A CENTURY OF UFO LANDINGS (1868-1968)
1
Jul., 1868 Copiago (Chile). A strange "aerial construction"
bearing lights and making engine noises flew low
over this town. Local people also described it as a
giant bird covered with large scales producing a me-
tallic noise. Although not an actual landing, this is
the first instance of close observation of an unknown
object at low altitude in the nineteenth century.
(Fort 638; Anatomy 11)
2
Dec. 07, 1872 Banbury (Great Britain). At King's Sutton an object
0100 hours resembling a haystack flew on an irregular course.
Sometimes high, sometimes very low it was accom-
panied by fire and dense smoke. It produced the same
effect as a tornado, felling trees and walls. It sud-
denly vanished. (Fort 189)
3
1880 Aldershot (Great Britain). A strange being dressed in
tight-fitting clothes and shining helmet soared over
the heads of two sentries, who fired without result.
The apparition stunned them with something de-
scribed as "blue fire." (FSR 61, 3; Magonia)
4
May. 15, 1879 Persian Gulf. Two very large "wheels" were seen
2140 spinning in the air and slowly coming to the surface
of the sea. Estimated diameter: 40 m. Distance be-
tween the objects: 150 m. Speed: 80 km/h/ Duration:
35 min. Witnesses aboard the ship "Vultur" (Round
up 17; Anatomy 12)
5
1880 Eastern Venezuela. A 14-year-old boy saw a luminous
ball descending from the sky and hovering near him.
He felt somehow "drawn" to it, but succeeded in
backing away in spite of his terror. (Lor. III 2O6)
6
Mar. 26, 1880 Lamy (New Mexico). Four men walking near Galis-
evening teo Junction were surprised as they heard voices com-
ing from a "strange balloon," which flew over them.
It was shaped like a fish and seemed to be guided by
a large fanlike device. There were eight to ten figures
aboard. Their language was not understood. The ob-
ject flew low over Galisteo Junction and rose rapidly
toward the east. (FSR 65, 3)
7
Jun. 11, 1881 Between Melbourne and Sydney at sea (Australia).
0400 The two sons of the Prince of Wales, one of them
the future king of England, were cruising aboard "La
Bacchante" when an object resembling a fully lighted
ship was seen ("a phantom vessel all aglow"). (Fort 637; Anatomy 12)
8
Nov. 02, 1885 Scutari (Turkey). A luminous object circled the har-
dawn bor. Altitude: 5-6 m. Illuminated the whole town.
Duration: 1 1/2 min, as a bluish-green flame. Then
plunged into the sea. Made several circles above the
ferry-boat pier. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)
9
Nov. 12, 1887 Cape Race (Atlantic Ocean). A huge sphere of fire
2400 was observed rising out of the ocean by witnesses
aboard the "Siberian" It rose to an altitude of 16 m,
flew against the wind, and came close to the ship,
then "dashed oft" toward the southeast. Duration:
5 min. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)
10
1896 Arolla, near Zermatt (Swiss Alps). Author Aleister
Crowley was walking in the mountains when he sud-
denly saw two little men. He made a gesture to them,
but they did not seem to pay attention and disap-
peared among the rocks. (Magic Without Tears, by
A. Crowley)
11
Mar. 26, 1897 Sioux City (Iowa). Approximate date. Robert Hib-
night bard was caught by an anchor dropped from an un-
known flying machine 22 km north of the town. He
was dragged over 10 m and fell as his clothes were
torn. (FSR 66, 4)
12
Mar. 28, 1897 Omaha (Nebraska). The majority of the population
2230 observed an object arriving from the southeast. It
looked like a huge light, flew northwestward slowly,
came to low altitude. A crowd gathered at a street
corner to watch it. (185)
13
Apr. 01, 1897 Everest (Kansas). The whole town saw an object fly
2100 under the cloud ceiling. It came down slowly, then
flew away very fast to the southeast. When directly
over the town it swept the ground with its powerful
light. It was seen to rise up at fantastic speed until
barely discernible, then to come down again and
sweep low over the witnesses. At one point it re-
mained stationary for 5 min at the edge of a low
cloud, which it illuminated. All could clearly see the
silhouette of the craft. (FSR 66, 4)
14
Apr. 12, 1897 Nilwood (Illinois). On the property of Z. Thacker, 19
1430 km north of Carlinville, an unknown object landed.
