UAP Indications Analysis 1945-1975 Military and Public Activities

Compr ehensive Catalog of 2,200 Pr oject Blue Book UFO Unk nowns: Database Catalog (Not a Best Evidence List) – NEW: List of Projects & Bl ue Book Chiefs Work in Progress (Versi on 1.30, Jan. 26, 2020) Compiled by Brad Sparks © 2001-2020 The main purpose of this catalog at p resent is to help identify and fill in w here possible missing or difficult-to-obtain U.S. Air Force document ation on better quality Unexplained UF O cases, not to present any so-called "p roof" of UFO reality nor to discuss and argue possible IFO identifications (usually too voluminous to include in a m ere catalog). These are subjects reserved for later analysis once full files can be examined (with a few exceptions on IFO’s noted below). This is not a list of official USAF designa tions of “Unexplained” or “Unknown” cases as it has proven to be al most impossible to estab lish whe n such evaluations were considered final or def initive and many mo re cases misdesignated IFO’s have turned out to be Unexplained UFO’s based on recent analyses. Here the goal is preliminary and to com pile mo re complete docum entation, not the perfection of the analysis or categorizations. Many cases here are m erely placeholders for later work to fill in more info from the BB files or other sources. This catalog will be used eventually to produce another catalog of UFO Best Eviden ce, after a screening process based on Hynek' s and on other criteria. For that reason columns for data on Duration, No. of W itnesses, Angular Size and "Instrumentation /Scientists etc." have been separately presented from the available case data and/or calculated where possible. Proper Definition of “UFO” = “Unknow n” or “Unidentified” Proper scientif ic investigation and its standard protocols require defined terms. Hynek defined "UFO" to mean cases found to be "Unidentified" or "Unknown" (intercha ngeable terms*) after scientific screening where there is su fficient data f or the scientific screening to e liminate IFO's and conventional explanations, and thus by definition it is not In sufficient Data**. (*Intercha ngeable terms: Hynek' s UFO Experience 1972 p. 294; Hynek UFO Report 1977 pp. 58 , 258.) (**Suf ficiency of data : Hyne k 1972 pp. 12, 42; Hynek 1977 p. 286.) Hynek explained that the mixi ng of Insufficient Data cases with other categories was an improper and invalid statistical and scientific procedure, since Insufficient Data should be “excluded” from the outset as bad data or inadequate data (Hynek 1977 pp. 259, 292). This Catalog cannot possibly pres ent all of the essential data of a UFO case, which would require many thousands of pages for all of the ca ses cataloged here – this is, after all, just a catalog , a guide to the larger BB database, paper and digital, as well as to missing BB data available from other sources or wh ich need to be searched for. Some would like to hairs plit a difference between “unknown” and “unidentified” in order to confuse the situation and make “unknown” to imply alien spacecraf t (it does not mean that and does not imply it). They further wish to adulte rate the term “unidentif ied” – which means the BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -2- same thing as “unknown” in the BB UFO contex t and properly m eans a case with sufficient data that has undergone scientific review for IF O’s and has passed through the review. Instead they wish to weaken it into a nearly wort hless m eaning of “non-identified for whatever accidental reason, regardless of su fficiency of data, regardless of IFO screening, but temporarily unidentified not inherently unidentifi able. ” Their intent is to suggest that no case has ever had sufficient data (unless an IFO, of course, in their view) and no case has ever been scientifically screened . This is frankly a dishonest de bunking tactic and is categorically rejected here. Thus, here in the BB UFO c ontext Unknown = Unidentified = Unidentifiable. The standard BB term for m any years was "U nknown" and it does not m ean ET. Battelle Memorial In stitute / BB Special Report No. 14 is entirely based on the term "Unknown" throughout its 300+ pages, not "Unidentified." The term "Unidentified" was regarded as something of a synonym but was confusingly re dundant since "UFO" already has the word "Unidentified" as the "U" in "UFO." Debunkers today embrace this redun dancy as a trick to cause confusion as to whether there are any puzzling UFO Unknowns at all – their use of "Unidentified" intends to suggest th at these are no different from IFO' s but by accident or happenstance just happen to not have enough "data" to identify or explain them (again note the dishonest resort to an insu fficient data argument when there is no insufficiency). Readers are responsible for doing their own research into BB and non-BB sources on a case listed in this Catalog (a short not exhaustive list of non-BB sources are usually given in parentheses at the end of the narrative entry). Readers cannot just assume the data cited here from th ese other sources are correct w ithout double- checking, if one is doing in-depth analysis . In complicated ca ses w ith conflicting sources not all conflicts m ay be recorded here let alone resolved. Erro rs in the original sources may also occur, since or igina l sources are not automatica lly error- free, and these may not be resolvable w ithout investigation. When IFO/conventional explanations are tent atively found or suggested on occasion, the cases are not removed from the catalog, so that researchers will be ab le to keep track of changes in case status from revision to revision of this Catalog. Whether to indicate such m erely possible IFO suggestions is at my sole discretion to be used sparingly as I do not intend to get onto a slippery slope of deciding where to put a gi ven case on a sliding-scale spectrum of possible- probable-certain IFO status. Th ere is no point in segregating such relatively few cases (at present 28 including 10 merely “po ssibles ”) from the m ain catalog into som e separate catalog- listing because (a) many such IFO suggestions ar e only tentative anyway, thus requiring, again, some difficult and pointless* BB-style ranking of certitude into Possibl e, Probable, Certain, etc., and (b) multiple lists make it more dif ficult to loca te cases. Keeping all c ases in one chronological master list is easier for reference. (*When I say “pointless,” I do not m ean that BB was justified in cover ing up its Possible- Probable doubts in identifying an IFO or conventional explanation, since BB had an obligation to eithe r (a) disclose those eval uations even if we t oday see how unreliable they were, or (b) to eliminate th e Possible -Probable-Was [W as=Certain] categories from its standard case Record Card, which it never did until July 19 64 (belatedly using a Sept 1963 form), and to use Insufficient Data inst ead of Possible-Probable. If there is insufficient data to positively and certainl y identify an IFO / conventional explanation then it should be evaluated as Insufficient Data . My point is that distinguishing Possible, Probable and Certain can get so involved th at it can bog down the whole investigation BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -3- process in many cases, and only in some cases may Possible-Probable-Certain be distinguishable, but arguments about which cases can be so distinguished are what are “pointless.”) BB Case Statistics and Problems When Project Blue Book (BB) closed down on Jan. 30, 1970 (it was not on Dec. 17, 1969, which was merely the announcem ent date by the Secr etary of the Air Force) the total number of Unidentified sightings was thought to be 701 and this is the number given on all subsequent press releases and so-called "fact sheets." However, based on the review by Hynek and the CUFOS staff of the released sanitized BB microfilm and Hynek' s personal records which included many m issing (and unsanitized) BB documents, the final number in the BB files was determined to have been approxim ately 587. The difference is about 114 Unknowns that have been lost somehow. (Don Be rliner counted 585 BB Unknowns in his 1974 review, in very close agreement when one considers that som e BB cases are multiple cases and can be counted in different ways.) This lower number of Unknowns is evidently due to nearly 500 reports from civilians made direct to ATIC in 1952, of which near ly 100 were Unknowns, but all of which are lost. Battelle included these additional reports in its BB Speci al Report 14 study but these civilian reports apparently were not entere d into or returned to BB files. Ruppelt’s BB Briefing for ADC in Jan 1953 recaps the statistics for 1952, as of Dec. 22, 1952, as totaling 1,021 reports for the year, of which 20.10% were Unknowns or 205 (the BB Monthly Index shows about 12 additional sighting reports to the end of the year, or about 1,033 altogether, with 1 additional Unknown, or a year-end total of 206 Unknowns). Ruppelt’s ADC Briefing stated that the 1,021 reports “ do not include several hundred reports from civilians direct to ATIC.” The Hynek-CUFOS recount is in fair agre em ent, showing about 1,080 total including 208 Unknowns (I say “about” because these figures h ave had to be crudely measured, using a ruler, on Hynek’s graphs and checked agai nst a table of annual percentages of Unknowns, because the numerical figures we re strangely not given). The slight difference with Ruppelt/BB’s approx. 1,033 a nd 206 is probably due to the difference between dates-reports-received and dates-sightings-occurred . The 1,033 apparently represents the number of reports with dates-received in 1952 whereas various Late 1952 sightings were still being received in Earl y 1953, so that 1,080 repres ents the total nunber of sightings that occurred in 1952 (a similar date-received e ffect in Late 1951/Early 1952 does not cancel out this effect in 1952-53 b ecause of the m uch fewer numbers in 1951 compared to 1952). This m ay also explain the slightly inconsistent 214 instead of 208 Unknowns figure for 1952 in The Hynek UFO Report (p. 263, which is not explained by Hynek). The BB monthly statistics are given in the Condon Report for 1950-1968. (Condon Report, p. 514, Bantam ed.) The m onthly tota ls do not quite add up to the year-end total of 1,501 given in the table, but the discrepancy is small. More im portantly, the figure for the peak flap month of July 1952 seems to incl ude about 100 of the civi lian letter reports, as it is given as 536 whereas BB Status Report 8 and other files give 440 as the number. The Battelle report lists 1,501 “object sighti ngs” in 1952 of which 303 were Unknowns and these Battelle stats were incorporated into late 1950’s BB press releases in a hodge-podge of BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -4- inconsistent and conflicting statis tics, instead of the approximately 208 actually on file (the later BB press releases actually state that the 1949 a nd 1952 stats were taken for som e reason from p. 108 of the Battelle report unlike the rest that came direct from BB f iles). Apparently the direct civilian reports to ATIC in 1952 account for 303 – 208 = 95 Unknowns lost from the BB files, which accounts for m ost of the discrepancy between the final BB stats of a total of 701 Unknowns against the 587 counted by Hynek-CUFOS (the rest of the 19 or so can be accounted for by various miscellaneous, obscure discre pancies in BB counting uncovered by Hynek- CUFOS). However, in reverse, Hynek re-evaluated 53 Blue Book IFO cases as Unexplained UFO cases, bringing the total partia lly back up, to 640. Unfortunately a complete list identifying these 53 cases is not available, though some of the work sheets have been copied by Jan Aldrich from CUFOS-Hynek files. A number of the re -evaluated cases have been included in The Hynek UFO Report book published in 1977. Missing BB Cases This is a huge subject which can’t be adequately covered here. Already m entioned is the nearly 500 civilian letters to ATIC re porting sightings in 1952, which are missing. Because of the disorganization of the BB files it is impossible to know whether a case isn' t tucked into some other case file or misdated by a year, a decade, a month, etc. The Fol d3 website of BB file scans (see more below) increases the disorder. The search function in Fold3 is poor and misses a lot of search terms because it can’t “read” text v ery well against the gray background of all the scan pages. Take for example the Malmstrom AFB mi ssile-shutdown case of March 16, 1967, which appears to be missing. BB had catchall files when UFO flaps occurred where various case materials were dum ped. March 1967 was the pe ak flap month of 1967, with 165 cases, second highest of the entire 1965-67 flap and 5th highest month in BB' s history (monthly stats table in the Condon Report, p. 514, Bantam ed.). Ye t Fold3 only has 116 cases for March 1967. Apparently, because of Fold3's alphabetizing of cas es each month, they com bined all cases for a single location into one file for that location. So, for exam ple, all of several Dayton cases in March 1967 are combined into one D ayton case, a ll of several Tucson cases combined into one Tucson case, etc. Neither Malmstrom AFB or M ontana is listed in the BB Monthly Index, an important source for double-checking for missing BB cases (s om etimes a m issing case file is listed on the Index boldly as “MISSING CASE” so that at least then one knows there had been a case file at one time). Beware that there are m ultiple Mon thly Indexes prepared at different times by Sign-Grudge-BB, so do not assu m e there is just one Index or that the one you happen to find is the only Index for that month or date range. Yet we know from the Condon files (Roy Craig pa pers) they investigated Malm strom, thus there must have been a BB file. Every AF case the Condon project lear ned about was checked with BB. This case must have been suppressed by BB. Vallee & McDonald Estimated Roughly 3,000 to 5,000 Unknowns in BB Files – Hynek Estimated 1,000 to 3,000 Unknowns – NOT 701 Unknow ns Much more disturbing are the indications from my incom plete review of BB cases that there may be as many as possibly 4,000 Unexplained UF O cases m iscategorized as IFO's in the BB BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -5- files. In March 1968, McDonald similarly stated at his CASI lecture that from his review of BB cases he estimated that 30-40% of 12,000 cases were Unexplained, or about 3,600 to 4,800 (rounding to the nearest thousand, to 4,000-5,000). These are m ostly military cases an d many involve radar. McDonald argued with Hynek on a number of occasions from 1966 onward that the number of Unknowns in the BB files was in reality “about an order of m agnitude” greater than what the AF claimed (so instead of 500-600 Unidentifieds possibly as m any as 5,000- 6,000). McDonald, Vallee and Hynek (below) are talking about numbers if objective studies were made, not the numbers of Unknowns claimed by BB staff. Although Hynek publicly stuck to the BB-level of tiny 5% percentages (or less) of Unknowns in the BB files, privately he told a different story to the AF. On March 3, 1969, Hynek submitted a UFO research proposal to Col. George W einbrenner, FTD Commander, in which he revealed that out of the approximately 10,000 repo rts in the B B files he estimated that about 1,000 to 3,000 – or about 10% to 30% – were “i nteresting” unexplained cases, or Unknowns. These stats were well in line with McDonald’s (and Vallee’s) estimates, but Hynek seem s to have never revealed this fact. See: http://www.project1947.com/hynek/jah_af_prop69.htm Earlier, in 1966, Jacques Vallee had come up w ith a similar estim ated number of BB Unknowns of about 2,500 to 3,000 cases, in his Nov. 1966 brie fing of the Condon proj ect, conducted with Hynek. (Saunders, UFOs? Yes! , p. 60.) This constituted ab out 25-30% of the total 10,000 cases then on file at BB in its official nu mbers (9,970 to Oct. 31, 1966), ignoring BB’s “info only” and other statistical dodges. Applying Va llee’s estimated percentage to the final BB figures would bring the grand total to about 3,000 to 4,000 BB Unknowns (rounding to the nearest thousand). BB Cases Total Roughly 15,000 – Not 12,618 The BB files total some 13,134 cases altogether, UFO and IFO and indeterminate, according to the Hynek-CUFOS revised statistics, or about 14,613 when 1,558 "info only" cases are included, per the Saunders/FUFOR Index. Many cases are actually multiple incidents , perhaps totaling 420 or more, filed under one date/location. For example, the Aug. 11-31, 1965, Houston, Texas, case file is not som e 21-day-long incident but contains what is stated to be “59 reports” in Aug 1965 and stated in the BB Index that it is “Carried as ONE file” in the statistics, of which about 53 appear to be separate incidents. But a handwritten note on the same Aug. 1-3, 1965, BB Index says “See separate folder dtd Aug-Dec 65.” So this Aug 1965 “case” also contains “72 reports” from the Houston area from Sept . 1-30, 1965, plus 16 from Oct 1965, 6 from Nov 1965, and 8 in Dec 1965, thus altogether about 155 cases cataloged as 1 case. To add even more appalling confusion, the Houston case file is serial numbered as BB Case No. 9665. But sightings from letters and newsclippings, occurring all over the world from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, to Australia, to NY, Kentucky, and Wisconsin, etc., are included in this one same catchall “Houston” File No. 9665 !! The “final” AF figures of 12,618 total cases including 701 Unknow ns are clearly unreliable, invalid statistics. Even the Gen. Carroll Bolender memo of Oct. 20, 1969, recomm ending closure of BB, rejected the PR stats and a sserted the number was “over 13,000 sighting cases” BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -6- (not 12,600 or so). The CUFOS UFOCAT database, which incl udes the BB entries cataloged by former Condon project scientist David Sa unders, has approximately 15,472 entries but include an unknown number of dup licate entries for the same cases, which are extremely time- consuming to weed out. For sim plicity I am therefore rounding to 15,000 as the approxim ate total number of UFO incidents in the BB files. The AF’s 12,618 total figure is inconsistent with its serial numbering of 12,750 case files, m any of which consist of multiple cases, som e with A and B subnumbering, etc. The “last” case listed is Case No. 12750, at Round Lake, Illinois, Dec. (no day) 1969. See: http://bluebookarchive.org/page .aspx?PageCode=NARA-PBB1-476 Berliner and Randle-Cornett BB Unknow ns Catalogs, 1974-75 This catalog is based on the outstanding catalog prepared by Don Berliner of the Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR) from his exha ustive review of the then unre leased Project Blue Book (BB) files at Maxwell AFB (Air Force Base), Al abama, in Jan. 1974, which included many witness names that were later s anitized out ("blacked out" or “redacted”) for the p ublic release of the BB files by the Air Force in late 1975. Kevin Randle and Robert C. Cornett prepared an Unknowns catalog ex actly like Berliner’s, some time early in 1975 before the files were withdrawn from public access in April 1975 for release review and processing. (Randle, Project Blue Book Exposed, 1997, pp. 208-265.) The Randle-Cornett catalog has been used in t hose rare cases, numbering about 40, where it supplements what is in the Berliner catalog. Unredacted AF BB Microfilm Found & Secured by FUFOR in 1998 Berliner's effort is now supplem ented with the tremendous intelligence co up by William Weitzel and FUFOR in early March 1998 in disc overing and later securing copies of the unsanitized pre-redaction record copy 16 mm Maxwell AFB microfilm of the BB files, filmed at Maxwell circa Feb. 10-28, 1975, th at the National Archives inadvertently made available (at the College Park, Maryland, NARA II facility in Record Group 341 / 190 / 68 / 08 / 03, boxes 1-6, with 70 films numbered 30,362 through 30,431; NOTE: due to inexplicable renumbering of many m ilitary files at NARA over the years so me of these archival reference numbers m ay have changed). All of UFOlogy owes an enormous debt of gratitude to FUFOR for this lasting contribution to the preservation a nd disclosure of this vast treas ure of priceless military UFO records. AF Security Review & Redaction of BB Files in 1975 The AF security classification and privacy rev i ew panel began reviewi ng the BB files by April 1975 (when the BB files were withdrawn from acce ss by AF Archives at Maxwell) an d began sanitizing witness nam es (also destroying or removing certain docum ents evidently thought embarrassin g or incriminating to the AF such as famed Lockheed aircraft designer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s signature page with his co nclusion that the UFO he saw was an actual “device”). The AF finished the review and tu rned over san itized file s to NARS (now called NARA) in Dec 1975, apparently without yet phys ically moving the files to NARS facilities (they evidently rem ained at Maxwell AFB until a 2nd microfilm ing, post-redaction, done by NARS apparently, in early 1976). These BB files now included an added set of AF Office of Special Investigations (AFOS I) files of UFO investigations from 1948 to 1968 released by AFOSI in Dec 1975 (some of which were already in BB files and som e not). It seems that the BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -7- AF made the defacem ents on the original BB pape r files which were then turned over to the National Archives (excepting f or the comp letely re moved or destroyed m aterials, of course). National Archives Release of Redacted BB Files in 1976 NARS started microfilm ing BB files by Repr oduction Service Order NNMM 76-57, approved by NARS Modern Military Branch Chief Willia m H. Cunliffe, Jr., which was placed with commercial firm Fuller & Dees Marketing Group, Montgomery, Ala., on Feb. 19, 1976 (see Order on BB Microfilm Roll 89). T his indicates the BB files had not yet been moved out of Maxwell AFB and/or Montgomery, and were now being m icrofilmed a 2nd time in Montgomery, this tim e after redaction. NARS pub licly released the BB paper files at NARS, College Park Branch, Md., in mid-May 1976 and the 94 reels of 35 mm microfilm were released on July 12, 1976 (see CUFOS-NARS co rrespondence 1976). Histor ically it has been extremely difficult to gain access to the BB paper files at NARA because archiv ists constantly misdirect requesters to the m icrofilm in or der to evade handling the paper files. BlueBookArchive Website – Unredact ed BB Files (Partial Set only) The Blue Book Archive project, founded in 2004 and headed by software developer Rebecca Wise, was ambitiously determined to put the entire BB file collection, both NARA and unsanitized Maxwell AFB versions online on the Internet/W eb including searchable OCR text (plus several rare Projec t SIGN and BLUE BOOK microfilms rescued from oblivion by Herbert Strentz in 1968, as well as other government UFO docum ent collections). This project has been stalled for the last few years and is on hiatus at present. It had been hoped to add the McDonald and Hynek BB collections, incl uding their case investig a tion reports and notes. The current BB Archive collection of about 55,00 0 pages consists of m ostly unredacted AF UFO files, roughly 45,000 pages of BB files (a part ial set, of just over 1/3 of approximately 124,000 pages total of BB files excluding AFOSI), sever al sets of additional AF files ( possibly 10,000 pages, many duplicating BB files but often in m uch more legible copies, possibly 3,000 to 5,000 pages of duplicates) and redacted AF OSI UFO files (about 6,000 pages; a better, corrected number revised from m y previous es timates). This online collection is organized exactly the way the AF organized the file s for record-copy microfilm ing ca. Feb. 10-28, 1975 (done so that the AF would have an official r ecord of what was turned over to the National Archives in Dec 1975, then called NARS now NARA). Sometime later the AF decided to give up to NARS/NARA even its record microfilm and this is where they were discovered in 1998. Fold3 Website BB Collection (NARA’s Redacted BB Files only) In 2007, the National Archives allowed the entire collection of sanitized BB docum ents to be put on the Web through a private company (o riginally called Footnote.com , now called Fold3.com, renam ed in 2011), totaling nearly 130,000 pages (129,658 pages, a figure that is much higher than my previous rough estim ate of about 115,000 pages for combined BB + AFOSI). The Fold3 collection of BB documents does include the AFOSI collection of roughly 6,000 pages, it’s just hidden (contrary to what I had previously thought, that the AFOSI files were not in Fold3; and I am no w able to update my prior estima te of about 5,000 pages to about 6,000 pages). Footnote.com (now Fold3) reorganized the BB cas e files. The original BB UFO case f iles, followed by the Administrative files, were orga nized chronologically but often in a rather confused often non-chronological order the BB staff left them in when they quit in 1970. The BB Archive follows this pattern strict ly in orde r to maintain p age-for-page trac eability to the BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -8- Maxwell and NARA (and other AF) microfilm rolls. But the origin al BB files were som etimes out of order chronologically for various inexplicable reas ons (e.g., much of the Jan. 7, 1948, Mantell file was put in a "sp ecial file" not placed in Jan 1948 but between March and April 1948; the July 19-27, 1952, Washington National cas es were strewn over an eclectic mix of largely undated files placed between July 9 and 10, 1952, and including unrelated Washington area cases from Aug-Sept 1952). Much of the BB file on the famous Tremonton, Utah, m ovie film case of July 2, 1952, is not in the designated July 1952 Tremonton file in July 1952 but scattered elsewhere on Fold3. The bulk of the file is misplaced in a “[BLANK] [BLANK] [BLANK]” catch-all file on Fold3 listed in the Year pulldown menu after 1969 ([BLANK]) then the next pulldown menu for Month in the [BLANK] after November (if you see Decem ber then you are in the wrong m enu), then select the [BLANK] (with 8,198 pages!) at the e nd of the Location menu (but not the “[Blank}” [ sic ] a few entries above it). The Tremonton f ile is at pages 505 to 592 (beginning at http://www.fold3.com/image/1/7474370/); use the t hum bnail Page scroller next to Location and drag the blue dot in the vert ical, do not use the laborious “Film strip” horizontal bar for something this large. T his is not the com plete file, it is only 88 pages. But the BB Archive fi le is 142 pages (138 pgs from MAXW-PBB11-347 to 484 and 4 pgs from MAXW-PBB11-911 to 914). Some 41 pages m ay be found on Fo ld3 at 1960 BLANK BLANK beginning at http://www.fold3.com/image/11884307/ This st ill leaves 13 pages unaccounted for, even assuming the BB Archive file is complete (it is n ot). Most of the Lubbock case of Aug 1951, some 110 pages, has been shoved into the back of an obscure "Orange, Va." case by Fold3. (The Lubboc k case is not listed in this catalog because it was never listed by the AF as an Unknown.) The Footnote/Fold3 file organization uses the sighting-file Month as its basic unit, with individual cases alphabetically arranged within that month . (Sometimes when cases do not have a month date there are se asons or quarters used for date s instead, such as Spring or Summer, and cases with only a year are apparently put into a Janua ry grouping of some sort.) But if the Footnote/Fold3 organi zers didn't find a BB Record Ca rd to separate cases then multiple unrelated cases ended up being m indlessl y merged to gether without end until another BB Record Card is spotted to begin a new cas e partition. Also, Footnote people decided to shove various BB Admin memos and docum ents at the end of the Month of the document's date (not always done correctly), sometimes tacked onto the end of a completely unrelated UFO sighting file that happened to be at the end of the Month alphabetically in Footnote' s reorganized scheme, or in som e mammoth catch-all [BLANK] fi le heading or [BLANK] [BLANK] or [ILLEGIBLE], etc., sometimes hundred s of pages long! They decided to shove all the 6,000+ pages of AF OSI files at the very end of th e BB files, after Dec 1969, in som e immense [BLANK] [BLANK] [BLANK] heading. Black Vault Website BB Collection 2015 (NARA Redacted BB Files only) – Gone On Jan. 10, 2015, John Greenewald put the Fold3 BB f iles online into his Black Vault website, and made many of the case files, about 10,000 of the approxim ately 15,000, into easily downloadable PDF’s (Fold3 requires that each page JPG be downloaded, which is very tedious). The work had been done by a cont ributor to the ATS website since 2012 and BV hosted the result; unfortunately the JP G conversion to PDF' s was done incorrectly so that pages of long 10+ page documents are out of correct order (e.g., a 13-page document has pages 1, 11, 12, 13, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.). The case files had been reorganized into a bette r, chronological order BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -9- instead of alphabetical order with in each m onth. But many of the pages w ithin case files were still disordered due to Fold3’s unwillingness and/or inability to carefully separate pages of different cases or to put out-of-orde r pages into their proper places. Unfortunately, on about Jan. 27, 2015, the owner of Fold3, Ancestry.com , illegally demanded that Greenewald rem ove all of his BB Collectio n from his BV website, threatening legal action and falsely claiming “copyright” to public dom ain US Government records (the BB files) paid for by taxpayers, which cannot be copyrighted, and which have been long available within the public domain (som e 40 years since the 1976 public release of the BB files by the National Archives). Greenewald cannot afford the expens ive attorneys and legal action required to prove his legal rights. It is unknown when, if ever , the BB Collection can be returned to the BV website. Sources and Catalogs of BB Cases Designated as Unidentifieds The Berliner and Randle-Cornett catalogs ha ve been heavily augm ented here with: (a) Listing of BB Unknowns selected from the National Archives index of BB cases (published by Steiger in Nov 1976 and avai lable on the World W ide Web at various websites) but lacking descri ptive sighting details. (b) Partial case listings of re-evaluati ons by Hynek and CUFOS staff (prim arily in The Hynek UFO Report, Dell, Dec. 1977), who persona lly retained many hundreds of unsanitized BB case files in his personal papers which ar e now with CUFOS (partially made available thank s to the tremendous e fforts of Mary Castner and Jan Aldrich; location and existence of some Hynek files still uncertain). (c) The 1969 Magonia catalog of landing/close encounter cases by Jacques Vallée who as Hynek's assistant in the 60's exam ined th e BB files and Hynek's copies of BB cases, when many reports had not yet "disappeared." (d) Battelle Memorial Institute list of 12 Best Unknowns which also caught a few cases before records vanished (May 5, 1955, repor t issued as Blue B ook Special Report No. 14). (e) Lists by James McDonald who saw and copied BB files on five research trips from June 1966 to Aug. 1970 and conducted his own exhaus tive and independent investigations, especially see his prepared statem ent in the 1968 House Committee on Science and Astronautics hearing (McDonald 1968; see the National Capital Area Skeptics website) and his 1969 AAAS paper as revised and published posthumously by Sagan & Page (McDonald 1972). (f) Records obtained by Jan Aldrich of Proj ect 1947 directly fro m unsanitized BB files on the Maxwell AFB microfilm , from McDonal d, CUFOS, Robert G. Todd, W illy Smith, and Keyhoe/Richard Hall/FUFOR files, from FOIA requests to declassify AF HQ records at National Archives, and from SHG or al history and file re covery efforts. (g) Condon project (Univ. of Colorado Project) i nvestigations of BB cas es published in the Condon Report (Bantam Books editio n, New York, Jan. 1969; especially see the convenient "Sightings, Unexplained" listing in the index, p. 961). (h) FUFOR's Index to the Case File s of Project B lue Book (1997) which consists of a computer printout reportedl y prepared by David R. Saunders of the Condon project, completed circa 1970, but which inexplicably includes cases up to Dec. 1969 near the end of BLUE BOOK and over a year after th e AF contract with the Condon project had ended in Oct. 1968. Don Johnson has incorpor ated these BB listings into his digital UFOCAT database. (i) National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP). BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -10- (j) Willy Sm ith's case evaluations ( On Pilots and U FOs, UNICAT 1997). (k) NICAP website comp iled by Francis Ridge. (l) Dominique Weinstein's Aircraft/UFO Encounters (Nov. 1997; and rev. 5th ed. June 2001, Aircraft UAP Encounters ). (m) H. B. Darrach and Robert Ginna, LIFE magazine article, April 7, 1952. (n) Various USAF records obtained by Freedom of Inform ation Act (FOIA) requests, especially a collection of long-m issing Pr oject SIGN/GRUDGE records found at the St. Louis records center, ho wever please note that it is uncer tain whether all of these case s are in the BB/predecess or files or had ev er been and got lost or were rem oved. (o) U.S. Air Force Intelligence TOP SECRET an alysis of flying disc incidents, April 28, 1949, Report No. 100-203-79 or “AIR 203.” (p) Martin Shough catalog of radar UFO incidents (RADCAT), 1987, revised 2002, and augmented by Jan Aldrich and Brad Sparks. (q) My personal investigations and research (e specially all bracketed [ ] m aterial and most parenthetical ( ) m aterial). There are other resources that could be cons ulted and will be eventually. An outstand ing example is the volum inous collection of Loren Gross histories only made available to this researcher thanks to the untiring efforts of Mary Castner of CUFOS. But this is a first pass at an ongoing, continually revise d and supplemented work. Another outstanding effort by the new NICAP website team headed by Francis R idge has gathered together a group of UFOlogist specialists to downloa d and review BB and other UFO file materials for open Web access. The new materials, including som e contributions by Sparks, Shough, Aldrich, Ridge, Paul Dean and othe rs, has not yet been fully digested for this BB Unknowns Catalog, but will be assimilated in due course. The Berliner, Randle-Co rnett and the National Archives lists represen t most of the cas es that BB itself categorized as Unknowns when it cl osed down in 1970. Only after all of the unsanitized records have been exam ined will it be possible to com plete and double check this list. I hope to eventually incl ude all cases that have ever be en categorized as Unknowns by BB or its predec essor projects. Later, this full lis t will then be fully re-screened for IFO's. Date When BB Evaluated a Case as Unknown is Itself Unknown At present it is unclear at what stage or stages the various lists of Blue Book Unknowns represent initial, intermediate or final eval uations by Blue Book sta ff and/or by Blue Book consultants such as Hynek and Battelle Memori al Institute (w hich ca rried out the March 31, 1952 – March 17, 1954, statistical study known as BB Special Report 14, and known internally as Project STORK Subproject PPS-100). Hyne k with graduate assistant Jennie Gluck (Zeidman) set up a subproject of STORK/Ba ttelle (PPS-161) for Blue Book, called Project HENRY from Jan to Dec 1953/Jan 1954, to channe l Hynek’s astronomical consulting services to BB and to act as an administrative and inve stigative supplement to the downsized Blue Book project. HENRY reviewed about ½ of the 1953 UFO cases that came into Blue Book but apparently never saw the other ½ of much better quality in 1953, with one known possible exception, the extraordinarily important Kelly Johnson Lockheed case of Dec. 16, 1953, that Hynek knew about and obtained copies of, at some unknown date but is not cataloged in the Project HENRY case lists (see CUFOS files f or index tabulations and partial case file copies). BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -11- A comprehensive exam ination of the sanitized and unsanitized BB microfilm files and Hynek' s enormous BB record collection at C UFOS woul d be needed to possibly answer the question about what stage of evaluation did “Unknown” or “Unidentified” or “Unexplained” appear in most cases but at present there are no resour ces to undertake such a time-consum ing project. Even so, because of lost and incomplete files th is m ay not be possible in all cases even if the available records could be studied. The goal here is to aid in prom oting completeness of documentation and to try to fill in gaps where records have be en lost. Whenever a case has been evaluated as an "Unknown" or "Unidentified" by BB staff ( after BB completed its investigation ) and/or by com petent non-BB inve stigators it is included here. Eventually such cases will be weeded out from fu ture, narrower best-evide nce-type lists (at the screening stage mentioned above). Cases that were evaluated by the AF as Unknowns at some point but have turned out to be IFO's are excluded from ongoing tabulations and only included if in accordance with the above definition (e.g., Fred Johnson and Chiles-W hitted are included here but with IFO notations), and some famous cases m ay never have been o ff icially considered unexplained by th e military or perhaps only briefly (e.g., Kenneth Arnold’s June 24, 1947, sighting). However, please note that in general when there is some doubt as to whether a case was ever actually on file at BB or its predece ssors I will err on the side of inclusiveness and will include it rather than omit it. IMPORTANT: Please note that the AF did not simply start by calling all 15,000 cases "Unknowns" and then whittle them down to 700. Rather, the AF started with 15,000 unevaluated cases and after a process of elim ination and some investigation came up with only some 700 "Unknowns." That is the total at the end in 1970, but if cases that were classed as Unknowns at any time from 1947 to 1969 are included, the total may be closer to the 1,700 or so cataloged here. Also please note that information on each BB case in this catalog is presented f rom all sources not just the inform ation from the BB case file, so that the sighting event is as r easonably com plete as possible within space limitations. BB and Predecessor UFO Projects For convenience of reference "BB files" will be considered inclusive of predecessor projects at Wright-Patterson AFB (W right Field) , but not projects or investiga tions elsewhere, such as at Air Force Intelligence or AFOSI. Note that operational dates are no t necessarily th e dates of the orders unless the orders were implemented imm ediately or made effective im mediately or both. For exam ple, Project SIGN was ordered by the AF Director of R&D (Cra igie) on Dec. 30, 1947, to be set up but was not initiated until Jan. 22/23, 1948, and not formally “operational” as Proj ect HT-304 until Jan. 26, 1948, later designated Project XS-304. SIGN's nam e was ordered changed by the new AF Director of R&D (Putt) on Dec. 16, 1948, but th e nam e change was not implemented until the day after SIGN's Final Report was issued on Feb. 11, 1949: BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -12- Operational Dates of UFO Projects at Wright-Patterson AFB (Wright Field) Initial unnamed AMC project June 30, 1947 - Jan. 26, 1948 Project SIGN Jan. 26, 1948 - Feb. 11, 1949 Project GRUDGE Feb. 12, 1949 - Aug. 10, 1949 GRUDGE dormancy period Aug. 10, 1949 - July 7, 1950 GRUDGE reactivation (Project 10073) July 7, 1950 - Oct. 22, 1951 "New Project" GRUDGE Oct. 22, 1951 - Mar. 25, 1952 Project BLUE BOOK Mar. 25, 1952 - Jan. 30, 1970 Overall Command of UFO Projects at Wright-Patterso n AFB (Wright Field) UFO Projects Supv Org Air Staff (Pentagon) Control Dates Sign AMC AF R&D June 30, 1947 - May 21, 1951 Grudge + BB ATIC AF Intelligence May 21, 1951 - July 1, 1961 BB FTD / AF Systems Command AF R&D July 1, 1961 - Jan. 30, 1970 AMC = Air M ateriel Command ATIC = Air Technical Intelligence Ce nter (later Aerospace Techn ical Intelligen ce Center, 1959-61) 1961) BB = Blue Book (Project) FTD = Forei gn Technol ogy Divi sion R&D = Research & Development (withi n Arm y Air Forces, later Air Force) UFO Projects and Activities at AF Intelligence (Pentagon), 1946-1966 Collection Branch (AFBIR-CO, later AFOIR-CO), Air Intelligence Requirements Division (AIRD became Collection Division, see belo w, Apr. 1, 1950), AC/AS-2 (=Asst Chief of Air St aff-2, Intelligence) 1946-49 Air Estimates Branch (A EB), Air Intelligence Division (AID), D/I (AFOIN) 1948-49 Defensive Air Branch / Defense Air Branch (DAB became TCB, see below, Mar. 24, 1950), AID, D/I (AFOIN) 1948-49 Collection Control Branch, Collection Division, D/I (AFOIN-C/CC) 1950-52 Technical Capabilities Branch (TCB), Evaluation Division, D/I (AFOIN-V/TC, later AFOIN-2B3) 1949-52 Special Studies Group (SSG), Office of the Director of Intelligence (AFOIN-SSG) 1952-?? Current Intellig ence Branch, Topical Intellig ence BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -13- Division, Deputy Director for Estimates, D/I (AFOIN-2A2) 1952-54 Policy & Mgt Group, Executive Office, D/I (AFOIN-1XA then later AFCIN-1XA), (later became Policy & Programs Div) 1954-57 Policy & Program s Div (AFOIN-P1A), Asst. Chief of Staff /Intelligence (ACS/I = AFOIN then later AFCIN) 1957-61 (On July 1, 1961, ATIC was rem oved from AF Intelligence and placed within the AF Systems Command within AF R&D, where it was renamed Foreign Techno logy Division, FTD, and took BB with it. This reduces the visibility of AF Intelligen ce UFO activities as seen in the documents in BB files.) ACS/I Programs Division, Policy Branch (ABA) (AFCIN later AFNIN-ABA or AFNIABA) 1961-66 AF DCS/R&D, Directorate of Science & Technology 1966-70 (AFRST), Science Division (AFRSTA) Work in Progress—Dates and details may be con stan tly adjusted as additiona l docum ents are reviewed. A list of chiefs of Blue Book and its predecessors is difficult to compile – the sheet in the BB files with names and dates is ri ddled with gross errors. Sometim es it is difficult to distinguish the actual project d irector from a superior office r very active in project ac tivities. Also, it seem s the title “Project Officer” was very loose a nd could mean whom ever was on hand who had worked the UFO desk before and was not necessar ily the formal project chief on the org charts. Sometim es a future BB Chief was groomed by hi s predecessor for seve ral months and it is unclear whether the successor was al ready Acting Chief while the Chief s tayed on to facilitate the transition. Hence several nam es overlap in time and this is not a mistake in the listing below. An “Acting Chief” might be the de f acto Chief in reality, as for exam ple Lt Carmon Marano in 1969 even though letters were still written with Lt Co l Hector Quintanilla’s nam e still shown as “Chief.” Some of the dates are im pressions from reading which names appear in memos and correspondence in the files in certai n time periods. A very tentative outline of BB chiefs and predecessors would be as follows, base d in large part on actual BB files with signed and dated documents: Names and Dates of Chiefs of UFO Projects at WPAFB (Wright Field) Name Project Name Office Symbol Dates (approx.) Lt. Col. Edward G. Nabell, Jr. Unnamed (pre-Sign) TSNAD (later MCIAXD) July 1947 Alfred C. Loedding Unnamed (pre-Sign) TSNAD-2B (later MCIAXD) Aug? – Dec? 1947 Lt. Col. James C. Beam Sign MCIAXD later MCIAXO-3 Jan? – July? 1948 Maj. R. A. Llewellyn Sign MICAXO-3 July? – Aug? 1948 Capt. Robert R. Sneider Sign MCIAXO-3 later MCIAXS Sept? – Dec? 1948 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -14- Lt. Howard W. Smith Sign / Grudge MCIAXD later MCIAXO-3 / MCIAXS / MCIAXA-1 Aug 1948 ? - Nov ? 