l -24 JANUARY 1953 SIGHTINGS Upper New York ' Oldtown, ll.aine Joshua Tree, California Brockley AFB, Alabama Crais, Montana Adak, Alaska / Haifa, Jerusalem l!,ultiple EVALUATION Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Other (UNRELIABLE RPr) UNIDENTH'IED Astro (ME!'I'EOR) Insufficient Data Astro (ME!TEOR) Astro (VENUS) Eau Gaille, Florida \Dallas, Texas Area _)Dallas, Texas - Oklahoma, Okla2 Ground Visual & R~DAR Ft t4onmouth, New Jersey W~rner AFB, Georgia I~'lrson APB, Washington Sa n Antonio, Texas Sonoma, California Hopkins, Minnesota Santa Ana, California Gadsden, Alabama San Antonio, Texas -t Monmouth, New Jersey Austin, Texas t-1editerranean Sea (H.O. Bulletin) Westhampton Beach, New York rysville, Tennessee Honolulu, T. H. Aguadulce, Panama Premont, Texas Air Vis & R.',DAR Hiram, Georgia Not Reported Florida Not Reported North Pacific (H.O. Bulletin)( INFO ONLY) Patrick AFB, Florida 4 Airmen AFB, Newfoundland ,. Military Patrick AFB, Florida Military Honshu, Japan' Hilitary Austin, Texas' Ground (RADAR) Eklutna, Alaska Civilian-s-- . Suwon, Korea Military Insufficient Data UNIDE~"TIFIED UliiDEN'l'IFIJm Insufficient Data Astro (STAR/PLA T) UNIDENTIHED Other (HOAX) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Astro ( VE:~rus) Insufficient Data. \>leather Effects on Radar) Astro (VENUS) 25 -31 JANUARY 1953 SIGH'l'INGS LOCATION OBSERVER Pinewood South Carolina Sampson AB, New York Baronette, Wisconsin Continental Divide ~' New Mexico Visual bmrch AFB, California bhther AFB, California Cottom10od, Arizona Tuscon, Arizona Davenport, Iowa Stuttgart, Germany Point Mugu, California St Georges, Delaware Patrick AFB, Florida Corona, California Albany Georgia Area Is land, Nebraska North Platte , Nebraska Hitchell AFB, New York Dahlgren, Va-Philadelphia, Pa Patrick AFB, Florida Houlton, Maine ~alibu Beach, California Conway, South Carolina Bataan, Phillipines Albuquerque, New Mexico Lexington, Kentucl'Y Ground (RADAR) Not Statecr- Military Air Ground Visual Air Visual Ground ( RA.DAR) Air Visua:r-- Grouna Visual Not Stated Military Air . :ita.r y Air EVALUATION Astro (S'I'AII/PLANF.T) Astro (VENUS) , Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Astro (Mt"TEOR) Astra (VENUS) Astro (STAR/PLANET) Astro (STAR/PLANET) UNIDEN'l'IFIED Other (UNRELIABLR RI~') Insufficient Data UNIDEti~IFIED Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS) UNIDENTIFIED Astro (VENUS) Astra (~JETEOR) Astro (METEOR) Other (CLOUD) Astro (VENUS) AjC (Navy Blimp) Astra (lttETEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) al:J c:t::" n 1 -J.l+ FEBRUARY 1953 SIGHTINGS Syracuse, New Yor!c Finland AFS, 1--linne::;ot a