J:AHUA.RY 1957 SIGHTiii:GS 3o16,th ter..d, Indiana Russel, Kansas :Cayton, Ohio Holtville, California Yuma, Arizona Holtville , California . v:adena, Hinnesota Ninneapolis, Minnesota Santa t.:aria, California Dayton, Ohio Niami, Florida Springfl.e lti, V.assachuset ts -'l;empe, Arizona Bakersfi.e l d., California Ra ndom Lake, llisconsin I~t! of Ft 'i!orth, Texas Laguna, California Laguna, California Glemmod Sprl.ngs, Co lorado 29 Palms, California Franconia, Virginia (HASlU NGTOIJ, Militar,y Ai.r P.hin~lanr .::r, .i-iiscons i n Hame Garbled Liberty, Pennsylvania (CJ\SB l-iiSSING)Civilian Longmont, Colorad o Glem.;ood, Io-wa Hallenburg , Germany (CASE mSSING) Civilian Glendora, California Childers ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIG!i"TINGS (NOT Cl\3ES) -caldvlell, He',l Jersey -East Lansing, !V.ichigan Los Angeles, California ?alm Springs, California ~iertinez, CS>.lifo.rnia Brooklyn, New York Warren, Con n ecticut Souix Falls, South Lakota !l,icldlebury, Connecticut l'.r]: t'i.s h Columbia~ Cc,,.._..._J.c._ Binghamton, Ne1v York !'!orth P.ndover; i'~<.J.ssachu.setts New3clipping Ne-wsclipping Nevn>clipping Ne ws clipping Hewsc lipping Newsclipping NeliS C lipping Nevrsclipping Nev1sclipping Nevsclippin~ EVALUATION Insufficient r ata Astro ( HST80R) Astro (srrnus) Other (FLARE) Insufficlent Data Jlstro ( ,J'I'ARS/PLflllff!:T Insufficient Data Insufficient Da t a Astro (ANTI\RES) f.l:i.rcraft As tro ( VENlJS) Insufficient Data Ai.rcra.ft Ast.ro ( ME'l'80R) tro ( rETEOR) Insufficient Data EVALUATION P'E"BRU.a_RY 1957 SIGH'l'!NGS LOCATION OBSER'TER Pre si-:":fo, Cqlif~rnia (C.L\SE ~HSSH'G) ev Orleans, J()uis it;n" 'fl'ir,h 3prings Flori.<'!~ _ Le.s Crices t-.FS, New Mexico -Georgetmm, Massachusetts ( C.~.SE Randolph AFB, 'fe;<.3s !eke \'cr t t !~ilitary -- Air Vbue.l) l.filitary (R~D~R) ~ISSIIiG) C:i.vili8n 50 mi S of E-isn:1rck, North Bal-:ota lar.c?..ster, Penns yl'lm.ni3 ( C.l\'3:'.: M!S3I~;: Valley ?orse, Penn sylvani'J. ::;;-..,., Floyd Fennett Navy AB, Iie'" York (435 = photcs. not receiYec) -Lincol n , ~iebr.a.3:~ -Tierr-a Axarilla AFS, Net.; r.-:e xico -l ... !e.ITero , Louisiana _.Yuma, Arizcna _Eurbank, Califor~a -i:itead AFB, Nevada. . o..':i- ttery Point , Ilaine '\of'~ c. lEast Nassau, Nev York} . -Iake Stevens, Washington .-,:,-: _.' . -Brooklyn, New York (Ctu:>'"'E ~liSSDiG) ~ Zlllngto n AFB, Texas -Omaha, !'