1949 George W. Towles Grudge MCIAXS Feb?-Sept ? 1949 James J. Rodgers Grudge MCIAXA-1a March? 1950- May 1951 ? J. L. Rohn Grudge MCIAXA-1a Oct 1950 ? – May 1951 ?? Lt. Jerry W. Cumm ings Grudge AT IAA-2a ca. June? – Oct 22?, 1951 2nd Lt. Henry Metscher Grudge ATIAA-2 Oct ? – Oct 22, 1951 Lt (later Capt) Edward J. Ruppelt Grudge / Blue Book (BB) ATIAA-2c later ATIAE-5 Oct. 22, 1951 – March? 1953, July 20 – ca. Aug 31, 1953 Lt Robert M. Olsson BB ATIAE-5 March – July 31?, 1953 Airman 1C Max G. Futch BB ATIAE-5 Aug 1? – Dec 30, 1953 Capt. Charles A. Hardin BB ATIAE-5 later AFOIN-4E4 Nov 1953 – ca April 1956 Capt George T. Gregory BB AFOIN-4E4 Jan 1956? – Dec 1958? Major (later Lt Col) Robert J. Friend BB AFOIN-4E4 later AFOIN-4E4g, AFCIN-4E4g, and TD-E Oct 1958? – ca. Sept 1963 Capt (later Lt Col) Hector Quintanilla BB TDEW later TDETR and TDPT ca. Oct 1963 – Feb 1969? 2nd Lt Carmon L. Marano BB TDPT Feb 1969? – Jan 30, 1970 Work in Progress—Dates and details may be con stantly adjusted as additional docum ents are reviewe d. (NOTE: There is in the BB files an anonymous, undated, but from the m id-1960’s, “Project Officers on UFO Program” sheet listing BB chiefs a nd predecessors with alleged dates of term, which is quite erroneous. This same list ha s been erroneously published by some authors without realizing it is seriously in error and should not be used.) Miscellaneous Notes and Cataloging Conventions Comments such as "No further inform ation in th e files" are typically by Berliner. Annotations of "Case missing" are usually from the BB m ont hly case indexes, sometimes on the BB Record Card (when only the card survives). Uncertainties or discrepancies in reported data such as dates, times, etc., are indicated in brackets [ ] and/or with question marks [?], and conflicting data from differing sources m ay be indi cated by "cf." in th e sources notes. I am no longer following strict chronological orde r within a day date, in part because it m ay seem confusing and in part because time zone standards are not always known. I originally tried to list cases approximat ely chronologically according to tim es as converted to GMT or UTC / Z-time, but this has not proved to be possible or practical. It would requir e multiply listing Z times along with local times and this is u tterly confusing and ul tim ately of little value without full-scale case analyses th at cannot be undertaken on all ca ses. Local time is better. The local time is m ore important for indicating lighting conditions than robotically converting all times to achieve some idea listic universa l st andard GMT/UTC to which no one can relate, or by trying to list both. Simila rly I do not use 24-hour clock tim es as most people my self BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -15- included do not do all the m ental time conversions necessary, so the tim e data then just gets ignored. Some date confusion exists on m any nighttime cas es due to midnight date crossovers (note the dual dates and/or bracke ted question mark “[ ?]” indicators), which will h ave to be resolved by study of the case files. Original units of measurem ent used by the witne sses are alw ays preferred for accuracy and then conversions as needed are presented in parenthe ses (except angular sizes are usually converted to degree measure or “Full Moon” units and the de tails if needed can be retrieved from the case file). Statute m iles are preferred her e, however in many cases m ilitary records refer ring to "miles" m ay refer to nautica l miles and it is no t possible at pr esent to know for certain ty which unit was used. NOTE on Geographic Latitude-Long itude Coordinates: Geographi c locations and coordinates have been spot checked but not completely. Stat e abbreviations (U.S.) ar e applied partially and only when confusion is to be avoided. Ma ny of the lat-long coordinates are from the Saunders/FUFOR Index and have not been checked; these usually refer to generic coordinates of a city or town and not to the exact location of the witn ess. UFO coordinates are usually never known as accurately as those of the witnesses so witn ess coordinates are given except where noted. The best coordina te data are when the lat-long coordinates are stated as “ at ” the given lat-long. This means the UFO witnesses were actually located “ at ” that pos ition and it is not a generic set of coordinates. If location s changed becau se witnesses were in a m oving vehicle the initial coordinates ar e given first in the geographic lo cation header for the entry and subsequent coordinates are given in th e body of the narrativ e if available. NOTE ON CATALOGING PROCEDURES: These case entries are not final, complete, scientific in vestigations. This is a catalog not an encyclopedia . It is by nature a synopsis of AF records (as supplemented with non- AF data) in varying stages a nd states of com pleteness and incompleteness, with an alytical comments and data correctio ns where possible. This is a spare- time volunteer effort and I have been unable to completely review all ~270,000 pages of BB and AFOSI files and duplicates and supplementa l AF files (often both the unredacted Maxwell AFB and redacted NARS copies must be review ed because o f legibility problem s, missing pages, etc.). Only about 1/3 of the unredacted Maxwell BB copies are online, so the other 2/3 are presently unavailable. In many cases these are placeholder entries awaiting further documentation and/or tim e and resources to look up the cases online to see if available and then to digest them. Bare entries of only a few lines, usually referenced to the “McDona ld list” or to the “Berliner” catalog of BB Unknowns, are obvious placehold ers for which little or no checking has been done. In accordance with norm al scholarly convention, bracketed [ ] material is editorial and analytical inserts not contained within the original BB file (usually my own investigation and analysis). Parenth etical ( ) mate rial is obtainable from the BB f ile or clearly im plied. Analysis at the end of the narrative di scussing the case briefly should be obvious as my comm entary without use of brackets since it ’s not an insert comment. BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -16- NOTE: The sequential numbering in the 1st colu mn is not an identificatio n number for particular cases, and may change from update to update in this BB UNKs Catalog, but is merely an aid to tallying total numbers . The BB Case No. is given wh ere convenient (no effort has been made to exhaustively research the num bers ), but no guarantee can be made that BB ’s own numbering is correct and had not been ch anged som etime during the course of the Sign/Grudge/BB history. Abbreviations list is at the end. No. BB Case No. BLUE BOOK UNKNOWNS: Date. Location of Witnesses (when given as “at” a certain Lat-Long the actual co ordinates h ave been checke d and are not generic coordinates for a city/landmark). Time. Witnesses & Circumstances. (Prinicipal Sources identifying case as found in BB/predecessor files) Duration No. of Wit- nesses Angular Size (max.) in Full Moons (= 0.5° approx.) Instrument s / Scientists, etc. 1. Jan. 16, 1 947. No rth Sea, 5 0 mil es from Hol land. 10:30 p.m. (GMT). RAF p ilot of Mo squito pursu ed unid entified radar target showi ng efficien t controlled evasiv e action at 22,000 ft speed equ al or gr eater than M osquito, heade d W? towa rds Nor folk, En g. (Spa rks; FOI A) 1+ radar 2. April 1 947. Ri chm ond, Virgi nia (3 7.55° N, 77.44° W). 11 a.m. (EST). Meteorol ogist Walter A. Minczewski and Miss Baron saw a silvery disc through a th eodolite while tracking a pibal weather balloon, traveling E to W in level flight far to their N at less than 15,000 ft, appearing larger than the balloon. Object was a metallic-like-chrome shape, somethi ng like an ellipse with a flat lev el bottom and a dom e-like round top. Disc appeared m uch larger in size in the theod olite. Miss Baron observed the disc when her ballo on was at ab out 27,0 00 feet. M inczewski had previous sightings back to Oct 194 6. (Spa rks; McD onald 1968; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 2 [3/4 in theodolit e] theodolite; met eorolog ist 3. May 17 [1 9?], 1947. Oklahoma City, Ok lahoma (35.46° N, 97.51 ° W). 8: 30-9 p.m . Field En gineer Sava ge saw a frosty white round and flat object, with diameter/thickness ratio 10: 1, the size of a B-29 [ ? ] (140 ft) traveling N at 350° hea ding at 10,000- 18,000 ft and 3 t imes spee d of a jet [1,800 m ph] w ith a slig ht swishi ng soun d. (S parks; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 30 m ins 1 1 ? 4. June 2, 1947. 2-3 mile s S [?] of Rehoboth Beach (near Lewes), Delaware. Pilot Horace P. Weny on in aircraft flying N at 1,4 00 ft saw a silvery “m ayonnais e jar”-sha ped object 15 inches [ ?] in size cr oss in front of the plane at 1,000-1,200 mph head ing W to E on a straigh t course at same altitude, with a silver-white fire exhaust. Confusion with pre vious s ightings of “sam e object” in Sept and Oct 1946. [Daytime meteor? ] (Sparks; Project 1947; McDonald list; FOIA; Bloech er 1967) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -17- 5. June 12, 1947. W eiser, Idaho (44 .25° N, 116.98° W). 6:15 p.m . Mrs . H. Eri ckson s aw 2 hi gh spee d round objects glistening in the sun at high altitud e headed SE in trail formation moving up and down t wice and leaving a vapor trail that persisted for over an hour. (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index ; Bloecher 1967) several secs ? 1 6. June 14 [23?], 194 7. Bakersfi eld, Calif. (35 .37° N, 119.0 0° W). 12, 2:15 p.m . Veteran pilot Richard Ra nkin and a young boy saw 10 "almo st round" or Flying Flapjack-sha ped objects in f ormat ion at 9,00 0 ft and 3 00- 400 m ph heade d N on a strai ght l evel course , then 7 returned on reverse S course at 2:1 5 p.m. (S parks; McDonal d list; Sa unders/ FUFOR Index; B loecher 1967) 2 7. June 21, 1947 . Spokane, W ash. (47.66° N, 11 7.44° W). 11:50 [11:55 PST? ] a.m. Civilian woman [Mrs. Guy R. ? ] Overm an saw 8 [shi ny sil very and sli m-bodi ed?] disk- shaped objects the size of a house fly at 600 m ph [or slower than a 2-engine army plane ?] traveling SSW at 7,000 ft one o bject below a n aircraft , then fall with a dead- leaf motion and land before 10 witnesses on the shore of the St. Joe River, Ida ho. (Sparks; Vallée Magonia 57; cf. FOIA; Saunders/FUFO R Index; Bloecher 1967) several mins ? 11 8. 12 June 24, 1947. Mt. Adams, Was h. Afternoon. Pros pector Fred Jo hnson of Po rtland, Oreg on, was at th e 5,000 ft lev el when he saw a gro up of 6-7 fast-m oving o bjects [headin g SE?], ext remely bright on top, wi th lo ng sha rply poi nted tails and on e waving lik e a co m pass needle, flashing when seeming to bank, at perhaps 1° elevati on (seem ingly 1, 000 ft highe r and possi bly 10 m iles away), a ngular si ze roughly 0.03° ( seeming 30 ft size at 10 mi les) viewed through a sm all pocket telesc ope, foc using on one object mainly while notin g 5-6 others; his compass needle fluctuate d. [Proba ble day time m eteor fi reball IFO simultaneous with Kenn eth Arnold sighting, latter not listed here as Arnol d case was ne ver eval uated as a n Unknow n by AAF / AF.] (Sparks; FOIA; BB files; Bloecher 1967) 45-60 secs ? 1 1/15 ? (0.3° equiv in telesc?? ) telescope; EM? 9. June 28 , 1947. Rockfiel d, Wisc. (43. 24° N, 88.09° W). 3:43 [3: 45 CS T?] p.m . Mari on Beusc hler a nd he r brothe r a farmer saw 7-10 sau cer-shaped objects f ly overhead heading S at high speed. (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/F UFOR I ndex; Bl oecher 1967 ) 2 10. June 28, 194 7. 30 miles NW of Lake Mead, Neva da (37° N, 115° W). 3: 15 [1:1 5 PST ?] p.m. AA F pil ot Lt. K. B. Armst rong fro m Brook AAF, San A ntonio, Texas, flyi ng F-51 fig hter at 6,000 ft saw a t ight form ation of 5-6 whi te circular 3 ft ob jects off his rig ht wing headi ng 120° [ab out ESE] at 6,000 ft at 285 mph. (Sparks; Ruppelt p. 19 ; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index; Bloech er 1967; FBI files) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -18- 11. June 28 [26?], 1947. Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama (32.37° N, 86.31° W). 9:20-9:45 p.m. 4 AAF officers including 2 pilots and 2 intellig ence officers, Capt. W. H. Kay ko, Capt. J. H. Cantrell, Capt. Re dman, 1st Lt. T. Dewey, saw a bright light just above the SW horizon travel towards th em in a zig zag with bursts of h igh speed, when directly overhead it mad e a sharp 90° turn and lo st to view in t he S [S W?]. (S parks; Ruppelt p. 19; F OIA; Saunders/F UFOR I ndex; Bl oecher 1967 ) 25 m ins 4 12. June 29, 19 47. Des Moines, I owa (42.74 ° N, 93.74° W) [Clario n, Iowa ?]. 3:45 [4:4 5 CST?] p.m . Bus driver Dale Bays saw a single file line of 4 [18 ?] “dirty white” round objects bet ween circul ar and oval i n shape, i nverted saucer shape abo ut 175- 250 ft di amet er 12 ft thi ck, at abo ut 1,20 0 ft height travel ing about 300 mph to the SSE, sou nd of electric m otor or dy namo. Anot her group of 13 o bjects seen headin g SSE to N NW [lat er?]. (Spark s; Battelle/BBSR14 ? ; Mary Castner/CUFOS; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex; F OIA; B loecher 19 67) few m ins 15-20 ? 13. June 29, 1947. About 7 miles ENE of Las Cruces, New Mexico (at 32.3° N , 106.7° W). About 1:15 [1:20?] p .m. Rocket scientist-eng i neer Dr. Carl J. Zohn, Admin Asst. , Rocket Sonde Section, USN Naval Research Lab (NRL) temporarily assign ed to White Sands Proving Ground (WSPG), NRL high-altitude sp ect rograph scientist Curtis C. Rockwoo d and his wife Nanc y, and NRL tele metry supervisor John R. [W.?] Kauk e also posted to WSPG, were driving in a car from Las Cruces to WSPG to the V-2 launch sit e on Highway 70 headed NE at 60 mph when they saw to their right front [E] a rotating [? ] silvery or shiny disc or sphere wit h no appendage s, wings , tail, propellers, an gular size of the su n (0.5°), re flecting sunlight [pulsa ting?], crossi ng the sky at hi gh speed heading N right to left at ab out an estimated 8,000-10,000 ft about 45° elev ation which suddenly disapp eared in mid- air in a clear cl oudless s ky (Kauke thought i t disappea red by dista nce). Kauke had st opped t he car an d briefly saw a short vapor trail at on e point not reported by the others. Zohn on the passenger side rolled th e window for an unobstructed view. (Spark s; NARA BB Micro film Roll 1, pp. 6 48-663, Maxwel l Roll 2, pp. 865 -878; FOIA; c f. Ruppelt, p. 20; Sa unde rs/FUFOR Index; R andle; Bloecher 1967; etc.) nearly 60 secs [30- 60 secs?] 4 1 Naval Research Lab rocket scientist 14. Jun e 30, 1947. Nea r S rim of Gra nd Cany on, Ari z. 9:1 0 a.m. (MST?). Navy Lt. W illiam G. [C.?] McGinty flying P-80 from Williams AAF at 30,000 ft heading S saw 2 gray, circular objects about 8 or 10 ft diam eter, divi ng at "unconceiva ble" speed from about 25,00 0 ft, which appeared t o land 25 mile s S of the Gra nd Can yon. (Sparks; Vallée Mago nia 59; cf. Project 1947; FOIA ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex; Bl oecher 19 67; FB I files) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -19- 15. July 1, 1947 . Chitose AB, Ho kkaido, Jap an. GCA r adar tracked 600 + mph target th at made 4 turns with radii of 1- 1/2 mi les [=30 g’s approx.] First det ected 16 m iles N of Chitose AB heading S at 180° heading then made 180° turn till range of 28 miles. Target then turned left to heading 240° (about WSW) for 6 miles then 18 0° turn to heading 60° (ab out ENE), returning to original po sition at 28 miles N of Chitose AB., them turned to head N at ) 0° heading until off scop e. (Sparks; TOP SECRET Supp. to Daily Activity Report of AAF In tell, Aug. 8, 1947 ; FOIA Jan Aldrich) radar 16. Jul y 2, 1947. Roswel l, New Mexi co. 9:50 p.m . (MST). Pharm acist Dan Wilm ot, wife , and so n Paul, at home i n downtown Roswell, 1 05 S. Pennsy lvania A ve. [at SE corner of Pennsylvania Ave. & W. 1st St.?]. Fireball came from SE [di rectly or alm ost directly overhea d?], heading towards and disappearing ove r Sixm ile Mtn at about azimuth 30 6° (about NW). Entire object glo wed, oval shaped like inverted saucers or washbowls, 15-20 ft in size if at 1,500 ft altitude, estimated speed 400-500 mph. [Speed and altitude ind icate angular velocity of ~30° /sec which would be incons istent with 40-50-sec du ration, better fit is with ~10-sec duration. Scaling up to possible terminal meteor fireball altitude ~20 mi thus scales speed to ~36, 000 mph, t ypical sl ow m eteor fire ball velocity .] (Sparks; Roswell Daily Record , Ju ly 8, 1947) 40-50 secs ? [10? secs] 3 1 ? 17. 27 July 3, 1947. South Brooksville-Harborside, Maine. 2:30 p.m. (ED T). As tronom er John F. Col e alert ed by a roa ring noise overh ead saw about 10 ver y light colored 50 -100 ft wide objects to the N at abou t 50° elevation in a form ation initially about 1.5° wide, with 2 dark form s to their left or 2 objects had d arker pro jections som ewhat like wings, movi ng like a s warm of bees to the N W at about 600- 1,200 m ph thr ough a bout 3 0° arc [at ab out 4- 20 mil es distance?]. (Sparks; Berlin er; McDonald 1968; FOIA; Bliecher 1967) 10-15 secs 1 1/4 to 1/ 2 ? astronomer 18. July 4 , 1947. Near Redm ond, O regon. 11 a.m . C. J. Bogne of Tigard, Ore., and other witnes ses in a car near Redm ond saw 4 discs flyi ng past M t. Jefferson on a straight c ourse at high spee d. (Spar ks; McD onald list ; FOIA; R uppelt p. 20; Bl oecher 19 67) mul t i ple BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -20- 19. July 4, 1947. Port land and M ilwaukie, Or egon, and Vancouve r, Wash. 1:05 p.m. R adio ne wsman Fra nk Cooley of station K OIN, INS wire servi ce em ployees in the Portland Oregon Journal Building, Clark County Sheriff's Deputy Fred Kriv es, Deputy Clarence McKay, Sgt. John Sulliv an, Portland Police Officer Kenneth A. McDowell, Ha rbor Patrol Ca pt. K. A. Prahn, Ha rbor Patrolmen A. T. Austad and K. C. Hoff, Portland Police Officers Earl J. Patterson [Paterso n?], Walter A. Lissy a nd Robert Ellis, Oregon Highway Patrol Sgt. Claude Cross, and m any others over a wi de area sa w 5 larg e discs movi ng at high speed t o the E, 2 flying S a nd 3 to the E, with oscillatin g or wo bbling motion , sudden 9 0° turns or zigzaggin g, radio reports al erted ot her office rs who saw the objects, aluminum or chromi um color, disc or hubcap or piepan or ha lf-m oon shape flashing i n the sun, no vapor trail, no noise (e xcept possible humm ing), som e at 10,000 - 40,000 ft others at about 1,000 ft. McDowell noticed pigeons reacted. Sullivan, M cKay and Krives noted low humming sound an d reported 20-30 obj ects. Cooley reported 12 discs at about 20,0 00 ft. [Further sigh tings at 2, 4:30, 5 p.m.] Patterson, Lissy and Ellis were pilots. (Sparks; Hyn ek UFO Rpt pp. 100-2; McDon ald 1968; FOIA; Bloecher 1967) 30-90 secs many (13+) 20. July 4, 194 7. Portland , Oregon. 2 p.m . E. A. Evans saw 3 metallic discs glintin g sunlight, 1 moving W to E, followe d by 2 othe rs heading N. [Othe r sighti ngs at 1:05, 4:30, 5 p.m.] (Sparks; Hy nek UF O Rpt p p. 100- 2; McDonald 1968; FO IA; Bloecher 1967) 1 21. July 4, 194 7. Portland , Oregon. 4:3 0 p.m. Mrs. L. J. Hayward saw a silvery disc-shape d object l ooking l ike a new dim e flippi ng in an e rratic pat h movi ng slowl y. [Other sig htings at 1:05, 2, 5 p .m.] (Sparks; Hynek UFO Rpt pp. 100 -2; McDonald 1968 ; FOIA; Bloecher 1967 ) 1 22. July 4, 1947. Port land and M ilwaukie, Or egon, and Vancouve r, Wash. [?] 5 p.m. [Ot her sight ings at 1:05, 2, 4:30 p.m .] (Sp arks; Hy nek UFO R pt pp . 100-2; McDonald 1968; FO IA; Bloecher 1967) 23. 34 July 4, 194 7. Near Emmet t, Idaho (43. 88° N, 116.4 8° W). 9:12 [8: 12?] p.m . (MST). Unit ed Air Lines Fli ght 105 Capt. Emil J. Smith, First Officer Ralph Stevens, Stewardess Marty Morrow who was called in by Smith as a confirmi ng witness, fly ing NW on hea ding 300° from Boise to Seattle at about 7 ,000 ft, saw 5 disc-shaped objects wi th flat bottom s and rou gh tops (p ossibly 1 00+ ft size) move at varying spee ds, in loose fo rmation [ or evenly spaced?] rou ghly 1,000 ft higher in altitude abou t 10° left of thei r heading [ or at 290°] , with one high a nd to the right of the others i n the dist ance, all disa ppearing t o the W [N W?] in a grad ual clim b at about 9: 20 p.m . as 5 [4?] additional similar objects came into view sligh tly higher h eading W [or took off to the NW; 3 obj ects in a line with 1 off to the side]. Smith tried to close on the objects at 185 m ph as he cl imbed from 7,000 to 8,00 0 ft but co uld not. (Sparks; Be rliner; cf. McDonald 1968; Bloecher 1967 ; FBI files Maury Island) 12-15 mins 3 2 ?? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -21- 24. 36 July 6, 1947. Fairfield-Suisan Air Base, Calif. (38.25° N, 121.99° W). Day time. AA F Capt. and Mrs. Jam es H. Burnisto n saw a hig hly refl ective roun d flat object havin g no wings or tail, the size of a C-54 transport (118 ft) roll from side-to-side 3 tim es then fly away very fast f rom NW to the SE [SW? ] at 10,000 ft. (Sparks; Berliner; Bloecher 1967) 1 mi n 2 1 ? 25. July 6, 194 7. Clay Cent er (about 100 m iles W of Kansa s City), Kansas (39.32° N, 97.13° W). 1: 45 p.m . AAF pilot Major A. B. Br owning a nd cr ew flying B -25 E t o Kansas City saw a silvery circular obj ect 30-50 ft dia meter pacing the aircraft at a little lower altitud e then shot off at high speed headi ng E at 1 1,000 ft a t 210 m ph. (S parks; Pr oject 1947; FOIA ; Bloecher 1967) >2 ? 26. July 7, 194 7. Lakeland, Flor ida (28.05 ° N, 81.94° W). Bet. 1-2 p.m . (EST). Sig n painter Gri ffin sa w 5 round shiny objects in th e NE climbing at 7,500 ft; shrill noise heard. (Sparks; Battelle/BBSR1 4 ?; Mary Castner/C UFOS; Sa unders/F UFOR I ndex) 1? 27. Ju ly 7, 1947. H ickam Field, Haw aii (21.34° N, 157.95° W). 9 a.m . Civil Service employee Saito saw a la rge silver balloon-like object with silvery disc [attached ?] immediately beneath it withou t attaching cables slowly ascending to the NW at 6,000 ft . (Sparks; M cDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 1 28. July 7, 194 7. 7 m iles N of Shreve port, L ouisiana. Morning. Military aircraft pilot, enlisted man, saw a bright silv er object about the an gular size of the moon. [Not to be confuse d with the prank h oax observe d at 6:0 5 p.m. i n downto wn Shre veport by F. G . Harston aka Hariston aka H airston, wit h recovere d hoax object manufact ured by M. H. Swo r.] (Sparks; Jan Aldrich Project 1947 citing Shreveport Times ; McDonald list) 5 mi ns 1 1 29. July 7, 194 7. Mur oc Army Air Field, C alif. ( 34.89° N, 117.88° W). 10: 10 a.m. A AF expe rime ntal test pi lot Major Jowell C. Wise wh ile powering u p an XP-84 jet on the 10,000 -ft runway at W side of Rogers Dry Lake nea r Area 1 lo oked up where other s (Oliver Earl Cooper an d 2- 3 others) were looking and saw to th e N [or E] at about 25°-30° el evation, possibly at 10,0 00 ft, a yel lowis h-white sphere about 5-10 ft diameter oscillating in a "forward whirling" motion without lo sing altitude at about 10,000 - 12,000 ft altitude moving W to E [or E toward s ESE] at about 200-225 mph. Stopped at one point then con tinued in horizontal flight. [Sightings at Muro c next day.] (Sparks; BB files; FO IA; McDonald Papers) 4-5 mins? 4-6 1/1 0 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -22- 30. July 7, 1947. Elkhorn, Wisc. 1 1:45 a.m . (CST). Pilot instruct or and st udent to ok off f rom El khorn Air port in aircraft an d imme diately, at 800 ft height , sighte d saucer- shaped object [in the distance to the WNW] desce nding vertically on edge throu gh the alto-c umul us clouds at 6,000 ft over Koshkonong , Wisc., stop at 4,000 ft, assume horizont al orie ntation an d fly ho rizontall y for 15 secs, coverin g 25 m iles [23 m ile s] at 6,00 0 mph [5,500 m ph], [headed st raight t owards them on a course of about 120°] then sto p again [a pparently overhead] and dis appear. B B (Sign) case file missing but fo und in FBI (and AA F?) files. (Sparks; Loren Gross July 7-10, 1947, Hist.Supp.; BB files; FBI files) 15+ secs 2 31. July 7, 1947. East Troy, Wisc. 2:30 p.m. (CST). AAF Capt. R. J. Sout hey, Wing Suppl y officer, and a passen ger, were in flight a t 3,50 0 ft MSL when they si ghted a (saucer-sha ped) object in h orizontal orient ation [t o the NNW ab out 7 m i away about 0.5° bel ow eart h’s horiz on] over Eagl e, Wisc., i n hori zontal fli ght at 2,5 00 ft [ headed E at about course 85° (see map plot)]. Southey took camera from glove com partment, saw object had disappeared then reappeared fo r 6 secs later and about 10 mile s farther along i ts course [6,000 m ph], di sappearing over M uskego, Wisc. , after c overing a t otal of 22 m iles [17 mi] in 20 secs at a speed of about 3,960 mph [3.060 mph] . BB (Sign) case file m issing b ut found in FBI (a nd AAF ?) files. (Sparks; Lo ren Gross July 7-10, 1947 , Hist.Supp.; BB files; FBI files) 20 secs 2 32. July 7, 1947. Ar lington, V irginia ( 38.91° N, 77 .09° W). Bet. 10:30 and 11 p.m. (ED T). AAF Lt. Col. Cobb saw a "blob," the size of a small airplane, reflecting white light flying at less than 500 ft above groun d to the SE at about 1,350 m ph. (S parks; FO IA; Saunders/F UFOR I ndex) 6 ? 33. 50 July 8, 1947. Muroc Arm y Air Fi eld, Cal if. (34. 89° N, 117.88° W). 9:30 a.m . (PDT). A AF 1st Lt . Joseph C. McHenry, T/Sgt Jo seph Ruvolo, S/Sg t Gerald E. Nauman, and Miss Ja nnette M arie Scotte , saw 2 disc-s haped o r spherical objects, silver and apparently metallic, fly a wide circular pattern [? ] at about 7,000-8,000 ft at 300-400 mph heading 3 20° (abo ut NW) t oward M ojave, Cali f. Before the first 2 objects d isappeared a 3rd similar disc o r spherical silver object reflect ing sunlight was seen, with additional 5 witnesses, to the N flying tight circles at abou t 7,000-8,000 ft beyond capab ility of known airc raft, maintaining altitude. No sound or trails. [See sighting s at Muroc late r in the day a nd pre vious day .] (Spar ks; BB files; FOIA; Berliner) 3-4 m ins + ? 9 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -23- 34. July 8, 1947. Muroc Arm y Air Fi eld, Cal if. 11: 50 a.m .-12 noon. A AF experim ental t est pilot Ca pt. John Pa ul Sta pp, Mr. Lenz from Wri ght Field a nd 2 others in an observation truck at Area 3 of Rogers Dry Lake for a P-82 ejection seat test saw a round silver or aluminum-white object at first thought t o be a parachute, a bout 2 5 ft wide, fall ing from a height below t he 20,000 ft of the test aircraft at 3x the rate for an ejection seat test, drifting horizon tally toward Mt. Wilson (to the S) at less than 50-80 mph, which when close to hori zon a ppeared to have an oval out line with 2 thick fins or no bs on the upper surface whi ch seemed to rotate or o scillate, no p ropellers, slowly disap pearing below the mountain t ops in t he distance after 90 secs . Others witnesses in dependent ly, includi ng Muroc Comm anding Of ficer Col. Si gna A . Gilkey (only momentarily and thought it was piece of paper) a nd engineer M ajor Ri chard R. S hoop a nd wife [and Capt . Harry D. B lack?] saw from a di fferent location 5- 8 mil es away to the N [?] the appare n tly same falling object, thin metallic alumin um colored and the size of a pursuit aircraft [50 ft ? ], reflecting sunlight and oscillating, descend to ground le vel, then ri se again an d move sl owly off in the distance for a total of 8 m ins. No sound or trail. [See sightings at Muroc earlier and later in the d ay and previous day.] (S parks; BB files; FOI A; Val lée Magonia 60) 8 mi ns 7+ 1/5 ? triang ulatio n? 35. July 8, 1947 . 40 miles S of Muroc Army Air Field. 4 p.m . AAF pilot of an F-51 fighter at abou t 20,000 ft saw a flat reflective object wi th no ve rtical fin or wing s flying hi gh above him which he could not reach i n a clim b. [See previous M uroc si ghtings .] (Spa rks; Rup pelt p. 22) 1 36. July 9, 1947. Bet. Mer idian and Boise, Id aho (a t 43.6° N, 116.3° W). 12:17 p.m . (MST?) . Idaho Stat esman aviation editor and form er AAF B-29 pilot Dave Johnson flying E [ESE?] in an 190t h Fighte r Squad on, Ida ho Air National Guard , AT-6 at 14,000 ft ASL (11,000 ft AGL) saw to his left [NE ?] a black disc, standi ng out a gainst t he cumulus cloud ban k, make a hal f-roll th en a stair-step climb to the right, saw it on edge as a thin black line when it flashed sunlight . Took 10 secs of 8 mm movie film of object while turnin g AT-6 b roadside an d openi ng the ca nopy to film without distorti on, but fil m did not sh ow UFO appa rentl y because too small in angula r size. Object seen against background of cumulus clouds with base at 13,500 to 14,000 ft ASL abou t 70 miles to the ESE over Camas Prairie near Fairfield, Idaho. 3 ANG pesonnel and at least one Unit ed Air lines pers on at Go wen Field , Boise, si ghted a similar black object m aneuve ring erratically against the same cum ulus cloud form ation over Camas Prairie at 2:00 p.m. (S parks; Berliner) 10-30 secs 1 1/5 to 1/10 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -24- 37. July 10, 1947. Harm on Field, Ne wfoun dland, Ca nada (48.54° N, 58.56° W). 5:30 p. m. (ADT). Gro und crewmen, A. R. Leidy , John N. M ehrm an, Supv . of Mechanics, and J. E. Woodru ff, Seni or Maint enance Supervisor, of Trans World A irways, briefly saw a translucent disc or silve ry wheel-shaped object the size of a C-54 transport f ly very fast at 10,000 ft from a point estima ted at about 6 m ile s SSW of Ha rmon heade d NNE, leaving a dar k bluis h-black tr ail 15 m iles long, t hen ascend and cut a pat h thr ough the cl ouds. Ph oto. P ossible m eteor (except asce nt not e xplaina ble). Note simila r cloud blowing cases at Ramore, On tario, May 25, 1953, (in BB see below) and Ch icago O’Hare Airpor t Nov. 7, 2006 (post-BB). (Sparks; NICAP website; BB files; Berliner; FOIA) 3 1 photo 38. July 10, 1947. Nea r Ft. Sumner, New Mexico. 4:47 p.m. Dr. Lincoln LaPaz with wi fe and 2 teenage daughters were driving W o n Hwy 60 when they saw a sh arply outlined, white ellipsoidal seemingly lumi nous 200 ft object (±40 ft, major/minor ax is ratio 2.45) wobbling in the distance to the W [probably 272° azimuth initially ] about 25 miles away (±5 miles; distance from triangulation of the cloud bank by dri ving arou nd it by about 90 ° over 50 m iles along Hwy 8 4 and from weathe r data). Object stayed about 30 secs alm ost motionless at a low speed of about 150 m ph (±30 mph) the n disappea red behi nd a cloud at 273° azim uth elevati on 1° but reappeared 5 secs lat er further to the right, o r N, an d higher at 275° azim uth 2° elevation, about 1 mile distan ce traveled thus an a verage speed of roughly 6 00-900 mph [ peak v elocity about 1 ,400 mph at ab out 13 g’s], bu t no sound , no trail. O bject continue d to sl owly drift N a bout 2 m ins [in level fl ight] until d isappearing in th e cloud bank [at abou t 287° azimuth] . (Sparks; LIFE Inci dent 2; Hynek astronom er survey Aug. 1952; etc.) 2 1/2 mins 4 1/6 Lincoln LaPaz, world's leading investigat or of aerial phenom ena 39. July 11, 1947. El mendor f Air Ba se, Anchora ge, Alas ka (at 61°10’ N, 150° W). 11:00 a.m. (AHST). AAF Col. Bruce H. Perry and Major William E. Geyser, 59th AACS Group, saw a rou nd 2-3 ft or 10 ft alum inum or silver- metallic spherical object trave l at great speed to the S at estimated altitu de of 3,000 to 4,000 ft, below scattered clouds at 10 ,000 ft. (Sp arks; Lara Ellio tt/NICAP website; FBI files; BB files; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 15-20 secs 2 1/2 40. July 12, 1947. El mendor f Air Ba se, Anchora ge, Alas ka (at 61°10 ’ N, 150° W). 6:30 p.m. (AHS T). AAF Major Edward Gra ham 59th AAC S Grou p, pl us some members of Alaskan Dept [ Alaskan C omma nd?] saw a ball oon-like grayish 10 ft o bject heade d NW at 100 mph at 1,50 0 ft followi ng the cont our of mount ains 5 m iles away an d paralleling the course of landing C-47. (Sparks; BB files; NICAP website; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 3+ 2/3 ?? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -25- 41. July 29, 1947. Canyon Ferry, Mon tana (Helena? 4 6.6° N, 112.0 1° W). 12:05 p.m . Observe r Madden saw ho vering and flut tering, rising and descendi ng thin 3 ft gleam ing and shim mering object hea ding BE at 3,000 f t height at tremendous speed. (Spark s; McDo nald list ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1/10 42. 69 July 29, 1947. Hami lton Field, C alif. (38.07 ° N, 122. 51° W). 2:5 0 p.m. (PD T?). Assi stant Ba se Operati ons Officer Capt. William H. Ryherd and ex-AAF B-29 pilo t 1st Lt. Ward Stewar t saw for unknow n length of time two round, shiny, white obj ects with estimated 15-25 foot diameters, fly 3-4 t imes the ap parent spe ed of a P -80, also i n sight, (or at 75 0 mph), at 6,000-1 0,000 ft headin g S or SE at 120°. O ne object fl ew straight and level ; the othe r weaved from side-to-si de like an esco rt fighter. (Spa rks; Berliner; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 2 1/5 – 2/5 43. Aug. 4, 194 7. Bet ween Bedf ord Ra dio Bea con and Everett, Mass. (42.36° N, 71.0 6° W) (or 10 miles NW of Boston) . 4 p. m. Whil e flyin g at 265 m ph at 8,000 ft, heading 244° Magnetic, Pan Am airliner pilot A. C. Powell and navigator White saw 4 5° to the left [of their course ?] a brig ht orange or de ep-gold c olore d blunt cigarette-shaped (or elliptical) obj ect the length of a P-40 fuselage [o r 15? ft long 2- 3 ft wide ?] flying at 150 (or 175) mph at 7, 800 [7, 000?] ft t o the S [E ?] at about a c ourse of 200° [ 110° ? ] m agnetic. (Sparks; Sign M icrofi m Roll 8, p. 348; Project 1947 ; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 30 secs 2 1/5 44. Aug. 4, 1947. 10 miles NW of Bethel, Alaska (60°47 ' N, 161°5 0' W). 