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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.Scans matching “RIC”688 scans · page 6
Scientist Says Flying Saucer Pilots Will Land Within Year 'LITTLE MEN IN SAUCER' DUE SOON TO EXPLORE EARTH, SAVANT SAYS Geophysicist Sees Saucers Landing Soon Thinks Pilots From Other Planet About Ready to Visit Earth Denver, Oct. 19. Denver geophysicist Silas M. Newton, who believes flying saucers …
123. 218 Oct, 15, 1948. About 50 miles NW (at 330° from) Fukuoka, Japan (at 34°00' N, 130°00' E). 11:05 p.m. (intermittently to 1:30 a.m.?) USAF pilot 1st Lt. Oliver Hemphill Jr. and radar observer 2nd Lt. Barton Halter flying a P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter made 6 interceptions of the same or di…
NARCAPTR - 6 Date of Report: 12-02 visible canopy, wings, power section or tail assembly - is consistent with a target of very much smaller radar cross-section than the F-61 of any maneuver, making it a very much more magnified target even than the "intermittently" detected F-61. Of six AI contacts …
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS Companion To Flying Saucer, "Monster Bird" 11. PUIE. PUI. the assistant on all subjects 11:30 am, no, late afternoon white people hask paling four - five periods of 11:30, 11:30 For New York, NY and the New Jersey City area, please visit the New York Times website at www.nytime…
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…
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…
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…
"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…
'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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
Stojka dnia 23/VII.1949 r. Pierwszych słowach mego listu musze Wam podac do wiadomosci co i jak sie przedstawia sprawa zniw na stojce to juz u nas wykoszo no zyto ukosiłismy dwanascie kupek na tym pierwszym kawałku a tam na gnoju 38 kupek a na amelinie to idziemy dopiero kosic to nie wiem co ukosimy…
Samuel Vandervort Washington, N.C. Rimelia For today have not whilst month termed on a short town halt to meet you comming on old subject On Oct. 1949 Inked your to committal on object are held dotted over documents. Your name is Clyde Gunnell Henry Stewart with District 051 to committal. Old Clyde …
1950 SIGHTINGS THE CHICAGO AND SOUTHERN AIRLINES-STUTTGART,ARKANSAS SIGHTING EARLY IN 1950, THE UNITED PRESS CARRIED THIS STORY, TOLD THEM BY TWO CHICAGO AND SOUTHERN AIRLINES PILOTS, CAPTAIN JACK ADAMS AND FIRST OFFICER G.W. ANDERSON. THE DATELINE WAS MARCH 21: "WE WERE HEADED FOR LITTLE ROCK, ABOU…
that he was passing over U.S. Highway #70 some 15 miles north of Stuttgart, Arkansas. The first indication that something unusual was about to happen was a light in the dark sky so bright it engaged Captain Adams' attention. Said Captain Adams: "The light had an unusual bluish and brilliant glow, fl…
was under observation, and Capt. experience in observing various types of aircraft including the F-86, Capt. stated that the object was traveling at least 1000 miles per hour, giving this as a very conservative figure. He could see no signs or indications of exhaust flames, jet or otherwise. 5. The …
SAUCER IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL BY PILOTS Air Force Intelligence Wants To Interview Them NO REPORTS FROM GROUND (Continued from Page One) and visibility was perhaps 30 or 40 miles. We could see no portion of the object other than the lights," Adams said. "We've heard and read a lot about flying saucer…
Category 11 Case Directory SIGHTINGS FROM AIRCRAFT Preliminary Rating: 5 AVCAT is a special project being conducted by NICAP, with the help and cooperation of the original compiler of AIRCAT, Dr. Richard Haines, and other sources, to create a comprehensive listing of sightings from aircraft with det…
a C & S pilot making the trip as a passenger." $ ^{233} $ The Adams-Anderson sighting sparked interest nationwide. Mrs. Roosevelt, the widow of the late President, even invited the two airline pilots to appear with her on television.254 All of America's top news commentators like Walter Kiernan, Dre…
"We've heard and read a lot about flying saucers and were as skeptical as anyone else,' smiled co-pilot Anderson. 'But when you see something with your own eyes, you have to believe it."229 As the pilots put it, "we were flabbergasted." Captain Adams' next flight took him to Memphis, Tennessee. Upon…
