1960


Sept. 10, 1960; Ridgecrest, California. 9:50 p.m.

Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Evans. Two light gray glowing objects, saucer or boomerang-shaped, which swished when accelerating. Seen 1-2 seconds each.


Oct. 5, 1960; Mt. Kisko, New York. 7:37 p.m.

Witness: E.G. Crossland. One bright, star-like light moved across 120° of the sky in 20 seconds.


Nov. 27, 1960; Chula Vista, California. 7:30 p.m.

Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Hart. One orange-red point of light made huge circles and stopped during the 20-30 minute sighting.


Nov. 29, 1960; south of Kyushu, Japan. 6:38 p.m.

Witnesses: USAF Lt. Col. R.L. Blwlin (sp?) and Maj. F.B. Brown, flying a T-33 jet trainer. One white light 8lowed and paralleled the course of the T-33 for 10 minutes.


1961


Feb 27, 1961; Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 p.m.

Witness: Mrs. LaPalm. One fiery-red, round object, preceded by light rays, slowed and descended, while her dog howled. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.


Spring, 1961; Kemah, Texas.

Case missing from official files.


April 24, 1961; 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California (35° 50° N., 125° 40 W.). 3:34 a.m.

Witnesses: aircraft commander Capt. H.J. Savoy and navigator 1st Lt. M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-121D patrol plane. One reddish-white, round object or light, similar to a satellite. Observed for 8 minutes.


May 22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 p.m.

Witnesses: Mrs. A.J. Jones and Mrs. R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc hovered and revolved, then suddenly disappeared after 15 minutes.


June 2, 1961; Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 P.m.

Witnesses: 1st Lt. R.N. Monahan and Hazeltine Electric Co. technical representative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white light flew erratic course at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.


July 7, 1961; Copemish, Michigan. 11 p.m.

Witness: waitress Nannette Hilley. One large ball flew slow, split into four after 45 minutes. Four flew close formation, descended and flew away to the west. Total sighting lasted 1 hour.


July 11, 1961; Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 p.m.

Witnesses: ex-air navigator G. Scott, Mrs. Scott, and neighbors. One round, bright light like shiny aluminum, passed overhead in 20 minutes.

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July 20, 1961; Houston, Texas. 88 a.m.

Witnesses: Trans-Texas Airlines Capt. A.V. Beather, flying DC-3, plus a vague report from ground radar. Two very bright white light or objects flew in trail formation for 30 minutes.


Aug. 12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m.

Witnesses: college seniors J.B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval object with a fin extending from one edge to the center; like a sled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at 50′ altitude for 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.


Nov. 21, 1961; Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 p.m.

Witnesses: C. Locklear and Helen Hatch. One round, red-orange object flew straight up and faded after 3-4 minutes.


Nov. 23, 1961; Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 p.m.

Witness: F. Braunger. One bright red star flew straight and level for 15 minutes.


Dec. 13, 1961; Washington, D.C. 5:05 p.m.

Witnesses: C.F. Muncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark diamond-shaped object with a bright tip flew straight and level for 1-3 minutes.


1962


Feb. 25, 1962; Kotzebue, Alaska. 7:20 p.m.

Witnesses: one U.S. Army private, six anonymous civilians. One red light trailed 30 seconds later by blue light. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.


March 1, 1962; Salem, New York. 10:35 p.m.

Witness: Mrs. L. Doxsey, 66. One gold-colored box, 12-14″x 3-4″, flew straight and level across the horizon for 3-4 minutes.


March 26, 1962; Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. 1:35 p.m.

Witness: USAF Capt. J.M. Lowery, from an unspecified aircraft. One thin, cylindrical object–1/3 snout, 2/3 tail fins–flew at an estimated Mach 2.7 (2,000 m.p.h.) for 5-8 seconds.


March 26, 1962; Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m.

Witnesses: Mrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls, arranged in a rectangular formation, became two objects with lights by the end of the 15-minute sighting.


March 26, 1962; Westfield, Massachusetts. 10:45 p.m.

Witnesses: many unidentified young people. One large red ball flew or fell down, then went back up during 3-10 minute sighting.

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Note: May 26?


April 4, 1962; Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z.

