SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE UFO COVERUP: CHRONOLOGY
FILE: UFO2632
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE UFO COVERUP: CHRONOLOGY
(based on FOIA Papers and personal testimony) Version 2.09
COPYRIGHT SEPTEMBER 8, 1988 by PEA RESEARCH
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(UFOHIST1.TXT Part one)
Apr. 17, 1897..Aurora, TX: An airship supposedly crashed into Judge
Proctor's (nonexistent) windmill and disgorged the mangled body of a
little man believed, for unspecified reasons, to hail from the planet
Mars. This (supposedly) turned out to be a publicity stunt for the
town, whose population and economy were on the decline.
1922...........County Donegal, Ireland: Irish Republic Army man,
Lawrence Bradley, wrote to the editor of "Watford and West-Hersts
Post" magazine (4/30/64) that while he was fighting a scattered rear-
guard, mostly in the mountains of Donegal, he came upon a cave with
vegetation at the entrance that had been scorched. The only occupants
in the cave were the sick and the wounded that had been unable to
walk. The six able-bodied soldiers that were looking after them said
they had been awakened early pre-dawn by a whirring noise outside of
the cave and had fired their rifles in the direction of the noise,
thinking that it was an armored car. Suddenly the object retaliated by
firing jets of flame at the cave entrance. After near suffocation, the
soldiers ran out to see the flame throwing UFO ascending into the sky.
Clearly visible, it was circular in shape and glowing and of a shiny
metal.
Feb. 26, 1942..SECRET MEMO to the President from Chief of Staff, C.G.
Marshall stating: UFOs appeared over Los Angeles, CA, yesterday
morning. The 37th Brigade (AA) expended 1430 rounds of ammunition
against them. No bombs dropped, no casualties among our troops, no
planes (UFOs) shot down, no AA or Navy planes were in action. (AA
Document, OCS 21347-86.)
1944...........During WW II, E.L. (initials), serving as Carpenter
Mate, 1st Class, Hqt. Co. 112th Construction Battalion, came across a
landed saucer near a wooded ridge, near the beach of Kaneohe, Oahu,
Hawaii. Description: 50 ft. diam.; metallic; looked like an igloo;
topped with a clear glass dome about a foot high with a gold colored
weather vane-like device spinning inside.
Sep. 4, 1946...TOP SECRET MEMO, to NO?- Mr. Morgan, from CON- Mr. Lyon
stating: 800 reports (of UFOs) have been reported with new ones coming
in daily from Sweden. Full details of these reports have been
forwarded to Wash., D.C. by our Military and Naval Attaches.
Jan. 1947...... W.H. (initials) of Yucca Valley, Calif., while still
serving in the U.S. Navy, was on leave with C.C.(initials) who was
just out of the U.S. army. While they were looking for desert property
to buy they came upon the Papagos Indian Reservation, north of the
rugged Superstition Mtns. west of Globe, Arizona. While traveling on a
dirt trail, they came upon a group of military personnel guarding a
crashed saucer half buried in the sand. Description: Disc shaped with
a domed top; about 30 ft. diam.; two rings on its outer edge which
seemed to have windows between them. There was no evidence of an
encampment or heavy equipment.
June 24, 1947..A civilian pilot, Kenneth Arnold, reports seeing 9
flying saucers flying in formation at an altitude of 9200 feet and at
almost 1700 mph. He estimated them to be 20 to 25 miles away from him
and between 45 to 50 feet long.
Jul. 2, 1947...Magdalene, N.M.: Mr. Barnett sighted a shiny object out
in the desert and, upon investigation, came upon a crashed disc-shaped
object, 9 meters (30 ft.) across. Later a military truck arrived to
supervise the investigation of the crash site. Barnett saw dead bodies
strewn about the crash site. They weren't wearing military uniforms,
and in fact didn't even look human. Seen from a distance, the bodies
had on silvery suits and appeared to be about 3 ft. tall.
July 7, 1947...SECRET operation to recover a crashed saucer in New
Mexico 75 miles northwest of Roswell Army Air Base (RAAF).
(see 7/2/47;7/8/47)
July 8, 1947...FBI, Dallas, sends teletype to director of FBI stating
that a flying saucer crashed this date and was recovered near Roswell,
N. M. RECOVERY B1-G,19. July 8, 1947...The Roswell Army Air Force
captured a downed flying saucer near Roswell, N.M. according to Maj.
Marcel as reported by the Roswell Daily Record. Maj. J. A. Marcel was
intelligence officer at RAAF at the time.
July 8, 1947...URGENT FBI MEMO from Gen. Roger Ramey concerning
"flying disc information": "Maj. Curtan, HQ 8th AF, telephonically
advised this office that an object purporting to be a flying disc was
recovered near Roswell, N.M., this date...Information provided this
office because of national interest in case and fact that (certain
media sources) attempting to break the story of location of disc
today...(the recovered disc was) being transported to Wright Field by
special plane for examination...Maj. Curtan advised would request
Wright Field to advise (FBI) results of examination." (see
7/2/47;7/7/47)
Jul. 10, 1947..FBI MEMO: Gen. George F. Schulgen organizes top
scientists to determine if the flying discs are indeed fact and
whether or not they are a foreign body mechanically devised and
controlled. He desired the assistance of the FBI in locating and
questioning the individuals who firstsighted the discs. Col. L. R.
Forney of MID indicated that it has been established that the flying
discs are not the result of any Army or Navy experiments and should be
of interest to the FBI.
July 12, 1947..In a declassified statement, Kenneth Arnold points out
why the unidentified discs he saw couldn't have been mirages: "I
observed these objects not only through the glass of my airplane but
turned my airplane sideways where I could open my window and observe
them with a completely unobstructed view (without sunglasses)." Jul.
15, 1947..MEMO to Mr. Ladd with a handwritten note from J. Edgar
Hoover, Director of the FBI stating, "...before agreeing (to the
investigation of crashed saucers)...we must insist upon full access to
discs recovered. For instance in the Soc. (Socorro, N.M.) case the
Army grabbed it and would not let us have it for cursory examination.
July, 1947.....Conclusion to an FBI/ARMY INTELLIGENCE REPORT: Based on
a detailed study of the Kenneth Arnold case (6/24/47) and 15 other UFO
encounters during the first month of the "flying saucer" mystery the
conclusion is "this flying saucer situation is not all imaginary or
seeing too much in some natural phenomenon. Something is really flying
around." (This report was declassified FOIA, 1976. see
6/24/47;9/23/47) Mid July, 1947. In a paper by U.S. Navy Physicist,
Dr. Bruce Maccabee, he stated: "...the Air Force knew by the middle of
July, 1947 that saucers were real Flying Saucers are REAL! and not
manmade...the technology represented by the (recovered) disc...was so
far beyond our own that it could not be understood
immediately...Therefore it would be necessary to treat the disc as a
military secret. This would mean containing all information about it
within some small group." [Date of this Navy paper not mentioned.]
(see 1/31/49)
Nov. 30, 1947..In a TOP SECRET DOCUMENT, Dr. Bronk's scientific team
classifies extraterrestrials as EBE's (Extra Biological Entities).