8: 20 p.m . (Berin g Standa rd Tim e). Pilot Capt. Jack Peck and co pilot Vince Daly wit h Al Jones Flying Service flying a DC -3 saw a sm ooth surfaced “discus like” (or lik e rear view of C-54 without motors or lie a Flying Wing) black object as large or larger than a DC-3 wit h no visible m eans of propulsi on silhouet ted against the brilli ant sunset s ky [sun set at 8:17 PM B ST at azimuth 309° in the NW], at abou t their altitude, which crossed their fl ight path at right angles at 500-1,000 ft height [ or they coul d not determ ine its direct ion of fl ight and climbed to avoid collision an d pulled in behind th e object and then we re able to see object was m oving away from them] . They avert ed col lision by clim bing to 1,200 ft [from 1,000 ft ?], then turned in pursuit at IAS 1 70 mph but the object flew out of sight at 3x their speed maintaining the sam e altitud e [off to the NW at about 500 mph] . (Sparks; Project Sig n Microfil m Roll 1, pp. 599- 608) 4 mi ns (5? mi ns) 2 10 ?? 45. Aug. 13, 1947 . 40 m iles S W of Twin Fal ls [at Salmon Dam ? ], Idaho. 9: 30 a.m . Count y Com missione r L. W. Hawkins a nd Mr. B rown w hile fi shing saw 2 disc-sha ped objects 6 ft diam eter reflectin g light an d makin g the echo of a m otor, at 4,0 00-6,00 0 ft fly ing at hi gh speed. (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 2 1/6 to 1/10 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -26- 46. Aug. 13, 1947. Snake Ri ver 6 m iles W of Blue La ke Ranch, 9 mil es NW of Twin Fall s, Idaho. 1 p.m . A. C. Urie on land and 2 sons Billy and Keith 300 ft away in a boat, all on the S side of t he river or river ba nk looki ng to the N, saw a squeezed or el ongated straw-hat shaped s ky- blue obj ect about 10 x 10 x 20 feet, with po ds on the side emi tting red flam es, about 1/2 m ile away fl y towa rds the m down the can yon at 1,000 mph E-W at 75 ft heigh t, with a contour following motio n up and down over un even terrain, trees swaying underneat h with a circular m otion, disappearing with a swish sound. U rie was ab out 300 ft from the object w hich was about le vel wit h him about 75 ft above the ri ver, and silh ouetted agai nst the canyon wall 1,200 ft away, disappearing behind a hill abou t 1 mile away. Object was at a bout 45 ° elevation to the boys on the river below him , disappear ing behi nd trees. ( Sparks; Maxwell BB Microfilm Roll 3, pp. 73-84 ; NARA BB Microfilm Roll 2, pp . 198-208; BB PR Microfilm Roll 1, pp. 663-673; Sign Microf im Roll 8, p. 349-351; Battelle Unknow n No. 9; FOIA; Sa unders/F UFOR In dex) 5 secs ? 3 8 triangul atio n 47. A ug. 14, 1947. Harmon Field, N ewfoundland, Canada. 10:40 a.m . 3 AA F airmen w ith the 14 7th AACS Sq saw 2 small crescent-shaped objects pa ss over them on a zigzag path at 2x jet speed [1, 200 mph ?] heading W at about 1,200 ft disapp earing int o clouds, a few secs l ater a sam e or sim ilar obje ct emerged from the clouds a nd conti nued to the W. (Sparks; FOIA) 3 48. Aug. 14, 1947. 5 miles S of Placerville, Calif. 4 p.m . Insurance adjuster Switzer saw a metallic hig hly-polished chromium surface object 4-6 ft wi de 10-14 inches thic k, rounded slightly o n top larger in the front, leaving a white trail, at 5 00-1,00 0 ft heig ht traveli ng at hig h speed. (Sparks; McDonald list; FO IA; Saunde rs/FUF OR Index) 2/5 - 1 49. Aug. 15, 1947. Weave r, Minn. 9:30 p.m . [?] Nocturnal light. (Sparks; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) 50. Aug. 15-20 (appr ox.), 194 7. Rapid City Air Base [Weaver? ], South Dakota. Major Hammer sitting in the parking lot n ear the flight line sho rtly after dark saw to the NW about 12 elliptical o bjects abou t the span of a B-29 (140 ft ) with a yellow- white l uminous glow in a t ight diam ond form ation, ap proachi ng in a s hallow desce nt, level off at about 5,000 ft altitud e [height?] at 300-400 mph, make a gentle 110° turn to its right about 4 miles away clim bing to t he SW, a ccel erating ra pidl y. No so und or trail . (Spark s; FOIA; Saunde rs/FUFOR Inde x) 1 mi n ?? 1 3/4 51. A ug. 18, 1947. Near Mountain Home, Idaho. 12 p.m. United Airlines Flight 147 pilot and copilot saw 2 "skeet target" s haped objects flying under t he plan e. (Spar ks; Project 1947 ) 2 52. A ug. 19, 1947. Twin Falls, Idaho (42.57° N, 114.46° W). 9:30 p.m. Housin g Authority Executiv e Director Hedstrom saw 55 [ ?] [lum inous ? ] ob jects in ho rizontal flight l ooking li ke electric lig hts headed NE at trem endous speed. (S parks; McDonal d list; FOIA; Sa unders/ FUFOR Index) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -27- 53. Aug. 28, 194 7. Shika Island , Fukuoka, Japan (at 33°41’ N, 130°1 8’ E). 4: 40 p.m . (“I” Zo ne = GMT +9). Ra dar Site No . 1 of 6 10th AC W Sq t racked tar get on C PS-1 ra dar traveling 480 m ph at 23° azi muth, ran ge 30 m iles, whic h carried out a 10-mile [5-mile?] diameter “orbit” at 20° to 30° azim uth, range 3 0 to 35 mile s, then headed o utbound to fade at 23° 62 miles. (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA Jan Aldrich) 25 m ins 1 54. 83 Late Aug . 1947. Alamogo rdo [H ollom an] Arm y Air Field, New Mexico. AMC Watson Labs Project MOGUL engineer P. Rosm ovski tracke d a stationary target at 200 mile s altitude using a m odified C PS-4 height-fi nder rada r aimed at 70° el evation. [N ormally a CPS-4 requires a crew of 6 oper ators so there m ay have been other witnesses.] (Sparks; Sign Microfilm Roll 2, pp. 363 , 367-8; FOIA ; Loren Gross Aug-Dec 194 7 Supp. p. 28; Project 1947 ) 2+ radar 55. Lat e Aug. 1947. Alam ogor do [Hol loman] Army Air Field, New Mexico. AMC Watson Labs Project MOGUL communications officer 1st Lt. Herbert G. Markley wh ile watching 2 balloons with radar reflector to the SE in 10x binocula rs saw traveli ng at “u nprecedente d rate of speed” a round wh ite object in horizontal fligh t S to N several thousand feet over the t ops of Sacram ento Mtns. [Case falsely explained by AF as “f alse radar ta rgets” when no radar observation was involv ed. Possible additio nal witnesses AMC Watson Labs MOGUL Project Scientist Dr. James W. Peoples, and Joseph Olse n also of sam e project.] (Sparks; BB Micr ofilm R oll 2, pp. 931-3; Sign Microfilm Roll 2, pp. 366; FOIA; Castner/CUFOS; Loren Gro ss Aug-Dec 1 947 Su pp, p. 2 8; Ju ly-Dec 1949 orig ed p. 25 ; Proj ect 1947) secs 1 [3?] binoculars 56. 85 Sept. 3, 1947. Lake Oswego, Oregon. 12: 15 p.m. (PDT ). Housewife M rs. Ra ymond Dupui sa w 12-1 5 round, si lver objects fly an unstated pattern fo r unknown le ngth of tim e. (Sparks; Ber liner; FOIA ) 1 57. Sept . 8, 19 47. Logan [Sal t Lake Cit y?], Utah (41.74° N, 111.84° W). 1 0:30 or 1 1 p.m Anders on and Hal l saw 5 groups of a tot al of 1 2 [?] w hite or y ellowis h object s traveling at high s peed to the N at 2,00 0-3,000 ft height, faster than bi rds, size of pigeons [?] (Batt elle/BBSR14 ?; Mary Castner/CUFOS; Saunders/F UFOR Index) 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -28- 58. Sept. 12, 1947. Mi dway Is land to Oahu, Ha waii, [about 90 miles] past Neck er Island (23°34 ' N, 164°42' W ). 6:58 p.m. (B ering S tandard Ti me). C apt. Stanl ey S. Gri ffin, pilot, a nd 2nd Of ficer Edwar d B. Pol hemus on Pa n Am airline flight [military air fligh t?] heading east at 110° True at 9,000 ft and 205 kno ts (236 mph) saw a bright white l ight wit h no bl ue or red tin ge about 60° to t he ri ght [2 o’clock position ] about 5 miles away, first heading 350° (almost due N), approaching to 1 mile while increasing in apparent brightness still on the right side of the airliner. When pilot switched [or was about to switch?] from autopilot to man ual the object “abruptly” ch anged cour se to 109° [paralleling course of ai rliner to within 1 ° ?] while maintaining altitude at 9,500-10,000 ft then split into 2 reddish objects about a “wi ng length” (100 ft?) a part then disappear ed traveling at 1,0 00 knots (1 ,200 mph), burn ing out about 30 mi les ahead of ai rliner. Possible m eteor fireball. (Sparks; McDonald list; Project 1947; FOIA; BB Sign Microfil m Roll 1, pp. 611-7) 6 secs 2 Sept. 17, 1947. Ft. Richardson, Alas ka. This is a duplicate o f July 11, 1947, ca se with er roneous date of Sept. 17 assigned m istaken ly by AMC T- 2 Technical Intelligence Division UFO project. [Army officers saw a 2-3 ft si lver sphere traveli n g S at trem endous speed below the 10,000 ft cloud c over.] (Sparks; B B file s; McDonal d list; Mary Castner/CUFOS) 59. 91 Oct. 1947. Dod geville, Wisc. 11 [a.m.? ]. Unnamed civilian man saw an undescribed object fly counterclockwise circles. (Sparks; Berline r) 1 hr 1 60. Oct. 8/9, 1947. Las Vegas, Nevada ( 36.17° N, 115.17° W). Dayt ime. [A AF reserv e Capt. Moore saw an object traveling at 700 m ph leave a n almost white sm oke/vapor trail and change direction from SE to W.] (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 1? 61. Oct. 12, 1947. G uadalupe, M exico. 9:30 a .m . (CST). Numerous witnesses saw a cigar-shape d, blue and silver color fi reball trai ling blue flame headin g E to W plunge to earth resem bling an errant V-2 rocket and appearing to head for impact in the Zamalayuca Mtns . with a billow of smoke an d loud e xplosion. Mexi can Army rese rve Capt . Aranda saw the fireball from the Hernandez To rres filling station near Caseta and saw it disappear over the sandh ills near Colonia Reforma. No meteorites or other rem ains found in sae rches. ( Sparks; Loren G ross, Jul- Dec 1947 p. 38; 1947 pp. 69-71; SUPP Aug-Dec 1947 pp. 44-45; Mary Castner/CUFOS; Saunders/F UFOR Index) many 62. 95 Oct. 14, 1947. 11 m iles NNE of Cave Cree k, Ariz. 12:11 p.m. (MDT). Ex-AAF fighter p ilot J. L. Clark, civilian pilot A nderson , from t he ground saw 3-foot [?] "flyi ng wing," black against the whit e clouds an d red a gainst the blue sky, at about 2 5° elevation , flying st raight at a n estima ted 350 m .p.h., at 8,000- 10,000 ft, fr om NW t o SE. (Sparks; B erliner; Saun ders/FUFOR Inde x) 45-60 secs 2 1/25 63. Oct. 20, 1947. Xenia, Ohi o (39.6 9° N, 83.94° W) . 11 a.m. Atkinson saw a round 1 ft object at 1,500 ft head ing SW on a straight course. (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA; Mary Castner/ CUFOS) BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -29- 64. Oct. 20, 1947 . Dayton, Oh io (39.75° N , 84.18° W ). 1:20 p.m. Farm er Britton saw 2 ci gar-shaped objects reflecting brilliant sunligh t traveling W to E on a straight course at high speed about 1 mile h eight in trail formation about a city bl ock apar t emi tting a sli ght va por trail, disappea ring suddenly. (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA; Mary Castner/CUFOS) 65. Nov. 2, 194 7. Ande rson Rd. , Housto n, Texa s (29.76° N, 95.36° W). Daybreak. Imm igration Service [agent ?] Brimberry saw an almost round or oval or sau cer-shaped object wit h bright lig ht [?] about 1 00 ft [?] diam eter spinning in its descent. (Spark s; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1? 66. Nov. 12, 1947 . 40 m iles N [S ?] of Ca pe Blanco, Oregon , 20 miles of f coast. Early morning. U SS Ticonderoga USN 2nd Officer Williamson saw 2 b alls of fire with a fiery trail headed N W at 700-900 m ph. [Probable meteors.] (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1? 67. Dec. 30, 1947. 1 mile W of Pilot Hill, Calif. (at 38°50' N, 121° 2' W). 7:25 p.m . (PST). Crew of McClel lan Field C - 47 saw a high speed low altitud e object trailing red, green and other colored flames headed E over h ills. At 7:37 another C-47 cr ew sent to investigate found the triangular fire area with 2 points emitting bright blue-green flames at the position rep orted by the first crew at 38°50' N, 120°53' W. At 7: 58 th e first C -47 cre w found t his gr owing g round fire about 7 miles E of Pilot H ill, at 38 °50' N, 120°53' W , going o ut at 9: 55 p.m . If fli ght path data wa s reversed t o E to W this might be the “Green Dragon” Fireball, a po ssible precurso r to the G reen Fireba lls. (S parks; J an Ald rich FOIA; BB files) mul t i ple 68. Dec. 30, 1947. Sawtoot h Nat. Forest, I daho (at 42° 9. 3' N, 114°22 .2' W ). 7 :26 p. m. (PS T). P ilot AF Lt. Col. W. W . Jones, an d copi lot Maj or A. A. A ndrae, both of the Air Transport Command (Eastern Pacific Wing, Pacific Division) f lying a C-54 from Great Falls to Fairfield- Suisun Field at 13,000 ft sa w a high speed object trailing green a nd blue fl ames descend ing vert ically at their 2:3 0 o'clock po sition, but slo wing just above the ground. Possibly the “Green Dragon” Fireball, a possible p recursor to the Green Fireballs. (Sparks; Jan Al drich FOIA; BB files) 2 secs 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -30- 69. Jan. 7, 1948. Ce ntral and south-cent ral Kentuc ky, near Ft. Knox a nd othe r sites. About 1-3:5 0 and 4:45-7:0 6 p.m . (CST). Mantell case. At about 1: 00 p.m ., Kent ucky St ate Police phoned USAF Godm an Fiel d Comm anding Offi cer Col. Guy F. Hix’ s office repo rting an u nidentified object n ear Elizabetht own, Ky. (15 m i S of G odman). Anothe r call to Godman’s C O came from State Police at about 1:10 p.m . of observation by civilian in Madisonville (90 mi WSW of Godman) throug h Finch telescope of con e-shaped object, estima ted 100 ft high by 43 ft wide, hei ght 4 m iles, speed 10 mph. This was apparently the General mills Skyhook balloon Flight B (Skyho ok No. 28), 7 0 x 30 f t, height 15 mile s, speed 27 m ph, headi ng 150° about S E, whic h passed ab out 40 miles to SW-SSW of Madiso nville at 12-1 p.m. thus was within visibility range. Then still anoth er call came from Lexington (80 mi E of Godman an d far beyond visibility of th e Skyhook balloon), the first of a bout 35 calls receive d by Col. Hix’s office at G odman Fiel d. At 1:20 p.m . another re port of [anoth er UFO] a 250-300 f t unidentified “ci rcular” object over Mansville [Maysville? 120 mi ENE of Godm an?], Ky., moving W at “a pretty good clip” [300 mph??], sighted by State Police first radi oed then pho ned (at 1:30?) to Ft Knox Military Police and Godman Field CO Col. Hix. Between 1:20 and 2 p.m., Army Flight Service reported to Godm an Arm y Air Field Control Tower, Ft. Knox, Ky. ( 37°54’23” N , 85°58’0 0” W, about 725 ft elevation) that th e object w as over Irvingto n (15 m i W of Godm an) then Owe nsbor o (60 m i W of Godman), Ky. [possibly 130 mi from Maysville to Irv ington in 20-30 mins = 260-3 90 mph or roughly 300 mph ]. Godman Towe r operator Tec h/Sgt Quenti n A. Blackwell, Capt Jam es F. Duesler, Jr., base air ins pector Lt Col. E. Garris on Woo d, and other US AF person nel sighte d round white or silver or i ce-cream cone-shaped UFO with revolving red streamer, to the S from base [apparently the same object hoveri ng near Eli zabethtow n 15 m i S of Godm an] beginni ng at 1: 50 p.m ., includi ng m any othe rs such as Ops Ofcr Capt Cary W. Ca rter at 2:07 p.m .. onward and Co l. Hix be ginnin g about 2:10 p.m . Approac hing fli ght of 4 F-51D fi ghters cam e from the SSE, l ed by Ke ntucky ANG pil ot Capt Thom as F. Mantell , Jr., w ho was ove rheard by Godm an Tower givin g radio position report to their home base Standifo rd Field, Louisville, Ky., at 2:50 p.m. Godman broke in over the radio to request Mantell intercep t and identify UFO at about 21 0° azim uth from Godm an Tower (soon c orrected to 205°), “slightly lo wer” than the su n [at about 14° elevation] as report ed by Ma ntell’s wi ngman [t hus about 10-12° elevation, altitud e about 15,000 ft]. (Conti nued bel ow) 2 hrs 50 mins + 2 hrs 21 mins 50+ ½ to ¼ to 1/10 theodolite + binocula rs BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -31- Jan. 7, 1948. Kent ucky / M antell case. (Continue d) UFO maintained constan t angular position including elevati on angle as seen from Godm an Tower a s it apparent ly receded on azim uth headin g 205°, d uring most of Mantell’s pursuit, which required UFO altitude of 50,000 to 60,00 0 ft to be reached at 60-70 miles distance at a recession velocity of a bout 24 0 mph, increasing to 300 mph when Mantell ap proached , but otherwise still maintaining cons tant position in th e sky to Go dman observers . Flying at 300 m ph and g raduall y clim bing to about 22 ,000 t o 23,00 0 ft, M antell gra dually overtoo k the UFO fr om below, past Bowli ng Green a bout 70 -75 m iles from Godman, at about 3:10 p.m. when in one of Mantell ’s last radi o report s to Go dman Towe r he descri bed UFO as “metallic and t remendo us in size.” Mantel l went into war em ergency (c ombat) maxim um climb rat e [2,000 ft/min at altitude] to reach UF O nea rly overhead, but lost control at abou t 25,000 ft from hypoxia [?] and be gan fat al spiral descent at about 3:11 p.m. Mantell was killed in his F-51D fighter, which crashed at a bout 3: 18 p.m . about 4 m ile s SSW of Fran klin, Ky. (at about 36°4 0.4’ N, 86°35’ N) abou t 92 miles S (more exact ly 202° avera ge azim uth) from Godman To wer [averag ing 205° heading with approx. 4 mile dev iation E at end of spin and crash]. UFO disappeared from view of Go dman Tow er behind a cloud in the distance [at about azimuth 205°] at 3:50 p.m . (CST). From about 4: 45 to 7:06 p.m ., USAF 1st Lt. Paul I. Orner, C ommander , 733-5 Detachm ent, AAC S 103rd Sq, tracke d unidentified white lig ht with red co loration (or red cone with g reen tail) by weather theod olite from Godm an Field hanga r at 234° azimuth 6° elevation just after su nset [sunset at 4:40 p.m. C ST thus roug hly at 4: 45 p.m.]. Object t hen at 240° azimuth 8° ele vation at 5:35 p.m., ( numerous m easurem ents om itted her e), 253.0 ° azimuth 1. 2° elevat ion at 7:0 2 p.m ., and disa ppeared over the horizon at 250° azim uth 0° elevation at 7:06 p.m . (CST). Illum inated inve rted cone -shaped o bject looked like a sunlit Skyh ook balloon except it was nighttime and 2 hours after sunset ev en for ballo ons at 80,0 00 ft (Louisville amateur astronomer Latimer J. Wilson observed and tim ed disappea rance int o earth sha dow of actual Skyhook ballo on Flight B / No. 28 abou t 180 mi S of Godm an at 5:1 2 p.m.). See lat er sightin gs at Lockbourn e AFB and Clinton Coun ty AFB, Ohio (below). (Sparks; NICAP website; BB files). BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -32- 70. Jan. 7, 1948. Loc kbourne AFB , Columbus, Ohio, and Clint on Count y Air Ba se, Wi lmingt on, Ohio . 7:15 p.m. (EST). Lockbour ne Tower operators , Air Traffic Controller and pilot Alex A. Boudreaux an d VHF DF Operator and amateur astro nomer Frank M. Eisele, 103rd AACS Sq, sighted an br ight object to t he SW of the airfield which appeared and disappeared intermitten tly. Fighte r pilot U SAF Ca pt. Charles E. McGee, Asst. Operatio ns Ofcr., Lockbou rne AFB, si ghted the object on runway 2 3 landin g approach when he was at about 1800 ft and the light see med to be at about 3,000 ft to the SW about 4-5 miles away, later on th e ground sighted it to the W about 6-7 miles away. USAF VHF Direction-Finding (DF) Operator and p ilot Albert R. Pickering , Detachment 733, 103rd AACS Sq, Lockbou rne AFB, was aw akened by the sudde n emergence of a light ed amber-c olor ro und or oval object about the size of a C-47 or larger [6 0+ ft] dropping ou t of the overcast ban k 10,000 ft overhead . Lockbour ne Cont rol Tower at the sam e tim e radioed re port of the object, which then mane uvered over to Commercial Point abou t 3-5 miles away to the WSW, then made 3 full 360° circles ov er one spot in 30 -40 secs per turn diam eter about 2 m ile s [about 600 -700 m ph at 7 g’s centri petal acceleration] over the runway, at a speed of 500+ m ph, leaving a luminous am ber- colored tail or exhaust about 5x its le ngth. The n the U FO wen t to anot her loc ation [?] and did more 360° turns estimated 2 mi turn dia meter at 3-5 m i distance [roughly 30° diameter ]. Disappeared int o the overcast at one p oint for 1 min the n reappea red. Just before depa rting UF O hovere d or “appeared t o touch down” on the grass extensi on past the end of the Lockbou rne AFB runw ay for 10 secs then left at 120° (ESE) heading into the overcast. Also sighted by pilot of USAF 9 944 a C -45 at 5, 000 ft off rig ht wing at 7:53 p.m . Some obse rvations in the S W possibly plane t Venus setting. (Sparks; AP RO 1977; BB Sign Microfilm Roll 1, pp. 245-265; NICAP) 40 m ins 5+ 1/3 to 5? 71. Jan. 9, 1948. Near Cartersville, Georgia (at 34°10' N, 84°49' W). 11:30 p.m. Eastern Airlines DC-3 airliner pilot? DuBose saw a blue circular flame pass the plane, turn, then blink [o ut?]. (Sparks; Project 1947; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 72. Jan. 10, 1948. Wildwoo d, New Jersey. 8 or 10 p.m. Knitting designer saw a "saucer" or "queer light" appro ach from the ocea n then rise and fall sl owly, depart ed at hig h speed. Pre vious sightings of the sam e or similar phenom enon Dec. 2 7, 1947, J an. 3, 1 948, "al l" at 8 p.m . (Sparks; McDonald list; FOIA) 1 73. Jan. 11, 1948. Hartford, Conn. (41 .77° N, 72.68° W). 4:30 p.m . Pilo t USAF Ca pt. Helton and copilot Pargoe in transport plane saw fast movi ng disc with bl uish cente r and red e dges dive at 45° ang le to the E. (Sparks; Project 1947; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 2? 74. Feb. 1, 1948. Circleville, Ohio. 2 a.m. C. Bruce Stevenson sa w a large 60 ft d omed disc, with bri ght orange-am ber glo w from within, approach s lowly t o about 100-15 0 ft away and just a bove his t ool barn and then continue t o slowly move awa y. (Spa rks; Pr oject 1947 ) 1 60 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -33- 75. March 1, 1948. C oast of S weden. 9: 30 a.m . Airline pilot and copilot saw a missile-like ob ject flying at 20,000 ft passing alon g the coast with a bluish fl are [exha ust? trail? ]. (Sparks; Project 1947) 2 76. April 1, 1948. A bout 9 miles SE of Sor sogon, SE Lu zon Island, Philippines (at 12°52' N, 124° 3 ' E). 9:55 a.m. USAF Lt. Meyers lead ing a flight of 4 P-47 fighter s of the 67th Fi ghter S q was fly ing S headi ng 18 0° at 1,50 0 ft altitude when he sa w a half-moon s haped "flying wing" about 30 ft wide 20 ft lon g, with a ba rely perceptible dorsal fin , flying on a N h eading 360° at ab out 1,000 ft about 3 m iles to his E [e vident ly silhouet ted against t he surface 9 m iles away at a depre ssion angle of about 2°]. He immediately made a 270° left turn to identify the object when it made a 90 ° left turn [banking evidently] leveled out on a W heading 270° accelerating rapidly to disappearance in 5 secs, no tr ail [assumi ng 10x dist ance increase to reduce a pparent si ze below visual resolution limit, and constant acceleratio n, te rminal velocity would be about 11 m iles per secon d or 39,0 00 m ph at about 350 g's]. (Sparks; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 5+ secs ? [10 mins? ] 1 1/5 77. 139 April 5, 1948. Hol loma n AFB, New Me xico (32. 86° N, 106.10° W). 2 p.m. [ ?]. Duri ng a ball oon launc h, Geophysics Lab Section of AMC W atson Lab s balloon observers Josep h Olsen, Johnson, Chance, saw 1 to 2 “irregu larly round ed,” round , gray- white or g olden objects, indistinct in outline like a “major’s insignia ... slightly concave on top,” one [?] esti mated 100 ft size. Both were rising st raight up then one vee red to the right, droppe d, ma de a large loo p, went u pward agai n, then disappeared “ sudde nly” not due to dista nce. The ot her object arced off to the W at “terrific” or “tremendous speed,” m ade 3 verti cal loops or “violent m aneuvers” the n disappeared “sudde nly” not due to “fading away in t he distance.” (Sign Micro film Roll 2, pp. 356 -367; Berliner; cf. Ruppelt p. 71; Vallée?; Loren Gross Jan-July 194 8 orig ed p. 25; Saunders/FUF OR Index) 30 secs 3 1/4 to 1/6 geophysi cs balloon observers 78. April 8 , 1948. Ashley, O hio [Delawa re?]. P aines. Ni ght. (Sparks; M cDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUF OR Inde x) 6+ 79. April 9, 1948. Holl oman AF B?, Alam ogordo, New Mexico. 2:06 p.m. (MST). (S parks; Trako wski GRUDGE rp t) 80. April 9, 1948. Mont gom ery, Alabama (32. 37° N, 86.31° W). 3:10 p.m . Lt. Col. Robert B. Hughes, A ir Tactical School i nstructor, Tyn dall AFB, Pa nama C ity, Florida, while fl ying a P-51E [P-51H ?] fighte r at 16,000 ft , just before com plet ing a 18 0° left turn over M ontgom ery, he spotted a silver parachute-s haped 8 ft disc with a 5 ft long cable or shroud unde rneath s usp ending a silver canister or ball, at his 10 o'clock po sition (to the SE) off his left wing, object h eading NW , abou t 300-500 ft away, 200-3 00 ft below him , and about 10° bel ow horizo ntal. He banke d sharp left to try to follow the obj ect, at 310 mph IAS, but it disappeared i n 5 secs wi thout dropping in alti tude. (Sparks; FOIA Arm y Intell cys of SIGN files; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 5+ secs ? 1 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -34- 81. April 11, 1948. Alton, I llinois (3 8.90° N, 90.17° W). Aftern oon. Sie gmund. (Sparks; McDonal d list ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 82. Apri l 18, 1 948. N At lantic bet. Icelan d and Greenland (at 62° N, 33° W). (Sparks; McDonald list) radar 83. April 18 , 1948. 1 mile N of Fairb anks, Alaska (64°50 ' N, 147°5 0' W). 1: 06 p .m. US AF m ember Johns on of 3 75th Recon Sq-Very Long Range, La dd AFB, in the Chaechako Hotel saw a noiseless object with a flat discus shaped object 8 inches in size [at arm's length??] rapidly oscillating in fligh t at about 2,000-3,000 ft altitude abou t 1 mile away traveling NE to SW at a bout 250-300 mph visible only when the flat si de was toward t he observer reflecting high intensity sunligh t (?). (Sparks; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) few m ins or 15 secs ? 1 1/15 ?? 84. April 19, 1948. Greenv ille AFB, South Carolin a (34.84° N, 82.39° W ). 4:15 p .m. 1st Lt. Francis W. Henn in Jr. and 1st Lt. Robert G. Loomis, 5th Liaison Sq., Greenville AFB, heard jet fighter(s) and when looking for it saw a stationary white ellipse [sphere? ] directly overhead [? ] at about 15 ,000-2 0,000 ft [to the NE?], which l ooked li ke a weather ball oon (but none ha d been launche d), and after 1 min it was joined by [or seen to b e with?] an identical object also at 15,000+ ft which remained relatively stationary (about 1 m in) then both suddenly accelerated to high spee d clim bing to the NNE (against th e winds aloft from the N at 10,000 and 20,000 ft) in N-S trail formation disappearing in about 30 secs [“a few” secs ? 1 min?], while the original object dr ifted N [ ? ]. Size estimated at slightly smaller than a 42 ft AT-6 at the indicated altitude . No weather balloo ns had been launche d. (S parks; FO IA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex; B B Maxwel l Microfil m Rol l 3, pp. 916-930 ) 2-3 m ins 2 1/5 85. Ap ril 29 ( ?), 1948. Hokkai do, Japa n. SAC airborne radar interference. (Jan Aldrich; AFOIN files) radar interferenc e 86. Ap ril 30, 1 948. S of Anacost ia NAS, M aryland . 10:15 a.m. Pilot US N Lt Cdr Marc us L. Lo we of USN Br uno aircraft flying S at 180° magnetic at 5,500 ft saw yellow or light-c olored s phere 25-40 ft diam eter on op posite co urse S to N at constant altitude at 100 mph abo ut 1,000 ft below. ( Sparks; Jan Aldric h; Project 1947; Saunders/FU FOR Index ; AIR 203 Dec 10, 1948 ; NICAP) 1 87. May 5, 1948. Adap asari [or Ad apazari ], Turkey (40 °45' N, 30°23' E). Rocket? (McDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 88. May 6, 1948. Near Wake Island, bet . Kwajalei n and Hickam Field, Hawaii (19°1 8' N, 16 6°36' E ?). 9: 05 a.m. USAF pilot Barnes of MATS plane saw a ball of fire explode like a shell. [Ins ufficient data. P robable m eteor bolide.] (Sp arks; McDonald list; Project 1947 ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1? 89. May 7, 19 48. Me mphis, Tenn . (35.14° N, 90 .03° W) Bray and Kaiser. (Sp arks; McDonald list; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 2? 90. May 31, 1948 . Wilmin gton, N orth Caro lina (3 4.23° N, 77.94° W). 1: 20 p.m . [?] Al spach and Colvin. (Sparks; McDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) 2? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -35- 91. June 20, 1948. Scott AFB, Belleville, Illinois. Balloon? (McDonald list) 92. June 29, 194 8. W Uniontown , Penna. 11 p.m . Mrs. Catherine MacDonald and Mrs. Margaret Hollar saw an oval lum inous object "rolling" ve rtically on its edge in level ( or climbi ng) flig ht at abo ut 5,00 0 ft, b elow the clouds, with a short trail (about 1 /2 length of object), in the SW moving SW to NE (to the S of witnesses? ). 2 similar objects seen at 5-m in in tervals, the 2nd seem ing transpare nt as light ning coul d be see n flashi ng behind it. Police were th en called so 2nd/3rd objects were seen by police Sgt. Charles Sch ulz [Schuh?] and Mrs. MacDonald's daughter Cath erine. Another neighb or woman and he r daught er were brou ght out, whe n a 3rd object was seen, height estimated 6,000-9,000 ft (climbing?), same SW to NE path. (Sparks; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 5-10 secs + ? + 6-7 secs 6 93. June 3 0, 1948. S Knox ville, Tenn. (35.98° N, 83.9 2° W) Whitehouse. (Sparks; McDonald list; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 94. June 30, 194 8. Hecla, South Dakota . Pfutzenre uter. (Sparks; M cDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUF OR Inde x) 95. July 1, 194 8. Ra pid City AFB, Sout h Dako ta. Major Hamme r sighted 12 oval-s haped discs, about 100 ft long, flying i n exces s of 500 m ph, desce nding from 10,000 ft. Discs made 30°-40° clim bing turn accelerating very rapidly out of sight. (Sparks; AIR 203 D ec 10, 1948; NICAP) 1? 96. July 4, 1948. Dravosburg, Pen na. Jannicky. (Sparks; McDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) 97. Ju ly 8, 1948. McK eesport, Penn a. Veway and G eltz. (Sparks; M cDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUF OR Inde x) 98. July 9, 1948. Fielding Lake, Wash. Caramia. (McDonal d list; Sau nders/FUFOR Index) 99. Ju ly 9, 1948. O sborn, Ohio. 9:47 p. m. AMC Technical Intelligence Division officer and p ilot, Lt. C. W. G., of MCIAXO-4, saw to the N about 70° elevation a lu minous yellowish-white ob ject trav eling E to W at es timated 3,000-4,000 ft about 500-600 mph, illu minated at regular intervals, first 1-2 secs, then dark 3 secs, lit 1-2 secs again , dark 3 secs, then lit 1-2 secs again disappearing to the W slightly above the horizo n N of Pat terson Fi eld. N o sound or trail. Moon 1/4 illuminated seen rising to the WSW (actually setting to the W at 272° azim uth 21° elevation 15% illuminated). (Sparks; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 3-6 secs (excludi n g gaps) 1 100. July 17, 1948. 5 m iles S of San Acacia Da m, New Mexico. 4:50 p.m. 2 Kirtland AFB Sgts. on a fishing trip with their families saw a group of 7 aluminum circular possibly spheri cal objects a pproach from t he S at 20,000 ft pass overhead at 1,500 mph if the altitud e was correct (5°/sec angular velocity), at first appearing like snub-nosed jet fight ers of unknow n type, s hiftin g from V form ation to L form ation to ci rcular form ation t o no reg ular form ation, at whic h point a regular pulsat ing flashi ng light appeare d in the group at 30° from zenith to the N, and at this oblique a ngle the objects did not ap pear circul ar. No n oise or trail . (Spark s; FOIA; Saunde rs/FUFOR Inde x) [10-3 0 secs?] 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -36- 101. July 21, 1948. Van Nuy s, Ca lif. (34 .18° N, 118.4 5° W). (McDonal d list; Sau nders/FUFOR Index) many 102. July 24, 1948. Altoona , Penn a. Night . Griebel . Mete or? (McDonal d list; Sau nders/FUFOR Index) 103. July 24, 1948. 20 (25 ?) mile s SW of M ontgom ery, Alabama (at 32.1° N, 86.7 ° W). 2:40-2:45 a.m. (EST). Chiles-Whitted case. Probable meteor fireball seen from North Carolina to Georgia to Alabama. (Sparks; Battelle Unknown No. 5; Lo ren Gross Jan-July 19 48 pp. 34-48, 53-55, C-F; Supp . 1948 pp. 54-6 0) 5-10 secs 8+ 16 ? 104. July 26, 1948. Chambl ee (near At lanta), Ge orgia. 8:45-9 p.m. 5 -15 (?) st udents outdoors at Georgia T ech at Chambl ee, including Mr. and M rs. Harold S haw, Robe rt Sebring, Mrs. Jeanne Hill, Mrs. Myrtle Renfroe, Mrs. John Gall, saw a green ligh t with a silver tail about the size of a football [at arm' s length ?? ] i n steady fl ight t o [in?] the S E slowly descending a s if for a landing [maint aining steady horizontal flight?], completely silent. At 9 p.m. Atlanta Naval Air Base tower observ er Doyle L. Avery saw a blue-white object in horizon tal level flight at high altitude in the NE heading SE in a few seconds then gain altitude, then suddenly turn to th e S, completely noiseless. Independent witn esses include City Editor of Atlanta Chronicle newspaper an d 9 others. Possi ble met eor? (BB Maxwell Microf ilm Roll 3, pp. 1201-4; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) few secs? 16- 26+ 105. July 27, 1948. Albuque rque , New Mexi co (35 .1° N, 106.6° W). 8:35-8:4 5 a.m. Dr. Evert on Co nger, journalism instructor at Univ . of NM, sighted in the sk y a round flat plate-like object like dural uminum metal highly polished and reflecti ve. (Sparks; Hynek Ast ronom er Survey Aug. 6, 1952 ; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 86 p. 478, M axwell Roll 1 p. 973) 10 m ins 1 106. 185 July 29, 1948. India napolis, Indiana (39.7 6° N, 86. 15° W). 9:1 8 [9:5 5] a.m. Jam es Toney and R obert Huggins, both em ployees of a rug cleaning firm i n a truck hea ded W, saw a s hiny pro peller-sha ped alum inum object, wit h 10-12 sm all cups protrudi ng from either bla de, 6-8 ft long, 1.5-2 (or 1-2) ft wide, above trees about 30 ft altitud e to the NW a bout 300 ft away heading S about 170° approaching to about 100 ft at closest. Object glided across the road at 25-3 0 mph i n a slight descent the n made a 20° ba nk to the E , went d own in a w ooded a rea; witnesses stopped tru ck got out to look but object disappeared behind trees; late r search found no traces. No sound or trail. (Spark s; Battelle Unknown No. 1 ; Vallée Magonia 65) [15 secs] 2 8 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -37- 107. 190 July 31, 1948. S ce ntral In dianapol is, Indi ana. 8:25 a.m . Mr. and M rs. Vern on Swigert saw a cym bal-shape d or domed disc object or rounded coolie hat to the W, about 20 ft across, 6-8 ft thick, 3:1 ratio noted, white without an y shine bu t shadowing on upper right (su n from the left or E), fly straight and level from horizon t o horizon W to E heading 90°, first through window facing W then w indow facing S, altitude estimated at 2,00 0 ft covering distance of 5 mil es (1,800 m ph? distance 2 mil es? elevation 1 0°?), shimmering in the sun as if spin ning. No sound or trail. (Sparks; Battelle Unknown No. 8; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 10 secs 2 1/5 ? 108. 191 July 31, 1948. Near Mari on, Vi rginia ( 36.8 1° N, 81. 52° W). Shortly after sunset. Max Abbott, flying a Bellan ca Cruisair fo ur-passenger pr iv ate airplane, saw a single bright white light [take off? ] accelerate [to 300 mph?] and turn up a valley. (Sparks; Berliner; cf. Project 1947; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1? 109. Aug. 2, 19 48. Colum bus, Ohio (39. 98° N, 82.99 ° W). 7:45 p.m . [?] Saunders. (S parks; McDo nald list ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 110. Aug. 3, 1948. 25 km N W of Mosco w, USS R (55°4 5' N, 37°42' E). 8 a.m. [? ] Long metallic cylinder with no wings, no sound, at very high altitude flew at high speed to the NE. (S parks; McDona ld list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 111. Aug. 4, 194 8. North Powder , Oregon . 0200 & 0300 2 Unk North Powder, Orego n NW to SE 5500' Horizontal line Green Softball 720 m ph Extinguished (1) (Spar ks; AFOSI-La Paz Catalog May 1950; McDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 112. Aug. 11, 1 948. Nea r Ham el, Mi nn. Bet. 12 and 12:15 p.m. (C DT). 2 Leue r boys playi ng outsi de saw a r ound, dull gray or silver object 2 ft diameter, 1 ft thick, like inverted plates approach from the NW drop down b etween the boys from a hei ght of 12 ft and land 8 ft away f rom one of the boys like a balloon with a metallic clink ing sound an d a train w histle n oise. It s pun once, sh ot up 2 0 ft, made the whistle noi se again, hovered , shot u p to a height of 30 ft maneuveri ng to a void pho ne lines a nd trees, flew away to the NE. C IC Special Agent Capt. Charles L. Victor, 113th CIC Det., f ound a n area 2 ft i n diam eter where the ground sh owed si gns of extrem e pressure. (Sparks; Vallée Magon ia 66; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 2 30 113. Aug. 29, 1948. Maple wood, Ohi o (40. 377° N, 84.02 9° W). 5:03 a .m. Farm er Niswenge r saw a larg e silvery sphere rise from a wooded area and hover above his farm, droppi ng a silvery substance t hat disi ntegrated bef ore touchin g the gr ound. (S parks; Val lée Mago nia 67; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -38- 114. Sept. 18, 1948. SE Shrevepo rt, Louisi ana (3 2.50° N, 93.76° W). 5: 00 p.m . Drafts man at home using high - power binocul ars to watc h an L-6 aircraft at 10 ,000 ft altitude at 60° elevatio n to the SE traveling 100 mph, for Air Force Day, saw a bright whit e-alumi num half- spherical object traveling the opposite directio n in level flight at abou t 20,000 ft altitude 2-1/2 miles away ground distance at 100-150 m ph heading S, no trail, lost when he tried to view it without binoculars. Obj ect appeared to be 1/3 size o f the L-6 ( 35.5 ft ) but 2x t he distance, o r about 24 ft. (Sp arks; FOIA; Saunder s/FUFOR Index) 10-15 secs 1 1/10 (0.5° ? equiv in binocs) binocula rs 115. Sept. 22, 1948. Near Turne r AFB, Albany , Georgi a (31.57° N, 84.17° W). 3:30 p.m. (EST ). USAF Lt. M artin G. Rubisch, Asst. Com bat Ops Ofcr. at Eglin AFB, Flor., the copilot of a C-47 was flying from Eglin heading NE into Turn er AFB at 2,000 ft when he saw a shiny metallic object about the size of a radi o-controlled target d rone, but with no wings or rudde r, appr oaching f rom abo ut 1,50 0- 2,000 ft away about 35 ° to the l eft headin g 335° (or 155° ?) at about 250 mph at 1,500 ft altitude, no trail. (Sparks; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 1 1 ? 116. 208 Sept. 23, 1948. 4 m iles E o f San Pabl o, 4.1 m iles S of Pinole, Calif . Approx. 12:02- 12:03 p.m. Retired U. S. Army Col. Horace S. Eakins and Sylvester B entham saw a 2-engine bomber ai rcraft pass low overhea d to the SE then saw far bey ond and high abov e it, possibl y 1 m ile higher , a strange fast-flyi ng irregula rly shaped translucent white “amoeba” head ed E, the size of a 4-engine bom ber, with 3 appendage s in front 2 t railing with a da rk gre y spot possibly spherical near the cent er which remained stable in motion, t he arms of the “am oeba” undulating, t he object wobblin g, disappear ed sudden ly, no trail. [Anoth er object sighted?: a buff or grey rect angle with vertical lines.] (Sparks; cf . FOIA; Saunders/FU FOR Index) 2 2 ? 117. Sept. 23 [25?], 19 48. Sa nta Fe, Ne w Mexico (at 35°4 1’ N, 105°56’ W). 9:40 [9:45? ] a.m. Civilian pilot A. Ruble Angier an d buil ding supe rinte ndent a nd pil ot / am ateur astronom er John C. Fairchild were near KTRC radi o towe r while wat ching a g overnm ent aircraft la nding at Los Alamos ai rport [a bout 20 miles to t he NW] saw a sun- reflecting glint in the sk y from a flat circular metallic (solid white? ) obj ect high in the N sky headed SW appearin g like a flat dim e on-e dge slig htly tippe d as if 50 ft away, estimated 100-150 ft in diam eter at 30,000 ft headed S t hen E the n SE, fro m about 9: 45 t o 9:50 a.m . then again (stationary?) at about 10 :03 a.m. [briefly?]