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from: FRED AUSTIN
date: 1998-02-22 18:21:00
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       three fast rolls.  Pilot chased object for 4 minutes.
       March 29, 1953; Spooner, Wisconsin.  3:45 p.m.  Witness:  L.C.
       Gillette. One aluminum, circular object flew high and fast,
       twice reversing its course.  Note:  Mr. Gillette saw a similar
       object in 1938.  Fifteen second sighting.
       April 8, 1953; Fukuoka, Japan. 7:55 p.m.  Witness:  lst Lt. D.J.
       Pichon, pilot of USAF F-94B jet interceptor.  One bright blue
       light descended, accelerated, flew parallel to the F-94,
       increased its speed and blinked out after 45 seconds.
       April 15, 1953; Tucson, Arizona.  5:45 p.m.  Witness:  S/Sgt.
       V.A. Locey. Three orange lights were seen for:  3 minutes, 30
       seconds, and a few seconds.
       May 1, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses:
       pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor, and
       control tower operator.  One white light evaded interception
       attempt by F-94 during 30 minute sighting.
       May 27, 1953; San Antonio, Texas.  8:30 p.m.  Witnesses:  many
       unidentified civilians, including Jacobson. Nine separate
       meandering lights were seen during 15 minute sighting.
       June 21, 1953; Naha, Okinawa. 7 p.m.  Witnesses:  Nine Japanese
       and Okinawan weather observers. One unidentified light moved
       slowly for 20 minutes.  No further data in files.
       June 22, 1953; Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada. Z:lO a.m.
       Witnesses:  pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet
       interceptor.  One red light, flying at an estimated 1,000 kts.
       (1,100 m.p.h.) eluded the chasing F-94 after 5 minutes.
       June 24, 1953; Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses:
       crew of USAF KB-29 aerial tanker plane.  Radar tracked an
       unidentified target which twice approached to within .5 miles of
       the airplane, and once to within 6 miles, during a 2 minute
       observation.
       June 24, 1953; Simiutak, Greenland.  11:30 a.m.  Witness:
       weather observer A/2c R.A. Hill.  One red triangle hovered and
       rotated for 15 seconds, then climbed for 5 minutes.
       Aug. 3, 1953; Amarillo, Texas. 12:04 p.m.  Witness:  Airport
       control tower chief C.S. Brown. One round and reflective or
       translucent object flew straight, stopped for 7 seconds, sped
       along, stopped again, was joined by a similar object and they
       flew off in different directions, after a total of 56 minutes.
       Aug. 20, 1953; near Castle AFB, California. 9:05 p.m.
       Witnesses:  crew of TB-29 bomber/trainer plane.  One greyish oval
       object made four passes at the airplane (three times at 10-20
       miles distance), then dived vertically as if two objects.
       Aug. 27, 1953; Greenville, Mississippi.  9:45 p.m.  Witnesses:
       USAF pilot, M/Sgt., others, all on the ground.  One meandering
       light was observed for 50 minutes.  No further details in file.
       Sept. 2, 1953; Sidi Slimane AFB, French Morocco. 9:14 p.m.
       Witnesses:  Lt. Col. William Moore and lst Lt. J.H. McInnis,
      Dec. 24, 1953; El Cajon, California.  8:04 a.m.  Witnesses:  U.S.
      Navy Lts. J.B. Howard and L.D. Linhard, flying F9F-2 jet
      fighters.  Ten silver, oval objects flew at more than 400 kts.
      (450 m.p.h.), straight and level, for 5 minutes.
      Dec. 28, 1953; Marysville, California.  11:55 a.m.  Witness:
      Yuba County Airport Manager Dick Brandt. One saucer, with a
      brilliant blue light, reflecting on a nearby building, hovered
      briefly during the 1.5 minute observation.
      Jan. 28, 1954; Rangeley, Maine. 110-10:15 a.m.  Witness:  Wilhelm
      Reich. Two bright lights moved into valley, and were seen
      against the mountain background, for 15 minutes.
      Feb. 26, 1954; Newburyport, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses:
      architect R.M. Pierce, marine engineer George Avery and one other
      person.  One silver disc, with a white trail, made a loud roar
      for 30-60 seconds.
       March 2, 1954; vicinity of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 10 p.m.
       Witness:  research engineer R.C. Swengel. Three objects, each
       with two lights, flew straight and level at medium speed for an
       unknown length of time.
       March 5, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 8 p.m. Witnesses:
       crews of USAF KC-97 aerial tanker planes.  One object or light
       made passes at KC-97s, the other flew straight and level.
       Sighting duration unknown.
       March 12, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 9:35 a.m. Witness:
       USAF lst Lt. Robert Johnson, flying an F-86 jet fighter. He
       chased an object at more than 530 m.p.h.  for 30 seconds, but was
       unable to catch it.  It appeared to be the size of a fighter
       plane but had neither tanks nor trails.
       April 8, 1954; Chicago, Illinois.  4:30 p.m.  Witness:  Lelah
       Stoker. One white round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended
       beneath it, skimmed over the water, landed, and an occupant in a
       green suit walked around.  It then took off very, very fast.
