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selected ufo cases
Cases by Decade: 1950s
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July, 13, 1959 - Blenheim, New Zealand
Saucer-shaped object with dome and two occupants inside
Mrs. Moreland saw a sharply- outlined saucer-shaped object with two extremely bright sources of green light on the underside. The object was approximately 20 to 30 feet wide and hovered at roof-top level, about 15 feet above the ground. Inside a transparent dome, she said, there were two men, "dressed in fairly close-fitting suits of shiny material."
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Source: NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon), ID:559
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Humanoid/Occupant, 'Dyad Scout Craft', Humming, Witness Sketch
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June, 26, 1959 - Papua New Guinea
Father Gill / Papua New Guinea Sighting
William B. Gill, an Anglican priest with a mission in Bosinai, Papas New Guinea, observed craft-like UFOs -- one with Humanoid figures on top -- on two consecutive evenings, June 26-27, 1959. About twenty-five natives, including teachers and medical technicians, also observed the phenomena. They "signaled" the humanoids and received an apparent response. This was one of sixty UFO sightings within a few weeks in the New Guinea area.
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Source: Bill Chalker, from 'The Oz Files' ID:67
Case Type: MajorCase
Features: Humanoid/Occupant, Interaction/Reaction, Clergy, Portholes/Windows, Group Sighting, Witness Sketch
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February, 23, 1959 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States
Airliners Paced by three UFOs (The Killian Case)
The sighting of three glowing objects by several airline crews February 24, 1959 is one of the most thoroughly investigated (and, ironically, one of the most controversial) on record. The key witness, Capt. Peter W. Killian, was interviewed by NICAP personnel. A detailed investigation report, including weather data, air navigation maps, etc. , was submitted to NlCAP by the New York City Affiliate. The Akron UFO Research Committee co - operated in the investigation, adding valuable details.
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Source: Richard Hall, UFO Evidence, 1964 (NICAP) ID:1105
Case Type: MajorCase
Features: Pilot/Aircrew, Witness Photo
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January, 8, 1959 - Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
UFO descends, then speeds away, near Walworth, Wisconsin
Gordon Higgins, a draftsman who has had two years USAF experience as control tower operator and flight controller, watched a UFO descend and then speed away horizontally. The object glowed bright white, before changing to orange as it sped away, leaving a trail of sparks.
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Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) ID:642
Case Type: SummaryReport
Features: Witness Sketch
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1959 - Milford Haven, United Kingdom
Enormous daytime UFO above Welsh town seen by only one witness
Mr. D. J. Harris, an area insurance agent, was walking down Charles Street in Milford Haven at about 11.00 a.m. when suddenly he heard a sort of whispering sound, and a metallic grey object appeared above the buildings. He describes it as enormous, about 150 feet in diameter.
Given that there are usually so many people around the area, we are really forced to the conclusion that no-one saw this UFO except the witness and that, in fact, it was visible only to him.
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Source: F. W. Holiday, FSR Vol. 20 No. 2 ID:598
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Witness Sketch
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December, 20, 1958 - Dunellen, New Jersey, United States
Two patrolmen see glowing red UFO in New Jersey
Patrolmen LeRoy A. Arboreen and B. Talada were on night patrol when they saw an object coming from the west. "At first it looked like a red hot piece of coal about the size of a quarter held at arm's length. In a matter of seconds it was as large as a ruler held at arm's length... The body of the object was solid bright red and it gave off a pulsating red glow... The object hovered a few seconds, then made a left turn and again hovered for a few seconds, then went straight up like a shot."
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Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) from NICAP case report ID:639
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Police, Witness Sketch
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October, 28, 1958 - Pont-la-Dame, France
Huge disk hovers over bridge in the Grand Beuch river valley, France, 1958
Jean Boyer was driving home on October 28, 1958. "I had reached the area of Pont-la-Dame and was ready to climb the stretch of road called "Cote des Egaux," when I saw in the sky, right above Pont-la-Dame, in the valley of the Grand Buech river, a motionless and luminous "disk." ...I believe it was about 200 to 400 meters above the ground. Suddenly, after two or three minutes, some sparks flew as the object rose vertically at a dizzying speed..."
