1956 Index Redacted High Resolution Resized

JANUARY 1956 SIGHTINGS DATE . LOCATION 3q0 f J a n Hungary 390~ 3 Scott AFB 3 ?03 5 ~Indianapolis, Indiana ,3904 6 Zionsville 3905' 7 ~rulock, California 3 9CW 8 Bedford, Indiana .3901 8 Roseburg, Oregon 39Cf6 8 \llattlecreek, Michigan 3909 9 \Honshu, Japan ..3?10 9 ~Miami, Florida 3911 9 "Chanute AFB, Illinois 39/d..-9 \Portland, Oregon 3'1.13 ll Wurtsrnith AFB, Michigan 3.9/116 Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan 3;tS'l7-18 .Walkill, New York ~11~ 18 ~tazuke, Jap~n 3'tr7 18 Long Beach, Long Is:Lii!Jld 3'111 18 North Platte, Nebras.ka S117 18 Elmendorf' AFB, Aiaska 3f}~o 19 Stroud, Oklahoma J}l.;J.J 20 Maui , Hawaii ' ic, ~21. \SE Bermuda (Atlantic) ;1321 ; -'Maywood, New Jersey ) , .. ''. J/22 'Miami, St Petersburg,. F1orida 5'2< ,McChord AFB, washingtGn 3't.5tP 24 ;..,1Jee lus AFB, ~.orocco 35la'7 24 'Beltsville, Maryland 824 Seattle, Washington $:11~Q 25 'Edison, Washington t ! ~::achusetts $~3 ~8 .Albany, Georgia q j,3329 ..Bremerton, ~-lashing-ton ~39 30 ..Lake Andes, South Dakcllta Washington Area J'1Jb31 Boonton, New Jersey 39\3131 Seattle, Washington J'f38Jan-l0 Feb l>!arrisonville, Missouri 0:f.3'/DR 24 .Afghanistan Teen-Age Students Military (VIS & RADAR) ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) l DATE LOCATION 'San Diego, California Cabat, Pennsylvania Culver City, California San Juan, Puerto Rico Over Atlantic Ocean Pasadena, California ';io nolL:.lu, Hawaii ' Central, Oregon New Orleans, Louisiana Calvin, Oklahoma (Green 164) News Article News Artie le News Article News Article News Article EVALUATION Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Astro (CANOPUS) Insufficient Data Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Insufficient Data Astro (NETEOR) Insufficient Data Other (WEATHER CONDITION$ Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Other (REFLECTION) Insufficient Data Astro (VEGA) Astro (VENUS) Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR) Astra (METEOR) Jl.stro (METEOR) Astra (METEOR) Astro (METEOR) Moon ( TIME EXPOSURE) Insufficient Data Astro (VENUS) Astro (METEOR) Astro (SIRIUS) Astro (VENUS) Insufficient Data EVALUATION BBRUARY 19$6 SIGHTINOS ~New York City, New York Camp Irwin, Cali forriia. North Hollywood, Californi& '.Camp Irwin, California l-iichigan Glenwood, IQwa Glenwood, Iowa 'Williams Bay, Wisconsin 'Lake Charles, Louisiana San Fernando, California Keesler AFB, Mississippi Georgetown, Massachusetts Ft Pierce, Lutz, .Florida Camp Irwin, California Alger, Michigan . Bremerton, Washington Belleview, Florida Aripeka, Florida Goose Bay., Labrador Riverside, Calif'ornia . Pontiac, Michigan (CASE MISSING) Orly AFB, France Goose Bay, Labrador Beaulieu,. Minnesota Grand Maria, Minnesota Burlington, North Carolina Houston, Texas Miami, Florida -Bremerton, Washington .Hampton-Sydney, Virginia Brooklyn, New York ,Taiwan Straits (Formosa) Sahaurta, Arizona Ft Pierce, Florid a .Cedar Hill, Texas Victoria West, South Africa Bongrock, New Jersey Buffalo/Hamburg, New York 'South Newton, Iowa Military (~) (VIS &RADAR) Military . Civilian Pilot RADAR (Film) Multi (Air & G.d Vis) EVALUATION Astro (METEOR) 39.SP Insufficient Data 395/ Other (GROUND LIGHT)39S Insufficient Data ~t(3 Insufficient Data 37. Aircraft ~9. Aircraft i !