' " .. ,

D.l\'I' l': T955 l 3 3 6 6 8 9 ll ll ll

DAT:!:

JANU~RY 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCArioN .. OBiiSIERilfli~I!II~TO)

Cochise, New Mexico (CASE HISSING) Military

~~:!.i~::~~~r~lc~~;,!~nia (CASE MISSING ) Httlre Trinidad Military Bradent~n, Florida Milita ry Tynciall, AFB , Florida Military Palls Church, Virg inia Queens, I>IYC, New York Jersey City, New J e r c;e y Salo!la Beach, C<1.l ifornia lt.t Laguna, California Forsyth , Georgia

HISSING) Civ ( Air Vis ) Civilh1n ( Unknown )

EVALUATION Insuff icient Data UNIDEN'riFIED Astro ( STARS/PLANETS) Astro ( ST.l\RS/PLANSTS) /l.ircra f t Astro ( Hl~TSOH) Astro ( t, lr;;TE0 1~) Aircraft Aj.rcraft f,s tro ( ~1S'I'T~OR )

Ast;ro ( Mi!:TE:OR) Other ( l'lli.i:<'LEC'!'ION FROM \-IITHIN AIRCRAFT) Insufficient D3ta Insuff icient Data

Bet,,e~n Virginia & Ka ns as ( Ct\SE Sullivan Is, South Caroli!la Yuma , /;ri zona South Gate, California Kalispell, Nontana Pacific Ocean (C ASE MISSING ) Nurietta , California Hut chi son, Kan sas

Multiple

.:£:3::):1:J:];[ j;J;·:·£·-~-Istro ( Mi<:TiWR ) . _ As tro ( ME:TE:OR)

Hacomb , County, Nichigan Lakeland , Florida Boyinta Beach, Florida Fest Pallll Beach, F'lorida Gua;n San 1-la teo, Florida ( Ci~S~ MISSI NG) Hinterset, Iowa J acksonville , Florid a

l>1ilitary Air Aircraft

Multiple Balloon Balloon Other (GnOUND LIGHT) UNIDE!n'IFIED Insuffic ient Data Balloon Astro ( !v:E'I'EOR )

Unk.nown Insuf'ficien·t Data

St L:J.v;rence Is., Ala sak (CASE Fuji, Japan ( CASE MISSING) Pittsfield , Maine

Milita~~ Aircraft &) . -.... ,.I._~Astro ( M~'TEOR)

MISSING Civx- ~an Other (LIGHT FROM SHIP) Nilitar Air (PHOTOS ) Insufficient Data

Detroit, Main Jlstro ( VENUS)

ADDITIONAL RZPORTED SIGHTHiGS ( NO'r CASES)

LOCATION SOURC.8 EVALUATION

Hinter 54 or 55 Alaska (Tetter from Foster) Meteor Landing Jan Wibnington, California ( UFO Investig~~~ Jan Oregon ~

.. -:-?-· ·· ;.. ~ :~~· -. ··.'l

.. ..... ~ ..... '· •'· "/' :~ ~: '··~:d; .• ·,~,_,·. - _ :.,_,_ ~ ·- """'"~~ ,..:;_,__, ,..__-:_ ' '(

DA'I' t!:

DATE

2-ll~ 6 13 21

FEBRUARY 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCATION

Chochise, New l-lexico · Del Hay Beach, l<'loTida

Miramar NAS , California .. Bettles , Alaska (CASE MISSING) -- Pomona, California ·· long Beach, California - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Kings Landing, California · Platte City, Missouri

F'ort .l>'ayne, Indiana San Diego, California

Nay Port, ¥'lorida . Dobbins Afb, Georgia

Bethesda , Maryland Okin<twa (CASE l.USSING) Saipan

· Nila n & Green City, Hissouri ·· New York City, New York - New Yorl<: City, New York

~ Ellesmere Island , Canada '·Hew Orleans; louisiana Blaekstone, Virginia

- Bowling Green, Kentucky

· Palm Springs , California . San Diego , California - Pacific Beach , California - San Diego, California -·Hilton, Connecticut - Snowhill, ~~ryland ·· Eal timore, Haryland - Edwards Al"B, California " ·- Palm Springs, California

OilSEHVER

Military Air • Military r--Iilitary

EVALUATION

UTHmNTI F'IED Insufficie nt D>:~ta

UNID~~N'l'H'H~D

Other (NISSLE) Aircraft Aircraft

Ht 989 Jl.stro ( HET~OR )

~-jt'~l\~ Aircraft !Jill ~ dJ3anoon

U..J,.~ Insufficient I'a ta {) .. ----~ l. As t. ro ( 1-!1\RS )

2. t-.ircraf t Military Aircraft - (~iulti ) Balloon

• rr a uNmsNTrF'IED Military Air Insuffident. Data \•lx Observe r Astro (RIGEL)

Balloon Other ( SSARCliLIGiiT) Other (PHOTO ANALYSIS:

--- REFLl':C'riON) Military Othe r ( CONTRAILS) Miltiple Aircraft Military Insuffic i ent Data

l. Aircraft (HSf'UEL OPR) 2. Aircraft 3. Astro (s•r.ll.RS/PLANE'I'S) Aircraft

Ast.ro ( MF.:TEOR SHO'.-IER) Aircraft .J\stro ( ME'I'EOR) Other (FLil.RE) Other ( D~TERGE~IT BUBBLE) Aircraft Balloon

ADDITIONAL HEPORTED SIGBTINGS (Nar CAS8S)

LOCATION

· Venezue la, }'lorida, 'l'exas, -New ZealanO.

Texas-Mississippi - Horseheads, Nev York

SOURC~

New York DHM Newscl.ipping Newsclipping NeHsclipping

EVALUA'riON

?-!et.eors ~t.eteor, Bolide l-!eteor Ange 1 Hair/Haste Products f'rom ~1i lk Plant

DA'ri!:

-~~ '~'"? Sprine; 2 ,, ~- .

