(o'X!f) ll JANUARY 1959 'SIGHTINGS Weldon Springs, Missouri Montevideo, Uruguay Kilburn, South Australia Anniston Ord Depot, Alabama Dodge City, Kansas Albuqu~rque, New Mexico Vance AB, Oklahoma Taft, California Grand Rapids, Michigan .. ,. Omaha, Nebraska Brookvil).e, Pennsylvania . Indianapolis, Indiana Golden Valley, l<Y,nnesota Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mexico Area e. Tex.as E9.gle Springs, North Carolina Plymouth, North C11:r:;,lina B~J.l timore, Maryh.nd Farewell, Alaska Dryden, Washingt .... m Norristown, Pennsylvnia 'Litschau, Czechoslavakia Deadwood, Custer Parlt, South Dakota LaCrosse, Wiscon11ln Rice & Goleville , Wa~hlngton TWA & Resort Airlines Military & Civilian Multi (3 reports) Richmond, Virg'lnh - Herschel Island, Caw-~.da WX Observer Brooklyn, New York 50 Mi SE Patrick AFB, Florida S Cerolina, Florida, Bermuda 1,000 Mi WSW Azores ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) St.Louis, Missouri Uni ve:o::~e L&rupassas, Texas Bay Shore, Long Island, New York Santa Monica, California Atlantr., Georgia Scienee N~ws Lt.r l'i~wacJ.ipping Wilt (Ltr) N~wsclipping EVALUATION Insufficient Data Insufficient Data Astra {METEOR) Astro {METEX>R) Insufficient Data Astro (SPICA) Astro (FOMALHAUT) Astro (METEOR) Astro {METEOR) Astro (BETEIGEUX) Astra {METIDR) I Other {REFLECTION) Astro (SUNSPOT) Astro (METEOR) I Astro (METEOR) . Insufficient Data I Astro (MARS) Astro (FOMALHAUT) . I Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT) Insufficient Data I Astro (METEOR) Astro (PARHELIA) I Aircraft 'I Other (MISSILE) Astro ((FOMALHAUT) Astro (METEOR) '! Astro (METEOR) Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) Astro (MOON) Other (REFLECTION) Other (MISSILE DEBRIS) Other (MISSILE) Astro (VENUS) EVALUATION (o;J.ti;ll (o::l.t'fl3 FEBRUARY 1959 SIGHTINGS LOCATION OBS~VER Coburn, Virginia ~12crf-e. ~\&e12-\ t-tulti EVAL!JATION S of Sandusky, Ohio ~ ..... Other (MISINTERPRETATION) Balboa, Canal Zone Washington, D. C. Dinwiddle, Virginia Mitchell AFB, New Y.ork Boulder, Colorado P.nn Arbor, Michigan Jackson, Tennessee Miami, Florida South Carolina Area Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania Rock1.ngham, North Carolina Mans.field, Ohio Tanana, Alaska Hhidby & Oak Harbor, \~a.oh1ngton W o f Noshironinato, J>i.~an Palacios, Texas Benghazi, Libya Whidby Island, Washington Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Hall Lake NWT, Ca~ada Cincinnati, Ohio 60 Mi W of Puerto Rico Madisonville, Kentucky Rapid Clty, Michigan ~ Over Penn;3ylvania (r'OI.DE:R~ Victorville, Calif.)tni-lJ. Kansas City, Mi!HlO'.ll' l 29 Mi W of Oceansid~, California Colorado Springs, Colorado Belaire, New York Astro (METIDR) PHOTO) Aircraft Unknown Insufficient Data j Other (REFLECTION) (PHOTO) Other (REFLECTION) Astro (li.ARS) (PHYSICAL S@ Balloon ..... I Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) Multi (Civ & Mil) Astra (.!otETEX>R) 3 Civ Pilots Other (PARA FLARE) ... Astro (METEOR) .._ (PHOTO) Vapor Trails Military Bail.loon l.Ulita.ry Aatro (METEOR) Military Astra (MARS) 11411. Astro (A..