~sufficient Data 3 515 .Balloon 3'1 Aircraft t39~ Balloon 3%0 Other (UNRELIABLE RPI')39 Other (PROTO FLASH) 396 Insufficient .Data r.3J6_ Airc~aft 3~6 . . Insufficient Data ~2~ . Aircraft , 6 Astr? (S'IARs/PLANETSl8'9 Aircraft 396 UNIDENTIFIED l. Insufficient Data 397 2. Astro (VE~1ffi) ~ l., Aircraft <39 77 Astro (METEOR) 39 7~ ..: Aircraf't 317~ _ UNIDENTIFIED (397'7 Aircraft -3979 Astro ( SIRIUS/PROCYON).:3~ Aircraf't ~8/ Other (GROUND CLU'ITER)39 Balloon 0 983 f Other (Flares) 09g</ t Astra (METEOR) :.:39~ ! Astra ( STARS/PIANETS )39tf~ .A.stro (VENUS) -3988 ! Insufficient Data <39f:'j [ FEBRUARY 1956 SIGHTINGS ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NO'l' CASES) Newark, New Jersey Salmon River, California Somers Point, New Jersey Noel, Missouri (Sterling) Clearwater, Florida (McLean) Vallejo, California (Moore) Vancouver, B.C. Canada (Pinkus) Santa Barbara, California (Brozik) Fairfax, Oklahoma (Tall Chief) Chula Vista, California (Johnson) EVALUATION Aircraft in Fog MARCH 1956 SIGHTINGS Beloit, \-Jisconsin (CASE MISSING) Paradise, Michi~an Spokane, Hashington Fredrick, Oklahoma (CASE MISSING) Bedford, Ohio Racine, '\!i s cons in Graham, Burlington, N. Carolina Columbus, Ohio Bridgeport, New York Nanitmo~ish lrJaters, \'iisconsin Lutz, Floriua .BeD i.ngham, v7ashington inchester, California Gl en Ridge, New J ersey Miami, Florida \lat erton, New Yorl$ Qh~cago, Illinois Pennsylvania, New York Area Omaha, Nebraska OBSERV!':R EVALUA1'ION Civilian GOC Insufficient Data I ilt&.LdML Balloon Mil (.Air Vis & RADAR) Aircraft Civilian Astro ( r.u;:non) Insufficient Data Nul ti ~) (PHOTO Multi (Air & Ground) Insufficient Data Astro ( SIIUUS) Other (GRO LIGh~) Astro (VENUS) Insufficient Data Astro (VENUS) Astro ( 1'-iETEOR) Astro (VENUS) NR)Insufficient Data Astra ( tt.i'.:TEOR) Insufficient Data Van Nuys, California Folsom Prison, California (CASE Torrence, California MISSING) Civilian GOC East Prairie, Missouri Fairhaven, Hassachusetts .Andrews AFB, Maryla nd (CASE Ventura; California Sioux City, Iowa Iv!ISSING)Military Dixon, \!alnut Creek , California Cleveland, Ohio N.ilitary Air Goose Bay, Labrador East Gary, Indiana Cincinnati, Ohio Avon Park, F'lorida fl.pr l/J.ichigan (ten reports) Sagina'-', Hichigan Canton, Ohio Fniladelphia, Pennsylvania jdtttl (PHOTO NR) Hulti ( Ground-Vis) ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTHJGS (NOT CASES) LOCA'I'ION News A.rticle Brantford, Ontario News California News Article Cincinnati, News Article tftichigan Hestov~r Al<".B, t-!assachusetts Ne'\.ls 1\rticle & California Astro (VENUS) Astra (VENUS) Other (RZFLEC'1'ION) Astro (VENUS) Astra (ME:TEOR) Astro (JUPITER/PROCYON) Astra (JUPITER/STARS) Insufficient Data Other ( BIRDS) Astro (VENUS) Insufficient Data EV fiLUA'!'ION .tt-O'I/P Apr "'ft:rJi27 I ""/CYJrt APRIL 1956 SIGHTINGS Passaic, New Jersey S of Bakersfield, Cal ifornia Liberty, Misro uri N-31, Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland Military Cedar Key, Florida ( CP.SE M.IS3ING) Civilian GOC r.lcKinney, Texas ._ Newport, Rhode Island (CASE MISSING)Civilian Casablanca, Morocco Civilian Multi Samish. Island, l-Tashington .