Argentina, Boa del Tigre:
Remo dell'Armellina was driving a truck toward Santa Fe when
he saw a figure, 3 m tall, blocking the road. He went toward
it with an iron bar but could not approach because of the
stench and the blinding phosphorescent light emanating from
it. It had very long arms, a scaly body, and wore a flight
coverall. The witness fainted; nothing was left to be seen
when he regained consciousness.
Argentina, Tabladitas: Approximate date. In the mountains,
about 14 km from Abra Pampa, a luminous object 30 m in
diameter came to ground level.
Australia, Farm Hill: Brian Crittendon, 21, was chased by
a dome-shaped object that emitted a narrow light beam toward
the ground. He was so frightened that he drove home on a
half-flat tire, followed for 5 km by the object, which was
about 50 m away and 10 m above ground. It overtook his car
at a speed exceeding 100 km/h. Radio interference was noted,
but no noise.
Brazil, Abaatu: All night long, three hovering disks were
seen by several witnesses in this area. A railroad employee,
Mr. Cavalheiro, and the station chief, J. Machado, wired the
Tupancireta police, and all saw the objects coming to ground
level about 1 km away. At times they appeared to exchange
signals. One of the disks flew over the station itself,
leaving a luminous trail and considerable heat.
Brazil, Conceicao Almeida: Three witnesses, among them Dr.
C. da Costa, decided to sleep in their car when the engine
stalled and could not be started again. Then a very large,
blue silvery object appeared and came to ground level with a
swinging motion. It was shaped like a sphere surrounded by a
flat ring. When they tried to approach it, the object
maneuvered in a strange "aerial dance. "
Brazil, Maceio: Near Paripueira, jeweler Wilson Lustosa
and numerous fishermen saw an object hovering 15 m above the
sea, 40 m away. It was lens-shaped, about 12 m thick, and
showed portholes with a glowing red light. Below the object
the water seemed to be "boiling" or attracted upward, while
a soft, whirring sound was heard. For one hour the object
kept going up and down.
Brazil, Trindade: Off the Brazilian coast near Trindade a
ship's crew as well as a Mr. Barania, photographer for the
Brazilian Navy witnessed a saucer shaped object that
shadowed the movements of the ship. No warfare exercises
were practiced. Instead, the Brazilian vessel was
participating in the International Geophysical Year of 1958.
Computer enhancement of photographs taken reveal that the
craft was composed of a globe circled by a large, metallic
ring much like the planet Saturn.
Canada, Caledon East: A civilian reported an elliptical,
aluminium-colored object at 2 km altitude, coming down to 4
m, flying up and down by sudden jumps, stopping at ground
level less than 200 m away for five min. A red light
appeared at one end of the object, which gradually took a
fiery color, then exploded. The witness ran away.
Colombia, Bogota: Eight people working in a wood saw a
green creature with scaly skin and very long arms. The
pointed nails of its long fingers nearly touched the
ground.
France, Beaucourt sur Ancre: A Hungarian refugee, Michel
Fekete, was riding his bicycle when he saw an object
hovering 30 cm above ground and four little men nearby. The
police found lava-like fragments at the site. Six other
witnesses vouch for the sighting including Messrs. Iklef and
Lepot and their wives. The craft was luminous, pulsating
between red and white (remaining red longer). When white, it
was more blinding than a powerful searchlight. It was 50 m
away from the group of witnesses. Occupants were about 30 m
tall with a beige gray body, an abnormally large black head,
and a waddling gait. The object flew away when a car came
into view.
France, Clermont-Ferrand: Approximate date. A disk of 20 m
diameter was observed and caused damage on the ground.
France: Jacques Chapuis, astronomer at Toulouse
Observatory saw a maneuvering yellow star-like object for 5
minutes on November 10. The UFO finally ascended straight up
and out of sight.
France, Laval: About 11 km before Laval, a businessman
coming from Paris suddenly saw a motionless object, 10 m
above ground, to the left of the road, 150 m away. It was
shaped like two cones with a common base and showed two rows
of about ten openings in the middle section. It seemed about
20 m wide, metallic, with a light similar to that of a red
traffic light shining through the windows. The witness had
time to stop and maneuvered to get the object in his
headlight beams. Throughout the observation a whistling
sound such as that of a jet aircraft was heard. The object
rose very slowly, flew off faster climbing out of sight.
