1952
Project Blue Book Status Report #7 (May 31, 1952)
Witness: says the target was also tracked by ground radar at 78 knots (90 m.p.h.) at 22,500′ and 25,000′ altitude.
March 24, 1952; 60 miles west of Pt. Concepcion, California. 8:45 a.m.
Witnesses: B-29 navigator and radar operator. One target tracked for 20-30 seconds at estimated 3,000 m.p.h.
March 29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 a.m.
Witness: Brigham, pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin, shiny metallic disc flew alongside the AT-6, then made a pass at an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20′ from the F-84’s fuselage and flipped in the slipstream…all in 10 seconds.
April 4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 p.m.
Witnesses: two radar operators of the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was tracked for one minute by radar at an estimated 2,160 m.p.h.
April 5, 1952; Phoenix, Arizona. l0:40 a.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Ryan, R.L. Stokes, D. Schook. One large, dull grey circular object, followed by two more, flew straight and level at high speed.
April 5, 1952; Miami, Florida. 9:15 p.m.
Witnesses: L.E. VanDercar and 9-year-old son. Four dark circular objects with mostly fuzzy edges crossed the face of Moon; each was half the apparent diameter of the Moon. 2:59 p.m. Witness: H.L. Russell.
April 6, 1952; Temple, Texas. 2:59 p.
Witness: 50-75 grey-white discs changed position within formation continually, tilted in unison every 12-15 seconds during the 3.8-minute sighting.
April 12, 1952; North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 9:30 p.m.
Witnesses: Royal Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer E.H. Rossell, Flight Sgt. R. McRae. One round amber object flew fast, stopped, reversed direction, climbed away at 30′ angle during a 2-minute observation.
April 14, 1952; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. 12:35 p.m.
Witness: unidentified CAL airline pilot. Several light-colored objects flew in V-formation. No further details in files.
April 14, 1952; Memphis, Tennessee. 6:34 p.m.
Witnesses: U.S. Navy pilots Lt. JG. Blacky, Lt. JG. O’Neil. One inverted bowl, 3′ long and 1′ high, with vertical slots, flew fast, straight and level, 100 yards from observers’ aircraft for 45-60 seconds.
April 15, 1952; Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 p.m.
Witness: Mr. Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using a 20x spotting telescope.
April 17, 1952; Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m.
Witnesses: S.B. Brooks, chemical engineer J.A. Eaton. One round, deep orange object flew fast and erratic, occasionally emitting a shaft of light to the rear during a 40-minute sighting.
April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 p.m.
Witnesses: a group of Army weather observation students, including several graduate engineers. One flat-white, circular object flew with an irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.
April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown.
Witnesses: two Army weather observation students. One flat-white circular object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic manner.
April 18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. 11:30 a.m.
Witnesses: R. Poerstal and three other men. Seven to nine circular, orange-yellow lights in a 40° V-formation flew overhead silently for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 10:10 p.m.
Witness: reporter Chic Shave. One round, yellow-gold object flew south and returned during 1.5-minute sighting.
April 18, 1952; 50 miles northwest of Kyushu, Japan (129* 51′ E., 34′ 19′ N.).
Witness: one radar operator. Tracked unidentified target for 1 minute at 2,700 m.p.h.
April 18, 1952; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. 4 a.m.
Witness: janitor C. Hamilton. One yellow-gold object made a sharp turn and left a short, dark trail during l minute sighting.
April 22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 9 p.m.
Witnesses: the crew of B-29 bomber, on the ground. One elliptical object, followed by two and then another two, each with a white light that blinked every 1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for 10 minutes.
April 24, 1952; Bellevue Hill, Vermont. 5 a.m.
Witnesses: the crew of the USAF C-124 transport plane. Three circular, bluish objects in loose “fingertip” formation twice flew parallel to the airplane during a 3-4 minute period.
April 24, 1952; Milton, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m.
Witnesses: three Cambridge Research Center electronics engineers, one named Buruish. Two flat, red squares flew wobbly in level flight, climbed, leveled out during 1.5-minute observation.
April 24, 1952; Clovis, New Mexico. 8:10 p.m.
Witness: USAF light Surgeon Maj. E.L. Ellis. Many orange-amber lights, sometimes separate, sometimes fused, behaved erratically. Speed varied from motionless to very fast during 5-minute sighting.
April 27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan. 4:15 p.m.
Witnesses: H.A. Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister. One silver oval rolled, descended and stopped. Two silver cigar-shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed. Sightings lasted 45 minutes.
April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m.
Witnesses: M/Sgt. and Mrs. G.S. Porter (he was off-duty control, tower operator). Bright red or flame-colored discs, appearing as large as fighter planes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two information during 2 hours. All seen below 11,000′ overcast.
April 29, 1952; Marshall, Texas. 3:30 p.m.
Witness: private pilot R.R. Weidman. One round, white object which flew straight, with a side-to-side oscillation for 1.5 minutes.
April 29, 1952; Goodland, Kansas. 100 p.m.
Witness: B-29 bombardier Lt. R.H. Bauer. One white fan-shaped light pulsed 3-4 times per second for 2 seconds.
May 1, 1952; Moses Lake, Washington. 5:32 a.m.
Witnesses: Two Atomic Energy Commission employees, Eggan and Shipley. One silver object without wings flew straight and level for 1.5 minutes.
May 1, 1952; George AFB, California. 10:50 a.m.
Witnesses: three men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away. Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47’s wingspan (95‘) flew fast, made a 90° turn in a formation of three in front and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
May 5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m.
Witness: Mrs. M.M. Judson. Six or seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One moved in an ellipse, while the others moved in and out.
May 7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 p.m.
Witnesses: Capt. Morris, a Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman First Class. Ten times, an aluminum or silver cylindrical object was seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a 5-10 minute period.
May 9, 1952; George AFB, California. 5:20 p.m.
Witness: A/lc G.C. Grindeland. One dull-white, arrowhead-shaped object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
May 10, 1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 p.m.
Witnesses: 4 DuPont employees at the Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to four yellow, disc-shaped objects were seen on five occasions between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.
May 14, 1952; Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. 7 p.m.
Witnesses: Attorney and ex-USAF pilot Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two shining orange spheres: one was stationary, while the other darted away and back for 30 minutes.
May 20, 1952; Houston, Texas. l0:l0 p.m.
Witnesses: USAF pilots Capt. J. Spurgin and Capt. BB. Stephan. One bright or white oval object moved from side-to-side while making a gradual turn for 90 seconds.