USA, Pennsylvania Sept.
14, 1952; Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania. Time not known. Witness: pilot of Flying
Tiger Airlines airplane N67977. One blue light flew very fast on a collision
course with the airliner. Note: the summary card attached to the file showed
completely different information.
USA, Pennsylvania Feb. 11, 1952; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 a.m. 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.
USA, Pennsylvania June 26, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 11:50 p.m.
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 ½ hour.
USA, Pennsylvania July 23, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 a.m.
Witnesses: the two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large
silver object, shaped like a long pear with two or three squares beneath it,
flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210 m.p.h.), while a smaller object, delta-shaped or
swept back, flew around it at 1,000-1,500 kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by
crews for 1-4 minutes.
USA, South Carolina May 10, 1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 p.m.
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.
USA, South Carolina Oct. 1, 1952; Shaw AFB, South Carolina. 6:57 p.m. Witness:
USAF lst Lt. T.J. Pointek, pilot of RF-8O reconnaissance jet. One bright white
light flew straight, then vertical, then hovered, and then made an abrupt turn
during a 23 minute attempted intercept.
USA, South Dakota June 1, 1952; Rapid City, South Dakota. 6 p.m. 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.
USA, South Dakota July 9, 1952; Rapid City AFB, South Dakota. 3:35 p.m.
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.
USA, South Dakota Sept. 14, 1952; White Lake, South Dakota. 7 p.m. Witness:
Ground Observer Corps observer L.W. Barnes, using binoculars. One red,
cigar-shaped object, with three puffs behind it, flew west, then south, and then
was gone. Seen 30-40 minutes.
USA, Tennessee Oct. 21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee. No time given. Witnesses:
persons at airport weather station. Six white lights flew in a loose formation
for 1-2 minutes, and made a shallow dive at a weather balloon.
USA, Tennessee April 14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 p.m. Witnesses:
U.S. Navy pilots Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg. ONeil. 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.
USA, Tennessee June 23, 1952; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:30 a.m. Witness:
secretary Martha Milligan. One bullet-shaped object with burnt-orange exhaust
flew straight and level for 30-60 seconds.
USA, Texas July 21, 1952; Converse, Texas. 4:30 p.m. Witness: wife of USAF
Capt. J. B. Neal. One elongated, fuselage-shaped object flew straight and level,
made a right-angle turn and went out of sight at more than 300 m.p.h., all in
3-5 seconds.
USA, Texas Aug. 21, 1952; Dallas, Texas. 11:54 p.m. Witness: Jack Rossen,
ex-artillery observer. Three blue-white lights hovered then descended; 1.5
minutes later, one of them descended more.
USA, Texas May 20, 1952; Houston, Texas. l0:l0 p.m. 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 econds.
USA, Texas June 21, 1952; Kelly AFB, Texas. 12:30 p.m. 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.
USA, Texas Oct. 17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m. Witnesses: Ministers
Greenwalt and Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved more or less
straight and level for 5 seconds.
USA, Texas Nov. 3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 p.m. Witnesses: two
control tower operators, including Lemaster. One long, elliptical, white-grey
light flew very fast, paused, and then increased speed during a 3-4 second
observation.
USA, Texas Aug. 24, 1952; Levelland, Texas. 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Witnesses:
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp. One object, shaped like a spinning top, changing color
from red to yellow to blue, and with a fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes,
whistling, then flew away. It, or another like it, returned an hour later.
USA, Texas June 5, 1952; Lubbock, Texas. 11 p.m. 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.
USA, Texas April 29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m. Witness: private pilot
R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight, with a side-to-side
oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
USA, Texas May 29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 p.m. 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.
USA, Texas July 30, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10 a.m. Witnesses: E.E. Nye and
one other person. One round, white object flew slow and then sped away after
20-30 minutes.
USA, Texas Aug. 7. 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 9:08 a.m. Witness: Mrs. Susan
Pfuhl. Four glowing white discs: one made a 180* turn, one flew straight and
level, one veered off, and one circled during the 70 minute sighting.
USA, Texas Sept. 7, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: chemist
J.W. Gibson and others. One orange object or light (the color of 2,000 F.)
exploded into view. Seen for from 3-20 seconds by various observers.
USA, Texas Oct. 19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m. Witness: one ex-USAF
aircrewman Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one of which was olive-drab
colored on the side, flew in a rough V-formation. One object flipped slowly,
another object stopped, during the 3-4 minute sighting.
USA, Texas July 21, 1952; San Marcos AFB, Texas. 10:40 p.m. Witnesses: one
Lieutenant, two Staff Sergeants, three airmen. One blue circle with a blue
trail was seen to hover and then accelerate to near-sonic speed (700+ m.p.h.)
after 1 minute.
USA, Texas April 6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 p. 50-75 grey-white discs
changed position within formation continually, tilted in unison every 12-15
seconds during 3.8 minute sighting.
USA, Texas July 22, 1952; Uvalde, Texas. 2:46 p.m. Witness: Don Epperly,
Trans Texas Airlines station manager and weather observer. One large, round,
silver object flew at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for 45 seconds, while gyrating.
USA, Texas July 27, 1952; Wichita Falls, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
Mrs. Adrian Ellis. Two disc-shaped objects, illuminated by a phosphorus light,
flew at an estimated l,000 m.p.h. for 15 seconds.
USA, Vermont April 24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 a.m. 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.
