In addition to the detailed report by the crew of General Mills balloon technicians headed by aerologist Charles B. Moore on April 24, 1949 (Section I), dozens of professional engineers and technicians have reported UFOs. As indicated in these sample cases, their backgrounds include a cross-section of technical fields. Many are uniquely qualified to evaluate the appearance and performance of aerial phenomena in comparison to known devices or atmospheric effects. (All reports on file at NICAP)
|
Date
& Location |
Witnesses
Date |
Field |
Description |
|
7-6-47;
S. Central Wyoming |
David A.
Kenney, two
others |
Instruments
Engineer, Aviation
Co. |
Oval UFO
in steady flight at high altitude |
|
7-8-47;
Muroc, California |
Several |
Aircraft
technicians |
Oval
object, apparently rotating. [Section
II] |
|
Summer
1948, Erie,
Penna. |
Victor
G. Didelot |
Aircraft
Instrumen- tation |
Elliptical
or oval UFO, sudden vertical ascent. |
|
4-24-49;
White Sands, N.M. |
Charles
B. Moore, Jr.,
others |
Aerology,
balloon technicians |
Elliptical
UFO tracked with theodolite. [Section
II] |
|
6-10-49;
White Sands, N.M. |
Guided
missile unit |
Missile
tracking |
Two
white round UFOs paced missile.
[Section II] |
|
1-16-51;
Artesia New
Mexico |
Six |
Balloon
technicians |
Two
discs, approached rapidly, circled balloon.
[Section I] |
|
8-51;
Central New
Mexico |
Alford
Roos |
Mining
engineer |
Two
discs descended, hovered, shot away. |
|
10-10/11-51;
near Minneapolis,
Minn. |
J.J.
Kaliszewski, others |
Aeronautical
research |
Maneuvering
UFOs observed during balloon tracking flights. |
|
3-10-52;
Oakland, California |
Clarence
K. Greenwood |
Inspector
Engineering Metals |
Two
hemispherical discs, one in oscillatory flight. |
|
4-8-52;
near Big Pines,
California |
H.L.
Smith |
Staff
Engineer television |
Reddish
disc-like UFO with raised portion like dome on top, observed
through binoculars. |
|
4-23-52;
Lexington, Massachusetts |
R.C.
Munroe |
Engineering
Standards |
UFO
accelerated to meteor-like speed. |
|
5-13-52;
National City, California |
Donald
R. Carr, six
others |
Aeronautical
engineer |
Circular
UFO descended at meteor-like speed, circled. [Section
I] |
|
7-16-52;
Hampton, Virginia |
Paul R.
Hill |
Aeronautical
research engineer |
Four
maneuvering lights rendezvoused, sped away. |
|
7-27-52;
Manhattan Beach,
California |
Former
Navy pilot,
seven others |
Aeronautical
engineer |
Large
object separated like “stack of coins” into 7 round UFOs;
three took V-formation, others followed in pairs flying
abreast. [From USAF Intell. Report] |
|
8-6/7-52;
Kerkrade, Holland |
Will
Jansen |
Marine
engineer |
Detailed
observation of two domed discs.
[Section X] |
|
9-30-52;
Edwards AFB, California |
Dick
Beemer, two others |
Aviation
photography |
Two
flattened spherical UFOs, hovering, turning sharply at variable
speeds. |
|
10-54;
Cherry Valley, New York |
Maj.
A.B. Cox |
Chemical
& mechanical engineer |
Disc, 90
degree turn, ascended at steep angle.
[Section I] |
|
8-56;
Boulder City, Nevada |
E.F.
Carpenter |
Aviation
research technician |
Six
discs in V-formation. |
|
11-11-57;
San Fernando, California |
Harold
R. Lamb, 3 others |
Rocketdyne
engineers |
Three
oval UFOs ascending, est. speed: 5000
mph. |
|
8-11-58;
Chautauga Lake,
New York |
Dr. Fred
C. Fair, one
other |
Professor
Emeritus of engineering,
N.Y. University |
Several
observations; one apparent oval object. |
|
9-4-60;
Lexington, Kentucky |
John R.
Cooke |
Electronics,
former USAF
radar technician |
Glowing
sphere, passed from horizon to horizon. |
|
10-30-61;
Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
Carl H.
Geary, Jr. |
Engineer,
Carrier Corp.
division |
Four discs
with lights like portholes. [Section
I] |