. Fairchild des cribed oblong eg g shape, with solid b lue tail, overall 100 -150 ft in size at 30,0 00 ft and 7 miles (ground? ) range. Fairchild said object moved at abou t 700-800 mph (Spark s; BB files; Case confused with Los Alamos case, below; Saunders/FUFOR Index.) 1-1/2 to 5+ mins 2 1/10 [1/2] BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -39- 118. Sept. 23, 1948. L os Alam os, New Mexic o (35.68° N , 105.9 4° W ?). [AESS securi ty guard Hans on ?? (pos sibly other L os Ala mos Lab pe rsonnel ) saw an oval ora nge luminou s objec t, lengt h/widt h ratio a bout 1. 5:1, to t he E crossing the sky in level flight from right to left, trailing flame, di sappearing i n a cloud bank to the NE.] (S parks; Case recounted in unpu blished Ruppelt manus cript said to be include d in the T OP SECRET AMC Estimate of t he Situation, apparent ly a revi sed versi on of t he Aug. 5, 1948, initial draft) 1? 119. Sept. 28 [18?], 1948. San Sim eon, Calif. Pat terson. (Sparks; M cDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUF OR Inde x) 120. Oct. 1, 1948. Fargo (46.88° N, 96.78° W) to 25 miles SE of Fargo, Nort h Dakota. 9: 00-9:27 p.m . (MST). Air National G uard fighter pi lot Lt. Geor ge F. Gorman plus 4 others i ncludin g 2 CAA t ower co ntrolle rs, Lloyd D. Jensaen and Manuel E. Johns on, saw a small 6- 8-inch round white ball of light with a flat, no-depth disc-like appearance, blinking off and on at slow speed, cont inuous light at fast er speeds. First sp otted by pilot Dr. A. D. Cannon a nd passen ger Einar Neilson a board Pipe r Cub aircraft at 1600 ft AGL, N of Hector Field moving fast to the W abo ve them at about 250-270 mph, s potted by Gorman sh ortly after. Gorm an radioed to wer again at 9:05 p.m. and began pursuit of the UFOnin his F-51 at 9:07 p.m. Cannon an d Neilson landed, went up into airport tower and with bino culars watched Lt. Gorman attempt to chase the light in his F-51 fi ghter, closest approac h less than 500 ft distance on his fi rst pass at a bout 5, 000 ft. CAA asst c ontrol ler Joh nson obser ved the UFO at about 2,000 ft AGL above and faster than the Piper Cub. At about 9: 10 p.m. CAA Seni or Air port Tra ffic Co ntroller Jensen sight ed wit h Bausch & Lomb 6x 30 binoc ulars the UFO pu rsued by the F-51, t he UFO at a hig h rate of s peed outpacing the slow er F-51; the UFO perfectly round with sharp edges no fuzzy ou tline. Gorman climbed to 14,000 ft but stalled out unab le to intercept light at about 16,000 ft. Light m ade evasive and ag gressive m aneuvers, su ch as seeming to try to ram the F-51, that outperformed the F- 51, showi ng a top speed 600+ mph. Lig ht droppe d to 11,000 ft, Gorman attempted to d ive on it, light pulled u p, rose vertically until it d isappeared. Gorman’s F-51 and other F -51’s (f or com parison) in his ANG s quadron were tested for radioactiv ity by Project SIGN, with minimal or inconclusive results. Gorman was ordered tested for radiation expos ure, results un known. (S parks; BB files) 27 mi ns 5 1/6 – 1/9 (0.06° - 0.08°) binoculars; oculist; radioactivit y?? 121. Oct. 11, 1948. Neubi berg AFB, Muni ch, West Germ any. Swap and Ingelid o. Balloon? (McDonald list; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 122. Oct. 13, 1948. So uth Ben d, India na (41. 68° N, 8 6.26° W) . Brooke an d Thom pson. De bris? (McDonal d list; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -40- 123. 218 Oct. 15, 194 8. About 50 m iles NW (at 330° from ) Fukuoka, Japan ( at 34°00 ’ N, 130°00’ E). 11 :05 p.m. (intermittently to 1:30 a.m. ?) USAF pilot 1st Lt. Oliver Hemphill Jr. and radar observ er 2nd Lt. Barton Halter flying a P-61 “ Black Wi dow” nig ht fig hter m ade 6 interceptions of the same or different obj ects tracked on airborne rada r, only one seen visually (4t h intercept). Dull or dark translucent object sha ped like a diri gible with a flat bottom and clippe d tail end. Spee d varie d from 200 to about 1,200 mph. Pilot tried to clos e on visual object, but it dove a way fast. Co ntinued search to 1:3 0 a.m. unsuccessful at finding obj ect again. (Sparks; BB Maxwell M icrofil m Roll 4, pp. 3 63-401; FOIA; Jan Aldrich; Saunders/FUFO R Index) 10 m ins (total) 2 RV 124. Oct. 15, 1948. At 36°42' N, 74° 40' W (a bout 50 mi les E of Virginia co ast in the Atlantic). 5:20-6:10 p.m. (EST). Ship's obse rver aboard SS Gulfport, named K eme [?], saw a bright nearly moon-s haped object wit h distinct bright center ab out 1/ 4 moon' s angula r size at 350 ° azim uth (nearly N) 40° 18' elevati on headi ng SE becom ing darke r with nig htfall, at 5:30 p.m . at 358° azimuth 4 3°41' elevation, [passin g near the North Celestial Pole by abou t 10°], at 5:54 at 50° azim uth (nearly NE) 57°5' elevation. (Sparks; FOIA; Saun ders/FUFO R Index) 1 1/5 m arine sextant 125. Oct. 16, 1948. 1 m il e S, 8 [5 ?] mi les E of Sterl ing, Utah. 11:45 a.m . Airplane mechani c and used car dealer M r. Nash on a hunting trip on a mountain at 9,000 ft MSL heard a fl utteri ng, throb bing or purring noise and saw a flattened footb all or lozen ge shaped black object with wi de silver longitudin al stripe 9 x 6 x 3 inches, with blunted opening i n the rear but no e xhaust, pass < 500 ft overhead on a NNW path at 300 mph. (Spar ks; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 4+ secs 1 1-1/2 (0.8°) 126. Oct. 17, 1948. Crescent Ci ty, Calif. (4 1.75° N, 124 .20° W). 8:10 a .m. (PST ) [4:10 p .m . GMT?]. Blim p-like object m uch too fast and m aneuvera ble for a blim p. [Siler, Haley and 2 other wi tnesses saw bright sil very oval object heading SE at 6,000+ ft altitude moving faster than an aircarft.] (S parks; FOIA; Sa unders/FU FOR Inde x) 4 127. Oct. 18, 1948. Pacific Height s, Oahu, Hawa ii (21.31 ° N, 157.8 7° W). 5:05 p.m . (AHST). USAF rated pilot Ma jor Robert C . Drum , wife and daught er, saw a round or elliptical brig ht silver object 10-15 ft in size [or 4-5 inches at arm' s length??] about 10 ,000-14 ,000 ft al titude headi ng NE on a steady cour se horizontal to the groun d about 200 mph, no trail or sound , no markings of any kind seen, observed intermit tently for up to 10 secs at a tim e [due to cumulus clouds?]. (S parks; FOIA; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) mins 3 1/10 ? 20 ? 128. Oct. 24, 1948. 1 0 mil es SW of Junct ion Cit y, Kansas. Huber. Aircraft ? (McDonald list; Saunders/FUF OR Index) 129. Oct. 24, 1948. Phoeni x, Ariz. (33.45° N, 11 2.05° W) . Night. Peterson. Green point source moved slowly f rom W to E. Became very bright and fell apart. Balloo n? (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91 p. 407; McDonald list; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 75 m ins 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -41- 130. Oct. 24, 1948. 4 m ile s SE of Moorhea d, Mi nn. 5:45 p.m. Mr. San ders and his wi fe whil e drivin g NW on Hwy 52 towards Moo rhead and Fargo (46.88° N, 96.78° W) saw a brilliant go lden-white round object suddenly appear as if a light s witched on, about 3 miles away to the NE at 1, 000 ft altitude in a grad ual climb traveling at high sp eed, estim ated 600- 1,000 m ph, headi ng W to wards M oorhead , no trail or soun d, about 1/2 f ull m oon angula r size [m oon and sun both below the horiz on]. When the y reached the N of Moorhead the obj ect, which was slightly to the left of directly ahea d, sudde nly m ade a right t urn to the N then 1 sec later di sappeared by sudd enly swit ching off. (S parks; FOIA; McDonald list; Saunders/FU FOR Index) 5-7 m ins ? 2 1/2 131. Oct. 29 [27?], 1948. Go ose Bay AFB, Labrador , Canada (53.33° N, 60.41° W). On this date or succe eding dates Oct. 31, and Nov. 1, 1948, slow-m oving uni dentifie d targets were radar tracked at low altitu de. On one date 2 targets were on a collision course S of base and were radioed a warning, the targets then veere d off. High spee d radar trac k on No v. 1. (S parks; M cDonald l ist; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex; R uppelt m anuscri pt) radar 132. Oct. 30, 1948. About 15 (2 5?) mil es WNW of Grays Harbor / Pacific Beach, Wash. (at 47°20-1/2’ N, 124°42’ W). 4:20 ?-4:30 p.m . (PST). While flying i n an F-8 2 fighter headed N at 8,000 ft at 240 mph on a GCI i ntercept mission initially d irected by the ADC radar site 634th Aicraft C ontrol Sq ., Neah B ay, Wa sh. (505t h AC& W Group, E verett, Wash.) ra dar observer AF 2nd Lt. Robe rt L. Kunzm an, 318th All Weather Fighter Sq , 325th Fight er Group, M cChord AFB , Wash. , saw as he hea ded towar d an interception po int a single compact group of yellow objects in the WNW at 10 o ’clock position wh ich burst into an in-lin e form ation of about 10-20 or 25 white egg- shaped objects that crossed over in front of aircraft to 1 o’clock (in the NNE) heading W to E still in line form ation at ab out 8,0 00 ft he ading S and dr opping back to 3 o’cl ock po sition i n the E, which he first t hought m ight be seagulls. Objects maintain ed same altitude and horizon tal flight throug hout. Objects then doubled back heading N paral leling the F-82’s co urse whil e movi ng back up t o 2:30 o’cl ock posit ion at hig h speed, t urning translucent part of the t ime ju st before di sappearing by fading o ut or d issolving witho ut going far enoug h to have vanish ed due to distance (some fog with visibility 5 miles may account for disa ppearan ce). [If at 5 mile s objects covered 15° from 3 to 2:30 positio n in possibly 5-10 secs, time assumed not reported, then relative velocity was possibly 500-1 ,000 m ph greater t han F-82 ’s 240 m ph.] He called attention of th e pilot Maj. Homer William Morris who missed se eing the object s. Ground ra dar lost object at this same time. AFOSI interviewed radar contollers at 635th AC&W Sq at Pacific Beach, who trac ked “no unidenti fied ob jects at hig h rate of s peed” (le aving unstate d what about uni dentifie ds at moderate speed) but did not interv iew at 634th AC&W Sq at Neah Bay which did the tracking. (Sparks; McDonald list; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 4 , pp. 630-657; Sign Roll, pp. 57-58 ; NARA Roll 88 pp. 144-1 49) ? (radar ) + 20 secs (visual) 2+ RV BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -42- 133. Oct. 31, 1948. G oose Bay AFB, La brador, Canada (53.33° N, 60.41° W). (Sparks; McDonald list; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) radar 134. Oct. 31, 1948. Azores . USAF AFB? Ballo on? (McDonal d list; Sau nders/FUFOR Index) 135. Nov. 1, 1948. Goose Bay AFB, Lab rador, C anada (5 3.33° N, 60.4 1° W). High speed r adar track. (Sparks; Ruppelt manuscri pt; Sa unders/F UFOR In dex) radar 136. Nov. 3/ 4, 1948 . 10 m iles E of Vaugh n, New Mexico (34.61° N, 105.21° W). About 10 p.m. U.S. Army Col. Hayes. Bright white round light “larger than a basketb all” descended slowly vertically u ntil exploding 40 0-500 ft above ground. Meteor? (Spark s; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91 p. 407; McDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) secs? 1 137. Nov. 6, 1948. Wakka nai, Japan (45° 26' N, 141°4 3' E). Radar t rack of 2 UF O’s in dogfight . (Spa rks; M cDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) radar 138. Nov. 12, 1948. Clark AFB, Manila, Philippines. Bet. 1 and 2 p.m. Airman Wright w ith 18th Maint. Sq saw a white speck flying in the distance to th e NE, then N, then fly into a cloud bank and em erge to the NNW, approaching closer so that he saw it was a very large 300 ft long 140 ft wing span snow-wh ite aircraft with low wings darting in and out of clouds much faster than any jet, abou t 20-30 m iles away ab out 3-6 mile s high, leavin g an exha ust trail li ke skywrit ing and m aking lo ud aircraf t noise. (Sparks; FOIA; Saun ders/FU FOR Index) 1 1/5 139. Nov. 17, 1948. Peace Ri ver, Albe rta, Canada (at 56°10' N, 117°3 0' W). 6: 18 a.m . (PST). Pilot an d radio [rada r?] operator of military aircraft saw a b right oran ge flaming egg-shap ed object flying on a SW heading. (Sparks; Project 1947; McDonald list; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 2 140. Nov. 1 8, 1948. Cam p Spring s, Marylan d (38. 81° N, 76.88° W ?). 9 :45-10:0 3 p.m . USAF Lts. Jackson and Combs, 2 reserve p ilots, ab o ard an Andrew s AFB T-6 aircraft t raveling 1 50 mph a nd 2 in depende nt gro und observers saw a highly maneuv erable whitish-grey oval lighted object smaller th an the T-6 cro ss over Andrews AFB from NE to S W and bac k again in a circular pattern from 4,000 f t dropping to 1,700 ft th en climbing to 7,000 ft. T-6 followed object to id entify it, made 3-4 passes at the object while clim bing, dove on t he objec t at 240 m ph but it droppe d down a nd came up behind t he T-6 a nd continue d circli ng the base. T -6 was abl e with difficult y to put object in front of city lig hts on the ground to tr y to make out details, and came within abou t 300-400 ft turned on landing light an d object responded w ith a dull glow, then spe d off t o the NE at 8,0 00+ ft a nd 500 -600 m ph disappeari ng. Object' s speed varied fr om 80 t o 600 m ph in multi-directional or omnidirection al flight, with vertical maneuverabilit y, highly evasiv e with high acceleration. Anothe r reserve pil ot, a USA F 2nd Lt. in a nother airc raft over t he NE corne r of An drews AFB at 1,000 ft saw t he object directl y overhead. A furt her indepe ndent witness , USAF Staff Sgt. Jo hn J. Kush ner, obse rved object from the ground. (Spark s; FOIA; Ruppelt p. 46; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 18 m ins 4 10 triang ulatio n? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -43- 141. Nov. 23, 1948. F urstenfel dbruck A FB, Muni ch, West Germany (48°10' N, 11°1 5' E). 10: 20 p.m . USAF F-80 jet fighter pilot Capt. Slater, ano t her jet pilot Capt., a nd a 1st Lt. of 23rd Fighter Sq from the groun d saw a reddish star- like object to the E moving S over Munich at 200-500 mph, turning sligh tly SW then SE. Slater called the Racecard DF Station equippe d w ith radar which tracke d an unidenti fied ta rget at [9 00 mph] 27,000 ft an d 30 m iles S of Muni ch, rap idly cl imbing t o 40,0 00 [50. 000] ft at 40 miles S of Munich t hen circlin g around. (Sp arks; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 3 RV 142. Nov. 23, 1948. 10 mi les E of Vau ghn, New Mexico (34.61° N, 105.21° W). About 10 p.m. U.S. Army Col. Hayes. Bright white round light “larger than a basketb all” descended slowly vertically u ntil exploding 40 0-500 ft above ground. Meteor? (Spark s; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91 p. 407; McDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) secs? 1 143. Nov. 2 6, 1948 . Washi ngton and Ore gon. Young. (Sparks; M cDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUF OR Inde x) 144. 257 Dec. 3, 1 948. Fairfi eld-Suisu n AFB, Cal if. (38. 25° N, 121.99° W). 8 :15 p.m . USAF S gt. cont rol towe r operato r McFarland saw a round, white light fly with varying speed, b ouncing m otion, and finally a rapid e rratic clim b. (Sparks; B erliner; Saun ders/FUFOR Inde x) 25 secs 1 145. Dec. 3, 1948. Dayton, Ohi o (39.75° N, 84.18° W). S. R. [?] Hoffman. (Sparks; McDonald list; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 146. Dec. 5, 19 48. ~5 m i SW of L as Vegas ( 35°36’N, 105°1 3’W), N ew Mexi co. 9:05 p.m . (MST). AF Air Training C ommand, R andol ph AFB, San Antoni o, Tex., copilot Cap t. William R. Goade, pilot Major Roger M. Carter, flying a C-47 from Lowry AFB, Denver, to Williams AFB, Chandler, Ariz., at 15,000 ft, on a 230° Mag heading [= 243° Tr ue] at 155-160 mph [158 mph IAS], tru e ground speed ~1 90 m ph, saw a gre en fireball about 1-1/2 to 2 miles to their righ t with a parabolic path descent. 2nd green fire ball si ghting at 9:27 p.m. m ade from ~20 mi ENE of Al buquerq ue of bri ght gree n flare shootin g up fr om grou nd level on E slo pes of [S outh] Sandia Peak rising to ~500 ft height above ground, slope location at 35°0 7’ or 09’N, 106°24’W [~5 miles E of Albuquer que]. (Sparks; FOIA; Saun ders/FUFOR Ind ex) ?? (1st) + 5-15 secs or 1-2 secs (2nd) 2 + 2 1 147. Dec. 5, 19 48. NW of La s Vegas near Mont ezuma Mission (5 mi NW of Las Vegas? at ~35°39’N, ~105°16’W ), New Mexico. 9:35 p.m. Pioneer Ai rlines Flight 63 pilot Capt. Ernest Va n Lloyd an d copil ot Jame s L. Smith, saw a pale green (later said to be white or whitish-orange) fireball with pale green trail coming h eadon slightly abov e their altitude, while flying W on 272° head ing at 9,00 0 ft in a C-47 appr oaching Las Vegas from the E, attem pted evasive action but obj ect dropped clos e to ground lev el. (Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm R oll 91 p. 407; F OIA) few secs 2 1 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -44- 148. Dec. 6, 1 948. Alb uquerque, New Mexic o (35°03 ’N, 106°32’ W). 10: 55 p.m . AESS o fficer J oseph To ulouse driving W on D Street stopped at intersection with Main Street saw a green fireball al most directly overhead a bove Sandia Base nuclear weapons assembly site, slightly to th e NW arching slightly downward, traveling from E to W, with a flaming tail. (Sparks; BB NARA Mi crofilm Roll 91 p. 407; FO IA) 2-3 secs 1 1/3 or 2/5 149. Dec. 8, 19 48. Abo ut 22 mi les E of Las Ve gas, at 35 °31' N, 104°51 ' W, N ew Mexico . 6:33 p .m. 2 AFOSI Sp ecial Agents, Capts. Melvin E. Neef an d John J. Stahl, Jr. (Deputy Com mander 1 7th Dist. AFOS I), returnin g from investigation of green fireball s in a Beech T-7, hea ding E at 90° and 190 mph at 11,500 ft altitude and 5,000 ft above ground, saw green fireball 30° to the left of their flig ht path, to the ENE at 60° azim uth , at an estimated 2,000 ft above their fligh t altitude o f 13,5 00 ft, which sho t past them maintaining almost lev el flight until the end to the WSW at 240° azimuth when it seemed to burn ou t and drop s uddenly wi th reddi sh-orange glowi ng fragm ents which lasted less than 1 sec. Later aerial search of the ground si te in daylight found nothi ng. (Spa rks; BB NARA Mi crofilm Roll 91 p. 4 07; FOI A; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 2 secs 2 150. Dec. 8, 1948. Chanute AFB, Illinois. Night? Meteor? (McDonal d list; Sau nders/FUFOR Index) many ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -45- 151. Dec. 9, 1948. A bout 12 m iles SE of Pittsburgh, Penna. (at 40.3° N, 79. 8° W). 3:21 p.m. (EST). USAF Pentago n officers pilot Capt. Eugene G. Mulling, Jr., In strument Flight Group, USAF Of fice of DCS/Operati ons and copilot, with senior pilo t rating, Col. John K. Brown, Jr., Guided Mi ssile Group, DCS/ O, flying in a C-45 at 6,000 f t heading 3 00° Mag [ 295° Tru e] at 180 m ph I AS saw “perfectly round ” chalky white obj ect, much whiter than the cirrus and alto-stratus cl ouds, first seen at about 1 o’clock position (about NNW) at about 60° elevatio n on a straight-line level fligh t heading initially estimated at SW or 250°, a conver ging course with the C-4 5. At 3:24 p.m., C-45 turned left to heading 270° Mag (W) to move away from UFO which had pulled almost directly ahead, to reduce conve rgent hea dings a nd ma ke more nearly parallel the course of the object. UF O estim ated to be above cloud bank at 1 2,000-16,0 00 ft it l ater disap peared behi nd, at about 4-5 m iles away at firs t sight, traveling about 250 mph [a great unde restim ate, speed actually ~ 700 mph] at constant s peed, pul ling ahea d of C-45 at an increasi ngly greater distan ce to about 60 miles [increased relative distance a bout 55 m iles i n 1/10 ho ur or a bout 5 50 mph faster than C-45’s 180 m ph and pr obably moved t o the le ft of C-45’s hea ding by about 15° t o 20° thus abo ut 245°- 250° True]. Object had horizo ntal shimmering or jittery motion on edge s extendi ng inwards a bout ¼ of the object’s diameter, “possibly due to ... directed beam of l ight?” or “extreme spee d” and/ or “dist ortion of light waves.” Object repeat edly disa ppeared a nd reappear ed behind clouds, an d when it reappeare d it was on the sam e straight- line flight path. Object seemed to have a physical effect on the clouds, at one point a s tratus cloud it disappeared behind seem ed to chan ge from long narr ow shape t o “a series of small strips” of cloud orie nted perpendi cular to original long ax is. Angular size initially about 0.5°, “slightly less than th e sun when first seen,” size of quarter coin (0.955 inch) on windshield , diminishing to less than size of BB (0.17 in ch) hence <18% of initial, or based on decrease of angula r elevation by factor of about 12x SI GN confirmed as a distance increase of about 12x to 15x [thus <0.03°], whe n it disappeare d behind large clou d S of Akron at known distance/locatio n/altitude about 60 miles away [clou d extendi ng about 20 m iles S of Akron] at 12,000 to 16,000 ft, at abo ut 5° t o 10° ele vation, l ocation known be csuse C-45 flew ov er it as they landed at Akr on at 3:39-1/2 p.m . [Actual size about 200 ft based on angular size o f 0.5° at 4 mil es.] (Sparks; McDonald papers; Jan Aldri ch; Sa unders /FUFOR I ndex; “9 -12” dat e is 9 Dec not Sept. 12 , 1948, whi ch is mi staken) 6 mi ns 2 1 USAF DCS/O Guided Missile + Instrum ent Flight officials 152. Dec. 11, 1948. Hood River, Ore. 7:30 p.m . Blue and white flash o f light wi th noise like th under. (Spa rks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91 p. 410) BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -46- 153. Dec. 12, 1948. Starvat ion Peak near Bernal, New Mexi co (at 35°2 3’ N, 1 05° 19’ W). 9: 02.0 p.m . ±0.5 min (MST) . Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, USAF Capt. Charles L. Phillips, and CAP intelligence officer Lt. Allan B. Clark, returning from green fireball in vestigations while looking to the NW saw a green fireball at least stellar magnitu de –4 traveling E to W low above the horizon about 3°-4 ° elevation in almost perfectly level flight until th e last 0.1 to 0.2 sec when it slightly curved downward, di s integrating into 3-4 pieces, no sound . Base d on indepe ndent witnesses, AESS Inspectors Jeffers and McGui gan at Los Alamos, LaPaz triangul ated object' s flight path at a bout 8-1 0 mil es [6-7 mil es] height alon g a 25-m ile path from 35°50’N, 106°4 0’W, to 35°4 5’N, 107’ 05’W, spee d 39,000 t o 43,000 mph. ( Sparks; BB NAR A Micro film R oll 88 pp . 740, 745; R oll 91 p. 410; FOI A) 2.1-2. 3 secs 3 1/7 (0.08° ) Lincoln LaPaz; triangulatio n 154. Dec. 17, 1948. N Am bridge, Penna. 1: 30 a.m. 2 witnesses in the railyard, a train condu ctor Hildebrand an d the yardmaster Werner [ ?], saw a formation of 8 white luminescent rotating sphe rical objects, like wheels revolving around h ubs, appro aching fr om the N high above horizo n, 45° elevation , headed S, just b efore reaching overhead they made a controlled dive and a sharp 90° right turn to the W, with the topmost object leading the others, fading from view while still high above horizon. (Spar ks; BB M icrofilm Roll 88 pp. 3 67-372; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 30 secs 2 1 (as a group ?) 155. Dec. 20, 1948. W of Los Al am os, New Mexico (35. 89° N, 106.31° W). 8: 54 p.m. AE SS Physi cal Securi ty Inspecto rs Cliffor d E. Strang and Ge orge S. Ski pper on jee p patrol on Route 4 north of Bandel ier cut- off at L os Alam os South Gate, Station 390 (at 35 °48’.9N, 106°18’.4W) sighted pa le green or bluish -white r ound firebal l desce nding f rom 20° elevation to horizon with a triangulated 7-8-mile W to E flight path on a 45° down ward angl e from a h eight of ~10 miles (at 35°56’N, 106°30’W) to ~2.3 miles (at 35°57’N, 106°23’ W), calcul ated by La Paz based on a nother independe nt observati on at a different AESS site by Inspectors William D. W ilson and Buford G. Truett (at 35°55’N , 106°23 .7’W). Disa ppeare d behind m ountain. (Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 88 p. 745; Roll 91 p. 410; FO IA; S aunders/ FUFOR Index) 1-1/2 secs 4 1/4 triang ulatio n 156. Dec. 28, 1948. Los Alam os, New Mexico ( 35.89° N, 106.31° W). 4: 31 a.m . White poi nt source descended vertically f rom N to S to 6,000 ft [heigh t above grou nd? elevation above MSL? ] disappeared with green flash . (Sparks; BB NARA Microf ilm Roll 91 p. 410) 1-1/2 secs 1 triangu latio n 157. Dec. 30, 1948. Swe den. (Sparks; McD onald list) 158. Jan. 1, 1949. Jacks on, Missis sippi (32. 30° N, 90.18° W). 5 p.m . Pilot D. [?] Rush flying private pla ne saw a 60 ft cigar-shaped object c ross the sky in front of the plane to the SW, nearly colliding , at 500 mph. (Sparks; Proj ect 1947; McDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -47- 159. 275 Jan. 4, 1949. Hi ckam Field, Hawaii (21.34° N, 157.95° W). 2 p.m. US AF pilot C apt . Paul R. Stoney , on gro und at Pacific Command HQ, saw a flat white, elliptical object, with a matte top, blinking once per sec, about the size of a T-6 aircraft, circle at about 3,000 ft while oscillating to the right and left, t hen speed away to the NE in a climb. (Sparks; Ja n Al drich; Sa unders/ FUFOR Index) 1 1 160. Jan. 6, 1949. Los Al amos, New Me xico (35.89° N, 106.31° W). 3:10 a.m. Brilliant green light seen trav eling horizont ally E t o W about 3 ° to 5° a bove h orizontal (mount ain line?) disappeari ng behin d mount ains. (S parks; BB NARA Microfil m Roll 91 p. 410) 2 secs 1 161. Jan. 6, 1949. Ki rtland AFB (Albuque rque), New Mexico. 5:30 p.m . Everitt and Willis. Bright white diamond shaped li ght in ho rizontal fl ight from SE to NW about 1500-2,00 0 ft height faster than a j et, about 2 ft in size [? ]. [Meteor ?] (Sparks; BB N ARA Micr ofilm Roll 91 p. 410; McDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) secs? 2 162. Jan. 23, 1949. 4 mile s S of Tillam ook, Oregon (at 45°22' 17" N, 123 °48'16" W [elev. 13 7 ft ASL]). 11: 05 a.m. Machinist and form er wartime air defe nse observer Charles E. Leckington and wife Rose C. while driving S on Hwy 101, a bout 1/ 4 to 1/ 2 mil e N of Plea sant Vall ey, saw a shiny, silvery, ro und stationar y object about 10-15 f t size glinting in th e sun to the SE at about 35° elevation about 2, 000 ft height ab out 1/ 2 to 3/ 4 mi le away (i n its belated investigation in April, AFOSI claimed a height figure o f 500 ft without e xplaini ng the di screpancy ). When he went inside his sh op with Allen H ughes of neighboring Hughes Grocery to ge t binoculars the obj ect had disappeared. No sound or trail. B urt [B ert?] J. Sm ith, father-in-law of Leckington, liv ing in house behind the Leckingto ns, (at 45 °22'04" N, 123° 48'07" W ? [elev. 155 ft ASL]) sa w for ab out 1 m in the polishe d silver saucer- shaped object reflecting sunli ght [nearly?] overhead at first, abo ut 1,000-2,0 00 ft [1,400- 2,000] altitu de, angular size of ful l moon (0.5°), t hen m oving NE at about 30- 50 mph [3 0-35 mph] , for abo ut 1 m in to disa ppearance at 45° angle [elevation]. (Sparks; FOIA; BB files; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 2.5-3 mins 3 ~1 triangulatio n BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -48- 163. Jan. 24, 1 949. Ab out 25 0 miles S W of Be rmuda Isla nd, Atlanti c (at 29°30' N, 67°29' W) . 12:00-2:1 0 a.m. (Z/GMT/UT) USAF pilot Ca pt. Mar sden W . Matt atall and crew (copi lot 1st Lt Frank J. Stockto n, navi gator Lt. Austin, S/Sgt Jose ph D. Mar x, S/Sgt Le onar d G. Lerch, Sgt Sims) of RB-29 bomber no. 44-87750 in the 373rd Recon Sq ( Very Lo ng Range – Weather) based at Ki ndley AFB, Berm uda [on classified Atom ic Detection System service] searching for l ost BO AC Tudor IV a irliner Star Ariel, at 1,5 00 ft headin g 50° True (ab out NE) [at 200 mph] saw to t he left (in the N) a red gl ow on the ocean 1 to 1-1/2 miles in size extending up to 2,500-3,000 (or 4,000-6,000) ft altitude with 2-4 white searchlight-like beams of light within the red glow. At 12:25 a.m. B-29 turned to ward the li ght on heading 350° True and by 1 2:40 approached so close, estim ated 100-150 ft [?] distance at 6,000 ft altitu de at 31°2 4’ N, 67° 8’ W, that p ilot made a sharp bank to av oid collision . B-29 crew unable to take nuclear fal lout sam ple of air a round re d glow because in haste to take off on search mission they failed to bring filter paper. B-29 circled the red glow from all directions for 44 m ins as the gl ow slo wly m oved to 3 1°25’ N , 67° 14’ W [at about 10 mph headed W ], when they finally departed the area at 1:24 a.m. Red glow still visible on landing in Bermuda [ at about 2:10 a.m.]. Crew took 15 (?) photos wi th K- 20 camera set at 1/125t h sec and f/4.5 aperture, b ut none were sensi tive enough to show the red light. Later RB-29 (?) flight equipped with fallout filters visited t he coordi nates of t he red gl ow at 11: 00 a.m. but results of air samplin g not known or repor ted. AMC Intell Dept Chief Col. William R. Clingerman ordered references to “filtering” deleted from sighting reports as the would “ unnecessari ly disc lose classifie d Air Force operati ons.” (B B Maxwell Microfil m Rol l 5 pp. 167 -233; Project 1947; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 2 hrs 10 mins 6? 100 nuclea r monitor flight BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -49- 164. 284 Jan. 27, 1 949. C ortez-Brade nton, Fl orida (at 27°28’ N, 82° 36’ W). 10: 20-10: 50 p.m . (EST). While drivi ng W on Cortez Rd 1-1/2 miles W of the Hwy 41 intersection, USAF aircaft engi neer Capt. Eckerm an Sannes, Acting Chief, Aircraft Branch, 3200t h Climatic Test Sq, Ai r Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, formerly AMC Intelligence Dept Air Do cuments Div D ec 1945-Sep t 1948, and his wife Mrs. Dorothy L. Sannes, saw a brilliant (pale red?) light with cigar-shape or cucumber-shape faintly ou tlined against the sky first seen i n the S heading N at 0° hea ding [thus directly towards them] at 10:20 p.m. (wife reported 11:20 p .m.), es timated di stance about 8-11 m iles at abo ut 8,000 ft at about 10° elevati on gra dually des cending, stoppe d car, lost si ght behi nd tree to ps. Res umed dri ving when ab out 2 m iles down t he road saw UFO again in the S at about 10:27 p.m ., stoppe d car a gain, got out. They sa w UFO gra duall y turnin g towa rds a W or 270° heading, estima ted to be as l ong as 2 P ullma n railroad cars [about 2 x 60-8 0 ft], with 7 ligh ted square w indows and throw ing sparks 4 per sec. UFO climbed erratically in “bounces of approximately 2,000 feet” with occasional rapid drops of about 2,000 ft, with net overall increase in altitude to disappearance due to distance over the Gulf of Mexico at about 40,0 00 ft. UFO bounci ng moti on started after W turn, spee d estim ated at about 400-50 0 mph. Observed with 7 x 50 binoculars. (Sparks; BB files; Berliner; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 2? + 23 mins 2 1/3 ? (n aked eye) (2 in binocs ?) binocula rs 165. Jan. 30, 1949. Near Am arillo (at 34°50' N, 102°5' W) to near Lamesa (at 32°48' N, 102°22' W), Texas. 5:54 p.m. (MST). Thousands of witnesses over se veral states saw spectacular gre en fireball, N-S trajectory [az imuth headin g 186.7°] t riangu lated by Dr . Lincol n LaPaz as 1 2 mile altitude over Amarillo area descending slightly on nearly horizont al 143-m ile [actuall y 141 mi les] path to near Lamesa disappearing about 8 miles altitud e, velocity estimated at 25,000 to 50,0 00 mph by triangulation and reenactme nt timings. From num erous AF witnesses at Walker AFB, Roswell, LaPaz measured with transit first appearance at 52° m agnetic bearing, elevation 2.2°, disappearing at 87-1/2° magnetic (other witnesses continue d the fl ight pat h furth er sout h). No noise exce pt slight hissing, broke into pieces at the end, no fra gments found des pite extensi ve groun d search. 1 00+ witnesse s interviewed. Estimated 200 witnesses in El Paso, 10 in Ft. Worth, Te xas, 200 i n Roswell , 200 in Alamogo rdo, NM . [Projected radiant of origin al ong a 1.7° descent angl e is at 14.0 hrs Ri ght Asce nsion + 56° Declinati on.] (Spa rks; BB Maxwell Microf ilm Roll 5, pp. 279-284, NARA Microfilm Roll 9 1 pp. 41 0-1; FO IA; S aunders/ FUFOR Index) 10-20 secs 1,000' s 1/3 tria ngulati o n 166. Feb. 14, 1949. Ganado, Ar iz. 6:40 p.m . Brilliant white slightly gr een fireball first stationary then fell with slight curve to the W slightly abov e the horizon. (Sparks; BB NARA Mi crofilm Roll 91, p. 41 1) secs? 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -50- 167. Feb. 17, 1949. SE of Gra nts (at 35° 7’ ± 2’ N, 10 7°47’ ±2 ’ W), San dia Base, and near Albu querque (at 35° 5’ N , 106° 35’ W), New Mexico. 5:5 7-6:06 p.m . Green Oi l Co. truck driver He rman Wil cox, at C hief’s R ancho st op on Hwy 66 SE of Grants, NM, saw oval lumino us white light with faint trail of white smoke in the SW at about 225° azimuth movi ng S in ve rtical clim b then level ed of f, then a gradual ascent, disappearing s uddenly after several s ecs, no clouds in the sky to obscure it. Univ. of NM Prof. of Civ il Engineering Marvi n May, an associate of Dr. Linc oln LaPaz in meteorite tracking, saw a brilliant white obj ect in the W at 6° elevation at 5: 57 p.m. for > 6 mins total. Object was first round [1/3 Full Moon in size at this po int apparently] then shifted to ellipse as it app roached then appeared t o be el ongated li ke a be nt pipe wi th corner s, 1 Full Mo on in l ength a nd 1/10 in width . Object made sli ght climbing turn to th e N, shifted to peach color [yellow- orange ?] as it made ra pid sharp turning cl imb to t he S at the end, disa ppearin g in cloudl ess sky by diminishi ng in size and bright ness. 100 Sandia Base gua rds including Officer of the Gua rd saw a y ellow-ora nge ci gar or yel low- red cigar-shape d object for 7 m inutes from 5:59 to 6:06 p.m. (S parks; BB Maxwel l Microfi lm R oll 5, pp. 5 46- 557, N ARA M icrofilm Roll 88, p. 40 1, Roll 91, p. 412; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 9 mi ns 100+ 1 UNM Ci vil Engr Prof / meteorite tracker (LaPaz assoc.) 168. Feb. 23, 1 949. Sand berg Pass 4 0 mile s S of Bakersfi eld, Calif. 10:30 p.m. USAF pilot of T-11 with 703rd Air Reserve Division saw a sa usage-shaped object circle the plane at 1 0,000 ft i n 360° a nd 180° turns. (Sparks; Project 1947; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 40 secs 1 169. Feb. 27, 1 949. Los Alamos, New Mexi co (35.89° N, 106.31° W). 7: 05 p.m . Green- white fi reball seen i n horizontal flight parallel to earth from W to E, abruptly disappeared. (Spa rks; BB N ARA Micro film R oll 91, p. 412; FO IA; S aunders/ FUFOR Index) 2 secs 1 170. March 2, 1949. Los Alam os, New Mexi co (35.8 9° N, 106.31° W). 12: 10 a.m. Se wald sa w high s peed light i n horizontal flight low in th e sky N to S, disappearing behind t rees. [Met eor?] (Spa rks; BB N ARA Micr ofilm Roll 91, p. 412; FOIA; Saunder s/FUFOR Index) 2 secs 1 171. March 3, 1949. 0159 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexic o straight dow n straight dow n bright green disappeared (1) (3) Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950) 1 172. March 6, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 8:20 [9?] p.m. Army artillery ob servers with triangu lation equip ment, Sgt. Hubert Vickery and PFC John Ra nsom , on patrol at the AFS WP (Arm ed Forces Special Weapons Projec t) national nuclear wea pons storage Sit e B saw a blue-whi te obl ong obje ct about 2 ft x 1 ft in size wit h a trail trav el fr om 286° t o 279° azim uth elevation 5°45' [6 °45’? 6°4 1’? poss. typos] he ight about 600 ft. No so und. Other si ghtings by Army patrol s from 8:30 p.m . [8: 45? 9 ?], 1:10, 1:15 t o 2 a.m . (Sparks; BB NARA Mi crofilm Roll 91, p. 412, Ma xwell Roll 5, p . 627; FOIA) 1 sec 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -51- 173. March 6, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 8:45 p.m. Army artillery observation patrol saw a light-co lored roun d object with trail about 10° long travel S to N from azimuth 189° elevation 21° to azimuth 210° elevatio n 6°31’. No sound . Other sightings by Arm y patrols (see a bove, below). (Sparks; B B NARA Microfilm Roll 91, p. 413, Maxw ell Roll 5, p. 627; FOIA) 1 sec 1 174. March 6, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 9 [8:20? ] p.m. Army artillery ob servation patrol saw a blue-wh ite ball-like “fixed flash ,” size of basketball [ ?], in the NE at azim uth 40° ele vation 59°. No sound or trail. Ot her sighti ngs by Army patrols (see above, bel ow). (Spa rks; BB NARA M icrofi lm Roll 91, p. 413, M axwell Roll 5, p. 627; FOIA) 1 sec 2 175. March 7, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 1:15 a.m. Army artillery observation patrol saw a brilliant blue-wh ite flash of light like flash- bulb in the NE at azim uth 40° elevation 66°15 ’. No sound. [M eteor ?] Other si ghtings by Arm y patrols (see above, bel ow). (Spa rks; BB NARA M icrofi lm Roll 91, p. 413, M axwell Roll 5, p. 627; FOIA) 1 sec 1 176. March 7, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 1:30 a.m. Army artillery observation patrol saw a blue-wh ite ball-like “fixed flash ,” size of basketba ll [?], in the NNE at azimuth 16 ° elevation 27°30’. No soun d. [M eteor?] Ot her sight ings by Army patrols (see above, below). ( Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91, p. 413, Maxw ell Roll 5, p. 627; FOIA) 1 sec 1 177. March 7, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 1:30-2 a.m. Arm y artillery observatio n patrol saw a bluish-w hite ball -like flas h of li ght like flash- bulb in the WSW at azim uth 250° elevation 26°. No sound. Other sightings by Army patrols (see above, below). (Sparks; B B NAR A Microfi lm Roll 91, p. 4 13, Maxwell Roll 5, p. 627 ; FOIA) 1 sec ? 2 178. March 7, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 1:45 a.m. Army artillery observation patrol saw an orange tear -drop shape d object, 2 x 1 ft in size [?], drop vertically to ground, in the ENE at azim uth 60°. No s ound. [Meteor ?] Other si ghtings by A rmy patrols (see above, below). ( Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91, p. 413, Maxw ell Roll 5, p. 627; FOIA) 2 secs 1 179. March 7, 1949. Windo w Roc k, Ariz. 6:10 p .m. Si ghting of roun d object fi re red in the center s hading to blue at edge, 3 ft in di amet er [?], trav eling estim ated 200- 300 mph, in the N at elevation 40°-45 ° disinteg rating at t he end. No sound. (Sparks; BB NARA Microfil m Roll 91, p. 414) 6-8 secs 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -52- 180. March 8, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 1:03 [2?] a.m. Arm y artillery ob servation patrols i n separa te locations 1/2 m ile apart sight dif ferent [?] ligh ts, one pale white light with round ish haed an d hazy smoke t rail (streak ? 900 ft hei ght ?) seen by Payne movi ng in an a rc from 122° to 126° azim uth [sout hwar d?] from 58° to 54 ° elevation, the othe r, by C pl. Luke Si ms, was of a lemon-shaped red light with wh itish nose and red trail in level flight abo ut 15° above horizo n crossing 60° of sky from 304° to 244° azimuth [WNW to WSW ]. (Sparks; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 5, p. 627, Roll 91, p. 414; FOIA; Saunders/FUF OR Index) 5 secs ? 2 181. March 8, 1949. Los Alam os and Ki rtland AFB, Ne w Mexico. 