1955


Aug. 23, 1955; Arlington, Virginia. 10:45 a.m.

Witness: G.M. Park, using a 400x telescope. Several orange lights moved singly or in groups, circling and stopping during the 30-minute sighting.


Sept. 3, 1955; Bellingham, Washington.

Witness: observer Saunders for Ground Observer Corps. One white pinhead moved slowly across 30° of the sky in 15 minutes. No further information.


Sept. 7, 1955; Washington, D.C.

Witnesses: two photographers, one plate maker for the Army Map Service (one named Smith). One glowing round object flew an arc for 1 minute.


Sept. 9, 1955; near Alcoa, Tennessee. 12 noon.

Witness: M.N. Dawkins, using binoculars. One brown, almost square object flew with a circular motion for 10-15 minutes.


Oct. 8, 1955; Loogootee, Indiana. 4:38 p.m.

Witnesses: R.D. Prather, H. Ahern. One round, silver or white object flew straight and level at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for an unstated length of time.


Oct. 11, 1955; Pt. Lookout, Maryland. 4 p.m.

Witnesses: B. Hale, A. Ostrom. One round object which looked white in the daylight and turned red with sparks toward the end of the 2.5-hour sighting, made a deep roar, unlike an aircraft.


Nov. 17, 1955; St. Louis, Missouri. 6:10 a.m.

Witness: J.A. Mapes. Twelve round, flat objects, silver on top and dark on the bottom, flew in 4-deep formation, tipping in pitch and roll, for 45 seconds.


Nov. 20, 1955; Lake City, Tennessee. 5:20 p.m.

Witnesses: Operations Officer Capt. B.G. Denkler and five men of the USAF 663rd AC&W Sqdn. Two oblong, bright orange, semi-transparent objects flew at terrific speed and erratically, toward and away from each other. Observed by various persons form 4 to 15 minutes.


Nov. 25, 1955; La Veta, Colorado. 10:30 a.m.

Witness: State Senator S.T. Taylor. One dirigible-shaped object (fat front, tapered toward the tail) object, which was luminous green-blue and jellylike, appeared overhead diving at a 45° angle, then reduced angle to 30°. Object seen for 5 seconds.

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Dec. 21, 1955; Caribou, Maine. 1:11 p.m.

Witness: Roberta V. Jacobs. One round, very bright gold, domed disc made a short climb, rotated, hovered and then accelerated during the 6-8 minute sighting.


1956


Feb. 12, 1956; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 11:25 p.m.

Witnesses: F-89 pilot Bowen, radar observer Crawford. One green and red object rapidly circled the aircraft while being tracked on radar during the 1-minute sighting. No further details.


Feb 19, 1956; Houston, Texas. 6:07 a.m.

Witnesses: the crew of Eastern Airlines Super Constellation. One intense white light, moving 4-5 times the speed of the airplane, was evaded by the pilot.


April 4, 1956; McKinney, Texas. 3:15 p.m.

Witnesses: Capt. Roy Hall, U.S. Army, ret.; Charles Anderson and others; some observed through a 6″ telescope, others through a 55-200x telescope. One fat, oblong object with two lines around its middle, remained stationary for 6 hours.


June 6, 1956; Banning, California. 5:30 a.m.

Witness: Mr. Bierman. One thin disc with a small dome, shimmering silver, hovered about 100 yards away for 8-10 seconds, then zoomed up.


Aug. 8, 1956; 20 miles south of Quartzsite, Arizona. ll p.m.

Witnesses: attorneys W.B. Buttermore and J.W. Smith. One blue-white pulsating light flew fast, straight and level, for 5-7 minutes.


Aug. 27, 1956; Juniata, Pennsylvania. 9:55 p.m.

Witness: Mrs. R.S. Pope. One bright disc with a clear dome flew vertically, then north. A very cold breeze seemed to have been originated by the object during the 3-minute sighting.


Sept. 4, 1956; Dallas, Texas. 9 p.m.

