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       rotary motion, accelerated at end of 15 second sighting.
       Aug. 20, 1950; Nicosia, Cyprus. 1:30 p.m.  Witnesses:  USAF MATS
       liaison officer Lt. William Ghormley, Col. W. V. Brown, Lt.
       col. L.w. Brauer. One small, round, bright object flew fast,
       straight and level for 15-20 seconds.
       Aug. 25, 1950; approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29' 40' N., 67*
       28' W.). 8 p.m. Witness:  B-29 radarman S/Sgt. William Shaffer.
       Radar observation, plus possible blue streak 3 minutes later.
       B-29 followed unidentified target, then passed it at l/4-mile
       distance, target followed for 5 minutes, then passed B-29 and
       sped away.  Total time of tracking:  20 minutes.
       Aug. 30, 1950; Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 p.m.
       Witnesses:  three local employees, including Kaeel and Alexander,
       of the Air Force Base. A dark, barrel-shaped object with a pole
       down from it into the water, flew at 3-5 m.p.h.  and 15-20'
       altitude for 5 minutes.
       Sept.  3, 1950; Spokane, Washington.  2 p.m.  Witnesses:  Maj R.J.
       Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three objects,
       others saw one).  Metallic bronze discs, 20-30' long, 2-6' thick.
       Moved independently and erratically for 5 minutes.
       Sept. 20, 1950; Kit Carson, Colorado.  10:49 a.m.  Witness
       identified only as a "reliable source".  Two large, round,
       glowing objects and three smaller, internally lit objects.  Two
       hovered for 1 minute, moved, and three smaller ones came from
       behind or within the two larger objects, and all sped upward and
       away.
       Sept. 21, 1950; Provincetown, Massachusetts. 9:52 a.m. Witness:
       M.I.T. research associate and Air National Guard Maj. M.H. Ligda.
       Radar tracking of one object during M.I.T tracking of USAF flight
       of F-84 or F-86 jet fighters. Object speed was 22 miles/minute
       (l,200 m.p.h.), made turn of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1
       minute observation.
       Oct. 15, 1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  3:20 p.m.  Atomic Energy
       Commission Trooper Rymer, J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki. Two
       shiny silver objects shaped like bullet or bladder.  They dove
       with a smoke trail and one vanished.  The other hovered at 5-6,
       altitude, 50' away, left and returned several times somewhat
       further away.
       Oct. 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness:  Daniel.
       Listed as "unidentified" in folder index, but no supporting data
       could be found.
       Oct 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness:  Woodward.
       Same as previous observation.
       Oct. 23, 1950; Bonlee, North Carolina. 12:42 p.m. Witness:
       ex-USAF pilot Frank Risher. One aluminum object shaped like a
       dirigible or Convair C-99 cargo plane, with 3 portholes, arrived
       from southeast, hovered 3-5 seconds and flew away to the south-
       south-east at end of 40 second sighting.
       Nov. 5, 1950, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  11:55 a.m.  Witness:
       Fairchild Aircraft illustrator Don Patrick. One translucent
       object, light grey with dark core, shaped like a pear or bean.
       Flew for 5-10 minutes with rapid, darting movements.
       Dec. 2, 1950; Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 a.m.  Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott.
       One pearly, iridescent object with a flattened top, spun while
       hovering and made a sound like bees buzzing.  Only data in files
       was from East African "Standard" newspaper.
       Dec. 6, 1950; Ft. Myers, Florida. 5  p.m. Witnesses:  former
       aircraft purchasing agent Harry Lamp and four boys, using
       lO-power binoculars.  One 75' object, 3-4' thick, bubble on top,
       silver with a red rim having two white and two orange jets along
       it.  The center revolved when the object hovered; then it flew
       away very fast.
       Dec. 11, 1950; l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska. 10:13 p.m.
       Witnesses:  crew of Northwest Air Lines flight 802. Two white
       flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and split in two.
       Jan. 8, 1951; South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
       Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and
       passengers in other cars stopped to watch.  Two groups of red and
       green lights in triangular formations were stationary and then
       moved.
       Jan. 12, 1951, Ft. Benning, Georgia.  10 p.m.  Witness:  U.S.
       Army 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake
       remained motionless like a star about 20 minutes and then sped
       away.
       Jan 16, 1951; Artesia, New Mexico. Time unknown. Witnesses:
       Two members of a balloon project from the General Mills .
       Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the manger of the Artesia
       Airport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their
       110' balloon at an altitude of 112,000' when a dull white, round
       object was spotted.  It appeared larger than the balloon, but
       made no movement.  Later, the balloon crew and the others saw
       two objects from the airport; flying side-by-side, they circled
       the balloon and flew away to the northeast.  The second
       observation lasted about 40 seconds.  Note:  there is confusion
       over the date of this case, with some USAF records showing it as
       1952; however, 1951 appears to be correct.
       Feb. 1, 1951; Johnson Air Base, Japan. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses:
       pilot and radar operator of F-82 night fighter.  One amber light
       made three or four 360* turns to the right, reversed toward the
       F-82 and then climbed out of sight.
       Feb. 21, 1951; Durban, South Africa.  4:55 a.m.  Witnesses:
       three men in a truck, several other persons, none named.  A dark
       red, torpedo-shaped object with darker center, flew straight and
       level.
       Feb. 26, 1951; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 7:10 a.m.  Witness:  USAF Sgt.
       J.B. Sells. One dull grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120'
       long and 10-12' thick, hovered, puffed smoke and sped away after
       1-1.5 minutes.  Note:  may have been Feb. 25.
       Mar. 10, 1951; Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 a.m.  Witnesses:  crew of
       USAF B-29 bomber, including scanners and tail gunner.  A large
       red-yellow glow burst and became blue-white.  No further
       information in files.
       Mar. 13, 1951; McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 p.m. Witnesses:
       USAF lst Lt. B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin
       tails, 200' long and 90' wide, turned north and flew at
       incredible speed.  Two minutes.
       Mar. 15, 1951; New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m.  Witnesses:  25
       members of a flying club, including the chief aerial engineer and
       his two assistants.  One metallic cigar-shaped object with white
       exhaust which turned black when it accelerated to an estimated
       1,000 m.p.h.  and made a large loop.  Seven minutes.
      June 1, 1951; Niagara Falls, New York. 4:20 a.m. Witnesses:
      M/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, 2 enlisted men. One glowing yellow-orange,
      saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, flew straight up.
      Seen for 30-40 seconds.
      July 24, 1951; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 7:10       Witnesses:
      Hanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One
      100-200' tubular object, 5 times long as it was wide, with fins
      at one end, and colored greyish with many black spots.  Flew
      800-1,000 m.p.h.  at 1-2,000' altitude, leaving a faint swath.  20
      seconds.
      Aug. 25, 1951; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 p.m. Witnesses:
      Sandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing-
      shaped craft passed over their heads at an estimated 800-1,000'
      altitude with no sound.  Size estimated at 1.5 times wingspan of
      B-36 bomber,or 350'. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and
      6-8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of "wing".
      Speed estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30
      seconds.
      Aug. 31,     ; Matador, Texas. 12:45 p.m.  Witnesses:  Mrs. Tom
      Tilson, one or two other women, all apparently of excellent
      reputations.  One pear-shaped object with a length of a B-29
      fuselage (100'), aluminum or silver with a port or some type of
      aperture on the side.  It moved with smaller end forward,
      drifting slowly at about 150' altitude, then headed up in a
      circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.
      Sept. 6, 1951; Claremont, California.  7:20 p.m.  (not really
      clear).  Witnesses:  S/Sgt W.T. Smith, M/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six
      orange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level
      into a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.
      Sept. 14, 1951; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
      Witnesses:  T/Sgt W.B. Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green. Three objects
      tracked on radar.  Two were on a collision course, then one
      evaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the
      radar operators!  No aircraft were known to be in the area.  A
      third unidentified track then joined the first two.  More than 15
      minutes.
      Oct. 2, 1951; Columbus, Ohio. 6 p.m.  Witness:  Battelle
      Memorial Institute graduate physicist Howard Cross. One bright
      oval with a clipped tail flew straight and level, fading into the
      distance after 1 minute.
      Oct. 3, 1951; Kadena, Okinawa. 10:27 p.m.  Witnesses:  radar
      operators Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other
      Sergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip tracked at an estimated
      4,800 m.p.h.
      Oct. 9, 1951; Terre Haute, Indiana.  1:42 p.m.  Witness:  CAA
      Chief Aircraft Communicator Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal
      Airport. One round silver object flew directly overhead,
      reaching the horizon in 15 seconds.  Note:  a very similar
      incident happened 3 minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles
      NW) and was also listed as "unidentified" for several years, but
      was eventually reclassified.
      Oct. 11, 1951; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 a.m. Witnesses:
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