6:35-6: 36 p.m . Los Al amos AESS guards Patterson and Lang at guard st ations 103 and 10 6 saw noiseless greenish-white light in the WSW heading SE, descendi ng at 60 ° [45°] a ngle. Kirtlan d Cont rol Tower saw same obje ct to the NW descending verti cally. (Sparks; B B Mi crofilm Roll 88, p. 373, R oll 91, p . 414; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; Saunders/FU FOR Index) 2-4 [1- 2?] secs 3+ 182. March 13, 1949. Albuq uerque, Ne w Mexico. 9:53 p.m . 2155 NE to SW or SW to NE 20° above hor izon descendi ng slightly bluish or g reenish white Yes none length twice diam eter of ball (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 2-4 secs 1 1/2 183. March 1 4, 1949. Ai rcraft bet. Honol ulu and Canto n Island. bet. 9 a nd 9:16 a.m. ( GMT). 00 -00-16 Z 6° - 12° above ai rplane at 8,000 horizont al none nose like bullet 65° in 9 secs (1) (2) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 10 secs 1 184. 319 March 17, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 7:52 [7:47 ?] p.m. Capt. Horace W. McCulloch, Asst. G- 2 of the 2nd Armored Division at the nuc lear wea pons sto rage site, in th e “Q” Ar ea [nu clear weapons storage facility] was preparing the test firing of flares in order to prove rece nt sightings we re mistakes when he, his m en and CIC Special Age nt Ra ymond Schmie deke them selves saw aerial phenom ena, 7 sepa rate sightin gs [first 3 were yellow li ghts then 1 red li ght] by trained artillery observers in different location s enabled rapid triangulation of large, green, red and white flare-like objects fl ying in generally st raight l ines. (S parks; BB Maxwell M icrofil m Rol l 5, p. 6 27; FOI A) mul t i ple real-time triangulatio ns 185. March 1 8, 1949. F ort Chi mo, Quebec , Cana da (46° 50' N, 71°15' W). 7:50 p.m . (EST). USAF and RC AF person nel at Detachment Crystal-I , 1227th Air Base Sq, including USAF 1st Lt. and Warrant Officer JG, RCA F Flying Officer/Liaison Officer Brodribb, and a USAF civilian employee, saw a red light like an aircraft light to the S traveling W to E at high altitude estimated 10,000 ft and 200-250 mph silently with stops and starts and flickering , and a turn to the S at the end. (Sparks; FOIA) 2-5 m ins 4+ BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -53- 186. March 27, 194 9. Tucumcari (35° 10' N, 103° 44' W), Montoy a (35°6' N, 104° 4' W), Ne w Mexic o. 6 -6:30 p .m. Various witnesses, incl uding poli ce officer, post master (Montoya, N. M.), newsp aper editor ( Tucumcari Daily News ), saw a contrail-like yellow-amber-orange object, length/ width ra tio 5:1 , 1/6 m oon's di ameter, sl owly movi ng from S (205° azi muth) t o W (25 4° azim uth) at about 45°- 60° elevation (75 ° at Montoya m oving 180° to 260° azimuth), wiggling slightly, at first in a vertical orientat ion [?], dived steeply- leveled-clim bed 2-3 tim es, reversed course once at top of a climb, a bright glitter of white light at a levelin g off. No sound or trail. (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; FOIA; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp . 414ff.) 15-30 mins 5+ 1/6 triang ulatio n? 187. M arch 29, 1 949. Shem ya AFB, Al eutian I slands, Alaska (52°4 5' N, 174 ° 5' W). 10: 05 p.m . USAF cr ew of B- 29 bomber sa w a dul l yell owish l ight fly ing at 2, 400 ft . (Sparks; Proj ect 1947) 188. March 31, 1949. E of Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclea r Weapons National Stockpile ], Camp Hood, Texas (31 ° 3’53” N, 97° 49’40” W). 11:50 [9:50 ?] p.m. Army Lt. Frederick Davis on patrol saw a redd ish white round ball of fire [size of bas ketball?] wi th a trail, at azim uth 112 ° [?] elevation 7 0° m oving ho rizontall y overhea d and ove r the base airstrip, parallel to ro ad, at estimated heigh t of 2,000 ft heading 2 40° [?], disa ppeared (at 12 3° ? azim uth). David not ed severe interfere nce on the field t elephone afterward when he reporte d it. (Spa rks; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 5 , p. 628, Roll 91, pp. 414ff.; FOIA) 10-15 secs 1 EM 189. April 3, 1949. 1 m ile SE of Dillon, Monta na. 11:55 [11:50?] a.m. Miller Construction Co. owner Gosta Miller, who was a commercial pilo t / aviation engin eer, plus 3 ot her wi tnesses – an e mpl oyee, a trucki ng com pany owner a nd a gas st ation atte ndant (Lo vell, Lessey , Greene) – saw an objec t like two inverted plates attached face-to- face, matte blue-grey or gr eenish-grey non-reflective bottom , bright alum inum t op reflecti ng sunli ght, 2 0 ft diam eter (others estim ated 1 5-25 ft), 4-5 ft t hickness. Object see n over the N end of town at 3,000- 5,000 ft height ab out 4 m iles away m oving in se veral direct ions rocking or rotatin g in semi-circles 6 times, move E descendi ng rap idly to ab out 7 00-1,00 0 ft hei ght, roc k again a fe w tim es with up per side now visi ble reflect ing sunlight, fly SW to 2 miles W of Dillon, rock again a few times, then rapidly flew over airport 12 miles NE of Dillon at 1,000 ft depa rting ra pidly t o the E disappeari ng ove r mount ains. No sound or trai l. Speed > 1,000 m ph so great object seemed blurred. (Spark s; Berliner; cf. FOIA; Jan Aldrich) several mins 4 1/5 aviati on engineer 190. April 4, 1949. Merced, Calif. 10:2 0 p.m. Major William Parrott, former Air Force pilot, saw a generally round object wi th curved bottom and dull colori ng, givi ng off clicking sound until overhead . Parrott's dog reacted. (Sparks; Berliner) 35 secs 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -54- 191. April 5, 19 49. Los Alam os, New Mexico. 11 [1 0?] p.m. 2200 S to N app 300' ab ove S slope of Pajar ito Mt Arc geen w/red aft erglow none tremendous speed disappeared behind m ountai n (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) ½-1 sec 1 192. April 6, 19 49. Los Alam os, New Mexico. 12: 05 p.m. SE about 15 ,000' between dk & lt gree n none very fast (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPa z Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 3-5 sec 1 193. Ap ril 7, 19 49. Los Alamos, N ew Mexi co. 1- 1:35 a.m . W S to N about 200 yds fr top of h ill green none moved ve ry slowly (1) (2) (Spark s; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff. ) 5-45 secs 2 194. April 6-7 , 1949. Mem phis, Tenn . (35° 8' N, 89 °59' W). 12:01 [ 12:30 ?], 2, 3: 30, 4 a.m . House wife M rs. Mike Love Ste wart and D orthy [D orothy ?] Hall (a nd Hele n Howell ?), a husba nd and so n, saw 6-9 climbi ng, divi ng, whirling yello w or silvery oval objects wh ich avo ided 3-4 airplanes, travelin g from SW to SE about 45° elevation about 1- 2 mil es away, 1/4 m oon ang ular size. (Sparks; FOIA) 2-4 hrs 5+ 1/4 195. Ap ril 7, 19 49. M arch AFB , Riverside , Cali f. (34.1 2° N, 117.2 9° W). B et. 2:45 a nd 3: 00 p.m . Air National Guard Lts. Reeser and Salter, pilots in a T-6 heading SE over March AFB' s radio beacon at 7,000 ft, first saw about 1,000 ft below them for 4-5 secs a t umbli ng red a nd grey wingtip -tank- shaped obj ect, sma ller than a T-6, and then 4 white dom ed-dis c parachute-shape d objects separat ed by about 1,000 ft each. They ci rcled around and copilot saw the 4 white parachute shapes, no shroud line s, etc., and clim bed to 9,000 ft for a better l ook but t he objects disappeared to the E. (Spa rks; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 2 196. Ap ril 12, 1 949. Al buquer que, New M exico. 7:30 p.m. SE to NW 20° above horizon white none none round 15° in 8 secs Extinguished (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-La Paz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 8 secs 1 1/8 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -55- 197. April 1 5, 1949. Peterso n AFB (el ev. ~62 00 ft), Col orado Springs, Colo . 3:30 p.m. (MST). USA F 15th AF Aircraft Maint Ofc r, Majo r Joe R. Bullock, MSgt Le onard Fi nk, Line Chief, and S/Sgt Walter J. Morbeck, Crew Chief, all of 15th AF Hq, on ramp in front of Oper ations Bld, Peterson AFB. Morbeck first sighted the 2 ob jects to the S at about 30° elevation (called “10 o’clock” e levation angle not to be confu sed with bear ing), estim ated distance about 20 miles, called attention to the others nearby (Bullock sightin g for ab out 15 secs from that point and Fi nk about 20 secs). Objects were perfectly round, with color of unlighted , frost ed electric l ight bul bs in strai ght an d level course at what seem ed to be about 30,000 ft height [20 m i distance at 30° elevation would correspond to about 50,000 ft height]. Angu la r size estim ated as som ewhat smaller than B-29 at 30,0 00 ft [ ≈ ½ Full Moon approx.]. Object on the left was an app arent dist ance of [about 4° to 5°] behind the lead object, but with increase of speed when about overhead the trailing object overtook the lead object in about 2 secs and flew i n close form ation thereafter. Speed estim ated at about 1, 800 m ph by assu ming esti mate of 40,0 00 ft dis tance cove red in 12.5 to 15 secs [ from overhead t o disappea rance at apparentl y about 30° elevation] in the N. [Speed burst over about 4°-5° in 2 secs at 30,000 ft height would rough ly double the initial 1,800 mph t o an average ~ 3,6 00 mph with a cceleration to peak velocity ~5,400 m ph then deceleration back to 1,800 mph at about 150 g’s]. (Sparks; BB files) 25-30 secs 3 1/2 198. April 1 5, 1949. El Paso, Te xas. 4:30 p.m . Strai ght up about 30° grayish Yes none thin smoke trai l very thin dissipat ed (2) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 15 m ins 1 199. April 18, 1949. Flagstaff and Williams, Ariz. 1:48 a.m. NW app 12,0 00' to one. 75 - 100 miles t o other observer greenish blue none ball like 100 watt light b ulb disappeared be hind obstacl e (1) (3) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPa z Catalog May 1 950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 1-2 secs 2 200. April 2 0 [21 ?], 1949. Ludin gton, M ich. Aft erno on. Paul Timm and Pat O' Connell, hi gh sch ool stude nts, saw a fast moving white "comet with a tail" cross the sky to the W disappearing over Lake Mich igan. (Sparks; FOIA ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 2 201. April 2 2, 1949 . Cli ff, New M exico. 9:05 a .m . W to E 20° droppi ng slowly alumi num none none round, flat thi n, disc-s hape over 1 5' in dia meter disappeared be hind mount ains (2) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2 mi ns 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -56- 202. 358 April 2 4, 1949 . 3 m iles N of Arrey, New Mexico (at 32°52. 5' N, 10 7°19.5' W). 10 :33 a.m . (MST ). General Mills meteoro logist and balloon expert Charles B. Moo re and 4 Navy artillery fire-con trol crew on a balloon launch team (William Akers, Rich ard G. Davidson, Clifford E. Fitzsimmons, Moorman) saw a white, round ellipso id, shadowed yello wish on one side, leng th/width ratio 2.5x, cross the sky from the S (azimu th 210° elevatio n 45° only repor ted by Moore; Akers f irst saw object while watch ing balloon at 175° azi muth 45° elevation; Fitzsimmons first saw it in the E; Davidson first saw it in the ESE at elevation about 35 °) . Object moved to t he E at about 5°/sec angul ar velocit y (per Moore) possibly represen ting peak angular velocity, o r 2.5°/sec (per Akers) , possibly represen ting rough ly the averag e angular v elocity since the latter is more consistent with total azimuth chang e (about 185° t o 190° a ccording t o Moo re; only roughl y 100° to 150° per the crew) in t he total duration of azimuthal change (a bout 50 secs per Mo ore, abo ut 50-80 secs per t he crew). Object passed near the sun (127° azi muth 61° elevation at 10:33 AM), roughly follow ed by Moore attempting to view it th rough ML-47 Dav id White theodolite (21 x telescope with 2° field of view, and/or 4x wide-angl e 10° viewfinder) a fter i t came out of the sun, but because of its speed Davi dson had to vi sually point the theodolite throu gh the naked-eye open sight while Moore tried to catch it in the telescopic v iew (previously Davidson viewed thro ugh the theodo lite tracking th e slow- movi ng balloo n and wa s told by Moore to trai n it on th e UFO). Davidson stated that Moore c ould o nly get the object within the telescop ic view of the theodolite for about 1 sec when a bout NE “a nd could ne ver get on it again” (Akers agreed that it was caught by Moore in theodolite o nly a “fraction o f a second” b ecause of its speed). Object seem ed to turn to the N, until reaching and maintaining a constant azimuth at about 20°-25° (5° per Davids on’s dia gram) w hen it sudde nly clim bed from 25° to 29° elevation in 10 secs (e xact numbers only re ported by Moore; Davids on said it was l ost at abo ut 35°), dimini shing “r apidly” in apparent size (possi bly by fact or of about 3 .5x), and di sappeare d by dista nce (per Moore ) or dust ob scuration (per Aker s and Dav idson; Moore claimed “no dust”). Distance unkn own; by assuming 70 miles (67-72 mi increasing to 250 m i at end ), horiz ontal velocity as object alleged ly circled the site (per Moore only) i s then 7 mi/sec or 2 5,000 m ph (earth escape velocity not orbital v elocity 5 mi/sec) bu t this is pure assumption (at 7 miles slant range the speed would only have been a bout 2 500 m ph, etc.). At Akers’ slower average angular velocity of 2.5°/sec the linea r speed at the assumed 7 0 miles di stance wo uld be ab out 12, 500 mph (or 1250 mph at 7 miles). Object size at the larger ass umed distance w ould be a bout 1 00 ft, or at t he sm aller distance about 10 ft. Ar rey case cont ’d next page: ~50-80 secs 5 1/20 to 1/25 (0.02° to 0.03° or poss 0.4 to 0.6° equiv in theod) theodolite BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -57- Arrey case cont’d: If disa ppearance was due to a distance increase of a factor 3.5x, us ing the smaller distance (7 miles) speed might have reach ed peak of a bout 13, 000 mph at the e nd, accelerating at about 50 g’s, to a term inal altitude of abou t 14 miles (70,000 ft). Projected target radiant at 5° ascent angle, ass umi ng disappearance by distance, at 20° azimuth is ap proxim ately 9 hrs Rig ht Ascension +55° Declin ation. Possibility of escaping, tangential gr azing meteor fireball that sk ipped back into space requires discarding some sighting details including theodolite measu rements, size, shape, reported cu rving or circling t rajectory, and mann er of disa ppearance. Possible meteor scenario post ulates closest ground di stance ~35 mi at path midpoint ~100 ° azimuth (nearly due E), altitu de ~30 mi, disappearance at ~130 mi distance a t azimuth 20° to 25° (abou t NNE), altitude ~70 to ~90 mi dep ending on the angular elevatio n figure used (25° to 35°), but total azimuth-change duration must be reduced to less than ~40 secs in orde r to conform to >7 mi/sec escape velocity along ~ 260 mi pat h length (an additi onal 10 s ecs while the UFO stayed on the same term inal azimuth but zoom ed upwards vertically). (Sparks; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 5, pp. 1451 -1499; BB Misc [Stren tz] Microfilm Roll 1, pp. 6 81-748; BB A FOSI M icrofilm Roll 88, pp. 630 -4, 703-708, Roll 8 9, pp. 319-320, Roll 90, pp. 997- 1004) 203. April 2 5, 1949 . 4 m i NW of Springe r (at S pringe r Lake), New Mexico. 6:30-7:30 a.m. Ex-pilo t Philip M. Abreu and Nolan Clegg, co ffee shop own er, saw silvery white spherical objects lik e Christmas ornaments fly over the lake at hi gh speed, reappearin g repeatedl y with a hi gh- pitched whistling sound severa l secs each time. First group was of 11 objects, at 6: 30 a.m . for 10+ secs. 2nd group w as of 9 objects h eading du e W, seen about 5-10 secs at about 6: 40 (or about 6: 32-6:33) a .m., wi th one object dep arting from group to S W when o verhead. 3rd group wa s of 2 objects both head ing E, with wid er separation from each other than previous groups, at about 7:00 a.m . About 7 -9 more g roups o f 2+ object s passed over witnesses now in a boat on the lake, pa ssing over from W to E. Last group was of 5 objects in a line came from N heading S , at about 7:30 a.m . [or s omewhat l ater]. well above 30,0 00' silvery white none 4 grps totali ng about 20 sec yes round very small very fast well above speed of sou nd disappeared fr om view (2) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1+ mi n total ? 2 204. April 27, 1949. SE of Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpile ], Camp Hood, Texas (31 ° 3’53” N, 97° 49’40” W). 9:20 p.m. (CST). 2 Arm y soldiers [Pillett and Belisandro?] on patrol saw a blinking violet o bject 1-1/ 2 inches in di ameter, 10-12 ft away in the N hovering , about 6-7 ft ab ove ground, then began moving fast heade d W dow n a road, t hen bega n making a n arc (curved path) still maintainin g same height, passing through branches of a t ree before di sappeari ng. (Spa rks; BB Maxwel l Mi crofilm Roll 5, p. 628; FO IA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex; Ja n Aldri ch) 1 min 2 1.2 – 1.4 (0.6°- 0.7°) BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -58- 205. April 27, 1949. SE of Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpile ], Camp Hood, Texas (31 ° 3’53” N, 97°49’40” W ). 9:35 [9:25? ] p.m. (CST). Army security patrol, Lt. Howard Kitterman, PFC Leslie Lockhart, Pvt. Clement DeAmic is, Pvt. Joseph P. Landry, 6th Tank Batt alion, si ghted a 4-i nch bright light with no glare, with a 3-4-inch metallic con e trailing in the ba ck, 600 ft a way 6- 7 ft above ground si lently approachi ng from azimut h 40° (abo ut NE) i n level fl ight at 60-70 m ph heading di rectly towards t hem on heading 220°, start ing curving path, d isappearin g sudde nly in t he SW at 15 0 ft away. At 9:37 p.m. the same witnesses saw a 2-inch white light appea r 100 ft away t o the NNE flying in a zigzag in level fli ght abo ut 6 ft a bove gr ound, di sappeari ng suddenly. At 9:39 p.m. the sam e witnesses saw a 3rd light in the WSW. (Sparks; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 5, p. 628; FO IA; S aunders/ FUFOR Index; Ja n Ald rich) 30-40 secs + 30 secs + ? 4 1/5 + ? (0.1° + ?) 206. April 28, 1949. Homer, Mi ch. 9: 15 a.m. William Sackett and William Gib son pursu ed 6 flying discs 10 in ches diameter by car along Hwy 60 for 5 m iles as they fle w at low altitude in "wide circles" paralleling the road. (Sparks; FOIA) 5 mi ns ? 2 207. 361 April 2 8, 1949 . Tucso n, Ariz. (32.2 3° N, 11 0.96° W) . 5:45 p.m . Ho ward Ha nn [H amm ?], Mr. H ubert [ Huber ?] and Tex Keahe y saw a ve ry large bright, saus age-shaped object, with no fin s, wings or pro tuberan ces, roll an d fly fast. NE to SE o r SW silver none none cigar or sa usage shape from B-29 to a ci ty block 300 - 600 m ph faded from view (2) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff.; FOIA; Saun ders/FUF OR Inde x) 12-40 mins 3 + ? 208. April 28, 1949. SE of Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpile ], Camp Hood, Texas (31 ° 3’53” N, 97° 49’4 0” W). 8:30, 8:37, 8:40, 9: 00, 9:10, 9: 30 p.m. Seve ral Arm y security pat rols sight ed a va riety of strange lig hts, m ostly slow-m oving changin g color f rom white to red t o green, one with a red bl inkin g light, one with a "cone-shape d affair" tr ailing in the rear sim ilar to one see n the day before. (Sparks; FOIA) various 12 209. April 3 0, 1949. Albuq uerque, Ne w Mexic o. 1 0:15 p.m . E to W 59° above hori zon blue green none 2 sec 2° none round went out (1) (Spark s; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2 secs 1 1/10 210. May 2, 1949. Elko, Neva da. 11: 40 a.m. C AA ra dio operato r Mr. Sm all using fi eld glasses sa w 3 fly ing discs 30 ft diam eter at 14,000 ft moving (head ing?) SW at 300- 400 m ph make a le ft turn a nd depa rt ahead o f a United airliner ta king of f from Elko ai rport. ( Sparks; FO IA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 3-4 m ins 1 1/10 ? (0.4° ? equiv in b inocs ) binocula rs BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -59- 211. May 3, 1949. Los Alam os, New Me xico. 9: 26, 9:4 3, 10:05 p .m. S t o N 10° - 15° abov e horizon bright white light 10 secs none very fast up to 1,000 mph (1) (3) 60 490503 2126 2143 2205 S to W 10° - 15° above horizo n white none large- similar to size of airplane landing lights very fast 2126 - white 2140 - red 5 sec 1st; 2 sec 2nd none 2126-basebal l diam ond lights . 2140 -slightl y larger t han fi rebox li ghts same speed as aircraft landing (1) (3) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 2-10 secs; then 3 - 7 secs each time 3 + 1 212. May 3, 1949. Si dney, Ohi o. 9:00 a.m . Store owner Wilford and S prague saw bri ght shiny disc high overhead at about 85° elevation he adin g NE wa vering, clim bing and descendi ng slightl y on a st raight path. (S parks; F OIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 2 mi ns 2 20 ? 213. May 4, 1949. 4-1/2 m i les W of Maplewo od, Ohi o (40.377° N, 84.02 9° W). 6:30 p .m. Ms. W ical saw bright silver flat circular object to t he SE traveling NE with sun glaring off the surface, spinning at high altitude, no sound or trail . (Spark s; FOIA; Saunde rs/FUFOR Inde x) <2 mi ns 1 30 ? 214. 376 M ay 5, 194 9. Ft. Bl iss, Texa s. 11:40 a.m . Army officers Maj. Day [May ?], Maj. Ol hausen, C apt. Vaughn sa w 2 oblong white discs, flying at about 200-250 mph, make a shallow turn. (Sparks; Berliner) 30-50 secs 3 215. May 6, 1949. Si dney, Ohi o. 8:30 a.m . Stump, Herm an and Quinn saw a brig ht object about 1/ 2 mi le to the W movi ng S at hi gh speed, no trail or s ound, one saying it was too bright to see t he shape the other sayi ng it had a flat circular shape. (Spa rks; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index; Jan Al drich) 2 mi ns 3 20 ? 216. 379 May 6, 194 9. Livermore, Cal if. (37.69° N, 121.7 6° W). 9:35 a.m . C. G. G reen saw 2 shiny, di sc-like ob jects rotat e around each other and ba nk, then one shot upwards with a grey trail and rej oined the other. (Sparks; Berliner) 5 mi ns 1 217. May 6, 1949. Los Alam os, New Me xico. 1: 05 a.m. N t o S 5° above horiz on was goin g down at an angl e of 30° - 35° green none round very high rate of speed disappeared west of Jem ez Mts (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) <1 sec 1 1/8 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -60- 218. May 6, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’4 0” W). 8: 40-9: 30 p.m . (CST). UFO obse rvation network us ing Army artillery ob servers, headed by Task Force Comm ander Lt . Mar dell E. Ward, establ ished 2 days earlier after a series of unexplained UFO i ncidents over the previ ous 2 m onths obse rved by 1 00+ men and officers, tracks its first object with artillery sighting instruments, field bi nocular s and Batte ry Comm ander 25- 40x scope. Brilliant light to the W and N, moving back an d forth 900 to 1,20 0 ft (aro und?) azim uth 292. 5° [WNW ], tracke d by all 4 Observation Posts at di stance 12,000 ft [from main Plotti ng Center ], heig ht 120 0 ft dro pping to 440 ft , alternati ng pinki sh to gree n, appa rent si ze 1/2 dol lar at arm’s l ength di minishing to quarte r coin size , movi ng very slow, fa ded fr om si ght by growi ng smal ler [with distance]. Project Gru dge claime d UFO was Ven us, ignori ng the multiple 2-mile triangulations, an d the fact Venus set at about 7: 37 p.m. C ST. (S parks; AF OSI-LaPa z Catal og May 1950; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 5, p. 628, Roll 91, pp. 414 ff.; FOIA; Jan Aldri ch) 50 m ins 4+ 4-6 ? real-tim e triagulation ? 219. May 7, 1949. S St. Louis, Misso uri (38.6 3° N, 90.21° W). 7 p.m . (CST). Just a fter su nset Vaug hn saw t he sun glinting of f a flat reddish-b rown object, "somewh at triangular" shaped, o scillating, the size of a private p lane but faster . (Spa rks; FOI A; Saun ders/FUFO R Inde x) 1 220. May 7, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 7: 40 p.m. (CST). Lt. Mardel l E. Ward, at the Plotting Cen ter (command post) of the Army’s UFO observat ion and tri angulat ion netw ork esta blished M ay 4, and an artillery observer at ano ther network observation site, spotted a brillian t white (red dish gr eenish white?) diam ond-shaped object at tri angulat ed location 1 5,000 ft away at 1,000 ft height t o the N a nd the E headed NW. Obje ct was tr acked fo r 57 seco nds as it tr aveled horizont ally 20 m ils arc [ not mi les; about 1.1°] a bout 300 ft at abo ut 3½ m ph whil e changi ng col or from white to reddish to greenish as it dropped altitude and dimmed th en disappeared. Object size m easured at about 45 ft, from angular size 3 mils (abou t 0.17° at 15,000 ft range). Battery Commander scop e used, 25x-40x. No sound. [Another sighti ng 8:25- 9:05 p. m.] (Spa rks; FOI A; Jan Aldrich; AFOS I-LaPaz Catal og May 1950; Loren G ross Jan-Jun 194 9 Supp p. 79, erroneously put at Los Alam os; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 5, p. 628) 57 secs 2+ 1/3 real-tim e triangulatio n, scope BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -61- 221. May 7, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’4 0” W). 8: 25-9:0 5 p.m . Lt. Mardell E. Ward, at the Plotting Cen ter (command post) of the Army’s UFO observatio n and triangulatio n network, and artillery observers at 3 ot her netw ork obs ervation si tes, spott ed a brilliant (green-white?) white diamond-s haped object in the SE (and W) at triangulated location 24,000 ft away at 1,300 ft height. Object si ze measured at a bout 72 ft (angular wid th 3 mils or about 0.17°) , was tracked for 40 mins as it traveled 1 5 mils arc [ not m iles; about 0.8°] about 36 0 ft at about 0.1 m ph. B attery C ommander scope used, 2 5x-40x. N o sound. (Spar ks; FOIA; Jan Al drich; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; Loren Gross Jan- Jun 1949 Supp p. 79, er roneously pu t at Los Alamos; BB Maxwell Microf ilm Roll 5, p. 628) 40 m ins 4 1/3 real-tim e triangulatio n, scope 222. May 8, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’4 0” W). 8: 08-8:1 7 p.m . Lt. Mardell E. Ward, at the Arm y’s UFO observati on post , and 2 ot her post s sighted brilliant (reddish greeni sh white? ) dia mond-shap ed object to the W (a nd N and E ) m oving NW o r NE at ab out 24,000 ft distance at 1,600 ft height slowl y droppi ng. Object size measure d at about 48 ft (a ngular width 2 mil s or about 0.1°), was tracke d for 9 m ins as it traveled 10 mils arc [not mi les; about 0 .5°] abo ut 240 ft at 0. 3 mph. Severe radio intereference d uring sight ing, none afterward. (Sparks; FOIA; Jan Aldrich; A FOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; Loren G ross Jan-J un 1949 Sup p p. 80, errone ously put at Los Alamos; BB Maxw ell Microfilm Roll 5, p. 628) 9 mins 3+ 1/5 real-tim e traingulatio n 223. May 8, 1949. Tucson , Ariz. (32.2 3° N, 110.96 ° W). 9:30- 11 a.m . MSgt. Tr oy Putnam [?] plus 3 other witnesses saw round, flat silver y object, about 40- 75 ft diameter, in the W flying faster than a jet, in horiz ontal fli ght at 4,000 ft , make 90° turn to th e N, then rapid climb at 45° angle un til out of sight. (Spark s; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 10-20 mins 4 224. May 9, 1949. Tucson , Ariz. (32.2 3° N, 110.96 ° W). About 2:30 p.m. MSgt. Troy Putnam saw two round, flat silvery ob jects, about 25 ft di ameter, fl ying 750 -1,000 m ph in a banking but steady manner, from SW to NE, which faded from vrew. (Sa unders/F UFOR Index; R andle) 6-10 secs 1 225. May 9, 1949. White San ds Provin g Ground. WSPG Naval Unit Commander, Cdr. Rob ert L, McLaughlin, with several other officers , w itnessed UFO near a WAC-B rocket just laun ched. (McLaugh lin ltr to Van Allen, May 12, 1949) BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -62- 226. May 12, 194 9 [or 1948 ?]. Half way bet. Cic ero and Westfield, Indiana. 5 p.m . (C DT) [7? p.m.?]. Private pilot William J. McGhee, with WWII aviation experience, was flying a Cessna 120 al most due S at 10,000 ft when he spotted an object at azimuth 150° [near Eden, Ind.] appearing similar in size, sha pe and appearance to a Zeppelin traveling almost due W in front of his aircraft [at estimat ed distance ran ging fro m about 1 0 to 30 m iles as plotted on aeronaut ical chart] traveling faster than a jet [~40 m i path in ti med 1m 20s = 1,800 m ph]. McGhee began tim ing the si ghting when the object a ppeared near McCordsville un til disappearing in the setting sun’s glare at azimuth 250° [near Ladog a, Ind.] However sun set at altitude at about 8 p.m. (CDT) at abou t azimuth 295°. (Sparks; BB files) 1-1/2 mins 1 227. M ay 12, 19 49. Hol loma n AFB, Ne w Mexico (at 32° 50’ N, 106° 4’ W, el ev. 4,070 ft). 9:30 p.m . (MST). AF contract sol ar ast ronomer, Donald H. Menzel, o f Harvard Observator y, was driven by military car from Holloman AFB, on Hwy 70 ju st outside the base, en route to Alam ogordo [and then to Sac ram ento Peak] [ headed ENE on road azimuth 66°], when shortly after leaving the base he saw a b right re ddish star Antares ab out 6°-8 ° East [to the lower left] of the nearly Full Moo n estimated to be 15°-18° abov e the ridge line [99.3% illuminated Moon at about 19° ele vation 136° azi m uth, Antares at abou t 11° elevation 132° azim uth] risi ng above the Sacramento Mountain ridge. Shortly afterward h e noticed first one small round white lig ht low about 3°-4° over the ridge to the lower left of the Moon and star and th en ano ther identical ligh t to the right of the first and in horizontal line, about 3° apart [at rough ly 122° to 125° azimuth, 5°-6° elevation, seeming ly over Moor e Ridge, summit 7 ,264 ft, 32°42’22” N, 105° 51’11” W, 15 m iles away]. Each light was white possibly slight green ish tinge, abou t 0 to 1st stellar magnitude, the left one slightly brigh ter, both increasing i n bright ness as if possibly ri sing above a haze layer, both initially “fuzzy” but ap parently sharpening in edge contrast. Each light s uddenly disappeared one after the other before t he car coul d be st opped. M enzel estimated that as the ca r tr aveled 50 mph it cre ated a 3- mile basel ine over which he nevert heless not iced no perceptible ch ange in the lights’ azimuths, or perhaps no more than 1° to 2°, hence a distance he calculated at 180 miles and object “diameter” about “¾ mile” (4,000 ft) [correct figure 2, 300 ft]. (Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 88, pp . 904, 920-1; Roll 91, p p. 424-5; Maxw ell Roll 6, pp. 241- 9) 4 mi ns 1 (poss. 10+) 1/4 astronom er Donald Menzel 228. May 16, 194 9. Tucson, Arizo na. About 5 p.m . E to W 5000' horizont al black none none round solid f lat 3-4' in diameter 800-1000 mph behind aircraft han gar (2) (Sparks; AFOS I- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 8-10 secs 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -63- 229. May 18, 194 9. New Orleans, Lo uisiana. Bet. 4:30 and 4:45 p.m . Mrs. T heodore Mi chel sighted a lum inous sun- reflecting silver dinner-plate sh aped object in the W rotatin g end-ov er-end in a gradual straight clim b on an E to NNW heading abo ut 1-1/2 to 2 m iles away ove r Lake Pontchartrain at 45° elevation initially. Esti mated size of small single-engine two-seater Na val traini ng aircraft if at 1.5-2 m iles dist ance [ ≈ 1/2 Full M oon angul ar size]. No sound. No visible means of propulsion. Speed about that of small trainin g aircraft. (Sparks; BB files) 10 m ins 1 1/2 230. May 19, 194 9. New Orleans, Lo uisiana. 4:15 p.m . Mrs. Lucien R. Austin, Jr., sighted a luminous s un-re flecting silver dinner-plate sha ped obj ect turning end-over-end in straight l evel fl ight on an E to NN W headi ng about 1-1/2 miles away over Lake Pont chartrain at 45° elevation initially, disapp eared when view blocked by nearby building. Estimated size of sm a ll trai ning aircra ft if at 1. 5 miles distance [ ≈ 1/2 Full M oon angul ar size] . No soun d. No visi ble means of prop ulsion. S peed esti mated at 120- 140 ( or 150- 170 mph) mph. (Sparks; BB fi les) 5 mi ns 1 1/2 231. May 20, 1949. Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4:2 5 p.m. Tulane Uni v. Associate Professo r of Political Science (USAFR Lt Col) John E. Kieffer of 12th AF, Kelly AFB, Sa n Ant onio, Texas , was ly ing on hi s back at the beach whe n he sig hted a bri ght, shiny silver flat spherical object in t h e ENE hea ded WSW [towards him] joine d by 5 small er similar objects gr ouped aroun d the larger object which made a large circle over New Orleans Airport, then [main object] made a rotatio n around its hori zontal a xis and disa ppeared. At 45° t o 50° elevation initially. No so und. No visible means of propulsi on. ( Sparks; BB fil es) 23 m ins 1 232. May 21, 19 49. Hanford AEC plant, Was h. 1:30 p.m . Hanfor d ADC radar detachm ent of 6 37th ACW Sq detected a stationary object over the East 200 area a bout 4 mi E of the Hanfor d Plant, which t ook off on a SE headin g faster than a jet, reported it to the 637th ACW Sq, 505th AC&W Group , Moses Lake AFB, Wash. AF radar cre w at 637 th ACW (Spok ane?) unab le to de tect object on r adar but sighted round wh ite or silver object by telescope (or telescope si ghted by Han ford m eteorologi st Max Segoinns? who esti mated altitude at 17,000-20,000 ft), which was hea ding NE faster than a jet at about 1 0,000 to 15,000 ft . At 2:20 p.m ., USAF F-82 fig hter, pi lot Gardne r, was airbor ne from Moses La ke AFB, Wash. (4 7.13° N, 119.29° W), to intercept Trac k 81 in t he ESE f rom the 637th (Spokane? or Hanford?) detected o n radar bu t target faded fr om rad ar scope ab out 5 m ins after F-82 was airborne. (Sparks; BB M axwell Microfilm Roll 6, pp. 475-9; Hynek UFO Rp t pp. 141-2; Saunders/FUFOR Index; Jan Ald rich; L oren Gr oss; 505t h AC W Group AF History; Todd Lemire) ? 3 ? RV , telescope BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -64- 233. May 23, 1949. M oses Lake AFB , Wash. 8: 45 a.m. (P ST). Three USAF pilots, Lt. Col. Walter C. Hearne, Lt. Col. Wallace R. Jordan, and 1st Lt. Gerald B. Blish, sighted from the ground at 325th Fig hter Wi ng, Mose s Lake AFB, a small [pinpoint-like] brigh t silver light traveling at high speed strai ght and l evel headi ng about 15° - 20° c ourse about 5-10 miles away at abou t 10,000 to 15,000 f t altitude. (Sparks; BB Max well Microfilm Roll 6 , pp. 565- 9) 1 to 1- 1/2 m ins 3 point ? 234. May 24, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 12:30 a.m. Round pale-yello w slow- movi ng light a bout 6,000 t o 9,000 ft away s mall er than Full Mo on, slightl y above horizon. Trac ked by Army UFO obse rvation net work at Site B nuclear weapons storage st ockpil e? (BB Max well M icrofilm Roll 5, p . 630) 60 secs <1 235. May 24 , 1949. Rogue R iver, 2- 1/2 m iles NE o f Gold Beach, Oregon (at 42°26.5' N, 124°23' W). 5:00 p.m . (PST). NAC A Ames Research La b employees Don Heaphy and Gilbert Rive ra, pharmacist Roy L. MacBeth with wives Mrs. Ri vera and Mrs. Am lyne MacBet h, and Mrs. Oliver Elizabeth McBe th [w ife of S ta nda rd Oi l distributor William McBeth apparently n ot present, apparent ly spel led diffe rently fr om “M acBeth”], were i n a fishing boat 700 yard s SW of Elephant Rock, Rogue River, when they saw in the E at azimuth 60° a hambur ger-shaped m etall ic disc abo ut 25-35 ft to 100 ft wide wit h a tail fin and " dirty" su rface, ro ugh wri nkled surface in the rear, at a bout 5,000 ft altitude about 1-4 miles away traveling at ab out C-47 speed (20 0 mph?) which accelerated to jet spee d (600 m ph?) to the S, azimuth 170°, whe re it disapp eared. Observed with 8x binoculars. (Spark s; Maxwell BB Microfilm Roll 5 pp. 863-879, 890-3; Battelle Unk nown 10; B ruce Maccabee; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index; Ja n Aldrich; CUFOS/Mary Castner) 90 secs-3 mins 6 1/5 - 2 binocula rs 236. May 24, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 7:46 p.m. Security ag ent [Army CIC?] sighted brilliant statio nary incandescent round ligh t [low on the horizon? ] then sighted the same about 2 secs later but ½ the a pparent size. (S parks; B B Maxw ell Microfil m Roll 5, p. 63 0) 1 s ec 1? 2? + 1? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -65- 237. 404 May 27 , 1949. Near Hart M tn., sout h-central Orego n (at 42° 27’ N, 120° W ). 2:25 p .m. (PST). Oil co mpany vice- president, USNR pilot, form er AAF flight instructor, Joseph C. S hell, fl ew his lig htened-loa d SNJ Navy aircra ft from Red Bluf f, Calif, t o Burns, O regon, he ading NN E at 212 mph ground speed at 9,000 ft above MSL (about 4,000 t o 5,00 0 ft above ground l evel), sa w to hi s right (about NE) something metallic in the distance [about 20 mile s away] at about 42° 38’ N, 119° 43 ’W, which as he approached resolved into 5-8, most likely 6-7, oval or egg- shaped m etallic o bjects, 2: 1 lengt h/width ratio, and 1/5 as thick, each the sam e size less th an 20 ft in dia meter, fly in trail formation, with an interval equal to 3-4x th eir length between the lead object an d th e 2nd object, and only ½ to 2/3 obj ect length spacing betw een the 2nd and all remaining objects, which sep aration remained constant almost as if being towed by t he lead object. He sa w the objects “ou tlined” again st the bluffs of Hart Mtn, an d could see the dark ground between each object, and noticed they had sligh tly changed course from “quartering” path to a p ath parallel to his course in the opposite dir ection (heading SSW ) at about 230 ±30 -40 mph whi le foll owing the rim of the blu ffs (whic h rim was about 7,000 ft MSL), appeared to be about 1,000 to 1,500 ft below his alti tude about 5-1/2 to 7-1/2 m iles away at closest approac h (to hi s ESE), but less tha n the 10-m ile distance t o the blu ffs. Near end of si ghting Shell dr opped in altitude and then could see the objects at his flight lev el, at his estimated p osition 42° 4 1’ N, 119° 49’ W, hence his estimate of objects’ altitude as abou t 1,000-1,500 ft below his original 9,000 f t MSL. Objects disappeared on the horizon o ut of visual range, at estimated posi tion 42° 28’ N, 119° 48’ W. Visibility being >60 miles. (Sparks; Berliner; Jan Aldrich; Footnote.com / Fold3 images 6313041 ff.) 5 mi ns 1 1/30 ? 238. May 31, 194 9. Misawa AFB, Hons hu, Japan (at 40°43' N, 141°2 2' E). 11 :10 a.m . USA F pilot Gi les fly ing F- 80 saw a circular object m oving at high speed and di sappearing into cirrus cloud overcast. (Sparks; Project 1947 ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 1 239. June 1, 1949. Pine Bush, Stewart Fiel d, Newburg h, and Walden, Ne w York. 6:30-9: 30 p.m . (EST). S/Sgt Patric k Murphy at Stewart AFB a nd 6 othe rs in local area: Allen Bates, Mrs. Monte E. Notto n, Fred Willis, Arthur J. Gutter) sa w yellow obl ong soundl ess object slowly rotate around the crescent moon disappea ring 30° N W of the Moon [which was at about 25 7° azim uth 46° elevation at 6:30 p.m .]