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¢01 July 3, 1947;
¢02 Harborside,  Maine.   2:30 p.m.  EDT.
 Witness:   astronomer  John  Cole  of
 South  Brooksville, Me. Watched 10-15
 seconds while ten very light objects,
 with  two  dark  forms to their left,
 moved  like  a  swarm  of bees to the
 northwest. A loud roar was heard.

¢01 Aug. 30, 1950;
¢02 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.

¢01 Feb. 1, 1951;
¢02 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.

¢01 Oct. 9, 1951;
¢02 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.

¢01 March 24, 1952;
¢02 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.

¢01 June 20, 1952;
¢02 Central  Korea. 3:03 p.m.  Witnesses:
 four Marine Corps Captains and pilots
 of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. One
 10-20'  white  or  silver oval object
 made  a  left-hand  orbit at terrific
 speed for 60 seconds.

¢01 June 23, 1952;
¢02 Kirksville,  Missouri.   Case missing
 from official files.

¢01 July 22, 1952;
¢02 Uvalde,  Texas.  2:46 p.m.   Witness:
 Don  Epperly,  Trans  Texas  Airlines
 station manager and weather observer.
 One  large, round, silver object flew
 at  more  than  1,000 m.p.h.  for  45
 seconds, while gyrating.

¢01 Sept. 2, 1952;
¢02 Chicago,  Illinois.  3 a.m.  Witness:
 radar    tracker    Turason   (ground
 controlled    approach)   at   Midway
 Airport.    40    targets   flew   in
 miscellaneous  directions,  up to 175
 m.p.h. Two seemed to fly in formation
 with    DC-6   airliner.   Total   of
 8 hours.

¢01 Dec. 8, 1952;
¢02 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.

¢01 Sept. 21, 1954;
¢02 Barstow,      California.      1 a.m.
 Witnesses:  two local policemen, four
 U.S. Marine Corps police, one highway
 patrolman .   One   red-orange   ball
 giving  off  sparks,  and  a  smaller
 light, made a zigzag descent and then
 hovered.  Total of 20 minutes.

¢01 Sept. 21, 1954;
¢02 Santa    Maria,    Azores    Islands.
 9:45 p.m.   Witness:  airport  guard.
 One   10'x5'   light  metallic  blue,
 pecan-shaped   object  with  a  clear
 glass  or plastic nose having a door,
 and  with  poles  or  aerials  on the
 nose. Humming or whining, it hovered,
 landed vertically, 50' away.  A blond
 man, 5' 10" tall appeared, spoke in a
 strange language, patted the guard on
 the  shoulder,  got  in  the  object,
 hooked   up  his  harness,  pushed  a
 button,  took  off  with the object's
 nose  pointed  up,  then levelled off
 and   climbed   vertically.  Sighting
 lasted 2-3 minutes.

¢01 Sept. 22, 1954;
¢02 Marshfield,      Missouri.     9 a.m.
 Witnesses:    private    pilot   J.N.
 Williams,    E.J.    Ash.   A   thin,
 translucent      tan     asymmetrical
 boomerang-shaped   object   revolved,
 then  tumbled down behind some trees.
 Marks   were   found   in  the  dirt.
 Sighting lasted 15 minutes.

¢01 Oct. 5, 1960;
¢02 Mt. Kisko,    New   York.  7:37  p.m.
 Witness:  E.G. Crossland. One bright,
 star-like  light moved across 120^ of
 sky in 20 seconds.

¢01 Nov. 27, 1960;
¢02 Chula  Vista,  California.  7:30 p.m.
 Witnesses:  Mr.  and  Mrs. L.M. Hart.
 One  orange-red  point  of light made
 huge  circles  and stopped during the
 20-30 minute sighting.

¢01 Spring, 1961;
¢02 Kemah,   Texas.   Case  missing  from
 official files.

¢01 July 1, 1963;
¢02 Glen    Ellyn,    Illinois.    8 p.m.
 Witness:   R.B.  Stiles,  ll, using a
 theodolite.  One light, the size of a
 match  head  at arm's length, flashed
 and  moved  around  the  sky  for 1.5
 hours.

