1952
June 26, 1952; Terre Haute, Indiana. 2:45 a.m.
Witness: USAF 2nd Lt. C. W. Povelites. The undescribed object flew at 600 m.p.h. and then stopped. No further information in files.
June 26, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 11:50 p.m.
Witness: assistant manager of the airport. Three sightings of flashing lights: two lights separated by 2 miles, with the leader flashing steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly flashing lights, but with l mile separation; finally a single light. Speed estimated at 150-250 m.p.h… Total of 1/2 hour.
June 27, 1952; Topeka, Kansas. 6:50 p.m.
Witnesses: USAF pilot 2nd Lt. K. P. Kelly and wife. One pulsating red object which changed shape from a circular to a vertical oval as it pulsed. Was stationary for about 5 minutes, then went out.
June 28, 1952; Lake Kishkanoug, Wisconsin. 6 p.m.
Witness: G. Metcalfe. One silver-white sphere became an ellipse as it turned and climbed away very fast. 10 seconds.
June 28, 1952; Nagoya, Japan. 4:10 p.m.
Witness: Capt. T. W. Barger, USAF electronics countermeasures officer. One dark blue elliptical-shaped object with a pulsing border flew straight and level at 700-800 m.p.h…
June 29, 1952; O’Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 p.m.
Witnesses: three USAF air policemen. One bright silver, flat oval object surrounded by a blue haze, hovered, then moved very fast to the right and to the left, and up and down for 45 minutes.
July 3, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 4:15 a.m.
Witnesses not identified. Two big lights, estimated at 20′ diameter, flew straight and level at tremendous speed.
July 3, 1952; Chicago, Illinois. 11:50 p.m.
Witness: Mrs. J. D. Arbuckle. Two bright pastel green discs flew straight and level very fast for 6 seconds.
July 5, 1952; Norman, Oklahoma. 7:58 p.m.
Witness: Oklahoma State Patrolman Hamilton in State Patrol airplane. Three dark discs hovered and then flew away, silhouetted against a dark cloud. 15 seconds.
July 6-12, 1952; Elizabeth, New Jersey. 11:00 p.m.
Witness: Charles Muhr. Four pictures were taken of some indistinct light which was admittedly not seen visually, but which appeared on the negatives.
July 9, 1952; Colorado Springs, Colorado. 12:45 p.m.
Witness: USAF pilot Maj. C. K. Griffin. One object shaped like an airfoil less its trailing edge, luminous white, moved slowly and erratically for 12 minutes.
July 9, 1952; Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 6:30 p.m.
Witness: farmer John Mittal. One aluminum, the oval-shaped object changed direction and attitude, finally tipping on end and departing after 20 seconds. Casefile includes three vague photographs.
July 9, 1952; Rapid City AFB, South Dakota. 3:35 p.m.
Witnesses: S/Sgt. D.P. Foster and three other persons. Three times, a single white, disc-shaped object sped by, straight and level, in 5 seconds.
July 12, 1952; Annapolis, Maryland. 3:30 p.m.
Witness: insurance company president William Washburn. Four large, elliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very fast, stop, turn 90° and fly away in 7-8 seconds…
July 12, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. 9 p.m.
Witnesses: many radar controllers who were military officers. Several big blips tracked on radar at 1,500 kts. (1,700 m.p.h.). There was no visual sighting.
July 14, 1952; Norfolk, Virginia. 8:12 p.m.
Witnesses: Pan American Airways First Officer William Nash, Second Officer William Fortenberry. Eight large, round, glowing red objects maneuvered below their airliner, information.
July 15, 1952; West Palm Beach, Florida. 10:10 p.m.
Witnesses: J. Antoneff and two other persons. One discus-shaped object, greyish, except when hovering, when it appeared muddy. Hovered over Palm Beach International Airport, then followed an SA-16 twin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.
July 16, 1952; Beverly, Massachusetts. 9:35 a.m.
Witness: U.S. Coast Guard photographer Shell Alpert. Four roughly elliptical blobs of light in formation photographed through the window of photo lab.
July 17, 1952; White Plains, New York. 3:10 p.m.