.ebraska -Castle .lli<""B; California , Crane & IDgotee, Indiana ~- iulti ( VIS & RADiLR.) ~.i 11 tary ( R~AR) ADDIT ION.!l.L RS::FORTED SIGETUrGS ( N07 CASES) Blanchester, Ohio -Iayton, Ohio _ La Guardia Airport, New Yor k .. R.::seda, California - New England Area \ies':c h e s ter County, Pennsyl vania \vn i t e Plains, New 1-!e.xico )::okahowa, Japan Newsclipp ing Newsclipping :Jewsc lippir..g Ne>.-sc lipping i~ewsclipp5.ng News clipp ing He":rs c lippi!16 F.V'IILU.I\Timr Ai ':'C!'r-Jft 1st.ro (M':"!<ro:OR) Othe ::-( SE/IRCHLIGHT) Insuft'ic:!.n"!: !'ata Other ( ANOHa.LOUS PROP ) Other ( tJ?';RCLIA ELE F.PI') Other ( KI ':'E) Ins,.lf:" ic~.C!nt I'e.t G P.all-::>on l . lia: Aircr~ft 2 . Rad : E.a l l oon Insuffic i-ent Ls. t3. P.irc:raf t Astra (3BIUS) 1. Aircraft 2 . o\str o (~ETEOR) As tro (t,RCTFB.US ) fl.stro ( i-1ETE.Oii) Other (ANOMALOUS PROP) LOC.C.'I'ION Elaisdell, lJor .. h Dakot a iie.piC'. City, South D.01kota 1-lerrin~ton,. Kansas Oxnard, California Erie, Pennsylvania ( C.I>.SE l~ISSING) Gree.t Heado;;s, New-Jersey 1\ockvi lle & Arri ty, North Carolina . 350 mi NE of J acksonville, Fla, N Carolina, s. Carolina Area -Brunsw-ick, Georgia Colorado Springs, Colorado narbo::-:won, North Carolina La :po r t , itinnesota J8c scn,rille, Florida Eellevie,; '?loriil"l ~---- >'on,ana, CalHo~h (CASE i'!SSII!C). ~e l~2'.ri-=:-;, ?lorida Oa~{.la:td, California -~fu11pa, Flori C. a ~ighland, California Point :O.lug'-1, California Military ( Pl:iOTO/NR) Gter Sandwich, New Hamps hire Multi . I:ayton, Ohio Multi -Trini d3.d -===~ Q;mard, California l~-T-::Po~ I - ----- ----(T:!is -re-~ort--Carri.ed in news) Long Beach, California ~a:y~on, Cl.:.~tsn County ;:._FE_. Ohto PB.s 3 iene., 2ali::'crnie. ~onta:1a 3: .Jan Eer:1a.rdinc ) Calif ;:<c G::tvnd} -:~a shinc5ton R2rr':c::, ~\-ashir:.;ton l\os\~e ll, :Ne~.; i' ~e:<ico : . .auitol: 3_p.:-i:ldS} Color2.C.o 3 s.n Anto~io, Texao Resp6a , Cali~ornia L..'!_ke City) ?lcriCa Ground ( RJ\DAR) ,lSC 1_j npi nl:r EVALU.1.': IOfi Othe1 ( r.n.iHELL~.3LE ] F'J) Insu: cient rat a Insufficient Data Aircr:J . .:'t Insuffi~ient Data Other (l!UCLE.03 ;;;;{?LQSIOri Astra (l>lETEOR) Insufficient Data Other ( BOX KT!'3) Insuffic ient Dat~ Aircra'': Other ( F'LP.ru<.: DROP) :~ ircre.:'t As tro ( 3:'P.:n) Astra (:t~-:<:O.R) ther ( S~RCELIGrr:') L11su.fficient r a ta: l . . Astro ( S'IAFB) -z:-ot!ier c coN'VE~i,IIONAL LIGHTS/EARN) Other (t:Q,UIP MALFUNCTION As -t:ro ( r~:s"I:SOB.) A era ft .a.st.r o ( tt:;;o;~soR) In ufficient Da~a Aircr'3 ft. :E::.llcc n L'flS11:' .:..icient