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       July 29, 1948:  Indianapolis, Indiana. 9:88 a.m. witness*:
       James Toney, Robert Huggins, both employees of a rug cleaning
       firm.  One shiny aluminum object, shaped something like an
       airplane's propeller, with 10-12 small cups protruding from
       either blade.  Estimated size 6-8' long, 1.5-2' wide.  The object
       glided across the road a few hundred feet in front of their
       vehicle and apparently went down in a wooded area.  Sighting
       lasted a few seconds.
       July 31, 1948; Indianapolis, Indiana. 8:25 a.m. Witnesses:  Mr.
       and Mrs. Vernon Swigert; he was an electrician.  Object was
       shaped like a cymbal, or domed disc; about 20' across and 6-8'
       thick, and was white without any shine.  It flew straight and
       level from horizon to horizon in about 10 seconds, shimmering in
       the sun as if spinning.
       July or August, 1948; vicinity of Marion, Virginia. Shortly
       after sunset.  Witness:  Max Abbott, flying a Bellanca Cruisair
       four-passenger private airplane.  A single bright white light
       accelerated and turned up a valley.
       Sept. 23, 1948; San Pablo, California.  12 noon.  Witnesses:
       Sylvester Bentham and retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins. Two
       objects:  one, a buff or grey rectangle with vertical lines; the
       other a translucent "amoeba" with a dark spot near the center.
       The arms of the "amoeba" undulated. Both objects travelled very
       fast.
       Oct. 15, 1948; Fusuoka, Japan. 11:05 p.m.  Witnesses:  pilot
       Halter and radar operator Hemphill of a P-61 "Black Widow" night
       fighter.  Up to six objects tracked on radar, only one seen
       visually.  Dull or dark object shaped like a dirigible with a
       flat bottom and clipped tail end. Six seen on radar separately
       Pilot attempted to close on visual object, but it dove away fast.
       Dec. 3, 1948; Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California. 8:15 p.m.
       Witness:  USAF Sgt., control tower operator.  One round, white
       light flew for 25 seconds with varying speed, bouncing motion,
       and finally a rapid erratic climb.
       Jan. 4, 1949; Hickam Field, Hawaii. 2 p.m. Witness:  USAF pilot
       Capt. Paul Storey, on ground. one flat white, elliptical object
       with a matte top circled while oscillating to the right and left,
       and then sped away.
       Jan. 27, 1949; Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
       Capt. Sames, acting chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and
       Mrs. Sames. They watched for 25 minutes while a cigar-shaped
       object as long as two Pullman cars and having seven lighted
       square windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed
       with a bouncing motion at an estimated 400 m.p.h.
       March 17, 1949; Camp Hood, Texas. 7:52 p.m. Witnesses:  guards
       of the 2nd Armored Division. While awaiting the start of a
       flare firing, they watched, for an hour, while eight large,
       green, red and white flare-like objects flew in generally
       straight lines.
       April 3, 1949; Dillon, Montana. 11:55 a.m.  Witnesses:
       construction company owner Gosta Miller and three other unnamed
       persons.  One object shaped like two plates attached
       face-to-face; matte bottom, bright aluminum top; 20' diameter,
       4-5' thickness.  It rocked or rotated in six cycles, descended,
       rocked, flew, rocked; all this was very fast.
       April 4, 1949; Merced, California. 10:20 p.m.  witness:  William
       Parrott, former Air Force pilot and major.  One generally round
       object with a curved bottom and dull coloring.  The object gave
       off a clicking sound until overhead.  Parrott's dog reacted. 35
       seconds.
       April 24, 1949; Arrey, New Mexico. l0:30 a.m.  Witnesses:
       General Mills meteorologist and balloon expert C.B. Moore and
       others on a balloon launch crew.  One white, round ellipsoid,
       about 2.5 times as long as wide.
       April 28, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 5:45 p.m.  Witnesses:  Howard
       Hann, Mr. Hubert, Tex Keahey. One bright, sausage-shaped object
       was observed for 40 minutes while it rolled and flew fast.
       May 5, 1949; Ft. Bliss, Texas. 11:40 a.m.  Witnesses:  Army
       officers Maj. Day, Maj. Olhausen, Capt. Vaughn. Two oblong white
       discs, flying at an estimated 200-250 m.p.h., made a shallow turn
       during the 30-50 second observation.
       May 6, 1949; Livermore, California. 9:35 a.m.  Witness:  C. G.
       Green. Two shiny, disc-like objects rotated around each other
       and banked.  Then one shot upwards with a grey trail and rejoined
       the other.  The sighting lasted 5 minutes.
       May 9, 1949; Tucson, Arizona. 2:30 p.m.  Witness:  M/Sgt. Troy
       Putnam. Two round, flat silvery objects, estimated to be 25' in
       diameter, flew 750-1,000 m.p.h.  in a banked but steady manner.
