USA, Arizona April 5, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 a.m. 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.
USA, Arizona Aug. 4, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona.
2:20 a.m. Witness: USAF A/3c W.F. Vain. One yellow ball which lengthened and
narrowed to plate shape, flew straight and level for 5 minutes.
USA, Arizona Aug. 24, 1952; Tucson, Arizona.
5:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. George White. One large round, metallic,
white light with a vague lower surface, flew slowly, then fast With a dancing,
wavering motion, for about 1 minute.
USA, Arizona, Sept. 3, 1952; Tucson, Arizona.
99 a.m. Witnesses: civilian pilots McCraven and Thomas. One shiny, dark
ellipse made three broad, curving sweeps in 1.5 minutes.
USA, Arizona Sept. 6, 1952; Tucson, Arizona.
4:55 p.m. Witnesses: ex-Congresswoman Mrs. Isabella King and Bill McClain. One
orange teardrop-shaped object whirled on its vertical axis, descended very fast,
stopped, retraced its path upwards, while whirling in the opposite direction.
1.5 minutes.
USA, Arizona Sept. 17, 1952; Tucson, Arizona.
11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hollingsworth. Two groups of three
large, flat, shiny objects flew in tight formations: the first group slow, the
second faster. Seen for 2 minutes.
USA, Arizona April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona.
3:05 p.m. 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.
USA, Arizona April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona.
Time unknown. Witnesses: two Army weather observation students. One flat-white
circular object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.
USA, Arizona April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona.
8:30 p.m. 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.
USA, Arizona June 19, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 2
p.m. Witness: USAF pilot John Lane. One round, white object flew straight and
level for 10 seconds.
USA, Arkansas June 12, 1952; Ft. Smith,
Arkansas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: U.S. Army Major and Lt. Colonel, using
binoculars. One orange ball with a tail flew with a low angular velocity.
USA, California Aug. 18, 1952; Fairfield,
California. 12:50 a.m. Witnesses: three policemen. One object changed color
like a diamond, and changed directions during the 30 minute sighting.
USA, California May 1, 1952; George AFB,
California. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: three men on the arms range, plus one Lt.
Colonel 4 miles away. Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47s
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.
USA, California May 9, 1952; George AFB,
California. 5:20 p.m. Witness: A/lc G.C. Grindeland. One dull white,
arrowhead-shaped object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
USA, California Sept. 27, 1952; Inyokern,
California. 10 p.m. Witnesses: two couples, using a 5x telescope. One large,
round object, which went through the color spectrum every 2 seconds, was seen to
fly straight and level for 15 minutes.
USA, California Aug. 1, 1952; Lancaster,
California. 1:14 a.m. Witnesses: sheriffs deputies and other persons, one
named Mallette. Two brilliant red lights hovered and maneuvered for 5 minutes.
USA, California Dec. 28, 1952; Marysville,
California. Case missing from official files.
USA, California July 29, 1952; Merced,
California. 3:44 or 4:35 p.m. Witnesses: Herbert Mitchell and one employee.
One dark, discus-shaped object, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths behind,
tipped on its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the 2
minute sighting.
USA, California March 24, 1952; 60 miles west
of Pt. Concepcion, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses: B-29 navigator and radar
operator. One target tracked for 20-30 seconds at estimated 3,000 m.p.h.
USA, California Aug. 19, 1952; Red Bluff,
California. 2:38 p.m. Witness: Ground Observer Corps observer Albert Lathrop.
Two objects, shaped like fat bullets, flew straight and level, very fast for 25
seconds.
USA, California Sept. 14, 1952; Santa Barbara,
California. 8:40 p.m. Witness: USAF C-54 transport pilot Tarbutton. One
blue-white light travelled straight and level, then went up. Seen for 30
econds.
USA, California April 15, 1952; Santa Cruz,
California. 7:40 p.m. Witness: Mr.Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two
faint objects observed flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x
spotting telescope.
USA, California July 26, 1952; Williams, California. Case missing from
official files.
USA, Colorado Sept. 29, 1952; Aurora,
Colorado. 3:15 p.m. Witness: USAF T/Sgt. B.R. Hughes. Five or six circular
objects, bright white but not shiny, circled in trail formation for 5-6 minutes.