Before the three witnesses could reach it, the craft,
which was shaped like a cigar with a dome, rose slowly
and left majestically toward the north. Witnesses:
Edward Teeples, William Street and Franklin Met-
calf. (186; Anatomy 12)
15
Apr. 12, 1897 Girard, near Green Ridge (Illinois). A large crowd of
1800 miners saw an unknown object land 3 km north of
Green Ridge and 4 km south of Girard. The night
operator of the Chicago-and-Alton Railroad, Paul Mc-
Cramer, stated that he came sufficiently close to the
craft to see a man emerge from it to repair the ma-
chinery. Traces were found over a large area. The
object itself was elongated like a ship with a roof and
a double canopy. It left toward the north. (186,187)
16
Apr. 14, 1897 Gas City (Indiana). An object landed 2 km south of
1500 Gas City on the property of John Roush, terrifying
the farmers and causing the horses and cattle to
stampede. Six occupants of the ship came out and
seemed to make some repairs. Before the crowd could
approach the object, it rose rapidly and flew toward
the east. (188)
17
Apr. 14, 1897 Cleveland (Ohio). Joseph Singler, captain of the
"Sea Wing," was fishing with S. H. Davis, of Detroit,
when they saw on the lake what they thought was a
ship, about 13 m long, with a canopy. A man, about
25 years old, wearing a hunting jacket and a cap, was
fishing from the deck of the object. Near him were a
woman and a 10-year old child. When the "Sea
Wing" came close to the craft, a large, colored bal-
loon rose from the object, which flew up with it to an
altitude of about 150 m and circled "like a hawk"
before flying away. (189)
18
Apr. 15, 1897 Linn Grove (Iowa). A large object was seen to fly
morning slowly toward the north. It seemed ready to land and
five men (F. G. Ellis, James Evans, David Evans, Joe
Croaskey, Benjamin Buland) drove toward it. About
7 km north of Linn Grove, they found the craft on
the ground, came within 700 m of it but it "spread
its four giant wings and rose towards the North." Two
strange figures aboard the craft made efforts to con-
ceal themselves. Witnesses were surprised at the
length of their hair. Most residents of Linn Grove
saw the craft in flight. (190)
19
Apr. 15, 1897 Howard-Artesian (South Dakota). A flying object
nightfall coming closer and closer to the ground followed a
train, as reported by the engineer, Joe Wright (FSR
66,4)
20
Apr. 15, 1897 Perry Springs (Missouri). A passenger train on the
2100 Wabash line, going toward Quincy, was followed by
a low-flying object for 15 min between Perry Springs
and Hersman. All the passengers saw the craft, which
had a red and white light. After Hersman it flew ahead
of the train and disappeared rapidly, although the
train was then running at 65 km/h. (190)
21
Apr. 15, 1897 Springfield (Illinois). Two farm workers, Adolph
Winkle and John Hulle, saw a strange craft in a field.
They had a discussion with its occupants, a woman
and two men, and were told the ship-had flown from
Quincy to Springfield in 30 min and that the crew.
was making electrical repairs. (FSR 65,1)
22
Apr. 16, 1897 Downs Township (Illinois). Approximate date. While
working in his field, Haney Savidge saw an aerial
craft land near him. Six people emerged from it and
spoke to him for a few minutes before leaving again.
(191)
23
Apr. 17, 1897 Williamston (Michigan). At least a dozen farmers
morning saw an object maneuver in the sky for an hour before
it landed. A strange man near 3 m tall, almost naked
and suffering from the heat, was the pilot of the
craft. "His talk, while musical, seemed to be a repeti-
tion of bellowings." One farmer went near him and
received a blow that broke his hip. (196)
24
Apr. 19, 1897 Leroy (Kansas). Alexander Hamilton was awakened
2230 by a noise among the cattle and went out with his
son and his tenant. They saw an elongated cigar-
shaped object, about 100 m long with a transparent
cabin underneath showing narrow reddish bands,
hovering 10 m above ground. They approached within
50 m of it. It was illuminated and equipped with a
searchlight. Inside it were "six of the strangest be-
ings" the witness had seen, also described as "hid-
eous." They spoke a language no witness could
understand. A cow was dragged away by the object
with the help of a strong red cable; it was found
butchered in a field the next day. (Anatomy 16; Ma-
gonia)
25
Apr. 20, 1897 Homan (Arkansas). Capt. James Hooton was hunt-
1800 ing in the vicinity of Homan when he heard the noise
of a steam engine and found an object in a clearing.
It looked like a cylinder with pointed ends, lateral
wheels, and horizontal blade over it. Hooton spoke
with a man who wore dark glasses and walked behind
the craft. There were three or four occupants. The
witness was told this was indeed "The Airship" and
that it used compressed air for propulsion. Hooton
saw the wheels spin as the craft rose and flew away.
(FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
26
Apr. 22, 1897 Rockland (Texas). John M. Barclay was intrigued
when his dog barked furiously and a high-pitched
noise was heard. He went out, saw a flying object
circling 5 m above ground. Elongated with protru-
sions and blinding lights, it went dark when it landed.
Barclay was met by a man who told him his purpose
was peaceful and requested some common hardware
items to repair the craft. He paid with a ten-dollar bill
and took off "like a bullet out of a gun." (192;
Magonia)
27
Apr. 22, 1897 Josserand (Texas). Frank Nichols, who lived 3 km
2400 east of Josserand and was one of its most respected
citizens, was awakened by a machine noise. Looking
outside, he saw a heavy, lighted object land in his
wheat field. He walked toward it, was stopped by two
men who asked permission to draw water from his
well. He then had a discussion with a half-dozen men,
the crew of the strange machine. He was told how it
worked but could not follow the explanation. (193;
Magonia)
28
Apr. 23, 1897 McKinney Bayou (Arkansas). Judge Lawrence A.
Byrne of Texarkana, Arkansas, was surveying a tract
of land when he saw a peculiar object anchored on
the ground. "It was manned by three men who spoke
a foreign language, but judging from their looks one
would take them to be Japs." (Farish, in Allende
Letters (Award Special, 1968) )
29
Apr. 25, 1897 Merkel (Texas). People returning from church ob-
evening served a heavy object being dragged along the ground
by a rope attached to a flying craft. The rope got
caught in a railroad track. The craft was too high for
its structure to be visible but protrusions and a light
could be distinguished. After about 10 min a man
came down along the rope cut the end free, and went
back aboard the craft, which flew away toward the
northeast. The man was small and dressed in a light-
blue uniform. (194; Magonia)
30
Apr. 26, 1897 Aquila-Hillsboro (Texas). Approximate date. A law-
yer was surprised to see a lighted object fly over. His
horse was scared and nearly toppled the carriage.
When the main light was turned off, a number of
smaller lights became visible on the underside of the
dark object, which supported an elongated canopy.
It went down toward a hill to the south, 5 km from
Aquila. When the witness was on his way back one
hour later he saw the object rising. It reached the
altitude of the cloud ceiling and flew to the northeast
at a fantastic speed with periodic flashes of light. (195)
31
May. 06, 1897 Hot Springs (Arkansas). Two policemen, Sumpter
and McLenore, were riding northwest of Hot Springs
when they saw a bright light in the sky. About 7 km
farther they saw the light again coming down to the
ground. One km farther the horses refused to walk.
Two men were seen carrying lights. The lawmen took
their rifles, called the strangers, and were told that
they crossed the country with a flying craft. The sil-
houette of the machine, about 2O m long, could be
seen in the clearing. There was a woman with an um-
brella nearby. It was raining, and the younger of the
men was filling a large container with water. The elder
man had a beard and suggested that the policemen
fly with them "to a place where it does not rain." The
same witness went back through the same spot 40
min later and found nothing. (FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
32
Oct. 28, 1902 Gulf of Guinea. Three persons aboard the "Fort Salis-
0305 bury," including Second Officer A. H. Raymer, saw a
huge, dark object bearing lights in the sea ahead. It
was observed sinking slowly. Estimated length: 200
m. (Fort 641; Anatomy 20)
33
1904 Rolling Prairie (Indiana). Tom Darby, with his
brother and mother, saw two whitish-blue objects
about 400 m away, from a point situated 3 km north
of Rolling Prairie. The objects hovered 2 or 3 m above
ground, flew toward a barn, came closer to each other,
and were hidden from view by a hill. (Hartle 164)
34
1908 Coast of Delaware. The English ship "Mohican,"
piloted by Capt. Urghart, was going to Philadelphia
when it was surrounded by a thick, luminous cloud
which "magnetized" everything on board. The com-
pass was observed to swing wildly. When seamen tried
to move some chains on the bridge, they found that
they were glued to the metal floor. Suddenly the cloud
rose and was seen above the sea for some time. (197)
35
Jun. 30, 1908 Podkamennaia Toungouska (USSR). Unexplained
explosion in the taiga, equivalent to a thermonuclear
blast, sometimes interpreted as the crash of an inter-
stellar vehicle. (Anatomy 18; Challenge 99)
36
May. 18, 1909 Caerphilly (Wales). Mr. Lethbridge was walking
2300 along a road near the mountains when he saw on the
grass a large tubelike machine. Aboard were two men
wearing furs and talking excitedly in a language the
witness could not understand. The grass was found
depressed at the site after the object had flown off.