Sept. 19,1947..The recovered crashed saucer in New Mexico is
determined to be a short range reconnaissance craft (from a mother
ship).
Sept. 23,1947..SECRET BRIEFING DOCUMENT to Brig. General George
Schulgen,AC/AS-2, from Lt. Gen. Nathan F. Twining (MJ-4), Commanding
Officer, AMC, stating: Flying Saucers are REAL! Concerning "Flying
Discs" the phenomenon reported is something real, not fictitious.
These objects approximate the shape of a disc and appear to be as
large as man-made aircraft. They have operating characteristics such
as extreme rate of climb and maneuverability. Under a Security Code
Name copies of this information will be sent to Army, Navy, AEC, JRDB,
SAG, NACA, RAND and NEPA Projects. (AAF Record, U-39552. see
7/47;9/15/50;8/54) Sept. 24,1947..A covert operation, MAJESTIC-12, is
established and classified TOP SECRET by President H. Truman. It
consists of 12 persons selected to control all branches of government,
both military and non-military. This ultimately led to silencing of
UFO witnesses, confiscating of UFO photos, harassing and debunking of
witnesses (ref. "Black Budget"; JMP letter see 2/15/87;9/4/87)
Dec. 30, 1947..Project SIGN formed to obtain information about saucer
performance characteristics and their purpose on earth. B1-G,23
1948...........Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt stated: "With the Soviets
practically eliminated as a UFO source the idea of interplanetary
spaceships was becoming more popular." [Exact date of statement not
mentioned.]
Jan. 7, 1948...Maysville, KN: The local Highway Patrol are notified
that an UFO has been sighted high up in the sky and they notify Godman
AFB of the sighting...At 1:45 pm T. Sgt. Quinton Blackwell visually
scanned the skies south of Godman AFB and picked out a dim light in
the hazy sky. By the time base commander Col. Guy Hix arrived at 2:20
pm the UFO looked like "an ice cream cone" through binoculars. About
20 minutes later 4 National Guard aircraft flew into the vicinity with
Capt. Thomas Mantell in one of the F-51s.
Jan. 7, 1948...(TS REPORT 100-203-79,p.12,sec. k.) Capt. Thomas
Mantell, a Nat. Guard pilot, was killed trying to chase an UFO up to
30,000 ft. His last message to the tower was, "it appears to be
metallic object....of tremendous size....directly ahead and slightly
above....I am trying to close for a better look." (The F-51 exploded
in mid-air and disintegrated before it struck the ground. State Police
estimated the saucer to be 250 ft. diam.)
Feb. 13, 1948..Crash/Recovery at Aztec, N.M. Dr. Gee (actually
GeBauer) claimed to have been with the recovery team when 16 little
human-like beings were found dead aboard a crashed saucer in N.M.
According to Jerome Clark, Gebauer and Silas Newcomb were later
arrested for trying to sell "worthless" UFO hardware. (No release date
from prison?)
Mar. 25, 1948..The Army OSI and the IPU put on Red Alert and the ADC
activated the local military units when a UFO crashed in the vicinity
of Aztec, N.M. When the saucer got into range of a Special High-
Powered radar at the Four Corners Range (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico,
Colorado) it began to flutter and wobble from side-to-side and took a
trajectory towards the ground. It seems that the beam from this
special radar had an ill-effect on the control system of the saucer.
The 100 ft. saucer crash-landed on Mr. H.D.'s (initials) property.
H.D. and family were sworn to secrecy. (see 3/22/50)
1948...........Capt. "Posty" Postlethwaite of G-2 Air, cleared for Top
Secret, received a TOP SECRET incoming TWX from 3rd Army Headquarters,
Atlanta, directed to the Commanding General, White Sands Proving
grounds. Message: Crash of a 100 ft. diam. saucer, 30 ft. ht.; one
portal window blown; 5 Aliens suffocated; each Alien approx. 4 ft. in
ht., oversized heads; hull of craft paper-thin but impenetrable by
conventional tools. Private property purchased to facilitate movement
of recovered disc. (see 3/25/48)
Apr. 5, 1948...(TS REPORT 100-203-79, p.12,Sec. L.) 3 trained balloon
observers from the Geophysics Lab., N.J., sighted UFO travelling very
fast and it appeared to execute violent maneuvers at high speed.
Apr. 30, 1948..(TS REPORT 100-203-79, p.12,Sec. M.) Lt. Comdr. Marcus
L. Lowe while on a flight observed a yellow or light colored sphere 25
to 40 ft. diam. moving at a speed of approx. 100 mph against wind.
June 15, 1948..(TS REPORT 100-203-79,p.12,Sec.P-2) Mr. Booneville
observed a reddish glow with a jet exhaust in the vicinity of Miles
City, Montana. Made no sound, travelled at twice the speed of
conventional aircraft.
July 1, 1948...(TS REPORT 100-203-79, p.12,Sec. N.) Maj. Hammer, Rapid
City Air Base, reported seeing 12 discs over the base. These disks
were oval-shapedand about 100 ft. diam., speed in excess of 500 mph.
Made 30 and 40 degree climbing turn, accelerating very rapidly out of
sight.
July 17, 1948..(TS REPORT 100-203-79, p.12,Sec. O) Kirtland AFB
reported 7 UFOs flying a "J" formation in the vicinity of San Acacia,
N.M., at altitude of 20,000 ft. Formation varied from "J" to "L" to
"O" after passing zenith. Est. speed 1500 mph.
July 20, 1948..(TS REPORT 100-203-79,p.12,Sec.Q) A.D. Otter and his
daughter Arnham, in the Netherlands, sight UFO similar to the UFO
sighted on July 25, 1948, by two Eastern Airlines pilots. (see
7/25/48)
July 25, 1948..(TS REPORT 100-203-79,p.12,sec.Q) Two Eastern Airlines
pilots reported seeing an object like a huge V-2 Rocket pass their
jet. Sighted 4 times through scattered clouds and unlimited
visibility, travelling at high speed and high altitude. Description:
Appeared wingless, had two decks, and made a sound similar to that of
a V-2. (see 7/20/48;8/3/48;1/31/50)
Aug. 3, 1948...(TS REPORT 100-203-79,p.12,Sec.R) UFO sighted over
Moscow that is similar to the UFO sighted on July 25, 1948, by two
Eastern Airlines pilots. (see 7/25/48) MOSCOW
Sep. 12, 1948..(TS REPORT 100-203-79,p.12,Sec.P-1) Pilot and Co-pilot
of a Pan Am aircraft en route from Midway to Honolulu, saw a blue-
white light approaching, changing to twin reddish glows upon
withdrawal. Est. speed: 1000knots.
Oct. 1, 1948...(TS REPORT 100-203-79,p.12,Sec.S) 2nd Lt. George F.
Gorman (North Dakota Air Nat. Guard), sighted a UFO 3000 ft. below him
while he was flying his F-51 at 4500 ft. The pilot pursued the UFO
which took evasive tactics. The UFO out-turned, out-speeded and out-
climbed the F-51 in every attempt at intercept. The pilot lost contact
with the UFO.
