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from: FRED AUSTIN
date: 1998-02-22 18:21:00
subject: Bluebook [04/17]

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      General Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical
      engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore, pilot Dick
      Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground.  The flight crew
      saw the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark
      underside and a halo around it.  The object arrived high and
      fast, then slowed and made slow climbing circles for about two
      minutes, and finally sped away to the east.  Soon they saw
      another one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite,
      which sped across the sky.  Total time first object was seen was
      5 minutes, second was a few seconds.
      Nov. 18, 1951; Washington, D.C. 3:20 a.m.  Witnesses:  Crew of
      Capital Airlines DC-4 Fliqht 610, Andrews AFB Senior air traffic
      controller Tom Selby. One object with several lights, followed
      the DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned back.
      Nov. 24, 1951; Mankato, Minnesota. 33:53 p.m.  Witnesses:  USAF
      or ANG pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in P-51 Mustangs.
      One milky white object shaped like Northrop flying wing (broad,
      slightly swept-back wing with no fuselage or tail).  Estimated 8'
      span.  Flew straight and level for 5 seconds.
      Dec. 7, 1951; Sunbury, Ohio. 4:30 p.m.  Witness:  amateur
      astronomer Carl Loar. One silvery sphere seen through telescope.
      Two specks sighted at sides, object seemed to explode and was
      replaced by a dark cloud and many specks.  30 minutes.
      Dec. 7, 1951; Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  8:15 a.m.  Witness:  Atomic
      Energy Commission guard J.H. Collins.  One 20' square object,
      white-grey but not shiny flew above ridge to clouds and back
      again twice, taking 30-40 seconds each time.
      Feb. 11, 1952; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  3 a.m.  Witnesses:
      Capt. G.P. Arns and Maj. R.J. Gedson flying a Beech AT-ll
      trainer.  One yellow-orange comet-shaped object pulsed flame for
      1-2 seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.
      Feb. 23, 1952; over North Korea. 11:15 p.m.  Witness:
      Captain/B-29 navigator. One bluish cylinder, three times long as
      wide, with a tail and rapid pulsations, came in high and fast,
      made several turns and levelled out under B-29 which was evading
      mild antiaircraft fire.  45 second sighting.
      March 20, 1952; Centreville, Maryland.  10:42 p.m.   Witnesses:
      WWl/WW2 veteran A.D. Hutchinson and son.  One dull orange-yellow
      saucer-shaped light flew straight and level very fast for 30
      seconds.
      March 23, 1952; Yakima, Washington.  6:56 and 7    p.m.
      Witnesses:  pilot and radar operator of F-94 jet interceptor. On
      either occasion, a red fireball increased in brightness and then
      faded over 45 second span.  Stationary both times.  Note:
  Project Blue Book Status Report #7 (May 31, 1952) says target was
  also tracked by ground radar at 78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500'
  and 25,000' altitude.
  March 24, 1952; 60 miles west of Pt. Concepcion, California.
  8:45 a.m.  Witnesses:  B-29 navigator and radar operator.  One
  target tracked for 20-30 seconds at estimated 3,000 m.p.h.
  March 29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 a.m.
  Witness:  Brigham, pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin,
  shiny metallic disc flew alongside the AT-6, then made a pass at
  an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20' from the
  F-84's fuselage and flipped in the slipstream...all in 10
  seconds.
  April 4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 p.m.  Witnesses:  two
  radar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was
  tracked for one minute by radar at an estimated 2,160 m.p.h.
  April 5, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 a.m.  Witnesses:  Mr. and
  Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey
  circular object, followed by two more, flew straight and level at
  high speed.
  April 5, 1952; Miami, Florida. 9:15 p.m.  Witnesses:  L.E.
  VanDercar and 9 year old son. Four dark circular objects with
  mostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon; each was half the
  apparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 p.m.  Witness:  H.L. Russell.
  April 6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 p.
  50-75 grey-white discs changed position within formation
  continually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during 3.8
  minute sighting.