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Source: Jacques & Janine Vallee, 1966 ID:951
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Smell/Odor
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October, 3, 1958 - Monon, Indiana, United States
The Monon Railroad UFO Incident
A Monon railroad train crew reported seeing multiple UFOs in north central Indiana. The objects were 40 feet in diameter and about 10 feet thick, and followed the train for over an hour.
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Source: Frank Edwards / UFO Casebook ID:26
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Multiple UFOs
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October, 2, 1958 - Near Blairstown, New Jersey, United States
Sighting by zoologist and UFO researcher Ivan T. Sanderson
Shortly after 5:00 p.m., noted Zoologist Ivan T. Sanderson observed a disc- shaped UFO maneuvering over the Delaware Water Gap. The flat disc looped back and forth, appearing sometimes edge-on (as a very thin line), sometimes oval to circular. It vanished once, but quickly reappeared, and continued its rapid gyrations, finally speeding away to the west.
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Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) ID:643
Case Type: SummaryReport
Features: Scientist/Engineer, Witness Sketch
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September, 8, 1958 - Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Strategic Air Command Officers Watch UFO With Satellite Objects
At SAC headquarters in 1958, a group of officers, airmen and missile engineers observed an elongated UFO with satellite objects for about 20 minutes. The case was reported to NICAP by Major Paul A. Duich, USAF (Ret.). Until recently, Major Duich was an Air Force Master Navigator, accumulating 4000 flying hours and 300 combat hours.
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Source: Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, 1964 ID:1098
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Military, Multiple UFOs, Group Sighting
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September, 8, 1958 - Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Strategic Air Command officers watch UFO with satellite objects
At SAC headquarters in 1958, a group of officers, airmen and missile engineers observed an elongated UFO with satellite objects for about 20 minutes. According to the report filed by Major Paul A. Duich, USAF (Ret.), "all except a few of the airmen were seasoned, veteran flyers or highly trained missile engineers. We concluded that what was seen by all was no conventional vehicle, nor was it an atmospheric phenomenon."
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Source: NICAP / Richard Hall (1964) from NICAP case file ID:641
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Military, Group Sighting, Witness Sketch
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April, 8, 1958 - New York, United States
Commercial Plane Follows UFO over New York State
April 8, 1956: A very brilliant light was followed across New York State by an American Airlines plane. The pilots were Capt. Raymond Ryan and First Officer William Neff. The chase was described by radio to Air Force and civilian control tower operators. The following account of the sighting is taken from a tape-recorded interview program.
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Source: Richard Hall, UFO Evidence, 1964 ID:1104
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Pilot/Aircrew
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April, 1958 - Brazil
Fisherman in Brazil watch UFO with portholes over sea
"When the machine was at a distance of some 40 metres from him and the group of fishermen, and about 15 metres above the water, it began to rock sideways, and then stopped and hung there. It seemed to have three distinguishable parts: the upper half was the colour of aluminium, like an inverted bowl, and on the top of it was a small protuberance or dome."
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Source: Gordon W. Creighton, FSR Vol. 10 No. 6, Nov.-Dec, 1964 ID:624
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Water-Related, Humming, Portholes/Windows
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March, 1958 - Bouhamama, Algeria
Enormous UFO seen by soldier during Algerian War
Legionnaire N.G., was on sentry duty at a Foreign Legion camp at Bouahmama during the Algerian War, when he saw an enormous, roundish object descending. It stopped when it was about 35-40 metres above the ground, and began to hover there, motionless and silent. He estimated it to be as much as 350 metres wide. The witness feels that something most unusual happened to him psychologically.
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Source: Joel Mesnard, FSR Vol. 19. No. 3 ID:594
Case Type: StandardCase
Features: Military, Physiological Effects
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January, 16, 1958 - Trindade Island, Brazil
Trindade Island Photographs
Trindade, a small rocky island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean 600 miles off the coast of Bahia, Brazil, was the site of one of the most impressive photographic cases in UFO history.
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Source: STUDIOVNI / Jerome Clark (CUFOS) ID:254
Case Type: MajorCase
Features: Photo, Water-Related, Military
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January, 1958 - Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Object tracked on multiple radar flying at 5,000+ MPH
"I was on duty as a radar ATC operator and observed on my radar an object flying at 5,000mph+ and making impossible 90 degree turns. I coordinated and confirmed sighting with at least 3 other radar sites."
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Source: UFOEvidence.org ID:334
Case Type: RawReport
Features: Radar, Military
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