       May 27, 1949; South-central Oregon. 2:25 p.m.  Witness:  Joseph
       Shell, ferrying SNJ trainer for North American Aviation, from Red
       Bluff, California, to Burns, Oregon.  Five to eight oval objects,
       twice as long as wide, and 1/5 as thick.  They flew in trail
       formation, with an interval equal to 3-4 times their length,
       except that the second and third were closer together.
       July 24, 1949; Mountain Home, Idaho. 12 noon. Witness:  Henry
       Clark, manager of a flying service, flying a Piper Clipper.
       Seven delta-shaped objects, 35-55' in span, 20-30' long, 2-5'
       thick; light colored except for a 12' diameter dark circle at the
       rear of each.  They flew in a tight formation of twos with one
       behind, and made a perfect, but unbanked, turn.  During the
       10 minute sighting, they displayed decreasing smooth
       oscillations.  Clark's engine ran rough during the sighting, and
       upon landing was found to have all its spark plugs burned out.
       July 30, 1949; Mt. Hood, Oregon. 9 p.m.  Witnesses:  Northwest
       Airlines Capt. Thrush, two Portland control tower operators, and
       one flying instructor.  One object with one white light and two
       red lights, maneuvered and hovered.
       Feb 5, 1950; Teaticket, Massachusetts.  5:10 p.m.  Witnesses:
       Marvin Odom, former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, USAF Lt. Philip
       Foushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and two others.  Two thin,
       illuminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball,
       maneuvered together and then disappeared high and fast after 5
       minutes.
       Feb. 24, 1950; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:55 p.m. Witnesses:
       Municipal Airport Weather Observers Luther McDonald, Harrison
       Manson. One white, slightly elongated oval was watched for 1.5
       minutes through a theodolite while it flew straight and level.
       Feb. 25, 1950; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses:
       Twelve Atomic Energy Commission security inspectors.  One
       cylinder with tapered ends, silver and flashing, flew slow and
       hen fast, fluttered and oscillated, and changed course.
       observations by individuals varied from 3 seconds to 2 minutes.
       arch 3, 1950; Selfridge AFB, Michigan.  11:05 p.m.  Witness:
       st Lt Frank Mattson. One intense, dull yellowish light
       descended vertically, then flew straight and level very fast for
       4 minutes.
       March 20, 1950; Stuggart, Arkansas.  9:26 p.m.  Witnesses:
       Chicago & Southern Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W.
       Anderson, Jr. One 100' circular disc with 9-12 portholes along
       the lower side emitting a soft purple light, and a light at the
       top which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds, flew at not less than
       1,000 m.p.h. It was seen for 25-35 seconds.
       March 27, 1980; Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 a.m.  Witness:  USAF
       radar operator Cpl. Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes
       while it was stationary and then moved at 500 m.p.h.. Visual
       observation not detailed, only mentioned in summary.
       March 28, 1950; Santiago, Chile. 3:15 p.m.  Witness:  M/Sgt.
       Patterson, of the office of the U.S. Air Attache. One white
       object observed for 5-10 seconds through binoculars while it flew
       high and fast, crossing 30^ of sky.
       March 29, 1950; Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee. 7 a.m. Witnesses:
       real estate salesmen Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve dark
       objects shaped like 300-lb.  bombs, estimated 5 feet long.  Flew
       500 m.p.h.  and descended, making a noise like wind blowing
       through the trees.
       April 8, 1950; Kokomo, Indiana. 2 a.m.  Witness:  Earl Baker.
       One grey metallic disc, 50' in diameter, 15' thick; top-shaped
       with a "conning tower" at the top and three ports on the rim
       giving off a blue light.  It hovered for 2 minutes, then flew
       away.  Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.
       April 14, 1950; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. 2:30 p.m. Witness:
       Army M/Sgt. James. Four rectangular, amber objects, about 3' by
       4'.  changed speed and direction rapidly; the group of objects
       rose and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.
       May 7, 1950; Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 p.m.
       Witnesses:  Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and their grandson. One
       silvery white object hovered at 100' altitude, moved back and
       forth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away.  Note in case
       file:  "No investigation."
       June 27, 1950; Texarkana, Texas. 7:50 a.m.  Witnesses:  Terrell
       and Yates, employees of Red River Arsenal. One object, bright,
       shaped like two dishpans face-to-face, flew straight and level,
       fast for 4-5 seconds.
       July 13, 1950; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 p.m. Witnesses:
       two skilled Arsenal employees including Mr. Washburn. one
       object, shaped like a bowtie, and like polished aluminum.  Flew
       straight and level, then one triangle rotated 1/4 turn in the
       opposite direction and returned to its original position.  The
       object then made a right-angle turn and accelerated away after at
       least 30 seconds.
       Aug. 4, 1950; approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39' 35' N.,
       72' 24.5' W.). 10 a.m. EDT. Witnesses:  Master Nils Lewring,
       Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third Mate, of M/V Marcala. One 10'
       cylindrical object at 50-100' altitude, flying with a churning or
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