. M urphy not iced a second sm aller object near the larger object , using bi noculars. Bates at 2 mi N W of Stewart Field estimated 4°/min angular rate, covering 70° of arc at a bout 40 ° to 50° elevation azimuth 190° to disappear by fadin g in NW ( 315°). Also de scribe d as chains of balls of fire. GRUDGE ex plained away as unknow n research balloon [= Skyho ok] exce pt did not bother t o explai n how it wa s possibl e to be brightl y lighte d with power for 3+ hours. Moon and Saturn to th e NW of Moon did not set u ntil abou t 11 p.m. (Sparks; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 3 hrs 7 ¼ to 1+ binocs BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -66- 240. June 2, 1949. Los Alam os, New Me xico. 12: 40 a.m. E t o N 7000' - 1 0,000' descendi ng green Yes none ball of light (1) (3) (Sparks; AFOSI-La Paz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 1 sec 1 241. June 6, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 9:05-9:08 p.m. Willia ms, Jones and others in the Army UFO observation and triangulation network tracked a hove ring orange object about 30 -70 ft in diam eter, 2 m ils angular size, 1 m ile above ground, 3 miles S of t he obser vation pos t, 4-1/2 m iles S of t he Plotti ng Center , which s uddenl y started m oving i n level flight t hen expl oded in a shower of parti cles. (S parks; FOIA; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 2 mi ns 40 secs mul t i ple 1/4 real-time triangulatio n 242. June 10 , 1949. 20 mi les SW of B oston, M ass. US AF pilot Kirschba um fl ying T-6 with 58th FI Sq saw a whi te tubular 100 f t long flying at 100 mph, chased but lost. (Sparks; Proj ect 1947; Saund ers/FUFOR Ind ex) 1 243. June 11, 1949. Los Alam os, New Mexic o. 8:57 p.m . SW to NE 25° above horizon green then re d at end of flig ht Yes none size of star (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-La Paz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 4-5 secs 1 star 244. June 14, 1949. Whit e Sands Provi ng Ground , New Mexico. 3:3 5 p.m. (MST) . During t he test firing of a Navy rocket [actually AF V-2 rocket No. 47 that reached 83 miles altitude] 5 track ing stations observed 2 small circular o bjects about 1. 7 ft in size parallel the 1,500 mph rocket on each side, t hen th e W object passed through the rocket exha ust, joined the E object and bot h accelerated away. Observed through 20x telescop e (theodolite) tracking instrumen t (with photos? that failed to show UFO’s ?). 8 m ins later a p ossible 3r d object was sighte d. (Sparks; BB Maxwell Micro film Roll 5, pp. 1466-7, 1470; McLaugh lin TRUE article Mar 1950; Saunders/FUFOR Ind ex; LA Times, Aug. 30, 1949) 12+ 1/50 ?? (0.25° equiv in theo d ??) missile tracking personnel; telescope (theodolite) 245. June 19 , 1949. Oak Rid ge, Tenn. 12:00 p.m. Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Anderson, biol ogist an d schoolteache r at Oak Ridge Nat. Lab (ORNL) and Mrs. John A. White, wife of member of AEC Security D ivision at ORNL. Sighted 3 objects at a bout 1, 000 ft height t raveling at 10-15 m ph, 2 identical metallic rectangu la r objects a bout 4-10 sq. ft. area, with flat white circular object in between , in the SE headed NW towards them (opposite the wind) (Spark s; BB files) 10-15 mins 3 246. June 20, 1949. Los Alam os, New Mexic o. 8:10 p.m . W to E green t urned orange red bef ore vanishi ng none none ro und directly overhead blue green none none vanishe d as the ext inguishe d (1) (Spa rks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 1.5-3 secs 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -67- 247. June 24, 19 49. Mesa, Ariz ona. 3:45-4: 30 p.m . No. 1 to SE No. 2 to E No. 3 to NE No. 4 vertical No. 5 to E 4 horizontal 1 vertical steel gray none disc w/2 flan ges max of 400 m ph faded from view (2) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPaz C atalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 4 for 30 mins + 25 secs 2 248. June 27, 19 49. Albuque rque, New Mexico. 1:3 8 a.m. W to E 30° to 90° above horizon similar to star slightly more ora nge Yes none round slightly larger than brig htest star 140° in 2 m ins went behi nd buildi ng (3) (Sparks; AFOS I-LaPaz Catalog May 19 50; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 2 mi ns 1 249. Jun e 29, 19 49. Flagstaf f, Ariz ona. 8:1 0 p.m. E t o W 30° from vertical yell ow in front red behi nd none none bullet shape d 1/2 size o f small airplane relatively slow over a hill (1) (2) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 1 250. June 30, 19 49. Seligm an, Arizona. 4:3 0 p.m. N 30° above horiz on dull grey none none circle appeared 1 1/2" diameter at 10,000' altitude 2,00 0 mph o r faster disappeared i n distance (2) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPaz C atalog May 19 50; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 8 secs 1 251. July 3, 194 9. Longview, Wa sh. (46.1 2° N, 122.9 5° W). 10:40, 10:49, 11:25 a.m . (PD T?). Aer onauti cal engineer Moulton B. Taylo r with experience in USN guided missile and pilotless aircraft development was airport manager at Longview preparing fo r an air sh ow when s omeone pointed out an object in the sky to th e NW at about 30° elevation. Tay lor im mediat ely announce d this sighting over t he public ad dress syste m to the c rowd o f 150-2 00 observers , includi ng pilots , who wat ched a m etallic discus- shaped object cross the sky from NW to SE (track offset to the W not quite reaching zenith ) with an oscillating falling-leaf motion along a straight path and occasional sun glints, estimated altitude 30,000 ft at 300 mph, approx. size of DC -3 [abo ut 100 ft] dis appearin g in sm oke from a wood pulp mill at about 80° elevation after a total d uration about 2- 1/2 to 3 m ins. A 2nd sim ilar object was seen about 6 mins later coming from the N [or NNE] at about the same altitude/d istance, at about 45° elevation , heading about due S on slightly curve d path (conca vity of path away from witness, ra dius of curvature about 15 miles), disappearing in the sun (a bout ENE [act ually ESE azimuth 116° elevat ion 53° at 10:51 a.m . assumed PDT]) a fter t otal duratio n about 2 mi ns (on a possi bly 8 m ile long path [240 mph] ). Then a 3rd sight ing at 11:25 a.m . com ing from almost due W [o r WNW] at ab out 40° elevation, on a W-E straight line path (passing to the N, not quite reaching zenith) again at ab out the same altitud e/distance at which time the oscillation s were precisely timed at 48/min, and again disa ppeared in t he sun (to the ENE [act ually ESE azimuth 127° el evation 58° el evation at 11: 27 a.m.]) (again on a possibl y 8 m ile long pat h [24 0 mph]). (Sparks; BB Maxwel l Mi crofilm Roll 6, pp. 1227- 1240; M cDonald 1968) 3 + 2 + 2 mins 150- 200 1/5 – 2/5 aeronaut ica l engineer BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -68- 252. July 11, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’4 0” W). 9: 10 p.m . W by S W 30° abo ve horizon pale re d none none ball but not a perfect circle twice as large as evening star such as turning off flashlight (3) (Spar ks; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp . 414ff.) 2 secs 1 253. July 21, 1949. M ount Pleasant, Utah. 1:13 p.m . (MST). Military aircraft pilot Knigh t saw 2 white or silver objects on head on course bel ow the nose of his ai rcraft. (S parks; Project 1947; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 1 254. 483 July 24, 1 949. M ountain Hom e, Idaho (at 43°10' N, 115°3 5' W). 1 2:03-1 2:12 p. m. (MST). Harry F . Clark, manager o f a fly ing service, flying a Piper Cl ipper at 19,000 ft , saw 7 delta-sha ped objects, 35-55 ft in spa n, 20- 30 ft long, 2- 5 ft thick, light colored ex cept for a 12 ft diameter dark circle at the rear [ce nter?] of each, with a flat top surf ace and a 2-5 ft high dome, sharp n eedle nose, flat tail, outer panels o scillated then disapp eared. Objects flew in a t ight fo rmation of 2's wi th 1 be hind, and m ade a perfect, but u nbanked, ri ght turn ab out 1,50 0 ft ahead and 500 ft belo w with no wake turbule nce, displa ying decreasing smooth oscillation s, then turned right ag ain passing the ai rcraft at a bout 450 -500 m ph. Cl ark's engine ran ro ugh during th e sighting, and on landing was found with all spark plug s burned out. (Sparks; BB Maxwell Microfil m Rol l 6, pp. 1 487-15 09; Berliner; cf. NARCAP) 9 mins 1 2 - 4 EM 255. July 24, 1949. Near Soc orro, New Mexico. Green fireball sighting. Dr. William D. Crozier of the New Mexico School of Mines collected dust sam ples showing presence of copper particles possibly originating fro m the fireball. (Sparks; FOIA) 256. July 28, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 8:45 p.m. N to S 30° above horizon white w/tint of b lue green Yes none round w/tail size of evening star unabl e to estim ate faded o ut (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 3-5 secs 1 257. July 28, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 10 :58 p.m. N to NW 30° above horizon initially blue turning white none none round 3 times size even ing star went out like light (1) (3) (Sparks; AFOSI-L aPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microf ilm Roll 91, pp. 414f f.) 15-20 secs 1 258. July 28, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 10:59 p.m. S to N 30° above horizon 2 predom inately white, 1 had ora nge glow to tail Yes #1 at 2- 3 secs. #2 at 10-12 secs none round w/tail tenn is ball faded out (1) (Sparks; AFOS I-LaPaz Catalog May 19 50; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 2-12 secs 1 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -69- 259. 496 July 30, 1949. Mt. Hoo d, Ore gon. 9 p.m. Nort hwest Airlines Capt. Thrush , 2 Portla nd control tower operators, and a flyi ng instructor (Henry, Pe nhallegan, Brasf ord) saw an object with 1 white li ght and 2 red li ghts, m aneuver and hover. (Sparks ; Berl iner; Ja n Aldri ch) 4 260. July 30, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’4 0” W). 9: 35 p.m . SE t o NW 35° to horizon clim bed in arc blue-w hite Yes none like rocket t ail 2 - 2 1/2 secs t o cover a rc of about 15° faded out (1) (Sparks; AFOS I- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2-2.5 secs 1 ? 261. July 30, 1949. Killeen Base/Site B [Nuclear Weapons National Stockpil e], Cam p Hood, Texas (31° 3’ 53” N, 97°49’40” W). 10 :04 p.m. SE to SW app 30° above horizo n straight flight losing altitu de predominantly white w/blue tint Yes none round w/tail evening st ar or planet very fast gra dually faded out (3) (Sparks; AFOS I- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2-3 secs 1 ? 262. Aug. 6 , 1949. Las Cruces, Alam ogordo, New Me xico. 8:00 p.m . Alamogordo: 200° 30° above hori zon long slow curve to eart h bluish green Yes 1 sec none round tip of th umb at arm 's length burned out (1) Las Cr uces: E to W bluis h green Yes 1-2 sec s none round bigg er than falling star disappeared behind b uilding (1) (Spar ks; AFOSI-La Paz Catalog M ay 1950; BB Microf ilm Roll 91, pp. 414f f.) 1-2 secs 2 263. Aug. 6, 1949. Las Cruces, Whi te Sands, Alam ogordo, New Mexico. 8: 00 p.m. Las Cruces: E to W 3° 28" to 9° 40" ab ove horizo n curve going up th en fell in almost vertical direction reddish blue & green Yes 4-5 secs none round app 6" i n diameter disappeared gradually (1) White Sands: 40° above horizon straight line to earth observer color bl ind none 1 sec none round half size of f ingernail at arm's length slightly faster than ord inary falling star disappeared be hind sand dune (1) (Spa rks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 1-5 secs 3 264. Aug. 6, 1949. Alam ogord o, New Mexic o. Bet. 8:00-8: 05 p.m. E t o W 2° 4" to 12° 7" ab ove horizo n 10° off verti cal [upwar ds] white 2 secs none large as auto spotligh t at arm's length disappeared be hind buildi ng (1) vertical 2° 20" to 7° 35" above horizon straight vertical fli ght [up wards] bright white sl ight re ddish cast none 3 secs none ro und 1/2 size of moon explode d then pieces died out (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2-3 secs 2 ½ BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -70- 265. Aug. 6, 194 9. Albuque rque, New Mexi co. 8:20 p.m . descendi ng to earth vertically 15° above hori zon green none no ne round to pear shape 500 watt bulb about 1/5 mile [?] away 10° in 1 1/2 secs at 2 m iles [?] dissipated (1) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 1-1½ secs 1 1/10 ? 266. Aug. 6, 194 9. Alam ogordo, New Mexi co. 8:30 p.m . N constant slight curve earthward white (bluish) Yes none round app smaller than clenched fist similar to falling star went out (1) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaP az Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 1 sec 1 267. Au g. 14, 1 949. Al amogor do, New M exico. 9:35 p.m. appeared 25° di sappeared at 12° 10 - 15° off vertical reddi sh orange Yes none round larger tha n Venus disappea red (2) (Spa rks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2 secs 1 268. Au g. 20, 1 949. D ouglas, Arizona . 9:3 5 p.m. N to S 8,000' - 10,00 0' flat traject ory none none round to oblong like inverted saucer about size of single e ngine pl ane 3500 to 4 500 mph disappeared in distance (2) (Sparks; AFOS I- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 6-10 secs 2 269. Au g. 20, 19 49. Las C ruces, New Mexic o (32.22° N , 106.75° W) . 10:45 p.m . Astronomer and di scoverer of planet Pluto, C lyde W. Tomb augh, with wife and m other- in-law, all saw a rigid formation of faint bluish-green rectangles as if windows on a solid dark object about 1° across, whi ch fl ew at high speed from zeni th SSE t o about 35° above the horizon where it disappeared all the while the rectangles fores hortening due to t he slant angle. No sound. Wife thought she saw faint intercon necting glow. [If object passed overhead at 1 mile al titude, size m ight have bee n about 100 ft, veloci ty about 1, 700 m ph.] (Sparks; Saunders/FUFOR Inde x; etc.) 3 secs 3 2 astronom er Clyde W. Tombaugh 270. Au g. 21, 1 949. N ogales, Ari zona. 9:15, 9: 50 p.m . 45° at low level 90° at high level horizontal to earth's surface dull orange none no ne wafer app size of volley ball 10 times speed of jet plan es disappeared in space (1) (3) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 10 secs 5 271. Aug. 26, 1949. White Sands Proving Ground, Ne w Mexico. Just aft er 11 a.m . Just pri or to a [planned Navy Viking] r ocket l aunch a seni or officer scanning the sky with binoculars sigh ted an unidentified obj ect from the N which was in a shallow dive then turned W. [Viking no. 2 launch postpon ed to Se pt. 6, 1 949.] (S parks; BB Max well Roll 5, p. 1467; LA Times, Aug. 30, 1949) 1+ BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -71- 272. Aug. 2 6, 1949. Davis-M onth an AFB, Tucson, Arizona. 1:45 p.m. SE to NW app 50,000 horizontal at 50,000 ' brow nish-hazy color none similar to triangle with round edges est. to be a pp 1/ 4 of inch w hen obser ved at 3 ft terrific rate of spee d faded fr om view (2) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 60 secs 1 2/3 273. Aug. 30, 1949. Los Alam os, NM. 11:00 p.m. 90° overhead Alm ost straight fall bright green w/reddi sh tail Yes none m uch larger than meteor burned out (1) (Spar ks; AFOS I- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 1-2 secs 1 274. Sept. 5, 1 949. Lebec, Calif. 12:10 p .m. 2 USAF pil ots flying military aircraft with 3538th Maintenance Sq saw an oval obje ct climb at trem endous speed to the S. (Sparks; Proj ect 1947) 2 275. Sept. 9 [10?], 1949. Goose Bay, Labrador, C anada (53.33° N, 60.4 1° W). 9:56 p .m. (AST). Military aircraft pilot saw an e gg-shaped object disappear int o a cloud at high spee d. (Spar ks; Project 1947; Sa unders /FUFOR Index) 1 276. Sept. 18, 1949. Sandia Base, Al buquerq ue, NM. 11:00 p.m. W to S 45° above hor izon dark yellow none no ne round size of basebal l unknown (1) (Sparks; AFOSI -LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff.) 3-4 secs 1 277. Sept. 19, 1949. T ucson, Ari zona. 9:00 a.m . N app 4000' grayish white none 2 mt s none 2 t o 3 ft ac ross 60 0 mph faded fr om view (2) (Sp arks; AFOS I-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff.) 2 mi ns 2 278. Sept. 27, 1949. Sandia Base, Al buquerq ue, NM. 1:30 a.m. S to N 20° above hori zon made a gentle arc toward ea rth dark blue Yes 2 secs none conical w/tail twice its diameter lo oked like a sky rocket 50° in 2 secs burnt out (3) (1) 45° a bove horizon Moving tangent to earth green none no ne round fist at arm' s length 20° in 1 sec burnt out (3) (1 ) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 1-2 secs 2 279. Sept. 27, 1949. Sandia Base, Al buquerq ue, NM. 3:00 a.m. SE to NW 15° - 20° above horizon traveling in arc toward eart h bright gree n none no ne round same si ze as perimete r fence light at dist ance of about 200 yds 45° in 2 secs brightened then went o ut (1) (Sparks; AFOS I- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2 secs 1 280. Sept. 30, 1949. Sandia Base, Al buquerq ue, NM. 10:57 p.m. S to W 55° above horizon yellow orange none no ne sli ghtly large r than shooting star 200 - 200 m ph (1) (Sparks; AFOS I- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2-3 secs 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -72- 281. Oct. 2, 1 949. Los Alamos, N M. 9:1 0 p.m. 20,000 - 30,000' went up & then do wn bright gree n Yes (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPa z Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 3 secs 1 282. Oct. 2, 1 949. Los Alamos, N M. 9:1 0 p.m. 20,000 - 30,000' went up & then do wn bright gree n Yes (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPa z Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 3 secs 1 283. Oct. 2, 1949. Ab out 3 m i NE of H olland, Mich. 11: 00 a.m. Bill Cooper, form er USAAF air engineer, in car traveling N, si ghted very bri ght, shi ny flat dinne r-plate shaped object about ½ m ile di stance head E [ESE?] into a cloud at 5,000 t o 10,000 ft and reversed c ourse to exit the cloud where it entere d, retraced its route a nd disappeared in the E [WNW?]. 30-60 secs 1 284. Oct. 6, 1 949. M escalero, NM . 5:45 p.m. 15½° a bove horizon descende d in sli ght arc dark gree n none none round big ball disappeare d behind hills (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microf ilm Roll 91, pp. 414f f.) 30 secs 1 285. Oct. 6, 1949. Albuque rque, Alam ogordo, and Wagon Mound, NM. 5:58 p.m. Albu querque: E to W curved descent approaching vertical greeni sh white none 1 sec none sim ilar to very flare 1/2 size o f thum b at arm's l ength abrupt (1) Wa gon Mou nd: E to W horizont al greenish white none 3 - 4 secs none round 1½ " - 2" in diameter app that of m eteor went out like electric light (1) Alam ogor do: E t o W straight angular d escent bluish wh ite possibly lt. Green tinge none 4 secs none circular 3 tim es the size of J upiter or Venus 5° per sec. (1) Albuquerque,: NE to SW at tail end of its course it arched over and fell brilliant green none 1 0 secs none tear drop seemed to burn out (1) Alam ogordo: 4°20' to 7°5' green none 5 - 8 secs none round size of basebal l at arm' s length (1) (Sparks; AFOS I-LaPaz Catalog May 19 50; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 1-10 secs 5+ 286. Oct. 6, 1949. Mescalero, NM. 6:00-6:45 [ ?] p.m. 18° above horizo n green none non e round ½ size of th umb at arm 's lengt h m oving sl owly disappeared behind a hill (1) (Sparks; AFOSI- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 7-9 secs 1 1 ?? 287. Oct. 7, 1 949. San dia Base, N M. 1:0 7 a.m. W to E 45° above horiz on bluish gree n Yes 15 secs none round size of fist at a rm's lengt h slow died out (1) S W to NE 45° abo ve horizon executed dives greenish bl ue w/red spar ks trailing Yes 4 secs none round size of fist at arm's l ength slow fade d out (1) N t o NE 45° above horizon green none 15 secs none round size of fist at a rm's le ngth slow burned out (1) (Sparks; AFOSI -LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff.) 4-15 secs 3 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -73- 288. Oct. 7, 1949. Sandia Base, Albu querque , NM. 9:20 p.m . Army 1st Lt. John W. Bloomf ield, 8456th MP Co., Sandia Base, while traveling in car headed E sighted round yellow- green object a bout ½ Full Mo on angular si ze about 35° elevation 120° azimuth dr op 15° straight vertically over San dia Mtns t o disappea rance in 1 sec . Green fireball? (Spa rks; BB files) 1 sec 1 ½ 289. Oct . 11, 19 49. Hol loma n AFB, NM. Bet. 10:45- 11:00 a.m. (MST). USAF M/S gt. Ra lph M. Stevens, Tech Ai de in Lower Atmosphe ric Research, Elec & At m Res Section, Holloman A FB, and Sgt. Marion H. Gra ves were at Ryan Site #4 tracking a balloon launch b y theodolite when they spotte d a high speed roun d whit e dish-s haped object in the NW at 60° in strai ght flig ht pass ove rhead to disappearance at 60° ele vation in the SE. Size com pared to B-29 [141 f t] at 150,000 ft range [1/10 fu ll Moon]. (Sparks; BB files) 10-15 secs 2 1/10 290. Oct. 12, 194 9. Alamogord o, NM. 11:1 5 a.m . Flight engineer-p rivate pi lot SSgt Cliff ord B. Ha rt, 308 9th Experime ntal Gp, 2754th Exp. Wing, and aircra ft mechanics SSgt J. D. Denning and SSg t Harry A. Boggs, all of Ho lloman AFB, sighted a high speed wh ite or aluminum round ball in the S at 45° elevation abou t 5-10 miles ground distance at about 8,000 to 10,000 ft height travelin g about 1,500 m ph whi ch smoothl y veered o ff to the NE after approach ing to about 80° elevation [in the SE at about 2 m i distance] [Denni ng est closest distance 8-10 mi]. Appeared the size of a B-29 [141 f t wingspan] at 35,000 ft [1/3 Full Moon]. No sound, no visible means of propulsi on, no exha ust, fa ded fr om view [ due to distance]. (Sparks; BB files; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 45-60 secs 3 291. Oct. 12, 194 9. Davis-Mont han AFB , Tucson , Ariz (at 32°10’N , 110°54 ’W). 1:40 p. m. (MST). USAF 1st Lt. David J . Latz, Bom bardier, 65t h Bom b Sq, 43rd B omb Gp., Da vis-Mont han AFB, sighte d a roun d whit e or silve r object at azimuth 20° [ab out NNE] el evatio n about 75° estima ted distance 5 m ile s about 50-1 00 ft d iamet er traveling high speed at estimat ed as up to 1,000 mph at about 25,000 to 30,000 ft altitude disap pearing at an estimated distance of 6 mile s about 240° azi muth (SW) when he looke d at a weather balloon just la unched. No exhaust, no soun d, no vi sible m eans of pro pulsio n. No aircraft missions i n flight. (Spar ks; BB files) 15 secs 1 [+3?] 1/6 t o 1/3 292. Oct. 12, 194 9. Near Downs, Kansas. 2: 45 p.m . (CST). Farmers Ge orge R. Verhage and Elwin (or E lward) Latham si ghted a high -speed 500 -600 m ph shiny aluminum obje ct about 10-20 ft long an d 8-16 ft wide, first appearing crescent s haped then oval, nea rly overhead at about 80° el evati on movin g SE to NW. Object was headed on co llision course with B-29 at 6,000 to 7,000 ft altitude traveling E to almost due W, but banked out flat to avoid co llision and passed und er by abou t 500 ft and to rear of B-29, when it appeared oval. No exha ust, no sound except B-29’s, no clouds in p ath of disc which disappear ed due to distance . Verhage was Army Reserve , field experience in anti-aircraft artillery in aircraft iden tification and speed-altitud e-distance estimation. (Sparks; BB files) 20-30 secs 2 1/6 to 1/ 3 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -74- 293. Oct. 14, 1949. M t. Palom ar Observato ry, Cal if. 1:15 p.m. Observato ry Manage r of P ublic Re lations, weather observer and instr umentati on assistant Harl ey C. M arshall was drivi ng away fr om Obser vatory towar ds the Observ atory Po wer Hou se abou t 800 ft N o f the Observatory when he sa w a perfect "V of V' s" (or triang ular) fo rmati on of abo ut 9 [o r 16-18 if dou bled] round silver obj ects without tails o r wings overh ead traveling at high speed, faster than any jet, headed to the NW in level flight. After driving about 350 ft while observing the UFO’ s [if driv ing about 20-30 mph th en duratio n ~8 to 12 secs]. Mars hall sto pped th e pickup truck, got out, hear d the ob jects emi tting a soun d like jets but not quite the same, which sound noticeably lagged behind visu al location of objects in th e sky by about 35°- 40°, an d observed o bjects disappea r [behin d?] clou d cover that exte nded f rom hori zon to about 45° ele vation at a bout 5,000 ft hei ght (10, 500 ft ASL). [If disa ppeared at ~30° elevation, then distance ~2 m iles and speed ~600- 900 mph.] Marshal l checked the Naval Electronics Lab (NEL) cosmic-ray Geiger counter at the instrument room in the Observatory P ower House and saw it had just spiked o ff- scale on radiation lev els [off-scale doe s not indicate extreme radiation exposure, it is m eaningless as Geiger counters amplify signals off-scale beyond a low threshold and are only useful for low-level activity]. He phon ed Asst. Superi ntende nt-Electrica l Benjami n B. Traxler on duty at the Ob servator y (who then drove over to Mar shall). Traxler confirmed th e 1:15 p. m. off-scale recording at about 1:20 p. m. then saw UFO and the co smic-ray Geiger counter jump off-scale [again ] (see next ent ry). For the next 10 days anot her 22 incidents of o ff-scale cosmic -ray detector incidents occurred at scattered times fitting a periodic 1.5-ho ur or 3- hour tim e schedule, a p henomenon not seen be fore o r after, a nd unexpl ainable by equi pment failure or radi o interfere nce from aircraft. S everal Navy aircraft of di ffering pr op and jet types we re flown near Paloma r Observato ry using ra dio, ra dio altim eter and radars on Oct. 21 and Nov. 2 in an unsuccessful effort to trigger the Geiger counter. Jan 1950 "further rep orts" evidently in cluded that of Paloma r Observatory e ngineer Bruce H. R ule who a had daytim e sighting o f mul tiple UFO's wh en rad iation ins trume nts show ed an ex cur sion. (Sparks; Jan Aldrich; McDonald files; BB files) [8-12 secs] 1 EM effects on cosm ic ray detector BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -75- 294. Oct. 14, 1949. M t. Palom ar Observato ry, Cal if. 1:20 p.m. Followi ng sight ing by O bservatory Manage r of Pu blic Relati ons and i nstrument ation assista nt Harl ey C. Marshall ( see above ) who p honed Asst. S uperint endent- Electrical Benjamin B. Traxler on duty at the Observatory. Traxler then drov e over to Marshall in the instru ment room at the Observat ory Pow er House. Traxler c onfirm ed the 1:15 p.m . off-scale record ing at about 1:20 p.m. then saw one dark unidentified object trav eling to the SW then saw that the ne edle had jum ped off scale [aga in] on the cosmic-ray Geiger counter for several secs. For the next 10 days an other 21 incident s of off -scale cosm ic-ray detector incidents occurred at scattered times fitting a periodic 1.5-ho ur or 3- hour tim e schedule, a p henomenon not seen be fore o r after, a nd unexpl ainable by equi pment failure or radi o interfere nce from aircraft. (S ee subsequent Palomar sightings on Oct. 17 and 21, 1949.) Several Nav y aircraft of di ffering pr op and jet types we re flown near Paloma r Observato ry using ra dio, ra dio altim eter and radars on Oct. 21 and Nov. 2 in an unsuccessful effort to trigger t he Gei ger counter. (Sparks; Jan Aldrich; McDonald files; BB files) several secs? 1 EM effects on cosm ic ray detector 295. Oct. 14, 1949. Los Alam os, NM. Bet . 2:10 -2:15 an d 2:20 p.m. Jacks on K. Hillogos , Zia Co., sighted lumi nous object in the W t raveling S to N at 500 m ph depen ding on actual distance. Object’s fr ont 2/3 was green and sil ver, rear 1/3 pal e blue, t ail also pale blue . Object 1/8 Ful l Moon angu lar size with tail 1/8 Full Moon lon g. [2nd or nearly simultaneou s sighting with likely clock time error:] W to E 20,000' level flight just abov e horizon geenish blue - whi te trail Yes 2 secs none round appear ed a 12" disc burned ou t (1) (Spar ks; BB files; AFOSI- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 3-4 secs (2 secs) 1 + 3 2/8 (1/4) 296. Oct. 16, 1949. A bout 1 m i S of Moses Lake AFB , Wash. 2:40 p.m . Two ba rbers, Elkins and Li bby, si ghted dull aluminum disk-sha ped ob ject on a st raight co urse at abo ut 10,000 ft traveling 2-3 times jet fighter speed until disappearing on the horizon. (Sparks; BB files) 30-60 secs 2 297. Oct. 17, 1949. M t. Paloma r Observato ry, Cal if. 7:20 a.m . Observato ry Asst. Supe rinte ndent-Elect rical Benjam in B. Traxler saw a small black object without ap parent projections movi ng at hig h speed to t he SW, bel ow cloud cover at height o f 1,500 ft (7,000 ft ASL), at the sam e time the cosmic-ray Geiger counter went off-scale again (see inciden ts of Oct. 14 and 21, 19 49). (Sparks; Jan Aldrich ; McDonald files; BB files) several ? secs 1 EM effects on cosm ic ray detector 298. Oct. 21, 1949. M t. Paloma r Observatory and Palom ar Gardens (Oak Knol l Cam pgroun d), Cali f. 2:30 p.m. Observato ry Asst. Supe rinte ndent-Elect rical Benjam in B. Traxler sa w an elon gated sli ghtly cur ved or bana na shape d object traveling to the E or SE for about 3 secs. Independ ently and w ithout know ledge of Tr axler's sighting, George Adamski of Palom ar Gardens, about 5 air miles to the S of Traxler (11 road miles), saw the dark cigar-sha ped object. See prior Pal oma r sightings on Oct. 17 and 2 1, 1949. (S parks; Jan Al drich; Mc Donald files; BB files) 3+ secs 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -76- 299. Oct. 21, 194 9. Roswell, NM. 9:3 0 p.m. SE to NW 30° above horiz on very bright whit e none none unknown (2) (Spark s; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 20-30 mins 1 300. Oct. 22, 194 9. Los Alamos, NM. 2:2 0 or 2:28 a.m . vertical 50 - 10 0 ft green 1 sec none like flare small went out (1) NW to SE on hori zon bright green 2 secs none 4 times size of a flare 150 mph disappeared b ehind a hill (1) (Spark s; AFOSI- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 1-2 secs 2 301. Oct. 23, 194 9. Wilson, Nort h Carolina . 4:38 p.m . (EST). US Naval Rese rve Lt Cdr Fre d erick L. Carr and 4 children sighted a round white shiny obj ect in the SW, to the S of the setting sun in th e western sky, traveling at much greater speed than the P- 47 fighte r at 5,00 0 to 7, 500 ft altitude seen N of the sun about 45°-6 0° in azimuth away from the UFO, which was estimat ed at 20,000 to 30,000 ft altitude. UFO estimated ½ apparent length of P-47 fuselage. (Spa rks; BB files) 5 [1/7 ?] 302. Oct. 28, 19 49. Napa, C alif. About 1 2:50 p. m. (PST). Melvin C. Shank s and Robert Largent sighted a round silver or aluminum object a bout t he size of a fighter [50 ft] directly overhead at about 4,00 0 to 5,000 ft trav eling N at high spee d. N o exhaust, no soun d, no visi ble m eans of support. (Sparks; BB files) 30 secs 2 1 303. Oct. 30, 19 49. 2 m i N of N ovato, Ca lif. (38 °07’N , 122°35’ W). 12: 30 p.m . (PST). US AF Maj or Lee W. Wright of San Bernardi no AF B, and MS gt Ca yus P. Peterson, 78 th Fighter Wing, Hamilton AFB, sighted a white flat solid round disc about 50 ft diameter traveling 500 m ph at 5,0 00 ft hea ding 270 ° (W) on a straig ht and level course . (Spa rks; BB files) 2 304. Oct. 31, 19 49. Mint Canyon, Cali f. 12:15 a. m. (PST). Aircraft engine er-pilot and fo rmer AAF AMC test pilot, Joseph J. Hanley , was flyi ng a Grum man M allard f rom Burbank t o Palm dale, Cal if., at 1,500 ft AGL 4,500 ft ASL at 140 m ph in a cl imb on headin g 350° Tr ue, whe n he spotte d a high speed dark or bl ack box-shape d object emi tting a blue -gray ex haust a bout ¼ m ile long, which was heading SE abou t 50 miles away at about 30 ,000 ft and traveling 1,50 0 mph. Hanley called attentio n of his two passe ngers and began a r unning radio report t o Burbank CA A Tower. UFO sl owed to m ake a turn over a 3,000 ft arc then headed N, th en at a distance of a bout 20 miles. (Sparks; BB files) 35 secs 3 305. No v. 16, 19 49. L os Alam os, NM. 7:50 p.m. disa ppeared to N 2 objects bluis h green none stationary but disap peared wit h speed of meteor disappeared from view (1) (Sp arks; AFOSI- LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 1 306. No v. 19, 19 49. L os Alam os, NM. 9:52 p.m. ve rtical green t hen yellow (or green) none (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 2 secs 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -77- 307. Nov. 2 1, 1949 . Akit a, Hons hu, Japa n (39° 44’ N, 140° 5 ’ E). USA F pilot flying F-80 fi ghter saw a rectang ular object fl ying at 5 00 mph. (Sparks; Weinstei n) 1 308. Nov. 25, 1949. Los Alam os, NM. 8:00 p.m . E to W 15° - 10° above hori zon downwa rd 10° from the horizont al yellowi sh green none disappeare d behin d mt. (1) (Spa rks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91, pp. 414ff. ) 2 secs 5 309. Nov. 27, 1949. McIntos h, NM. 6: 00 p.m . vertical less than 2,000' vert ical descent green none none shaped like a fl are same as signal flare same as falling signal flare same as signal flare (1) (Sparks; AFOSI-La Paz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 1 sec 1 310. Dec. 4, 1 949. Bet . Covingt on and Hamm ond, Louisiana (at 30°30 ’ N, 90°15’ W). 4:35 -4:38 p.m. (CST). USAF pilot of C-47 tran sport Flig ht AF 5566 , Maj. F. E. Whitaker, Base Legal Officer of Walker AFB, Roswell, N.M., copilot 1st Lt. P. H. McDa vid an d cr ew chie f engineer St aff Sgt. C . Thom as also from Walker AFB, while flying from Carswell AFB, Dallas, to Keesler AFB, Miss., at 180 m ph at 5,500 ft hea ding 90° (E ), saw a bright silver sphere abou t the size of a jet fighter [50 ft?] come towards th eir aircraft head ing abou t 300° or ab out W nearly head on at 1 o’cl ock po sition [fr om about 120° ENE] at about the same altitude , 5,500 ft, at high speed in excess of 60 0 m ph or faster than a jet then a fter about 30 secs object turned abruptly to t he S, then stoppe d, bobbe d up and down. Object m ade several accelera tions and decelerations and sharp direct ion and altitude change s during si ghting , very m aneuverabl e in all di rect ions, Whitker desc ribing as appear ing to “bounce all ov er the sky.” Obj ect disappe ared by su dden bu rst of speed crossing fiel d of vi sion in a bout 1 sec. No vap or trail, exhaust, distinguishing featur es, or so und noticeable above the C-47’s noise. Apparent size half-do llar on windshield. (Sparks; Jan Aldrich) 3 mi ns 3 2 ? 311. Dec. 4, 19 49. Alb uquerque and Los Alam os, NM. 7:35 p.m. Alb uquerque: E to W nearly horizont al green none 2 - 3 secs none round marble at arm's leng th went out like a candle (1) (3) Los Alam os: E to NE sloping descent green 1/5 sec yes round disappeared behind mt. (1) (3) (Sparks ; AFOSI-L aPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microf ilm Roll 91, pp . 414ff.) 1/5 t o 3 secs 3 312. Dec. 9, 1 949. Farm ington , NM. 1: 30 p.m . droppi ng vertically 500 ft vertically down none char-red para chute or carg o net disappeared (2) (Sparks; AFOSI-La Paz Catalog May 1950 ; BB Microfilm Roll 91, pp. 414ff.) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -78- 313. Dec. 13, 1949. Alamogord o, NM. 8:05 p.m . stationary t hen began to move downward sl owly and to ri ght 5,000' white am ber re d green none none circular 1 - 1 1/2 tim es size of average st. light at a distance of 8 m iles object took on brilliant green co lor picked up speed and faded from view (Sparks; AFOSI-LaPaz C atalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 9 mi ns 3 314. Dec. 29 [28 ? ], 194 9. Bet. Ham let and Greenwood , North Carolina. 5 p. m. Jam es and 3 other pilots o f mili tary li ght training planes saw a blimp-s h aped obj ect outdistanc e the [4?] planes at high speed. (Sparks; Project 1947; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 4 315. Dec. 31, 1949. And rews AFB, Washi ngton, D.C . Daytim e. Wash DC Air National Guard 113th Aircraft Control Squadr on Corp oral Robe rt E. G uinn ha ppened t o look ov erhead during a jet takeoff and no ticed an obj ect like a “huge stack of tinfoil” when it tilted toward the sun , floatin g in and out of the clouds, the size of an ANG hangar, t hen suddenl y heade d SE at hig h speed. (Sparks; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 7, p. 1053-5 ) 1 316. Jan. 2, 1950. B rooklyn , NY (at 40°4 1’ N, 73°58’ W) . About 10:00 p.m. (EST). Capt. Charles E. Umstead, Principal o f Mercha nt Mari ne School, Seam en’s C hurch Institute, with wife Emma, saw bluish light hoveing in the clouds at about 35° elevation and 340° True azimuth, brighter dur ing first 50 secs. (Sparks) 3 mi ns 2 317. Jan. 6, 195 0. 7 mi W of Howa rd, Kansa s (at 37° 28’ N, 96°27’ W). 2:10 p.m . (CST). Pilot s Capt. Frederic k E. Howard an d Capt. R obert E. Zimm erman, and crewm an 1st Lt. Harol d G. Sim pson, aboar d USAF 8th AF C-4 7 transport at 5,500 ft fly ing N from 8th AF HQ, Carswel l AFB, Ft. Wort h, Texas, to SAC HQ, Offutt AFB, Omaha, Neb., saw a 30-60 ft silver fo otball-shaped ob ject (with red nose per Howa rd) flyi ng 300-50 0 mph at 2,0 00 ft on heading 90° to 100° Mag (thus crossing the C-47’ s flight path or projected path) in straight lev el flight about 2 miles away (per Zimmerman and Sim p son) or 5- 10 miles away (per Howa rd). (S parks; Proj ect 1947; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) <2 mins 3 ½ to 1/10 318. Jan. 7, 195 0. S of C orona , New M exico (at 34°13’ N, 105°3 5’ W). 10:15 p.m . (MST). Hollom an AFB Asst. Motor Maintenan ce Officer Ca pt. R obert H . R. Ri sley while driving S in auto mobile saw a yellowish-white ball of light at about 45° elevati on descendi ng at a 6 0° angle from SW to SE, changing color to orange with trailing flam e, to just abo ve a m ountain ra nge whe re it l eveled of f becoming bright blue-g reen traveling 10° to the E until it droppe d behi nd the m ountain . (Spar ks; FOIA; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 10 secs 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -79- 319. Jan. 9, 1950. Los Alam os, NM. 10: 25 or 10: 26 p.m . 75° - 80° a bove horiz on straight li ne greenish- white none 3 secs none ro und -4 to -5 compared to Jupiter 25° per second behind horizon (1) 80 ° - 40° ab ove hor izon horizontal incandescent green Yes 2 secs none oval with trail disappeared be hind trees (1) (Sparks; AFOS I-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 414ff.) 2- 3 secs 2 320. Jan. 10, 1 950. 8 m i [NE ?] of Las Vegas AFB [l ater renamed Nellis AFB] (on Hwy 93) [at about 36.4°, 114.6° ?], Nevada . 10 :10 a.m . Civil ian pilots, father a nd son, observed 2 F-80 jet fighte rs appr oaching for landing at elevation angle of about 45° into the sun [i n the SE at about 21° ele vation 141° azimut h ] and saw an object at an altitude of appro ximately 1500-2000 feet, about 25-30 ft in size. Object appea red "pure s ilver," round "like a balloon" (AFOSI found no balloon s launched) an d solid material like "a metal," with no external fittings, air ducts, antenn a, supports, or exhaus t trail, seem ing no n oise audibl e above that of F-8 0’s. Directi on of fl ight [hea ding ?] was NNE with no tactical m ovement , or ma neuver, mot ion was smooth, at first slow and the n a very rapid ac celeration i n a horizontal ascent [s hallow cli mb] , disappeari ng over mount ains to the E . (Sparks; BB AFOS I file s; NICAP website) 25 secs 2 1 ? 