L'a.ta APRIL 19 57 S IGjTD iGS a, California \'2 s hinE;ton, D. C. Port. l a nc , Oregon ElliPl ton, \iashington t.lilitary Colutl'.bia , South Ce.ro lina ( C/\SE Colorado Springs, Colorado Rhine lan der, Hisconsi.n ivJISSING) Nili t ary Te ;:rple, California Hitr,h F'alls, Ne'" York El C2ntro, California Ogdeu, Utah Ar~;entia Al"B, NF ( CM3E: 1-USSiliG) Bl"2-<Hey Bc<tch, Ne'-1 J erse y O:'tkto n , Virginia aivas , Michiga n Vins-Sur -Caramay, F:r_8.n<:e Hii.e :.J.h, Florida ' E~:.lin Att'.B, )?lorida .l'<lbuqu e rq_ue, He~.; 1-i:=;:ico S~n Pedro, Califo2nia Phoe ni;:, ft.ri zone. S2.:1ta J!a r b a r a , California J..\rr.a.r }_llo, Texas SB United States GuaD, I<arianas .H::ll:'.tou-~ .. ~03.ld, ~ngland Kent, \-Fa abington --Port Columbus, Dayt.on , Ohio Be d ford, Indi ana ( C.o.SE iHSSI NG) El Centro, Californ:J.a nin,;,go lCi, Louistan'3.--k-N-+: ---f7t-E:.) English Channel Fernd a l e , llichigan T!.:rorc.ester, I~assachusetts -1110 29 Seattle , Fashi nf,ton .lf711 30 . Crane , L1dia21a (Cl S<; r-.n ssnrG) 17/:J.-;IiJr-I~ay -Un i to::d State s , En gland i;!ilitary I<'e\/Spapeno .!;_DDITIONAL RC:PORTED SIGH1'INGS ( NOI' ClBl':3 ) gvALUATION Insuffi;:ient I'a t n tro ( Hl':1'E0tl ) Astro ( l:i81'SOH) Insufficient Data. Astro ( STAR) Other (1'o l e i n C:rounrl) r,stro ( tr;8;Ti:OR) Astro ( ;,JETEOR) Ai rcrai't Insuff':i.cient Data Other ( Ui'!H8Ll'!l:i3LS TIPT ) 1\stro ( t:ETGO.R) Other (1-iiR GE) !-drcra.f t Other (UNHE:LI1U3LE RPI') Astro ( r'ETC::OR) Astro ( !!ETSOR) Other ( FTJ\RE) AiJ~cra't't {, j_rcr aft Astro ( S'l'M\S) 0 -che r ( F'Lt\I\ES) Ul:HDSI'i'l' IFIED A:J.rcraft l-2. Astro ( !J:Erl'EORS) 3 Airc1aft Astro (liETEOR) Astro (COi:i'~T) .SOUI\CE EVJ.l,UATIOI'T O:{narU !1FB Lou:ls i 2.na ArvaJ::J., Coi.oraoo \!e s t F'l 'CIJ.gh , \-;;:-;G"t.011.r:shire, Scot,lancl ri ti~31l 8.a<18.r SJ.t e a~npi co, Ile :<ic o -I'Iorlulk , {fi re;1 ri"ia Sau l t S t e . r:arl8 > OnL!..~:c-io li'la nde .ts, long Islar.:c~, l'~e'.-i York l~e-vi L::::Hlanc1 .1 e 1_.,hlte Plai ns, Ne\-! Yor ;( Eiclc::~vile, lon g l:-;1an:1,H2l .. , Yc-r :"\ \fir:;:i..nict) I'finne ot.n Ee1-1Scl; 1;'Ping ck T ur ,; e n l6L~) ue\/SCl:i,pp~.ng :!ev1scl~prr~ng 1'~2\o.'S C lJ.ppJ.r..g lei-7Sclippi n g r!e~>scl:Lppin:?_; Neu::>c lipi)ine:; !:c\' S Clipping Nevlsclipp:L!l6 K~wsclip_pi.ng sclippi ll2; ITe 1isc lipp:Ln:; w,y 1957 S IGHTI NGS LOCA'l' ION EVIl.LUNl'ION (lll~TEOH) Ha.shington, D. C (. 