Witnesses: U.S. Marine Corps T/Sgt. R.D. Rogers and family. One large star, changing to red color, remained stationary for 20 minutes, then went west at 200 knots. (230 m.p.h.). Sighting lasted 23 minutes.

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Sept. 14, 1956; Highland, North Carolina. 1 a.m.

Witness: Scaly, N. Car. policeman O.S. Gryman. Fourteen yellow-to-red round objects with tremendous exhaust, flew in a Vague formation from southwest to the east to northeast and back again while swooping up and down. Sighting lasted 1.5 hours.


Nov. 1, 1956; 60 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, in Illinois. 5:30 p.m.

Witness: USAF Capt. W..M. Lyons, Intelligence Division Chief (Aerial Weather Reconnaissance Officer), flying a T-33 jet trainer. One orange light with a blue tinge flew across the sky for 2 minutes.


Nov. 30, 1956; Charleston AFB, South Carolina. 12:48 p.m.

Witness: USAF aerial navigator Maj. D.D. Grimes. One unspecified object flew at an estimated 100′ altitude over water for 10 minutes. No further details.


Dec. 31, 1956; Guam. 2:10 a.m.

Witness: USAF 1st Lt. Ted Brunson, flying an F-86D jet interceptor. One round, white object flew under the F-86D, which was unable to turn as sharply as the object.


1957


April 25, 1957; Ringgold, Louisiana.

Military witness Robertson. Case missing from official files.


June 12, 2957; Milan, Italy. 7:30 p.m.

Witness: G.U. Donadio, translator for export-import firm. One object “big as a hen’s egg” flew very fast, zigzagged, hovered and revolved, then shot up after 17 minutes.


July 27 or 29, 1957; Longmont, Colorado. Early morning.

Witness: J.L. Siverly. One thick disc, ice blue, with a top like a honeycomb (interconnected hexagons), hovered and rocked below the hilltops for 10 minutes. The middle band was scalloped, the bottom had four kidney-shaped forms.


July 29, 1957; Cleveland, Ohio. 10:31 p.m.

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Witnesses: Capital Airlines Capt. R.L. Stimley, First Officer F.J. Downing. One large, round, yellow-white object dimmed once, crossed the bow of the airliner, which then gave chase but was unable to catch it. Sighting last 8 minutes.


July 29, 1957; Oldsmar, Florida. 11:45 a.m.

Witness: E.E. Henkins. One pale yellow fireball glided into the water and exploded. Viewed for 1 minute.


Sept. 20, 1957; Kadena AFB, Okinawa. 8 p.m.

Witnesses: S/Sgt. H.T. O’Connor, S/Sgt. H.D. Bridgeman. One object, shaped like a coke bottle without the neck, translucent and fluorescent. Made four 5-10 second passes from north to south, with 4-5 minutes between passes.


Oct. 8, 1957; Seattle, Washington. 9:17 a.m.

Witnesses: two U.S. Army sergeants. Two flat, round, white objects flew in trail formation along an irregular path, frequently banking during 25-30 seconds.


Nov. 6, 1957; Radium Springs, New Mexico. 10:50 p.m.

Witnesses: one Las Cruces policeman, one Dona Ana County Deputy Sheriff. One round object–changing from red to green to blue to white– rose vertically from a mountain top. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.


Nov. 8, 1957; Merrick, Long Island, New York. 10:10 a.m.

Witness: Mrs. L. Dinner. One bar-shaped object, 3.5′ long, giving off blue flashes, made a swishing sound. No further data.


Nov. 26, 1957; Robins AFB, Georgia. 10:07 a.m.

Witnesses: three control tower operators, one weather observer and four others. One silver, cigar-shaped object suddenly vanished after 8 minutes.


Nov. 30, 1957; New Orleans, Louisiana. 2:11 p.m.

Witnesses: three U.S. Coast Guardsmen. One round object turned white, then gold then separated into three parts and turned red. Sighting lasted 20 minutes.


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