Witness: Mrs. Florence Daley. Two round objects, bluish-white with brighter rims, flew in formation, making a sound like bombers, only softer. Note: Later, the witness stated she heard many feminine voices coming from the objects.
July 17, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 11 a.m.
Witness: Air National Guard employees. One light like a big star was seen for 3 hours but disappeared when an aircraft approached. Also seen the night of July 20, 22 and 23.
July 18, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 9:10 p.m.
Witnesses: T/Sgt. Mahone, A/3c Jennings. One amber-colored, elliptical-shaped object with a small flame at the rear, periodically increased in brightness. It moved very fast for l 1/2 minutes, giving off a resonant beat sound.
July 18, 1952; Miami, Florida. 11 a.m.
Witnesses: E. R. Raymer and daughter. One opaque, silvery bubble flew very fast at a right-angle to the wind direction for 10 seconds.
July 18, 1952; Patrick AFB, Florida. 9:45 p.m.
Witnesses: three USAF officers and four enlisted men. Over an hour period, a series of hovering and maneuvering red-orange lights were observed moving in a variety of directions.
July 19, 1952; Williston, North Dakota. 2:55 a.m.
Witness: one experienced civilian pilot. One elliptical-shaped object with a light fringe traveled down fast, made a 360° and then a 180° turn in 5 minutes.
July 19, 1952; Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. 11:35 p.m.
Witnesses: USAF pilot Capt. C.J. Powley and wife. Two star-like lights maneuvered, hovered and sped for 5-7 minutes.
July 20, 1952; Lavalette, New Jersey. 12:20 a.m.
Witness: Seton Hall Univ. chemistry professor Dr. A.B. Spooner. Two large orange-yellow lights with some dull red coloring flew in the trail, turned and circled for 5-6 minutes.
July 21, 1952; Weisbaden, West Germany. 6:30 p.m.
Witnesses: USAF pilot Capt. E.E. Dougher, WAF Lt. J.J. Stong, situated miles apart. Four bright yellowish lights were seen by Dougher to separate, with two climbing, and two flying away, level in the opposite direction. Stong watched two reddish lights fly in opposite directions. Sightings lasted about 10-15 minutes.
July 21, 1952; San Marcos AFB, Texas. 10:40 p.m.
Witnesses: one Lieutenant, two Staff Sergeants, three airmen. One blue circle with a blue trail was seen to hover and then accelerate to near-sonic speed (700+ m.p.h.) after 1 minute.
July 21, 1952; Converse, Texas. 4:30 p.m.
Witness: wife of USAF Capt. J. B. Neal. One elongated, fuselage-shaped object flew straight and level made a right-angle turn and went out of sight at more than 300 m.p.h., all in 3-5 seconds.
July 21, 1952; Rockville, Indiana. 8:10 p.m.
Witnesses: one military officer, two enlisted men. One aluminum, delta-shaped object with a vertical fin, flew straight and level and then hovered during a 3-minute sighting.
July 22, 1952; Holyoke, Massachusetts. After midnight.
Witness: Mrs. A. Burgess. One round, yellow, flashing light went downward. No further information in files.
July 22, 1952; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 10:50 a.m.
Witnesses: control tower operator Don Weins, and two pilots for Carco. Eight large, round, bright aluminum objects flew straight and level, then darted around erratically for 25 minutes.
July 22, 1952; Uvalde, Texas. 2:46 p.m.
Witness: Don Epperly, Trans-Texas Airlines station manager, and weather observer. One large, round, silver object flew at more than 1,000 m.p.h. for 45 seconds while gyrating.
July 22, 1952; between Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts. 10:47 p.m.
Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of USAF F-94 jet interceptor. One round blue light passed F-94, spinning.
July 22, 1952; Trenton, New Jersey. 10:50 p.m. t.o 12:45 a.m., July 23.
Witnesses: crews of several USAF F-94 jet interceptors from Dover AFB, Del. Thirteen visual sightings and one radar tracking of blue-white lights for two hours.
July 23, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 a.m.
Witnesses: the two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large silver object, shaped like a long pear with two or three squares beneath it, flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210 m.p.h.), while a smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at 1,000-1,500 kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by crews for 1-4 minutes.