2 3 3 3, 5 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 ll. 1!~

15 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 13 19 20 22

25 26 28 23 DR 28 29

29 29 29 30 31

3-T

1-o~

). -::r

MARCH 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCATION (:-,, eoo, c, 'ti'P ,-..·y) OBSERVE:R ~· 1 .- . ;;~o;";;-1" ~Lc\o.,c"P.o . ..,tro • -~<cl'{z;:~..:) C.,v,· \;,, ..,_ Ltttle America, Wyoming (PHOTOS)

· Hunt ley, Illinois ·· Las Vegas, Nevada · Parksburg, Pennsylvania · Wiesbaden, Germany - Pittsfield, ~8ine

.. Brooklyn, New York Anderson AFB, Guam

- Charleston, West -Virginia

Civilian Pilot

t a I Multiple Military

Lake Okechobee, Florida (CASE MISSING) Ci vilialh._ ~ _ Paris, Illinois ~ Chesapeake Bay, lollaryland Edwards AFB, California (CASE MISSING) Civilian ~;dwards AFB, California lo-1etta '.-18:neag, Maine (CASE MISSING )

- Re d·-wood Valley, California Klamath Falls, Oregon

Avalon, Catalina Is., California Salton Sea, California Laguna, California (CASE MISSING)

·· Hamilton-Cleves, Ohio - Ripley, Calif om ia

29 Palms, California Azuza, California

- Burbank, California

Civilian Air & Gd

• Multi

Civilian t:lultiple Military ._ Civilian

San Francisco, California Farmingdale, Long Island, Tokyo, Japan

New York · MlP · Air & Gd Radar

Colorado Springs, Colorado ... Fitchburg, Massachusetts (CJI.SE N.ISSING) Civilian Modesto, California (CASE: MISSING) Civilian r.-lontivedeo, Uraguay (CASE MISSING) Civilian Oakland, California (CASE MISSING) Civilian Iran Multi

·· Soledad, California 5 I II · Sonoma, California . 666t.h ACH (RO.DAR) Pendleton, Oregon Richmond, California (CASE MISSING) Civilian

•s · San Jose, California Bakersfie l d, California San Francisco, California (CASE l><tiSSING) Civilian

+c-. I 'Re;:;. '; e t cs A:Tf~ J t> ·, <....::<;:

C:LA·k .. .1·1) -LJ' ' .If"'* (\.,.'t\!t:' )J,C ('c'i e, I ~

t:P aoo~ cq; ·, '•s.\ ~);:1 ~~ ' . :51-c.~

U·L,, • s C:c' (r ":)) A-14-~~...~.J~~.~-:;l· ':..,....;;.....-4;(,_.,\....,;"'n...,' ;-...,.0 +) _.,

(.l..,(J C: rlrl

j4.. 1·\ee-

(;;.; .• v >o•"-

iA-4~,J...-..;:f+;....._r

~.--c-tt'i-1

EVALUATION

tl...! " " <:.. 3'1 Insufficient Data 34 Other ( RKnEC'riON) 3'1 Insufficient Data 34 Other ( Afl FIRING) dq<f Astra (METEOR) 3'1 Astra (V<<:NUS) ~~ Other (SEARCHLIGHT) 3-Cf Balloon 3~ Insufficient Data 3'1 Other ( FLARI':S) -3"1-. Other (PSYCHOLOGICAL) 3"1 Insufficient Data 3<15 Aircraft Other (RIHDS) Ast.ro ( HETEOH) Aircraft.

3<f 3£t5 3£f{c

I l. Astro (JUPITER) 2. Astra (HE'l'EOR) Astro (ME'l'EOR) Insuff'icient. Data Balloon Aircraft Aircraft Balloon

.3<~-tov 34(c'/L 3<ffD3 .3%tf 3<7f.D 3'-f(c~

?/1"1 Aircraft 3<!-~8 Astra (METEOR) 3'161 Aircraft a"!~ Insufficient Data 39-71· Other (FX INVERSION) 3</7/;_ Other ( SHORI'ED POiriER '

LINES) 3473 Astr.o (l-iE'l'EOR) 3<t ?cf. Other (SEJI.HCHLIGHT) ..3"-17{) Balloon 3~7, Aircraf"t d£t 7}; Balloon ...3'1 78

Balloon Jl.ircraft Jl.stro (METEOR) Astra (HETEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) ~:;.

DA~'c~

~·i a-r

Spring Mar 3 8 12 30

MAHCH 1955 SIGH'l'INGS

ADDITIONAL R8PORTtm SIGIITINGS (NO~' CASES )

LOCA'l'ION

'l'oul Rosieres AFB , ·France Beti.;een Dayton-Yakima , \·Ja shi ngton Loveland, Ohio (Stringfield ) Point Barrow, Alaska ( DI!M) Broadway, Virgi nia ( Fawcett ) Lincoln , Kebraska (Flying Saucer Dayton, Ohio (l\'ewsclipping )

SOURCE

•••IIJ (Green 161+) ... .-..--- (Contact.ee)

... (PHOTO ) Maga zine) Brockman

EVALUA'J' ION

(Hirage of Sirius )

DA'l'E

5 6 6 6 6 7 5 9 9 9 ll 16 16 17 l'7 18 18 20 20 .

