

Date: 11/28/1951
Time: 19:10
Location: ALEXANDRIA, VA
Description: 2 USAF pilots. Odd craft glow and hover. Up and down maneuvers. / Blue Book and USAF-OSI.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 263)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1984

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “ALEXANDRIA,VA:2 USAF PILOTS:ODD CRAFT GLOW+HVR:UP+DOWN MNVRS:/BBK+USAF-OSI”, LatLong: “38.800002 -77.033337”, LatLongDMS: “38:48:00 N 77:02:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9433 (1FDB9793)

Date: 11/29/1951
Time: ~21:00
Location: NEAR MADISON, IN
Description: Metallic saucer circles 3 hunters. Maneuvers. Silent. 600M altitude. Away extremely fast. / r106p242.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 262)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1985

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “248”, HatchDesc: “nr MADISON,IN:MTLC SCR CCLS 3 HUNTERS:MNVRS:SLNT:600M alt:AWAY XFAST:/r106p242”, LatLong: “41.733335 -85.377782”, LatLongDMS: “41:44:00 N 85:22:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9434 (7BCAF4B8)

Date: 11/29/1951
Time: 19:59:59.7
Location: 37.1697 -116.0425
Description: Nuclear test: Underground, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Uncle” Yield: 1.2KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_23

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1697 -116.0425”, LatLongDMS: “37:10:11 N 116:02:33 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “0.01”, NukeName: “Uncle”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NUCU”, NukeY: “1.2”

Event 9435 (A1667BAD)

Date: 11/30/1951
Description: Project Grudge issues its first Status Report, classified “confidential.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Air Force, Projects Grudge and Blue Book Reports 1–12, NICAP, 1968, pp. 1–19
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1717

Event 9436 (18B60186)

Date: 12/1951
Location: USA, Red Springs (North Carolina)
Description: (Translated from French) Sam Coley and his two children reported having seen an aerial craft in the shape of a disk, with a human-shaped occupant inside. Coley was reportedly questioned by the director of the Surety and the local police chief (…)
Reference: Charles BOWEN: “In Search of Humanoids” - J’ai Lu 1974, p. 174
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1563

Event 9437 (F2CB37F0)

Date: 12/1951
Description: (Translated from French) We observe in the sky a meteor of 60 m in width moving horizontally with a furiously burning tail, above the Atlantic.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_938

Event 9438 (2EB5420B)

Date: 12/1951
Location: RED SPRINGS, NC
Description: Man and 2 kids. Saucer hovers / low altitude. Human-shape inside. / r67p144.
Type: sighting
Reference: LORENZEN, Coral & Jim: ENCOUNTERS with UFO OCCUPANTS; APRO/Berkley Medallion Books 1976. 424pp (Index 169)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1986

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “62”, HatchDesc: “RED SPRINGS,NC:MAN+2 KIDS:SCR HVRS/LO ALT:HUMAN-SHAPE INSIDE:/r67p144”, LatLong: “34.822224 -79.183337”, LatLongDMS: “34:49:20 N 79:11:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “30”, State/Prov: “North Carolina”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 9439 (14BC4EA9)

Date: 12/1951
Time: 03:00
Location: NORTHWEST / PERU, NEBR
Description: 10M saucer seen 6M / roadside. Row / 25cm windows / top. No sign of life.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 86)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1987

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “280”, HatchDesc: “NW/PERU,NEBR:10M SCR SEEN 6M/ROADSIDE:ROW/25cm WINDOWS/TOP:NO SIGN OF LIFE”, LatLong: “40.483335 -95.766671”, LatLongDMS: “40:29:00 N 95:46:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “6”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9440 (0FCF6901)

Date: 12/1951
Location: Peru (NW of), NB
Description: Blue light in the NW, vanish to the SE (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_880

Event 9441 (CF9B9805)

Date: 12/1951
Time: 0300
Location: Peru, Nebraska
Description: A man from Lincoln was driving to Indiana when he saw a blue light in the northwest sky. It vanished to the southeast. The witness missed a turn, had to go back toward Auburn, and had reached a point northwest of Peru when he saw an orange glow in the sky. Coming near, he observed the glow came from a cauldron-shaped object on the ground, about 12 m from the road. He stopped to examine the object, which measured about 10 m diameter and seemed to be made of cast iron. Thirty cm from the top was a row of windows, 25 cm in diameter, from which the orange light was coming. On the other side was a blue flamelike glow. There was no noise, no sign of life or activity, and no antenna or protrusion. The witness drove away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Atic (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_86

Event 9442 (1395D796)

Date: 12/1951
Location: Red Springs, North Carolina
Description: Sam Coley and his two children saw an object with a human-looking occupant.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Humanoids 52 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_87

Event 9443 (968AFCC7)

Date: 12/1951
Location: Los Angeles, California
Description: Ed J. Sullivan , a technical writer for North American Aviation, holds a meeting of engineers, scientists, and journalists in Los Angeles, California, who have been following the UFO phenomenon. They form Civilian Saucer Investigation to collect reports and forward them on to ATIC. Its most prominent member is Walther Riedel[,](https://anniejacobsen.com/wp-content/upl

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Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael D. Swords, GrassRoots UFOs: Case Reports from the Timmerman Files, Fund for UFO Research, 2005, pp. 139–140; Clark III 241–242
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1718

Event 9444 (0A5CB13A)

Date: 12/5/1951
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Description: Early morning. Swedish Prince Carl Bernadotte and a friend, Berl Gutenberg, are driving near Stockholm, Sweden, when they see a bright flash of light illuminate the sky. Bernadotte stops the car and opens the door to listen for sounds. They go immediately to the Stockholm Criminal Investigation Department, who reports the incident to the Security Police and the military UFO desk. The report is instantly classified, even though the object is probably a meteor.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 366
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1719

Event 9445 (6AF5CF91)

Date: 12/7/1951
Location: USA, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Description: (Translated from French) 8:15 a.m. Witness, one of the guards of the Atomic Energy Commission, J.H. Collins. A 20-foot square object, white-gray in color, but not illuminated, flew low over the installations up to the clouds and back, twice in succession. Each round trip took 30-40 seconds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1562

Event 9446 (FC46C393)

Date: 12/7/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At Oak Ridge (Tennessee), J.H. Collins, an AEC guard, observed a 20-foot square, white-gray but not shiny, object flying above the mountains towards the clouds and returning twice, the maneuver lasting 30 to 40 seconds each time. (8:15)
Reference: case Blue Book #1021 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_939

Event 9447 (A753E40E)

Date: 12/7/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Sunbury, Ohio, amateur astronomer Carl Loar observed a silver sphere for 30 minutes with his telescope. With two spots on the sides, the object seemed to explode and was replaced by a dark cloud and many spots. (4:30 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1023 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_940

Event 9448 (60DE78CD)

Date: 12/7/1951
Location: Kansas City, MO
Description: COP SPOTS ONE ABOVE; ‘NO BALLOON’, HE’S TOLD. A Kansas City policeman sighted a flying saucer directly above him. He called the airport and asked if there was a weather balloon up. They said no, because the wind was too strong. He told them of his sighting. “If this was a balloon it would be going about 70 mph due northwest and most certainly couldn’t be going into such a strong wind”, was the airport’s opinion.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_152

Event 9449 (88A5AEB9)

Date: 12/7/1951
Time: 08:20
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) guard. 20’ square object going up and down [to] twice. Canvas color. Taking samples?
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1988

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:AEC GUARD:20’ SQUARE OBJ ↑+↓ TWICE:CANVAS COLOR:TAKING SAMPLES?”, LatLong: “36.000002 -84.283337”, LatLongDMS: “36:00:00 N 84:17:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9450 (884B88B3)

Date: 12/7/1951
Time: 10:20
Location: TORRANCE, CA
Description: 2 / private plane. Shiny metallic football ovoid hovers… then moves away. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1989

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “27”, HatchDesc: “TORRANCE,CA:2/Pvt PLANE:SHINY MTLC FOOTBALL OVOID HVRS…THEN MOVES AWAY:NFD”, LatLong: “33.833335 -118.338895”, LatLongDMS: “33:50:00 N 118:20:20 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9451 (A58052A5)

Date: 12/7/1951
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: 20’ square obs by secty guard; F-47’s scrambled (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1021, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 511207
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_881

Event 9452 (0E74DED3)

Date: 12/7/1951
Location: Sunbury, OH
Description: Silvery sphere through telescope; 2 specks sighted at sides (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1023)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_887

Event 9453 (D6AB3319)

Date: 12/7/1951
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Sunbury, Ohio
Description: Witness: 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. 30 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_79

Event 9454 (ABC21611)

Date: 12/7/1951
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: Witness: Atomic Energy Commission guard J.H. Collins. One 20’ square object, white-grey but not shiny flew above ridge to clouds and back again twice, taking 30-40 seconds each time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_80

Event 9455 (0F393066)

Date: 12/7/1951
Description: At 8:15 a.m. an Atomic Energy Commission guard named Collins at the Oak Ridge Nuclear Research Facility in Tennessee sighted a “canvas colored” square object, estimated to be 20 feet wide, that moved up and down twice. The case remained unexplained by the Air Force.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1021; Project Grudge Report #3, January 1952, p. 31
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8252

Event 9456 (3F735C8C)

Date: 12/7/1951
Description: A pilot trainer and his student, flying in an aeronca 65CV airplane over Torrance, California sighted a shiny metallic football-shaped object in the sky at 10:21 a.m. The object seemed to be stationary at first, then it moved away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8253

Event 9457 (91B443A1)

Date: 12/8/1951
Location: San Francisco, CA
Description: L.W. Clopton and J. Junkurth sighted a strange object, circular to elliptical of a brilliance very similar to that of the moon which was seen at the same time. The craft was either close at hand and moving slowly or distant and fast. The latter seems to be true due to color and relative brilliance. A northwest wind about 15 or 20 mph was blowing. The saucer traveled in an apparent level arc W SW of the Sun.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_153

Event 9458 (002ECA09)

Date: 12/11/1951
Description: Project Twinkle closes down.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 545
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1720

Event 9459 (F3DAB8EC)

Date: 12/12/1951
Time: 13:50
Location: HASTINGS, MN
Description: USAF F51 dives / 2 60cm discs 30cm apart. Rapid climbs and maneuvers. Elusive.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 284)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1990

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “223”, HatchDesc: “HASTINGS,MN:USAF F51 DIVES/2 60cm DISCS 30cm APART:RAPID CLIMBS+MNVRS:elusive”, LatLong: “44.744447 -92.850004”, LatLongDMS: “44:44:40 N 92:51:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9460 (30816D59)

Date: 12/12/1951
Location: Hastings (or near Prescott?), MN
Description: “Deke” Slayton / P-51 Encounter (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511212
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_882

Event 9461 (CED9C6D6)

Date: 12/12/1951
Location: Hastings, Minnesota
Description: 3:50 p.m. USAF Capt. Donald “Deke” Slayton, flying a P-51 fighter at 10,000 feet, sees a whitish or gray object off his left wing about one mile away and 1,000 feet below his flight level about five miles southeast of Hastings, Minnesota. It looks like a kite at first, then like a weather balloon, then two rapidly revolving discs that overlap with centers about 1 foot apart. He attempts an intercept, but the UFO increases speed and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “‘Deke’ Slayton / P-51 Encounter”; Sparks , p. 117
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1721

Event 9462 (BEAF2EE5)

Date: 12/13/1951
Location: TUCUMCARI, NM
Description: Fireball going quickly east from Portales lands here. Gashes water tank. Big flood!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’S a HISTORY 1951 (2 booklets) Self published. (Index 97)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1991

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, TCH: New technical details/clues, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1245”, HatchDesc: “TUCUMCARI,NM:FBL >>E from PORTALES LANDS HERE:GASHES WATER TANK:BIG FLOOD!”, LatLong: “35.150002 -103.716672”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:00 N 103:43:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9463 (2FD9CC03)

Date: 12/15/1951
Time: 18:00?
Location: VICARAGE FARM, STAFFS
Description: Huge fireball-saucer stops and hovers. Shoots going quickly north fast as plane nears!
Type: sighting
Reference: GIBBONS, Gavin: The COMING of the SPACE SHIPS; Neville-Spearman, London HB 1956. 13s.6d (Index 74)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1992

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “86”, HatchDesc: “VICARAGE FARM,STAFFs:HUGE FBL-SCR STOPS+HVRS:SHOOTS >>N FAST AS PLANE NEARS!”, LatLong: “52.800003 -2.216667”, LatLongDMS: “52:48:00 N 02:13:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9464 (419A574C)

Date: 12/18/1951
Location: Andrews AFB, D.C.
Description: Civilian pilot. [Nov. 18, 1951, case??] (NARA) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: 1011)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_883

Event 9465 (0D2B00BE)

Date: 12/19/1951
Locations: Pentagon; Columbus, Ohio
Description: Ruppelt travels to the Pentagon with ATIC Chief Col. Frank Dunn . They visit with Maj. Gen. John A. Samford, who has replaced Cabell as USAF director of intelligence and who seems “familiar with the general aspects of the problem.” Samford’s aide, Gen. William M. Garland, tells them that ATIC has the sole authorization to carry out UFO investigations for the entire US military (not exactly true), and they discuss security problems posed by UFOs at sensitive installations. Ruppelt reveals that his preliminary analysis of UFO sighting patterns has uncovered a disturbing correlation of unexplained sightings around nuclear weapons facilities and highly classified nuclear stockpile sites and some SAC strategic air bases. Gen. Samford orders ATIC to conduct an exhaustive statistical study to verify Ruppelt’s findings, using the newly established ATIC Project WHITE STORK contract with the research think tank Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio (which eventually spends $100,000 on the study, Subproject PPS-100, confirming Ruppelt’s pattern).
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 115–116
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1722

Event 9466 (759F941E)

Date: 12/20/1951
Location: USA, Pacific Coast base
Description: (Translated from French) On December 20, at a Pacific Coast base, three “Sabres” took off wing to wing for a training mission. Commander Scott was in charge of the patrol, his crewmates were Lieutenants Powell and Hadley. The ceiling was at 4000 meters. At 6000 meters, the “Sabres” burst out of the clouds and shot into the blue sky. Suddenly, the radio indicator lit up: “Unidentified flying object just flew over the base. Heading from southeast to northwest. Altitude 10,000 meters. Speed 6000 km/h. To all aircraft in the sector, try to intercept and observe. Warning, danger!” In less than two minutes, the mysterious object will be in the vicinity. Slightly below the three aircraft, a black dot quickly grew larger. Less than two minutes later, the charred remains of the three fighters were scattered over a 5 km radius, finishing burning. [note from vog: it’s amazing that it’s a Frenchman who tells this story, while the Americans are shying away from it, attributing it to the collision of the aircraft between them…]
Reference: Charles GARREAU: “Alert in the Sky: The Abduction File” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1981, p.23 and 24
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1565

Event 9467 (00AEDA27)

Date: 12/22/1951
Location: Columbus (5 miles E of), OH
Description: F-84 Encounters Odd Object At 20,000’ (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 511222
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_884

Event 9468 (26B2D593)

Date: 12/23/1951
Location: Tucson, AZ
Description: GREEN FIREBALL OVER ARIZONA. Mr. and Mrs. Hank Fine, former Air Force Intelligence Major, of Hollywood California, saw a brilliant flash with a green tail traveling horizontally across the sky. The night was clear and brilliantly starlit.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_154

Event 9469 (601464FC)

Date: 12/23/1951 (approximate)
Time: ~22:00
Location: NEAR AAL, BUSKERUD, NORWAY
Description: 4 separate events / winter. Fireballs hover silently and going quickly / extreme speeds.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1993

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “nr AAL,BUSKERUD,NORWAY:4 SEP EVENTS/WINTER:FBLS HVR SILENTLY+>>/XTREME SPEEDS”, LatLong: “60.644447 8.594445”, LatLongDMS: “60:38:40 N 08:35:40 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Norway”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9470 (78AFBA7B)

Date: 12/24/1951
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: Two men at Selfridge AFB, Michigan sighted a large oblong and brilliantly lighted object moving at a rapid rate of speed with no apparent audible sound. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 511224
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_885

Event 9471 (E4AC8782)

Date: 12/24/1951
Location: Mankato, MN
Description: Military witness(es). [Nov. 24, 1951, case??] (NARA) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1013)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_886

Event 9472 (8D2FF95A)

Date: 12/26/1951
End date: 12/27/1951
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Description: Ruppelt and Col. Sanford H. Kirkland Jr. of ATIC meet with members of the Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, and ask them to help out with the USAF evaluation of UFO reports: first, a study of witness perception and recall, then a statistical study of UFO reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Seven Status Reports for Project Stork,” CUFON; Clark III 929
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1723

Event 9473 (72E947D6)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Doctor Lincoln LaPaz declares that the project Twinkle is a failure and terminates it. (27 December)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_941

Event 9474 (D57953CB)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Tours (France), Mr. Pasquier saw unusual objects pass by four times.
Reference: BSAF 1952, p. 23 bolides
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_942

Event 9475 (D09BD82B)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Controversial Photo of a Creature Recovered from the Crash Near Mexico. See photo at images/1951.jpg.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_943

Event 9476 (93FB9E07)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Translation of the book by Frank Scully, Behind the Flying Saucers, under the title The Mystery of the Flying Saucers.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_944

Event 9477 (CA601AB7)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Birth of the International Commission for the Investigation of Flying Saucers in France, which quickly becomes Ouranos. Founded by Marc Thirouin, it then brings together all people of good will interested in the phenomenon.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_945

Event 9478 (18DE71D7)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The American astronaut Gordon Cooper observed UFOs for 2 days during test flights.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_946

Event 9479 (AB19583F)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) Creation of the Civilian Saucer Investigation in Log Angeles.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_947

Event 9480 (A8FB1EC1)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In Saint Paul (Minnesota), Donald Slayton, a test pilot on P-51, chased a disc at 3000 m which had approached him at 150 m. The UFO quickly escaped.
Reference: Hynek, 1979
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_948

Event 9481 (9BD645C9)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) At the Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks, P. Schumann, a lieutenant of the Air Defense Corps, and 12 observers saw and tracked an UFO on the tracking radar. The 12 sworn statements are lost.
Reference: Hynek, 1979
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_949

Event 9482 (AC6FB4EC)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) The release of the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, inspired by a series of incidents involving flying saucers in the late 1940s, but also containing entirely new images. For example, one can see a circular room inside a flying saucer, lit by an invisible source, with an examination table used by doctors. The saucer itself is indestructible - a characteristic reported in later investigations of recovered wreckage. And the costume of the character Klaatu is almost identical to that worn by the extraterrestrial that George Adamski claimed to have met 2 years later.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_950

Event 9483 (92D29BC5)

Date: 12/27/1951
Description: (Translated from French) In France, the Bureau Scientifique de l’Armée de l’Air (BSAA) opens a file on the “Mysterious Celestial Objects” (MOC) which will become “Unidentified Flying Objects” (UFO) then “Unidentified Flying Objects” (OVNI)…
Reference: Record from the French Air Force dated September 20 1974 < Velasco 2004
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_951

Event 9484 (55F32AD9)

Date: 12/28/1951
Description: Project Grudge issues Status Report #2 and a Special Report three days later.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Air Force, Projects Grudge and Blue Book Reports 1–12, NICAP, 1968, pp. 21–53
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1724

Year: 1952, 3400 Event(s), (Back to Top)

Event 9485 (D2074BDF)

Date: 1952?
Location: Langley, Virginia
Description: SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION: CIA, (not dated): Walter B. Smith, (MJ-3 replacement), Director of CIA notifies the Psychological Strategy Board that “Flying Saucers” have implications for psychological warfare as well as for intelligence and operations. Suggests discussion on the possible offensive or defensive utilization of these phenomena for psychological warfare purposes.
Type: secret information
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p511)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_448
See also: 10/2/1952

Event 9486 (0355E487)

Date: 1952
Location: Soviet Union
Description: Soviet “Zlatoust-36” nuclear weapons program plant opens (Warhead assembly)
Type: atomic plant
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_449

Event 9487 (03523024)

Date: 1952
End date: 1953
Location: US
Description: USAF Investigation Summary: After review of situation, new serious investigation started; evidence uncovered led many high-ranking officers to conclude UFOs were interplanetary.
Type: investigation
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_898

Event 9488 (55E23A20)

Date: 1952
Location: Edwards AFB, CA
Description: Radar specialist at Edwards AFB, CA saw UFO crash on radar. Later learned it was 50+ ft in diameter with a row of windows. Damaged craft and bodies taken to Edwards AFB hangar temporarily before going to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
Type: crash retrieval
Reference: Leonard Stringfield’s 1978 MUFON Symposium
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_972

Event 9489 (59D7107E)

Date: 1952 (approximate)
Location: Arizona
Description: NICAP - Airline pilot Bill Nash said a woman who worked in Army Intelligence told Stringfield in 1957 of a UFO crash in Arizona around 1952. UFO was sent to Wright-Patterson AFB for analysis. Craft had strange symbols on interior control panel.
Type: crash retrieval
Reference: Leonard Stringfield’s 1978 MUFON Symposium
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_973

Event 9490 (49C70925)

Date: 1952
Location: Norfolk (Virginia)
Description: (Translated from French) (p.47, but page 116, it is dated July 14) A DC 4 suddenly found itself in the presence of six luminous red discs near Norfolk (Virginia).
Reference: A. RIBERA: “These Mysterious UFOs” - De Vecchi 1976, p. 135
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1630

Event 9491 (828F534D)

Date: 1952
Location: CANADA, Sherbrook (Nouvelle Ecosse)
Description: (Translated from French) One night, the wife of a railway employee heard knocking at her door. As she was alone at home, she leaned out the window to see who it was. She vaguely saw two squat silhouettes and almost at the same time a large round object rose in the sky, followed by a blue-green trail. The next day, the police came to investigate and noted that the shrubs planted in front of the house had their branches torn off, chopped, as if an enormous object had weighed on them. (1952,)
Reference: Peter KOLOSIMO: “Shadows on the Stars” - Albin Michel 1970, p. 355, 356
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1721

Event 9492 (953DE245)

Date: 1952
Location: CANADA, Woods Lake
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: 1951, Labrador Desert) The third one crashed on the eastern shore of Woods Lake between Minnesota and Canada. Some journalists who arrived at the scene before the police were able to approach the last one. They said they had seen something that looked like a large plate 15 to 16 meters in diameter, very shiny, with a low dome made of steel and Plexiglas in the center. They spoke of a nuclear-powered device, but according to other details that have come to us, we tend to think that it was rather a perfected version of the vehicle invented by Miethe. Canada has admitted that it is trying to build a flying saucer (…)
Reference: Peter KOLOSIMO: “Shadows on the Stars” - Albin Michel 1970, p. 325
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1722

Event 9493 (928FA721)

Date: 1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: Summer, 1952; Secret fighter base, Albuquerque, NM, G,V (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520000
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_888

Event 9494 (6F4596CA)

Date: 1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: Summer 1952; Albuquerque, NM, Secret Fighter Base (M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520000
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_889

Event 9495 (661E5727)

Date: 1952
Location: MacDill AFB, FL
Description: Summer of 1952; MacDill AFB, Florida, G,V (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_890

Event 9496 (63849BBB)

Date: 1952
Location: London, Ont, CAN
Description: Astronomer observed elliptical UFO with 2 bright body lights. [UFOE, VI] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_891

Event 9497 (7E576ACA)

Date: 1952
Location: N.Y. to Puerto Rico, Various
Description: 1952, Fall; N.Y. to Puerto Rico, Zamott/Harris/Hutchins (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_892

Event 9498 (21D02AC2)

Date: 1952
Locations: Livermore, California; UC Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley; Los Alamos, New Mexico
Description: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is established in Livermore, California, as an offshoot of the UC Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley. It is intended to spur innovation and provide competition to the nuclear weapon design laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico. Edward Teller and Ernest Lawrence , director of the Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley, are regarded as its cofounders. Los Alamos and Livermore soon establish a rivalry, fighting for weapons contracts and feasibility-study awards.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1725

Event 9499 (BD66B33E)

Date: 1952
Locations: Yale University; State Hospital for Mental Diseases in Howard, Rhode Island; Bahamas; New Mexico
Description: José Manuel Rodríguez Delgado , a Spanish physiologist at Yale University, coauthors what he claims is the first peer-reviewed paper describing deep-brain stimulation of humans. Over the next two decades, he implants electrodes in some 25 subjects. Most are schizophrenics and epileptics at the now-defunct State Hospital for Mental Diseases in Howard, Rhode Island, where Delgado’s occasional collaborator Hannibal Hamlin is a staff psychiatrist. Delgado is reticent discussing his experiments on humans. He is more enthusiastic recalling research on monkeys, chimpanzees, and gibbons, which he kept both at Yale and in open-air compounds in the Bahamas and New Mexico. He explores the effects of stimulation not only on individuals but also on groups. In one demonstration, he implants a stimoceiver (a tiny electrode able to receive and transmit signals over FM radio waves) in a macaque who terrorizes his cage-mates. Delgado installs a lever in the cage that, when pressed, activates the stimoceiver in the bully and pacify him. A female in the cage soon figures out the lever’s significance and yanks it often and with gusto.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: John Horgan, “Tribute to Jose Delgado, Legendary and Slightly Scary Pioneer of Mind Control,” Cross-Check, Scientific American blog, September 25, 2017
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1726

Event 9500 (3DCE16E1)

Date: 1952
Locations: Pentagon; Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Alabama
Description: World War II air intelligence records are transferred from the Pentagon to Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Alabama. This shift is probably why Blue Book’s Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt later cannot find anything about foo- fighters during his trips to USAF intelligence to locate reports not forwarded to ATIC.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jan Aldrich
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1727

Event 9501 (3AA5CE09)

Date: 1952
Locations: Argentine Navy; Puerto Belgrano Naval Base; Punta Alta, Argentina
Description: The Argentine Navy establishes a temporary inquiry commission dedicated to the UFO phenomenon at its Puerto Belgrano Naval Base in Punta Alta, Argentina.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Milton Hourcade, “Argentina: UFO Declassification,” U.A.P.S.G.–G.E.F.A.I., July 29, 2020
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1728

Event 9502 (F61B5546)

Date: 1952?
Locations: Austria; Mars
Description: An anonymous occupation soldier in Austria meets a diving suit–clad being who paralyzes him, pulls him inside a UFO, and flies him to an otherworldly place he takes to be Mars. He sees other humans who do not acknowledge him. Then he is returned to his base.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Prince George (B.C.) Citizen, December 11, 1957; Clark 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1729

Event 9503 (AF6EC31D)

Date: 1952
Location: San Mateo, California
Description: 6:30 a.m. A carpool of people on their way to work at United Airlines in San Mateo, California, observe five smaller objects merging with a much larger, diamond-shaped object. The big one is about 150–200 feet long, charcoal or gunmetal in color, and is hovering 50–75 feet above some salt flats. The UFOs are directly in front of them to the east, about 1,500–1,800 feet away. One of the witnesses, airplane mechanic Leonard L. Musel, said the smaller objects entered the large object through a “transparent tail or sleeve.” After they were aboard, the bigger UFO turned edgewise and zoomed off at a fantastic speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Herbert S. Taylor, “Satellite Objects: A Further Look,” IUR 29, no. 2 (Summer 2004): 7
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1730

Event 9504 (629152BC)

Date: 1952
Locations: Camp Okubo; Uji; Kyoto; Japan
Description: Night. USAF Pvt. Sinclair Taylor is on guard duty at Camp Okubo in Uji, on the southern outskirts of Kyoto, Japan, when he hears flapping sounds and sees what seems to be an enormous bird. As it gets closer to him, Taylor sees that it is a winged man well over 7 feet tall with a wingspread of 7 feet. Taylor fires at it repeatedly with his rifle and thinks he hit it, but he can’t find the body.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 778
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1731

Event 9505 (7C0B3A3D)

Date: 1952
Location: Ohio
Description: An Air Force F-86 Jet Pilot opened fire at a hovering UFO in Ohio.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_21

Event 9506 (F1982C1D)

Date: 1952
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Description: A 10-inch “red hot” disk landed and burned a child there.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_22

Event 9507 (79020536)

Date: 1952
Description: Former Naval officer and consultant to Lockheed-Vega and Glenn L. Martin Co. Thomas Townsend Brown proposes Project Winterhaven to the US military.

Brown proposes using Stanford Research Institute (SRI), University of Chicago, The Franklin Institute, the Glenn L. Martin Co’s Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS), Lear Inc., Jansky & Bailey, Brush Development Co., and Hancock Manufacturing Co. to create flying disc craft for the US military that can travel in excess of 1,800 mph in all levels of atmosphere. This is a peculiar hypothetical framework as it didn’t involve several major aerospace contractors and instead chose to subcontract to several entities outside of US aerospace. It is allegedly rejected.

https://www.thomastownsendbrown.com/hydro/winterhaven.pdf

Note: According to author Nick Cook, Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) and Office of Naval Research (ONR) documents show an interest of USAF Maj. Gen. Victor E. Bertrandias’s visit to the Townsend Brown Foundation when it was proposing Project Winterhaven. ONR’s Willoughby M. Cady writes that Townsend Brown’s claims of gravitational anomalies are not well documented, and suggested the Navy and Air Force not pursue the disc designs.

https://archive.org/details/huntforzeropoint0000cook/page/33/mode/1up (p33)

Note: In 1955, Brown worked for French aerospace company SNCASO and ran his flying disc designs in a vacuum, where they performed even better than in atmosphere. SNCASO merged with Sud-Est a year later and canceled Brown’s contract.

In 1956, Brown helped found the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) with former DCI VADM Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, Gen. Albert Coady Wedemeyer, USMC Maj. Donald Keyhoe and chief of the Navy’s guided missile program RADM Delmer S. Fahrney. Brown stepped down in 1957 and gave a press conference stating UAP were neither American nor Soviet and under “intelligent control.”

In 1957, Brown was hired as a consultant for the Bahnson Company of North Carolina and in 1959 he consulted on aerospace propulsion for General Electric, before retirement in 1960.

Note: It is worth highlighting that a secret memo dated 23 September 1947 from head of Air Materiel Command Lt. Gen. Nathan Twining to USAAF Brig. Gen. George Schulgen states: “It is possible within the present U.S. knowledge—provided extensive detailed development is undertaken—to construct a piloted aircraft which has the general description of the object above
which would be capable of an approximate range of 7,000 miles at subsonic speeds.”
Twining is specifically talking about the “flying disc” phenomena seen by civilians and military personnel that year.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20797978-twining-memo (p2)

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_28

Event 9508 (1B63E6DD)

Date: 1952
Description: CIA Project Moonstruck allegedly studies long range use of frequencies for the purpose of stimulation of the brains of
targets. It is claimed these implants were placed in subjects during abductions; unknown if related to UAP phenomenon.

https://www.urigeller.com/timeline-cias-interest-paranormal-human-consciousness/

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_29

Event 9509 (68BD1C6E)

Date: 1952
Description: A disputed, possibly hoaxed report for disinformation purposes, detail an annual report for MAJIC EYES ONLY ACTIVITIES that mention the recovery of the ejection craft in 1947 with five bodies, and the ejection craft were cylinders that ejected from the collision of larger UAP discs and possibly an experimental US craft; it states the occupants are “human or human like” and share the same biological needs.

The term ULATT EXPLOITATION is used; the application of R&D at AEC facilities is mentioned; efforts to duplicate a “water drive and plastic core elements” found in an UAP engine are being conducted at Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and Langley, with the engine kept at Holloman are also mentioned, as are autopsies of recovered occupants that fall in a Project Grey Suit within Projects 612 and 621.

Tissue samples of technicians in contact with occupants suggest the transfer of a highly contagious disease, their samples were kept at Fort Detrick, MD; and a crash recovery team from Project Moon Dust and Project Stork were sent to a crash site near the Texas-Mexico border at El Indio-Guerrero in December 1950 to respond to a crash with debris taken to AEC at Sandia.

https://majesticdocuments.com/pdf/mj12_fifthannualreport.pdf

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_30

Event 9510 (239FAF3B)

Date: 1952
Description: A family friend of McDonnell Douglas engineer John Schuessler states he was a guard at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1952 and saw a craft covered by a tarp taken into a tight security area at the base. He also stated he saw bodies recovered from a “UFO” told to him they were from the Southwest; the bodies were “little people.” He stated “everything delivered had to pass by me.”

Retrievals of the Third Kind presented at MUFON 1978, Leon Stringfield, p8

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_31

Event 9511 (CF198895)

Date: 1952
Description: A source “ZO” states a colleague of his at Rocketdyne told him he attended a meeting on celestial navigation at another aircraft company in 1952, where one USAF officer told them he was at the scene of one crash retrieval where a piece of metal was broken from the ship and later studied. He said the piece was impervious to diamond saws and torches, and a small body, badly burned, was recovered.

Retrievals of the Third Kind presented at MUFON 1978, Leon Stringfield, p181

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_32

Event 9512 (6A97933B)

Date: Early 1952
Location: JAPAN, north of Hokkaido - in flight
Description: (Translated from French) A B-29 Superfortress was perfectly tracked by the radars that had it in charge. Soon an unknown aircraft entered the radar field. It seemed to merge with the B-29 and the latter sent out a distress signal. It was never found again. (1952, beginning of the year)
Reference: Guy TARADE: “S.V. and civilizations from beyond space” - J’AI LU 1969, p. 224
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1569

Event 9513 (2EC1C1D5)

Date: Early 1952
Time: 2242
Location: Goose Bay, Labrador
Description: A fiery, spherical object made a right-angle turn during an observation by a C-54 crew flying from Westover to Goose Bay. It was also seen from the ground by the control tower and by two men who plunged to the earth when the object made a low pass at them. It went away at 2247.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Quincy (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_89

Event 9514 (3D3CB7DF)

Date: 1/1952
Time: 12:00?
Location: GALLUP, NM
Description: Several fast saucers cavort and maneuver. Some in front / sun. Military photos / Tucson Air Force Base.
Type: sighting
Reference: LORENZEN, Coral & Jim: ENCOUNTERS with UFO OCCUPANTS; APRO/Berkley Medallion Books 1976. 424pp (Index 245)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1994

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1952”, HatchDesc: “GALLUP,NM:SVRL FAST SCRS CAVORT+MNVR:SOME IN FRONT/SUN:MIL PHOTOS/TUCSON AFB”, LatLong: “35.500002 -108.750005”, LatLongDMS: “35:30:00 N 108:45:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9515 (8EDDA831)

Date: 1/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: WESTON, WYO
Description: Object maneuvers between rancher and mountainside. Spins. Responds / lights. 2nd object…
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 88)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1995

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1350”, HatchDesc: “WESTON,WYO:OBJ MNVRS BTWN RANCHER+MOUNTAINSIDE:SPINS:RESPONDS/LITES:2nd OBJ…”, LatLong: “44.638891 -105.333338”, LatLongDMS: “44:38:20 N 105:20:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9516 (AF1ACFA5)

Date: 1/1952
Location: Weston, WY
Description: A “shooting star” stop in mid-air between him and a mountain, spinning (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_893

Event 9517 (F4500A6B)

Date: 1/1952
Time: 2230
Location: Weston, Wyoming
Description: A 38-year-old rancher saw a “shooting star” that suddenly stopped in mid-air between him and a mountain. It was seen spinning in a clockwise direction. It had one red window periodially facing the observer. It went down toward the Little Powder River and came up again. The witness turned his car to send light signals, to which the object seemed to respond by stopping its red window facing the witness’s location. Spinning resumed, the object rose and came down. A similar craft arrived and both went into the deep valley, out of sight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Atic (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_88

Event 9518 (8DDC328B)

Date: 1/1952
Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Description: Jim and Coral Lorenzen found the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Soon, a man claiming to have an intelligence background becomes an active supporter and tries to lead the Lorenzens into “metaphysical areas of research.” Coral Lorenzen rebuffs these attempts. She discovers what seem to be the impressions of an intelligence report about her on one of his letters. In the summer, two suspicious men posing as building contractors seem to be lurking around her home as well as the homes of the APRO treasurer and secretary the same day.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Lorenzen, Encounters with UFO Occupants, Berkley Medallion, 1976, pp. 1–2, 248– 251; Clark III 49
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1732

Event 9519 (BA55C083)

Date: 1/1952
Locations: US; USSR; China
Description: Some 74% of the CIA’s money goes toward covert operations. It has already infiltrated many US labor, business, church, university, student, and cultural groups, usually channeling the money through foundations. This year it begins HTLINGUAL, a secret project to intercept mail destined for the USSR and China. It also targets domestic peace and civil rights activists. It lasts until 1973, photographing 2 million envelopes and opening 215,000 letters.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Frank J. Donner, The Age of Surveillance: The Aims and Methods of America’s Political Intelligence System , Knopf, 1980; Jim Keith, Mind Control, World Control: The Encyclopedia of Mond Control, Adventures Unlimited, 1997; David Wise, The American Police State: The Government Against the People, Random House, 1976
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1733

Event 9520 (C72F0742)

Date: 1/1/1952
Location: North Bay, Ontario
Description: W. J. Yeo, a master telecommunications superintendent, and Sgt. D. V. Crandell, an instrument technician, reported sighting a saucer over the air base. The object appeared to be at great height, probably outside the earth’s atmosphere and moved at supersonic speed. It was visible for 8 min. 43 sec. and moved roughly parallel to the earth although changing directions slightly at times, zig-zagging, climbing and diving. The object was reddish-orange in color and Yeo said it definitely was not a meteor, balloon or ordinary aircraft.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_155

Event 9521 (4CF19003)

Date: 1/1/1952
Location: North Bay, Canada
Description: Large object circles, maneuvers over RCAF base. Non-US military.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_81

Event 9522 (1D752441)

Date: 1/1/1952
Time: ~22:00
Location: NORTH BAY, ON
Description: 2 orange saucers zigzag all over brand-new RCAF airfield. Supersonic.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE; Henry Holt, NY 1953 HC. (Index 128)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1996

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “370”, HatchDesc: “NORTH BAY,ON:2 ORG SCRS ZIGZAG ALL OVR BRAND-NEW RCAF AIRFIELD:SUPERSONIC”, LatLong: “46.216669 -79.466670”, LatLongDMS: “46:13:00 N 79:28:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9523 (73B57EDD)

Date: 1/1/1952
Location: RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
Description: 10:54 p.m. Warrant Officer W. J. Yeo (a master telecomm specialist) and Sgt. D. V. Crandell watch a silent, reddish-orange object circle and maneuver for nearly 9 minutes at RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario. It appears to be very large and travels at supersonic speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “‘Saucers’ Seen Here: 2 Sighted at RCAF Station,” North Bay (Ont.) Nugget, April 15, 1952, pp. 1–2; Yurko Bondarchuk, UFO Sightings, Landings, and Abductions, Methuen, 1979, p. 92
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1734

Event 9524 (5A36E260)

Date: 1/1/1952
Description: On this night at the North Bay RCAF Base in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Warrant Officer W. J. Yeo and Airman Crandell observed a strange craft in the sky at a NORAD installation. The UFO swung like a pendulum in the sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping dated April 16, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1

Event 9525 (89DA16A4)

Date: 1/3/1952
Time: 22:10
Location: SOUTH DAYTONA, FL
Description: Postal worker. 10m metallic hemisphere going quickly southeast / 150m altitude. Silent. Faster / jet.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1997

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “S.DAYTONA,FL:POSTAL WORKER:10m MTLC HEMISPHERE >>SE/150m alt:SLNT:FASTER/JET”, LatLong: “29.150001 -81.000004”, LatLongDMS: “29:09:00 N 81:00:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9526 (1593BD0F)

Date: 1/3/1952
Location: Soviet Union
Description: Brig. Gen. William M. Garland, Assistant for the Production of Intelligence, writes a secret memorandum for General John A. Samford that lays down the investigative shortcomings of Project Grudge and suggests policies and agendas for the immediate future. Garland mentions that the aircraft inventions and models by the Horten brothers had fallen into the hands of the Soviets at the end of World War II.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Brig. Gen. William M. Garland, “(Secret) Contemplated Action to Determine the Nature and Origin of the Phenomena Connected with the Reports of Unusual Flying Objects,” January 3, 1952; Swords 141–143; Kremlin 34
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1735

Event 9527 (C2200594)

Date: 1/4/1952
Time: 05:00
Location: WATSONVILLE, CA
Description: Cops and more/others. Blue-green fireball throws sparks / ends. Turns going SSE toward(s) fort ORD.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 102)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1998

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “WATSONVILLE,CA:COPS++:BLU-GRN FBL THROWS SPARKS/ENDS:TURNS >SSE twrd FORT ORD”, LatLong: “36.911113 -121.750006”, LatLongDMS: “36:54:40 N 121:45:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9528 (4FC8E9FF)

Date: 1/6/1952
Location: Watsonville, California
Description: LIT-UP CIGAR SCARES COPPERS. A cigar-shaped object with a tail resembling a string of lighted beads raced across the sky here and looked for a time as if it was going to crash in the city, police said today. Sheriff’s deputies Al Bolman and Jim Mattney, who spotted the thing early yesterday, said they thought originally it was a flaming airplane. They stated it threw sparks and flame out both ends and cruised along at about 1,000 feet. It appeared under control.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_156

Event 9529 (F17B9432)

Date: 1/6/1952
Locations: Giant Rock; Mojave Desert; Landers, California
Description: Contactee George Van Tassel, living at Giant Rock in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California, receives the first of many psychic messages from extraterrestrial starship commanders. This one is from “Lutbunn, senior in command of first wave, planet patrol, realms of Schare. We have your contact aboard 80,000 feet above this place.” Other messages soon come from Elcar, Clota, Totalmon, Latamarx, Noma, Leektow, Luu, Oblow, Kerrull, Locktopar, Molca, Clatu, Hulda, Lata, Singba, and others. One of his contacts, Ashtar, will become a metaphysical superstar, and in the years ahead many contactees will channel communications from him. These aliens seek to raise humanity’s “vibrationary attunement” so that earthlings will not threaten the wise and peace- loving space people. Van Tassel reprints many of these messages in a misleadingly titled book, I Rode a Flying Saucer!
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: George W. Van Tassel, I Rode a Flying Saucer! The Mysteries of the Flying Saucers Revealed, New Age, 1952; Clark III 1218–1219
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1736

Event 9530 (B29E5823)

Date: 1/7/1952
Description: A dot appeared in the western sky over the Apple Valley Airport in San Bernardino County, California that grew to a golden shining disc, 100 feet in diameter. The UFO cavorted for several minutes, made 90 degree turns, and flew away at twice the speed of a jet. It also was completely silent. The witness was a 57-year-old man named Mattern.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, Civilian Saucer Intelligence–Los Angeles, letter from witness dated April 13, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_179

Event 9531 (7A29575B)

Date: 1/8/1952
Locations: Battelle Memorial Institute; Columbus, Ohio
Description: Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, agrees to help out the Air Force with analyzing UFO reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 929
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1737

Event 9532 (87C7403C)

Date: 1/9/1952
Location: Kerrville, TX
Description: January 9, 1952; Kerrville, Texas. Odd 'roaring" interference on radio as UFO circled town. (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_894

Event 9533 (DDB09F2F)

Date: 1/16/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Artesia, New Mexico, two researchers from General Mills who had just released a weather balloon saw for about 40 seconds an object twice as big as their balloon circling around, then with 4 pilots from Artesia Airport saw two other objects doing the same, for the same duration. In Albuquerque, the same scene was observed by several witnesses. (January 16, 3 PM)
Reference: Hynek 1974, DD-8
Reference: case Blue Book #1037 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_952

Event 9534 (88DC4E8F)

Date: 1/16/1952
Location: Artesia, NM
Description: A motionless dull white, round object 5/3 larger than the balloon (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1037, NC)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_895

Event 9535 (B4F04227)

Date: 1/20/1952
Location: USA, Fairchild Base (Washington)
Description: (Translated from French) At 7:30 PM two Chief Sergeants, both intelligence specialists, were walking down an alley of the Fairchild Base, near Spokane. Suddenly they saw a large, spherical object of pale blue color approaching from the east. They stopped to examine it, as several UFOs had been reported by officers of the base in the preceding months. The object was moving at a rather fast but moderate speed in a horizontal plane. It passed north of the Sergeants’ location. When it disappeared to the west they noticed it had a long blue tail. At the time of the observation the sky was overcast from the ceiling of 1400 meters with a thickness of 1800 meters. If the object was just at the base of the clouds, it was 3000 meters away from the observers and moving at more than 2000 km/h. It could not have been a jet aircraft due to the absence of noise.
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects”, France-Empire 1958, p.24,25
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1570

Event 9536 (98030D55)

Date: 1/20/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the Fairchild base in Spokane (Washington DC), two sergeants-chiefs — intelligence specialists — observed from 3 km away a white-bluish disc with a long blue tail moving at 200 km/h without any noise. They flew under a cloud ceiling of 1400 m which excludes the hypothesis of a meteor. (January 20)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_953

Event 9537 (9318E76A)

Date: 1/20/1952
Location: Fairchild AFB, WA
Description: Large spherical object approaches at tremendous speed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_82

Event 9538 (ADA41821)

Date: 1/20/1952
Time: 19:20
Location: FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, WA
Description: 2 Air Force intelligence OFFs. Silent blue-white sphere/orb/globe going quickly west / 1400mph. Below clouds.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_1999

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “750”, HatchDesc: “FAIRCHILD AFB,WA:2 AF INT.OFFs:SLNT BLU-WHT ORB >>W/1400mph:BELOW CLOUDS”, LatLong: “47.650002 -117.383339”, LatLongDMS: “47:39:00 N 117:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9539 (E6B99643)

Date: 1/20/1952
Location: Fairchild AFB, WA
Description: Bluish-white spherical object with a long blue tail that flew beneath a solid overcast (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520120
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_896

Event 9540 (23E0D6DD)

Date: 1/20/1952
Location: Fairchild AFB near Spokane, Washington
Description: 7:20 p.m. Two master sergeants, both intelligence specialists, are walking down a street at Fairchild AFB near Spokane, Washington, when they notice a large, bluish-white, spherical object approaching from the east. It passes north of their position, traveling horizontally and silently, and disappears in the west. They notice it has a long blue tail. It travels underneath low cloud cover at 4,700 feet at 1,400 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Large Sphere with Blue Tail at 500ʹ,”; Ruppelt, p. 12; Sparks, p. 118
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1738

Event 9541 (80BF8029)

Date: 1/21/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Mitchel Base (New York), a pilot of a US Navy TBM takes off to chase a white circular dome-shaped object that accelerates and disappears. (January 21)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_954

Event 9542 (55949FED)

Date: 1/21/1952
Location: Mitchell AFB, NY
Description: Navy pilot chases dome-shaped, red object, outdistanced.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_83

Event 9543 (0598B3F0)

Date: 1/21/1952
Time: 09:50
Location: MITCHELL AIR FORCE BASE, LI, NY
Description: White saucer makes 180° turn. Circles Air Force Base. Goes going quickly south to sea. / LDLN#330.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 120)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2000

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “MITCHELL AFB,LI,NY:WHT SCR MAKES 180° TURN:CCLs AFB:GOES>>S TO SEA:/LDLN#330”, LatLong: “40.722224 -73.583337”, LatLongDMS: “40:43:20 N 73:35:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9544 (ED198429)

Date: 1/21/1952
Location: Mitchell AFB, NY
Description: TBM And Possible Balloon? (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520121
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_897

Event 9545 (3E008739)

Date: 1/21/1952
Locations: Mitchel AFB; Long Island, New York
Description: 9:50 a.m. A Navy pilot lieutenant commander in a TBM Avenger chases a white, dome-shaped object over Mitchel AFB [now closed] on Long Island, New York. It accelerates rapidly, makes a 180° turn, and heads out to sea. He estimates it is traveling at least at 300 mph. It looks like a parachute canopy and has a dark undersurface. Although there is a balloon in the area, but its flight path is completely different.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “TBM Chases Climbing and Accelerating Object”; Ruppelt, pp. 121–123; Sparks , p. 118
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1739

Event 9546 (9F508CE5)

Date: 1/21/1952
Description: Two pilots of a Navy TBM plane from Mitchel AFB on Long Island, New York chased a white, circular, domed disc at 9:50 a.m., which finally accelerated and outdistanced them, climbing away. The TBM torpedo plane was flying at 6000 feet altitude when the crew first spotted the object. The disc was very light on top, but dark on the underside. It was estimated to be from 20 to 30 feet in diameter, at a minimum distance of only 2000 feet. When it was first seen it was at 200 feet, and then climbed to the plane’s altitude. It started a rapid climb from there and soon vanished from sight. The official Air Force explanation at the time was that it was a balloon, which nearly everyone who has reviewed the case doubts.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, Richard M. Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973, p. 401; Richard H. Hall, Radar-Visual UFO cases in 1952: The UFO sightings that shook the government, p. 9; Terrence Wright, Intelligent Man’s Guide to Flying Saucers, p. 139; UNICAT case 807, citing Edward J. Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 161
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_399

Event 9547 (2DB8099E)

Date: 1/22/1952
Location: ALASKA
Description: (Translated from French) At 0:20 local time, an aviator who was monitoring the screen saw an object appear, in the form of a clear, bright point, as airplanes usually give. The abnormal fact was that this point was northeast of the station, i.e. above a region that airplanes rarely flew over and where there was only ice, snow, some Eskimos and, a little further, Russia. After plotting three good contacts, the operators knew they had something exceptional. The object was at 7000 m altitude and was moving at 2400 km/h. A few minutes later, an F-94 jet interceptor took off from the base. Suddenly, the unknown object slowed down, stopped and reversed its course, heading straight for the station. When it was about fifty kilometers away, an operator switched to a shorter range and, in doing so, lost both the object and the plane. Two other F-94s had taken off. During the fourth interception pass, the object suddenly seemed to move. Ground radar got a brief echo, but it soon went out of range, moving away to the west.
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Face aux Soucoupes Volantes”, ed. France-Empire 1958, pp. 160, 161
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1571

Event 9548 (B033B8A7)

Date: 1/22/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The ground radar of Northern Alaska as well as the on-board radars of 3 F-94 interceptors detect an unidentified object. (January 22)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_955

Event 9549 (4588A900)

Date: 1/22/1952
Location: North Alaska
Description: Multiple radar UFO; three F-94s intercept; near collision.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_84

Event 9550 (82EBEE1C)

Date: 1/22/1952
Time: 00:20
Location: LADD AIR FORCE BASE, AK
Description: Objects / 3 ground and air RADAR’s going quickly southwest / 1500mph. Gravitational effects. F94s chase. / r242p118.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 123)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2001

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “100”, Elev: “167”, HatchDesc: “LADD AFB,AK:OBJs/3 GND+AIR RDRs >>SW/1500mph:GRAV.EFFECTS:F94s CHASE:/r242p118”, LatLong: “64.566670 -149.083340”, LatLongDMS: “64:34:00 N 149:05:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9551 (72375129)

Date: 1/22/1952
Location: Nenana (E of), AK
Description: Radar operator at ADC tracks object Alaska, G,A (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520122
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_898

Event 9552 (EFFED237)

Date: 1/22/1952
Location: Mitchell AFB (SE of), NY
Description: Bomber chased a a white circular domed-disc which shot away (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_899

Event 9553 (861A1A16)

Date: 1/22/1952
Locations: northern Alaska outpost; Murphy Dome Air Force Station
Description: 12:20 a.m. At a northern Alaska outpost, Murphy Dome Air Force Station, radar captures a UFO traveling 1,500 mph at 23,000 feet. When an F-94 is sent to intercept, the target stops, slows down, reverses course, and heads directly for the radar station. It comes within 30 miles, then disappears from the screen. The F-94 heads back to refuel, and a second fighter is scrambled. This pilot gets a strong radar return. At first, the object is almost stationary, but then it dives suddenly, at which point ground radar picks it up again. A third F-94 is sent up, also tracks the object on radar, and closes to within 900 feet. At this point, the pilot pulls away to avoid a collision, as the UFO is nearly immobile. Since none of the pilots obtained a visual sighting, the Air Force concludes that the radar returns are weather-related, although the pilots strongly dispute this.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Alaskan Radar Case”; Ruppelt, pp. 123–127; Sparks , pp. 119–120
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1740

Event 9554 (EA5C0D26)

Date: 1/22/1952
Description: At 12:20 a.m. a radar station at Murphy’s Dome, Alaska tracked a UFO moving at 1,500 mph at 23,000 feet. Three F-94s were vectored in. There were solid radar returns on the ground radar as well as two airborne radars. At one point the short range radar stopped working, preventing anything being tracked close to the station. The third jet approached to within 200 meters of the UFO, but pulled up for fear of a mid-air collision. No radar malfunctions were found.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 165; Michael David Hall, Captain Edward J. Ruppelt: Summer of the Saucers – 1952, p. 86; Project Blue Book Special Report # 3, report dated April 30, 1952; UNICAT, case # 599
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_408

Event 9555 (C8E5D4F2)

Date: 1/25/1952
Location: Skanska Dagbladet, Malmo Sweden
Description: FLYING SAUCER OVER NORTHERN SKANE. Capt. Claf Rudbeck of the War Pilot School in Ljungbuhed, spotted a clearly lit and unfamilar object flying at great altitude over Northern Skane, Thursday night. He chased the object until it disappeared over the coast. A pursuit plane from the Skanske Air Fleet joined the case but couldn’t spot the saucer. No observation balloons
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_157

Event 9556 (AAAA4F37)

Date: 1/25/1952
Time: 19:00
Location: SOUTH / SAN JOSE, CA
Description: Private pilot. Group / odd red night lights play / sky. Away as plane nears. / Sj Merc.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 111)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2002

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “50”, HatchDesc: “S/SAN JOSE,CA:PVT.PILOT:GRP/ODD RED NLTS PLAY/SKY:AWAY AS PLANE NEARS:/SJ Merc”, LatLong: “37.250002 -121.833339”, LatLongDMS: “37:15:00 N 121:50:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9557 (35DD34BD)

Date: 1/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Wonsan (Korea), a B-29 flies alongside a bright orange disc-shaped object
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_956

Event 9558 (BCFA9FAC)

Date: 1/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The crew of another B-29 made a similar observation the same night 80 miles above Sunchon.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_957

Event 9559 (24976875)

Date: 1/29/1952
Location: Wonsan and Sunchon, Korea
Description: Army Intelligence Report from Korea. THEY LOOK OVER KOREA, TOO. Objects, globe or disk-shaped, bright orange in color and emitting occasional flashes of blueish light, were seen by crew members of two B-29’s at widely separated points around midnight, Jan. 29. One sighting was over Wonsan, the other over Sunchon. Two crew members in each plane made the sighting and confirmed each other’s observations. The Sunchon disks flew parallel to the B-29 for one minute – The Wonson objects flew alongside for five minutes. Both crews believes the objects to be globular.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_159

Event 9560 (47553874)

Date: 1/29/1952
Location: Korea
Description: Two B-29s paced by “huge ball of fire.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_85

Event 9561 (25EABBC2)

Date: 1/29/1952
Time: 23:00
Location: 30 MI WSW / WONSAN, NORTH KOREA
Description: 3 USAF / B29. Orange fireball / sphere. Paces plane / 5 min. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: UNINVITED GUESTS; Aurora Press, Santa Fe, NM 1988. 381pp. (Index 198)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2003

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “30 MI WSW/WONSAN,N.KOREA:3 USAF/B29:ORG FBL/SPHERE:PACES PLANE/5 min:NFD”, LatLong: “39.033335 126.900006”, LatLongDMS: “39:02:00 N 126:54:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NKR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9562 (03A65513)

Date: 1/29/1952
Time: 23:20
Location: 5MI SSE / SUNCHON, NORTH KOREA
Description: 2nd B29. 3’ orange glowing-saucer. Going south. Turns back going quickly north. / r242p124.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 32)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2004

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “5mi SSE/SUNCHON,N KOREA:2nd B29:3’ORG.GLO-SCR:> S:TURNS BACK >>N:/r242p124”, LatLong: “39.366669 125.900006”, LatLongDMS: “39:22:00 N 125:54:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NKR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9563 (678A75ED)

Date: 1/29/1952
Location: Wonsan (30 miles SW of), South Korea
Description: Orange luminous rotating and pulsating 3 ft sphere with blue flame halo (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520129
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_900

Event 9564 (8C9649EF)

Date: 1/29/1952
End date: 1/30/1952
Location: Sunchon, South Korea
Description: USAF crew saw an orange sphere follow the B-29 (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520129-30
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_901

Event 9565 (991E9774)

Date: 1/29/1952
Locations: Pentagon; AFOIN offices; Dayton, Ohio
Description: On his trip to the Pentagon to brief Gen. William M. Garland, Ruppelt visits the AFOIN offices and discovers they have more complete files than ATIC in Dayton, Ohio, does. He arranges to have copies made of the missing files for him at Project Grudge (though multiple visits are required to obtain the copies and Ruppelt probably does not succeed in getting everything). The offices with UFO files include the Technical Capabilities Branch (TCB) of the Evaluation Division and the Collection Control Branch of the Collection Division.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The 1952 Sighting Wave”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1741

Event 9566 (EEDB542B)

Date: 1/29/1952
Locations: Pentagon; White Sands and Los Alamos, New Mexico; Killeen Base, Texas; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Dayton, Ohio; Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description: Brig. Gen. William M. Garland, USAF Assistant for Production of Intelligence, and his staff are briefed at the Pentagon on the status of Project Grudge by Edward Ruppelt , who with his colleagues at ATIC has prepared sighting maps that show a concentration of cases at White Sands and Los Alamos, New Mexico; Killeen Base, Texas; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and Dayton, Ohio (where Wright-Patterson AFB is situated). At this meeting, Garland introduces a new intelligence policy that emphasizes the use of instrumentation for intelligence collection, including the detection and tracking of UFOs (the basis for terminating Project Blue Book as an intelligence function). As an interim last-chance measure to prove whether anecdotal sightings have any value, Garland approves Ruppelt’s publicity plan to draw in UFO reports from the public so that triangulations might be obtained. This leads to Garland secretly backing the Life magazine article. Apparently on the same day, Garland gives the welcoming address to the secret MIT Lincoln Laboratory (Ruppelt calls it the Beacon Hill group) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he tells the assembled scientists to study ways USAF intelligence methodology can be revolutionized through the use of technology. (Later Garland sends Ruppelt, Col. Sanford H. Kirkland Jr. of ATIC, and Lt. Col. William A. Adams of AFOIN, to brief the Lincoln Lab scientists on UFOs on March 26 and in April 1952, respectively)
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Status of Project Blue Book,” T52-6888, [1952]; NICAP, “The 1952 Sighting Wave”; Swords 144; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, January–May, The Author, 1993, p. 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1742

Event 9567 (149215D1)

Date: 1/29/1952
Location: Guam
Description: Evening. Violet M. Winstead and her husband are at an open-air movie theater on Guam when they and others at the theater see an orange light passing silently overhead.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Violet M. Winstead, Letter, IUR 9, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1984): 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1743

Event 9568 (FF366E88)

Date: 1/29/1952
Locations: Wonsan; Sunchon; North Korea
Description: Night. A bright orange, disc-shaped object, also described as a “huge ball of fire,” paces two B-29s on the same night, 80 miles from each other over the towns of Wonsan and Sunchon, North Korea.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Rotating Light Seen by B-29 Crew”; NICAP, “B-29 Crew Followed by UFO”; Haines, Korea, pp. 33–37; Sparks, p. 121; Patrick Gross, “UFO US Military Reports, Korea, 1952”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1744

Event 9569 (4C1B5046)

Date: 1/29/1952
Description: Several bright discs, each estimated to be three feet in diameter, followed a B-29 Superfortress flying 30 miles west-southwest of Wonsan, Korea at 11:20 p.m. A second sighting occurred at 11:24 p.m. with a different squadron of B-29s flying near Sunchon, Korea.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Kenneth Arnold & Ray Palmer, The Coming of the Saucers, p. 157; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 15; UNICAT, case 625, citing Life magazine, April 7, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_571

Event 9570 (2E5BE822)

Date: 1/30/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Korea, an UFO resembling a large horizontal wheel emitting orange light and spewing blue flames from its circumference, is visible for a few minutes (= observations from the previous day?). (January 30)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_958

Event 9571 (14FC38C2)

Date: 1/30/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Creation of the APRO.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_959

Event 9572 (2E72891D)

Date: 1/31/1952
Description: Ruppelt releases Project Grudge Status Report #3, in which he reviews the geographic distribution of UFO reports, states the project’s obstacle, and includes a list of 15 cases reported to ATIC in January.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 144; US Air Force, Projects Grudge and Blue Book Reports 1–12, NICAP, 1968, pp. 55–64
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1745

Event 9573 (480F6DE5)

Date: 2/1952
Time: ~10:00
Location: BINGHAMTON, NY
Description: Several girls and more. Orange burger-saucer going north. Portholes / rim. Accelerations very fast. Dwg / reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 707)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2005

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “260”, HatchDesc: “BINGHAMTON,NY:SVRL GIRLS+:ORG BURGER-SCR >N:PORTS/RIM:ACCELS VFAST:dwg/ref”, LatLong: “42.100002 -75.916670”, LatLongDMS: “42:06:00 N 75:55:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9574 (01AEBD92)

Date: 2/1/1952
Location: Terre Haute (10 miles W of), IN
Description: Close group of moving lights changing color from blue to green to yellow (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_902

Event 9575 (38D77F47)

Date: 2/2/1952
Location: KOREA, at sea, eastern coasts
Description: (Translated from French) Radar operators of the aircraft carrier Philippine Sea, detected a UFO showing a high speed of flight, initially detected at 40 km distance and having approached to 32 km, it made a wide turn to the east, moving away on a route opposite to that of the aircraft carrier. Recorded speeds: 960 km/h during the first minute, 1440 km/h during the second minute, 2880 km/h during the third minute. It separated into two contacts distant from 9 to 20 km. Three helmsmen of the aircraft carrier saw on the deck a triple incandescent wake.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, p. 125, 126
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1572

Event 9576 (725DD89E)

Date: 2/2/1952
Location: OFF EAST COAST / KOREA
Description: Blip all over AC carrier. Splits / 2. Much RADAR. Zigzags going quickly north and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2006

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off E.COAST/KOREA:BLIP ALL OVR AC CARRIER:SPLITS/2:MUCH RDR:ZIGZAGS >>N+AWAY”, LatLong: “36.166668 130.016673”, LatLongDMS: “36:10:00 N 130:01:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SEA”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9577 (9C2317D9)

Date: 2/2/1952
Location: Pusan (40 miles E of), South Korea
Description: Radar track of 767 mph unidentified target (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520202
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_903

Event 9578 (B89A3E24)

Date: 2/2/1952
Location: east coast of Korea
Description: 7:35 p.m. Radar operators aboard the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea pick up an unidentified target off the east coast of Korea. It is first detected at a distance of 25 miles; when it closes to 20 miles, it makes a wide turn to the east directly away from the carrier, accelerating from 600 to 1,800 mph at 52,000 feet altitude. It splits into two targets 5–12 miles apart on a slightly zigzag course to the north. They disappear about 110 miles away. Observers on the carrier see three exhaust flames.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “USS Philippine Sea Tracks Approaching Target”; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 126–127; Sparks , p. 121
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1746

Event 9579 (B7FAC6DD)

Date: 2/3/1952
Location: Amherst, Wisconsin
Description: PALMER JOINS THE SIGHT-SEERS. Ray Palmer, editor of Fate Magazine and co-author of The Coming of the Saucers sighted an object at 10 seconds past 6:00 pm CST, from his back window. He saw an orange globe emitting blue flames traveling approximately 180 mph, 15 feet off the ground and about the size of a basketball.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_160

Event 9580 (E0BB6B5D)

Date: 2/8/1952
Locations: Pentagon; Wright-Patterson AFB; Wonsan
Description: Dewey Fournet , on the Pentagon’s UFO desk, writes to Ruppelt at ATIC for help in interpreting the Korean sightings. Ruppelt has brought in an expert from Wright-Patterson AFB’s Engineering Division, Peter A. Stranges of the Propulsion Branch Power Plant Group, to help with the analysis, which he passes on to Fournet and Garland . Stranges compares the Wonsan sighting to the foo fighters of World War II.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: (Swords 144–145).
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1747

Event 9581 (C12D4BE1)

Date: 2/11/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Captain G. P. Arns and Major R. J. Gedson fly aboard a Beech AT-11 training aircraft. A yellow-orange object in the shape of a comet emits flames for 1 to 2 seconds during a 1 minute observation of a continuous horizontal flight. (February 11, 3 AM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1052 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_960

Event 9582 (105AAD00)

Date: 2/11/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Veto on a request for declassification of the final report of the Twinkle project by the ARDC.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_961

Event 9583 (C605A551)

Date: 2/11/1952
Time: 03:00
Location: PITTSBURGH, PA
Description: 2 / AT11 trainer plane. Comet-like pulses flame / 2 second(s). Straight and level flight / 1 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2007

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “235”, HatchDesc: “PITTSBURGH,PA:2/AT11 TRAINER PLANE:COMET-LIKE PULSES FLAME/2sec:S/L FLITE/1min”, LatLong: “40.416669 -79.983337”, LatLongDMS: “40:25:00 N 79:59:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9584 (5E99D7EF)

Date: 2/11/1952
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Description: AT-11 Encounters Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1052)
Reference: NICAP: 520211
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_904

Event 9585 (9BAD60E4)

Date: 2/11/1952
Time: 3 AM
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: Witnesses: Capt. G.P. Arns and Maj. R.J. Gedson flying a Beech AT-ll trainer. One yellow-orange comet-shaped object pulsed flame for 1-2 seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_81

Event 9586 (B04D28B6)

Date: 2/11/1952
Description: A bright, yellowish orange object with a pulsating flame exhaust was spotted at a high altitude by the crew of a US Air Force AT-11 trainer flying near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at three o’clock in the morning.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1052; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 15; Project Blue Book Special Report #5, March 31, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_817

Event 9587 (A42FD1AC)

Date: 2/12/1952
Location: Baltimore (Bet. Friendship Airfield and), MD
Description: MATS C-47 Crew Encounter Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520212
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_905

Event 9588 (5C16A9C0)

Date: 2/12/1952
Description: The pilot and co-pilot of a MATS C-47 transport plane flying between Friendship Airfield and Baltimore, Maryland sighted a bright white UFO at 10:30 p.m. The object moved slowly at first, then accelerated away. The sighting lasted two minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book Report #5, dated March 31, 1952; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_861

Event 9589 (C33FF4CC)

Date: 2/13/1952
Location: LONDON
Description: Sunday mirror reports luminous cigar. Blue / bottom. Both ends green. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2008

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Great Britain and Ireland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “LONDON:SUNDAY MIRROR REPORTS LUM.CIGAR:BLUE/BOTTOM:BOTH ENDS GREEN:NFD”, LatLong: “51.483336 -0.083333”, LatLongDMS: “51:29:00 N 00:05:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “England”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9590 (B85BBE7C)

Date: 2/13/1952
Location: Granite City, IL
Description: The 3903rd Radar Bomb Scoring Group observed an unusual radar return while attempting to score a bomb run (McDonald list; BB Rpt 6) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520213
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_906

Event 9591 (977F6BC3)

Date: 2/13/1952
Description: A luminous cigar-shaped object, blue on the bottom and green at both ends, flew over London, England on this night.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping dated February 14, 1952; UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 19
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_891

Event 9592 (4E5CC111)

Date: 2/14/1952
Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky
Description: SAUCER SIGHTED OVER NATION’S MONEY BELT. PFC Richard F. McCloskey and Cpl. Conrad E. Horcher report seeing a strange red object moving across the sky on Feb. 11. They say it zig-zagged across the sky, but continued on a definite course.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_161

Event 9593 (C668133E)

Date: 2/14/1952
Location: Aldergrove, BC
Description: OPTICAL ILLUSION, OR DO THEY CHANGE SHAPE. A resident, who wanted her identity kept secret, saw a white streak in the southwest sky. It was about 6 or 7 feet long and about a foot wide at the end closest to earth. It did not move, then widened to about two feet wide and 12 or 14 feet long. It looked like a mass of tiny stars and stayed in the same position. Then it closed up to its original size and was gone in about three or four minutes. This report can be found at the weather office of Lulu Island.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_162

Event 9594 (E32E8611)

Date: 2/16/1952
Location: Pusan (60 miles E of), South Korea
Description: Large Target Tracked By GCI CPS-5 (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520216
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_907

Event 9595 (3D92AD48)

Date: 2/17/1952
Location: Roswell (25 miles SE of), NM
Description: Unusual Fireball Near B-29 Crew (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520217
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_908

Event 9596 (08DC16F5)

Date: 2/18/1952
Time: 06:50
Location: TIJERAS CANYON, NM
Description: Bright blue-white 40M saucers hover / 6km altitude. Tilt. Drop suddenly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 710)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2009

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1890”, HatchDesc: “TIJERAS CANYON,NM:BRITE BLU-WHT 40M SCRS HVR/6km alt:TILT:DROP SUDDENLY:”, LatLong: “35.027779 -106.544450”, LatLongDMS: “35:01:40 N 106:32:40 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9597 (C6CB6426)

Date: 2/19/1952 (approximate)
Location: MAGDALENA, NM AND SOCORRO AND RIO PUERCO AND MORE
Description: Round object maneuvers. Ramp attached / cop. / r136#7p11.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 118)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2010

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “2003”, HatchDesc: “MAGDALENA,NM+SOCORRO+RIO PUERCO+:RND OBJ MNVRS:RAMP ATTACHED/cop:/r136#7p11”, LatLong: “34.116668 -107.244450”, LatLongDMS: “34:07:00 N 107:14:40 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9598 (E062D095)

Date: 2/19/1952
Time: 18:10
Location: CORONA, CA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #2364. Unidentified. Observer(s) = Beyer. Red-orange fireball zigzags / 15 minute(s). Swoops up and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 118)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2011

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “207”, HatchDesc: “CORONA,CA:BBK#2364:UID:OBS=BEYER:RED-ORG FBL ZIGZAGS/15min:SWOOPS UP+AWAY”, LatLong: “33.866668 -117.516672”, LatLongDMS: “33:52:00 N 117:31:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9599 (B64263E4)

Date: 2/19/1952
Time: ~20:00
Location: RICHMOND, CA
Description: Green orbs stop / midair. Shoot going quickly SSW / San Francisco. Orange fireballs back 24 February.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 118)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2012

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “17”, HatchDesc: “RICHMOND,CA:GRN ORBS STOP/MIDAIR:SHOOT >>SSW/SAN FRANCISCO:ORG FBLS BACK 24FEB”, LatLong: “37.933335 -122.333339”, LatLongDMS: “37:56:00 N 122:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9600 (7FA4CC31)

Date: 2/19/1952
Description: A reddish-orange fireball zig-zagged for 15 minutes over Corona, California shortly after 6:00 p.m. In addition to zigzagging the ball of light swooped up and down. There were three witnesses. The case was listed as an unknown by Project Blue Book. At 8:00 p.m. three or more green balls of light stopped in midair in Richmond, California. They then shot away to the south-southwest toward San Francisco.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 2364; (1) & (2) Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 18
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_993

Event 9601 (9B0BC7AF)

Date: 2/19/1952
Description: The USAF Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat suggests Project Twinkle, which analyzed UAP at the AEC’s Los Alamos National Lab, Sandia Base, White Sands Proving Ground and Holloman AFB, not be declassified because the phenomena could not be debunked by natural explanations.

https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/projectbluebook/ProjectTwinkle-November1951.pdf (p22)

Note: A 25 May 1950 summary shows UAP were seen near Los Alamos repeatedly by scientists, AFOSI personnel, airline and military pilots, security inspectors and “many other persons of various occupations whose reliability is not questioned.” The document from USAF Lt. Col. Doyle Rees states Land-Air Inc. was contracted by Air Materiel Command to study green fireball and disc phenomena near the facility.