(198; Anatomy 21)
37
Jun. 16, 1909 Donghoi (Annam). An elongated object following a
0410 west to east trajectory flew over the town. It gave off
a strong light and was seen by two fishermen to
plunge into the sea 6 km away from the coast, after a
steady flight of about 9 min. (Anatomy 21)
38
Jan. 1910 Invercargill (New Zealand). Several witnesses -
2300 among them the vicar, the Mayor, and a policeman
-saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 m alti-
tude. A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard
shouting some words in an unknown language. The
opening closed, and the object accelerated and was
lost to sight. (Stuart 24)
39
Jun., 1914 Hamburg (Germany). Gustav Herwagen opened the
0400 door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-
shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were
four or five dwarfs 1.20 m tall, clad in light clothing.
He approached them, but they went aboard the ob-
ject as soon as they appeared to be aware of his pres-
ence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently,
climbing vertically. (Nachrichten April, 62)
40
Aug., 1914 Georgian Bay (Canada). William J. Kiehl and seven
other persons saw a spherical craft on the surface of
the water. On its deck were two small men wearing
green-purple clothes. They seemed to be busy with a
hose, plunging it into the water. On the opposite side
were three men dressed in light brown, wearing square
masks down to their shoulders. Seeing the witnesses,
they reentered the craft except for one dwarf, wearing
shoes with a curved, pointed tip, who remained out-
side while the craft rose 3 m above the water and shot
upward, leaving a short trail. (199)
41
Aug. 21, 1915 Gallipoli (Turkey). During severe fighting in the
Dardanelles a peculiar cloud engulfed a British regi-
ment which was never seen again. This was observed
by 22 men of the First Field Company, NZ Army
Corps and stated in an affidavit. (Spaceview 45;
LDLN 82; Magonia)
42
Oct., 1917 Youngstown (Pennsylvania). John Boback, 17, was
walking along the railroad tracks between Youngs-
town and Mt. Braddock when he saw a saucer-shaped
object with a platform and rows of lights, sitting in a
field 30 m to his left. He watched the object for 1-2
min until it took off with a high-pitched sound, rising
gradually like a slow plane. Its size was that of an
average car. The top of the object was a dome with
elongated windows through which figures could be
seen. (Hartle 157)
43
1921 Marseilles (France). Undocumented report of an
"abduction" by two beings. (Quincy)
44
Feb. 22, 1922 Hubbell (Nebraska). William C. Lamb was follow-
0500 ing strange tracks when he heard a high-pitched sound
and saw a circular object intercepting starlight. It
became brilliantly lighted and landed in a hollow.
Soon afterword, a creature over 2.4 m tall was seen
flying from the direction where the object had landed.
It left tracks in the snow, which Lamb followed with-
out results. (Anatomy 22)
45
Sep. 09, 1922 Barmouth (Wales). John Morris and William James
saw an object fall into the ocean so slowly that it was
thought to be a plane. A boat was sent out, but
nothing was found. (Fort 639)
46
Jun. 12, 1929 Fermeneuve (Canada). Levis Brosseau, 2O was re-
2300 turning home when he saw a dark object with a yellow
light and his horse became very nervous. Within 6 m
of the object four or five dwarfish figures were running
back and forth. He heard their pointed, childlike
voices, then saw the dark object take off with a ma-
chinelike sound and a rush of air. Estimated size of
object: 15 m diameter, 5 m high. (GEPA Dec., 68)
47
Jul., 1929 Robsart (Canada). Five persons among them Einar
Rostivold, saw a huge ball of light giving off fiery
colors, 25 km from Robsart. It landed slowly, van-
ished gradually after illuminating the whole country-
side for 30 min. (Fate Jan., 58)
48
Summer, 1933 Chrysville (Pennsylvania). A man observed a faint
Morning violet light in a field between this town and Morres-
town. Walking to it, he found an ovoid object 3 m in
diameter and 2 m thick with a circular opening similar
to a vault door. Pushing it, he found the room full of
violet light and observed many instruments, no oc-
cupant. Smell of ammonia. (APRO Jul., 64)
49
Fall, 1938 (or following year) Juminda (Estonian coast). Two
persons saw a strange "frog-man" 1 m tall with a
round head, no neck, and a hump in front of the body.
