1952
May 25, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 9:15 p.m.
Witnesses: seven persons, including John Hoffman, his family, and friends. One large white circular object having dark sections on its rim flew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red when behind a cloud.
May 28, 1952; Saigon, French Indo China. 10:30 a.m.
Witnesses: many in the crowd watching a ceremony. One white-silver disc-shaped object flew straight and fast for 2 minutes.
May 28, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:45-2:40 p.m.
Witnesses: two city fire department employees. Two circular objects–one shiny silver and the other orange or light brown– were seen three times performing fast maneuvers.
May 29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 p.m.
Witness: USAF pilot Maj. D.W. Feuerstein, on the ground. One bright tubular object tilted from horizontal to vertical for 8 minutes, then slowly returned to horizontal, again tilted vertical, accelerated, appeared to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted 14 minutes.
June 1, 1952; Rapid City, South Dakota. 6 p.m.
Witnesses: A/lc Beatty and two civilians. At least five long silver objects flew in a neat box formation with a leader for 15-20 seconds.
June 1, 1952; Walla, Washington. 1 p.m.
Witness: ex-military pilot Reserve Maj. W.C. Vollendorf. One oval object with a “definite airfoil” performed a fast climb for 7 seconds.
June l, 1952; Soap Lake, Washington. 3+ p.m.
Witness: Ray Lottman. Three glimmering objects flew straight and level for 10 minutes.
June 2, 1952; Bayview, Washington. 5:02 p.m.
Witness: Larry McWade. One purple object was seen for an unknown length of time. No further information in files.
June 2, 1952; Fulda, West Germany. Time unknown.
Witness: 1st Lt. John Hendry, photo-navigator on an RB-26C reconnaissance bomber. One porcelain-white object flew very fast for an unknown length of time.
June 5, 1952; Lubbock, Texas. 11 p.m.
Witnesses: Dan Benson, Mr. Bacon. A total of eight yellow circular objects, like large stars, were seen for 45 minutes. The first two were in a trail formation, the others were seen singly.
June 5, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 6:45 p.m.
Witness: S/Sgt T.H. Shorey. One shiny round object flew 5-6 times as fast as an F-86 jet fighter for 6 seconds.
June 5, 1952; Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. 11 p.m.
Witnesses: 2nd Lt. W.R. Soper, a Strategic Air Command top secret control officer and former OSI agent; and two other persons. One bright red object remained stationary for 4.5 minutes before speeding away with a short tail.
June 6, 1952; Kimpo AFB, Korea.
Case missing from official files.
June 7, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11:18 a.m.
Witnesses: crew of B-25 bomber #8840 at 11,500′. One rectangular aluminum object, about 6’x4′, flew 250-300′ below the B-25.
June 8, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m.
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Markland. Four shiny objects flew straight and level in a diamond formation.
June 9, 1952; Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Case missing from official files.
June 12, 1952; Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 7:30 p.m.
Witnesses: U.S. Army Major and Lt. Colonel, using binoculars. One orange ball with a tail flew with a low angular velocity.
June 12, 1952; Marrakech, Morocco. 11:26 a.m.
Witness: T/Sgt. H.D. Adams, operating an SCR-584 radar set. One unidentified blip tracked at 650 kts. (750 m.p.h.) at greater than 60,000′ altitude.
June 13, 1952; Middletown, Pennsylvania. 8:45 p.m.
Witness: R.S. Thomas, Olmstead AFB employee and former control tower operator. One round, orange object traveled south, stopped for 1 second, turned east, stopped 1 second, and went down.
June 15, 1952; Louisville, Kentucky. 11:50 p.m.
Witness: Edward Duke, ex-U.S. Navy radar technician. One large, cigar-shaped object with a blunt front, lit sides, and a red stern maneuvered in a leisurely fashion for 15 minutes.
June 16, 1952; Walker AFB, New Mexico. 8:30 p.m.
Witness: USAF maintenance specialist S/Sgt. Sparks. Five or six greyish discs, in a half-moon formation, flew at 500-600 m.p.h. for l minute.
June 17, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. Between 7:30 and 10:20 p.m.
Witnesses: many and varied. From one to five large silver-yellow objects flew erratically, stopped and started for about 15 minutes.
June 17, 1952; Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1:28 a.m.
Witness: pilot of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. A light like a bright star crossed the nose of the airplane while being observed for 15 seconds. No further information in the files.
June 18, 1952; Columbus, Wisconsin. 9 a.m.
Witness: R.A. Finger. One crescent-shaped object hovered for several seconds and then sped away.
June 18, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 10 p.m.
Witnesses: Marron Hoffman and four relatives, using 4x binoculars. One orange light was observed zigzagging and then hovering for an unspecified length of time.
June 19, 1952; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 2:37 a.m.
Witness: 2nd Lt. A’Gostino and unidentified radar operator. One red light turned white while wobbling. Radar tracked a stationary target during the 1-minute sighting.
June 19, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 2 p.m.
Witness: USAF pilot John Lane. One round, white object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
June 20, 1952; Central Korea. 3:03 p.m.
Witnesses: four Marine Corps Captains and pilots of F4U-4B Corsair fighter planes. One 10-20′ white or silver oval object made a left-hand orbit at terrific speed for 60 seconds.
June 21, 1952; Kelly AFB, Texas. 12:30 p.m.
Witness: T/Sgt. Howard Davis, flight engineer of a B-29 bomber at 8,000′ altitude. One flat object with a sharply pointed front and rounded rear; white with a dark blue center and red rim, trailed sparks as it dove past the B-29 at a distance of 500′, in l second.
June 22, 1952; Pyungthek, Korea. 10:45 p.m.
Witnesses: Two Marine Corps Sergeants. One 4 ft. diameter object dove at a runway shooting red flames hovered briefly over a hill, turned 180, flashed twice and was gone.
June 23, 1952; Spokane, Washington. 4:05 p.m.
Witness: Airport weather observer Rex Thompson. One round disc with a metallic shine flashed and fluttered like a flipped coin for 5-7 minutes.
June 23, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. 9 p.m.
Witness: 2nd Lt. K. Thompson. One very large light flew straight and level for 10 minutes. No further information.
June 23, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri.
Case missing from official files.
June 23, 1952; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:30 a.m.
Witness: secretary Martha Milligan. One bullet-shaped object with burnt-orange exhaust flew straight and level for 30-60 seconds.
June 23, 1952; Owensboro, Kentucky. 10:00 a.m.
Witness: National Guard Lt. Col. O. L. Depp. Two objects looking like “giant soap bubbles“, reflecting yellow and lavender colors, flew in a trail for 5 seconds.
June 23, 1952; Location unknown, but the information came via Japan Hq. “CV 4359“. 6:08 a.m.
Witness: USAF pilot of the l8th Fighter-Bomber Group. One black coin-shaped object, 15-20′ in diameter, made an irregular descent.
June 25, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 8:30 p.m.
Witnesses: Mrs. Norbury, Mr. Matheis. One bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object which sometimes had a red tail, made seven circles in 1 1/2 hours.
June 25, 1982; Japan-Korea area.
Case missing from official files.