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New in the library The PURSUE files The Department of War's UAP release, mirrored in full: the videos, recordings and images, each beside its case file.Document scans in the stories6,778 scans · page 45
http://www.bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=NARA-PBB1-15 JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH 1948 SIGHTINGS LOCATION January OBSERVER 1948 | Antarctic NOT IN FOLDER | NOT IN FOLDER (Photos) (Photos) 1948 | Warren, Minnesota (NO CARD) | PHYSICAL-G Other (HOAX) 110 | Abilene, Texas | | Insufficient Data …
Fort Knox UFO incident still stirs interest CAPT. THOMAS MANTELL (LEFT) died in a plane crash while following an unidentified flying object that appeared over Fort Knox in 1948. Courtesy photo Compiled by LARRY BARNES TURKET EDITOR Tomorrow is the 57th anniversary of one of the most unusual events e…
Two other members of the Kentucky National Guard, also asked to make a flying investigation of reported "flying discs" in the area near Fort Knox, returned to their Louisville base. Two Hopkinsville pilots, James Garret and William Crenshaw, said they chased a flying object which they believed to be…
CAPTAIN THOMAS F. MANTELL, JR. Born in Franklin, Ky., 30 June 1922. Graduated Male High School. Louisville. Joined Army Air Corps. 16 June 1942. Graduated Flight School, 30 June 1943. During WW II. Mantell assigned to 440th Troop Carrier Group. 96th Troop Carrier Squadron. 9th Air Force. Awarded Dis…
of the planes later called reported no success." reported no success. Captain Mantell, an air hero during the Allied invasion of Normandy, was the third pilot. His mother, Mrs. Thomas F. Mantell Sr., said in Louisville she was informed that her son flew too high in his pursuit of the object and lost…
CAPTAIN THOMAS F. MANTELL, JR. Born in Franklin, Ky., 30 June 1922. Graduated Male High School, Louisville. Joined Army Air Corps, 16 June 1942. Graduated Flight School, 30 June 1943 During WW II. Mantell assigned to 440th Troop Carrier Group, 96th Troop Carrier Squadron, 9th Air Force. Awarded Dist…
FLIER DIES CHASING A 'FLYING SAUCER' Plane Explodes Over Kentucky as That and Near States Report Strange Object LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 8 (AP) Several areas of Kentucky and adjoining states were excited today over reports of a "flying saucer" which led to the death of one National Guard flier and frui…
Did Monster Fly Over This Way? CARROLLTON-A bird with a 30 footwingspread, that used only the tips of its wings in flight, was seen Wednesday along the Missouri River in southern Carroll county by Harold Brotherton and his two uncles. The monstrous bird, believed to be the one spied in the St. Louis…
Flying Monster In Missouri May Be Bird, Plane or Witch ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 29.—(UP)—Charles Hertenstein, ace trouble shooter for Mayor Aloys P. Kaufmann, planned his strategy today for capturing the night-flying "what's-it" that has terrified residents recently. Kaufmann assigned Hertenstein the t…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10 April 1948: Mysterious Huge Bird Reported Seen Over Glendale and Alton ScanMysterious Huge Bird Reported Seen Over Glendale and Alton A mysterious bird *et* gigantic size, similar to the one reported yesterday near Caledonia, Ill., was observed flying over Alton last Sunday by a former Army colonel, and over Glendale three months ago by James Traares, 12-year-old son of Mr…
FLYING WHAT-IS-IT IS SEEN CHASING PLANE OVER CITY Police Also Get Look at It One Says It Appeared Like a Witch. New accounts of the huge bird seen over St. Louis and Alton heightened the mystery of the flying what-is-it today. Mrs. Kristine Dolezal, 2055 Russell boulevard, heard an airplane flying l…
'Monster Bird' Comes To Rest; Farmer Sees Giant Heron In Field Beloit. Wis., April 16.—The "monster bird" came to rest in a Clinton pasture yesterday. That at least is the belief of S. W. Merrick, a Clinton farmer, Merrick said he saw a giant heron, with a wingspread of at least six feet, standing i…
Freeport Journal-Standard, 7 April 1948: Boone County Farmer Reports Seeing Bird As Big As Airplane ScanBoone County Farmer Reports Seeing Bird As Big As Airplane Caledonia, Ill., April 7.—A Boone county farmer saw "a bird as big as an airplane" yesterday. The farmer, Robert Price, said he saw it. He couldn't have been mistaken. "I knew it was a bird," Price said. "The wings flapped, the neck was outs…
The Gigantic Bird Mystery That Thing in the Sky—Is It Really a Bird, or Is It a Plane or a Witch? AROVE IS A STYLIZED DRAWING OF THE "BIRD" SEED BY MR. AND MRS. CLYDE SMITH, AND BY MR. AND MRS. CLYDE SMITH. BLOW IS AN APPROXIMATION OF WHAT DR. KRISTINE DOLLAE SAWL. E. M. COLEMAN OF ALTON THOUGHT A S…
UNCLASSIFIED Inocident g123 -- Alton, Illinois -- 11 April 1940 There is nothing of astronomical character in this incident. If one considers Johnel Stagnund's statements apart from the considerably less reliable ones of other observers, it would seem that the object may really have been a bird.…
After 21 Years Col. Siegmund Has Served Olin, Retired on July 1 EAST ALTON, July 2—Col. Walter F. Siegmund, former general sales manager, Olin Industries, Inc. retired from the company July 1, after 21 years of service. Col. Siegmund joined Western Cartridge Co., in November, 1931, as a special repr…
GESELL SOLVES BIRD MYSTERY OR DOES HE? A solution to the "bird as big as an airplane" mystery was offered today by Bill Gesell. "It was an airplane towing a glider," Gesell said. "I saw it myself." Gesell operates a farm two miles north of Belvidere on state route 76. He said he was working in a fie…
