PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
. - ef : 0 Wes Balloon
3] August 1956 Worthington, Ohio O Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Possibly Belleon
O Wes Aircroft
NO B-Greund- Vi sual 0 Ground-Reder O Proebebly Aircraft?
GM] 31 0 Air Vi wel O Air-Intercept Reder | 7 Possibly Airereft
as — OUR 0 Was Astronomicel
0 Yes D Prebobly yeas te
D No Civilian a Possibly Tuaet ine
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BX Orhan LOLiisnt Netic otlizht Reflefn
O Insufficient Dete fer Eveluction
0 Unrknewn
unknown to 5
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ie “eames
One darkish yellow dbject, the size Concur w/reporting officer that
of a half dollar at arm's length. Obj [cause of sighting was probably
was moving north to south slowly. the reflection from a spotlight
Sighting was visual only. at the Ohio State Fair, Due to

sketchy information in the ori-
ginal message, this sighting falls
in to category of"probvably,”

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26 August 1956
No Case (Information Only) Tiburon, California

Case 201, Tiburon,.Cal, Aug. 26, 1956—By letter
James Geer tells of his experience as follows: ‘About 7:30
this evening, while driving home, I noticed what appeared
be a flock of nine small birds flying northward. They
were dark against the blue sky and were all about the
same size, although, being able to watch them only in
glances, I can not estimate their size or shape. They
flew in a clump, without rigid formation, moving freely
among themselves like birds, although their general
course seemed straight. I believed they were birds until
they passed behind a nearby hill. Measuring with my
car speedomoter, I found the distance between the point |
of observation and a point closely approximating the top
of the hill to be one mile. They made the arc of about
60 degrees in about five seconds. Allowing for an error of
100% on the distance of the objects and another error
of 100% on the angle, these objects, in order to pass
just behind the hill, had to be traveling at least 90 mph.
If my estimates are more nearly correct, however, and
the objects were not just behind the hill but over the
bay at, say two miles distance, they were traveling well
over 1000 mph. There is no chance that the objects
passed in front of the hill. The objects were quite dark
and the hill a bright amber.”

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Sometimes an observer identifies such objects correctly, but later
begins to doubt his own judgment. About 7:30 in the evening of
August 26, 1956, a man driving along a highway in California no- |
ticed a Aock of about nine small birds flying northward, dark against
the blue sky. In a random group, they moved freely among them-
selves as birds do but continued in a northern direction. The wit-
ness watched the birds as carefully as possible, but the intermittent
glimpses possible when a man is driving a car did not allow him
to make good estimates of their size or height. Nevertheless, he
guessed at their distance and calculated that they covered an arc
of Go degrees in five seconds, which would mean a speed of about
1000 miles an hour.
Instead of questioning the accuracy of his estimate,
reason he doubted his first identification. If the objects could fly
1000 miles an hour, he reasoned, then they were not birds after

all, and must be 7“ saucers! [13] :

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Source: UFO Investigatar, Voll III, No 2, April-May 55

RCAF JET PILOT REPORT

A former RCAF jet pilot, now Aviation Editor of the Toronto
Telegram, has notified NICAP of a UFO sighting he had in 1956,
while setting a cross-Canada speed record.

Sqdn, Ldr. Robert J. Childerhose also submitted a black-and-
white print of a color slide he took of the object, while cruising
seven miles over the Canadian Rockies. The picture is being
analyzed by a NICAP photographic advisor, and will be reported
on later,

The incident occurred on Aug. 23, 1956, when Squadron Lar.
Childerhose and Fit. Lt. Ralph Annis were speeding westward.
The UFO appears as a very bright, oblong shape with fuzzy out-
line in the picture, but is described as having been ‘‘sharply de-
fined to the naked eye.’’

A second picture, taken a few minutes later from above storm
clouds at 47,000 feet, showed that the UFO had remained stationary.

Canadian Rockies
23 Aug, 1956

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27 August 1956
No Case (Information Only) Fairhaven, Massachusetts

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Case 202, Fairhaven, Mass, Aug. 27, 1956—DMiss
Norma Mello tells of an observation made by her aunt |
and uncle. She writes: “At about 3:25 am, Mrs. F. W. |
Bence was startled by a brilliant light coming through _
the east window. The light had not been there 25 min-
utes earlier when Mr. Bence had awakened. The object,

which was motionless, appeared to be about the size of a

grapefruit and was quite low on the horizon. Mr. Bence
went outdoors to watch the object and saw a small red-
dish light to the right of it There was no sound. Mr.
and Mrs. Bence continued watching it until it faded
away about one-half hour later. Twenty-five minutes
later, Mrs. Bence looked again and the object was back,
although not. as bright. At this time it began to move
horizontally back and forth in the same area. About
5 a.m, it faded away as if into a mist.”