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3FVDV4WQAEmUTR?format=jpg&name=900x900 (URL not working)

Note: On 20 December 1948, Project Twinkle astronomer Lincoln LaPaz argued a green fireball he saw was no meteor, and turned its light on and off. LaPaz and Lt. Col. Rees started the informal Los Alamos Astrophysical Association to study green fireballs which eventually became Twinkle. All members were scientists and engineers with AEC/USAF security clearances.

https://worldhistoryproject.org/1948/12/20/project-twinkle-established-to-monitor-green-fireball-sightings (URL not working)

https://web.archive.org/web/20220520164609/https://worldhistoryproject.org/1948/12/20/project-twinkle-established-to-monitor-green-fireball-sightings (jbr - archive.org version)

https://www.sacred-texts.com/ufo/rufo/rufo06.htm (alt URL added by RG)

https://www.nicap.org/ncp/ncp-brumac.htm (alt URL added by RG)

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_33

Event 9602 (78243011)

Date: 2/20/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Greenfield (Massachusetts), a Congressional Minister sees 3 very bright, apparently spherical, objects flying in perfect V formation. (February 20)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_962

Event 9603 (8EA0C286)

Date: 2/20/1952
Time: 15:00
Location: GREENFIELD, MA
Description: Minister and more / train. 3 silver saucers going [to] overhead / V formation. 90° turn away. / r71p129.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 69)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2013

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “76”, HatchDesc: “GREENFIELD,MA:MINISTER+/TRAIN:3 SLVR SCRs >OVHD/VFORM:90°TURN AWAY:/r71p129”, LatLong: “42.683335 -72.583337”, LatLongDMS: “42:41:00 N 72:35:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9604 (BB838B9B)

Date: 2/20/1952
Location: Mt. Diablo, CA
Description: On Collision Course & Definitely Not Aircraft (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520220
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_909

Event 9605 (1031E711)

Date: 2/20/1952
Location: Greenfield, MA
Description: Congregational Minister saw three very bright silver objects, apparently spherical, traveling in a perfect V. [VII) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_910

Event 9606 (234FE7D0)

Date: 2/20/1952
Location: Greenfield, Massachusetts
Description: 3:00 p.m. Rev. Albert Baller is sitting in a train at the station in Greenfield, Massachusetts, when he sees a “sharp flash of light about 35° or more above the horizon.” Looking upward, he sees three perfectly circular, silver objects approaching in a V-formation. They are moving at about the “speed of a second hand on a watch.” They stop and hover for 10 seconds. The lead object reverses and pulls into a line with the other two between them. Then they depart in a direction at right angles to their approach.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 69
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1748

Event 9607 (55FE96F8)

Date: 2/20/1952
Description: Joseph and Stewart Alsop examine the January 29 Korean incidents in their syndicated column, “Problems of Scientific Development.” They suspect a Russian origin.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 145–146
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1749

Event 9608 (179DE981)

Date: 2/21/1952
Locations: Ga.; Korean
Description: Sen. Richard Russell Jr. (D-Ga.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, requests further information on the January 29 Korean UFO incidents in a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter .
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Project 1947, “UFO Documents, 1952, Korea”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1750

Event 9609 (01998882)

Date: 2/21/1952
Locations: Far East Air Forces; Wonsan/Sunchon, Korea
Description: Far East Air Forces Commander Lieut. Gen. Otto P. Weyland tells reporters that “no conclusive evaluation had been made at the present time” on the Wonsan/Sunchon, Korea, sightings of January 29–30.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Nothing Conclusive on Globes: Weyland,” Stars and Stripes, Pacific edition, February 22, 1952; Project 1947, “UFO Documents, 1952, Korea”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1751

Event 9610 (0CE5EFE0)

Date: 2/22/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of Véronique, first French probe rocket. (February 22)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_963

Event 9611 (1A19431A)

Date: 2/22/1952
Location: Key West, FL
Description: Ground/Visual (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520222
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_911

Event 9612 (B0B2B0CF)

Date: 2/22/1952
Locations: Manzano Base, New Mexico; Coyote Canyon; Sandia Base; Killeen Base, adjacent to Gray AFB; Campbell AFB; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Campbell; Bossier Base, adjacent to Barksdale AFB; Lake Mead Base, adjacent to Nellis AFB; Medina Base, adjacent to Lackland AFB
Description: The now-completed Site Able is renamed Manzano Base, New Mexico, and turned over to the operational control of the Air Force. What appear to be secure bunkers are visible to people (mostly military personnel) who go to a recreational camping area nearby known as Coyote Canyon. The military, however, never officially confirms the nature of the activities at Manzano Base [now part of Kirtland Air Force Base]. At one point, a military spokesman says that Manzano Base has nothing to do with Sandia Base. Manzano has since been identified as the first of six original National Stockpile Sites for nuclear weapons. The other original NSS installations similar to Manzano are: Site Baker at Killeen Base, adjacent to Gray AFB [now Robert Gray Army Airfield] at Fort Hood, Texas; Site Charlie at Campbell AFB [now Campbell Army Airfield] near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and adjacent to Fort Campbell; Site Dog at Bossier Base, adjacent to Barksdale AFB near Bossier City, Louisiana; Lake Mead Base, adjacent to Nellis AFB, Nevada; and Medina Base, adjacent to Lackland AFB [now Joint Base San Antonio], Texas.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Sandia Base”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1752

Event 9613 (0F6E20D0)

Date: 2/23/1952
Location: North Korea
Description: (Translated from French) 11:15 p.m. Witness: Captain/B-29 pilot. A cylinder of bluish color, three times as long as wide, with a tail, rapid pulsations, coming at high altitude at great speed, made several turns, passed under the B-29 easily avoiding the shots. Duration: 45 seconds
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1573

Event 9614 (14CB28C7)

Date: 2/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Sinuiju (North Korea), the captain and navigator of a B-29 observed for 45 seconds a bluish cylinder, 3 times longer than wide, with a tail and emitting rapid pulses, quickly rising in altitude, making several turns, then stabilizing under the B-29 which was evading a harmless anti-aircraft fire. (February 23, 11:15 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1061 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_964

Event 9615 (AF030806)

Date: 2/23/1952
Time: 14:20
Location: SINUIJU, NORTH KOREA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1061. B29 crew. Blue cylinder/cylindrical object pulses. Maneuvers to evade flak? / r185.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 37)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2014

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SINUIJU,N.KOREA:BBK#1061:B29 CREW:BLU CYL PULSES:MNVRS TO EVADE FLAK?:/r185”, LatLong: “40.100002 124.394450”, LatLongDMS: “40:06:00 N 124:23:40 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NKR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9616 (13F14A38)

Date: 2/23/1952
Time: 11:15 PM
Location: over North Korea
Description: Witness: Captain/B-29 navigator. One bluish cylinder, three times long as wide, with a tail and rapid pulsations, came in high and fast, made several turns and levelled out under B-29 which was evading mild antiaircraft fire. 45 second sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_82

Event 9617 (77408064)

Date: 2/23/1952
Alternate date: 2/24/1952
Location: Sinuiju, North Korea
Description: 11:15 p.m. The navigator on a B-29 bomber sees a pulsating bluish cylinder while the aircraft is evading antiaircraft fire near Sinuiju, North Korea. It arrives high and fast, makes several turns, and levels out underneath the aircraft.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 122
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1753

Event 9618 (8817F40F)

Date: 2/23/1952
Description: Over North Korea. At 11:15 p.m. the navigator of a USAF B-29 sighted a bluish cylindrical UFO, three times longer than it was wide, with a tail. It flew with rapid pulsa

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tions, came in high and fast, and made several turns before leveling out under the B-29. The bomber was evading mild anti-aircraft fire at the time, and the UFO seemed to be maneuvering to avoid the flack as well. The sighting lasted an estimated 45 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1061; Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, p. 37; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1059

Event 9619 (B9BDFDBC)

Date: 2/24/1952 (approximate)
Location: KEYSVILLE, VA
Description: Silvery cigar-shaped “meteor” crosses sky in short bursts / motion.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2015

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “196”, HatchDesc: “KEYSVILLE,VA:SILVERY CIGAR-SHAPED “METEOR” CROSSES SKY IN SHORT BURSTS/MOTION”, LatLong: “37.038891 -78.483337”, LatLongDMS: “37:02:20 N 78:29:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9620 (7EAE0D68)

Date: 2/24/1952
Time: 19:40
Location: SHERMAN, TX
Description: Military and civil observer(s). Round objects with big halos in tight circles climb and fade away.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 20)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2016

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “227”, HatchDesc: “SHERMAN,TX:MIL+CIV OBS:ROUND OBJs W/BIG HALOS in TIGHT CIRCLES CLIMB+FADE AWAY”, LatLong: “33.650002 -96.583338”, LatLongDMS: “33:39:00 N 96:35:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9621 (1B6AFEC4)

Date: 2/24/1952
Time: 23:20
Location: SOUTH / ANTUNG, CH
Description: (XE2838). B29 hit / NK searchlights. 10’ cylinder/cylindrical object rises / ground and scouts B29 after.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 37)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2017

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “China”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “S/ANTUNG,CH:(XE2838):B29 HIT/NK SEARCHLITES:10’CYL RISES/GND+SCOUTS B29 AFTER”, LatLong: “40.166669 124.450006”, LatLongDMS: “40:10:00 N 124:27:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LNG”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9622 (7B56718E)

Date: 2/24/1952
Location: Sinuiju, N. Korea
Description: Auto-Sized Cylinder Tries To Intercept B-29? (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1061)
Reference: NICAP: 520224
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_912

Event 9623 (7FF6B622)

Date: 2/24/1952
Description: A bright blue cylindrical object approached a B-29 flying over Antung, Korea at 11:15 p.m. It had a pulsating exhaust trail three times the length of the object. When it came within 3,000 feet it emitted a luminous beam of light.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Grudge Report #4, February 1952, p. 29; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 15
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1074

Event 9624 (E01F7BB2)

Date: 2/25/1952
Location: US
Description: Quick Magazine. ‘QUICK’ OKAYS ARMY REPORTS. Quick reviews the Korea sightings over Wonsan and Sunchon as stated in the Army Intelligence report.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_163

Event 9625 (5EE47185)

Date: 2/25/1952
Location: GASSVILLE, ARK
Description: Hoops tilt / great altitude. Light reflects / invisible center. Turkeys panic.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 119)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2018

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “229”, HatchDesc: “GASSVILLE,ARK:HOOPS TILT/GREAT ALT:LIGHT REFLECTS/INVISIBLE CTR:TURKEYS PANIC”, LatLong: “36.266668 -92.483338”, LatLongDMS: “36:16:00 N 92:29:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arkansas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9626 (1D2044E8)

Date: 2/25/1952
End date: 2/27/1952
Location: USAF headquarters at the Pentagon
Description: Life magazine reporter Robert Emmett Ginna Jr. visits USAF headquarters at the Pentagon to gather information for his UFO article. He talks with Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Carroll, Director of Special Investigations. Brig. Gen. William M. Garland tells him that he has considered firing a guided missile at a UFO to bring it down and requests that Ginna delay publishing an article until the Air Force has come to a more definite conclusion. Ginna also talks to Lt. Col. Doyle Rees of OSI. (Jan L. Aldrich, “Have We Visitors from Space?” Project 1947) February 29 — Project Grudge issues a secret Status Report #4, classified “secret.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Air Force, Projects Grudge and Blue Book Reports 1–12, NICAP, 1968, pp. 65–78
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1754

Event 9627 (974EFFFD)

Date: 2/26/1952
Location: Albany, NY
Description: Minimum 3-5 Minute Incident Described As Possible Meteor??? (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520226
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_913

Event 9628 (3BC14292)

Date: 2/27/1952
Location: Ft. Stockton, TX
Description: B-29 and radar (McDonald list; BB Rpt 5) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_914

Event 9629 (B9BF44AA)

Date: 2/28/1952?
Time: 16:30
Location: SOUTH / LIMA, PERU
Description: Saucer 2M over road. 3 mummy small humanoids (or Greys) take observer(s) / ride. / r8+Flying Saucer Review (FSR) v16#6p12.
Type: sighting
Reference: LORENZEN, Coral & Jim: UFO’s OVER THE AMERICAS; Signet Books, NY 1968. 243p. (Index 122)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2019

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CNT: Contactee related, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, MON: Monster: Life form fits no category, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Peru”, Credibility: “2”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “S/LIMA,PERU:SCR 2M OVR ROAD:3 MUMMY OIDS TAKE OBS/RIDE:/r8+FSR v16#6p12”, LatLong: “-12.188889 -76.916670”, LatLongDMS: “12:11:20 S 76:55:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “LIM”, Strangeness: “12”

Event 9630 (0CC585EB)

Date: 2/28/1952
Description: An oil company employee was driving on the highway in Lomo de Ballena, Peru at 4:30 p.m. when he allegedly encountered a 10 meter in diameter disc hovering 500 meters away. Three uniped beings with rough, towel-like skin that looked something like “mummies” glided from the hovering object toward him. They communicated a message to him, warning of the dangers of atomic energy. He was also given a short tour flight on the craft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Greenwell, FSR, November-December 1970, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1172

Event 9631 (1E7CFACA)

Date: 3/1952
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt recommends a new name for Project Grudge, “Project Blue Book”.
Type: ufological event
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_450
See also: 12/1948
See also: 10/1951

Event 9632 (93E5A866)

Date: 3/1952
Location: US
Description: Project Grudge had become a full-fledged organization, the “Aerial Phenomena Group.” Soon thereafter, the code name was changed to “Blue Book.”
Type: organization established
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, page 176
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_865

Event 9633 (C31F4C0E)

Date: 3/1952
Location: USA, between Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: 1951) Barely a year later, in March 1952, Liliane Roth and her husband noticed on the road from Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach, a UFO in the shape of a cigar and resembling the former Hindenburg-Zeppelin dirigible
Reference: A. SCHNEIDER-H. MALTHANER: “The Secret File of UFOs”, ed. De Vecchi, 1978, p 19
Reference: Beckley 1975
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1577

Event 9634 (E4625C8D)

Date: 3/1952
Location: KOREA, in flight
Description: (Translated from French) In March 1952, the famous wing-commander J. Baldwin disappeared in the sky of Korea, the one who had taken Rommel’s car under fire near Caen. The pilots who escorted him reported “that he had entered a cloud and had not come out of it!” An American patrol had noticed at about the same time an unknown device in the sky.
Reference: Moustique n° 1505 of 28.11.54, p. 17, article by Bert Brem
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1578

Event 9635 (2C04C1CE)

Date: 3/1952
Time: 03:30
Location: BARBERS POINT, HI
Description: Navy men. 16M saucer hovers silent / 3 minutes. Shoots going quickly south to sea. See sketch.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 713)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2020

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “12”, HatchDesc: “BARBERS POINT,HI:NAVY MEN:16M SCR HVRS SLNT/3mins:SHOOTS >>S to sea:see sketch”, LatLong: “21.316668 -158.066674”, LatLongDMS: “21:19:00 N 158:04:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hawaii”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9636 (24E0406D)

Date: 3/1952
Location: Finland AFS, MN
Description: CPS-3 Tracks “Unknown Or Flying Saucer” (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 5203xx
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_915

Event 9637 (02B428B1)

Date: 3/1952
Alternate date: 4/1952
Locations: US Naval Reserve; US Naval Training Center at Port Deposit, Maryland
Description: 5:00 a.m. Two women cryptographers in the US Naval Reserve stationed at the US Naval Training Center at Port Deposit, Maryland, are out taking a walk outside the base on a dirt road. They notice a red light off to one side above the trees. It starts moving toward them and stops about 100 feet above the road in front of them, about 300 feet away. The object is a 250-foot black disc with two large red lights at each side, an illuminated dome, and smaller lights along the rim. A hole opens in the bottom and phosphorescent white sparks drop toward the ground and disintegrate when they hit the road. The two reservists sprint the quarter-mile back to the base.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP case file
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1755

Event 9638 (7C6990FA)

Date: 3/1/1952
Description: The 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron is activated under ADC to collect air combat intelligence.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: CUFON, “4602d AISS Unit History Sampler”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1756

Event 9639 (8EF06171)

Date: 3/3/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Dr. Walter Riedel, former German rocket scientist from Peenemunde, declares “I am convinced that flying saucers have a basis outside of our world”. (March 3)
Reference: Life, April 7, 1952
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_965

Event 9640 (865886B7)

Date: 3/3/1952
Description: (Translated from French) End of the Grudge project and public launch of the Blue Book project.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_966

Event 9641 (2C60A824)

Date: 3/3/1952
Locations: Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio; Peenemünde, Germany
Description: Robert Emmett Ginna Jr. of Life visits ATIC at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, to obtain material for his UFO article. Walther Riedel, former German rocket scientist at Peenemünde, Germany, tells Ginna he has kept notes on UFO sightings from all over the world: “I am completely convinced that they have an out-of-world basis.” He also meets with visits Air Force UFO spokesman Albert M. Chop . AMC claims it is investigating every serious UFO report, but it can’t find the files he requests. Ginna becomes suspicious.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Status of Project Blue Book,” T52-6888, [1952]; Jan L. Aldrich, “Have We Visitors from Space?” Project 1947; Michael D. Swords, “1952: Ruppelt’s Big Year,” IUR 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): 9; Swords 120–121
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1757

Event 9642 (669415CC)

Date: 3/4/1952
Time: 12:30
Location: 15 MI WITH ASHIYA, JPN
Description: US C54 crew. Bright-orange 75’ ovoid going quickly northwest extremely fast. Seen / 2 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 123)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2021

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “15mi W/ASHIYA,JPN:US C54 CREW:BRITE-ORG. 75’OVOID >>NW XFAST:seen/2min”, LatLong: “33.916668 130.416673”, LatLongDMS: “33:55:00 N 130:25:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9643 (AFC92D86)

Date: 3/4/1952
Location: Ashiya AFB (15 miles W of), Japan
Description: Huge Oval Encountered By C-54 Crew (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520304
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_916

Event 9644 (2343E79E)

Date: 3/4/1952
Description: On this date in 1952, at 1:35 a.m. over the Sea of Japan, a bright orange, 75-foot long ovoid object passed by a US Army C-54 at a very high rate of speed. Project Blue Book explained it as a meteor.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book cases counted in official statistics.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1289

Event 9645 (C505D8CD)

Date: 3/5/1952
Description: The Air Force sends a letter, signed by Lieut. Gen. Nathan Twining, to Secretary Finletter in response to Sen. Russell’s February 21 inquiry. It offers two possible explanations: aircraft exhaust from a Soviet Lavochkin La-9 or La-11 fighter aircraft, or spotlights carried on enemy aircraft that have intercepted US bombers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Project 1947, “UFO Documents, 1952, Korea”; Swords 145
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1758

Event 9646 (746C5FB8)

Date: 3/7/1952
Location: TUCSON, AZ
Description: 2 flat silver objects park in sky over suburbs / several min. No RADAR. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 124)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2022

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “717”, HatchDesc: “TUCSON,AZ:2 FLAT SLVR OBJS PARK IN SKY OVR SUBURBS/SVRL min:NO RDR:/NEWS”, LatLong: “32.200002 -110.900005”, LatLongDMS: “32:12:00 N 110:54:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9647 (F385BC10)

Date: 3/7/1952
Location: Tulsa (Bet. Claremore and), OK
Description: Bright Light Passes C-54, Drops Down (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520307
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_917

Event 9648 (7F0B67D2)

Date: 3/7/1952
Description: Physicist Joseph Kaplan visits ATIC to discuss methods of obtaining more information on green fireballs using a special diffraction grid to be placed on patrol cameras that can be used as a field spectrometer.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Status of Project Blue Book,” T52-6888, [1952]
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1759

Event 9649 (4BD355E6)

Date: 3/7/1952
Description: On this day in 1952, two flat, silver discs parked in the sky over the Tucson, Arizona suburbs for several minutes. The objects were not detected on radar.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren Gross, UFOs A History: 1952: January-May, p. 24
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1362

Event 9650 (492A9485)

Date: 3/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Oakland (California), an Inspector of Metal Engineering observed 2 dark objects in the shape of a wing or hemisphere flying over him, one swaying back and forth like a pendulum. (March 10)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_967

Event 9651 (9551EEF9)

Date: 3/10/1952
Time: 06:50
Location: OAKLAND, CA
Description: Engineer. Dark 45’ saucers. 1 flies straight and level at 6K’ altitude. 2nd goes left and right of 1st.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 56)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2023

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “12”, HatchDesc: “OAKLAND,CA:ENGINEER:DRK 45’SCRS:1 FLIES S/L @6K’alt:2nd GOES LEFT+RIGHT OF 1st”, LatLong: “37.783335 -122.250006”, LatLongDMS: “37:47:00 N 122:15:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1800”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9652 (034A53C2)

Date: 3/10/1952
Location: Oakland, CA
Description: An engineering metals inspector watched two dark wing (or hemisphere) shaped objects pass overhead, swaying back and forth like a pendulum. (NICAP report.) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_918

Event 9653 (9C304AE2)

Date: 3/10/1952
Location: Oakland, California
Description: 6:45 a.m. Clarence K. Greenwood , inspector of engineering metals, sees two dark objects come from behind him at an altitude of 5,000–7,500 feet while he is waiting for a bus in Oakland, California. They pick up speed, one of them moving in a pendulum-like motion. He thinks they are about 45 feet long.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, pp. 56–57
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1760

Event 9654 (B1BEB3D2)

Date: 3/12/1952
Location: COLUMBUS, OH
Description: Wingless cylinder/cylindrical object turns twice. Going quickly north. Seen / Wellston and Athens, oh same day.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 125)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2024

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “240”, HatchDesc: “COLUMBUS,OH:WINGLESS CYL TURNS TWICE:>>N:SEEN/WELLSTON+ATHENS,OH SAME DAY”, LatLong: “39.983335 -82.983337”, LatLongDMS: “39:59:00 N 82:59:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9655 (FB7B9531)

Date: 3/13/1952
Location: Keflavik, Iceland
Description: Eight Radar Tracks by GCA Team (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520313
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_919

Event 9656 (41627980)

Date: 3/14/1952
Location: Hammond, BC
Description: The Vancouver Sun. SHINES LIKE STAR. Four persons observed a star-like, silvery object shortly before midnight. It moved toward the observers from the south about 45 degrees over the horizon, then turned eastward. It looked like a huge silvery star except that it shimmered. Observers were not able to tell its size, height, or speed, as they had nothing to compare it with. It flashed out of sight, and about a minute higher. Then it made a sharp right angle turn and headed south. Before the object disappeared it seemed to make 3 sharp jumps up and down. It made no sound and was in sight for a total of about four minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_164

Event 9657 (FC3C0A2B)

Date: 3/14/1952
Location: Pacific Ocean (near Hawaii), HI
Description: Admiral Radford & Navy Sec. Kimball Planes Buzzed (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520314
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_920

Event 9658 (244F35EF)

Date: 3/14/1952
Locations: US; Hawaii
Description: Evening. US Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball is flying to Hawaii when he sees two discs moving at 1,500 mph. The UFOs circle his plane twice, then move on 50 miles east to another Navy plane carrying Adm. Arthur W. Radford . The UFOs circle Radford’s plane then zoom up out of sight. Kimball sends a report to the Air Force, but hears nothing back, despite USAF demanding reports from all Navy witnesses. Kimball threatens to initiate Naval reports on UFOs through ONR to be kept separate from Blue Book. Keyhoe hears about this from both Kimball and Chief of ONR Adm. Calvin M. Bolster. The report is never made public.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Admiral Radford & Navy Sec. Kimball Planes Buzzed”; NICAP, “Navy Secy Dan Kimball’s Pilot’s Sighting, March 14, 1952”; Swords 165
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1761

Event 9659 (CA44E87B)

Date: 3/15/1952 (approximate)
Location: HAWAII TO/FROM GUAM
Description: Longitude & latitude coords. and date approximate. Navy Sec. Kimball. 2 planes paced and buzzed / saucer. / speech.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2025

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Pacific Ocean and non - Asian islands”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “HAWAII><GUAM:LL+DATE APRX:NAVY SEC.KIMBALL:2 PLANES PACED+BUZZED/SCR:/speech”, LatLong: “20.000001 175.000008”, LatLongDMS: “20:00:00 N 175:00:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NPC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9660 (04D1D5E5)

Date: 3/15/1952
Location: Sandia Base, NM
Description: 4:30 p.m. (MST). (McDonald list; BB Rpt 7) Flattened Oval As Large As B-29 (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520315
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_921

Event 9661 (6FCE9813)

Date: 3/17/1952
Location: IONIA, MICH
Description: Classic saucer tips and wobbles / sky. Flashes silver light. / local papers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 126)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2026

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “249”, HatchDesc: “IONIA,MICH:CLASSIC SCR TIPS+WOBBLES/SKY:FLASHES SILVER LITE:/LOCAL PAPERS”, LatLong: “42.988891 -85.072226”, LatLongDMS: “42:59:20 N 85:04:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9662 (51725D29)

Date: 3/19/1952
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Description: Ruppelt and other representatives of ATIC meet with the commander of the Air Defense Command, Gen. Benjamin W. Chidlaw , and Gen. Grandison Gardner and his staff in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on getting radar scope camera films as UFOs are being tracked. “They agreed with it in principle and suggested that I work out the details with the Director of Intelligence for the ADC, Brigadier Gen. Woodbury M. Burgess.” Chidlaw promises to issue a directive to all units explaining procedures in UFO situations, including the scrambling of interceptors. This is issued, apparently in April. Burgess assigns Maj. Vernon L. Sadowski of his staff to be liaison to Project Grudge., and the Ground Observer Corps is brought into the UFO reporting net.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 128–129; “Status of Project Blue Book,” T52-6888, [1952]
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1762

Event 9663 (C7C86140)

Date: 3/20/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Queen Anne’s City/Centreville (Maryland) veteran of both World Wars A.D. Hutchinson and his son observed for 30 seconds a dull yellow-orange light in the shape of a saucer moving straight ahead. (March 20, 10:42 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1074 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_968

Event 9664 (782BFBFC)

Date: 3/20/1952
Time: 22:40
Location: CENTREVILLE, MD
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1074. 2 observer(s). Dull orange saucer straight and level. Very fast / 30 second(s). Unidentified. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2027

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “18”, HatchDesc: “CENTREVILLE,MD:BBK#1074:2 OBS:DULL ORG SCR S/L:VFAST/30sec:UID:NFD”, LatLong: “39.044446 -76.066670”, LatLongDMS: “39:02:40 N 76:04:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maryland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9665 (4B93DB8A)

Date: 3/20/1952
Location: Centreville, MD
Description: Dull orange-yellow saucer-shaped light fly straight and level (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1074)
Reference: NICAP: 520320
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_922

Event 9666 (9850C302)

Date: 3/20/1952
Time: 10:42 PM
Location: Centreville, Maryland
Description: Witnesses: WWl/WW2 veteran A.D. Hutchinson and son. One dull orange-yellow saucer-shaped light flew straight and level very fast for 30 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_83

Event 9667 (CA9BE5D0)

Date: Spring 1952
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Description: Occultist George Hunt Williamson and his wife Betty move to Prescott, Arizona, and immerse themselves in UFO literature.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael D. Swords, “Strange Days,” IUR 30, no. 4 (Aug. 2006): 21
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1775

Event 9668 (E95976B5)

Date: 3/21/1952
Description: At 10:42 p.m. a dull orange saucer was sighted moving slowly at first, then very fast for 30 seconds over farmland in Centreville, Maryland. There were two witnesses, named Hutchison. A Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1074
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1593

Event 9669 (288CEDCE)

Date: 3/22/1952
Time: 19:10
Location: YAKIMA, WA
Description: 2 / F94+ground RADAR’s. 2 red fireballs / 90mph / 22K and 25K’ altitude. Return. / LDLN#330+/ r185p7.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 728)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2028

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “320”, HatchDesc: “YAKIMA,WA:2/F94+GND RDRS:2 RED FBLS/90mph/22K+25K’alt:RETURN:/LDLN#330+/r185p7”, LatLong: “46.600002 -120.511117”, LatLongDMS: “46:36:00 N 120:30:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9670 (3D4AC236)

Date: 3/22/1952
Location: Yakima (20 miles S of), WA
Description: F-94 Crew Made Two Sightings / Gnd Radar Track (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1076) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520322
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_923

Event 9671 (DC26515A)

Date: 3/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Yakima (Washington), the pilot and radar operator of an F-94 interceptor jet observe twice a red fireball increasing in brightness and then fading after 45 seconds. Each time the object remained stationary. The Status Report No. 7 of the Blue Book project (May 31, 1952) indicates that the object was also detected by ground radar at a speed of 78 knots (90 miles/h) at an altitude between 22500 and 25000 feet. (March 23(22?), 18:56 and 19:00)
Reference: case Blue Book # 1076 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_969

Event 9672 (ED137600)

Date: 3/23/1952
Time: 6:56 and 7 PM
Location: Yakima, Washington
Description: Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of F-94 jet interceptor. On either occasion, a red fireball increased in brightness and then faded over 45 second span. Stationary both times. Note: (May 31, 1952) says target was also tracked by ground radar at 78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500’ and 25,000’ altitude.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_84

Event 9673 (0353E103)

Date: 3/24/1952
Description: (Translated from French) 60 miles west of Point Conception (California), the navigator and radar operator of a B-29 spot a target for 20 to 30 seconds, estimated to be travelling at 3000 mph. (March 24, 8:45)
Reference: case Blue Book #1077 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_970

Event 9674 (D8EEF237)

Date: 3/24/1952
Time: 08:50
Location: WEST / PT CONCEPTION, CA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1077. B29 navigator and RADAR OP. Blip tracked / 3000mph / 30 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2029

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “W/Pt CONCEPTION,CA:BBK#1077:B29 NAVIGATOR+RDR OP:BLIP TRACKED/3000mph/30sec”, LatLong: “34.450002 -121.500006”, LatLongDMS: “34:27:00 N 121:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9675 (4A4921B4)

Date: 3/24/1952
Location: Point Conception (60 miles W of), CA
Description: Airborne Radar Tracks 3,000 MPH Object (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1077)
Reference: NICAP: 520324
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_925

Event 9676 (B297BB87)

Date: 3/24/1952
Time: 8:45 AM
Location: 60 miles west of Pt. Concepcion, California
Description: Witnesses: B-29 navigator and radar operator. One target tracked for 20-30 seconds at estimated 3,000 m.p.h.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_85

Event 9677 (4C034822)

Date: 3/25/1952
Location: ITALY, Catania (Sicily)
Description: (Translated from French) Customs officer Eugenio Siragusa, on his way to work, was waiting for the bus. A light in the shape of a cross and shining like liquid mercury appeared in the sky. It flew at very high speed. It came closer and closer and confirmed a cross shape, like a priest’s hat. At its aplomb, the object stopped. An intense beam of light came out of it and went through Eugenio from side to side. He then felt perfectly happy. After a moment, the light of the beam returned to the object. The object then made a beautiful curve in the sky and disappeared. When Siragusa regained contact with reality, he felt completely different, he would say “redimensioned”. He began to hear a voice in his head speaking to him about Poseidonia, the capital of Atlantis, where he would have lived 12,000 years ago. He started to draw the map of the lost continent, on a 6 m long roll. At the same time, his instruction by the extraterrestrials began. Messages were dictated to him for President Eisenhower (USA) and for Kroutchev
Reference: Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998
Reference: following April 30, 1962
Reference: USSR
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1574

Event 9678 (23C09841)

Date: 3/25/1952
Location: Iowa State University
Description: Project Grudge becomes a separate organization under the title Aerial Phenomena Group and is renamed Project Blue Book, apparently by Lt. Col. Charles Cooke, which he thinks has “no overtones.” Ruppelt says it is based on the books provided for taking college tests at Iowa State University.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, January–May , The Author, 1993, pp. 20–21; Sparks, p. 12; Ruppelt, p. 131; Clark III 916
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1763

Event 9679 (62C012C4)

Date: Late 3/1952?
Description: Ruppelt meets with two RCAF officers and briefs them on the new procedures.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, p. 130
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1767

Event 9680 (FB18847C)

Date: 3/26/1952
Time: 20:30?
Location: SOUTH / PECOS, TX
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1079. 4 Air Force B50D pilots and RADAR photographs. Red and green night lights / aerobatics.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2030

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “788”, HatchDesc: “S/PECOS,TX:BBK#1079:4 AF B50D PILOTS+RDR FOTOS:RED+GRN NLTS/AEROBATICS”, LatLong: “31.166668 -103.500005”, LatLongDMS: “31:10:00 N 103:30:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 9681 (45BEBA16)

Date: 3/26/1952
Location: Fort Stockton, TX
Description: (Now an IFO) B-50 Radarscope / Scope Photos (Downgraded) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1079)
Reference: NICAP: 520326
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_926

Event 9682 (02AD5BED)

Date: 3/26/1952
Location: Long Beach, CA
Description: Two yellowish discs passed by slowly; “as they passed the radio was agitated twice.” (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_927

Event 9683 (93F75278)

Date: 3/26/1952
Location: Long Beach, California
Description: Day. Henry C. Davis is looking out at the ocean through his second-floor window in Long Beach, California, and listening to the radio. He spots two yellow discs in the sky about one mile high and 2 miles away. He thinks they are 1,000 feet apart and moving southeast to northwest at 100 mph. As they pass, his radio goes to static twice.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Schopick , p. 78
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1764

Event 9684 (F99239B7)

Date: 3/26/1952
Locations: MIT; Beacon Hill
Description: Ruppelt meets with the MIT scientists he calls the Beacon Hill Group, which recommends that Blue Book use “sound detection apparatus” in areas of UFO activity.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 916
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1765

Event 9685 (DF87F962)

Date: 3/26/1952
Locations: Georgia; North Carolina; South Carolina
Description: Five trials are conducted through April 21 by the US Army Chemical Corps under Operation Dew. The tests release zinc cadmium sulfide along a 100-to-150-nautical-mile line approximately 5–10 nautical miles off the coast of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Two of the trials disperse clouds of zinc cadmium sulfide over large areas of all three states. The tests affect over 60,000 square miles of populated coastal region. The Dew I releases are from a Navy minesweeper, the USS Tercel . The conclusion is that long-range aerosol clouds can obtain hundreds of miles of travel and large-area coverage when disseminated from ground level under certain meteorological conditions.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Operation Dew”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1766

Event 9686 (5304E504)

Date: 3/27/1952
Location: CHICAGO, IL
Description: 2 saucers exit cloud. Flip over completely. Return to same “cloud” / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 127)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2031

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “185”, HatchDesc: “CHICAGO,IL:2 SCRS EXIT CLOUD:FLIP OVR COMPLETELY:RETURN TO SAME “CLOUD”/NEWS”, LatLong: “41.816669 -87.650004”, LatLongDMS: “41:49:00 N 87:39:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9687 (18C719DD)

Date: 3/27/1952
Description: At 12:55 p.m. over Downey, California a bright, aluminum colored spot of light hung motionless in the sky above an aircraft factory for 15 minutes. It appeared to turn on edge, and then went straight up out of sight. In Chicago, Illinois two discs were seen exiting from a cloud. They flipped over completely, and then returned to the same cloud.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren Gross, UFOs: A History - 1952: January-May, p. 27; Edward Sullivan, CSI/Los Angeles case files, letter dated March 27, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1690

Event 9688 (C0CB9629)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: JAPAN, 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan.
Description: (Translated from French) A report from documents contained in the files of the American intelligence services states that a small metal disc passed near an F-84 jet on March 29, 1952 at 11:20. Lieutenant pilot David Brigham, an eyewitness, reported that the craft was following a seemingly directed trajectory. The disc had a diameter of about twenty centimeters. Very thin, perfectly round, with a shiny chrome finish, it left no trace or vapor trail. The disc-shaped object moved significantly faster than the jet. It followed the jet for a few moments, oscillated, swayed, and then disappeared at high speed.
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Les S.V. viennent d’un autre Monde” Fleuve Noir 1954 - Réédition Omnium Littéraire 1972 p. 48
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1575

Event 9689 (C9C99E3C)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: USA, between Glen Burnie (Maryland) and Baltimore
Description: (Translated from French) The two witnesses in the car saw a flat disc appear on the horizon, topped on one side by a dome. This dome had a kind of small porthole on one side and a dark trace outlining a hatch. This craft came from the northeast towards the witnesses and stayed hovering below them. It was luminous, silver, about 15 m in diameter and emitted light comparable to neon while it was swaying. One of the two witnesses took the machine gun from the back seat, circled the craft several times wondering if he should shoot. His friend, remaining in the car, urgently asked him not to do so for fear of a response. The stationary flight lasted at least three minutes, it put itself on song, presenting a flat surface, seemed to roll on itself and then crossed the sky at a speed higher than that of a jet plane. The witness also claims that the craft cut off the engine of the car, magnetized the electrical circuits and caused cracks in the paint.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, pp. 191 to 193
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1576

Event 9690 (837E238A)

Date: 3/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Near Misawa (Japan), observation of Brigham. (11:20)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_971

Event 9691 (80410C55)

Date: 3/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Butler (Missouri), the President of the Missouri Industry Commission observes a silver cylindrical object.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_972

Event 9692 (84D8B227)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Misawa, Japan
Description: Small disc maneuvers between two F-86s and a T-6.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_86

Event 9693 (793EC499)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: ELIZABETHVILLE, CONGO
Description: Many observer(s). 2 15M saucers hover and zigzag going quickly northeast. Jet chases. Uranium.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 116)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2032

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Congo states”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “15”, HatchDesc: “ELIZABETHVILLE,CONGO:MANY OBS:2 15M SCRS HVR+ZIGZAG >>NE:JET CHASES:Uranium”, LatLong: “-11.672223 27.466668”, LatLongDMS: “11:40:20 S 27:28:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ZAI”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9694 (A982F382)

Date: 3/29/1952
Time: 11:20
Location: NORTH / MISAWA AIR FORCE BASE, JPN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1082. 2 pilots. 20cm saucer buzzes AT6+F84! / r111p38+/ r242p5.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 41)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2033

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “N/MISAWA AFB,JPN:BBK#1082:2 PILOTS:20cm SCR BUZZES AT6+F84!:/r111p38+/r242p5”, LatLong: “41.000002 141.333340”, LatLongDMS: “41:00:00 N 141:20:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9695 (A5DCEBC0)

Date: 3/29/1952
Time: 18:40
Location: BUTLER, MO
Description: Bureaucrat. Silent silver 30M cylinder/cylindrical object going northwest slow. No smoke. / r136#1p28.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 68)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2034

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “272”, HatchDesc: “BUTLER,MO:BUREAUCRAT:SLNT SLVR 30M CYL >NW SLOW:NO SMOKE:/r136#1p28”, LatLong: “38.266668 -94.333338”, LatLongDMS: “38:16:00 N 94:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9696 (31BCF934)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Butler, MO
Description: Chairman of Industrial Commission of Missouri saw cylinder-shaped, silver UFO, [UFOE, VII] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_928

Event 9697 (CE40A7E2)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Misawa (20 miles N of), Japan
Description: Brigham/T-6 Case: UFO Makes Pass At F-84 (BBU 1082) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1082)
Reference: NICAP: 520329
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_929

Event 9698 (9ED66737)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Elizabethville, Belgian Congo
Description: Two Discs Over Uraniam Mines / Jet In Pursuit (NICAP: 10 - Nuclear Connection, Code: N, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520329
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_930

Event 9699 (BA797356)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Glen Burnie, MD
Description: 50 ft flat silver disc with cupola/dome (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520329
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_932

Event 9700 (47C92D76)

Date: 3/29/1952
Time: 11:20 AM
Location: 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan
Description: Witness: Brigham, pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin, shiny metallic disc flew alongside the AT-6, then made a pass at an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20’ from the F-84’s fuselage and flipped in the slipstream…all in 10 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_86

Event 9701 (636115AB)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Misawa, Japan
Description: Small, shiny disc made pass at Air Force plane
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_0

Event 9702 (79963B34)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Misawa, Japan
Description: 11:20 a.m. Near Misawa, Japan, USAF Lt. David Conant Brigham is flying a T-6 target plane on a practice intercept mission for two F-84s. The first F-84 overtakes him at 6,000 feet when the T-6 pilot notices a small disc gaining on the interceptor. The UFO curves toward the F-84, decelerates rapidly, then flips on edge in a 90° bank. It flies between the two aircraft, pulls away, flips again, passes the F-84, crosses in front, and accelerates out of sight in a near vertical climb. Both pilots notice the object, which comes within 30–50 feet of the T-6. The pilot estimates it is only 8 inches in diameter. There is a ripple around the edge.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Brigham/T6 Case: UFO Makes Pass at F-84”; UFOEv, p. 5; Keyhoe, FS from OS, p. 192; Sparks , p. 123
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1768

Event 9703 (1A3E538D)

Date: 3/29/1952
Locations: Belgian Congo; Elisabethville [modern Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo]
Description: Two fiery discs are sighted over the uranium mines in the southern part of the Belgian Congo near Elisabethville [modern Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo]. With a diameter of approximately 36– 45 feet, they travel in a precise and light manner, both vertically and horizontally. They emit hissing and buzzing sounds. Changes in elevation from 2,400 to 3,000 feet are accomplished in a few seconds. The discs often move down to within 60 feet of the treetops. A Commander Pierre of the Belgian Air Force sets out in pursuit in a fighter plane from the city airport. On his first approach he comes to within about 260 feet of one of the discs. Suddenly they hover in one spot then takes off in a unique zigzag flight to the northeast at an estimated speed of 930 mph. Pierre gives up his pursuit after about 15 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Two Discs over Uranium Mines / Jet in Pursuit”; Sparks , p. 123; Good Above, p. 512
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1769

Event 9704 (A51C76D4)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Butler, Missouri
Description: 6:40 p.m. Carl J. Henry , chairman of the Industrial Commission of Missouri, along with several others, watches a cylinder-shaped, silver UFO for 2 minutes almost directly overhead in Butler, Missouri. It is moving silently in a northwesterly direction leaving no trail or exhaust. He estimates its length at 100 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 68
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1770

Event 9705 (63C5F7F9)

Date: 3/29/1952
Location: Governor Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, Maryland
Description: 10:45 p.m. Donald F. Stewart and George Tyler III are driving northbound on the Governor Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, Maryland. A 50-foot silvery domed disc with two portholes and an apparent hatch appears from the northeast and hovers above their car, causing the engine to fail, magnetizing the wiring, and cracking the paint. Stewart takes a sub-machine gun from the back of the car and debates whether to fire it at the object, which remains in view for 3 minutes before turning n its edge and speeding away to the southwest. Tyler changes his story later, denying he was involved. Possible hoax.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “E-M Effects on Car from Domed Disc”; Sparks , p. 124; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 196–198; Randle, Levelland, 2021, pp. 61–64, 229
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1771

Event 9706 (C8271247)

Date: 3/30/1952
Location: Boston, MA
Description: Boston Traveler. EARLY BIRD CATCHES ONE ON GO. Charles T. Earley heard wind in his back yard and saw an object shining like chrome stop about 1,500 feet overhead and hover. It was a big, whirling ring, about 30 feet across. It shot sky-ward and vanished at unbelievable speed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_165

Event 9707 (7F6B549B)

Date: 3/30/1952
Time: 15:00
Location: GREENFIELD, MASS
Description: Whoosh! Saucer stops / 1500’ altitude. Turns / edge. Going quickly southwest. Goes going up / fantastic speed/velocity.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 128)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2035

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “76”, HatchDesc: “GREENFIELD,MASS:WHOOSH!:SCR STOPS/1500’alt:TURNS/EDGE:>>SW:GOES↑/FANTASTIC SPD”, LatLong: “42.683335 -72.600003”, LatLongDMS: “42:41:00 N 72:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “450”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9708 (BD08FC9B)

Date: 3/30/1952
Description: At about 3 p.m. in Greenfield, Massachusetts Mr. Earley sighted a disc that stopped abruptly in the air at 1500-feet altitude. It turned on its edge and then shot off at great speed to the southeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Boston Traveller, May 5, 1952; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 28
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1729

Event 9709 (577D5F6A)

Date: 3/31/1952
Description: Battelle begins its UFO study (referred to as P-47S and nicknamed Little Stork) under the supervision of William T. Reid, folding it into Project Stork, an initiative to examine the Soviet Union’s technological warfare capabilities. Almost all of the UFO analysis involves compiling IBM punch cards based on data forwarded by Project Blue Book files.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 929; Jennie Zeidman, “I Remember Blue Book,” IUR 16, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 1991): 7–8; Jennie Zeidman and Mark Rodeghier, “The Pentacle Letter and the Battelle UFO Project,” IUR 18, no. 3 (May/June 1993): 4–12, 19–21; Michael Hall, “Was There a Second Estimate of the Situation?” IUR 27, no. 1 (Spring 2002): 12
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1772

Event 9710 (CB631781)

Date: 3/31/1952
Description: ATIC Chief Frank Dunn writes to Gen. Garland requesting that Project Blue Book be entirely declassified in order to make it easier to encourage civilian pilots to send in reports. That is a bit too much openness for Garland, who compromises by reclassifying certain case investigations as “Restricted,” a relatively low level.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 146
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1773

Event 9711 (648A731B)

Date: 3/31/1952
Description: Project Blue Book issues its Status Report #5.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Air Force, Projects Grudge and Blue Book Reports 1–12, NICAP, 1968, pp. 81–94
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1774

Event 9712 (865390E8)

Date: 4/1952
Description: Life Magazine article: “Have We Visitors from Space?”
Type: article
Reference: Medium
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_451
See also: 12/1948
See also: 10/1951

Event 9713 (249297D8)

Date: 4/1952
Location: US
Description: Al Chop appointed public information officer for UFO’s.
Type: personell appointment
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_866

Event 9714 (F1213FAA)

Date: 4/1952
Location: US
Description: Air Force Letter 200-5 gave Project Blue Book authority to cut red tape, contact any Air Force unit in the U.S. without going through channels; provided for wire transmission of reports to ATIC, followed with details via Air Mail.
Type: air force letter
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_867

Event 9715 (1F5BC634)

Date: 4/1952
Location: In flight, heading to Hawaii.
Description: (Translated from French) Dan Kimball, Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Navy, took off for Hawaii with his entire staff. A second plane followed with Rear Admiral Arthur Radford on board. Suddenly two flying saucers appeared, dived towards Kimball’s plane, circled it several times and then disappeared in the direction of the second aircraft which was 80 km away. The same manoeuvre was repeated. The UFOs circled Radford’s plane before moving away at an inconceivable speed, as testified by the pilots. Their speed was estimated at 3000 km/h. Upon his return to Washington, Kimball quickly submitted a report and wanted to find out what efforts had been made to clarify the matter. The Air Force and the CIA then made it clear to him that it would be in his best interest to forget the incident definitively if he wanted to keep his post.
Reference: Johannes von BUTLAR: “UFOs, We Are Not Alone” - Presses de la Cité 1979, p. 86, 87
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1591

Event 9716 (961BE95A)

Date: 4/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Hammond (British Columbia), a light appears in the clear sky heading silently north. Its color turns to orange and when the object reaches the witness’s vertical, its tail seems to sparkle. The object then suddenly turns west, stops and returns. Its color becomes reddish. When the object reaches the South area, it heads towards the horizon and its color turns to orange, then green and finally silver white. (22:30)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_973

Event 9717 (66F1FECD)

Date: 4/1952
Location: Near Hawaii
Description: UFOs circle planes carrying Navy Secretary & Adm. Radford.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_87

Event 9718 (6334B075)

Date: 4/1952 (approximate)
Time: 07:00
Location: WEST / NASH, TX
Description: 30M fireball going quickly east over 2 / car. 90° turn going quickly north. Spouts / flame unaffected by air.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 723)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2036

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “W/NASH,TX:30M FBL >> E ovr 2/CAR:90°TURN >>N:SPOUTS/FLAME unaffected by air”, LatLong: “33.433335 -94.133338”, LatLongDMS: “33:26:00 N 94:08:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9719 (96ED1C4F)

Date: 4/1952
Time: ~10:00
Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: Sandia engineer and 1. Black rectangle with bright yellow triangle / underside going quickly west to cloud.
Type: sighting
Reference: LORENZEN, Coral: FLYING SAUCERS, the Starting Evidence; Signet Books, NY 1962 & 1966. 278pp. Originally “The Great F. S. Hoax”. (Index 37)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2037

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1490”, HatchDesc: “ALBUQQ,NM:SANDIA ENG+1:BLK RECTNGL W/BRITE YLW TRIANGLE/UNDERSIDE >>W to CLOUD”, LatLong: “35.066668 -106.616672”, LatLongDMS: “35:04:00 N 106:37:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9720 (B71CF399)

Date: 4/1952
Time: ~19:00
Location: NEAR NEWMAN, TX
Description: Dr. / US54. Yellow disk hovers between mountains. Shoots up / enormous speed. / APRO.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 725)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2038

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1218”, HatchDesc: “nr NEWMAN,TX:Dr./US54:YLW DISK HVRS BTWN MTNs:SHOOTS UP/ENORMOUS SPEED:/APRO”, LatLong: “32.000002 -106.316672”, LatLongDMS: “32:00:00 N 106:19:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9721 (F1AF76EC)

Date: 4/1952
Location: Hawaii (near), HI
Description: Navy Sec. Exec. Plane Encounters UFOs (M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520400
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_933

Event 9722 (C89E48BC)

Date: 4/1952?
Location: London, Ontario
Description: Amateur astronomer W. Gordon Graham sees a UFO “like a smoke ring, elliptical in shape, and having two bright pinpoints of light along its main axis” at London, Ontario. It sails overhead from west to east.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: London (Ont.) Free Press, May 1, 1952; UFOEv, p. 49
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1776

Event 9723 (F41E4ADF)

Date: 4/1952
Description: Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball , upset with the way the Air Force has treated his UFO sighting, sets up an independent Navy probe of UFOs under Lt. Commander Fred Lowell Thomas of the Office of Naval Research. The project lasts through 1952, but probably not much longer.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Navy Secy Dan Kimball’s Pilot’s Sighting, March 14, 1952”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1777

Event 9724 (0586C4E5)

Date: 4/1952
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Description: Ruppelt again meets with MIT Lincoln Laboratory scientists (the Beacon Hill group) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to brief them on Blue Book’s progress. Afterward, he asks them about the flashes seen on Mars in 1951, and a general discussion of life on other planets ensues. Michael D. Swords suspects that some of those present are physicist George Valley Jr., engineer Julius Adams Stratton , physicist Albert G. Hill, and chemical engineer Walter G. Whitman .
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt, “Are There Men on Mars? Or Other Worlds?” IUR 23, no. 1 (Spring 1998): 10–12, 31
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1778

Event 9725 (0D12E8C5)

Date: 4/1952
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Description: Albert K. Bender , a factory worker in Bridgeport, Connecticut, announces the formation of the International Flying Saucer Bureau.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 189, 623
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1779

Event 9726 (D3AFA431)

Date: 4/1/1952
Time: 07:30
Location: GMX SOUTH / LAKE CHARLES, LA
Description: Steamship Esso Bermuda. “Plane” falls / sea. None missing. No debris.
Type: sighting
Reference: SANDERSON, Ivan: INVISIBLE RESIDENTS; World Publishing HB 1970 & Avon Books PB 1973 (Index 37)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2039

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Caribbean area”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “GMX S/LAKE CHARLES,LA:SS ESSO BERMUDA:“PLANE” FALLS/SEA:NONE MISSING:NO DEBRIS”, LatLong: “27.400001 -93.200004”, LatLongDMS: “27:24:00 N 93:12:00 W”, Locale: “High Seas”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “GMX”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9727 (AC25E44E)

Date: 4/1/1952
Time: 13:00
Location: STOCKTON, KS
Description: Several observer(s). Bright metal saucer-sphere/orb/globe / great altitude. Hovers or moves slowly.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 52)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2040

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “601”, HatchDesc: “STOCKTON,KS:SVRL OBS:BRITE MTL SCR-ORB/GREAT ALT:HOVERS OR MOVES SLOWLY”, LatLong: “39.438891 -99.266671”, LatLongDMS: “39:26:20 N 99:16:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 9728 (37ABBFEE)

Date: 4/1/1952
Time: 17:00:07.5
Location: 36.7983 -115.9356
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Able” Yield: 1KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_24

Extra Data: LatLong: “36.7983 -115.9356”, LatLongDMS: “36:47:54 N 115:56:08 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.24”, NukeName: “Able”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “1”

Event 9729 (FAC8ACB0)

Date: 4/2/1952
Location: Lake Mead, NV
Description: A man observed a UFO. It was silver in color, very large and at a tremendous altitude (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520402
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_934

Event 9730 (D4995607)

Date: 4/2/1952
Locations: Los Angeles, California; Mayfair Hotel
Description: On the eve of the release of the bombshell Life magazine article, Ruppelt and his boss, ATIC Technical Analysis Division Chief Col. Sanford H. Kirkland Jr., give an extraordinary briefing, technically unclassified but in fact quasi-classified, to a group of aerospace engineers and saucer buffs organized as Civilian Saucer Investigation of Los Angeles. These include aeronautical consultant Felix W. A. Knoll, technical writer Ed J. Sullivan, and North American Aviation project engineer Walther A. Riedel. The briefing takes place at the Mayfair Hotel in Los Angeles, California, along with national media reporters and the Life magazine reporters who give them advance copies of the Darrach/Ginna article in exchange.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Minutes of Meeting of Civilian Saucer Investigations Held Wednesday, April 2, 1952, 8:00 PM in the Mayfair Hotel, Los Angeles, California,” April 2, 1952, transcribed by Sign Historical Group; Willard D. Nelson, “When Blue Book Met the Ufologists,” IUR 12, no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 1987): 21–24; Ruppelt, p. 175
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1780

Event 9731 (F6E70B9F)

Date: 4/2/1952
Location: Lake Mead, Nevada
Description: 9:00 a.m. While on a fishing trip to Lake Mead, Nevada, with his wife and M/Sgt Lester Gossett, M/Sgt Sheldon Smith observes a large silver UFO at a high altitude. It looks like a B-36 without wings. Smith observes it right after a flight of F-86s overfly the area at about 15,000 feet. After watching the hovering object for about an hour at a much higher altitude than the vapor trails from the F-86s, it suddenly disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “B-36 without Wings”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1781

Event 9732 (CBFC41E3)

Date: 4/3/1952
Time: ~09:00
Location: BENSON, AZ
Description: 5 military and civil aviators / ground and airborne. Vibrant bright huge silver ovoid hovers / one hour.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 288)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2041

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “1093”, HatchDesc: “BENSON,AZ:5 MIL+CIV AVIATORS/GND+AIRBORNE:VBRITE HUGE SLVR OVOID HVRS/1hr:”, LatLong: “31.966668 -110.294450”, LatLongDMS: “31:58:00 N 110:17:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9733 (97B6CD44)

Date: 4/3/1952
Location: Marana, AZ
Description: Bright aluminum shiny oblong object above 54,000 ft (Project 1947; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520403
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_935

Event 9734 (D5BDE9CE)

Date: 4/3/1952
Description: The Air Force publicly announces that it has not stopped investigating and evaluating UFO reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1782

Event 9735 (D581D693)

Date: 4/4/1952
Location: USA, Duncanville, Texas.
Description: (Translated from French) 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: two radar operators from the 147th AC&W Squadron.; An object was tracked by radar for one minute at an estimated speed of 2,160 m.p.h.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1579

Event 9736 (93A4F8B5)

Date: 4/4/1952
Location: Benson, AZ
Description: Los Angeles Times. AIR FORCE MEN SIGHT HUGE FLYING SAUCER. Two Air Force pilots said today that they watched for an hour a huge, oval-shaped object, five or six times the size of a B-29 bomber, which hovered about 55,000 feet above them. The object had no wings. Chick Logan, veteran flight commander from Marana Air Base, tried to investigate, but could go no higher than 14,000 feet because of lack of oxygen. The object was bright and shone like polished aluminum. Flight instructor Paul Wilkerson said it was too large for a weather balloon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_166

Event 9737 (45DA9F09)

Date: 4/4/1952
Location: Hammon, BC
Description: The Vancouver Sun. HAMMOND STAR-GAZAERS SEE COLORED ONES. The same observers who sighted an object over Hammond on March 14 reported a similar sighting. A star-like object appeared in the southern sky (the same place where the other had occurred) about 10:30 pm. The color was green and turned orange-amber as it came closer. It seemed to be closer than its predecessor. It made sharp turns, seemed to stop, then turned bright red and became ovalish in shape. When it headed toward the horizon, it turned back to amber, then faint green and silvery white as it disappeared. No sound was heard.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_167

Event 9738 (71A857C1)

Date: 4/4/1952
Time: 19:30
Location: DUNCANVILLE, TX
Description: Blue Book. 2 RADAR operators. Blip tracked at 2160mph / 1 minute(s). Type unknown / no visual.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2042

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “258”, HatchDesc: “DUNCANVILLE,TX:BBK:2 RDR OPs:BLIP TRACKED at 2160mph/1min:TYPE UNK/NO VISUAL:”, LatLong: “32.650002 -96.916671”, LatLongDMS: “32:39:00 N 96:55:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 9739 (74AF300F)

Date: 4/4/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: HAMMOND, BC
Description: Silent green ovoid going north. Turns red. 90-turn going west. Back / 11 19+21 Apr. '52.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 134)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2043

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “5”, HatchDesc: “HAMMOND,BC:SILENT GRN OVOID > N:TURNS RED:90-TURN >W:BACK/11 19+21 APR52”, LatLong: “49.083336 -123.000006”, LatLongDMS: “49:05:00 N 123:00:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “British Columbia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9740 (1CDD9524)

Date: 4/4/1952
Location: Duncanville, TX
Description: Secret Report: Unidentified Radar Return (BB 1095) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1095)
Reference: NICAP: 520404
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_936

Event 9741 (D02334FF)

Date: 4/4/1952
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Duncanville, Texas
Description: Witnesses: two radar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was tracked for one minute by radar at an estimated 2,160 m.p.h.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_87

Event 9742 (1A9D2F36)

Date: 4/4/1952
Description: At 7:30 p.m. two radar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron in Duncanville, Texas tracked a UFO for one minute by radar moving at an estimated speed of 2,160 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1830

Event 9743 (1CD878FE)

Date: 4/5/1952
Location: USA, Phoenix, Arizona.
Description: (Translated from French) 10:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. A large, dark gray, circular object, followed by two identical ones, flying at high altitude in a straight line and at high speed.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1580

Event 9744 (3AF3B479)

Date: 4/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Duncanville (Texas), 2 radar operators of the 147th AC & W Squadron detect an object on radar for 1 minute, at an estimated speed of 2160 miles/h. (April 5?, 7:30 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1095 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_974

Event 9745 (75978612)

Date: 4/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Phoenix (Florida), L.G. Ryan and his wife, R.L. Stokes and D. Schook observed a large, dull gray circular object, followed by two others, flying straight at high speed. (10:40)
Reference: case Blue Book #1097 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_975

Event 9746 (DFE1893A)

Date: 4/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Miami (Florida), L. E. VanDercar and his 9 year old son observe 4 dark circular objects with unclear outlines passing in front of the Moon, each having an apparent diameter of half the Moon. (21 h 15)
Reference: case Blue Book #1099 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_976

Event 9747 (BFAC5D4A)

Date: 4/5/1952
Time: 10:40
Location: PHOENIX, AZ
Description: 4 observer(s). 1 large dull-grey saucer then 2 more. All fly straight and level at high speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2044

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “335”, HatchDesc: “PHOENIX,AZ:4 OBS:1 LRG DULL-GRY SCR THEN 2 MORE:ALL FLY S/L at HIGH SPEED”, LatLong: “33.433335 -112.066672”, LatLongDMS: “33:26:00 N 112:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9748 (ED573342)

Date: 4/5/1952
Time: 21:20
Location: MIAMI, FL
Description: 2 observer(s). 4 dark circular objects cross moons face. Each 1/2 moon-size. Fuzzy edges.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2045

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “MIAMI,FL:2 OBS:4 DARK CIRC.OBJS CROSS MOONS FACE:EACH 1/2 MOONSIZE:FUZZY EDGES”, LatLong: “25.772223 -80.205559”, LatLongDMS: “25:46:20 N 80:12:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9749 (9CFC6246)

Date: 4/5/1952
Time: 23:50
Location: KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA
Description: Flight crew. Small luminous object zigzags all over/all about / 1000kts. Going up [to] and going quickly west. 20K’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 62)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2046

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “KADENA AFB,OKINAWA:FLITE CREW:SML LUM OBJ ZIGZAGS ALLO/1000kts:↑+>>W:20K’alt”, LatLong: “26.333335 127.733339”, LatLongDMS: “26:20:00 N 127:44:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “OKN”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9750 (01D418E6)

Date: 4/5/1952
Location: Phoenix (Glendale?), AZ
Description: Large, dull grey circular object, followed by 2 more, fly straight and level at high speed. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1096)
Reference: NICAP: 520405
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_937

Event 9751 (0629CCF5)

Date: 4/5/1952
Location: Miami, FL
Description: 4 dark circular objects with mostly fuzzy edges each ½ the angular size of Moon. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1097)
Reference: NICAP: 520405
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_938

Event 9752 (08D7418B)

Date: 4/5/1952
Time: l0:40 AM
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Description: Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey circular object, followed by two more, flew straight and level at high speed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_88

Event 9753 (F591E388)

Date: 4/5/1952
Time: 9:15 PM
Location: Miami, Florida
Description: Witnesses: L.E. VanDercar and 9 year old son. Four dark circular objects with mostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon; each was half the apparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 PM Witness: H.L. Russell.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_89

Event 9754 (8DB407A6)

Date: 4/5/1952
Description: At 10:40 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, and D. Schook of Phoenix, Arizona watched a large, dull gray disc-shaped object fly by, followed by two more objects. All three flew straight and level at high speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1842

Event 9755 (B13F1D47)

Date: 4/5/1952
Description: Miami, Florida. At 9:15 p.m. four dark circular objects with mostly fuzzy edges, crossed the face of the Moon. Each was half the apparent diameter of Moon.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1843

Event 9756 (EB3420B1)

Date: 4/5/1952
Description: At 11:30 p.m. Lt. W. R. Holder and Lt. A.M. Jones, the flight crew of a USAF F-94 jet interceptor, saw a small luminous object approach Kadena AFB, Japan from the north. It flew straight and level at first at an estimated speed of 1,000 knots, but then began to maneuver and zigzag. Airborne radar tracked the target for 90 seconds. Control tower operators watched for 50-60 minutes while a dark shape with a light flew as fast as 330 knots (380 mph). It hovered, flew curves and performed a variety of maneuvers.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, p. 62; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1844

Event 9757 (0C4EFD2C)

Date: 4/6/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Temple (Texas), H. L. Russell observed for 3.8 minutes between 50 and 75 gray-white discs moving continuously in formation and inclining in unison every 12 to 15 seconds. (April 6, 2:59 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1099 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_977

Event 9758 (CD6BEAF4)

Date: 4/6/1952
Time: 15:00
Location: TEMPLE, TX
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1099. 1 observer. 50-75 white saucers shift about. All tilt / unison each 12 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2047

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “208”, HatchDesc: “TEMPLE,TX:BBK#1099:1 OBS:50-75 WHT SCRS SHIFT ABOUT:ALL TILT/UNISON EACH 12sec”, LatLong: “31.100001 -97.333338”, LatLongDMS: “31:06:00 N 97:20:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9759 (09617754)

Date: 4/6/1952
Location: Temple, TX
Description: 50-75 grey white discs (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1099)
Reference: NICAP: 520406
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_939

Event 9760 (1BE78432)

Date: 4/6/1952
Time: 2:59 PM
Location: Temple, Texas
Description: Witness: H.L. Russell. 50-75 grey-white discs changed position within formation continually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during 3.8 minute sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_90

Event 9761 (0C17E54A)

Date: 4/6/1952
Description: At 2:59 p.m. in Temple, Texas fifty to seventy-five gray-white discs continually changed position within a flight formation. The UFOs tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during the 3.8 minute sighting.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1099; Project Blue Book Report # 7, May 31, 1952; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1856

Event 9762 (C1EDC412)

Date: 4/6/1952
Description: A man named Poprocky wrote to report that at 8:15 p.m. he watched five lights in the evening sky over Sharon, Pennsylvania that looked like “a sideview of someone blowing smoke rings.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, Civilian Saucer Intelligence/Los Angeles case files, letter dated April 22, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1857

Event 9763 (2E7ACE4E)

Date: 4/7/1952
Location: US
Description: Life Magazine article “Have We Visitors From Space?”, inspired by several top officers in the Pentagon.
Type: magazine article
Reference: Project 1947: LIFE Magazine - April 7, 1952
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, page 177-178
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_868

Event 9764 (F3CC57FE)

Date: 4/7/1952
Description: (Translated from French) On the cover of Life, next to Marilyn Monroe, one can read at the top right: There are arguments for the interplanetary origin of flying saucers. An article entitled Have We Visitors from Space? makes an impression (350 newspapers will take up the conclusions of the article, and Life will receive 700 letters. Clearly open, even frankly sympathetic to the extraterrestrial hypothesis, it is built (as we will learn later) around the unofficial opinion expressed by various Pentagon officers. The Pentagon’s Public Relations Office will officially respond to this subject that The article is factual, but the conclusions of Life reflect only the opinion of the editorial staff. (April 7)
Reference: Lagrange
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_978

Event 9765 (053A3710)

Date: 4/7/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Albert K. Bender announces the creation of the IFSB in the letter column of Other Worlds.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_979

Event 9766 (398DE9A8)

Date: 4/7/1952
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: Los Angeles Times. ARE THESE VISITORS FROM MARILYN MONROE? A full-page advertisement by Life magazine raised the question: “Are these visitors from space?” featured today’s LA Times and other metropolitan dailies throughout the country. Beneath a reproduction of Carl Hart’s “Lubbock Lights”, was the simple, declarative statement in bold-faced type: “There is a case for interplanetary saucers.” The ad copy went on to declare that the existence of flying saucers was no longer being pooh-poohed by the Air Force, that the flying saucers and fireballs, such as those pictured in the advertised feature, were no psychological phenomena, not products of U.S. research, not Russian developments, and not mirages. A reproduction of Marilyn Monroe as seen on the cover of Life’s April 7, 1952 issue, was inserted in the lower right-hand corner of the ad.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_168

Event 9767 (1369607F)

Date: 4/7/1952
Description: Henry B. Darrach Jr. and Robert Ginna’s article, “Have We Visitors from Space?” appears in Life and reports on the revitalized USAF project. It comes close to advocating the ETH, and its primary sources are high-ranking Air Force officers.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: H. B. Darrach Jr. and Robert Ginna, “Have We Visitors from Space?” Life, April 7, 1952, pp. 80–96; NICAP, “Scholarly Commentary on LIFE Article of April 7, 1952”; Michael D. Swords, “1952: Ruppelt’s Big Year,” IUR 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): 8–9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1783

Event 9768 (BA70BF69)

Date: 4/7/1952
Location: Lampasas, Texas
Description: During war games taking place in the vicinity of Lampasas, Texas, nicknamed Operation Longhorn, the Air Force announces that a new “aerial light” attached to a B-26 aircraft is in use that makes an “attacking bomber look like a ball of fire in the sky.” It is essentially a bright magnesium searchlight (dubbed a “Hell Roarer” flare) that can illuminate a battlefield for nighttime photography. USAF Public Information Officer Capt. Irving Rappaport implies it could be mistaken for a flying saucer.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Light Makes Bomber Resemble Ball of Fire,” Chambersburg (Pa.) Public Opinion, April 7, 1952, p. 3; “It’s No Saucer! Strange Objects in the Sky Are Nothing New in Dayton,” Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, November 9, 1952, magazine supplement, p. 7; Curt Collins, “UFOs: Confusing the Public,” The Saucers That Time Forgot, January 27, 2022
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1784

Event 9769 (CDE42BD4)

Date: 4/8/1952
Description: (Translated from French) North of Big Pines (California), an object of disc-shaped form is observed by a television engineer. (April 8)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_980

Event 9770 (121BE4B9)

Date: 4/8/1952
Location: Los Angeles, California
Description: THEORY ON FLYING SAUCERS EXPLAINED. Spokesmen for the University of Social Research sought to convince newsmen that they have solved the flying saucer mystery. Substance of the discovery credited to Inventor Townsend Brown is that saucers operate in a field of electro-gravity that acts like a wave, with the negative pole at the top and the positive pole at the bottom. The saucer travels like a surfboard on the incline of a wave that is kept moving by the saucer’s electro-gravitational generator. All three men are convinced that flying saucers are real, controlled by an intelligence rather than a pilot and capable of speeds up to 186,000 mps. They say that space travel will be possible in 10 years. When asked if he had a degree, Bradford Shank replied: “No, I’m free of those encumbrances. That’s why I find it so easy to talk in these new terms.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_169

Event 9771 (81071F7F)

Date: 4/8/1952
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: The Canyon Crier. HILL SCIENTIST AND AND CRIER INVESTIGATE SECRET BEHIND WHIRLING DISKS. Dr. Mason Rose said, "We’ve held our project a secret for some years now, but since Life and Colliers have now given credence openly in articles to the theory that saucers are from outer space, we feel it is time for the public to know. Electricity and magnetism have been coupled, which then creates a magnetic field to propel an object with no machinery.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_170

Event 9772 (940B18EE)

Date: 4/8/1952
Time: 13:00?
Location: BIG PINE, CA
Description: TV-network engineer / (seen thru) binoculars. Reddish domed disk over mountains. / r78p162.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 55)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2048

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1215”, HatchDesc: “BIG PINE,CA:TV-NETWORK ENGINEER/BINOCS:REDDISH DOMED DISK OVR MTNS:/r78p162”, LatLong: “37.166668 -118.288895”, LatLongDMS: “37:10:00 N 118:17:20 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9773 (8BAAF2EA)

Date: 4/8/1952
Location: Big Pines (near), CA
Description: Disc-like UFO observed by TV network engineer. [UFOE, VI] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_940

Event 9774 (1DF4A27C)

Date: 4/8/1952
Description: A CBS-TV staff engineer named Smith saw a copper red disc with sharply defined edges fly “unbelievably fast” between Pear Blossom and Big Pine, California. It made no sound as it flew and left no contrail.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, Civilian Saucer Intelligence–Los Angeles files, letter dated April 9, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1896

Event 9775 (A1A07DFC)

Date: 4/9/1952
Time: 14:40
Location: SHREVEPORT TO/FROM BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LA
Description: USAF C54 buzzed / 35’ saucer. Jets chase 55 mile(s) going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 136)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2049

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “16”, Elev: “55”, HatchDesc: “SHREVEPORT><BARKSDALE AFB,LA:USAF C54 BUZZED/35’SCR:JETS CHASE 55mi >>N.”, LatLong: “32.505557 -93.683338”, LatLongDMS: “32:30:20 N 93:41:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Louisiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9776 (F6CCEAD4)

Date: 4/9/1952
Time: 15:50
Location: PINTADA, NM
Description: “Aluminum bow-tie” somersaults / 5000’ altitude. Crosses sky faster / jet plane going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2050

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1618”, HatchDesc: “PINTADA,NM:“ALUM.BOW-TIE” SOMERSAULTS/5000’alt:CROSSES SKY FASTER/JET PLANE>>W”, LatLong: “34.883335 -105.066672”, LatLongDMS: “34:53:00 N 105:04:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1500”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9777 (38D66DF8)

Date: 4/9/1952
Location: Barksdale AFB (Bet. Shreveport and), LA
Description: Crew Of C-46 Encounters Cream-Colored Disc (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520409
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_941

Event 9778 (0F9FE442)

Date: 4/9/1952
Location: Pecos (6 miles W of near Lackland AFB), TX
Description: Bethune. (Hynek UFO Rpt p. 43; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520409
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_942

Event 9779 (574999B9)

