1965
Aug. 4, 1965; Dallas, Texas. 9:30 p.m.
Witness: J.A. Carter, 19. One light flew fast, straight and level for 12 seconds. No further data in files.
Aug. 4, 1965; Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 p.m.
Witnesses: two unnamed 14-year-olds. One light moved around the sky for 16-17 seconds. No further data in files.
Aug. 19, 1965; Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 p.m.
Witnesses: Mrs. William Butcher, son Harold, 17, and children. A large elliptical object, with a reddish vapor underneath, came close to the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds later. Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped. When the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could be heard. Afterward, a strange odor was noticed, and the next day, a purplish liquid, 2″x 2″ marks and patches of singed grass were found at the site. A bull bellowed and tried to break its bonds.
Aug. 30, 1965; Urbana, Ohio. 10:30 p.m.
Witnesses: M.A. Lilly, N. Smith, T. Nastoff. One white ball, 5-8′ in diameter and trailed by a 2-3′ light, hit the road 100′ in front of the witness’ car, bounced and flew away. Sighting lasted 3-4 seconds.
Sept. 3, 1965; Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 a.m.
Witnesses: Exeter Patrolmen Eugene Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman Muscarello. One large, dark, elliptical object with a row of red lights around it, moved slowly and erratically around houses and trees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm animals were very noisy. Sighting lasted about 1 hour.
Sept. 3, 1965; Damon, Texas. 11 p.m.
Witnesses: Brazoria County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert Goode. One triangular object, 150-200′ long, 40-50′ thick at middle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing, purple light on the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came from distance to 150′ off-highway and 100′ in the air. Purple light illuminated ground beneath the object and interior of a police car. The driver felt the heat on his left arm. Initial sighting lasted 5-10 minutes. The second sighting occurred later that night.
Sept. 25, 1965; Chisholm, Minnesota. 9:55 a.m.
Witness: Bett Diamon. Five orange lights in a row flew fast and made an abrupt turn during the 1-minute sighting.
Sept. 25, 1965; Rodeo, New Mexico. 10 p.m.
Witnesses: Dr. George Walton, physical chemist, and wife. Two round white objects flew side-by-side, at 30-50′ altitude, pacing the witnesses’ car for 6 minutes.
Oct. 4, 1965; Middletown, Ohio.
Witness: Tucker. Case missing from official files.
1966
Feb. 2, 1966; Salisbury, North Carolina. 11:15 p.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Wise. One silver, diamond-shaped object with several balls constantly in very fast motion around it, and much light. The object hovered over the trees for 3-4 minutes, while a dog barked, and then zipped out of sight. Sighting lasted 1 hour.
Feb. 6, 1966; Nederland, Texas. 5:45 a.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. K.R. Gulley. One yellow, lighted object at 500; altitude and a pulsating red glow on the lawn. The house lights went out, and high frequency bothered the witnesses’ ears. Sighting lasted 5-10 minutes.
March 20, 1966; Miami, Florida.. 12:15 a.m.
Witness: USAF Res. Maj. K.C. Smith, an employee of NASA at Cape Kennedy. One pulsating light that varied from white to intense blue made a jerky ascent and then rapidly accelerated away to the north after 5 minutes.
March 22, 1966; Houston, Texas. 1:30 a.m. Witness: S.J. Musachia. White flashing lights, and the air full of smoke. Lit up witness’ apartment. Sound of “yen ” heard up close during the 4-minute sighting.
March 23, 1966; Temple, Oklahoma. 5:05 a.m.
Witness: W.E. Laxson. One large object, like a wingless C-124 transport plane; 75′ long, 8′ high and 12′ wide; with a bubble canopy on top. Sat on the highway, a man dressed in military work clothes entered, and it rose after about 40 seconds.
March 26, 1966; Texhoma, Oklahoma. Midnight.
Witnesses: Mrs. P.N. Beer and Mrs. E. Smith. One flashing light buzzed their car from the front then hovered. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.
April 5, 1966; Alto, Tennessee. 11:55 p.m.
Witness: W. Smith. One oval object with a dark top appeared cone-shaped when moving. It made a high-frequency noise during the 2.5-hour sighting.
April 5, 1966; Lycoming, New York. 3 a.m.
Witness: Lillian Louis. One vapor-like sphere hovered and spun at low altitude, shooting its exhaust onto the ground below. Sighting of 1 minute.
April 30, 1966; Sacramento, California. 3:15 a.m.
Witness: Anita Miller. One light moved around the sky for 2.5 hours. No further detail in files.
May 7, 1966; Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 9:55 p.m.
Witness: A/3c W.L. Whitehead. One short, cylindrical object with pointed ends and yellow light at one end and blue light at the other, flew straight and level for 35 seconds.
June 6, 1966; Spooner, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m.
Witness: Dorothy Gray. Two domed discs with sparkling upper surfaces and square windows in their tops, revolved above a lake, apparently causing strange behavior of the lake water during the 25-second sighting.
June 8, 1966; Kansas, Ohio. 6:45 a.m.
Witness: Max Baker. One bright silver, cigar-shaped object, as long as an airliner, buzzed the witness’ car. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
June 18, 1966; Burnsville, North Carolina. 12:30 a.m.
Witnesses: Members of a Boy Scout group, including Sterrett. One bell-shaped object with three flashing red lights hovered for 5 hours and was then joined by six others.
June 27, 1966; 400 miles east of Wake Island (19° N., 172° E.). 4 a.m.
Witness: Radio Officer Steffen Soresen, of the S/ Mt. Vernon Victory. One “cloud” expanded with a light inside, and then accelerated away after several minutes.
July 11, 1966; Union, Pennsylvania. 7:45 p.m.
Witnesses: Carl Wood and Charles Hawthorne. One large (100′ wide, 20′ high) bright red object with small windows and yellow lights. The object emitted a humming noise, seemingly from the outside, and a grinding noise that seemed to come from inside. Observed for 1 hour.
July 25, 1966; Vanceboro, North Carolina. 1 a.m.
Witness: college student James Clark. One object which changed color from orange to red to blue to green and back to orange. Followed witness’ car at high speed, then stopped and hovered over the car. Rose and flew up and out of sight in less than 5 seconds. Entire sighting involved about 1 hour.
July 31, 1966; Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania. 7:25 p.m.
Witnesses: Douglas Tibbetts, 16; Betty Klem, 16; Anita Haifley, 22; and Gerald Labelle, 29. Square or hexagonal object with edges lit or reflecting light, came tumbling down from right to left. Stopped 5-10′ above the beach and settled heavily down; circle of spotlights at the top were visible when it was on the ground. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
Aug. 19, 1966; Donnybrook, North Dakota. 4:50 p.m.
Witness: U.S. Border Patrolman Don Flickenger. Round disc with a domed top, 30′ in diameter and 15′ high, colored white, silvery or aluminum. Moved across a valley from the southeast, hovered over a reservoir, appeared to land in a small field, then rose up into clouds very rapidly. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
Aug. 23, 1966; Columbus, Ohio. 77 p.m.
Witnesses: Broomall and Gilpin. One circular, luminous white object split into five objects and all streaked away toward the west. Sighting lasted 15 minutes.
Aug. 26, 1966; Gaylesville, Alabama. 8:50 p.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Funk and their three children. A cluster of four small, glowing, orange-yellow lights in a triangular formation, moved from east to west for 4.5 minutes.