The mouth was a large, straight slit, the eyes were like
smaller slits. The skin was brown-green, compared to
pegamoid, hands normal. The creature walked in a
peculiar "but elegant" fashion, the head waving up
and down while the legs moved "carefully." When
pursued, the creature accelerated very fast, with feet
"fluttering." About 100 m away it vanished com-
pletely'. (Personal)
50
Sep., 1943 Oncativo (Argentina). Navarro Ocampo, driving be-
0400 tween Rosario and Cordoba, saw a large, saucer-shaped
object on the ground 500 m to the left of the road. It
glowed with a bluish-green light, made a whistling
sound, rose to 100 m altitude, then left at fantastic
speed. A strange metal block is said to have been
found at the spot. (GEPA Dec., 68)
51
End Aug., 1944
Mattoon (Illinois). A mysterious man appeared at
windows, as if in search of someone. He stunned wit-
nesses by pointing at them a device that "made con-
sciousness dissolve" and left a strange cloying smell
behind (FSR 61, 3; Magonia)
52
1945 Habbebishopsheim (Germany). An American soldier
saw a disk-shaped object come down rapidly, oscillate,
and land. The site could not be found in the dark.
The event took place 35 km northwest of the town.
(Atic)
53
Mar., 1945 Belfast (Maine). A man out hunting observed an
elongated object flying very slowly, tilted toward the
earth. It crashed into some trees at the end of a clear-
ing. The enormous craft seemed undamaged as it
rested briefly on the ground, then lifted again with a
humming sound, started to spin, released a shower
of fine silvery threads, and rose straight up, disap-
pearing in seconds. (FS May., 59)
54
Mar., 1945 Aleutian Islands. Aboard the US attack transport
"Delarof," 14 sailors saw a dark sphere rise out of the
ocean, follow a curved trajectory, and fly away after
circling their ship. (Evidence 30)
55
Jun. 10, 1947 Douglas (Arizona). Coral Lorenzen saw a light rise
2300 from the ground in Mexican territory. It took a defin-
ite spherical shape and vanished in less than ten sec-
onds among the stars. (Lor. I 4)
56
Jun. 21, 1947 Maury Island, near Tacoma (Washington). Harold
A. Dahl and others allegedly saw six tire-shaped ob-
jects, 30 m in diameter, metallic with dark openings,
over Puget Sound. One of the objects exploded,
showering the witnesses with metal. Officially re-
garded as hoax. (Ruppelt)
57
Jun. 21, 1947 Spokane (Washington). Eight disk-shaped objects
1150 the size of a house, were seen flying at 1000 km/h. A
civilian woman stated that the objects fell with a dead-
leaf motion and landed before ten witnesses on the
shore of the Saint Joe River, in Idaho. (Atic)
58
Jun. 17, 1947 Bisbee (Arizona). John A. Petsche, electrical worker
1030 and another witness independently saw a disk-shaped
object, which seemed to land near Tintown. (Lor. I 6)
59
Jun. 30, 1947 Grand Canyon, near Williams Field (Arizona). A
0910 Navy lieutenant was flying at 9000 m toward the
south when he saw two circular objects diving at "un-
conceivable" speed. They were gray, about 3 m in
diameter, and appeared to land 40 km south of the
Grand Canyon. (Atic)
60
Jul. 08, 1947 Muroc Air Field (California). An Air Force major
1200 observed a metallic object, reflecting sunlight oscil-
late, go down to ground level, and rise again. Simul-
taneously it was observed by a captain in Rodgers Dry
Lake. (Atic)
61
Jul. 23, 1947 Bauru, near Pitanga (Brazil). A group of survey
workers ran away as they heard a hissing noise and
saw a disk land 50 m away. Jose C. Higgins saw two
figures through, a window. Later three beings in shiny
clothes and translucent suits, with oversized bald
heads, huge round eyes, no eyelashes or eyebrows, and
a metal box on their back, emerged from the craft.
