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