-qCTURUS) ~British Mil) Insufficient Data Military Astro (METEOR) I SJ Astro (SIRIUS) Astro (METEOR) Astro (tJ.ETEOR) Other (MISSILE) Cauital Airlines 611 Am:United (liS n; 1) Astro (HETEX>R) , -Jll) Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) Other (PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSE Insufficient Data MARCH 1959 SIGHTINGS 4;J~gg lla.r-Apr China Civilians NE of White Rock Lake, Dallas, Tcxa: East Coast, U.S.A. t<!ulti l.i.:lwry AFD, Colorado Nili tary (RADAR) Bloonin;;ton, Illinois ~ Sto~:--ton, California ~ Fr~ibu.rg, Germany Civilians eo-aoo 10 S of Dublin, Ohio Hi~ksville, N~w York W of Augustine Island, Alaska Gra::td Bahama Islam Oro Grande, Californi-9. 25 W of Galen~, Alaska Baltic Sea Hl3:il~)ton, Virginia Nili tary (FVIDAR) 30 ~4i S of Oceanside, California Duluth, t1innesota~e~o.).c\h~ {ol~.?<>) Multi Visual Hili tary Radar <C50</15 Cheshire, Ohio (0~15-18 Worthington, Pennsylvania "3~ 16,23,24 Norfolk, Virginia 0~117 or 18 Centerville, Ohio j(,aog 18 Max, North Da.ko-ca ~ (03Cf118 Dayton, Ohio (D310 18 Cal-i,..rell, Ne~1 Jersey {o:31/ 18 D~nville, New Jersey ~31;).. 22 Ann Arbor, Hichigan tOol) 23-25 San Antonio, Texas ro3rt_ 24 Dayton, Ohio (c3i~ 24 Vandalia., Ohio (031) 26 or 27 Corsica, Pennsylvania (c3i'il 28 W of Los Angeles, California 03i? 28 Albuquer-1ue, Nelf Hexico Military (RADAl') Civil Airlines ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) 59 Aubc.c:::-;: , Alab>l.!Il!l. Univt:rs-e Hamiltou, Jl.labama Stanton, Minnesota HelliP.gton, Ne1.; Zealand Science News Ltr cd (~1ag/Ltr) Ne~sclipping Newsclip!)ing EVALUATION Insufficient; Data. Astro (METEOR) Other (EQUIPNENT HALF) Insufficient Data Astra (HETEOR) Astro (l-iARS) Astro (ME.'TEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (HETEOR) Astra (HEl'EOR) Insufficient Data Other (LIGHT REFLECT! ONS) . Astro ( Hl!."'TEOR) I 1. Venus (RIUJAR FIU-t) i 2. Radar (WX INTERFER&'IfCE) Insufficient Data i Insufficient Data ! Other (PHOTO FLI\.SHBO:l'-IB) Astro (NARS) Astro (METEOR) Astro (CAPELIA) Other (STATIC ELEC) Other (REFLECTION) Other (INCONSISTENT DATA) Astro (!>!ETEOR) As tro ( t<lETllXlR) UNIDENTIFIED Astro (~rzTROR) Other (RE~LSCTION) EVALUA'l!ION APRIL 1959 SIGHTINGS Albuquerque, New Mexico Batesville, Arkansas Big Springs, T~xas Dallas, Texas Travis AFB, California . Appro:ic 525 Mi S& of.-:Newfoundland Ft McMurray ,Alberta_, Canada Yuma, Arizona . Lemoore, California Montreal, Quebec, Canada Multi Antigo: & Madison, Wisconsi~)'" .,',,Military P.:1tigo & Madison, Wisconsin Ofll C~ll Military Detroit, Michigan .. ill Kunsan, AB, Y-ore a Military Over. Tuba City, Arizona San Antonio, Texas Greenville, ine Big Springs, Texas Portugal & Morocco Bitburg, G!!rmany Mitchel AFB, New York Niles, Illinois Teheran, Iran Kirtland AFB, New Mexico Approx 30 Mi S of Puerto Rico Arg.:mtine Ship ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) Grand Forks, North Dakota McCord AFB, Washington Vernalis, California Pasadeaa, California Science News Ltr Newsclipping Newsclipping EVALUATION Astro (!