They were over 2 m. tall. They drew the solar system
and pointed to Uranus as if to suggest that was their
point of origin. (Round-up 163; FSR 61, 6)
62
Aug. 13, 1947 Twin Falls, Smoke River Canyon (Idaho). Two boys
1300 and their father saw a sky-blue object 100 m away and
25 m above ground. Treetops under it were spinning
wildly, although the object itself did not spin. It made
a swishing sound. Shape: inverted plate, 7 m diameter
and 3.5 m thick. There was a red flame on one side of
the top. (Atic)
63
Aug. 14, 1947 Raveo (Italy). R. L. Johannis saw a disk on the ground
0900 and two dwarfs less than 1 m tall, wearing dark blue
coveralls with red collars and belts. They had over-
sized heads, greenish faces, huge, salient dark eyes
without eyelashes or eyebrows, but surrounded by a
ringlike muscle. They wore something similar to crash
helmets. The center of their belts projected a "vapor,"
and the witness suffocated, feeling a strong electrical
discharge. The creature had greenish hands with
eight talonlike fingers. (Humanoids 2; Magonia; FRS
67, 1)
64
1948 Swastika (Canada). Mr. Galbraith twice saw an ob-
ject land. The first time, it was a disk-shaped craft
with a humanoid figure-the second time, cigar
shape with three figures. (Quincy)
65
Jul. 29, 1948 Indianapolis (Indiana). An object swept over a road
at 10 m altitude. (Atic)
66
Aug. 11, 1948 Hamel (Minnesota). Two boys were playing outside
1200 when a round dull gray object 70 cm in diameter, 30
cm thick, landed near them like a balloon with a
metallic noise. It spun, went up, hovered, maneuvered
to avoid telephone lines and trees, and flew away to
the northeast. An FBI man from St. Paul found an
area 70 cm in diameter where the ground showed signs
of extreme pressure. (Atic)
67
Aug. 29, 1948 Maplewood (Ohio). A farmer observed a silvery
0503 sphere of large dimension rise from a wooded area and
hover above his farm, dropping a silvery substance
that disintegrated before touching the ground. (Atic)
68
Feb., 1949 Pucusana (Peru). C. A. V. an oil company employee,
1630 30, was driving to Lima when he saw a shiny disk at
ground level. He walked toward it for 10 min. Three
figures came out as he was 20 m away. They looked
like mummies, had joined legs and one large foot.
They "slid" along the ground. They were covered
with a strange "towely" skin, asked the witness where
they were, had a lengthy discussion with him, and
took him for a trip in their craft. (Lor. III 122)
69
Feb. 17, 1949 France (exact location unknown). Alain Berard saw
night a large, bright object land near his farm with a green
lightning flash. It became dark. As he approached the
craft, the witness saw three figures with stocky short
legs, apparently without heads. Frightened, he fired
at them three times. A moment later the object took
off vertically. (Oltre il Cielo, Vol. I)
70
Aug. 19, 1949 Death Valley (California). Two prospectors are said
to have observed a disk-shaped object land. Two
dwarfs emerged but were lost in the sand dunes when
pursued. The object disappeared. (Humanoids 52)
71
Fall, 1949 Tulsa (Oklahoma). Don Bushnell, plant superin-
tendent with Southwestern Porcelain Steel Corp., saw
an object fall in front of his car as his radio was
blocked. He applied the brakes; object vanished.
(KeyhoeS)
72
Jan. 29, 1950 South Table Mountain (Colorado). Mr. Quintana
of Denver saw a silvery-green ovoid object hovering
about 15 m above a slope and landing slowly in a
small ravine. Then it shot upward at very high speed.
Its diameter was about 20 m, and it had a revolving
middle band. A greenish light flashed under it, and
the witness felt a rush of air and a pungent smell.
(FS Jul., 59)
73
Mar. 18, 1950 Lago Argentino (Argentina). A rancher, Wilfredo H.
1830 Arevalo, saw two objects, one of which landed. He
walked within 150 m of the aluminum-looking craft
which gave off a greenish-blue vapor and "an intense
smell of burning benzine." A large, flat section on
top was revolving above a glass cabin in which could
be seen four tall men, dressed in something like
cellophane, working at various instruments. They saw
him and shone a light in his direction while a blue
light illuminated the craft; the vapor increased and
flames (alternately reddish and greenish) shot out of
the base while the object rose with a faint hum. Both
craft flew away toward Chile, leaving bluish trails.
(Humanoids 32)
74
Apr., 1950 Juneau (Alaska). Mikel Konrad made a movie of
eight disks he saw landing and taking off 60 km north
of Juneau. (Quincy)
75
Apr. 08, 1950 Kokomo (Indiana). A metal worker was awakened
0200 by his dog and observed an object 60 m away at low
altitude. It was a gray metal disk, 5 m in diameter,
shaped like a top with a kind of turret. It was oscil-
lating, spinning slowly, and had three portholes shin-
ing with a blue-white light. It hovered for about 2
min, left toward the north, very fast. (Atic)
76
Apr. 08, 1950 River Road near Amarillo (Texas). David, 12, and
afternoon Charles, 9, Lightfoot saw a disk land behind a hill
and touched it. It was the size of a car tire, about 30
cm high, with a rounded top that rotated and a pivot
between the base and the top. It took off very fast.
The faces and arms of the boys later became red.
