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Date & Location
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Time
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UFO & Maneuvers
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Number & Pattern
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April 2, 1958
Columbus, Ohio
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9:00 to 11:00 p.m.
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Cigar-shaped.
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(c) long row of "portholes or
windows".
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April 4, 1958
Santa Monica, Cal.
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7:15 p.m.
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Cigar-shaped; shot straight up.
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(d) "windows"
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April 7, 1958
Santa Ana, Calif.
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- - -
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Large glowing object; slow.
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(c) string of lights.
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April 9, 1958
Newport Beach, Cal.
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9:30 p.m.
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2 deltas; hovered, flew away.
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(c) row of 6 flashing red lights on edges. [Section VII]
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August 17, 1958
Kansas City, Kans.
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2:00 p.m.
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Dome-shaped disc; followed jets,
hovered.
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(a) row of about 5 "portholes".
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May 4, 1960
Sarasota, Fla.
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9:15 a.m.
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Yellow elliptical object.
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(b) 4 evenly spaced "windows" square, slightly rounded corners.
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May 18, 1960
Wellington, N.Z.
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- - -
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Cigar-shaped object.
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(d) "portholes"
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August 18, 1960
Redlands, Calif.
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1:45 a.m.
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Disc with small dome.
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(c) red lights around edge.
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August 24, 1960
Rumney, N.H.
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9:15 p.m.
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Cigar-shaped, self-luminous
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(c) 4 blinking lights which changed from orange to yellow.
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UFO WITH "PORTHOLES". SARASOTA, FLORIDA
OBSERVED BY ARCHITECT; MAY 4, 1960
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Aircraft designs show similarities and differences comparable to the variety of UFO types. Left: (from bottom to top): DC-4, DC-6, and DC-7. Right: Top, A-11. Second row, F4F "Phantom"; F-106 "Delta Dart"; F-105 "Thunderchief." Third row, F- 104 "Starfighter"; F-101 "Voodoo." Fourth row, British T-188 (high speed research); X-3 "Stiletto." Fifth row, British VTOL; X-13; French "Coleopter" VTOL; XF-85 "Goblin." Sixth row, F-94 "Starfire"; F-84F "Thunderstreak": P-59.
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Comparing the UFO shape to type of "porthole", to determine whether a particular type of UFO tended to have a particular type of "porthole", the findings were largely negative. The UFOs reported as cigar-shaped (11 cases) did not have rectangular "port holes" - with one exception (November 22, 1961).
Circular or disc-shaped objects (19 cases) were reported as having circular "ports" in 4 cases, rectangular in 6 cases, rows of lights in 7 cases.
Elliptical or oval UFOs (10 cases) were reported as having rectangular "ports" in 5 cases, circular in 3 cases, rows of lights in 1 case.
The most striking consistency or pattern to "porthole" reports is the description of their arrangement on the body of the UFO. In no case were the lights or markings arranged haphazardly. On the contrary, in every case the "portholes" were arranged either in straight lines, or circular patterns (most often around the curved surface).
In many cases the "portholes" were arranged exactly along the major axis of UFOs which presented elliptical outlines to the observer.
The "row of lights" cases, alone, consist of two basic types:
(1) Lights on or adjacent to the edge of a disc. (In two cases, witnesses reported the lights were just below the disc edge, on the underside of the UFO.) (2) Lights along the length of cigar- shaped UFOs.
The position and geometrical arrangement of the "portholes," and the light usually associated with these markings, strongly suggest that they are indeed ports or vents. They could well be actual windows, particularly those of distinctly square or round construction. The "row of lights" cases are subject to several different interpretations: (1) Lighted windows seen at greater ; (2) Running lights, such as those on normal aircraft; Exhaust or propulsion vents.
B. MANEUVERS
A study of hundreds of UFO reports has revealed several recurring maneuver patterns. These include:
* Hovering (or very slow motion) and sudden rapid acceleration.
* Circling and pacing of human vehicles. [Section II]
* UFOs rendezvousing, then operating together [e.g., Aeronautical Engineer report, July 16, 1952, Section VI; Airline Pilot report, July 14, 1952, Section V.