21 22 23 23 25 27 27 ~a c:.u

28 30 30 30 30

DATE

( )

APHIL 1955 SIGWriNGS

LOCATION OBSERVER

Elk , New Nexico D<tyton, Ohio J ame s town, Ca lifornia Beaumont , Cali f ornia Bakers field, California Atlantic Ocea n -3andcr AB, Newfoundland Platt sburg , New York (CASE Mira I.oma, California

Military Military

HISSING) Civilian

Sa n francisco; California Holly"ood, California Ha rrisburg , Pe nnsylvania los 1\n geles, Ca lif or;1ia Burtomrood, E:ngland t· ~'l.nitou Spr ings, Colorado (C ASE D:2 ca t ur, Georgia St Johns, Ne\v found l a ncl Kansa s City, t·Ussouri Van Nuys , California

NISSI NG) Civilian ,a FL Civilian

Jlle1> Orleans, l.oui s iana Jersey Shore, Penns ylvania Flat.head Lake, lilontana ( Cl\S i!! Hollywood, California Roscomtnon, J;ii chie;an

iL rnssmS Civilian (pilot s}

- Kisarazu, Japan Bryn Ma¥1T, Pennsylvania Dahlgren, Virginia

Pend leton, Oregon · Newfoundland · Live Oa k, Florida Travis County, Texas

- Rome, Geor5ia

ADDI'l'IONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS {NOT CASES)

LOCATION SOURCE

Roc'r.ford, Illinois (UFO Investigator) Alleg:;!d·. M' Firing on k s Vegas, Nevada ( News clipping ) Atomi c Shot at Altitude

EVALUATION

1\s tro ( ~-1ETEOR) 3"-188' Aircraft ..3"16'<1 Ea lloon 3-'ICJO Ba lloon 3<-!'7/ 1

1\stro (JUPITER ) 3'19:L: Insufficient Data 3'19.3 Insufficient lfdta 3'19t/ ' Other (UNfu~LIABLE H?f~ Balloon ~9.':) Astro ( ~·IETE:OR) .3~(p Insuf fl.ci ent Da ta 3£f97 Othe r (KITE ) 3 <f'tK Balloon 3'19CJ As t ro ( l·iE'rf.og ) 36-00 Other ( R?~~'IZCTION) 3s-D/ Balloon ~~jO~ Aircraft 36-03 Other ( SEAHCHLIGH'i' ) ?J5Df_ Aircraft 3505 ft.ircraft .35"1Xl Aircraft Astro ( l·~E:'l'EOR )

3'507 357B

Airc r a ft 3.?07 Othe r ( UNRELIABLE RPT)35'10 Astro (Hf~TEOR) 35// Astro (JUPITER) ~-~~ l. Vis: Jl.stro ( JUPITEH) 2, Rad : Balloon 35/3 Aircraft 3t~l9 l\stro (VENUS) 35/o Insufficient Data 30-;~ UNIDEriTIFIE:D 3!:n7 Aircra ft 351t?

EVALUATION

ffii'Q •• •• • •

DA'.f.'E

May 3 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 14 ll~

15 15

.·-.:~:.:: ·:.::-:.;., .

l - 15 ~~y 1955 GIGHTINGS

LOCI\'£ ION OBSERVER

Hi ami, !<'lorida · New York City, New Y0 rk (CASE MISSING) Ci.vilian

Ke flavic Airport, Ice land. Military

Fellm~s, California :;.rJ Sef'('r-t-.-\ l <> ~===~liz . Baltimore, Maryland ( FOLDER)"C<~V<.ul ;•iG- · Glen burnie, Maryland ---29 Palms, California Klamath Falls, Oregon long Beach, Mississippi Ukiah, California '1'erryvi lle, · Connecticut .

.·-., 1

• ·zn

EVALUATION 3S~O

Other (lJNRELIABLE RPI')35.ll Insufficient Data o)d. ~ UNIDENTI.FIED 35".;1.3

35;;..'1 "' 1 s:> 1 1-10, ~rcraft

( PHYS S_)ftlti'Uther (VALVE WHEEL) 35</t.f --- Balloon d5~5"" '

Aircraft ~~" Balloon °5 ;;..7 Insufficient Data 35~8' Astro (JUPITER) 3j-d.~ Airc r a ft, "35.30

'l'hurmon, Colorado · Civil Airlines Aircraft .35"3 1 Aircraft ,?Jtf3~ Yonkers, New York

Munday, Ne1v York · Tinker AFB, Oklahoma · Bear Island, Maine Charleston, Maine Dulut h, Minnesota

- Old Town, ~mine - Hollister, California · Fargo, North Dakota ·syracuse, New York Little Falls, New Jersey

- New York City, New York

II !AI Lbgt Nilitary .....

l1T Air (RADAR)

... i

Astro (JUPITER) a533 .Astro (i1!~TEOR) 3:;,--:3<{ Other ( /\IRCRAFT FlARES )3:>"'~" Other (AIRCR\ET :nARES~ Aircraft 3537 Other (AIRCRAFT FL.l\RES)!'i31 Aircraft 3~39 Aircraft 33~~

0/ Balloon "'' Aircra ft ~;L Other (HOAX) ~3

.r~·- -----•~--==~ . . :·: .... : ~~ ~·j.. . • .

DATE

35'l45' 16 35% 17 ?E'fl 17 35CfK 17 35<19 18 35':)-Q 18 355"1 19 35$d-19 ~5319 355'/19 3555' 19 355CP 20 3ti5f 20 3t>"SZ 20 3SS120 3S~2o 35'=>1 20 35(:,.;L.20 35t:.3 21 3Sb9'23 051i023 ~~24 2>.56125 21Sfo8 26 35b'l 26 35/0 26 3571 27 35/!}.._28 35'73 29 357129

DATE

• - · •;-:;~~~. :--~ .. : .. - :' , .. ---:::- ~r - - . ....... _.. - - ·-"'· ......... . ~ .