Oct. 15, 1948..JAPAN, an F-61 "Black Widow" fighter tracked an UFO on
radar and tried to intercept it 6 times without success. It would
speed up from 200 mph to 1200 mph, leaving the interceptor behind.
Description: shaped like a rifle bullet and apparently 20 to 30 feet
long.
Nov. 18, 1948..Report from Project SIGN, incident No. 207 in Blue Book
files: at approx. 2200 hours, Lt. Henry G. Combs (AFRes) spotted an
oval shaped UFO while flying in a T-6 plane. The UFO accelerated
rapidly from 80 mph to 500 or 600 mph. It remained under observation
for some 10 minutes. The UFO displayed "evasive controlled tactics and
an ability to perform tight circles, quick variation of air speed,
vertical ascents and evasive movements." This occurred over Andrews
AFB.
Nov. 23, 1948..Wire Report from GERMANY to Project SIGN: Capt. (blank)
is an experienced pilot and completely reliable. While flying an F-80
over a US Air Base in the Fursten-Feldbruck area of Germany, he had
radar and visual contact with a circling red-lighted UFO at 2200 hours
at 27,000 ft. Ground radar determined that it was going 900 mph and
climbed quickly to 50,000 ft. in a matter of minutes and dissappeared.
Dec. 10, 1948..TOP SECRET Air Intelligence REPORT No. 100-203-79
issued. (see 1/7/48 thru 11/1/48)
Dec. , 1948....Project SIGN evolves into Project GRUDGE and is
conducted under the code name BLUE BOOK. The liaison between Project
GRUDGE and MJ-12 is the Air Force officer in head of BLUE BOOK. (Capt.
Ruppelt?)(see 3/52)
Jan. 6, 1949...Rocket shaped UFO sighted near Los Alamos, N.M. (see
1/31/49;7/25/48)
Jan. 13, 1949..CONFIDENTIAL 4th Army MESSAGE: Col. Eustis L. Poland
stated: "Un conventional Aircraft" have been sighted (see Report,
Control No.A-1917). Possible Radiological warfare tests are being made
over sensitive Bases in New Mexico area. A foreign power may be making
"sensing shots" with some super-stratosphere devise designed to be
self-disentegrating.
Jan. 31, 1949..CONFIDENTIAL Army Staff MESSAGE: Approx. 30 people
sighted UFOs on Jan. 30, 1949. Estimate at least 100 total sightings.
Sightings reported from El Paso, Alburquerque, Alamogordo, Roswell,
Socorro, and other locations. All sightings appear to be of the same
object viewed from different angles. Will attempt to locate the impact
point, if any. (Possible search teams in UFOs.)
Jan. 31, 1949..MEMO, DIRECTOR OF FBI: Flying Saucers have been
discussed by the OSI, FBI and the Fourth ARMY and is "considered TOP
SECRET by Intelligence Officers of both the Army and the Air Forces."
It was thought that the first UFOs over Sweden were of Russian origin.
MEMO also makes reference to the Eastern Airlines sighting of July 25,
1948. Also, on 10 different days, between 12/05/48 and 01/06/49,
sightings of UFOs were concentrated over the A.E.C. plant at Los
Alamos, N.M. (Circulation of this MEMO to: El Paso, Little Rock,
Dallas, Oklahoma City. see 7/25/48;7/47;8/4/50)
Feb. 4, 1949...CONFIDENTIAL Army Staff MESSAGE dated Jan. 31, 1949
read by OSI: "all out investigation of possible crashed saucer, OK'd."
Feb., 1949.....Part of the Final Report of Project SIGN, written by
Prof. George Valley, of MIT stating: "If there is an extraterrestrial
civilisation which can make objects as are reported, then it is most
probable that its development is far in advance of ours...such a
civilisation might observe that on earth we now have atomic bombs and
are fast developing rockets. In view of the past history of mankind,
they would be alarmed. We should, therefore, expect at this time above
all to behold such visitations."
Apr. 24, 1949..Arrey, NM: Aerologist Charles B. Moore, Jr., while
tracking a weather baloon for General Mills Co. with a theodolite
suddenly noticed an UFO rapidly crossing the sky. He and 4 other
technicians turned the 25 power theodolite to track the UFO. It was a
featureless ellipse, its length about 2-1/2 times its width. After
about 60 seconds the object dissappeared in a sharp climb. Based on
measurements with the mountain range behind it, it was calculated to
be going between 18,000 mph and 25,000 mph (in the atmosphere!).
May 22, 1949...Secretary Forrestal (MJ-3) is found dead after falling
16 floors from an insane assylum window. [He was supposedly shouting,
"we're being invaded!" before he fell to his death.] June 10,
1949..White Sands, NM: Scientists tracking a test missile at 2,000 ft/
second suddenly picked up two small circular UFOs that paced the
missile. One of the UFOs passed thru the missiles exhaust and rejoined
the other UFO, and together they quickly accelerated upwards leaving
the missile behind. Cmdr. McLaughlin received reports from 5
observation posts: ALL had witnessed the performance of the 2 circular
UFOs.
Jan. 16, 1950..CLASSIFIED USAF Staff Message: At a radar station near
New Mexico a person reported seeing 2 saucers. One was badly damaged
the other almost perfectly intact. Description: Each consisted of 2
parts, a cockpit or cabin about 6 ft. diam.; a ring approx. 18 ft.
across and 2 ft. thick surrounding cabin, resembling aluminum, but
actual metal has defied analysis by the Dearborn Plant. 2 crew members
in the damaged ship were charred but in the undamaged ship the 2 crew
members were perfectly preserved.
Jan. 22, 1950..Kodiak, Alaska: U.S. Navy patrol plane pilot, Lt.
Smith, was on routine security flight when he picked up a radar track
on an UFO, two times. Smith then radioed Kodiak radar station and was
advised that no known traffic was in his radar area. Moored south of
Kodiak was the USS Tillamock with Master Morgan standing on watch.
Suddenly, at 3 a.m., "a very fast moving red glow appeared to be of
exhaust nature, seemed to come from the south-east, moved clockwise in
a large circle in the direction of, and around Kodiak and returned out
in a generally south-east direction. The UFO was moving so fast that
it was actually leaving a streak on Smith's radar screen. It was
estimated to be moving at a speed of 1800 mph. Described as "two
orange lights rotating about a common center like two jet aircraft
making slow rolls in tight formation." The UFO then made an abrupt
turn and headed directly towards Smiths' aircraft in a threatening
gesture so Smith quickly turned off all of his lights turn make his
plane less conspicuous in the inky colored sky. The UFO flew by him
and disappeared in the south-east in a matter of minutes.