Date: 4/9/1952
Description: At 2:30 p.m. a USAF C-54 transport plane flying near Shreveport, Louisiana was buzzed by a disc-shaped UFO estimated to be 35 feet in diameter. Air Force jets were scrambled from Barksdale AFB and chased the UFO for 55 miles as it headed off to the north.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book Report #6; Project Grudge and Project Blue Book Special Reports 1-12, report dated April 30, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1919

Event 9780 (30637FDB)

Date: 4/9/1952
Description: On the same night a round, red colored UFO moved silently above a drive-in movie screen in Asheville, North Carolina at a high rate of speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, CSI Los Angeles case files, citing letter from F. Branch dated April 16, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1920

Event 9781 (5ACDF1B9)

Date: 4/10/1952
Location: USA, Pecos (Texas)
Description: (Translated from French) About 10 km west of Pecos, an object in the shape of a diamond in a vertical position, 15 m wide and 23 m high was observed for 5 minutes. Brilliant and sparkling like aluminum in the bright daylight. Made the sound of a jet engine, rotating every second. It hovered for a few minutes, then climbed straight up to about 600 m, turned slowly and disappeared to the northwest.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, p. 43, 44
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1581

Event 9782 (838350B0)

Date: 4/10/1952
Location: FRANCE, outskirts of Nîmes
Description: (Translated from French) The witness was a 23-year-old woman. She had gone with two dogs to a mazet to collect the wool from two mattresses, was going to spend the night there and join Nîmes the next day with the wool bundle. She was getting ready to go to bed, it was 10 pm. The dogs were barking. She went out and saw a stranger crouching in a thyme bush. He got up and asked her: “What are you doing here?” She retorted that he was on her property. Exchange of banalities: he was a terrestrial being who had left 10 years earlier with an E.T. crew. Two other characters appeared, with a rather Amerindian look. They spoke in an unknown language. They were wearing green trousers and jerkins, without buttons. A third E.T., who seemed to be the leader, appeared. He was small and seemed tired. On his forehead shone a precious stone. He had an abdominal box attached by straps. The witness was subjected to some kind of examination. The dogs, now reassured, were frolicking, but suddenly ran away howling in pain. The leader showed a “miracle” to the witness, he made stones from the garrigue levitate, he passed a large one through the door without damaging it. Soon after they headed towards the ship, which the witness had not yet seen: like a Maurice Chevalier hat, but as big as a bus; it was purring. The object left silently. Missing time. She did not go to the appointment set a year later, day for day.
Reference: "Rencontre avec les Extraterrestres, par le témoin sous le pseudonyme ROSE C. - ed. du Rocher 1979
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni, le premier dossier complet…” - ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, pp. 55-57
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1582

Event 9783 (289E04DF)

Date: 4/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Pecos (Texas), observation of a 25 x 15 m bright, hovering, rotating diamond-shaped object. It ascended 600 m, made a slow turn, then disappeared to the Northwest. (April 10)
Reference: Hynek 1979
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_981

Event 9784 (2EBED6FC)

Date: 4/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Official launch of the Blue Book project.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_982

Event 9785 (65C61BDF)

Date: 4/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At North Bay (Ontario), Adjutant E.H. Rossell and Flight Sergeant R. McRae, both RCAF line pilots, observed for two minutes an amber, extremely bright disc coming from the southwest, hovering over an airfield, suddenly stopping, turning and rising into the sky at an astonishing speed at an angle of 30°". (21:30)
Reference: case Blue Book n°1108 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_983

Event 9786 (FF714CAE)

Date: 4/10/1952
Location: 6MI WITH PECOS, TX
Description: 50x75’ diamond rotates 1 / second(s). Jet sound. Quickly going up / 2000’ and veers going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2051

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “791”, HatchDesc: “6mi W/PECOS,TX:50x75’ DIAMOND ROTATES 1/sec:JET SOUND:↑↑/2000’+VEERS >>NW”, LatLong: “31.422224 -103.566672”, LatLongDMS: “31:25:20 N 103:34:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9787 (41655FD4)

Date: 4/10/1952
Time: 22:00
Location: NIMES, GARD, FR
Description: 1 observer. 3 giants and pseudo-human/entity translator. Wants books. Shows tricks. / MJ#309.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 314)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2052

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, TLP: Telepathy, CNT: Contactee related, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, GNT: Giant: Large/tall alien, CVS: Conversation/communication, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “150”, HatchDesc: “NIMES,GARD,FR:1 OBS:3 GIANTS+PSH TRANSLATOR:WANTS BOOKS:SHOWS TRICKS:/MJ#309”, LatLong: “43.816669 4.366667”, LatLongDMS: “43:49:00 N 04:22:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Gard”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9788 (A8058E9D)

Date: 4/11/1952
Location: Hammond BC
Description: The Vancouver Sun. HAMMOND REVISTED. A green fireball was seen over Hammond BC, the same area which reported previous sightings this month. It moved in from the south but clouds interfered and further observation was not possible. The observer thought that the light operates on a steady schedule.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_172

Event 9789 (D7C28DFB)

Date: 4/11/1952
Location: Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada
Description: North Bay Daily Nugget. SAUCERS IGHT-SEE OVER CANADIAN TOWN. Villi Lefebvre reported seeing six saucer-shaped objects diving up and down over Temiskaming, Ontario. He said they made no noise and were not conventional aircraft, although they left vapor trails in their wake.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_173

Event 9790 (55FC3197)

Date: 4/11/1952
Time: 08:30
Location: LANCASTER, PA
Description: Saucer-like object seen / sky. / Richmond news-leader. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 54)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2053

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “110”, HatchDesc: “LANCASTER,PA:SAUCER-LIKE OBJ SEEN/SKY:/RICHMOND NEWS-LEADER:NFD”, LatLong: “40.038891 -76.305559”, LatLongDMS: “40:02:20 N 76:18:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9791 (1CBA2E7D)

Date: 4/11/1952
Time: ~14:00
Location: TIMISKAMING CO, ONT
Description: 6 silent saucers leave vapor-trails. Go up and down / sky. Not planes.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 136)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2054

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “200”, HatchDesc: “TIMISKAMING co,ONT:6 SILENT SCRS LV VAPOR-TRAILS:GO UP+DOWN/SKY:NOT PLANES”, LatLong: “47.666669 -80.000004”, LatLongDMS: “47:40:00 N 80:00:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9792 (9E2D7A19)

Date: 4/1

c0mmando · May 24, 2024, 5:49pm

1/1952
Description: On this afternoon six silent disc-shaped objects flew over Temiscaming, Quebec leaving vapor trails. They flew in an up-and-down motion, and were definitely “not planes.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: George Eberhart, A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, p. 921, citing the North Bay (Ontario) Nugget
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1949

Event 9793 (686C978F)

Date: 4/11/1952
Description: At 8:00 p.m. a silent green ovoid object flew to the north in Hammond, British Columbia, turned red, and made a ninety-degree turn.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping dated April 30, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1950

Event 9794 (930B513D)

Date: 4/12/1952
Location: CANADA, North Bay (Ontario)
Description: (Translated from French) 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force Officer E.H. Rossell, Sgt. R. McRae. A circular object, amber in color, flew quickly, stopped abruptly, reversed its course, and rose out of sight on a 30° trajectory during the 2 minute observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1583

Event 9795 (442CA991)

Date: 4/12/1952
Location: Minnesota and Wisconsin
Description: Racine Journal-Times. SAUCERS STILL STIRRING. Strange aerial objects of undetermined origin have been sighted whizzing through the skies once again. Pilots and engineers at the General Mills balloon experimentation project said the objects-neither balloons, airplanes, or stars–were sighted in a spectacular series of aerobatics. J. J. Kaliszewski, supervisor of balloon manufacture for the Aeronautical Research Laboratories, said he first saw the objects on October 10, 1951, while in an experimental balloon aloft. This object, showing a “peculiar glow,” came toward them in a shallow dive, then leveled off and slowed down. It hovered momentarily, made a sharp left turn, climbed with tremendous acceleration, and disappeared. Also see https://www.nytimes.com/1952/04/12/archives/balloon-project-men-see-strange-aerial-objects.html
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_171

Event 9796 (05C2AFAF)

Date: 4/12/1952
Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Description: Ottawa Journal. ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD BUT COULD BE SAUCER. E. H. Russell, a veteran airman with 13 years in the service and Flight Sgt. Reg McRae said they spotted a bright amber disk in the sky over the airfield at North Bay, Ontario around 8:30 pm. The object came from the southwest, moved across the field, stopped, an then took off in the reverse direction. It climbed at an angle of 30 degrees at terrific speed and disappeared.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_174

Event 9797 (54B16ABB)

Date: 4/12/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: NORTH BAY, ON
Description: 2 military observer(s). Bright amber saucer stops / airfield. Rises going quickly southwest / terrific speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2055

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “360”, HatchDesc: “NORTH BAY,ON:2 MIL OBS:BRITE AMBER SCR STOPS/AIRFIELD:RISES>>SW/TERRIFIC SPEED”, LatLong: “46.233336 -79.450004”, LatLongDMS: “46:14:00 N 79:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9798 (EAFA3B9A)

Date: 4/12/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: WINCHESTER, VA
Description: 20cm hazy orange sphere/orb/globe / treetop level. Straight and level flight. Slow and silent. Rotates.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 55)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2056

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “219”, HatchDesc: “WINCHESTER,VA:20cm HAZY ORG ORB/TREETOP LEVEL:S/L FLITE:SLOW+SILENT:ROTATES:”, LatLong: “39.183335 -78.155559”, LatLongDMS: “39:11:00 N 78:09:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “20”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9799 (656578E3)

Date: 4/12/1952
Location: North Bay CFS, Ontario, CAN
Description: The round amber object came in from the southwest and moved across the RCAF Station airfield at North Bay, stopped and moved off again in the reverse direction (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1108)
Reference: NICAP: 520412
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_943

Event 9800 (342225D2)

Date: 4/12/1952
Time: 9:30 PM
Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Description: Witnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E.H. Rossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew fast, stopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30’ angle during a 2 minute observation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_91

Event 9801 (5B30368B)

Date: 4/12/1952
Location: RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
Description: 8:30 p.m. W/O E. H. Rossell and Flight Sgt. Reginald McRae are driving on RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario, when they see a bright amber disc arrive from the southwest, move across the airfield, stop, and then take off in the opposite direction at an angle of 30° at terrific speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Amber Disc Stops, Reverses Direction”; Yurko Bondarchuk, UFO Sightings, Landings, and Abductions, Methuen, 1979, pp. 92–94
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1785

Event 9802 (42A40E20)

Date: 4/12/1952
Description: North Bay, Ontario, Canada. At 9:30 p.m. Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E. H. Rossell and Flight Sgt. R. McRae sighted a round amber object that flew fast, stopped, reversed direction, and climbed away at a 30-degree angle during the two-minute observation. They said it with terrific speed, twice the speed of an F-86.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1108; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 87; UNICAT, case # 810
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_1963

Event 9803 (6CFC43E4)

Date: 4/13/1952
Time: 16:50
Location: EAST / MORIARITY, NM
Description: 4 airmen. Very fast saucer. Erratic flight path. Tilts vanishes and reappears.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2057

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “1890”, HatchDesc: “E/MORIARITY,NM:4 AIRMEN:VFAST SCR:ERRATIC FLITE PATH:TILTS VANISHES+REAPPEARS”, LatLong: “34.988891 -106.000005”, LatLongDMS: “34:59:20 N 106:00:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9804 (036FE3D3)

Date: 4/13/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: CLEVELAND, OH
Description: Airline workers. Brill saucer / 3000’ altitude. Vibrates and fades into distance.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2058

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “207”, HatchDesc: “CLEVELAND,OH:AIRLINE WORKERS:BRILL SCR/3000’alt:VIBRATES+FADES INTO DISTANCE:”, LatLong: “41.466669 -81.700004”, LatLongDMS: “41:28:00 N 81:42:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “900”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9805 (A24E72B9)

Date: 4/13/1952
Time: ~21:40
Location: GMX SOUTH / BILOXI, MS
Description: Air Force Lieut. and more/others. Dull orange saucers over Gulf change formation. Shoot going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 140)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2059

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “GMX S/BILOXI,MS:AF LIEUT.++:DULL ORG SCRS OVR GULF CHANGE FORMn:SHOOT>>W:”, LatLong: “30.333335 -88.916671”, LatLongDMS: “30:20:00 N 88:55:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Mississippi”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9806 (A15248F1)

Date: 4/13/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: TORPO, NORWAY
Description: 3 observer(s). Fireball going up / woods. Lights area. Hovers. Maneuvers. Going quickly south / terrific speed. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 138)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2060

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “25”, HatchDesc: “TORPO,NORWAY:3 OBS:FBL ↑/WOODS:LITES AREA:HVRS:MNVRS:>>S/TERRIFIC SPEED:/NEWS”, LatLong: “60.666670 8.733334”, LatLongDMS: “60:40:00 N 08:44:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Norway”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9807 (96D4D78D)

Date: 4/13/1952
Location: Moriarty AFB, NM
Description: CPS Tracks Silver Disc (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520413
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_944

Event 9808 (DAF43EBD)

Date: 4/13/1952
Description: In Torpo, Norway at 10:35 p.m. a fireball came down in some nearby woods. It lit up the area, hovered, maneuvered, then shot away to the south at great speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: newspaper clipping, June 7, 1952; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 38
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2002

Event 9809 (5BA4D16F)

Date: 4/13/1952
Description: At 4:45 p.m. a disc-shaped object with an erratic flight path moved very fast through the sky east of Moriarty, New Mexico. It tilted and vanished, then reappeared. There were four military witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: NICAP Projects Grudge and Blue Book Report, p. 109; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 41
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2003

Event 9810 (37FAD320)

Date: 4/14/1952
Location: USA, Memphis, Tennessee.
Description: (Translated from French) 6:34 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Navy Pilots, Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg. O’Neil. An inverted saucer, 3 feet long, 1 foot high, with vertical grooves or slots, flew quickly, in a straight line, 100 yards away from the witnesses’ aircraft for 45-60 seconds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1584

Event 9811 (5D194CF5)

Date: 4/14/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Memphis (Tennessee), Lieutenants Blacky and O’Neil, both US Navy pilots, observed for 45 to 60 seconds an object shaped like an inverted cup, 3 feet long and 1 foot high, with vertical openings, flying straight and quickly, at 100 yards from their aircraft. (18 h 34)
Reference: case Blue Book #1112 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_984

Event 9812 (BBC3739D)

Date: 4/14/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In LaCrosse (Wisconsin), a pilot of CAL airline observed various luminous objects of color flying in formation in V. (0 h 35)
Reference: case Blue Book # 1113 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_985

Event 9813 (9FC700D4)

Date: 4/14/1952
Location: ANCHORAGE, AK
Description: 12 observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. Huge “disk” crosses sky / 30 minute(s). No further details / news report.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 141)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2061

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “35”, HatchDesc: “ANCHORAGE,AK:12 OBS/BINOCS:HUGE “DISK” CROSSES SKY/30min:NFD/NEWS REPORT”, LatLong: “61.216670 -149.883340”, LatLongDMS: “61:13:00 N 149:53:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alaska”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9814 (8983A307)

Date: 4/14/1952
Time: 12:40
Location: LACROSSE, WI
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1113. Central airline(s)/airliner crew and passengers. Light colored objects / V formation. High-speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2062

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “199”, HatchDesc: “LACROSSE,WI:BBK#1113:CENTRAL AL CREW+PASSENGERS:LITE CLRd OBJS/VFORM:HI-SPEED”, LatLong: “43.800002 -91.238893”, LatLongDMS: “43:48:00 N 91:14:20 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9815 (E0F7F77B)

Date: 4/14/1952
Time: 18:30
Location: OVER MEMPHIS, TN
Description: 1M inv. bowl passes 2 / United States Navy (USN) plane. Vertical slots / top to bottom.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2063

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “80”, HatchDesc: “ovr MEMPHIS,TN:1M INV.BOWL PASSES 2/USN PLANE:VERTICAL SLOTS/TOP to BOTTOM”, LatLong: “35.150002 -90.033338”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:00 N 90:02:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9816 (9B822153)

Date: 4/14/1952
Location: Memphis, TN
Description: Inverted Bowl Passes Aircraft At 300’ (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1112)
Reference: NICAP: 520414
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_945

Event 9817 (677285C4)

Date: 4/14/1952
Location: La Crosse, WI
Description: CIRVIS Report / V-Formation Seen By Pilot (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1113)
Reference: NICAP: 520414
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_946

Event 9818 (26C3A00B)

Date: 4/14/1952
Time: 12:35 PM
Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Description: Witness: unidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light colored objects flew in V-formation. No further details in files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_92

Event 9819 (E56E8F87)

Date: 4/14/1952
Time: 6:34 PM
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Description: Witnesses: U.S. Navy pilots Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg. O’Neil. One inverted bowl, 3’ long and 1’ high, with vertical slots, flew fast, straight and level, 100 yards from observers’ aircraft for 45-60 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_93

Event 9820 (10903665)

Date: 4/15/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Santa Cruz (California), Mr. Hayes, the brother of the Sergeant-Chief, observed for 6 to 8 seconds with his 20x telescope 2 pale objects flying quickly along the horizon. (April 15, 7:40 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1115 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_986

Event 9821 (97673FFB)

Date: 4/15/1952
Time: 09:30
Location: FRENCHMAN FLAT, NV
Description: 6+observer(s). 4-6 saucers pass through atomic cloud after atomic test. See reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 761)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2064

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., RDA: Radiation/high energy fields detected, TCH: New technical details/clues, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2420”, HatchDesc: “FRENCHMAN FLAT,NV:6+OBS:4-6 SCRS PASS THRU ATOMIC CLOUD AFTER A-TEST:see ref”, LatLong: “36.827780 -115.938894”, LatLongDMS: “36:49:40 N 115:56:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9822 (0078164F)

Date: 4/15/1952
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Description: 2 faint objects flying fast along the horizon (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1115)
Reference: NICAP: 520415
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_947

Event 9823 (05CD27E8)

Date: 4/15/1952
Time: 7:40 PM
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Description: Witness: Mr. Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting telescope.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_94

Event 9824 (FA15DE4C)

Date: 4/15/1952
Time: 17:29:57.1
Location: 37.0842 -116.0194
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Baker” Yield: 1KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_25

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0842 -116.0194”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:03 N 116:01:10 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.34”, NukeName: “Baker”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “1”

Event 9825 (5F5FE544)

Date: 4/15/1952
Description: At Frenchman Flat, Nevada at 9:30 a.m. four to six flying discs passed through the mushroom cloud created after an Atomic bomb test blast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 2082
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2018

Event 9826 (A1BE8D23)

Date: 4/15/1952
Description: That evening in Gardena, California a set of unidentified nocturnal lights flew silently to the north slowly, pulsating at regular intervals. The bright white light had a red glow preceeding it and one behind. When the white light went off the red glows seemed to merge to form a semi-elliptical red glow. It abruptly changed direction in a zigzag maneuver.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, Civilian Saucer Intelligence-Los Angeles, letter dated April 26, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2019

Event 9827 (D37EA31E)

Date: 4/16/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The Montreal Gazette reveals the observation of April 12. (April 16)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_987

Event 9828 (93AA9537)

Date: 4/16/1952
Location: Canada
Description: Ottawa Evening Journal. FLYING SAUCERS COULD BE REAL, ADMIT TOP CANADIAN SCIENTISTS. No longer scoffing, RCAF Intelligence and top Canadian scientists today went on record as believing that “flying saucers” could not be laughed off as optical illusions. Theirs was the complete change of attitude from that of three years ago when flying saucer, mysterious disks and fireballs speeding through North American skies were regarded as something close to a joke. The RCAF said its intelligence was investigating as a bona fide phenomenon, the case of the flying saucers. Dr. O.M. Solandt, Chairman of the Defence Research Board said: “We are as mystified as anyone else… are are keeping an open mind.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_175

Event 9829 (F393DBE8)

Date: 4/16/1952
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Description: SAUCER ‘OUT OF THIS WORLD’. 45 persons said they saw what appeared to be an unusual form of blimp hanging motionless above Milton for about 15 minutes. A woman reported the thing with 4 other persons, who were with her during the time of the observation, and said that the main body looked black, but there was a halo-like fringe of color around it. The object looked like something out of this world, she said.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_176

Event 9830 (92BA4A3E)

Date: 4/16/1952
Time: ~08:00
Location: HALIBURTON, ONT
Description: 2 silver streaks. 1 follows other closely. Jet plane seen nearby.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 56)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2065

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “388”, HatchDesc: “HALIBURTON,ONT:2 SLVR STREAKS:1 FOLOS OTHER CLOSELY:JET PLANE SEEN NEARBY”, LatLong: “45.033335 -78.800004”, LatLongDMS: “45:02:00 N 78:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9831 (C3766A1E)

Date: 4/16/1952
Time: 19:10
Location: HAMILTON, ON
Description: Huge ring / dark center spins. Sky-blue cylinder/cigar-shape? Hovers / 4 minute(s). Going east to Niagara F.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 56)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2066

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “16”, Elev: “234”, HatchDesc: “HAMILTON,ON:HUGE RING/DARK CTR SPINS:SKY-BLUE CGR?:HVRS/4min:>E to NIAGARA F.”, LatLong: “43.233335 -79.866670”, LatLongDMS: “43:14:00 N 79:52:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9832 (0FD4B7EC)

Date: 4/16/1952
Time: 20:20
Location: TRUAX FIELD, WI
Description: Pilot and RADAR. 5-6 glowing-domes going east in formation. Turn going quickly NNW. / r136#1p48.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2067

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “270”, HatchDesc: “TRUAX FIELD,WI:PILOT+RDR:5-6 GLOW-DOMES > E/FORMn:TURN >>NNW:/r136#1p48”, LatLong: “43.083335 -89.400004”, LatLongDMS: “43:05:00 N 89:24:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9833 (7BF40FDB)

Date: 4/16/1952
Time: 22:00
Location: ALUMINUM ROCK, CA
Description: Amateur astronomer and 4. 2 glowing-orbs hover. Going up [to] going down [to] motion. Photographs = twin streaks and spiral.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 768)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2068

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “45”, HatchDesc: “ALUM ROCK,CA:Am.ASTRON+4:2 GLOW-ORBS HVR:↑↓ MOTION:FOTOS=TWIN STREAKS+spiral”, LatLong: “37.400002 -121.800006”, LatLongDMS: “37:24:00 N 121:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9834 (387B06CA)

Date: 4/16/1952
Time: 22:00
Location: NEAR DALLAS, TX
Description: Campers. 1 white and 4 red and 4 yellow night lights. Cross sky. Make 90-turn and fly away.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2069

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “130”, HatchDesc: “nr DALLAS,TX:CAMPERS:1 WHT+4 RED+4 YEL NLTS:CROSS SKY:MAKE 90-TURN+FLY AWAY”, LatLong: “32.733335 -96.800005”, LatLongDMS: “32:44:00 N 96:48:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9835 (4EACC7A2)

Date: 4/16/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: NEAR SHREVEPORT, LA
Description: Strategic Air Command (SAC) Commander / ground. Saucer going quickly south. Instant 80° turn going quickly north! / r136#1p48.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: SMITH, Willy: ON PILOTS and UFO’s. UNICAT Project, 8011 SW 189th St. Miami, FL 33175 USA. March 1997.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2070

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “63”, HatchDesc: “nr SHREVEPORT,LA:SAC COMMANDER/GND:SCR >>S:INSTANT 80°TURN >>N!:/r136#1p48”, LatLong: “32.483335 -93.800004”, LatLongDMS: “32:29:00 N 93:48:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Louisiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9836 (0CC3BCA7)

Date: 4/16/1952
Location: Madison, WI
Description: Observed 5 or 6 semi-circular objects almost overhead, glowing with a yellowishwhite light (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520416
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_948

Event 9837 (EA4E44BB)

Date: 4/16/1952
Location: Shreveport, LA
Description: Course reversing light. (Willy Smith pp. 25-29; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520416
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_949

Event 9838 (588C081B)

Date: 4/16/1952
Locations: Ent AFB; Colorado Springs, Colorado
Description: ADC becomes frantic about a possible Soviet attack. Air Force Intelligence warns Brig. Gen. Woodbury Burgess , at ADC Headquarters, Ent AFB [now the US Olympic Training Center] in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that a classified source (possibly an electronic intercept) has provided an “indication” of ominous Soviet military activity. With the simultaneous appearance of two waves of unidentified targets, there is no alternative. At 3:10 a.m., ADC Commander Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr. orders America’s first nationwide Air Defense Readiness alert.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “UFOs and Alert Scare, April 1952”; “Radar Scare,” Miami (Fla.) Herald, April 19, 1952, p. 23; “3 Plane Vapors Cause Alert at Alaska Stations,” Long Beach (Calif.) Independent, April 18, 1952, p. 18
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1786

Event 9839 (CE8904E6)

Date: 4/16/1952
Description: At 10:26 p.m. a U.S. Air Force captain and his neighbor in Shreveport, Louisiana saw a bright white object make a fast approach, reverse direction, then change shape from a flat circular object to a thin lens. It also changed color from pink to red. Its speed was estimated at 1285 mph, and showed a red exhaust tail after making its turn. It was ten times brighter than the brightest star.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: J. H. Tessier, UNICAT computer database case #812, citing Blue Book; Project Blue Book Report # 6, April 30, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2048

Event 9840 (CD1581C7)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: USA, Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
Description: (Translated from French) 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: S.B. Brooks, chemical engineer and J.A. Eaton. A round object, of pronounced orange color, flew erratically, quickly, emitting from time to time a beam of light during the 40 minute observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1585

Event 9841 (979F70F7)

Date: 4/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the Nellis base (Nevada), a large group of circular objects is observed.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_988

Event 9842 (AF6BBA1C)

Date: 4/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Longmeadow (Massachusetts), S.B. Brooks and chemical engineer J.A. Eaton observed for 40 minutes a deep orange round object flying erratically, occasionally emitting a flash of light from the back. (20:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1124 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_989

Event 9843 (8B907031)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Lake Ontario, Canada
Description: Toronto Daily Star. SAUCER MISHAP? Lifesavers and police searched Lake Ontario for an object reported to have plunged in flames more than a mile off Scarborough Bluffs. Nothing could be found and there were no aircraft missing. Several residents reported seeing an object trailing black smoke shoot downward from the sky and then a puff of slow rising smoke that lingered in the sky for a considerable time afterward. A woman saw a ball of fire with a black tail of smoke.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_177

Event 9844 (18EC25F1)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Description: North Bay North Bay Daily Nugget. DISK SPEEDS OVER NORTH BAY. A resident of North Bay, Miss Bernice Byers reported a noiseless, round object traveling “quite fast and high” over the district at 11 a.m. The object passed from west to east leaving a vapor trail.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_178

Event 9845 (4FE74A73)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Description: North Bay Daily Nugget. FIREBALL OVER NORTH BAY. A glowing fireball was observed by at least 15 people in two sections of the town. A group of young people and crews in the ONR YARDS made the sighting and the two reports were identical. It was a multicolored object, swooping and climbing at high speed. Both groups spotted the object at about 10:00 p.m. It is interesting to note that the Canadian Atomic Research Center at Chalk River is only about 130 miles northeast of North Bay, where the highest activity of strange objects is reported.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_179

Event 9846 (B5B7CF4C)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Description: Ottawa Evening Journal. FLYING SAUCER THEORY STUMPS DEFENSE RESEARCH BOARD. The Defense Research Board this afternoon opened its file on investigations made into the mystery of the Flying Saucers. The Board disclosed it had 30 different reports of strange objects scudding through the upper atmosphere. In the great majority of cases, the Board frankly admitted, it was baffled. It cautioned that the reports could not simply be dismissed as imaginative nonsense. Among the 30 cases the Board was able to specifically find the cause or source of a “few” of the phenomena. But the rest, the Board openly confessed, cannot be explained.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_180

Event 9847 (C1D2241A)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Nellis AFB, NV
Description: Base personnel see large group of circular objects.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_88

Event 9848 (027B2F82)

Date: 4/17/1952
Time: ~09:00
Location: WILLIAMSPORT, PA
Description: Odd vapor trails. Then “big block of silver” crosses sky!
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 57)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2071

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “161”, HatchDesc: “WILLIAMSPORT,PA:ODD VAPOR TRAILS:THEN “BIG BLOCK OF SILVER” CROSSES SKY!”, LatLong: “41.233335 -77.016670”, LatLongDMS: “41:14:00 N 77:01:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9849 (5ECC1165)

Date: 4/17/1952
Time: 12:00
Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV
Description: 5 military. 18 dull-white saucers going quickly east / 1200mph. 40K’ altitude. 1 ZIGZAGs. / r136#7p61.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 288)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2072

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “570”, HatchDesc: “NELLIS AFB,NV:5 MIL:18 DULL-WHT SCRS >>E/1200mph:40K’alt:1 ZIGZAGs:/r136#7p61”, LatLong: “36.233335 -114.983339”, LatLongDMS: “36:14:00 N 114:59:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nevada”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9850 (6765DED2)

Date: 4/17/1952
Time: 15:10
Location: YUMA, AZ
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1127. Numerous observer(s). Silent saucer. 6mm / ARMs-length. Back / 2100 hours. / r136#7p58.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 44)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2073

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “48”, HatchDesc: “YUMA,AZ:BBK#1127:NMRS OBS:SLNT SCR:6mm/ARMs-LENGTH:BACK/2100 hrs:/r136#7p58”, LatLong: “32.583335 -114.500005”, LatLongDMS: “32:35:00 N 114:30:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9851 (FFF37F4F)

Date: 4/17/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: LONGMEADOW, MA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1124. 2 engineers. Silent night lights / 1000mph. Erratic quickly going up [to] and quickly going down. 90° turns…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 148)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2074

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “40”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “LONGMEADOW,MA:BBK#1124:2 ENGINEERS:SLNT NLTS/1000mph:ERRATIC ↑↑+↓↓:90°TURNS…”, LatLong: “42.050002 -72.594448”, LatLongDMS: “42:03:00 N 72:35:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9852 (F1A0AEE0)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Longmeadow, MA
Description: Round, deep orange object fly fast and erratic (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1124)
Reference: NICAP: 520417
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_950

Event 9853 (40387936)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Yuma Test Station, AZ
Description: Flat-white, circular object flew with an irregular trajectory (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1127)
Reference: NICAP: 520417
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_951

Event 9854 (841BCEFF)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Nellis AFB, NV
Description: Large group of circular UFOs. [UFOE, III] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520417
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_952

Event 9855 (91F1F78A)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Alaska, At Sea
Description: Another Radar-Inspired National Alert (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520417
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_953

Event 9856 (CBE85C70)

Date: 4/17/1952
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Description: Witnesses: S.B. Brooks, chemical engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep orange object flew fast and erratic, occasionally emitting a shaft of light to the rear during a 40 minute sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_95

Event 9857 (29A07B19)

Date: 4/17/1952
Time: 3:05 PM
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Description: Witnesses: group of Army weather observation students, including several graduate engineers. One flat-white, circular object flew with an irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_96

Event 9858 (A31AE574)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Nunivak Island, Alaska
Description: 12:58 a.m. Four high-altitude contrails heading east-southeast toward Alaska are seen by NORAD defense observers at Nunivak Island, Alaska.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Another Radar-Inspired National Alert”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1787

Event 9859 (4F2C6D2D)

Date: 4/17/1952
Locations: Caswell Air Force Station; Limestone, Maine; US
Description: 5:10 a.m. Radar at Caswell Air Force Station [now closed] in Limestone, Maine, tracks five unknown targets headed southwest into the US. Three are later identified as off-course civilian airliners, while two remain unidentified. A nationwide Air Defense Readiness Alert is declared at 5:11 a.m. SAC is notified to prepare launch of nuclear missiles. The alert is canceled at 7:40 a.m.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Another Radar-Inspired National Alert”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1788

Event 9860 (EC1C88C6)

Date: 4/17/1952
Locations: Air Force T/S Orville Lawson; Nellis Air Force Base; near Las Vegas; Nevada Test Site
Description: 12:05 p.m. Air Force T/S Orville Lawson, Rudy Toncer (sheet metal shop foreman), and sheet metal shop workers R. K. Van Houtin, Edward Gregory, and Charles Ruliffson at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas, see 18 circular objects flying an easterly course that carry them over or very close to the Nevada Test Site. They watch the objects for about 30 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Work Crew Spots Flying Saucers over A-Test Site,” Salt Lake Tribune, April 18, 1952, p. 1; NICAP, “April 17, 1952: Nellis AFB, Nevada Large Group of Circular UFOs”; Nukes 83
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1789

Event 9861 (AC33B381)

Date: 4/17/1952
Location: Baltimore
Description: Dewey Fournet Jr. responds to a reporter from the Baltimore Sun who has asked about details of the Blue Book investigation with a two-and-a-half-page memo, vagued up a bit, but essentially saying that “nothing detrimental to our national security has materialized from these incidents.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 147
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1790

Event 9862 (34C0A7A5)

Date: 4/17/1952
Description: At 3:15 p.m. two military weather observers from the 9575 TSU at the Yuma Test Station in Yuma, Arizona watched a circular, flat-white craft with a short trail shoot across the sky from zenith to the horizon in 7 seconds (traveling at 13 degrees a second). It traveled so fast it could not be tracked with a theodolite. There was a similar sighting at the same place the next day.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: UNICAT, case 813, citing Loren Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 47; NICAP UFO Investigator, volume 3, number 8
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2076

Event 9863 (47A4A6FE)

Date: 4/17/1952
Description: Two engineers watched several silent noctunal lights make erratic maneuvers and ninety-degree turns in the sky over Longmeadow, Massachusetts at 8:30 p.m. The sighting lasted for 400 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren Gross, UFOs a History, 1952: January-May, p. 48
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2077

Event 9864 (DBA01B97)

Date: 4/17/1952
Description: Thirty minutes later two men in Westmont, Illinois, Mr. Harvey and Mr. Hall, tracked an object traveling at a high rate of speed from the east to the north, vanishing just under the Ursa Minor constellation. No tail or exhaust were visible, nor were any signs of propulsion visible. They watched the object through a pair of binoculars.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, CSI–Los Angeles letter files, April 17, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2078

Event 9865 (09CE2B66)

Date: 4/18/1952
Location: JAPAN, 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129* 51’ E., 34’ 19’ N.).
Description: (Translated from French) Witness: a radar operator. Unidentified target followed for one minute flying at 2,700 m.p.h.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1586

Event 9866 (75756917)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the Yuma (Arizona) test station, a group of meteorology students, including some graduated engineers, observe for 7s a thin white circular object flying in an irregular trajectory with a short trail. (April 18 (17?) 15:05)
Reference: case Blue Book #1127 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_990

Event 9867 (08B48159)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Bethesda, Maryland, R. Poerstal and 3 other men observed 4 to 8 yellow-orange circular lights flying above them in a V-formation of 40°, from South to North. (11:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1128 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_991

Event 9868 (56E0EB94)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Corner Brook (Newfoundland, Canada), reporter Chic Shave observed a round, golden-yellow object flying south and returning for 1.5 minutes. (10:22 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1129 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_992

Event 9869 (56EAB58D)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) 50 miles Northwest of Kyushu (Japan) (129* 51’ East, 34’ 19’ North), a radar operator detected an unidentified target flying at 2700 miles/h.
Reference: case Blue Book #1130 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_993

Event 9870 (F660A9C5)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Corner Brook (Newfoundland, Canada), the concierge C. Hamilton observed for 1 minute a yellow-gold object making a tight turn and leaving a short dark trail. (4 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1131 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_994

Event 9871 (4C261ECB)

Date: 4/18/1952
Location: Montreal
Description: MANY SEE ONE OVER MONTREAL. A Montreal trainman saw a flying saucer over the city shortly after 7 a.m. The object was very shiny, like a mirror with the sun on it and the reflection was constant. He could see the object for a good 15 to 30 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_181

Event 9872 (ED4364BD)

Date: 4/18/1952
Location: 50 MI NORTHWEST / KYUSHU, JPN
Description: Radar OP. Unidentified target tracked / 2700mph / 1 minute. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2075

Attributes: MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “50mi NW/KYUSHU,JPN:RADAR OP:UID TARGET TRACKED/2700mph/1 MINUTE:NFD”, LatLong: “34.316668 129.850006”, LatLongDMS: “34:19:00 N 129:51:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kyushu”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9873 (2DCAB924)

Date: 4/18/1952
Time: 04:00
Location: CORNER BROOK, NFLD
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1129+1131. Yellow sphere/orb/globe circles town 2X. Going quickly northwest. Back 18 hours later.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2076

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “99”, HatchDesc: “CORNER BROOK,NFLD:BBK#1129+1131:YEL.ORB CIRCLES TOWN 2X:>>NW:BACK 18hrs LATER”, LatLong: “48.950002 -57.966669”, LatLongDMS: “48:57:00 N 57:58:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9874 (AB0202A7)

Date: 4/18/1952
Time: 11:30
Location: BETHESDA, MD
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1128. Parstell and 3. 7-15 silent orbs / 40° V-formation going quickly north. Clear weather.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2077

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “92”, HatchDesc: “BETHESDA,MD:BBK#1128:PARSTELL+3:7-15 SLNT ORBS/40° VFORMn >>N:clear weather”, LatLong: “38.983335 -77.100004”, LatLongDMS: “38:59:00 N 77:06:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MRL”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9875 (BA701C20)

Date: 4/18/1952
Location: Bethesda, MD
Description: 7-9 circular, orange-yellow lights (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1128)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_954

Event 9876 (DFFA2339)

Date: 4/18/1952
Location: Corner Brook, Newfoundland, CAN
Description: Janitor saw a yellow-gold object make a sharp turn, leaving a short, dark trail. (Berliner; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1129)
Reference: NICAP: 520418
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_955

Event 9877 (A715DD7E)

Date: 4/18/1952
Location: Kyushu (50 miles northwest of), Japan
Description: Object Tracked At 2,700 MPH (Berliner; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1130)
Reference: NICAP: 520418
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_956

Event 9878 (DE8C0765)

Date: 4/18/1952
Location: Corner Brook, Newfoundland, CAN
Description: Round, yellow-gold object fly S then return (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1131)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_957

Event 9879 (FC357E1B)

Date: 4/18/1952
Time: Time unknown
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Description: Witnesses: two Army weather observation students. One flat-white circular object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_97

Event 9880 (C80B517B)

Date: 4/18/1952
Time: l1:30 AM
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Description: Witnesses: R. Poerstal and three other men. Seven to nine circular, orange-yellow lights in a V-formation flew overhead silently for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_98

Event 9881 (420D4580)

Date: 4/18/1952
Time: l0:l0 PM
Location: Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Description: Witness: reporter Chic Shave. One round, yellow-gold object flew south and returned during 1.5 minute sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_99

Event 9882 (519E50A0)

Date: 4/18/1952
Time: Time unknown
Location: 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129’ 51’ E, 34’ 19’ N)
Description: Witness: one radar operator. Tracked unidentified target for 1 minute at 2,700 m.p.h.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_100

Event 9883 (C810EF32)

Date: 4/18/1952
Time: 4 AM
Location: Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Description: Witness: janitor C. Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a sharp turn and left a short, dark trail during l minute sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_101

Event 9884 (226D79C1)

Date: 4/18/1952
Locations: Korea Strait; Kyushu Island, Japan
Description: 12:07 p.m. Detachment 21 of the 618th Aircraft and Warning Squadron, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, picks up a radar target over the Korea Strait north of Kyushu Island, Japan, moving at 2,700 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Object Tracked at 2,700 MPH”; Sparks , p. 127
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1791

Event 9885 (BAD76125)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129.85 E, 34.32 N). Radar tracked an unidentified target for one minute flying at 2,700 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: US Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2106

Event 9886 (44147C50)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: At 4:00 a.m. in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada Mr. C. Hamilton, a janitor, saw a yellow-gold colored spherical object make a sharp turn in the sky. It left a short, dark trail for one minute. Eighteen hours later at 10:10 p.m. a newspaper reporter, Chic Shave, sighted the same round, yellow-gold object as it flew to the south and then returned. His sighting lasted 90 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, April 19, 1952; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2107

Event 9887 (4FF55F55)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: In Bethesda, Maryland at 11:30 a.m. Mr. R. Poerstal and three other men sighted seven to nine circular, orange-yellow lights in a 40-degree V or U-formation as they flew overhead silently for eight seconds at a high speed, from south to north.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: US Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1128; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2108

Event 9888 (4749BB19)

Date: 4/18/1952
Description: On this day in Yuma, Arizona two Army weather observation students sighted a flat-white circular object flying in a very erratic manner. The sighting lasted approximately 10 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2109

Event 9889 (EC995F55)

Date: 4/19/1952
Location: Hammond Bay BC
Description: The Vancouver Sun. BLUE SAUCER EXPLORES ALOUETTE RIVER. Hammond BC. – A bluish object, spherical in shape, was observed by Mrs. Walter Ritchie near Alouette River. It was shimmering and stood still. Time of observation: 11:30 a.m. Sky, clear and cloudless.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_182

Event 9890 (2B210050)

Date: 4/19/1952
Time: 14:40
Location: RED BLUFF, CA
Description: Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer(s). 2 fat bullet objects straight and level fast for 25 second(s). No further details / files.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 15)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2078

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “RED BLUFF,CA:GOC OBS:2 FAT BULLET OBJs S/L FAST for 25sec:NFD/FILES”, LatLong: “40.183335 -122.227784”, LatLongDMS: “40:11:00 N 122:13:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9891 (3AD2620F)

Date: 4/19/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: TORONTO, ON
Description: 50+pale-orange objects / V-formation cross 30° / sky in seconds. Absolute(ly) silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2079

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “76”, HatchDesc: “TORONTO,ON:50+PALE-ORG OBJS/V-FORMn CROSS 30°/SKY IN SECONDS:ABS.SILENT”, LatLong: “43.683335 -79.400004”, LatLongDMS: “43:41:00 N 79:24:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9892 (7461A56F)

Date: 4/19/1952
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Description: 9:20 p.m. USAF Brig. Gen. Edwin M. Day is reclining on a patio in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, when he sees an object traveling parallel to the ground at a constant altitude (between 10,000 and 20,000 feet) and moving in his direction. Its speed is greater than a jet’s. It breaks into two parts at one point but maintains its constant course. He follows it visually for 5–6 seconds until it disappears to the north-northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “When UFOs Were Serious Business: Then and Today,” IUR 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): 5–6
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1792

Event 9893 (A3FAC07C)

Date: 4/19/1952
Description: At 2:30 p.m. a silvery cigar-shaped object flew over Brooklyn, New York. It had a light orange streak two-thirds of the way to the top of the object for its entire length. It flew into a cloud, causing a sparkling light to emanate from the cloud, and did not emerge. That night in Chestertown, Maryland a yellow-orange disc-shaped UFO that was self-luminous moved through the sky in a zigzag motion. It passed over the eastern horizon in two minutes, leaving a trail. At 10:30 p.m. 50 or more pale orange lights in a V formation were seen flying in the sky over Toronto, Ontario. They crossed 30 degrees of sky in seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, CSI-Los Angeles case files, letter dated April 25, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2132

Event 9894 (7C84CDBA)

Date: 4/20/1952
Location: Toronto, CA
Description: Toronto Telegram. 50 VISIT TORONTO. A Wychwood resident reported seeing a collection of about 50 lights in V formation moving rapidly from southeast to northwest around 10:30 p.m. He said the lights were dim orange in color and appeared to be at a great height. He could hear no sound, but was able to observe an arc of approximately 30 degrees in the sky and the collection of lights appearing and disappearing over the distance in approximately 6 seconds. The observer conceded he was shaken by the experience. Several radio stations broadcasted this report and said that the objects were picked up on Canadian and American radar, but this never appeared in the newspapers.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_183

Event 9895 (BA37CCAB)

Date: 4/20/1952
Location: London, ON
Description: Toronto Daily Star. SAUCER OUTDISTANCES MUSTANG. A “mystery plane” was reported over Toronto, London, and other places in southern Ontario. The object could not be seen, but it left a vapor trail in the sky. Over London, it was chased by a Mustang fighter plane (450 mph), and the pilot of this plane said it seemed as though he were standing still in comparison with the speed of the object. He was positive that it was not an ordinary aircraft. In London the speed of the mystery “plane” was estimated at 2,000 mph or more. The RCAF explained it as the new British Canberra jet bomber (speed about 600 or 700 mph).
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_186

Event 9896 (A57223EA)

Date: 4/20/1952 (approximate)
Location: TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OK
Description: Civil employ and more/others. Blue-green saucer goes over base / terrific speed. 15k’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 147)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2080

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “394”, HatchDesc: “TINKER AFB,OK:CIV EMPL++:BLU-GRN SCR GOES OVR BASE/TERRIFIC SPEED:15k’alt”, LatLong: “35.433335 -97.383338”, LatLongDMS: “35:26:00 N 97:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oklahoma”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9897 (3B336DA5)

Date: 4/20/1952
Time: 10:00
Location: LONDON, ONT
Description: Hundreds / observer(s). Dark cylinder/cylindrical object / 40K’ altitude. North going quickly south / 1500mph. Jets can’t reach or catch up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 153)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2081

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “263”, HatchDesc: “LONDON,ONT:100s/OBS:DARK CYL/40K’alt:N>>S/1500mph:JETS CANT REACH OR CATCH UP”, LatLong: “43.016669 -81.333337”, LatLongDMS: “43:01:00 N 81:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “12000”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9898 (E0368461)

Date: 4/20/1952
Time: 18:40
Location: LOS ANGELES, CA
Description: Aviation designer and 2. Silent flying wing dives and maneuvers / 20 minute(s). Glows.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 60)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2082

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “98”, HatchDesc: “LOS ANGELES,CA:AVIATION DESIGNER+2:SILENT FLYING WING DIVES+MNVRS/20min:GLOWS”, LatLong: “34.066668 -118.266672”, LatLongDMS: “34:04:00 N 118:16:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9899 (D3C73268)

Date: 4/20/1952
Time: 21:20
Location: FLINT, MI
Description: Several observer(s). 20 separate groups / fake planes maneuver impossibly. 1200mph. Going north. / LDLN#187.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 121)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2083

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “75”, Elev: “225”, HatchDesc: “FLINT,MI:SVRL OBS:20 SEP.GRPS/FAKE PLANES MNVR IMPOSSIBLY:1200mph:>N:/LDLN#187”, LatLong: “43.016669 -83.683337”, LatLongDMS: “43:01:00 N 83:41:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9900 (D4E32852)

Date: 4/20/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Commercial pilot / ground. Night lights follow planes / landing approach / 4 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2084

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “23”, HatchDesc: “McCLELLAN AFB,CA:COMMERCIAL PILOT/GND:NLTS FOLO PLANES/LANDING APPROACH/4min”, LatLong: “38.700002 -121.383339”, LatLongDMS: “38:42:00 N 121:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9901 (5FFB9F7D)

Date: 4/20/1952
Location: Flint, MI
Description: Twenty Groups of Objects Observed (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520420
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_958

Event 9902 (2A89F3F3)

Date: 4/20/1952
Location: Toronto (west of), CAN
Description: Pilot Tracks 11 Objects on radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520420
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_959

Event 9903 (7580B574)

Date: 4/20/1952
Location: Flint, Michigan
Description: 9:15 p.m. Naval aviation student Edmund Kogut and his wife Shirley are at a drive-in movie theater in Flint, Michigan, when they see several groups of UFOs fly over. There are 2–9 objects in a group and about 20 groups, all flying in a straight line except for some changes in direction accomplished unlike any known aircraft. They are shaped like conventional aircraft but have an odd reddish glow surrounding them.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, [Flint, Michigan, case documents]; Sparks, p. 128
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1793

Event 9904 (167E01F8)

Date: 4/20/1952
Description: A dark cylinder was sighted over London, England at 10 o’clock in the morning, flying at 40,000 feet altitude. It was moving from north to south at a speed in excess of 1,500 mph. Jet interceptors couldn’t reach or catch it.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Toronto (Ontario) Globe & Mail, April 21, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2152

Event 9905 (182B123B)

Date: 4/20/1952
Description: At 9:15 p.m. several people at a drive-in theatre in Flint, Michigan saw several groups of UFOs fly over. There were two to nine objects in a group, and a total of 20 groups. The UFOs were shaped like “oat kernels” and made changes in direction like conventional aircraft at a high rate of speed, but a red glow surrounded each object. The weather was clear at the time, and the sighting was reported to the Air Force by a Naval Aviation student.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: NICAP UFO Investigator, January 1958, p. 24; Project Grudge/Blue Book Special Reports 1-12, May 1955; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 121, citing UNICAT
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2153

Event 9906 (9477F813)

Date: 4/20/1952
Description: At 9:30 p.m. a commercial pilot named J. Fidelli, on the ground at McClellan Air Field in Sacramento, California saw eight luminous objects moving in a undulating motion at a high rate of speed. They appeared to be following an aircraft during a landing approach. The formation of objects passed thru 20 degrees of arc in 6-8 seconds. They made no sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: letter to Civilian Saucer Intelligence from witness dated April 10, 1952; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 51
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2154

Event 9907 (8C07785A)

Date: 4/21/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The Toronto Globe & Mail reveals an observation in Ontario, where thousands of witnesses were able to witness the pursuit of a dark cylindrical object by 2 Mustang P-51 fighters. The object crossed the sky at an estimated speed of 2500 km/h, leaving behind a vaporous trail. The witnesses did not perceive any noise. The 2 fighter pilots returned empty-handed, and declared: This absolutely cannot be an airplane. (April 21)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_995

Event 9908 (B7CD58DA)

Date: 4/21/1952
Location: Browerville, Minn
Description: SAUCERIANS JOIN BALL GAME? “It was on a farm 3 miles east of Long Prairie, Minn., about 2:30 in the afternoon, April 21, 1952. I was playing ‘catch’ with my cousin when a dirty grayish saucer began hovering above us,” reported Ronny Gmyrek of Browerville, Minn. “We ran to get my cousin’s binoculars, and both could see it had a definite hump in the middle with another smaller one behind this. It made no sound, except when it left, and then only a hum. I have seen many balloons but in the 3 minutes we watched this one, I know it couldn’t have been a balloon.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_184

Event 9909 (12AFBBF9)

Date: 4/21/1952
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Description: MYSTERY CRAFT REPORTED FLYING AT 1,000 MPH. Widely separated reports of an unidentified craft high in the skies, leaving a vapor trail and traveling at a speed of more than 1,000 mph, were received last night from western Ontario points. Canadian Air Force reserve fighters here were ordered to intercept the mysterious craft. The pilots reported they could not come anywhere near the source of the vapor trail, although they pushed their planes to more than 450 miles an hour. Air Force Officials said no high-speed, high-flying jet aircraft were aloft at the time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_185

Event 9910 (1C123139)

Date: 4/21/1952
Location: Moplson, Man
Description: MULTICOLORED DISK OVER MOSLON. Several persons reported a whirling object that gave off light. The sparkling disk kept changing color as it streaked across the sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_187

Event 9911 (CB1FCECB)

Date: 4/21/1952
Time: 08:00
Location: ALMANSA, SPN
Description: Many observer(s). 4 silent glowing orbs going quickly northeast very fast and high. Change colors. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 118)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2085

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Spain”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ALMANSA,SPN:MANY OBS:4 SLNT GLOWING ORBS >>NE VFAST+HIGH:CHANGE COLORS:NFD”, LatLong: “38.866669 -1.150000”, LatLongDMS: “38:52:00 N 01:09:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Albacete”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9912 (4E4978D8)

Date: 4/21/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: MOLSON AND TUXEDO, MBA
Description: Saucers and cylinders change color(s) fast. 1 stops and backtracks going quickly north. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 152)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2086

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “270”, HatchDesc: “MOLSON+TUXEDO,MBa:SCRS+CYLS CHANGE CLRS FAST:1 STOPS+BACKTRACKS >>N:/NEWS”, LatLong: “50.016669 -96.316671”, LatLongDMS: “50:01:00 N 96:19:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Manitoba”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9913 (AE403A28)

Date: 4/21/1952
Time: 22:10
Location: WINNIPEG, MB
Description: 2 separate sightings. Night lights glow green and white. 1 makes 90° turn back going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 60)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2087

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “230”, HatchDesc: “WINNIPEG,MB:2 SEP SIGHTINGS:NLTS GLOW GRN+WHT:1 MAKES 90° TURN BACK >>S.”, LatLong: “49.866669 -97.166671”, LatLongDMS: “49:52:00 N 97:10:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Manitoba”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9914 (052561BC)

Date: 4/21/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: WALLA WALLA, WA
Description: 2 observer(s). 8 moon-discs speed over town. Straight and level. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 152)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2088

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “WALLA WALLA,WA:2 OBS:8 MOON-DISCS SPEED OVR TOWN:STRAIGHT+LEVEL:/NEWS”, LatLong: “46.083336 -118.333339”, LatLongDMS: “46:05:00 N 118:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9915 (8DE139FE)

Date: 4/21/1952
Description: At 10:30 a.m. eight crescent-shaped objects flew over Walla Walla, Washington. A dull gray disc with a hump in the middle, looking something like a fin, was seen at 2:30 in the afternoon by the Gmyrek family in Browerville, Minnesota. The disc made no sound at first but as it was fading away behind some trees “we heard a very low hum.” It left no vapor trail, and flew at an estimated speed of 300 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Project Blue Book Report # 7, reported dated May 31, 1952; Edward Sullivan, CSI - Los Angeles, citing letter from R. Gmyrek dated June 2, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2176

Event 9916 (E0ACE456)

Date: 4/21/1952
Description: A flying disc was sighted in Tuxedo, Manitoba at 8:26 p.m. Four minutes later several discs and cylindrical UFOs were sighted in Molson, Manitoba. The UFOs were changing colors quickly, and one object stopped in flight, reversed direction, and backtracked by shooting off toward the north. At 10:15 p.m. there were two separate sightings of nocturnal lights glowing green and white in Winnipeg, Manitoba. One of the lights made a ninety-degree turn and turned back in flight toward the south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Winnipeg Free Press, April 23, 1952; Desmond Leslie, Flying Saucers Have Landed, p. 60; Toronto Daily Star, April 23, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2177

Event 9917 (22974973)

Date: 4/22/1952
Location: JAPAN; Naha AFB, Okinawa.
Description: (Translated from French) Midnight Witnesses: crew of a B-29 bomber, on the ground. An elliptical object, followed by two identical ones, then by two more, each with a flashing white light, emitting a flash every 1-2 seconds, while they performed erratic maneuvers in the sky for 10 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1587

Event 9918 (90B009D3)

Date: 4/22/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Naha (Okinawa), the ground crew of a B-29 observed for 10 minutes an elliptical object, followed by 2 more, and then 2 more, all with a white light blinking every 1 to 2 seconds, performing erratic aerial maneuvers. (April 22, 9:09 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1144 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_996

Event 9919 (4030F374)

Date: 4/22/1952
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Description: Winnipeg Free Press. MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS OVER CITY. Residents reported strange lights and objects over the city, between 10 and 11 p.m. The lights changed color from orange and red to green and black. Brilliant white lights were also reported. The lights or objects make sharp turns and were judged to be moving slower and higher than ordinary aircraft. They came from the north, stopped, and then went back the same way. Traffic control at Stevenson Field reported normal activity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_188

Event 9920 (5D9159B1)

Date: 4/22/1952
Time: 12:20
Location: NORTH / CONDON, OR
Description: 1 observer. 3 saucers / V formation going quickly east. Larger saucer turns and leads. All brown colored / bot and silver tops.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 152)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2089

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “865”, HatchDesc: “N/CONDON,OR:1 OBS:3 SCRS/VFORM>>E:LARGER SCR TURNS+LEADS:ALL BRN/BOT+SLVR TOPS”, LatLong: “45.250002 -120.183339”, LatLongDMS: “45:15:00 N 120:11:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9921 (8987C956)

Date: 4/22/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: NAHA, OKINAWA, JPN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1144. 6 military-air and more. 1+2+2 3’ saucers east going west. Lights blink / regularly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2090

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “NAHA,OKINAWA,JPN:BBK#1144:6 MIL-AIR+:1+2+2 3’SCRS E>W:LITES BLINK/REGULARLY”, LatLong: “26.033335 127.716673”, LatLongDMS: “26:02:00 N 127:43:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “OKN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9922 (D19B4CC1)

Date: 4/22/1952
Location: Naha AFB, Okinawa
Description: Elliptical object followed by 2 then another 2 (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1144)
Reference: NICAP: 520422
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_960

Event 9923 (13BB6063)

Date: 4/22/1952
Time: 99 PM
Location: Naha AFB, Okinawa
Description: Witnesses: crew of B-29 bomber, on ground. One elliptical object, followed by two and then another two, each with a white light that blinked every 1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for 10 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_102

Event 9924 (0976EF2E)

Date: 4/22/1952
Time: 17:30:10.0
Location: 37.0844 -116.0203
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Charlie” Yield: 31KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_26

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0844 -116.0203”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:04 N 116:01:13 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-1.05”, NukeName: “Charlie”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “31”

Event 9925 (5B1D7CD3)

Date: 4/22/1952
Description: The Canadian Defence Research Board establishes a UFO study group that meets for the first time today. Project Second Storey, formed by Omond M. Solandt , DRB chairman, meets at least five times. It is chaired by astrophysicist Peter M. Millman and includes Wilbert B. Smith and representatives from Naval Intelligence, Military Operations and Planning, and the Defence Research Board. At its April 24 meeting, it decides to meet with the US government on UFO matters.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Project Second Storey Minutes, 1952.04.24”; Clark III 1078; Good Above, p. 186; Chris Rutkowski and Geoff Dittman, The Canadian UFO Report, Dundurn Press, 2006, p. 225– 226
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1794

Event 9926 (2A6F6C7D)

Date: 4/22/1952
Description: Six military witnesses saw a white elliptical object, three feet in diameter and blinking regularly fly over Naha Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan at 9:00 p.m. Two more similar looking discs then followed the first, then two more in a procession passed over flying east to west.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1144; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 54; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 181; UNICAT, case # 814
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2206

Event 9927 (EB080D65)

Date: 4/22/1952
Description: At 12:30 p.m. MDT, three hours after an atomic bomb test explosion, Mrs. M. Kennedy saw a propeller shaped object moving at high speed and high altitude across the sky from Temple Bar on the Colorado River, Nevada. It took only a few seconds to come into view and then go completely across the sky, heading toward the southeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, Civilian Saucer Intelligence–Los Angeles files, letter dated June 5, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2207

Event 9928 (0547DE23)

Date: 4/22/1952
Description: At 12:15 p.m. PDT three disc-shaped objects were sighted flying toward the east in a V formation north of Condon, Oregon. They were bottom on the bottom and had silver tops. The larger disc turned and led the formation.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 52
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2208

Event 9929 (F3A51128)

Date: 4/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Watertown (Massachusetts), an engineer observes an object maneuvering at high speed. (April 23)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_997

Event 9930 (79262D4E)

Date: 4/23/1952
Time: 17:00
Location: FORT WORTH, TX
Description: Newspaper reporter. 50 pink glowing winged objects cross sky in formation.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 60)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2091

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “202”, HatchDesc: “FORT WORTH,TX:NEWSPAPER REPORTER:50 PINK GLOWING WINGED OBJS CROSS SKY/FORMn”, LatLong: “32.733335 -97.333338”, LatLongDMS: “32:44:00 N 97:20:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9931 (0AA78865)

Date: 4/23/1952
Time: 20:20
Location: AUSTIN, TX
Description: 50 pink-glow objects / 3 formations. 24 April saucer going quickly west and several fireballs in formation very fast north going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 60)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2092

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “220”, Elev: “150”, HatchDesc: “AUSTIN,TX:50 PINK-GLOW OBJS/3 FORMNs::24APR SCR>>W+SVRL FBLS/FORMn VFAST N>>S”, LatLong: “30.266668 -97.750005”, LatLongDMS: “30:16:00 N 97:45:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9932 (7E8EC6DF)

Date: 4/23/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: LEXINGTON, MASS
Description: Engineer. Object at 40K’ altitude. Extreme accelerations and flat turns. Going quickly northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 154)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2093

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “61”, HatchDesc: “LEXINGTON,MASS:ENGINEER:OBJ at 40K’alt:EXTREME ACCELS+FLAT TURNS:>>NE”, LatLong: “42.433335 -71.216670”, LatLongDMS: “42:26:00 N 71:13:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “12000”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9933 (04CEE4C1)

Date: 4/23/1952
Location: Lexington, Massachusetts
Description: 9:30 a.m. R. C. Munroe, engineering standards section head for Raytheon Manufacturing Company, notices an object near an AT-6 Texan trainer aircraft above Lexington, Massachusetts. He estimates its altitude at 40,000 feet. It decelerates abruptly and goes into a flat turn. He writes, “It is inconceivable to me that any human being could have withstood the deceleration or acceleration displayed by this aircraft.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 57
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1795

Event 9934 (32186097)

Date: 4/23/1952
Locations: Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sandia Mountains; Tijeras Canyon; downtown Albuquerque
Description: 10:45 a.m. Engineers Carl Hawk and Marvin Harvey are at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, when they look up to watch a jet fighter as it shoots to the north above the Sandia Mountains. They also notice a soundless, flat, rectangular, wing-like object streaking through the sky from east to west above Tijeras Canyon. The object is completely black except for a distinct, bright yellow “V” on its bottom. Two slight points extend from its rear corners. Hawk estimates that it is passing overhead at 2,000 feet altitude at 200–400 mph and is roughly 60 feet wide by 20 feet long. They watch it for 10 seconds until it disappears in a cloud above downtown Albuquerque.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “What Soared Against Duke City Sky That Day in April, 1952?”Albuquerque (N.Mex.) Tribune, November 21, 1957, p. 8
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1796

Event 9935 (7C260FAB)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: USA, Bellevue Hill, Vermont.
Description: (Translated from French) 5 a.m. Witnesses: crew of a USAF C-124 transport plane. Three bluish circular objects, in a loose formation, flew twice parallel to the plane. Duration of the observation: 3-4 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1588

Event 9936 (3534EED7)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: USA, Milton, Massachusetts.
Description: (Translated from French) 2:30 p.m. Witnesses: three electronics engineers from the Cambridge Research Center, one of whom is named Buruish. Two flat, square, red objects fly in a wavelike pattern, rising up, then flying horizontally, during the 1.5 minute observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1589

Event 9937 (58B58CBC)

Date: 4/24/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Bellevue Hill (Vermont), the crew of a USAF C-124 transport aircraft observed 3 bluish circular objects in a circular formation (“fingertip”) flying parallel to their aircraft twice for 3 to 4 minutes. (5 PM)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case #1147
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_998

Event 9938 (6C63E51E)

Date: 4/24/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Milton, Massachusetts, 3 electronic engineers from the Cambridge Research Center, one of them named Buruish, observed for 1.5 minutes two flat squares flying in a wavering horizontal motion, then rising in altitude, continuing to fly at this new level, and then leaving. (14:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1148 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_999

Event 9939 (92FB1371)

Date: 4/24/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Clovis (New Mexico), E. L. Ellis, surgical assistant and Major of the USAF, observed for 5 minutes numerous orange-amber lights, sometimes distinct, sometimes merged, moving erratically. Their speed varied from zero to very fast. (20 h 10)
Reference: case Blue Book #1151 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1000

Event 9940 (4F2DD624)

Date: 4/24/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation of Dun Kimball.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1001

Event 9941 (256F5BB4)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: Vancouver
Description: The Vancouver Sun. SCHOOLBOY SIGHTS SAUCERS. A 12-year-old Vancouver schoolboy, Jonathan Parker reported 8 objects flying in two V-formations at 7:30 p.m. Five orange-colored objects with bluish glow at their rear, formed the first “V.” Three formed a smaller V inside the first. They came at terrific speed from the south and at their northern end of the sweep they shot sharply upward and disappeared.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_189

Event 9942 (2F39762E)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: Austin, Texas
Description: GLOWING OBJECTS IN SKY REPORTED IN TEXAS. Strings of glowing pink objects, all of them moving northward, were reported in the skies over Austin Wednesday night. Sightings were reported from widely scattered parts of town shortly after 8 p.m. However, both the U.S. Weather Bureau and the Airport Control Tower, where a 24-hour watch of the skies is maintained, reported no unusual phenomena. Reports of the strange glowing objects were also received in Fort Worth.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_192

Event 9943 (958546D1)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: OTTAWA, ON
Description: Trowel-shaped object with dark tail crosses northeast sky / great speed. / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 62)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2094

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “115”, HatchDesc: “OTTAWA,ON:TROWEL-SHAPED OBJ W/DARK TAIL CROSSES NE SKY/GREAT SPEED:/NEWS”, LatLong: “45.416669 -75.700004”, LatLongDMS: “45:25:00 N 75:42:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9944 (11063F01)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 05:00
Location: BELLEVUE HILL, VT
Description: USAF C124 crew. 3 blue circular objects pace transport plane / 3-4 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2095

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “396”, HatchDesc: “BELLEVUE HILL,VT:USAF C124 CREW:3 BLUE CIRC.OBJS PACE TRANSPORT PLANE/3-4min”, LatLong: “44.816669 -73.083337”, LatLongDMS: “44:49:00 N 73:05:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vermont”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9945 (FAC287C2)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 14:30
Location: MILTON, MASS
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1148. 3 RADAR experts. Silent odd-shaped ovoids / 2000’ altitude. 240mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 157)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2096

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “7”, HatchDesc: “MILTON,MASS:BBK#1148:3 RDR EXPERTS:SILENT ODD-SHAPED OVOIDS/2000’alt:240mph”, LatLong: “42.250002 -71.072226”, LatLongDMS: “42:15:00 N 71:04:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “600”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9946 (9A1CA633)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 19:30
Location: VANCOUVER, BC
Description: Double V formation glowing objects going quickly north / extreme speed. Shoot upward and lost in sky.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 156)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2097

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “72”, HatchDesc: “VANCOUVER,BC:DBL VFORM GLOWING OBJs >>N/XTREME SPEED:SHOOT UPWARD+LOST IN SKY”, LatLong: “49.266669 -123.100006”, LatLongDMS: “49:16:00 N 123:06:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “British Columbia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9947 (DE1DC950)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 20:10
Location: CLOVIS, NM
Description: Blue Book. Flight surgeon and 1. Orange night lights stop. Then go different directions / 1000mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2098

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1300”, HatchDesc: “CLOVIS,NM:BBK:FLITE SURGEON+1:ORG NLTS STOP:THEN GO DIFF.DIRECTIONS/1000mph”, LatLong: “34.400002 -103.216672”, LatLongDMS: “34:24:00 N 103:13:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 9948 (0066BA12)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 21:00?
Location: REGINA, SSK
Description: Saucer with kite-tail hovers / seconds. Then spurts fire and moves going southwest. / Toronto star.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 156)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2099

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “571”, HatchDesc: “REGINA,SSK:SCR W/KITE-TAIL HVRS/secs:THEN SPURTS FIRE+MOVES >SW:/TORONTO STAR”, LatLong: “50.416669 -104.650005”, LatLongDMS: “50:25:00 N 104:39:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Sasketchewan”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9949 (0D14C657)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: SPOKANE, WA
Description: 4 good observer(s). Rocket-like object races toward(s) town. Lights sky. Vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 61)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2100

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “600”, HatchDesc: “SPOKANE,WA:4 GOOD OBS:ROCKET-LIKE OBJ RACES TWRD TOWN:LITES SKY:VANISHES”, LatLong: “47.650002 -117.433339”, LatLongDMS: “47:39:00 N 117:26:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9950 (4E397731)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: Bellevue Hill, VT
Description: C-124 Crew Encounter Three Circular Objects (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1147)
Reference: NICAP: 520424
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_961

Event 9951 (BB3DD97C)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: Milton, MA
Description: Squarish Objects Observed By Tower Crew (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 1148)
Reference: NICAP: 520424
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_962

Event 9952 (D9B1CAF3)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Description: Dark (object) with luminous glow, swept wing, no fuselage. Straight and level maneuvers (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520424
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_963

Event 9953 (5A89682F)

Date: 4/24/1952
Location: Clovis, NM
Description: Orange-amber lights, sometimes separate, sometimes fused (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1151, NC)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_964

Event 9954 (DA81C543)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 5 AM
Location: Bellevue Hill, Vermont
Description: Witnesses: crew of USAF C-124 transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in loose “fingertip” formation twice flew parallel to airplane during 3-4 minute period.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_103

Event 9955 (EDB5917E)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Milton, Massachusetts
Description: Witnesses: three Cambridge Research Center electronics engineers, one named Buruish. Two flat, red squares flew wobbly in level flight, climbed, levelled out during 1.5 minute observation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_104

Event 9956 (880B6DE3)

Date: 4/24/1952
Time: 8:10 PM
Location: Clovis, New Mexico
Description: Witness: USAF light Surgeon Maj. E.L. Ellis. Many orange-amber lights, sometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved erratically. Speed varied from motionless to very fast during 5 minute sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_105

Event 9957 (CA0CAFBF)

Date: 4/24/1952
Description: An Air Force Intelligence memorandum to Col. Frank Dunn, chief of ATIC, transmits nine reports (not released) of unidentified submarine objects reported to the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Need, pp. 141, 145
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1797

Event 9958 (DB7B845F)

Date: 4/24/1952
Description: A special study group within Air Force Intelligence assesses nine undersea UAP with the Office of Naval Intelligence. ONI received the reports from U.S. Navy submarines that encountered the undersea UAPs over an undisclosed timeframe prior to the report. The incidents have never been released by ONI, and FOIA requests into the USAF special study group, AFOIN-X(SG), have been denied.

The group is rumored to have included a Col. Kieling, USAF civil service intelligence specialist Dr. Stefan T. Possony as acting chief, and Lt. Col. F. Sterling as military chief and likely operated outside of Project Blue Book as a flexible study group to take on special ad hoc tasks. AFOIN-X(SG) findings were therefore not shared in open Congressional hearings or with the public.