>IETEOR) Astro (MARS) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (VENUS) Astro (Mlin'EOa) Insufficient Data Other (SPOTLIGHT) Al5tro (AURORA) Other (ANOMALOUS PROP) Astro (METEOR) Other. (REFLECTION) Astro (l-iETEOR) Astro (V!STEOR) Astro (VENUS) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) EVALUATION MAY 195~ SIGHTINGS 7 OBSEHVER Ne w Yorlc P ease AFB Ne'll" H9.mpshire V:a:mlcrhoo:L B.C., Ca.n"4d:t. Dayton, Ohio Riche y , ~lontana Dyton, Ohio ~a:~b.achi~, Tens Wilmington, De laware . 12 Hi l'l""E of Austin, Texas Neshanic, New Je~aey Offutt AFB, Nebraska l>lis . .rni, Florida - Elsinor e , C~lifornia Fh iladelphi:a, Penn:.yl v;J.uia G 'Har s. AFB 4 i'li i-1 of Green. bush, K:J.nsas N e',; t1:l.di so::t , Ohio Alexandria, Virginh. 8 Ni E of Rapid City, South D:;tkota ~lest Bloomfield, Michi gan Burlington, West Virginia Dallo.s, Tex~s E of V!illad.olid., Sp;;~.in :X.a\.;aii!ln Islands li:J.\.i'liiau Islands Prime Hook Beach, Delq.mre Ea\,r51.iian Isla.nds Tr~us Can~da Airlines Military (RADAR) U.S. N>Avy U.S. Nary Jl.DDITIONAL REPORTED SIGRTINGS (NOT CASES) P:1 .. c ific Area. U::J.ivcrs-= A.:;:!la"-d, Or e gon Ga~a. Ontario, Canada T-:e:; ~.om3..n, Argeut.in3. 13 i 'di si, Ita l y Surum.ar.f Sc i ence Ne~-rs Ltr SHE t(Ltr) Newsclippi n g tlllll! .. a(Lt::-) EVALUATimi Other (FALSE TARG ) Astro (!>1ETEOR) Insufficient Do.tst. Other (CHAFF) Jl.stro ( ALTAIR) Insufficient Data Aatro (:,iETEOR) Insuffici=nt Da~a Other ( FJ.._!\.RES) Othe r ( DEVELOPI<!ZNT FLAW) Othe r (BA~ LIG~ITNING) 1. Astro (r1E1'EOR ) 2. Ot;her ( Sfru\CRLIGRT) Astro (r-!ETEOR) !::~.sufficient D .t;A As tro ( i1E"rEOR) Insufficient D~t~ Astro (NET"BOR) Astro (HS'rEOR) Astro (3 METEORS) Astro (METEOR) Astro (~tE'.r.30R) Astro (METEO~) EVALUATION JU!'I"E 1959 SIGHTINGS ~"-OBS~RVER EVALUATION Astro ( BODIES) Astro (~!ETE:OR) A::.tro (1-lETECR ) SE of Labrador Ge!lo~, Italy He:.1pstead_, Hew York \hshington, D. C. Rossivlle, Georgia Oa.k.'nrrst, New J ers.;y R.:>ckville, Mo.:ry).and 1-!a!lassas, Ro~noke, Virginia Reno, Nevada 'leaturn, California. lt.:>s Angeles, C<itlifornb. )Li urJt, North Dakota ilovinger, His:wurl Enon, Ohio _. C3.mp Lucas, Michigan. Hend erson, N~vada 1.Jridian, z.li:~sissippi iki~i, Honolulu, ~awaii 33.05N 134W Pacifiee ~ Lyo~s, Colorarlo :!:no:a, Oh i o Steph.?nson, Sault Ste M.11.rie, Fo rest . P;J.rk, Illinois E onton, Alberta, Can~d~ Ecrose . l'-11chigan t-lilitnry Milit&ry (RADAR) !~ilit:;~.ry Civilian Airlines Astro { !1ETEOR) Aircr ... ft I nsufftient D~t~ Astro (l!E1'EOR) Insufficien t D'l.ta Aj_rcr'l:ft Astro (REGULUS) Other ( SUNGL~E ON I.SNS) Astro (!>~TEOR) Astro (HZl'EOR) Ast.ro ( 1-fETEOR) As tro ( 1:-l.ETEOn) UNID.~ITIFIED Astro (l>lETEOR) 6 ~H SE of Alex,:mrlria, !J)Uisi:J.n~ _., Ballo<m hesterJ:;;md, Ol;ti? . r , , SE Ohio ~ Dayton, Ohio 20 Mi S of Taegu, KOrea D~nville, Virginia ?a. t.tx:e::J.t River, Maryla::Jd . -~ Military Insufficie!'l.t D.1.ta -..:<J Milit~ry (RA.DA.