In the process of cleaning and analyzing Project Blue Book’s ‘unknowns’ data that I got my hands on with help from members of this community, I have had to read every single of the 567 case reports and thought I’d tease your curiosity with some of the most extraordinary reports I’ve found.
April 8, 1954. 4:30 p.m. Chicago, Illinois. Witness: Lelah Stoker. One white round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended beneath it, skimmed over the water, landed, and an occupant in a green suit walked around. It then took off very, very fast. Sighting lasted 30 minutes. September 24, 1954. 9:45 p.m. Santa Maria, Azores Islands. Witness: airport guard. One 10’×5’ light metallic blue, pecan-shaped object with a clear glass or plastic nose having a door, and with poles or aerials on the nose. Humming or whining, it hovered, landed vertically, 50’ away. A blond man, 5’ 10” tall appeared, spoke in a strange language, patted the guard on the shoulder, got in the object, hooked up his harness, pushed a button, took off with the object’s nose pointed up, then levelled off and climbed vertically. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes. October 27, 1958. 10:30 p.m. Loch Raven Dam, Maryland. Witnesses: Phillip Small, Alvin Cohen. One large, flat egg-shaped object affected a car’s electrical system and caused a burning sensation on one of its occupants. Sighting lasted 1 minute. August 19, 1965. 8:20 p.m. Cherry Creek, New York. Witnesses: Mrs. William Butcher, son Harold, 17, and children. A large elliptical object, with a reddish vapor underneath, came close to the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds later. Radio drowned out by static; a tractor engine stopped. When the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could be heard. Afterwards, a strange odour was noticed, and the next day, a purplish liquid, 2”×2” marks and patches of singed grass were found at the site. March 23, 1966. Midnight. Temple, Oklahoma. Witness: W. E. Laxson. One large object, like a wingless C-124 transport plane, 75’ long, 8’ high and 12’ wide with a bubble canopy on top. Sat on highway, a man dressed in military work clothes entered, and it rose after about 40 seconds. October 26, 1966. Cold Bay Air Force Station, Alaska. No time given. Witness: civilian control tower operator Ralston. One white object approached runway at 50’ altitude. Runway lights were then turned on, and object accelerated and climbed away so fast that witness was unable to use binoculars.
Also thought I’d include cases in which several objects with different shapes were described in a single sighting report, as these could indicate coordination or connection between various UFO types.
April 27, 1952. 4:15 p.m. Roseville, Michigan. Witness: H. A. Freytag and three male relatives, including a minister. One silver oval rolled, descended, and stopped. Two silver cigar-shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to the west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed. Sightings lasted 45 minutes. July 23, 1952. 8:40 a.m. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Witnesses: the two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large silver object, shaped like a long pear with two or three squares beneath it, flew at 150–180 kts (170–210 mph), while a smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at 1,000–1,500 kts (1,150–1,700 mph). Seen by crews for 1–4 minutes. August 11, 1955. 11:45 a.m. Iceland. Witness: 2nd Lt. E.J. Marlow. Twelve grey objects, from cigar to egg-shaped, varied their formation from elliptical to wavy line to scattered to straight line to trail formation. Speed varied from hover to 1,000 m.p.h. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes. September 14, 1963. 3:15 p.m. Susanville, California. Witness: E.A. Grant, veteran of 37 years training forest fire lookouts for the U.S. Forest Service. One round object intercepted a long object and either attached itself to the latter or disappeared. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
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