Note: USAF Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt stated AFOIN was conducting a more complete investigation of UAP in the field than Project Blue Book. AFOIN offices doing UAP work included the Technical Capabilities Branch of the Evaluation Division (AFOIV-TC) and the Collection Control Branch of the Collection Division (AFOIC-CC).

https://web.archive.org/web/20211206115818/http://www.nicap.org/match/papers/PentagoReportNotNews.htm

Reference: Anonymous 2023 PDF
Source: Anon2023PDF, ID: Anon2023PDF_34

Event 9959 (0F12D629)

Date: 4/25/1952
Location: San Jose, CA
Description: UFO sighted flying over San Jose, CA, near Mt. Hamilton by two scientists, Dr. W (biochemist; name withheld) and Dr. Y (bacteriologist, name also withheld). Description of hovering disk: at about 50 ft. it appeared to be 4 to 5 ft. in diam. The wobble of the disk allowed them to estimate it’s thickness to be approx. 1.5ft. No sound or means of propulsion observed. Later they observed a higher flying silvery disc approx. 100 ft. in diam. Next to it more UFOs appeared and bobbed around like boats in a stream. The objects disappeared around 11:15 a.m. The two scientists decided not to report the incident to Moffett Field for fear of ridicule.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research (B1-F p241)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_452

Event 9960 (C50D45A0)

Date: 4/25/1952
Location: Toronto
Description: Toronoto Daily Star. SASKATCHEWAN SEES DINNER PLATES. Mrs. N. Gataint of Regina, Saskatchewan, said she awakened during the night and saw a strange object moving in the sky in a southwesterly direction. The object, she reported, stood still for a few seconds, then shot out spurts of fire and moved on. It had a dark tail like a kite and was shaped like a dinner plate.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_190

Event 9961 (E6D71C82)

Date: 4/25/1952
Time: 11:00
Location: SAN JOSE, CA
Description: 2 scientists. 2m saucer wobbles over FMC building. 2 30m saucers overhead rise going quickly north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 769)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2101

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “27”, HatchDesc: “SAN JOSE,CA:2 SCIENTISTS:2m SCR WOBBLES OVR FMC BLDG:2 30m SCRS OVHD RISE >>N.”, LatLong: “37.355557 -121.916672”, LatLongDMS: “37:21:20 N 121:55:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9962 (B93BAF93)

Date: 4/25/1952
Time: 21:20
Location: RHEIN-MAIN AIR FORCE BASE, GER
Description: 2 pilots. 5cm circle / white light / near collision with C47. Rises going northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 158)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2102

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “RHEIN-MAIN AFB,GER:2 PILOTS:5cm CCL/WHT LITE/NEAR COLLISION WITH C47:RISES>NW”, LatLong: “50.016669 8.600000”, LatLongDMS: “50:01:00 N 08:36:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HSS”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9963 (C68DCD4E)

Date: 4/25/1952
Location: Rheim-Main AFB, West Germany
Description: C-47 Has Near Collision With UFO (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520425
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_965

Event 9964 (CC20320A)

Date: 4/25/1952
Location: San Jose, CA
Description: Scientists close encounter with small daylight disc (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520425
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_966

Event 9965 (D902F18A)

Date: 4/25/1952
Locations: San Jose, California; Moffett Field, Santa Clara County
Description: 11:00 a.m. A biochemist and a bacteriologist are driving to their office in San Jose, California, when they see a metallic-looking disc rotating around a vertical axis and wobbling. It is moving slowly over the office and is about 4–5 feet in diameter. It flies in a slow arc. Then they see a black object hovering at a high altitude under an overcast. This one is about 100 feet in diameter. Two identical objects come into view out of the clouds. The three objects “jittered about like boats in a stream.” Then the small disc stops spinning, hovers, then shoots upwards, followed by one of the black objects. The remaining two objects linger another minute or so, then take off separately. The episode lasts 15 minutes. The biochemist calls Moffett Field in Santa Clara County, but hangs up before reporting the sighting, which they describe as a “most disturbing experience.” The object “utilized some propulsion method not in the physics books.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Scientist Sighting / Extraordinary Propulsion Implied”; Richard H. Hall, Uninvited Guests, Aurora, 1988, pp. 241–242
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1798

Event 9966 (13F1593A)

Date: 4/25/1952
Description: Battelle releases its first status report on Project Stork, noting that it has selected a panel of consultants, initiated a news clipping service, and devised a coding scheme for UFO reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Seven Status Reports for Project Stork,” CUFON
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1799

Event 9967 (2AF4268E)

Date: 4/25/1952
Description: At three a.m. a shining white metallic disc with legs, a ladder, a tube, and a transparent dome landed in the Serchio River in Liguria, Italy. It shot red beams of light at the witnesses, who were able to avoid being hit by them by jumping into a ditch.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Marco Marianti, FSR, June 1977, p. 31
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2291

Event 9968 (0AF0DDE9)

Date: 4/26/1952
Location: North Bay, Ontario
Description: ‘FLYING BASEBALL’ OVER LAKE WILCOX. Three persons reported a saucer five miles west of Lake Wilcox which was bright and hazy, about the size

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of a baseball. Visible for six seconds it flashed across the observers’ view from south to north. The object hovered for a while and suddenly shot upward with tremendous velocity. When it turned on its side, it appeared to be flat.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_191

Event 9969 (7C0DF953)

Date: 4/26/1952
Location: MILWAUKEE, WI
Description: 5 disk-like objects seen. No further details. / Frank Edwards radio program.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 160)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2103

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “191”, HatchDesc: “MILWAUKEE,WI:5 DISK-LIKE OBJS SEEN:NFD:/FRANK EDWARDS RADIO PROGRAM”, LatLong: “43.050002 -87.933338”, LatLongDMS: “43:03:00 N 87:56:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9970 (FE46D453)

Date: 4/27/1952
Location: USA, Michigan: on Fifteen Mile Road
Description: (Translated from French) In a car, the witness, his wife and two children, saw a white object quickly descending from the northeast. It suddenly stopped and began to oscillate. Stopping at a 30° angle, the light from what appeared to be portholes dimmed in intensity. It remained there, motionless, for 3 or 4 minutes, at an altitude of about 1000 m. It seemed to have two rows of portholes, each about 3 m high: it looked like the part of the harmonica in which you blow. The craft was round and flat and must have been 60 m in diameter, then it began to drift towards Pontiac at about 160 km/h, stopping two or three times. It made no sound. The lights went off and on three times, the fourth time they changed from bright white to yellow-orange. The object disappeared behind the trees at 11:15 pm.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, p. 71, 72
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1590

Event 9971 (6E4D25FD)

Date: 4/27/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Roseville (Michigan), H. A. Freytag and 3 other adult men, including a minister, observe for 45 minutes an oval silver object turning, descending and then stopping. 2 cigar-shaped objects appear, one going east and the other west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flies next to it at high speed. (16 h 15)
Reference: case Blue Book #1160 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1002

Event 9972 (EBC89583)

Date: 4/27/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Yuma (Arizona), Miss G. S. Porter and the Sergeant-Chief (non-duty control tower operator) observed bright or flaming red discs, of a size similar to fighters. 7 observations of a disc, one of the two in formation for 2 hours. All seen under the 11000 feet cloud ceiling. (8:30 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1163 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1003

Event 9973 (4B0FA615)

Date: 4/27/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Coming from the horizon, a white and shining object stops at 1000 m altitude and 3 km from 4 witnesses in a car. With a diameter of 60 m, it has 2 rows of portholes. It performs an oscillation and turns orange.
Reference: Hynek 1979
Reference: One of the Blue Book cases of this day?
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1004

Event 9974 (1486E6BF)

Date: 4/27/1952
Time: 08:20
Location: WASKISH, MN
Description: Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer(s). Wingless silent aluminum cylinder/cigar-shape goes 30 mile(s) going quickly north / 1 minute(s). / report going [to] USAF.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 160)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2104

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “360”, HatchDesc: “WASKISH,MN:GOC OBS:WINGLESS SILENT ALUM CGR GOES 30mi>>N/1min:/rept>USAF”, LatLong: “48.111113 -94.511116”, LatLongDMS: “48:06:40 N 94:30:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9975 (F4185C89)

Date: 4/27/1952
Time: 11:00
Location: ROYAL OAK AND BIRMINGHAM, MI
Description: Blue Book. Several separate observer(s). White plates / sky. Saucers going northwest. / r136#1p63.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 70)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2105

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “216”, HatchDesc: “ROYAL OAK+BIRMINGHAM,MI:BBK:SVRL SEP.OBS:WHT PLATES/SKY:SCRS >NW:/r136#1p63”, LatLong: “42.483335 -83.144448”, LatLongDMS: “42:29:00 N 83:08:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9976 (0B5D45F0)

Date: 4/27/1952
Time: 16:20
Location: ROSEVILLE, MI
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1160. 4 observer(s). Ovoid and 2 cigars hover and maneuver. Shoot going up / extremely fast. All silent. 1 going west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 161)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2106

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “186”, HatchDesc: “ROSEVILLE,MI:BBK#1160:4 OBS:OVOID+2 CGRS HVR+MNVR:SHOOT↑/XFAST:ALL SLNT:1>W”, LatLong: “42.483335 -82.955560”, LatLongDMS: “42:29:00 N 82:57:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9977 (D6E8962E)

Date: 4/27/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: YUMA, AZ
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1163. Air Traffic Controller and military observer(s) / drive-in movie. 1+2 saucers several times. Fast turns. Going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2107

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “48”, HatchDesc: “YUMA,AZ:BBK#1163:ATC+MIL OBS/DRIVE-IN MOVIE:1+2 SCRS SVRL TIMES:FAST TURNS:>>S”, LatLong: “32.683335 -114.600005”, LatLongDMS: “32:41:00 N 114:36:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9978 (313C0FC6)

Date: 4/27/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: MANCHESTER AND ANN ARBOR, MICH
Description: Bright green saucer with tail. Very high. Crosses sky north going quickly south. Very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 166)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2108

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “31”, Elev: “306”, HatchDesc: “MANCHESTER+ANN ARBOR,MICH:BRITE GRN SCR W/TAIL:VHIGH:CROSSES SKY N>>S:VFAST”, LatLong: “42.150002 -84.038893”, LatLongDMS: “42:09:00 N 84:02:20 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9979 (522B6A04)

Date: 4/27/1952
Location: Roseville, MI
Description: Silver oval roll, descend and stop (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1160)
Reference: NICAP: 520427
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_967

Event 9980 (9CEA8D96)

Date: 4/27/1952
Location: Pontiac, MI
Description: 11:06 pm. Witness observed an object approximately 200 feet in daiameter and approximately 200 feet off the ground. (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520427
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_968

Event 9981 (9A795C7E)

Date: 4/27/1952
Location: Birmingham, MI
Description: Witness observed an object approximately 200 feet in daiameter and approximately 200 feet off the ground (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520427
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_969

Event 9982 (33EBF0CF)

Date: 4/27/1952
Location: Yuma, AZ
Description: Bright red or flame-colored discs (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1163)
Reference: NICAP: 520427
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_970

Event 9983 (AC35DC92)

Date: 4/27/1952
Time: 4:15 PM
Location: Roseville, Michigan
Description: Witnesses: H.A. Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister. One silver oval rolled, descended and stopped. Two silver cigar-shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed. Sightings lasted 45 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_106

Event 9984 (4F9161BF)

Date: 4/27/1952
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Description: Witnesses: M/Sgt. and Mrs. G.S. Porter (he was off-duty control tower operator). Bright red or flame-colored discs, appearing as large as fighter planes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two in formation during 2 hours. All seen below 11,000’ overcast.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_107

Event 9985 (CA2D6516)

Date: 4/27/1952
Description: At 4:15 p.m. H. A. Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister, sighted a silver oval-shaped UFO that rolled across the sky in Roseville, Michigan. The UFO descended and stopped. Two silver cigar-shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed. These sightings lasted for 45 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1160; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 61; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2362

Event 9986 (A4B68F0B)

Date: 4/27/1952
Description: A Ground Observer Corps member (GOC) in Waskish, Minnesota sighted a silent aluminum colored cigar-shaped object that flew over 30 miles to the north in less than one minute.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book Report #6, report dated April 30, 1952; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 60
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2363

Event 9987 (BD2752E9)

Date: 4/27/1952
Description: At 8:30 p.m. Master Sgt. G. S. Porter, an off-duty control tower operator, and his wife observed two bright red or flame-colored discs that appeared in the sky over Yuma, Arizona. They were said to be as large as fighter planes. They had seven sightings of one disc, and two objects that they saw flying in formation. They watched the UFOs for a total of two hours. All were seen below an 11,000-foot overcast sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1163; UNICAT database, case # 818; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 59; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2364

Event 9988 (C8DAB7AD)

Date: 4/28/1952
Time: 04:20
Location: VANCOUVER, BC
Description: Amber sphere going up [to] going down / sky. Makes 3 passes over city. Finally goes going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 166)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2109

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “72”, HatchDesc: “VANCOUVER,BC:AMBER SPHERE ↑↓/SKY:MAKES 3 PASSES OVR CITY:FINALLY GOES>>SW”, LatLong: “49.233336 -123.100006”, LatLongDMS: “49:14:00 N 123:06:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “British Columbia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9989 (FD13E7DD)

Date: 4/28/1952
Time: 17:00
Location: HOMEWOOD, IL
Description: 2 women. Silver parachute canopy circles plane / 3 minute(s). Going southeast. Not investigated.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 165)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2110

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “198”, HatchDesc: “HOMEWOOD,IL:2 WOMEN:SLVR PARACHUTE CANOPY CIRCLES PLANE/3min:>SE:not investgd”, LatLong: “41.555558 -87.666671”, LatLongDMS: “41:33:20 N 87:40:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9990 (BC5F333D)

Date: 4/28/1952
Time: 18:50
Location: LAKE TANWAX, WA
Description: Loud humming. 20 dark saucers going east. Make 90° turn going quickly north and away. / r136#1p66.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 63)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2111

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “240”, HatchDesc: “LAKE TANWAX,WA:LOUD HUM:20 DARK SCRS > E:MAKE 90° TURN>>N+AWAY:/r136#1p66”, LatLong: “46.938891 -122.277784”, LatLongDMS: “46:56:20 N 122:16:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 9991 (73B2A917)

Date: 4/28/1952
Location: Homewood, IL
Description: Two civilian witnesses reported to the Air Force that an object in the SE that resembled a white parachute was apparently circling a large airplane for about three minutes. Not listed in BB unknowns (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520428
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_971

Event 9992 (668E4161)

Date: 4/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Marshall, Texas, private pilot R.R. Weidman observed a round object flying straight for 1.5 minutes, with a swaying motion to each side. (15:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1167 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1005

Event 9993 (9632429C)

Date: 4/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) North of Goodland (Kansas), Lieutenant R. H. Bauer of the B-29 observed a white light in the shape of a fan pulsing 3 to 4 times per second for 2 seconds. (22 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1168 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1006

Event 9994 (1F2C9079)

Date: 4/29/1952
Time: 08:00?
Location: JOHOR BAHARU, MALAYSIA
Description: Cigar-shaped object flies overhead. (20mi north / Singapore.)
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 63)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2112

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Malaysia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “JOHOR BAHARU,MALAYSIA:CIGAR-SHAPED OBJ FLIES OVHD:(20mi N/SINGAPORE)”, LatLong: “1.466667 103.766672”, LatLongDMS: “01:28:00 N 103:46:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “JHR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9995 (C83390C8)

Date: 4/29/1952
Time: 08:00?
Location: SINGAPORE
Description: Silver cylinder/cigar-shape puffs smoke at intervals across sky. No jets / balloons up.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 166)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2113

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “?”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “SINGAPORE:SLVR CGR PUFFS SMOKE AT INTERVALS ACRS SKY:NO JETS/BALLOONS UP:”, LatLong: “1.300000 103.866672”, LatLongDMS: “01:18:00 N 103:52:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SNG”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 9996 (6D55A296)

Date: 4/29/1952
Time: 15:30
Location: MARSHALL, TX
Description: Private pilot. 1 white saucer in straight and level path with side-to-side oscillations.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2114

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “109”, HatchDesc: “MARSHALL,TX:PVT PILOT:1 WHT SCR IN S/L PATH WITH SIDE-TO-SIDE OSCILLATIONS”, LatLong: “32.533335 -94.383338”, LatLongDMS: “32:32:00 N 94:23:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 9997 (EB68D6AE)

Date: 4/29/1952
Time: 22:00
Location: NORTH / GOODLAND, KS
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1168. B29 bombardier. White fan-shaped light pulses 8X / 4 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2115

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1120”, HatchDesc: “N/GOODLAND,KS:BBK#1168:B29 BOMBARDIER:WHT FAN-SHAPED LITE PULSES 8X/4sec”, LatLong: “39.433335 -101.711116”, LatLongDMS: “39:26:00 N 101:42:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 9998 (EF8D88DE)

Date: 4/29/1952
Location: Marshall, TX
Description: Private pilot saw a round white object fly straight with side-to-side oscillation (Berliner; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 03 - EME Cases, BB: 1167)
Reference: NICAP: 520429
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_972

Event 9999 (17AC9DF7)

Date: 4/29/1952
Location: Goodland (North of ), KS
Description: B-29 Encounters Pulsing Light (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1168)
Reference: NICAP: 520429
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_973

Event 10000 (47C6288A)

Date: 4/29/1952
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Marshall, Texas
Description: Witness: private pilot R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight, with a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_108

Event 10001 (F596B7EA)

Date: 4/29/1952
Time: 100 PM
Location: Goodland, Kansas
Description: Witness: B-29 bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4 times per second for 2 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_109

Event 10002 (9105CCD6)

Date: 4/29/1952
Description: Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter issues Air Force Letter 200-5, which directs intelligence officers at every base to report UFOs immediately to ATIC and all major USAF commands. It enables Project Blue Book staff to communicate directly with any Air Force base without going through the normal chain of command, and provides for wire transmission of reports to ATIC, followed with details via air mail. AFL 200-5 is modified by AFR 200-2 in 1953.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Department of the Air Force, “Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting,” Air Force Letter 200-5, April 29, 1952; Ruppelt, pp. 132–133
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1800

Event 10003 (5C6AC01F)

Date: 4/29/1952
Locations: Europe; USAF Intelligence
Description: An Air Force memorandum written to justify a trip by Lt. Col. E. Sterling and Stefan Possony to Europe mentions that their work for USAF Intelligence’s “Special Study Group” is to evaluate Soviet advanced aerial delivery systems, as well as to shed “some much needed light” on the “vexing ‘flying saucer’ problem.” It adds that the “Air Force cannot assume that flying saucers are of non-terrestrial origin, and hence, they could be Soviet.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michael D. Swords, “1952: Ruppelt’s Big Year,” IUR 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): 10; Swords 151
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1801

Event 10004 (F5438F8C)

Date: 4/29/1952
Description: While flying over Goodland, Kansas at one o’clock in the afternoon, B-29 bombardier Lt. R. H. Bauer sighted a white fan-shaped light that pulsed 8 times per second for four seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1167; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2403

Event 10005 (F276AE74)

Date: 4/29/1952
Description: At 3:30 p.m. on this same day in Marshall, Texas private pilot R. R. Weidman sighted a round, white object that flew straight and low but with a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1167; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2404

Event 10006 (6F0289A1)

Date: 4/30/1952
Time: 08:30
Location: TIJERAS CANYON, NM
Description: Professor. Small silver saucer hovers. Goes slowly going north into cloud. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 64)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2116

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1890”, HatchDesc: “TIJERAS CANYON,NM:PROFESSOR:SML SLVR SCR HVRS:GOES SLOWLY >N INTO CLOUD:NFD”, LatLong: “35.066668 -106.366672”, LatLongDMS: “35:04:00 N 106:22:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10007 (42BC8B99)

Date: 4/30/1952
Time: 18:00
Location: FRONT LINES, KOREA
Description: 2 white saucers / succession going southeast. 900+mph. Odd holes found / ground.
Type: sighting
Reference: STEIGER, Brad (ed.): PROJECT BLUEBOOK; Ballentine Books 1976. 423pp. (Index 351)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2117

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TRC: Physical traces, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “FRONT LINES,KOREA:2 WHT SCRS/SUCCESSION >SE:900+mph:ODD HOLES FOUND/GND”, LatLong: “38.166668 126.333339”, LatLongDMS: “38:10:00 N 126:20:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Unknown”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10008 (BAE002D3)

Date: 4/30/1952
Time: 22:20
Location: VANCOUVER, BC
Description: Bluish round object changes to cone-shape. Goes going quickly southwest. / Vancouver Sun.
Type: sighting
Reference: LESLIE, Desmond & ADAMSKI,G: Flying Saucers Have Landed; British Book Center, NY 1956 (Index 64)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2118

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “72”, HatchDesc: “VANCOUVER,BC:BLUISH RND OBJ CHANGES TO CONE-SHAPE:GOES>>SW:/VANCOUVER SUN”, LatLong: “49.250002 -123.116673”, LatLongDMS: “49:15:00 N 123:07:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “British Columbia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10009 (2F3B1960)

Date: 4/30/1952
Location: Moriarty AFB, NM
Description: Radar tracking of 4,000 mph first (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520430
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_974

Event 10010 (AA9238BC)

Date: 4/30/1952
Description: Project Blue Book issues its Status Report #6.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Air Force, Projects Grudge and Blue Book Reports 1–12, NICAP, 1968, pp. 95–112
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1802

Event 10011 (5BE8A63E)

Date: 4/30/1952
Location: Panmunjeom, Korea
Description: 6:00 p.m. Six members of the 3rd Platoon, Heavy Mortar Company, 180th Infantry Regiment at the front lines around Panmunjeom, Korea, see two silvery wingless objects, one behind the other, flying in a valley in a southeasterly direction. Pfc H. B. Webb thinks they are flying at 900–1,000 mph. Some slower northbound F-86 Sabre jets pass above them. They make a rumbling sound.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Haines, Korea, p. 63
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1803

Event 10012 (0794444E)

Date: 4/30/1952
Description: At 6:00 p.m. two whitish-silver disc-shaped objects rumbled high in the sky over a valley in Korea at the front lines of the Korean War, according to military witnesses Webb, Jones, and Smith. Later two anomalous holes, 25 feet apart and two feet wide by 7.5 feet wide, were found in the ground.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, p. 63
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2419

Event 10013 (FF5B294C)

Date: 5/1952
Location: USA, Prospect Heights (Illinois)
Description: (Translated from French) At an unspecified date in the month of May, Mrs. Ann Sohn put the coffee pot on and glanced at the clock: it was 10:50 PM. She went to the back bedroom of the house (on one level) to see if the children were well covered before opening the window. Sitting on her son’s bed she took a moment to look at the starry sky. A little minute later her attention was drawn to a bright light to the right and she was amazed to see a bright, round, hovering object over the neighboring field to the east. There was a screen in the window opening and Mrs. Sohn pressed her face against it to get a better look at the object, which was partially hidden by the corner formed by her house. The object, which was 30 to 40 feet in diameter, was bright and hovered absolutely motionless about 100 feet above the field for 3 to 5 minutes. Underneath the UFO there was a cloud of vapor or mist that slowly slid along the bottom of the object to the right, giving the impression that the object was resting on a small cloud. Mrs. Sohn could not say where the mist was coming from, since she could not see any exhausts or other openings. Since she was laterally under the object she saw that it was round. Along the edge of the object there were about 15 square portholes and just below a line that seemed to be the edge joining the lower part to the upper part. The upper part had a dome that seemed to be made of plastic or Plexiglas. The entire object was a bright white, except for the windows. Several were black and from the dome came a pale bluish glow, as if it were lit by other elements of the UFO. Inside the dome there were two small vertical objects, resembling antennas or small masts. At the farthest part of the UFO from the witness, three windows emitted intense light and at each window Mrs. Sohn saw “a member of the crew”. The two closest windows showed silhouettes looking outwards, the last occupant seen in profile, at the extreme right, examining some kind of panel on the wall. The three occupants did not move. Mrs. Sohn tried to wake her son, but he continued to sleep. Mrs. Sohn’s father was resting in another room of the house, but the witness was too scared to call him out loud. She defended herself from leaving the room for fear that when she returned the object would have disappeared. Meanwhile, the silhouette at the first window (on the left) made a movement of the right hand as if to push a lever, which had the effect of increasing the emission of vapor. This occupant moved back, pushed a lever with his left hand and the vapor changed color: from white it became green with orange reflections, then became orange with green remains. Immediately, while the silhouette on the right remained motionless, the one in the center pushed a lever with his right hand and the entire UFO, except for the non-lit and black windows, became a bright orange and left, rising very little, at an enormous speed towards the north, the speed being such that in a fraction of a second the object was out of sight. At the time of departure there was no emission of vapor or smoke, and no sound was heard. The three occupants (one of whom did not move during the entire observation) wore full-body suits, head included, except for the face. The light was so intense that the facial features or the shape of the hands were impossible to distinguish. There were secondary effects but Mrs. Sohn did not make the connection with the observed UFO. In the neighboring field which contained a whole parcel of garlic, there was none left. The grass was dead over a width of 25 feet. Shortly after the observation, the ten rosebushes planted on the east side of the house withered on the spot to the great despair of the witness who took very good care of them. The paint on the exterior woodwork on the east side of the house peeled off after showing blisters. The owners of the neighboring field had planted a green hedge to mark the separation: all the shrubs died.
Reference: “UFO’s: A Century of Sightings” by Michael David Hall, Galde Press Inc. 1999, pp. 168-170, he cites the report of Police Captain Runser
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1603

Event 10014 (E165B495)

Date: 5/1952
Location: Near Alexandria, VA
Description: UFO sighting by “one of the top people” in CIA.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_91

Event 10015 (6E9C7183)

Date: 5/1952
Time: 13:00?
Location: NEAR ALEXANDRIA, VA
Description: Top CIA man and military brass / lawn party. Vibrant bright night light going up. Going down. Streaks going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 137)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2119

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “nr ALEXANDRIA,VA:TOP CIA MAN+MIL.BRASS/LAWN PARTY:VBRITE NLT ↑:↓:STREAKS >>E”, LatLong: “38.800002 -77.066670”, LatLongDMS: “38:48:00 N 77:04:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10016 (8A35387E)

Date: 5/1952
Time: 22:50
Location: PROSPECT HTS, IL
Description: 12m saucer hovers / 30M altitude near observer(s). 3 figure(s) / square windows operate levers.
Type: sighting
Reference: MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Seguin, TX USA. Monthly. (Index 157)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2120

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or “Grey”, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, SMP: Sampling of plant/animal/soil/tissue/specimens, VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, TRC: Physical traces

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “198”, HatchDesc: “PROSPECT Hts,IL:12m SCR HVRS/30M alt NR OBS:3 FIGs/SQR WINDOWS OPERATE LEVERS”, LatLong: “42.094446 -87.938893”, LatLongDMS: “42:05:40 N 87:56:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “30”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 10017 (A1B6E20E)

Date: 5/1952
Location: NAS, Willow Grove, PA
Description: Target Follows Sweep (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520500
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_975

Event 10018 (A884B37C)

Date: 5/1952
Locations: Washington, D.C.; eastern Pennsylvania; Pentagon; McGuire AFB [now part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst] in Burlington County, New Jersey
Description: Army radar specialist Jay Nogle is stationed near Washington, D.C., when he picks up an unknown target on his M33 scope at an altitude of 18,000 feet about 130 miles from the capital (which would put it over eastern Pennsylvania). Two other Army units also detect the object, which remains stationary for 30 minutes before moving. By the time the object reaches the edge of the radar scope, it is traveling at 1,000 mph. The report goes all the way to the Pentagon, where orders are given to fire on it if it returns. Nogle says that radar targets are frequently seen in May or June, and units have their antiaircraft guns loaded after the first incident. When fighters are scrambled from McGuire AFB [now part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst] in Burlington County, New Jersey, the targets move speedily out of range.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 153
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1804

Event 10019 (50A3AC5F)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: USA, BAF Davis-Montham, Tucson (Arizona)
Description: (Translated from French) At 9:10 two round and shiny objects caught up with a B-36, slowed down to match its speed, flew in formation with it for about 20 seconds, then executed a sharp turn of 70-80°, returned to their initial speed, covered 1/4 of the distance to the horizon and one of them suddenly stopped, remaining in stationary flight. Witnesses: 2 officers from the base and the crew of the B-36.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, pp. 109-112
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1592

Event 10020 (D15677D7)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: USA, George AFB, California.
Description: (Translated from French) 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: three men near the ammunition hangar, plus a Lt. Colonel 4 miles away. Five flat, white discs, approximately the diameter of a C-47 (95 feet) flew quickly, made a right angle turn in a formation of three in front and two in back, and whirled in the air for 15-30 seconds. (Project Blue Book - cf. Don Berliner) At 10:50. Four witnesses in the control tower, 1 witness 6 km away on a golf course. They observed five daylight discs for a short period of time, 15 to 30 seconds. The discs were very maneuverable, seeming to go into collision, then suddenly veering away. The diameter seemed greater than the length of an F-51 fighter. They were of a uniform, non-shiny white, moving in formation, the last two with a rotary motion. They came from the southeast and flew at an altitude of about 1200 m, at double the speed of a jet aircraft (about 1600 km/h). They had sharp outlines.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, pp. 107-109
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1593

Event 10021 (6B491447)

Date: 5/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Moses Lake (Washington), 2 employees of the AEC, Eggan and Shipley, observed a silver, wingless object flying horizontally for 1.5 minutes. (5:32)
Reference: case Blue Book #1174 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1007

Event 10022 (6F01435A)

Date: 5/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the George (California) USAF base, 3 men on a battlefield, 1 lieutenant colonel 4 miles away, observed for 15 to 30 seconds 5 flattened white discs of a diameter comparable to the wingspan of a C-47 (95 feet) flying quickly and making a 90° turn, all in a formation of 3 in front and 2 behind, then rushing around. (10:50)
Reference: case Blue Book #1176 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1008

Event 10023 (EDAC6998)

Date: 5/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Canada, the Vancouver Sun reveals the observation of April 4.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1009

Event 10024 (F3CC9948)

Date: 5/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation at Davis-Monthan Air Base of Tucson (Arizona).
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1010

Event 10025 (67396433)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Description: OTTAWA SPOTS GREEN ONE. A silvery green disk was reported by several persons at 9:22 p.m. It was described as huge and traveling at a tremendous speed. The object was in view for less than one minute, and the reports from different places checked. One observer said, “There appeared to be an eerie strange fluorescence of bluish-white tinge or delicate green-like halo surrounding it and there was no sound.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_193

Event 10026 (1823D45E)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Description: B-36 crew and others see two rounded objects overtaking aircraft.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_89

Event 10027 (D179AA44)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: Five witnesses observe five daylight discs; extreme maneuverability.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_90

Event 10028 (22FEAB4F)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 05:30
Location: MOSES LAKE, WA
Description: 2 Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) men. Wingless silver object going straight and level for 90 second(s). Shape unknown. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 8)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2121

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “323”, HatchDesc: “MOSES LAKE,WA:2 AEC MEN:WINGLESS SLVR OBJ > S/L FOR 90sec:SHAPE UNK:NFD”, LatLong: “47.133336 -119.300006”, LatLongDMS: “47:08:00 N 119:18:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 10029 (E7D0FE23)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 09:10
Location: DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, AZ
Description: 2 saucers pace B36 / wingtips. Going quickly south. Big file vanishes. / r55p109.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO Evidence II: HB: Scarecrow Press Lanham, MD. http://www.scarecrowpress.com ISBN 0-8108-3881-8 (Index 73)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2122

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “824”, HatchDesc: “DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB,AZ:2 SCRS PACE B36/WINGTIPS:>>S:big file vanishes:/r55p109”, LatLong: “32.166668 -110.866672”, LatLongDMS: “32:10:00 N 110:52:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10030 (935C6F9E)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 10:50
Location: GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1176. 5 separate observer(s). 5 silent 60’ saucers maneuver / 20 second(s). Sharp turn going quickly north and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 107)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2123

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “877”, HatchDesc: “GEORGE AFB,CA:BBK#1176:5 SEP.OBS:5 SLNT 60’SCRS MNVR/20sec:SHARP TURN >>N+AWAY”, LatLong: “34.600002 -117.366672”, LatLongDMS: “34:36:00 N 117:22:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10031 (422AA219)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 21:20
Location: NEAR ALFRED, ONT
Description: Square object descends / 20 second(s). Curves going up [to] sharply / 1000mph. Tight turns.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 169)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2124

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “53”, HatchDesc: “nr ALFRED,ONT:SQR OBJ DESCENDS/20sec:CURVES ↑ SHARPLY/1000mph:TIGHT TURNS”, LatLong: “45.566669 -74.866670”, LatLongDMS: “45:34:00 N 74:52:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10032 (6750A46D)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 21:20
Location: OTTAWA, ON
Description: Huge blue-green saucer curves / extremely fast. White night light follows. 3 more / Toronto / r136#1p69.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE; Henry Holt, NY 1953 HC. (Index 129)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2125

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “7”, Elev: “115”, HatchDesc: “OTTAWA,ON:HUGE BLU-GRN SCR CURVES/XFAST:WHT NLT FOLOS:3 MORE/TORONTO/r136#1p69”, LatLong: “45.416669 -75.683337”, LatLongDMS: “45:25:00 N 75:41:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10033 (6CC9A4F8)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 21:40
Location: PORTLAND, ME
Description: 3 observer(s). 3 rotating night lights change colors. 1 flies behind house. Others hover.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 170)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2126

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “8”, HatchDesc: “PORTLAND,ME:3 OBS:3 ROTATING NLTS CHANGE COLORS:1 FLIES BHND HOUSE:OTHERS HVR”, LatLong: “43.666669 -70.261114”, LatLongDMS: “43:40:00 N 70:15:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3”, State/Prov: “Maine”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10034 (76D65AAA)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: Moses Lake, WA
Description: Civilian AEC employees observed a slow moving wingless silver object at 5,000 feet altitude in the Hanford area (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1174)
Reference: NICAP: 520501
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_976

Event 10035 (5B8C979F)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: Tucson (Davis-Monthan AFB), AZ
Description: The Case of the Missing Report (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520501
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_977

Event 10036 (826EFAA7)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: 5 flat white discs about the diameter of a C-47’s wingspan (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1176) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520501
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_978

Event 10037 (5B74A54B)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 5:32 AM
Location: Moses Lake, Washington
Description: Witnesses: Two Atomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One silver object without wings flew straight and level for 1.5 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_110

Event 10038 (C88EC7AC)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 10:50 AM
Location: George AFB, California
Description: Witnesses: three men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away. Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47’s wingspan (95’) flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in front and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_111

Event 10039 (68CFC182)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Description: Two disc-shaped UFOs approached close to B-36 bomber, also seen from ground
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO Evidence by Richard H. Hall
Source: HallUFOEvidence2, ID: HallUFOE2_1

Event 10040 (38D11262)

Date: 5/1/1952
Time: 16:29:59.1
Location: 37.0842 -116.0203
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Dog” Yield: 19KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_27

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0842 -116.0203”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:03 N 116:01:13 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.32”, NukeName: “Dog”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “19”

Event 10041 (4713F289)

Date: 5/1/1952
Location: Davis-Monthan AFB base hospital, Tucson, Arizona
Description: 9:10 a.m. Air intelligence officer Maj. Rudolph Pestalozzi and an airman standing outside the Davis-Monthan AFB base hospital, Tucson, Arizona, watch two shiny, round objects overtake a B-36 flying above. The objects slow down to match the plane’s speed and remain in formation with them for 20 seconds. Then they make a sharp, no-radius turn away from the B-36, moving away a bit. Then one of the objects stops and hovers. Both are silent, and the crew estimates they have a diameter of 20–25 feet and a thickness of 10–12 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Case of the Missing Report”; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 109–112 , 292–294; Sparks , p. 131; Good Need, pp. 166– 167
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1807

Event 10042 (6231C345)

Date: 5/1/1952
Locations: George AFB [now Southern California Logistics Airport] near Victorville, California; Apple Valley, California
Description: 10:50 a.m. At George AFB [now Southern California Logistics Airport] near Victorville, California, five independent witnesses in the base control tower see a group of five white discs moving in formation for about 30 seconds. The objects appear very maneuverable, seem to almost collide, then break away in a right-angle turn. They are traveling an estimated 900–1,200 mph and are 1,000–1,200 feet in diameter. Four miles away at Apple Valley, California, the base’s wing director of personnel, playing on a golf course, sees one of the UFOs at the same time.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “George AFB / Apple Valley, CA Radar Case”; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 107–109; Sparks , p. 131; Swords 147–148; Good Need, p. 166; Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 10, 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1808

Event 10043 (884A392D)

Date: 5/1/1952
Locations: Albuquerque Journal composing room; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sandia Base
Description: 1:45 p.m. Albuquerque Journal composing room employee Eugene Cline sees four silvery objects seemingly playing tag with a formation of 12 Air Force bombers—either B-29s or B-50s—flying west over Albuquerque, New Mexico. The round objects are keeping up with the planes at the same altitude, moving in a “tumbling or pitching manner.” One object shoots straight up and takes off in a southerly direction. About the same time, workmen (one of them Howard Burgess) erecting an antenna at nearby Sandia Base watch three UFOs pass directly overhead. One comes from the west and moves south; another comes from the north and moves south; and a third, tan-colored rather than silver like the others, passes low overhead and looks like a “cylinder tumbling end over end.” Burgess and the others are debriefed and sworn to secrecy about what they have witnessed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Flying Saucers Play Tag with Bombers over City,” Albuquerque (N.Mex.) Journal, May 2, 1952, p. 2; Nukes 56–58
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1809

Event 10044 (38E16778)

Date: 5/1/1952
Description: At 5:32 a.m. two men who worked for the Atomic Energy Commission, Eggan and Shipley, sighted a silver, wingless object at Moses Lake, Washington for 90 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1174; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 261
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2436

Event 10045 (59C281F4)

Date: 5/1/1952
Description: At 10:50 a.m. several Air Force officers and enlisted men at George AFB in San Bernardino County, California watched five flat, white discs make a sudden 90 degree turn, then disappear. The sighting lasted half a minute.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1176; J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, p. 107; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 108; UNICAT database, case 263, citing J. Allen Hynek, Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 261; Richard M. Dolan, UFO’s and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973, p. 401
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2437

Event 10046 (34B42554)

Date: Early 5/1952
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Description: 10:00 p.m. A senior CIA official is having a lawn party at his home near Alexandria, Virginia, for some VIPs. He and two others notice a light approaching silently from the west. It stops then climbs almost vertically, stops again, then levels out. Then it goes into a nearly vertical dive, levels out, and streaks off to the east.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 135–136; Swords 148
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1805

Event 10047 (0DCE0816)

Date: Early 5/1952
Locations: Pentagon office; Harvard University; Georgetown University
Description: A meeting is held in the Pentagon office of Stefan Possony, acting chief of the Directorate of Intelligence Study Group under Maj. Gen. John A. Samford to hear Harvard University astronomer Donald Menzel express his views. Present are Possony, Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, ATIC chief Col. Frank Dunn , Brig. Gen. William M. Garland , Possony’s assistant Leslie Rosenzweig , and one other officer. Menzel announces that he has solved all UFO reports and claims to have helped out in the development of the cameras in Project Twinkle. His attitude irks everyone in the meeting. When he asks the Air Force to support his views in upcoming publications in Time and Look, Gen. Garland gets angry. Col. Dunn says that Blue Book would have put some money into more formal versions of his experiments, but he can only offer a statement that Menzel has told them of his theory. Now Menzel gets agitated, saying it is no theory. He refuses to leave them a copy of his book to pass on to Joseph Kaplan and J. Allen Hynek . In the evening, Possony speaks with astronomer Francis J. Heyden at Georgetown University, who tells him that Menzel’s work is based on no more than a “couple of meaningless high school physics experiments.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 743; Michael D. Swords, “Strange Days, Part 2,” IUR 32, no. 2 (December 2008): 9; Swords 152
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1806

Event 10048 (91232398)

Date: 5/3/1952 (approximate)
Location: NEAR SYDNEY, NSW
Description: Pilots and RAAF. Huge “flying submarine”. Lights flash. 3X size / airliner.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 168)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2127

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “7”, HatchDesc: “nr SYDNEY,NSW:PILOTS+RAAF:HUGE “FLYING SUBMARINE”:LITES FLASH:3X SIZE/AIRLINER”, LatLong: “-33.900002 151.183341”, LatLongDMS: “33:54:00 S 151:11:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10049 (5B9D495E)

Date: 5/3/1952
Location: WARRAGUL, VCT, AUSTRALIA
Description: 2 bright disks play tag. Join and merge into 1 then gone!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 169)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2128

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “WARRAGUL,VCT,AUSTRL:2 BRITE DISKS PLAY TAG:JOIN+MERGE INTO 1 THEN GONE!”, LatLong: “-38.150002 145.916674”, LatLongDMS: “38:09:00 S 145:55:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Victoria”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 10050 (337FA7D7)

Date: 5/3/1952
Description: At dawn in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at least 13 witnesses, including pilots and the RAAF, witnessed a huge “flying submarine” with flashing lights. It was reported to be huge, three times larger than an airliner.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Michael Hervey, UFOs over the Southern Hemisphere, p. 45; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 68; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 2147
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2465

Event 10051 (6DBFD16C)

Date: 5/3/1952
Description: On this day two bright discs played tag in the sky over Warragul, Victoria, Australia. They then joined together, merged into one object, then vanished.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 69; Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 2146
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2466

Event 10052 (1DCB468A)

Date: 5/3/1952
Description: On this evening three men in Chestertown, Maryland heard a strange whooshing noise. Looking up, they saw a black speck, high in the sky, moving back and forth. It went straight up out of sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward Sullivan, Civilian Saucer Intelligence/Los Angeles investigation files, letter from E. Mifflin dated May 5, 1952
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2467

Event 10053 (BC7BE257)

Date: 5/4/1952
Location: Montreal
Description: Ottawa Journal. MOUNT ROYAL OBSERVERS SPOT THREE. Three persons saw a long cigar-shaped form, coming down at a terrific rate of speed. The object was silvery in color; it paused for a moment and then suddenly whirled over on its side, returning in the same direction where it came from. The observers said that it was not a jet plane or any other man-constructed machine. They were on the top of Mount Royal (in the middle of the city) during the observation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_194

Event 10054 (A40A1559)

Date: 5/4/1952
Location: Sydney, Australia
Description: SAUCER REPORTED SEEN UP THERE DOWN UNDER. A dozen people reported they saw a flying saucer over the Sydney area and at Pearkes, a town 180 miles west of here. The witnesses described the object as a cigar-shaped, well-lighted and silent in its operations. They reported it flew at an altitude of about 4,000 feet and at an estimated speed of 500 miles per hour.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_196

Event 10055 (D071FD02)

Date: 5/4/1952
Time: ~12:00
Location: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1201. Clear photo of ovoid / broad daylight. Looks black.
Type: sighting
Reference: STEIGER, Brad (ed.): PROJECT BLUEBOOK; Ballentine Books 1976. 423pp. (Index 56)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2129

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “SAN FRANCISCO,CA:BBK#1201:CLEAR PHOTO OF OVOID/BROAD DAYLITE:LOOKS BLACK.”, LatLong: “37.766668 -122.433339”, LatLongDMS: “37:46:00 N 122:26:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10056 (AFD93B10)

Date: 5/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Tenafly (New Jersey), Miss M. M. Judson observed 6 or 7 translucent objects, of a creamy yellow. One of them moved in an ellipse, while the others moved forward and backward. (Monday, May 5th, 10:45 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1183 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1011

Event 10057 (0D478DE2)

Date: 5/5/1952
Location: En route from Pearl Harbor to Guam
Description: Boston Traveler. SECRETARY OF NAVY GETS SAUCER ESCORT. Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball, en route from Pearl Harbor to Guam, said the pilot of his ship and his co-pilot came back to the cabin and reported a flying saucer had appeared and had flown abeam the Secretary’s plane for some distance, then vanished. A following plane was notified and reported that a saucer had flown along his wing also, and then disappeared.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_195

Event 10058 (7FF68CC6)

Date: 5/5/1952 (approximate)
Location: DURANGO, CO
Description: 12 observer(s). Silver disks near vanadium CORPs uranium processing plant.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 172)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2130

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “1988”, HatchDesc: “DURANGO,CO:12 OBS:SILVER DISKS NEAR VANADIUM CORPs URANIUM PROCESSING PLANT”, LatLong: “37.266668 -107.866672”, LatLongDMS: “37:16:00 N 107:52:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10059 (E8AC7AB9)

Date: 5/5/1952
Time: 22:50
Location: TENAFLY, NJ
Description: 2 observer(s). 6-7 translucent cream colored objects. One circled. Other out and back.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2131

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “16”, HatchDesc: “TENAFLY,NJ:2 OBS:6-7 TRANSLUCENT CREAM CLRD OBJS:ONE CIRCLED:OTHER OUT+BACK”, LatLong: “40.916669 -73.983337”, LatLongDMS: “40:55:00 N 73:59:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10060 (0B009962)

Date: 5/5/1952
Location: Tenafly, NJ
Description: 6-7 objects translucent, cream-yellow (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1183)
Reference: NICAP: 520505
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_980

Event 10061 (8B1E8902)

Date: 5/5/1952
Time: 10:45 PM
Location: Tenafly, New Jersey
Description: Witness: Mrs. M.M. Judson. Six or seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One moved in an ellipse, while the others moved in and out.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_112

Event 10062 (143B1DD4)

Date: 5/5/1952
Description: On this day two silver discs were sighted by over a dozen witnesses near the Vanadium Corporation’s uranium processing plant in Durango, Colorado.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 72
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2533

Event 10063 (21075F93)

Date: 5/5/1952
Description: At 10:50 p.m. six to seven translucent cream-colored objects were sighted over Tenafly, New Jersey. One object circled the area, while another flew away and then came back. This case is listed as a Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1183; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 261
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2534

Event 10064 (A9C24C42)

Date: 5/7/1952
Location: USA, Keesler AFB, Mississippi.
Description: (Translated from French) 12:15 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Morris, a Chief Sergeant, a Sergeant, and a First Class Pilot. During the observation of 5 to 10 minutes, an object of aluminum or silver appearance, cylindrical, was seen, ten times, entering and leaving the clouds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1594

Event 10065 (E984C374)

Date: 5/7/1952
Location: BRAZIL, Barra da Tijuca
Description: (Translated from French) Joao Martins and Edwardo Keffel of the newspaper O Cruzeiro were preparing to do a report on the Island of Lovers, and were looking for famous couples: movie stars, personalities, etc. Martins then drew his companion’s attention to a strange bird flying over the promenade. It was about 4:30 pm. They soon realized that it was neither a bird nor an airplane. Keffel grabbed his camera and frantically took a series of five shots at 500th. The disc-shaped craft was progressing with curious swaying, as if an airplane was losing balance. It was about 100 meters high at an angle of 45° and disappeared on the horizon.
Reference: Henry DURRANT: “The UFO File” - Laffont 1973 - p.252-253 and photographic insert.
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1595

Event 10066 (42CD5D36)

Date: 5/7/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Keesler (Mississippi), Captain Morris, a Sergeant-Chief, a Staff Sergeant and a First Class Pilot observed for 5 to 10 minutes a silver or aluminum cylindrical object rushing in and out of the clouds a dozen times. (0 h 15)
Reference: case Blue Book #1185 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1012

Event 10067 (B0A97995)

Date: 5/7/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Above one of the islands of Barra da Tijuca (Brazil), Eduardo Keffel, a reporter from the magazine O Cruzeiro, accompanied by a friend, João Martins, takes 5 shots of a large disk coming from the sea at high speed. The observation lasts 1 minute.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1013

Event 10068 (80896C64)

Date: 5/7/1952
Time: 12:20
Location: KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MS
Description: 3 military observer(s). Silver cylinder/cylindrical object darts in & out / clouds 10 times / 5-10 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2132

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “11”, HatchDesc: “KEESLER AFB,MS:3 MIL OBS:SLVR CYL DARTS IN & OUT/CLOUDS 10 TIMES/5-10min”, LatLong: “30.416668 -88.916671”, LatLongDMS: “30:25:00 N 88:55:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Mississippi”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10069 (3A26869A)

Date: 5/7/1952
Time: 16:30
Location: BARRA DA TIJUCA, BRZ
Description: 5 photographs. 200’ silent saucer. Going south / sea. / FSRv17#3. Possible hoax / r142#1p47.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 13)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2133

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Brazil”, Credibility: “4”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “BARRA da TIJUCA,BRZ:5 FOTOS:200’SLNT SCR:>S/SEA:/FSRv17#3:POSS.HOAX/r142#1p47”, LatLong: “-23.000001 -43.316669”, LatLongDMS: “23:00:00 S 43:19:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RDJ”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10070 (D8872697)

Date: 5/7/1952
Location: Keesler AFB, MS
Description: Aluminum or silver cylindrical object dart in and out of the clouds 10 times. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1185)
Reference: NICAP: 520507
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_981

Event 10071 (75E4DDB0)

Date: 5/7/1952
Location: Barra da Tijuca, Brazil
Description: Brazil photos (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520507
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_982

Event 10072 (D051C4B1)

Date: 5/7/1952
Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Keesler AFB, Mississippi
Description: Witnesses: Capt. Morris, a Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman First Class. Ten times, an aluminum or silver cylindrical object was seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a 5-10 minute period.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_113

Event 10073 (2A2DF16E)

Date: 5/7/1952
Time: 12:14:59.3
Location: 37.0531 -116.1056
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Easy” Yield: 12KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_28

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0531 -116.1056”, LatLongDMS: “37:03:11 N 116:06:20 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.09”, NukeName: “Easy”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “12”

Event 10074 (B2F4B093)

Date: 5/7/1952
Locations: Sandia Mountains, New Mexico; Bel-Air neighborhood of Albuquerque
Description: 12:22 a.m. Mrs. Hanley Marks sees a light-green, ball-shaped object fall from the sky into the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, from her home in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Albuquerque.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Fireball Falls near Sandias Early Today,” Albuquerque Journal, May 7, 1952, p. 1; “Green Fireball Falls in Southwest, Three Here Report,” Albuquerque Journal, May 7, 1952, p. 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1810

Event 10075 (1E68A1FB)

Date: 5/7/1952
Location: Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi
Description: 12:15 p.m. A Captain Morris and three enlisted men at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi, see one or two aluminum or silver cylindrical objects darting in and out of the clouds 10 times.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: [Blue Book case report]”; Sparks , p. 131
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1811

Event 10076 (EBFF5891)

Date: 5/7/1952
Locations: Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Colorado
Description: 4:30 p.m. Magazine writer Ed Keffel, in the company of João Martins, takes five photographs of a UFO over Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the first, the UFO resembles an airplane coming directly toward them over a large group of trees. The second shows the object as disc-shaped. The third photo is taken as the object tilts slightly, showing both the top with a slight dome and the now obvious disc shape. More trees, including a very tall palm, can be seen in the photograph. The fourth picture, taken as the object tilts the other way, shows a raised ring on the bottom. The final picture is taken as the object is nearly vertical, seen over part of the ocean and some distant hills. The UFO disappears shortly afterward. NICAP does not see any negatives and is skeptical. The Colorado project finds a “glaring internal inconsistency” in the illumination and dismisses the photos as hoaxes. Today, the best evidence seems to suggest the case is a hoax, perpetrated by two magazine writers who wanted an interesting story.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Barra da Tijuca Photos”; Olavo T. Fontes, “The Barra da Tijuca Disc,” APRO Special Report no. 1 (October 1961): 1–6; Condon, pp. 83, 415–418; Swords 460–461; Cláudio Tsuyoshi Suenaga, “Os 90 Anos do O Cruzeiro, a Revista que Inaugurou a Era Moderna dos Discos Voadores no Brasil,” October 11, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1812

Event 10077 (E037FBCF)

Date: 5/7/1952
Description: Five very clear photographs were taken on this day at 4:30 p.m. in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They show a disc-shaped object with a double protuberance on top. Its estimated size was 300 feet in diameter. An apparent discrepancy with some shadows was explained by the Brazilian UFO investigator, Dr. Olavo T. Fontes, as having been due to some broken leaves. The witnesses were named Keffel and Martins. The Brazilian Air Force conclusion on the photos is that the “object is several kilometers from the camera.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Irene Granchi, APRO Bulletin, July 1973, p. 1; UNICAT, case # 402, citing Stendek; Coral E. Lorenzen, Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space, photo plate 2; William K. Hartmann, in Edward Condon (ed.), Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 415
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2614

Event 10078 (74F1AC0D)

Date: 5/8/1952
Location: US
Description: Capt. Ruppelt and a Lt. Col. from ATIC briefed Air Force Secretary Thomas K. Finletter for one hour.
Type: briefing
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, page 185
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_869

Event 10079 (7351EBEB)

Date: 5/8/1952
Location: France, La Roche sur Yon
Description: (Translated from French) "Here is the testimony of Mr. Raoul Roux: I was keeping the flock of sheep belonging to Mr. René Loiseau, former café owner, residing in Place du Marché. Roux is 38 years old, he had set up his flock on the Ajoncs airfield and he was accompanied by his young son, Maurice, 8 years old. Suddenly, around 6:30 pm, my son exclaimed: Look dad, an apparition, the Virgin is coming. Skeptical, I looked up and I saw… very high in the sky a kind of bright white ball whose size I could not estimate… Appearing to be motionless, the object stayed for about three quarters of an hour above the airfield before disappearing. A few moments before seeing the phenomenon, Mr. Roux had observed the passage of a white trimotor, but the sphere had appeared far from the wake of the aircraft ((private file, without reference). Mr. Roux, a shepherd, and his son Maurice, 10 years old, were near La Roche sur Yon in the place called “Les Ajoncs” former disused airfield. It was about 6 pm and they were changing parks. An airplane passed in the sky, they looked up. “Dad, look what the plane dropped off”. But the object was higher than the plane in the sky. It looked like a glass ball, very bright. It stayed about half an hour, motionless, then, without any noise, it rose into the sky. " (1952, 8 May)
Reference: Michel MONNERIE: “The Shipwreck of the Extraterrestrials” ed. Nouvelles Editions Rationalistes, Paris, 1979, p. 124, which considers this kind of press cut as a hoax to feed the myth
Reference: Paris Match n° 169, of 7.6.1952, page 9
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1596

Event 10080 (2E697327)

Date: 5/8/1952
Location: USA, above the Atlantic in flight
Description: (Translated from French) At around 1am a Pan American Airlines DC4 was flying south towards Puerto Rico. It had departed from New York and was above the Atlantic approximately 900 km from Jacksonville (Florida) and at an altitude of 2500 meters.(…) At this moment the light began to grow to the point of becoming “ten times as big as the landing light of an airplane”. It continued to approach and passed like a flash at the end of the DC4’s left wing. Before the crew could react and make out anything precise, two other small balls of fire flew in front of them. The two pilots later declared that they remained frozen in their seats for several seconds, sweat running down their backs.
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Face aux Soucoupes Volantes”, ed. France-Empire 1958, pp. 170, 171
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1597

Event 10081 (373A9D80)

Date: 5/8/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In the Atlantic Ocean off Jacksonville (Florida), the pilot and co-pilot of an American Airways flight observe a light, 10 times bigger than a landing light, coming towards them, then fleeing behind their left wing.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1014

Event 10082 (27F89A7B)

Date: 5/8/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The project leader of Blue Book and 2 colonels briefed the Air Force Secretary Finletter for 1 hour on UFOs.
Reference: Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 185
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1015

Event 10083 (33F38BD2)

Date: 5/8/1952
Time: 02:30
Location: 600MI EAST / JACKSONVILLE, FL
Description: PAA crew. 3 large night lights going quickly north head-on. Pass left wing. / r150.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994, LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2134

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “600mi E/JACKSONVILLE,FL:PAA CREW:3 LRG NLTS >>N HEAD-ON:PASS LEFT WING:/r150”, LatLong: “30.000001 -70.000003”, LatLongDMS: “30:00:00 N 70:00:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NAT”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10084 (249F2C18)

Date: 5/8/1952
Location: Jacksonville (over the Atlantic 600 Miles E of), FL
Description: Three UAO Sighted By Constellation Crew (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520508
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_983

Event 10085 (9569F24A)

Date: 5/8/1952
Locations: San Juan, Puerto Rico; New York; Atlantic Ocean east of South Carolina
Description: 2:27 a.m. Pan American Airways pilot Clayton C. Gallagher and his copilot, flying a Lockheed Constellation aircraft at 8,000 feet en route from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to New York, see a light, 10 times the size of an airplane landing light, approach them over the Atlantic Ocean east of South Carolina. It streaks past their left wing about a quarter mile away, followed by two smaller orange balls of fire. Probable meteor.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Three UAO Sighted by Constellation Crew”; Sparks , p. 131
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1813

Event 10086 (1098A8C5)

Date: 5/8/1952
Description: Air Force Secretary Thomas Finletter and his staff (including his special assistant, covert CIA agent Joseph Bryan III) receive a secret one-hour briefing on UFOs from Ruppelt and Lt. Col. R. J. Taylor that covers USAF investigations over the previous five years. Finletter asks questions about some specific sightings.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, p. 138
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1814

Event 10087 (4B82C02B)

Date: 5/8/1952
Description: Pan American Airlines flight 203 was flying 600 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida over the Atlantic Ocean at 2:27 a.m. when the pilot and co-pilot encountered three round, white lights in a line that buzzed their aircraft.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 177; UNICAT database, case #345, citing Ruppelt; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence (Volume 1), p. 132; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 77
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2649

Event 10088 (DC77FAA1)

Date: 5/9/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the George (California) USAF base, Lt. G. C. Grindeland observed an object of a dull white color in the shape of an arrowhead flying horizontally for 10 seconds. (Friday, May 9th, 5:20 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1194 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1016

Event 10089 (B122AB21)

Date: 5/9/1952
Location: Rio De Janeiro
Description: Los Angeles Examiner. PHOTOS OF SLYING SAUCERS SNAPPED AT RIO. Photographers Ed Keffel and Joao Martins shot five pictures of a saucer as it came in over the sea, losing altitude as it approached. They said it passed several hundred feet over their heads and appeared to be rocking like a slowly falling leaf. It seemed larger than a commercial airplane and was round and wingless. Also see: Rio Papers Say Saucers Filmed - Newspapers.com™
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_197

Event 10090 (E74A1635)

Date: 5/9/1952
Time: 00:10
Location: MISHAWAKA, IN
Description: Blue Book. Ghostly domed saucer circles powerplant. Going quickly [to] St. Joseph airport.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 416)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2135

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “226”, HatchDesc: “MISHAWAKA,IN:BBK:GHOSTLY DOMED SCR CIRCLES POWERPLANT:>> St.JOSEPH AIRPORT”, LatLong: “41.661113 -86.150004”, LatLongDMS: “41:39:40 N 86:09:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10091 (49D7D05C)

Date: 5/9/1952
Time: 10:30
Location: GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1194. 2 F86’s and 3 Air Traffic Controllers. Saucer accelerations 0 to 5000kph in 2 seconds!
Type: sighting
Reference: LINDEMANN, Michael (ed.): UFO’s and the ALIEN PRESENCE - Six Viewpoints; 2020 Group, Santa Barbara, CA 1991. 233pp. (Index 222)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2136

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “877”, HatchDesc: “GEORGE AFB,CA:BBK#1194:2 F86s+3 ATCs:SCR ACCELS 0 to 5000kph in 2 SECONDS!”, LatLong: “34.600002 -117.350006”, LatLongDMS: “34:36:00 N 117:21:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10092 (AEBEF4B2)

Date: 5/9/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: 1194-1 Two F-86 Pilots Sight Round Silver Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520509
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_984

Event 10093 (ADD99353)

Date: 5/9/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: 1194-2 2 [3?] PM MST - dull white arrowhead-shaped object fly straight and level (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_985

Event 10094 (58A542C2)

Date: 5/9/1952
Time: 5:20 PM
Location: George AFB, California
Description: Witness: A/lc G.C. Grindeland. One dull white, arrowhead-shaped object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_114

Event 10095 (FAD82669)

Date: 5/9/1952
Description: At 12:10 a.m. a ghostly domed saucer circled the powerplant in Mishawaka, Indiana. It flew off quickly toward St. Joseph Airport.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 2154, citing Project Blue Book; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: August, p. 16
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2674

Event 10096 (12EE35D8)

Date: 5/9/1952
Description: Two F-86 pilots saw a round, silver object flying north from George AFB, California at 10:20 a.m. A Project Blue Book “unknown.” At 12:30 two more UFOs were seen moving with the current or breeze at a slow speed. They were silver metallic in color, with a dark spot in the center, and at certain angles gave off a glare.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1194A & 1194B; Don Berliner, Project Blue Book Unknowns; Michael Hall, Captain Edward J. Ruppelt: Summer of the Saucers – 1952, p. 100
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2675

Event 10097 (6277B395)

Date: 5/10/1952
Location: Paphos, Cypress
Description: RESTRICTED USAF Intelligence Report signed by Col. William L. Travis, Chief USAF Intelligence Division. stating: at 2030 hours, in the city of Paphos, S.W. Cypress, a group of persons including a noted British Scientist sighted an UFO which appeared to rise sharply from the level of the sea and disappeared into the sky. It was of a circular shape and emitted a luminous light. It appeared to waver back and forth before fading out of sight directly overhead.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research (“Above Top Secret” by Timothy Good p540)
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_453

Event 10098 (DAAF6D8A)

Date: 5/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Ellenton (South Carolina), 4 employees of duPont from the Savannah River nuclear site observed up to 4 yellow disc-shaped objects on 5 occasions. (Between 10:45 PM and shortly after 11:15 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1198 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1017

Event 10099 (6A59F74C)

Date: 5/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In La Roche-sur-Yon (France), 12 witnesses saw a flat, brightly shining disc, which flew silently and passed a second UFO in stationary flight at a higher altitude. The ball observed came from the bottom of the sky and descended as if on an inclined slope with small jerks.
Reference: VSD 2007 H
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1018

Event 10100 (9F95E7B9)

Date: 5/10/1952
Location: Rio De Janeiro
Description: Los Angeles Examiner. RIO’S FLYING SAUCERS ‘BEST’. The military attache at the United States Embassy in Rio de Janeiro examined today negatives of five photographs of a flying saucer sighted over Rio Wednesday and called them the best he had ever seen of the phenomenon. Col. Jack Werely Hughes and several Brazilian Air Force officers visited the office of the newspaper O Cruzeiro to study the photographs shot by the paper’s cameramen, Ed Keffel and Joao Martains. Following publication, the pictures will be made available to the United States Embassy for study by the American Air Force. Also see: Rio Papers Say Saucers Filmed - Newspapers.com™
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_198

Event 10101 (47C8D9E7)

Date: 5/10/1952
Time: 15:00
Location: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: Air Force Col. and 1. Silver saucer going northeast / 5 minute(s). 2nd same flips and flips going northeast. / Blue Book report.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 176)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2137

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “KIRTLAND AFB,NM:AF COL+1:SLVR SCR >NE/5min:2nd SAME FLIPS+FLIPS >NE:/BBK REPt”, LatLong: “32.333335 -106.066672”, LatLongDMS: “32:20:00 N 106:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10102 (80C2A436)

Date: 5/10/1952
Time: ~18:00
Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: Odd object dives at car. Roars! 90° turns. Project Bluebook Case #1260 / 7 June and #1263 / 8 June.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 176)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2138

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “1485”, HatchDesc: “ALBUQUERQUE,NM:ODD OBJ DIVES AT CAR:ROARS!:90°TURNS:BBK#1260/7JUN+#1263/8JUN”, LatLong: “35.083335 -106.633338”, LatLongDMS: “35:05:00 N 106:38:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “10”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10103 (4216896F)

Date: 5/10/1952
Time: 18:30
Location: LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FR
Description: 12 observer(s). Silent glowing-ball maneuvers. Going up [to] and meets 2nd object. / LDLN#125+/ r251.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 83)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2139

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “LA ROCHE-sur-YON,FR:12 OBS:SLNT GLO-BALL MNVRS:↑+MEETS 2nd OBJ:/LDLN#125+/r251”, LatLong: “46.633336 -1.450000”, LatLongDMS: “46:38:00 N 01:27:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Vendée”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10104 (E539CA7B)

Date: 5/10/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: PAPHOS, CYPRUS
Description: Scientist and several. Saucer rises from sea. Shoots into sky and away. / reference unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: Newspaper account: UFOHIST1.TXT from PEA Research / Ultra Majic BBS: http://www.ipacific.net.au/~pavig/govtinvolvementincove_488.shtml
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2140

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Cyprus”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PAPHOS,CYPRUS:SCIENTIST+SVRL:SCR RISES fm SEA:SHOOTS INTO SKY+AWAY:/ref unk”, LatLong: “34.750002 32.477779”, LatLongDMS: “34:45:00 N 32:28:40 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “PAP”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10105 (05CAD76A)

Date: 5/10/1952
Time: 20:50
Location: VENTURA, CA
Description: USAF man and 3. 4 orange silent glowing-disks / 2500M altitude. Swerve / diamond. 2400kph?
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 777)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2141

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “VENTURA,CA:USAF MAN+3:4 ORG SLNT GLO-DISKS/2500M alt:SWERVE/DIAMOND:2400kph?”, LatLong: “34.277779 -119.288895”, LatLongDMS: “34:16:40 N 119:17:20 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “2500”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10106 (3D177483)

Date: 5/10/1952
Time: 22:50
Location: SOUTH / ELLENTON, SC
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1198. 8 small saucers / Savannah H-bomb plant. 1 going southwest. 1 going north. / r136#1p75.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 422)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2142

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “27”, HatchDesc: “S/ELLENTON,SC:BBK#1198:8 SML SCRS/SAVANNAH H-BOMB PLANT:1>SW:1>N:/r136#1p75”, LatLong: “33.344446 -81.738893”, LatLongDMS: “33:20:40 N 81:44:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10107 (9FB9D3C4)

Date: 5/10/1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: Saw 2 silvery disc-shaped objects (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520510
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_986

Event 10108 (B6428F3B)

Date: 5/10/1952
Location: Paphos, SW, Cyprus
Description: Luminous circular object rise from sea level (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520510
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_987

Event 10109 (C825DB47)

Date: 5/10/1952
Location: New Ellenton, SC
Description: UFO Incident at Savannah River (AEC) Plant (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1198, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520510
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_988

Event 10110 (DCADF4DD)

Date: 5/10/1952
Time: 10:45 PM
Location: Ellenton, South Carolina
Description: Witnesses: 4 duPont employees at the Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to four yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen on five occasions between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_115

Event 10111 (C45B8FA1)

Date: 5/10/1952
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: 3:00 p.m. USAF Lt. Col. Maurice G. Bechtel and his wife are in the yard of their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when they see two silvery disc-shaped objects flying straight and level, one after the other, moving southwest to northeast at above 20,000 feet. The first object seems to waver on its axis, the second object follows a similar path but at a higher altitude. The first object is the size of a B-36 at high altitude. Bechtel alerts the radar station but it is unable to track the objects.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Two Discs Observed by Lt. Colonel and Wife”; Sparks, p. 132
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1815

Event 10112 (107CE0A0)

Date: 5/10/1952
Location: Paphos, Cyprus
Description: 8:30 p.m. A British scientist and others at Paphos, Cyprus, see a luminous circular object rise from the sea and waver back and forth before fading from sight directly overhead.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 132; Good Above, p. 540
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1816

Event 10113 (370D280A)

Date: 5/10/1952
Locations: AEC’s Savannah River Laboratory; Jackson, South Carolina
Description: 10:45 p.m. Four employees of DuPont Corporation at the AEC’s Savannah River Laboratory near Jackson, South Carolina, see four disc-shaped objects approach, then two other discs pass high overhead from different directions. They are a luminous yellow-gold color and move at a high rate of speed. One of the discs approaches at such a low altitude that it must ascend to pass over some tall tanks at the facility. One witness says that the objects are weaving from left to right while continuing on a steady course. The case is investigated by the FBI and passed on to the Pentagon and the Atomic Energy Commission.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Objects Sighted near Vital Installation”; Sparks , p. 132; Nukes 84
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1817

Event 10114 (A492C427)

Date: 5/10/1952
Description: At 11:40 p.m. four yellow disc-shaped objects approached the Savannah River AEC nuclear facility near Ellenton, South Carolina from the south at a very low altitude. They flew straight and level for a short period of time, but they had to rise to pass over tall tanks on the ground. They made no sound, and weaved left to right as they flew. Four DuPont workers were the witnesses.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book Report #7, May 31, 1952; Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1198; George D. Fawcett, Rense.com, citing Look, June 24, 1952; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 262
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2711

Event 10115 (8BFA82DF)

Date: 5/11/1952
Location: GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Civil flight-student. 3 metallic disks jump. 1 makes 90° turn going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 176)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2143

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “877”, HatchDesc: “GEORGE AFB,CA:CIV FLITE-STUDENT:3 MTLC DISKS JUMP:1 MAKES 90°TURN >>S:”, LatLong: “34.583335 -117.366672”, LatLongDMS: “34:35:00 N 117:22:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10116 (EE935862)

Date: 5/11/1952
Time: 00:30
Location: TOURS, FR
Description: M. Gerbaud and 1 via window. Brilliant silver saucer going quickly south overhead fast. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 125)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2144

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: "TOURS,FR:M.GERBAUD+1 via WINDOW:BRILL.SLVR SCR >>S OVHD FAST:NFD ", LatLong: “47.366669 0.650000”, LatLongDMS: “47:22:00 N 00:39:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indre-et-Loire”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10117 (9AE01C59)

Date: 5/11/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_989

Event 10118 (72706D1F)

Date: 5/12/1952
Location: Seattle, WA
Description: “Blue Flash” phenomenon reported over Seattle on front page of NY Times, reported as possible meteor but meteorologists were not convinced as it did not follow the usual patterns
Type: anomalous phenomenon
Reference: Dr. Leon Davidson
Reference: NY Times
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_454

Event 10119 (42E06897)

Date: 5/12/1952
Location: Seattle, WA
Description: Los Angeles Herald & Express. SEATTLE SKY EXPLOSION, SAUCER OR METEOR? Responsible observers believed today that a blinding blast which rocked the city of 500,000 persons may have been an exploding meteor, but talk of flying saucers or guided missiles could be heard on any street corner. An intelligence officer at McChord Air Base near Tacoma said an official statement may be released later today. Residents were awakened at 1:30am yesterday by the blast, which “rumbled like a freight train”. The eerie blue-white light was seen at an estimated elevation of 2,000 feet and was visible 60 miles away. The explosion occurred over North Seattle, and was witnessed by many, including Northwestern Airlines pilot Bert Carlson. He sighted the object as he prepared to land at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. “It was at about 7,000 feet when it suddenly shattered into eight pieces which looked like chain lightening. Fireballs trailed to the earth”, he said.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_199

Event 10120 (83046C1C)

Date: 5/12/1952
Location: Roswell (near), NM
Description: An object was seen that was blue-green in color and its estimated altitude above the terrain was 30,000 to 40,000 feet. (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520512
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_990

Event 10121 (6A500D29)

Date: 5/12/1952
Locations: Walker AFB; Roswell, New Mexico; Ruidosa
Description: 8:45 p.m. A UFO is seen by Walker AFB T/Sgt. Raymond Bare in a car in downtown Roswell, New Mexico. The object is blue-green in color, and its estimated altitude above the terrain is 20,000–30,000 feet. It appears to be about 40–50 miles distant over some low mountains east of Ruidosa. The object travels three times over approximately the same south-to-north / east-to-west, swaying, triangular course. Rate of speed cannot be precisely estimated but is faster than that of jet aircraft. Intensity of color brightness varies with the object’s altitude. The Air Force explains it as the planet Venus, but Venus is on the other side of the earth at the time.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “High-Speed Object Maneuvers over Mountains”; Clark III 390–391; Sparks , p. 132
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1818

Event 10122 (5EA64838)

Date: 5/12/1952
Description: A restricted military document shows that a UFO was sighted at 2145 hours UST 40 miles west of Roswell, New Mexico. The object was blue-green in color and its estimated altitude was 30,000-40,000 feet. The object traveled three times over approximately the same triangular course. The rate of speed could not be estimated precisely, but was faster than a jet aircraft. The intensity of its color brightness varied with the object’s altitude
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Fran Ridge, http://www.nicap.org/waves/1952fullrep.htm, citing AF Form 112
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2754

Event 10123 (0AB66833)

Date: 5/13/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In National City (California), Convair design engineers, a former Navy pilot and an amateur astronomer observe a bright circular white object descending rapidly and circling an area. (Tuesday, May 13)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1019

Event 10124 (1E911AD2)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: CALDAS DA REINHA, PORTUGAL
Description: Odd cloud darts upward ‘at breath-taking speed’.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2145

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “CALDAS da REINHA,PORTUGAL:ODD CLOUD DARTS UPWARD ‘AT BREATH-TAKING SPEED’”, LatLong: “39.394446 -9.094445”, LatLongDMS: “39:23:40 N 09:05:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Beira littoral”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10125 (CBB4CDCF)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: ALCOBATA, PORTUGAL
Description: Cigar goes back and forth several times. ‘Blows up’. / Jimmy Guieu.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2146

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “ALCOBATA,PORTUGAL:CIGAR GOES BACK+FORTH SVRL TIMES:‘BLOWS UP’:/JIMMY GUIEU”, LatLong: “39.550002 -9.000000”, LatLongDMS: “39:33:00 N 09:00:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RBT”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10126 (0F94C11E)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: SANTAREM, PORTUGAL
Description: Dazzlingly brilliant sphere with vapor trail. Several min. / J. Guieu.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2147

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Portugal”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “6”, HatchDesc: “SANTAREM,PORTUGAL:DAZZLINGLY BRILL.SPHERE W/VAPOR TRAIL:SVRL MIN.:/J.GUIEU”, LatLong: “39.255557 -8.711112”, LatLongDMS: “39:15:20 N 08:42:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “RBT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10127 (ECE4C4F5)