¢01 March 22, 1966;
¢02 Houston,  Texas.  1:30 a.m.  Witness:
 S.J. Musachia. White flashing lights,
 and  the  air  full of smoke.  Lit up
 witness'  apartment.  Sound of "yen "
 heard   up   close  during  4  minute
 sighting.

¢01 Dec. 25, 1966;
¢02 Monroe,  Oregon.  33 a.m.  Witnesses:
 civilians   and   military   persons.
 Three  round  objects,  as  large  as
 cars,  gave  off  vapor,  then became
 three  bright  reddish-orange lights.
 Blast   at  beginning  of  90  minute
 sighting pushed one witness against a
 car.

¢01 June 24, 1967;
¢02 Austin,  Texas.  3:12  a.m.  Witness:
 artist   Ray   Stanford.  One  solid,
 blue-white,  elliptical  object  flew
 from   northwest   to  northeast  and
 stopped,  seemingly  in  response  to
 flashlight  signal,  for 1.5 minutes.
 The  object  then proceeded along its
 original   path  at  high  speed  and
 disappeared  behind  clouds. Sighting
 lasted 9 minutes.

¢01 June 29' 1967;
¢02 Scotch  Plains, New Jersey. 1:30 a.m.
 Witness:  truck  driver  Damon Brown.
 One  oyster-shaped object--2OO' wide,
 and  25-30'  thick--with  a  huge red
 light  at  each  end  and  one on the
 bottom,  and  a  row  of  blue lights
 along   the   bottom.   Circled   m.n
 aircraft,    hovering   then   moving
 rapidly,   and   then   followed  the
 witness'  car  for about 500', veered
 south    and    departed   at   great
 speed after 8-10 minutes.

¢01 July 10, 1967;
¢02 Lizelia,    Mississippi.    5:50 p.m.
 Witness:  golf  pro Harold Washington
 (Capt, USMC, ret.). One object with a
 dome,  the top colored gunmetal blue,
 the  bottom  the  color  of old lead.
 Moved   east,   crossed  the  highway
 tilted  upward,  moved  to the right,
 accelerated  and disappeared into the
 clouds   after  3-5  seconds.  Object
 made a swishing sound.

¢01 Oct. 18, 1967;
¢02 Lake Charles,     Louisiana.   9 p.m.
 Witness:   John Herbert.  One bright,
 fiery  ball  flashed four times while
 moving  east,  just  above  the  tree
 tops.  Sighting lasted 1 minute.

¢01 Feb. 9, 1968;
¢02 Groveton,    Missouri.    4:20   a.m.
 Witness:  Mr. R.W. Bland. One object,
 100'  in diameter, with concave sides
 having  "portholes"  in the center of
 each  gave  off  yellow-green  light.
 Hovered  25' above ground, then moved
 rapidly  toward  the  southwest. Gave
 off pulsating sound, like a length of
 wire  whirled at high speed above the
 head.  Sighting lasted 1-5 minutes.

¢01 Sept. 15, 1968;
¢02 near   Ocala,   Florida.   9:30  p.m.
 Witness:  missionary  pilot Jay Cole,
 flying   a  Beech  C-45  twin-engined
 utility  plane.  One  light performed
 aerobatics  for  15  minutes and then
 vanished.  A  second  light appeared,
 heading  toward  them  on a collision
 course,   made   a   90*   turn   and
 disappeared.       Later,      ground
 radar   told   them    a  target  was
 following  them.  Sightings lasted 15
 minutes.

¢01 Nov. 23, 1968;
¢02 Newton, Georgia.  8:05 p.m.  Witness:
 Mr.  Jones,  accountant.   One oblong
 light,  120-150'  wide.  Hovering 75'
 above  the  ground, it emitted a beam
 that   lit  the  ground.  Radio  gave
 off  static, then car engine stopped.
 Light  flew  away  vertically and car
 engine   restarted  itself.  Sighting
 lasted 3-4 minutes.