16 - 31 MAY 1955 SIGHTINGS

IDeATION OBSERVERS

· Winchester 1 Virginia .. ~===~ Mojave, California I

· San Francisco, California ~. McDill AFB 1 Florida (CASE MISSING)~

· Niagara Falls 1 New York Military los Angeles, California Berke ley, California Van Nuys 1 California Alameda 1 California

- Kentfield, California

EVALUATION

Insufficient Data Aircraft Astra (JUPITER) Other (SEARCHLIGHT) Astra (t-!ETEOR) Insuf ficient Data Insufficient Data Aircraft Balloon Astra (KETEOR)

, San Gabriel, California Alexandria, Minnesota

:=o'--·'-"'"'•"' '·- Balloon S)i"oL."'-..1\... Other (HARD COAL)

Tokyo, Japan · Orville, California

--- Insuffi.cient Data

Yuma, Arizona -.. - 7 · LaGuardia Airport, New Yo4~ (CASE MISSING) Civilian · Brooklyn, New York - Malvern, Pennsylvania · Norton, AFB, California Elyr-.ia 1 Ohio

· Cheyenne 1 \·Jyoming · long Island, New York

L..'1nnon, Sngland · Chi tose AB 1 Japan - Euclid, Ohio

Clearfield, Pennsylvania Englewood, Ohio vJabuska, Nevada

. Colorado Springs, Colorado (CASE Uraguay

Hilitary .-. Multi

ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CAS!!:S)

lOCATION SOURCE

· los Angeles, California (DHM ) ~J~

Insufficient Data Astro (t:iETEOR) Aircraft Aircraft Aircraft Insufficient Data Aircr aft UNIDENTIFIED Insufficient Data Other (PSYCHOlOGICAL) Aircraft Ba lloon Astra (ALTP.IR) Other (SLAG) Astro (METEOR) Balloon Insufficient Data

EVALUATION

DATE

80/(t:. Summer (3 (:,/7 Surn.11er

3f->18 15

JUNP. 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCATION

Hoodside, California Kennewick, Washington Cape St. George, Neivfound land Harrisburg , Pennsylvania Cleveland, Ohio Euclid, Ohio (CASE MISSING) Steelton, Pennsylvania Parker, Arizona Camp San Luis Obispo, Calii'ornia Santa Marga-rita, California Chitose AB, Japan Paine Field,, 11ashington Fontana, Ca lifornia ·· _._ ~,'arner Springs, California San Diego .• Californ-ia Onta rio, California Bryan Jl.E"B, Texas 1-!inneapolis, Minnesota Topeka, Kansas Anita, Iowa (CASE NISS ING) Ne Springfield, Hissouri­Baltimore, Maryland Riverside, California Altadena, California Dallas, Texas Glenavon, California Santa Earbara, California Poulsbo, 1·7ashington Chuckanut Bay, Washington Springfield, Missouri Bethesda, Maryland Camp Pon-Tok, ~~ryland Dunc:an, Oklahoma Hillcrest Heights, Maryland Ft 1·7orth, Texas !Iolt, Florida Santa Haria, California l•1i lford, Nichigan Seattle, Hashington _

OBSERVER

3 ... rrsnn '-lilitary --Civ1li an .,:r.iger Airline s

• r

l-iultiple

Military --.. z m a a

; •,. · 't .. : -··~ .-

~ ..:._ -'~ ·- -- '.:... -~-.:... .... !:'..:.'!:...~:i..:..::-:. .! .:.' ~ ••. - _'=";"·' f- ~ ·:. ·~. ' . ' . . . . .: •) ... -.... ~ '~

EVALUATION

Aircra f t Other ( UNRf~LLO.BLE RPI') Other (METEOR) Other ( HALLUCINA'l'ION) Balloon Balloon ilircrart Astro (JUPITER) Insuffic ient Data Insufficient Data Astro ( 'i~NUS) Aircraft Other ( GROUliDLIGil'l'S) Balloon Balloon Insufficient Data Balloon

A:otro UttE'I'EOR) Insufficient Da.ta Jl.stro ( METEOR) Insufficient :Cata Insufficient Data Balloon Jl.ircraft Aircraft Balloon Balloons Other (Submarine) Aircraft Aircraft Aircraft Astro (Mill'EOR) Balloon Balloon Other ( Ul'IRELT.ABLE RPJ') Balloon

Pantelleria Island; ,Hediterranean Dutch Tanker "Gadila"

Aircraft Insufficient Data Insufficient Data

ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)

LOCATION SOURCl~

Kankakee, Illinois Ho.mburg , Germany (IAPA) Photo of 6 objects Adelaide, P..ustralia (Strlne;fie ld)

EVALUA'I'ION

Other (OLD R3PORr)

. ~ l

: DA'J'E: •.

3"19 J :J ly . 3<0~0 1.

.J

3(oJt( 5

DATF.:

3l05D July

l - 15 JULY 1955 SIGH ) cs LOCATION OBSERVER

HollyvTood, Califorr.la Sacramento, California ~IS&

G'D- 'l'RADAR) Newfoundlan<'l

Ge orgetown , Massachusetts St. Marlboo, l<J;,.tssachusetts Manhasset, New York Charleston, ~hine Gulliver, l>'lichigan Ba ltimore, Maryland Penbrook, Pennsylvania J\ugus ta, tt.aine Tampa, F'lorida ( CAS.8 NISSING) Mira Lorna, California Holly1vood, California Arlington, California New~ort Eeach, California ~rculab, France ( CASE IHSSING) Big Foot, Texas Charles to, - Greenville , Maine St ockton, California Bakersfie l d, Ca l ifornia

Military Air (Vj.s) Ground . ( RADAR )

~ Multi ( PHYSICAL S

Multi (Mil &.Civ ) Military Air Nili tary ( Rn.DAR) China Lake NAS, California

Steward AF'I3, Newark Valley, Trent, l"iichigan

New York Mil & Civ-­Nulti

LaCana da, California Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( CASE 11-!ISSING) Civilia n L~ Habra, California Long Beach, California Glen Avon, California Or l ando, Florida lv:a drid, Spain Orlando, Hiami, Palm Reach, Florida lJ!ulti PaL~ Beach, Florida ~

Gulf of ~1exico (Off New Orleans) . ._,

ti )

ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGH!'INGS ( NOT CASES)

