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from: FRED AUSTIN
date: 1998-02-22 18:21:00
subject: Bluebook [07/17]

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       July 26, 1952; Washington, D.C. 8 p.m. until after midnight.
       Witnesses:  radar operators at several airports, airline pilots.
       Many unidentified blips tracked by radar all over Washington
       area, at varying speeds.  Pilots spotted unidentified lights.
       July 26, 1952; Kansas City, Missouri. 12:15 a.m. Witnesses:
       USAF Capt. H. A. Stone, men in control towers at Fairfax Field
       and Municipal Airport. One greenish light with red-orange
       flashes was seen for 1 hour as it descended in the northwest from
       40* elevation to 10* elevation.
       July 26, 1952; Andrews AFB, Maryland. This was a continuation of
       the extensive sightings and radar tracking reports reported
       throughout the Washington, D.C. area, all night long.
       July 26, 1952; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 12:05 a.m. Witness:
       Airman lst Class J.M. Donaldson. Eight to ten orange balls in a
       triangular or V-formation flew very fast for 3-4 seconds.
       July 26, 1952; Williams, California.  Case missing from official
       files.
       July 27, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 10:05 a.m. Witnesses:
       three B-29 bomber crewmen on ground.  Many round, white objects
       flew straight and level, very fast.  Two at 10:05, one at 10:10,
       one at 10:15, one at 10:20.  Each was seen for about 30 seconds.
       July 27, 1952; Wichita Falls, Texas. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses:  Mr.
       and Mrs. Adrian Ellis. Two disc-shaped objects, illuminated by a
       phosphorus light, flew at an estimated l,000 m.p.h.  for 15
       seconds.
       July 28, 1952; Heidelberg, West Germany. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
       Sgt. B.C. Grassmoen, WAC Pfc. A.P. Turner. One saucer-shaped
       object having an appearance of light metal and giving off shafts
       of white light, flew slow, made a 90^ turn and climbed away fast
       after 4-5 minutes.
       July 28, 1952; McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 6 a.m. Witness:  Ground
       Control Approach radar operator M/Sgt. W.F. Dees, and persons in
       the base control tower.  Radar tracked a large cluster of very
       distinct blips.  Visual observation was of oblong objects having
       neither wings nor tail, which made a very fast turn and at one
       time were in echelon formation.  Entire episode lasted 55
       minutes.
       July 28, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 2:15 a.m. Witnesses:
       T/Sgt. Walstead, S/Sgt. Calkins of the 635th AC&W Squadron. One
       dull, glowing, blue-green ball,.the size of a dime at arms'
       length, flew very fast, straight and level.
       July 29, 1952; Osceola, Wisconsin.  1:30 a.m.  Witnesses:  radar
       operators on ground, pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight. Several
       clusters of up to 10 small radar targets and one large target.
       Small targets moved from southwest to east at 50-60 kts.  (60-70
       m.p.h.), following each other.  The large one moved at 600 kts.
       (700 m.p.h.).  One hour total time.  Pilot confirmed one target.
       July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 p.m. Witness:  USAF
       Capt D.G. Moore, of military air traffic control system.  One
       undescribed object flew at an estimated 2,600 m.p.h., below
       5,000' altitude, toward the air base for about 2 minutes.
       July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:50 p.m. Witnesses:  Mr.
       Moore, Gilfillan electronics representative W. Yhope. One radar
       target tracked moving away, stopped for 2 minutes, again moved
       very, very fast.  Four minutes.
       July 29, 1952; Merced, California.  3:44 or 4:35 p.m.  Witnesses:
       Herbert Mitchell and one employee.  One dark, discus-shaped
       object, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths behind, tipped on
       its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the 2
       minute sighting.
       July 29, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 12:35 p.m.  Witnesses:  USAF
       shop employees Douglas and Hess at Municipal Airport. One bright
       white circular object with a flat bottom flew very fast, and then
       hovered 10-15 seconds over the Cessna Aircraft Co. plant, during
       the 5 minute sighting.
       July 29, 1952; Ennis, Montana. 12:30 p.m.  Witnesses:  USAF
       persons, alerted that UFOs were coming from the direction of
       Seattle, Wash. Two to five flat disc-shaped objects:  one
       hovered 3-4 minutes, while the others circled it.  Sighting
       length of 30 minutes not explained further.
       July 30, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:02 p.m. Witness:
       USAF lst Lt. George Funk. One orange light remained stationary
       for 10 minutes.  No further details in files.
       July 30, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10 a.m. Witnesses:  E.E. Nye
       and one other person.  One round, white object flew slow and then
       sped away after 20-30 minutes.
       Aug. 1, 1952; Lancaster, California.  1:14 a.m.  Witnesses:
       sheriff's deputies and other persons, one named Mallette. Two
       brilliant red lights hovered and maneuvered for 5 minutes.