HEADQUARTERS 516th TROOP CARRIER WING MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MEMPHIS, TENN. 22 March 1950 79-9 80-8 SUBJECT: INTERROGATION OF OBSERVER OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT - TO: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE U. S. AIR FORCE, WASHINGTON, D. C. AF169066 1. Capt. on, a member of the 516th Troop Carrier Wing, wa…
SOUTHERN CROSS THE SOUTHERN CROSS YOUR WORLD MOREER BETTER. DO YOU GIVE IT! Published Weekly with the Approval of the Archbishop, Bishop and Venerable Apostle of Southern Africa No. 1629. Vol. XXXL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1951. Pricer 44. THE 'SOUTHERN CROSS' Quarter 4/7 Ball-Year 5/7 Year 15/4 Year…
'Mass Flight' of Sky Disks Seen by 5000 (Editor's note: The Air Force, in Washington, issued a flat denial today that any such thing as a "flying sancer" exists. The Air Force also denied that it is trying to cover up some of its own experiments by discrediting the "flying sancer" reports. However, …
Scores Report Seeing Saucers' Flight in Formation Over New Mexico FARMINGTON, N.M., March 17 (U.P.)—A mass flight of flying saucers over this Northwestern New Mexico oil town of 5000 population was reported today by 50 persons, including businessmen and private pilots. Detailed accounts of the fligh…
Scientists Tracked Flying Saucer Over N.M. Navy Man Tells Of Tracking This newspaper has been granted permission to reprint an art clea appearing in the book "How Scientists tracked a Flying Saucer." The article is written by Commander Robert B. McLaughlin, U. S. Navy. The article deals with an occu…
Berkshire Eagle clipping: "Mariana reports flying disk" (date listed on source page needs checking) ScanMariana Reports Flying Discs Could it be that even baseballs now come home to roost? Nick Marina, general manager of the park, said he self that question this morning. Two objects—for all the world like the long gong that plays the melody, but the ball that balls it back just past. By Lou Brigantii …
New development adds to saga of 'Lubbock Lights' phenomena By Jeff South Update Staff Writer The mystery of the "Lubbock Lights," a V-shaped string of illuminated objects which flew over the muo city 26 years ago, is now more baffling than ever. In the latest development, computer-assisted scientist…
Cine Film May Show "Saucer" From Our Own Correspondent MOMBASA, Sunday. The 11 people in the East African Airways Lodestar have a strange object in the city near Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzanian authorities say to accept it as one of the country's anomalies which an American scientist has said are the e…
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 19 Pob 51 | 2. LOCATION East Africa | 12. CONCLUSIONS □ Was Battles Passed? □ Possible Battles 2. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Morning | 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION □ Ground Vessel □ Ground Boat | □ Ground Boat □ Ground Boat 3. PHOTOS 20 No | 4. SOURCE Crew and Passengers | □ A…
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FLYING SAUCERS SNAPPED Govin passengers and two members of the crew of an East African Airways aircraft flying from Nairobi to Addis Ababa during the daylight hours that a flying saucer hovering over Mount Kilimanjaro Two American passengers took low clear pictures with photos taken and another phot…
SUBJECT: APPEARANCE OF AN ALLIANCE "FLYING SAUGCER" OVER KT. KILDMANJARO, RANGANVIKA The Cumulative report the alleged appearance of the first "flying monarch" to be observed in East Africa includes the arrival of the monarch in Botswana on February 19, 1919 by the owe and passengers of the East Afr…
Tucson, Arizona Dear Jim, The information you requested several weeks ago concerning a UFO report submitted by me, as reporting officer, to ISAF Project Blue Book, follows: The intervening years and a very mediocre memory do, of course, exclude my recalling the exact date, report date such as time, …
I was sitting close to the astronomer, Dr. George Adamski, at Lions club yesterday when he told about meeting face-to-face with a man from Outer Space—the planet Venus, to be specific. * * * Every now and then Dr. Adamski would seem to look directly at me and his quick black eyes would pierce sharpl…