-., McKinney, Texas L Inman, South Carolina W It Albany, New York -- Schenectady, Rochester, New York iRII IF I llll!k Rome, New York ...... Gurnie, Illinois ( b 1 Griffis AFB, New York Multi Gd & Air Vis San Diego, California (CASE t-IISSING )Civilian McKinney, Texas ,r t:M111f Henderson, North Carolina J:rill Fitzgerald, Georgia nr: Fairfield, Utah I'IW. McChord AFB, \iashington Unknovm SE corner l>linnesota Military Air Traverse City, Michigan Mi ~ I (Garbled) Minneapolis, Minnesota (CASE MISSING)AF Major Richmond, Virginia (CASE HISSING) Multi (Civ & Mil) Seattle, Fashington St Paul, Hinnesote. Vuyyuru, Indiana Greensboro, North Carolina Huntington, California Old Bridge, NeH Jersey Tacoma, ~;ashington f\ttlitary ADDITIOEAL REPORTED SIGJITINGS (NOT CP.SES) COffeyville, Kansas Dusham, North Carolina Bro1m' s Gulch, MontanA. lla hassee, Flori~a Cumberland Beach, Canada Baudette, Minnesota Monomet, Massachusetts Co:t'fP.yville, .Minnesota El Monte, California Phoenix, .t,ri zona ~qst ~1?.nsfiAlcl > !~a>3Sfl.ChU:Jett:> News clipping Ne"sclipping Jl!e'l.sclipping Newsclipping Nevsclipping Ne,tsclipping News clipping Newsclipping Nevsclippine: Nev;r;clipping N2~rsc ltppi.n?: EVALUATION Insufficient Data. Insufficient Data Other (UNRELIABLE RPI') Astm (VENUS) UNIDENTIFIED Astro (r.!ETEOR) Astro (VENUS) Insufficient Data Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS) Insufficient Data Astra (VENUS) Other (BIRDS) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS) Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Astro (VE!IllJS) Astro (VE:NUS) Astra (J.ii!:TEOR) Astra ( J'.'ISTEOR) 1. Astra (METBOR) 2. Aircraft Astro (VENUS) EVALUATION "''Oc;S'il "'YICIJ 16 "'!ICXtJ2o LCCA'!:TO~i Easton, ~!assachu:;ett.s Ealtimore, 't1ary1and Pueblo, Colorado Narinette, Wisconsin Oxford, Pennsylvania Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Waupon, Hisconsin Holl~Naod, California !lAY 1956 SIG:i'I'IrTGS Waterville, Morrisville, Vermont Multi Wiltshire Canton, Alliance, Springfield, Ohio Multi Crestview, Florida , . Rochester, Indiana Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Colorado Springs, Colorado Wisconsin. (CASE NISSU1G) Lake Leelanau, Michigan Limon, Colorado Retsil, liashington tlinston 3alem, r.:orth Carolina Hashi!jgton, D. C. \-;aupuzl, His cons in . Angeles, California Palm Desert, California Ada, Oklahoma J~lti (VIS & RADAR) Military Air Pueblo, Co.lorado ......_. Brook.sYille, Florida ~ .<\kpotok Island, lle,H'foundlanc. Luis Obispo, California & JH Columbia, Tennessee Nulti Lyles) \\1leaton, Illinois Amarillo, Texas Dayton, Ohio Iill'i ll:anroe, Louisiana Lumberton, Ohio Steilacoom, Washington ~iurmans;c IJSSR Area Norwegian Seamen Ok lahoma C ity, Oklahor.1a (CASE lliSSITiiG) Homestead AFB, Florida ~11 .. 