France, Longchaumois: A businessman and his wife saw a
large, lighted object with openings, which hovered, came to
ground level, and took off with a great increase in
brightness at very high speed, but without noise.
France, Palalda: Mr. and Mrs. Firmin Bason heard an
unusual noise and saw a whirlwind of flames 10 or 15 m above
ground, coming down toward the vineyard. It was red and
blue, spinning wildly, flying slowly. It hovered for 5 min
over plants which moved violently, then it flew south with a
deafening roar, hovered again and departed to the southwest.
Diameter at the top: about 5 m.
France, Roulon: Two witnesses in a car saw some thing they
described as "a dark, transparent ball" about 50 cm in
diameter rising from the side of the road. It had appendages
trailing behind.
France, Ugines: Two engineers were driving about 200 m
from the railroad crossing in Faverges when they saw a
nearly spherical object at ground level, performing zigzags
on the road. They stopped and were amazed as the object
simply vanished, leaving no trace.
France, Vinssur Caramy: At an intersection, two women,
Mrs. Garcin and Mrs. Rami, suddenly heard a noise and saw
behind them a top-shaped object, 1 m high and 1 m wide,
nearly touching the ground. It made a sudden jump and landed
again: There were a number of antenna-like projections on
top of it. The noise did not come from the object, but from
a metallic road sign vibrating in its vicinity. "
Ireland, Portglenone: A black flying object, 2 m wide, cut
a tree in two, 3 m above ground, and did not stop. The tree
in question is 70 cm wide and 13 m tall. This event was
observed by a farmer named Bennett.
Japan, Hokkaido: Farmer Yasukichi Nakaguchi and his son,
and Kametaro Takuma, saw an egg-shaped object that landed
silently.
Japan, Shimada City: A very bright object landed before
numerous chemical workers; they reported beings alling from
the sky without parachutes. They wore strange suits and
spoke an unknown language.
Norway, Stavanger: A woodcutter reported that he saw an
object land, and a very tall man with a tanned face, wearing
a helmet, stepped from the machine. He went back in after a
few minutes; the craft took off "with a noise like a flock
of birds. " Air Force officers and policemen searched the
snow covered hill for traces.
Russia, Moscow: A large, disk-shaped object was seen on
the ground. It rose in a spiral motion, then took off and
was lost to sight.
San Salvador, Cojutepeque: An engineer, Julio M. Ladaleto,
stopped when his car hit a can rolling on the road, then
observed an object about 35 m away. It was shaped like a
lamp shade with an upper transparent sphere emitting a
bluish, pulsating light, 12 m diameter, 7 m high, resting on
three half-spheres. An occupant 2. 5 m tall was photographed
by the witness as he crossed the road and appeared to
inspect the craft. He wore a blue coverall and luminescent
heelless boots, and had a bald head. The observation lasted
10 min, after which the object took off with a whining
sound, sparks and smoke. The following day, before he had
revealed anything about the case, Ladeleto was contacted by
strange "newsmen" who appeared to know all the details of
it.
Scotland, Braemar: Two soldiers of the Territorial Army on
an exercise near Ballater heard a "gurgling noise" and saw
two figures, over 2 m tall, dressed in peculiar suits. As
they fled, they heard a "swishing" noise and saw a large
disk flying at ground level, which then swooped over their
heads and away, pulsating and leaving a sparkling trail.
Witnesses were in a state of shock.
Sweden, Hoganas: Near Domsten, Hans Gustavsson, 35, and
Stig Rydberg, 30, saw something in the woods and stopped
their car to observe it. They found a disk about 5 m wide
set on a tripod. All of a sudden they were attacked by four
gray-colored creatures described as "fluid, " but one
witness reached the car and blew the horn for help. The
beings fled and the craft took off, emitting "paralyzing
vibrations. "
Switzerland, Leman Lake: A dozen people out on the lake in
perfect weather saw a bright light coming down. They stopped
their boat as it came to hover about 15 m above them. It was
saucer-shaped, 10 min diameter, with a cabin showing several
windows on top. The outer disk below the cabin was spinning.
As it came down toward the water, a noticeable current was
created. No noise or occupants were noticed. After several
leaps in mid-air, the craft flew off at "unbelievable"
speed.