Jan. 31, 1950..Office MEMO, Director FBI, SAC, San Antonio: A UFO
resembling a rocket ship without wings appeared out of a thunderhead
of clouds narrowly missing an Eastern Airlines flight and disappeared
into another cloud. It was travelling approx. 2700 mph and no sound or
air disturbance was noted with it. During the past two months the UFO
sightings appeared to be concentrated near Los Alamos, N.M. This UFO
was also sighted near Los Alamos on Jan. 6, 1949. (see 7/25/48)
March. 22, 1950..FBI MEMO: 3 saucers recovered in New Mexico.
Description: Circular with raised centers, approx. 50 ft. diam. Each
one occupied by 3 bodies, only 3 ft. tall, dressed in metallic suite,
taped like high-speed flyers. It is believed that a very high powered
Radar Station interfered with their control mechanisms, causing them
to crash. (see 3/25/48)
Mar. 22, 1950..Dept. Transportation, Ottawa, Canada, announces plans
to build and test free energy geomagnetic engine. Also state that "Dr.
Vannevar Bush heads Highest Secret saucer research group in the
U.S.A.". Mar. 31, 1950..MEMO to Director, F.B.I. pertaining to flying
saucers. Memo names a person in Denver, Colorado that claims to
possess a UFO radio transmitter.
Aug. 1, 1950...Gen. Walter B. Smith fills the vacant MJ-3 position.
Aug. 4, 1950...CONFIDENTIAL MEMO from Lt. Colonel Mildren (G-3) to
Maj. U.G. Carlan (GSC Survey Section): Since July 30, 1950, UFOs have
been sighted over the Hanford AEC Plant. Air Force jets fails to
intercept them. FBI, anti-aircraft battalion, radar units and fighter
squadrons alerted for further observation. Atomic Energy Commission
still investigating.
Sep.15, 1950...Notes from a conference between Canadian, Wilbert
Smith, and Dr. Robert Sarbacher, scientist reveals: Frank Sculleys'
book, "Behind the Flying Saucers" is true and substantially correct.
Flying Saucers do exist. The Government hasn't been able to duplicate
their performance. It's pretty certain they didn't originate on the
earth. The subject is the highest classified SECRET in the United
States; two points higher than H-bomb research. (see 9/23/47; 1/26/53)
Oct. 6, 1950...CONFIDENTIAL MEMO, Headquarters, 5th Army Division:
John de Reneaux photographed the saucer which crashed near Aztec, N.M.
He said that "army officials" had attempted to take the photographs
away from him but that he had given them another roll of film. In a
further interview with the 5th Headquarters, de Reneaux denied any
knowledge of the Aztec crash. (see 3/25/48)
Dec. 6, 1950...A second flying saucer crashes in El Indio-Guerrero
area. The saucer is recovered and taken to the AEC facility at Sandia,
N. M. 1950s, late....The so-called Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit
(IPU) was disestablished and all records were transferred to the Air
Force. (see 5/16/84)
Feb. 10, 1951..CONFIDENTIAL MEMO to Air Transport Squadron ONE: Lt.
Graham E. Bethune, U.S. Naval Reserve reported seeing a circular,
reddish-orange UFO flying at a speed in excess of 1000 mph, approx.
300 ft. diam. approaching and reversing direction within 5 miles of
his plane (Flight 125 from Keflavik, Iceland.)
July 9, 1951...Pilot Lt. Kinmon sees and reports an UFO. (see 7/10/51)
July 10, 1951..CLASSIFIED OSI Message from Robins AFB, Macon: UFO
sighted by Lt. George H. Kinmon Jr. on July 9, 1951. Description: Flat
on top and bottom and appeared from front view to have rounded edges,
slightly beveled. Color was white. When it dived from its position it
appeared circular with a clockwise spinning motion. Appeared to have a
fractured surface. No exhaust fumes or visible means of propulsion. At
an approx. distance from his plane the UFO appeared to be 10 to 15
feet in diam. UFO caused air disturbance as it barrel-rolled under his
plane. His nose camera malfunctioned.
Sep. 10,1951...CONFIDENTIAL Air Intell. REPORT: Maj. Ballard and Lt.
Rogers while flying at 20,000 ft. in a T-33 spotted a disc-shaped UFO
the size of an F-86 flying below them at 8000 ft. It was travelling
much faster than they were (900+ mph). It was steady in flight, with
no visible means of propulsion and shiny silver in color. The radar
station at Ft. Monmouth plotted the same UFO on radar at 1110 EDT
flying above 700 mph.
Oct., 1951.....Project GRUDGE is on hold, Intelligence Officer Capt.
Edward J. Ruppelt has been assigned to reshape the study and field
mounting concern for the Pentagon.(see 12/48; 3/52)
Oct. 21, 1951..Air Intelligence Report: Mr. (name withheld), a
civilian pilot of 14 years experience sighted a disk-like, highly
polished UFO which closed head on with his Navy aircraft at an
extremely high rate of speed near Battle Creek, MI. [Missed him, I
guess!]
March, 1952....Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt recommends a new name for
Project Grudge, "Project Blue Book". (see 12/48; 10/51)
Apr 25, 1952...UFO sighted flying over San Jose, CA, near Mt. Hamilton
by two scientists, Dr. W (biochemist; name withheld) and Dr. Y
(bacteriologist, name also withheld). Description of hovering disk: at
about 50 ft. it appeared to be 4 to 5 ft. in diam. The wobble of the
disk allowed them to estimateits' thickness to be approx. 1.5 ft. No
sound or means of propulsion observed. Later they observed a higher
flying silvery disc approx. 100 ft. in diam. Next to it more UFOs
appeared and bobbed around like boats in a stream. The objects
disappeared around 11:15 a.m. The two scientists decided not to report
the incident to Moffett Field for fear of ridicule.
1952?..........SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION, CIA, (not dated): Walter
B. Smith, (MJ-3 replacement), Director of CIA notifies the
Psychological Strategy Board that "Flying Saucers" have implications
for psychological warfare as well as for intelligence and operations.
Suggests discussion on the possible offensive or defensive utilization
of these phenomena for psychological warfare purposes. (see 10/2/52)
May 10, 1952...RESTRICTED USAF Intelligence Report signed by Col.
William L. Travis, Chief USAF Intelligence Division. stating: at 2030
hours, in the city of Paphos, S.W. Cypress, a group of persons
including a noted British Scientist sighted an UFO which appeared to
rise sharply from the level of the sea and disappeared into the sky.
It was of a circular shape and emitted a luminous light. It appeared
to waver back and forth before fading out of sight directly overhead.
