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from: FRED AUSTIN
date: 1998-02-22 18:21:00
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       Oct. 17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m.  Witnesses:  Ministers
       Greenwalt and Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved
       more or less straight and level for 5 seconds.
       Oct. 17, 1952; Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 p.m. Witness:
       one military  person (no detail).  One white streamer moved at an
       estimated 3,000 m.p.h.  in an arc for 20 seconds.  No further
       details in files.
       Oct. 19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m. Witness:  one
       ex-USAF aircrewman Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one
       of which was olive-drab colored on the side, flew in a rough
       V-formation. One object flipped slowly, another object stopped,
       during the 3-4 minute sighting.
       Oct. 19. 1952; 500 miles south of Hawaii. 6:58 p.m. Witnesses:
       crew of USAF C-50 transport plane.  One round yellow light, with
       a red glowing edge, estimated at 100' in diameter, flew at
       300-400 kts.  (350-450 m.p.h.) for 20 seconds.
       Oct. 21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee.  No time given. Witnesses:
       persons at airport weather station.  Six white lights flew in a
       loose formation for 1-2 minutes, and made a shallow dive at a
       weather balloon.
       Oct. 24, 1952; Elberton, Alabama.  8:26 p.m.  Witnesses:  USAF
       Lt. Rau, Capt. Marcinko, flying a Beech T-ll trainer. One
       object, shaped like a plate, with a brilliant front and vague
       trail, flew with its concave surface forward for 5 seconds.
       Oct. 29, 1952; Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 a.m.
       Witnesses:  USAF S/Sgt. Anderson, A/2c Max Handy. One round
       object, silhouetted against a cloud, flew straight and level and
       smooth at 400 m.p.h.  for 20 seconds.
       Oct. 31, 1952; Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 p.m. Witness:  USAF
       Lt. James Allen. One orange, blimp-shaped object, 80' long and
       20' high, flew at treetop level, crossed over Allen's car (at
       which time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at 45'
       and tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.
       Nov. 3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 p.m.  Witnesses:  two
       control tower operators, including Lemaster. One long,
       elliptical, white-grey light flew very fast, paused, and then
       increased speed during a 3-4 second observation.
       Nov. 4, 1952; Vineland, New Jersey.  5:40 p.m.  Witness:
       housewife Mrs. Sprague. Two groups of 2-3 whirling discs of
       light flew toward the southeast over a period of 30 seconds.
       Nov. 12, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:23 p.m. Witness:
       security inspector.  Four red-white-green lights flew slowly over
       a prohibited area for 15 minutes.
       Nov. 13, 1952; Opheim, Montana. 2:20 a.m.  Witness:  radar
       tracking by USAF 779th AC&W station.  An unexplained track was
       followed for 1 hour, 28 minutes, at 158,000' altitude (30 miles)
       and a speed of 240 m.p.h.  Radar was FPS/3 (PPI).
       Nov. 13, 1952; Glasgow, Montana.  2:43 a.m.  Witness:  U.S.
       Weather Bureau observer Earl Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped
       objects, with lights all around them, flew in a V-formation for
       about 20 seconds.  Each object seemed to be changing position
       vertically by climbing or diving as if to hold formation.
       Formation came from the northwest, made a 90* overhead, and flew
       away to the southwest.
       Nov. 15, 1952; Wichita, Kansas.  7:02 a.m.  Witnesses:  USAF Maj.
       R.L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman, A/3c Phipps. One orange object
       (a blue streak?) varied in shape, as it made jerky upward sweeps
       with 10-15 second pauses during a 3-5 minute sighting.
       Nov. 24, 1952; Annandale, Virginia.  6:30 p.m.  Witness:  L.L'
       Brettner. One round, glowing object flew very fast, made right
       angle turns and reversed course during a 1 hour sighting.
       Nov. 27, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 12:10 p.m. Witnesses:
       pilot and crew chief of UAAF B-26 bomber. A series of black
       smoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to antiaircraft fire, was seen
       over a 20 minute period.C. 12:30 a.m. Witnesses:  radar
       Nov. 30, 1952; Washington, D.C. l
       operators at Washington National Airport. Radar trackings
       similar to those of July 26, 1952.
       Dec. 8, 1952; Ladd AFB, Alaska.  8:16 p.m.  Witnesses:  pilot lst
       Lt. D. Dickman and radar operator lst Lt. T. Davies in USAF F-94
       jet interceptor (s/n 49-2522).  One white, oval light which
       changed to red at higher altitude, flew straight and level for 2
       minutes, then climbed at phenomenal speed on an erratic flight
       path.  Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
       Dec. 9, 1952; Madison, Wisconsin.  5:45 p.m.  Witnesses:  Capt.
       Bridges and lst Lt. Johneon in USAF T-33 jet trainer. Four
       bright lights, in diamond formation, flew at 400 m.p.h.  and were
       passed by the T-33 at 450 m.p.h. during the 10 minute sighting.
