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Subj: PROJECT BLUE BOOK No.2A (1of2)
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SAHRUIG - SOUTH AFRICAN HAM RADIO UFO INTEREST GROUP
I thought you may like to read about the American Air Forces pathetic
attempt
to De-bunk the UFO scene. This was conducted many years ago and is still
talked and discussed even today. This is due to the fact that there are
too many loose ends
and no real scientific conclusions.
This information is presented for your perusal and is a continuation
of my policy of informing the public what is currently available. The
contents of this information does NOT necessarily reflect the personal
views of SAHRUIG, nor should the views, opinions, statements or claims
represented in the following be accepted by anyone reading these texts
at face value. I will post to the Packet WW system a series of Blue Book
reports
covering 1948 to 1952.
The following files are from the work of Don Berliner, who compiled
a listing of the Project Bluebook "unknowns" .
Title: BLUE BOOK PROJECT
PART TWO A 1951 TO 1952 (1 of 2)
Jan. 8, 1951; South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and
passengers in other cars stopped to watch. Two groups of red and
green lights in triangular formations were stationary and then
moved.
Jan. 12, 1951, Ft. Benning, Georgia. 10 p.m. Witness: U.S.
Army 2nd Lt. A.C. Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake
remained motionless like a star about 20 minutes and then sped
away.
Jan 16, 1951; Artesia, New Mexico. Time unknown. Witnesses:
Two members of a balloon project from the General Mills .
Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the manger of the Artesia
Airport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their
110' balloon at an altitude of 112,000' when a dull white, round
object was spotted. It appeared larger than the balloon, but
made no movement. Later, the balloon crew and the others saw
two objects from the airport; flying side-by-side, they circled
the balloon and flew away to the northeast. The second
observation lasted about 40 seconds. Note: there is confusion
over the date of this case, with some USAF records showing it as
1952; however, 1951 appears to be correct.
Feb. 1, 1951; 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.
Feb. 21, 1951; Durban, South Africa. 4:55 a.m. Witnesses:
three men in a truck, several other persons, none named. A dark
red, torpedo-shaped object with darker centre, flew straight and
level.
Feb. 26, 1951; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 7:10 a.m. Witness: USAF Sgt.
J.B. Sells. One dull grey, metallic object, estimated to be 120'
long and 10-12' thick, hovered, puffed smoke and sped away after
1-1.5 minutes. Note: may have been Feb. 25.
Mar. 10, 1951; Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 a.m. Witnesses: crew of
USAF B-29 bomber, including scanners and tail gunner. A large
red-yellow glow burst and became blue-white. No further
information in files.
Mar. 13, 1951; McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 p.m. Witnesses:
USAF lst Lt. B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin
tails, 200' long and 90' wide, turned north and flew at
incredible speed. Two minutes.
Mar. 15, 1951; New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m. Witnesses: 25
members of a flying club, including the chief aerial engineer and
his two assistants. One metallic cigar-shaped object with white
exhaust which turned black when it accelerated to an estimated
1,000 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes.
June 1, 1951; Niagara Falls, New York. 4:20 a.m. Witnesses:
M/Sgt H.E. Sweeney, 2 enlisted men. One glowing yellow-orange,
saucer-shaped object with arc-shaped wings, flew straight up.
Seen for 30-40 seconds.
July 24, 1951; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 7:10 Witnesses:
Hanscom AFB Operations Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One
100-200' tubular object, 5 times long as it was wide, with fins
at one end, and coloured greyish with many black spots. Flew
800-1,000 m.p.h. at 1-2,000' altitude, leaving a faint swath. 20
seconds.
Aug. 25, 1951; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 p.m. Witnesses:
Sandia Base Security Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing-
shaped craft passed over their heads at an estimated 800-1,000'
altitude with no sound. Size estimated at 1.5 times wingspan of
B-36 bomber, or 350'. Dark, chord wise stripes on underside, and
6-8 pairs of soft, glowing lights on trailing edge of "wing".
Speed estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object seen for about 30
seconds.
Aug. 31, ; Matador, Texas. 12:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom
Tilson, one or two other women, all apparently of excellent
reputations. One pear-shaped object with a length of a B-29
fuselage (100'), aluminium or silver with a port or some type of
aperture on the side. It moved with smaller end forward,
drifting slowly at about 150' altitude, then headed up in a
circular fashion and out of sight after a few seconds.
Sept. 6, 1951; Claremont, California. 7:20 p.m. (not really
clear). Witnesses: S/Sgt W.T. Smith, M/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six
orange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level
into a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.