Date: 5/13/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: NATIONAL CITY, CA
Description: Pilot and engineer and amateur Ast and 5. Metallic saucer dives / extreme altitude. Circles area 2X.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 4)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2148

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “NATIONAL CITY,CA:PILOT+ENG+AM.AST+5:MTLC SCR DIVES/XTREME ALT:CIRCLES AREA 2X”, LatLong: “32.666668 -117.100006”, LatLongDMS: “32:40:00 N 117:06:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10128 (549B9BD9)

Date: 5/13/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: GREENVILLE, SC
Description: 3 amateur astronomers and more. 4 large ovoids going NNW / box-formation / 300M. /

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r136#1+/ r172p148.
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: SMITH, Willy: ON PILOTS and UFO’s. UNICAT Project, 8011 SW 189th St. Miami, FL 33175 USA. March 1997.
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2149

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “290”, HatchDesc: “GREENVILLE,SC:3 AM.ASTRONS+:4 LRG OVOIDS >NNW/box-FRMN/300M:/r136#1+/r172p148”, LatLong: “34.850002 -82.394448”, LatLongDMS: “34:51:00 N 82:23:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “300”, State/Prov: “South Carolina”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10129 (66FE5D35)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: Observers In T-6 Watch Round Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520513
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_991

Event 10130 (C1E82812)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: Greenville, SC
Description: 4 oval reddish-yellow or reddish-brown luminous objects (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520513
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_992

Event 10131 (C19DC8F2)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: El Centro NAS, CA
Description: F9F Encounters “Shooting Star” (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520513
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_993

Event 10132 (6FAEC913)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: National City, CA
Description: Meteor-like obj seen descending in a curving path to the northwest over the San Diego Bay area (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520513
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_994

Event 10133 (9C700729)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: National City, California
Description: 8:55 p.m. Aeronautical engineer Donald R. Carr sees a meteor-like object descend over National City, California, flying a curving path to the northwest. At 9:25 p.m., Carr watches a similar object, seemingly returning from the north.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1819

Event 10134 (C71D947B)

Date: 5/13/1952
Location: Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina
Description: 10:33 p.m. James Richardson and three other amateur astronomers (among them Cyril Thomas Wyche and Harry B. Mooney), set up telescopes at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, when they see a diamond formation of 4 oval, reddish-yellow or reddish-brown luminous objects nearly overhead. They disappear after 3 seconds moving through a 12° arc. The apparent size is a half dollar at arms length. They wobble in flight.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Diamond Formation of 4 Objects Observed by Astronomers”; Willy Smith, “Blue Book Pearls: Greenville, S.C.,” IUR 20, no. 3 (May/June 1995): 8–9, 24; Sparks , p. 133; Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 10, 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1820

Event 10135 (1E6319B6)

Date: 5/13/1952
Description: On this morning a cigar-shaped object flew back and forth in the sky several times over the town of Alcobaca, Portugal before “blowing up.” Over the town of Santarem, Portugal a dazzingly brilliant sphere that left a vapor trail was observed for several minutes. Later that evening at 7:20 p.m. two orange balls of light were sighted over the shoreline of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. One of the object hovered while the second object darted out and back.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 78; (2) Edward Sullivan, letter from Garcia-Mendez dated May 14, 1952 to Civilian Saucer Intelligence, Los Angeles
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2790

Event 10136 (07B8EABD)

Date: 5/13/1952
Description: At 3:15 a.m PST an F9F pilot taking off from El Centro Naval Air Station, California saw what appeared to be a shooting star diving at an angle of 60 degrees. At around the same time the El Centro’s Sheriff’s Office received reports of five “flying saucers” as large as B-36’s with a light underneath. They disappeared to the southwest at terrific speed. All together there were four separate reports of UFOs in the El Centro area on this date.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book Report #7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2791

Event 10137 (9A9FFCC5)

Date: 5/13/1952
Description: At 10:33 p.m. EST in Greenville, South Carolina James Richardson and three other amateur astronomers set up telescopes in a dark area of Furman University, when they saw a box or diamond formation of four oval dull glowing, reddish object nearly overhead. They were the apparent size of a half dollar at arms length, one-quarter turned and wobbling in flight. They disappeared after 3 seconds after moving through 12 degrees of arc.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book Report #8; Donald E. Keyhoe, Flying Saucers from Outer Space, p. 148; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta, p. 181, UNICAT, case 705
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2792

Event 10138 (55E01A99)

Date: 5/14/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Mayaquez (Puerto Rico) the attorney and former USAF pilot Stipes and Mr. Garcia-Mendez observe 2 bright orange spheres: one is stationary, the other quickly moves away and returns after 30 minutes. (Wednesday, May 14th, 7 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1213 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1020

Event 10139 (D575D1D6)

Date: 5/14/1952
Location: San Diego, CA
Description: MYSTERIOUS S.D. AERIAL VISITOR SEEN HERE. A whatwasit took a quick cruise about San Diego skies last night. Witnessed by at least three residents, the mysterious object hurled earthward like a meteor, leveled off, circled the city slowly and noiselessly and then disappeared to the west. "I think I witnessed the arrival of a space-ship said Donald Carr, of 2408 East 18th St., National City, a design engineer at Convar. All those witnessing the object felt its flight and appearance were proof that flying saucers exist and are not from the earth.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_295

Event 10140 (49463D2E)

Date: 5/14/1952
Time: 19:00
Location: MAYAGUEZ, PR
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1213. Ex-Air Force pilot and Garcia. 2 orange orbs. 1 hovers. 1 darts out and back.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2150

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “MAYAGUEZ,PR:BBK#1213:EX-AF PILOT+GARCIA:2 ORG ORBS:1 HVRS:1 DARTS OUT+BACK”, LatLong: “18.183334 -67.133337”, LatLongDMS: “18:11:00 N 67:08:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Puerto Rico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10141 (8FAEE006)

Date: 5/14/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: T-6G Crew Encounters Hovering Metallic-Looking Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520514
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_995

Event 10142 (1C7BF440)

Date: 5/14/1952
Location: Mayaquez, Puerto Rico
Description: 2 shining orange spheres (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1213)
Reference: NICAP: 520514
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_996

Event 10143 (D09AA696)

Date: 5/14/1952
Time: 7 PM
Location: Mayaquez, Puerto Rico
Description: Witnesses: Attorney and ex-USAF pilot Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two shining orange spheres: one was stationary, while the other darted away and back for 30 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_116

Event 10144 (AC997E95)

Date: 5/15/1952
Location: NEAR WASHINGTON, DC
Description: Navy officers. Red-orange saucer. Straight and level-flight going quickly south. Extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 181)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2151

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “10”, HatchDesc: “nr WASHINGTON,DC:NAVY OFFICERS:RED-ORG SCR:S/L-FLITE>>S:EXTREMELY FAST:”, LatLong: “38.883335 -76.966670”, LatLongDMS: “38:53:00 N 76:58:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WDC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10145 (D8B90C2C)

Date: 5/15/1952
Time: 20:00
Location: SOUTH / CHANGSONG-NI, NORTH KOREA
Description: 2 F86’s. Large silver ovoid / 1500mph. Rolls going quickly west. / r96#70v2#20.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 39)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2152

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “S/CHANGSONG-NI,N.KOREA:2 F86s:LRG SLVR OVOID/1500mph:ROLLS >>W:/r96#70v2#20”, LatLong: “40.916669 127.066673”, LatLongDMS: “40:55:00 N 127:04:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NKR”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10146 (D70A47DB)

Date: 5/15/1952
Time: 22:00?
Location: OVER RUIDOSO, NM
Description: Blue Book. USAF observer(s). Disc-star makes long series / maneuvers generally going north.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 177)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2153

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “2048”, HatchDesc: “ovr RUIDOSO,NM:BBK:USAF OBS:DISC-STAR MAKES LONG SERIES/MNVRS GENERALLY >N”, LatLong: “33.350002 -105.666672”, LatLongDMS: “33:21:00 N 105:40:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10147 (2F276A43)

Date: 5/15/1952
Location: S of Changsong-ni and N of Nangnim Mt - #1, North Korea
Description: (11 AM) silvery oval shaped object larger than a MiG jet airplane (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520515
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_997

Event 10148 (1968B3EF)

Date: 5/15/1952
Location: S of Changsong-ni and N of Nangnim Mt - #2, North Korea
Description: (6 PM) silvery oval shaped object larger than a MiG jet airplane (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520515
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_998

Event 10149 (18AEC07A)

Date: 5/15/1952
Location: Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Description: Soft golden glowing oval object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520515
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_999

Event 10150 (358B2596)

Date: 5/15/1952
Location: Europe
Description: USAF Intelligence Special Study Group Chief Lieut. Col. E. Sterling and Stefan Possony begin a five-week temporary duty trip to Europe to study Soviet missiles and aircraft. As a side project they study “flying saucers” that might be of Soviet origin. No documents have yet been found on this trip’s results.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Swords 151
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1821

Event 10151 (35FD9F2C)

Date: 5/15/1952
Location: North Korea
Description: 6:35 p.m. The pilot of an F-51 assigned to the 18th Fighter Bomber Group flying at 9,000 feet over North Korea encounters a silver object estimated to be 50 feet in diameter. It appears ahead of him to the right and begins climbing at 1,000 mph to the east, pauses, then descends into some haze.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Haines, Korea, pp. 39–40
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1822

Event 10152 (5720AEF0)

Date: 5/15/1952
Location: North Korea
Description: 8:00 p.m. Two F-86E pilots of the 61st Fighter-Interceptor Wing are on a mission in North Korea when they see a silvery disc larger than a MiG aircraft 20 miles away and below them at 8,000–10,000 feet. Seen for only 3– 5 seconds, the object is traveling at 1,200–1,500 mph in a rolling maneuver.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Haines, Korea, p. 39
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1823

Event 10153 (CA5C4062)

Date: 5/15/1952
Description: An U.S.A.F. F-51 aircraft flying over North Korea watched an unidentified object following a jet interceptor at 6:35 p.m. The object was subsequently in front of the F-51, with a positive radar lock-on. At 6,000 yards distance the object pulled away with an acceleration of 20 G’s. At 8:00 p.m. a silvery oval object was seen below two F-86E jets flying south of Changson-Ni, North Korea at 8,000-10,000 altitude. The object was estimated to be 20 miles away, and travelled at a speed of 1,200 -1,500 mph in a “rolling maneuver.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, p. 39
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2849

Event 10154 (95C53947)

Date: 5/16/1952
Location: MALUNG, SWEDEN
Description: Several observer(s). Object ‘like glass lit from inside’. Silently crosses sky.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2154

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MALUNG,SWEDEN:SVRL OBS:OBJ ‘LIKE GLASS LIT FROM INSIDE’:SILENTLY CROSSES SKY”, LatLong: “60.666670 13.722223”, LatLongDMS: “60:40:00 N 13:43:20 E”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Sweden”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10155 (FC385DB2)

Date: 5/16/1952
Description: On this night a luminous object like a “glass lit from the inside” moved silently across the sky in Malung, Kopparberg, Sweden.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: January-May, p. 78
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_2883

Event 10156 (B21D5738)

Date: 5/18/1952
Location: Greenville, SC
Description: Four amateur astronomers observed a diamond-shaped formation, oval shaped objects, wobbled in flight (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1000

Event 10157 (EF0DC5A6)

Date: 5/19/1952
Time: 20:10
Location: NEAR SONORA, TX
Description: 8 / USAF B36. 7-9 white ovoids pass / tilted stack formation. Photographs. / r114p66.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London. Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index 314)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2155

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “650”, HatchDesc: “nr SONORA,TX:8/USAF B36:7-9 WHT OVOIDS PASS/TILTED STACK FORMn:FOTOS:/r114p66”, LatLong: “30.616668 -100.783338”, LatLongDMS: “30:37:00 N 100:47:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10158 (DCECA7DC)

Date: 5/19/1952
Location: San Angelo (30 miles SW of), TX
Description: RB-36 Crew Sees Seven Stacked Donuts (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520519
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1001

Event 10159 (091E0B3A)

Date: 5/20/1952
Location: White Sands Pad 33, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
Description: V-2 missile test at White Sands Pad 33, 103.5km (Army training test. Also designated TF-2)
Type: rocket launch
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_455
Rocket type: V-2
Rocket altitude: 103.5km

Event 10160 (2E718416)

Date: 5/20/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Houston, Texas, Captains J. Spurgin and BB. Stephan, both pilots of the USAF, observe a bright or white flying object moving alongside them while making a gradual turn for 90 seconds. (May 20, 10:22 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1219 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1021

Event 10161 (ABB2B37A)

Date: 5/20/1952
Time: 22:10
Location: HOUSTON, TX
Description: 2 Air Force pilots. Bright ovoid moves side to side in gradual turn / 90 second(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2156

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “HOUSTON,TX:2 AF PILOTS:BRITE OVOID MOVES SIDE TO SIDE IN GRADUAL TURN/90sec”, LatLong: “29.750001 -95.350005”, LatLongDMS: “29:45:00 N 95:21:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10162 (2CC243B9)

Date: 5/20/1952
Location: George AFB, CA
Description: 1:25 p.m. (PST) (McDonald list; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1002

Event 10163 (2516C6E1)

Date: 5/20/1952
Location: Houston, TX
Description: Bright or white oval object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: 1219)
Reference: NICAP: 520520
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1003

Event 10164 (2EBED0FF)

Date: 5/20/1952
Time: l0:l0 PM
Location: Houston, Texas
Description: Witnesses: USAF pilots Capt. J. Spurgin and Capt. BB. Stephan. One bright or white oval object moved from side-to-side while making a gradual turn for 90 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_117

Event 10165 (7AD17959)

Date: 5/21/1952
Location: USA, New Mexico
Description: (Translated from French) “Michael” and “Patricia” monkeys, with two mice, reach 58 km in the third Aerobee rocket. Return is normal.
Reference: Inforespace n° 49, 1980, p. 14, 15
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1598

Event 10166 (4E571CF0)

Date: 5/21/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Door County (Wisconsin Peninsula), where hundreds of people see a UFO for a considerable amount of time. Coral Lorenzen has an appointment with a young woman about whom she thinks to write an article for one of the newspapers she works for. She arrives on time but the young woman is not at home and Lorenzen decides to walk a few blocks to a nearby drugstore for a coffee. When she turns onto the main street she notices people standing in the street pointing at the sky. Looking in the designated direction, she sees a silver, elliptical-shaped object to the northeast. The editor-in-chief of the Door County Advocate and one of the journalists who are also in the street tell her that the object was described to them in a call from a point further north-east at Potawotami Park. Lorenzen immediately enters the drugstore and calls the local police station, asking if there is a patrol car in the vicinity of Fish Creek. She is told yes and she then asks them to call and ask what they see. Shortly after she gets the answer: at about 60° elevation to the northeast they were looking at an object that was rather round with a silver color. She then goes back out into the street, positioning herself with her back to a certain area of a brick building and aligning the object at the top of a television antenna mast, carefully noting the point from which she was observing and the point where the antenna mast obscured the object. It did not obscure it too much, however, there was a bit of the object visible on either side of the mast, she will later state. Between conversations with the officers at Fish Creek and her own observations she tries several times to reach her husband, who is at home. He does not answer and she will later learn that he had gone out into the orchard to do some pruning. “I was sick with disappointment,” Jim Lorenzen will say. "I had never seen anything in the sky that was so remarkable that I couldn’t explain it, so I was disgusted to have missed the opportunity. However, Coral Lorenzen carefully measured the angles during the observation and when she provided the results to her husband, he was able to triangulate: they then estimated that the object, observed for 40 minutes, was at least 40 miles above the Earth and was about 780 feet in diameter, ruling out the explanation of a balloon or other mundane object. A third of the area of the object became a bright red shortly after being observed, giving the appearance, from Sturgeon Bay, of a silver cigar-shaped object with a glowing red base. When it was observed by the policeman 25 miles away in Fish Creek, it was almost circular with a “opening” red in the center too bright to be observed with ordinary glasses. (May 21, 7 PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1022

Event 10167 (E3F460D1)

Date: 5/21/1952
Time: 19:00
Location: STURGEON BAY, WI
Description: Coral Lorenzen and many / various angles. 240m saucer going quickly northeast. / r210 v1#1.
Type: sighting
Reference: LORENZEN, Coral: FLYING SAUCERS, the Starting Evidence; Signet Books, NY 1962 & 1966. 278pp. Originally “The Great F. S. Hoax”. (Index 34)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2157

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “50”, Elev: “221”, HatchDesc: “STURGEON BAY,WI:CORAL LORENZEN+MANY/VARIOUS ANGLES:240m SCR >>NE:/r210 v1#1”, LatLong: “44.816669 -87.383338”, LatLongDMS: “44:49:00 N 87:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10168 (C76EC539)

Date: 5/21/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, TX
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1522. Air Force Captain. 15-20 night lights / 1-3 at a time. Going up [to] going down [to] to/from. Vanish in place.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2158

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “232”, HatchDesc: “RANDOLPH AFB,TX:BBK#1522:AF Capt:15-20 NLTS/1-3 AT A TIME:↑↓><:VANISH IN PLACE”, LatLong: “29.522224 -98.266671”, LatLongDMS: “29:31:20 N 98:16:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10169 (298619F2)

Date: 5/22/1952
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Description: ONE FOR MYOPIC MENZEL. Seymour L. Hess, astronomer at Lowell Observatory here, said today he had seen “a bright object in the sky, a disk visible to the naked eye.” Hess had been studying atmospheric and weather conditions on Mars at Lowell Observatory. “It was definitely not an airplane,” Hess said. "The object disappeared a few seconds after passing before a cloud. The estimated size of the disk through the binoculars for a distance of 6,000 to 12,000 feet is equivalent to an object 3 to 6 feet in diameter.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_296

Event 10170 (A64E2EA5)

Date: 5/22/1952
Location: Alexandria, VA
Description: Top CIA Official & Guests Have Notable Sighting (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520522
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1004

Event 10171 (9BE4401D)

Date: 5/23/1952
Location: USA, Los Angeles, California
Description: (Translated from French) Orfeo Angelucci is a very fragile health mystic, who studies metaphysics, the works of Edgar Cayce, and Yogi Paramahamsa Yogananda. On May 23rd he notices strange electrical symptoms, which discharge inexplicably. As he heads towards Los Angeles he sees an oval-shaped, red object flying in front of him. Suddenly two green light balls detach from it and stop quite close to him, between them he sees a kind of film and an unknown voice says to him: “We are friends, do not be afraid.” (…) (continued on July 23rd, 1952) (Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998) In May 1952, six months before Adamski, Orfeu Angelucci would have had contacts with an extraterrestrial from Neptune and another from Orion. The latter was a female entity named Lyra. (…) Lyra took Angelucci to her planet which she designated as Lucifer. And the journey only took place in spirit. The planet Lucifer is Venus, as we have seen before (May 23, 1952)
Reference: Jean SIDER: “Ovni, the unmasked invaders”, ed. RAMUEL 1999, p. 75, 76
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1599

Event 10172 (0A231569)

Date: 5/23/1952
Time: 20:00
Location: NEAR WASHINGTON, DC
Description: Ground observer(s). 50 targets / RADAR. Oval red glow. Very fast erratic course.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLAMMONDE, Paris: UFO EXIST!; Ballentine Books, NY 1976. PB 480pp. (Index 305)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2159

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “120”, Elev: “7”, HatchDesc: “nr WASHINGTON,DC:GND OBS:50 TARGETS/RDR:OVAL RED GLOW:VFAST ERRATIC COURSE”, LatLong: “38.883335 -76.983337”, LatLongDMS: “38:53:00 N 76:59:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maryland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10173 (DCA9E583)

Date: 5/23/1952
Location: Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
Description: Silvery or aluminum color flat on the bottom, slightly rounded on top (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520523
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1005

Event 10174 (35DB39D7)

Date: 5/23/1952
Locations: Victory Boulevard; Burbank, California; Los Angeles River
Description: After 11:00 p.m. Lockheed worker Orfeo Angelucci is driving home on Victory Boulevard from his job in Burbank, California, when he senses a force and sees a red, glowing UFO. After a while he begins to follow it, and after he crosses the Los Angeles River and turns onto Forest Lawn Drive, he gets to within 30 feet of it when it hovers. Just before it streaks away, two smaller green globes, 3 feet in diameter, shoot out of it and approach him. He hears a voice saying, “Don’t be afraid, Orfeo, we are friends.” This begins his contact with benevolent beings from other planets.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Orfeo Angelucci, The Secret of the Saucers, Amherst Press, 1955, pp. 1–15; Bryant and Helen Reeve, Flying Saucer Pilgrimage, Amherst Press, 1957, pp. 222–232; Clark III 127–129
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1825

Event 10175 (53C6728E)

Date: 5/24/1952
Location: Zuni, NM
Description: Two Reddish Torpedos Near TWA (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520524
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1006

Event 10176 (11B5A5A1)

Date: 5/25/1952
Location: USA, Walnut Lake, Michigan.
Description: (Translated from French) 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: seven people including John Hoffman, his family and friends. A large white circular object, with dark sections on the edges, was seen for 30 minutes, entering and exiting a cloud.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1600

Event 10177 (C6CC3AE4)

Date: 5/25/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Walnut Lake (Michigan), 7 people, including John Hoffman, his family and friends, observe a large white circular object with dark sections on its outline, flying horizontally for 30 minutes and seeming red when behind a cloud. (9:15 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1227 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1023

Event 10178 (995D5139)

Date: 5/25/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Cover and headline of the French magazine Radar issue with photos taken in Rio de Janeiro by a reporter: Flying Saucers: First Photos.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1024

Event 10179 (B8B8BDC8)

Date: 5/25/1952
Time: 09:00?
Location: OFF COAST, NJ
Description: Fishermen. Glowing saucer. Drops. Darts going [to] and <. Flips. Vanishes in place!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 184)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2160

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off COAST,NJ:FISHERMEN:GLOWING SCR:DROPS:DARTS >+<:FLIPS:VANISHES IN PLACE!”, LatLong: “39.916669 -73.916670”, LatLongDMS: “39:55:00 N 73:55:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 10180 (ABD86192)

Date: 5/25/1952
Time: 20:50
Location: ASHLAND, KY
Description: “Large oysters” circle town and double back going quickly north. / FBI report.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 175)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2161

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, GSA: Covert Security Agency

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “167”, HatchDesc: “ASHLAND,KY:“LARGE OYSTERS” CIRCLE TOWN+DOUBLE BACK >>N:/FBI REPORT”, LatLong: “38.416668 -82.666671”, LatLongDMS: “38:25:00 N 82:40:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10181 (5D740AAF)

Date: 5/25/1952
Time: 21:20
Location: WALNUT LAKE, MI
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1227. Hoffman and 6. Saucer with dark parts / rim. Glows red behind cloud.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2162

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “269”, HatchDesc: “WALNUT LAKE,MI:BBK#1227:HOFFMAN+6:SCR W/DARK PARTS/RIM:GLOWS RED BHND CLOUD”, LatLong: “42.561113 -83.327782”, LatLongDMS: “42:33:40 N 83:19:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10182 (48E4CC65)

Date: 5/25/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: LUBBOCK, TX
Description: USAF Captain and 2. 12 “teardrops” / 3 tight V-FORMs. East going quickly west / 1800mph. Absolute(ly) silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 185)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2163

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “960”, HatchDesc: “LUBBOCK,TX:USAF Capt+2:12 “TEARDROPS”/3 TIGHT V-FORMs:E>>W/1800mph:abs SILENT”, LatLong: “33.566668 -101.850005”, LatLongDMS: “33:34:00 N 101:51:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10183 (B0CFBAAA)

Date: 5/25/1952
Location: Tierra Amarilla AFS, NM
Description: Unknown Tracked At 1800 MPH (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520525
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1007

Event 10184 (0DE624AB)

Date: 5/25/1952
Location: Randolph AFB, TX
Description: 12 orange-white tear-drop shaped lights (McDonald files; Jan Aldrich; cf. Ruppelt p. 140; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520525
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1008

Event 10185 (F2470F61)

Date: 5/25/1952
Location: Walnut Lake, MI
Description: Large white circular object having dark sections on its rim (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1227)
Reference: NICAP: 520525
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1009

Event 10186 (0628C3BC)

Date: 5/25/1952
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Description: Radiation was detected at Los Alamos at 2330 hours (NICAP: 10 - Nuclear Connection)
Reference: NICAP: 520525
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1010

Event 10187 (8041727E)

Date: 5/25/1952
Time: 9:15 PM
Location: Walnut Lake, Michigan
Description: Witnesses: seven persons, including John Hoffman, his family and friends. One large white circular object having dark sections on its rim, flew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red when behind a cloud.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_118

Event 10188 (08CDADEE)

Date: 5/25/1952
Time: 11:59:59.6
Location: 37.0956 -116.1056
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “Fox” Yield: 11KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_29

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0956 -116.1056”, LatLongDMS: “37:05:44 N 116:06:20 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.09”, NukeName: “Fox”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “11”

Event 10189 (673E6B31)

Date: Late 5/1952
Locations: Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Guam; Korea
Description: 1:00–3:00 a.m. Royal Canadian Navy Commander George R. McFarlane is officer of the watch on the Canadian warship HMCS Iroquois in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Guam en route to Korea. He sees many different lights, some single, others in formations of 3, 5, or 6, appearing and disappearing instantly. Suddenly one of the objects appears off the port bow at close range and low elevation. McFarlane and the signalman on watch see that the light is attached to a disc-shaped object with two dozen black windows running along its side. It hovers nearby for at least 15 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Need, pp. 142–143
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1824

Event 10190 (71CB00B2)

Date: 5/25/1952
Locations: Randolph AFB; San Antonio, Texas
Description: 9:27 a.m. An Air Force captain in charge of the navigation section of Combat Crew Training School at Randolph AFB near San Antonio, Texas, his wife, and another pilot see a group of about 12 orange-white, tear- drop shaped lights in 3 groups of 4 moving from west to east at 2,000 mph and 10,000 feet altitude. They hear deep, soft intermittent noise.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, p. 140; Sparks, p. 134
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1826

Event 10191 (5CF82EC6)

Date: 5/25/1952
Description: A glowing disc-shaped object dropped from the sky, darted about, flipped over, and then vanished in place over the New Jersey shore at nine o’clock in the morning. It was sighted by a group of fishermen.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History, 1952: January-May, p. 84
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3081

Event 10192 (8FBDD226)

Date: 5/26/1952
Location: Georgeville, P.Q. Canada
Description: FAR HORIZONS SEES ONE NEAR. Mr. Albert Ditman reports a flying saucer over Far Horizons in the early morning with such a brilliant light that it lit up the mountain range for miles.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_200

Event 10193 (F7C64FA8)

Date: 5/26/1952
Location: unknown location, North Korea
Description: Bright white object that accelerated to high speed and tracked by ground radar. (Weinstein; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520526
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1011

Event 10194 (256A538B)

Date: 5/26/1952
Location: North Korea
Description: 3:20 a.m. Ground radar alerts the crew of an F-94 Starfire interceptor jet over North Korea that an unidentified target is on its tail. The jet turns, locks onto the object with onboard radar at 21,000 feet and begins to close. Both the pilot and radar operator see a brilliant white light straight ahead. The UFO performs a steady climbing turn and accelerates away at a tremendous speed. The jet loses the object at a distance of 7,800 feet after 15 seconds of contact.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Haines, Korea, pp. 40–44
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1827

Event 10195 (965A1B61)

Date: 5/26/1952
Description: At 3:20 a.m. a brilliant white object was seen overhead by a US Air Force F-94C fighter jet flying in Grid Area CT 4856 in Korea during the Korean War. The UFO was picked up by both ground and airborne radar. It shot away with tremendous acceleration.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3095

Event 10196 (A2283D40)

Date: 5/28/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Saigon (French Indochina), many people in the crowd attending a ceremony observe a white-silver disc-shaped object flying horizontally for 2 minutes. (10:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1232 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1025

Event 10197 (2FF7DDE7)

Date: 5/28/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Albuquerque, New Mexico, two municipal firefighters observed three times two circular objects - one silver and shiny and the other orange or light brown - performing very fast aerial maneuvers. (Between 1:45 PM and 2:20 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1233 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1026

Event 10198 (B5FE7CF7)

Date: 5/28/1952
Time: 10:30
Location: SAIGON, FR INDOCHINA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1232. Many observer(s). Cloud churns. Silver saucer exits and returns.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2164

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Vietnam”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “SAIGON,FR INDOCHINA:BBK#1232:MANY OBS:CLOUD CHURNS:SLVR SCR EXITS+RETURNS:”, LatLong: “10.766667 106.716672”, LatLongDMS: “10:46:00 N 106:43:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SAI”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10199 (787964A7)

Date: 5/28/1952
Time: 13:50
Location: NORTHEAST / ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1233. 2 firemen. 1+2+1 saucers / 50 minute(s). Abrupt turns over mountains.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 187)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2165

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “50”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “NE/ALBUQUERQUE,NM:BBK#1233:2 FIREMEN:1+2+1 SCRS/50min:ABRUPT TURNS OVR MTNS”, LatLong: “35.233335 -106.466672”, LatLongDMS: “35:14:00 N 106:28:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10200 (40F96882)

Date: 5/28/1952
Time: 20:10
Location: OTTO RADIO EAST / ALBUQUERQUE, NM AND WIDE AREA
Description: 5 B29s see green fireballs-orbs straight and level. 1 descends.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 188)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2166

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “140”, Elev: “1900”, HatchDesc: “OTTO RADIO E/ALBUQUERQUE,NM+wide area:5 B29s SEE GRN FBLS-ORBS S/L:1 DESCENDS”, LatLong: “35.072224 -106.005561”, LatLongDMS: “35:04:20 N 106:00:20 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10201 (C435B040)

Date: 5/28/1952
Location: Saigon, Indochina
Description: White-silver disc-shaped object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1232)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1013

Event 10202 (AE140DC2)

Date: 5/28/1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: (1:45-2:40 PM) 2 circular objects (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1233, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520528
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1014

Event 10203 (6AF4C4C3)

Date: 5/28/1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: (8:20-8:40 PM) 2 circular objects (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1233, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520528
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1015

Event 10204 (E980C686)

Date: 5/28/1952
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Saigon, French Indo China
Description: Witnesses: many in crowd watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped object flew straight and fast for 2 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_119

Event 10205 (D9BFA676)

Date: 5/28/1952
Time: 1:45-2:40 PM
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Witnesses: two city fire department employees. Two circular objects–one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown–were seen three times performing fast maneuvers.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_120

Event 10206 (B8D7B864)

Date: 5/28/1952
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: 1:45 p.m. Albuquerque, New Mexico, fire department employees Martin Romero and Don Atteberry see two circular objects, one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown, performing fast maneuvers on three different occasions over the course of an hour above the northeast part of the city.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, [Blue Book case documents]; Sparks, p. 135
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1828

Event 10207 (C67CAFFE)

Date: 5/28/1952
Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Santa Fe; Otto, New Mexico
Description: 8:30–8:40 p.m. A green fireball about one-third the size of the full moon is seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from eight ground points and five aircraft. Lincoln LaPaz pinpoints the fall near Santa Fe. Around the same time, the crew of a Flying Tiger Line C-46 near Otto, New Mexico, sees a green fireball rise up and drop steeply down.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “2 Green Fireballs Seen by Many, LaPaz Reports,” Albuquerque Journal, May 29, 1952, p. 2
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1829

Event 10208 (BC0955DF)

Date: 5/28/1952
End date: 5/29/1952
Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Enid, Oklahoma
Description: During a night refueling mission at 8:10 p.m., the crews of five USAF B-29 bombers see green spherical objects. The primary sighting takes place near Albuquerque, New Mexico, and involves three B-29s flying at 15,000 feet. Another sighting takes place around 11:30 p.m. about 10 miles southwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma. That crew is flying at 25,000 feet. Three hours later the final sighting takes place near Enid, Oklahoma, also with a B- 29 at 25,000 feet. The aircrews making these reports do not think the objects are meteorites.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Five B-29 Bomber Crews Observe Green Objects”; Sparks, p. 135
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1830

Event 10209 (6357DD9B)

Date: 5/29/1952
Location: USA, San Antonio, Texas.
Description: (Translated from French) 7 p.m. Witness: Maj. D.W. Feuerstein, USAF pilot, on the ground. A luminous tubular object, gradually took a vertical position for 8 minutes, returned to a horizontal position very slowly, went back to vertical, accelerated, seemed to elongate before becoming red. The total observation lasted 14 minutes. (1952; May 29)
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1601

Event 10210 (F71D1BBE)

Date: 5/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In San Antonio (Texas), Major D.W. Feuerstein, USAF pilot, observed from the ground a bright tubular object moving from a horizontal to a vertical position for 8 minutes, then slowly returning to a horizontal position, coming back to vertical, accelerating, seeming to elongate and becoming red. The total observation lasted 14 minutes. (May 29th, 7 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1236 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1027

Event 10211 (804648DA)

Date: 5/29/1952
Location: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Several high-Tech observer(s). 2 metal saucers curve east going quickly west. Silent. No contrail. 400mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 189)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2167

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “702”, HatchDesc: “EDWARDS AFB,CA:SVRL HI-TECH OBS:2 MTL SCRS CURVE E>>W:SLNT:NO CONTRAIL:400mph”, LatLong: “34.900002 -117.850006”, LatLongDMS: “34:54:00 N 117:51:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10212 (12D5D875)

Date: 5/29/1952
Time: 00:30
Location: ST. NAZAIRE, FR
Description: Very luminous/glowing disk hovers here. Going quickly northwest. Trail / sparks / 25 minute(s). Seen / St. Gildas.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 125)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2168

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “St.NAZAIRE,FR:VERY LUMn DISK HVRS HERE:>>NW:TRAIL/SPARKS/25min:seen/St.GILDAS”, LatLong: “47.300002 -2.216667”, LatLongDMS: “47:18:00 N 02:13:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Loire Atlantique”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10213 (36C132E5)

Date: 5/29/1952
Time: 19:00
Location: LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TX
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1236. Air Force pilot / ground. Cylinder/cylindrical object tilts vertical and horizontal. Reads Air Force radios?
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2169

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “14”, Elev: “211”, HatchDesc: “LACKLAND AFB,TX:BBK#1236:AF PILOT/GND:CYL TILTS VERTCL+HZNTL:READS AF RADIOS?”, LatLong: “29.416668 -98.483338”, LatLongDMS: “29:25:00 N 98:29:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10214 (DD9EC31F)

Date: 5/29/1952
Location: San Antonio, TX
Description: Bright tubular object tilt from horizontal to vertical (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1236)
Reference: NICAP: 520529
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1016

Event 10215 (0A7D8355)

Date: 5/29/1952
Location: near the Florida Keys, at sea
Description: Carrier Oriskany OSI Report Describes Domed Discs & Radar Track (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520529
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1017

Event 10216 (24CBDCCB)

Date: 5/29/1952
Time: 7 PM
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Description: Witness: USAF pilot Maj. D.W. Feuerstein, on ground. One bright tubular object tilted from horizontal to vertical for 8 minutes, then slowly returned to horizontal, again tilted vertical, accelerated, appeared to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted 14 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_121

Event 10217 (0253CFB1)

Date: 5/29/1952
Description: Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Keys – At approximately 1700 hours two eliptically shaped objects, larger than a fighter aircraft, were observed from the USN aircraft carrier Oriskany CV-34. One observer watched the objects through a telescope, while the radar officer viewed the objects on the radar scope. The objects had a bubble dome on the top. Each object flew at an estimated altitude of between 10,000 and 15,000 feet at a supersonic speed and left a white vapor trail. The objects’ course paralleled that of the carrier. The duration of the sighting was from 15 to 20 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Francis Ridge, Nuclear Connection Project, OSI report, NARA Project Blue Book Roll 90, NARA-PBB90-1166
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3146

Event 10218 (5147A1E9)

Date: 5/30/1952
Time: 19:10
Location: NORTH / OSHIMA, JPN
Description: 3 / USAF C54+. Saucer-cloud hovers / 6 minute(s). Shoots going quickly west. 10K-15K’ altitude. / r116p44.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 783)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2170

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “N/OSHIMA,JPN:3/USAF C54+:SCR-CLOUD HVRS/6min:SHOOTS >>W:10K-15K’alt:/r116p44”, LatLong: “35.000002 139.583340”, LatLongDMS: “35:00:00 N 139:35:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10219 (98A5BFBF)

Date: 5/30/1952
Location: Oshima island (Japan Sea, S of), Japan
Description: C-54 Crew Encounters Round Black Object (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520530
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1018

Event 10220 (8D1D7DEC)

Date: 5/30/1952
Location: Oshima, Japan
Description: USAF Maj. William D. Leet , copilot on a C-54 transport mission at 8,500 feet near Oshima, Japan, sees a dark object hovering in clouds for 7 minutes. It disappears, speeding away in seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “C-54 Crew Encounters Round Black Object”; Loren E. Gross, The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: UFOs, a History: 1952 January–May, Supplemental Notes, The Author, 2000, pp. 82–83; Sparks , p. 136
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1831

Event 10221 (E7704CB9)

Date: 5/31/1952
Location: KOREA, Chorwon
Description: (Translated from French) At around 4:00 AM I was on guard duty when I heard a jet engine in the direction of the north. It made a stuttering sound, as if it was running at a slow speed. At first I didn’t see anything, then a small light appeared at about 1100 meters, the light began to fall at a very slow rate, and as it fell it grew in size. As it grew it spread a glow. The fall stopped at about 800 meters in altitude and it took the shape of a disk, with a dull center and a bright outline. The object left towards the east in short bursts. It changed direction, the turn seemed instantaneous, and it went west, another instantaneous change of direction to go east, it climbed at an angle of 25°, then it left towards the north at an angle of 45°. The guard at post #6 alerted his colleague at post #4 who confirmed, but there was more: a F94 had orders to intercept it. Neither on the radar screen of the plane nor on the ground was there an echo of this unusual object.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, pp. 87-89
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1602

Event 10222 (663828C1)

Date: 5/31/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Chrowon (Korea), 2 military guards observe an UFO, whose center is dull and the perimeter is bright, rushing through the sky. An F-94 Starfire fighter takes off to intercept it and engages in an aerial battle, until the UFO accelerates and disappears. The pilot cannot describe or report its size due to the blinding light of the object. (May 31)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1028

Event 10223 (A7687499)

Date: 5/31/1952
Description: (Translated from French) “Angel Hair dropped by a UFO”, in Oloron in 1952 (see file images/1952_Oloron_AngelHair.jpg)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1029

Event 10224 (1425022C)

Date: 5/31/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Tombstone (Arizona), a pilot from the Navy observed a disk remain stationary then quickly depart.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1030

Event 10225 (2D18318C)

Date: 5/31/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The USAF declares taking the UFO problem seriously, many credible UFO reports coming from Korea. Pilots have observed silver spheres or discs, and radars in Japan, Okinawa and Korea have detected unidentified targets.
Reference: Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 192
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1031

Event 10226 (87C86350)

Date: 5/31/1952
Location: Chorwon, Korea
Description: Object descends, climbs, changes course; failed intercept.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_92

Event 10227 (21F0B252)

Date: 5/31/1952
Time: 03:50
Location: SOUTH / CHORWAN, KOREA
Description: Saucer / jerky trajectory. F94 chases going [to] 450 Kts. On air RADAR / not ground RADAR. Going quickly northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 87)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2171

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “S/CHORWAN,KOREA:SCR/JERKY TRAJ:F94 CHASES>450 Kts:on air rdr/NOT gnd rdr:>>NE”, LatLong: “38.033335 127.116673”, LatLongDMS: “38:02:00 N 127:07:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NKR”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10228 (B98E261A)

Date: 5/31/1952
Location: Chorwon (South of ), Korea
Description: Multiple sightings, RV (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520531
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1019

Event 10229 (DD6BBC03)

Date: 5/31/1952
Location: Chorwon (South of ), Korea
Description: Radar Visual case in Korea, (M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520531
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1020

Event 10230 (F2798AEF)

Date: 5/31/1952
Location: Cheorwon, South Korea
Description: About 4:00 a.m. Over Cheorwon, South Korea, several US soldiers see a bright UFO that looks like a falling star, except that it stops falling and begins to climb again. It then moves northeast at 150 mph, reverses course twice, then climbs at a 45° angle and fades from sight. One guard hears a pulsating sound. An F-94 attempts to intercept the brilliant white object, which takes clearly evasive maneuvers and pulls away at 30,000 feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Jerky Object Observed and Tracked on Radar”; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 87–90 ; Haines, Korea, pp. 63–64; Sparks , p. 136; Patrick Gross, “UFO US Military Reports, Korea, 1952”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1832

Event 10231 (438BBE31)

Date: 5/31/1952
Description: Project Blue Book issues its Status Report #7.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: US Air Force, Projects Grudge and Blue Book Reports 1–12, NICAP, 1968, pp. 113–130
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1833

Event 10232 (BDB35F72)

Date: 5/31/1952
Location: Derna, Libya
Description: 9:30 p.m. Mr. R. Baits is on the beach at Derna, Libya, with three companions when he notices a soft orange- yellow light traveling soundlessly toward them from inland at great speed and in a straight line. Suddenly, as it reaches a point overhead, it swerves to the east over the town, gaining height. After a few seconds it moves to the south and begins zigzagging until it fades away into the background of stars.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Newcastle (UK) Evening Standard, June 13, 1952; Jan Aldrich
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1834

Event 10233 (894F75D1)

Date: 5/31/1952
Description: South of Chorwon, Korea - At 4:20 a.m. pilot Hufberry turned his F-94 jet to descend and intercept a round, bluish white UFO. The F-94’s radar locked onto the object, whereupon the UFO made a left turn climb, silhouetting the F-94 against the dawn sky. The UFO accelerated away after the fighter jet made two unsuccessful attempts to pass the UFO.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices During the Korean War, p. 47
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3177

Event 10234 (51824A1F)

Date: 6/1952
Location: US
Description: Reports of UFO’s in Korean War
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_114

Event 10235 (8E35CFCF)

Date: 6/1952
Location: US
Description: Big month for sightings
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_115

Event 10236 (42D0B133)

Date: 6/1952
Description: Truman Bethurum meets Aura Rhanes and visits saucer many times
Type: ce4 event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_116

Event 10237 (91DF17B2)

Date: 6/1952
Location: USA-EUROPE
Description: (Translated from French) To study aerodynamics at transonic speeds, researchers have adopted free fall. The test vehicles, made of very thick sheet metal, are weighted to increase the power of gravity, and launched at an altitude of 12,000 meters. Equipped with parachutes that open at low altitude, they are recoverable.
Reference: “Science et Vie” No. 417, June 1952, p. 435 - cf. “Science et Vie” No. 957, June 97, p. 136
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1604

Event 10238 (2D917A1D)

Date: 6/1952
Time: ~14:00
Location: PHILIPEVILLE, BELGIUM
Description: Military observer(s). Star dives swoops going down [to] =. Domed disk. Flips over. 2 balls / bottom/underside.
Type: sighting
Reference: LDLN CONTACT LECTEURS: by Series and #. May’68 -JAN’72 (Entire set of 18 issues) LDLN local chapters & individual members’ UFO reports. (Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2172

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Belgium, Netherlandsand Luxembourg”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “PHILIPEVILLE,BELG:MIL.OBS:STAR DIVES SWOOPS↓=:DOMED DISK:FLIPS OVR:2 BALLS/BTM”, LatLong: “50.188891 4.544445”, LatLongDMS: “50:11:20 N 04:32:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Belgium”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10239 (26BE1F09)

Date: 6/1952
Time: 18:30
Location: NEAR BENSON, AZ
Description: 2 observer(s). Saucer going quickly southeast. Hovers and tilts and returns. Exact repeat. Absolute(ly) silent. / MJ#290.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 31)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2173

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “1093”, HatchDesc: “nr BENSON,AZ:2 OBS:SCR>>SE:HOVERS+TILTS+RETURNS:EXACT REPEAT:ABS SLNT:/MJ#290”, LatLong: “31.950002 -110.300005”, LatLongDMS: “31:57:00 N 110:18:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10240 (C7A16FD1)

Date: 6/1952
Location: Tombstone, AZ
Description: Williams Case (M) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1021

Event 10241 (B66B149A)

Date: 6/1952
Description: Ruppelt has four officers, two airmen, and two civilians on his permanent Blue Book staff (including Lt. Anderson G. Flues , Robert M. Olsson, and Kerry Rothstien), as well as a number of scientific consultants, including Hynek. In the Pentagon, Maj. Dewey Fournet Jr. is a full-time Blue Book liaison.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, p. 140
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1835

Event 10242 (D872EE1B)

Date: 6/1952
Location: Michigan
Description: In the wake of mass public and governmental interest in UFOs kindled by the provocative Life magazine article, CIA intelligence experts Sidney N. Graybeal (Chief, Guided Missiles Branch, Weapons and Equipment Division, Office of Scientific Intelligence) and Irl D’Arcy Brent (Chief, Ground Branch, W&E Division, OSI) prepare a summary of the UFO subject for the CIA/OSI hierarchy based on the past several years of OSI intelligence (and OSI predecessor documents going back to ghost rockets of 1946) and mentioning sightings going back to the Bible. The possibility of swamp gas in Michigan as an explanation for UFOs is suggested by Brent (foreshadowing the Hynek swamp-gas fiasco in Michigan in 1966). This report has never been acknowledged or released by the CIA despite FOIA litigation. Its existence and contents are revealed in Brad Sparks’s interviews with Brent and Graybeal and other OSI officials in 1975–1976.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The 1952 Sighting Wave”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1836

Event 10243 (C96868CB)

Date: 6/1952
Locations: Spitsbergen; Svalbard archipelago, Norway; Narvik; Heligoland, Germany, North Sea
Description: Jet pilots allegedly discover the wreck of a flying disc on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It is taken to Narvik, where it is identified as either a Russian or extraterrestrial device. Other variants of the legend claim it is a Nazi device or that it is actually discovered on Heligoland, Germany, in the North Sea. Nick Redfern suspects the story is planted by either Soviet or US intelligence.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Auf Spitzbergen landete Fliegende Untertasse,” Saarbrücker Zeitung, June 28, 1952; Hessische Nachrichten, July 26, 1954; E. W. Grenfell, “First Report on the Captured Flying Saucer,” Sir! September 1954, pp. 16–17, 56–57; Le Lorrain, October 15, 1954; Verdens Gang, December 19, 1954; Condon, pp. 90–91; William Steinman and Wendelle C. Stevens, UFO Crash at Aztec, UFO Photo Archives, 1987, pp. 353–366; Ole Jonny Brænne, “Legend of the Spitsbergen Saucer,” IUR 17, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1992): 14–20; Kremlin 45–46
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1837

Event 10244 (BDF39FA7)

Date: 6/1952
Locations: Tombstone, Arizona; Tucson
Description: Sunset. In Tombstone, Arizona, Navy Lieut. Cmdr. John C. Williams, his wife Josephine, and a guest see a “huge circular object” flying toward them from the direction of Tucson. Suddenly it stops in mid-flight, hovers, then reverses direction and retraces its course. A few seconds later it returns, stops gain, and appears to oscillate and tilt from one side to the other. Again it reverses its course, repeating everything 2–3 more times.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 31
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1838

Event 10245 (0663ED85)

Date: Early Summer 1952
Location: USA, Giant Rock, California
Description: (Translated from French) George Van Tassel, an aviation mechanic and test pilot for 20 years, used Giant Rock, purchased from the US government, for meditation. At the beginning of the summer of 1952 he had his first telepathic contact with the extraterrestrials “The 7 Lights” (1952,Early summer)
Reference: Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998
Reference: following beginning of July 52
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1605

Event 10246 (03E4B7F5)

Date: 6/1/1952
Location: GABON Port-Gentil
Description: (Translated from French) At 2 o’clock in the morning, it was in the sky of Black Africa, in Port-Gentil, that a mysterious craft was seen. Testimony from the commander of a merchant ship and several members of his crew. The commander specified that the craft had described a double loop before diving out to sea at great speed. It was an extremely bright and phosphorescent orange light, moving with dizzying speed, following a substantially straight trajectory. The craft, visible for three minutes, made no noise. It must have been at 3,000 or 4,000 m altitude, and its apparent diameter was that of a planet. At its appearance, the “object” had come from inland, above Port-Gentil. It stopped, turned to the right and resumed its initial route after having made the same maneuver. All this excludes the “meteor” hypothesis. The same night, after investigation, it was established that no plane had flown over Port-Gentil.
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “The S.V. come from another World” Fleuve Noir, 1954 - Omnium Littéraire 1972 p. 49
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1606

Event 10247 (214D0F96)

Date: 6/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Walla Walla (Washington), Major W. C. Vollendorf, a former military reserve pilot, observed an oval object with a fin performing a rapid ascent in 7s. (13 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1245 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1032

Event 10248 (2D263437)

Date: 6/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Soap Lake (Washington), Ray Lottman observed 3 shiny objects flying horizontally for 10 minutes. (after 3 pm)
Reference: case Blue Book #1246 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1033

Event 10249 (5969AC6C)

Date: 6/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Los Angeles (California), members of the Hughes Aircraft Co. radar test section detect an unidentified target at 11000 feet, which suddenly triples its speed.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1034

Event 10250 (F9DC5226)

Date: 6/1/1952
Time: ~09:00
Location: SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, CA
Description: Hughes RADAR. Blip triples speed going [to] 550mph. 35K’ / min ascent! Going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 142)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2174

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1800”, HatchDesc: “SAN GABRIEL Mtns,CA:HUGHES RDR:BLIP TRIPLES SPEED>550mph:35K’/min ASCENT!:>>SE”, LatLong: “34.300002 -117.916672”, LatLongDMS: “34:18:00 N 117:55:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10251 (AE71880C)

Date: 6/1/1952
Time: 13:30
Location: WALLA WALLA, WA
Description: Ex military pilot. Ovoid with airfoil. 3500M altitude. Rocks. Away fast. / r185p9.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 804)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2175

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “WALLA WALLA,WA:EX MIL PILOT:OVOID W/AIRFOIL:3500M alt:ROCKS:away fast:/r185p9”, LatLong: “46.066669 -118.350006”, LatLongDMS: “46:04:00 N 118:21:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10252 (F48A729B)

Date: 6/1/1952
Time: 18:00
Location: RAPID CITY, SD
Description: Airman and 2 civil. 5+silver cigars in neat box formation with 1 leading.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2176

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “975”, HatchDesc: “RAPID CITY,SD:AIRMAN+2 CIV:5+ SLVR CGRS IN NEAT BOX FORMATION W/1 LEADING”, LatLong: “44.083335 -103.233338”, LatLongDMS: “44:05:00 N 103:14:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Dakota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10253 (E219253A)

Date: 6/1/1952
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: Radar Tracks Object Which Suddenly Climbs To 55,000 Feet (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520601
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1024

Event 10254 (A852B88D)

Date: 6/1/1952
Location: Rapid City, SD
Description: USAF A/1c Beatty and two civilians saw at least 5 long silver objects which flew in a neat box formation with a leader. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1243)
Reference: NICAP: 520601
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1025

Event 10255 (B3B7CE66)

Date: 6/1/1952
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Description: Oval object with a “definite airfoil” perform a fast climb (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1245)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1026

Event 10256 (97F4DCB9)

Date: 6/1/1952
Location: Soap Lake, WA
Description: 3 glimmering objects fly straight and level (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1246)
Reference: NICAP: 520601
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1027

Event 10257 (5988B479)

Date: 6/1/1952
Time: 6 PM
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Description: Witnesses: A/lc Beatty and two civilians. At least five long silver objects flew in a neat box formation with a leader for 15-20 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_122

Event 10258 (3FA428DC)

Date: 6/1/1952
Time: 1 PM
Location: Walla, Washington
Description: Witness: ex-military pilot Reserve Maj. W.C. Vollendorf. One oval object with a “definite airfoil” performed a fast climb for 7 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_123

Event 10259 (73930302)

Date: 6/1/1952
Time: 3+ PM
Location: Soap Lake, Washington
Description: Witness: Ray Lottman. Three glimmering objects flew straight and level for 10 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_124

Event 10260 (14093E02)

Date: 6/1/1952
Time: 11:54:59.8
Location: 37.0481 -116.0211
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “George” Yield: 15KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_30

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.0481 -116.0211”, LatLongDMS: “37:02:53 N 116:01:16 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.09”, NukeName: “George”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “15”

Event 10261 (3C30B255)

Date: 6/1/1952
Location: Port-Gentil, Gabon
Description: 2:40 a.m. A cargo ship anchored at the wharf in Port-Gentil, Gabon, observes a mysterious object fly from behind the city, make a double loop, pass over the roadstead, and then dive toward the sea.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: ClearIntent, p. 119
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1840

Event 10262 (A9F83968)

Date: 6/1/1952
Locations: San Gabriel Mountains; Los Angeles, California; Santa Monica; Riverside
Description: Morning. The chief of a radar test section for Hughes Aircraft Company tracks an unidentified target coming across the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, California. It is moving at 180 mph toward Santa Monica at an altitude of 11,000 feet. The object suddenly triples its speed to 550 mph, turns, and climbs over Los Angeles at 35,000 feet per minute. The target then levels out for a few seconds, goes into a high-speed dive, and levels out again at 55,000 feet. They lose the blip somewhere near Riverside.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Radar Tracks Object Which Suddenly Climbs to 55,000 Feet”; Ruppelt, pp. 141–143
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1841

Event 10263 (50F708E4)

Date: 6/1/1952
Description: On this morning the Hughes Aircraft radar facility in Los Angeles, California tracked a UFO that climbed to 35,000 feet, dove and then pulled out of the dive, heading off to the southeast.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ruppelt Edward J. Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 190
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3194

Event 10264 (3F6E033E)

Date: 6/1/1952
Description: Walla Walla, Washington. At 1:00 p.m. ex-military pilot Major W. C. Vollendorf sighted an oval-shaped object with a “definite airfoil” performed a fast climb for 7 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3195

Event 10265 (B4CA3664)

Date: 6/1/1952
Description: Soap Lake, Washington. Sometime after three o’clock in the afternoon Ray Lottman sighted three glimmering objects that flew straight and level for 10 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3196

Event 10266 (A265A1F7)

Date: 6/1/1952
Description: At six o’clock in the evening Airman Beatty and two civilians in Rapid City, South Dakota watched at least five long silver objects flew in a neat box formation with a leader for 15-20 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1243; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 263; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3197

Event 10267 (EA3A4F1A)

Date: 6/2/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Bayview (Washington), Larry McWade observed a purple object. (17 h 02)
Reference: case Blue Book #1249 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1035

Event 10268 (B900294F)

Date: 6/2/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Fulda, West Germany, 1st Lieutenant John Hendry, navigator-photographer on a RB-26C reconnaissance bomber, observed an object of porcelain white flying very quickly.
Reference: case Blue Book #1250 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1036

Event 10269 (A411B695)

Date: 6/2/1952
Location: FULDA, GERMANY
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1249. Photograph-reconnaissance airman Hendry / B26. Very fast porcelain-white object.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2177

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “FULDA,GERMANY:BBK#1249:FOTO-RECON AIRMAN HENDRY/B26:VFAST PORCELAIN-WHT OBJ”, LatLong: “50.550002 9.683334”, LatLongDMS: “50:33:00 N 09:41:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “HSS”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10270 (911DA87F)

Date: 6/2/1952
Location: Bayview, WA
Description: Purple object for unknown length of time (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1249)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1028

Event 10271 (082A0400)

Date: 6/2/1952
Location: Fulda, West Germany
Description: Porcelain-white object fly very fast for an unknown length of time (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: 1250)
Reference: NICAP: 520602
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1029

Event 10272 (AA87128E)

Date: 6/2/1952
Time: 5:02 PM
Location: Bayview, Washington
Description: Witness: Larry McWade. One purple object seen for unknown length of time. No further information in files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_125

Event 10273 (FEC44691)

Date: 6/2/1952
Time: Time unknown
Location: Fulda, West Germany
Description: Witness: lst Lt. John Hendry, photo-navigator on an RB-26C reconnaissance bomber. One porcelain-white object flew very fast for an unknown length of time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_126

Event 10274 (59A8229F)

Date: Early 6/1952
Locations: Charleston; White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Description: 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. Violet M. Winstead and her husband are driving in a narrow valley somewhere between Charleston and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, when they see a number of lights on a bridge crossing the valley. They begin blinking off, one by one. When they get to the bridge, they see no street lights.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Violet M. Winstead, Letter, IUR 9, no.1 (Jan./Feb. 1984): 3
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1839

Event 10275 (08E9311F)

Date: 6/2/1952
Description: In Bayview, Washington eight witnesses watched an irregular bluish-white or silver sphere hover in the sky. They viewed it through a theodolite. An intercept was attempted with a C-47 but abandoned when the transport place couldn’t close with the UFO. At 5:02 p.m. Larry McWade observed a purple object for an unknown length of time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1249; Kevin Randall, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 263; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3221

Event 10276 (47502A3E)

Date: 6/2/1952
Description: Fulda, West Germany. On this night Lt. John Hendry, the photo-navigator on a RB-26C reconnaissance bomber, sighted a porcelain-white object that flew very fast for an unknown length of time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1249; Kevin Randall, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 263; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3222

Event 10277 (26F5A2F8)

Date: 6/3/1952 (approximate)
Time: 13:00?
Location: NEAR PALERMO, ITL
Description: 3 / outing. Disk hovers / 3km altitude. Then sways and maneuvers. Going quickly north to sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 806)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2178

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr PALERMO,ITL:3/OUTING:DISK HVRS/3km alt:then SWAYS+MNVRs:>>N to sea”, LatLong: “38.083335 13.416667”, LatLongDMS: “38:05:00 N 13:25:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SCL”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10278 (2E4B67DC)

Date: 6/3/1952
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: Ten Targets With Gnd Radar / No Visuals By Jets (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520603
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1030

Event 10279 (139AD219)

Date: 6/4/1952
Description: RESTRICTED USAF Intelligence Report.
Type: intelligence report
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_456
See also: 5/10/1952

Event 10280 (8BADDC29)

Date: 6/4/1952
Location: IN AND NEAR CHARTRES, FR
Description: 2 small and 1 huge saucer / 15K’ altitude. Hover then zoom up. No further details. / J. Guieu.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 203)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2179

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “44”, HatchDesc: “in+near CHARTRES,FR:2 SML+1 HUGE SCR/15K’alt:HVR THEN ZOOM UP:NFD:/J.GUIEU”, LatLong: “48.433336 1.483333”, LatLongDMS: “48:26:00 N 01:29:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Eure-et-Loir”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10281 (33D54CD1)

Date: 6/4/1952
Time: 13:00?
Location: CATANIA AIRPORT/APARTMENT AND, ITL
Description: Numerous HIQ observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. Silver disk / 9km altitude. Slow maneuvers. Shoots to sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 809)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2180

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “30”, HatchDesc: “CATANIA Apt+,ITL:NMRS HIQ OBS/BINOCS:SLVR DISK/9km alt:SLO MNVRS:SHOOTS TO SEA”, LatLong: “37.450002 15.083334”, LatLongDMS: “37:27:00 N 15:05:00 E”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SCL”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10282 (B47A998C)

Date: 6/4/1952
Time: 22:10
Location: STUTTGART, GER
Description: C47 pilots chase night light and vice-versa. Circular silhouette seen briefly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 204)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2181

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “STUTTGART,GER:C47 PILOTS CHASE NLT+VICE-VERSA:CIRCULAR SILHOUETTE SEEN BRIEFLY”, LatLong: “48.800002 9.250000”, LatLongDMS: “48:48:00 N 09:15:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bade-Wurtemberg”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10283 (78D72372)

Date: 6/4/1952
Location: Stuttgart, West Germany
Description: Circular object with white lights on the leading edge (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1031

Event 10284 (1711710E)

Date: 6/4/1952
Description: Air Force Secretary Finletter issues a press release about his May UFO briefing, saying, “No concrete evidence has yet reached us either to prove or disprove the existence of the so-called flying saucers. There remain, however, a number of sightings that the Air Force investigators have been unable to explain. As long as this is true, the Air Force will continue to study flying saucer reports.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Keyhoe, FS from OS, p. 51
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1842

Event 10285 (24338823)

Date: 6/4/1952
Description: In 1952 at 6:45 p.m., two small and one very large disc were sighted flying at 15,000 feet altitude in Chartres, France. The three discs hovered, and then shot straight up and away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, computerized catalogue, case #655; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: June-July 20th, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3267

Event 10286 (A7FE4060)

Date: 6/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In the Yucatan jungle, an archaeological expedition led by Alberto Ruz Lhuillier and 3 of his companions made the discovery of the Palenque sarcophagus, in the county of Chiapas, near a Mayan city.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1037

Event 10287 (49491116)

Date: 6/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Albuquerque (New Mexico), Sergeant/S T. H. Shorey observed for 6 seconds a round and shiny object flying 5 to 6 times faster than an F-86 fighter. (18 h 45)
Reference: case Blue Book n° 1256 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1038

Event 10288 (6264C226)

Date: 6/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Lubbock (Texas), Dan Benson and Mr. Bacon observed for 45 minutes up to 8 yellow circular objects resembling large stars. The first two were in a line formation, the others were observed alone. (23 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1255 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1039

Event 10289 (3D9F913B)

Date: 6/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the Offutt (Omaha, Nebraska) USAF base, 2nd Lieutenant W. R. Soper, a top secret SAC controller and former OSI agent, along with two other people, observed a bright red object remain stationary for 4.5 minutes before quickly departing, leaving a faint trail. (23 h)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1040

Event 10290 (4A287D57)

Date: 6/5/1952
Time: 18:50
Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: 1 military observer(s). Shiny saucer 5-6X F86 speed. Seen 6 second(s). Project Bluebook Case #unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2182

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “ALBUQUERQUE,NM:1 MIL OBS:SHINY SCR 5-6X F86 SPEED:SEEN 6sec:BBK#UNK”, LatLong: “35.066668 -106.600005”, LatLongDMS: “35:04:00 N 106:36:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10291 (997235F5)

Date: 6/5/1952
Time: 23:00
Location: OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBR
Description: Strategic Air Command (SAC) security man and 2. Large red night light hovers 1000’ / main gate / 5 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2183

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “319”, HatchDesc: “OFFUTT AFB,NEBR:SAC SECURITY MAN+2:LRG RED NLT HVRS 1000’/MAIN GATE/5min:”, LatLong: “41.116669 -95.900005”, LatLongDMS: “41:07:00 N 95:54:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nebraska”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10292 (CBC1B316)

Date: 6/5/1952
Location: Lubbock, TX
Description: 8 yellow circular objects (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1255)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1032

Event 10293 (E4103520)

Date: 6/5/1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: Shiny round object fly 5-6x as fast as an F-86 jet (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1256, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520605
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1033

Event 10294 (4D446C46)

Date: 6/5/1952
Location: Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE
Description: Bright red stationary object for 4-5 mins (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1257)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1034

Event 10295 (5229CFA0)

Date: 6/5/1952
Time: 11 PM
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Description: Witnesses: Dan Benson, Mr. Bacon. A total of eight yellow circular objects, like large stars, were seen during 45 minutes. The first two were in a trail formation, the others were seen singly.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_127

Event 10296 (77B6DABA)

Date: 6/5/1952
Time: 6:45 PM
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Witness: S/Sgt T.H. Shorey. One shiny round object flew 5-6 times as fast as an F-86 jet fighter for 6 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_128

Event 10297 (9BC57497)

Date: 6/5/1952
Time: 11 PM
Location: Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska
Description: Witnesses: 2nd Lt. W.R. Soper, a Strategic Air Command top secret control officer and former OSI agent; and two other persons. One bright red object remained stationary for 4.5 minutes before speeding away with a short tail.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_129

Event 10298 (1798B32B)

Date: 6/5/1952
Time: 11:55:00.3
Location: 37.1386 -116.1178
Description: Nuclear test: Air, confirmed. Country: USA Name: “How” Yield: 14KT
Type: atomic
Reference: “columbia.edu: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Reference: “archive.org: Worldwide Nuclear Explosions”, by Yang, North, Romney, and Richards
Source: NukeExplosions, ID: NukeExplosions_31

Extra Data: LatLong: “37.1386 -116.1178”, LatLongDMS: “37:08:19 N 116:07:04 W”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, NukeCountry: “USA”, NukeDepth: “-0.09”, NukeName: “How”, NukeSource: “G+P”, NukeType: “NACU”, NukeY: “14”

Event 10299 (405A318C)

Date: 6/5/1952
Description: On this evening in 1952 three cases occurred that were listed by the Air Force Project Blue Book as “unknowns.” At 6:15 p.m. in Albuquerque, New Mexico a shiny disc was reported moving through the sky by a military witness. Its speed was estimated as 5-6 times faster than a F-86 jet and was seen for six seconds. At Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska three security guards saw a large red nocturnal light hover 1000 feet over the main gate to the Strategic Air Command’s major airbase at 11:00 p.m. At the same time, eight star-like objects were seen flying over Lubbock, Texas. The first two lights flew over in a trailing formation and the others followed singly.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, cases 1255, 1256, and 1257
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3291

Event 10300 (57C5F0D7)

Date: 6/6/1952
Location: USA, White Sands
Description: (Translated from French) Launch of Viking VIII, altitude 6 km, destruction by fire in flight.
Reference: GESAG, Launches: "Ley 1958, M.W. Rosen, N.Y. 1955
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1607

Event 10301 (0686B543)

Date: 6/6/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation at the USAF base in Kimpo (Korea). (6 June?)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1041

Event 10302 (57481766)

Date: 6/6/1952
Time: 04:30
Location: SOUTH / CATAWBA, WI
Description: Family. Fake cloud circles and stops several X. Finally going quickly south with vapor trail.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 812)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2184

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “460”, HatchDesc: “S/CATAWBA,WI:FAMILY:FAKE CLOUD CCLS+STOPS SVRL X:finally >>S W/vapor trail”, LatLong: “45.433335 -90.527782”, LatLongDMS: “45:26:00 N 90:31:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10303 (016B0242)

Date: 6/6/1952
Time: 08:40
Location: K14 = KIMPO AB, KOREA
Description: 20’ flat disc spins tumbles and buzzes F86. 250mph. / r136#2p5.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 15)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2185

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “8”, HatchDesc: “K14=KIMPO AB,KOREA:20’FLAT DISC SPINS TUMBLES+BUZZES F86:250mph:/r136#2p5”, LatLong: “37.361113 126.755562”, LatLongDMS: “37:21:40 N 126:45:20 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SEO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10304 (FA81009E)

Date: 6/6/1952
Location: Kimpo AB, Korea
Description: (Case missing) cylinder-section flat disc-shaped object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1035

Event 10305 (9B2C6340)

Date: 6/6/1952
Time: Time unknown
Location: Kimpo AFB, Korea
Description: Case missing from official files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_130

Event 10306 (41D794F0)

Date: 6/6/1952
Locations: Kimpo Air Base; Gimpo International Airport; Seoul, Korea
Description: 8:42 a.m. Flight Sgt. Kenneth Dudley Smith from the 77th RAAF Squadron at Kimpo Air Base [now Gimpo International Airport] in Seoul, Korea, observes a dull silver object in the shape of a coin performing spinning and tumbling maneuvers for 4 minutes at 345 mph. Flight Sgt. Kenneth Fawner also sees the UFO for 30 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: [Blue Book case documents]; Sparks , p. 137
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1843

Event 10307 (B97E4B44)

Date: 6/6/1952
Description: Battelle issues its second status report on Project Stork to ATIC. It describes a “tentative” data sheet for observers to fill out, a more detailed coding scheme, an example of an IBM punch card that will be used, and plans for statistical studies.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Seven Status Reports for Project Stork,” CUFON; “Seven Status Reports for Project Stork, Part 2,” CUFON; Clark III 929
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1844

Event 10308 (7628DD9D)

Date: 6/6/1952
Description: At 8:42 a.m. local time a UFO traveled at 300 mph in a straight line while revolving. It stopped over airfield K-14 at Kimpo, Korea. Next it rose straight up for ten seconds, disappearing from sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, NICAP UFO Investigator, January 1958, p. 24; Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, p. 48; Project Blue Book Special Report #14, p. 83
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3317

Event 10309 (1CCE990C)

Date: 6/7/1952
Location: USA, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Description: (Translated from French) 11:18 a.m. Witnesses: the crew of a B-25 bomber flying at 11,500 feet. An object rectangular in shape, made of aluminum, 6 feet by 4, flying at 250-300 feet below the B-25. [see tests June 1952: aerodynamics at transsonic speed…]
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1608

Event 10310 (091E7E75)

Date: 6/7/1952
Location: Germany, in flight, unspecified location
Description: (Translated from French) Captain E. returns to the field at the controls of his old Junker 52. Good weather reigns over this corner of Germany. Suddenly the three crew members jump: a few hundred meters in front of them, and at a slightly lower altitude, a yellow “biroute” has just appeared. The three men immediately think they have got themselves into a shooting range … The captain reduces the gas. “But it’s a glider,” he exclaimed a moment later. Strange glider without fuselage and whose oblong and orange wing shines strangely in the ending day. Suddenly it is miraculously in front of the nose of the plane and the captain makes a “dog leg” abrupt to counter the crazy recklessness of the object. The shaken and intrigued passengers put their heads to the portholes and also see the appearance. It is clarified for a moment in the form of an orange and incandescent disk that immediately escapes at a dizzying speed.
Reference: Jean PLANTIER: “The Propulsion of Flying Saucers by Direct Action on the Atom” ed. MAME 1955, p. 121, 122
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1609

Event 10311 (7E83BC8A)

Date: 6/7/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Albuquerque (New Mexico), the crew of B-25 bomber No. 8840 at 11,500 feet observed a rectangular object made of aluminum, about 6 x 4 feet, flying at 250 or 300 feet from their aircraft. (June 7, 11:18 AM)
Reference: case Blue Book No. 1260 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1042

Event 10312 (1BA17860)

Date: 6/7/1952
Location: US/Canada
Description: New York Times. MENZEL FOLLOWS COMMUNIST LINE. Two Soviet authors and two popular science magazines were taken to task for spreading pseudo-scientific theories that the famous Tunguska meteorite, which fell in Siberia in 1908, was actually an atomic-powered spaceship from Mars. In the Provinces, some teachers and lecturers, having absorbed this material uncritically, began presenting it as the latest word in science. Editorial offices of papers that reprinted the sketches were showered with letters containing questions such as the time when one could expect the next arrival of Martians.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_202

Event 10313 (8F5178F2)

Date: 6/7/1952
Time: 04:00
Location: SEOUL, KOREA
Description: 5th Air Force guards. Night light hovers / 1000’. Bobs going up and down. Rises fast. Going quickly east. Changes color(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 204)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2186

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

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c0mmando · May 24, 2024, 5:50pm

xtra Data:** Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “SEOUL,KOREA:5th AF GUARDS:NLT HVRS/1000’:BOBS ↑+↓:RISES FAST:>>E:CHANGES CLRS”, LatLong: “37.566668 127.033339”, LatLongDMS: “37:34:00 N 127:02:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SEO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10314 (0B7969C1)

Date: 6/7/1952
Time: 11:20
Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1260. B25 crew / 11.5K’ altitude. 6’ x4’ rectangular object 300’ under B25.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2187

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “ALBUQUERQUE,NM:BBK#1260:B25 CREW/11.5K’alt:6’x4’ RECTANGLR OBJ 300’ UNDER B25”, LatLong: “35.033335 -106.666672”, LatLongDMS: “35:02:00 N 106:40:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “-90”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10315 (26D481A5)

Date: 6/7/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: LORAIN, OH
Description: 2+2 observer(s). Silver domed saucer stops and tilts. Purple glow. Shoots going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 813)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2188