USA, Virginia Nov. 24, 1952; Annandale, Virginia. 6:30 p.m. Witness: L.L
Brettner. One round, glowing object flew very fast, made right angle turns and
reversed course during a 1 hour sighting.
USA, Virginia July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 p.m. Witness: USAF
Capt D.G. Moore, of military air traffic control system. One undescribed object
flew at an estimated 2,600 m.p.h., below 5,000 altitude, toward the air base
for about 2 minutes.
USA, Virginia July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
Moore, Gilfillan electronics representative W. Yhope. One radar target tracked
moving away, stopped for 2 minutes, again moved very, very fast. Four minutes.
USA, Virginia July 14, 1952; Norfolk, Virginia. 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.
USA, Washington, D.C. July 26, 1952; Washington, D.C. 8 p.m. until after
midnight. Witnesses: radar operators at several airports, airline pilots. Many
unidentified blips tracked by radar all over Washington area, at varying
speeds. Pilots spotted unidentified lights.
USA, Washington, D.C. Nov. 30, 1952; Washington, D.C. l operators at
Washington National Airport. Radar trackings similar to those of July 26, 1952.
USA, Washington June 2, 1952; Bayview, Washington. 5:02 p.m. Witness: Larry
McWade. One purple object seen for unknown length of time. No further
information in files.
USA, Washington June 17, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. Between 7:30 and 10:20
p.m. Witnesses: many and varied. From one to five large silver-yellow objects
flew erratically, stopped and started for about 15 minutes.
USA, Washington June 23, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 9 p.m. Witness: 2nd
Lt. K. Thompson. One very large light flew straight and level for 10 minutes.
No further information.
USA, Washington July 28, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 2:15 a.m. Witnesses:
T/Sgt. Walstead, S/Sgt. Calkins of the 635th AC&W Squadron. One dull, glowing,
blue-green ball,.the size of a dime at arms length, flew very fast, straight
and level.
USA, Washington May 1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington. 5:32 a.m. Witnesses:
Two Atomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One silver object
without wings flew straight and level for 1.5 minutes.
USA, Washington June l, 1952; Soap Lake, Washington. 3+ p.m. Witness: Ray
Lottman. Three glimmering objects flew straight and level for 10 minutes.
USA, Washington June 23, 1952; Spokane, Washington. 4:05 p.m. Witness:
Airport weather observer Rex Thompson. One round disc with a metallic shine
flashed, and fluttered like a flipped coin for 5-7 minutes.
USA, Washington June 1, 1952; Walla , Washington. 1 p.m. Witness:
ex-military pilot Reserve Maj. W.C. Vollendorf. One oval object with a definite
airfoil performed a fast climb for 7 seconds.
USA, Washington March 23, 1952; Yakima, Washington. 6:56 and 7p.m.
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: Project Blue Book Status Report #7 (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.
USA, West Virginia Sept. 24, 1952; Charleston, West Virginia. 3:30 p.m.
Witnesses: crew of USAF B-29 bomber. A lot of bright, metallic particles or
flashes, up to 3 in length, streamed past the B-29 for 15 minutes
USA, Wisconsin June 18, 1952; Columbus, Wisconsin. 9 a.m. Witness: R.A.
Finger. One crescent-shaped object hovered for several seconds and then sped
away.
USA, Wisconsin April 14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 p.m. Witness:
unidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light colored objects flew in
V-formation. No further details in files.
USA, Wisconsin June 28, 1952; Lake Kishkanoug, Wisconsin. 6 p.m. Witness: G.
Metcalfe. One silver-white sphere became an ellipse as it turned and climbed
away very fast. 10 seconds.
USA, Wisconsin Dec. 9, 1952; Madison, Wisconsin. 5:45 p.m. Witnesses:
Capt. Bridges and lst Lt. Johneon in USAF T-33 jet trainer. Four bright lights,
in diamond formation, flew at 400 m.p.h. and were passed by the T-33 at 450
m.p.h. during the 10 minute sighting.
USA, Wisconsin July 29, 1952; Osceola, Wisconsin. 1:30 a.m. Witnesses:
radar operators on ground, pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight. Several clusters of
up to 10 small radar targets and one large target. Small targets moved from
southwest to east at 50-60 kts. (60-70 m.p.h.), following each other. The
large one moved at 600 kts. (700 m.p.h.). One hour total time. Pilot
confirmed one target.
Viet Nam May 28, 1952; Saigon, French Indo China. 10:30 a.m. Witnesses: many
in crowd watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped object flew straight
and fast for 2 minutes.
West Germany Oct. 29, 1952; Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 a.m.
Witnesses: USAF S/Sgt. Anderson, A/2c Max Handy. One round object, silhouetted
against a cloud, flew straight and level and smooth at 400 m.p.h. for 20
seconds.
West Germany June 2, 1952; Fulda, West Germany. Time unknown. 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.
West Germany July 28, 1952; Heidelberg, West Germany. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
Sgt. B.C. Grassmoen, WAC Pfc. A.P. Turner. One saucer-shaped object having an
appearance of light metal and giving off shafts of white light, flew slow, made
a 90^ turn and climbed away fast after 4-5 minutes.
West Germany July 21, 1952; Weisbaden, West Germany. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
pilot Capt. E.E. Dougher, WAF Lt. J.J. Stong, situated miles apart. Four bright
yellowish lights were seen by Dougher to separate, with two climbing and two
flying away level in the opposite direction. Stong watched two reddish lights
fly in opposite directions. Sightings lasted about 10-15 minutes.