(200)
77
Apr. 20, 1950 Lufkin (Texas). Jack Robertson was driviug about
night 13 km west of town when he saw a round object about
3 m in diameter hovering about 7 m above him with
a dull red glow. It took off with a "swooshing roar"
as sparks flew from a slot under it. Minutes later the
witness feIt a burning sensation on his face. (FS
Jul., 59)
78
Apr. 24, 1950 Abbiate Guazzone (Italy). Bruno Facchini heard and
2200 saw sparks coming from a dark, hovering object, near
which a man dressed in tight-fitting clothes and wear-
ing a helmet seemed to be making repairs. Three
other men were seen near the craft. When the work
was finished, a trap through which light had been
shining was closed and the thing took off. The witness
had the time to note many details of the machine and
its occupants. (FSR 63, 2; Magonia)
79
May. 07, 1950 Ely (Nevada). A couple and their grandson were re-
1845 turning from a picnic when, about 14 km south of
Ely, they saw a silvery-white object at treetop level.
It hovered for 10 min, then oscillated "as if attempt-
ing to rise" and suddenly flew out of sight at high
speed. (Atic)
80
Jul. 02, 1950 Steep Rock Lake (Canada). In a story strangely sim-
ilar to that of Mr. Kiehl (Aug., 1914) (Case 40) a
man and his wife saw a double saucer with portholes
and a rotating antenna come to rest on the surface of
the lake. Ten figures, 1.20 m tall, dressed in shiny
clothing, emerged and walked on deck like robots
"changing direction without turning their bodies."
Their faces could not be seen. One of them wore a
red cap, had darker arms and legs and "seemed to be
their chief." They immersed a hose in the lake, then
took off. Fishermen later reported a green moss form-
ing on the lake. (Wilkins U)
81
Jul. 20, 1950 Porto Novo (Brazil). Mr. Campello and several
others in a car saw two large, silvery objects by the
side of the road, one on a hillock, the other on flat
ground, about 50 m away from each other. They came
within 600 m of the objects, which went away at "an
incredible speed," causing a rush of air that rocked
the car. (SBEDV 30)
82
Jun. 19, 1951 Sonderborg (Denmark). Joseph Matiszewski, a me-
1200 chanic, heard a whistling sound and saw an object
land in a meadow. Approaching within 50 m, he
found himself paralyzed and observed that birds had
stopped singing and cows seemed to be similarly un-
able to move. From the object emerged four hand-
some men who had brown skin and wore black shiny
suits and translucent helmets. Eight objects also
emerged from the craft and hovered above it. Other
men inside the craft and on its deck appeared to be
making repairs, then the objects flew to about 100 m
altitude and climbed rapidly out of sight. Only then
did the paralysis subside. (Nachrichten May., 59)
83
Sep. , 1951 Central Australia. A group of Unmatjera aborigines
observed a shiny circular object land near a similar
craft, about 12 m in diameter. Several min later, a
dwarf dressed in a shiny suit and having "a round,
shiny head" came out of one craft and entered the
other; both took off with a buzzing sound. (Edwards
93)
84
Oct. 26, 1951 Australia. The driver of a transcontinental train on
0400 the east-west line saw an object that illuminated the
countryside like the full moon. It flew very fast, came
close to the train, appeared ready to land in the
desert, then took off and disappeared. (Wilkins A
249)
85
Nov. 2, 1951 Mojave (California). Two forest observers were in a
2300 canyon 50 km north of the Mojave when they saw a
disk-shaped flying object in the southwest; 10 m esti-
mated diameter, 3 m thick, blue-green, well-defined,
surrounded with a glow of same color. Stopping their
jeep, they signaled to the object, which approached
within a few meters, flew away, seemed to play with
them. Eventually it vanished "like a magician's
trick." (Atic)
86
Dec., 1951 Peru (Nebraska). A man from Lincoln was driving to
0300 Indiana when he saw a blue light in the northwest
sky. It vanished to the southeast. The witness missed
a turn, had to go back toward Auburn, and had
reached a point northwest of Peru when he saw an
orange glow in the sky. Coming near, he observed
the glow came from a cauldron-shaped object on the
ground, about 12 m from the road. He stopped to
examine the object, which measured about 10 m
diameter and seemed to be made of cast iron. Thirty
cm from the top was a row of windows, 25 cm in
diameter, from which the orange light was coming.
