Date: August 1952: Oceanside, Long Island, New York
Date: August 1952: UFO seen at close range with occupant aboard
Date: Aug. 1952
Location: Skylight Mtn., Washington County, Ark. BBU
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Inverted tin colored saucers, 4:1 width/thickness ratio, darted in and out of cloud bank, in 5 mile circles in 5 secs [3,600 mph]. 5 secs.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug, 1952
Location: Falls Church, Virginia [CCL Item # 39]
Time:
Summary: This report is case #39, on the official clearance list of 41 formerly classified Air Technical Intelligence UFO reports cleared for Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe by Albert M. Chop, Air Force Press Desk. Falls Church, Va. Preliminary report on a sighting in August, 1952; rotating light UFO seen by ground observers including police. When police officer tilted scout car spotlight upward, object seemed to descend toward it. Light was hurriedly turned off, and object rose to former height, continued rotating. No documents were found.
Source: Chop list, Fran Ridge
Date: Aug. 1, 1952
Location: Lancaster, Calif. BBU 1771
Time: 1:14 a.m.
Summary: Sheriff’s deputies and others, one named Mallette, saw 2 brilliant red lights hovering and maneuvering. 5 mins.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 1, 1952
Location: Vincennes, Indiana
Time: 10:38 a.m.
Summary: Three miles south of the town, on a farm, three men were painting a farrowing barn. There was a jet-like roar. All the witnesses (one later was to become a Catholic priest) agreed it was a flying saucer that stopped in mid-air and began to lower itself toward the ground like a helicopter. Then it stopped, remained there for 20-seconds, ascended to original height and went west, then east, then west, each time making a loud sonic boom, and swept toward the southwest with extreme speed.
Source: UFO Filter Center files
Date: Aug. 1, 1952
Location: Near Troy [radar at Bellefontaine], Ohio (BBU) [CCL Item # 20]
Time: 10:51-11:13 a.m.
Summary: USAF ADC radar site 664th AC&W Sq at Bellefontaine atop Campbell Hill at 1549 ft elevation (40°22’20” N, 83°43’10” W). tracked target 20 miles NNW of Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, traveling 400-450 knots (500 mph) on a heading of 240° about WSW and vectored 2 F-86’s piloted by Major James B. Smith and Lt. Donald J. Hemer, located 10 miles SW of the UFO. Jets made visual contact in 4 mins at 10:55, climbed to 48,000 ft, fell off, climbed again to 48,000 ft and Smith got a weak return on his radar gun sight, shot gun camera film of the 24-40 ft white round object or silver-colored sphere or disc estimated at 60,00070,000 ft and filmed by gun camera a white round object [which then took off at high speed ?]. F-86s broke off intercept at about 11:05 or 11:13 a.m., apparently about 100 miles WSW of Dayton. Film reportedly shows UFO image in the upper right of the frames with noticeable motion to the lower left. 22 mins.
Source: BB Rpt 8; cf. Ruppelt pp. 174-6; Keyhoe 1953 p. 107
Date: Aug. 1, 1952
Location: Sharonville, Ohio
Time:
Summary: Brilliant white disc observed at low altitude. Others reported oval object.
Source: UFOE, XII
Date: Aug. 1, 1952
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
Time: 9:50 p.m.
Summary: A Scripps-Howard reporter saw a cluster of glowing white objects overhead. The objects shifted around into various patterns, including a perfect V at one point. Their shifts in position were incredibly swift and fantastically violent, he said. “They made a flying saucer believer out of me.”
Source: New York World-Telegram, Aug. 2, 1952.
Date: Aug. 2, 1952
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana BBU 1783
Time: 3 a.m.
Summary: USAF 1st Lt. W. A. Theil and enlisted man Edwards saw a red ball with blue flame tail fly straight and level. 3-4 secs.
Source: Berliner; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 2, 1952
Location: Lubbock, TX
Time: 8:57 a.m. to 9:03 a.m.
Summary: Five civilian men observed a metallic looking spherical shaped object hanging in the air. The only apparent movement was a quivering motion. The object after about six minutes moved straight east until it disappeared into a cloud bank. One witness, Mr. Gibbs, was very familiar with weather balloons and he was positive that the object was not a balloon of any type. Reese AFB was located just west of Lubbock, Texas.
Source: PBB files
Date: Aug. 2, 1952
Location: Houlton, ME BBU
Time: 9:55 p.m.
