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July 1952 Chronology
Date
Time
Location
Description
1
7:30 a.m.
Boston, Mass.
USAF Capt., others saw two silvery cigar-shaped UFOs headed SW across city.
1
9:30 a.m.
Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
Visual & radar sighting of two shiny UFOs which hovered at 50,000 ft. for 5 minutes, shot away SW.
2
11:10 a.m.
Nr Tremonton, Utah
Warrant Officer Newhouse filmed 12-14 disc-shaped UFOs. [Section VIII; Photographs]
5
6:00 a.m.
Nr Richlands, Wash.
Airline pilots saw "perfectly round disc" hover, accelerate and speed away. [Section V.]
8
10:00 p.m.
Nr Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
CAA equipment man reported domed UFO. [Section V]
10
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Nr Korea
Canadian destroyer watched two shiny revolving discs speed across sky, tracked by radar at distance of 7 miles.
10
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Nr Quantico, Va.
National Airlines plane at 2000 feet reported slow moving brilliantly lighted object.
12
9:42 p.m.
Chicago, Ill.
USAF Captain (weather officer) and hundreds of others saw large red light with smaller white body lights make 180 degree turn directly overhead, and move away over horizon. [8]
12/13
3:00 a.m.
Nr Washington, D. C.
Airline pilot watched UFO hover, take off upward.
14
8:12 p.m.
Newport News, Va.
Airline pilots watched six discs maneuver below airliner, turn sharply, speed away joined by 2 more discs. [Section V.]
16
9:35 a.m.
Salem, Mass.
Coast Guard photographer filmed four brilliant round lights arranged in rough V.
16
9:00 p.m.
Hampton Roads, Va.
High-ranking government scientist observed four maneuvering yellowish lights. [Section VI.]
17/18
2:00 a.m.
Washington, D. C.
Chief Engineer, WRC Radio, saw 6-7 bright orange discs which sped along in single file, then each in turn veered sharply upward and disappeared.
17/18
2:45 a.m.
Nr Denver, Colo.
Airline pilot watched 3-6 lights speed back and forth, making apparent sharp reversals of flight.
18
10:45 p.m.
Patrick AFB, Fla.
USAF officers, weathermen, others, watched four amber-colored lights maneuvering near the base.
18/19
midnight
River Edge, N. J.
Associated Press staff writer, saw reddish-orange ball of light move steadily overhead NW to SE in direction of Washington.
19/20
11:40 p.m.
Washington, D. C.
National Airport CAA radar began picking up unidentified targets.
1:00 a.m.
Nr Washington, D. C.
Outbound airline pilot checked radar targets for CAA, saw maneuvering objects coinciding with radar.
early morning
Andrews AFB, Md.
USAF personnel saw unidentified orange light.
3:00 a.m.
Nr Washington, D. C.
Inbound airline pilot watched light follow plane to within 7 miles of airport; UFO confirmed by radar.
5:40
Radar sightings ended.
20
mid-evening
Andrews AFB, Md.
USAF radar operators at weather tower tracked ten UFOs for 15-20 minutes; objects approached runway, scattered, made sharp turns and reversals. [Section VIII; Radar.]
21
10:30 a.m.
Atlanta, Ga.
Colonel commanding Dobbins AFB announced detection of a UFO by radar. The object passed over the area at about 50,000 feet traveling about 1200 mph. [9.]
22
5:47 p.m.
New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Private pilot and his wife saw a metallic-appearing disc which hovered about 10 seconds, then shot away in abrupt fast climb.
22/23
night and early morning
New England and New Jersey
Many reports of discs and maneuvering lights. Westfield, Maine: Ground observer Corps reported three discs (different sizes) headed SW; Nahant, Mass: Coast Guardsman saw two discs circle station, head out to sea.
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