5t.f'.litAT Ed;.1ards AFB, Cali l'orn1a1.fo ..... o'"~fi:., La';e Sillworth, Pennsylvarlia Cj.nci nnati, 01-)io AL.d~llibit.<w. .. ~fOO'ft Ufl( I:-::nver, Colorado Ce>e>c1lcmd, Kansas-Ste:;1.1l 1\fB, HcCle.ll:m Aru, California. . Santa Rosa I s lana , . Califorrii n Canton, Ohio , Jacl~son, fli ssi3sippi [i'a r.:;o , l!orth Dakota !12con, Geo!~gia (tl\l ~c?,~R_r,-rt.. t=f=~: t - B:l Air, i-~'3.rylano Sart Ange lo , Texas . 'l'allunJge, Ohio ( CASE ~iiSSING) Gpringfie.lcl, ~lissouri Laredo , Texas Ventura, CBlifornia Eerlin, Gernnny Kansas City, Kansas 3tu r geon Bay, ~isconsin Kings Park, Long I s l a n ct, Hew Yor k esterto; m , l Elkhorn , \li s con s in L::Jrir.g .AFB, Ma ine Ft i1eyc r s , }t""lorida Yu!na, Arizona Mi a mi, Florida Bristol, Tennessee (C!l.Si': 1-iiSSil~G) - Ok l ahoma City, Ok lahoma Howna, Louisiana -1!orchester , Ohio - Great Falls, l'!ontana I:et::-oi t , !1iichigan . I a l ti:core, llaryla no Te!';:e !-~aute, Ind ian;.-1 ,~DDI'l'IONf\L REPORTED S IGETI NGS ( NO'T CASE3) qre~'J"'i,O::h, cgnp::;ct.~:;ut i.-.Ll .. llllt:>"LOn, .uela~<are ii::w1U.ton, Oh:Lo !,:ount Vernon, l!e,,; York Brookly n , Ne;r Yor!c Ca p e CoO.: t:~assnc:htt3et:.t3 Di r .a:i.ar_::hr11n, Eag l a nd noJ:".rille J rl\;nnes::;ee Cl:llch1ell., Nev J e r:;e y cin nati, Ohio i'leusel:LDp:i n~' 1-:et~or 3oci e t:, ie" E;c l i ppin; Nel:Gc lippi n g He.;sclippin!!. Hev::;e l i.ppi n:~ dSC lippint_:; Heimcl:i.pr.>in;:; tl.unsic~h t Ltr) J.leii!~C l ip:pi_ !lS Nevrs c lipping }\Gtro ( ~lli'l'80R) Astro (l.f:!:TJ<~OH) Other (ROCKE'J'S) 1\:i.rcraft Insufficient Data 1. Ai :r craft 2 . Other (PAHACHUTE FL!'.R) Ast.ro (STARS/PLANETS) Astro (t-"}~'I'EOR) Ins u fficj_'!nt Data Ins ufficient Data /'.ire raft Other (INCON. INFO) Othe r (?1.(\R3S) ther ( FI!iRi'.:) Ins u f f:i cient :Data Astro (HETEOR) Astro (t,ii';TEOR) Astro ( STt\R) Astro (NE'I'EOR) Other (PJ\OMALOUS PROP) Ins uffi:-:ient Data Ins ufficient Data /;stro U':OON) ~VALUA'rim: JUNE 1957 SIG!ITIN Chicago, Illinois "Waterloo, Iowa Shreveport, Louisiana Kerrville, Texas Portsmouth, Virginia Amarillo, Odessa, Texas Milan, Italy Houston, Te}(as (CASE' l-!ISSD'i"G) South Cotulla, T.axas Walce Is land Columbus, New ~fexico La A~rora, Guatemala l!cCord AFB, Waeh ingto n Canton, Ohio (CASE MISSING) Bent0n, Pennsyvlania Gardena, California Dayt0n, Ohio Salt Lake City, Utah Clinton, Tennessee Floyd Bennett NAS, New York Vandalic-, Ohio Peppere li . AFB, NF Harlingen AFB, Texas Carmichael, California Villa Grove, Colorad.o