Summary: Smart and another witness on a wharf saw 21 objects traveling 200-600 mph. 35 mins. Objects were disc-shaped and seen to the north and northeast. Witnesses were Jack Smart and his wife Patricia Smart.
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich; FUFOR Index
Date: 1952: Encounter near Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: Aug. 3, 1952
Location: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico BBU [CCL Item 21]
Time: 10:20 p.m.
Summary: Civilian engineer Anderson saw 3 lightgreen cylindrical objects hovering at 45° elevation in inverted-V formation, switching to echelon when one object moved, with a rolling motion along its long axis. Disappeared by rapidly rising vertically. 9 mins.
Source: BB Rpt 8; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 3, 1952
Location: Hamilton AFB, California [CCL Item #33]
Time: 4:15-5:30 p.m. (PDT).
Summary: Two AF pilots Capt. L. R. Hadley and Lt. D. A. Swimley, and AF Capt. W. T. Perske, saw visually and with binoculars two circular or spherical silvery objects 60-100 ft diameter at 12,000 and 18,000 ft drifting E to W on a 15-mile track passing overhead, darting and dog fighting at estimated 400-450 mph, the upper object dropping from 18,000 to 12,000 ft, at the end joined by 8 more similar objects appearing in pairs in the W about 15-20 miles distant. No sound. 1 hr 15 mins + ? 3 witnesses.
Source:
Date: Aug. 3, 1952
Location: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico BB
Time: 10:20 p.m. MST.
Summary: A CAA engineer in SAC Station observed three oblong translucent objects in an inverted V-formation in the sky to the north at 40 degrees elevation. The speed of the objects was near sonic and no sound was heard. The objects were in conventional maneuver except for one flip flop or tumble which showed one of the objects as plate shaped. Duration: 9 mins.
Source: Dan Wilson, BB files
Date: Aug. 4, 1952
Location: Phoenix, Ariz. BBU 1812
Time: 2:20 a.m.
Summary: USAF A/3c W. F. Vain [and Parker?] saw a yellow ball which lengthened and narrowed to plate shape, fly straight and level. 5 mins.
Source: Berliner; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 4, 1952
Location: Mt. Vernon, New York BBU 1813
Time: 11:37 a.m.
Summary: Woman and 2 children saw an object, shaped like a lifesaver or donut, emitting black smoke from its top and making a 15° [?] [reciprocating?] arc in 1.5 mins. 2 hrs.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 5-6, 1952
Location: Washington, D.C. area
Time:
Summary: During the night two to ten unidentified objects flying at speeds from 30 to 40 miles an hour were seen on radarscopes at Civil Aeronautics Administration headquarters at Washington National Airport. The blips were also reported on radar at nearby Andrews AFB, where an aircraft was sent up to 15,000 feet to investigate but returned because of the overcast.
Source: Dan Wilson
Date: Aug. 5, 1952
Location: Bet. Lima and Huacho, Peru BBU
Time: 5:13 a.m.
Summary: Panagra DC-3 pilot Sullivan and crew saw 3 saucer-shaped objects in a V-formation maneuver around the plane.
Source: Project 1947; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 5, 1952
Location: Baltimore, Md.
Time:
Summary: Experienced amateur astronomer observed two copper-like discs.
Source: UFOE, VI
Date: Aug. 5-6, 1952: The Haneda AFB case, Japan
Date: Aug. 6, 1952
Location: Tokyo, Japan BBU 1841
Time:
Summary: Continuation of Haneda AFB sightings.
Source: NARA
Date: Aug. 6, 1952
Location: Belleville, Mich. BBU 1843
Time:
Summary: Military witness(es).
Source: NARA
Date: Aug. 6, 1952
Location: Port Austin, Mich. BBU 1845
Time:
Summary: Case missing.
Source: NARA
Date: Aug. 6, 1952
Location: Andrews AFB, Maryland BB
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Summary: An unidentified object was observed on the radar scope at a distance 2 1/2 miles away on a bearing of 116 degrees, moving in a southerly direction. At 2223 hours three unidentified objects were observed on the radar scope. The first object was at 4 1/2 miles away at a bearing of 80 degrees. The second object was at 3 miles at a bearing of 100 degrees. The third object was at 4 1/2 miles at a bearing of 113 degrees. At 2232 hours one object was observed at 5 miles away at a bearing of 93 degrees. At 2239 hours two targets appeared on the radar scope at a bearing of 53 degrees. At this time a B-25 aircraft was returning to Andrews AFB and when the B-25 approached the unknown radar targets they disappeared. Earlier at 2115 hours a civilian man observed two bright objects high in the sky over SE Washington D.C. The two objects were flying towards Andrews AFB, one in a straight course and the other circling the first. The objects were circular in shape and appeared to be the size of a fifty cent piece. According to the witness the objects were flying faster than any jet he had ever seen. The Andrews AFB case is not listed in the Project Blue Book Master Index.