June 4, 1952...RESTRICTED USAF Intelligence Report. Summer,
1952...While Operation INTERCEPT was in effect, two North American F-
86 OPERATION INTERCEPT Sabre fighters were vectored onto a target UFO.
The pilots had a broad daylight view of the UFO and fired tracer
bullets at it before it accelerated out of range. The officer who
fired the bullets was debriefed by his Colonel (name withheld) and the
base commander told Capt. Ruppelt to destroy the report (according to
Ruppelt himself).(see 7/52)
July 19, 1952..Washington, D.C.: Long range "overfly" RADAR picked up
a formation of seven blips that were 15 miles south and not far from
Andrews AFB. Radar operator, Ed Nugent, thought that they were
military traffic until two of the targets suddenly accelerated at
fantastic speeds and disappeared off the radar scope. These strange
UFOs were monitored by Harry Barnes, Senior Controller, and
controllers Howard Cocklin and Joe Zacko. Also, Andrews AFB had also
been tracking the UFOs as they intruded over the White House which was
WASHINGTON Air Space restricted air space. The UFOs were traveling at
speeds of up to 7000 mph before stopping abruptly and then cruising
about in unconventional patterns. (see 7/26/52)
July 20, 1952..CLASSIFIED SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT (dated 7/23/52): 3
UFO spotted by 5 base personnel at Andrews AFB at 0030 hours EST. UFOs
reddish orange in color, moving erratically at an undetermined
altitude. Approach Control picked up another UFO at 0415 EST which was
on the radar scope for 30 seconds before fading. Lt. Hyatt, Operations
Officer during this period, said that he had been receiving "flying
saucer" reports that evening and the objects had been picked up by
radar.
July 23, 1952..In a letter to a Mr. Louis A. Gardner, Albert Einstein
said with regards to UFOs, "those people have seen something. What
they saw I do not know and I am not curious to know."
July 26, 1952..Washington, D.C.: Long range "overfly" RADAR picks more
blips, just one week after the previous invasion of restricted air
space over Washington, D.C. Capt. Ruppelt told Maj. Dewey Fournet to
get over to the airport in Washington. Fournet was a radar specialist
with Project HOLCOMBE and arrived at the airport with Al Chop, AF
Press Officer, just in time to see the UFO blips on the radar sets and
to hear ground-to-air conversations of the pilots of two F-94s
vectored towards the UFOs.
July 28, 1952..Personal Minute from Prime Minister W.S. Churchil to
Secretary of xxxxxxx Air Ministry stating: What does all this stuff
about Flying Saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth?
Let me have a report at your convenience. (see 8/9/52)
July 29, 1952..SECRET, EYES ONLY MEMO to Deputy Director/Intelligence
from Ralph L. Clark, Acting Assistant Director of Scientific
Intelligence stating: In the past several weeks numerous UFOs have
been sighted visually and on RADAR. This office (CIA) has maintained a
continuing review of reputed sightings for the past three years and a
SPECIAL GROUP has been formed to review the sightings to date. O/CI
and O/SI will participate in this study and prepare a report on UFOs
by August 15, 1952
End of July....1952...SECRET MEMO to Director, CIA, from H. Marshall
Chadwell, Office of Scientific Intelligence stating: ATIC has set up a
worldwide reporting network for Flying Saucers and major Air Force
bases have been ordered to make INTERCEPTIONS of UFOs. Battello
Memorial Institute is to handle machine indexing of all official
reported sightings. From 1947 to date, there have been 1500 official
sightings with 250 of them in 1952 alone. Of the 1500, 28% remain
UNEXPLAINED. UFOs are of such importance that the matter should be
brought before the National Security Council. 9/19/76; 5/10/80;
5/19/86; 9/4/87)
Aug. 1, 1952...CIA MEMO from acting Chief of Weapons and Equipment
Division: "It is strongly urged, however, that no indication of CIA
interest or concern reach the press or public."
Aug. 9, 1952...Reply from Air Ministry, Whitehall, S.W. to W.S.
Churchill stating: All UFO sightings are either astronomical
phenomena, mistaken sightings of balloons, birds, etc., optical
illusions or hoaxes. The Americans have reached a similar
conclusion.(see 7/28/52)
Aug. 16, 1952..CIA analysis report of a Vienna news article of a UFO
report from the Belgian Congo: Commander Pierre of Elisabethville
Airfield was sent out to intercept two Flying Saucers. They had a
diam. of 12 to 15 meters with a stationary central hub with visible
portholes and an extremely fast rotating outer disk that glowed as if
on fire. Color similar to aluminum. They emitted a loud whistling
sound which could be heard over his own engines. He estimated their
speed at over 1500 kilometers/hour. (see 7/52)
Aug. 20, 1952..Memorandum for Director CIA: the DCI, after a briefing
by OSI on the subject of UFOs, directed the preparation of an NSCID
for submission to the Council stating the need for investigation and
directing agencies concerned to cooperate in such investigations. It
was decided that Dr. Whitman, chairman of P&DB, would investigate
undertaking R&D studies through Air Force agencies. Signed: H.
Marshall Chadwell. (see continuation of thisbriefing, 11/25/52).
Aug. 23, 1952..CIA analysis report of an Athens news article of an UFO
landing in Communist Berlin, Germany: Former Mayor of Gleimershausen,
Oscar Linke and his 11 year old daughter, Gabriella, spotted a landed
Flying Saucer near the town of Hasselbach. The huge "frying pan" was
approx. 13 to 15 meters in diameter and had two rows of holes on its
periphery, about 30 centimeters in circumference. The space between
the two rows was about 0.45 meters. On top was a black conical object
about 3 meters high. Two men dressed in shiny metallic clothing were
standing outside the craft. Upon hearing my daughters voice the two
men retreated into the UFO which then began to rotate. As the UFO
began to spin the conical tower slid down into the UFO and the UFO
began to rise and rotate like a top. It seemed to be supported by the
conical tower that was now underneath it. (more details were included
in report, see 02/23/55) [See also the movie "Earth vs. the F.S."]
Sep. 19, 1952..Air Ministry, London: A number of airmen and officers
of the R.A. F., Topcliffe, observed an UFO. As it descended it was
swinging in a pendular motion like a falling leaf. Pendulous motion
ceased and object began rotary motion about its own axis. Suddenly
accelerated at an incredible speed.
(9/19/52, cont'd) It was not identifiable with any known aircraft and
acceleration was in excess of that of a shooting star! Craft was
silver in color and circular.
Sep. 20, 1952..An UFO similar to the Topcliffe one (see 9/19/52) is
sighted over a U.S. Carrier ship out with the fleet between England
and Scandinavia. An American photographer doing a story of the fleet
exercise took pictures of the UFO which was ascertained not to have
been a balloon. The Navy never released the photos of the UFO. (see
9/19/52)
Sep. 21, 1952..Six RAF jets on maneuvers over the North Sea saw a
"sphere" heading towards them, coming from the direction of the
English fleet. It was tracked on radar then disappeared and reappeared
behind them. One Meteor pilot attempted an intercept but was
completely outrun by the UFO. Capt. Ruppelt was later told by RAF
Intelligence that the incidents of the past three days caused the RAF
to officially recognize the UFO situation. (see 7/52; 6/24/53)
Oct. 2, 1952...SECRET MEMO to Director CIA from H. Marshall Chadwell,
Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence: ATIC is the only group
devoting appreciable effort to the study of UFOs. Flying Saucers pose
two elements of danger to the United States. The first involves mass
psychological considerations and the second concerns vulnerability of
the U.S. to air attack. Recommend that the DCI discuss this subject
with the Psychological Strategy Board. (see 11/25/52)
Oct. 27, 1952..Air Intelligence MEMO: "Some military officials are
seriously considering the possibility of (UFOs being) interplanetary
ships.