AFB, California r'lcKeesport, Pennsylv2.niec South Fork ivieadow, California Barstow, Califor.nia Easton, 1'-!aryland Civil Airlines Civil Airlines Ground Vis & RADAR Six Civilians i:lili tary (RADAR) V.d.li tary Air .. lftilitary llilitary ADDITIONAL REPORI'ED SIGETINGS ( riOT CASES) LOCft.TION UniversP.. Toronto.,. Canada New Orleans, Louisiana i-lcGuire AFB, r:ew Jersey Beaudette, t.Jinnesota San Francis~o, Californi a Rye, r<e..r Yor k Staples, :-!innesota Science Ltr Newsc lipping News clipping r;ewsc lipping ewsclipping News clipping rlewsclipping !'!e.;sclipping EVALUATION Insufficient t'ata Aetro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (MOON) Insufficient Dat a UNIDENTIFIED .t<.ircraft Astro (METEOR) Other ( CONI'RA ILS) Insufficient Data J\stro ( ~1ETEOR) Astra UtE?EOR) Insufficient ~dta Insufficient Data Insufficient Data 1. Aircraft 2. Other ( HI RAGE/ IN .ll.ircraft ircraft EVALUATION l -20 JTJLY 1957 3 IGHTINGS LOCf.'I'ION 3;~ilob . Oh:Lo Ilrooklyn, NeH Yo r k r.Iilt.on, Ohio (CASE ms::;r;;r_;) Se a t t l e , 1'ashin(!ton Canton, Ohio (CASE 1-IISSHiG) Park~on, :iarylano Buffalo, Ne-w York (CAS<!: r.!IS3I NG) Aberdeen Proving Grou..'ld, i!aryland Kokomo, Indiana (CASE I.U3SDG) Peoria, Illinois Jc.mari llo ' Texas Los .~nge les, California >-:artford, Connecticut Del Rio, ~exas E:l:nira, Nev York '.rlellsboro, Pennsylvania NeY.'POrt., Beach, California Deming -Co lur::bus, :New l'iexico Covingto n , Kentucky r-;astings, Hichigan New York) 1~rew York Lorain, Ohio Cheyenne, \-lyoming Las Vegas, Nevada Dallas-io"'t \Jorth , Te xas Tren ton, Nei.; Jersey Few York, New York Schenectady-Albany, Ilew York Sarasota, Florida Earnilton, }\ontana Cinci ati, Ohio l!t L!l'.r.!on AFS, firizona .-:aupu..'1, \7isconsin Da;rt.on, Ol:io rayton, Ohi o Airc r3i't. ther ( SEIP LIG:"I) .fl.si:ro ( S" AR) Insufficien7. Da"Ga Insufficient Astro (STAR) Astro (ARCTURUS) !l.stro (STPR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Other ( 20PX, UfffiSLIAB Insufficient Dat a Aircraft Refueling Op Other (CO:NTR<ULS) i'iilitary (RADAR) Other (ECl1) l!ilitary ('.fis & RAD.CIR) .Aircraft ~'ulti ( S-;;ringfield) rli lita::-y ( Rft.DAR) Insufficient Data As tro (HE'L!!OR) I nsufficient Data Ot her (TARGET S~IDLATC . Ins u fficient Dat a Insilfficient Data Insufficient :Cata ADDITIO:l~.L .?U::FORT:':D SIGC:""':I NGS (rTOT CASES ) i.-otfiel d , ~-:~rt s L <e G~o!-ge, N~..r York an:::ck, New Jerse~r ~i0 :o , Brazil J;e -.ls c l i p:pin g :~ew.3::li!