Q.u" r-ryville, Pennsylvani a Saratog a Springs, New York Terre Haute, Indi ana Ground (Rl'IDAR) .t'.ir Visual 81fALUATION Other ( CONFLICT ING Ra dar Interfer~nce As tro (i'>!ARS/VEJII'US) P.stro (JUPITC.:R) l. Aircraft 2 . Astra (JUPITER) Atl .nti c Ocean ( ccid10nt) l etter from ~, .!!M ( I NFO) Victorville, Californi a tlilite.ry Air (PHO'IO) Balloon Indonesia Multinle Insufficient Dat a Icel:.ind Ground (RADAR) UNI DBTITU'IZD Diet~ir:l!, Idaho P:~pper~.!..L i e1;E'ounrlla n .; B-::-;tsey, New rT~.! rs~!y :,Lyt.h_, c.~ llfnrni~ L?tncaste r , p ,:.nn;,ylv-=-,ni;J. T ruk P.'Loll, i":t: Lr' Lc Rosalia, 'tlas li'i.nf!,i:CHJ King Sal mon, Ml).l=t)l.-'~ Hokkai do, Jap a n Corgir:., Kentuc:J' .. ~ Barter I sland , ~laaKB Dobbins A?i3, G';~ r;S'i.a Cherry Point, l'l.:r~'1 C!'u:o l i n"l Dobbins AF:Fl, Ge,~rg i a ~-li sa' . .;a AB, Japa n Ri:::il .. mond, Vir'g i n.ia Laurel, f.lontana Olean, Nev York H9.m:ptonvi lle, :rrorth Carolina 'l\mis, Libya Patrick AFB, Florida Great :Falls A?'3, Noatan3. Ni sawa .!\B, Japan Iake Charles, L~ui2iana Vichy, Missouri C?.r S'iell AFBJ ~exes t::litar y t4ili tary t-.i.r .A.ir Visual Ground (R!!.DAR) Gtoun::l VIsual Mi l Ground ( RA D!!.R) State Polle e Military Air 1-!ilitar y (CSI){INFO) Milita r y Air Ground (RADAR) Civilian Guards Ailitary Air 1lili tary Gc & Jl.i.::-Visu:tl ?!,ili t.ary Air Gd Visu a l -Ru.t h ~-!u1t i p l e As tr'J ('v.:::FJS) IJl'TI D2IfiirED Insuf f i cient Data Astro ( HST;;;OR) Jl.ircraft .~.stro ( S'fAR/PLAi'R:'I) Astra (VSNUS) Other ( r'lc.se 'l'ar gets) Astro (REGULUS) Other ( ltfX Effects) Insufficient Da:t a Jl.stro (STARS/PLANETS) Astra (JUPITER) Insufficient Data Other (Sear lights) Astro ( lfEl'IUS) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Asuo ( 'J'ErlU3 ) Insufficier..t Data .~.stro (VENUS} Jl.stro (METEOR) ,.; s tro ( VENUS ) Ai.rcraf t Other ( I n re r s ion ~i' fects) I 15 -28 ?E'BRUARY 1953 SIGBTINGS ~North Atlantic ( H.O. Bulletin)( INFO )Meteor ' Yugoslavia (Radio Belgrade)( INFO) Ramier, Alabama Willow, Alaska ' ' Port Austin, ~!ichigan '3lman dorf AFB, Alaska ' .5reme-:-ton, Washingt on 'Greensboro, North Carolina , I c e land ' Cho-Do. Korea r-lc., sour g , _a orn a California 3-;;u::-,:;e o n Ba y , Wi:;con sin .-liscon s Ln 2 2 'Euf~'3.lo, Ne w Yo r'< 22 Arlingto n , Te xas 22 'Dover , Dela~are 22 Dodson, ~lantana Military Air ..Ground (RADAR) Mil:ftary-- ( c;s;;; ~!ISSING) ~;L1SSING) Air Visual Ground & Air 2 3 'Sidney, Australi a ( i"SI NZ)(INFO) 2 3 ,Celebes 2 3 ~Queens, New York 2 3 Fortville, Indiana 23 ,Southern Wisconsin 24 ~Dayton, Ohio 24 -Mountpelier, Idah o 24 Sherman, Texas 24-6, Mar -Great Falls, Montan a 25 Charleston, West Virginia 25-27:-,Japan (Multiple Locations} .Greenland 'Kingsville, Maryland 'Pepperell AB, Newfoundland 1Klamath Falls, Oregon ,san Antonio, Texas Not Reported Ground (RADAR) Multiple-- Ground (RADAR) Astro (VEGA) Astro {VENUS) UNIDE:NTI F IED Astro ( JUPITER) As tro ~ ME".!."EOR) Insufficient Data Astro (VENUS) UNIDEN'riFIED ~ Ealloon , ~tt.ld :\ stro ( ST!l.R/PLANET) c.?