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“Donald Keyhoe”

Stories36 · page 2

The Robertson Panel: The CIA's Secret UFO Review

January 14, 1953 · Washington, D.C. (exact building unresolved; CIA headquarters and the Pentagon both claimed)

UAP · Disc / saucer · 33 sources · 1 photos

46Partially documented

B-29 radar-visual encounter over the Gulf of Mexico (Karas, Naumann / "Harter and Coleman")

December 6, 1952 · Gulf of Mexico, about 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast, about 190 miles from Galveston, Texas

UAP · Other · 23 sources

47Partially documented

The Flatwoods Monster

September 12, 1952 · G. Bailey Fisher farm, Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia

Cryptid · Creature · 51 sources

43Partially documented

Bellefontaine Radar-Visual and Gun-Camera Intercept

August 1, 1952 · Bellefontaine Air Force Station (Campbell Hill) and the Dayton area, Ohio

UAP · Sphere · 19 sources

54Partially documented

Goose Bay AFB radar-visual sighting: "target suddenly enlarges"

June 19, 1952 · Goose Air Base (now CFB Goose Bay), Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador

UAP · Unknown · 25 sources

44Partially documented

The Spitsbergen Flying Saucer Crash

1952 · Hinlopen Strait, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

UAP · Disc / saucer · 22 sources

25Thinly documented

The Bethune Encounter: US Navy Flight 125 off Newfoundland

February 10, 1951 · North Atlantic, about 200 miles northeast of Argentia, Newfoundland (the 'Gander' case)

UAP · Disc / saucer · 24 sources

33Partially documented

Capt. Willis T. Sperry and the American Airlines DC-6 sighting near Mount Vernon, Virginia

May 29, 1950 · About seven miles west of Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, after departure from Washington National Airport

UAP · Cigar · 13 sources

23Thinly documented

Chicago & Southern Airlines DC-3 porthole disc, Hazen, Arkansas

March 20, 1950 · Near Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas, about 40 miles east of Little Rock, north of Stuttgart

UAP · Disc / saucer · 19 sources

20Thinly documented

The Farmington Saucer Armada

March 17, 1950 · Main Street, Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico

UAP · Disc / saucer · 40 sources

35Partially documented

Radar-Visual Sighting Over Dayton and Wright-Patterson AFB (ATIC)

March 8, 1950 · Dayton Municipal Airport, Vandalia, and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

UAP · Sphere · 12 sources

50Partially documented

The Gorman Dogfight

October 1, 1948 · Hector Airport, Fargo, North Dakota

UAP · Orb / light · 58 sources

47Partially documented

The Aztec Crashed Saucer Hoax

March 1948 · Hart Canyon mesa, about 12 miles northeast of Aztec, San Juan County, New Mexico

UAP · Disc / saucer · 74 sources

29Thinly documented

The Mantell UFO Incident

January 7, 1948 · Godman Field, Fort Knox, to the Phillips farm near Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky

UAP · Other · 100 sources · 1 photos

50Partially documented

Harmon Field Disc and Cloud Hole Photographs

July 10, 1947 · Harmon Field, Stephenville, Newfoundland

UAP · Disc / saucer · 17 sources

32Partially documented

The Bonham Sky Serpent and the Fort Scott Serpent

June 1873 · Near Bonham, Fannin County, Texas

Cryptid · Creature · 16 sources

15Thinly documented

Names3

Donald Keyhoe Person · 43 stories
An author, and a believer in UFOs.
Frank Edwards Person · 11 stories
Frank Edwards was a broadcaster and author who carried older sighting stories to a wider audience.
Albert M. Chop Person · 3 stories
He spoke for Project Blue Book, from the Air Force press desk.

Documents74 · see all

Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2014-01-13· 4 pages· 3 pages mention it
- p. 2 …a letter dated October 1, 1958 from Major Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret.), Director, National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena…
- p. 4 …Sincerely yours, /s/ Donald E. Keyhoe DONALD E. KEYHOE, Major USMC (Ret.) Director of NICAP DEKtk
Untitled (to Donald Keyhoe from J.s. Earman Stating Still Have Sufficient Information Upon Which to Base an Appropriate Answer to Your Question) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-03-05· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 1 Major Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret.) Director of NICAP 1536 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. Washington 6, D. C. Dear Major…
Untitled (to Donald Keyhoe from J. S. Earman Stating Still Have Insuffi Cient FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-02-04· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 1 Major Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret.) Director of NICAP. 1536 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. Washington 6, D. C. Dear Major…
Untitled (to Donald Keyhoe from C P Cabell Acknowledging His Letter of March 1 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-02-05· 2 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 2 Major Donald E. Keyhoe (Ret.) Director of HMAAP 1530 Vincenttout Avenue, H.W. Washington 6, D.C. Dear Major Eythe…
Untitled (to Donald Keyhoe from J S Harman Acknowledging His Letter of 22 Sept FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-09-05· 2 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 2 National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena Major Donald E. Keyhoe, Director 1535 Connecticut Avenue Washington 6, D. C. Dear Paper…
Inquiry by Major Donald E. Keyhoe (Deleted) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-01-22· 4 pages

1020BRANDEN FOR Assistant to the Director TRCOCH Deputy Assistant Director for Opord CLUB Treqdry by Major Donald E…

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Videos1

Maj. Gen. John A. Samford's Statement on Flying Saucers

From The 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Flap