Sept. 14, 1951; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
Witnesses: T/Sgt W.B. Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green. Three objects
tracked on radar. Two were on a collision course, then one
evaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the
radar operators! No aircraft were known to be in the area. A
third unidentified track then joined the first two. More than 15
minutes.
Oct. 2, 1951; Columbus, Ohio. 6 p.m. Witness: Battelle
Memorial Institute graduate physicist Howard Cross. One bright
oval with a clipped tail flew straight and level, fading into the
distance after 1 minute.
Oct. 3, 1951; Kadena, Okinawa. 10:27 p.m. Witnesses: radar
operators Sgt. M.W. Watson and Pvt. Gonzales and one other
Sergeant. One large, sausage-shaped blip tracked at an estimated
4,800 m.p.h.
Oct. 9, 1951; 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.
Oct. 11, 1951; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 a.m. Witnesses:
General Mills balloon researchers, including aeronautical
engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore, pilot Dick
Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight crew
saw the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark
underside and a halo around it. The object arrived high and
fast, then slowed and made slow climbing circles for about two
minutes, and finally sped away to the east. Soon they saw
another one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite,
which sped across the sky. Total time first object was seen was
5 minutes, second was a few seconds.
Nov. 18, 1951; Washington, D.C. 3:20 a.m. Witnesses: Crew of
Capital Airlines DC-4 Fliqht 610, Andrews AFB Senior air traffic
controller Tom Selby. One object with several lights, followed
the DC-4 for about 20 minutes and then turned back.
Nov. 24, 1951; Mankato, Minnesota. 33:53 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
or ANG pilots W.H. Fairbrother and D.E. Stewart in P-51 Mustangs.
One milky white object shaped like Northrop flying wing (broad,
slightly swept-back wing with no fuselage or tail). Estimated 8'
span. Flew straight and level for 5 seconds.
Dec. 7, 1951; Sunbury, Ohio. 4:30 p.m. Witness: amateur
astronomer Carl Loar. One silvery sphere seen through telescope.
Two specks sighted at sides, object seemed to explode and was
replaced by a dark cloud and many specks. 30 minutes.
Dec. 7, 1951; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 8:15 a.m. Witness: Atomic
Energy Commission guard J.H. Collins. One 20' square object,
white-grey but not shiny flew above ridge to clouds and back
again twice, taking 30-40 seconds each time.
Title: BLUE BOOK/YEAR 1952
Feb. 11, 1952; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 a.m. Witnesses:
Capt. G.P. Arns and Maj. R.J. Gedson flying a Beech AT-ll
trainer. One yellow-orange comet-shaped object pulsed flame for
1-2 seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.
Feb. 23, 1952; over North Korea. 11:15 p.m. Witness:
Captain/B-29 navigator. One bluish cylinder, three times long as
wide, with a tail and rapid pulsations, came in high and fast,
made several turns and levelled out under B-29 which was evading
mild antiaircraft fire. 45 second sighting.
March 20, 1952; Centreville, Maryland. 10:42 p.m. Witnesses:
WWl/WW2 veteran A.D. Hutchinson and son. One dull orange-yellow
saucer-shaped light flew straight and level very fast for 30
seconds.
March 23, 1952; Yakima, Washington. 6:56 and 7 p.m.
Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of F-94 jet interceptor. On
either occasion, a red fireball increased in brightness and then
faded over 45 second span. Stationary both times. Note:
Project Blue Book Status Report #7 (May 31, 1952) says target was
also tracked by ground radar at 78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500'
and 25,000' altitude.
March 24, 1952; 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.
March 29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 a.m.
Witness: Brigham, pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin,
shiny metallic disc flew alongside the AT-6, then made a pass at
an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20' from the
F-84's fuselage and flipped in the slipstream...all in 10
seconds.
April 4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: two
radar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was
tracked for one minute by radar at an estimated 2,160 m.p.h.
April 5, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey
circular object, followed by two more, flew straight and level at
high speed.
April 5, 1952; Miami, Florida. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: L.E.
VanDercar and 9 year old son. Four dark circular objects with
mostly fuzzy edges, crossed face of Moon; each was half the
apparent diameter of Moon. 2:59 p.m. Witness: H.L. Russell.
April 6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 p.
50-75 grey-white discs changed position within formation
continually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during 3.8
minute sighting.
April 12, 1952; North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
Witnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E.H.
Rossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew fast,
stopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30' angle during a 2
minute observation.
April 14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 p.m. Witness:
unidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light coloured objects
flew in V-formation. No further details in files.
April 14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 p.m. Witnesses: U.S.