       Sighting lasted 30 minutes.
       April 23, 1954; Pittsfield, Maine. 9:30 a.m. Witnesses:  Mr.
       and Mrs. F.E. Robinson. One silver dollar-shaped object with a
       dome and a flashing light made a sound like a swarm of bees.  It
       hovered and tilted, flew horizontally, then rose vertically
       without tilting.  Stones underneath it moved.  Four minute
       sighting.
       April 24, 1954; Hartland, Maine.  6:10 p.m.  Witness:  D.
       Robinson. One large, silver, oblong object with a dome and a
       flashing light flew straight and level and then straight up.
       Total of 15 minutes under observation.
       April 26, 1954; Athens, Georgia.  7:35 p.m.  Witnesses:  C.
       Cartey, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hopkins and their daughter.  Fifteen to
       twenty yellow objects in a V-formation, flew from south to north
       for 10 seconds.
       May 10, 1954; Elsinore, California.  12:40 p.m.  Witness:  U.S.
       Marine Corps Squadron Leader D.R. Higgin, flying an F3D-2 jet
       fighter.  One dark gunmetal delta-shaped object, 22' long and 10'
       wide, with a fin on the top, descended at a 25-30' angle under
       the lead airplane of a formation, and over the airplane of
       Higgin. Sighting lasted a few seconds.
       May 11, 1954; Washington, D.C. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:  three
       USAF.air policemen at Washington National Airport. Two bright
       lights were seen on three occasions to fly straight and level,
       make 90* turns and fade.  Each sighting lasted about 45 seconds.
       May 22, 1954; LaPorte, Indiana.  9:15 p.m.  Witnesses:  highway
       engineer R.W. Dring, engineer Geert Tibma. One bright light made
       a shallow climb for 45 seconds.
       May 31, 1954; Concord, New Hampshire.  10:15 a.m.  Witness:  Mrs.
       L.K. Stevens. One very white, elongated object flew very, very
       fast, and then blinked out after 8-10 seconds.
       June 1, 1954; from 400 miles south to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
       9 p.m.  Witnesses:  crew of USAF B-47 jet bomber at 34,000'
       altitude.  One object with running lights flew at 24-44,000'
       altitude for 1 hour.
       June 8, 1954; Texarkana, Texas.  1 a.m.  or 2:30 a.m.  (file not
       clear).  Witness:  L.T. Prewitt, employee of Red River Arsenal.
       One golden yellow light flew over his house, making a "shhh" or
       buzzing sound for 2 minutes.  9:09 p.m.  Witness:  USAF pilot
       June 10, 1954; Estacado, Texas.  9:09 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
       Capt. Bill McDonald, in flight. One white light descended at
       45^ from great altitude, passed under his aircraft, made two
       360' turns and went out after 30 seconds.
       June 22, 1954; Miami Beach, Florida. 9 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
       Marine Corps Maj. E. Buchser and Maj. J.V. Wilkins. One meteor-
       like object descended, stopped, and became extremely bright.
       Sighting lasted 7 minutes.
       June 24, 1954; Danvers, Massachusetts.  12:45 p.m.  Witness:
       R.B. Tomer, director of commercial engineering for CBS-Hytron.
       One white, elliptical-shaped object covered 45^ of sky in 30
       seconds.
       June 25, 1954; Indian Lake, Ohio. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses:
       experienced private pilot John Mark, flying Navion lightplane;
       radar at Dayton, Ohio airport, tracked very fast target at same
       location.  One silver or aluminum round object with a flat
       bottom, raised front edge, inverted cone on top, and a diameter
       of about 60'.  Flew horizontally, hovered, made a high-G pull up
       and then a steep climb into an overcast.  Sighting lasted 3-5
       minutes.
       July 18,     ; Normandy, Missouri.  8:40 p.m.  Witness:  A.T.
       Chamblin. One greenish-white disc was seen for 30 minutes.
       July 25, 1954; Middle Sister Island, on U.S.-Canadian border in
       western Lake Erie. 7:12 p.m. Witness:  attorney L.B. Tussing.
       One black cylinder, 12 times long as wide, moved fast along the
       surface of the lake.
       July 30, 1954; Los Angeles, California. 10:15 a.m. Witness:
       Hughes Aircraft test pilots Englert and Peterson, flying a B-25
       bomber.  One metallic, pencil-shaped object flew slowly or
       hovered for an unstated length of time.
       Aug. 2, 1954; Westlake, Ohio. 5:17 p.m.  Witness:  ex-AAF B-17
       gunner (19 missions) N.E. Schroeder.  One thin, bright ellipse,
       like polished metal, hovered for 5-8 seconds, dropped down 3,000'
       in 3 seconds, hovered again and faded out after a total of 20
       seconds in view.
       Aug' 6, 1954; San Antonio, Texas.  6 p.m.  Witness:  mechanical
       engineer L.H. Hormer. One intensely white elliptical light
       changed to yellow, then orange, then pink, four or five times
       while flying straight and level for 5 minutes.
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