30 August 1956

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pes ein t Eureka, California

Case 203, Eureka, Cal, Aug. 30, 1956—The New

Orleans Times-Picayune reported, three persons saw a
“meteor” early Thursday as they drove toward Eureka.

One observer said it was the biggest fireball he had ever
seen, and that it lit the highway as bright as day.)

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Case 204, Williamstown, Ky. 11:30 pm, Aug. 3,
1956—Driving south toward Williamstown, the Research
Director of a Cincinnati manufacturer saw a large bril-
liant ovoid suddenly zip from west to east across the
horizon. “It was so low,” she said, “it looked as though it
were going to hit the ground.” The object, oval-shaped ,
and as large as a dime held at arm’s length, looked “green
on one side and white on the other’—but she said the
speed was so great that the true colors were indistinguish-
: able. Noticeable, however, was a bright halation or glow
around the object. Another witness, and a friend of the
Research Director, was also driving south avout a block
behind when she saw the same object. Her description
tallied, and she agreed that the object seemed to be
slanting in toward earth. ;

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No Case (Information Only)

Case 205, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10:
A prominent lawyer phoned the wr!
white light zigzagging to the north as
“following a heavenly saw’. Its flight was jerky,
thrusts upon the wa
rythmically it flickered off and on—making no
The object disappeared into infinity. - - -

like a “boat being rowed in

30, 1956—
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30 August 1956
Cincinnati, Ohio

No Case (Information Only) 30 August 1956
London, England

~lOpa-Radar "Blip" alerts Fighter-Command Raq |
i eee in London! Hal f-hour later,a Plane at West

Mall reported an odd Light in the sky! Ground-Control
saw hing It was at about 4 or 5,000ft.! Search-Planes
flew to 6.000ft. but couldn't:’find the dull light...

31 August 1956
Cincinnati, Onio

No Case (Information Only)

Case 206, Cincinnati, Ohio, 6 pm, Aug. 31, 1956—
Harry Baston driving in heavy traffic was stopped long |
enough to get a good glimpse of a solid device shaped

like a mushroom. He said the object was intensely |
white and quite large in the clear sky and was traveling

in a straight line to the south. At one time the object
seemed to fade out, said Baston, but reappeared still
traveling south looking much smaller. . 3

Dear Mr. ae

This letter 13 im answer to your inguiry about the experience I had
a fow years ago on a sighting. The "story on flying saucers Leing
sishted in various parts of the Unitsd states had alreaisy become
fairly well ‘mown. I personally must admit [I looxed upon ‘ais sub-
sect with sgepticism and general disbelie?. Then this Raypened:

mn or about Ausust 20, 1956 or '57 (It is hard to pinpoint the exact
ont now, cut ft was the first Mon@ay of the Minn. State Fair) I waa
ariving:home the last newsboy from tne State Fair trip, I had a group

of six boys to return home to towns from white Lear to Hinkley. at
about. 11:30 BP. Me, while nearinz his home, we suddenly saw, (and for
awhile I considered it to be a false image of a so-called ‘flying
saucer') a large object 'coasting' in the sky along side of me, keep-
ing at a perfect parallel to the ground, since it was night, I was
unacle to zet a poritive perspective of this object, tut guessed it
to be about a mile or two away from us. The boy with me became ex-
tremely frichtened, and I must admit, so was I. The otject anppesgred
to be about a pile or two away from us. The Mwprattaxze object
arpeared to be about the size of a 3 story house and about half-block
long. Then, it came to a stop and 'parked' right in the sky. By than
I had stopped the car also, anid we toth watched in amazement. I was.
able to zet my wits about me again ard lioxed at it in a more !
observing attitude. Ihe fright somewhat left sie too, since the
object no longer acpeured to be a threat. I was asle to make a .
visual description of it in my mind so as not to forget whqt I was
viewing. T:.e shape of the object was ‘impossible' to ny estimation.»
as it appeared too blunt to be able to travel as fast as it &t4a when
it left. Instead of the ends being tapered to a zoint, it appeared
dDlunt, as the small end of an egg. There was a dome-like structure
or bulge on the top about 2/3 as lohg as the over-all léengk.,vut in
proportion to the entire structure, it was not.very hizh. Iwas.
almost sure 1 was able to see inside of the dome, yet I saw nothing
other then this huge blunteshapped object, clowing in a definite
amber~red, with a narrow haze encircling its entirety. When it

left, briefly, it was with such a burst of speei that I would esti-
mate it reached its top speed after the initial thrust was made.