       Aug. 2, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 3 a.m. Witnesses:  USAF
       lst Lt. W.A. Theil, one enlisted man.  One red ball with a blue
       flame tail flew straight and level for 3-4 seconds.
       Aug. 4, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. 2:20 a.m.  Witness:  USAF
       A/3c W.F. Vain. One yellow ball which lengthened and narrowed to
       plate shape, flew straight and level for 5 minutes.
       Aug. 4, 1952; Mt. Vernon, New York. 11:37 a.m. Witnesses:  one
       woman, two children.  One object, shaped like a lifesaver or
       donut, emitted black smoke from its top and made a 15' arc in 1.5
       minutes.  Observed for 2 hours.
       Aug 5. 1952; Haneda AFB, Japan. 11:30 p.m.  Witnesses:  USAF
       F-94 jet interceptor pilots lst Lt. W.R. Holder and lst Lt. A.M.
       Jones, and Haneda control tower operators.  Airborne radar
       tracked a target for 90 seconds.  Control tower operators watched
       50-60 minutes while a dark shape with a light flew as fast as 330
       kts.  (380 m.p.h.), hovered, flew curves and performed a variety
       of maneuvers.
       Aug. 6, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. This is a continuation of the Haneda
       AFB sightings.
       Aug. 6, 1952; Port Austin, Michigan.  Case missing from official
       files.
       Aug. 7. 1952; San Antonio, Texas.  9:08 a.m.  Witness:  Mrs.
       Susan Pfuhl. Four glowing white discs:  one made a 180* turn,
       one flew straight and level, one veered off, and one circled
       during the 70 minute sighting.
       Aug. 9, 1952; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 10:50 a.m. Witness:
       USAF A/3c J.P. Raley. One disc-shaped object flew very fast and
       then hovered for 2 seconds during a 5-6 minute sighting.
       Aug. 13, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. 9:45 p.m.  Witness:  USAF Marine
       Corps pilot Maj. D. McGough. One orange light flew a left orbit
       at 8,000' and 230 m.p.h., spiralled down to no more than 1,500',
       remained stationary for 2-3 minutes and went out.  An attempted
       interception was unsuccessful.
       Aug. 18, 1952; Fairfield, California.  12:50 a.m.  Witnesses:
       three policemen.  One object changed color like a diamond, and
       changed directions during the 30 minute sighting.
       Aug. 19, 1952; Red Bluff, California.  2:38 p.m.  Witness:
       Ground Observer Corps observer Albert Lathrop. Two objects,
       shaped like fat bullets, flew straight and level, very fast for
       25 seconds.
       Aug. 20, 1952; Neffesville, Pennsylvania. 3:10 a.m. Witnesses:
       Bill Ford and two others. An undescribed object flew at 500'
       altitude for several minutes.  No further data in files.
       Aug. 21, 1952; Dallas, Texas. 11:54 p.m.  Witness:  Jack Rossen,
       ex-artillery observer.  Three blue-white lights hovered then
       descended; 1.5 minutes later, one of them descended more.
       Aug. 23, 1952; Akron, Ohio. 4:10 a.m.  Witnesses:  USAF 2nd Lt.
       H.K. Funseth, a ground radar observer, and two U.S. Navy men.
       One pulsing amber light was seen to fly straight and level for 7
       minutes.
       Aug. 24, 1952; Hermanas, Mexico. 10:15 a.m.  Witness:  Georgia
       Air National Guard F-84G jet fighter pilot Col. G.W. Johnson.
       Two 6' silver balls in abreast formation, one turned grey
       rapidly, the other slowly.  One changed to long grey shape during
       a turn.  Sighting lasted about 10 minutes.
       Aug. 24, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 5:40 p.m.  Witnesses:  Mr. and
       Mrs. George White. One large round, metallic, white light with a
       vague lower surface, flew slowly, then fast With a dancing,
       wavering motion, for about 1 minute.
       Aug. 24, 1952; Levelland, Texas. 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
       Witnesses:  Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp. One object, shaped like a
       spinning top, changing color from red to yellow to blue, and with
       a fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes, whistling, then flew away.
       It, or another like it, returned an hour later.
       Aug. 25, 1952; Pittsburg, Kansas. 5:35 a.m.  Witness:  radio
       station musician William Squyres. One dull aluminum object,
       shaped like two meat platters, face to face, estimated at 75'
       long, 45' wide, and 15' thick.  Through a window in the front
       section shone a blue light; the head and shoulders of a man could
       be seen.  The mid section had numerous windows through which
       could be seen some kind of regular movement.  A series of small
       propellers were spaced close together along the outer edge of the
       object, revolving at high speed.  The object was hovering about
       10' above the ground, 100 yards off the road, with a slight
       rocking motion.  It then ascended vertically with a sound like a
       large covey of quail starting to fly at the same time.
       Vegetation showed signs of having been disturbed under the
       object.
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