| DATE
| TIME
(Local)
| LOCATION
| DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
| LENGTH
OF TIME
OBSERVED | SOUND
| SPEED
| ALTITUDE
| HEADING
| SOURCE
| ACTION
|
| 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.M.
| 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 ft.
| 260°
| Sandia Base guard and wife
| See Appendix II
|
| 27 Aug 51
| 2000
| Vandalia, Ill.
| Bright orange light seen from the ground and again from two aircraft.
| Unknown
| None
| High
| Unknown
| Varied
| Commercial pilots and Ground Obs.
| No further investigation. No conclusions.
|
| 31 Aug 51
| 1245
| Matador, Texas
| Peer shaped aluminum object seemed to hover then leave the area at high speed. (See Appendix III).
| Several
seconds
| None
| Hovering to high speed
| Low to High
| 90°
| Two ladies
| See Appendix III
|
| 3 Sept 51
| 2220
| Spokane, Wash.
| Bluish white light with fiery trail. About the size of an automobile headlight.
| Seconds
| None
| High
| Low
| 225°
| AF Captain and wife
| Believed to be meteor or fireball. No conclusions.
|
| 3 Sept 51
| 1400
| Spokane, Wash.
| Three objects appeared out of NW. Appeared to be a disk when viewed through a monocular.
| 3-4 Min.
| None
| Erratic
| Unknown
| 225°
| AF MAjor
| No conclusions.
|
| 5 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
| Believed to be meteor or fireball. No conclusions.
|
| 10 Sept 51
| 2100
| Goose AFB
| Radar return - GCA radar observed two objects near the airfield.
| Several
| None
| 240 mph
| 4,000 ft
| Varied
| GCA Operator
| No further investigation. Insufficient Information.
|
| 23 Sept 51
| 1210
| March AFB, Calif.
| Object sighted over long beach. Four F-86's scrambled and sighted object over Muroc. Intercept was unsuccessful due to altitude of object. Orbitted March AFB at 55,000 ft. (See Appendix V).
| Unknown
| None
| Unknown
| 55,000 ft.
| Varied
| F-86 pilots and Ground Obs.
| See Appendix IV.
|
| 9 Oct 51
| 1342
| Terre Haute, Ind.
| Round, silver colored object passed over airport at high speed. (See Appendix V).
| 15 Sec.
| None
| Very high
| Unknown
| 135°
| CAA Chief aircraft Communicator
| See Appendix V.
|
| 9 Oct 51
| 0515
| Paris, Ill.
| Round, silver colored object seen by private pilot. (See Appendix VI).
| Unknown
| None
| Very high
| 5,000 ft.
| 45°
| Private pilot
| See Appendix VI.
|
| 10 Oct 51
| 1010
| Minneapolis, Minn.
| Round, silver object seen by pilots tracking a balloon. (See Appendix VII).
| Two Min.
| None
| High
| High
| SE
| Balloon Obs.
| See Appendix VII.
|
| 11 Oct 51
| 0630
| Minneapolis, Minn.
| Round, silver object seen by pilots tracking a balloon and by ground observers team. (See Appendix VII).
| Several minutes
| None
| High
| High
| Unknown
| Balloon Obs.
| See Appendix VII.
|
| 11 Oct 51
| 0845
| Neubiburg AFB, Germany
| Object seen by two airmen who described object as "some form of flying disk".
| Unknown
| None
| Unknown
| 20,000 ft.
| Unknown
| Two airmen
| No conclusions.
|
| 21 Oct 51
| 1250
| Battle Creek, Mich.
| Disk-shaped object 30 ft. - 40 ft. in diameter. Pilot in Navion met object head on.
Object was disk-shaped, with a highly polished surface.
| Several Seconds
| None
| High
| 3,000 ft.
| 85°
| Civilian pilot 14 years experience
| No conclusions.
|
| 21 Oct 51
| 0500Z
| 62°N 15°W
| Bright yellowish flash on the horizon.
| Unknown
| None
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Scientist
| No conclusions.
|
| 25 Oct 51
| 2000 - 2030
| Buena Vista, Col.
| Greenish blue brilliant light with an incandescent glow in the form of a tail.
| 15-20 Sec.
| None
| Unknown
| Unknown
| N to SW
| AF Major
| Example of green fireball phenomena. No conclusions.
|
| 30 Oct 51
| 1930
| Four Corners, Col.
| Object appeared white first, then red. Core glowed with brilliant green color like neon tube.
| Unknown
| None
| Unknown
| Unknown
| N to SW
| Civilian
| Example of green fireball phenomena. No conclusions.
|