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “189”, HatchDesc: “LORAIN,OH:2+2 OBS:SLVR DOMED SCR STOPS+TILTS:PURPLE GLOW:SHOOTS >>E”, LatLong: “41.455558 -82.183337”, LatLongDMS: “41:27:20 N 82:11:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10316 (93557495)

Date: 6/7/1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: B-25 Crew Encounters Rectangular Object / Close Encounter (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1260, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520607
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1036

Event 10317 (4C4561D8)

Date: 6/7/1952
Time: 11:18 AM
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Witnesses: crew of B-25 bomber #8840 at 11,500’. One rectangular aluminum object, about 6’x4’, flew 250-300’ below the B-25.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_131

Event 10318 (6548E1CA)

Date: 6/7/1952
Description: On this day in 1952, at 4:00 a.m., security guards watched a light hover at 1,000 feet over the 5th Air Force Base near Seoul, South Korea. The light bobbed in the sky, then rose rapidly to the east, changing colors as it went. Several hours later, at 11:18 a.m. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a rectangular-shaped, aluminum colored object followed a B-25 bomber during its flight. Both of these reports were listed by Project Blue Book as “unidentified” cases.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, cases #1259 and #1260; (2) Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 16
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3347

Event 10319 (C8788046)

Date: 6/8/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Albuquerque, New Mexico, J.D. Markland and his wife observed 4 bright objects flying horizontally in diamond formation. (June 8, 10:50am)
Reference: case Blue Book #1263 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1043

Event 10320 (91203E69)

Date: 6/8/1952
Location: MONTBAZON, FR
Description: 2 observer(s) / 15 second(s). Brilliant circular machine going west over town. Rises. Going quickly north. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 125)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2189

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MONTBAZON,FR:2 OBS/15sec:BRILLIANT CIRC.MACHINE > W OVR TOWN:RISES:>>N:NFD”, LatLong: “47.300002 0.700000”, LatLongDMS: “47:18:00 N 00:42:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indre-et-Loire”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10321 (CBE709E9)

Date: 6/8/1952
Time: 10:50
Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Description: 2 civil observer(s). 4 shiny objects in diamond formation. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2190

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1486”, HatchDesc: “ALBUQUERQUE,NM:2 CIV OBS:4 SHINY OBJS IN DIAMOND FORMATION:NFD”, LatLong: “35.100002 -106.666672”, LatLongDMS: “35:06:00 N 106:40:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10322 (58D61028)

Date: 6/8/1952
Time: 11:50
Location: NEAR CALGARY, ALTA
Description: Theodolite observer(s). Silver 8 / 1 ovoid going / 50k’ altitude. Sharp outline. Reflects.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 814)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2191

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1070”, HatchDesc: “nr CALGARY,ALTA:THEODOLITE OBS:SLVR 8/1 OVOID >/50k’alt:SHARP OUTLINE:reflects”, LatLong: “51.000002 -114.000005”, LatLongDMS: “51:00:00 N 114:00:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “15000”, State/Prov: “Alta”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10323 (33C4C942)

Date: 6/8/1952 (approximate)
Time: 22:00
Location: AZROU AND IMMOUZER, MAROC
Description: Separate observer(s). 50M green-glow cylinder/cigar-shape going northeast. Stops over monastery and onward.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 161)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2192

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “AZROU+IMMOUZER,MAROC:SEP.OBS:50M GRN-GLOW CGR >NE:STOPS OVR MONASTERY+ONWARD”, LatLong: “33.438890 -5.233334”, LatLongDMS: “33:26:20 N 05:14:00 W”, Locale: “Desert”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “IFR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10324 (B1437DD1)

Date: 6/8/1952
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Description: 4 shiny objects fly straight and level in a diamond formation (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, Code: D, Rating: 5, BB: 1263, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520608
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1037

Event 10325 (247CB6A7)

Date: 6/8/1952
Time: 10:50 AM
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Markland. Four shiny objects flew straight and level in a diamond formation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_132

Event 10326 (646F2273)

Date: 6/8/1952
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: 10:50 a.m. Four flat, round, shiny objects in a diamond formation are seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from the ground by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Markland. The objects are approximately 15,000 feet in altitude and traveling 300 mph. There is no audible sound. They are first seen at about 60° above the horizon to the north and are traveling to the southwest at approximately 240°.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Diamond Formation of Flat Objects Observed”; Sparks , p. 138; Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 10, 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1845

Event 10327 (05E59C88)

Date: 6/8/1952
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Description: During a launch of a pibal balloon at Calgary, Alberta, a silvery ellipse with a sharp outline reflecting sunlight and an aspect ratio of 8:1 crosses the field of vision of the observer’s theodolite.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jan Aldrich; Project Magnet Case V
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1846

Event 10328 (9AD872B9)

Date: 6/8/1952
Description: In Albuquerque, New Mexico at 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Markland sighted four shiny objects flying straight and level in a diamond formation. They made no sound, and were silver white in color.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1263; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 264; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3367

Event 10329 (2FDE73DB)

Date: 6/9/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation in Minneapolis (Minnesota).
Reference: case Blue Book unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1044

Event 10330 (302E386E)

Date: 6/9/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Donald H. Menzel publishes in Time an article titled These Flying Saucers, and provides an explanation of light reflections.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1045

Event 10331 (8FA58F6F)

Date: 6/9/1952
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Description: (Case missing) Berliner (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1039

Event 10332 (C34F7316)

Date: 6/9/1952
Time: Time unknown
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description: Case missing from official files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_133

Event 10333 (A2A4E0BB)

Date: 6/9/1952
Description: Astronomer Donald H. Menzel writes in Time magazine that most UFOs are light reflections caused by ice crystals, refractions, or temperature inversions.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “An Astronomer’s Explanation: Those Flying Saucers,” Time, June 9, 1952; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, June–July 20th, The Author, 1986, p. 9
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1847

Event 10334 (993506CC)

Date: 6/10/1952
Location: France, in flight, above Draguignan
Description: (Translated from French) Two experienced pilots, Messrs. F. Cavasse and N. Clément, were piloting the DC-4 of the regular London-Orly-Nice service. At 19:28 (local time) they were flying over Draguignan when a kind of luminous white egg, but not blinding, much bigger than a transport plane, crossed their path. It flew horizontally, in a straight line, at a speed of around 2 to 3000 km/h leaving behind it a trail of smoke “in dots” white and slightly bluish. This trail was twenty to twenty-five times the length of the egg. The two pilots observed it for 30 seconds with the astonishment that can be imagined.
Reference: Jean PLANTIER: “The Propulsion of Flying Saucers by Direct Action on the Atom” ed. MAME 1955, p.111, 112
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1610

Event 10335 (32385D5A)

Date: 6/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Flight of the Espadon, first French jet aircraft. (June 10)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1046

Event 10336 (E56B079D)

Date: 6/10/1952
Time: 16:40
Location: DENVER, CO
Description: 2 men. Saucer going quickly southeast against wind. Turns up and gone. Orange glow = sun reflection.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 815)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2193

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1578”, HatchDesc: “DENVER,CO:2 MEN:SCR >>SE AGAINST WIND:TURNS UP+GONE:ORG GLOW=SUN REFLECTION”, LatLong: “39.711113 -105.116672”, LatLongDMS: “39:42:40 N 105:07:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10337 (D557329E)

Date: 6/11/1952
Location: O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois
Description: 6:44 p.m. Two round objects, dark blue with gray centers, are seen moving southwest to northwest for 40 seconds at 500 mph and 6,000 feet altitude several miles east of O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois. One passes the other before disappearing.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, June–July 20th, The Author, 1986, pp. 10–11
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1848

Event 10338 (1A92403E)

Date: 6/12/1952
Location: FRANCE, Ste Foy les Lyon
Description: (Translated from French) At 2:00 PM, Colette, the maid, warned Mrs. Convert that there was something resembling a parachute, which was not descending. A few moments later, this thing flew towards the house, approaching to 500 m. The witnesses, taken by panic, fled to another room, they were dazzled. The UFO stopped above a meadow of the Bramafan castle, at 20 m of altitude, at 300 m from the witnesses. Cars stopped on the road bordering this meadow and people got out of them. Suddenly, bouncing, the object took altitude while turning faster and faster, whispering slightly, attracting the branches of the trees and the hair of the people. It disappeared in 5 or 6 seconds. The object resembled the classic saucer, with a dome on the lower face, and a kind of chimney of 15 m long directed towards the ground, from which were coming out colored moving filaments. Wires or ropes were hanging, as if they had supported a gondola.
Reference: M. FIGUET/J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni: le premier dossier complet…” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, p. 57, 58
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1611

Event 10339 (60E0E4DA)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Marrakech (Morocco), Sergeant/T H. D. Adams, using a SCR-584 radar system, detected an unidentified blip at 650 knots (750 mph) at an altitude higher than 60,000 feet. (11:26)
Reference: case Blue Book #1270 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1047

Event 10340 (1D709EC8)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Eaubonne (Val d’Oise), observation of a sphere. (17 h 20)
Reference: Gazette du Val d’Oise, 16 July 1997
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1048

Event 10341 (BA7DFAD1)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Fort Smith (Arkansas), a Major and a Lieutenant Colonel of the US Army observed through binoculars an orange ball with a tail flying at a low angular speed. (19:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1269 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1049

Event 10342 (6D06A019)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The Nahon family observes an immense silver leaf bordered by a kind of red halo that moves abruptly in different directions (same observation as below?).
Reference: VSD 2007 H
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1050

Event 10343 (1865D8BD)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) (June 13?) An Air France crew and controllers from the Bourget Airport (France) tower observe a bright red ball stationary for 1 hour, then see it traverse the sky to the Southwest of the airfield.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1051

Event 10344 (745F482F)

Date: 6/12/1952
Location: ANGOULEME, FR
Description: Numerous observer(s). Ovoid moves / jerks. Leaves (something behind) glowing contrail. / LDLN#125.
Type: sighting
Reference: FIGEUT, Michel & RUCHON, Jean-Louis: OVNI - Le Premier Dossier…; Alain LeFeuvre, Paris 1979. (Index 58)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2194

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ANGOULEME,FR:NMRS OBS:OVOID MOVES/JERKS:LVS GLOWING CONTRAIL:/LDLN#125”, LatLong: “45.666669 0.166667”, LatLongDMS: “45:40:00 N 00:10:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Charente”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10345 (9C4B3A3B)

Date: 6/12/1952 (approximate)
Location: MEDFORD, OR
Description: Strange object hovers. Spews white smoke. Leaves (something behind) vapor trail 4’ wide and 200’ long.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 211)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2195

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “117”, HatchDesc: “MEDFORD,OR:STRANGE OBJ HVRS:SPEWS WHT SMOKE:LVS VAPOR TRAIL 4’WIDE+200’LONG”, LatLong: “42.300002 -122.883339”, LatLongDMS: “42:18:00 N 122:53:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10346 (1D5E4FC8)

Date: 6/12/1952
Time: 11:30
Location: MARRAKESH, MOROCCO
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1270. US radarman. Unidentified blip 650knts / 60K’ altitude or greater!
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2196

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “MARRAKESH,MOROCCO:BBK#1270:US RADARMAN:UID BLIP 650knts/60K’alt OR GREATER!”, LatLong: “31.633335 -8.016667”, LatLongDMS: “31:38:00 N 08:01:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MRK”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10347 (15C6BB5E)

Date: 6/12/1952
Time: 14:00
Location: ST. FOY LES LYON, FR
Description: 70M saucer. Dome. Pipe and ropes hang / bottom. Same / Chasse going quickly southeast. / r30p57.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 96)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2197

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “St.FOY les LYON,FR:70M SCR:DOME:PIPE+ROPES HANG/BOTTOM:SAME/CHASSE>>SE:/r30p57”, LatLong: “45.738891 4.783334”, LatLongDMS: “45:44:20 N 04:47:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Rhône”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10348 (D7BA34D9)

Date: 6/12/1952
Time: 15:30
Location: LE BOURGET AIRPORT/APARTMENT, FR
Description: Air Traffic Controllers and pilots and many. Saucer-night light plays to 0200hrs. / LDLN#121+#330.
Type: sighting
Reference: MICHEL, Aime: The TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS; S. G. Phillips 1956 & Pyramid Books, NY 1967. (Index 173)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2198

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “58”, HatchDesc: “Le BOURGET APT,FR:ATCS+PILOTS+MANY:SCR-NLT PLAYS to 0200hrs:/LDLN#121+#330”, LatLong: “48.950002 2.433333”, LatLongDMS: “48:57:00 N 02:26:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “VDO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10349 (102B037F)

Date: 6/12/1952
Time: 16:00
Location: WICHITA, KS
Description: “Balloon”. Jumps all over airport. Going quickly east / 400mph. Globe shape becomes saucer!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 210)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2199

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “392”, HatchDesc: “WICHITA,KS:“BALLOON”:JUMPS ALL OVR AIRPORT:>>E/400mph:GLOBE SHAPE BECOMES SCR!”, LatLong: “37.683335 -97.333338”, LatLongDMS: “37:41:00 N 97:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10350 (B568F21D)

Date: 6/12/1952
Time: 19:30
Location: FORT SMITH, ARK
Description: Army Colonel and Major with (seen thru) binoculars. Orange ball with tail at low angular speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2200

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “134”, HatchDesc: “FORT SMITH,ARK:ARMY COLONEL+MAJOR W/BINOCS:ORG BALL W/TAIL AT LO ANGULAR SPEED”, LatLong: “35.400002 -94.416671”, LatLongDMS: “35:24:00 N 94:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arkansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10351 (2B039EB4)

Date: 6/12/1952
Location: Fort Smith, AR
Description: Orange ball with a tail fly with a low angular velocity (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1269)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1040

Event 10352 (20DDEA5B)

Date: 6/12/1952
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Description: Unidentified target at 650 knots at 60,000+ ft altitude (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1270)
Reference: NICAP: 520612
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1041

Event 10353 (5DB3A85A)

Date: 6/12/1952
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Description: Witnesses: U.S. Army Major and Lt. Colonel, using binoculars. One orange ball with a tail flew with a low angular velocity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_134

Event 10354 (75C84435)

Date: 6/12/1952
Time: 11:26 AM
Location: Marakesch, Morocco
Description: Witness: T/Sgt. H.D. Adams, operating an SCR-584 radar set. One unidentified blip tracked at 650 kts. (750 m.p.h.) at greater than 60,000’ altitude.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_135

Event 10355 (1C98DD8D)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: At 4:00 p.m. several disc-shaped UFOs followed an airliner over Mill Valley in Marin County, California for five minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 12
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3433

Event 10356 (F7094C50)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: At 7:30 p.m. A U.S. Army Major and a Lt. Colonel, using binoculars, watched an orange ball with a tail fly with a low angular velocity in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1269; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 264
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3434

Event 10357 (BFA68989)

Date: 6/12/1952
Description: At 11:26 a.m. at a U.S. Air Force radar facility in Marakesch, Morocco Sgt. H. D. Adams, operating an SCR-584 radar set, tracked an unidentified radar blip moving at 650 knots (750 mph) and at an altitude greater than 60,000 feet.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1270; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3435

Event 10358 (F8370AA5)

Date: 6/13/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Middletown (Pennsylvania), R. S. Thomas, an employee of the USAF Olmstead base and former air traffic controller observed a round orange object travelling south, stopping for 1s, turning east, stopping again for 1s, and descending. (20 h 45)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1052

Event 10359 (A0BCE48C)

Date: 6/13/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation in Minneapolis (Minnesota).
Reference: case Blue Book not explained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1053

Event 10360 (A5BDC3E4)

Date: 6/13/1952
Time: 20:50
Location: MIDDLETOWN, PA
Description: Former Air Traffic Controller. Round orange object stops / 1 second(s). Going east. Stops again. Goes down.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2201

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “105”, HatchDesc: “MIDDLETOWN,PA:FORMER ATC:ROUND ORG OBJ STOPS/1sec:>E:STOPS AGAIN:GOES DOWN.”, LatLong: “40.200002 -76.750004”, LatLongDMS: “40:12:00 N 76:45:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10361 (FBD3B537)

Date: 6/13/1952
Location: Fox Hill, VA
Description: Object described as similar to a discus used in athletics, about 25 to 30 feet in diameter hovering (NICAP: 02 - Close Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520613
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1042

Event 10362 (CBEBE9F5)

Date: 6/13/1952
Location: Le Bourget (airport), France
Description: Control tower operators and pilot watched brilliant light source cross sky SW of field after hovering for about an hour. [UFOE, X] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1043

Event 10363 (EEAE585D)

Date: 6/13/1952
Location: Middletown, PA
Description: Orange object travel S, stop for 1 sec (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1273)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1044

Event 10364 (59DACC8E)

Date: 6/13/1952
Time: 8:45 PM
Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania
Description: Witness: R.S. Thomas, Olmstead AFB employee and former control tower operator. One round, orange object travelled south, stopped for 1 second, turned east, stopped 1 second, and went down.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_136

Event 10365 (F72041CE)

Date: 6/13/1952
Location: Paris–Le Bourget Airport, France
Description: 1:00 a.m. M. Veillot and M. Damiens, air traffic control operators at Paris–Le Bourget Airport, France, watch a prominent orange-red light hover in the sky for about one hour. Eventually it begins moving and crosses the sky southwest of the airport, accelerating rapidly. The light is also seen by M. Navarri, the pilot of an approaching Air France plane.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Michel, Truth About FS, 165–166
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1849

Event 10366 (975AA07A)

Date: 6/13/1952
Description: In Middletown, Pennsylvania at 8:45 p.m. Mr.R. S. Thomas, an Olmstead AFB employee and former control tower operator, sighted a round, orange flying object traveling south. It stopped for one second, turned east, stopped a second time for one second, and then went down below the tree line.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1273; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3454

Event 10367 (2670ECE8)

Date: 6/14/1952
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: The Mirror. L.A. GETS BATHED IN FIREBALLS. Fireballs in the sky and flashing elliptical bathtubs thought to be meteorites, were visible over many parts of the city shortly after midnight today. Police switchboards reported numerous calls from persons who said the phenomena resembled a greenish-red streak of light.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_201

Event 10368 (C4FCD15D)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: Gordonsville, VA
Description: An intercept operation took place in Richmond, VA. An Air Force T-33 jet tried to intercept a “shiny sphere” south of Gordonsville. It was a “round, shiny object with a golden glow” above 35000 feet altitude. At 20:05 the jet lost sight of the UFO.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_459

Event 10369 (1FC23A8A)

Date: Mid 6/1952
Location: US
Description: Capt. Ruppelt briefed General Samford, Director of Intelligence, others; given directive to take further steps to obtain positive identification of UFOs.
Type: briefing
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, page 196-199
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_870

Event 10370 (6DDD5850)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: FRANCE, Mogneville
Description: (Translated from French) Men working in the forest saw a large, circular object resembling a parachute quickly descend. Witnesses: Marius Aubry, Joseph Bestag, Simon, Collet.
Reference: M. FIGUET/J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni: le premier dossier complet…” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, p. 59
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1612

Event 10371 (38B0ABC9)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: USA, Unionville, Gordonsville, Blackstone
Description: (Translated from French) At 3:40 PM a woman reported “a very bright object” at high altitude. At 4:20 PM the operators of the air traffic control station saw “a round and bright object” to the southeast of their station, directly south of Unionville. At 4:43 PM the pilot of a jet aircraft from the Navy attempted to intercept “a bright sphere” south of Gordonsville. At 5:43 PM a T-33 from the Army also attempted to intercept a bright sphere south of Gordonsville. It climbed to 10,500 meters but the UFO remained above it. At 7:35 PM several inhabitants of Blackstone (about 120 km from Gordonsville) saw a round, bright object with a golden glow, moving from north to south. At that moment the speakers of the radio of Central Virginia announced the progress of the UFO. At 7:59 PM the operators of an air traffic control station in Blackstone saw the object. At 8:00 PM jet aircrafts arrived from Langley to try to intercept it, but at 8:05 PM it had disappeared. It was not moving very fast since it had only traveled 140 kilometers in 4 hours and 25 minutes. [IN REALITY, in Pittsburgh a radiosonde had gone up to around 18,000 meters and must have had a leak since it stopped instead of going up to 25,000 or 30,000 meters before bursting.]
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt: “Face aux Soucoupes Volantes”, ed. France-Empire 1958, p. 180, 181
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1613

Event 10372 (0FDB5F43)

Date: 6/15/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Itenhaem (Brazil), a woman is woken up by an explosion and a powerful blue light. She sees a fleet of discs hovering 1 m off the ground, 550 m from her house. They stay there for about 30 minutes while 2 figures stand on one of the UFOs observing the sky, then they leave one by one. (3 h)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1054

Event 10373 (05EF1CB7)

Date: 6/15/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Halifax, Nova Scotia, a reserve military meteorological assistant noticed what appeared to be a large silver disc in the sky to the southeast of Halifax. It moved towards the southwest for approximately 30 seconds at an estimated altitude between 5000 and 8000 feet, then ascended and entered the altocumulus clouds between 11000 and 12000 feet in 2 to 5 seconds. If the estimated altitude is accurate, according to the point and elevation data obtained from the observer, the diameter of the disc must have been around 100 feet. A large standard aircraft was in the sky at the time and the object seemed to be moving faster than the plane. The speed of the object is estimated to be at least 800 miles/h. (8:32 AM AST)
Reference: Good 1987
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1055

Event 10374 (466D66A3)

Date: 6/15/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Louisville (Kentucky), Edward Duke, a former US Navy radar technician, observed a large cigar-shaped object with truncated front, illuminated sides and a red back, maneuvering calmly for 15 minutes. (23 h 50)
Reference: case Blue Book #1285 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1056

Event 10375 (3A61CD8D)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: SHOWA, HONSHU, JP
Description: Night light drops. Stops. Bounces / sky like a Spring. “Similar / Seoul Case”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2202

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “0”, HatchDesc: “SHOWA,HONSHU,JP:NLT DROPS:STOPS:BOUNCES/SKY LIKE A SPRING:“SIMILAR/SEOUL CASE””, LatLong: “34.716668 133.650006”, LatLongDMS: “34:43:00 N 133:39:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10376 (1693DFEE)

Date: 6/15/1952
Time: 08:30
Location: NEAR HALIFAX, NS
Description: Army weatherman. 100’ silver saucer going quickly [to] 800MPH. 6K’ altitude. Going up / 11K’ and more. / r136#8p16.
Type: sighting
Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR: NICAP: Kensington, MD & Washington, DC [defunct]. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (Index 58)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2203

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “145”, HatchDesc: “nr HALIFAX,NS:ARMY WEATHERMAN:100’SLVR SCR>>800MPH:6K’alt:↑/11K’+:/r136#8p16”, LatLong: “44.650002 -63.600003”, LatLongDMS: “44:39:00 N 63:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1800”, State/Prov: “Nova Scotia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10377 (65F48437)

Date: 6/15/1952
Time: 12:00?
Location: ROBERT-ESPAGNE TO/FROM MOGNEVILLE, FR
Description: 6 woodsmen. Huge parachute drops. Nothing found.
Type: sighting
Reference: FIGEUT, Michel & RUCHON, Jean-Louis: OVNI - Le Premier Dossier…; Alain LeFeuvre, Paris 1979. (Index 59)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2204

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “ROBERT-ESPAGNE><MOGNEVILLE,FR:6 WOODSMEN:HUGE PARACHUTE DROPS:NOTHING FOUND”, LatLong: “48.766669 5.016667”, LatLongDMS: “48:46:00 N 05:01:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MEU”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10378 (F3CB091C)

Date: 6/15/1952
Time: 15:40
Location: UNIONVILLE, VA
Description: Woman reports very shiny object / very high altitude. Also seen / Gordonsville.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 144)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2205

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “155”, HatchDesc: “UNIONVILLE,VA:WOMAN REPORTS VERY SHINY OBJ/VHI ALTITUDE:ALSO SEEN/GORDONSVILLE”, LatLong: “38.261113 -77.966670”, LatLongDMS: “38:15:40 N 77:58:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10379 (F4E17E19)

Date: 6/15/1952
Time: 16:20
Location: SOUTHEAST / GORDONSVILLE, VA
Description: CAA / ground and airliner. USAF and marine jets chase silvery sphere/orb/globe. 35K’ altitude and more.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 144)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2206

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “85”, Elev: “148”, HatchDesc: “SE/GORDONSVILLE,VA:CAA/GND+AIRLINER:USAF+MARINE JETS CHASE SLVRY ORB:35K’alt+”, LatLong: “38.100002 -78.166670”, LatLongDMS: “38:06:00 N 78:10:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10380 (E6CA9247)

Date: 6/15/1952
Time: 23:50
Location: LOUISVILLE, KY
Description: Former Navy RADAR-Tech. Large silent cylinder/cigar-shape maneuvers slowly. Then 500mph going quickly northeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2207

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “140”, HatchDesc: “LOUISVILLE,KY:FORMER NAVY RDR-TECH:LRG SILENT CGR MNVRS SLOWLY:THEN 500mph>>NE”, LatLong: “38.233335 -85.750004”, LatLongDMS: “38:14:00 N 85:45:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10381 (0E3C9437)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: Louisville, KY
Description: Large, cigar-shaped object with a blunt front (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1285)
Reference: NICAP: 520615
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1045

Event 10382 (8062144B)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: Magneville, France
Description: Men at work in the forest saw large, circular objects similar to parachutes coming down. Half a dozen witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: France-Soir Jun. 18, 52 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_92

Event 10383 (5B6CEB96)

Date: 6/15/1952
Time: 11:50 PM
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Description: Witness: Edward Duke, ex-U.S. Navy radar technician. One large, cigar-shaped object with a blunt front, lit sides and a red stern, maneuvered in a leisurely fashion for 15 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_137

Event 10384 (CA0F62C1)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Description: 8:32 a.m. A meteorological assistant on reserve army maneuvers sees a large silver disc in the sky southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It moves southwest for 30 seconds at an altitude of 5,000–8,000 feet and then rises and merges in 2–5 seconds with altocumulus clouds at 11,000–12,000 feet. Its diameter is about 100 feet and speed at least 800 mph.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Above, p. 184
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1850

Event 10385 (66D90AFB)

Date: 6/15/1952
Locations: Gordonsville, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia; Blackstone, Virginia; Langley AFB in Hampton, Virginia
Description: 4:20 p.m. A round shiny object is seen over Gordonsville, Virginia. At 4:25 p.m., the crew of a commercial airliner reports a silver sphere over Richmond, Virginia. At 4:33 p.m., a Marine fighter jet is scrambled from Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia, and attempts to intercept a target south of Gordonsville but fails and returns to base. At 5:43 p.m., an Air Force fighter attempts to intercept the same shiny sphere but after reaching 35,000 feet turns back. At 7:35 p.m., a UFO emitting a golden glow is seen over Blackstone, Virginia. Fighter jets from Langley AFB in Hampton, Virginia, are scrambled, but the object is gone by the time they get there at 8:05 p.m.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 194–195
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1851

Event 10386 (68126485)

Date: 6/15/1952
Location: Standiford Field [now Louisville International Airport], Louisville, Kentucky
Description: 11:50 p.m. Edward Duke, a former Navy radar technician, sees an unidentified cigar-shaped object in the vicinity of Standiford Field [now Louisville International Airport], Louisville, Kentucky. It has a light on either side of the fuselage and a reddish hue on the trailing end. The object appears to be moving at about 400–500 mph and maneuvers around in several directions for 15 minutes, then descends and flies away to the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: [Blue Book document]; Sparks , p. 138
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1852

Event 10387 (CD8096DB)

Date: Mid 6/1952
Description: Ruppelt briefs Maj. Gen. John A. Samford and his staff, two Navy captains from ONI, and “some people I can’t name.” The meeting is contentious. One USAF colonel argues that Blue Book’s investigation is biased against the ETH, which launches an emotional debate. Ruppelt is directed to “take further steps to obtain positive identification” of UFO reports.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 147–149
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1857

Event 10388 (7E3D559B)

Date: 6/16/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Ermont (Val d’oise), observation of a white disc faster than a jet plane. (17 h)
Reference: Gazette du Val d’Oise, 16 July 1997
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1057

Event 10389 (1828417F)

Date: 6/16/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Walker (New Mexico), maintenance specialist and USAF Sergeant Sparks observed 5 or 6 grayish discs, in a half-moon formation, flying at 500 or 600 miles/h for 1 minute. (20:30)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case n° 1295
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1058

Event 10390 (C4EA68AD)

Date: 6/16/1952
Time: 18:40
Location: ST. NAZAIRE, FR
Description: Several observer(s). Golden disk going quickly east. Saucer / Versailles / 1700h / document going [to] Graziana.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 129)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2208

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “St.NAZAIRE,FR:SVRL.OBS:GOLDEN DISK >>E::SCR/Versailles/1700h /Doc>Graziana”, LatLong: “47.333336 -2.216667”, LatLongDMS: “47:20:00 N 02:13:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Loire Atlantique”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10391 (E07F0911)

Date: 6/16/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: HAUTMONT, FR
Description: 2+observer(s). Silent thin metallic donut with 2 black spots hovers. Maneuvers and tilts / 80 minute(s). Quickly going up.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 121)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2209

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “80”, HatchDesc: “HAUTMONT,FR:2+OBS:SLNT THIN MTLC DONUT W/2 BLK SPOTS HVRS:MNVRS+TILTS/80min:↑↑”, LatLong: “50.250002 3.916667”, LatLongDMS: “50:15:00 N 03:55:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nord”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10392 (16CE5587)

Date: 6/16/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: OVER WALKER AIR FORCE BASE-ROSWELL, NM
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1295. Staff Sgt. 5 grey saucers / arc-formation going quickly east / 550mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 214)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2210

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1119”, HatchDesc: “ovr WALKER AFB-ROSWELL,NM:BBK#1295:STAFF Sgt:5 GRY SCRS/ARC-FORMN >>E/550mph”, LatLong: “33.316668 -104.550005”, LatLongDMS: “33:19:00 N 104:33:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10393 (CF8C38A3)

Date: 6/16/1952
Location: Walker AFB, Roswell, NM
Description: S/Sgt. Sparks saw 5-6 greyish discs, in a half-moon formation fly at 500-600 mph. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1295, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520616
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1046

Event 10394 (CF2BD812)

Date: 6/16/1952
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Walker AFB, New Mexico
Description: Witness: USAF maintenance specialist S/Sgt. Sparks. Five or six greyish discs, in a half-moon formation, flew at 500-600 m.p.h. for l minute.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_138

Event 10395 (577FF3E0)

Date: 6/16/1952
Description: A Staff Sergeant saw five gray discs in a arc formation shoot to the east over Walker Field, Roswell, New Mexico at 8:30 p.m. They flew at an estimated speed of 550 mph. A Project Blue Book “unknown” report.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1285; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 265; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: April-July, p. 14
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3511

Event 10396 (55F4D396)

Date: 6/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in MacChord (Washington), numerous diverse witnesses observe between 1 and 5 large yellow-silver objects flying erratically, stopping and restarting for 15 minutes. (Between 7:30 and 10:20)
Reference: case Blue Book #1298 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1059

Event 10397 (E6BA7771)

Date: 6/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Cape Cod (Massachusetts), the pilot of an F-94 interceptor jet observed for 15 seconds a light resembling a bright star crossing the nose of his aircraft. (1 h 28)
Reference: case Blue Book #1299 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1060

Event 10398 (87D5A201)

Date: 6/17/1952
Time: 01:30
Location: CAPE COD, MA
Description: USAF pilot. Star-like night light crosses nose / F94. Seen 15 second(s). / Lumieres dans la Nuit (monthly, Paris) #330.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2211

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “CAPE COD,MA:USAF PILOT:STARLIKE NLT CROSSES NOSE/F94:SEEN 15sec:/LDLN #330”, LatLong: “41.866669 -70.250003”, LatLongDMS: “41:52:00 N 70:15:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 10399 (E0691B28)

Date: 6/17/1952
Time: 19:30
Location: MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, WA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1298. Many observer(s) and theodolite. 5-6 fast saucers. 4 F94s chase.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Maj Donald: ALIENS FROM SPACE; Doubleday, Garden City, NY 1973 HB (Index 5)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2212

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “170”, Elev: “99”, HatchDesc: “MCCHORD AFB,WA:BBK#1298:MANY OBS+THEODOLITE:5-6 FAST SCRS:4 F94s CHASE”, LatLong: “47.133336 -122.416673”, LatLongDMS: “47:08:00 N 122:25:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10400 (B9F41253)

Date: 6/17/1952
Location: McChord AFB, WA
Description: Many witnesses saw 1-5 large silver yellow objects flying erratically, stop and start. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1298)
Reference: NICAP: 520617
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1047

Event 10401 (2DE87E80)

Date: 6/17/1952
Location: Hasselbach, East Germany
Description: 40-50 ft frying pan-shaped object with two rows of 1 ft holes (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1048

Event 10402 (640FB90D)

Date: 6/17/1952
Location: Cape Cod, MA
Description: Light like a bright star cross the nose of a jet (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1299)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1049

Event 10403 (ABF876DC)

Date: 6/17/1952
Time: Between 7:30 and 10:20 PM
Location: McChord AFB, Washington
Description: Witnesses: many and varied. From one to five large silver-yellow objects flew erratically, stopped and started for about 15 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_139

Event 10404 (124485DE)

Date: 6/17/1952
Time: 1:28 AM
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Description: Witness: pilot of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. A light like a bright star crossed the nose of the airplane while being observed for 15 seconds. No further information in the files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_140

Event 10405 (9ED3F3F8)

Date: 6/17/1952
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Description: 1:28 a.m. A USAF F-94 pilot sees a light like a bright star cross the nose of his jet at blinding speed over Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for 15 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks , p. 138
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1853

Event 10406 (7F796314)

Date: 6/17/1952
Description: Astronomer Donald Menzel writes in an article in Look magazine about how he creates temperature-inversion UFOs in his laboratory.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Donald H. Menzel, “The Truth about Flying Saucers,” Look 16, no. 13 (June 17, 1952): 35–39; NICAP, “The Truth about Flying Saucers, Look Magazine”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1854

Event 10407 (CF32DF68)

Date: 6/17/1952
Location: McChord AFB [now Joint Base Lewis-McChord] south of Tacoma, Washington
Description: 7:30–10:20 p.m. Many witnesses at McChord AFB [now Joint Base Lewis-McChord] south of Tacoma, Washington, see 5–6 yellowish discs, tracked by radar and theodolite. Several F-94s are scrambled.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “1– 5 Silver Yellow Objects Stop and Start”; Sparks, p. 138
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1855

Event 10408 (1C074D02)

Date: 6/17/1952
Location: Pueblo (Colorado) Memorial Airport
Description: 8:45 p.m… Orville Foster, a US Weather Bureau observer at the Pueblo (Colorado) Memorial Airport, watches a UFO through the bureau’s theodolite. It circles leisurely for 10 minutes, then disappears toward the northeast.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “‘Flying Saucer’ Sighted at Pueblo,” Leadville (Colo.) Herald-Democrat, June 18, 1952; Project 1947, “UFO Reports, 1952”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1856

Event 10409 (E1AC46BB)

Date: 6/17/1952
Description: Two cases from Project Blue Book’s list of unexplained reports occurred on this day in 1952. On Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a bright light crossed the sky in front of a USAF F-94 fighter plane at 1:28 a.m. local time. The light was observed for 15 seconds. Later that evening at McChord AFB outside of Tacoma, Washington many military observers tracked 5-6 discs with a theodolite as USAF F-94 jets pursued them.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book, cases #1299 and #1298
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3526

Event 10410 (5D4E6F59)

Date: 6/18/1952
Description: EBE1 dies of unknown causes according to the Carter Aquarius document
Type: majestic document
Reference: link
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_457

Attributes: Majestic

Event 10411 (051B1EB0)

Date: 6/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Columbus (Wisconsin), R. A. Finger observed an object in the shape of a crescent remaining stationary for a few seconds before departing. (9 h)
Reference: case Blue Book n° 1302 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1061

Event 10412 (AD724591)

Date: 6/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Walnut Lake/Pontiac (Michigan), Marron Hoffman and 4 other witnesses observe with binoculars 4x an orange light zigzagging and then staying stationary. (22 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1305 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1062

Event 10413 (956CA88B)

Date: 6/18/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In California, a B-25 was accompanied by a UFO for 30 minutes.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1063

Event 10414 (512A2083)

Date: 6/18/1952
Time: 07:00
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Description: Los Angeles Examiner. SAUCER OFF BEACH SEEN BY EX-PILOT. Dick Robinson, technical writer for the Northrop Aircraft Company and former air force pilot, standing on the porch of his apartment, at 758 Avenue B, Redondo Beach, shortly before 7 a.m., spotted what he believed to be an airplane over the water. It was about 15 miles out and 5 to 8 degrees above the horizon. “It didn’t take me long to realize that it wasn’t an airplane because it would be too small to be visible at that distance.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_205

Event 10415 (5FDE2819)

Date: 6/18/1952
Time: night
Location: Pueblo, Colorado
Description: The Pueblo Chieftain. PUEBLO SEES THE LIGHT. A slow-moving white light, described as a “definite object” traveled in from the north, hung over midtown Pueblo and then moved south over the steel mills. One observer said the craft made a figure eight and moved north again. The object, which sometimes took on a reddish hue, hovered over the city fifteen to twenty minutes before slowly disappearing into the night.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_206

Event 10416 (9DB2FA0C)

Date: 6/18/1952
Location: California
Description: Object paces B-25 for thirty minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_93

Event 10417 (ED2EFA05)

Date: 6/18/1952
Location: 100M EAST / MARCH AIR FORCE BASE, CA
Description: Strange object paces USAF B25 / 30 minutes. 90 minute(s) / Loren Gross.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 146)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2213

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “90”, Elev: “900”, HatchDesc: “100M E/MARCH AFB,CA:STRANGE OBJ PACES USAF B25/30 MINUTES:90min/LOREN GROSS”, LatLong: “33.916668 -115.966672”, LatLongDMS: “33:55:00 N 115:58:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10418 (734DE54B)

Date: 6/18/1952
Time: 09:00
Location: COLUMBUS, WI
Description: Observer(s) = finger. Crescent object hovers / several seconds. Then shoots away. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2214

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “262”, HatchDesc: “COLUMBUS,WI:OBS=FINGER:CRESCENT OBJ HVRS/SVRL SECs:THEN SHOOTS AWAY:NFD”, LatLong: “43.350002 -88.966671”, LatLongDMS: “43:21:00 N 88:58:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10419 (8DB8B296)

Date: 6/18/1952
Time: 14:30
Location: SPOKANE, WA
Description: 2 observer(s). 2 silver orbs follow B36 going east / lower altitude. Take sudden turn going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 817)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2215

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “4”, Elev: “600”, HatchDesc: “SPOKANE,WA:2 OBS:2 SLVR ORBS FOLO B36 > E/lower alt:TAKE SUDDEN TURN >>S:”, LatLong: “47.633336 -117.400006”, LatLongDMS: “47:38:00 N 117:24:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10420 (02F76197)

Date: 6/18/1952
Time: 22:00
Location: WALNUT LAKE, MI
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1305. Soft white light jumps back and forth / 60 minute(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 146)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2216

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “60”, Elev: “269”, HatchDesc: “WALNUT LAKE,MI:BBK#1305:SOFT WHT LITE JUMPS BACK+FORTH/60min:NFD”, LatLong: “42.550002 -83.316671”, LatLongDMS: “42:33:00 N 83:19:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10421 (DDFB213A)

Date: 6/18/1952
Location: Columbus, WI
Description: Crescent-shaped object hover then speed away (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1302)
Reference: NICAP: 520618
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1050

Event 10422 (949F33C7)

Date: 6/18/1952
Location: Walnut Lake, MI
Description: Orange light zigzag then hover (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1305)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1051

Event 10423 (93D32568)

Date: 6/18/1952
Location: March AFB (100 miles E of), CA
Description: UFO Paces B-25 (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520618
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1052

Event 10424 (2BDFB3CD)

Date: 6/18/1952
Time: 9 AM
Location: Columbus, Wisconsin
Description: Witness: R.A. Finger. One crescent-shaped object hovered for several seconds and then sped away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_141

Event 10425 (E53E9D61)

Date: 6/18/1952
Time: 10 PM
Location: Walnut Lake, Michigan
Description: Witnesses: Marron Hoffman and four relatives, using 4x binoculars. One orange light was observed zigzagging and then hovering for an unspecified length of time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_142

Event 10426 (5F2EB614)

Date: 6/18/1952
Locations: March AFB; southern California
Description: 5:00 p.m. USAF Capt. Erie P. Ashton and 2nd Lt. Clifton Ashley, while flying a B-25 about 100 miles east of March AFB [now March Air Reserve Base] in southern California, sight a silver object at approximately 11,000 feet in altitude off their left wing. The object is longer than it is wide and is in sight for about 39 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “UFO Paces B-25”; Sparks, p. 138
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1858

Event 10427 (07D4AFA5)

Date: 6/18/1952
Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
Description: According to Sgt. Richard Doty’s 1980s disinformation, the living alien retrieved in 1949 (EBE-1) and kept at Los Alamos, New Mexico, dies of unknown causes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Clark III 364
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1859

Event 10428 (BFC9A4DF)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: CANADA, Goose Bay, Labrador
Description: (Translated from French) 2:37 a.m. Witness: 2nd Lt. A’Gostino and an unidentified radar operator. A red light became white while undulating. Stationary target detected on radar during 1 minute observation. (Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner). A red disc approached the military airbase at night.
Reference: Donald E. KEYHOE: “The Flying Saucer File” - ed. Hachette 1952, p.134
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1614

Event 10429 (A069E7E3)

Date: 6/19/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Goose Bay (Labrador), 2nd Lieutenant A’Gostino and a radar operator see a red light turn white while moving around. The radar detects a stationary object during the minute of observation. (2 h 37)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case n° 1308
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1064

Event 10430 (1C7C6749)

Date: 6/19/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Yuma (Arizona), USAF pilot John Lane observed a round, white object flying horizontally for 10s. (14 h)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case n° 1310
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1065

Event 10431 (607A9C1C)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: US
Description: The Hollywood Citizen-News. AIR FORCE LEAVES ESCAPE HATCH OPEN. Armed with a special camera suggested by a Los Angeles scientist, the Air Force has launched a study to determine if there really are flying saucers and if so, what are they? Using these specially built cameras, 200 of which are being distributed at atomic and military installations, a picture of a flying saucer might be obtained. The AF feels the final solution will be one of the following: 1) Misinterpretation of known objects. 2) Reflected light from the earth. 3) Man-made vehicles, most possibly Russian. 4) Spaceships or interplanetary missiles.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_208

Event 10432 (799ECE25)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: Goose Bay, Labrador
Description: Radar/visual of red-lighted object approach, climb, disappear.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_94

Event 10433 (A3200AC1)

Date: 6/19/1952
Time: 02:40
Location: GOOSE BAY, NFL
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1308. RADAR-visual (observation) / red-glow disk / 4K’ altitude. Also 26 November and 15 December. Eludes jets.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 146)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2217

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “GOOSE BAY,NFL:BBK#1308:RDR-VIS/RED-GLOW DISK/4K’alt:+26NOV+15DEC:ELUDES JETS”, LatLong: “53.300003 -60.383336”, LatLongDMS: “53:18:00 N 60:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1200”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10434 (80A0DF9C)

Date: 6/19/1952
Time: 14:00
Location: YUMA, AZ
Description: USAF pilot lane. Round white object flew straight and level for 10 second(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2218

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “48”, HatchDesc: “YUMA,AZ:USAF PILOT LANE:ROUND WHT OBJ FLEW S/L FOR 10sec:NFD”, LatLong: “32.683335 -114.616672”, LatLongDMS: “32:41:00 N 114:37:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Arizona”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10435 (DB8B0228)

Date: 6/19/1952
Time: 18:00
Location: JERSEY SHORE, PA
Description: 4+observer(s). Several saucers and cigars / high altitude. / Air Force report. News copy / r136#8p20.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 221)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2219

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “183”, HatchDesc: “JERSEY SHORE,PA:4+ OBS:SVRL SCRS+CGRS/HI ALT:/AF RPT:news copy/r136#8p20”, LatLong: “41.205558 -77.272226”, LatLongDMS: “41:12:20 N 77:16:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10436 (544645A6)

Date: 6/19/1952
Time: 21:50
Location: TRENTON, NJ
Description: Former USAF man / backyard. Strange night light. Swirling motion. Possible saucer.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 217)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2220

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “47”, HatchDesc: “TRENTON,NJ:FORMER USAF MAN/BACKYARD:STRANGE NLT:SWIRLING MOTION:POSSIBLE SCR”, LatLong: “40.216669 -74.750004”, LatLongDMS: “40:13:00 N 74:45:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10437 (3702BAA4)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, CAN
Description: One red light turned white while wobbling. Radar tracked a stationary object G,V (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1308)
Reference: NICAP: 520619
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1053

Event 10438 (57AAC393)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: Yuma, AZ
Description: Pilot saw a round, white object fly straight and level (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: 1310)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1054

Event 10439 (1D32796A)

Date: 6/19/1952
Time: 2:37 AM
Location: Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada
Description: Witness: 2nd Lt. A’Gostino and unidentified radar operator. One red light turned white while wobbling. Radar tracked a stationary target during the 1 minute sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_143

Event 10440 (2B5C2B28)

Date: 6/19/1952
Time: 2 PM
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Description: Witness: USAF pilot John Lane. One round, white object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_144

Event 10441 (F0836A3E)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: Goose Bay AFB [now CFB Goose Bay], Labrador
Description: 2:37 a.m. At Goose Bay AFB [now CFB Goose Bay], Labrador, radar men pick up a UFO track. 2nd Lt. A’Gostino and others outside see a strange, red-lighted object come in over the field. The radar blip suddenly enlarges, as if the device has banked, exposing a larger surface to the radar beam. The watching airmen see the red light wobble or flutter. After a moment the light turns white and quickly disappears. Apparently, the unknown craft has gone into a steep climb. Keyhoe assumes the radar and visual sightings are simultaneous, but Blue Book records indicate they are separate.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Target Suddenly Enlarges”; Keyhoe, FS from OS, p. 52; Sparks, p. 139; Chris Rutkowski and Geoff Dittman, The Canadian UFO Report, Dundurn Press, 2006, pp. 55–56
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1860

Event 10442 (2DEF9811)

Date: 6/19/1952
Locations: Tacoma, Washington; McChord AFB [now Joint Base Lewis- McChord] in Tacoma
Description: 1:30 p.m. Four silvery UFOs are seen by many witnesses in Tacoma, Washington, flying silently at a high altitude. Unofficial sources report that the objects are tracked on radar at McChord AFB [now Joint Base Lewis- McChord] in Tacoma and jets are scrambled.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Tacoma (Wash.) Reporter, June 20, 1952; Shoot 9; Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 11, 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1861

Event 10443 (AD3A9E60)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Description: 6:00 p.m. Army Capt. Harold Hermann and his wife see a round, silver UFO speeding across the sky at Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: (“‘Flying Saucers’ Sighted,” New York Times, June 24, 1952, p. 26)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1862

Event 10444 (1EDCE776)

Date: 6/19/1952
Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Description: 9:50 p.m. A former Army Air Force ground crew member sees a UFO flying in a swirling motion over the backyard of his home in Trenton, New Jersey.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, June–July 20th, The Author, 1986, p. 17
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1863

Event 10445 (C17ACA2E)

Date: 6/20/1952
Location: Central KOREA,
Description: (Translated from French) 3:03 p.m. Witnesses: four people from the Navy, and pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. An oval object, white or silver, 10-20 feet in size, made a “left hand” orbit, then a “right hand” orbit at a terrifying speed for 60 seconds.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1615

Event 10446 (42B99134)

Date: 6/20/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In the center of Korea, 4 Marine officers, captains and F4U-4B Corsair fighter pilots, observe a white or silver oval object 10 to 20 feet in size making an incredible left turn at a speed of 60 seconds. (June 20, 3:03 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1313 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1066

Event 10447 (3E52C511)

Date: 6/20/1952
Time: 11:50
Location: SANTA ROSA, CA
Description: Newsman. Round flat shiny saucer going quickly [to] by extremely fast. Size / B29 / 1 mile. 8k’ altitude?
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 821)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2221

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “16”, HatchDesc: “SANTA ROSA,CA:NEWSMAN:RND FLAT SHINY SCR >> BY XFAST:SIZE/B29/1 mile:8k’alt?”, LatLong: “38.438891 -122.711117”, LatLongDMS: “38:26:20 N 122:42:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10448 (2F240C3D)

Date: 6/20/1952
Time: 15:00
Location: CT0909 / WEST CENTER KOREA LONGITUDE & LATITUDE COORDS. = APPROXIMATE
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1313. USAF. 10’ saucer circles area just bombed. Going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 49)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2222

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “CT0909/W.CENTR.KOREA LL=APRX:BBK#1313:USAF:10’SCR CCLS AREA JUST BOMBED:>>E”, LatLong: “36.583335 128.000006”, LatLongDMS: “36:35:00 N 128:00:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “XXX”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10449 (37EE696E)

Date: 6/20/1952
Time: 20:30
Location: (CENTRAL), MS
Description: 2 USAF B29. Cone-saucer / collision course. 2nd cone follows. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: WEINSTEIN, Dominique; UAP: 80 Years of Pilot Sightings Privately published. 7 avenue Bartholome. 75015 Paris, FRANCE. (Index 21)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2223

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “(central),MS:2 USAF B29:CONE-SCR/COLLISION COURSE:2ND CONE FOLOS::NFD”, LatLong: “33.000002 -89.500004”, LatLongDMS: “33:00:00 N 89:30:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10450 (7A89A052)

Date: 6/20/1952
Location: Central Korea, Korea
Description: F4U-4B Corsairs Encounter Circling UFO (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520620
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1038

Event 10451 (8E3BDA03)

Date: 6/20/1952
Location: Central Korea, Korea
Description: F4U-4B Corsairs Encounter Circling UFO (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520620
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1055

Event 10452 (060D172C)

Date: 6/20/1952
Location: Paulette (near), MS
Description: Cone-shaped object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1056

Event 10453 (5BC60125)

Date: 6/20/1952
Time: 3:03 PM
Location: Central Korea
Description: Witnesses: four Marine Corps Captains and pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. One 10-20’ white or silver oval object made a left-hand orbit at terrific speed for 60 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_145

Event 10454 (A5AF4547)

Date: 6/20/1952
Location: central Korea
Description: 3:03 p.m. A flight of four US Marine Corps captains and pilots (Bobbie Foster , Richard Francisco, Teddy L. Pittman , and Ronnie A. McDonald) of F4U-4B Corsair fighters with the 7302nd Squadron over central Korea see a silvery-white object passing below them, banking into a left turn. As the object circles around, Foster dives toward the object, which appears to be 10–20 feet in diameter. It flies away at an estimated speed of 1,000 mph and disappears toward friendly lines.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “F4U-4B Corsairs Encounter Circling UFO”; Sparks, p. 139
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1864

Event 10455 (CCB4417D)

Date: 6/20/1952
Description: Central Korea. At 3:03 p.m. four Marine Corps Captains and pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes of the 7302nd Squadron sighted a 10-20 foot diameter white to silver oval object for 60 seconds. The daylight UFO made a left-hand orbit of the target area, and then shot away to the east outdistancing pursuit aircraft at a terrific speed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1313; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3550

Event 10456 (DEB8728F)

Date: Summer 1952
Description: While Operation INTERCEPT was in effect, two North American F-86 Operation INTERCEPT Sabre fighters were vectored onto a target UFO. The pilots had a broad daylight view of the UFO and fired tracer bullets at it before it accelerated out of range. The officer who fired the bullets was debriefed by his Colonel (name withheld) and the base commander told Capt. Ruppelt to destroy the report (according to Ruppelt himself).
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Pea Research
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_458
See also: 7/1952

Event 10457 (87A7DA99)

Date: 6/21/1952
Location: USA, Kelly AFB, Texas.
Description: (Translated from French) 12:30 p.m. Witness: T/Sgt. Howard Davis, flight technician of a B-29 bomber at 8,000 feet altitude. An object flat, strongly pointed at the front, rounded at the back, with a dark blue center and a red outline, emitted sparks as it passed behind the B-29 at a distance of 500 feet in 1 second.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1616

Event 10458 (C633D442)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: BELGIUM, Bellecourt
Description: (Translated from French) (GESAG, GS 1062) Along with playmates, J.E. (14 years old) saw a large, luminous disc, orange in the center and greenish around the edge. The object was totally silent and seemed to be spinning. Quickly passing at an estimated altitude of 1000 m, according to the witness, the disc came from the south and was heading north, towards Manage, without leaving any trace or trail behind it. The object was observed at an elevation of about 50°. It disappeared from the witness’s view after a few seconds, behind the houses that lined the playground. (1952, Summer (or 1953))
Reference: SOBEPS, Michel Bougard’s investigation, 28.9.1973, communicated to GESAG by J.L. VERTONGEN
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1659

Event 10459 (28C1C9AC)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: FRANCE, Chatillon
Description: (Translated from French) A young couple, on a night walk towards “Le Vieux Moulin”, suddenly heard an appalling noise, for which there was no explanation. Then came an impressive silence. Paralyzed, the witnesses did not dare to move. Something resembling whispers of human voices, clear, numerous, continuous, came from behind the hedge, but so faint that it was impossible to recognize words or a language. The witnesses held their breath as long as this “discussion” lasted. Then, as suddenly as the first time, a noise was reproduced in the same place. Traces found the next day, related to the phenomenon? (1952, Summer)
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: “Ovni, le premier dossier complet…” ed. Alain Lefeuvre 1979, p. 60
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1660

Event 10460 (927D157C)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: USA, New Mexico
Description: (Translated from French) A flying saucer crashed in the desert and the debris of the craft, as well as the bodies of three occupants, were immediately shipped to Wright Patterson where a film was made with views taken immediately at the crash site or later at the base. The first showed the craft embedded at 45 degrees in the desert sand and an open door below, from which the humanoid corpses were extracted. The following views showed these corpses lying on tables. They were about 1.20m tall, with huge pear-shaped heads, long arms that reached down to their knees, large open eyes with holes instead of a nose and ears, and a grayish skin. This film, which was obviously TOP SECRET, was shown to a number of senior officers of the Air Force at different air bases, with a ban on talking to anyone about it. I have heard about it several times, but have never had the opportunity to see it myself. (1952, Summer)
Reference: and nobody else has heard of it???
Reference: Maurice CHATELAIN: “The Messengers of the Cosmos” - Laffont 1980, p. 25
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1661

Event 10461 (9372DD8A)

Date: 6/21/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Kelly (Texas), Sergeant/T Howard Davis, flight engineer of a B-29 at 8000 feet altitude, observed a flat object with a pointed front and a rounded back. The object was white with a dark blue center and a red outline. It left a trail of sparks when it dove after the B-29 at a distance of 500 feet, in 1s. (June 21, 12:30 AM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1319 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1067

Event 10462 (BACDA74F)

Date: Summer 1952
Description: (Translated from French) A UFO is detected by the base’s radar, coming in at 1100 km/h then 150 km/h. Two F-86s are sent to intercept it, one at 6000 m, the other at 1500, because the radar does not give the altitude. The lower pilot sees a sphere which he takes for a balloon but understands that it is maintaining its distance. At 1000 m, he opens fire. The object shoots up in a flash of light. The affair will be hushed up, and the reports destroyed. Above the East of the state of Washington, Mr. Y., an American radar specialist, is stationed at the ADC station in Great Falls (Montana): Mr. Y.'s team had been warned by the Canadian radar stations in the Calgary area that 3 UFOs were heading south, towards the United States, at a low speed. The radars detected the UFOs and an USAF fighter was sent from a base in the east of the state of Washington. A radar and radio contact was maintained with the pilot of the fighter while he was guided towards the UFOs, themselves followed by radar. As he flew at 16000 feet (about 4800 m), the pilot claimed to have 2 of the UFOs in sight. Shortly afterwards, he and his plane simply disappeared! The wreckage of the aircraft was never found, although a rescue plane was immediately sent to the area concerned and the radar operators had the exact position of the plane at the moment of its disappearance. Monitored by planes now instructed not to approach within 15 km, the UFOs eventually evaporated. Mr. Y was instructed not to send the documents concerning this case to the Blue Book project - officially the only one authorized to deal with them - but directly to the ADC." (Summer)
Reference: Ruppelt
Reference: Stanton Friedman, Canadian UFO Report
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1184

Event 10463 (2D5CEA8D)

Date: 6/21/1952
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Description: LIGHT TREATMENT FOR LIGHT SUBJECT. A single saucer swooped over the Capitol dome in Washington, D.C. today. One motorist who noticed this accidentally ran his car off the road and smashed into a tree. Ignoring his car, he proceeded to the nearest telephone and called the C.A.A. to report the unidentified object. They took his story in a light vein and said that it was most probably a light reflection or one of the many low-flying aircraft in that area. They thought the car and the tree might be real, though.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_204

Event 10464 (00543779)

Date: 6/21/1952
Location: Oak Ridge Nuc. Fac., TN
Description: Radar/visual, air space violations, intercept, and near collision.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_95

Event 10465 (4E4F5625)

Date: 6/21/1952
Time: 11:10
Location: AUCH, FR
Description: Cop and 3 kids. Red sphere maneuvers out and back / 10 minute(s). Nears. Going quickly east toward(s) Toulouse.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 129)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2224

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “AUCH,FR:COP+3 KIDS:RED SPHERE MNVRS OUT+BACK/10min:NEARS:>>E twrd TOULOUSE”, LatLong: “43.966669 0.583333”, LatLongDMS: “43:58:00 N 00:35:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Gers”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10466 (26C65481)

Date: 6/21/1952
Time: 12:30
Location: KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, TX
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1319. B29 crew. Brilliant 3’GUITAR-pick dives past bomber / 8K’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 220)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2225

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “210”, HatchDesc: “KELLY AFB,TX:BBK#1319:B29 CREW:BRILL.3’GUITAR-PICK DIVES PAST BOMBER/8K’alt”, LatLong: “29.366668 -98.566671”, LatLongDMS: “29:22:00 N 98:34:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10467 (6B8EB683)

Date: 6/21/1952
Time: 13:50
Location: ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NS
Description: Separate observer(s). 2-5 silver-grey triangle-OVOIDs going quickly west. 1 splits off going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index 31)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2226

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “20”, Elev: “20”, HatchDesc: “ANNAPOLIS ROYAL,NS:SEP.OBS:2-5 SLVR-GRY TRIANGLE-OVOIDs >>W:1 SPLITS OFF >>S”, LatLong: “44.733335 -65.533336”, LatLongDMS: “44:44:00 N 65:32:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nova Scotia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10468 (E83040EF)

Date: 6/21/1952
Time: 19:00
Location: MIDDLETON, NS
Description: Teacher. Long cone / airplane speed. Flies wide-end first. Silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index 32)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2227

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “19”, HatchDesc: “MIDDLETON,NS:TEACHER:LONG CONE/AIRPLANE SPEED:FLIES WIDE-END FIRST:SILENT”, LatLong: “44.933335 -65.066670”, LatLongDMS: “44:56:00 N 65:04:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Nova Scotia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10469 (EC6E8C8D)

Date: 6/21/1952
Time: 23:00
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: RADAR and Ground Observer Corps (GOC) and air observer(s). 20cm night light over Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) site. Eludes F47. 8km altitude. Blinks.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 43)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2228

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, NUC: Nuclear facility related, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:RDR+GOC+AIR OBS:20cm NLT ovr AEC SITE:ELUDES F47:8km ALT:BLINKS”, LatLong: “36.000002 -84.300004”, LatLongDMS: “36:00:00 N 84:18:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10470 (7A3CEC54)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
Description: Famous F-86 shooting incident. Date unknown. Case report destroyed. (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 52Summer
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1022

Event 10471 (6945C74F)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: MacDill AFB, FL
Description: USAF Colonel, B-29 pilot investigated radar target, saw glowing ellipse which reversed direction and sped away. [UFOE, III] (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 0)
Reference: NICAP: 52Summer
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1023

Event 10472 (C0E756B0)

Date: 6/21/1952
Location: Kelly AFB, TX
Description: B-29 Encounters Flat Object With Pointed Front (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1319)
Reference: NICAP: 520621
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1057

Event 10473 (AA0471BD)

Date: 6/21/1952
Location: Oakridge, TN
Description: Radar Visual Near AEC Plant (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU, NC) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520621
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1058

Event 10474 (EDE6A922)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: MacDill AFB, FL
Description: USAF Colonel, B-29 pilot investigated radar target, saw glowing ellipse which reversed direction and sped away. [UFOE, III] (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 52Summer
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1182

Event 10475 (078A4B2C)

Date: Summer 1952
Time: 0300
Location: Itenhaem, Brazil
Description: A woman was awakened by a thunderclap and a strong bluish light. As she got out, she saw a large number of hovering disk-shaped machines resembling “inverted soup plates” 200 m away at an altitude of about 1 m. She observed them for 30 min, saw two figures standing on one of the craft and looking at the sky. They went back inside, and shortly thereafter the “fleet” took off, one object at a time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: FSR 68,1 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_90

Event 10476 (268605E2)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: Martin County, Texas
Description: Mrs. Rogers saw an object descend slowly and pass across a pasture at 7 m altitude. She stopped her car and observed it was “wobbling” in mid-air, was shaped like a turtle, and showed three oarlike protrusions that moved slowly. Estimated dimensions: 5 by 4 m, 1 m thick. It was greenish-gray in color, emitted a blue flame, but showed no other light.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Barker 78 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_91

Event 10477 (F65822C8)

Date: 6/21/1952
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Kelly AFB, Texas
Description: Witness: T/Sgt. Howard Davis, flight engineer of B-29 bomber at 8,000’ altitude. One flat object with a sharply pointed front and rounded rear; white with a dark blue center and red rim, trailed sparks as it dove past the B-29 at a distance of 500’, in l second.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_146

Event 10478 (7D6937A1)

Date: 6/21/1952
Locations: Kelly AFB; Kelly Field; San Antonio, Texas
Description: 12:30 p.m. T/Sgt. Howard Davis, flight engineer of a B-29 bomber flying at 8,000 feet altitude near Kelly AFB [now Kelly Field] in San Antonio, Texas, sees a small, flat object with a sharply pointed front and rounded rear. It is white with a dark blue center and red rim and trails sparks as it dives past the B-29 at a distance of 500 feet in one second.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “B-29 Encounters Flat Object with Pointed Front”; Sparks, p. 140
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1865

Event 10479 (55DCCC30)

Date: 6/21/1952
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: 10:58 p.m. A Ground Observer Corps spotter at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, sees a small (6–8 inches in diameter), slow-moving UFO near the AEC plant. GCI radar obtains the target, but it fades from the scope. An F-97 on combat air patrol engages in a “dogfight” with the object, which makes “ramming attacks” at the aircraft. It blinks until it speeds away.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Radar Visual near AEC Plant”; Ruppelt, p. 43; Sparks , p. 139
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1866

Event 10480 (EB22CB9A)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: Bristol, England
Description: Denis Plunkett forms a British branch of Albert K. Bender’s International Flying Saucer Bureau in Bristol, England. When Bender closes down IFSB in late September 1953, the branch becomes the British Flying Saucer Bureau, with his son E. L. Plunkett as president. It publishes Flying Saucer News from Spring 1953 to Spring 1956 and Flying Saucer News Bulletin from February 1955 through 1957.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Flying Saucer News, no. 1 (Spring 1953); Flying Saucer News Bulletin, no. 1 (February 1955)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1880

Event 10481 (C6A8C727)

Date: Summer 1952
Location: MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida
Description: Night. Radar at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, picks up a target at 40,000 feet flying at 460 mph. A nearby B-29 volunteers to investigate, searching until midnight. The pilot, a USAF colonel, finally reports a visual sighting of the UFO, flying at 40,000 feet and 250 mph and appearing as a glowing white light shaped like a football. The object changes course and disappears at high speed.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 25
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1881

Event 10482 (B6DFA606)

Date: 6/21/1952
Description: Near Kelly AFB, Texas. At 12:30 p.m. Sgt. Howard Davis, the flight engineer of a B-29 bomber flying at 8,000’ altitude, witnessed a flat object with a sharply pointed front and rounded rear. It was white with a dark blue center and red rim. It trailed sparks as it dove past the B-29 at a distance of 500 feet for a very brief time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1319; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 16; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: June-July 20th, p. 20
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3567

Event 10483 (144F5367)

Date: 6/21/1952
Description: At 11:00 p.m. that night at the Oak Ridge, Tennessee nuclear facility a radar target was picked up and later sighted as a featureless nocturnal light over the AEC site by a member of the Ground Observer Corps. The light eluded an F-47 fighter sent to investigate it, flying at 8,000 feet altitude.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt, The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 43
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3568

Event 10484 (37534429)

Date: 6/22/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Pyungthek (Korea), 2 Marine sergeants observe an object 4 feet in diameter dive towards a landing strip emitting red flames, remain stationary for a moment above a hill, turn around, flash twice and disappear. (June 22, 10:45 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1323 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1068

Event 10485 (03F224F0)

Date: 6/22/1952
Location: Korea
Description: Small object flies low over airstrip; extreme maneuverability.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_96

Event 10486 (F00AFD02)

Date: 6/22/1952
Time: 02:00
Location: CHEYENNE, WY
Description: 2+2 observer(s). Red and white round silver objects zigzag all over/all about. Back / 1000 hours. Extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLAMMONDE, Paris: UFO EXIST!; Ballentine Books, NY 1976. PB 480pp. (Index 439)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2229

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1820”, HatchDesc: “CHEYENNE,WY:2+2 OBS:RED+WHT RND SLVR OBJS ZIGZAG ALLO:BACK/1000 hrs:XFAST”, LatLong: “41.150002 -104.816672”, LatLongDMS: “41:09:00 N 104:49:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10487 (0BDFF998)

Date: 6/22/1952
Time: 22:50
Location: PYONGTAEK AIR FORCE BASE, KOREA
Description: 2 Sergeants / 753D RADAR. Project Bluebook Case #1323. Object hovers and flashes. 270° loop going quickly east.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 82)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2230

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “PYONGTAEK AFB,KOREA:2 Sgts/753D RDR:BBK#1323:OBJ HVRS+FLASHES:270°LOOP >>E”, LatLong: “36.983335 127.083339”, LatLongDMS: “36:59:00 N 127:05:00 E”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “KYG”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10488 (026F9617)

Date: 6/22/1952
Location: Pyungthek, Korea
Description: 4 ft diameter orange object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1323)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1060

Event 10489 (B002C131)

Date: 6/22/1952
Time: 10:45 PM
Location: Pyungthek, Korea
Description: Witnesses: Two Marine Corps Sergeants. One 4 ft. diameter object dove at a runway shooting red flames, hovered briefly over a hill, turned 180, flashed twice and was gone.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_147

Event 10490 (D133CF4F)

Date: 6/22/1952
Location: Pyeongtaek military base, South Korea
Description: 10:45 p.m. Two US Marine sergeants see a 4-foot diameter orange object dive at a runway from the north, dropping from 800 to 100 feet altitude over the west end of the runway at Pyeongtaek military base, South Korea, shooting 2–5-foot red flames. It then heads west at about 300–450 mph for 2–3 seconds, hovers briefly over a hill, turns 180° in 45–60 seconds, flashes, heads east a half mile, flashes again, and blinks out. No sound.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Hynek UFO Report, pp. 82–83; Sparks , p. 140
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1867

Event 10491 (C323BD31)

Date: 6/22/1952
Description: Near the Korean front in 1952, two sergeants sighted an orange disc four feet in diameter just above an airstrip. It dove vertically, emitting a red flame 2-5 feet long as it did so, and stopped momentarily 100 feet over the end of the runway. The object then flew to the west, circled back taking about 45 to 60 seconds to execute the 180-degree turn, flashed, the flew on to the east. A second bright flash was seen followed by complete darkness: the disc had vanished. No sound was heard coming from the object. The case was unexplained by Project Blue Book.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, p. 82
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3598

Event 10492 (B442BE13)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Spokane (Washington), Rex Thompson, a weather observer at the airport, observed a round disk with a metallic reflection shining and fluttering like a coin thrown for 5 to 7 minutes. (16 h 05)
Reference: case Blue Book #1331 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1069

Event 10493 (A4D8C4A6)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in MacChord (Washington), 2nd Lieutenant K. Thompson observed a very large light flying horizontally for 10 minutes. (21 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1232 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1070

Event 10494 (AC331336)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation in Kirksville (Missouri).
Reference: case Blue Book not explained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1071

Event 10495 (35C41253)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Secretary Martha Milligan observed an object shaped like a rifle bullet with an orange-burned exhaust flying horizontally for 30 to 60 seconds. (3:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1334 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1072

Event 10496 (5D95055F)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Near Owensboro (Kentu

c0mmando · May 24, 2024, 5:51pm

cky), National Guard and Lieutenant-Colonel O. L. Depp observed 2 objects resembling giant soup bubbles, reflecting yellow and lavender colors, flying straight for 5s. (10 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1335 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1073

Event 10497 (C713A8FC)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: (Translated from French) A pilot of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Group of the USAF observes a black object shaped like a coin, 15 to 20 feet in diameter, performing an irregular descent. (6 h 08)
Reference: unexplained Blue Book case, information came via Japan Hq. “CV 4359”
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1074

Event 10498 (D66212B3)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 03:30
Location: OAK RIDGE, TN
Description: 1 observer. Bullet object trails burnt orange smoke / 30 second(s) and more. Straight and level flight.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2231

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “OAK RIDGE,TN:1 OBS:BULLET OBJ TRAILS BURNT ORG SMOKE/30sec+:S/L FLITE”, LatLong: “35.994446 -84.272226”, LatLongDMS: “35:59:40 N 84:16:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Tennessee”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10499 (80B1891C)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 10:00
Location: US60 3MI EAST / OWENSBORO, KY
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1335. 2 military. 2 huge soap-bubbles fly going north. Reflect sun.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2232

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “110”, HatchDesc: “US60 3mi E/OWENSBORO,KY:BBK#1335:2 MIL:2 HUGE SOAP-BUBBLES FLY>N:REFLECT SUN”, LatLong: “37.783335 -87.116671”, LatLongDMS: “37:47:00 N 87:07:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kentucky”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10500 (3E2BDDFA)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 16:10
Location: SPOKANE, WA
Description: Weatherman. Metallic disk flips like a coin / 5-7 minute(s). Flashes in sunlight.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2233

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “600”, HatchDesc: “SPOKANE,WA:WEATHERMAN:MTLC DISK FLIPS LIKE A COIN/5-7min:FLASHES IN SUNLITE”, LatLong: “47.666669 -117.383339”, LatLongDMS: “47:40:00 N 117:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10501 (918DECB1)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 19:00
Location: ST. CHARLES, MO
Description: 2 observer(s). Very large silver disk flies / low altitude. Seen 1 min. No further details / Banner News.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 824)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2234

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “135”, HatchDesc: “St.CHARLES,MO:2 OBS:VLARGE SLVR DISK FLIES/LO alt:SEEN 1 min:NFD/Banner News”, LatLong: “38.783335 -90.466671”, LatLongDMS: “38:47:00 N 90:28:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10502 (5BE8321D)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: 4 MI WITH MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, WA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1332. Civil and military observer(s). Yellow-white night lights / V formation. V-agile motion.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 223)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2235

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “105”, HatchDesc: “4 MI W/McCHORD AFB,WA:BBK#1332:CIV+MIL OBS:YEL-WHT NLTS/VFORM:V-AGILE MOTION”, LatLong: “47.133336 -122.450006”, LatLongDMS: “47:08:00 N 122:27:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10503 (B5019759)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: Spokane, WA
Description: Round disc with a metallic shine flash and flutter like a flipped coin. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1331)
Reference: NICAP: 520623
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1061

Event 10504 (203FBD29)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: McChord AFB, WA
Description: A very large light fly straight and level (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1332)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1062