Uruguay, Salto: Uruguayan Air Force pilot engaged a
daylight disc UFO in a dogfight over Pan de Acucar, near
Salto, Uruguay. The UFO used a microwave beam to disable
the plane.
USA, California, Healdsburg: Two persons, in their
backyard, saw a round object 1 m in diameter come from the
west and land 15 m away. It took off toward the east, turned
south, and was lost to sight.
USA, Florida, Tampa: A civilian source was said to have
observed a balloon-shaped object land on the airfield then
take off slowly and hover at 250 m altitude before
disappearing. It showed a bright light source.
USA, New York, Depew: A lady who was driving on the New
York State Thruway during a snow storm saw a large shape
with a tall, luminous pole on the side of the road. Her car
stalled, and the lights went off. Two figures, looking like
animals or huge insects were observed near the pole. They
soon disappeared, and the object took off spinning. The
witness was then able to start her car. She noted that the
snow at the site had been melted and the grass was warm.
USA, Ohio, Sheffield Lake: A circular, flat object, 7 m in
diameter, 2 m thick, hovering 1. 5 m above ground, and
making a jet-like sound was seen from a house by a civilian
woman. Its color was that of aluminium; it had a wobbling
motion and emitted gray smoke before rising again and taking
off.
USA, Pennsylvania, Union Dale: An object resembling a
large gray cigar with an assembly tail flew at treetop
height, making a strong "swishing" sound.
USSR, Moscow: Near Moscow, a large, disk-shaped object was
seen on the ground. It rose in a spiral motion, then took
off and was lost to sight.
USSR: A luminous object, with an apparent diameter greater
than that of the full moon, was seen coming down from a high
altitude, hovering at tree height, then landing. It was
observed for two min.
1958 Project
Blue Book Unknowns
Libya
Sept. 1, 1958; Wheelus AFB, Libya. 12:15 a.m. Witness: Philco technical
representative A.M. Slaton. One round, blue-white object flew at varying
speeds. First sighting lasted 2 minutes, second lasted 1.5 minutes.
Phillipine Islands May 9, 1958; Bohol Island, Phillipine Islands. 11:05 a.m.
Witness: Phillipine Airlines pilot. One object with a shiny, metallic surface
was falling and spinning for 1.5 minutes.
USA, California March 14, 1958; Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses:
Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Cummings and one other. A 3 round, black object touched the
ground and then took off. Watched for 2 minutes.
USA, Colorado June 14, 1958; Pueblo, Colorado. 10:46 a.m. Witness: airport
weather observer O.R. Foster, using a theodolite. An object shaped like Saturn,
less the bottom part; silver with no metallic luster, flew overhead for 5
minutes.
USA, North Carolina June 20 ,1958; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. 11:05 p.m.
Witness: Battalion Communication Chief SFC A. Parsley. One silver, circular
object, its lower portion seen through a green haze, hovered, then oscillated
slightly, then moved at great speed. Watched for 10 minutes.
USA, Michigan Aug. 17, 1958; Warren, Michigan. 7:05 p.m. Witness: A.D.
Chisholm. One extremely bright object shaped first like a bell, then like a
saucer, hovered for 5 minutes, flipped over and sped away to the
west-south-west. Sighting lasted 6-10 minutes.
USA, North Dakota Nov. 3, 1958; Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 p.m. Witness:
M/Sgt. William R. Butler, medic. One bright green object, shaped like a 10 cent
piece, and one smaller, silver round object. First object exploded, then second
object moved toward the location of the first at high speed. Sighting lasted 1
minute.
USA, Pennsylvania Oct. 2, 1958; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. 2:30 p.m.
Witness: naturalist Ivan Sanderson. One dull-grey object, shaped like a pickle
with a flat bottom, flew erratically and made loops for 15 seconds.
USA, Maryland Oct. 27, 1958; Lock Raven Dam, Maryland. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses:
Phillip Small, Alvin Cohen. One large, flat egg-shaped object affected a cars
electrical system and caused a burning sensation on one of its occupants.
Sighting lasted 1 minute. USA,
Virginia April 14, 1958; Lynchburg, Virginia. 1 p.m. Witness: USAF Maj. D.G.
Tilley, flying C-47 transport. One grey-black rectangular object rotated very
slowly on its horizontal axis for 4 seconds.