11111111 Alberton, lbntana (CASE HISSI:fG) CiYilian Flushing, Long Island, New York Dayton, Ohio ADDITim!AL ffii!FQRTED SIGETINGS ( NOT CASES) t'Iid Nay El Toco ~larine AS, California Ne1.1sclipping l'lewsc lipping Newsclipping Newsclipping ?-lewsc lipping Newsclippir:g 9 Jacksonville, Florida 9 Glen Ellyn, Illinois 10 Salt lake City, Utah 18 El Cajon Valley, California EV.~ LU.o;TIOT! Photo DeYelopmer.t Fla Insufficient Data Other (LIGHTS) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data _t..stro (CAPELLA) Other (GROUND LIGHT) Other (BIRrS) Astro (METEOR) Airc:::-aft Astro (vErms) Astro (HETEOR) f..stro (IGNUS) I~sufficie~t Data Astro ('BNUS) Insufficient :Data t .stro (SPICA) Astro (METZOR) Insufficient Data Astro (VENUS) A.stro (VE~rus) Insufficient Data I nsufficient Data Astro (!>!ETEOR) EVALUATION . LOCA'l'ION Lumberport:, i--'est Virginia \,'q.rrenton, Virginia Sibley, Iowa aupun, Wisconsin Petersburg, Indiana JUNE 1')56 SIGHTINGS Birmingham, Alabama . li tary Banning , California ~ Cornwall, New York . .,.-... Baltimore, Maryland (CASE ti!!SSING} Unknown Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania Unknovm Sapulpa, Oklahoma Laramie, l>yoming Military Air St Louis Park, Hinnesota Dayton, Ohio v!inchester, California ~ncanto, Californie Baltimore, ryland .A.r ling ton, Vir gi nie. ColuT.bus, 0:1io Bandera, Texas Dallas, Texas ~iaterloo, Io"Wa Cincinnati, OLio Ponaca, Nevada Terre Eaute, Inc.1 ie.ne Marshall tom, Iowa Lutz, Flo:::-ida Kels o , t:ashin[:;tc~ .Co-well, Utah Pla~t.:::our;) : et,.; Ycrr-k Dallas, Te xas Fortla~d, Ore t,.Ji lrnir-.g::.oz;t, Oh i o Wate r t O\v"TI, \~iscorrsi.n Seat -:-le, ~i2 shin2::ton S~e-~ . .:nee, Kan:3as Ch;S.:oleston, i;'fest. Virginia Southern California (San Diego, i,:ashington, Oregon ( 6 rpts ) Military Air S3 of Louisville, Kentucky (CP.S8 MISSING) Civilian EVALUA'J" ION Aircraft - Other (OLD R!~POi.r: Astro (VENUS) Astro (ME'l'EOR) illUDENTIFIED Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Insufficient Data ;:/advert: Astro (1'-1ETEOR) Other ( SEARCrfLIGE' Astro (HETEOR) /l.stro (SATURN) other (GROUND CLU Jl.stro ( SATCm') Insufficient Data Astro (1,1ETEOR) Astro (HE'IE:OR) Astro ( JUPI'IZR) Other (SEARCnLIG~ Astro ( t1ETEOR) L.L-t,z..J1Gc 1 -19 .JULY 1956 SIGiiTINGS ATi': I.OCA'l'ION Cairo, Egypt Ayad (PHOTO) ~/{pf/ Jul Columbus, Ohio THA A/C Fire Dept Crescent City, Florida (CASE MISSING) Civilian GQC liAS North Island, California Military Winchester, Massachusetts (CASE.MISSING)Civilian Lflltif. 3 Kingston, Washington JIIIQif. Jackson, Missis3ippi - 58.25N 135.42W (Alaska) Military Fairbanks, Alaska Stanton, Nebraska Euclid, Ohio Big Rock Candy .Ht, Utah ~ulti (Civ & Mil) (Air & R~DAR) Arenda, Columbia: South America Panahe 1 ( PHYS SPEC) "/177 7 Bountiful, Utah t..