Source: Dan Wilson
Date: Aug. 6-7, 1952
Location: Kerkrade, Holland
Time:
Summary: Marine engineer designer saw two disc-shaped objects with superstructures.
Source: UFOE, X
Date: August 6 1952
Location: Port Lyautey [Mina Hassam Tani?], French Morocco BBU
Time: 7:51 p.m.
Summary: Control tower personnel and 3 USN officer pilots [one named Dobos?] while flying R5-D saw a brilliant white disc-shaped luminous object with red blinking light, leaving a smoke trail, traveling straight and level at high speed then shut up vertically to 15,000 ft at high speed, then hovered, descended. When aircraft tried to climb towards object it started moving at high speed and chase was abandoned.
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich; FUFOR Index
Date: August 6 1952: West Lumberton, North Carolina
Date: August 6-7, 1952: Two disc-shaped UFOs seen in Holland
Date: Aug. 7, 1952
Location: San Antonio, Texas BBU 1855
Time: 9:08 a.m.
Summary: Mrs. Susan Pfuhl [Pzuhl?] saw 4 glowing white discs, one made a 180° turn, one flew straight and level, one veered off, and one circled. 70 mins. ()
Source: Berliner; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 8, 1952
Location: Warren AFB, Wyoming BBU
Time: 7:48 p.m.
Summary: Pollack and another witness saw an object immediately stop without appearing to decelerate. 2-1/2 mins.
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 9, 1952
Location: Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana BBU 1870
Time: 10:50 a.m.
Summary: USAF A/3c J. P. Raley while walking to work saw a disc-shaped object fly S at 5,000 ft at high speed, turn W then [?] hover for 2 secs. 5-6 mins.
Source: cf. HynekCUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldric
Date: Aug. 9, 1952
Location: K-3 area E. of Pohang, Korea BBU
Time: 8:57PM.
Summary: The pilot of Richman 18 (USMC aircraft) reported that he had sighted a long streamer of flame with a ball of fire at the front. This object passed him 500 yards off his starboard wing, and 1000 feet above. The pilot requested that Lt. Nagrodsky, the officer reading the radar scope at a radar ground station to verify his sighting by radar. Lt. Leo N. Nagrodsky did observe blips of the object on the scope and he estimated that the speed of the object to be 600-800 miles per hour.
Source: Dan Wilson, Project 1947; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 10, 1952
Location: Japan BBU
Time: 9:45 p.m.
Summary: USMC Major flying aircraft saw an object moving downward from 8,000 to 1,500 ft then hovering and abruptly vanishing.
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 11, 1952
Location: Rockford, Il.
Time:
Summary: “Speedy Jets Are Alerted In Vain Hunt”. Many “flying saucers” were sighted streaking over Rockford Sunday evening by at least 14 persons. Two U.S. air force F-86 Sabre jet interceptors based at O’Hare International Airport near Chicago came here seeking the strange objects, but the pilots didn’t see them.
Source: Rockford Register-Republic
Date: Aug. 11, 1952
Location: Hampton, Virginia BBU
Time: 9/10 p.m.
Summary: USAF Capt. and wife driving to town saw a series of 7 yellowish-orange low-flying objects climb away. 5 mins.
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 12, 1952
Location: Near Cape May, New Jersey BBU
Time: 5:43 a.m.
Summary: USAF pilot of F-94B saw stationary glowing object lose brightness and diminish in size. [Star?]
Source: Weinstein; BB files?
Date: Aug. 12, 1952
Location: Big Spring, Texas BBU
Time: 4:49 p.m.
Summary: USAF pilot of T-6 saw a light flying at 500 mph and 15,000 ft pass his aircraft.
Source: Project 1947
Date: Aug. 12, 1952
Location: 70 miles W of Wink, Texas BBU
Time: 10:48 p.m.
Summary: USN? pilot and copilot of SNB aircraft saw several pie-pan-shaped aluminum colored objects pass ahead of their aircraft and ascend.
Source: Project 1947
Date: Aug. 13-14, 1952
Location: Washington, D.C.