321. Jan. 12, 1 950. Gul f of Me xico S W of Fl orida at 24° 00' N, 85°20' W. 11: 25 p.m . (EST). B- 29 aircraft on a cou rse of 260° at 1 0,000 ft detected 3 o bjects on radar scope orbiting the B-29 f rom al l quadrant s. Object s noticed by B-29 Radar Operator, Airc raft Comm ander, Navi gator, and Bombardier. One object was fi rst sighted at azimuth 330° heading S, crossing the rada r scope i n appro xima tely 15 t o 20 secs on t he 100 -mile ran ge setting. In a fe w minut es this ob ject was joine d by 2 ot hers, whi ch dis appeare d in a few minutes. At short ranges the object was large and well defined o n the rada r scope. The object wo uld go off for about 100 miles, turn and come in as if for an attack, pass through th e center of the sc ope [=vicinity of B-29] and emerge on the othe r side [ which is i mpossibl e for ra dar interfe rence]. Est imate d speed 2, 500 to 3, 000 m ph. One object rem ained on the radar sco pe for approxi mate ly 30 minutes, f ollowi ng the B- 29. T he radar operator s witched ranges on the scope and picke d up the object o n the 20 an d 50 mile settings. Twice the ob ject came within 20 miles then appa rently had the ab ility to hover motio nless for 5 to 15 secs. After alt ering course the ob ject disappea red, but the radar was jammed for approximately 10 minutes. See similar incidents on March 14 and April 14, 1953; also RB-47 case July 17, 1957. (S parks; BB files; NICAP website; McDonald list) 40 m ins 4 EM radar interferenc e BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -80- 322. Jan. 12, 1950. Hollom an AF B, NM. 7:00-7 :05 an d 9:00 p.m. (MST) . Airman John M. Gusich, 3024t h Air Police Sq, file cl erk in Air Prov ost Marshal ’s office, H ollom an AFB, sighted bright white light similar to Venus, with erratically changi ng color t o green a nd red, erratic l eft- right, up-down small motions, at abou t 10° to 15° above horizon i n the N, at azim uth 353° t o 355° m oving l evel to the W. Sighted a gain briefly at 9:00 p.m. and had m oved W to about 325° azimuth. Extremely cloudy in the W, S and E, clear only i n the N, he nce could not be Venus setting in the WSW, azimuth 2 52° elevation 5 ° (at 7:00 p.m.), setting at about 7:27 p.m. and well below horizon and totally inv isible at 9 p.m. Sim ilar sighting of star-like light in t he N b y Gusich next morning di sappeare d at 6:05 a.m. due to approachi ng sunris e was proba bly star Ca pella at azimuth 325° (about NW to NNW) elevation 3°. (Sparks) 5 mins + 1? min 1 [3?] 323. Jan. 18, 1950. Den ver, C olo. 6:1 9 p.m . USAF pil ots of T-6 saw a round redd ish-white obj ect tapered af t flying at 15,000 ft. (Sparks; Project 19 47) 2 324. Jan. 22, 1 950. Near Kodiak N AS, Alas ka. 2:40 -4:40 a.m . USN P2 V3 patrol plane pil ot Lt. Sm ith and r adar officer A. L. C. Gaske y briefly detected a radar target 20 miles N, then anothe r target S of K odiak at 2:48 a.m ., possibly the same target traveling 225 mph in between. Smith radioed Kodiak NAS to lo ok for othe r air traffic b ut none was reported. Ga skey then noticed stro ng radar interfere nce preven ting him from tracking the targ et. At 3 a.m. watch officers Morgan and Carv er on the USS Tillamook S of Kodiak i sland saw a maneuve ring re d exhaust -like or orange ball of fi re circle the K odiak area i n 30 secs clockwise beginni ng and en ding in t he SE. At 4:40 a.m ., P2V3 radar pick ed up fast moving targ et at 5 miles which closed that distance in 10 secs (1,800 m ph) to dead ahea d position, where it was seen as "two orange lights rotating about a common center like two jet aircra ft making slow rolls in tight formation." Smith tried to pursue but object came at him in a "highly threatening gesture." Sm ith turned off all aircraft lights to reduce v isibility, object flew off to the SE di sappearing in 4 mins. (Sparks; Maccabee; Project 1947; BB files? ?) ? + 30 secs + 4 mins 4+ (8+?) radar; EM BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -81- 325. Jan. 24, 1 950. Near Blackstone, Virginia (37° 5' N, 78° 1' W). 4:50-5:05 p .m. (EST). 3 Pentagon officials, including 2 USAF c ombat fl ying of ficers, pi lot Ca pt. G. B. Edwar ds and copilo t Capt. Theron C. Feh revach flying C-45 transport plane hea ding 26° at 5, 000 ft, saw a dark 200- 250 ft diam eter hemi spherical parach ute-shaped or B-35 flying wing shaped object at about 20° azimuth at a bout 7,000 ft about 5-10 m iles away wi th a large black sm oke region below it almost look ing like a larg e suspended black object about 3x the object's dia meter, possibly obscuring a lower po rtion of a sphere instead of the object being ju st an uppe r hem isphere. UFO was darke r than t he 50% cloud cover and “easy to distinguish as not being cloud.” O bject m oved sm oothly h orizontall y to the ri ght to about 3 2° azim uth at abo ut 300+ m ph then bac k again without any noticeable turn radius . Edwards put the C -45 into a climb to 7,000 ft so th ey would be on the same height level as the UFO and turned left slightly to 2 0° to head directly toward it. Army Courier Service passenger 1st Lt. Jo hn H. Va n Santen w as alerted by Fehrevac h and now also saw t he object move right then left by 12° agai n, then they all saw the object re cede at high speed radially away and di sappear [at possibly 6,000 m ph to re duce angular si ze below vi sual reso lution by increasi ng distanc e at least 200 m iles in < 2 mins at about 4:5 5 p.m .]. About 1-1/2 m ins la ter object re ap peared about 30°-45 ° to the right of their heading at t he same level but at greater distance, stationary in position , then oscillating or “wiggling” abou t that position horizo ntally right-left about 1-1.5x object’s width. O bject m oved horizo ntally to dead ahead again an d disappeared by rece ding in the distance at high spee d. (Spar ks; BB Ma xwell Micr ofilm Roll 7, pp. 1160-6; Jan Al drich) 15 m ins 3 1/2 - 1 326. Jan. 31, 1950. N of Ale utian I slands, Alaska (at 53° N , 171°1 1' W). 6: 55 p .m. US AF pilot saw 3 ft red a nd whit e elliptical obj ect flying E. (Sparks; Project 1947) 1 327. Feb. 2 [ 1?], 1950 . Davi s-Montha n AFB, Tucson, Ari z. USAF bomber pilot saw object trailing smoke [heading W]. [Thousa nds of witnesses ??] (Sparks; Weinstein; BB files?? ; Keyhoe 1953 pp . 43-44) 1? thous ands? 328. Feb. 5, 1950. Teaticket , Mass. 5:10 p.m . Marvin Odom , form er U.S. N avy fight er pil ot, USAF pilot from Ot is AFB Lt. Philip Fou shee, and 2 others saw 2 thin, illuminated cylinders, one dro pped a fireba ll, both m aneuve red together t hen disappea red high a nd fast. (S parks; Berliner) 5 mi ns 4 329. Feb. 8, 1950. Tampa, Flori da (27.98° N, 82. 44° W). 11:45 p.m. USAF crew of B-29 bomber saw 300 f t long 30 ft wi de rocket -shaped o bject fl ying at 2,000+ mph. [Eastern Airlines??] (Sparks; Project 1947; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) mul t i ple? 330. Feb. 22 ?, 1950. Key West NAS, Florida. USN rad ar tracking of object at 50 miles altitude. [Beyond radar altitude limit? ] (Sparks; Keyhoe 1953 pp. 43-44; BB?? ) radar BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -82- 331. Feb. 24, 1 950. Los Alam os, New Mexi co. 1:15-2:0 0 p.m. At various locatio ns aroun d Los Alamos, AESS security personne l, including Philip C. Mack ey AESS Inspector and another AESS i nspector, and 2 L os Alamos Lab chemical operators, sighted shin y metallic or brigh t white, silver white, saucer or sphere hovering to the NW at azimuth 310° el evation abou t 30°, estimated distance possibly 20,00 0 to 30,0 00 ft, size estima ted at about 100 ft if at 20,000-30,00 0 ft range, then movin g erratically, flashing b right sunl ight at t imes, headi ng E or N E, then suddenly clim bing vert ically at possibly superso nic spee d straight u p out of sight at abo ut 70° elevatio n. One witness repo rted object dispe rsed nearby clo uds as it passed, and emitted an intermittent vapor trail, no trail reporte d by oth ers; no sound noted by anyone. (Spark s; BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 365-9) 2 to 45 mins 4+ 1/3 to 1/2 332. 642 Feb. 24, 1950. Albuque rque, New Mexi co (35 .10° N, 106.64° W) . 1:55 p.m . While tracking a weather balloon from atop TWA B ld. at the Munici pal Airpo rt, Weathe r Observer Luth er B. McDonald saw crossing the field of view in the theo dolite a white, rou nd object not quite as elongated as an egg, darkene d on the t op-left si de, flying straight a nd level from abo ut 20° to 23° elevat ion at ab out 110° azimuth in th e E apparently o n a trajectory towards them on about a 240° to 270° heading, co vering 2° in 1- 1/2 mi ns [proba ble round off in a ngles so tha t elevation may have c hanged f rom about 20.5° t o 22.5° and azimut h from about 109° t o 111°]. Object ’s angular si ze about that of the upper part of the m oon as seen through theo dolite [proba ble 21x t elescope sight of David White pi bal theodolite]. Lo st sight when shifted to weather balloon (and back). Weather Observe r Harrison S. Manson also observed object wi th the nake d eye, f or about 20 -30 secs, appearing to be brilliant white like metal reflecting sunlight the ap parent size of a weathe r ballo on about t o disappear in the distance , impr ession of flight heading to ESE [actually from ESE]. (Sparks; BB NAR A Microfilm Roll 91 pp. 334-7, 372-3; Berlin er; Jan Aldrich) 1.5 m ins (theod ) 20-30 secs (unaided) 2 1/20 theodolite 333. Feb. 24, 1950. Datil, New M e xico (34° 8’ N, 107°45’ W). 7:30-10 p.m. (M ST). USAF Corporal Le rtis E. St anfield, 3024th Air Police Sq ., Holloman AFB, and other Holloman A FB Photograp hic Branch project staff for tracking aerial phenomena at the Datil observation post saw due S at about 30° elev ation and too k 5 photos of a circular l uminous white o bject changi ng to red and g reen 15.31 a rcmins (0 .2552°) i n diam eter with a 3.785° l ong trail, using 1-5 Cin eflex came ra with 3-inch focal length lens. Angular velocity > 0.5°/min in azimuth calcu lated by LaPaz. Object appeare d bright er and cl oser, in sm ooth straight-line motio n from about 8 to 9:30 p.m. to the W, blinki ng red a nd gree n. Disap peared hig h in the s ky. Not e 2nd sighting that n ight on Feb. 25, 1950. (Spark s; BB NARA Mi crofilm Roll 91, pp. 4 00, 463 -4; M axwell Microfil m Rol l 7 pp. 1 226-52; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) 2 hrs 30 mins 2 ? 1/2 (0.2552° diam ) observati on post ph oto BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -83- 334. Feb. 25, 1950. Datil, New M e xico (34° 8’ N, 107°45’ W). 2-2:30 a.m. White round li ght reappeared in the sam e position in the sky from 4 hours earlier, changing to red and green, moving sligh tly towards the NW, then disappeare d behin d mountai n. An gular velocity 0.5°/.mi n [in azimuth?] calculated by L aPaz. Note this is 2nd sightin g of the same ni ght by thi s Hollom an AFB UFO observat ion post . (Spar ks; BB NAR A Microfi lm R oll 91, pp. 465 -6; Ma xwell Micr ofilm Roll 7 pp. 122 6-52) 30 m ins 1 observat ion post ph oto 335. Feb. 25, 1950. Albu querque , New Mexic o. 9:15 p.m . (Sparks; BB Microf ilm Roll 91 pp. 465-6) 1.5 secs 1 336. 645 Feb. 25, 1 950. Los Alam os, New Mexi co (35.8 9° N, 106.3 1° W). 2:10 -3:55 p.m . 12 AEC Atom ic Energy Security Service (AESS) in spectors saw a cy linder with tapered e nds, s ilver and fl ashing, fly slow then fast , flutte r and oscillate, change cou rse. (Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91 pp. 355-8, 370, 465-8; Berliner) 3 secs to 2 mi ns 12 337. 650 Feb. 27, 1950. Coulterv ille, Illinois. 7 a .m. Pilot and aircraft mechanic Richard Le m mon was fl ying [S E] from Wood Ri ver to D u Quoin , Illi nois, in a PT-19 l ight t raining aircraft with his wife, at 2,0 00 ft w hen h e noticed an object near Coult ervill e, and he alert ed Mrs. Lem mon wh o then saw the ob ject. He cl imbed t o 5,000 feet at 14 0-150 m ph where he a ppeared to be at t h e sam e level with th e object, reaching as close as 1/2 mile away. Object was in the shape of a discus a bout 60 fee t in diam eter, 10 feet t hick in the middle and thinner at th e edges, with a high metallic shine. Lem mon fl ew above , below a nd to side of object t o be sure it was real and no reflection or illusion. No markings or breaks in the metal f or windows or rotors , etc., but had im pression of " cuts of a piece of a pie." No flam es, smoke or vapor t rails. O bject was highly maneuve rable and made seve ral turns , right and left, up and down. Object tilted in the direction of motion with no distingui shable front o r rear. No visible m eans of propul sion. Lemmon tried to buzz people on th e ground to look up at the object. Object picked up speed to disappear at “great speed ” [near Pinckneyville/ Du Quoin?]. (Sparks; BB files; Project 1947 website; NICAP website; UP, Du Quoin, Ill., March 14, 1950; Loren Gross Jan- March 1950, pp . 26, 93) 15 m ins 2 2 338. 650 March 3, 1950. Selfridge AFB, M ich. 11:0 5 p.m. U SAF 1st Lt. Frank Mattson saw an in tense, dull yellowish ligh t descend vertically, then fly straight and level at high speed. (S parks; Berliner) 4 mi ns 1 339. March 4, 1950. L os Alam os, New Mexi co. (Sparks; BB Microfilm Roll 91 pp. 370) 1 340. March 5?, 1950. Va ughn, New Mexico. 11: 35 a.m. – 1:00 p.m . Whi te object i n strai ght flight towa rd 195° azimuth ? at 180-200 mph. (Sparks; BB Microfi lm Roll 91 pp. 467 -8) 1 hr 25 mins 4 4 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -84- 341. March 9, 1950. Selfridge AFB, Mi ch. 7:45 -9 p.m . (EST). USAF 1st Lt. Francis E. Parker, 1st Lt. Frank Mattson, Sgt. McCarthy, Cpl. Melton, made multiple air defense ground radar tracki ngs of an o bject erra tically varyi ng height, positio n and speed fr om 25,000 to 47,000 ft altitude, 0 to 1,500 mph [calculation from figures given are actually 1,200 mph]. High speed s were partially disputed . Despite claims of “ evident correlati on” or agreement bet ween the t wo radars, height-fi nder CP S-4 and CPS-5 search radar, at 8: 52 p.m. the fo rmer show ed the target at 79 miles rang e but the latter at 110 miles. F- 80’s were vectore d but re sults not stated. Possible MOGUL-type high-altitude constan t-level balloon? (Hynek UFO Rpt. pp. 123-5 , 295-7; Todd Lemire) 75 m ins + ? 4+ multiple radars (CPS-4 a nd CPS-5) 342. March 10, 1950. Phoe nix, Ari z. About 6-6: 30 p.m . Object abou t 200 ft by 30 ft to SSE azimuth 160° at abou t 40,000- 50,000 ft seen by 7 witnesses from moving car. (Sparks; BB Microf ilm Roll 91 p p. 338-340, 46 7-8) 10 m ins 7 ½ or 1 343. March 1 1, 1950. H ollom an AFB, Ne w Mexi co. 1:0 0 a.m. USAF Air Provost Marshal Maj or William J. Hayno r. app 270° about 30° above ho rizon at distan ce of 50 miles straight fl ight changed fr om light ora nge to blood re d to a mber t o light green none 5 mt s none ping pong bal l ping pong bal l held at arm's length disappeared from view (1) (2) (Spar ks; AFOSI-LaPaz Catalog May 1950; BB Micro film Roll 91 pp. 381-3, 4 69-470) 5 mi ns 1 4 344. March 11, 1950. Punta A renas, Chile (53° 6' S, 70°53' W). 12 p.m. Many witnesses saw a silver ping- pong- shaped object at extreme altitude in the NE traveling toward the SW. (Sparks; Jan A ldrich) many 345. March 1 6, 1950. Fa rm ington, Ne w Mexico . 10-1 1 a.m . 2 USNR pil ots pl us many others. (S parks; B B Microfil m Roll 91 pp . 385-6, 39 2-3, 469- 470; McDo nald 1968 ) 30 m ins, 3-5 m ins 10- 20+ ¼ to 1/2 346. March 1 7, 1950. L os Alam os, New Me xico. 3:07- 3:08 a.m. 5 A ESS inspector s. stra ight dow n straight down orange & gree n Yes 2 - 2 1/2 sec s none trem endous explosio n on impact with eart h or disi ntegrat ion seem ed to climb, change col or, start down & disappear green t urning t o yellow none 5 secs none spherical 1/4 size o f moon moderate suddenly earthward earthward Yes 3 secs none round 1/4 size of full m oon extrem ely fast plunged t o earth & 2 explo sions were noted pr ior to disappearan ce (3) (Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91 pp. 359-364, 469-472) 1-5 secs 5 1/4 347. March 1 7, 1950. L os Alam os, New Me xico. 4: 45 a.m . AESS inspectors. form ed an arc formed an a rc green none 5 secs none ro und quite small free fall fell toward earth (3) (Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91 pp. 359-364, 471-2) 5 secs 1 1/ 4 348. March 2 0, 1950. 3 5 mil es SE of Clo vis, New M exico. 1:16 a.m. USAF pilot of T-6 saw a white spherical then elongated objec t flying at 2,000 m ph. (S parks; Pr oject 1947; B B NAR A Microfi lm Roll 91 pp . 471-2) 1-2 secs 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -85- 349. 671 March 20 [22 ? 31?], 1950. 40 miles E of Little Rock, N of Stuttgart, Ark. 9:26 [9:29? ] p.m. Chicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams and Fi rst Officer G. W. Anderso n, Jr., flyi ng a DC-3 at 2,00 0 ft headin g W from Memphis to Little Rock, saw a 100 ft flat cylinder-section circular disc [ or body of o bject not visibl e?], width/ diamet er ratio about 1:4.5, with 9 -12 [or 7?] bri ght white lights or "portholes" along th e lower si de emitting a soft pur ple [ ?] light, a nd a bli nding bl ue-whit e center li ght at the top which flashed 3 t imes in 9 secs [o r 3/sec ??], fly at 700-1,000 mp h [or 1,000+ mph? ] from the S headed N, passing to their right at a bout 1/2 mile distance about 1,000 ft higher altitude. (Sparks; Battelle Unknown No . 11; Project 1947; Ruppelt) 25-35 secs 2 4 350. March 21, 195 0. Kirtland AFB (Albu querque ), New Mexico. 1-1:30 p.m. 4 m embers 49 25th Sp ecial Weapons Group. Sa ndia Base witne sses 1: 15 and 1:2 0 p.m . E to SW app 45° above hori zon 2 objects silver none 10 m ts none round app size of dime at arm's l ength excessive to jet fli ght graduall y faded from view (2) NE to SE 40,000- 60,000' varied f rom shi ny silver to shady gray none 30 m ts none round size of end of t humb at arm 's lengt h about same as jet aircraft disappeared (2) E 75° above h orizon white none 5 mts none round smaller than fist at arm's length app 600 - 700 m ph disappeare d from range of visi on (2) SE to S 40° to 50° above horizon zig-zag motion up & down bright si lver none 1 mt none round size of dime at arm's length about same as fast jet ai rcraft disappeared from range of vision (2) (Sparks; AFOSI -LaPaz Catalog May 1950 ; BB NAR A Microf ilm Roll 91 pp. 342-5, 473 -4) 5 mins + 30 m ins 4 + 3 351. March 22, 195 0. Kirtland AFB (Albu querque ), New Mexico. 12:10 a.m . Sandia B ase, New Mexico SE to NW line parallel w/line tan gent to the earth blue center with or ange exterior none 1 round like ball from rom an candle 30° azim uth burned out (Sparks; BB Microf ilm Roll 91 pp. 373-4, 475-6) 1.5-3 secs 2 [3?] 352. March 22, 195 0. Kirtland AFB (Albu querque ), New Mexico. 11 a.m . 11 members 4925th Speci al Weapons Group. NW c hanging t o N 25,000 t o 30,0 00' horizont al tan to brow n none none flying wing about size of golf ball h eld at arm's length extremely high speed disappeared (2) (S parks; BB M icrofilm Roll 91 pp. 351- 4, 473-4) 5-6 secs++ ?? 11 10 ? 353. 678 March 27, 1950. Mot ubu Penins ula, Okina wa. 10:30 a.m . USAF antiaircraft radar operat or Cpl. Bolfango tracked stationary t arget on ra dar at 18 mil es range for 1 0 mins at 13,000 ft. Object then move d on 220° headi ng for 16.9 mil es in 2 mi ns or abo ut 500 mph to a point over a mountain a pparently still at 13,000 ft, where it was lost. Visual obser vation not det ailed, o nly ment ioned in summary. (Sparks; Berliner; Jan Aldrich) 12 m ins 2+ ? RV BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -86- 354. 680 March 28, 1 950. Santiago , Chile (33 °30' S, 70°40' W). 3:15 p.m. M/Sgt. Prince Patterson, U.S. Air Attache's office, sa w a whit e object t hrough binocul ars flyi ng at extreme altitude and s peed, crossing 30° of sky in the WNW about 300° azimuth at one point briefly lost in sun’s glare [at 29 6° azimu th 29° elevation] then reappearing [and crossi ng the sky to about 330° azimuth]. Patterson left roof of U.S. Embassy to retrieve camera with telephoto lens bu t object was g one when he returned . (Sparks; Berliner; Jan Aldrich) 5-10 secs 1 binocula rs 355. 682 Ma rch 29 [3 0?], 195 0. Marro wbone Lake, Tenn. 7 a.m. Real estate salesmen Whiteside and Williams saw 6-12 dark objects shaped like 300-lb. bombs, estimated 5 ft long, fly ing 50 0 mph in descent, m aking a noise l ike wind blowing through the trees. (Sparks; Berliner) 2 356. April 1, 19 50. Los Alam os, New Mexico. 4:20 a.m. (MST) White ligbt seen about 75° abov e horizon. (Sparks; BB Microf ilm Roll 91 pp. 374-5, 475-6) <1 sec 1 357. Apri l 7, 19 50. Lo gan Airport , Boston, Mass. (42 .36° N, 71.06° W). C AA Watc h Sup v. Connell y and 3 c ontrol lers saw a deep-blue ellip soid object in the W at 15° elevation movi ng SW-NE op posite th e winds, cha nging back to blue, split into 2 blue lights revolving a round each other then separate, change to whit e then cherry -red, increasi ng to 45° elev ation, disapp earing in NE. Overcast at 16 ,000 ft. (Sparks; Hy nek UFO Rpt pp . 65-68; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 10 m ins 4 binocula rs 358. 706 April 8, 19 50. Kokom o, India na (40.50° N, 86.13° W). 2 a.m. Earl Baker saw a grey metallic disc, 50 ft in diameter, 15 ft thick, top-shap ed with a “conning towe r” at the top a nd thr ee ports on t he rim givi ng off a bl ue light . Hovered fo r 2 mins about 200 ft away, slowly sp inning and oscillating, then flew away to the N. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog. (Spa rks; Be rliner; cf. Vall ée Magoni a 75) 2+ mi ns 1? 30 359. Ap ril 10, 1 950. B rookley AFB (30°38' N, 88° 3' W) a nd Bates Field, Mobile, Alabam a. 2 p.m. USAF control tower operator, civilian tower operator and p ilots of 2 aircraft saw a n object flying t o the NE or E over B rookley AFB at 3,500 ft altitude abou t 45° elevation from Brookley towe r. (Spa rks; Willy Smith files) 30 secs 4 360. 711 Ap ril 14, 1 950. Ft . Monm outh, New Jersey (40°3 1’ N, 74°05’ W). 2:30 p.m . Army M /Sgt. Jam es saw 4 rectangula r, am ber objects, a bout 3 ft by 4 f t, change speed and direction rapidly, rising an d falling as a group. (Sparks; Berliner) 3-4 m in 1 361. Ap ril 17, 1 950. L os Alam os, New Mexic o. 3: 30 p.m . UC scientists Buck, et al., with telescope. (Sparks; BB Microfilm Roll 91 pp. 376-9, 475-6) 20-30 secs to 15-30 mins 3 to 13 1/5 to 1/4 UC scientist, telescope BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -87- 362. April 1 8, 1950. Near Mem phis, Te xas. 9 a.m .-12:40 p.m. (CST). CAA observers in Clarendon, Texas, saw unidenti fied object to the SE while [CAA ?] observers in Childress about 6 0 miles SE saw object to NW and triangul ated stationary o bj ect midway in between near Memphi s, for 3+ hrs begi nning at 9 a.m ., which di d not move si gnificant ly despit e winds aloft. N orthro p engineeri ng test pilot Max Stanley and obser vers Lloy d Balsam and Sam F. West were asked t o intercept object as they were a bout to take o ff in F-6 1C (AF 8357 ) from Amarillo on an MX-775 test (Navaho cru ise missile celestial guidance test), and a B-36 also took off from Ft. Worth to intercept. [At about 12:20 p.m. after flying ESE from Amarillo] F-61 crew reached 20,000 ft near Memphis and s aw a transluce nt silver spherical shaped object ahead of them to the SE at “considera ble distance” at 30,000+ ft with "p rominent detents" t op and bott om with a dark vertical streak or shadow, and streak tilted occasionally resulting in object moving laterally slowly and briefl y, with no visi ble means of propul sion. O bject was visible only when sunlight intermittently reflected on it. Contact with CAA Amarillo Range Station revealed no other aircraft in area at high altitude. F-61 crew flew 10 mins at 2 00+ m ph (150 m ph IAS ) towa rd object heading SE but c ould not overtake i t thou gh apparent ly closed distance so t hat object was be tter observe d, appearin g as if possibly a weather b alloon, however CAA Amarillo denied the possibility d ue to winds aloft and extreme length o f CAA obser vation. Object the n disa ppeared behind or into a deck of high altitude cirrus clouds. F-61 continue d on S E headin g for abo ut 5 m ins at 30,0 00 ft [at about 20 mi SE of Clarendon] and U FO reappe ared slightly to the r ight and hi gher, ve ry close to the base of the cirrus cloud deck, a nd much closer than whe n it had disappear ed. UFO angu lar size 1/2 of Full Moon . F-61 made ra dio cont act with B -36 crew at 46,000 ft, above the cloud lay er wh o could not see object. UFO then disappeared a gain behi nd or i nto a clo ud [probabl y after < 1 mi n], F-61 circl ed for a bout 5 m ins [abo ut 30 m i SE of Childress], then regained object for about 30 secs in a break bet ween 2 clou ds befor e losing sight of it f or the last time. F-61 had to descend due to depletion of oxyg en supply, 2-3 mins later B-36 broke off attempted intercep t too. Possible Skyhook b alloon but no re cord of a launch ; Insufficient Data to iden tify. (Sparks; Jan Aldrich; Herb Taylor; BB Maxwell M icrofi lm Reel 7, p p. 1592- 8) 3hrs40m 5+ 1/2 triang ulatio n; test pilot 363. 500420 1530 Los Alam os, New Me xico m anuevere d up & down bright m etal lic none 15-30 mts none roughly circula r est 9' i n diam eter faster than conventional aircraft lost sight of object (2) (Sparks; AF OSI-LaPaz Cat alog May 1950) 15-30 mins 364. April 23, 1950. Red Bud, Illinois. 3:58 p.m. Pho- tographer Dean Morgan, Mr. an d Mrs. Greene, a nd Donald Gene, saw and Morgan photogr aphed hover ing object that shot away. (Sp arks; Randle) 4 photo BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -88- 365. April 2 7, 1950. 10 m iles NE of Cam p Haugen, nea r Hachinohe, Jap an (at 40.6° N, 141.7° E). 2:45 p.m. Misawa AFB 7th Fighter Bomb er Sq USAF pilot 2nd Lt. James Henry Petty was flying F-80C jet fighter in a slight turn to the left at 25,000 ft 320 mph (IAS?) heading NE about 45° azimuth to m eet up with a lead airc raft (apparentl y anothe r F-80C) pilot ed by Lt. S ofbom of 7th Fighter Bomber Sq, also heading NE at 45° at this point in a sharper gradual left tu rn, when he saw a n unident ified object ab out 3 miles away at h is 2 o’clo ck position (about ESE) following the lead aircraft in a tracking position about 1,00 0 ft below and to the right-rea r [about 5 o’cl ock position roughly 1 mile away] from the lead aircraft travelin g about 275-300 m ph, silhouett ed agai nst clouds . During the lead aircraft’s wide left turn that event ually resulted in a 260° headin g, the UFO “acceler ated” and pulled up to lev el position [at 3 o’clock] and climbed to the lead plane’s altitu de while the F-8 0C rapidly approache d and ove rflew both the lead aircr aft and UF O, having to climb (slightly) to avo id collision [now head ing about NW about 315 °], but getting “a very good look from the top and bo th sides” of the UFO, Petty saw that it was a rectangular cream -colored flat object appearing to be made of “m uslin” about 20 ft hi gh, 60 ft long, but onl y about 2 inches thick, oriented vertically, not reflecting sun light despite bright sun, no exhaust, no appa rent m eans of propulsi on, not waveri ng or fl utterin g. Petty first tho ught it was an aerial tow target but knew there was no aerial gunnery sch eduled. After b eing overf lown, UFO pu lled away from lead airc raft, accele rated to 600 mph on a 330° heading [cl imbed t o 28,000 ft?], overtook a nd cross ed in front o f Petty’s F-80C from b ehind a nd left t o rig ht [from about Petty’s 7 o’clock to 1 o’clock positions] and disappeared in the dista nce against a clear sky. Similar incident ne xt day near Wakka nai. (Sparks; Jan Ald rich; Weinstein) 2.5-3 mins 1 6 366. April 2 7, 1950 . Plym outh, M ass. 9 a.m . USAF pilot flying F- 86 jet fighter saw a light-b rown flat oval object that climbed to 28 ,000 ft and turn ed. (Sparks; Weinstein ; BB files??) 1 367. April 2 7, 1950 . Holl oman AF B, Alam ogordo, New Mexico. While prepa ring for an MX-776 A Shrike ai r-to- ground missile test at White Sands Proving Ground , Charles Riggs and other memb ers of USAF contractor Land-Air, Inc., Ask ania theo do lite crews saw, tracked, filmed 4 high f lying ob jects on a ci netheodol ite at st ation P-10 and a theodo lite at station M-7. Triangulation resulted in 30 ft size and 150,000 ft altitud e for the "high speed" objects located between Hol loma n AFB and Tularosa Peak. (Sparks ) sever al 1/50 (0.25° equiv in theod) cinetheodol ite triangulatio n BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -89- 368. April 2 7, 1950. Near So uth Bend (or Gos hen?), I ndiana. 8:24 p.m. (CST). Trans World Airlines Flight 117 pilot Capt. Ro bert Adi ckes and FO Robe rt F. Ma nning headi ng W en ro ute to C hicago in a DC-3 at a bout 200 mph and 2,000 ft altitude saw off to the right well to the rear a bright red disc-sha ped object, 5: 1 to 10:1 wid th/heig ht ratio, no trail, angular size of an orange at 20 ft, rolling on edge vertically on a parallel course to thei r plane overtaking it gradually in about 2 mins at sligh tly below 2,000 ft altitude until it r eached about 100° relative bearing about 1/2 m ile away. Adickes and st ewardess Gloria Hens haw were then called in to watch, as well as at least 11 pas sengers inclu ding Boei ng engine ers C. H. Jenkins and D. C. Bourland, execu tives E. J. Fitzgerald, S. N. Miller, et al. When airliner was turned toward the object it veered off at 400 m ph d roppin g down t o about 1,500 ft heade d N (or NNW) , presenting e dge-on vi ew, disappearing in a few m ins. ( Sparks; McDonald 1968; Project 1947 ; Keyho e 1953; NICAP) 6-7 m ins 14 2 Boeing aero? engineers 369. Ap ril 28, 1 950. A bout 2 m iles W o f Wakkanai , Japan (at 45°23’ N, 141°38’ E). 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. Misawa AFB 9th Fighter Bomber Sq US AF pilot 1st Lt. James H. Harvey flew an F-80C jet to attempt to intercept unidenti fied tar get tracked by Ra dar Site # 18 without success. Afte r 1 hr, at 12: 30 p.m., while flying due N 360° about 2 miles W of Wakkanai at 3 00 mph (IAS?) at 30,000 ft Harvey saw an object ab out 7 m iles to his l eft in t he W on a S 18 0° headin g at 600 -650 mph an d lost it in the clouds or over t he top of t he clouds a fter abo ut 5 secs. Object appa rent ly circle d around at hi gh spee d in abo ut 10 secs [roughl y 8 m iles or a bout 3,0 00 m ph] reappea ring on Harvey’s rig ht [at around 2 o’cl ock position] and continue d to ci rcle from right to left in front of the F-80C apparently still at 10 ,000 ft and closer [roughly 1 mile], was seen “clearly” contrasted against the ocean. Object was a whi te square 1 2 x 12 ft (height x lengt h) thin , appearing somewhat like an aerial tow target, orien ted vertically, with no evid ence of propulsio n, exhaust, contro l surfaces or lights. Object wa s lost after about 5 secs when it blended in with the lower overcast clouds on about 270° W heading [rou ghly 10 o’clock from F-80C po ssibly 3 mile s range]. F-8 0C had been in co ntinuou s radio c ontact with Ra dar Site # 18 duri ng UFO si ghti ngs but ra dar was unable to track either t he UFO or t he F-80C. Harvey had another F- 80 in si ght the e ntire tim e. Harvey desce nded t o 18,000 ft and searched for the UFO for 15 mins wit hout success. Similar incident previous day near Camp Haugen, Japan. (S parks; Ja n Ald rich) ? + 5 secs + 5 secs 1 + 1 1/4 ? radar 370. May 1, 1950. Kirtl and AFB (Al buque rque), New Mexi co. 3:10 p.m . 2 m embers 690t h AC W Sq. saw metal lic object angling downwards hea ded S W to NE. (S parks; BB Microfilm Roll 91 p p. 388-390, 475-6 ) 1 sec 2 371. May 5, 1950. Elm endorf AFB, Alas ka. Several witnesses repor ted to 57th FIS seeing hov ering intens e reddish - orange l ight ov erhaed a bove Elemendo rf AFB be neath overcast clo ud lay er at 7,000 ft. Hovere d for 5 mins t hen departed at high spee d. No n oise or acr obatic m aneuvers. (Sparks; AF HRA inde x for 5 7th FIS Hist ory) 5 mins sever al BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -90- 372. 721 May 7, 1950. 9 mil es S of Ely, Ne vada. 6:45 p.m . Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and t heir grandson s aw a silvery white object hover at 100 ft altitude, move back an d forth then fly up out of sight at high speed . Note in case file: “No investigation.” (Vallée Magonia 79; Randle) 10 m ins 3 373. May 11, 1950. About 9 miles SW of McMinnville, Oregon (UFO at 4 5.103° N, 123.337 ° W). About 7:20 p.m. (PST ). Evelyn Trent was feeding the rabbits in her backyard just before su nset wh en she spotte d an object t o the N in t he dist ance and called out to her husba nd Paul Trent, who was in the house at the back door, asking him to retrieve their cam era. She went i nto the garage to l ook for the camera but Paul found it in the house, ran out in to the yard to ward whe re his wife had been sta nding, t hen he saw the rapidly approaching large metallic obj ect to the N heading almost directly toward s t hem, “tipped up” its fl at undersi de towards them, fel t a gust of wind s eem ingly from the object , snapped a pho to of the object at azi muth 334.8° (about NNW) elevat ion 14 °, angula r size 1. 67°. Paul Trent was at 45 .1007° N, 123.334 4° W, in his ba ck yard betwee n the house and garage. Then as the object turned on a W heading he walked ~5 ft to his right to compensate for object's motion to the left, snap ped a 2nd photo about 30 secs after the 1st, which s hows a metal lic pie-pan s haped ob ject 1.46 ° angular size with a large off-center tilted an tenna or pole projecting fr om the top, at azimuth ~31 7.5° (about NW) 12° elevation. Evelyn ha d joined Paul by t he tim e he starte d taking pi ctures an d later desc ribed t he arc co vered betwee n photos ( determi ned by a re porter as a bout 15° – close to actual figure ~17°). Distance and size of object estimated by the witnesses as about 1/ 4 mile d istance and 20-30 ft diameter, or "p arachute-sized" (a bout 24-28 ft in perfect agreement with “ 20-30 ft”) , which size/distance figures translate to a m axim um angular size 1.3° (cl ose to the photog raphically measured 1. 46°-1.6 7°). AF Colorado Project and Bruce Maccabee estimated distance ab out 1 mile and object diameter about 100 ft but m ethodolo gy is m istakenly based on excess brightness of wh at was supposed to be d ark shadow of th e bottom of the object (in fact the bottom was not in shadow but caught brig ht nearly-di rect sunli ght at sun set from bright sk y illumination at near grazing angle ~2° off of direct sunl ight) . Several ot her wit nesses repo rtedly saw the object. (Sparks; Condon Report pp. 396-407; Bru ce Maccabee; Hynek UFO Rpt pp. 244-5; etc.) 2-3 m ins 2+ 3 (1.67° ) stereo photo pai r 374. May 19 , 1950. 100 m iles E of H onshu, Japa n. 2 m ilit ary aircraft pilots saw stationary kite-like object track ed by ground radar. (Sparks; Project 1947; Mc Donal d list) 3+ ? radar BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -91- 375. May 24 , 1950. Hollom an AFB , Alamogo rdo, Ne w Mexico. During a n MX-674 Tarzon cont rollable ve rtical bomb test at White Sand s Proving Ground , Floyd Fann on and other USAF contract Land-Air, Inc., Askania theodolite crew members saw 8 unidentified objects then separately tracked and filmed 2 of the obj ects down the North American Aviation mi ssile firing range. Cinetheodolite statio n P-8 filmed one object to the NE for 6 fram es (1.0 s ec) moving uniform ly to the S fr om azimuth 3 8°26'59.2" to 38° 33'59.2" and ele vation 47°32'20" to 47°25 '50". Cinetheodolite statio n P-10, located 5.67 81 miles down ra nge to the N (to azim uth 347.0 7723°) f rom P-8 a nd 7 f t higher , film ed anot her object, hence n o triangulat ion possibl e, viewed to the E for 74 fram es (14.6 secs ) movin g uniform ly t o the N fr om azimuth 8 6° 9' 9. 2" to 85°4 7' 9.2" a nd elevat ion 25° 48' 0" to 25° 7'50 ". (Sparks) 15+ secs multi ple films by cinetheodol ites 376. May 29, 1950. Abo ut 7 mil es W of Mt. Vernon, Virgi nia (at about 38°42.5' N, 77°13 ' W). 9:20 p.m. Capt. Willis T. Sperry with ab out 10,000 flying hours, copilot Bill Gates, fli ght engi neer Robe rt Arnh olt, a st ewardess a nd 2- 3 or 8 passengers on a DC -6 airliner headed 230° (abou t SW) out of W ashington, D.C., en ro ute to Nashv ille, at 7,500 ft at 25 0 mph, saw a spindle -shape d 150 ft long meta llic object wi th inte nse blue l ight (a bout m ag. -6) o n the tail , begin ning wit h Gates wh o sighte d bl ue light f rom their DC-6 airliner on headon collision course. Sperry made evasive 45° turn to the right (to 275 ° heading), object passe d from 11 o'cl ock to 7 o'clock po sition (ab out 125° or SE) to the left at slightly higher altitude meanwhile crossing in fro nt of up per part of full m oon to the S (at 145° or 15 9° azimuth 22° or 27° elevation, dependin g on whet her EST o r EDT tim e, 97% full ) where submarine-like silhou ette clearly seen, about 5 miles away. Sperry turned left back onto original cou rse to get the object back in view, object may have stayed stationary about 30 secs at this poin t. Gates then noticed object circled aroun d to the right side, Sperry banked righ t again, while the object paced the airliner about 20-30 secs before climbing to the E at a 30° angle at "fantastic " speed and disappearing. (Sparks, Tom Tulien) 2-3 m ins 6-12 ? 2/3 – 3/4 377. June 16, 1950. E of Tucson, Ari z. (at 32° N, 11 0°35' W). 8:25 p.m. Air National Guard C-47 pilot Santin i saw a triangular objec t pass the airc raft at 700 m ph. (Sp arks; Project 1947; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 1 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -92- 378. June 17, 1950. Hassel bach, East Germany. 2:30 a.m . Central E urope Time. Tow n may or Oscar Linke a nd daughter Gabriele [Gabriella?] spo tted landed 40-50 ft frying pan-sha ped object wit h two rows of 1 ft hole s on the periphery, a 10 ft tall bl ack conical t ower on t op, about 450 ft away, walked towards it u ntil at ab out 130 ft away saw two "m en" in shiny m etallic one-piece suits stoope d over, a nd approac hed to wit hin 30 ft of the "m en," when Ga briele called out, the "m en" were alarm ed and jumped on the conical tower a nd went inside [object about 80 ft from witnesses ? ]. T h e tower retracted, a cylindrical support colu mn shifted position, object turned from green to red, a slight hum was heard, it lifted off the ground and started spinning , sound turned to a whistling as it accelerated and headed off to ward Stockhol m. Linke found a r ound dug i mpressio n in the ground seeming to match the suppo rt column of th e object. [Case frequently misdated to Jun e-July 1952 wh en first pub lished in the press after Linke esca ped to th e West.] (Sparks; Hy nek UFO Rpt pp. 2 04-6; Davis -Bloecher 19 78; Loren Gros s June-July 20 , 1952, pp . 39-41) 2+ 60 - 70 ? 379. June 21, 1950. Ham ilton AFB , Calif. 1:3 5 a.m. Cpl. Garland Pryor and S/Sgt. Ellis Lorimer saw a disc-shaped object sh ooting a blue flam e, travelin g at ove r 1,00 0 mph. Case missing. (Sparks; Randle) 2 380. June 23, 1950. Gulf of Mexico (at 26°50’ N, 86° 5’ W). 