* Satellite objects, associated with and maneuvering around larger central parent objects. [Section II.]
Numerous examples of these features appear in previous sections, especially Section II which discusses the evidence that UFOs are intelligently guided. A number of rendezvous cases is included in the formation chart, Section II, and other examples may be found throughout the report.
The remaining feature, hovering followed by rapid acceleration, occurs so regularly that it can practically be considered a defining characteristic of a "UFO." No man-made objects or known natural objects can perform in the manner described. The objects which were observed performing this maneuver were predominantly the typical discs and ellipses so often reported.
The following table lists one hundred sample cases between 1947 and 1962, illustrating this feature.
Hovering and Acceleration Cases
Date
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Location
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Description
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7-9-47
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Near Boise, Idaho
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Disc maneuvering slowly, turned on edge, "shot straight up."
[Section VII]
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Date
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Location
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Description
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7-10-47
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Southern New Mexico
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Astronomer saw elliptical UFO hovering and wobbling,
reported a "remarkably sudden ascent"; estimated 600 to 900 mph. [Section II]
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8-47
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Media, Pa
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Hovered, flipped over showing it was a disc; seconds later
shot from mid-sky over the horizon in 3 to 4 seconds.
[Section V]
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12-8-47
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Pilots at night saw reddish light moving at moderate speed;
flashed bright green and "shot up at tremendous speed."
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7-4-48
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Near Longmont, Colorado
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Round, silvery object, revolving, hovered for several seconds,
soared upward at terrific speed.
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3-10-50
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Orangeburg, S.C.
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Publisher and others saw bright disc hover over city for
15 minutes, sped away leaving a trail.
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3-18-50
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Dayton, Ohio
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Round UFO hovered at high altitude; pursued by interceptors,
streaked vertically upward. [Section VIII]
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3-26-50
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Near Washington, D.C.
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Private pilot saw metallic disc below his plane, dove at it;
UFO zoomed up into broken clouds. [Section V]
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3-26-50
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Reno, Nevada
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CAA tower operator saw brilliant UFO hover, move slowly,
shoot upward into clouds. [Section V]
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4-9-50
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Shelby, N.C.
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Round, aluminum-like UFO moving horizontally for two
minutes, shot straight up.
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5-29-50
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Near Washington, D.C.
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After circling airliner and hovering, elliptical UFO sped east
at "fantastic speed." [Section V]
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6-30-50
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Near Kingman, Kansas
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Rotating, saucer-shaped UFO hovered; took off with terrific
acceleration as minister (former USAF pilot) started to drive
his car under it.
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1-20-51
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Near Sioux City, Iowa
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Rocket-like object flew alongside DC-3, suddenly shot up
out of sight. [Section V]
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2-19-51
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Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa
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Cigar-shaped UFO with vertical bands, hovering, sighted by
airline pilot and crew; after 15 to 20 minutes suddenly shot
straight up. [Section X]
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8-51
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Near Murray, Kentucky
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Silver, roughly triangle-shaped object hovered, then shot
straight up.
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10-9-51
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Near Paris, Illinois
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Disc-like UFO hovering; as pilot turned toward it, UFO began
to pick up speed, shot off toward northeast.[ Section V]
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Early 1952
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Red light hovered, took off at high speed when chased by
plane. [Section V]
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1-21-52
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Mitchel AFB, New York
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Disc circling and climbing slowly; pilot gave chase, UFO
accelerated rapidly and pulled away out to sea. [Section IV]
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1-29-52
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Wonsan, Korea
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Revolving disc paralleled B-29 for five minutes, pulled ahead,
shot away at sharp angle. [Section X]
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2-20-52
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Greenfield, Mass.