Nov. 18, 1952..MAJESTIC-12 briefing document to President (elect)
Eisenhower from Admiral R. Hillenkoetter (MJ-1).
Nov. 25, 1952..(cont'd briefing from 8/20/52): Memorandum for Director
CIA: Another meeting by A-2 and ATIC personnel was held on this date.
UFOs must have immediate attention. UFOs have been sighted at great
altitudes and at high speeds in the vicinity of major U.S. defense
installations and can NOT be attributed to natural phenomena or KNOWN
types of aerial vehicles. OSI is proceeding to establish an immediate
PRIORITY research and development on UFOs under the aegis of CANIS.
Signed: H. Marshall Chadwell. (see 8/10/52; 10/2/52; 11/25/52)
Dec. 2, 1952...Statement by H. Marshall Chadwell, Assistant
Director of Scientific Intelligence, CIA: "The reports of (UFO)
incidents convince us that there is something going on that must have
immediate attention. (see 10/2/52; 11/25/52)
1953...........Director of Project Blue Book, Capt. Ruppelt stated:
"Two RAF Intelligence Officers who were in the U.S. on a classified
mission brought six single-spaced typed pages of questions they and
their friends wanted answered regarding UFOs. (see 9/21/52)
1953?..........Pilot (name withheld) stated, "a saucer crashed in a
desert area". He was sure that it was just inside the Arizona border.
He also saw the bodies first-hand at Wright-Patterson AFB. The crates
arrived at night by DC-7. Description of bodies: approx. 4 ft. high.
Resting un-shrouded on a special blanket on dry ice. Heads were
hairless, narrow, disproportionately large for their bodies. Skin had
brown tint. Open eyes, small mouth, indistinct nose, hands and feet.
Wore tight fitting, dark colored suites. One Alien appeared to be
female. One Alien had been alive at the crash sight but attempts to
save its' life with oxygen failed.
Jan., 1953.....The ROBERTSON PANEL convenes, headed by Prof. H.P.
Robertson. He was chosen because of being renowned as a nuclear
physicist. Some of the persons involved with this panel were Capt.
Ruppelt, Dr. Allen Hynek, Prof. S. GOUDSMIT/ L. ALVAREZ Sam Goudsmit,
Prof. Luis Alvarez, Dr. Lloyd Berkner and Prof. Thornton Page.
Jan. 26, 1953..The Dept. of Defense, Washington, D.C. states in a
letter to the Henry Holt & Co. that Maj. Donald Keyhoes' book on
"flying saucers" is accurate and that if the reported controlled
maneuvers of the saucers are accurate then the saucers may be from
another planet. Signed, Albert M. Chop, Air Force Press Desk. (see
9/15/50)
May 20, 1953...Kingman, Ariz.: Dr. Ed Doll orders Fritz Werner to
report for special duty the next day. (Indian Springs AFB. see
5/21/53)
May 21, 1953...Kingman, Ariz.: Fritz Werner (pseudonym), engineer at
Wright-Patterson AFB, assisted in the investigation of a crashed UFO.
It was constructed of an unfamiliar metal, similar to aluminum
[magnesium?]. It had impacted 20 inches into the sand without any
signs of structural damage. It was oval and 30 ft. in diam. An opened
hatchway was 3 1/2 ft. long and 1 1/2 ft. wide. Inside the craft were
2 swivel seats, oval cabin and lots of instrumentation and displays. A
tent pitched nearby contained the corpse of the pilot. It was approx.
4 ft. tall and had a brown complexion, two eyes, a small round mouth,
two nostrils [no nose?], and two ears. It wore a silvery metallic-like
suite and a skull cap of the same material.
Summer, 1953...Saucer crash lands near Camp Polk, Louisiana. US Army
Pvt. H.J. (initials) under Sgt. R.S. (initials) in Company B ordered
to stay by the saucer until the ambulance and superior officers
arrive. Three Aliens walked away from the crash. One Alien was carried
on a stretcher. All aliens eventually died, taken to storage facility
near Washington D.C. Alien description: Large helmeted heads, tight
fitting suits, legs stiff when they walked, 3.5 to 4.0 feet tall, used
Alien language.
June 24, 1953..USAF EMERGENCY Intelligence Report: Two jets out of
Quonset Point have had mid-air collision at 2130E with UFO. American
and Eastern Airlines pilots reported UFO. Jets fell in flames 15 miles
West of Quonset Point. (see 9/21/52)
June 26, 1953..USAF Intelligence Report, EMERGENCY JEDUP JEDEN JEDFF
JEPHQ JEPRS 555. Distribution: OOP, OOP-CP, OAC, ARMY, NAVY, JCS, CIA,
NSA, Tech Intelligence Center Wright Patterson AFB. (see 06/24/53 for
details of report)
July 19, 1953..CONFIDENTIAL Message to the Adjutant General, Wash. 25
D.C.: An F-86 aircraft was observed in flight over the Oak Ridge
residential area by a writer and his wife. While observing the F-86
through 6 power field glasses an UFO, black in color, moved out of a
high white cloud directly over the area where the F-86 had been
circling. The UFO began circling at a tremendous speed for at least 5
minutes. It appeared at times to be cigar shaped and at other times to
be round in shape. No sound or visible means of propulsion was
observed from the UFO. It flew away at tremendous speed for 3 miles
where it was joined by 2 other UFOs into a 'V' formation and sped
away.(see 7/27/53)
July 26, 1953..EMERGENCY message to Air Defence Command: CIRVIS 3346N
9632W sighted 7 UFOs hovering at altitude of 5 to 8 thousand feet near
Perrin Tower, TX. Visually observed by citizens of Denison and
Sherman, TX. The UFOs were grouped in a Z (Zebra) formation, then
circled to higher altitudes and faded from sight. Each UFO had one
bright red light on it.
July 27, 1953..SECURITY INFORMATION, CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE to Adjutant
General, Wash. 25 D.C. (see 7/19/53 )
Aug. 26, 1953..Regulation AFR 200-2 issued to Air Force personnel for
reporting UFOs. (see 8/12/54) PROCEDURES
Nov. 2, 1953...Changes updated for UFO reporting. New Regulation AFR
200-2A.
1953...........Project xxxxxx (name CENSURED) established by President
Eisenhower and renamed Project AQUARIUS (1960, 1968)
Winter, 1953...Salisbury Plain, England: Flight Lt. C.G. Townsend-
Withers was flying an experimental Canberra aircraft at 55,000 ft.
when he picked up on the new experimental radar an UFO following his
plane. The science officer went up to the turret for a visual and
spotted a circular craft five miles behind them. They tried to outpace
the UFO by accelerating to 225 knots but it kept up with their plane.
Townsend-Withers initiated a wide sweeping turn and lost radar contact
with the UFO but came into direct visual on a collision course with
the UFO. Then the UFO flipped vertically in the air and climbed from
50 to 70 thousand feet, as quickly as you could say it. Description:
Round, thin disc with two tail fins at the rear, appearing metallic
and enormous. Leaving no vapor trail, wake or detectable sound, it
vanished within a couple of seconds up into the blue sky.