LOCATIGN SOUOCE

Pate rson, New Jersey ~I Bulletin

... ·.:·':i.·- · · -- _ ....... ... .. ~:.. . ~. -· ·-~ ....... :.._ ... ·...:. _ ____ _;_,

EVALUA'l'ION

Other (UNRELIABLE: HP'l') Balloon

l. Jl.stro ( Venus ) 2 . J',narno lous Propagation J\ircraf't Astra (SATURN ) Insuffi c ient Data Insufficient Data Balloon Other (SOAP BUBBLES ) Other (UNRELIABLE HPJ') Jl.stro (:-mTEOR) Insufficie nt Dsta Astro ( l1i!:TEOR) As tro ( !>1 P.'I'E:OR) Astro (Mi~'l'EOR) Insuf ficie nt Data Balloon Balloon P.ircraft (MILI'I'ARY OPR) Astro ( METEOR )

Balloon w/Package Balloon Aircraft Aircraft Astro ( M:ETEOR Sl::IOF!i:R) Insufficient Data

Airc raft Insufficient Data Aircraft Astro (l!JETEOR) Astro (METEOR) Balloon

EVALUATION

- • . ........ -··,;: -• '•;....' ....... _. · -......;"';....'' .._: - • ....... ,. .... . "':-.~·· - · ---.........------------~ ........ ~ -.C::-•o4o ':#~'... .. .lo.""'t--....,;t,-... ,._--._,.. , .... ,.. ,_. .. . -~• · I , --

. I ! l

( ) 16 - 31 JULY 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCATION

Canton, Ohio Newfoundland

OBSERVER

n us- ••••e-. Military I 6 ••

Seattle, Washington Monroeville, Pennsylvania Lincoln, Nebraska Newport, ~nnsylvania Richland, .Washington Seattle, Washington Syracuse, New York

(CASE MISSING)Civilian Military Gd & Air

Santa Maria, California Aberdeen, · Washi. ngton Old Town, Maine Kirkland, Washington St Cloud, Minnesota Van Nuys, California

: .

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CASE MISSING) Civilian (GOC) Akron, Ohio (CASE MISSING) Civilian & Military Syracuse, New York Military Glendive, Montana Minneapolis, Minnesota Kansas City, Kansas Pleasant View, Washington Columbus, Nebraska Shelby, Iowa

l>11nsted, Connecticut Portland, Or~gon Rego Park, New York Spokane, Washington San Diego, California

/?~n //1 ,j.J ?i ,r ?'.d

• Military Air ....

EVALUATION

Balloon Balloon Astra (STARS/PLANETS) Aircraft Aircraft Other (HOAX) Balloon Insufficient Data Aircraft Aircraft (BL~~) Balloon Insufficient Data Astra (CAP.Ji.:LLA) Aircraft I

Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Other (REFLECTION) Insufficient Data Astra (ARCTURUS) Insufficient Data Balloon Balloon UNIDENTIFIED 1. Astra (VEGA) 2. Astra (CAPELLA) Aircraft Aircraft Other (SEARCHLIGHTS) Balloon Insufficient Data

I

--- AUGUST 1955 SIGh~I~~S

!:...0\.:A'IION

.Ju l - E:arly Au,; filulberry Corners, Platte County, Ni ssouri Danvil le, California 2i~lto , California

>:VALUATION - I !!!~~~~Insufficient Data 3'=>8 I t

Other ( UNRELIA2LE RF'I' )3a Insuff i cient Data 3~ B'3 Insufficient. Data 31s:>ii'f I

·_' ~

~ ~.-12

L4 l 5 .L5 l6

l 3 19 22 22 22 2 ) 2 3

25

2 )

_)0

?resno , Californi a Charlotte, North Ca ro lina l·icDonald , Pen.r..aylvania ''Elden, !-'.as sac husetts Akr on , Ohio rtobart, Ind iana Ro•;hester , Ne..., York Saginaw , Michigan Akron, Ohio San Diego, California Eritish Columbia, Canada L~ve lland, Texas fl. l huq_ue rque, New l·lexico Corvallis , Oregon Ic;olsnd Glem10od, Iowa i3eloit , Hiscons in Pinecastle AFB, Florida

53t Edward , Ne~raska [ Battlecreek, Nebraska St Paul, Minnesota \-iacena, Minnesota Crystal, ~·1innesota

london, England Kl amath, Oree;on iio llY'aood, California Roseville , California Las Vegas , Nevada Newport Beach, California Seattle, Washington Alhambra, California Seattle, viashington I s hpeming, l·lichigan Mad rid, Spain Cutlerville , 1•1ichigan Sacra:nento , Ca l ifornia ftrl i ngton , Virginia Harrisburg, Pennsylvania North Branch, New York Green Bay, Wisconsin Pattilion, Nebraska Fordland , ~-1issouri

Chtca.:so , Illir.o i s ;. ~u scatine, Io~e.

Pa i s ley, Ore gon BurOa.nk, California He rmosa B::ach, California

fA.i li tary .

?o'\ulberry Corner. Ohio (FOLDER) ~- P.~ Old GreeHich, Connecticut ( FOL.m: . , ___:._.:.2)

;,, -to Ji~-,..; .pj ~dJ e"

Trenton, New Jersey (CASE t-!IS0.~2:v : .. ~il

Balloon 3~~s-Astro ( i<lE'fEOR) 3~8(o I Aircraft 3wK1 Insufficient Data 3ro88 I Ba lloon d(o8~ Insufficient Data 3(o90 Insuff icient Data a<o"'' I Astro (ARCTURUS) 3fo9d-Ba lloon 3(D93

3o91" 3(o'1!)

