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moving at high speed past the plane, and crew members reported brief visual sightings of fast-moving lights. Finally the UFOs were seen on the radarscope to merge with a gigantic blip (radar target) which shot off the scope at about 9,000 mph. [Section VIII, Radar].
There is only one aerial phenomenon which remotely resembles the description and performance of the UFOs in these cases: aerial refueling operations by jets and tanker aircraft. In the cases cited, no such operations were reported in progress in the area of the sightings.
SATELLITE OBJECT CASES
(All reports on file at NICAP)
Date
Location
Witnesses
Description
Summer 1944
Grenada, Miss.
Artist
Parent Object (oval) emitted 3 smaller discs from underside, which hovered, moved away in different directions
Fall 1951
Birmingham to Chattanooga
Pilot
Parent Object (5 smaller flew out of it) paralleled plane, but when pilot pressed radio button to report sightings UFOs disappeared quickly
Early Oct. 1951
Anderson, Ind.
Family
Parent Object (Wing-shaped UFO) trailed by circular formation of over 30 evenly spaced dark objects which tilted back and forth in unison (app. discs).
1952
San Mateo, Calif.
Engineers
Parent Object (flat oval) emitted 5 smaller objects from one end
April 29, 1952
Singapore
Hundreds
Parent Object (silver cigar) leaving fiery exhaust, emitted bright lights after slowing; lights formed in clusters, sped away in various directions
July 23, 1952
Culver City, Calif.
Aircraft Plant employees
Parent Object (silvery elliptical) moved NW over city, stopped launched 2 small discs which circled area, went back on board, climbed straight up at high speed
Aug. 28, 1952
Denham, Bucks, England
3 residents
Parent Object (unspec.) ejected small object, minutes later 2 more small, 3 flew off in different directions
Oct. 17, 1952
Oloron College France
School Supt. & others
Parent Object (narrow cylinder inclined 45°) plus 30 Saturn-like discs, small, moved in pairs, zig-zagged, angel’s hair fell
Oct. 27, 1952
Gaillac, France
Hundreds
Parent Object (cigar-inclined 45°) plus 16 discs with "domes", small, flew in pairs, zig-zagged, angel’s hair fell
June 30, 1954
nr Labrador
Crew of BOAC airliner
Parent Object (variously described) plus about 6 small shiny objects sometimes appearing to enter and leave object
July 8, 1954
Abbey Lakes, Lanc. Eng.
Astronomer
Parent Object (apparently cylindrical) accompanied by 15-20 smaller lights moving around independently
Aug. 23, 1954
Vernon, France
Businessman, police, engineer
Parent Object (vertical cigar) emitted 5 discs from lower end which moved away horizontally.
Sept. 14, 1954
Vendee, France
Farmer, others
Parent Object (cigar) appeared out of clouds horizontally, tilted vertically, emitted shiny disc which spiralled around cigar, darted away; finally returned, re-entered cigar, which returned to horizontal, flew away into clouds.
Sept. 22, 1954
Fontainbleu, France
Woman
Parent Object (luminous ball) emitted several smaller ball-like objects from underside, which flew away in all directions. As plane approached, large object rose into clouds at high speed.
Sept. 27, 1954
Rixheim, France
Three; two independent sightings
Parent Object (cigar) with 10 or more small luminous objects navigating in all directions
Oct. 3, 1954
Lievin & Ablain-St. Nazaire, France
Many; two independent sightings
Parent Object (elongated luminous) hovered, something detached from bottom, descended to ground, rose and rejoined hovering object
Oct. 10/11 1954
Riom, France
Night watchman
Parent Object (cigar) moving S to N; three glowing objects detached, sped away
Feb. 16, 1955
nr Pinchincha volcano, Peru
Pilot, Air Force officer, others
Parent Object (hemispherical, domed) hovered, descended, emitted small lighted object just before speeding away.
Oct. 6, 1957
Tucson, Arizona
Engineer
Parent Object (oval-shaped) 5 smaller objects emerged, flew away
Dec. 15, 1957
Alminde, Jutland, Denmark
three youths
Parent Object (oval-shaped) 2 smaller emitted, parent object flew up out of sight leaving exhaust trail.
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