Introduction. Page I iii Abstract. Explanation of nicap and its policies



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Date

Location

Description

10-2-61

Salt Lake City, Utah

Disc-shaped UFO seen by pilot, hovered "with slight rocking motion." [Section I]

7-9-62

West New York, New Jersey

Disc with rotating central ring "hovered with swaying motion."

b. Pendulum/Falling Leaf Motion

A curious, but fairly common, flight characteristic of UFOs is a pendulum-like motion (swaying back and forth) during hovering, slow climb, or descent. Witnesses frequently have compared this to the gyrations of a falling leaf.

Sample Cases:

October 11, 1951. J.J. Kaliszewski (then Supervisor of balloon manufacture for General Mills, Inc.) and Dick Reilly were flying near Minneapolis, Minnesota, observing a balloon at 6:30 p.m. They noticed a bright glowing object overhead moving at high speed from east to west. The UFO had a dark undersurface, and a halo of light. Finally it slowed, and started climbing "in lazy circles." Kaliszewski: "The pattern it made was like a falling oak leaf inverted." [Section VI.]

February 9, 1957. At 1:00 a.m. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roger Standeven observed a white oval-shaped UFO with a red light visible on top. The object would stop, "fall like a leaf," speed up again, and repeat the sequence, gaining altitude each time it sped up.

[For other examples; See Section XI, Chronology: 9-20-52, 9-26-54, 11-25-56, 2-28-61.]  




(c) Side-to-Side Oscillation

A very similar pendulum-like motion, occurring as a UFO travels in a horizontal plane (rather than ascending or descending) has been noticed occasionally. It consists of a side-to-side oscillation as the UFO proceeds in a constant direction.

Sample Cases:


Date

Location

Description

3-29.50

Ironwood, Mich

Round UFO moving with "slipping and sliding sideways" motion. [Section V]

10-9-50

Near Williamstown, Virginia

Twp cylindrical UFOs swinging back and forth like
"flying pendulums."

3-10-52

Oakland, California

Two dark hemispherical UFOs, one following straight-line course, second swaying back and forth "like a pendulum" across the path of the first. [Section VI]

10-54

Pohang, Korea

Formation of 7 discs; individually "fluttered," swaying from side to side.

9-22-56

Williston Plains, North Dakota

UFO (appearing alternately circular and delta-shaped) moved slowly past, oscillating from side to side.

10-30-61

Derry, Penna.

Four luminous blue discs "oscillated" from side to side on
constant course. [Section I]

6-19-52

London, England

Disc "oscillated" from side to side, "hesitating sometimes and practically stopping in midair," on constant course.

b. Pendulum/Falling Leaf Motion

Sample Cases:



Date

Location

Description

6-24-47

Mt. Ranier, Washington

Nine flat, shiny UFOs moving with skipping motion.

7-7-47

Near Medford, Oregon

Disc, on edge, moved south to north along eastern horizon,
bouncing up and down "as if following contour of hills."[Section XII; July 1947 Chronology]

1-7-48

Columbus, Ohio

Round or oval UFO in level flight estimated at over 500 mph,
making "elevator like" motions.

5-29-51

Downey, California

Large formation of glowing UFOs, maneuvered, moved with
undulating "skipping" motion.

8-3-51

Near Pinckney, Michigan

Yellow light "moving in an undulating path." [Section VI]

(3) Violent & Erratic Maneuvers

In a sample of 40 cases in which erratic maneuvers were reported, there is a noticeable repetition of certain motions which appear to be characteristic of many UFOs. All of the cases involve UFOs which abruptly altered direction and/or speed, usually more than once during the observation. Of the total, 63 percent occurred during night hours.



Reported Shapes:
43 percent round or elliptical UFOs, 50 percent light sources only (no shape discernible).

Witnesses:
28 percent scientific or experienced; 33 percent good; 39 per cent average.

154

Hovering & bobbing UFOs

In 14 cases (35%) the UFOs jumped or "bobbed" around while hovering in one general area of the sky, moving abruptly up and down, side to side. The words "bobbing," "erratic" and "jerky" regularly appear in the report. Sometimes the maneuvers are compared to the bouncing of a ping-pong ball. At least one witness said the motion was like the bobbing of a float on a fishing line.
 

VIOLENT AND ERRATIC MANEUVERS

Observer Ratings: A – Scientific or experienced; B – Good; C – Average

Date

Location

Time

Number and Description

Maneuvers



Observer Rating

9-1897

Canada

- - -

(1)

light source

"tacking and veering"

?

4-5-48

White Sands, New
Mexico

- - -

(1)

disc, 1/5 size of moon

"streaked...series of violent
maneuvers."

A

4-8-49

Los Angeles,
California

day

(1)

silvery disc

high speed, "zigzagged"

C

4-9-49

Tucson, Arizona

4-5 p.m.

(1)

bright orange light
source

hovered, bobbed around arcing back and forth, up and down

B

7-50

Cincinnati, Ohio

1:45 p.m.

(1)

Cigar-shaped

climbed rapidly, stopped 10 seconds, dived, leveled off, moved away horizontally [Section V]

A

10-10-51

Croix Falls,
Wisconsin

10:00 a.m.

(1)

glowing, cigar-like
object

dove, leveled off, sharp left
turn, climbed steeply and shot
away [Section VI]

A

5-13-52

San Diego, California

8:55 p.m.

(1)

luminous, circular

erratic darting side to side, undulating course, circled. [Section I]

A

6-12-52

Le Bourget, France

3:30 p.m.