~jt Ast r a ( ARCTURUS ) ~c;td$1 Insuffici ent Da t a B.C/;:)..1 bsufficient :Cata ~</3 /ENUS/ JUPITER) d--4 3 Astro (1/ENUS) d).43 Insuf f i cient Da t a ~%~ Astra (METEOR) d-43i Balloon ~43 Astra (VENUS) .3-43 Insufficient Dat a c>/43 Astro (VENUS) 0143 UNIDENTIFIED ~ 44/ Insufficient Data a4lf Insufficient Data ~41..1 Electronic Countermea~;r 1. Lighthouse Light ;;1. 2. Astro (ACTURUS) I 3. Astro (VENUS) Inversion (WX) .).4'-l(pl Other (FLARE) ~448 l. Balloon .;14 Astro (VENUS) 0244,~ ' Co''"'r, Delaware Multiple Reuorts . -''.stro (VENUS) d4S/! .G!"e'l."C ?ails AB, Montana Gr ound (:MDP.R) Insufficient Dac:a ~46.;l.f.. ,:3h::-ev2po r t , I.ouisi.a;oa 1-lili tar y--UNI DBN'l'I'FJE D C)t/S~ .. ?asa,:!.e:Ja, Calif o r n i a r.. 1\s tro (STAR/PLANET ) .;145Cl C:ayc:::m, ')hio ;J !II: Insufficient Dat a d.'-1~ Colcrado"'Springs, Co 1:)raco ; Ea l loon .;24-,sa <'.i c :'l::JCnd, Vir ginia Hilitary Otner (CONTRAIL ) d4sA . ~-::-;' ~nnsyl.ranh noonan '::Jsuf f icient I:ata d-451! L._=an, i'iev 'fori{ I _qq .\stro ( ARCTURUS) ;;145'}: Olean, New York ft&i Ml Astro (VENUS) . d)clftJd - ,olean, New York -~-_ Insufficient Dac:_a ;).40/~- ;;l't(Dit> 1 .GJ'Ifs(p 9 .l - 9 ~lP.RCH 1953 SIGHTINCS 'Ole;;:1, ?few York ,Hi sa;..a . & Eci.~:.:s.ido tis. p a n Princeton, Ne w J=rse y n, New York Do . .rer A:~.B, Dela"'c.;ar e Ca~bria, Cali!'ornia ~Luke A?3 , Ari~o~a s: .. rac~se' re.,H York , 3i1g,; AFi3, South Carolina \Ealtl!i~ure J ~-!tnyland .K.ar3.chi, Paki3t fv l ...Ee.:nilton, Montsnu >li amisburg, Ohio '~est Carrolton, {\hi_ Elf.O.LUATION Insufficient Data Military ( ) Astra (VENUS) Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS) (~4ilitary) .ostro (~NUS) ( Milit!lry) Astro (VENUS) O) Other ( CON'l'RAILS) P';t:W\ ei) Insufficient Dat a GO. Visual ..,._, Balloo n Army Air Attache fls tro ( S'l'!'.R/PLANET ) Astra ( 'fSl'fuS) Astro ( 'IENlJ3) :>Oil l oon lnsui'fi.:i-!nt !Ja t a Astro ( V::NUS) P..stro ( Vi:<: NUS) Engineer at Adelaid e Australia Astro ( '/ENUS) Ano lous Propagation Astro ( H3TEOR) Astro (HETEOR) As tro ( VE~rus) J 10 -19 ~lARCH 1953 SIGHTINGS Leeds Center, ~.:J.ine Great Falls, Montana ~ackettstown, New Jersey "vlaterton, New York 'Lancaster, New York i.'