Time: 7:57 p.m.
Summary: Suddenly, a group of seven strong stationary targets became visible in an area about 15 miles north-northeast of the radar antenna. During the next two or three antenna revolutions, the area on the scope between Washington and Baltimore became heavily sprinkled with stationary targets in a belt about 6 miles wide. A group of additional targets became visible in an area approximately 10 to 15 miles south of the radar antenna. For the next four and one-half hours, many unidentified targets were carefully plotted with a grease pencil on the face of the Type VG scope. The time for each was entered on these plots in order to calculate ground speeds. To secure a permanent record, time data and track plots were transferred from the scope face to a sheet of frosted acetate. Targets disappeared at 0030 Aug 14.
Source: Dan Wilson
Date: Aug. 13, 1952
Location: Tokyo, Japan BBU 1889
Time: 9:45 p.m.
Summary: U.S. Marine pilot Maj. D. McGough saw an orange light fly a left orbit at 8,000 ft and 230 mph, spiral down to no more than 1,500 ft, remain stationary for 2-3 mins and went out. Attempted interception unsuccessful. 2-3 mins.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 13, 1952
Location: Dallas, Texas
Time:
Summary: Airlines Chief Pilot chased maneuvering light. Cat 11. Jacoby/McNaulty (AL)
Source: UFOE, V
Date: Aug 13, 1952
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Time:
Summary: Air Force officer reports formation of bright UFOs. Cat 11, Stanley Case (M)
Source: UFOE, III
Date: August 14, 1952
Location: Kelly AFB, Texas BB
Time: 3:45 p.m. CST.
Summary: Seven Air Force employees observed a round object that appeared to be of aluminum construction flying over Kelly AFB. Maneuvers consisted of slow sweeping turns and reversing direction. The speed of the object was estimated at 1500 mph at an estimated altitude of 20,000 to 30,000 feet. The object was observed over a period of 30 minutes. The object appeared and disappeared at times.
Source: Dan wilson, BB files
Date: 1952: Ely UFO crash cover-up in chapter of ‘weird’ book
Date: 1952
Location: Napa, California BB
Time: 5 p.m PDT.
Summary: A A GOC observer saw a silver colored cigar shaped object the size of a large aircraft overhead at an estimate altitude of 10,000 feet moving on a SW course at an estimated speed of 800 -1000 mph. The winds in the area were from the SW. No sound was heard from the object. The object was observed for 30 seconds.
Source: Dan Wilson, BB files
Date: mid August 1952: Sighting and Contact in Bakersfield, California
Date: Aug. 17, 1952
Location: W of Athens, Alabama BBU
Time: 12:47 p.m.
Summary: USAF pilot of T-6G saw an intensely bright bright white round object hovering then disappear suddenly.
Source: Project 1947
Date: Aug. 17, 1952
Location: E of Abilene, Texas BB
Time: 4:49 p.m. CST.
Summary: Capt. James H. Perry flying a T-6 aircraft at 8000 feet observed an object that appeared to be of highly polished metal, oblong in shape traveling at a terrific rate of speed well over 500 mph just below the clouds and was climbing. The object was slightly smaller than a B-25 aircraft.
Source: Project 1947; FUFOR Index
Date: August 18 1952
Location: Fairfield, Calif. BBU 1920
Time: 12:50 a.m.
Summary: 3 policemen saw an object change color from redgreen-orange-blue, shaped like a diamond, and change directions [?] traveling in a straight line “sideways” [?] gaining altitude. Military witnesses [?]. 30 mins.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: August 18 1952
Location: Duncanville, Texas BB
Time: 8:45 p.m. CST
Summary: (19/0245Z). Ground visual sightings were made of a slow moving object and reported to Carswell AFB. Red and green lights changing to white were noted. Object moved up and down, hovered and then moved off at a rapid rate of speed. At 8:47 p.m. CST, objects were picked up on radar by the 147th AC&W squadron, at Duncanville, Texas. The objects were at approximately 265 degrees at approximately 28 miles distance and in the same direction as the visual sightings. The object changed directions several times and had an estimated speed of 300 mph. The objects were observed for approximately 40 minutes.
Source: Dan Wilson, BB files
Date: 1952: Encounter near Salt Lake City, Utah – 2nd Sighting
Date: August 18 1952
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Time:
Summary: Cat 6. Desvergers Case/Florida Scoutmaster. Probable hoax, but with some degree of strangeness.
