| DATE
| TIME
(Local)
| LOCATION
| DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
| LENGTH
OF TIME
OBSERVED
| SOUND
| SPEED
| ALTITUDE
| HEADING
| SOURCE
| ACTION
OR
COMMENT
|
| 25 Aug 51
| 2110
| Lubbock, Texas
| Group of lights that have been seen on many occasions (See Appendix I)
| 4 Sec.
| None
| 30° arc/sec
| Unknown
| 180°
| Varied
| See Appendix I
|
| 25 Aug 51
| 2158
| Albuquerque, N. Mex.
| Dark flying wing type aircraft with about 1 1/2 times the wing span of a B-36 (See Appendix II).
| 30 Sec.
| None
| 300-400 mph
| 1000'
| 160°
| Sandia Base guard and wife
| See Appendix II
|
| 26 Aug 51
| 0118
| Ellington AFB, Texas
| Bright yellow light making a zig-zag course the the sky.
| Unknown
| None
| High
| High
| 360°
| Three airmen
| No investigation
|
| 26 Aug 51
| 0300
| Ellington AFB, Texas
| Erratic yellow light
| 1 hour plus
| None
| Slow
| High
| Varied
| Airman and WAF
| Very probably a weather balloon
|
| 26 Aug 51
| 0828
| Larson AFB, Wash.
| Radar sighting - Aircraft were scrambled but failed to make contact. Visual search results negative (See Appendix III)
| 8 Min.
| None
| 948 mph
| 13,000'
| 340°
| AC & W Sqdrn
| See Appendix III
|
| 26 Aug 51
| 1658
| San Antonio, Tex.
| Large object resembling a delta wing aircraft.
| 10 Sec.
| None
| Very high
| Very high
| 315°
| Retired Army Officer
| No investigation
|
| 27 Aug 51
| 2000
| Vandalia, Ill.
| Bright orange light seen from the ground and also from two aircraft (See Appendix IV).
| Unknown
| None
| High
| Unknown
| Varied
| Commercial pilots and ground observers
| See Appendix IV
|
| 29 Aug 51
| 1530
| Grenier AFB, N.H.
| Two silvery objects connected by a dark unidentified body. First appeared to descend slowly, then rose and disappeared.
| Unknown
| None
| Slow
| 10,000' at lowest point
| None
| Four airmen
| No investigation - possibly balloon
|
| 31 Aug 51
| 1245
| Matador, Texas
| Pear-shaped aluminum object seen to hover the area then left at high speed (See Appendix V)
| Several seconds
| None
| Hovering to high speed
| Low to High
| 90°
| Two ladies
| See Appendix V
|
| 3 Sept 51
| 2220
| Spokane, Wash.
| Bluish white light with fiery trail. About he size of an automobile headlight.
| Seconds
| None
| High
| Low
| 225°
| AF Capt and wife
| Pending
|
| 6 Sept 51
| 1120
| Claremont, Calif.
| Two groups of orange coloured objects were seen. Six objects were in the first group and one in the second.
| 3-4 Min
| None
| Unknown
| High
| 280°
| Two airmen
| No ivestigation - possibly balloon
|
| 3 Sept 51
| 1400
| Spokane, Wash.
| Three objects appeared out of the N.W. Appeared to be a disk when viewed through a monocular.
| 3-4 Min
| None
| Erratic
| Unknown
| 225°
| AF Major
| Pending
|
| 8 Sept 51
| 1400
| Spokane, Wash.
| Bluish white light about the size of an automobile headlight leaving a fiery trail.
| Seconds
| None
| High
| Low
| 225°
| AF 1st Lt
| Pending
|
| 10 Sept 51
| 1110
| Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
| Radar return - Fast moving, low flying target observed. (See Appendix VI)
| Several minutes
| None
| High
| Low
| 360°
| Radar operator
| See Appendix VI
|
| 10 Sept 51
| 1135
| Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
| Pilots in T-33 aircraft attempted to intercept an unknown object with negative results (See Appendix VI)
| 2 Min
| None
| High
| 8,000'
| Varied 180° to 90°
| Two AF Pilots
| See Appendix VI
Believed to be balloon
|
| 10 Sept 51
| 1515
| Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
| Radar return - High, moving target observed. (See Appendix VI)
| Several minutes
| None
| Low
| 93,000'
| Unknown
| Radar operators
| Pending
|
| 10 Sept 51
| 2100
| Goose AFB, Newfoundland
| Radar return - GCA radar observed two objects [?] the airfield.
| Several minutes
| None
| 140 mph
| 4,000'
| Varied
| GCA operators
| Pending
|
| 11 Sept 51
| 1050
| Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
| Radar return - Two radar sets picked up high object (See Appendix VI)
| Several minutes
| None
| Slow
| 31,000'
| Unknown
| Radar operators
| See Appendix VI
Was Balloon
|