//18 3 Cincinnati, Ohio (CASE IU:SSDm) Civilian GOC .r111c. 8 -13 Saugerties, flew York ;IT 5 ~ /W ll iiilmington, Delaware ~ - '{18/ 11 Brooklyn, New York Hulti Can .. "! '9/fJ-12 Custer APS, Michigan Military Radar ~/iif 12 f.!onrovia , Indiana (CASE 1-\ISSii':G) Civilian - 5'14 G:-een ood Lake new York ~ .Lf/lh 16 P..1yallup, \ ;ashington (CP.SS l<.ISSING) Civilian ~<f/3'}16 Oklahoma City, Okl:u'1o:na (CASE :'1ISSING) Civilian GOC <fl'ifi 16 2omerviJ.le, O':io -4/1'81 16 Los Angeles, ::P-li::'ornia <Fh -</190 16 Long Beach, California ~ -<fl'ff).).1 'Y!indham Cente:::-, Connecticut 11 lens I3land, Hell Yor k Military Air 1191._17 \~estover .n?f:., :V:C.ssachusetts Military (RADAR) -<f/9!Jl7 Otis AFE, !-!Ess"?.chusetts t-1ilitary A~ 119~18 .r.r;cp..nsas CitY: Kansas ... Ml\lti <//9718 Seattle, YashL11;ton </ 198 18 Seattle '1-:a sl:.ington 1-:ea-.. -ay, 1"-!ai!le ltiulti .Lfot .3a!l :2e:::-nard ino, California I .. (PHOTO) .tjOJ.Oj ADDITIONAL REPORI'ED SIGHTINGS ( NO'r Cf,3ES) Broml e y , Kentucky Little Rock, .l\rkansas 1:a shington, Indiana Cincinnati, Ohio & Northern Gary, Inc'liana 1-i:i:chita, Kansas Ne\~sclipping Ne\ISclipping Ne1sclipping Kentucky Ne'Wsclipping Newsclipping Newsc}.ippirig EVALUATION Other (BIRDS ) Insufficient fu:ta Insufficient rata Astro (STAR) Astro (l1ETEOR) Other ( ARI'ILLERY SHELL Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Other (GROUND LIGh"T) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Astro (1-L~RS) Other ( HOAX) Othe r ( H1P-.GHTil'riON) Other (FLARES) Insufficient Data Insufficient Data _t>.s t.ro ( ME:'l'!!:ORS) Other ( HOAX) EVALUATION 20 -31 JULY 1956 SIGHTINGS Terre Haute, Indiana (CASE HISSING) Civilian Guatemala Civ Press Rpts Auburn, California Challenge, California lfOO m1 H of Honterey:;. Calif Lake Port, California (Pacifi~P~ Airlines . Seattle, Hashington Hollywood, California Alpena, Michigan England, Arkansas Pensacola, Florida (CASE MISSING) San Antonio, Texas (CASE MISSING) Pretoria, South Africa -Press ( PHOTO/NR) Bernalillo, New Hexico (CASE MISSING) Civilian Atlantic 43.12N 49.30W Civil Airlines r-Ia con, Georgia ( C.ll.SE 11ISSING) Nechanicsburg, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Brooklyn,. New-York Chilton, Wisconsin Cadillac, 1"..ichigan Ocala, Florid a Columbus, Ohio (CASE IUSSTIIG) eriden, Connecticut C:Jc"l::Jerce, }A.ichigan . .ra:1couver, B. C. Bellir:;!',a ::-J, 't::l-:o:::.. (CAS:!: l-!ISSING) Givilian ~?:-2.sque Isle, :~ei~1e l'tir::a , Nev: Yc:r_._ J:?.c:son'rille, 7lc-:j ::-~ l~clto, C?lif i~ St ~:ngustine _, ~:!.o~t::::! Smr-n.a, Georgi?.. C?-:-rolton, Ohio r:!.llo, Texas '-D'DITIO~U-L ~?O'RT?.D SIGRTimS (NOT CASES) S~ KB.nse.s Pixle y , C3lifo~ia Sen .Jo?.CTuin V3lley, California Sierr:~., Californi a r:: y?ho~ Falls: Ohio '?rovo, Ut<1h Ply:1outh, ?'assachuc:etts ?.r<:nt' oo0 ' Ca l iforr,te Pert .r..u ::;ti:1 8: ?a" .nxe , lAiC' h i ;a n Newsclipp:l.n<;; Ne~s c 11 pping Ne~rsclipping Ne1sclipping Newsclippin~ News clipping Newsclippi.ng rre1-mclippic g Jl!ewsclippine; F,:VALUATION Astro (HETEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR) Astro (SPICA) other ( ffOAJC) Astro (VENUS) Astro (METEOR) -~stro ( ME:TEOR)