(1)

silver, egg-shaped

hovered, violent jerks up & down, rocked back & forth, darted away

B

7-1-52

Washington, D.C.

noon

(1)

gray, shape not specified

hovered 8 minutes, arced back & forth about 15º, returning to orignal position, slowly dropped out of sight

A

7-16-52

Hampton Roads,
Virginia

9:00 p.m.

(4)

amber light sources

two spun around each other rapidly, joined by two others, moved jerkily when moving slowly [Section VI]

A

7-19-52

Quebec, Canada

2:30 to 3:00
p.m.

(2)

blue-white light
sources

bobbed up & down, back & forth, maintained 3º separation

C

8-7-52

Kerkrade, Holland

early a.m.

(2)

disc-shaped with flat
dome

one swooped down, hovered, zigzagged & shot away; second hovered, tilted up & shot away [Section X]

A

9-28-52

Scandinavia

- - -

(1)

luminous, emitted
sparks

moved with regular jerks, visible one hour, satellite objects visible at one point

C

10-17-52

Southern France

12:50 p.m.




(about 30)I large cylinder and many Saturn- like discs

discs moved in pairs, zigzagged (angel's hair fell) [Section VIII]

B

10-27-52

Southern France

5:00 p.m.

(17)

1 cigar surrounded
by 16 discs with domes

discs moved in pairs, zigzagged ("angel's hair fell) [Section VIII]

B

8-22-54

Chicago, Illinois

- - -

(1)

half-moon shaped

hovered, darted erratically in
various directions, up & down...

C

9-23-55

Mt. Washington, Ohio

- - -

(2)

red light sources

stopped near hilltop, began independent motions, jumping up & down; one moved back & forth

C

10-3-55

Denver, Colorado

8:00 p.m.

(1)

yellow-orange light
source

rapid pulsation, square turns,
sudden stops & bursts of speed

C

11-7-55

Montrose, California

6:30 p.m.

(1)

elliptical, light on
each end

circled, hovered, ascended &
descended...

B

11-23-55

Spirit Lake, Iowa

5:45 p.m.

(1)

vari-colored light
source

moved erratically up & down,
hovered 10 minutes...[Section
VII]

A

12-12-55

Branford, Connecticut

10:30 p.m.

(1)

large light source,
flare-like flashes

bobbed around in various directions

C

2-17-56

Paris, France

night

(1)

large red light source

sped into area, hovered, bobbed around sky for several hours; tracked by radar, seen visually [Section X]

A

155

Date

Location

Time

Number and Description

Maneuvers



Observer Rating

8-23-56

New Orleans,
Louisiana

8:35 p.m.

(1)

orange light source,
green flashes

steady course, sudden reversal, violent zigzagging...

B

11-5-57

Haverhill,
Massachusetts

4:30 p.m.

(1)

disc

hovered, vibrated up & down, side to side [Section VII]

A

1-10-58

New Orleans,
Louisiana

8:20 p.m.

(1)

orange light source

zigzagged across lake at high
speed

C

4-11-58

South Africa

night

(1)

white light source,
bright red when hovering

moved back & forth in steady 30º arc, occasionally hovered (cf., 7-1-52; Washington, D.C.)

B

4-14-58

Hot Springs, Arkansas

1:00 p.m.

(1)

silver cigar, divided
into parts

hovered 2 minutes, split into 2
parts which moved jerkily in opposite directions at high speed, came back together several times, then 3 parts...

B

4-16-58

Lincoln, Nebraska

4:00 to 6:30
a.m.

(9)

round light sources,
1 large

moved back & forth, up & down, as group moved east to west

C

6-4-58

Sarasota, Florida

8:50 p.m.

(1)

white oval

high speed zigzag path, south to north

B

8-3-58

Ontario, Canada

1:15 a.m.

(1)

star-like light source

high speed west to east, zigzagged several directions, then continued east

C

8-9-58

Detroit, Michigan

8:15 to 12:00
p.m.

(1)

light source

bobbed and circled erratically,
sometimes at high speed

B

5-17-59

New Orleans,
Louisiana

9:35 p.m.

(1)

oblate, blue-white

zigzagged across sky, north to
south

B

8-10-59

Wayne,
Pennsylvania

7:30 p.m.

(2)

disc with dome

high speed with "quick & jerky"
motions, generally moved in one direction

C

11-8-59

Ellensburg,
Washington

12:30 to 1:45
a.m.

(1)

oval, pulsating

hovered, floated few lengths
(repeatedly)...sharp turns

C

8-13-60

Red Bluff, California

11:45 p.m.

(2)

red elliptical, emit-
ting red beam

hovered, sharp reversal of direction, erratic maneuvers [Section VII]

B

1-10-61

Benjamin, Texas

night

(1)

light source

zigzag flight, appeared to land
(observed from airplane) [Section V]

B

2-28-61

Near Lakeville,
Massachusetts

3:20 a.m.

(1)

yellow, elongated,
dark red edge, black
smoke

"rolled back & forth," bobbed
around, while moving in one
general direction

C

7-1-61

Sacramento,
California

night

(1)

star-like light source,
pulsating

spun, zigzagged & stopped, moved back and forth

C

7-24-61

Ilha Grande,
Brazil

night

(1)

brightly luminous ob-
ject

"...made angular turns...moved
up & down, back & forth, in all
directions..."[Section X]

A

7-7-62

Dorchester,
Massachusetts

10:30-11:00
p.m.

(1)

yellow ellipse

dropped, hovered, moved, hovered, rose...

C



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