UFO Sightings by Scientists
(All Reports on File at NICAP)
Date & Location	Name	Field	Description
7-10-47, S. New Mexico	"top astronomer"	Astronomy	Elliptical object which hovered, wobbled, ascended suddenly. [Section II]
Summer 1948, Easton, Penna.	Carl A. Mitchell	Physics	Three luminescent greenish discs one second apart, passed across sky from N to S and over horizon.
8-49, Las Cruces, N.M.	Clyde W. Tombaugh	Astronomy	Circular pattern of rectangular lights, keeping fixed interval.
5-20-50, Flagstaff, Arizona	Syemour L. Hess	Meteorology, Astronomy	Disc or sphere in apparent "powered" flight. [Section I]
6-12-50. California	John Zimmerman	Geology	Silvery discs looping around aircraft, disrupting its vapor trail.
10-3-50, Pomona, California	J.D. Laudermilk	Geochemistry	Disc moving with wobbling motion passed behind mountain peak; minimum speed computed to be 720 mph.
8-3-51, near Pinckney, Mich.	Walter N. Webb	Astronomy	Bright glowing light moving in undulating path.
1952, London, Ont., Canada	W. Gordon Graham	Astronomy	UFO "like a smoke ring, elliptical in shape, and having two bright pinpoints of light along its main axis," sailed overhead from W to E.[5]
7-27-52, Ann Arbor, Mich.	Dr. Charles H. Otis	Biology	Formation of rocket-like objects leaving constant length trails.
8-5-52, Baltimore, Md.	Dr. James C. Bartlett, Jr.	Astronomy*	During daylight observation of Venus, saw a flight of two discs, diameter about 30 minutes of arc; passed overhead to S, turned E. Then two more discs with dome-like protrusions in center.
1-30-53, near Yuma, Arizona	Wells Alan Webb	Chemistry	Gyrating light which ascended steeply.
5-5-53, near Yuma, Arizona	Wells Alan Webb	Chemistry	Silvery disc, turned sharply; observed through Polaroid glasses, dark circular bands around object became visible.
6-11-54, near Atlanta, Georgia	H. Percy Wilkins	Astronomy	Two silvery objects "like polished metal plates" moving against wind; third grayish oval arced across sky.
11-25-54, Cordoba, Argentina	Dr. Marcos Guerci	Meteorology	Two luminous objects observed from airport; one apparently semi-circular, other circular. [Section X]
12-7-54, Upinton, Cape Province, So. Africa	R.H. Kleyweg	Meteorology	Hemispherical disc tracked through theodolite. [Section X]
11-1-55, Mojave Desert, California	Frank Halstead	Astronomy	Cigar-shaped object followed by domed disc.
6-18-57, Jackson, Mississippi	Prof. Henry Carlock	Physics	Observing sky with telescope; twice glimpsed UFO with halo around it and "what appeared to be three portholes."
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11-10-57, Toulouse, France	Jacques Chapuis	Astronomy	At Toulouse Observatory observed maneuvering yellow star-like object for 5 minutes. "It was something I had never seen before." UFO finally ascended straight up out of sight.
10-2-58, near Blairstown, N.J.	Ivan T. Sanderson	Zoology	Maneuvering, Banking disc.
10-26-58, LaFayette, Indiana	T.C. Shafer	Chemistry	While observing moon with 4 inch reflector telescope, saw three bright unidentified objects pass from East to West.
5-22-60, Majorca	Observatory staff	Astronomy	Triangular UFO about 1/4 apparent size of moon sighted at 9:33 a.m., spinning on its axis while on steady course. Report cabled to NASA in Washington.[6]
6-8-60, New York City	Lee Ball	Biochemistry	Flat ellipse traversed about 15 degrees of sky; appeared about 8 times apparent size of moon.
11-24-60. Ohio	Confidential report, certified by NICAP Board Member	- - - - - - - - - -	Ellipse in smooth silent flight; 5 minute observation.
3-16-61, Antarctica	R.J. Villela	Meteorology	Fireball-like object in slow level flight.
11-22-61, near Grafton, N.D.	Melvin C. Vagle, Jr.	Metallurgy	Cigar-shaped UFO with "portholes", hovering tilted at angle.
5-20-62, Defiance, Ohio	Prof. C.A. Maney, six others	Physics	Maneuvering light, turned sharply, made sudden change in speed.
* Technically an amateur astronomer; member Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, frequent contributor to scientific journals.