Aircraft Aircraft Astro (METEOR) Balloon Astro (CAPEL~) UNID8i\'TIFIED Balloon Astro (MZTEOR)

3(>9(p 3f097 3(o'78 3099 370b 0 70/

Aircraft 3J{)Q..,

? 3103 Balloon J Insufficient Data 3 10C/ Astro ( STARS/PIANE'l'S)370J' Astro (METEOR) 370f> Aircraft 3 707 Insufficient Data 370$1 Astro (METEOR) ,3 70~ Ba lloon ..3 710 Other ( PSYCHOLOGICAL)37i/ Astro (!<!ETEOR) 3 71~ Aircraft 3113 Insufficient Dat.a 31/<f Insufficient Data 3115' Astro (METEOR) 37/~ Balloon 37n Astro (CAPELlA) 3718 Aircraft 3119 UNIDE~'I'IFIED 3 7.;)0 Insufficient tat.a 3 1.Qj Airc r aft 37;:);).. Otre r (HOAX) 31c2~ Insufficient Dataa 70l.'/ Otter( :j:l'!VERSION) 3w; Ot!1er (UNRELIABLE R b 1\stro ( STARS/PLANE] 7 Balloon 3 7. g Balloon 3 J.;l. 7 :Calloon 3730 Other ( PSHYCOLOGIC.~h­Other (HOA.I/Emulsi'6n :_

Flaw) 3?3., Ba lloon J73/

·-. . .,.._ .,. ·- . . . ~ .... .. .

-- SEPTEMBER 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCATION

Oakland, California Teddington, England Hawthorne, California Sequin, Washington Spencer, Wisconsin Bellingham, Washington Atlanta, Georgia Nellis AFB, Nevada (CASE MISSING) New York City, New York Los Angeles, California

Oct La Grand , Iowa Red Hook, New York

- \-!!ishingtonville , New York ·Poukeepsie, Ne w York

' Albany, New Ycn ·lt, et.c, Wtwhi ngton, !1. C. Colfax, Iown Baltimore, ~Ia r·:(l n ud

- Mattapan, 1-<!a :wnd llr<J etts (CASE Lowell, Michl. t;"n Cedar Rapid s , ([i)i.,l

Cincinnati, 0111 o Rock Garden, 'l '• ~ 11n ~~rwee

Dakota City, Nebraska Middlebury, Vennont Baltimore, Mn r.ylund Huron, Ohio (cA;;;,.; MISSING) Mountain View, e ,,,11 fornia

·Castle AFB 1 Cal\ J.'orn:ia - Hollister, Cali f'o.rnia

Wegenstette, Germany Palmdale, California New York State Sant1'!. Cruz, Calit'orn:la

Waterloo, Iowa Blue Mound, Ill"inois Bellingham, Washington Springfield, Illinois Peoria, Illinois St Paul, Minnesota Nartinsburg, Ohio 36.3N 73.55\v (Atlantic) Vermillion, Ohio Kankakee, Illinois (CASE MISSING) Lodi, Ohio

Le~nape, Pennsylvania

OBSERVER

a. C:l'\rilian

..... Civi

Ell

-EVALUATION

Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Balloon Aircraft Insufficient Data UNIDENTIFIED Other (SEARCHLIGHT) Balloon Aircraft Insufficient Data Astra (STARS/PLANETS)

Astra (METEOR) UNID!o:NI'IFIED Balloon Astro (ARCTURUS) Aircraft Aircraft Aircraft Astro (CAPELLA) UNIDEN'riFIED Insufficient Data Balloon Other (BIRDS) Balloon

Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR) Aircraf·t Insufficient Data Other (AA FIRING FROM

FI' ORD 1 CALIF) Astro (STARS/PLANETS) As~ro (STARS/PLANETS) Astro (ARCTURUS) Aircraft Insufficient Data Balloon Aircraft Balloon Balloon Other ( SEARCHLIGHT) 1. Other (SEARCHLIGHT) 2. Aircraft Balloon

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DATE

3 &>, Sep 3 -17

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LOCATION

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gulfport, Mississippi Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (CASE MIS&NG Civilian Tarryton, New York (CASE MISSING) vilian Brownville, Maine Riceville, Iowa Creston, Iowa Storm lake, Iowa Cedar City, Utah (CASE MISSING)

ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)

LOCA'riON

San Paulo, Brazll (Fawcett) Edwardsville, New Yor k (Newspaper)

SOURCE

EVALUATION

Aircraft Other (PYROTECHNICS) Aircraft (BLIMPS) Other (SEARCHLIGHT) Astra (ARCTURUS) Astra (ARCTURUS) Aircraft Insufficient Data Balloon

EVALUATION

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·--DA'IE

OCTOBER 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCATION

Lafayette, Indiana Shelby, Iowa Cleveland, Ohio Vermillion, Ohio

-Warren, Ohio Valentine, Nebraska Holyoke, ~~ssachusetts Poughkeepsie, New York Columbus, , Ohio Alexandria, Virginia Oxford, Pennsylvania Ellensburg, Washington Loogootee,· Indiana Glenwood, Iowa Springfield, Illinois Baltimore, Maryland Traverse .City, Michigan Barberton, Ohio Glenwood, Iow"a Marshall, Texas. Marengo, Illinois Storm Iake, Iowa Point Lookout 1 Maryland Earnest Harmon AFB, Newf'oundland E1kton, Maryland Washington, D. C. San Angelo, Texas Cheyenne, Wyoming Ywna, Arizona (CASE MISSING) Sloan, Iowa Winnipeg, Canada Essex Junction, Vermont Knoxville, Tennessee Minnesota

5Cleveland, Ohio (Same Folder) 2 Euclid, Ohio

OBSERVER

Unidentified Military Air

c Air Visual & RADAR Air Visual Air (RADAR) .-.-

Grand Rapids, Michigan , .. ' (PHOTO) Exeter, New Hampshire (CASE MISSir~iv & Mil Sonora, California --Rialto, California _

- Monrovia, California GOC Battle Creek, Michigan ·• It 5 Pasadena, California f • Marshallto~n, Iowa Steward AFB, New York Mil & Civ Zonguldak, Turkey (CASE MISSING) Civilian vlagoner, Oklahoma I '3 I

