1952
Sept. 17, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 11:40 a.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hollingsworth. Two groups of three large, flat, shiny objects flew in tight formations: the first group slow, the second faster. Seen for 2 minutes.
Sept. 23, 1952; Gander Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. No time is shown.
Witnesses: Pepperell AFB operations officer and seven other campers. One bright white light, which reflected on the lake, flew straight and level at 100 m.p.h. for 10 minutes.
Sept. 24, 1952; Charleston, West Virginia. 3:30 p.m.
Witnesses: the crew of USAF B-29 bomber. A lot of bright, metallic particles or flashes, up to 3′ in length, streamed past the B-29 for 15 minutes.
Sept. 26, 1952; 400 miles NNW of Azores Islands. 11:16 p.m.
Witnesses: pilot, copilot, engineer and aircraft commander of USAF C-124 transport plane. Two distinct green lights were seen to the right and slightly above the C-124, and at one time seemed to turn toward it. The lights alternated leading to each other for more than 1 hour of observation.
Sept. 27, 1952; Inyokern, California. 10 p.m.
Witnesses: two couples, using a 5x telescope. One large, round object, which went through the color spectrum every 2 seconds, was seen to fly straight and level for 15 minutes.
Sept. 29, 1952; Rochester, England. 3:55 p.m.
Witnesses unknown, but the report came via the Rochester Police Dept. Two flat objects hovered for 3 minutes and then sped away.
Sept. 29, 1952; Southern Pines, North Carolina. 8:15 p.m.
Witnesses: U.S. Army Res. 1st Lt. C.H. Stevens and two others. One green ellipse with a long tail orbited for 15 minutes.
Sept. 29, 1952; Aurora, Colorado. 3:15 p.m.
Witness: USAF T/Sgt. B.R. Hughes. Five or six circular objects, bright white but not shiny, circled in trail formation for 5-6 minutes.
Oct. 1, 1952; Shaw AFB, South Carolina. 6:57 p.m.
Witness: USAF 1st Lt. T.J. Pointek, pilot of RF-8O reconnaissance jet. One bright white light flew straight, then vertical, then hovered, and then made an abrupt turn during a 23 minute attempted intercept.
Oct. 1, 1952; Pascagoula, Mississippi. 7:40 p.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. C.C. McLean and one other person. One round, milky-white object, shaped like a powder puff, hovered for 5-10 minutes then flew away very fast in an arc. A loud blast was heard at the start of the 22-minute sighting.
Oct. 7, 1952; Alamagordo, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m.
Witness: USAF Lt. Bagnell. One pale blue oval, with its long axis vertical, flew straight and level for 4-5 seconds, covering 30 at that time.
Oct. 10, 1952; Otis AFB, Massachusetts. 6:30 p.m.
Witnesses: USAF S/Sgt., two other enlisted men. One blinking white light moved like a pendulum for 20 minutes and then shot straight up.
Oct. 17, 1952; Taos, New Mexico. 9:15 p.m.
Witnesses: Four USAF officers One round, bright blue light moved from north to northeast at an elevation of 45° for 2-3 seconds and then burned out.
Oct. 17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m.
Witnesses: Ministers Greenwalt and Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved more or less straight and level for 5 seconds.
Oct. 17, 1952; Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 p.m.
Witness: one military person (no detail). One white streamer moved at an estimated 3,000 m.p.h. in an arc for 20 seconds. No further details in files.
Oct. 19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m.
Witness: one ex-USAF aircrewman Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one of which was olive-drab colored on the side, flew in a rough V-formation. One object flipped slowly, another object stopped, during the 3-4 minute sighting.
Oct. 19. 1952; 500 miles south of Hawaii. 6:58 p.m.
Witnesses: the crew of the USAF C-50 transport plane. One round yellow light, with a red glowing edge, estimated at 100′ in diameter, flew at 300-400 kNOts. (350-450 m.p.h.) for 20 seconds.