~)trLr~l Other (SURFACl!: 'vESSEL) 1-Ulita.ry Air Insufficient D:J.t,_ .... Other ( UNR:.<:L V.BLE REPORT. K0rean GI Othe r (INCmlSISTENT DATA: 3. . t Othe r ( F.AZE) Mili ta:r:r lJNI!JE:-i'l'IFIED ADDITIONAL REFOR'ED SIGHT DIGS ( N Boot h L:a.ke, 'Hisconsin 1'-kn;.nt<~.i!l. States & Canada Durban, South Africa D~ytora, Ohio H:a.mil ton, Ohio Scienc e Ne;-rs Ltr N~wsclippiug Newsclipplng N~wsclipping :b~\fALUATJ:ON ftJL DG R.S fD"i l:l-Ju1 Red Devil, Alaska w'i13 Jul Swi tzer1and New-Church, Virginia "'~'" Dayton, Ohio ~"illc 3 Williams Bay, Wisconsin ~4-t7 3 Needles, California lc'li~ 4 S of Macao, China. lflfi 5 New Albany, Mississippi 07 Emmo~s, Mi~neeota fD4~/1 Houstontown, Penasylva~ia JULY 1959 SIGRTINGS Milittlry (~) PHYSICAL SPECIMEN t4~)7 Surfside Pier, South c~rolina ~q,;)3 8 Moraine , Ohio ~p.lf 8 Piker;~ville, N:~.ryland lc4f.;6' 9 SE of !<'lorida & Bahama Isla:J.ds fD4JJp 9 Nitro, West Virgbia &"iJ.7 9 Chicago, Illino i s ftl4JE 10 Potsdam, New York ID'IJ 910 Oak, Nebr~ska EVALUATION Insufficient Data Other (REb'LECTION) Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) Iasufficient Da.t1i. Other (MIRAGE) Other (FISHING CRAFT) Other (ANODE) Insufficient D~ta Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) Other (REFLECTION/INVERS) Othe r (HISS ILE) Aircraft w/Contrails fc4.30 11 North P&ci:fic ( lht.Yilli} 0 46il3 Brazil Other ( UNR!l!LIABLE REPORT) 1 Shlpboard,Air Astro (MErEOR) ~43~4 Ne w Delhi, Iadl~ ~'i) Yaki!J1a, Washi11gtor1 &>4351) Salt Lake City, llt:lilh (Jl"'3<Pl5 Mooseheart, Illll ~>.>h .loYo715 Yakima, Washillgtou lt:4 ;)~ 19 Ceresco, Nebraska 919 Webb ~'B, TeY~B rD'i'IO 20 SE of Cheju Do lalud N<!!W CJrleaus, I.ouhd a.na. Berea, Ke>~tucky HendersOJ.t, New Yor k der, Califor~ia YakL~a, Belliagham, Bremerton, Wsh Multi Irondequoit, Ne:o ":(or.k . .., Dayton, Ohiof~: '0::: -J) Peas:a.cola, Florida f.;.~"" C!ie> :j' Corpus Chriati, Texas; Ft-tJe-r Daytoll, Ohio l /C.>tJ<>r Atlaatic/East of Florida Bellbgharn, \ol'l.s h h 1gton A t M~3sacha3etts ADDITIOR~ REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) Insufficient Data J Astro (HETEORS) I Astro (METEOR) Aircraft I Iasuf'ficient D1i.ta ! Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) ! Insufficient Data. I Astro (VENUS) , Other (SONOBUOY & SMOKE !I Other (AMUS&'iENT PK LIGHT~ Insufficient Data J Aircraft (REFU~L OPR) UNIDENTIFIED Astro (NETIDR) Other (GROu~ LIGHT) Astro (vENUS) Othef (SLAG) Other (SPOTLIGHT) Other (MISSILES) Aircraft (REFUEL OPR) I .lsufti.:>ll!nt D1. ~.2 SOURCE EVAWATION Amager Island, D rk Columb u s , I ndia.na. G'J.t:.rL(!k~ Rn:;l!l:-'ltl Scie11ce News Ltr Newsclipping Ne.rsclipping 1ic'Js~.l~.P.Pin6 AUGUST 1959 SIGHTINGS Coburn, Virginia SEof Madrid, Spaim Washingtoa, D. c. Silver Spring, Maryland 't/oodside, California Colu.rnbus, Ohio Goose AFB, Labrador Upper Greenwood Lake, New Jersey Lincoln, Nebraska Ocean Beach, New Jersey Denver, Colorado Long Island, New York D'lytoa, Ohio r'rying PaA Shoalu, SouthCarolina Spanish Military North Pacific (N of Hawaii) NW Airlines !