USA,
New Jersey, Point Pleasant: A boomerang-shaped object bigger than a house was
reported to have landed. Grass flattened.
USA, New Mexico, Santa Fe: J. Martinez and A. Gallegos saw an egg-shaped
object coming toward them at low altitude. It moved slowly, illuminating their
car and producing a humming sound. The car engine, the clock and a wristwatch
stopped. The object shot away toward the southwest.
USA, New Mexico, White Sands: At Stallion Site, an army patrol in a jeep saw
an orange, "apparently controlled, " luminous object on the ground near the site
of the first A-bomb explosion. It was first seen as a sun-like source 50 m above
ground, descending to ground level after 3 min, and landing several km away at
the northern end of the testing grounds. Two witnesses.
USA, New York, New York City: In Van Cortland Park, Frank C. was talking with
a bus driver when they saw in the park, about 400 m away, a metallic object
-shaped like a disk, spinning with a soft whirring. On top was a fixed dome with
portholes. The object was hovering at tree height. A yellow light from the craft
suddenly illuminated the area, and it flew off "like a shooting star. "
USA, New York, Schenectady: Mrs. Edward Yeager who lived in a trailer on the
Duanesburg Church Road near Mariaville, saw a circular object go down behind the
hill. Two min later it flew up again, very bright. The next day she was feeding
animals that ran away as the same or a similar object came within 2 m of the
ground. Two dark, little men came out of the craft and went into the woods. The
object remained there two min, then left. A search for the occupants proved
futile. A bus driver was said to have seen two craft land in a nearby field at
the same hour.
USA, New York, Sloanville: A cigar-shaped object 70 m long was observed less
than 7 m above ground.
USA, Ohio, Madison: Mrs. Leita Kuhn observed a very large, lighted object 20 m
above ground. It was so brilliant that she had to close her eyes. It was over 10
m wide, 3 to 4 m thick, with a dome on top. The witness had to consult a
physician several days later because of serious eye and skin irritation.
USA, Oklahoma, Woodward: Between Woodward and Seiling, 12 km from the latter,
an unknown flying object allegedly took complete control of a car with three
passengers. The driver, an employee of an aircraft company, had turned the
heater, windshield wiper, and radio on. He was nearing a hill in this wooded
area when a bright light appeared ahead. It reminded the witness of the light
from a mercury lamp. As a crash seemed imminent, the car slowed down by itself
and stopped, as if the entire electrical circuit had failed. Over the vehicle
was a disk 16 m in diameter with portholes around the periphery, emitting a
current of hot air and a high-pitched sound. It had a dome on top and bottom. It
rose as the car started by itself. The car was a 1954 Dodge Coronet without
automatic transmission. The witness spent four hours with two Kirtland AFB
officers who told him of similar observations. The case was never reported to
Blue Book.
USA, Oklahoma: On July 17, an RB-47 aircraft equipped with special electronic
intelligence equipment was followed from the Gulf of Mexico all the way to
Oklahoma by a UFO that flew circles around the aircraft.
USA, Ohio, Lake County: A civilian source reported an object so bright that
his eyes could not sustain it. It appeared to land on a ridge, then took off
again. It was round and much larger than a plane, had an "odd color, " left no
trail and made no noise.
USA, Ohio, Montville: Olden Moore, 28, a plasterer was driving home when he
suddenly saw an object looking like a bright meteor split into two pieces, one
of which went straight up. The other got larger while its color changed from
bright white to blue-green. It hovered 60 m above a field and came to the ground
with a soft whirring sound, 150 m away. After observing it for 15 min, Moore
then walked to the object, which he found to be -shaped like "a covered dish" 15
m in diameter, 5 m high, with a cone on top about 3 m high, surrounded by haze
or fog, pulsating slowly. Holes, footprints and radioactivity were found at the
site by Civil Defense Director Kenneth Locke.
USA, Pennsylvania, Milford: Frances Stichler, who lived on a farm, was working
in her barn when she heard a whirring sound and saw a bowl-shaped object, 7 m in
diameter, with a rim over 1 m wide about 5 m above ground. It stopped with one
side tilted toward her. A man dressed in a loose, shiny, gray suit, wearing a
tight fitting helmet, was facing her from inside the object. He seemed of
average height had deep-set eyes, tanned skin, and a long face with a
"quizzical" expression. Almost immediately the object left toward the
southeast.
USA, Tennessee, Knoxville: 12yearold Everett Clark saw a strange object on the
ground and four occupants, two men and two women who spoke a language he thought
was similar to German. They went back to the craft in a manner the witness could
not understand, for he saw no door.
USA, Texas, Boerne: A civilian source reported an oval object, about 5 m long,
bright orange, similar to glowing coals, hovering 4 m above ground. The witness
went to call his family; the object had vanished when he returned.
Unidentified.
USA, Texas, Canadian: 5 km west of this town, military and civilian witnesses
reported a submarine-shaped object, red and white, two or three times as long as
a car and about 3 m high, at ground level. A figure was seen near this object,
also something compared to a white flag. When a car stopped in the vicinity, a
flash of light from the object coincided with the sudden failure of the
headlights.