Oct. 21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee. No time is given.
Witnesses: persons at the airport weather station. Six white lights flew in a loose formation for 1-2 minutes and made a shallow dive at a weather balloon.
Oct. 24, 1952; Elberton, Alabama. 8:26 p.m.
Witnesses: USAF Lt. Rau, Capt. Marcinko, flying a Beech T-ll trainer. One object, shaped like a plate, with a brilliant front and vague trail, flew with its concave surface forward for 5 seconds.
Oct. 29, 1952; Erding Air Depot, West Germany. 7:50 a.m.
Witnesses: USAF S/Sgt. Anderson, A/2c Max Handy. One round object, silhouetted against a cloud, flew straight and level and smooth at 400 m.p.h. for 20 seconds.
Oct. 31, 1952; Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 p.m.
Witness: USAF Lt. James Allen. One orange, blimp-shaped object, 80′ long and 20′ high, flew at treetop level, crossed over Allen’s car (at which time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at 45° and tremendous speed at the end of a 1-minute sighting.
Nov. 3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 p.m.
Witnesses: two control tower operators, including Lemaster. One long, elliptical, white-grey light flew very fast, paused, and then increased speed during a 3-4 second observation.
Nov. 4, 1952; Vineland, New Jersey. 5:40 p.m.
Witness: housewife Mrs. Sprague. Two groups of 2-3 whirling discs of light flew toward the southeast over a period of 30 seconds.
Nov. 12, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:23 p.m.
Witness: security inspector. Four red-white-green lights flew slowly over a prohibited area for 15 minutes.
Nov. 13, 1952; Opheim, Montana. 2:20 a.m.
Witness: radar tracking by USAF 779th AC&W station. An unexplained track was followed for 1 hour, 28 minutes, at 158,000′ altitude (30 miles) and a speed of 240 m.p.h. Radar was FPS/3 (PPI).
Nov. 13, 1952; Glasgow, Montana. 2:43 a.m.
Witness: U.S. Weather Bureau observer Earl Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped objects, with lights all around them, flew in a V-formation for about 20 seconds. Each object seemed to be changing position vertically by climbing or diving as if to hold formation. The formation came from the northwest, made a 90° overhead, and flew away to the southwest.
Nov. 15, 1952; Wichita, Kansas. 7:02 a.m.
Witnesses: USAF Maj. R.L. Wallander, Capt. Belleman, A/3c Phipps. One orange object (a blue streak?) varied in shape, as it made jerky upward sweeps with 10-15 second pauses during a 3-5 minute sighting.
Nov. 24, 1952; Annandale, Virginia. 6:30 p.m.
Witness: L.L’ Brettner. One round, glowing object flew very fast, made right-angle turns and reversed course during a 1-hour sighting.
Nov. 27, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 12:10 p.m.
Witnesses: pilot and crew chief of UAAF B-26 bomber. A series of black smoke bursts (4-3-3-4-3), similar to antiaircraft fire, was seen over a 20-minute period.C. 12:30 a.m.
Witnesses: radar
Nov. 30, 1952; Washington, D.C.
1 operator at Washington National Airport. Radar trackings similar to those of July 26, 1952.
Dec. 8, 1952; Ladd AFB, Alaska. 8:16 p.m.
Witnesses: pilot 1st Lt. D. Dickman and radar operator 1st Lt. T. Davies in USAF F-94 jet interceptor (s/n 49-2522). One white, oval light which changed to red at a higher altitude, flew straight and level for 2 minutes, then climbed at phenomenal speed on an erratic flight path. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
Dec. 9, 1952; Madison, Wisconsin. 5:45 p.m.
Witnesses: Capt. Bridges and 1st Lt. Johneon in USAF T-33 jet trainer. Four bright lights, in a diamond formation, flew at 400 m.p.h. and were passed by the T-33 at 450 m.p.h. during the 10 minute sighting.
Dec. 28, 1952; Marysville, California.
Case missing from official files.