USA, Colorado July 9, 1952; Colorado Springs,
Colorado. 12:45 p.m. 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.
USA, Colorado Aug. 29, 1952; Colorado Springs,
Colorado. 8:35 p.m. Witness: pilot C.A. Magruder. Three objects, 50 in
diameter, 10 high, aluminum with red-yellow exhaust, flew in trail at estimated
1,500 m.p.h. for 4-5 seconds.
USA, Florida April 5, 1952; Miami, Florida.
9:15 p.m. 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 p.m. Witness: H.L. Russell.
USA, Florida July 18, 1952; Miami, Florida. 11
a.m. Witnesses: E. R. Raymer and daughter. One opaque, silvery bubble flew
very fast at a right-angle to the wind direction for 10 seconds.
USA, Florida July 18, 1952; Patrick AFB,
Florida. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF officers and four enlisted men. Over
an hour period, a series of hovering and maneuvering red-orange lights were
observed moving in a variety of directions.
USA, Florida July 15, 1952; West Palm Beach,
Florida. 10:10 p.m. 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.
USA, Georgia Sept. 1, 1952; Atlanta, Georgia.
9:43 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. William Davis and nine other persons. One light,
similar to the evening star, moved up and down for a long period of time.
USA, Georgia Oct. 31, 1952; Fayetteville,
Georgia. 7:40 p.m. Witness: USAF Lt. James Allen. One orange, blimp-shaped
object, 80 long and 20 high, flew at treetop level, crossed over Allens car
(at which time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at 45 and
tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.
USA, Georgia Sept. l, 1952; Marietta,
Georgia. 10:50 p.m. Witness: ex-AAF B-25 gunner. Two large white disc-shaped
objects with green vapor trails flew in trail formation, merged, flew away very
fast.
USA, Georgia Sept. 1, 1952; Marietta,
Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witness: one unidentified person using binoculars. Two
large objects shaped like spinning tops and displaying red, blue and green
colors, flew side by side, leaving a sparkling trail for 30 minutes.Georgia
Sept. l, 1952; Marietta, Georgia. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. Bowman
(ex-artillery officer) and 24 others. A red, white, and blue-green object which
spun and shot off sparks for 15 minutes.
USA, Georgia Sept. 16, 1952; Warner-Robbins
AFB, Georgia. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF officers, two civilians. Two
white lights flew abreast, at 100 m.p.h., for 15 minutes.
USA, Hawaii Oct. 19. 1952; 500 miles south of
Hawaii. 6:58 p.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF C-50 transport plane. One round
yellow light, with a red glowing edge, estimated at 100 in diameter, flew at
300-400 kts. (350-450 m.p.h.) for 20 seconds.
USA, Illinois June 25, 1952; Chicago,
Illinois. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Norbury, Mr. Matheis. One bright
yellow-white, egg-shaped object which sometimes had a red tail, made seven
circles in 1 ½ hours.
USA, llinois June 29, 1952; OHare Airport,
Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 p.m. 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.
USA, Illinois July 3, 1952; Chicago, Illinois.
11:50 p.m. Witness: Mrs. J. D. Arbuckle. Two bright pastel green discs flew
straight and level very fast for 6 seconds.
USA, Illinois Sept. 2, 1952; Chicago,
Illinois. 3 a.m. Witness: radar tracker Turason (ground controlled approach)
at Midway Airport. 40 targets flew in miscellaneous directions, up to 175
m.p.h. Two seemed to fly in formation with DC-6 airliner. Total of 8 hours.
USA, Indiana July 21, 1952; Rockville,
Indiana. 8:10 p.m. Witnesses: one military officer, two enlisted men. One
aluminum, delta-shaped object with a vertical fin, flew straight and level, and
then hovered during a 3 minute sighting.
USA, Indiana July 23, 1952; South Bend,
Indiana. 11:35 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Capt. H. W. Kloth. Two bright
blue-white objects flew together, then the rear one veered off after about 9
minutes.
USA, Indiana June 26, 1952; Terre Haute,
Indiana. 2:45 a.m. Witness: USAF 2nd Lt. C. W. Povelites. Undescribed object
flew at 600 m.p.h. and then stopped. No further information in files.
USA, Kansas April 29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas.
100 p.m. Witness: B-29 bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light
pulsed 3-4 times per second for 2 seconds.