Event 10505 (FD402720)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: Kirksville, MO
Description: (Case missing) Seven ADC Men Track 3,600 MPH Target (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520623
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1063

Event 10506 (AE798A55)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Description: Secretary Martha Milligan saw a bullet-shaped object with burnt-orange exhaust fly straight and level. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1334, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520623
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1064

Event 10507 (5272558D)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: unknown location, Japan
Description: Black coin-shaped object, 15-20 ft in diameter (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1065

Event 10508 (3E25DB01)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: Owensboro (near), KY
Description: 2 obj looking like “giant soap bubbles” reflecting (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1335)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1066

Event 10509 (EC6ACE55)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 4:05 PM
Location: Spokane, Washington
Description: Witness: Airport weather observer Rex Thompson. One round disc with a metallic shine flashed, and fluttered like a flipped coin for 5-7 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_148

Event 10510 (5AA2AD12)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 9 PM
Location: McChord AFB, Washington
Description: Witness: 2nd Lt. K. Thompson. One very large light flew straight and level for 10 minutes. No further information.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_149

Event 10511 (738953BA)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: Time unknown
Location: Kirksville, Missouri
Description: Case missing from official files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_150

Event 10512 (6F2B1791)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 3:30 AM
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: Witness: secretary Martha Milligan. One bullet-shaped object with burnt-orange exhaust flew straight and level for 30-60 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_151

Event 10513 (269F43F3)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Description: Witness: National Guard Lt. Col. O. L. Depp. Two objects looking like “giant soap bubbles”, reflecting yellow and lavender colors, flew in trail for 5 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_152

Event 10514 (6B3AB483)

Date: 6/23/1952
Time: 6:08 AM
Location: Location unknown, but information came via Japan Hq. “CV 4359”
Description: Witness: USAF pilot of the l8th Fighter-Bomber Group. One black coin-shaped object, 15-20’ in diameter, made an irregular descent.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_153

Event 10515 (9FC22F39)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: Kirksville Air Force Station in Missouri
Description: 1:30 a.m. USAF ADC radar operators Lt. A. N. Robinson Jr. and Airman Ray H. Foote, plus 5 other controllers, officers, and maintenance technicians at Kirksville Air Force Station in Missouri, track a hard target with a clear sharp return about the size of a B-29. It suddenly appears 85 miles north-northwest of the station, moving at a constant speed of about 3,600+ mph on a straight path for about 125 miles for 2 minutes. Then it vanishes. A second target appears at 1:35 a.m.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Seven ADC Men Track 3,600 MPH Target”; Michael D. Swords, “Case Missing,” IUR 19, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1994): 20; Sparks, p. 141
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1868

Event 10516 (B0D84FBB)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Description: 3:30 a.m. Secretary Martha Milligan sees a bullet-shaped object emitting a burnt-orange exhaust fly straight and level over Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “June 23, 1952: Oak Ridge, Tenn.”; Sparks, p. 141
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1869

Event 10517 (75BB7058)

Date: 6/23/1952
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Description: 10:00 a.m. National Guard Lt. Col. Oren Laramore Depp [Johnny Depp’s grandfather] sees two objects looking like giant soap bubbles reflecting yellow and lavender colors flying in line over Owensboro, Kentucky.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks , p. 141
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1870

Event 10518 (D942BD33)

Date: 6/23/1952
Locations: Geiger Field [now Spokane International Airport]; Spokane, Washington
Description: 4:05 pm. Airport weather observer Rex Thompson sees a round disc with a metallic shine flash and flutter like a flipped coin for 5–7 minutes over Geiger Field [now Spokane International Airport], Spokane, Washington.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “June 23, 1952: Spokane, Wash.”; Sparks , p. 140
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1871

Event 10519 (1820BE7B)

Date: 6/23/1952
Locations: McChord AFB; Joint Base Lews-McChord; Tacoma, Washington
Description: 9:00 p.m. 2d Lt. K. Thompson sees a very large light flying straight and level for 10 minutes at McChord AFB [now Joint Base Lews-McChord] near Tacoma, Washington.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks, p. 140; Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 11, 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1872

Event 10520 (5452F35C)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: Grid area CV 4, Korea. Information came via Japan H.Q. “CV 4359”. At 6:08 a.m. a USAF pilot of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Group sighted a black coin-shaped object about seven times wider than it was thick, with an estimated diameter of 15-20 feet, that made an irregular descent. It flew at a fixed altitude for 6-7 seconds, approached the pilot’s plane, then disappeared into a cloud.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, p. 50
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3613

Event 10521 (77322558)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: Oak Ridge, Tennessee. At 3:30 a.m. Martha Milligan, a secretary, saw a bullet-shaped object with burnt-orange exhaust fly straight and level for 30-60 seconds.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1334; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 266
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3614

Event 10522 (395D2F51)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: In Owensboro, Kentucky at 10:00 a.m. National Guard Lt. Col. O. L. Depp and another man heard a sound like an airplane and witnessed two objects looking like “giant soap bubbles”, reflecting yellow and lavender colors. They flew one behind the other for five seconds, then vanished from view.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1335; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 267
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3615

Event 10523 (C952B1C4)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: Airport weather observer Rex Thompson in Spokane, Washington sighted a round disc with a metallic shine at 4:05 pm. It flashed and fluttered like a flipped coin for 5-7 minutes. Many others saw a fiery light that might have been a meteor.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1331; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3616

Event 10524 (03639B4D)

Date: 6/23/1952
Description: McChord AFB, Washington. At around 9 p.m. Lt. K. Thompson watched a very large light that flew straight and level for 10 minutes. Four miles west of the Air Base several yellow-whitish nocturnal lights in a V formation made precise maneuvers in sky.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1332; Don Berliner, Project Bluebook UFO Unknowns; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: June-July 20th, p. 23; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 266
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3617

Event 10525 (062806D6)

Date: 6/24/1952
Time: 13:00?
Location: SOUTHEAST / DURANGO, CO
Description: Highway Patrolman. Silver object going [to] alongside B50 bomber. 3 separate observer(s) see saucers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 824)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2236

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1900”, HatchDesc: “SE/DURANGO,CO:Hwy PATROLMAN:SLVR OBJ > ALONGSIDE B50 BOMBER:3 SEP.OBS SEE SCRS”, LatLong: “37.216668 -107.800005”, LatLongDMS: “37:13:00 N 107:48:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10526 (128BF7A7)

Date: 6/24/1952
Time: 22:40
Location: GOOSE BAY, NFLD
Description: Fiery sphere makes 90° turn. Dives at men / ground. RADAR-visual and Air Traffic Controller observer(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H. Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp. (Index 89)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2237

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “GOOSE BAY,NFLD:FIERY SPHERE MAKES 90°TURN:DIVES at MEN/GND:RDR-VISUAL+ATC obs”, LatLong: “53.333336 -60.450003”, LatLongDMS: “53:20:00 N 60:27:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Newfoundland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10527 (56477AA7)

Date: 6/24/1952
Location: Paris
Description: The first issue of Ouranos is published by the Commission Internationale d’Enquêtes sur les Soucoupes Volantes, in Paris.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ouranos , no. 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1873

Event 10528 (AF2F15B8)

Date: 6/25/1952
Location: USA, Chicago, Illinois.
Description: (Translated from French) 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Norbury, Mr. Matheis. A luminous, white-yellow, ovoid object, which occasionally had a red trail, performed circular flights (7 times) during the one and a half hour observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1617

Event 10529 (2081CD21)

Date: 6/25/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation in Tokyo (Japan)
Reference: case Blue Book #1340 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1075

Event 10530 (FDF94221)

Date: 6/25/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Chicago, Illinois, Ms. Norbury and Mr. Matheis observed a bright yellow-white egg-shaped object with a red tail, making 7 circles in 1.5 hours. (20:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1344 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1076

Event 10531 (B3063669)

Date: 6/25/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation in Japan, in the Korean zone.
Reference: case Blue Book #1347 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1077

Event 10532 (9F3A6A3F)

Date: 6/25/1952 (approximate)
Location: BAFFIN ISLAND, NWT
Description: USAF weathermen / theodolite. Silver-metallic ovoid passes going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 222)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2238

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “307”, HatchDesc: “BAFFIN ISLAND,NWT:USAF WEATHERMEN/THEODOLITE:SLVR-MTLC OVOID PASSES >>SW”, LatLong: “68.833337 -76.183337”, LatLongDMS: “68:50:00 N 76:11:00 W”, Locale: “Tundra”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Northwest Territories”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10533 (AF57D129)

Date: 6/25/1952
Time: 20:20
Location: K14 AB / SUWON, KOREA
Description: Separate observer(s). Dull-silver coin-disc spins counterclockwise. Several passes south to/from/between north / 45°.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 64)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2239

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “K14 AB/SUWON,KOREA:SEP.OBS:DULL-SLVR COIN-DISC SPINS CCW:SVRL PASSES S<>N/45°”, LatLong: “37.277780 126.927784”, LatLongDMS: “37:16:40 N 126:55:40 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SEO”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10534 (A6B03F90)

Date: 6/25/1952
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description: No information (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1340)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1067

Event 10535 (CD90F9D7)

Date: 6/25/1952
Location: Japan, Korea Area, Far East
Description: Military witness(es). Case missing [?]. (NARA) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1347)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1068

Event 10536 (CFF1BEAF)

Date: 6/25/1952
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: Bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1344)
Reference: NICAP: 520625
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1069

Event 10537 (00342ABE)

Date: 6/25/1952
Location: unknown location, MI
Description: (FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1070

Event 10538 (68C9842A)

Date: 6/25/1952
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description: Witnesses: Mrs. Norbury, Mr. Matheis. One bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object which sometimes had a red tail, made seven circles in 1 1/2 hours.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_154

Event 10539 (93562489)

Date: 6/25/1952
Time: Time unknown
Location: Japan-Korea area
Description: Case missing from official files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_155

Event 10540 (98BAA5C5)

Date: 6/25/1952
Description: Wilbert B. Smith writes an “Interim Report on Project Magnet,” in which he states: “If, as appears evident, the flying saucers are emissaries from some other civilization, and actually do operate no magnetic principles, we have before us the fact that we have missed something in magnetic theory but have a good indication of the direction in which to look for the missing quantities.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Good Above, p. 185
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1874

Event 10541 (1D88A3EE)

Date: 6/25/1952
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description: 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Daniel Norbury and Lawrence Matheis see a bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object, sometimes with a red tail, make seven circles over Chicago, Illinois.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “June 25, 1952: Chicago, Illinois”; Sparks , p. 141
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1875

Event 10542 (F66EC0CE)

Date: 6/25/1952
Description: At 20:23 p.m. over Suwon, Korea a silver coin-shaped object was seen spinning in a counterclockwise direction. The edges of the disc were dark blue, with its diameter seven times larger than its thickness. It changed course, paused, then rose vertically straight up. A bright yellow-white egg-shaped light flew at a slightly higher elevation than the planet Venus over Chicago, Illinois. Occasionally had a red tail light visible. It made a large continuous circle in the night sky at a slow speed. Project Blue Book “unidentified” case.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1344
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3648

Event 10543 (E293B410)

Date: 6/26/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Terre Haute (Indiana), 2nd Lieutenant of the USAF C. W. Povelites observed an object flying at 600 miles/h then stopping. (2 h 45)
Reference: case Blue Book #1348 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1078

Event 10544 (22E31674)

Date: 6/26/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Pottstown (Pennsylvania), the assistant airport director observed for 30 minutes 3 appearances of bright lights: 2 distant lights 2 miles away, and the leader blinking regularly and the other irregularly; 2 similar blinking lights, 1 mile away; finally, 1 single light. Their speed is estimated between 150 and 250 miles/h. (23 h 50)
Reference: case Blue Book n° 1351 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1079

Event 10545 (45F29CF5)

Date: 6/26/1952
Location: US
Description: The National Guardian. “TOP SECRET” PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE 50 YEARS. William A. Reuben ridiculed the contention of U.S. Attorney Myles Lane that the Rosenbergs had given Soviet Russia some of our top secrets, “including a project for a platform 3,000 miles in space.” Reuben pointed out that K. Tsiolkovsky sketched this in 1903 in “The Rocket In Cosmic Space.” So did Hermann Oberth in 1922 in “The Rocket Into Interplanetary Space,” and as late as 1948, Secretary of Defense Forrestal referred in his annual report to an “earth satellite vehicle program.” A New York Times science editor scoffed at Forrestal’s project being secret, pointing out it was obviously derived from Oberth.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_203

Event 10546 (FD521D03)

Date: 6/26/1952
Time: 01:30
Location: CELINA, OH
Description: Minister and wife. Luminous/glowing dark disk going south straight and level across town. Slight tilt.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 826)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2240

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “265”, HatchDesc: “CELINA,OH:MINISTER+WIFE:LUMN DARK DISK >S S/L ACROSS TOWN:SLIGHT TILT:”, LatLong: “40.550002 -84.572226”, LatLongDMS: “40:33:00 N 84:34:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10547 (6A0B25F8)

Date: 6/26/1952
Time: 20:50
Location: NORTHWEST / VALDOSTA, GA
Description: Pilots and more/others. Orange night lights zigzag and circle town and Air Force Base. Futile T33 chase. / r43p15.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 827)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2241

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “75”, HatchDesc: “NW/VALDOSTA,GA:PILOTS++:ORG NLTS ZIGZAG+CCL TOWN+AFB:FUTILE T33 CHASE:/r43p15”, LatLong: “30.916668 -83.300004”, LatLongDMS: “30:55:00 N 83:18:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Georgia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10548 (D99117B5)

Date: 6/26/1952
Time: 23:30
Location: MITCHELL AIR FORCE BASE, LI, NY
Description: Pan-AM pilot. Night light hovers and maneuvers. “No familiar craft or weapon”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 226)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2242

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “MITCHELL AFB,LI,NY:PAN-AM PILOT:NLT HVRS+MNVRS:“NO FAMILIAR CRAFT OR WEAPON””, LatLong: “40.716669 -73.600004”, LatLongDMS: “40:43:00 N 73:36:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10549 (984F8159)

Date: 6/26/1952
Time: 23:50
Location: POTTSTOWN, PA
Description: 2 glowing-objects going southeast. 15 minute(s) later 2 more. Yet another. All going quickly southeast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 221)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2243

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “46”, HatchDesc: “POTTSTOWN,PA:2 GLOW-OBJs >SE:15min LATER 2 MORE:YET ANOTHER:ALL >>SE”, LatLong: “40.233335 -75.650004”, LatLongDMS: “40:14:00 N 75:39:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10550 (B8842F76)

Date: 6/26/1952
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Description: Undescribed object fly at 600 mph (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1348)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1071

Event 10551 (FBCF992C)

Date: 6/26/1952
Location: Pottstown, PA
Description: 3 different sightings of flashing lights (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1351)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1072

Event 10552 (90E16020)

Date: 6/26/1952
Time: 2:45 AM
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Description: Witness: USAF 2nd Lt. C. W. Povelites. Undescribed object flew at 600 m.p.h. and then stopped. No further information in files.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_156

Event 10553 (B3038B6C)

Date: 6/26/1952
Time: 11:50 PM
Location: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Description: Witness: assistant manager of airport. Three sightings of flashing lights: two lights separated by 2 miles, with the leader flashing steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly flashing lights, but with l mile separation; finally a single light. Speed estimated at 150-250 m.p.h… Total of 1/2 hour.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_157

Event 10554 (61D7A263)

Date: 6/26/1952
Description: In Celina, Ohio at 1:30 a.m. a married couple saw a glowing but dark colored disc fly over the town slowly toward the south, at a low altitude. It flew with a slight tilt, and made no sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 2259
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3666

Event 10555 (037C7907)

Date: 6/26/1952
Description: Later that day in Pottstown, Pennsylvania a procession of discs flew by. At 11:50 p.m. two objects flew side-by-side in tandem-one had steady lights and the other had flashing lights. Fifteen minutes later two more passed over in the same configuration. After another fifteen minutes a single object flew over.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1351
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3667

Event 10556 (F97E8778)

Date: 6/27/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Topeka (Kansas), K. P. Kelly, 2nd Lieutenant and USAF pilot and his wife observed a red object changing from a circular to a vertical oval shape at a pulsating rate. The object remained stationary for 5 minutes, then they left. (June 27, 6:50 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1355 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1080

Event 10557 (3FE88C89)

Date: 6/27/1952
Time: 01:40
Location: BRONX, NYC, NY
Description: Round smooth glowing saucer parks overhead. Then going north and sharp turn going quickly west.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 226)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2244

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “37”, HatchDesc: “BRONX,NYC,NY:ROUND SMOOTH GLOWING SCR PARKS OVHD:THEN > N + SHARP TURN>>W”, LatLong: “40.833335 -73.866670”, LatLongDMS: “40:50:00 N 73:52:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “99”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10558 (B78A599F)

Date: 6/27/1952
Time: 08:00?
Location: MALTA
Description: UK Marines. Saucer going [to] over island. Fast. High-altitude. Morning. Reuters copy / r136#8p29.
Type: sighting
Reference: Database/website: MALTA UFO RESEARCH: J.J.Mercieca. www.mufor.org email: mufor at maltanet.net
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2245

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Greece and Island nations”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MALTA:UK MARINES:SCR >OVR ISLAND:FAST:HI-ALT:morning:Reuters copy/r136#8p29”, LatLong: “35.833335 14.500001”, LatLongDMS: “35:50:00 N 14:30:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MLT”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10559 (E97945B2)

Date: 6/27/1952
Time: 18:50
Location: TOPEKA, KS
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1355. 2 military. 200’ sphere/orb/globe-saucer changes shape. Back 30X / min! Vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 227)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2246

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “300”, HatchDesc: “TOPEKA,KS:BBK#1355:2 MIL:200’ ORB-SCR CHANGES SHAPE:BACK 30X/min!:VANISHES!”, LatLong: “39.033335 -95.683338”, LatLongDMS: “39:02:00 N 95:41:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10560 (68E31EA0)

Date: 6/27/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: FT. MYERS, FL
Description: 2 / home. Round orange disk hovers. Large sharp drop. Stops. Then going north slowly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 828)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2247

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “6”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “Ft.MYERS,FL:2/HOME:RND ORG DISK HVRS:LARGE SHARP DROP:STOPS:then >N slowly:”, LatLong: “26.638890 -81.872226”, LatLongDMS: “26:38:20 N 81:52:20 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10561 (20263001)

Date: 6/27/1952
Location: Topeka, KS
Description: Pulsating red object change shape from circular to a vertical oval (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1355)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1073

Event 10562 (ACF9418B)

Date: 6/27/1952
Time: 6:50 PM
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Description: Witnesses: USAF pilot 2nd Lt. K. P. Kelly and wife. One pulsating red object which changed shape from a circular to a vertical oval as it pulsed. Was stationary for about 5 minutes, then went out.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_158

Event 10563 (EED709C4)

Date: 6/27/1952
End date: 6/30/1952
Location: McChord AFB in Tacoma, Washington
Description: Ruppelt visits McChord AFB in Tacoma, Washington, to look into recent sightings there. Capt. Harnnagy of the 4704 Air Defense Wing Intelligence tells him that the objects are always seen in the northern sky around 8:00 p.m.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, June–July 20th, The Author, 1986, pp. 23–24
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1876

Event 10564 (1EEA1222)

Date: 6/27/1952
Description: A military pilot named Kelly saw a UFO hover at 6:50 p.m. and pulsate a brilliant red over Topeka, Kansas. The shape of the object varied from circular to oval in the vertical dimension as the object pulsated. A Project Blue Book “unknown.”
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1355; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: June-July 20th, p. 27; Kevin Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 267
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3692

Event 10565 (457DC9E3)

Date: 6/28/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque (New Mexico), 2 witnesses observed for 30 s 2 silver discs heading south and then quickly rising to separate, one to the southwest, the other to the east. Wind of 25 km/h. (13 h 20)
Reference: Hynek, 1974, DD-7
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1081

Event 10566 (1A04F015)

Date: 6/28/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Nagoya (Honshu, Japan), T. W. Barger, Captain and Electronic Countermeasures Officer of the USAF, observed a dark blue elliptical shaped object with a pulsating border flying straight at approximately 700 or 800 miles/h. (16 h 10)
Reference: case Blue Book #1363 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1082

Event 10567 (8DDE1B36)

Date: 6/28/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Lake Kishkonough (Wisconsin), Lake G. Metcalfe observed for 10 s a white-silver sphere transforming into an ellipse while spinning and making a very rapid ascent. (18 h)
Reference: case Blue Book #1361 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1083

Event 10568 (EB25A31C)

Date: 6/28/1952
Time: 13:20
Location: NEAR KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NM
Description: 2 saucers seen 30 second(s) / 2 observer(s). 1 going east. Other going SSE. Instant acceleration.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, J. Allen: The UFO EXPERIENCE, A Scientific Inquiry; Ballentine Books, NY 1974,1977. (Index 69)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2248

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1500”, HatchDesc: “nr KIRTLAND AFB,NM:2 SCRS SEEN 30sec/2 OBS:1 >E:OTHER >SSE:INSTANT ACCEL.”, LatLong: “35.033335 -106.633338”, LatLongDMS: “35:02:00 N 106:38:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Mexico”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10569 (3AE2849D)

Date: 6/28/1952
Time: 16:10
Location: NAGOYA, JPN
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1364. ECM officer. Silent ovoid straight and level 750mph going quickly northeast. Edge pulses blue.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 229)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2249

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, HatchDesc: “NAGOYA,JPN:BBK#1364:ECM OFFICER:SLNT OVOID S/L 750mph>>NE:EDGE PULSES BLUE”, LatLong: “35.150002 136.883340”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:00 N 136:53:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Honshu Island”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10570 (B7E55A20)

Date: 6/28/1952
Time: 18:00
Location: LAKE KOSHKONONG, WI
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1361. 1 ground observer(s). White saucer high over F80-jet makes 180 turn.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 228)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2250

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “237”, HatchDesc: “LAKE KOSHKONONG,WI:BBK#1361:1 GND OBS:WHT SCR HI OVR F80-JET MAKES 180 TURN”, LatLong: “42.883335 -88.983338”, LatLongDMS: “42:53:00 N 88:59:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wisconsin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10571 (D2063E48)

Date: 6/28/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: CALUSO, ITL
Description: 1 observer. Flashing disk hovers vertical by woods. Turns horizontal. Ozone odor.
Type: sighting
Reference: ITACAT, Catalogo Italiano degli Incontri Ravvicinati. Maurizio Verga, 1989 CISU/Torino, Italy. (Index 33)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2251

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, ODR: Odors associated with UFO’s

Extra Data: Country: “Italy”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CALUSO,ITL:1 OBS:FLASHING DISK HVRS VERTICAL by WOODS:TURNS HZNTL:OZONE ODOR”, LatLong: “45.300002 7.883334”, LatLongDMS: “45:18:00 N 07:53:00 E”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Torino”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10572 (170D166F)

Date: 6/28/1952
Location: Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
Description: 2 silvery disc-like objects high in the sky (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU, NC)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1074

Event 10573 (DB98EF22)

Date: 6/28/1952
Location: Lake Kishkonoug, WI
Description: Silver-white sphere become an ellipse (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1361)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1075

Event 10574 (701FDD11)

Date: 6/28/1952
Location: Nagoya, Honshu, Japan
Description: Dark blue elliptical-shaped object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1363)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1076

Event 10575 (6D6F7570)

Date: 6/28/1952
Location: Pacific bet. Hawaii and Calif., in airspace
Description: Bright Light Crosses C-97’s Path (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520628
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1077

Event 10576 (BA05E449)

Date: 6/28/1952
Time: 6 PM
Location: Lake Kishkanoug, Wisconsin
Description: Witness: G. Metcalfe. One silver-white sphere became an ellipse as it turned and climbed away very fast. 10 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_159

Event 10577 (71A3C1A4)

Date: 6/28/1952
Time: 4:10 PM
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Description: Witness: Capt. T. W. Barger, USAF electronics countermeasures officer. One dark blue elliptical-shaped object with a pulsing border flew straight and level at 700-800 m.p.h…
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_160

Event 10578 (E069F063)

Date: 6/28/1952
Location: Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: 1:20 p.m. Two observers at the Cargo Air Service hangar at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico, see two silvery discs high in the sky and moving to the south. They noiselessly climb nearly vertically at high speed, one going south-southeast, the other heading almost due east. The observation lasts 30 seconds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: J. Allen Hynek, THE UFO Experience, Ballantine ed., 1974, pp. 68–69; Sparks , p. 142
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1877

Event 10579 (D2CFC293)

Date: 6/28/1952
Description: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico - Two round silver disks were sighted by two men aboard a Carco Air Service cargo plane flying south of Kirtland AFB at 1:20 p.m. The craft initially moved slowly and silently to the south, but picked up speed instantly speed and climbed vertically. After climbing one object veered to the east and the second continued on in a south-southeasterly direction. They made no detectable sound.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: J. Allen Hynek, The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry, p. 60; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 181
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3709

Event 10580 (3BFCFBDF)

Date: 6/28/1952
Description: At 6 o’clock in the evening a silvery white sphere was observed flying over Lake Koshkonong, Wisconsin. It made a 180 degree turn and assumed an elliptical shape during the turn, then returned to a spherical appearance as it flew on.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: June-July 20th, p. 28; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 268
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3710

Event 10581 (7C89BB15)

Date: 6/28/1952
Description: A flashing disc shaped object hovered vertically in the air by some woods near Lake Caluso in the Piemonte region of Italy around nine o’clock in the evening. It rotated 90 degrees into a horizontal position, and left behind an odor of ozone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Solas Boncompagni, UFO in Italia, Volume I, (Periodo 1907-1953), p. 136
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3711

Event 10582 (E31ECC03)

Date: 6/29/1952
Location: USA, O’Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois.
Description: (Translated from French) 5:45 p.m. Witnesses: Three USAF M.P.s. A bright, silver, oval and flat object, surrounded by a blue halo, flew, then moved very quickly from left to right, up and down for 45 minutes.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1618

Event 10583 (374F4263)

Date: 6/29/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At O’Hare Airport in Chicago (Illinois), 3 USAF air policemen observe a flat silver-white object wrapped in a blue halo remaining stationary then quickly moving to the right, left and up and down for several minutes. (June 29, 5:45 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1364 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1084

Event 10584 (5E0A2171)

Date: 6/29/1952
Location: Thuringia, East Germany
Description: Sunday Graphic and Sunday News. - London England. IT WAS A FLYING SAUCER TO HIM. A refugee from the Russian occupied zone said today that he saw a flying saucer take off from a forest clearing in Thuringia, East Germany. Herr Oskar Linke, reported that he came upon the flying saucer three miles from the U.S. zone and saw crew members of its crew. He said, “My 11-year-old daughter and I glimpsed something white through the trees. We crept near and we saw a huge oval disk about 25 feet across lying on the ground. It looked like an enormous phosphorescent warming pan without a handle. We saw two figures wearing metallic overalls. My daughter screamed in fright and the two climbed hastily into the disk which had circular portholes around the edges. The upper works retracted and the saucer began to rise – slowly at first – into the air. We felt the swish of air it made. It hovered at 100 feet and then sped out of sight.” Linz is an ex-mayor of a East German town, who fled from Communist persecution. In London last night, Kenneth Gatland, Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society said, “Such a contraption must come from outside this earth. Nothing like it is known here.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_207

Event 10585 (2C3A8C7F)

Date: 6/29/1952
Location: PARK RIDGE, IL
Description: 3 military cops. 10M saucer over 2 radio towers. Jumps about / 45 minute(s). Blue-glowing.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2252

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “45”, Elev: “195”, HatchDesc: “PARK RIDGE,IL:3 MIL COPS:10M SCR ovr 2 RDO TOWERS:JUMPS ABOUT/45min:BLU-GLO”, LatLong: “42.011113 -87.838893”, LatLongDMS: “42:00:40 N 87:50:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10586 (3088E2DA)

Date: 6/29/1952
Location: O’Hare Airport, Chicago, IL
Description: A bright silver smooth surfaced, flat oval 30 ft object (Jan Aldrich; unpublished Ruppelt manuscript) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1364)
Reference: NICAP: 520629
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1078

Event 10587 (0A113656)

Date: 6/29/1952
Time: 5:45 PM
Location: O’Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois
Description: witnesses: three USAF air policemen. One bright silver, flat oval object surrounded by a blue haze, hovered, then moved very fast to the right and to the left, and up and down for 45 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_161

Event 10588 (B537005F)

Date: 6/29/1952
Locations: O’Hare Airport; Chicago
Description: 5:45 p.m. Three Air Force police officers of the 83rd Air Base Squadron at O’Hare Airport in Chicago spot a flat, oval object as it hovers between two radio towers about 7 miles away. It is bright silver in color, encircled by white haze, and appears about 30 feet in diameter. During the next 45 minutes the object moves to the southwest and then back north. It accelerates instantaneously to a speed faster than a jet fighter.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: [Blue Book documents]; Sparks , p. 143
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1878

Event 10589 (E2502451)

Date: 6/29/1952
Description: On this night three military policemen in Park Ridge, Illinois near O’Hare Airport sighted a thirty foot in diameter disc with a blue glow hovering over two civilian radio towers. It jumped about in the sky for 45 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1364.
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3726

Event 10590 (D765C808)

Date: 6/29/1952
Description: At 9:05 p.m. EDT a BOAC airliner with 22 witnesses aboard tracked a group of at least seven objects for 18 minutes over Canada, first encountering the objects around Sept-Iles in Quebec. The objects were seen flying in and out of broken cloud cover. There were six small ovals and a larger dark object, which was continually changing shape. It was described as changing shape “like a swarm of bees might do.” The six smaller orbs were “strung out in a line.” The explanation provided by the US Air Force, that they were witnessing Mars, was impossible at the time.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Brinsley LePoer Trench, The Flying Saucer Story, p. 33; Gordon D. Thayer, in Edward Condon (ed.), Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 139; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p.23
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3727

Event 10591 (0914B11C)

Date: 6/30/1952
Location: CANADA, London (Ontario)
Description: (Translated from French) (The London Free Press, June 30, 1952, pages 1 and 12) In Clarke Street and Oxford Street, the inhabitants saw in the evening a light so bright that it was as bright as day for two minutes, emitting a kind of low humming sound. At the London control tower they said the saucer was blue and followed a flash of light. The officials of the H.E.P.C. suppose that the phenomenon was due to the mobile transformer parked in the area. The transformer was fried during the storm.
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1619

Event 10592 (55FB4E63)

Date: 6/30/1952
Description: (Translated from French) A 40 year old man is riding a motorcycle with his 11 year old daughter in the Hasselbach region (former GDR). Suddenly, the child tells him she has seen “something” in the woods. Her father heads towards the indicated spot. He recounts: Thinking it was a deer, I approached quietly. Suddenly, I stopped, struck with amazement: in front of me, between the trees, stood two beings resembling men, wearing strange metallic suits. They were carefully examining the ground of a small clearing. Close to them stood a metal saucer of impressive size, measuring at least 8 meters in diameter. Its edges were pierced with two rows of openings. Its upper part was dominated by a cylindrical metal tube in a blackish color, shaped like a turret placed in the vertical axis of the craft. Under the effect of surprise, I called my daughter who had stayed near the motorcycle. But upon hearing my voice, the two metal-clad beings rushed towards the craft, entered the cylinder and locked themselves in. One of them had a kind of lamp on his chest that emitted flashes at regular intervals. In a few seconds, the edges of the craft where the openings I had mentioned appeared began to vibrate as if under the effect of an intense inner fire. They took on a green hue, then became vermilion, like metal heated to red. While these phenomena were occurring, I heard a faint humming. I had the impression that the cylindrical tube disappeared while the craft was lifting, which allowed me to observe that this tube extended underneath and served as a support. Taking advantage of this powerful support, the craft continued to rise. It was like a monstrous pink mushroom… When it had reached a certain height, it began to spin at an increasing speed. Then it moved away vibrating and without ceasing to spin like a top. The cylindrical tube had completely disappeared from the underside. The craft’s ascent speed increased rapidly. Suddenly, it stopped horizontally and disappeared behind the hill at a dizzying speed. (June 30th)
Reference: These Mysterious UFOs, op. cit., p. 133 and following.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1085

Event 10593 (D6F6A68D)

Date: 6/30/1952
Location: SEASIDE PARK, NJ
Description: 1 observer. Saucer over 3 Air Force jets;1 towing target. Saucer vanishes / smoke!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 230)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2253

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “SEASIDE PARK,NJ:1 OBS:SCR OVR 3 AF JETS;1 TOWING TARGET:SCR VANISHES/SMOKE!”, LatLong: “39.927780 -74.077781”, LatLongDMS: “39:55:40 N 74:04:40 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10594 (23ED74C7)

Date: 6/30/1952
Time: 19:10
Location: SEA OF JAPAN
Description: Location unknown. 3 in USAF C54. Cloud-saucer hides / clouds. Seen 5mn. Speeds away.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED during the KOREAN WAR; 1990 LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 (Index 46)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2254

Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Pacific Ocean and non - Asian islands”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “SEA of JAPAN:loc unk:3 in USAF C54:CLOUD-SCR HIDES/CLOUDS:SEEN 5mn:SPEEDS AWAY”, LatLong: “39.000002 135.000006”, LatLongDMS: “39:00:00 N 135:00:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SJP”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10595 (C4A6CBF1)

Date: 6/30/1952
Location: Columbia, MO
Description: Object at extreme distance irregularly changing color from red to green (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1079

Event 10596 (3C607880)

Date: 6/30/1952
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Description: Gaudet [and Wolf?]. (Jan Aldrich; FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1080

Event 10597 (EBCE4A8C)

Date: 6/30/1952
Location: Sea of Japan, at sea
Description: Circular object flattened on top and bottom (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1081

Event 10598 (0D0B08DD)

Date: 6/30/1952
Location: Pentagon
Description: Ruppelt says that by this time there is a split in opinion in the military about what to do about UFOs. One group assumes that UFOs are interplanetary, and information must be withheld at a top-secret level. “The enthusiasm of this group took a firm hold in the Pentagon, at Air Defense Command headquarters, on the Research and Development Board, and many other agencies.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 152–153
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1879

Event 10599 (64B8CE28)

Date: 7/1952
Location: Ohio Northern University
Description: Ohio Northern University sets up Project “A” to investigate the UFO’s.
Type: ufological event
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_117

Event 10600 (CCF4CC9B)

Date: 7/1952
Description: Pilots Nash and Fortenberry see 6 discs.
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_118

Event 10601 (3E96C6F3)

Date: 7/1952
Location: USA, Mojave Desert (California)
Description: (Translated from French) Tollkeeper Truman Bethurum claimed to have boarded a giant craft and to have had several conversations with the ship’s commander… a splendid Venusian (named Ranes) who seemed to have a weakness for men with a bald head as smooth as a billiard ball. Which, of course, was the case of Bethurum! When she received her terrestrial friend, she was surrounded by a court of little men (…) (A. RIBERA: “These Mysterious UFOs” - De Vecchi 1976, p. 226, 227) Truman Bethurum claimed to have met in the Mojave Desert, from July to November 1952, therefore before Adamski, a female extraterrestrial entity who presented herself under the name of Aura Rhanes (July to November 1952)
Reference: Jean SIDER: “UFO, the Unmasked Invaders”, ed. RAMUEL 1999, p 77
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1621

Event 10602 (DE1D50F9)

Date: 7/1952
Location: USA, Washington
Description: (Translated from French) Above the capital, a UFO was hit by a burst of machine gun fire from a Navy jet. A fragment of the object was recovered and handed over to laboratories for analysis. (Note from Vog: probably on the 26th or 27th of July) (Jacques POTTIER: “Les Soucoupes Volantes” - DE VECCHI - 1974 - p. 30) During the summer of 1952, a metal fragment was ejected from an unidentified flying object. It was determined to be an orthosilicate matrix of magnesium, according to Frank Edwards. The Condon Report indicates that there is no official confirmation and the deposition of the samples is unknown.
Reference: Jacques VALLEE: “Confrontations” - Laffont 1991, p. 68
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1658

Event 10603 (D1377B95)

Date: 7/1952
Time: 23:00
Location: NEAR MASCOT, NSW
Description: Ana pilot. Orange fireball going quickly [to] by. Returns. Circles airliner. Going quickly east. Nothing / RADAR.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 832)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2255

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects

Extra Data: Country: “Australia”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “nr MASCOT,NSW:ANA PILOT:ORG FBL >> BY:RETURNS:CCLS AIRLINER:>>E:nothing/rdr”, LatLong: “-33.933335 151.200007”, LatLongDMS: “33:56:00 S 151:12:00 E”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NSW”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10604 (6B6F23B9)

Date: 7/1952
Locations: Sydney, New South Wales; Fairfield, New South Wales
Description: Edgar Jarrold begins the Australian Flying Saucer Bureau in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia’s first civilian UFO organization, following his personal observation of two fast-moving yellow lights in the sky over Fairfield, New South Wales.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Saucers on His Mind,” Sydney (N.S.W.) Morning Gazette, February 2, 1954, p. 7; Clark III 632
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1882

Event 10605 (7C925E3C)

Date: 7/1952
Location: Schenectady, New York
Description: Afternoon. A man driving a car near Schenectady, New York, sees an oblong object hovering nearby. A gondola lowers from the object and a bunch of “Navy officers in white hats” rush to the windows. All are wearing huge dark glasses. The gondola goes back up, and three smaller UFOs appear and go inside the bigger one.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Center for UFO Studies, HUMCAT Index 1952–1953, p. 10; Clark III 267
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1883

Event 10606 (954B79BB)

Date: 7/1952
Locations: Ohio Northern University; Ada, Ohio; Los Angeles
Description: The administration and faculty of Ohio Northern University, in Ada, Ohio, announce the formation of Project A: Investigation of Phenomena, saying that members of the engineering, pharmacy, law, and liberal arts colleges will examine the evidence for UFOs under the direction of Dean Warren L. Hickman. Project A personnel seek reports from the public and collect newspaper clippings. The project receives a disappointing 54 completed questionnaires, far lower than the 200 they would like for a scientific sampling. However, they do estimate that about 20% involve “unnatural phenomena.” After unsuccessful attempts to obtain reports from Civilian Saucer Investigation in Los Angeles and other groups, the university closes the project down in mid-1954.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, August, The Author, 1986, p. 3; Clark III 916; Curt Collins, “Project A: The Short Life of a UFO Study,” September 21, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1884

Event 10607 (0F1AA385)

Date: 7/1952
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description: Pilot Fred Reagan’s Piper Cub Plane collided with a bright, dazzling lozenge-shaped UFO. Reagan died in May, 1953 because of a degeneration of brain tissue due to extreme atomic radiation, for which authorities were unable to offer an explanation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: The Flying Saucers are Hostile!, by George D. Fawcett 1961
Source: HostileFawcett, ID: HostileFawcett_18

Event 10608 (613D0C7E)

Date: 7/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Hasselbach (Germany), the local politician and former major of the Whermarcht Oskar Linke and his stepdaughter Gabrielle (11 years old) have to abandon their motorcycle: while walking near a wood, they see between the trees a large saucer (15 m) on the ground, topped with a 3 m conical tower. Linke will affirm: Near it were 2 characters… in metallic, shining outfits. Gabrielle addresses them and they quickly get back into the UFO and take off in the direction of Stockheim.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1086

Event 10609 (E9E9A8AA)

Date: 7/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) A shepherd who is 1600 m away from the woods and the guardian of a sawmill see the UFO take off.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1087

Event 10610 (D6B348D4)

Date: 7/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Boston (Massachusetts), two silver cigar-shaped objects are seen moving towards the Southwest.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1088

Event 10611 (69C0D570)

Date: 7/1/1952
Description: (Translated from French) A Fort Monmouth (New Jersey), visual and radar observation of 2 UFOs. The objects were stationary, then quickly moved towards the South-West.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1089

Event 10612 (D7666D0E)

Date: 7/1/1952
Location: Fort Monmouth, NJ
Description: Radar/visual of two objects hovering and speeding away.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_97

Event 10613 (A040A5BA)

Date: 7/1/1952
Time: 07:30
Location: BEDFORD, MA
Description: Many observer(s). Saucer outraces 2 F94s. Going southwest. 2 cigars / 500mph / Lynn, Ma. / r242p84.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 150)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2256

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “41”, HatchDesc: “BEDFORD,MA:MANY OBS:SCR OUTRACES 2 F94s:>SW:2 CGRS/500mph/LYNN,MA:/r242p84”, LatLong: “42.488891 -71.277781”, LatLongDMS: “42:29:20 N 71:16:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10614 (CFD4D197)

Date: 7/1/1952
Time: 08:40
Location: PORT MONMOUTH, NJ
Description: 12+observer(s) / RADAR. 2 cigars / 15km altitude / 5 minute(s). Going quickly southwest. 2nd / 0907hrs. / r28p306.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 84)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2257

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “27”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “PORT MONMOUTH,NJ:12+OBS/RDR:2 CGRs/15km alt/5min:>>SW:2nd/0907hrs:/r28p306”, LatLong: “40.416669 -74.083337”, LatLongDMS: “40:25:00 N 74:05:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “New Jersey”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10615 (A5A8255D)

Date: 7/1/1952
Time: 12:00
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Description: Physics Professor and 500 at G. Washington university/universe(al). Metallic saucer hovers and maneuvers.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 151)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2258

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “8”, Elev: “8”, HatchDesc: “WASHINGTON,DC:PHYSICS PROF+500 at G.WASHINGTON UNIV:METALLIC SCR HVRS+MNVRS”, LatLong: “38.900002 -77.033337”, LatLongDMS: “38:54:00 N 77:02:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WDC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10616 (93F662C3)

Date: 7/1/1952
Time: 19:40
Location: OVER MT. WILSON, CA
Description: Observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars watches 6-engine B36. So does motionless saucer / 10 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 239)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2259

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1740”, HatchDesc: “ovr Mt WILSON,CA:OBS/BINOCS WATCHES 6-ENGINE B36:SO DOES MOTIONLESS SCR/10min”, LatLong: “34.233335 -118.083339”, LatLongDMS: “34:14:00 N 118:05:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10617 (6DDAFF76)

Date: 7/1/1952
Time: 20:00
Location: LOCATION UNKNOWN / SOUTH SWEDEN
Description: 3 RSAF men. Silver-grey classic saucer. Very fast. No further details. See reference.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 832)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2260

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “loc.unk/S.SWEDEN:3 RSAF MEN:SLVR-GRY CLASSIC SCR:VFAST:NFD:see ref”, LatLong: “57.000003 14.000001”, LatLongDMS: “57:00:00 N 14:00:00 E”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Sweden”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10618 (7D96D225)

Date: 7/1/1952
Location: Boston, MA
Description: 7:25 am. Two silvery elliptical UFOs were observed visually near Boston, where an F-94 interceptor was sent up to investigate (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520701
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1082

Event 10619 (6AFCAE62)

Date: 7/1/1952
Location: Fort Monmouth, NJ
Description: 2 big lights about 20 ft diameter fly straight and level, G,V (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520701
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1083

Event 10620 (94C1F80C)

Date: 7/1/1952
Description: J. Robert Moskin‘s article appears in Look magazine. It features Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg’s declaration that “we cannot afford to be complacent” about UFOs. Keyhoe says that the article has upset the “silence group” in the Pentagon.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: J. Robert Moskin, “Hunt for the Flying Saucer,” Look. July 1, 1952, pp. 37–41; Keyhoe, FS from OS, pp. 52–53
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1885

Event 10621 (F35CF5A8)

Date: 7/1/1952
Locations: Boston, Massachusetts; Lynn, Massachusetts; Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts
Description: 7:25 a.m. A Ground Observer Corps spotter sees a UFO headed southwest across Boston, Massachusetts. Two F-94s are scrambled. Erwin W. Nelson and his wife at Lynn, Massachusetts, notice two vapor trails from the climbing jets, look around, and see in the west a bright silver “cigar shaped object about six times as long as it was wide” heading over Boston at a very high altitude. An identical UFO is following the first some distance back. No vapor trails are visible. The witnesses watch the F-94s search back and forth far below the UFOs. At 7:30, USAF Capt. Robert E. Metcalf, petroleum officer for the 6520th Test Support Wing, and USAF air policemen M/Sgt James Stiner and M/Sgt Joseph R. Bosh, 6520th Air Police Squadron, at Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts, see the two jets, look for what they are intercepting, and see to the east a 100-foot-long silvery ellipse “fatter than a cigar” traveling southwest. At two points, the object seems to hover, then continues at about 40,000 feet. The object’s path intersects contrails of the two jets heading southeast. Metcalf loses sight of the object on his way to the tower after a few minutes, then sees it again at about 7:40 a.m., noting it has increased distance “considerably,” but finally loses sight of it at the tower.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: [Blue Book document]; UFOEv, p. 160; Ruppelt, pp. 150–151; Sparks , p. 144
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1886

Event 10622 (692BE83B)

Date: 7/1/1952
Locations: East Coast; Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Washington, D.C.; George Washington University, D.C.
Description: 8:40–9:15 a.m. Two silvery objects move south along the East Coast and hover near Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, for about 5 minutes at 50,000 feet. As radar at Fort Monmouth detects the objects, they put on a burst of speed and head southwest toward Washington, D.C., confirmed visually. At about 12:00 noon, a physics professor at George Washington University in D.C. sees a grayish UFO hovering and arcing back and forth across the sky for about 8 minutes. He guesses about 500 people are watching the object.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Objects Tracked at 50,000ʹ, G/V”; Ruppelt, pp. 151–152; Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, June–July 20th, The Author, 1986, pp. 36– 37; Sparks, p. 144
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1887

Event 10623 (BAF5E485)

Date: 7/1/1952
Description: Lynn, Massachusetts - At about 7:25 in the morning two F-94’s were scrambled to intercept a UFO that a Ground Observer Corps spotter reported was travelling southwest across Boston. Radar couldn’t pick it up so the jets were vectored into the general area. At 7:30 a.m. a man and his wife in Lynn noticed the two vapor trails from the F-94 interceptors and looked around the sky to see if they could spot what the jets were after. They saw a bright silver cigar-shaped object “about six times as long as it was wide” moving southwest. As they watched they saw an identical UFO was following the first one some distance back. Both were moving just a little faster than the two jets. The UFOs appeared to be at a very high altitude, and the couple watched as the two F-94’s searched back and forth far below the UFOs. The Air Force lists the explanation of the objects as probable balloons.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt, The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1956, pg. 150
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3769

Event 10624 (60E1D73E)

Date: Early 7/1952
Location: USA, Giant Rock, California
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: beginning of summer 52) An entity by the name of “Portla” announced to Van Tassel that the commander Ashtar of the intergalactic vessel Schare, would come to him to speak to him. (continued 18 July 52) (Mitarbeiter, “Ufo Geheimnisse”, Berlin, January 1998) At the end of 1952 he published a small 51 page self-published booklet entitled “I rode a Flying Saucer”. Van Tassel claimed to have dialogued in an ecstatic trance state and in the presence of witnesses, with an extraterrestrial named Totalmon, then with another one saying his name was Ashtar. (1952, beginning of July)
Reference: Jean SIDER: “Ovni, les envahisseurs démasqués”, ed. RAMUEL 1999, p 76
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1620

Event 10625 (A434169F)

Date: 7/2/1952
Location: USA, Tremonton (Utah)
Description: (Translated from French) The film had been taken by US Navy Officer Delbert C. Newhouse. He and his wife were on a drive. They were driving slowly at 11 km from Edmonton when suddenly they saw a formation of bright objects against the blue sky. Newhouse was a Navy photographer. The objects were round, unlike any known aircraft, and moved at supersonic speeds. Grabbing his 16mm Bell and Howell camera, Newhouse fitted a telephoto lens and used twelve meters of film. At the end of the roll he pointed his camera at a disc that had changed direction and left the formation, but by the time he had turned his camera to the “formation” the other saucers had already disappeared. (Donald E. KEYHOE: “The UFO File” - ed. Hachette 1952, p.139, 140) UFO film shot by Delbert C. Newhouse, US Navy Chief Photographer. (Henry DURRANT: “The UFO File” - Laffont 1973 - p.180) They were out for a drive, he and his wife, near the Great Salt Lake when they saw a formation of bright, round objects. He took his 16mm camera, set up the telephoto lens and filmed the group of 12 to 14 objects. He used 13 m of film. The US Navy Marine-Photo-Interpretation Laboratory spent over a thousand hours analyzing the film.
Reference: Johannes von BUTLAR: “UFO, We Are Not Alone” - Presses de la Cité 1979, p. 77, 78
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1622

Event 10626 (54F89507)

Date: 7/2/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Observation at Tremonton (Utah), by Sergeant Delbert C. Newhouse. (Wednesday 2 July)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1090

Event 10627 (AAD19899)

Date: 7/2/1952
Location: Tremonton, UT
Description: Navy aviator captures UFOs on 16mm film.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_98

Event 10628 (41CABF74)

Date: 7/2/1952
Time: 11:10
Location: US30 7 MILE(S) NORTH / TREMONTON, UT
Description: Navy man and 1. 12 saucers maneuver going west. 40’ good 16 mm film. / r242p15.
Type: sighting
Reference: KEHOE, Donald: The FLYING SAUCER CONSPIRACY; Henry Holt, NY 1955; HC (Index 304)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2261

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1315”, HatchDesc: “US30 7mi.N/TREMONTON,UT:NAVY MAN+1:12 SCRS MNVR >W:40’GOOD 16mm FILM:/r242p15”, LatLong: “41.716669 -112.183339”, LatLongDMS: “41:43:00 N 112:11:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Utah”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10629 (121CDD86)

Date: 7/2/1952
Location: Tremonton, UT
Description: The Tremonton, Utah / Newhouse Color Film (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, Code: I, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520702
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1084

Event 10630 (D4D8538E)

Date: 7/2/1952
Location: highway seven miles north of Tremonton, Utah, US
Description: 11:10 a.m. As he is driving on a highway seven miles north of Tremonton, Utah, US Navy Chief Petty Officer Delbert C. Newhouse and his wife see a strange object in the sky. Newhouse pulls the car to the side of the road, gets out, and watches 12–14 UFOs at about 10,000 feet. Looking like “two pie pans, one inverted on top of the other,” they are clustered in a loose formation, “milling around.” He takes about 75 seconds worth of film through the telephoto lens of his 16mm movie camera, though the objects have receded a bit to shiny points of light. At one point a single object leaves the pack, heading east, and Newhouse holds the camera still so the UFO crosses the field of view. He repeats the procedure 3-4 times. Blue Book obtains the film and sends it to the USAF Photo- Reconnaissance Laboratory and the Navy’s Photo Interpretation Laboratory. Both analyses eliminate the possibility of aircraft or birds.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “The Tremonton, Utah / Newhouse Color Film”; “Delbert Newhouse UFO Footage, 1952, Tremonton, Utah,” parkerdonaldmusic YouTube channel, September 29, 2012; Ruppelt, pp. 220–222; UFOEv, pp. 88 , 112; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 235–239; Condon, pp. 418–426; “Turner on Tremonton,” IUR 3, no. 5 (May 1978): 6; Swords 149; Clark III 1203–1204; Kevin D. Randle, “Newhouse’s Tremonton, Utah Movie Revisited,” A Different Perspective, December 12, 2013; Patrick Gross, “Tremonton, Utah, UFO Color Film of July 2, 1952”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1888

Event 10631 (2F547703)

Date: 7/3/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Selfridge (Michigan), witnesses observed two large lights of an estimated diameter of 20 feet, flying straight at an alarming speed. (4:15)
Reference: case Blue Book #1380 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1091

Event 10632 (6BB10E5B)

Date: 7/3/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Chicago (Illinois), Mrs. J. D. Arbuckle observed 2 bright pastel green discs flying straight and very quickly for 6s. (23 h 50)
Reference: case Blue Book n° 1382 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1092

Event 10633 (3C5F6607)

Date: 7/3/1952
Time: 06:10
Location: DAKAR, SENEGAL, (FWA)
Description: Odd meteor straight and level for 5 second(s). Then rises. Accounts differ. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2262

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Liberia”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “DAKAR,SENEGAL,(FWA):ODD METEOR S/L for 5sec:THEN RISES:accounts differ:NFD”, LatLong: “14.666667 -17.433334”, LatLongDMS: “14:40:00 N 17:26:00 W”, Locale: “Coastlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SNG”, Strangeness: “3”

Event 10634 (CF67DCF5)

Date: 7/3/1952
Time: 06:10
Location: AJAX, ON
Description: 2 separate observer(s). Flaming red disk south going quickly north. Vapor trail. “Just like a tea-plate”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 839)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2263

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “90”, HatchDesc: “AJAX,ON:2 SEP.OBS:FLAMING RED DISK S>>N:VAPOR TRAIL:“Just like a tea-plate””, LatLong: “43.850002 -79.016670”, LatLongDMS: “43:51:00 N 79:01:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10635 (2E8F1E1B)

Date: 7/3/1952
Time: 06:20
Location: NEAR ROME CENTER, MI
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1380. 2 6m circular lights flash over country / low altitude. Many calls.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2264

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “277”, HatchDesc: “nr ROME CENTER,MI:BBK#1380:2 6m CIRC.LITES FLASH OVR COUNTRY/LO ALT:MANY CALLS”, LatLong: “41.916669 -84.233337”, LatLongDMS: “41:55:00 N 84:14:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Michigan”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10636 (5C0CB8E5)

Date: 7/3/1952
Time: 19:00
Location: ORAN, ALGERIA
Description: Mechanic. Silver saucer maneuvers slowly. Rotates rapidly / 3 minute(s). Going quickly west to sea.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 240)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2265

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Algeria”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “ORAN,ALGERIA:MECHANIC:SLVR SCR MNVRS SLOWLY:ROTATES RAPIDLY/3min:>>W TO SEA”, LatLong: “35.766668 -0.750000”, LatLongDMS: “35:46:00 N 00:45:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oran”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10637 (F36C5579)

Date: 7/3/1952
Time: 23:50
Location: CHICAGO, IL
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1382. 1 observer. 2 pastel disks straight and level very fast / 6 second(s). No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2266

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “190”, HatchDesc: “CHICAGO,IL:BBK#1382:1 OBS:2 PASTEL DISKS S/L VERY FAST/6sec:NFD”, LatLong: “41.883335 -87.650004”, LatLongDMS: “41:53:00 N 87:39:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10638 (D303953B)

Date: 7/3/1952
Location: Selfridge AFB, MI
Description: 2 big lights about 20 ft diameter (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1380)
Reference: NICAP: 520703
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1085

Event 10639 (2FE85066)

Date: 7/3/1952
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: 2 bright pastel green discs fly straight and level very fast (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1382)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1086

Event 10640 (9D2EE059)

Date: 7/3/1952
Time: 4:15 AM
Location: Selfridge AFB, Michigan
Description: Witnesses not identified. Two big lights, estimated at 20’ diameter, flew straight and level at tremendous speed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_162

Event 10641 (BF0DBDC6)

Date: 7/3/1952
Time: 11:50 PM
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description: Witness: Mrs. J. D. Arbuckle. Two bright pastel green discs flew straight and level very fast for 6 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_163

Event 10642 (292E65CB)

Date: 7/3/1952
Locations: Manitou Beach Highway; Rome Center, Michigan
Description: 4:15 a.m. A witness on the Manitou Beach Highway near Rome Center, Michigan, watches two circular lights about 20 feet in diameter flying horizontally at tremendous speed at only a few hundred feet altitude.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “July 3, 1952: Selfridge AFB, Mich.”; Sparks , p. 145
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1889

Event 10643 (A4FF1E87)

Date: 7/3/1952
Locations: Chicago, Illinois; O’Hare Airport
Description: 11:50 p.m. Mrs. J. D. Arbuckle sees two bright pastel-green discs fly straight and level very fast for 6 seconds over Chicago, Illinois. The next day the Air Force public information office at O’Hare Airport says it has received 16 reports of UFOs over Chicago in the past week. An Air Force spokesman says that jet patrols are on alert 24 hours a day.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Sparks , p. 145; “Deny Reports of ‘Saucers’ Alerts,” Waterloo (Iowa) Courier, July 4, 1952, p. 1
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1890

Event 10644 (399BFAA1)

Date: 7/4/1952
Location: USA, Portland (Oregon)
Description: (Translated from French) Agent McDowell was feeding the pigeons when a sudden agitation took hold of the birds. Looking for what had scared the pigeons, he saw five large discs in the sky to the east of Portland. The discs were diving and oscillating vertically. McDowell notified this by radio. Paterson, who had heard the alert, went outside and saw a disc of aluminum appearance heading southwest. These discs were flying at an incredible speed.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: “New Report on UFOs” - Belfond 1979, pp. 100-102
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1623

Event 10645 (726814D7)

Date: 7/4/1952
Location: USA, Emmeth (Idaho)
Description: (Translated from French) Commander Smith and the entire crew of a UAL flight saw, to the west, first 5 flying discs in formation. Then they saw 4 more, three in formation and one flying alone at a good distance. Smith described them as thin and smooth underneath, rough on top. They were silhouetted against the sun shortly after 8:04 PM, takeoff time. The witnesses saw them for 70 km and then they disappeared.
Reference: J. Allen HYNEK: New Report on UFOs - Belfond 1979, p. 102, 103
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1624

Event 10646 (2085DF44)

Date: 7/4/1952
Location: GLENROCK, WYOMING
Description: Saucer / 200-300mph. Slows. Circles. Gyrates. Rises and falls. Going quickly [to] behind mountains.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 241)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2267

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “1529”, HatchDesc: “GLENROCK,WYOMING:SCR/200-300mph:SLOWS:CIRCLES:GYRATES:RISES+FALLS:>>BHND MTNS”, LatLong: “42.861113 -105.872227”, LatLongDMS: “42:51:40 N 105:52:20 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Wyoming”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10647 (8D4C1B20)

Date: 7/4/1952
Time: 11:40
Location: STUTTGART, GERM
Description: 5+observer(s). Silver saucer hovers. 2nd saucer joins. 1 goes then 2nd. Extreme speeds.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 241)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2268

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Germany”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “STUTTGART,GERM:5+OBS:SLVR SCR HVRS:2nd SCR JOINS:1 GOES THEN 2nd:XTREME SPEEDS”, LatLong: “48.800002 9.233334”, LatLongDMS: “48:48:00 N 09:14:00 E”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bade-Wurtemberg”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10648 (30F0EEA7)

Date: 7/5/1952
Location: USA, Richards, Washington
Description: (Translated from French) Several pilots had seen a disk-shaped craft near the Richland atomic plant. (Donald E. KEYHOE: “The Flying Saucer File” - ed. Hachette 1952, p.44) Four Florida pilots reported seeing a flying saucer hovering over the Hanford atomic base in Richlands, Washington. Capt. John Baldwin, Capt. George Robertson, and pilots D. Shanbel and Steven Summers said the UFO was round and flat. As it hovered over the installations, it gained speed, reversed its course, and then quickly disappeared. A week later two balls of fire were reported above the Hanford installations.
Reference: Internet, May 1997
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1625

Event 10649 (94208A34)

Date: 7/5/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Norman (Oklahoma), Hamilton, a state patrolman flying in his patrol plane observed for 15 seconds three dark discs in silhouette against a dark cloud remaining stationary and then flying away. (Saturday, July 5th, 7:58 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1390 unsolved
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1093

Event 10650 (47DA9547)

Date: 7/5/1952
Location: Hanford Atomic Plant at Richland, WA
Description: Los Angeles Examiner. FLYING DISK – FOUR VETERAN PILOTS TELL OF SEEING SKY SAUCER. Capt. John Baldwin of Coral Gables, Capt. George Robertson of Miami, D. Shenkel of Miami, and Stephen Summers of Hialeah reported sighting a “pancaked flying saucer” flying 20,000 feet above the Hanford Atomic Plant at Richland. They described it as being a “perfectly round disk, white in color, and almost transparent with small vapor trails off it like the tentacles of an octopus”.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_209

Event 10651 (FD82295F)

Date: 7/5/1952
Location: Hanford Nuc. Fac. WA
Description: Air space violation; round flat object hovering over WA facility.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_99

Event 10652 (5C917EB5)

Date: 7/5/1952
Time: 06:00
Location: HANFORD, WA
Description: 4 pilots. Saucer 2.7km over atomic plant. Changes shape. / r242p38.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 14)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2269

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “99”, HatchDesc: “HANFORD,WA:4 PILOTS:SCR 2.7km OVR ATOMIC PLANT:CHANGES SHAPE:/r242p38”, LatLong: “46.533336 -119.500006”, LatLongDMS: “46:32:00 N 119:30:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “7400”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10653 (18E8F750)

Date: 7/5/1952
Time: 19:50
Location: SSW / NORMAN, OKLA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1390. 3 saucers hover until cop / private plane asks about them / radio.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 241)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2270

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO’s/occupants/observers, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “350”, HatchDesc: “SSW/NORMAN,OKLA:BBK#1390:3 SCRS HVR until COP/PVT PLANE ASKS ABOUT THEM/RADIO”, LatLong: “35.150002 -97.483338”, LatLongDMS: “35:09:00 N 97:29:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oklahoma”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10654 (7A5F121B)

Date: 7/5/1952
Time: 21:10
Location: OFF NORWALK, CT
Description: 2 / boat. Intense low star becomes 2 small night lights. Zip going up [to] until lost / sky.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 243)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2271

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off NORWALK,CT:2/BOAT:INTENSE LO STAR BECOMES 2 SML NLTS:ZIP ↑ UNTIL LOST/SKY”, LatLong: “41.066669 -73.400003”, LatLongDMS: “41:04:00 N 73:24:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Connecticut”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10655 (D651C207)

Date: 7/5/1952
Location: Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK
Description: (FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1087

Event 10656 (5571EF19)

Date: 7/5/1952
Location: Richland, WA
Description: Hanford Atomic Works - perfect circular white disc above the site (NICAP: 10 - Nuclear Connection, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1088

Event 10657 (E0909A19)

Date: 7/5/1952
Location: Norman, OK
Description: Three Dark Discs Sighted From State Patrol Airplane (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1390)
Reference: NICAP: 520705
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1089

Event 10658 (C03A553B)

Date: 7/5/1952
Location: Hanford AEC Plant (at Richland), WA
Description: C-46 Crew Observe Disc Over AEC Plant (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, NC)
Reference: NICAP: 520705
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1090

Event 10659 (D336D87A)

Date: 7/5/1952
Time: 7:58 PM
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Description: Witness: Oklahoma State Patrolman Hamilton in State Patrol airplane. Three dark discs hovered and then flew away, silhouetted against a dark cloud. 15 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_164

Event 10660 (6B6D7FC1)

Date: 7/5/1952
Locations: Hanford atomic site in Washington State; 9,000 feet above the Hanford atomic site in Washington State
Description: 6:00 a.m. Four commercial pilots flying at 9,000 feet above the Hanford atomic site in Washington State observe a disc just below a deck of wispy clouds directly above their C-46. The witnesses are Capt. John Baldwin, Capt. George Robertson, H. D. Shenkel, and Steven Summers. Baldwin says that the disc stands still at first and then seems to back away and change shape, becoming flat, gaining speed, and then disappearing. Robertson says “we couldn’t pick it up on our radar. We reversed our course and went back, but we couldn’t spot it again.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “C-46 Crew Observe Disc over AEC Plant”; Hynek UFO Report, p. 53; Sparks , p. 145; Swords 149
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1891

Event 10661 (83DD700B)

Date: 7/5/1952
Locations: Oklahoma State; Norman, Oklahoma
Description: 7:58 p.m. Oklahoma State Patrolman Arthur Myers Hamilton is flying five miles south-southeast of Norman, Oklahoma, in a State Patrol airplane when he sees three dark discs 4–8 miles away at 6,000 feet hover for 15 seconds then fly away, silhouetted against a dark cloud.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Three Dark Discs Sighted from State Patrol Airplane”; Sparks , p. 145
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1892

Event 10662 (CBC63665)

Date: 7/6/1952
Location: London, England
Description: Sunday Graphic and Sunday News. VICKERS AIRCRAFT DESIGNER SAYS SAUCER STORY PLAUSIBLE. Mr. George Edwards, Chief Designer for Vickers Aircraft had this to say concerning the East Zone Saucer last night: “Believe in saucers? I don’t know. There is little wrong with the idea of a circular wing. Before and during the First World War, Britain developed a circular wing aircraft, and it flew. We called it the “flying doughnut”. There is little to stop us developing a flying saucer – except the money and the need. If Herr Linke’s description is accurate it may be that the machine is designed as a military hover plane. It would appear from his comment on its ‘glow’ that it houses a jet plane designed to provide vertical take-off. The cylinder would obviously have to retract into the body to prevent resistance. Metallic suits are possible, too – they could be a form of protective clothing for use in high altitudes. There is nothing impossible about the story, although to believe in the saucers, I would have to be shown one myself”.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_210

Event 10663 (0BAA8DED)

Date: 7/6/1952
Location: BONE = ANNABA, ALGERIA
Description: Luminous sphere seen. Observer(s) and time unknown. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 84)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2272

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Algeria”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “BONE = ANNABA,ALGERIA:LUMINOUS SPHERE SEEN:OBS+TIME UNK:NFD”, LatLong: “36.950002 7.650000”, LatLongDMS: “36:57:00 N 07:39:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CNN”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10664 (C92142C4)

Date: 7/6/1952
Time: 12:00?
Location: THANN, HT RHIN, FR
Description: 2 bluish disks seen. Observer(s) and time unknown. No further details. / Jimmy Guieu.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO’S IN SPACE - Anatomy of a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index 84)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2273

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “France”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “THANN,Ht RHIN,FR:2 BLUISH DISKS SEEN:OBS+TIME UNK:NFD:/JIMMY GUIEU.”, LatLong: “47.816669 7.083334”, LatLongDMS: “47:49:00 N 07:05:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Haut-Rhin”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10665 (E776D07A)

Date: 7/6/1952
Time: 18:30
Location: KINDLEY AIR FORCE BASE, BERMUDA
Description: 8 observer(s). Saucer hovers overhead / 7 minute(s). Turns / edge and grows tube. Vanishes!!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 243)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2274

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Atlantic Ocean + islands”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “9”, Elev: “2”, HatchDesc: “KINDLEY AFB,BERMUDA:8 OBS:SCR HVRS OHVD/7min:TURNS/EDGE+GROWS TUBE:VANISHES!!”, LatLong: “32.366668 -64.705559”, LatLongDMS: “32:22:00 N 64:42:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Bermuda”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10666 (6C6E4DDA)

Date: 7/6/1952
End date: 7/12/1952
Location: Governors Island, NY
Description: 4 photos of some indistinct light (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, BB: 1397)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1091

Event 10667 (D48382C1)

Date: 7/6/1952
Time: 11:00 PM
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Description: July 6-12, 1952. Witness: Charles Muhr. Four pictures taken of some indistinct light which was admittedly not seen visually, but which appeared on the negatives.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_165

Event 10668 (8C34F185)

Date: 7/6/1952
Description: Amateur photographer Neff was making time exposures at Governors Island, New York. He didn’t see a UFO at the time, but an unidentified object appeared on the film when developed.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1397
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3873

Event 10669 (20322D6F)

Date: 7/7/1952 (approximate)
Location: GERMANY, Hasselbach Berlin
Description: (Translated from French) Oskar Linke and his daughter were in East Berlin and were returning from one of their motorcycle rides with a sidecar. (They were returning on foot because one of the sidecar tires had burst) His daughter drew his attention to something white that was glinting through the trees of a wood they were crossing (a wood 150 m away from them). It was a light so abnormal that they stopped the motorcycle. Linke hid himself under the bushes and went into the wood. (Suddenly he found two beings resembling men, wearing strange metallic suits that were carefully examining the ground of a small clearing). Very close to them was a rose-colored metal saucer (and of an impressive size). They thus arrived at 25 or 30 m of a disc of 7.50 m in diameter that was resting on the ground of a clearing.

