UFO CASEBOOK: 1950
Feb 5,
1950; Teaticket, Massachusetts. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses: Marvin Odom,
former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, USAF Lt.
Philip Foushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and
two others. Two thin, illuminated cylinders,
one of which dropped a fireball,
maneuvered together and then disappeared high
and fast after 5 minutes.
* Feb.
22, 1950; Key West, Florida. Pilot, ground observers, radar at
Naval Air
Station. Two glowing objects streaked over
field at height too great for pursuit. From
USAF Intelligence Report.
Feb. 24,
1950; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:55 p.m. Witnesses: Municipal
Airport Weather Observers Luther McDonald,
Harrison Manson. One white,
slightly elongated oval was watched for 1.5
minutes through a theodolite while it flew
straight and level.
Feb. 25,
1950; Los Alamos, New Mexico. 3:55 p.m. Witnesses: Twelve Atomic
Energy Commission security inspectors. One
cylinder with tapered ends, silver and
flashing, flew slow and hen fast, fluttered
and oscillated, and changed course.
observations by individuals varied from 3
seconds to 2 minutes.
* March 8, 1950; Dayton, Ohio. R/V. Two F-51
pilots saw "huge and metallic"
UFO which ground radar detected. Object gave
solid "blip", climbed vertically.
15,00 feet. Report
* March
9, 1950; Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. R/V. (AF listed in
error
as March 3), 11:05 p.m. Witness: First Lt
Frank Mattson. One intense, dull
yellowish light descended vertically, then
flew straight and level very fast for 4
minutes. So impressed the AF that Adj. Gen.
sent SECRET letter to Directorate of
Intelligence. Report
March 20, 1950; Stuggart, Arkansas. 9:26 p.m.
Witnesses: Chicago & Southern
Airlines Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W.
Anderson, Jr. One 100' circular
disc with 9-12 portholes along the lower side
emitting a soft purple light, and a light
at the top which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds,
flew at not less than 1,000 m.p.h. It
was seen for 25-35 seconds.
March
27, 1980; Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 a.m. Witness: USAF radar
operator
Cpl. Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes
while it was stationary and then
moved at 500 m.p.h.. Visual observation not
detailed, only mentioned in summary.
March
28, 1950; Santiago, Chile. 3:15 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. Patterson,
of the office
of the U.S. Air Attache. One white object
observed for 5-10 seconds through
binoculars while it flew high and fast,
crossing 30^ of sky.
March
29, 1950; Marrowbore Lake, Tennessee. 7 a.m. Witnesses: real
estate
salesmen Whiteside and Williams. Six-twelve
dark objects shaped like 300-lb.
bombs, estimated 5 feet long. Flew 500 m.p.h.
and descended, making a noise like
wind blowing through the trees.
April 8,
1950; Kokomo, Indiana. 2 a.m. Witness: Earl Baker. One grey
metallic
disc, 50' in diameter, 15' thick; top-shaped
with a "conning tower" at the top and
three ports on the rim giving off a blue
light. It hovered for 2 minutes, then flew
away. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.
April
14, 1950; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. 2:30 p.m. Witness: Army
M/Sgt.
James. Four rectangular, amber objects, about
3' by 4'. changed speed and
direction rapidly; the group of objects rose
and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.
May 7,
1950; Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
and Mrs.
George Smith and their grandson. One silvery
white object hovered at 100' altitude,
moved back and forth for 10 minutes and then
flew up and away. Note in case file:
"No investigation."
* May
11, 1950; McMinneville, Oregon. Famous Trent photos of UFO with
conning
tower. University of Colorado and others
determined object was unexplained. Report
* May 29, 1950, White Sands, NM. UFO spotted
by two cine-theodolite stations
just before firing a missile. Object tracked
and photographed by both stations. Report
June 24,
1950; near Dagett, California. Three aircarft crews observe UFO.
Crews of two commercial airliners and a Navy
transport sighted a cigar-shaped
object NE of Los Angeles. Report
June 27,
1950; Texarkana, Texas. 7:50 a.m. Witnesses: Terrell and Yates,
employees of Red River Arsenal. One object,
bright, shaped like two dishpans
face-to-face, flew straight and level, fast
for 4-5 seconds.
* June
30/July 1, 1950; Royal Canadian Naval Air Station, Dartsmouth,
Nova
Scotia. Radar/visual. Report
* July
11, 1950; nr. Osceola, Arkansas. R/V. Disc-shaped UFO sighting
visually
by Navy pilots, tracked by airborne radar.
Speed: 200 mph. Est. Alt.: 8000 feet.