Source:
Date: August 19 1952: West Palm Beach, Florida Sighting
Date: Aug. 19, 1952
Location: Boron, Calif. BBU 1928
Time: 8 p.m. (PDT).
Summary: Pilot of USAF aircraft saw tailless object greatly accelerate away to the E and disappear, with airborne radar tracking [?]. No ground radar tracking due to ground clutter.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 19, 1952
Location: Red Bluff, Calif. BBU 19??
Time: 2:38 p.m.
Summary: GOC observer Albert Lathrop saw 2 objects, shaped like fat bullets, fly straight and level, very fast. 25 secs.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 20, 1952
Location: Dayton (WPAFB), Ohio
Time:
Summary: Cat 8. More gun camera photos or wrong date?
Source: NICAP files.
Date: Aug. 20 [19?], 1952
Location: Neffsville [Lancaster?], Penna. BBU 1938
Time: 3:10 a.m.
Summary: Bill Ford and 2 others saw an un-described object flying at 500 ft altitude. No further data in files. Sev. mins.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich; FUFOR Index
Date: Aug. 20, 1952
Location: Congaree AFB, S. Carolina
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Summary: Air Defense Command radar tracked UFO 60 miles from base, speed 4000 mph. One “ball” was observed by military witnesses at an airfield.
Source: UFOE, VIII
Date: Aug. 21, 1952
Location: Dallas, Texas BBU 1944
Time: 11:54 p.m.
Summary: Jack Rossen, ex-artillery observer, saw 3 blue-white lights hover then descend, 1.5 mins [30 secs?] later one [2?] of them descended further. 1.5 mins.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 22, 1952
Location: Ontario, Calif. BBU
Time: 3 p.m.
Summary: Pilot Irvin of aircraft saw 2 teardrop shaped objects cross his flight path 1/2 mile away in high speed straight level flight creating severe turbulence that rocked his aircraft. 2 secs
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 22, 1952
Location: Elgin, Illinois
Time:
Summary: USAF jets, guided by Ground Observer Corps, chased a pulsating yellowish light.
Source: UFOE, VII
Date: Aug. 23, 1952
Location: Sinuiju, North Korea BBU
Time: 1:04 a.m.
Summary: USAF 19th Bomber Group weather recon B-29 crew saw an orange-red cigar-shaped object.
Source: Weinstein; BB files??
Date: Aug. 23, 1952
Location: Akron, Ohio BBU 1956
Time: 4:10 a.m.
Summary: USAF 2nd Lt. H. K. Funseth, a ground radar observer, and 2 U.S. Navy men saw a pulsing amber light fly straight and level. 7 mins.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 24, 1952
Location: Bet. Hermanas, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas BBU 1961 [CCL Item # 32]
Time: 10:15 [10:20?] a.m.
Summary: Georgia Air National Guard F-84G jet fighter pilot Col. G. W. Johnson saw two 6 ft silver balls in abreast formation, one turned grey rapidly, the other slowly. One changed to long grey shape during a turn. 10 mins.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 24, 1952
Location: Tucson, Ariz. BBU 1964
Time: 5:40 p.m.
Summary: Mr. and Mrs. George White saw a large round, metallic, white light with a vague lower surface, fly slowly, then fast with a dancing, wavering motion. 1 min.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 24, 1952
Location: Levelland, Texas BBU 1969
Time: 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
Summary: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp saw an object, shaped like a spinning top, changing color from red to yellow to blue, with a fiery tail, hover for 20 mins with whistling [shrill?] sound, then fly away on a NNW course in 3 mins. Same or similar object returned 1 hr later repeating maneuvers. 23 mins.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 25, 1952
Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico BBU 1979
Time: 3:40 p.m.
Summary: Civilian supervisor Fred Lee and foreman L. A. Aquilar saw a round silver object fly S, turn and fly N, make a 360° turn, fly away vertically. 3-5 mins.
Source: Berliner
Date: 1952: ‘Figures’ seen in windows of oval-shaped object
Date: 1952: Delaware Ohio UFO Sighting
Date: August 25 1952: Maxatawny Pennsylvania Sighting
Date: Aug. 26, 1952
Location: Lathrop Wells, Nevada BBU 1986
Time: 12:10 a.m.