USA, Kansas Aug. 25, 1952; Pittsburg, Kansas.
5:35 a.m. Witness: radio station musician William Squyres. One dull aluminum
object, shaped like two meat platters, face to face, estimated at 75 long, 45
wide, and 15 thick. Through a window in the front section shone a blue light;
the head and shoulders of a man could be seen. The mid section had numerous
windows through which could be seen some kind of regular movement. A series of
small propellers were spaced close together along the outer edge of the object,
revolving at high speed. The object was hovering about 10 above the ground,
100 yards off the road, with a slight rocking motion. It then ascended
vertically with a sound like a large covey of quail starting to fly at the same
time. Vegetation showed signs of having been disturbed under the object.
USA, Kansas July 29, 1952; Wichita, Kansas.
12:35 p.m. Witnesses: USAF shop employees Douglas and Hess at Municipal
Airport. One bright white circular object with a flat bottom flew very fast, and
then hovered 10-15 seconds over the Cessna Aircraft Co. plant, during the 5
minute sighting.
USA, Kansas Nov. 15, 1952; Wichita, Kansas.
7:02 a.m. Witnesses: USAF Maj. R.L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman, A/3c Phipps.
One orange object (a blue streak?) varied in shape, as it made jerky upward
sweeps with 10-15 second pauses during a 3-5 minute sighting.
USA, Kentucky June 15, 1952; Louisville,
Kentucky. 11:50 p.m. 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.
USA, Kentucky June 23, 1952; Owensboro,
Kentucky. 10:00 a.m. 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.
USA, Kansas June 27, 1952; Topeka, Kansas.
6:50 p.m. 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.
USA, Louisiana Aug. 2, 1952; Lake Charles,
Louisiana. 3 a.m. Witnesses: USAF lst Lt. W.A. Theil, one enlisted man. One
red ball with a blue flame tail flew straight and level for 3-4 seconds.
USA, Louisiana Aug. 9, 1952; Lake Charles,
Louisiana. 10:50 a.m. Witness: USAF A/3c J.P. Raley. One disc-shaped object flew
very fast and then hovered for 2 seconds during a 5-6 minute sighting.
USA, Louisiana Sept. 6, 1952; Lake Charles
AFB, Louisiana. l:3Oa.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt. J.E. Wilson and two enlisted men.
One bright star-like light moved about the sky for 2 hours.
USA, Maine Sept. 16, 1952; Portland, Maine.
6:22 p.m. Witnesses: crew of U.S. Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane, visually and
via radar. A group of five lights was seen at the same time a long, thin blip
was being tracked on radar. Note: consideration was given to this being USAF
KC-97 airplanes involved in a refueling operation. The sighting involved 20
minutes.
USA, Maryland Sept. 12, 1952; Allen, Maryland.
9:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. David Kolb, of the Ground Observer Corps,
using binoculars. One white light with a red trim and streamers flew northeast
for 35 minutes.
USA, Maryland July 26, 1952; Andrews AFB,
Maryland. This was a continuation of the extensive sightings and radar tracking
reports reported throughout the Washington, D.C. area, all night long.
USA, Maryland July 12, 1952; Annapolis,
Maryland. 3:30 p.m. Witness: insurance company president William Washburn.
Four large, elliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very fast, stop, turn 90*
and fly away in 7-8 seconds.
USA, Maryland April 18, 1952; Bethesda,
Maryland. l1:30 a.m. Witnesses: R. Poerstal and three other men. Seven to nine
circular, orange-yellow lights in a 40^ V-formation flew overhead silently for
4-8 seconds, from south to north.
USA, Maryland March 20, 1952; Centreville,
Maryland. 10:42 p.m. 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.
USA, Massachusetts July 16, 1952; Beverly,
Massachusetts. 9:35 a.m. Witness: U.S. Coast Guard photographer Shell
Alpert. Four roughly elliptical blobs of light in formation photographed through
window of photo lab.
USA, Massachusetts July 22, 1952; between
Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts. 10:47 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar
operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. One round blue light passed F-94,
spinning.
USA, Massachusetts June 17, 1952; Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1:28 a.m. 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.
USA, Massachusetts July 22, 1952; Holyoke, Massachusetts. After midnight.
Witness: Mrs. A. Burgess. One round, yellow, flashing light went downward. No
further information in files.