Report
July 13,
1950; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 p.m. Witnesses: two skilled
Arsenal
employees including Mr. Washburn. one object,
shaped like a bowtie, and like
polished aluminum. Flew straight and level,
then one triangle rotated 1/4 turn in the
opposite direction and returned to its
original position. The object then made a
right-angle turn and accelerated away after at
least 30 seconds.
Aug. 4,
1950; approx. 100 mi. SE of New York City (39' 35' N., 72' 24.5'
W.).
10 a.m. EDT. Witnesses: Master Nils Lewring,
Chief Mate Jacob Koelwyn, Third
Mate, of M/V Marcala. One 10' cylindrical
object at 50-100' altitude, flying with a
churning or rotary motion, accelerated at end
of 15 second sighting.
Aug. 20,
1950; Nicosia, Cyprus. 1:30 p.m. Witnesses: USAF MATS liaison
officer
Lt. William Ghormley, Col. W. V. Brown, Lt.
col. L.w. Brauer. One small, round,
bright object flew fast, straight and level
for 15-20 seconds.
Aug. 25,
1950; approx. 250 mi. SW of Bermuda (29' 40' N., 67* 28' W.). 8
p.m.
Witness: B-29 radarman S/Sgt. William Shaffer.
Radar observation, plus possible
blue streak 3 minutes later. B-29 followed
unidentified target, then passed it at
l/4-mile distance, target followed for 5
minutes, then passed B-29 and sped away.
Total time of tracking: 20 minutes.
Aug. 30,
1950; Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 p.m. Witnesses:
three
local employees, including Kaeel and
Alexander, of the Air Force Base. A dark,
barrel-shaped object with a pole down from it
into the water, flew at 3-5 m.p.h. and
15-20' altitude for 5 minutes.
Sept. 3,
1950; Spokane, Washington. 2 p.m. Witnesses: Maj R.J. Gardiner,
Mrs.
Gardiner and neighbor (former saw three
objects, others saw one). Metallic bronze
discs, 20-30' long, 2-6' thick. Moved
independently and erratically for 5 minutes.
Sept.
20, 1950; Kit Carson, Colorado. 10:49 a.m. Witness identified
only as a
"reliable source". Two large, round,
glowing objects and three smaller, internally lit
objects. Two hovered for 1 minute, moved, and
three smaller ones came from
behind or within the two larger objects, and
all sped upward and away.
Sept.
21, 1950; Provincetown, Massachusetts. 9:52 a.m. Witness: M.I.T.
research
associate and Air National Guard Maj. M.H.
Ligda. Radar tracking of one object
during M.I.T tracking of USAF flight of F-84
or F-86 jet fighters. Object speed
was 22 miles/minute (l,200 m.p.h.), made turn
of 11-12 gs acceleration during 1
minute observation. Report
Oct. 15,
1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:20 p.m. Atomic Energy Commission
Trooper Rymer, J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki.
Two shiny silver objects shaped
like bullet or bladder. They dove with a smoke
trail and one vanished. The other
hovered at 5-6, altitude, 50' away, left and
returned several times somewhat further
away.
Oct. 15,
1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Daniel. Listed as
"unidentified"
in folder index, but no supporting data could
be found.
Oct 15,
1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Woodward. Same as
previous
observation.
Oct. 23,
1950; Bonlee, North Carolina. 12:42 p.m. Witness: ex-USAF pilot
Frank
Risher. One aluminum object shaped like a
dirigible or Convair C-99 cargo plane,
with 3 portholes, arrived from southeast,
hovered 3-5 seconds and flew away to the
south- south-east at end of 40 second
sighting.
Nov. 5,
1950, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 11:55 a.m. Witness: Fairchild
Aircraft
illustrator Don Patrick. One translucent
object, light grey with dark core, shaped like
a pear or bean. Flew for 5-10 minutes with
rapid, darting movements.
Dec. 2,
1950; Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott. One
pearly,
iridescent object with a flattened top, spun
while hovering and made a sound like
bees buzzing. Only data in files was from East
African "Standard" newspaper.
* Dec 6,
1950; Bruce Maccabee has been trying to locate records related to
the
radar inspired national alert on December 6,
1950 at about 10:30 AM when radar
picked up a number of objects approaching the
northeastern United States. Report
Dec. 6,
1950; Ft. Myers, Florida. 5 p.m. Witnesses: former aircraft
purchasing
agent Harry Lamp and four boys, using lO-power
binoculars. One 75' object, 3-4'
thick, bubble on top, silver with a red rim
having two white and two orange jets
along it. The center revolved when the object
hovered; then it flew away very fast.
Dec. 11,
1950; l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska. 10:13 p.m. Witnesses: crew of
Northwest Air Lines flight 802. Two white
flashes, followed by a dark cloud which
rose and split in two.