7:40 p. m. (CST). USAF 308th Recon Group, Tinker AFB, Okla., “Peli can” weat her rec on flight at 10, 000 ft hea ding about 30° (abou t NNE turn ed to 326° or abou t NW at 7 :44 p.m.) gr ound sp eed 173 kno ts (199 mph) with crew navigat or 1st Lt. Donald D. Sherr, scan ner Sgt. Elbert C. Bishop, e ngineer T ech. Sgt. John W. Horn, ra dio operator S gt. Claudi o S. Go nzales, saw at rel ative bea ring 80° [to the right to the ESE?, contra other data to the left or NW?] a huge bal l of fire descend slo wly in 1- 1/2 m ins in a wavy spiral or er ratic elon gated “S” s haped pat h from at least 50 ,000 ft t o 20,00 0 ft (or f rom 50 -70 mi les down t o 30 miles per on e witness) at estimated position 28°4 5’ N, 89°45’ W [apparently estimated by triangulating vapor trail as aircraft flew along a baseline of about 60 miles from a distance of about 270 m iles] whe re it fa ded, leaving an extrem ely bri ght glowi ng bl uish or blue- white sm oke or vapor trai l that persi sted fo r 20 m ins with out dim ming for 15 m ins then final ly fading into a so ft blur at about 8:00 p.m. B right ob ject with e xtrem ely bright t rail flying erratically. Numerous other witnesses in Alabama, Texas, Mississippi [? ], including National Airlines pilot Capt. James L. Hansen flying near Mobile, Ala., J. A. Ellis of Rosedale, Ala. (Sparks; Jan Aldrich; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 1.5 m ins > 4 + many triangulatio n BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -93- 381. June 24, 19 50. Daggett, Cal if. 8:08 p.m . (PST). Numero us obs ervers o ver Nevada and Cali f. Uni ted Airlines Capt. E. L. Remlin, First Office r David Stewart, observer Capt. Sam B. Wiper, and crew o f 2, plu s about 25 of 50 passe ngers on an airline r at 290 m ph at 1 4,000 ft sa w a brilliant bluish -center cylindrical or dirigible-shap ed object with o rang e-tint fly a parallel course with the airliner for 20 miles [3-4 mins duration] at about 20-30 miles distance at 20,000 o r 60,0000 or 80,000 f t then fade in the distance. Nav y transport p ilot sighted dark gray or gunm etal cigar-shape d object 1/8 Full Moon angular size, with faint radiant exh aust at estimated sp eed 1,000-1,500 mph, altitud e 50,000-100 ,000 ft, 3 mins, traveling N then turned W to disappearance. Lovelock, Ne v., airport 30 pilots sighted vapor trail persisting for 20 mins. Witnesses in Ely, Pioch e, and Briston Silver Mine, Nev., sighted vapor trail or sm oke i n a “3” shape t o the W for ½ hour. (J an Aldri ch; David R udiak; Weinstein; UFO Evid.) 3 mi ns (1/2 hr duratio n of contrail ) 100’s 1/8 382. 738 June 27, 19 50. Texarkana, Te xas (33.43° N, 94.05° W). 7:50 a.m . Red R iver Arsenal empl oyees Terrell an d Yates saw a bright object shaped like two dis hpans face-to-face, fly straight and level at high speed. (Spar ks; Berliner) 4-5 secs 2 383. June 27 ?, 1950. Louisv ille, Kentucky (38.24° N, 85.77° W). M ovie film of UFO t ake n by news pape r report er Al Hixenbaugh. Clandestin e investigation s initiated by AF Intelligence and AF R&D. (Sparks; Saunders/FUFOR Index) film 384. Jun e 29, 19 50. Phoe nix t o Bly the, Cali f. 5:45 -8:35 p.m. B-29 pilot. (BB NARA Microfilm Roll 9 1 pp. 482) 1 385. July 11, 19 50. Near Osceola, Ark. USN pilots of 2 planes saw a dom ed disc. (Sparks; Weinstein; B B files??) 2 386. July 13, 19 50. Fort Pec k, Mont ana. 11: 50 a.m . USAF Weather R econ flight c rew saw 4 gro ups of r ound m etalli c silver objects. (Sparks; Weinstein) 2+ ? 387. 758 July 13, 1950. Hunts ville, Alabama. 5 p.m. 2 Re dstone Arsenal em ployees including Mr. Washburn, saw a polished aluminum object, shaped like a bowtie fl y straight and lev el, then one trian gle rotated 1/4 turn in th e opposite directio n and returned to its original positio n. Object then ma de a right-angl e turn and accelerated a way. (Sparks; B erliner; Saun ders/FUFOR Inde x) 30 secs + 2 388. July 15, 19 50. Los Alamos, NM. 2:1 5 p.m. Si ghtin g from Gamm a Bld., LANL, of brig ht me tallic alum inum - colored f lying-wing -shap ed object, no fuselage, with transparent sectio n in middl e, 15° above the horizon, heading E to W over m ountain range at estim ated distance of 15 miles, size about 35 ft, speed about 300 mph, yaw ing moti on in strai ght fli ght, see n from window which blocked view of disappearance. (S parks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 91, pp . 489-492) 1 mi n 1 1/20 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -94- 389. July 31, 1950. 12-15 m ile s NW of Bernalillo, NM (35°22’ N, 106°40 ’ W). 11:54 a.m .–12:2 0 p.m. (MST ). NM Air National Guard 188t h Fighte r Sq, 1st Lt. Jam es F. Savage, in F-51 fighter aircraft at 14 ,500 ft saw a fl ash of light about 2,20 0 ft below his airc raft level about 10° belo w his horizontal, ob ejct at about 3,00 0 ft slant range gradu ally descended t o 9,8 00 ft as pil ot increased s peed to 34 0 (mph?) an d descended to 12,2 00 ft to chase bronze- to- amber c olored smoot h tear-dro p shaped obejct, slightly smaller than F-51, heading 60° gradually turn ing right to the E, for 26 mins un til it disappe ared in clouds, at abou t 34°35’ N, 105° 35’ W. (Spar ks; BB N ARA M icrofilm Roll 91, pp . 493-5) 26 m ins 1 1 390. 773 Aug. 4 , 1950. Appro x. 100 m iles SE of New Y ork City (39°35' N, 72° 24.5' W). 10 a .m. (EDT) . Mast er Nils Lewring, Chief Mate Jacob Ko elwyn, and the Third Mate, of M/V Marcala saw a 10 ft elliptical half-egg or cylindrical object, with shiny aluminum or metallic white surface sparkling in sunlight , approach from the SW heading NE at 50-100 ft altitud e, approach ing to within 1,000 ft or 1 0 mile s (depending on wit ness) at 25 to 500 mph (de pendi ng on wi tness) , flyi ng with a chur ning or rotary motion, accelerating at en d of sighting. (Sparks; CIA Office of Operatio n OO doc; Carl Feindt Water UFO Catalog; Berliner; Tony Rullan; NICAP website) 15 secs to 1.5 mins 3 391. Aug. 7, 1950. Near Sant a Fe, New Me xico ( 35.68° N , 105.94° W). 4: 50 a..m . USAF fi ghter pi lot 1st Lt. He nry W. Frazier with 93rd FI Sq saw black ob ject fitst though t to be a C-47 or C-54, at 20 ,000 ft on heading 20° outpace his 620 m ph [F-86A] fi ghter (a t 30,000 ft) an d disappear in the distance, at about 15 miles range straight and level flight, as he de scended to p ursue. (Spa rks; NAR A BB Microfilm Roll 91 , pp. 497-9; Project 1947; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 5 mi ns 1 1/10 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -95- 392. Aug. 1 4, 1950. 10 m iles N of Crom er, Engla nd (52° 56’ N, 1°19’ E ). 1: 22 p.m . (GMT). RAF Fi ghter C omma nd Control at Nea tishead rada r (52°44’ N, 1° 28’ E) tracked an unidenti fied air craft design ate d “85N” at 55° azimuth range 90 m iles, located near Cr om er at 15,000 ft traveling about 32 5 knot s (375 mph ). After 2 m ins radar tracki ng, Neatishea d GCI cont roller sc ram bled 257 S quadron Red Section leader Flight Lt. Kartley and a wingman at 1:24 p.m. i n 2 RAF M eteor jet fighte rs from R AF Hors ham St. Faith (5 2°40’ N, 1°17’ E) , airbor ne 1:27 p.m . At 1:28 p.m. Neati shead Type 13 rada r tracked t arget at 40,00 0 ft and height was ra dioed t o jets w hich le veled of f at 15,0 00 ft. At 1:35 p.m. jets reached 10 m iles N of Crom er climbing in altitud e to 25,000 and 30,000 ft where the pilots saw two vapor trails sug gesting to them widely spaced engi nes on a single airc raft to their right at great distance and hig her altitude on a heading of 280° on a parallel course to the jets. Jets got “sligh tly ahead” of the contrails while keep ing them in sight, at a radar track range of 5 miles to the target. At 1:41 p.m. Neatishead radar plotted uniden tified target and Meteors at 7 miles due N of Hunst anto n (52°56’ N, 0° 29’E) hea ding WNW. At 1:42 -1/2 p. m. pi lots saw cont rails cha nge heading t o the right and they did t he same, heading NW or N, all confirm ed by Neat ishead GCI rada r contr oller. At 1:45 p.m. rada r tracked jet s and ta rget 5 m iles S of Mablet horpe (53°20’ N, 0°15’ E), when blips faded; at this time pilots were at 38,000 [or 38,800] ft with cont rails still above them and be hind on the left at 7 o’clock pos ition, estimated visually at 30 miles distan ce when contrails turned to the right hea ding due N 360° the n disappeared. Jets made 360° right turn while still climbing to 39,500 ft but we re unabl e to see cont rails or ai rcraft. Object always remained too far to be seen. At 1:49 p.m . blips reapp eared on GCI Neatishead ra dar whi ch tracke d the jet s 10-15 miles E o f Grimsby (5 3°48’ N, 0 ° 8’ W), bu t no unidentified target, and GCI ordered jets to turn right to the S to verify target identity on scop e. Tw o USAF F-84’s from Manston (5 1°21’ N, 1°21’ E) in the are a independ ently saw the Meteor s at about 36,500 ft and also the two uniden tified contrai ls higher abo ve. [Apparentl y not re ported to the USAF, t wo hours ea rlier a t 11:27 a.m., about 150 miles to the SSW of Cromer area, Flight Lt. David Hubbard at the Royal Aircraft Establish ment, Farnboro ugh, En g., after hearing a s ubdue d humm ing noise like a “m odel” (?) diesel motor, looked around fo r the source then sigh ted a ligh t pearl gray disc almost directly overhead estim ated 50 ft diam eter at about 5,000 ft altitude (= about 1 Fu ll Moon angular size) heading on course 100° (almost du e E) at 800-1,000 mph making S- turn oscillations wh ich reflected sunligh t off different parts of the disc, seen for 30 secs.] (Sparks; Jan Aldric h; [UK JTIC/DSI F SWP Re port 7, June 1 951]) 23 m ins 5+ RV BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -96- 393. 793 [783? ] Aug. 20, 195 0. Nicosia, Cyprus (35°11' N, 33°2 3' E). 1:30 p.m. USAF MATS liaison officer Lt. William G. Ghormley, Col. William V. Brown, Lt. Col. Lloyd W. Brauer heard a n aircraft overh ead (a Turkish C- 47 at 9,50 0 ft heading SE to Beirut) and look ed for it but saw a small, round or elliptical, bright obj ect directly overhead traveling W at terrific speed and high altitu de moving somewhat erratically passing through t he glare o f the sun about 15° below zenith with no chang e in brightness [sun then at 58° elevation 231 ° azimuth to the SW ], until disappearing ab out 30°-35° ab ove the [W?] horizon, clear weather visibility 50+ miles. Brown called Brauer’s attention t o obj ect the last 2- 3 secs. (Spar ks; Jan Al drich) 15-20 secs 3 394. Aug. 21, 1950. Echterdi ngen Air Base ( 48°41’ N, 9°13’ E elev 396 m), St uttgart, W Ger. 9:54, 9:58- 9:59 a.m. USAF Cpl. George P. Scarlett, 18th Weather Sq, Det 18- 32, Echt erdinge n AB (Arm y Air Fiel d), la unched a 1 00- gram pilot balloon track ed by theodolite at 9:30 a.m., briefly noticed a small white ob ject pass across his field of view at abou t 9:54 a.m., just before the balloon burst at 9:55 a.m. He followed a broken ballo on fragment in the theodolite for 3 mins after the balloon burst, when at 9:58 a.m. he spotted a small white object a gain crossing his 2° field of view of the theo dolite, at azimuth 80° (almost due E) 25° elevation heade d S for 1 m in, appearing as a white oval 15 arcmins in size [1/2 Full Moon with naked eye but possibly 10 Full Moon s in theodolite] in creasing in size to 50 arcmins [1.5 Full Moon s or perhaps 30 Full Moons in optics] then appearing grayish-white with several small lines or shadows on its surface with ind istinct outline, when it a bruptl y change d direct ion to WSW at hi gh speed and disappeared int o the sun [at 99° azimuth 25° elevation]. (Sparks; BB Maxwell Microfilm Roll 8, pp. 161-2) ? + 1+ min 1 1.5 [in optics equiv to 30 ?] theodolite 395. Aug. 23, 1950. Phila delphia, Pen n. (at 39 °57.2’ N, 75°10.0 ’ W elev. 40 ft) 9:05 p.m. (EDT). Retired US AF Col. D. Moreau Barringer and mother-in-law Mrs. Albert Newcombe sighted a white poin t of light 15 to 45 arcsecs in diameter (?) with sharp leading edge, flickering trailing edge with short yellowish flame exhaust trail, to the NNE (?) com ing up fr om the tree- lined horized S (?) towards zenith, getting a little brig hter, passed near bright stars including Vega [at 103° azi muth 8 5° elevation] so its bright ness could be estim ated at about 0 mag., passing 2° to 3° W of zenit h, but n oiseless, wit hout alter ing course , disappeared in the trees on th e S (? ) hori zon, w here the ¾ Moon was visible [at azimu th 167° elevation 20° illuminated 85%]. Speed po ssibly 300 mph if at 6,000 ft or 1,50 0 mph i f at 25,0 00 ft [a ngular vel ocity about 4°/sec]. (Sparks; BB Max well Microfilm Roll 8 , pp. 164- 7) 30-40 secs 2 1/40 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -97- 396. 787 Aug. 2 4, 1950. About 250 m iles SW o f Berm uda (at 29° 40' N, 67° 28' W). 8: 04-8:2 4, 8:27 p.m . (AST). US AF 373rd Recon Sq (Ver y Long Rang e) B-29 from Kin dley AFB, Be rmuda , piloted by 1st Lt . Frank J. Stockton was flying at 192 kn ots (221 mph) at 10,000 ft heading 27° (about NNE) when radarman S/Sgt. William W. Shaffer turned on his APQ-13 -A radar and tracked a distinct bright unidenti fied target appearing t o travel at same spee d and heading as B-29 bu t about 1,000 ft low er and at 10° left of dead ahead 12 o’ clock position abou t 1-1/2 miles away. Shaffer alerted pilot Stock ton who alerted crew to look for visual, without success, po ssibly due to 50% cum ulus cloud c overage ; two o fficers verifie d Shaffer’s ra dar scope readings. Rada r target maintained positio n for several mins then started to fall beh ind gradually until overtake n by B -29 passing about 1/ 4 mi le to the left , then holding a trailin g position behind the B-29 fo r about 5 mins, then increased s peed passing B-29 on t he right at about 1/4 mile, drawing slightly ahead of B-29 then gradually turning away t o the right and accelerating rapidly. Pilot turned away 20° left to see if target would follow, but it didn’t, in stead continu ing its gradual right turn until it d isappeared off scope at about 400 kno ts (460 mph) at 8:24 p. m. at 30°15’ N , 67°12’ W [ab out 30 m iles to the SSW when B-29 was at about 30°3 7’ N, 66 °54’ W ]. At about 8: 27 p.m . B-29 c rew m ember saw a bl uish streak flash past t he left wing f rom heado n posit ion about 1,000 ft below , appearin g like a m eteor b ut less bri ght than lightni ng. (Spa rks; Jan Aldri ch) 20 m ins + ? 3 + 1 radar 397. Aug. 2 7, 1950. Near B rockto n, Mass. 6:30 p.m. US N radio m echanic John T. Early fr om Quonset NAS, R hode Is., who was a licen sed civilian p ilot, was flying with a passenger R ussell Des-Jardi ns at 1,300 ft when they spotted a sh iny white spherical o bject with no projection s or irregularities on its surface abou t 20 ft diameter at least 1,000 ft bel ow their aircraft flying at hig h speed, jet speed [600 m ph?], to t he E cross wi nd. N o exhaus t smoke or unusual noi se. (Sparks; Jan Al drich) 2 2 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -98- 398. 790 Aug. 3 0, 1950. S of Sa ndy P oint/Indi an He ad, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30-1:50 p.m. (ADT). 3 civilian Harmon AFB Water Transpo rtation Sect ion em ployees, John Kaeel, Fred Messerve ry an d John Smith, l ocated [in a boat] a bout 2 m iles S of Indian Head (48° 29’ N, 58 °30’ W) saw a bl ack or da rk round object th e size [s hape?] of a barrel resembling a “large balloon” l ocated about 3 miles SW of Indian Head (at 48°2 7’ N, 58°3 3’ W) abou t 1-1.5 [?] miles offs hore [appa rently about 2 miles to the W of the observ ers]. The object was hovering just above the water an d after a fe w mi ns began to sl owly ascend t o about 15-20 ft above water, then desce nded again t o just above water, in about a 40- 60-sec cycle each time which occurred 3 times. On the last cycle the object rem ained near the surface about 3-4 mins whe n it ascended vertically until disappearan ce at 1:50 p.m. [See similar sighting at 2 p. m. near Ki ppens.] Helicopter sea rch at 4: 20 p.m. negati ve. [No unident ified gro und radar returns we re reported yet false explanation of “ WX Returns” (weather returns) inserted in to BB file listings.] (Sparks; Jan Aldrich) 20 m ins 3 1/10 – 1/4 ?? 399. 790 Aug. 3 0, 1950. S of Ki ppens, Newfou ndland, C anada. 2 and 4? p.m. (ADT). William Alexander, son Bill Alexande r and nephew Au stin Al exander, fi shing i n a dory boat ab out 1-1/ 2 mi les offshor e from Kippen s, saw a bl ack or yellowish-bro wn object thought to be a submarine, the size of a do ry [about 20 ft] about 1-1/ 2 to 2 mil es away [to the S?], a bout 3 m iles offs hore about 15-2 0 ft above t he water, the shape of a large aerial gunn ery target balloon or a barrel with a p ole or periscope trailing from its center line into the water, moving at 3-5 mph to the NNE [towards s hore?]. Object disa ppeare d over t he horizon; briefly resi ghted fr om high gr ound ashore so metime later [about 4 p.m.?]. Reported to the USAF at 4:10 p.m. No smoke, ex haust, n oise or m arkings. H elicopt er search at 4:20 p.m . negat ive. [See earli er sim ilar sighting from Sandy Point/Ind ian Head.] (Spark s; Jan Aldrich) 5 mins + ? 3 1/5 to 1/ 4 400. Aug. 3 0, 1950. Hollom an AF B, Alam ogordo, Ne w Mexico. 10: 45 a.m . During a Bell Aircra ft MX-776 Shrike missile test at White Sands Proving Ground (for the later Rascal air-to-ground strategic missile) USAF M/Sgt and 8 Bel l Aircraft employ ees on base saw t wo gla ringly bright circu lar to elliptical unidentified objects maintaining relative position to each other following the B-50 launc h aircraft from above on bot h the dry run an d hot run prio r to missile release. Objects gave “strong glare at all tim es” not reflect ed sunli ght, m aneuvered at high est imat ed speeds up to 10x the B-50 or rou ghly 2,50 0 mph for sh ort distances, left no vapor trails, hove red, accelerated rapidly, made abru pt “square” t urns w ith apparent size cha nging to indicate asce nt and desce nt. (Spa rks; Jan Aldric h; McDonald files) 30 mins 9 theodolite? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -99- 401. Aug. 3 1, 1950. Hollom an AF B, Alam ogordo, Ne w Mexico. 10 a.m . – 1 p.m . (MST). After V -2 m issile launch no. 5 1 at Wh ite Sands Pr oving Ground , Project TWINKLE Askan ia theodolite crews track ed and filmed multiple objects sporadically sev eral times from several differe nt direct ions at ve ry high speeds ove r the cou rse of 3 hrs. Askania cinetheo dolite statio n P-5 filmed obj ect with major axis varying from 8.65 to 13.243 arcmins (0.1442° to 0.22072 °), minor axis 3.493 arcmins (0.05822°) , one frame per second on 60 cm focal length camera, 35 m m color film . Tape recording of audi o reporting. Fram es 593 an d 595 ( 2 secs of nearly 10 m ins ? of film of obje ct) show elevat ion an gle changin g from 53°44' to 52°38' at a rate of 0.37°/sec. Attem pted intercepti on by 4 F-86 jets fro m 93rd FI S, Kirt land AF B, for 1 hr failed t o locate ob jects, which a ppare ntly returne d after jets left. Cinetheodolite ob servers noted object with definit e shape and 3-D dept h but indist inct or not sha rp edges, n o smoke or trail, obje ct seemed t o “rock or oscillate,” lost when observ er looked away to get angle reading. (Sparks; Mc Donald fi les; Ja n Aldrich) 3 hrs intermitt ent mul t i ple 2/5 (0.22072 ° ma jor axis) cinetheodol ite 402. Sept. 1, 1950. McKorr yuk, Nuni vak Island, Aleutians , Alaska ( 60° N, 1 66° W). 7:30-7: 35 p.m . Nuni vak Island CAA Airways Obser ver Timothy J. Kenick, George Williams and others saw a strange deep red ball of fire near the horizon to the N to wards Siberia “hundred s of feet” high which sl owly fa ded out , foll owed by s udden appearance of another roun d red ball of fire above t he first skowly fa ding out repeat ed anothe r 2 tim es or so gradual ly becomi ng oval sha ped and m oving t oward S iberia, fi nally disappearing beh ind clouds. (Sparks; Jan Aldrich) 5 mi ns 2+ 403. 797 Sept. 3, 1950 . Spokane, Was h. (47.6 6° N, 117.4 4° W). 2 p.m. M ajor R. J. Gardine r saw 3 m eta llic bronze discs, 20- 30 ft long, 2-6 ft th ick, moving independ ently and erratically ; his wife and neigh bor [Fortney ?] saw 1 object. (Sparks; B erliner; Saun ders/FUFOR Inde x) 5 mi ns 3 404. Sept. 8, 1 950. Germ any. ( Sparks; M cDona ld list) 405. Sept. 13, 1950. 5 m iles SW of Effingham, Illinois (at 39° 3' N, 88°36' W). 7:30 to 7:40 p.m. (CST). C essna test pilot D. D. Fry e and passenge r at 8,000 ft saw 3 di m rosey red lights in triangle formation on collision course, flash ed landing ligh ts several times then made sharp right turn to avoid collisio n, then made climbing turn to the left to observe observe object and saw the triang ular arrangem ent of 3 re d lights. Object disa ppeared be fore ful l turn coul d be completed. Investig ated by AFOIN Techncal Capabilities Branch (TCB) Lt Col Milton D. Willis an d Maj. Aaron Jere miah Boggs. (Spark s; Project 1947 ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 2 406. Sept. 18, 1950. P oplar [ Poplar B luff ?], Montana (36.76° N, 90.41 ° W). 4 p.m. Ai r Na tional Gua rd pi lot Jam es and another fl ying F-51's, CA A tower person nel and ot her ground witn esses saw a round ob ject moving erratically at high spee d then hover. (Spar ks; Project 1947; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 4+ BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -100- 407. 807 Sept. 20, 1950. Va rious l ocations Ki t Carso n to Akr on, Colo., Ida ho, Wyom ing, Utah, Ariz ona, NM, etc. 10:43 or 10:45 or 10:49 p.m. (MST). Multiple fireball-like sightings in cen tral Colorado. Driver between Kit Carson and Cheye nne Well s, Colo., s ighted lum inous ob jects reportedly at 500 ft altitu de, below cloud cover: 2 larger 3-7 ft sa ucer or sp herical sha ped, glowi ng object s and 3 smaller, internally lit objects; th e 2 hovered for 1 min, then move d at 20 0 mph ac ross the road [in front of the driver], then the 3 sm aller objects cam e from behind or within the 2 larger obj ects and aligned themselves with the first 2. All spe d upwa rd verti cally and a way at 2, 000 m ph disappearing by d istance or by turning ligh ting off. USAF B-25 crew w ith 3416th Training Sq flying at 241° Mag at 8,000 ft aboit 10 m i S of Akr on, Col o., at 39° 55’ N, 103°05’ W, saw brilliant whit e star-like object accelerate and decelerate, emitting sparks, tra veling (N to S?) across path mi ssing aircra ft by 5 00 yards ( ?) 10-30 secs at 10:43 p.m. At least 17+ observers in 6 states. Probable meteor fireball. (Sparks; Berliner; cf. Proj ect 1947) 20-30 secs ? to 1 mi n + ? 17+ 408. 809 Sept. 21, 1950. Be t. Province town and Isle of S hoals, Mass. 9:53-9:55 a.m . (EST). MIT research associate/Air National Guard Ma j. Myro n He rbert Ligda and Joseph V. Connelly tracked on SCR-615B rad ar at Cambridge, Mass., an uniden tified obj ect heading N, during MIT Weather Ra dar Research Gro up tracking of US AF flight of 2 Otis AFB F-86 jet fighters at 30,000 ft which were heading 329° True Ground Course straight and level course at 419 mph True Ground Speed (IAS 250 mph) positioned at range 45 miles 105° azimuth initially, at 9 :50 a.m. Object detect ed at 9:53 a .m. at about 55° azi muth at about 21 miles range on a n early intersecting straig ht line course heading abo ut 358° at about 1,320 mph, at about 25,000 to 35 ,000 ft. F-86 pilots were warn ed by VHF-1 radio but c ould not see object due to poor visibility haze and uncertain UFO altitud e when ground radar showed object c rossed abo ut 3 m iles [actual ly plotte d about 1-1.5 miles ahead and blips “ nearly me rged”] in front of jets at 9:54:00 a.m. at about 70° azi mu th range 25 miles. Object speed a bout 1,50 0 mph a s it made a shar p right t urn an d 5- mile diameter lo op of about 270° ab out 15 g's [~11 .5 g’s] centripetal acceleration for ½ min, centered abou t 34 miles range at 57° azim uth, back to the W headed t owards MIT at 60° azimuth disappeari ng at about 22 m iles range. (Sparks; BB files; Jan Aldr ich; Hynek UFO Rpt pp. 139- 141; etc. ) 2+ mi ns 3 MIT rada r 409. Oct. 12, 1950. Knoxville/O ak Ridge, Tenn . (35.98° N, 83.92° W). ( Sparks; McDonald list) radar 410. Oct. 12, 19 50. Oak Ridge, Te nn. Saucer-loo king object observed over K- 25 area near NEPA Project area. Round, as big as four room house, silver in color, with a blister at the top of the saucer, a nd window s. Object rose slowly for about 100 feet , moved forwa rd, rose again a bout 100 ft and then disappeared at a high rate of s peed. (Sparks; BB files; NICAP website; Knoxville Jou rnal, Oct. 26, 1950). BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -101- 411. 819 Oct. 15, 1950. Oa k Ridge AEC sit e, Tenn. (S olway Gate near Kerr Hollow 35°59. 0’ N, 84° 13.7’ W). 3:2 5 p.m. AESS (Atomic Energy Security Service) Trooper E dward D. Rymer and John Moneymaker of Univ. of Tenn. Research Farm, saw a st range diving obje ct shaped like bullet with a smoke trail (Moneymaker saw a double pear- shape), the bullet o r pear shape turn ed into a flat 2x5-inch grayish card shap e with the smoke trail turning into a 20-ft long flat shimmering ligh t gray ribbon-like streamer with smal l black line r unning d own mi ddle, which st reamer ha d a pulsating glow on the end 15-ft section which was also partly transparent, which maneuvered at 3 mph to within 210 feet of witnesses, Ryme r approached to 50 ft (b ut object did n ot seem larger), object at 6-ft hei ght above ground maneuv ered over road at Solway Gate to O ak Ridge, j umped ove r a 9-ft c hain li nk fence wi th a ter rain- following maneuver (object turned vertical to follow the fence), then rose sharply to nego tiate a 30-ft willow tree similarly, card shape changed to p ear shape with same tail while en rou te to disapp earin g at increased speed over top of a ridge to th e SE about 1 mil e away. Rym er called attenti on of Hi ghtowe r, employ ee of Ma xon Const ruction Co., who was driving u p to Solway Gate, wh o then saw object disappe aring. AESS Ca pt. Joe Zarzecki arrive d just after disappearan ce of first object but saw 2nd and 3rd. Second similar object ap peared shortly afterward seen by all 4 witnesses for about 30 secs at 300 ft height with simil ar shape and m aneuvers disappearing o ver same ri dge to SE. Then ab out 5 mins later a third object with similar shapes and man euvers, seen for 10 secs at 500 ft height by all witnesses disappeare d over sam e ridge to SE. One object had a double pear shape. (Sparks; Berlin er; FBI files; BB AFOSI Microfilm Roll 90, pp. 636-637 ; Hynek UFO Rpt pp . 142-3) ? m in s + 30 secs + 10 secs 4 3/4 ? 412. 821 Oct. 15, 1950. Near Po pe AFB, Nort h Caroli na. 4:20 p.m. (EST). Miami Airlines DC-4 pilot Cap t George A. Woodward and cop ilot Williams Bradsley (Bardsley?) en route fr om Ra leigh, NC , to Miam i, Fl orida, sa w 4 rou nd shiny domed-disc 10 0 ft objects abou t 5 miles away, about 25 ft apart from each other in a line, which they pursued. Objects backed away while de scending slowly then took off in a “bur st of speed.” Grou nd observer Ar my Capt Harvey W. Daniel (ret.) ~47 miles away in Chap el Hill, NC, may have seen one alum inum-like object, oblate spheroid, at 4:25: 40 p.m . (EST) heading NW i n straight flight for 10-12 secs. (Sparks; BB files; Berliner; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 3 mi ns ? 3? 413. Oct. 16, 1950. Oa k Ridge (Blair Gat e), Ten n. 1:30 a nd 2:55 p.m . (at 3 6.0° N, 8 4.2° W) (Spar ks; BB Microfilm Roll 90 , pp. 638-9; NICAP) several mins 1 + 7 + radar crew BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -102- 414. 824 Oct. 23, 1950. 2 m i W o f Bonl ee, North C arolina (at 35°39’ N, 7 9°25’ W). 1 2:42 p.m . Ex-USAF pilot F rank M. Risher driving SE on Hwy 421 saw an aluminum object about 2 miles away, be low overcast clouds at 600- 800 ft altitude, shaped lik e a dirigible, size of B-36 stacked double t hickne ss, with 3-4 da rk port holes, m ove from SE to SSE, hover 35 secs and fly away to the SSE disappearing into overcast. (Sparks; BB files; Berliner) 40 secs 1 2? 415. Nov. 5, 195 0. Between Great Falls and Ray nesford, Montana. 6:00 a.m . (MST). Mr and M rs Morriset te. Disc came within 100 ft while driving. (Sparks; see BB Great Falls-Ennis July 29, 1952, case) 2 416. 829 Nov. 5, 1950. Oak Rid ge, Tenn. 1 1:55 a.m . Fairchil d Aircraft illustrator Don Patr ick saw a semi-tra nslucen t object, li ght grey with dark c ore, shape d like a pea r or bean, fly ing wi th rapid dartin g movem ents in a nd out of a cloud ove r a m ountain range, Waldron R idge, ab out 6 miles away at 305° m agnetic or NW. (S parks; BB Microfilm Roll 90 , pp. 643-5; Berliner) 5-10 mins 1 1/2 417. Nov. 7, 19 50. E o f Lakehu rst, New Je rsey ( 40.01° N, 74.31° W). 7: 15 p.m . USN pi lot Lt. j g Robert Haven flying A D-4Q at 3,50 0 ft headin g W saw a steady whit e 10-12 inch light to his right at abou t 4,000 ft 5 miles away heading SE , made a sl ight clim bing tur n to the le ft to get on the tai l of th e object but it resp onded by making a headon pass about 100-200 ft over the AD-4 Q in a slight dive at hi gh speed. Ha ven m ade a tight turn t o pursue, noted no wash or slipstream from the object t raveling at about 900 m ph, whi ch ma de 5-6 headon passes at the AD- 4Q, climb rate >2,000 ft/min, chase aban doned at 11,500 ft., as object outm aneuvered ai rcra ft. When jets arri ved object reached about 25,000 ft and disapp eared. (Sparks; Hynek UFO Rpt pp. 68-70; NARC AP) 3 1/2 - 1 418. Nov. 10, 1 950. South R uisli p, Engla nd, UK. (Spa rks; McDonald list) 419. Nov. 14-1 5, 1950. Key West, Florida (24.58 ° N, 81.8 0° W). (Sparks; McDonald list) 420. Nov. 23, 1 950. Ma xwell AF B, Ala bama (32.37 ° N, 86.36° W). Th ompson . (Sparks; McDonal d list ; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 421. Nov. 29-30, 1950. Knoxv ille & Oak Ridge , Tenn. (35.98° N, 83.92° W) . Alpha and ga mma radiat ion unexpl ainably increased in the Oak Ridge L abs Restricted Zone at 7:00 p.m. No v. 29 d uring pe riod of slow-m oving radar ta rgets tracked in the sam e Restricted Zone fr om 5 to 11 p.m . possibly due to an omalous p ropagati on. (Sp arks; BB files; McDonald list) radioactivit y 422. 845 Dec. 2, 1 950. Nany ika [Na nyuki ?], Kenya, Africa (0° 1' N, 37° 5' E). 10:50 a. m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott saw a pearly, iridescent object wit h a flattened top, spin while hoveri ng, maki ng a soun d like bees buzzing. Only data in files from East Af rican Standard newspape r. (Sparks; Berliner) 2 BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -103- 423. Dec. 6, 1 950. NE of Lim estone AFB, Mai ne. 10: 30-11: 04 a.m. (EST). National air de fe nse alert. Sea rch rada r CPS- 5 and hei ght-fi nding ra dar TPS-1 0A at ADC Lashup rada r site L-1, 128th AC&W Sq , Dow AFB, Bangor, Main e, and ADC Lashup radar site L-50 at Lime stone AFB, tracked 40 unide ntified ra dar target s like e nemy bom bers NE of Limestone on a 200° head ing at 32,0 00 ft, wh ich disappeared [near Dow AFB? in the ra dar blind zone above the site?]. White House notified at 10:32 a.m. President Truman d iscussed reports in meeting with British Prime Minister Clement Attlee. (Sparks; AF records) 424. 848 Dec. 6, 1 950. Ft. M yers, Flo rida (26. 64° N, 81.87° W). 5 p.m. Form er aircraft purc hasing age nt Harry Lam p and 4 boys, us ing 10x binocula rs saw a 75 ft object, 3-4 ft thick, bubble on top, silver with a red rim having two white and two orange jets along it and a center t hat revolved whe n the object hovered. Object flew away at very high speed. (Sparks; Berliner) 5 binocula rs 425. 849 Dec. 11 [18?], 1950. 10 mi les NW of Gulkana, Alas ka. 10:13 p .m. C rew of Nort hwest Air Lines fl ight 8 02 [and military ? ] saw 2 white flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in 2. (Sparks; Berliner) 2+ ? 426. Dec. 14, 1950. Fairbanks, Ala ska. 2:26-2:3 3 p.m. (AHST). Two F-80 jet pilo ts flying over Weeks Internati onal Airp ort, Fairbanks, at 8,000 ft at 380 mph IAS headi ng 90° [?] (Ma g) sighte d smoky contrai l or column about 50 miles aw ay near Mt McKi nley, appare ntly em itted by a cigar- shaped o r fuselage-s haped object, at estimated hei ght 2 0,000 to 30,000 ft clim bing to 55,000 to 60,00 0 ft. They turn ed to 210° Mag and climbed to pursu e but could not in tercept object clearly seen silhouet ted against t he sun [l ow on t he horizon a bout 210° True azi m uth], and ab andoned cha se near Clear, Alaska (at 64°19’ N, 1 49°10’ W). (S parks; AFOSI rpt) 7 mi ns 2 427. Dec. 18, 1950. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (36. 05° N, 84.2 0° W). Calkins. (Sparks; McDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 428. Dec. 27, 1 950. Lake hurst, Ne w Jersey (4 0.01° N, 74.31° W). Folean. (Sparks; McDonald list; Saunders/FUFOR Index) 429. 864 Jan. 8, 1951. S of Ft. Worth, Texas ( 32.75° N, 9 7.32° W). 10:45 p .m. M r. and Mrs. W. J. B oggus , plus unidenti fied drivers an d passen gers in othe r cars stop ped to watch 2 stationary groups of red a nd green lights i n triang ular form ations whi ch then m oved. (Sparks; Berl iner; Saunders/ FUFOR I ndex) 5 mi ns 4+ 430. Jan. 12, 1 951. Los Al amos, NM . 5 a.m. 1 0 Los Alam os Lba employees saw tear-drop shaped brilliant lig ht with small tail descend slowly, sky lit up for 1 sec. (Sparks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 85, p. 504; Maxwell Roll 1, p. 904) 1 sec+ 10 431. 868 Jan. 12, 1951. Fort Ben ning, Geor gia. 10 ( 11:01 ?) p.m . U.S. Arm y 2nd Lt. A. C. Hale saw a light wit h a fan- shaped wake rem ain motionless like a star then speed away. (S parks; Be rliner; Sa unders/ FUFOR In dex) 20 m ins 9 ? BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -104- 432. Jan. 14, 1 951. Jol on [S o f King Cit y or nea r Salinas ?], Calif. 1 1:40 a.m . Private pi lot Rose nburg o f Navion 4582K saw 3 rectangu lar objects with flat tops. (Sparks; Project 1947; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 1 433. Jan. 14, 1 951. B ig Bear Lake , Cal if. (34° 15' N, 116°53' W). 12:38 p .m. Priv ate pilot K. D. Hillman flyin g Navion aircraft with 3 passengers saw 40-50 f t [150? ft] cir cular object at 30,00 0 ft moving W towards L os Angeles. George AFB unable t o scramble fi ghters because of a crashe d aircraft on the runway. (Sparks; Project 1947; Sa under s/FUFOR Inde x; NICA P) 4 434. 1037 Jan 16, 1951. Artesia, New Me xico (32.8 4° N, 104.4 0° W). 11 a.m . A. V. Sweari ngen, ph otographer Raym ond Dugan, pilot Raym ond E. Stiles, and Alvin H. Hazel, members of a balloon project of General Mills Aeronautical Research Labo ratory, while observing the project's 110 ft balloon at an altitud e of 112,000 ft spotted a motionless dull white, rou nd object 5/3 larger th an the balloon, ap parent ly higher than the bal loon, which t hen flew off at high s peed cove ring 45° in 3 sec s [5+ miles/sec]. Other obse rvers included 6 pilots on t he ground and a newspaper reporter fro m Artesia. Shortly thereafter, the balloon crew , t he manager of Artesia Airport , 3 pilots and 2 ne wspaper repo rters saw 2 gray flat elliptical obj ects from the NW flying side-by-side, then circle the balloon and fly away to the NE. Note: In May 1952 AFOSI re-intervi ewed the witnesses to clarify a 1951/1952 date ambiguity. Vallee reports a still earlier sighting at 9:30 a.m. and that some witnesses to the initial 11 a.m. sighti ng reporte d 2 objects not one, whi ch scattered t hen regro uped. ( Sparks; B B Maxwell Microfilm Roll 9, pp. 743 etc.; Berliner; BB Rpt 6; cf. Hynek UFO Exp ch. 6, case DD -8; Vallee 196 6; Loren Gross 195 1 p. 4; Saunde rs/FUF OR Index; J oel Car penter) ? + 40 secs 10+ + 7+ 1/6 ? 435. Jan. 20, 1951. Si oux Cit y, Iowa. 9:20- 9:26 p.m . (CST). Capt. La wrence W. Vinthe r, copilot Jam es F. Bachme ier, passengers AF C olonel and ai de, and C AA towe r controller John M. Williams. At 9:20 the 2 CAA t ower controllers sighted ligh t in the W [NW?]. After Vinther's Mid-Contin ent Airlines DC-3 took off he was asked by the tower to look for light, then while still in a climbing 360° turn at abou t 1,000 ft they spotted object to the NNW at about 8,00 0 ft and 4 miles aw ay that looke d like a B-29 fuselage wi th wings but no engines, whic h blinke d some lights like runnin g lights. Obj ect came at the DC-3, flew across the nose within 200 ft, they had to turn their heads to follow it th en sudden ly found it in stantly appeared on the other side agai n, parall eled them for 2-3 secs, then fl ew under them and disappeared i n 2-3 secs t o the NW. (Sparks; Battelle Unknown No. 3; c f. NARCAP) 6 mins + [3 m ins?] 6 60 ? 436. Jan. 21, 1 951. Oak Ridge, Te nn. (36. 06° N, 84.20° W). 6:20 p.m . (Spa rks; Mc Donald li st; Sa unders/FUF OR Index) BB UNKs Catalog version 1.30 / Jan. 26 , 2020 / © 2020 B rad Sparks -105- 437. Jan. 22, 1 951. 50 miles SE [E SE ? ] of Hollom an AFB, New Mexico. 10 a.m. (EST [sic; PST ?] 11 ? a.m.). Pilots Capt. E rnest W. S pradley of Aerial Ph oto Lab a nd Capt. James E. C ocker of All -Weather Fly ing Div ision both AMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, a Gen eral Mills Aeronautical lab pro ject engi neer Mr. McAlee se and an airman, were flying in a C-47 headi ng E [ESE?] at about 11,000 ft [10,00 0-12,000 ft] an d tracking a Project GOPHER plastic balloon at about 50,000-70,0 00 ft [70,000- 100,000 ft] wh en they saw a br ight star-lik e object hoveri ng seemingly next t o the pea r-shaped balloo n or above and to the side. As th ey approached and flew u nder the balloon they noticed the ob ject descend to th e balloon's level and grow larger in apparent size un til about 1/4 to 1/2 the 70 ft ba lloon, when it appeare d to be round and flat like a dime, milky white or silv ery in color with a clear outline. Cock er and McAleese left the cockpit, wen t to the astrodome to observe t he object. After 3 m ins they sa w the object se parate from the bal loon and hea d W at hi gh speed, after abo ut 1 min it emitted a series of 3 bright flashes like photo flashes at 1 sec intervals and disappeared from sight. (S parks; B B Maxw ell Microfil m Roll 8 pp. 956-9; Jan Aldrich; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 3-5 m ins 4 1/20 – 1/10 438. Jan. 24, 1 951. Westo ver AFB, M ass. 10: 45 a.m . (Sparks; McDonal d list ; Saunde rs/FUFOR Index) 15+ m ins 439. Jan. 26, 1 951. Sea of Ja pan off coast of South Korea (at 36°40' N, 130° 50' E). 2:05 p. m. Ra dar trackin g of unidenti fied ta rget at 3,0 00 knot s (3,500 m ph). (S parks; Jan Aldri ch; S aunders/ FUFOR Index) radar 440. 886 Feb. 1 [ 2?], 1951 . Johnso n AFB , Japan. 5:10 p.m . [?] Pilot and rada r operator of F-82 night fi ghter saw an am ber light m ake 3-4 360° tu rns to t he right, re vers e towards t he F-82 then climb out of sight. (Sparks; Berlin er) 2 441. Feb. 15, 1 951. Sea of Japan off coast of Sout h Korea (at 38°30' N, 130° 0' E). Ea rly aft ernoon. R adar trac king of unidenti fied tar get at 12, 000-14, 000 m ph. (S parks; Jan Aldrich; BB files) radar 442. Feb. 19, 1951. Near Mt. K ilim anjaro, Kenya. 7:20 a.m. East African Airway s Lode star cre w and several passengers saw stationary silv ery elongated ob ject. (Sparks; Proj ect 1947; Saunder s/FUFOR Index) 17 m ins sever al 443. Feb. 19, 1951. Rodeo, New Mexico. USAF? C-54 pilot saw a green flare [fireball ?] pass his plane at 9,000 ft movi ng vertica lly [up ?]. [Met eor?] (S parks; BB NARA Microfilm Roll 85, p. 504; Max well Roll 1, p. 904; Project 1947; Saund ers/FUFOR Index) 1 444. 896 Feb. 21 [ 26?], 19 51. Durba n, South Africa ( 29°53' S, 31° 0' E). 4: 55 a.m. 3 men i n a truck and severa l othe r persons, non e named, saw a dark r ed, torped o-shaped object wi th darker cente r, fly st raight an d level. (Sparks; Berliner; Saunder s/FU FOR Ind ex) 1 mi n 5+ 445. 897 Feb. 26 [ 25?], 19 51. Ladd AFB, Alas ka. 7: 10 a.m. US AF Sgt. J. B. Sells saw a dull grey, metallic object, abo ut 120 ft long 10-12 ft thick, h over, puf f smoke a nd speed a way. (Sparks; Berliner) 1-1.5 mins 1 446. March 9, 1951. About 20 mi les SE of Tsus him a Island, Japan (at 34° 5' N, 129°31' E). 2:2 5 p.m . Radar tracki ng of unide ntified t arget at 3, 350 m ph. (Spar ks; Jan Al drich) radar [Document text truncated for crawler view.]