>!.~;~.con & Forsyth, Georgia Hulti Do:aaldso:a AFB, South Cu.rolina - NE: of West Iadies, SE or N Carolii:l.a ~' Terre Haute, Iadiaaa New Hilf'ord, New Jerst~y 80 NI E of U.S. Dallrw.s, Texas 6 !>11 W of Mitchell AF"B, New Y:lrk Trentoa, New J raey Sh=lt0n, Coaaecticut Elburn, Illinois Roddington, N<!wfound.laatl !~arysVille ~ Ohio St John51, N~wroundJ.,"d Ne w Yodr., New York Lake Winnebago, Wisco~sia De~ver, Colorado Charlot.te Isle, Cattada \ji llt.,,;jl, !4obile, Alabama Hoquaitn, Washington Daytoa, Ohio EVAL'!Jl'ION Other (HOAX) ft-,45(-, Astro (Z.!ETEOR) ft>451 Insufficient Data ft> '-I 'Sf/ Balloon w451 Aircraft (D(fhO Insufficient Datsl. fD 1./w ( UNIDENTIFIED (ottJ;;l.l. Balloon 10'1~3 I Astro (METEOR) CD<tl>C(' Other (REFLECTION) 61./tbS- Astro (t-!ETEOR) (oq(o(p Aircraft t> (tft>7 Balloon (oY0'i( Other (MISSILE) ft:J469 1 Iusuff"ici~11t Dltta (p'l 70 Balloon ~ 411 Astro Ct1ETEOR) ~'-17;).. . Othe r (ROCIG;T) & 473 Astro (MET.EDR) ~t.; N Ba.lloo:t ~ 4 I s-1 Other (ANOMALOUS PROP)~Y7~ Aircraft ~-1-77 l Aircraft ~Y7JI Insufficien.t Data (o4 79 Iusui'ficie!'lt D~.ta ~<180 Insuf'ficieat Dg,ta. U> l(k/ Insufficient Data. (D 4~;;;_ Other (GLASS) . (o '183 Astro (Z.tETEOR) ~ 4!'/ BdlOOll &'18:) Insufficient Data lJ 'llSlP As':.ro (METEOR) 0'187 Astro (ME:'rEOR) ~ lf88' Aircraft (o<f~ Astro (METEOR) ~<!<to Aircraft ~ Cfrtl Balloolll (ett'i;L SEPTEMBER 1959 SIGHTINGS Toledo, Ohio 10 Mi S of ~bmterey, Calitornia 'trotwood, Ohio Naha, Okinawa Maldea, Missouri Walliagford, Ke~tucky Lexingtoa, Kentucky Ottawa., Ohio Pacific S of Aleutian Isle Miami, Florida Camp Klmser, Okinawa Vicillity Wake Island Y..:;ttering, Ohio Gills Rock,,Wisconsin BuQker Hill AFB, Indian~ Detroit, Michiga~ Ripley, West Virgl dll .-l-Pnc;l-c) Military (PHOTO) t<laple Heights. Ohio a I Phil-adelphia, P<!RJaBylVil.llia . Frick Ps.rk, Pittsburg_, Pennsyl va.nia Azores Military Jamaica, Long Islii.~J., New Y Rutland, Vermo11.t 0 (PHYSICAL S) Nn.ha, Okinawa Military ~- Larson AFB, Wa~hington l>iili tary South Charle3t)!l!. West Virgillia S E of Gooae Bay, Labrad,n Patt AJ:n Alrliaes 8 Mi E of St Ge~rge, Ut.11.h . ) ;:1)-Tt: Fc u>ef.. Multi N-:lrth C'il.rolba -V1r1:1ittil. Hu.lti Burlingtoll, Proctor, Vermoat Military Ada~a, Washil\gton 5 tN San Jose, California W0odlallll , Ohio Springfield, Fayett~ville, Ohio Carroltoil, Ohio W Co~st of Florida Camp PeRdltoa, California Coast Guard ADDITION.&.L REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) Flagst~ff, Arizo~a Buffalo, Tex~s Science N~ws Ltr Newsclipping' EVALUATION Other (FilM FLAW) 04q3 Aircrart ~ lf"' '{ Astro (NETEOR) (j,4q~ Astro (ST S/PLANETS) 7 Other-(HOAX) tD4'1S Insufficient Data ~4qq Astro (CAPELLA) eos-oo Aatro (METEOR) ~IDI Other (MISSILE) ~SOQ.._ As tro ( r.lli."'TEOR) <0503 Aatro ( HETEOR/CONTRAIL )~Si Aircraft (tiS?) UNIDE!-i'TIFIED ~SO(p UNIDENTIFIED (o5(YJ