Dec. 8, 1953...CIA Evaluation of the UFO situation: It was pleased to
note that the number of sightings had decreased dramatically, due, it
believed, to the success of its' implemented policies. Some sightings
still would have "possible scientific intelligence value". The CIA
concluded that the panel's (name?) recommendations might have been
interpreted by saucer believers as "debunking".
Feb. 6, 1954...CONFIDENTIAL Air Force Staff MESSAGE: (DTG 061800Z)
From Commander 19, A-Division, Carswell AFB, TX,: UFO sighted over
base. Had long fuselage, elliptical wings, stabilizer and no visible
means of propulsion. It was larger than a B-36, had no tail, left no
trail of exhaust and emitted no sound. Passed directly over tower at
an Alt. of 3000 to 4000 ft. and was visible to all persons on duty.
The UFO, when viewed on 10 mile scope gave a return of 1 inch. Copy of
this report sent to: CSAF, WASH DC; COMDR ADC, ENT AFB, COLO; COMDR
ATINTEL, CRT WPAFB, OHIO; COMDR 8TH AF, CARSWELL AFB, TEX.
Feb. 20, 1954..Supposedly, some people think, President Eisenhower
went to see the captured saucers and recovered bodies at Hanger-18,
instead (according to his press agent) of being at the dentist. (see
4/12/54
Apr. 12, 1954..Between 6:30 and 7:15 PM a saucer crashed in the
desert, N.M. K.A. (initials) and Rescue Team 4 were sent from Roswell
AFB toinvestigate the crashed disc. The saucer was 40-50 ft. in
diameter. There were 4 dead Aliens scattered about the desert by the
saucer. Alien description (seen from helicopter at 30 ft. alt.):
Height was between 4.0 to 4.5 ft. Large proportioned heads, no
helmets. Tight fitting dark blue suite. Faces, under 'copter
spotlight, were light green with a luminous tint. The saucer was
stored in Hanger-18, Top Security. Hanger-18 was later expanded to 9
stories high and 11 stories deep with heavy refrigeration equipment,
radar equip., and sophisticated computer equip. (see 2/10/54; 4/24/54;
3/7/55)
Apr. 24, 1954..A saucer crashed at Bandelier, N.M., as reported by
K.A. (initials) of the Roswell, N.M. Rescue Team 4. (see 4/12/54)
Aug. 12, 1954..EMERGENCY CIA MESSAGE: sighted Saucer hovering at 2000
ft. above Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Dispatched local helicopter NBR
ARMY267 to investigate. Definitely NOT a star. Helicopters fuel low,
returned to base. In coming helicopter ARMY294 proceeded toward UFO
which then completely disappeared. Pilot of ARMY294 lost sight of it,
would be glad to be called upon to verify saucer light. Pilots of Army
helicopters were: R.T. Wade, 506th helicopter Co., U.S. Tarma, also of
the 506th, Ft. Genning, GA.
Aug. 12, 1954..New updated reporting of UFOs. Regulation AFR 200-2,
(see Aug. 26, 1953), by order of N.F. Twining (MJ-4), Chief of Staff,
USAF.
1954...........Project SIGMA established as part of Project xxxx (name
CENSURED). Became a separate project in 1976.
June 29, 1954..A BOAC Strato Cruiser (British Airways) on a trans
Atlantic flight with Capt. James Howard in command was traveling at
260 knots at 19,000 ft. when the crew saw a large CIGAR shaped UFO
with six smaller UFOs flying close to it. Among the others to witness
these events were First Officer Lee Boyd and Navigator Capt. H.
McDonnell. After 15 minutes of observing the UFOs, Capt. Howard
radioed Goose Bay, Canada, for backup escort, upon which the smaller
UFOs entered the bigger Cigar shaped one which then shot away. Upon
landing, Howard and Boyd were debriefed by intelligence officers and
their flight logs were confiscated by USAF personnel.
Jul. 14, 1954..MEMO to General Nathan F. Twining (MJ-4) requesting his
presence at an MAJESTIC-12 meeting with President Eisenhower on July
16. Jul. 16, 1954..SECRET meeting between Gen. Nathan Twining (MJ-4)
and President Eisenhower.
Aug., 1954.....Statement by Air Chief Marshall Lord Dowding, head of
the RAF during WWII: "Of course the flying saucers are real! And, they
are inter planetary!" (see 9/23/47; 10/9/55)
Oct. 14, 1954..North Weald Airfield, Essex, England: Flight Lt. Jimmy
Salandin took off in his Meteor jet at 4:15 pm and climbed up to
16,000 ft. When hewas over Southend, England, two circular UFOs shot
past him at 9 o'clock high. One UFO was silvery and the other gold in
color. A third UFO appeared ahead of him on a collision course. It had
a bun-shaped top, a flange like two saucers in the center and a bun
shaped dome underneath and was silvery in color. It flew close enough
to his jet to overlap his windshield.
Feb. 23, 1955..Broadlands Archives Record: Sworn statement by Lord
Mountbatten and Frederick Briggs describing a Saucer that landed on
Lord Mountbattens property.
(2/23/55, cont'd) It was shaped like a child's humming top, between 10
to 30 ft. diameter. Looked like kitchen saucepan. Had cylindrical
column about the size of a man descending from the center. Had
portholes all around the middle, like a steamer boat. I noticed a man
standing on the end of the central column. He was dressed in a dark
suit of overalls, and wearing a close fitting hat or helmet. As the
Saucer powered up a bright blue light came from one of the portholes
(like a mercury-vapor lamp). A force knocked me over. The Flying
Saucer proceeded to rise and retract the central column. (see
08/23/52)[See movie "Earth vs. the F.S."]
Mar. 7, 1955... K.A. (initials) from Rescue Team 4, Roswell AFB, N.M.
given a general discharge from the USAF because he told his Sergeant
aboutthe Top Secret recovery of a UFO on April 12, 1954. (see 4/12/54)
July 12, 1955..Unusual UFOB report from Pepperrel AFB, Newfoundland.
UFO sighted by a tanker aircraft (KC 97) pilot and ground radar.
"Unusual" in that the pilot of the Archie 29 called direction changes
of the UFO to ground radar which correlated exactly with those painted
by the radar scope. This observation went on for 49 minutes. Signed:
Todos M. Odarenko.
Oct. 9,1955....General Douglas McArthur states, "The nations of the
world will have to unite--for the next war will be an interplanetary
war. The nations of the Earth must someday make a common front against
attack by people from other planets." (see 8/54)
Late 1956......Castle AFB, California: A.A. and J.R. (names withheld)
were flying F-86's near Modesto, CA, on alert duty due to civilian UFO
reports in a nearby town. Base instructed them to return because their
was an UFO near the control tower. With afterburners on they closed
rapidly on a luminous elliptical UFO that moved above and below cloud
cover at 10 to 12 thousand feet as if to elude them. The two pilots
played cat-and-mouse with the UFO until they ran low of fuel and
returned to base. Local citizens that witnessed these events were told
by the Air Force that the pilots had been chasing ducks or geese.