On the other side was a blue flamelike glow. There
was no noise, no sign of life or activity, and no an-
tenna or protrusion. The witness drove away. (Atic)
87
Dec., 1951 Red Springs (North Carolina). Sam Coley and his
two children saw an object with a human-looking
occupant. (Humanoids 52)
88
Jan., 1952 Weston (Wyoming). A 38-year-old rancher saw a
2230 "shooting star" that suddenly stopped in mid-air be-
tween him and a mountain. It was seen spinning in a
clockwise direction. It had one red window period-
ially facing the observer. It went down toward the
Little Powder River and came up again. The witness
turned his car to send light signals, to which the object
seemed to respond by stopping its red window facing
the witness's location. Spinning resumed, the object
rose and came down. A similar craft arrived and both
went into the deep valley, out of sight. (Atic)
89
Early 1952 Goose Bay (Labrador). A fiery, spherical object made
2242 a right-angle turn during an observation by a C-54
crew flying from Westover to Goose Bay. It was also
seen from the ground by the control tower and by two
men who plunged to the earth when the object made
a low pass at them. It went away at 2247. (Quincy)
90
Summer, 1952 Itenhaem (Brazil). A woman was awakened by a
0300 thunderclap and a strong bluish light. As she got out,
she saw a large number of hovering disk-shaped ma-
chines resembling "inverted soup plates" 200 m away
at an altitude of about 1 m. She observed them for
30 min, saw two figures standing on one of the craft
and looking at the sky. They went back inside, and
shortly thereafter the "fleet" took off, one object at a
time. (FSR 68,1)
91
Summer, 1952 Martin County (Texas). Mrs. Rogers saw an object
descend slowly and pass across a pasture at 7 m alti-
tude. She stopped her car and observed it was "wob-
bling" in mid-air, was shaped like a turtle, and showed
three oarlike protrusions that moved slowly. Esti-
mated dimensions: 5 by 4 m, 1 m thick. It was
greenish-gray in color, emitted a blue flame, but
showed no other light. (Barker 78)
92
Jun. 15, 1952 Magneville (France). Men at work in the forest saw
large, circular objects similar to parachutes coming
down. Half a dozen witnesses. (France-Soir Jun. 18,
52)
93
Jul. 11, 1952 Hasselbach (Germany). Oscar Linke, former Wehr-
macht major, and his daughter Gabrielle, 11, had to
leave their motorcycle when they had a flat tire. In-
side the woods the girl noticed two men in silvery
suits examining the ground in a clearing near a pink
disk-shaped object, 8 m in diameter, showing a double
row of openings around the rim and a black turret on
top. One of the men had a flashing box. Both men
went inside, and the disk vibrated, rose along the
turretlike cylinder, then spun faster and rose out of
sight. (Guieu 52)
94
Jul. 20, 1952 Dai-el-Aouagri (Morocco). Approximate date. R.
0030 Petijean saw a luminous object, 20 m diameter, on the
ground. It gave off bluish flashes as it took off, leaving
a smell of burning sulphur. (Quincy)
95
Jul. 24, 1952 Vico (Italy). A man who was fishing in the Serchio
night River saw a disk hovering for 10 min. From it hung
a hose that plunged into the water. The object was
20 m in diameter, with five propellers in the rear and
a dome with something like blades on top. An orange
glow could be seen through slits along the deck. A
man wearing a diving helmet looked at the witness
through a window, and he received a kind of electric
shock as a "green ray" hit him. He looked up with
difficulty, in time to see the object fly away toward
the east. Six days later a stranger with a foreign accent
contacted the witness and intimidated him. (FSR
69,1)
96
Jul. 29, 1952 Enid (Oklahoma). Sidney Eubank went to the Enid
police station and told Sergeant Vern Bennell that
an enormous disk had buzzed his car as he drove be-
tween Bison and Waukonis on Highway 81. The rush
of air made the car leave the road while the object
flew west very fast. (Anatomy 134)
97
Aug. 19, 1952 West Palm Beach (Florida). Ronny Desvergers saw
evening a large, round, dark object above him in a clearing. It
had a turret on top. Red balls of light were emitted
by the object and burned him. He also observed a
"hideous" creature aboard the craft. Grass roots were
scorched at the site. (Ruppelt 222; Magonia)
98
Aug. 24, 1952 Frontenac (Kansas). A man driving through a wood
0600 encountred a strange object and stopped to observe
it. It looked like two turtle shells glued together, about
25 m long, with a humanoid creature in what ap-
peared to be a control cabin in front. Windows lighted
by an intense blue light and a throbbing sound were
also reported. The object was oscillating and suddenly
flew straight up with a strong humming noise. The
middle section supported what looked like propellers.
The object hovered 3 m above ground. (Atic)
99
Aug. 27, 1952 Lamberton (North Carolina). A saucer-shaped craft,
3 by 2 m, landed on the witness's property after hitting
a chimney. A little man, about 70 cm tall, emerged
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