       Dec. 28, 1952; Marysville, California.  Case missing from
       official files.
       Jan. 1, 1953; Craig, Montana. 8:45 p.m.  Witnesses:  Warner
       Anderson and two women. A silver, saucer-shaped object with a
       red glowing bottom, flew low over a river and then climbed fast
       in a horizontal attitude.  Ten second sighting.
       Jan. 8, 1953; Larson AFB, Washington.  7:15 a.m.  Witnesses:  men
       from the 82nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the
       squadron commander; all were on the ground.  One green, disc-
       shaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes, with a
       vertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.
       Jan. 10, 1953; Sonoma, California.  3:45 p.m.  or 4 p.m.
       Witnesses:  retired Col. Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the
       Federal Security Agency. One flat object, like a pinhead, made
       three 360* right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90* turns to the
       right and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and
       finally flew out of sight vertically after 60-75 seconds.
       Jan. 17, 1953; near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 3:55 p.m.
       Witness:  geologist/salesman J.J. Sackett. One brilliant
       green-gold object, shaped like the Goodyear blimp with its length
       twice its height, flew 400 m.p.h.  straight and level, stopped,
       then went straight up with one stop.  Sighting lasted 22 seconds.
       Jan. 28, 1953; Pt. Mugu, California.  1 p.m.  Witness:  R.W.
       Love, owner of Love Diving Co., engaged in retrieving radio-
       controlled drones.  An 18-20' white, flat disc flew straight and
       level, overhead, for 6 minutes.
       Jan. 28, 1953; Corona, California.  6:05 p.m.  Witness:  USAF
       T/Sgt. George Beyer. Five 25' green spheres flew in V-formation,
       then changed to trail formation at which time the end objects
       turned red.  Sighting lasted 12 minutes.
       Jan. 28, 1953; Albany, Georgia. No time given. Witnesses:
       radar maintenance personnel.  Radar tracked one stationary target
       for 20 minutes.  A visual sighting about the same time was
       explained.  No further information in the files.
       Feb. 3, 1953; Keflavik, Iceland.  5:25 p.m.  Witnesses:  radar
       operators.  Four unidentified targets were tracked for 24
       minutes.  No further data.
       Feb. 4, 1953; Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 p.m.  Witness:  U.S. Weather
       Bureau observer Stanley Brown, using a theodolite.  One white,
       oblong object was tracked flying straight up, leveling off and
       being joined by a second, similar, object.  The second twice flew
       away and returned to the first.  After 5 minutes, both were lost
       to sight behind clouds.
       Feb. 17, 1953; Port Austin. Michigan. 10:04 p.m. Witnesses:
       two officers and three airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and
       by radar.  Visual object appeared to larger and brighter than a
       star and changed color; it was seen to move slowly for 5 minutes
       until 10:09 p.m.  Radar picked up a target at 10:08 p.m.  moving
       in a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.
       Feb. 20, 1953; Pittsburg-Stockton, California. #1 time unknown;
       #2, 10:30 p.m.  Witnesses:  USAF B-25 bomber pilots. #1 was a
       bright yellow light seen for 8 minutes.  #2 was a bright light
       which flew on a collision course, dimmed and climbed away fast.
       Feb. 24, 1953; Sherman, Texas. 7:43 p.m.  Witnesses:  Warrant
       Officer and Mrs. Alden. Two bright red, round objects with big
       halos flew in small circles, climbed and faded during a 3-7
       second sighting.
       Feb. 27, 1953; Shreveport, Louisiana.  11:58 a.m.  Witness:  USAF
       airman/private pilot.  Five yellow discs made circular turns,
       fluttered, three of them vanished, the other two flew erratic
       square turns for a total of 4 minutes.
       March 11, 1953; Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 a.m. Witness:  Mrs.
       Nina Cook, an experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am
       flight engineer.  A large light, blinking at 10-15 times per
       minute, moved up and down along a mountain range.
       March 14, 1953; north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 p.m.
       Witnesses:  radar and visual observation by 10 crew members of
       U.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored lights,
       totalling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the
       airplane, as detected visually and by airborne radar for 5
       minutes.
       March 21, 1953; Elmira, New York. 3:05 p.m. Witness:  Ground
       Observer Corps observation post.  Six discs in a group flew high
       and fast for a few seconds.
       March 25, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses:  USAF
       Capt. and Mrs. D.E. Cox. Several lights, some of which moved
       straight, others which made 360^ turns for 1.5 hours.
       March 27, 1953; Mt. Taylor, New Mexico. 7:25 p.m. Witness:
       pilot of USAF F-86 jet fighter at 600 kts.  (700 m.p.h.).  One
       bright orange circle flew at 800 kts.  (900 m.p.h.), and executed
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