I .sard no noise at anytime during this sizhting. I brought the voy
home telling him, "don't let it bother you...We saw an unusual re-
flection of some sort". Later I felt I may have nandled it incorrect
ly but he was so frightened I thought it best to minimize it then.
About 2 hours later I was home, having deciied to erase the incident
trom my mind, not even letting my wift know of it. She was awake and
sensed sometcing was wrong and thousnt I nad experienced being at the
scene of an agcident. I have iriven close to a million miles oy car
tn ‘he past 20 years of newspa,er work, about 1/4 of it beins after
darx. Im all of tais driving, I have not nai any other exrperienze
oat @1@ not have a natural or losical explanation, and I would
ertainly like to find one for this.

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3iiserely

Motes. NO CASB_ INPCRMATICN OBLT, | !
diiliegee, 28 band pe of observation ina 1956 or 1957+

bear wr, QE,

[his letter 13 im answer to your inguiry adout the exserience I had
a few years ago on a sighting. The "story on flying saucters being
sighted in various parts of the United States had already become
fairly well kmown. I personally must admit I looxed upom this sub-
‘ect with sxepticism and general disbelie?. Then this happened:

m or about August 20, 1956 or '57 (It is bard to pinpoint the exact
iste now, but it was the first Monéay of the Minn. State Fair) I was
driving home the last newsboy from tne Stats Fair trip, I had a group

of six boys to return home to towns from white Pear to Hinkley. at
about 11:30 BP. Me, while nearinz his home, we suddenly saw, (and for
awhile I considered it to be a false image of a so-called ‘flying
saucer') a large object 'coasting' in the sky along side of me, keep-
ing at a perfect parallel to the ground, since it was night, I was
unable to set a poritive perspective of this object, but guessed it
to be about a mile or two away from us. Tye boy with me became ex-
tremely frightened, and I must admit, so was I. fhe otject appesred
to be about a mile or two away from us. The Mwyraktuxum object Pe
appeared to be about the size of a 3 story house and about half-block
long. Then, it came to a stop and 'parked' right in the sky. By thm

I had stopped the car also, and we both watched in amazement. I was.
able to set my wits about me again ard lioxet at it ina more. °*.}}
observing attitude. Ihe fright somewhat lert me too, since the Se
objest no longer appeared to de a threat. I was abdl@e to make a .
visual description of it in my mind so as not to forget whqt I was
viewing. T.e shape of the odject was ‘impossible’ to my estimation
as it appeared too blunt to be able to travel as fast as it a&id when.
it left. Instead of the ends being tapered to a zoint, it appeared ©
blunt, as the emall end of an egg. There was a dome-like structure
or bulge on the top about 2/3 as lomg as the over-all lenmgks,but in
proportion to the entire structure, it was not. very hish. Iwas
almost sure I was able to see inside of the dome, yet I saw nothing
other then this huge blunteshapped object, glowing ina definite
amber-red, with a mawrow haze encircling its entirety. When it
left, briefly, it was with such a burst of speei that I would esti-
mate it reached its top speed after the initial bhrust was made.
tT heard no noise at anytime during this sizhtine. I brought the boy
home telling nim, "don't let it bother you...We saw an unusual re-
flection of some sort". Later I felt I may have handled it incorrect?
ly but he was so frichtened I thoucht it dest to minimize it then.
About 2 Rours later I was home, having ieciied to erase the incident
from my mind, not even lettings ny wift know of it. She was awake and
sensec something was arong and trouznt I had experienced being at the
Scane of an agcident. I have driven close to a millicn miles bv car
in the past 20 years of newspaper work, about 1/4 of it bein= a2ter
aarx. Im all o? tnis criving, I have not nai any other experience
toat ¢i@ not have a natural or logical explanation, and I would
2ertainly like to find one for this.

Saal — siucerely

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~ Se Ft Lauderdale,

Case 197, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Aug. 21, 1956—For
twenty minutes, six vacationers watched three strange

objects cavorting over the Atlantic Ocean. First in view, |
as seen from the beach, were two brilliant white lights
which, according to one witness, seemed to be playing

out of the ocean. Later a third object appeared on the
scene. It was larger, round and red and became stationary.