'Enormous' Bird Is Sighted Again, Flapping Over City ALTON, 111., April 24 (UP)-An "enormous" bird, first reported seabird seen flying over the outskirts of Alton shortly before noon today. E. M. Coleman, a former salesman, and his 15-year-old son James, said the bird was flying at about 500 feet an…
"Monster Bird" Reported In Flying Saucer Area By United Press BELVIDERE, Ill., April 9. — A farmer and a truck driver reported today that they had seen a bird "bigger than an airplane." They believed it might be a visitor from another planet. The giant bird was reported by Robert Price and Veryl Bab…
ONE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT HOLDS THE BIRD TO BE A WANDERING ALBATROSS, PICTURED HERE IN FLIGHT, WHICH SOMETIMES HAS BEEN A MISTAKEN. ACCORDING TO BIRD EXPERTS, IS THAT A WANDERING ALBATROSS WOULD NEVER WANDER THE FAR FROM THE OCEAN. THE GREAT BLUE HERON HAS ALSO BEEN ADVANCED AS THE SOLUTION TO THE MYSTE…
Companion To Flying Saucer, "Monster Bird" BY PAUL DIX ST. LOUIS, April 10.—(UF) A retired Air Force colonel and a 12-year-old boy tonight locked up the report by two Beloved, BL, residents of spotting a "monster bird." It was either the same mysterious bird of gigantic size they saw or one just lik…
1949 1 - 30 NOVEMBER SIGHTINGS DATE LOCATION 589 2 Unity, New Hampshire 590 16 Oxford, Mississippi (NO CARDS) 571 17 Augusta, Georgia (NO CARDS) 572 18 Raceland, Louisiana 573 18 Biloxi, Mississippi OBSEVER EVALUATION 594 21 Chattanooga, Tennessee (NO CARDS) 595 21 Akita, Lahaina, Japan (NO CARDS) 5…
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An employee in the supersonic laboratory of an aeronautical laboratory and some other employees of this lab, were by a river, 2-1/2 miles from its mouth, when they saw an object. The time was about 1700 hours on May 24, 1949. The object was reflecting sunlight when observed by naked eye. However, he…
Office Memorandum · UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: July 21,1949 FROM : SAC, NEW ORLEANS 4. URJECT: FLYING DISCS AND SAUCERS MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING For the Bureau's information, several citizens in the community of Alexandria, Louisiana daily paper has carried numerou…
Flying Disc Parade Grows Two strange new twists in the flying saucer parade developed today. A man said he saw one of the objects after seeing its reflection on the sidewalk and a 14-year-old girl said she saw one in broad daylight. C. S. Dupree, 1504 Fourth street, said he saw one of the mysterious…
LaBorde is the head man in the editorial department — the managing editor. He has been in this post since 1951, also having served as City Hall reporter and telegraph editor after coming to The Talk Town in 1945. His professional honors include the American Legion journalism award in 1955, the Farm …
FLYING SAUCERS, AGAIN The Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, is planning a convention for all persons who have ever seen flying saucers. ...Every day in our bank there's a convention of people who have seen the wisdom of doing their banking with us. American Bank OF CARLSBAD Member …
STRANGE CONVENTION ALEXANDRIA, La.—Mrs. Elliza Taylor of Valdosta, Ga., became the first person to seek reservations for the convention of flying saucer witnesses here Dec. 10. Mrs. Taylor was one of 50 persons invited by the Young Men's Business Club to attend the unorthodox convention to be held "…
Office Memorandum • UNITED-STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: July 26, 1949 FROM : SAC, San Antonio SUBJECT: FLYING DISKS INTERNAL SECURITY - Rcc: New Orleans On July 15, 1949, the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Fourth Army at the Appalachian Appalachian Valley (Texas) News on …
Flying Saucer Conclave Here Is Called Off The convention of flying saucer witnesses is off, for the time being at least. Officials of the Young Men's Business Club said today the convention is being postponed because of a lack of out-of-state reservations. They said only eight persons from outside L…
4 More Say They Saw 'Saucer' Here Another flying saucer made its appearance here last night, according to four persons who now are eligible to attend the "i-saw-a-flying saucer" convention here next December. Mrs. Andrew Rino, 1619 Warshauer street, reported to the Town Talk today that she, her husb…
IN REPLY REFER TO: 32-0 9th CSI District Barksdale AFB, La. 9 August 1949 SUBJECT: Project Grudge - Alleged Convention at Alexandria, Louisiana Subversive Activity TO: District Commander 5th OSI District (IO) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio 1. Reference is made to letter, your Headquart…
Plan Convention of Flying Saucer Witnesses Here A convention of all persons who have seen flying saucers was being planned for Alexandria today by the Young Men's Business Club. Flying discs were reported seen over Alexandria twice this week. Seven persons who said they saw them would be eligible as…
TO HEAD YMBC IN 1950—New officers of the Young Men's Business Club, elected last night to serve the 175-member organization for the next year, are, standing, left to right: Andy Lochen, director Joe Nabours, director; Frank McLean, treasurer; Sue Butler, director, and Leonard Richey, third vice pres…
Flying Saucer Seen Here The flying saucers were back in the skies over Alexandria last night, and two persons who saw them said today they couldn't be anything but just that — flying saucers. Mrs Edward Wolf, 412 1-2 Madison, and her sister, Mrs. V. Dardeau, of Ville Platte, said they were sitting o…