.Garden, Alabama >Greenville, Mississippi ;Bartletsville, Oklahoma .37.25N l32.25E (Se a of Japan) OBSI!:R'IEH 12 GOC Observers 5 Air Cre w Members Air & Gd Visual Military Air & Air Intercept (HADAR) 'Anchorage, Alaska Multiple -- EVALUA1'ION Astra (VENUS) Astro (VENUS) 1. Astra (VENUS) 2. P.stro (S'l'AR/PLA.NET) 3. UNIDENTIFIED Astro (VE:NUS) Insufficient Data Balloon (l1oby Die!~) Astra (VENUS) UNIDENTIFIED <~Erding AFB, Germany Military (\-...,Gambill, St Lawrence Islands {!f\S,.; . ~ ~Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela tc'-\~!>'i'l"fT (PHOTO) Great Falls, Montana ( 'Hi p Insufficient Data Williams AFB, Arizona Balloon JTonmmnda, New York Insufficient Data . ,,.othe~ (BIP.DS) Harmon AFB, Newfoundland Balloon ~crystal Lake, Ohio A/C ~cape Vincent, New York Astra (VENUS) 0Redlion, Ohio 6 Other (Bazooka Shell) CilSilf 23 20 -31 HAHCfi 1953 SIGH'riNGS vOld Baldy & Pork Chop Hill, Korea oAnchorage, Alaska oElmira, New York 'Casper, Wyoming Casper, vlyoming Pasadena, Texas ~Bay City, Michigan EVALUATION Ground RA.DAR Insufficient Data Ground Visual (MILITARY) Civilian RR Employee Astra (JUPITER) 4 GOC Observers UNIDENTIFIED Gd Visual and RADAR ~Kent, England 7 .. Astra (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astra '( VEI\'US) "Gambill, St L.<twrence, Alaska Two 'Jitnesses \Caribbean Sea (Hydrographic Bulletin)(INFO) Solar Phenomena "Bishop's Ring" Panama City, Florida 'Rabat, French Morocco San Antonio, Texas Sheaves Cove, Newfoundlanu 'Canal Zone , Panama ~Ht 'f'aylor, New Mexico 1>-!ascoutah, Illinois Spooner, vlisconsin Cochransville, Pennsylvania 'Lyle, '~ashington \Honshu, Japan ~' vlilliams AFB, Arizona ,Conrad, Montana Military Air Visual Military Air Military Air 1. A/C and Ground Light 2. Ground Light (AjC Only) UNIDENTII~IE:D Astra (HE'l'EOR) Astra ( VEN'LIS) UNIDENTIFIED Other (!HRAGE) UNIDENTIFIED Balloon (1>-!oby Dick) Astra (VENUS) Astra (VENUS) APRIL 1953 SIGH'riNGS LOCA'I'ION Nevada (INPO) Webster Village, Naryland Detroit lakes, Minnesota Fukuoka, Japan San Juan, Puerto Rico Sonderstrom AB, Greenland Torbay Airport, Newfoundland Sweetwater, Nevada Sheave's Cove, Newfoundland 'I'uscon, Arizona East Prairie, Missouri Ft Davis,-Texa.s Grand Valley, Colorado Militsg Air Military Air Ml:lltiple Lbound Vis/RADAR Hili tary Ai_r Air Visual Air RADAR lake Superior (Calcumet, Michigan) Sheave's Cove, Newfoundland Brooklyn, New York Addison, New York Mississippi Klamath Falls, Oregon Fontana, California Syracuse, New York Hawaiian Islands EVALUATION Astro (MET80H) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data UNIDEl'l'I'H"IED Astro (NETEOR) Astro (METEOR) P~l)on (w/Ref lectors) 1[/UT-:nn;mn FIED Other (Unreliable Repor Other (Inversion Effect