Summary: USAF Capt. D. A. Woods saw a large spherical very bright object with a V-shaped contrail, a dark cone in the center, approach at 1,000 mph, hover briefly, make an instant 90°-180° turn, then a gentle climb and final sudden acceleration leaving blue-white contrail which evaporated immediately. No sound.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 26, 1952
Location: Biloxi, Miss. BBU 1987
Time:
Summary:
Source: NARA
Date: Aug. 26-27, 1952
Location: Veracruz, Mexico BBU 1994
Time: 2:15 a.m.
Summary: Many witnesses of object traveling in straight line out to sea with buzzing noise. Sighting on Aug. 30. 8 secs.
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich
Date: Aug. 27, 1952
Location: Pittsburg, Kansas [CCL Item #25]
Time:
Summary: ATIC states basic details and soil sample forwarded from town where sighting occurred. Object reported hovering over open field; bluish lights seen through ports; swift ascent when observed. Soil sample broken up, unable to analyze for radioactivity.
Source: Chop clearance list
Date: Aug. 28, 1952
Location: Chickasaw & Brookley AFB, Mobile, Alabama BBU 2006
Time: 9:30-10:20 p.m.
Summary: 3 civilians in Chickasaw reported to duty officer USAF Capt. at Brookley AFB seeing multiple red stationery and maneuvering objects to the S and one moving from S to W, all over the direction of Brookley. AFOSI agent arrived in Chickasaw at 9:50 to investigate and saw the same 4 objects to the S and SW estimated 8-12 miles distance, one fiery red object stationary for 15 mins then drifted 15°-20° to the right then stationery again. Radar operator visually spotted red-green object over Chickasaw to the N. USAF duty officer and control tower operators saw one object to the SW at 240° azimuth to the right and lower than the moon [which was at about 214° azimuth 22° elevation], and another object to the W at 280° azimuth at 10°-20° elevation the latter was confirmed by GCA’s MPN-1 radar as a stationary target at 280° azimuth 4 miles range 4,000 ft altitude [= 11° elevation]. AFOSI officer, and others saw one object explode, one do a figure-8 maneuver, etc., 4 6 objects larger than a star or planet varying from fiery red, red-blue, red-green and sparkling diamond appearance, a civilian AF employee saw a flat oval shape. 50-mins.
Source: Berliner; cf. Hynek-CUFOS-Willy Smith files
Date: Aug. 28, 1952
Location: Le Roy, New York
Time:
Summary: Disc circled airliner vertically.
Source: UFOE, II
Date: Aug. 28, 1952
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Time:
Summary: Police watched maneuvering UFO.
Source: UFOE, VII
Date: Aug. 29, 1952
Location: W of Thule, Greenland, N. Atlantic BBU [CCL Item # 2]
Time: 10:50 a.m.
Summary: 2 U.S. Navy pilots flying a P4Y-2 patrol plane saw 3 white disc-shaped or spherical objects hover, then fly very fast in a triangular formation. [May be same as Aug. 1952 sighting by P4Y-2 crew at 10,000 ft, pilot Lt. John C. Callaghan, copilot Lt JG Bill O’Flaherty, Merchant, following Skyhook balloon where 3 silvery discs briefly clustered on the Skyhook instrument package at 90,000 ft for several minutes then flew off with a vertical banking then climbed to disappearance in 3 secs. Naval History Magazine Oct 2004, web version.] 2-3 mins 2 witnesses [3?]
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 29, 1952
Location: Villacoublay, France
Time:
Summary: Unidentified bright blue light observed through theodolite; once appeared as luminous white bar edged with black.
Source: UFOE, X
Date: Aug. 29, 1952
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. BBU 2013
Time: 8:35 p.m.
Summary: Military [? USAF?] pilot C. A. Magruder saw 3 objects, 50 ft in diameter, 10 ft high, aluminum with red yellow exhaust, fly in trail about 1,500 mph. 4-5 mins.
Source: Berliner
Date: Aug. 30, 1952
Location: Santa Monica, Calif. BBU
Time: 8, 11:30 p.m.
Summary: Hehr and another witness sitting in a park saw many horizontal bar-shaped objects appearing and disappearing, forming a formation, traveling laterally at 1,500 mph. 2nd sighting of light near moon. 10 mins.
Source: Hynek-CUFOS re-eval; Jan Aldrich; FUFOR Index
Date: Fall, 1952
Location: NY to Puerto Rico
Time:
Summary: Three Pan American Airways pilots watched UFO hover, speed away.
Source: UFOE, V. Zammett/Harris/Hutchins AL
Date: end of August 1952: Humaniod seen near Fauga, France
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