  April 12, 1952; North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
  Witnesses:  Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E.H.
  Rossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew fast,
  stopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30' angle during a 2
  minute observation.
  April 14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin.  12:35 p.m.  Witness:
  unidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light colored objects
  flew in V-formation. No further details in files.
  April 14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 p.m.  Witnesses:  U.S.
  Navy pilots Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg.             O'Neil. One inverted bowl,
  3' long and 1' high, with vertical slots, flew fast, straight and
  level, 100 yards from observers' aircraft for 45-60 seconds.
  April 15, 1952; Santa Cruz, California.  7:40 p.m.  Witness:  Mr.
  Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed
       flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting
       telescope.
       April 17, 1952; Longmeadow, Massachusetts.  8:30 p.m.  Witnesses:
       S.B. Brooks, chemical engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep
       orange object flew fast and erratic, occasionally emitting a
       shaft of light to the rear during a 40 minute sighting.
       April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 p.m.  Witnesses:  group of
       Army weather observation students, including several graduate
       engineers.  One flat-white, circular object flew with an
       irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.
       April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown. Witnesses:  two
       Army weather observation students. One flat-white circular
       object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.
       April 18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. l1:30 a.m.  Witnesses:  R.
       Poerstal and three other men. Seven to nine circular,
       orange-yellow lights in a 40^ V-formation flew overhead silently
       for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.
       April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. l0:l0 p.m.
       Witness:  reporter Chic Shave. One round, yellow-gold object
       flew south and returned during 1.5 minute sighting.
       April 18, 1952; 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129* 51' E.,
       34' 19' N.). Witness:  one radar operator.  Tracked unidentified
       target for 1 minute at 2,700 m.p.h.
       April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 4 a.m.
       Witness:  janitor C. Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a
       sharp turn and left a short, dark trail during l minute sighting.
       April 22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 99 p.m.  Witnesses:  crew of
       B-29 bomber, on ground. One elliptical object, followed by two
       and then another two, each with a white light that blinked every
       1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for 10 minutes.
       April 24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 a.m. Witnesses:  crew
       of USAF C-124 transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in
       loose "fingertip" formation twice flew parallel to airplane
       during 3-4 minute period.
       April 24, 1952; Milton, Massachusetts.  2:30 p.m.  Witnesses:
       three Cambridge Research Center electronics engineers, one named
       Buruish. Two flat, red squares flew wobbly in level flight,
       climbed, levelled out during 1.5 minute observation.
        April 24, 1952; Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 p.m.  Witness:  USAF
        light Surgeon Maj. E.L. Ellis. Many orange-amber lights,
       sometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved erratically.  Speed
       varied from motionless to very fast during 5 minute sighting.
       April 27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan.  4:15 p.m.  Witnesses:  H.A.
       Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister.  One
       silver oval rolled, descended and stopped.  Two silver cigar-
       shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the
       west.  A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed.
       Sightings lasted 45 minutes.
       April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m.  Witnesses:  M/Sgt. and
       Mrs. G.S. Porter (he was off-duty control tower operator).
       Bright red or flame-colored discs, appearing as large as fighter
       planes.  Seven sightings of one disc, one of two in formation
       during 2 hours.  All seen below 11,000' overcast.
       April 29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m.  Witness:  private
       pilot R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight,
       with a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
       April 29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas. 100 p.m.  Witness:  B-29
       bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4
       times per second for 2 seconds.
       May 1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington.  5:32 a.m.  Witnesses:  Two
       Atomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One
       silver object without wings flew straight and level for 1.5
       minutes.
       May 1, 1952; George AFB, California.  10:50 a.m.  Witnesses:
       three men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away.
       Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47's wingspan
       (95') flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in front
       and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
       May 5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m.  Witness:  Mrs.
       M.M. Judson. Six or seven translucent, cream-yellow objects.  One
       moved in an ellipse, while the others moved in and out.
       May 7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi.  12:15 p.m.  Witnesses:
       Capt. Morris, a Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman
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