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Minister watched three round, silvery UFOs hover, suddenly
speed away disappearing in seconds. [Section VII]
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3-20-52
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Near Misawa, Japan
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USAF pilot saw small disc maneuvering close to plane, pass
in front, shoot out of sight in near vertical climb. [Section I]
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6-1-52
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Los Angeles, California
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Radar tracking of target at 11,000 feet, which suddenly tripled
speed and climbed rapidly about 35,000 feet per minute. Other
maneuvers followed. [Section VIII]
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6-13-52
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Le Bourget, France
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Pilot, control tower operator, saw bright orange-red object
speed away after hovering about an hour. [Section X]
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7-1-52
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Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
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Radar-visual sighting of two shiny object which approached
slowly from northeast, hovered for about 5 minutes, then sped
off with a terrific burst of speed to the southwest. [Section VIII]
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7-5-52
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Near Richlands, Washington
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Airline pilots saw "perfectly round disc" hover, accelerate and
speed away. [Section V]
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7-13-52
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Washington, D.C.
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Airline pilot report from CAA study: "the object came to within
two miles of the aircraft and hovered at the same altitude.
Pilot switched on all lights, ball of light took off, going up and
away." [Section XII; July 1952 Chronology]
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7-18-52
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Patrick AFB, Florida
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After 4 UFOs circled area and flew away, two approached base,
hovered; circled, accelerated at terrific speed and flashed away
to west. [Section XII; July 1952 Chronology]
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7-22-52
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New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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Metallic disc hovered about 10 seconds, shot away in abrupt
fast climb. [Section XII; July 1952 Chronology]
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7-23-52
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Culver City, California
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Elliptical UFO hovered (2 smaller objects emerged, rejoined)
and climbed straight up at tremendous speed. [Section II]
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7-26-52
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California
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USAF F-94C chased UFO, got radar lock-on, saw large orange
light; each time jet tried to close, UFO would suddenly pull away at terrific speed, then slow down again until jet began to gain. [Section VIII; Radar]
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8-1-52
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Bellefontaine, Ohio
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USAF jet pilots climbed toward hovering UFO which accelerated and disappeared at high speed. [Section VIII; Radar]
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8-5-52
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Haneda AFB, Japan
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Dark circular object with bright lights hovered near control tower; suddenly accelerated and sped away dividing into three units. [Section VIII; Radar]
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8-6/7-52
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Kerkrade, Holland
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Disc hovered, accelerated rapidly and climbed away at high
speed. Another disc hovered, zigzagged, sped away.
[Section X]
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8-29-52
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Villacoublay, France
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In two separate instances, observers at meteorological station,
using a theodolite, observed circular UFOs which first hovered,
then streaked away. [Section X]
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9-20-52
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Topcliffe, England
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Disc which had followed Meteor jet to field hovered rotating;
then accelerated and vanished to southeast. [Section XII; "Operation Mainbrace" Chronology]
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149
Date
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Location
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Description
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10-11-52
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Newport News, Virginia
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Disc-shaped object with "dome" hovering for 20 minutes,
reported to Langley Field. As two jets neared on intercept, UFO
tilted up, shot away.
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10-13-52
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Oshima, Japan
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USAF pilot observed disc hovering in clouds for seven minutes;
then saw it speed away to west, disappearing in seconds.
[Section III]
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2-16-53
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Near Anchorage, Alaska
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USAF C-47 pilot observed bright red light (first below horizon,
ruling out stars and planets); object approached, hovered for about 5 minutes. Plane gave chase, UFO accelerated and shortly
vanished. [Section III]
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11-10-53
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Knutsford, England
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UFO with ports or "windows" first hovered, the moved north at
very high speed.
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3-9-54
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Elliptical UFO hovered about 8 minutes; accelerated rapidly,
disappearing in seconds in near vertical climb.
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3-24-54
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Florida
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Marine Corps pilot banked toward hovering, round UFO to try
for gun camera pictures; object took off at terrific speed.
[Section IV]
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5-27-54
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Somerset, England
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Glowing UFO hovered for about two minutes, took off at high
speed.
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5-30-54
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Bainbridge, N.Y.
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Silver, elliptical UFO with four "ports" moved slowly on horizontal course; accelerated rapidly and climbed out of sight in seconds.
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6-26-54
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Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Brilliant light flared up above AEC station, hovered several seconds, then zoomed up out of sight.
