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Subj: PROJECT BLUE BOOK No.5
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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" .
PART FIVE 1961 TO 1965
Title: BLUE BOOK / YEAR 1961
Feb, 27, 1961; Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
LaPalm. One fiery-red, round object, preceded by light rays,
slowed and descended, while her dog howled. Sighting lasted 10
minutes.
Spring, 1961; Kemah, Texas. Case missing from official files.
April 24, 1961; 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California (35'
50' N., 125' 40 W.). 3:34 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft commander
Capt. H.J. Savoy and navigator lst Lt. M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-l2lD
patrol plane. One reddish-white, round object or light, similar
to satellite. Observed for 8 minutes.
May 22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs.
A.J. Jones and Mrs. R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc
hovered and revolved, then suddenly disappeared after 15 minutes.
June 2, 1961; Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 P.m. Witnesses: lst
Lt. R.N. Monahan and Hazeltine Electric Co. technical
representative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white light flew erratic
course at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.
July 7, 1961; Copemish, Michigan. 11 p.m. Witness: waitress
Nannette Hilley. One large ball flew slow, split into four after
45 minutes. Four flew close formation, descended and flew away
to the west. Total sighting lasted 1 hour.
July 11, 1961; Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: ex-air
navigator G. Scott, Mrs. Scott, and neighbours. One round, bright
light like shiny aluminium, passed overhead in 20 minutes.
July 20, 1961; Houston, Texas. 88 a.m. Witnesses: Trans-Texas
Airlines Capt. A.V. Beather, flying DC-3, plus vague report from
ground radar. Two very bright white light or objects flew in
trail formation for 30 minutes.
Aug. 12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: college
seniors J.B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval
object with a fin extending from one edge to the centre; like a
sled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at 50' altitude
for 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.
Nov. 21, 1961; Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: C.
Locklear and Helen Hatch. One round, red-orange object flew
straight up and faded after 3-4 minutes.
Nov. 23, 1961; Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 p.m. Witness: F.
Braunger. One bright red star flew straight and level for 15
minutes.
Dec. 13, 1961; Washington, D.C. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses: C.F.
Muncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark
diamond-shaped object with a bright tip flew straight and level
for 1-3 minutes.
Title: BLUE BOOK / YEAR 1962
Feb. 25, 1962; Kotzbue, Alaska. 7:20 p.m. Witnesses: one U.S.
Army private, six anonymous civilians. One red light, trailed 30
seconds later by a blue light. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
March l, 1962; Salem, New York. 10:35 p.m. Witness: Mrs. L.
Doxsey, 66. One gold-colored box, 12-14"x3-4", flew straight and
level across the horizon for 3-4 minutes.
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March 26, 1962; Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. 1:35 p.m.
Witness: USAF Capt. J.M. Lowery, from an unspecified aircraft.
One thin, cylindrical object--l/3 snout, 2/3 tail fins--flew at
an estimated Mach 2.7 (2,000 m.p.h.) for 5-8 seconds.
March 26, 1962; Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m. Witnesses:
Mrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls,
arranged in a rectangular formation, became two objects with
lights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.
March 26, 1962; Westfield, Massachusette. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses:
many unidentified young people. One large red ball flew or fell
down, then went back up during 3-10 minute sighting. Note: May
26?
April 4, 1962; Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z. Witnesses: G.R.
Wells and J. Lewis, using 117x telescope. One small object
changing brightness, gave off smoke but remained stationary like
a comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official files.
June 21, 1962; Indianapolis, Indiana. 4 a.m. Witnesses: Lt.
Col. H. King and tail gunner M/Sgt. Roberts, aboard a B-52 heavy
jet bomber. Three bright, star-like lights: one seen; 10
seconds later, two more were seen. Total sighting took 3
minutes.
June 30, 1962; Richmond, Virginia. 9 a.m. Witness: 13 year old
Meadors. One red, star-like light seen for an unspecified length
of time. No further details in files.
July 19, 1962. Bayhead, New Jersey. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: C.T.
Loftus, H. Wilbert. Four or five lights darted about the sky for
7-10 minutes.