Navy pilots Lt. jg. Blacky, Lt. jg. O'Neil. One
inverted
bowl, 3' long and 1' high, with vertical slots, flew fast, straight
and
level, 100 yards from observers' aircraft for 45-60 seconds.
April 15, 1952; Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 p.m. Witness: Mr.
Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed
flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting
telescope.
April 17, 1952; Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses:
S.B. Brooks, chemical engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep
orange object flew fast and erratic, occasionally emitting a
shaft of light to the rear during a 40 minute sighting.
April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: group of
Army weather observation students, including several graduate
engineers. One flat-white, circular object flew with an
irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.
April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown. Witnesses: two
Army weather observation students. One flat-white circular
object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.
April 18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. l1:30 a.m. Witnesses: R.
Poerstal and three other men. Seven to nine circular,
orange-yellow lights in a 40^ V-formation flew overhead silently
for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. l0:l0 p.m.
Witness: reporter Chic Shave. One round, yellow-gold object
flew south and returned during 1.5 minute sighting.
April 18, 1952; 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129* 51' E.,
34' 19' N.). Witness: one radar operator. Tracked unidentified
target for 1 minute at 2,700 m.p.h.
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 4 a.m.
Witness: janitor C. Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a
sharp turn and left a short, dark trail during l minute sighting.
April 22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 99 p.m. Witnesses: crew of
B-29 bomber, on ground. One elliptical object, followed by two
and then another two, each with a white light that blinked every
1-2 seconds as they performed erratic manoeuvres for 10 minutes.
April 24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 a.m. Witnesses: crew
of USAF C-124 transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in
loose "fingertip" formation twice flew parallel to airplane
during 3-4 minute period.
April 24, 1952; Milton, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses:
three Cambridge Research Centre electronics engineers, one named
Buruish. Two flat, red squares flew wobbly in level flight,
climbed, levelled out during 1.5 minute observation.
April 24, 1952; Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 p.m. Witness: USAF
light Surgeon Maj. E.L. Ellis. Many orange-amber lights,
sometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved erratically. Speed
varied from motionless to very fast during 5 minute sighting.
April 27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan. 4:15 p.m. Witnesses: H.A.
Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister. One
silver oval rolled, descended and stopped. Two silver cigar-
shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the
west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed.
Sightings lasted 45 minutes.
April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: M/Sgt. and
Mrs. G.S. Porter (he was off-duty control tower operator).
Bright red or flame-coloured discs, appearing as large as fighter
planes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two in formation
during 2 hours. All seen below 11,000' overcast.
April 29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m. Witness: private
pilot R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight,
with a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
April 29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas. 100 p.m. Witness: B-29
bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4
times per second for 2 seconds.
May 1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington. 5:32 a.m. Witnesses: Two
Atomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One
silver object without wings flew straight and level for 1.5
minutes.
May 1, 1952; George AFB, California. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses:
three men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away.
Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47's wingspan
(95') flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in front
and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
May 5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
M.M. Judson. Six or seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One
moved in an ellipse, while the others moved in and out.
May 7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 p.m. Witnesses:
Capt. Morris, a Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman
First Class. Ten times, an aluminium or silver cylindrical object
was seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a 5-10 minute
period.
May 9, 1952; George AFB, California. 5:20 p.m. Witness: A/lc
G.C. Grindeland. One dull white, arrowhead-shaped object flew
straight and level for 10 seconds.
May 10, 1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
4 duPont employees at the Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to
four yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen on five occasions
between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.
May 14, 1952; Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. 7 p.m. Witnesses:
Attorney and ex-USAF pilot Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two
shining orange spheres: one was stationary, while the other
darted away and back for 30 minutes.
May 20, 1952; Houston, Texas. l0:l0 p.m. Witnesses: USAF
pilots Capt. J. Spurgin and Capt. BB. Stephan. One bright or
white oval object moved from side-to-side while making a gradual
turn for 90 seconds.
May 25, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses:
seven persons, including John Hoffman, his family and friends.
One large white circular object having dark sections on its rim,
flew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red when behind
a cloud.
May 28, 1952; Saigon, French Indo China. 10:30 a.m. Witnesses:
many in crowd watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped
object flew straight and fast for 2 minutes.
May 28, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:45-2:40 p.m.
Witnesses: two city fire department employees. Two circular
objects--one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown--
were seen three times performing fast manoeuvres.
May 29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot
Maj. D.W. Feuerstein, on ground. One bright tubular object
tilted from horizontal to vertical for 8 minutes, then slowly
returned to horizontal, again tilted vertical, accelerated,
appeared to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted
14 minutes.
Bye and enjoye from Peter ZS2ABF.
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