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7-3-54
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Nine spherical UFOs, glowing green, observed north of station;
hovered, "then proceeded 340º at approximately 2,600 mph."
[Section VIII; Radar]
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7-28-54
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Atlantic Ocean off New York
City, New York
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Officers of Dutch liner observed disc with spots of light around
edge hovering just over sea about 40º off port bow; UFO then shot up into clouds.
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9-9-54
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Nelson, New Zealand
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Three discs hovered over mud flats; two tipped on edge, streaked up vertically; third followed shortly afterward. [Section VIII; Photographs]
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9-15-54
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Bihar, India
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Saucer-shaped UFO descended and hovered at about 500 feet
altitude; emitted "smoke" and "soared upwards at an incredible
speed." [Section X]
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9-17-54
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Near Rome, Italy
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Disc-like UFO flew along Italian coast, tracked by radar, hovered. "Suddenly it shot upward...straight up into the sky...What was strange was the object's ability to 'park' in midair for several minutes." (Eyewitness account quoted by INS)
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10-3-54
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Rue de Fleury, France
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Dome-shaped UFO hovered motionless for minutes; suddenly
accelerated at tremendous speed and disappeared to south
southwest.
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10-22-54
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Marysville, Ohio
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School principal and teacher watched cigar-shaped UFO hover
over school, saw "angel's hair" fall. UFO took off rapidly
disappearing horizontally. [Section VIII]
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11-12-54
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Oolitic, Indiana
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White, ball-like object made explosive sound, moved south at
rapid rate; stopped and hovered for about 1-1/2 hours.
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4-22-55
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Tintinara, Australia
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Silver, spherical object surrounded by flange (Saturn-shaped)
moving very slowly over road; turned about 90º, accelerated and
climbed rapidly.
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5-25-55
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London, England
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Circular object rapidly approached B-47, stopped above it for about 5 seconds; pulled to one side, reversed direction, hovered for about 8 seconds, shot away at high speed.
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7-9-55
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Santa Catalina Channel,
California
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Cylindrical UFO, turning rapidly on own axis, hovered for 16
minutes; then zigzagged upward at high speed into clouds.
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7-17-55
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Canton, Ohio
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Disc (domed on top and bottom) hovered, airliner neared, UFO
went straight up and disappeared into an overcast.[1]
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7-26-55
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Washington, D.C.
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Brilliant round UFO approached airport, stopped; oscillated, and
moved off at high speed. [Section VIII; E-M Effects]
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7-26-55
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Hants, England
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Boomerang-shaped UFO "rather like flattened triangle" hovered
above a glider for about 30 seconds, then sped away to northwest, "swooped down very fast, and disappeared behind trees on the horizon."[2]
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8-6-55
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Blinding white ovoid object sitting on ground suddenly ascended and streaked away at incredible speed to northwest.
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8-21-55
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Chalmette, Louisiana
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Disc with ring (Saturn-type) hovered, rotating slowly; began
moving, tilted on edge, shot away.
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12-29-55
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New Britain, Connecticut
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Brilliant reddish-white light tracked on radar moving slowly (12-15 knots) into wind. [See Section VIII, Radar].
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1-17-56
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Orangeville, Canada
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Disc-shaped UFO (giving appearance of three concentric rings)
hovered; glowed more intensely, began moving horizontally, shot up in spiral motion, disappearing in 5 to 6 seconds.
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2-17-56
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Orly Airport, France
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UFO tracked on radar, and seen visually as a bright light,
approached at high speed; bobbed around area hovering at
various points for several hours, the departed at high speed.
[Section X]
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6-27-56
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Trieste, Italy
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Numerous persons near the sea coast reported a luminous
UFO which hovered about 10 seconds, then shot away at high
speed to the northeast.
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7-19-56
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Round object, apparently spherical, hovered; lower hemisphere
dimmed, object sped away.
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1-21-57
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Army base
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Captain and Master Sergeant watched two UFOs maneuvering
close together at high altitude; one shot away at very high rate
of speed in level flight. Disc-shaped. [Section IV]
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