July 29, 1962; Ocean Springs, Mississippi. 11:20 p.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.O. Barton. One bright cherry-red,
diamond-shaped object flew slow, hovered, made fast 1/2 loops for
l0 minutes.
Aug. 18, 1962; Bermuda. 5 p.m. Witnesses: owner M. Sheppard
and chief announcer A. Seymour of radio station. Three
dull-white, egg-shaped objects wavered as they moved for 20
minutes.
Sept. 21, 1962; WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of
Mexico. 7:37 p.m. Witness: fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie.
Two objects, red and black with orange streaks, one as big as the
Moon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky for 13
minutes.
Oct. 23, 1962; Farmington, Utah. 3 p.m. Witness: R.O.
Christensen. One grey and silver ball, trailing what looked like
twine with two knots in it, swerved, and climbed away at a 45'
angle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing air).
Twenty seconds.
Nov. 17, 1962; Tampa, Florida. 99 p.m. Witness: F.L. Swindale,
college graduate and ex-USMC Capt. Three bright star-like lights
approached, hovered and bounced, then faded after 11-15 minutes.
Title: BLUE BOOK / YEAR 1963
May 18, 1963; New Plymouth, New Zealand. 10:30 p.m. Witness:
C.S. Chapman, 15. One white, fuzzy, flashing light hovered and
darted around for 4 minutes.
May 22, 1963; Pequannock, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Myra
Jackson. Four pink wheels spun or rolled very fast from east to
west in succession, each taking about 1 second.
June 15, 1963; 200 miles north of Venezuela (14* 27' N., 69* 57'
E.). 10:39 a.m. Witness: 3rd Mate R.C. Chamberlin, of S/
Thetis. One luminous disc travelled at 1.5 times the speed of
satellite for 3-4 minutes.
Summer, 1963; Middletown, New York. 9:30 or 10 p.m. Witness:
Grace Dutcher. Eight-ten lights moved at random, then in an oval
formation, then singly, during the 1 minute sighting.
July 1, 1963; 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.
Aug. 11, 1963; Warrenville, Illinois. 10 p.m. Witness: R.M.
Boersma. One light moved around the sky for 20 seconds.
Aug. 13, 1963; St. Gallen, Switzerland. 8:04 p.m. Witness:
A.F. Schelling. One fireball became a dark object after 4
minutes, and then a bigger glow, a minute later, and finally
exploded. Note: same witness had another, un described, sighting
on Aug. 14
Sept. 14, 1963; Susanville, California. 3:15 p.m. Witness:
E.A. Grant, veteran of 37 years training forest fire lookouts for
the U.S. Forest Service. One round object intercepted a long
object and either attached itself to the latter or disappeared.
Sighting lasted l0 minutes.
Sept. 15, 1963; Vandalia, Ohio. 66 p.m. Witness: Mrs. F.E.
Roush. Two very bright gold objects--one shaped like a banana
and the other like an ear of corn--one remained stationary, the
other moved from west to north during 10 minutes,
Oct. 4, 1963; Bedford, Ohio. 3:32 p.m. Witness: R.E.
Carpenter, 15. One intense oblong light with tapered ends and
surrounded by an aqua haze, flashed and flickered while
stationary for 15 seconds.
Oct. 23, 1963; Meridian, Idaho. 8:35 p.m. Witnesses: several
unnamed students, including Gordon. One object shaped like a
circle from below and like a football from the side, hovered low
over the observers, making a deep, pulsating, loud, extremely
irritating sound, for 6 minutes.
Oct. 24, 1963; Cupar Fife, Scotland. No time given. Witnesses:
A. McLean (12) and G. McLean (8). One light moved for an
unspecified length of time. No further details in files. Note:
Project Blue Book chief Maj. H. Quintanilla told the youngsters,
in a letter, that this was "one of the most complete" of the
unexplained cases for the year.
Dec. 11, 1963; McMinnville, Oregon. 7 a.m. Witness: W.W.
Dolan, professor of mathematics and astronomy, and dean of the
faculty of Linfield College. One bright, star-like light
hovered, slowed, dimmed and flashed in 1 minute.
