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 sec- onds, 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, un- dulating 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 speci- fied	hovered 8 minutes, arced back & forth about 15º, returning to orig- nal 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 rap- idly, 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, zig- zagged & shot away; second hovered, tilted up & shot away [Section X]	A
9-28-52	Scandinavia	- - -	(1)	luminous, emitted sparks	moved with regular jerks, vis- ible one hour, satellite objects visible at one point	C
10-17-52	Southern France	12:50 p.m.	(about 30)I large cylin- der 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 inde- pendent 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 direc- tions	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
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 oppo- site 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 direc- tion, 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