Fairfield, California (CASE MISSING)Civilian Williston, Florida .r I ·-. Ll) a '

/fF.8 OR:« >a k4. St h ill , Newfoundland 2~Copt~ollers

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EVALU~,TION

Balloon Balloon

-

Aircraft Insufficient Data Aircraft Astra (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Balloon Balloon UNIDENTIFIED Balloon Insufficient Data Aircraft Astro (ARCTURUS) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data ft.stro (ALTAIR) Astro (STARS/PIANETS) UNIDENTIFIED Balloon Aircraft Insufficient Data AstJ,"O (METEOR} Other (Locomotive) Astro (METEOR) Aircraft Astro (ARCTURUS) Aircraft Aircraft Astro (METEOR) Other (INVERSION) Insufficient Data Aircraft Aircraft Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Astro (METEOR)

Astro (METEOR) Aircraft Insufficient Data Balloon Balloon Other (MIRAGE) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Aircraft (RE~JEL OPR) Aircraft ~

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DATE

DATE

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NOVEMBE:R 1955 SIGHTIZ..'GS

OBSERVSR

·.·Hungary '· SolidP.d, CalU'ornla \Corpus Christi, 'fexas 'Lakeland, Florida ·Elmira, New York •Ocala, Florida •Eeatrice, Nebraska 1Coune il Bluffs, Iowa •Dade City, Floiidn 'Jefferson,·· Texas •·Atlantic Ocean \Jduho

, · . ...

·Dover AFB 1 De lawilre ·Wrlght-Patt•!rnon AI•'B, Ohio

· \Glen II Yon, Calll'or-nia •Barrinr,ton, Nc:H Jentt!y

· \Deming, New 1-1 ·. ~ : , l· :o (CJI/3E MISSING) . ~st !Jm:ls, Mis :;uttd ~-&Glen A•ron, C~tl.ll'untln . "Lake City, ~·ennr'Hi sr:~ e

•Boston Massadttt<:id. ts ~van Dyke, ~lklt L ·.: ut

'Oklahoma City, (tid •thoma -.washingtonvill· • , t<L: w York ~Brooklyn, New Ynrk 'Santa Anna, Cu.\ i l'ornia •Hokkaido, Japun •LaVeta, ColoP•·i•>

1•I.omax 1 Illino L ~Cleve land , Ot: ': •

Civilian

:a IIJ ... 11

41 . tl ..... • ·:cw ..._,. 1 I Mit

Jllll!l5lllla Military Air l.fultiple f.lilitary lllilitary IRI7T •tit I Commercial Airlines ..... ... Multi ( Ci v & t-111) TEl -...... ••••• Civilian

illlJII&M Military Air &t:l£3 . u• .... (PHOTO) ....

ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)

LOCATION SOURCE

Hong Kong, China (CRIFO)

EVALUATION

Insufficient Data Astro (JUPITER) Insufficient Data Aircraft Aircraft Aircraft Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Aircraft Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (MOON/REFRACTION) Astro (METEOR) Aircraft i

Astro (REGULUS & JUPITER) Aircraft Insufficient Data Aircraft UNIDENTIFIED Aircraft UNIDENTIFIED A:ircraft Insufficient Data Balloon

Astro (METEOR) Jl.stro (1-IETEOR) Astro (MOON/REFRACTION) UNIDENTIFIED Astro (PARHELIA) Insufficient Data

EVALUATION

i

·--DA'IE

OCTOBER 1955 SIGHTINGS

LOCATION

Lafayette, Indiana Shelby, Iowa Cleveland, Ohio Vermillion, Ohio

·-Warren, Ohio Valentine, Nebraska Holyoke, ~~ssachusetts Po~ghkeepsie, New York Columbus, .. Ohio Alexandria, Virginia Oxford, Pennsylvania Ellensburg, Washington Loogootee,·Indiana Glenwood, Iowa Springfield, Illinois Baltimore, Maryland Traverse .City, Michigan Barberton, Ohio Glenwood, Io"-a Marshall, Texas . Morengo; Illinois Storm lake, Iowa Point Lookout 1 Maryland Earnest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland El.kton, Maryland Washington, D. c. San Angelo, Texas Cheyenne, 'Wyoming Yuma, Arizona (CASE MISSING) Sloan, Iowa Winnipeg, Canada Essex Junction, Vermont Knoxville, Tennessee Minnesota

5Cleveland, Ohio (Same Folder) 2.Euclid, Ohio

OBSERVER

••

ified

z& .... • Multiple

Unidentified Military Air

c Air Visual & RADAR Air Visual Air (RADAR) ~-

Grand Rapids, lotichigan , ~ · (PHOTO) Exeter, New Hampshire (CASE MISSI~~iv & Mil Sonora, California ~ Rialto, California -~ Monrovia, California GOC Battle Creek, Michigan II L SB Pasadena, California J 5 Marshallto,.n, Iowa il R Steward AFB, New York Mil & Civ Zonguldek, Turkey (CASE MISSING) Civilian Wagoner, Oklahoma • g • · Fairfield, California (CASE MISSING)Civilian \o!illiston, Florida .f [ . .. • . f] b \ St~phenvill~, Newfoundland 2 Controllers

#.8 a-?t~kL ~ 9l..u..v ;~~)l),f , ~

EVALUATION

Balloon Balloon

-

Aircraft Insufficient Data Aircraft Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Balloon Balloon UNIDENTIFIED Balloon Insufficient Data A ira raft Astro (ARCTURUS) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Astro (ALTAIR) Astro (STARS/PLANETS) UNIDENTIFIED Balloon Aircraft Insufficient Data Astra (METEOR) Other (Locomotive} Astro (METEOR} Aircraft · • Astro ( ARC'!VRUS) Aircraft Aircraft Astro (METEOR) Other (INVERSION) Insufficient Data Aircraft Aircraft Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Astro (METEOR)