Dec. 16, 1963; 800 miles north of Midway Island (40* N., 175* 54'
W.). 5:05 p.m. Witness: unspecified persons aboard a military
aircraft. One white light blinked 2-3 times per second as it
moved very fast across the sky for 15 seconds.
Title: BLUE BOOK / YEAR 1965
Jan, 23, 1965; Williamsburg, Virginia. 8:40 a.m. Witness: Mr.
T.F. Mains. One mushroom or light bulb-shaped object, 75-80'
high, 25' diameter on top and l0' bottom diameter; metallic grey
with a red-orange glow on the near side and a blue glow on the
far side. The object made a sound like a vacuum cleaner. The
witness' car electrical system was affected as the object moved
away at an altitude of 4'. The sighting lasted 25 seconds.
March 4, 1965; Corvallis, Oregon. 9:23 p.m. Witness: W.V.
Harrison. Three lights rose from the ground, several seconds
apart. The next day, an oily spot was found at the site.
March 8, 1965; Mt. Airy, Maryland. 7:40 p.m. Witness: J.H.
Martin, instrument maker for U.S. Bureau of Standards. Six
lights flew overhead slowly for 3 minutes.
April 4, 1965; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 4:05 a.m. Witnesses:
USAF A/2c Corum, a weather observer; confirmation by college
student R. Pittman not clear from available data. One 40' black,
oval object with four lights along the bottom, flew in and out of
the clouds for 15 seconds.
May 7, 1965; Oxford, Michigan. 7:30 p.m. Witness: M.E.
Marshall. One light, like a satellite, split into two parts, one
of which was copperish colour, then two more joined up. One
object may have been tumbling. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
July 6, 1965; Kiel, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Mrs. E.R.
Hayner. One flashing light, like a satellite, was seen for less
than 1 minute. No further data was in the files.
July 25, 1965; Castalia, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: amateur
astronomer M.D. Harris, 16. One bright blue star crossed 90 of
sky in 10-15 seconds.
Aug. 4, 1965; Dallas, Texas. 9:30 p.m. Witness: J.A. Carter,
19. One light flew fast, straight and level for 12 seconds. No
further data in files.
Aug. 4, 1965; Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses: two
unnamed 14 year olds. One light moved around the sky for 16-17
seconds. No further data in files.
Aug. 19, 1965; Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 p.m. Witnesses:
Mrs. William Butcher, son Harold, 17, and children. A large
elliptical object, with a reddish vapour underneath, came close to
the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds
later. Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped.
When the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could
be heard. Afterwards, a strange odour was noticed, and the next
day, a purplish liquid, 2"x2" marks and patches of singed grass
were found at the site. A bull bellowed and tried to break its
bonds.
Aug. 30, 1965; Urbana, Ohio. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: M.A. Lilly,
N. Smith, T. Nastoff. One white ball, 5-8' in diameter and
trailed by a 2-3' light, hit the road 100' in front of the
witness' car, bounced and flew away. Sighting lasted 3-4
seconds.
Sept. 3, 1965; Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 a.m. Witnesses: Exeter
Patrolmen Eugene Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman
Muscarello. One large, dark, elliptical object with a row of red
lights around it, moved slowly and erratically around houses and
trees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm animals were very
noisy. Sighting lasted about 1 hour.
Sept. 3, 1965; Damon, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Brazoria
County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert
Goode. One triangular object, 150-200' long, 40-50' thick at
middle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing, purple light
on the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came
from distance to 150' off highway and 100' in the air. Purple
light illuminated ground beneath object and interior of police
car. Driver felt heat on his left arm. Initial sighting lasted
5-10 minutes. Second sighting. occurred later that night.
Sept. 25, 1965; Chisholm, Minnesota. 9:55 a.m. Witness: Bett
Diamon. Five orange lights in a row flew fast and made an abrupt
turn during the 1 minute sighting.
Sept. 25, 1965; Rodeo, New Mexico. 10 p.m. Witnesses: Dr.
George Walton, physical chemist, and wife. Two round white
objects flew side-by-side, at 30-50' altitude, pacing the
witnesses' car for 6 minutes.
Oct. 4, 1965; Middletown, Ohio. Witness: Tucker. Case missing
from official files.
Bye and enjoy from Peter ZS2ABF.
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