Witnesses: G.R. Wells and J. Lewis, using 117x telescope. One small object changing brightness gave off smoke but remained stationary like a comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official files.


June 21, 1962; Indianapolis, Indiana. 4 a.m.

Witnesses: Lt. Col. H. King and tail gunner M/Sgt. Roberts, aboard a B-52 heavy jet bomber. Three bright, star-like lights: one seen; 10 seconds later, two more were seen. The total sighting took 3 minutes.


June 30, 1962; Richmond, Virginia. 9 a.m.

Witness: 13-year-old Meadors. One red, star-like light seen for an unspecified length of time. No further details in files.


July 19, 1962; Bayhead, New Jersey. 9:30 p.m.

Witnesses: C.T. Loftus, H. Wilbert. Four or five lights darted about the sky for 7-10 minutes.


July 29, 1962; Ocean Springs, Mississippi. 11:20 p.m.

Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. M.O. Barton. One bright cherry-red, diamond-shaped object flew slow, hovered, made fast 1/2 loops for 10 minutes.


Aug. 18, 1962; Bermuda. 5 p.m.

Witnesses: owner M. Sheppard and chief announcer A. Seymour of the radio station. Three dull-white, egg-shaped objects wavered as they moved for 20 minutes.


Sept. 21, 1962; WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of Mexico. 7:37 p.m.

Witness: fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie. Two objects, red and black with orange streaks, one as big as the Moon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky for 13 minutes.


Oct. 23, 1962; Farmington, Utah. 3 p.m.

Witness: R.O. Christensen. One grey and silver ball, trailing what looked like twine with two knots in it, swerved, and climbed away at a 45′ angle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing air). Twenty seconds.


Nov. 17, 1962; Tampa, Florida. 99 p.m.

Witness: F.L. Swindale, college graduate and ex-USMC Capt. Three bright star-like lights approached, hovered and bounced, then faded after 11-15 minutes.


1963


May 18, 1963; New Plymouth, New Zealand. 10:30 p.m.

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Witness: C.S. Chapman, 15. One white, fuzzy, flashing light hovered and darted around for 4 minutes.


May 22, 1963; Pequannock, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m.

Witness: Myra Jackson. Four pink wheels spun or rolled very fast from east to west in succession, each taking about 1 second.


June 15, 1963; 200 miles north of Venezuela (14° 27′ N., 69° 57′ E.). 10:39 a.m.

Witness: 3rd Mate R.C. Chamberlin, of S/ Thetis. One luminous disc traveled at 1.5 times the speed of satellite for 3-4 minutes.


Summer, 1963; Middletown, New York. 9:30 or 10 p.m.

Witness: Grace Dutcher. Eight-ten lights moved at random, then in an oval formation, then singly, during the 1-minute sighting.


July 1, 1963; Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 8 p.m.

Witness: R.B. Stiles, 11, using a theodolite. One light, the size of a match-head at arm’s length, flashed and moved around the sky for 1.5 hours.


Aug. 11, 1963; Warrenville, Illinois. 10 p.m.

Witness: R.M. Boersma. One light moved around the sky for 20 seconds.


Aug. 13, 1963; St. Gallen, Switzerland. 8:04 p.m.

Witness: A.F. Schelling. One fireball became a dark object after 4 minutes, and then a bigger glow, a minute later, and finally exploded.

Note: the same witness had another, undescribed, sighting on Aug. 14


Sept. 14, 1963; Susanville, California. 3:15 p.m.

Witness: E.A. Grant, a veteran of 37 years training forest fire lookouts for the U.S. Forest Service. One round object intercepted a long object and either attached itself to the latter or disappeared. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.


Sept. 15, 1963; Vandalia, Ohio. 66 p.m.

Witness: Mrs. F.E. Roush. Two very bright gold objects–one shaped like a banana and the other like an ear of corn–one remained stationary, the other moved from west to north during 10 minutes,


Oct. 4, 1963; Bedford, Ohio. 3:32 p.m.

Witness: R.E. Carpenter, 15. One intense oblong light with tapered ends and surrounded by an aqua haze flashed and flickered while stationary for 15 seconds.


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