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Case 196, Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 21, 1956—A letter
from Viviane Machu relates: “My father saw a ball of

fire traveling across the sky at about 8:15 pm, in a
straight horizontal course. After his report, my cousin
and I went out on balcony to look, and in 45 minutes,
having seen nothing we went to bed. Five minutes later
we saw a fireball and rushing outside we were in time to
see it completely reverse direction without turning or
stopping. It was heading north one moment, and the
next, it was heading south. It accelerated more going

south and went over a plane that was coming in. It..

passed the plane, changed directions again and got over
the plane. The next moment, both the bell of fire and
the plane vanished. I noticed that a much smaller ball
of fire followed the plane, and two others were under-

neath it. My cousin said she didn’t notice this.”

Ed: The L.A. Times reported “other flying stuff” for the same
evening. Police reports said folks saw an orange-red object close
to the edge of the moon about 9:30 p.m. Others saw an associated
object of elongated shape, which appeared to be bathed in the
lare of spotlights and to be — s up and down like an elevator.
alley Division police reported urry of calls concerning a

“missile” seen cruising across San Pudeande Valley skies. Of
concern to the —— is ay 8 psn ae when 7 said the
plane vanished. guess " ppeared into horizon
rather than isto the fireball : ‘

21 August 1956
Los Angeles, California

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Case 198, New Orleans, La, 8:35 p.m... Aug. 23, 1956—
Richard Hall writes: “We have been on sky watch for
several nights because of increase in UFO reports, and
to view Mars and the moon with a 4” reflector telescope.
We had seen several meteors and were familiarizing our-
selves with the appearance of planes at night, too high
to be heard. Earlier, we had seen two or three such
planes, so we were not startled to see an orange dot of
light exactly resembling a plane moving overhead. I
raised the binoculars and commented that I could see no
wing lights. I noted the object in relation to a bright
star and continued to watch from my comfortable lawn
chair. Abruptly, the object made a 180 degree turn
which brought me out of my chair. Then it made another
180 degree turn, with no apparent color change and con-
tinued to the NE. It proceeded about 20 degrees across
the sky, then suddenly began a series of violent maneu-
vers, impossible to reconstruct. At this point, the object
repeatedly blacked out or disappeared, returning momen-
tarily as a flash of green light. It zigzagged and flitted
here and there in impossible changes of direction. Gradu-
ally, the field of motion diminished and the object was
nearly stationary in a thin haze layer toward the NE.
I lost sight of it when I tried to locate it in the finder
scope of the telescope, and we didn’t see it again. Using
the star it passed, and the landmark above which it was
last seen, I estimated that it traversed a minimum of 45°
to 50° of arc. The sighting lasted 25 seconds or more.” |

23 August 1956
New Oreleans, Louisiana

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No Case (Information Only) Torrance, California:

Case 199, Torrance, Cal. Aug. 23, 1956—Headlined
the Torrance Press: “15 Guardsmen See Flying Saucer”.
The men are members of Torrance’s Nat'l Guard unit.
Their convoy was just returning from maneuvers. Among
those who observed the UFO was Capt. Douglas Hor-
lander, C.O. of Co. E, 132nd Armored Engineer Battalion.
Said Capt. Horlander, “It was 6:10 p.m. Our convoy was
about six miles north of Santa Barbara at Goleta. We
were going about 25 mph. I was sitting in the front seat
of the jeep, half asleep. Suddenly, M/Sgt. William Lyons
tapped me on the shoulder. ‘Hey, Cap’, he said, ‘I’ve been
watching this thing.’ I looked up, and there I saw this
round object standing perfectly still at about 1000 ft.
elevation. It was round and shiny like the top of a tin
can. It looked like the sun, only the sun was coming
from another direction. First I thought it was a blimp.
It was at a 45 degree angle from us, toward the left.
All at once it zoomed sideways and then instantly up to )
about 5000 ft. at a right angle, like the beam of a flash-
light. Then I thought it was a weather balloon, but sud- )
denly it came down again to a 2000 ft. elevation. We
saw the object for about eight minutes before it dis-
appeared. This happened just as it was time to halt the
convoy. Some of the men had seen the object, too. To
look at them, you'd think they'd seen a ghost.” Added
the Captain, “We spotted the thing close to Pt. Mugu, |
the Naval Guided Missile Testing Station. I think the —
flying saucer belongs to us.” Said Sgt. Lyons, “... I
think it was possibly from outer space. I don’t think we
have anything like it.”*