"It looked like an enormous pot without a tail that was heating up, and it seemed phosphorescent. In the center there was some kind of apparatus - a square thing - a kind of superstructure that came out of the top of the craft like a top hat. It was a bit darker than the rest of the craft which was of a polished aluminum color. (note from vog: hmm? I thought it was rose!) (Under the effect of surprise he called his daughter who had stayed near the motorcycle. Upon hearing his voice the two metallic armored beings rushed towards the craft, entered the cylinder and locked themselves in). We were well hidden and saw two small beings resembling miniature human beings of about 1 m in height and wearing shiny one-piece clothing. On the chest one of them was carrying a box or a package the size of three stacked cigarette packs, on which shone a blue light that was blinking. They arrived from the edge of the clearing and were heading one behind the other towards the craft. When they were only 3 or 4 m away, the last one stretched out his hand, touched the h

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elmet that shone like glass of the first one. They stopped and one of them slowly turned to look to our left. Upon seeing him my daughter jumped. The creatures hurried to enter the craft through a porthole at the top of the central superstructure. We then saw that the disc had two rows of portholes around its circumference. They were about the size of those of ships. Under our eyes the square superstructure went back into the dome and at the same time the object slowly rose up. We then noticed that a square thing similar to it was coming out of the base of the craft and apparently making it rise from the ground. Then the object rose up to about 30 m, stayed hovering for a moment, then gained speed and disappeared." (Frank Edwards: “Les S.V. affaire sérieuse” - trad. Laffont 1967 - p. 152 to 154) (A. RIBERA: “Ces mystérieux Ovni” - De Vecchi 1976, p. 133, 134 for the contradictory information in parentheses) This fantastic story told by Antony Terry of Berlin was published in the “Sunday Graphic” of July 6, 1952 - (…) so it is a second-hand story. (1952, July 7 (or 1?))
Reference: “Ufo’s: a Century of Sightings” by Michael David Hall, Galde Press Inc. 1999, pages 198 to 200, with other juicy stories published in the newspapers around this date
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1626

Event 10670 (04BEACB9)

Date: 7/7/1952
Location: Britain
Description: Los Angeles Times. SAUCERS REAL, BRITON BELIEVES. Scientist Arthur C. Clarke, one of England’s leading authorities on space travel, believes flying saucers are more than mirages or myths. Clarke said he based his belief on new data on saucers supplied him by scientists at the U.S. Rocket Testing Base at White Sands, NM. He was not ready to guarantee the disks are real, but said, “a noted American scientist told me at White Sands that he is certain he has seen one.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_212

Event 10671 (AC2FA544)

Date: 7/7/1952
Description: Battelle issues its third status report on Project Stork to ATIC. It mentions that Hynek has been consulted on the observer’s data sheet, suggested some changes, and is in the process of interviewing astronomers about any potential sightings made by them. The group has studied and coded UFO reports from 1948.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Seven Status Reports for Project Stork,” CUFON
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1893

Event 10672 (E9B52C48)

Date: 7/8/1952
Time: 20:00?
Location: WHEATON, IL
Description: 2 observer(s). 2 yellow disks pace airliner / lower altitude. 1 turns grey and turns away.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 842)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2275

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “230”, HatchDesc: “WHEATON,IL:2 OBS:2 YLW DISKS PACE AIRLINER/lower alt:1 TURNS GRY+TURNS AWAY”, LatLong: “41.866669 -88.105560”, LatLongDMS: “41:52:00 N 88:06:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10673 (64875AB9)

Date: 7/8/1952
Time: 22:20
Location: OTTAWA, ON
Description: 2 Army men. Silent fireball going west. Circles city / 200mph / 2 mile(s) altitude. Going east again. / APRO v1#2.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 842)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2276

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles

Extra Data: Country: “Canada”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “115”, HatchDesc: “OTTAWA,ON:2 ARMY MEN:SLNT FBL > W:CCLS CITY/200mph/2mi.alt:>E again:/APRO v1#2”, LatLong: “45.383335 -75.683337”, LatLongDMS: “45:23:00 N 75:41:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “3168”, State/Prov: “Ontario”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10674 (38C5529B)

Date: 7/8/1952
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Description: A commissionaire on duty at an army depot in Ottawa, Ontario, sees a bright orange light about a quarter size of the full moon travel from south to north, turn, and travel south again.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jan Aldrich; Project Magnet Case X
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1894

Event 10675 (6260D6C9)

Date: 7/9/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Colorado Springs (Colorado), Major and USAF pilot C. K. Griffin observed an object in the shape of a wingless, bright white, moving slowly and erratically for 12 minutes. (0 h 45)
Reference: case Blue Book #1405 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1095

Event 10676 (6AB650E7)

Date: 7/9/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Rapid City, (South Dakota), Sergeant/S D.P. Foster and 3 other people observed a white, disc-shaped object flying straight for 5 seconds. (15 h 35)
Reference: case Blue Book (no. 1479?) (July 17?) unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1096

Event 10677 (7994D592)

Date: 7/9/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Kutztown, Pennsylvania, farmer John Mittl observes an oval object seeming to be made of aluminum changing direction and altitude before finally flipping onto its end and departing after 20 seconds. 3 vague photographs. (6:30 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1409 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1097

Event 10678 (B0A05FD8)

Date: 7/9/1952
Location: Miami, Oklahoma
Description: TEN WATCH HUGE FLYING SAUCER. Ten workmen watched a huge silver object which emitted a haze of smoke from its edges as it hovered high over the B.F. Goodrich rubber plant at Miami for 15 minutes Wednesday before it skimmed away to the south at “terrific speed.” The object, matching previous flying saucer descriptions, was spotted by R. D. McCarthy, an electrician working atop the plant. He summoned other nearby workmen who said they observed the strange craft for a quarter-hour.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_213

Event 10679 (A2EAE116)

Date: 7/9/1952
Location: GRANTS PASS, OR
Description: Classic saucer / local papers. Glows red. Triangular tail spews light.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 246)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2277

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “289”, HatchDesc: “GRANTS PASS,OR:CLASSIC SCR/LOCAL PAPERS:GLOWS RED:TRIANGULAR TAIL SPEWS LITE”, LatLong: “42.438891 -123.327784”, LatLongDMS: “42:26:20 N 123:19:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10680 (4FEC7A14)

Date: 7/9/1952
Location: ASHLAND, OREGON
Description: “Blue square object / rounded corners drops / sky in a flaming plunge”.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 246)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2278

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “5”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “595”, HatchDesc: “ASHLAND,ORE:“BLUE SQUARE OBJ/ROUNDED CORNERS DROPS/SKY IN A FLAMING PLUNGE””, LatLong: “42.200002 -122.700006”, LatLongDMS: “42:12:00 N 122:42:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oregon”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10681 (F21BCC0C)

Date: 7/9/1952
Time: 12:50
Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Description: Air Force pilot. Luminous white airfoil without trailing edge glides / 12 minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2279

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “12”, Elev: “1802”, HatchDesc: “COLORADO SPRINGS,CO:AF PILOT:LUM.WHT AIRFOIL W/O TRAILING EDGE GLIDES/12min”, LatLong: “38.833335 -104.833338”, LatLongDMS: “38:50:00 N 104:50:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Colorado”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10682 (9D2768E5)

Date: 7/9/1952
Time: 13:00?
Location: MIAMI, OK
Description: 10 observer(s). Large silver saucer hovers / tire plant. Rim smokes. Going down [to] low nearby. Quickly going up [to] and going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 866)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2280

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “246”, HatchDesc: “MIAMI,OK:10 OBS:LRG SLVR SCR HVRS/TIRE PLANT:RIM SMOKES:↓ LO NEARBY:↑↑+>>S”, LatLong: “36.872224 -94.877782”, LatLongDMS: “36:52:20 N 94:52:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Oklahoma”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10683 (C3130D68)

Date: 7/9/1952
Time: 13:40
Location: ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SD
Description: 4 airmen / ground. 3 white saucers faster / jet. 1 hovers / airstrip.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 247)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2281

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “977”, HatchDesc: “ELLSWORTH AFB,SD:4 AIRMEN/GND:3 WHT SCRS FASTER/JET:1 HVRS/AIRSTRIP”, LatLong: “44.150002 -103.116672”, LatLongDMS: “44:09:00 N 103:07:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “South Dakota”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10684 (9F1328E1)

Date: 7/9/1952
Time: 18:30
Location: KUTZTOWN, PA
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1409. Farmer. Aluminum saucer tips maneuvers rises and falls. 3 poor photographs.
Type: sighting
Reference: BERLINER, DON: The BLUEBOOK UNKNOWNS; (FUFOR). (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2282

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “127”, HatchDesc: “KUTZTOWN,PA:BBK#1409:FARMER:ALUM.SCR TIPS MNVRS RISES+FALLS:3 POOR FOTOS”, LatLong: “40.516669 -75.777781”, LatLongDMS: “40:31:00 N 75:46:40 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10685 (A77E34A9)

Date: 7/9/1952
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Description: Object shaped like an airfoil less its trailing edge, luminous white, move slowly and erratically. 12-mins. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1405)
Reference: NICAP: 520709
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1092

Event 10686 (CB302AD6)

Date: 7/9/1952
Location: Kutztown, PA
Description: Aluminum, oval-shaped object change direction (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1409)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1093

Event 10687 (6D1F1092)

Date: 7/9/1952
Location: Rapid City AFB, SD
Description: A sergeant and three airmen reported that three milky white discs were between 30,000 and 40,000 feet. The airmen observed the objects which appeared between 3 and 4 inches in diameter (at arm’s length), moving faster than any jet aircraft they have seen (FUFOR Index) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520709
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1094

Event 10688 (BD94C1B7)

Date: 7/9/1952
Time: 12:45 PM
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Description: Witness: USAF pilot Maj. C. K. Griffin. One object shaped like an airfoil less its trailing edge, luminous white, moved slowly and erratically for 12 minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_166

Event 10689 (17E62D61)

Date: 7/9/1952
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Description: Witness: farmer John Mittl. One aluminum, oval-shaped object changed direction and attitude, finally tipping on end and departing after 20 seconds. Case file includes three vague photographs.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_167

Event 10690 (10F66D67)

Date: 7/9/1952
Time: 3:35 PM
Location: Rapid City AFB, South Dakota
Description: Witnesses: S/Sgt. D.P. Foster and three other persons. Three times, a single white, disc-shaped object sped by, straight and level, in 5 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_168

Event 10691 (8E65BD5B)

Date: 7/9/1952
Locations: Colorado Springs, Colorado; one mile north of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Description: 12:45 p.m. USAF Maj. Claude K. Griffin is driving one mile north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, when he sees a luminous white object shaped like an airfoil moving slowly and erratically like a corkscrew. He estimates its size at 100 feet, distance at 15–20 miles, and altitude at 30,000 feet, heading northwest. Griffin stops the car to watch for 12 minutes. USAF Maj. E. R. Hayden and his wife come out of their house and look at the object in a 4x rifle scope. He describes it as rectangular, silver on one side, and black on the other. It flutters as it moves slowly north-northwest above 20,000 feet 20 miles away. It gains altitude and gradually diminishes to a black dot, then accelerates to a high speed and disappears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: [Blue Book documents]; Sparks , p. 145
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1895

Event 10692 (EEE95FF6)

Date: 7/9/1952
Location: 2 miles east of Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Description: 5:30 p.m. Farmer John Mittl watches an aluminum, oval-shaped object silently change direction and attitude above his farm 2 miles east of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, finally tipping on end and departing. He manages to take three photos.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Claude Falkstrom and Curt Collins, “John Mittl: From Unsolved UFOs to Astral Encounters,” The Saucers That Time Forgot,” July 13, 2018
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1896

Event 10693 (4279F920)

Date: 7/9/1952
Description: At 12:45 p.m. a luminous white airfoil without a trailing edge glided through the sky over Colorado Springs, Colorado for 12 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1405
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3947

Event 10694 (4024BDF1)

Date: 7/9/1952
Description: A large silver disc hovered over a tire factory in Miami, Oklahoma at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. It had a halo of smoke around its rim. It descended to a low, nearby spot, then rose up and shot away toward the south.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case 2300
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3948

Event 10695 (F14D333D)

Date: 7/9/1952
Description: An aluminum colored disc maneuvered with flips and up-and-down motion over Kutztown, Pennsylvania at 6:30 p.m. Observers took three poor-quality photographs of the object.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1409
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3949

Event 10696 (DD441113)

Date: 7/10/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In North Korea, the crew of the Canadian destroyer Crusader sees and detects on radar 2 bright discs. (Thursday 10 July)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1098

Event 10697 (3DCA9B41)

Date: 7/10/1952
Location: New Mexico
Description: Hollywood Citizen-News. SAUCER SPOTTER BACKS DOWN - A LITTLE. Dr. Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the planet Pluto, has agreed that he is the scientist at White Sands, NM who was quoted as being certain he saw a saucer. But Tombaugh was not nearly so positive about the identity of the object he saw scoot across the sky above him as was the British authority on space travel who quoted him, Arthur C. Clarke. He added cautiously that he had not seen anything like a saucer. The American scholar did admit, however, that he saw an object above Las Cruces, NM in the summer of 1948. It whizzed silently overhead from south to north, too fast for a plane and too slow for a meteor. He was careful to point out to reporters that he was not prepared to say for certain whether flying saucers were real.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_211

Event 10698 (1F836ADB)

Date: 7/10/1952
Location: OFF NORTH KOREA
Description: Canadian destroyer. RADAR-visual (observation). 2 disks / 10k’ altitude. / r28 p307. / The New York Times (NYT) 03 Aug. '52.
Type: sighting
Reference: LORENZEN, Coral: FLYING SAUCERS, the Starting Evidence; Signet Books, NY 1962 & 1966. 278pp. Originally “The Great F. S. Hoax”. (Index 39)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2283

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Korea(both sides)”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “OFF N.KOREA:CANADIAN DESTROYER:RDR-VIS:2 DISKS/10k’alt:/r28 p307:/NYT 03AUG52”, LatLong: “39.000002 129.000006”, LatLongDMS: “39:00:00 N 129:00:00 E”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “NKR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10699 (A555BC4F)

Date: 7/10/1952
Time: 16:10
Location: ORLANDO, FL
Description: Perfect 35’ metal football exits tall thundercloud and enters another…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 247)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2284

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “32”, HatchDesc: “ORLANDO,FL:PERFECT 35’MTL FOOTBALL EXITS TALL THUNDERCLOUD+ENTERS ANOTHER…”, LatLong: “28.533335 -81.383337”, LatLongDMS: “28:32:00 N 81:23:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “8”

Event 10700 (5BE94145)

Date: 7/10/1952
Time: ~20:00
Location: WICHITA, KS
Description: 10+observer(s). Gold-glowing object zig-zags across sky several X. Avoids spotlight. Very fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 867)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2285

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “392”, HatchDesc: “WICHITA,KS:10+OBS:GOLD-GLO OBJ ZIG-ZAGS ACRS SKY SVRL X:AVOIDS SPOTLITE:VFAST”, LatLong: “37.666668 -97.366671”, LatLongDMS: “37:40:00 N 97:22:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10701 (D617D883)

Date: 7/10/1952
Time: 20:20
Location: QUANTICO, VA
Description: National airline(s)/airliner flight and marine pilot. Green fireballs. Faster / balloon. Slower / meteor.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 157)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2286

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “QUANTICO,VA:NAT’L AL FLITE+MARINE PILOT:GRN FBLS:FASTER/BALLOON:SLOWER/METEOR”, LatLong: “38.522224 -77.294448”, LatLongDMS: “38:31:20 N 77:17:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10702 (0BC797D6)

Date: 7/10/1952
Location: Quantico (near), VA
Description: Light Maneuvers Near C-60 Airliner (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520710
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1095

Event 10703 (30966405)

Date: 7/10/1952
Location: Korea (near), Korea
Description: Navy Destroyer Observes Two Discs / Tracks On Radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 0)
Reference: NICAP: 520710
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1096

Event 10704 (9DE801CE)

Date: 7/10/1952
Location: Quantico, Virginia
Description: 8:18 p.m. Capt. James E. Lundy and First Officer Leon Blanks are flying a National Airlines C-60 airplane 15 miles south of Quantico, Virginia, when they see an object resembling an aircraft landing light. The object becomes brighter as it approaches from the north. It then performs a climbing turn away from the aircraft and its appearance changes, resembling a light emitted by a red flare. Visible for 10 minutes, it is flying too fast for any known aircraft.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Light Maneuvers near C-60 Airliner”; Sparks, p. 146
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1897

Event 10705 (CF2C08B2)

Date: 7/10/1952
Location: Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
Description: Night. A Marine pilot on night maneuvers near Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, spots two green objects shoot straight across the sky at terrific speed at a high altitude.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Radar Sees ‘Saucers,’ AF Investigating,” July 22, 1952, pp. 1A, 6A
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1898

Event 10706 (747137A7)

Date: 7/10/1952
Location: Korea
Description: Night. Forty crew members of the Canadian destroyer HMCS Crusader off Korea see two shiny discs and track them on radar. The radar fix places them at 10,560 feet altitude and 7 miles distant.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Naval Destroyer Observes Two Discs / Tracks on Radar”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1899

Event 10707 (0749314B)

Date: 7/11/1952 (approximate)
Location: LINCOLNWOOD, IL
Description: Lt. Col. Weig sees flying saucer / Chicago daily news. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 263)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2287

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “184”, HatchDesc: “LINCOLNWOOD,IL:Lt COL.WEIG SEES FLYING SCR/CHICAGO DAILY NEWS:NFD”, LatLong: “42.005558 -87.727782”, LatLongDMS: “42:00:20 N 87:43:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10708 (97DF9C33)

Date: 7/11/1952
Location: VAN NUYS, CA
Description: Night light hovers and shoots off / L. Gross. Culver city. Cylinder/cigar-shape and saucers circle aircraft plant.
Type: sighting
Reference: SPENCER, John: The UFO ENCYCLOPEDIA; BUFORA/Acon Books, NY. 1991. 340pp. (Index 87)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2288

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “216”, HatchDesc: “VAN NUYS,CA:NLT HVRS+SHOOTS OFF/L.GROSS::CULVER CITY:CGR+SCRS CCL ACRFT PLANT”, LatLong: “34.183335 -118.450006”, LatLongDMS: “34:11:00 N 118:27:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10709 (508509D7)

Date: 7/11/1952
Time: 10:00
Location: WICHITA, KS
Description: 100 observer(s). Silver cylinder/cylindrical object scouts 3 aircraft plants. Hovers and extreme accelerations. Silent.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 868)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2289

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “12”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “392”, HatchDesc: “WICHITA,KS:100 OBS:SLVR CYL SCOUTS 3 AIRCRAFT PLANTS:HVRS+EXTREME ACCELS:SLNT”, LatLong: “37.700002 -97.316671”, LatLongDMS: “37:42:00 N 97:19:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10710 (FFA0FDA9)

Date: 7/11/1952
Time: 15:40
Location: ORAN, ALG
Description: Newsman and 2 grocers. Brilliant disk. Going quickly southwest fast. Moderate altitude into cloud.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 120)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2290

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Algeria”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “ORAN,ALG:NEWSMAN+2 GROCERS:BRILL.DISK:>>SW FAST:MODERATE ALTITUDE INTO CLOUD”, LatLong: “35.716668 -0.733333”, LatLongDMS: “35:43:00 N 00:44:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “ORA”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10711 (45BDE024)

Date: 7/11/1952
Time: 21:50
Location: HANFORD, WA
Description: 2 yellow saucers going east over Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) plant. 4km altitude. Air Force investigate. / Flying Saucer Review (FSR) V35#2+/ r95v5#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 843)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2291

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, MIL: Military investigation

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “HANFORD,WA:2 YLW SCRs >E OVR AEC PLANT:4km alt:AF INVSTG:/FSR V35#2+/r95v5#3”, LatLong: “46.583336 -119.550006”, LatLongDMS: “46:35:00 N 119:33:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “4000”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10712 (7211B55C)

Date: 7/11/1952
Time: 22:30
Location: GARY, IN
Description: 1+dog. Disk size / dinner plate. 3M tail. Red glow. Going [to] low over houses. Extremely fast.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 867)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2292

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “180”, HatchDesc: “GARY,IN:1+DOG:DISK size/dinner plate:3M TAIL:RED GLOW:> LO OVR HOUSES:XFAST”, LatLong: “41.633335 -87.350004”, LatLongDMS: “41:38:00 N 87:21:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10713 (ABD047F8)

Date: 7/11/1952
Time: 23:00
Location: LAMORICIERE, ALG
Description: Meteor and 2 night lights. Then ovoid passes straight and level / low altitude. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 120)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2293

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Algeria”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “3”, HatchDesc: “LAMORICIERE,ALG:METEOR+2 NLTS:then OVOID PASSES STRAIGHT+LEVEL/LO alt:NFD”, LatLong: “34.900002 -1.050000”, LatLongDMS: “34:54:00 N 01:03:00 W”, Locale: “Forest”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Lamoriciere”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10714 (727EBAB7)

Date: 7/11/1952
Location: Hasselbach, Germany
Description: Oscar Linke, former Wehrmacht major, and his daughter Gabrielle, 11, had to leave their motorcycle when they had a flat tire. Inside the woods the girl noticed two men in silvery suits examining the ground in a clearing near a pink disk-shaped object, 8 m in diameter, showing a double row of openings around the rim and a black turret on top. One of the men had a flashing box. Both men went inside, and the disk vibrated, rose along the turretlike cylinder, then spun faster and rose out of sight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Guieu 52 (Vallee)
Source: ValléeMagonia, ID: Magonia_93

Event 10715 (21127376)

Date: 7/11/1952
Locations: Korea; Japan
Description: The Air Technical Liaison Office, Directorate of Intelligence for the Far East Air Force, prepares Intelligence Report #29-52, detailing Air Force, Navy, and Marine radar UFO reports for 1950–1952 in Korea and Japan.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Capt. Charles J. Malven, “FLYOBRPT: Japan/Korea Area,” IR-29-52, July 11, 1952
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1900

Event 10716 (83E1795C)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: USA, Kirksville, Missouri.
Description: (Translated from French) 9 p.m. Witnesses: several radar controllers, military officers. Several blips targeted on radar at a speed of 1,500 kts. (1,700 m.p.h.). No visual observation.
Reference: Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1627

Event 10717 (3ECEC6EA)

Date: 7/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Governor’s Island (New York), Elizabeth (New Jersey) Charles Muhr takes 4 shots of an indistinct light that appeared on the negatives but not to the naked eye. (Sunday 6 - Saturday 12 July, 11 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1397 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1094

Event 10718 (F9467E90)

Date: 7/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At Annapolis, Maryland, William Washburn, president of an insurance company, observed four large elliptical objects flying very quickly, turning 90° and departing in 7 to 8 seconds. (15:30)
Reference: case Blue Book #1431 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1099

Event 10719 (07AA908C)

Date: 7/12/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Chicago (Illinois), an Air Force weather officer and many other people at Montrose Beach see a large red object with small white lights on its side reverse its course when it is directly overhead.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1100

Event 10720 (D9765D82)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Montrose Beach, CA
Description: AF Officers, others, see large red object reverse course.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_100

Event 10721 (4EEED5DF)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Hanford Nuc. Fac. WA
Description: Air space violation; two yellow globes over facility.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_101

Event 10722 (19783736)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 15:30
Location: NORTHWEST / ANNAPOLIS, MD
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1431. 2 observer(s). 4 white saucers follow plane. Stop dead. 90 turn going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 251)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2294

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “5”, HatchDesc: “NW/ANNAPOLIS,MD:BBK#1431:2 OBS:4 WHT SCRS FOLO PLANE:STOP DEAD:90 TURN>>S”, LatLong: “39.066669 -76.483337”, LatLongDMS: “39:04:00 N 76:29:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Maryland”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10723 (AC868403)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: ~20:00
Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Description: Air Force RADAR and civil and military pilots &1000s / ground. Huge saucer turns going northwest / 5K’ altitude.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 847)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2295

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RDR: Radar traces/blips

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “13”, Duration: “30”, Elev: “215”, HatchDesc: “INDIANAPOLIS,IN:AF RDR+CIV+MIL PILOTS &1000s/GND:HUGE SCR TURNS>NW/5K’alt”, LatLong: “39.750002 -86.166671”, LatLongDMS: “39:45:00 N 86:10:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10724 (7AFE4F58)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: NORTHEAST / DELPHI, IN
Description: Airman and several. Large blue-white night light going northwest. Estimated 800kph and more. Straight and level. / r172p55.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 843)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2296

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “206”, HatchDesc: “NE/DELPHI,IN:AIRMAN+SVRL:LRG BLU-WHT NLT >NW:Estm 800kph+:S/L:/r172p55”, LatLong: “40.600002 -86.650004”, LatLongDMS: “40:36:00 N 86:39:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Indiana”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10725 (261D0532)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: NEAR ARLINGTON, IL
Description: Jets chase. Mystery radio says pilots name as saucer speeds away!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 250)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2297

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “228”, HatchDesc: “nr ARLINGTON,IL:JETS CHASE:MYSTERY RADIO SAYS PILOTS NAME AS SCR SPEEDS AWAY!”, LatLong: “41.466669 -89.250004”, LatLongDMS: “41:28:00 N 89:15:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “9”

Event 10726 (623EB8B2)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: KIRKSVILLE, MO
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1436. Many military RADAR operators and RADAR photographs. 2 B36 = sized blips / 1700mph.
Type: sighting
Reference: MICHEL, Aime: The TRUTH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS; S. G. Phillips 1956 & Pyramid Books, NY 1967. (Index 93)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2298

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “294”, HatchDesc: “KIRKSVILLE,MO:BBK#1436:MANY MIL RDR OPs+RDR FOTOS:2 B36=SIZED BLIPS/1700mph”, LatLong: “40.194446 -92.577782”, LatLongDMS: “40:11:40 N 92:34:40 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Missouri”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10727 (C9A1AFFD)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 21:30
Location: LOUIS GENTIL AND CHICHAOUA, MAROC
Description: Several observer(s). Yellow 30cm disk east going quickly west. 3 white flares / sky.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 250)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2299

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, HatchDesc: “LOUIS GENTIL+CHICHAOUA,MAROC:SVRL OBS:YEL.30cm DISK E>>W:3 WHT FLARES/SKY”, LatLong: “32.266668 -8.550000”, LatLongDMS: “32:16:00 N 08:33:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “SFI”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10728 (FD6FC81C)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 21:40
Location: CHICAGO, IL
Description: Air Force Officer and many. Large red night light. White lights / side. Instant 180° turn back going quickly [to] WNW.
Type: sighting
Reference: RUPPELT, Edward J.: The REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Doubleday, NY 1956 HC.243pp. (Index 153)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2300

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “195”, HatchDesc: “CHICAGO,IL:AF OFC+MANY:LRG RED NLT:WHT LITES/SIDE:INSTANT 180°TURN BACK >>WNW”, LatLong: “41.850002 -87.666671”, LatLongDMS: “41:51:00 N 87:40:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Illinois”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10729 (07588BA1)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 22:00?
Location: CLEARFIELD, UT
Description: 8 observer(s). Night light-saucer going west. Stops. Zooms across sky. Red glowing with white flashes.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 845)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2301

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “10”, Elev: “1368”, HatchDesc: “CLEARFIELD,UT:8 OBS:NLT-SCR >W:STOPS:ZOOMS ACRS SKY:RED GLO W/WHT FLASHES”, LatLong: “41.111113 -112.016672”, LatLongDMS: “41:06:40 N 112:01:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Utah”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10730 (F2333E51)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 23:20
Location: NEAR OSLO, NORWAY
Description: 2 / airfield. Ovoid in plasma glow going quickly northeast. Seen / Stockholm hours later.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 252)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2302

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Scandanavian and Finland”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “nr OSLO,NORWAY:2/AIRFIELD:OVOID IN PLASMA GLOW >>NE:SEEN/STOCKHOLM HOURS LATER”, LatLong: “59.916670 10.716667”, LatLongDMS: “59:55:00 N 10:43:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Norway”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10731 (A3543407)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Annapolis, MD
Description: 3:30 p.m. Insurance company president William Washburn saw 4 large, elliptical- shaped objects fly very fast, stop, turn 90° and fly away. 7-8 secs. (Berliner) (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1431)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1097

Event 10732 (566B241D)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Arlington, IL
Description: F-86 On Scramble Mission / Strange Radio Transmission (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1098

Event 10733 (906B5DFD)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Arlington, IL
Description: Oblong yellowish lighted object with a trail flying in a straight course (Project 1947) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1099

Event 10734 (7A3328DB)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Williams Bay, WI
Description: Radars had picked up strange objects in several areas heading west and north at different altitudes, 3000 mph and above. (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1100

Event 10735 (410E90A4)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: Air Force weather officer, many others at Montrose Beach saw large red object with small white lights on side reverse course directly overhead. [UFOE, III] (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1101

Event 10736 (2905804C)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Greenfield (near), IN
Description: Co-pilot saw object paralleling the plane then dropping down (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1102

Event 10737 (2B180878)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Dayton, OH
Description: 2 brilliant round white lights hovering at 21,000 ft (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1103

Event 10738 (C771844C)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Kirksville, MI
Description: Several big radar blips tracked at 1,500 knots (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5, BB: 1436)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1104

Event 10739 (52167965)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Williams Bay, WI
Description: Three Radars Track Objects At High Speed (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1105

Event 10740 (7E420846)

Date: 7/12/1952
Location: Belleville, IL
Description: Five Radar Tracks In 50 Minutes (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520712
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1106

Event 10741 (E9A60FEE)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Description: Witness: insurance company president William Washburn. Four large, elliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very fast, stop, turn 90 degrees and fly away in 7-8 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_169

Event 10742 (56831AC1)

Date: 7/12/1952
Time: 9 PM
Location: Kirksville, Missouri
Description: Witnesses: many radar controllers who were military officers. Several big blips tracked on radar at 1,500 kts. (1,700 m.p.h.). There was no visual sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_170

Event 10743 (20FD5E8D)

Date: 7/12/1952
Locations: O’Hare AFB; Montrose Beach, Chicago, Illinois; O’Hare Airport
Description: 8:42 p.m. O’Hare AFB weather observer Capt. W. J. Shea and a civilian, Jane Morrison, watch three lights, one main red light with smaller white lights on each side, traveling 500 mph at 40,000–50,000 feet over Montrose Beach, Chicago, Illinois, from the west-northwest. They accelerate to the south and make a 180° turn heading north-northwest, then disappear. The UFO is seen by 400+ people, with 14 others making reports to the 4706th Defense Wing located at O’Hare Airport.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, p. 153; Sparks, pp. 146–147
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1901

Event 10744 (2AA6695D)

Date: 7/12/1952
Locations: Arlington Heights, Illinois; Elgin, Illinois
Description: 9:04 p.m. Two USAF F-86 Sabre jets with the 62nd Flight Squadron are flying at 22,000 feet on a routine training mission (or on a scramble mission) over Arlington Heights, Illinois. Capt. Robert W. Casey Jr., after coming out of a right turn, sees an oblong yellowish lighted object with an exhaust moving in a straight course about 15 miles away south of Elgin, Illinois, at 22,000 feet traveling at 800 mph. The F-86 pursues at maximum speed, but the object pulls away. Both pilots hear a strange radio transmission on their restricted communications channel during the pursuit saying the name of the pursuit pilot, Casey, in an ethereal “ghost-like” monotone. Apparently, this is a prank by Casey’s fighter pilot buddies at the 62nd who are monitoring his channel, though this is later officially denied by the 62nd.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “F-86 on Scramble Mission / Strange Radio Transmission”; Sparks , p. 147
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1902

Event 10745 (BF1DF1F8)

Date: 7/12/1952
Description: At 3:30 p.m. four elliptical-shaped objects, one-third the size of a transport plane, flew four abreast in formation at a high rate of speed over Annapolis, Maryland. They stopped in mid-air, executed a 90-degree turn, then accelerated and vanished in mid-air. At 9:00 p.m. an object the size of a B-36 bomber was picked up on radar flying over Kirksville Air Force Base, Missouri at a speed of 1,700 mph.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1431; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952: June-July 20th, p. 51; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 269; (2) Donald E. Keyhoe, Flying Saucers from Outer Space, p. 57
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_3999

Event 10746 (6764EF09)

Date: 7/13/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Kirksville (Missouri), many air traffic controllers also military officers spot various radar targets moving at a speed of 1500 knots (1700 mph). No visual confirmation. ((July 13?) 9 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1436 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1101

Event 10747 (281B2E2A)

Date: 7/13/1952
Description: (Translated from French) North of Washington (D. C.) a pilot of National Airlines warns the CAA that he is approached by a white-bluish light. The object approaches in a 2 mile zone, staying at the same altitude. The pilot turns on all his lights, and the UFO departs by rising.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1102

Event 10748 (A2343FA0)

Date: 7/13/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Creation of the GOC.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1103

Event 10749 (E10E69EE)

Date: 7/13/1952
Time: 00:30
Location: DAYTON, OH
Description: Disk with plasma cone going [to] flat face forward! Jet plane speed. No further details / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 848)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2303

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “225”, HatchDesc: “DAYTON,OH:DISK W/PLASMA CONE > FLAT FACE FWD!:JET PLANE SPEED:NFD/news”, LatLong: “39.755557 -84.183337”, LatLongDMS: “39:45:20 N 84:11:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Ohio”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10750 (18B4A7E6)

Date: 7/13/1952
Time: 04:00
Location: SPOTSYLVANIA CO, VA
Description: Blue saucer paces flight 611. DC4 turns on lights. Saucer going quickly west. / The New York Times (NYT) 17 Jy.
Type: sighting
Reference: HYNEK, Dr. J. Allen: THE HYNEK UFO REPORT; Dell Publ., NY 1977. 298pp. (Index 90)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2304

Attributes: AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, RDR: Radar traces/blips, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “16”, Elev: “95”, HatchDesc: “SPOTSYLVANIA co,VA:BLU SCR PACES FLITE 611:DC4 TURNS ON LITES:SCR>>W:/NYT 17JY”, LatLong: “38.066668 -77.833337”, LatLongDMS: “38:04:00 N 77:50:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10751 (50715059)

Date: 7/13/1952
Time: 13:00
Location: KENNEWICK, WA
Description: Several observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars. Aluminum saucer wavers. Going quickly east. Going quickly west. 4km altitude. Erratic maneuvers.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 870)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2305

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “122”, HatchDesc: “KENNEWICK,WA:SVRL OBS/BINOCS:ALUM.SCR WAVERS:>> E:>>W:4km alt:erratic mnvrs”, LatLong: “46.211113 -119.138895”, LatLongDMS: “46:12:40 N 119:08:20 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “4000”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10752 (EC4C9477)

Date: 7/13/1952
Time: 21:00?
Location: OUKAIMEDEN AND ASNI, MAROC
Description: 50+separate observer(s). White moon-size sphere northeast going quickly southwest. 3 stumps / side.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris. Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index 129)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2306

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “OUKAIMEDEN+ASNI,MAROC:50+SEP.OBS:WHT MOONSIZE SPHERE NE>>SW:3 STUMPS/SIDE”, LatLong: “31.183335 -7.866667”, LatLongDMS: “31:11:00 N 07:52:00 W”, Locale: “Mountains”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MRK”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10753 (ABEBF602)

Date: 7/13/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: BOUZNIKA AND BAULHAUT, MAROC
Description: Several observer(s). “Unusual flying objects / 60 min” / news / CIA report.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 358)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2307

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “60”, HatchDesc: “BOUZNIKA+BAULHAUT,MAROC:SVRL OBS:“UNUSUAL FLYING OBJs/60min”/NEWS/CIA REPORT”, LatLong: “33.788891 -7.155556”, LatLongDMS: “33:47:20 N 07:09:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CSB”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10754 (EAC326F3)

Date: 7/13/1952
Time: 22:00
Location: CASABLANCA, MAROC
Description: 40+9 americans / 2 days. Diamond / saucers pass / V formation overhead. Report going [to] CIA.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 250)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2308

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “CASABLANCA,MAROC:40+9 AMERICANS/2 DAYS:DIAMOND/SCRS PASS/VFORM OVHD:rept>CIA”, LatLong: “33.583335 -7.600000”, LatLongDMS: “33:35:00 N 07:36:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “CSB”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10755 (D21CFEC7)

Date: 7/13/1952
Time: 23:40
Location: FEDALA = MOHAMMEDIA AND CHICHAOUA, MAROC
Description: 2 observer(s). Blue-green sphere/orb/globe trails light. Vanishes!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 358)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2309

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies, CMF: Camouflage/disguise

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “FEDALA=MOHAMMEDIA+CHICHAOUA,MAROC:2 OBS:BLU-GRN ORB TRAILS LIGHT:VANISHES!”, LatLong: “33.733335 -7.400000”, LatLongDMS: “33:44:00 N 07:24:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MZN”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10756 (94F9C86A)

Date: 7/13/1952
Location: Fordland, MO
Description: Very Large Object Tracked, No Visual (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520713
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1107

Event 10757 (29782E23)

Date: 7/13/1952
Location: Washington (60 miles SW of ), D.C.
Description: Saw round ball of bluish-white light hovering Bruen Case (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520713
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1108

Event 10758 (A3B9FD4F)

Date: 7/13/1952
Location: Osceola, WI
Description: Eleven UFOs Tracked On Radar (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520713
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1109

Event 10759 (959F8EA4)

Date: 7/13/1952
Locations: Jacksonville, Florida; Washington, D.C.
Description: 4:00 a.m. Capt. William Bruen, piloting National Airline Flight 611 heading north from Jacksonville, Florida, sees a round ball of bluish-white light about 60 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., hovering to the west then ascending to the airliner’s altitude of 11,000 feet, then parallel course off left wing at about 2 miles distance. It takes off upwards at 1,000 mph when Bruen turns on all aircraft lights.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Light Ascends, Paces Aircraft, Takes Off Vertically”; Hynek UFO Report, pp. 90–91; Sparks , p. 148
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1903

Event 10760 (13128FF6)

Date: 7/13/1952
Description: A National Airlines flight flying some sixty miles southwest of Washington, D.C. over Virginia reported that a bluish-white light approached their plane, hovered, and then moved away. The UFO was tracked on radar by Washington National radar operators.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4029

Event 10761 (2BDCAA4B)

Date: 7/14/1952
Description: Pan American pilots see formation of UFO’s.
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Keziah Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_119

Event 10762 (282D6CDA)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: MOROCCO, Oukaimeden Plateau (High Atlas)
Description: (Translated from French) At 10 pm, a group of young athletes were resting on the Oukaimeden Plateau (winter sports station, High Atlas) when they suddenly saw a device shaped like a white ball with the apparent diameter of a full moon. It flew horizontally from northeast to southwest, soon splitting into three sections resembling three luminous wagons attached to the same train. The “sections” disappeared behind one of the station’s peaks. Meanwhile, 25 km away from Oukaimeden by air, on the Marakech-Taroudant road via Tizi N’Test, near the village of Asni, about forty people saw around 10 pm a device whose description they gave exactly matched that of the young people of Oukaimeden.
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Les S.V. viennent d’un autre Monde” Fleuve Noir 1954 - Réédition Omnium Littéraire 1972 p. 63
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1628

Event 10763 (48624415)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: USA, Newport (Virginia)
Description: (Translated from French) 8:12 p.m. Witnesses: Pan American Airways First Officer William Nash, Second Officer William Fortenberry. Eight large, round, glowing red objects maneuvered below their airliner, in formation. (Project Blue Book - cfr Don Berliner). Captain William B. Nash, bringing a DC 4 from New York to Miami, and co-pilot W. Fortenberry, working for the first time on this line, saw at 9:12 p.m. a strange glow followed by six glowing discs that approached at a dizzying speed. The DC 4 was flying at 2500 m altitude, the discs were 1 km or 1500 m below, their diameter was around 33 m. They moved in formation. The leading object slowed down so suddenly that the two following seemed to oscillate briefly. During braking, the objects’ glow dimmed. Then the 6 objects changed their course by 150° and disappeared, covering 75 km in 15 seconds, that is 18000 km/h! (Johannes von BUTLAR: “Ovni, we are not alone” - Presses de la Cité 1979, p. 79, 80) On July 13 at 9:12 a.m., a DC-4 of Pan American, heading to Miami, was approaching Norfolk. The pilot was W. B. Nash; his second W.H. Fortenberry was acting as co-pilot. Flying at 2400 meters altitude, the DC-4 was a few kilometers from Newport, when, in front of him, a red glow formed. The pilot and his second saw six huge discs; they were rushing in their direction, but lower; flying horizontally, these devices seemed incandescent; it was as if molten metal. The discs were approaching, echeloned. The one in the lead slowed down then straightened up vertically; the five other saucers maneuvered in the same way. Changing course, the leading machine returned to the horizontal and sped westward, the other discs did the same and lined up behind the leader. A second later, two new discs emerged under the DC-4’s fuselage and accelerated to join the formation. The glow was becoming brighter and brighter. At the moment they had slowed down, before changing course, the six discs had dimmed; they had only regained their initial color during the acceleration phase. (July 14, 1952)
Reference: Donald E. KEYHOE: “The File of Flying Saucers” - ed. Hachette
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1629

Event 10764 (6A3FF26A)

Date: 7/14/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Above Newport News, observation of pilots Nash and Fortenberry. (Monday, July 14th, 8(9?) PM)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1104

Event 10765 (76220104)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: Pasadena, California
Description: WAS REED A SPACE MAN? Authorities followed a cold trail Monday in the disappearance of an aircraft scientist engaged in government work and his wife expressed fears he had met with foul play at the hands of foreign agents. Albert Clark Reed, engaged in secret aeronautical research (Project “Vortex”) at the California Institute of Technology here, disappeared from his home last Monday evening. His wife, Florence, told officers he was to meet that day with military authorities in connection with his work, “that was so secret he wouldn’t even discuss it with me.”
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_214

Event 10766 (337BA142)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, MT
Description: Message going [to] USAF Tech. Intel. Center. (ATIC) / wright-Pat / oh. 5 objects north going quickly south / V-formation. Supersonic speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 254)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2310

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), NUC: Nuclear facility related, RDR: Radar traces/blips, TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “1075”, HatchDesc: “MALMSTROM AFB,MT:MSG>ATIC/WRIGHT-PAT/OH:5 OBJS N>>S/V-FORM:SUPERSONIC SPEED”, LatLong: “47.483336 -111.150005”, LatLongDMS: “47:29:00 N 111:09:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Montana”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10767 (B97F861D)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 09:00
Location: IFRANE, MOROCCO
Description: Time unknown. Saucers over Ifrane going quickly northwest toward(s) Meknes. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 121)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2311

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “IFRANE,MOROCCO:TIME UNK:SCRS OVR IFRANE >>NW twrd MEKNES:NFD”, LatLong: “34.116668 -5.150000”, LatLongDMS: “34:07:00 N 05:09:00 W”, Locale: “Farmlands”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MEK”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10768 (0C9C352A)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 09:30
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Description: 8 / naval gun factory. 3 shiny-metal ovoids cross sky. Then 2 more.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 254)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2312

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “15”, Elev: “9”, HatchDesc: “WASHINGTON,DC:8/NAVAL GUN FACTORY:3 SHINY-MTL OVOIDS CROSS SKY:THEN 2 MORE”, LatLong: “38.827780 -77.016670”, LatLongDMS: “38:49:40 N 77:01:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “WDC”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10769 (38E4E6C1)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 10:30
Location: WICHITA, KS
Description: 3 teens Puzzled. Very fast object no disk. Resembles dirigible instead…
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 253)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2313

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “392”, HatchDesc: “WICHITA,KS:3 TEENS PUZZLED:VFAST OBJ NO DISK:RESEMBLES DIRIGIBLE INSTEAD…”, LatLong: “37.666668 -97.333338”, LatLongDMS: “37:40:00 N 97:20:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Kansas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10770 (BACA4BE9)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 14:50
Location: INDIO, CA
Description: Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars considers 2 shiny disks “flying saucers”. / newspaper.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 253)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2314

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “INDIO,CA:GOC OBS/BINOCS CONSIDERS 2 SHINY DISKS “FLYING SCRS”:/NEWSPAPER”, LatLong: “33.722224 -116.216672”, LatLongDMS: “33:43:20 N 116:13:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10771 (2DDF0D96)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: ~19:00
Location: EAST / STEELTON, PA
Description: New “star” hovers over Oberlin gardens. Shoots straight up and vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 254)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2315

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “110”, HatchDesc: “E/STEELTON,PA:NEW “STAR” HVRS OVR OBERLIN GARDENS:SHOOTS STRAIGHT UP+VANISHES”, LatLong: “40.238891 -76.800004”, LatLongDMS: “40:14:20 N 76:48:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Pennsylvania”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10772 (77C0F352)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 19:40
Location: HILLANDALE AND MORE/OTHERS, AL
Description: 3 engineers. Round glowing-object descends going north. Instant reversal going south!
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 871)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2316

Attributes: CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “201”, HatchDesc: “HILLANDALE++,AL:3 ENGINEERS:RND GLOW-OBJ DESCENDS >N:INSTANT REVERSAL >S!”, LatLong: “34.733335 -86.616671”, LatLongDMS: “34:44:00 N 86:37:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Alabama”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10773 (B73F24CA)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 20:00?
Location: NEAR HAMPTON, VA
Description: 2 observer(s). 8 saucers spin fast. Glow yellow-orange. 150M altitude. No further details / news account.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 871)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2317

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “nr HAMPTON,VA:2 OBS:8 SCRS SPIN FAST:GLOW YLW-ORG:150M alt:NFD/news acct”, LatLong: “37.027780 -76.344448”, LatLongDMS: “37:01:40 N 76:20:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “4”

Event 10774 (9B706092)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 21:10
Location: NEWPORT NEWS, VA
Description: Nash and more / DC4. 8 30M saucers / sharp turns. Going quickly west. / r24v2#6+/ MJ#291 / IURv27#1.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 14)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2318

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, AIR: Observer(s) on aircraft, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “5”, HatchDesc: “NEWPORT NEWS,VA:NASH+/DC4:8 30M SCRS/SHARP TURNS:>>W:/r24v2#6+/MJ#291/IURv27#1”, LatLong: “36.977780 -76.427781”, LatLongDMS: “36:58:40 N 76:25:40 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10775 (4E81BB24)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: ~22:00
Location: KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, JP
Description: Many military observer(s). Night light drops over base. Shoots away horizontally.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 254)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2319

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “Japan”, Credibility: “11”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “KADENA AFB,OKINAWA,JP:MANY MIL OBS:NLT DROPS OVR BASE:SHOOTS AWAY HORIZONTALLY”, LatLong: “26.344446 127.750006”, LatLongDMS: “26:20:40 N 127:45:00 E”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “OKN”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10776 (9397976E)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 23:50
Location: HANFORD, WA
Description: 5 observer(s). Round brilliant blue-yellow glowing-object circles atomic plant 2X and gone. Back / 0123 hours.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 872)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2320

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “100”, HatchDesc: “HANFORD,WA:5 OBS:RND BRILL.BLU-YLW GLO-OBJ CCLS A-PLANT 2X+gone:back/0123 hrs”, LatLong: “46.572224 -119.516672”, LatLongDMS: “46:34:20 N 119:31:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10777 (B24625C8)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: Norfolk (20-25 miles N of ), VA
Description: Nash/Fortenberry Case (AL) (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: 1444)
Reference: NICAP: 520714
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1110

Event 10778 (8C8E6C96)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: Langley AFB, VA
Description: OSI doc confirms Nash/Fortenberry Incident (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases)
Reference: NICAP: 520714
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1111

Event 10779 (95263664)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: Okinawa (near), Guam
Description: A spherical object to the north of the base. The object was moving straight down, but its course changed immediately as it moved to the northeast across the sky (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520714
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1112

Event 10780 (EB1CB7CE)

Date: 7/14/1952
Location: Holloman AFB, NM
Description: Strange red and green lights slowly rolling between the aircraft (NICAP: 09 - RADAR Cases, Code: R, Rating: 5)
Reference: NICAP: 520714
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1113

Event 10781 (A8BDC222)

Date: 7/14/1952
Time: 8:12 PM
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Description: Witnesses: Pan American Airways First Officer William Nash, Second Officer William Fortenberry. Eight large, round, glowing red objects maneuvered below their airliner, in formation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_171

Event 10782 (02B375DD)

Date: 7/14/1952
Description: The Ground Observer Corps expands into Operation Skywatch, consisting of 750,000 volunteers aged 7 to 86 years old working around the clock in shifts at more than 16,000 posts and 73 filter centers to detect a sneak attack against the United States. The expansion follows an Army announcement from a few weeks earlier that antiaircraft guns and personnel are on continuous duty in key areas.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Radomes.org, “Ground Observer Corps,” January 31, 2001; Shoot 21–22
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1904

Event 10783 (07D230EB)

Date: 7/14/1952
Locations: Chesapeake Bay in Maryland/Virginia; Camden, New Jersey
Description: 9:12 p.m. Some 8,000 feet above the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland/Virginia, Capt. William B. Nash and copilot First Officer William H. Fortenberry , flying a Pan American Airways DC-4, see six crimson dots at 30°. The dots are streaking in their direction like tracer bullets. As they get closer, they resolve into reddish-orange circles, about 100 feet in diameter and 15 feet thick, with sharply defined edges. Nash says they are holding a “narrow echelon formation.” When they are nearly underneath the aircraft, “they flipped on edge, the sides to the left of us going up and the glowing surfaces facing right. While all were in the edgewise position, the last five slid over and past the leader so that the echelon was now tail foremost.” Then they all flip over again into a flat attitude. Two new, brighter UFOs join the formation, and the lights of all eight objects blink out then come on again. They all speed westward (Nash estimates 6,000–12,000 mph) and climb in a graceful 45° arc. The entire sighting lasts only 15 seconds. Possible corroboration comes from a sighting in Camden, New Jersey, although the date is uncertain.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Nash-Fortenberry UFO sighting”; “Miami Pilots Spot 8 Saucers Flying in Formation,” Miami (Fla.) Herald, July 16, 1952, pp. 1A, 8A; NICAP, “Nash / Fortenberry Case”; Sparks, p. 150; William B. Nash and William H. Fortenberry, “We Flew Above Flying Saucers,” True, October 1952, pp. 65, 110–112; James E. McDonald, “Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects,” in Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Hearings, US House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 90th Cong., 2nd Sess., July 29, 1968, p. 47; Clark III 791; Good Above, pp. 269–270; “The Pilot’s Tale,” Saturday Night Uforia; Swords 149–150; Shoot 22–24; Michael D. Swords, “Classic Cases from the APRO Files,” IUR 24, no. 2 (Summer 1999): 21–22; Thomas Tulien, “The 1952 Nash/Fortenberry Sighting Revisited,” IUR 27, no. 1 (Spring 2002): 20–23, 27–28, reprinted in Project 1947; Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 11, 15
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1905

Event 10784 (F1307425)

Date: 7/14/1952
Description: At 7:40 p.m. a group of three engineers in Hillandale, Alabama watched a round glowing object descend to the north, then make an instant reversal in direction and head south. At 8:00 p.m. a famous sighting occurred over Chesapeake Bay near Norfolk, Virginia by two pilots named Nash and Fortenberry. The men were flying a DC-4 aircraft for Pan American Airways when they sighted six luminous reddish-orange disc-shaped objects that were joined by two brighter discs. They were each estimated to be 100 feet in diameter, and they suddenly flipped on edge, revealing a flat, coin-like shape. They made a sharp turn, blinked off and on in unison, and then flew off in formation as the disappeared in the distance.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: (1) Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1952 (Volume 8), p. 71; (2) Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case 1444; Dennis Stacy, Field Guide to UFOs, p. 40; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: A Study of Multiple UFO, p. 67
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4047

Event 10785 (00CDF073)

Date: Mid 7/1952
Location: US
Description: Every Air Force installation in U.S. swamped with UFO reports.
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: “The UFO Evidence” (1964) by Richard H. Hall, page 106-108
Reference: “Report on Unidentified Flying Objects” (Dec. 1956) by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, page 205
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_871

Event 10786 (2474AE7D)

Date: 7/15/1952
Location: MOROCCO, Casablanca
Description: (Translated from French) At 9:25, three aviators from the Casablancais Aero-club saw in turn a rocket with a greenish mass and an extension (resembling the tail nozzle of a jet plane) from which flashes of light sometimes burst forth.
Reference: Jimmy GUIEU: “Les S.V. viennent d’un autre Monde” Fleuve Noir 1954 - Réédition Omnium Littéraire 1972 p. 63
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1631

Event 10787 (5B6C577E)

Date: 7/15/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In West Palm Beach (Florida), J. Antoneff and 2 other people observe an object of a disc-shaped, grayish appearance, except when it remains stationary, where it appears to be earthy. The object hovers above the Palm Beach International Airport, then is followed by a twin-engine SA-l6 seaplane and flies away after 40 to 60 seconds. (Tuesday, July 15, 10:22 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1451 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1105

Event 10788 (B5B65668)

Date: 7/15/1952 (approximate)
Location: LOS ANGELES, CA
Description: Airline exec to papers. Saucers 4 nights running / LAX tower. P276.
Type: sighting
Reference: WILKINS, Harold T.: FLYING SAUCERS ON THE ATTACK; Ace Books, NY PB 1967. (Index 276)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2321

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “5”, Elev: “30”, HatchDesc: “LOS ANGELES,CA:AIRLINE EXEC to PAPERS:SCRS 4 NITES RUNNING/LAX TOWER:p276”, LatLong: “33.966668 -118.416672”, LatLongDMS: “33:58:00 N 118:25:00 W”, Locale: “Metropolis”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “7”

Event 10789 (F2CA0396)

Date: 7/15/1952
Time: 01:20
Location: NEAR PASCO, WA
Description: 2 observer(s). Glowing-object going [to] east-northeast. Zigzags over town. Going quickly southeast and gone. Round misty shape.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 873)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2322

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, NUC: Nuclear facility related

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “0”, Elev: “125”, HatchDesc: “nr PASCO,WA:2 OBS:GLO-OBJ > ENE:ZIGZAGS ovr town:>>SE+gone:RND MISTY SHAPE”, LatLong: “46.216669 -119.083339”, LatLongDMS: “46:13:00 N 119:05:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Washington”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10790 (F2C4882B)

Date: 7/15/1952
Time: 10:10
Location: WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1451. Pilot and 2 / ground. Saucer dives / SA16 amphibian plane. Going quickly south.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 873)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2323

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “7”, HatchDesc: “W.PALM BEACH,FL:BBK#1451:PILOT+2/GND:SCR DIVES/SA16 AMPHIBIAN PLANE:>>S”, LatLong: “26.716668 -80.083337”, LatLongDMS: “26:43:00 N 80:05:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Florida”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10791 (695000DB)

Date: 7/15/1952
Time: 23:00
Location: BOUKANEFIS, ALG
Description: 2 bakers. “Agile” dinner-plate going quickly south. Green smoke. Lights sky. Straight and level flight.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 120)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2324

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Algeria”, Credibility: “7”, Duration: “2”, HatchDesc: “BOUKANEFIS,ALG:2 BAKERS:“AGILE” DINNER-PLATE >>S:GRN SMOKE:LITES SKY:S/L FLITE”, LatLong: “35.116668 -0.700000”, LatLongDMS: “35:07:00 N 00:42:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Boukanefis”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10792 (73D17C82)

Date: 7/15/1952
Location: McChord AFB (20 miles S of ), WA
Description: Object “Rolling” Between Two Fighters (NICAP: 11 - Aviation Cases, Code: A, Rating: 5, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP: 520715
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1114

Event 10793 (55D317B2)

Date: 7/15/1952
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Description: Discus-shaped object, greyish, except when hovering (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: 1451)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1115

Event 10794 (67ACCB43)

Date: 7/15/1952
Location: Pendleton, OR
Description: Many civilians in 5 cars and an Oregon State Trooper observed a spherical-shaped object (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters)
Reference: NICAP: 520715
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1116

Event 10795 (25DA4849)

Date: 7/15/1952
Time: 10:10 PM
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Description: Witnesses: J. Antoneff and two other persons. One discus-shaped object, greyish, except when hovering, when it appeared muddy. Hovered over Palm Beach International Airport, then followed an SA-l6 twin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_172

Event 10796 (4FBD833D)

Date: 7/15/1952
Description: The Lorenzens publish the first issue of the APRO Bulletin.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: APRO Bulletin 1, no. 1 (July 1952)
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1906

Event 10797 (7070CB02)

Date: Mid 7/1952
Locations: Washington; New York
Description: Ruppelt says that rumors persist that the Air Force is braced for an expected invasion by UFOs. “Had these rumormongers been at ATIC in mid-July they would have thought that the invasion was in full swing.” He talks to a scientist “from an agency that I can’t name” about the build-up of UFO reports. From his study of reports, the scientist predicts that “within the next few days they’re going to blow up and you’re going to have the granddaddy of all UFO sightings. The sighting will occur in Washington or New York, probably Washington.” Brad Sparks identifies the scientist as Stefan T. Possony , acting chief of the AFOIN Special Study Group and adviser to Gen. John A. Samford .
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Ruppelt, pp. 154–155 , 157; NICAP, “The 1952 Sighting Wave”
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1907

Event 10798 (4EC7AE94)

Date: 7/15/1952
Description: At 1:20 a.m. a misty, glowing red UFO zig-zagged over the city of Pasco, Washington. There was a mist surrounding the UFO as it went quickly toward the southeast and away.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 2342, citing Loren E. Gross
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4066

Event 10799 (D99D1A95)

Date: 7/15/1952
Description: At 10:10 a.m. a gray object, slightly yellow, and looking like “a flattened out donut without the hole”, approached West Palm Beach, Florida very rapidly. It then hovered in place for 90 seconds. Finally, it picked up speed and disappeared out of sight.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 1451; Kevin Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol, p. 269; UFOs: A History. 1952: June-July 20th, p. 58
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4067

Event 10800 (80C1173C)

Date: 7/16/1952
Location: Germany
Description: German mayor states two human-like figures wearing shimmer metallic clothing about 4 feet high come out of a landed 40ft diameter saucer
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Newspapers.com
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_460

Event 10801 (8F32595D)

Date: 7/16/1952
Location: USA, Atlanta (Georgia)
Description: (Translated from French) Fred Reagan was flying with his Piper at 2400 meters altitude. It was 2:32 PM. That’s when he noticed some kind of huge, shiny diamond-shaped thing. It was coming towards him at a very high speed. (…) In panic, Fred Reagan didn’t have time to react. The object hit his Piper head-on, breaking off the tail of the plane, which after violent shakes, fell towards the ground. (…) He was outside and he felt that he was descending at a dizzying speed (note from vog: without losing consciousness?) Suddenly there was nothing. (…) He felt lifted in the air and he understood that it was the unknown vessel that was attracting him towards it by means of an immense suction system. (…) He found himself plunged into a deep darkness, then he saw three humanoid figures with the appearance of pins. (medical examination, brain tumor discovered and cured, various explanations of kindness. He awoke in a well-earthly hospital room. (…) He died on May 16, 1953. (Jean FERGUSON: “The Humanoids…” - ed. Leméac, Ottawa, 1977, pp. 78-82) July 1951 (note from vog: that is one year earlier) Fred Reagan recounted that in 1951 his Piper Cub plane had been hit by a huge UFO and crashed to the ground. He himself remained suspended, attracted and lifted up towards the saucer. There he was treated for cancer with a particular blue light and then gently laid on the ground near the remains of his plane. No one believed his story. He died on May 16, 1952 (note from vog: he dies one year earlier too) in the Atlanta insane asylum: at the autopsy it was found that his death was due to extreme atomic radiation.
Reference: Henry DURRANT: “First Investigations on ET Humanoids” - Laffont 1977 - p. 64
Reference: Mini catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1632

Event 10802 (3E24ECBF)

Date: 7/16/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Photograph of Salem. (9 h 35)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1106

Event 10803 (69824A34)

Date: 7/16/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In Hampton (Virginia), Paul R. Hill witnesses an apparent UFO rendezvous above Chesapeake Bay. Two mysterious amber-colored craft circle each other at 800 km/h before being joined by a third, which positions itself several hundred meters below, forming a “V”. A fourth UFO joins the group, then they speed off to the South. The USAF will declare that it had no aircraft in the area at that time.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1107

Event 10804 (273D1E1F)

Date: 7/16/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The USAF lends a small fragment of a saucer to Canadian physicist Wilbert Smith.
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1108

Event 10805 (08C0EFD7)

Date: 7/16/1952
Location: Salem, MA
Description: U.S. Coast Guard seaman photographs four brilliant lights.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973, by Richard Dolan
Source: Dolan, ID: Dolan_102

Event 10806 (12B46B78)

Date: 7/16/1952
Location: OFF LAHAINA, HI
Description: Blue Book unidentified. Submarine/submerged Burgara crew / (seen thru) binoculars. Oval disk going quickly [to] sky. Changes color(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 619)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2325

Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “0”, HatchDesc: “off LAHAINA,HI:BBK UID:SUBM.BURGARA CREW/BINOCS:OVAL DISK >> SKY:CHANGES CLRs”, LatLong: “20.877779 -156.683341”, LatLongDMS: “20:52:40 N 156:41:00 W”, Locale: “Offshore”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Hawaii”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10807 (32A5F772)

Date: 7/16/1952 (approximate)
Time: 00:30
Location: SAN ANSELMO, CA
Description: 2 boys. Bright yellow saucer stops. Night lights exit / all directions. 90° U-turn. Going quickly southwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index 14)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2326

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “14”, HatchDesc: “SAN ANSELMO,CA:2 BOYS:BRITE YLW SCR STOPS:NLTS EXIT/ALL DIRs:90° U-TURN:>>SW”, LatLong: “37.972224 -122.561117”, LatLongDMS: “37:58:20 N 122:33:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “California”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10808 (BBD169D8)

Date: 7/16/1952
Time: 09:40
Location: SALEM, MASS
Description: Project Bluebook Case #1501. USCG photos / 4 oval globs over cars. / Flying Saucer Review (FSR) v3#3.
Type: sighting
Reference: FOWLER, Raymond E.: UFO’S, INTERPLANETARY VISITORS; Prentice Hall & Bantam Books, NY 1979. 346pp. (Index 91)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2327

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK, COV: Indication of coverup

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “8”, Duration: “0”, Elev: “5”, HatchDesc: “SALEM,MASS:BBK#1501:USCG PHOTOS/4 OVAL GLOBS OVR CARS:/FSR v3#3”, LatLong: “42.522224 -70.894448”, LatLongDMS: “42:31:20 N 70:53:40 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Massachusetts”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10809 (B99BA7E6)

Date: 7/16/1952
Time: 19:30
Location: NEAR POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Description: 1 observer. Silent saucer / 5000’ altitude. Tilts. Rises. Away / incredible speed.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 259)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2328

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “2”, Elev: “64”, HatchDesc: “nr POUGHKEEPSIE,NY:1 OBS:SILENT SCR/5000’alt:TILTS:RISES:AWAY/INCREDIBLE SPEED”, LatLong: “41.700002 -73.916670”, LatLongDMS: “41:42:00 N 73:55:00 W”, Locale: “Residential”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, RelAlt: “1500”, State/Prov: “New York”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10810 (3972079B)

Date: 7/16/1952
Time: 21:00
Location: HAMPTON, VA
Description: Aero eng. and many. 2 objects maneuver. 1+1 join. Play / sky. Photographs. All going quickly south. / r114p115.
Type: sighting
Reference: HALL, Richard: The UFO EVIDENCE; NICAP,Washington, DC 1964. Reprinted 1997 Barnes & Noble Books ( only $7.98! ) (Index 57)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2329

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “3”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “HAMPTON,VA:AERO ENG.+MANY:2 OBJs MNVR:1+1 JOIN:PLAY/SKY:FOTOS:ALL>>S:/r114p115”, LatLong: “37.033335 -76.333337”, LatLongDMS: “37:02:00 N 76:20:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Virginia”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10811 (B429A4D8)

Date: 7/16/1952
Time: 22:00
Location: MARRAKESH, MOROCCO
Description: Many observer(s). Large then small saucers maneuver. Then going quickly southwest. Other saucers later.
Type: sighting
Reference: FAWCETT, Lawrence & GREENWOOD, Barry: The UFO COVERUP (Formerly Clear Intent); Prentice Hall, NJ 1984. 264pp. (Index 121)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2330

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), GSA: Covert Security Agency, OGA: Non-Covert Government Agencies

Extra Data: Country: “Morocco”, Credibility: “10”, Duration: “1”, HatchDesc: “MARRAKESH,MOROCCO:MANY OBS:LRG THEN SML SCRS MNVR:THEN >>SW:OTHER SCRS LATER”, LatLong: “31.616668 -8.066667”, LatLongDMS: “31:37:00 N 08:04:00 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “MAR”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10812 (E5095B20)

Date: 7/16/1952
Time: 23:00
Location: DEVINE, TX
Description: Several / train station. Dull yellow-lights cross sky / V-formation. Hover briefly.
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 259)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2331

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “9”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “214”, HatchDesc: “DEVINE,TX:SVRL/TRAIN STATION:DULL YEL-LITES CROSS SKY/V-FORMATION:HVR BRIEFLY”, LatLong: “29.138890 -98.905560”, LatLongDMS: “29:08:20 N 98:54:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Texas”, Strangeness: “6”

Event 10813 (20BB7665)

Date: 7/16/1952
Location: Hampton Roads, VA
Description: 2 amber-colored objects approach from the S (NICAP: 01 - Distant Encounters, BB: BBU)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1117

Event 10814 (6ED124C4)

Date: 7/16/1952
Location: Beverly, MA
Description: Roughly elliptical irregular blobs of light in formation filmed (NICAP: 08 - Photographic Cases, BB: 1501)
Reference: NICAP Listing by Date PDF
Source: NICAP_DB, ID: NICAP_DB_1118

Event 10815 (E9A4AF82)

Date: 7/16/1952
Time: 9:35 AM
Location: Beverly, Massachusetts
Description: Witness: U.S. Coast Guard photographer Shell Alpert. Four roughly elliptical blobs of light in formation photographed through window of photo lab.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: BlueBook Unknowns PDF
Source: BerlinerBBUnknowns, ID: BerlinerBBU_173

Event 10816 (82C504D1)

Date: 7/16/1952
Location: Coast Guard Air Station Salem [now Winter Island Marine Park], Massachusetts
Description: 9:35 a.m. US Coast Guard photographer Seaman Shell R. Alpert sees several bright lights through a window screen (no glass) from his position inside the photo lab at Coast Guard Air Station Salem [now Winter Island Marine Park], Massachusetts, while cleaning a camera. He watches them for 5–6 seconds, calls out to Hospitalman 1st Class Thomas E. Flaherty from sick bay to see them. The objects dim then brighten suddenly. Alpert grabs a camera and films 4 roughly elliptical irregular blobs of light in formation through the screen, on Super XX cut film 4-by-5-inch format. The lights disappear suddenly in a flash. The photo is explained as showing reflections of light sources from inside the building, but this ignores the fact that the window is open, and the camera is not pointed through glass.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: UFOEv, p. 88; Sparks, p. 151; Joe Nyman and Barry Greenwood, “The July 1952 Coast Guard Photo Revisited,” IUR 26, no. 4 (Winter 2001–2002): 3–5, 25–30; Michael D. Lampen, “Mystery Alpert Objects,” IUR 27, no. 2 (Summer 2002): 27; “The Photographer’s Tale,” Saturday Night Uforia, December 3, 2012
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1908

Event 10817 (DEBBCA58)

Date: 7/16/1952
Locations: Chesapeake Avenue (near LaSalle Avenue); Hampton, Virginia; Virginia Beach; James River
Description: 9:00 p.m. Paul R. Hill, an aeronautical research engineer, is watching the sky with his future wife, Frances Hoback, on Chesapeake Avenue (near LaSalle Avenue) in Hampton, Virginia, when he notices two amber- colored lights coming in over Hampton Roads from the south at 500 mph. They slow down and make a U turn, moving side by side until they revolve around each other at a high rate of speed in a tight circle 200–300 feet in diameter. A third UFO comes racing up from the direction of Virginia Beach and falls in several hundred feet below the other two, making a V formation. A fourth UFO comes in from up the James River and joins the group, which heads south at 500 mph. “Their ability to make tight circling turns was amazing.” Around 9:03 p.m., the four UFOs have moved out of sight to the south.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: NICAP, “Two Pairs of Objects Maneuver Overhead”; [Blue Book documents]; UFOEv, p. 57; Sparks , p. 150
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_1909

Event 10818 (D25ABA55)

Date: 7/16/1952
Description: A U.S. Coast Guardsman, Shell R. Alpert, took a famous photograph of four oval globs of light in a V-formation moving over parked cars near a power plant in Salem, Massachusetts at 9:35 a.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case #1501; Kevin D. Randle, Invasion Washington: UFOs over the Capitol; Raymond E. Fowler, UFOs: Interplanetary Visitors, p. 91
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4092

Event 10819 (718977F2)

Date: 7/16/1952
Description: At 9:00 p.m. EDT aeronautical engineer Paul R. Hill along with his wife Frances saw two amber lights in the sky make a U-turn over Hampton, Virginia and then revolve around each other. They were joined by two more amber lights, then all four sped off toward the south at an estimated speed of 500 mph. They moved jerkily when flying slowly.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Edward J. Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, p. 208; Richard F. Haines, Project Delta: Report on Multiple UFO, p. 115, citing the Newport News Press
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_4093

Event 10820 (CE6E4BA8)

Date: 7/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) Six V-shaped, orange discs, without a trail, were seen in Washington by radio engineer Henry Lewis. (2 h)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1109

Event 10821 (C2D65F7C)

Date: 7/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) The same formation is observed by workers in Buenos Aires, implying a speed of 24000 km/h. They are observed by radar and a few hours later by peasants in Aisey-sur-Seine (Côte d’Or). (2 h 30)
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1110

Event 10822 (1D63B812)

Date: 7/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) At the USAF base in Lockbourne (Ohio), employees of the Air National Guard observe for 3 hours a light with the appearance of a large star, which disappears when an airplane approaches. The light will also be observed on July 20, 22 and 23. (11am)
Reference: case Blue Book #1476 unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1111

Event 10823 (78C4CEF9)

Date: 7/17/1952
Description: (Translated from French) In White Plains, New York, Mrs. Florence Daley observed two round, pastel blue objects with shiny outlines flying in formation and emitting sounds resembling those of slightly muffled bombs. Later, the witness would report hearing numerous female voices coming from the objects. (3:10 PM)
Reference: case Blue Book #1502, unexplained
Reference: rr0 - Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1112

Event 10824 (54DFF25C)

Date: 7/17/1952
Location: Washington, DC
Description: SOUTHERNERS REPORT GIANT SAUCERS. AP – Two Air Force pilots, W.B. Nash, and W.H. Fortenberry, reported in Miami eight objects 100 feet in diameter glowing like red hot coals and traveling 1000 mph passed directly beneath their plane. The Air Force said it has made a preliminary report to Dayton, Ohio.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_215

Event 10825 (3536325B)

Date: 7/17/1952
Location: Yreka CA, Chicago IL, and Dayton OH
Description: PACIFIC COAST AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA RESIDENTS REPORT SIGHTING. AP – Several Yrekans reported seeing seeing a lighted, cigar-shaped object colored purple, pink, and green and leaving a vapor trail. Residents of Medford, Oregon also reported seeing the object. In Chicago, Capt. Paul L. Carpenter, American Airlines pilot, sighted strange flying objects in an early morning flight over Colorado. The craft had a yellow tinge and were traveling about 3000 mph at an altitude of 23,000 to 30,000 feet. The Air Force Office in Dayton, Ohio assigned to the investigation said he had received about 1000 reports of Flying Saucers and 15% could not be explained.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Frank Scully Papers, American Heritage Center, Box 3 FF5
Source: Scully, ID: Scully_216

Event 10826 (B9B25CE4)

Date: 7/17/1952
Time: 00:10
Location: SR33 NEAR ST. PAUL, MN
Description: 2 observer(s). 4 2’ saucers / 200’ altitude. Sharp turns. (During lightening storm.)
Type: sighting
Reference: GROSS, Loren: UFO’s a HISTORY-1952 (12 booklets) Self published. (Index 259)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2332

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, MIL: Military investigation, BBK: Project BLUEBOOK

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “235”, HatchDesc: “SR33 nr ST PAUL,MN:2 OBS:4 2’ SCRS/200’alt:SHARP TURNS:(DURING LITENING STORM)”, LatLong: “44.950002 -93.100004”, LatLongDMS: “44:57:00 N 93:06:00 W”, Locale: “Pasture”, LocationLink: “Google Maps”, State/Prov: “Minnesota”, Strangeness: “5”

Event 10827 (AD95EE36)

Date: 7/17/1952
Time: 01:20
Location: NEAR ELIZABETH CITY, NC
Description: Watchman. Southwest radio dead. 4 disks going [to] over fast. Radio OK after.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_2333

Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects

Extra Data: Country: “USA”, Credibility: “6”, Duration: “1”, Elev: “3”, HatchDesc: “nr ELIZABETH CITY,NC:WATCHMAN:SW RADIO DEAD:4 DISKS > OVR FAST:RADIO OK AFTER”, LatLong: “36.300002 -76.222226”, LatLongDMS: “36:18:00 N 76:13:20 W”, Locale: “Town & City”,

UFO/UAP Event Chronology, Part 2: 1950 up to and including 1959

UFO/UAP Event Chronology, Part 2: 1950 up to and including 1959, v1.46 - Compiled 10/3/2023

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Year: 1950, 1139 Event(s), (Back to Top)

Event 7688 (89A44C8A)

Event 7689 (AD5E156B)

Event 7690 (77FFDA69)

Event 7691 (71A01B50)

Event 7692 (B0DD2638)

Event 7693 (85EC9337)

Event 7694 (EDDD5476)

Event 7695 (B39DDBA6)

Event 7696 (85C7CD89)

Event 7697 (74E278DA)

Event 7698 (DFF07604)

Event 7699 (5E34ECF7)

Event 7700 (667D50E4)

Event 7701 (1866D0D5)

Event 7702 (7D6B31AC)

Event 7703 (CC68ECBF)

Event 7704 (B5822C76)

Event 7705 (8BDFB3E4)

Event 7706 (1A71A17C)

Event 7707 (F2778630)

Event 7708 (CC4828EF)

Event 7709 (E9C4532A)

Event 7710 (41FA1B92)

Event 7711 (73C8DE55)

Event 7712 (4B777AC2)

Event 7713 (1A749AB1)

Event 7714 (4916CEF6)

Event 7715 (5CFB729B)

Event 7716 (6DA7CC33)

Event 7717 (0C1540AA)

Event 7718 (5F827084)

Event 7719 (F75EA45D)

Event 7720 (5FE306D0)

Event 7721 (97214056)

Event 7722 (68D79D3A)

Event 7723 (F3497711)

Event 7724 (73F693E8)

Event 7725 (75375A11)

Event 7726 (3E0B2FAF)

Event 7727 (90F35045)

Event 7728 (AC34BCD6)

Event 7729 (4BAD5E0C)

Event 7730 (A49341B5)

Event 7731 (5BC35D92)

Event 7732 (08E13218)

Event 7733 (EE9D1539)

Event 7734 (3E76C234)

Event 7735 (B53CE056)

Event 7736 (742E79B3)

Event 7737 (263F76E2)

Event 7738 (B48F15EB)

Event 7739 (2366F56B)

Event 7740 (99F6D7CA)

Event 7741 (11F62A76)

Event 7742 (C515A080)

Event 7743 (89584FB9)

Event 7744 (68571615)

Event 7745 (FF89BA01)

Event 7746 (8C49EAAD)

Event 7747 (F619BA1D)

Event 7748 (CAFB72A5)

Event 7749 (30A1F46D)

Event 7750 (32551803)

Event 7751 (9936F56A)

Event 7752 (F270D5E3)

Event 7753 (7F7C5F1E)

Event 7754 (33098C05)