=~ping l~e':,.JS(:lippin~; ::ewsc li;;~ing e-..,sc lippin:; 2:1./.~LUATION i-1a'rthorn, Ca l ' forni.- T.o~ 'n r.'" l e :o;, C>. liforn:L:1 ~t?i .-:h:~i l l : I~e~r Vor k ~"'a~rt.o:-t, llhio .t!ria~illo-S l ~:.;o, ~e ~as :J:::.yt:.o~1, Ohio Co>:,J;: -:~'C:V fs.mpz~-ii-r-= :.b 2 lby, !lorth C~l!"Ol.i~a (t~AS3 GJ.en :urni a , !~rylar~ Ealtl~0r::=, ~;a:- :tlann 3 .e.!.Cfcrc:, C:onr:e~ticut S~n Antonio, Texas I.a.s Curces: ~1~-"- ie .<ico ?i~d~o , ~ou~h Dakct~ Olcisr!'l..ar, Flo!ic:a F:vckfo:rd; ~ .. tiebis a n ~;i Llli n6ton-: :::e l..aware Santa ~i.aria: California bakersf ie lG, Californi_a l:1.r emont ' Ce.li:"'o.rnia iJni ve:-se :J;:-.irk1;ood, ~ii3souri \ia:-rea Co,J.::Jty, Ne w Jera~y .-:.:lac\a:..::e. s CG'..L'Yt y , Oi:eg~n :;eli:, Cen.af-3. OB::38RVE:R Civil t,irli~1~.5 r ili-:.ary Ci vi lian0 :.filitary Capitol :1.irlines Unknowll _.i'fi l i a L P;.:.llocm :n~uf~icie~t D t a .tstr o (\r~G") Othe r ( R:O:FI2CTIO><) I.:alloc n _i\j_rcra_t Astro (!::i!TZO?.) UNI D:.::Ii:' l )I2D Ins~f~icient Data .n..ircraft Other ( U:OOLIA:SLE HPI) Insufti=ie~t Data l.i11II'Ell'l'I!"IED UNIDENTIFIED Astra (AURORA) Insufficient Data J.J .rcraft Other (1>1IRAGE) Insufficient rata u.stro ( A?CTLBUS) Ir..sufficient L'a t a 50\JRC::!: 3 !ALUATION Science '~e'.<S Ltr ~'!"eYlSClipping l!evsclipping )ie r,;sc li:r;pin s :Iewscli ' p :i..ng :Je'I.'SC lippi:Qg l -19 AUGUS~' 1957 S I GUTI NGS Unit e : Sta t e:; & Cana<~a J a c c: sonville , i~loric1'3. Goffstown, Ne"'' Hs.mpshire Livingston, Nontana Arlington, 'rirginia Calif, Oregon, l!ashi n:::;ton , I d a h o Northern Celifornis i<'o~o= lsville, Pennsylvania Sil ;rer Sprin gs , Maryla nd Atla!:!ta, Georgia I nC::iana ~f:~-t~n; Ohio :;ul::~;ri l l c !!etl Ycr:r .. Dayton, Ohic P::.t::?~sf:!.e:l:=.; Ca~.i.fornia yracu~, In~iana Nev lia'Ven, Connecticut Victor~,. Texas . ;r..noxvi,lJ.e , Tel:!.!le-s.~ee Ee ltmr;:: Missouri: .. Fresno, Cali!'c-rnia E:ug e.ne ~ O~gon !'1ed Yorit, Ne.v' York 2everr ~rk, Maryland Hood lar;C. E:ills,. California Lcs A!!ge les, C.'l.lif'ornia 'Pir:eville, L0~1isiana EPYth orne_, Neva:ia (C.ASE NE8 D1G) yrt l e C~ee:-( _. Q?;egon 'Ta:::o:-na-, \ra.shingtor: Neosho, I-~i ssouri C- -bria AFS, r::e.lifornia ODSE:RIIE R ~iili t a r y ( R.n DAR) Unknm.m/Ci vilian ;:;vALUATION fl.s t r o ( COi-lST fil'\.KOS ) Othe r (UlllHBLIA:?U~ RPI ; I nsuffici e n t Dnta Astro (tifETEO~) Astro ( HE:TEOR ,JRO\-i"C:.RS) Other (tH01!ALOU3 PROP ) Ins u fficier'.t D