USA, Texas, Levelland: "A number of motorists and police officers in different
localities encountered at close range a luminous egg-shaped object estimated at
about 200 feet in length. Several reports confirmed that when the object passed
at close range car engines and lights failed. One report described how two men
driving a truck watched as the object came near. The lights and engine failed,
then the object passed directly over the vehicle with a sound like thunder and a
rush of wind. The truck rocked from the blast and a lot of heat was felt. Later
there were reports of apparently the same luminous object on the ground and
taking off in other areas near Levelland. Reports of vehicle interference
followed a similar pattern, with engines and lights returning to normal on the
departure of the object."
USA, Texas, Levelland: Residents see several cigar-shaped UFOs.
USA, Texas, Yellow Falls: Three hundred people were said to have seen three
elongated objects with a series of portholes, maneuvering at ground level in an
area with many empty oil wells. One of these objects, said to be 150 m long and
20 m high, pearl-colored, glistening under the setting sun and showing a series
of circles painted on its surface, landed for 20 min. An occupant emerged,
observed the abandoned derricks and took off again. Observed through binoculars,
he appeared as a "monster, " 1 m tall, moving with strange jumps. He picked up
something from the ground.
USA, West Virginia, Holly: Hank Mollohan and eight other persons saw an
elongated object, 12 m long, with several portholes from which fire and smoke
appeared to be coming. It swung at low altitude and dropped to the ground.
People seemed to be moving around it, but the witnesses were driven away by a
hard rain.
USA, Wisconsin, Ellsworth: Many cars stopped to observe a silent, reddish,
glowing disk, about 15 m in diameter, which flew 6 m above the ground at about
80km/h. A small, windowless cabin was visible on the underside of the object.
Venezuela, Uriman: Report of a landing and of "bellicose dwarfs. "
1957 Project Blue Book Unknowns
Okinawa Sept. 20, 1957; Kadena AFB, Okinawa. 8 p.m. Witnesses: S/Sgt. H.T.
OConnor, S/Sgt. H.D. Bridgeman. One object, shaped like a coke bottle without
the neck, translucent and fluorescent. Made four 5-10 second passes from north
to south, with 4-5 minutes between passes.
Italy, Milan 7:30 p.m. Witness: G.U. Donadio, translator for export-import
firm. One object big as a hens egg flew very fast, zigzagged, hovered and
revolved, then shot up after 17 minutes.
Mexico Dec. 13, 1957; Col Anahuac, Mexico. 9:35 a.m. Witness: R.C. Cano.
Fourteen-fifteen circular, tapered discs, very bright, flew in a formation like
a stack of coins, then changed to an inverted-V formation. Sighting lasted 20
minutes.
USA, Colorado Dec. 17, 1957; near Grand Junction, Colorado. 7:20 p.m.
Witness: F.G. Hickman, 17. One round object changed from yellow to white to
green to red; red tail was twice as long as the body. It stopped,
started, backed up for 45 minutes.
USA, Colorado July 27 or 29, 1957; Longmont, Colorado. Early morning.
Witness: J.L. Siverly. One thick disc, ice blue, with a top like honeycomb
(interconnected hexagons), hovered and rocked below the hill tops for 10
minutes. Middle band was scalloped, bottom had four kidney-shaped forms.
USA, Florida July 29, 1957; Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 a.m. Witness: E.E.
Henkins. One pale yellow fireball glided into the water and exploded. Viewed
for 1 minute.
USA, Georgia Nov. 26, 1957; Robins AFB, Georgia. 10:07 a.m. Witnesses: three
control tower operators, one weather observer and four others. One silver,
cigar-shaped object suddenly vanished after 8 minutes.
USA, Louisiana Nov. 30, 1957; New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 p.m. Witnesses:
three U.S. Coast Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then gold, then
separated into three parts and turned red. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.
USA, Louisiana April 25, 1957; Ringgold, Louisiana. Military witness
Robertson. Case missing from official files.
USA, New Mexico Nov. 6, 1957; Radium Springs, New Mexico. 10:50 p.m.
Witnesses: one Las Cruces policeman, one Dona Ana County Deputy Sheriff. One
round objectchanging from red to green to blue to white rose vertically from a
mountain top. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
USA, New York Nov. 8, 1957; Merrick, Long Island, New York. l0:10 a.m.
Witness: Mrs. L. Dinner. One bar-shaped object, 3.5 long, giving off blue
flashes, made a swishing sound. No further data.
USA, Ohio July 29, 1957; Cleveland, Ohio. 10:31 p.m. Witnesses: Capital
Airlines Capt. R.L. Stimley, First Officer F.J. Downing. One large, round,
yellow-white object dimmed once, crossed the bow of the airliner, which then
gave chase but was unable to catch it. Sighting last 8 minutes. USA,
Washington Oct. 8, 1957; Seattle, Washington. 9:17 a.m. Witnesses: two U.S.
Army sergeants. Two flat, round, white objects flew in trail formation along an
irregular path, frequently banking during 25-30 seconds.