Astro (METEOR) Aircraft Insufficient Data Balloon Balloon Other (MIRAGE) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) Aircraft ~

( CfWJ))

Oa .-</ '-f)tYU. 1 aa.d~ ~ 0-d ,3/

)

DATE

..39'+ 3 Nov 3~'1«1 1 384'5" 1 3~% 1 3~41 2

.28<+8 2 3&<4'1 4 .3850 ~5/g ~~7 385.37 38.5"1 8 3855"9 3'&5ro 10 3'85712 335814 ~SCI14 3'&Wl7 3'iUollB 3&~20 3&~'320 3M 21

. ~8b5'21 ~~21

~722 3~24 386~ 25 38'X)25 ~7;2a

DATE

. - · ... ·-·-· -· _ _.__._ ... . ·- .. _ .... ..... ~ .~ .. _____ .. _____ _..., . ..... ;!, - -

LOCATION

NOVEMBER 1955 SIGHTINGS

OBSERVSR

:-Hungary '· SolidP.cl, California \Corpus Christi, •rexas 'Lakeland, Florida •Elmira, Nev York •OcalR, Florida -Beatrice 1 lfebraska \Coune il Bluffs 1 Iowa ·Dncle City, Florida 'Jefferson,·· Texas ~A tlatt tic Ocean ~Iduho

,· .. ··

•Dover AFB, Delaware ·Wrlght-Patt•~rson JWB, Ohio \Glen Avon, Call t'oruin •Barrincton, Nc:\t ,Jeni~Y

· \Deming, N.o ·w ~~ ·} : • !· :o (CJI.~JE MISSING) ~st Lou:ls, Mis ~< llld

~- ~Glen A•ron, CH 1.1 l.'onrln : •Lake City, 'l'eu n<~ns .;~ e

•Boston Massadlll t\f! 1.Lii "lfan Dyke, Mlr•ld ,·.:"' 'Oklahoma Ci·ty, <lid •1homa .. washingtonvi 11 " , f·l:: 11 York "Brooklyn, Nev Ynrk 'Santa Anna, Cu.\ i rm·nia •Hokkaido, JapHn •LaVeta, Color•_,_.,,.>

"• Lomax, IllinoL; ~cleveland, Ot: ' :.

Civilian

• IS $ Ill 41 .J' I ... •ra ..-,. • r•t ~ Military Air l·fultiple t·lilitary l4ilitary f 121 Filii Commercial Airlines

;r Multi (Civ & t-111) zs I ....... ~­...... Civilian ..... Military Air Q!IJ . um .... (PHOTO) 7RI5 .---

ADDITIONAL REFOR1'ED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASE!S)

LOCATION SOURCE

Hong Kong, China (CRIFO)

EVALUATION

Insufficient Data Astro (JUPITER) Insufficient Data Aircraft Aircraft Aircraft Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Aircraft Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (MOON/REFRACTION) Astro (METEOR) Aircraft i

Astro (REGULUS & JUPITER) Aircraft · Insufficient Data Aircraft UNIDENTIFIED Aircraft UNIDENTIFIED A:lrcraft Insufficient Data Balloon

Astro (METEOR) Astro (14ETEOR) Astro (MOON/REFRACTION) UNIDENTIFIED Astro (PARHELIA) Insufficient Data

EVALUATION

i

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DATE

3873 1 3&?<1 5 3%75' 6

IOGA'J'T.ON

•Pt1!:!blo, Colorado •l·lcintosh, Minnesot-a •Hariana, Floridr.l.

· 3'87Co 1 •Kotzebue, Alaska

DECEl-!BER 1955 SIGHTINGS

OBSERVER

Air (RADAR)

o'iSil 8 I Chama, New Mexico 3878 1~ 3119 ' Colorado Springs, Colorado (CASE MISSING) Multi 2850 11 ·Camp -Pampino, California 3'fSlS I 12 r Lincolnville, Maine B~OL-13 ~Cindnnati, Ohto 0~~ 13 •Colorado Springs, Colorado 38$'7 13 •Caddo Lake, Louisiana 3~~5" 13 •Arllngton, Virginia 3~'=' 14 'Charleston, W Va, Shaw AFB, S C

~'6~7 15 1At1anta1 Georgln "!ffig 17 •W, Laguna, Cnl.tfornln gg9 17 • Red Oak, Iowa

3 8'"017 ' Okl.ahocrre. Cl ty, 01' lnlrorna 'Olnthe, Kansrr'1

.. Military Military (Air Ra.DAR)

(CASE MISSING) Vis Air . II a

Military (RADAR) .. -

Reports •Lincoln, N..:!IJ t' r-r.:; lin

>J)ecatur, Nebn~ nht

·Forrestvilh~, Olllo •Caribou, Ma ·lru~ .

•Riverside, Call ['{·ot-rli . .:l •utica, New y, q ·k ··Denver 1 ColorHrlo '•Bergen Park, \; t•.lorado(CASE l-IISSING) Civilian

DATE

'Charleston, ~J< .H II .h Carolina ._. ~Lyons 1 Nebra >!:.n M . :. -

r• \lDlTIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)

LOCA'l'ION

Cambridge 1 l>".a;:sachus"=!tts l'iji Islands ( CflFO)

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SOURCE

letter C:l. 1111 ..

EVALUATION

Other (CONTRAIL) Aircraft Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Aircraft (HELO) Astro (METEOR) Astro (BETELCE:UX) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Balloon Aircraft , Insufficient Data Aircraft Aircraft (TEST VEHICLE , Astro (METEOR) .

Astro (METEOR) Aircraft Insufficient Data UNIDE~YriFIED

Insufficient Data . Astro (STARS/PLANETS)

Aircraft Insufficient Data Insufficient Data

EVALUATION

'f.!eteor Shower