Astro (~.J}~'fEOR) Other (Reflection) Insufficient Data Astra (NJ><;TEOR) Other (!UHAGE) Insufficient Data Ol.S:)Go 2 Qlf)fc>8 18 MAY 1953 SIGHTINGS Goose AFB, Labrador 130 Ni SH Goose AFB, Labrador Harmon AFB, Newfoundland San Antonio, Texas France (Francisco DeBeaumont, Tehran, Iran Seattle, Renton, Washington Dayton, Ohio acific Northwest Helsinki, Finland Stockholm, s,o~eden Ojibwa, Wisconsin In,i'Okern, California East St. Louis, Illinois Abadan, Iran Miami, Florida Ellington A.lo'B, Texas Brush Creek, California Angeles, California City, Missouri Lackland AFB, Texas Ramore, Ontario, CanRda Marshall AFB, Kansas San Antonio, Texas Dayton, Ohio Flourissant, Missouri Darlington, Wisconsin Gd & Air Visual Air Visual (CIVIL) Anon~nous Civilian t & Others Inventor) ( INl''O) Photos of EV ft.LUA'riON UNIDENTIFIED Insufficient Other (BIRD) Flyj..ng Object Air RADAR, Gd RADAR Other (Inversion Effe cts: Astro (METEOR) Other ( Confli~ting Data) Press Report Military Air Six AF Personnel Tl;o Miners Not Reported Not Rerorted t'iultiple Insufficient Data Astro (ME'l'EOR) Astro (METE:OR) Other (HOAX) Hallucination) Astro (STAR/PLAM~T) Insuffici ent Da t a UNIDI~NTIFIED Astro (~1ETEOR) Astro (VENUS) 7/ Sunm1er OIS"t;;l.sum;ne r arco<f 2lf . 'OitJO(p 24 C).lclb 30 JUNE 1953 SIGHTINGS LOCA'l'ION OBSERVER EVALUATION Mt. Vernon, New York . Astro (SATURN) (Unable to Locate) Other (HOAX) Cincinnati, Ohio (STRINGr'IELD)(INF0)4 Anonymous Photos Huskogee, Oklahoma ( PHO'fO) Newton, Miss, Lake Charles, La. Military Air Astro (ME'l'E:OR) Other (SEARCHLIGWr) Se.n Antonio, Texas Muster, Texas Norwood, Ohio Bethesda, ryland North Korea Tllamook, Oregon Detroir., Hichigan Goose AFB, labrador Covington, Georgia 44. 30N 137 .lOE (Pacific) San Antonio, Texas Iow Jima (FOLDER)(SCOPE PHOTOS ) Key Hest-, Florida Shawnee, Kansas & Kadena, Okinm;a Peppelcll, Ne oundland Goose AFB, Labrador Bracketsville, Texas Hampton Bays, L. I., New York Annapolis, Md, Vlashington, D. c. Simiutak, Greenland Cincinnati, Ohio New London, Connecticut White Plains, New York Ramore, Ontario, Canada Sacramento, California Ground (RADAR) Numerous~dents Military Air Air Intercept RADAR Ast.ro (Meteor) Astro (VENUS) Other (BIRDS) Insufficient Data Other (Reflection) Other (Anomalous Prop) Other (Searchlight) Insufficient Data 2. UNIDENTIFIED jor ~ Balloon Pilot & Radar Observer UNIDE:NTIFIED .... Astro (METEOR) -p~ Other (Psychological) ... , l!ilitary &Civilian Balloon Air Visual ./)~ Other (Ground Lights) Air Intercept {RADAR) UNIDENTIFIED ... (t<lilitary)--UNIDENTIFIED --. Astro (HETEOR) Civil Airlines A/C (CRASH IN AIR) &lilt (AirVisual) Insufficient Data Military Astro (M