Oct. 2, 1956...Trenton, NJ: Harry Sturdevant, a night watchman of some
20 years, said, "a red light in the sky" shot at him. This UFO had no
wings, fins or propulsion sounds, except for the sound of "escaping
steam". It was about 60 to 100 ft. in diam. and cigar shaped. The UFO
gave him "the greatest shock of my life". There was a nauseating smell
like sulfur and brimstone. He lost the sense of taste and smell and
couldn't swallow properly.
(10/2/56, cont'd) He collapsed on the ground and was unable to move
for half an hour, after which he managed to drive to his home and call
for aid. Six weeks later, a New Jersey workmen's compensation referee
decided that Sturdevant should be paid for medical expenses incurred
for the injury done by the UFO.
Aug. 31, 1957..In a letter about UFOs to a constituent, Senator Barry
Goldwater said, "I, frankly, feel there is a great deal to this."
Oct. 4, 1957..."Sputnik I" was launched and obtained orbit by the
Russians. (see 11/12/57)
Nov. 2, 1957...Levelland, TX: Multiple landings on roadways, E-M
(electro-magnetic) effects, etc. Sheriff Weir Clem was sent out to
search the roads as a result of earlier UFO reports and saw a reddish
oval crossing the road and illuminating the pavement. Ronald Martin
saw an UFO land in front of his truck and turn from red to bluish-
green at which time the truck's electrical system failed. It then
turned reddish again and took off. Within the next few hours an Army
Jeep Patrol at White Sands, N.M., reported an egg-shaped UFO that
descended to about 50 yards above a bunker used during the first A-
bomb explosion. This wave of sightings continued for 2-3 weeks. After
retirement in 1975, Sheriff W. Clem gave a more graphic description of
the UFO he saw: "The object was shaped like a huge football and had
bright white lights. No living human could believe how fast it
travelled. The thing was as bright as day. It lit up the whole area."
In an interview in 1977, Sheriff Clem said, "After the publicity of
UFOs over the next few days, the number of witnesses to them rose to
about a hundred people."(see 11/5/57)
Nov. 5, 1957...A single investigator from Project Blue Book
headquarters arrived at Levelland, TX, and interviewed only two
persons who had stalled cars and reported that all the UFO activity in
Texas between Nov. 2-4 was the result of a "rather heavy electrical
storm...All witnesses saw the same streak of lightning...which
stimulated the populace into a high level of excitement....and
resulted in an inflation of stories by some witnesses." (see 11/2/57)
Nov. 12, 1957..FBI STATUS REPORT: "Ever since the Russians release
'Sputnik' there has been a great increase in the number of flying
saucers and other UFOs reportedly seen by people all over the U.S."
[Angle: Artificial satellite spurs Alien interest in mankind. Other
Angle: Artificial satellite causes populace to go sky crazy.] (see
10/4/57; 8/15/60)
May, 1958......Malstrom AFB, Montana: Just after midnight an UFO
approached the alert hanger where one guard was standing on duty. At
about 1000 ft. altitude.
(May, 1958, cont'd) The UFO appeared as a round metallic looking
object (called a "Flying Saucer" by the guard). The base radar and FAA
radar picked up the UFO as it was apparently hovering over the alert
hanger and the atomic bomb storage nearby. The saucer then moved
slowly down the length of runway and then proceeded across town to the
Muni Airport at Great Falls and hovered over the National Guard
parking ramp for the F-89's and then flew off.
Dec. 20, 1958..Dunellen, NJ: Patrolmen LeRoy A. Arboreen and B. Talada
while on patrol suddenly spotted a glowing red object which came
directly toward them at a phenomenal rate of speed from the West,
Increasing rapidly in size, then coming to an abrupt stop, it was
ellipsoid in shape and solid bright red while giving off a pulsating
glow. After hovering a few seconds it went straight up like a shot and
faded beyond the stars. Visibility: unlimited. Apr. 1, 1959...Orting,
WA: An Air Force C-118 transport plane with four passengers suddenly
radioed in "MAYDAY, we've been hit!" Col. R.E. Booth told reporters
that a mid-air collision had taken place at 8:19 p.m. APRG (Aerial
Phenomena Research Group) investigators determined that from 7:00 p.m.
onthrough the early evening several mysterious aerial explosions had
shaken the Seattle, WA, area. Several residents had reported seeing
mysterious UFOs from 20 miles north of the crash scene to about 8
miles southeast of it. These sightings were confirmed by the Orting
Chief of Police and by Public Information Officer at McChord AFB.
Several persons told APRG investigator, R. Gribble, that as the C-118
passed over their area it was followed by 2 parachute-shaped objects
and that the C-118 was missing its' tail assembly. Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Jones reported 3 or 4 parachute-shaped UFOs following the C-118 as it
passed over their home. Chief of Police, Fred Emard, told R. Gribble
that he would be glad to furnish information on the UFOs to APRG, but
changed his mind the next day after an interview with an Air Force
Colonel. "The Chief and other officials of Orting had been silenced,"
Gribble reported. (see 9/29/59; 5/61)
Sept.29,1959...Maj. R.O. Braswell, while flying an C-47 at 6500 ft.
alt., spotted an UFO. "It was colored like a large red fire and looked
like an atomic cloud", he stated. At about 5 degrees above my plane it
appeared massive and was at about 13000 ft. alt. The UFO appeared to
be about 1000 ft. thick (top to bottom). Billie Guyton of Centerville,
TX, also observed the UFO and said that he observed a smaller UFO
emerge from it. Another ground observer, Jackie J. Cox, schoolteacher,
saw a "bright light in the sky that spread to cover the entire sky."
W.S. Webb of Buffalo, N.Y., glanced out his bedroom window and saw a
ball of fire shooting through the sky, after which he heard a noise,
as if something was falling from the sky. The next day Braniff
Airways' Flight 542, carrying 28 passengers and 6 crew members, was
found shredded in a thousand pieces. Subsequent inquiry found that
there had been no fire or explosion aboard the jet before or after the
crash and that scorch marks found on the exterior windows, fuselage
and parted tail section showed signs of having been exposed to
tremendous exterior heat. Also the force causing the plane to come
down did not come from within the plane. Radar Operator, E.H. Tindale,
later told investigators that he had plotted an UFO twice on the night
Flight 542 crashed. Both plots of the UFO were in the area where the
wreckage of the airliner was found. The UFO was stationary both times
it was tracked. (see 4/1/59; 5/61)
1959...........Project SIGMA meets with success and establishes
contact with Aliens. (see 4/15/64)
(This History is continued in UFOHIST2.TXT).......
Some sources of information:
....."UFO CRASH RETRIEVALS:" series by Leonard H.
Stringfield
A. Status Report ONE, c.
B. Status Report TWO, "Amassing the Evidence", c.1980, pub. by
MUFON, Sequin, TX.
C. Status Report THREE, "New Sources, New Data", c.1982,pub. by
Leonard Stringfield.
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