Monday 23 December 2019

UFO News Article:
“WHAT WAS IT? –
A Man Descends from a Cloudless Sky.”


2 December 1879
(The South Kentuckian, Hopkinsville, Kentucky)

Source: Newspapers.com

The whole article:
“In this sensational country, when startling events crowd one another thick and fast, what transpired in the presence of some unsophisticated country folk living in the eastern portion of this country a few days since, may not elicit more than a passing notice and, it may be, a sceptical sneer from the worldly reader. But knowing Abe Goodpaster, his wife and his aged mother to be honest, truthful reputable citizens, living a quiet, unpretending life and mixing little with the world, we think their story worthy of more than passing notice and therefore give it to our readers as told to us:

About a half an hour by sun on Friday evening, the 7th inst., Mrs. Goodpaster stepped from her house into the yard to hang out some clothes which she had been washing. The sky was a perfect azure blue and not a cloud was to be seen. Presently there appeared high up in the heavens an object of such unusual appearance that the attention of Mrs. Goodpaster was at once riveted. Slowly it descended to within twenty feet of the earth, seemingly about seventy-five yards distant and directly over a cleared field. Here it assumed the form of a man of majestic and commanding appearance. A series of graceful gesticulations with the hands were first gone through with and then the figure with bowed head assumed a devotional attitude. Somewhat recovered by this time from the wondering surprise which chained her to the spot, Mrs. Goodpaster rushed into the house and called her mother and several children into the yard all of whom saw distinctly that which we have described. The figure then mounted into the heavens and was soon lost from view.

Other persons in different parts of the neighbourhood saw an unnatural object in the sky the same evening, some of whom thought it was a balloon. We did not pretend to have a theory but are firmly convinced that Mrs. Goodpaster, her mother and children honestly believe they saw a man descend from the sky and then ascend again late Friday evening on the 7th of this month [most likely 7 November 1879]. They were so very loth to communicate that which they knew seemed so impossible that the news did not reach this place until a week after the occurrence.”


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Map of Kentucky (lib.utexas.edu)
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U.S. Government UFO Document:
“Unidentified object …”


23 June 1950
(Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.)

Source: NICAP.org

Quote from the document (not written in U.S. Department of Defense document format):
“At 0605Z on 21 Jun 50, Capt. [Obermiller], [text unintelligible] Ftr Bomb Wg, on golf course at Misawa AFB, observed circular shaped object of natural color which appeared when tilted to be of highly polished silver and metallic construction. Object was approximately 2 miles horizontally from observer, estimated altitude 7000 feet, angle of elevation from horizon was 60. Object in view no longer than 20 seconds size estimated 30 feet diameter and 5 feet thick. First observed traveling parallel to and 1000 feet above F-80, came abreast of F-80 tilted at abut 45 D to horizontal flashed in sunlight and appeared to shimmer, then returned to horizontal and remained in same place. Rose almost vertically about 1000 feet, seemed to change direction slightly and rapidly disappeared. No evidence smoke or exhaust appeared to be spinning. No sound could be detected due to other aircraft. Speed estimated 650 mph when first sighted to 975 MPH when leaving.

Observer presently rated with 1100 hours in transport and fighter aircraft.”

My comment: Project Blue Book listed this case as “OTHER (REFLECTION).” That means that Project Blue Book was of the opinion that Captain Obermiller – who had flown 1100 hours in transport and fighter aircraft – could not distinguish between an unknown flying object and a light reflection.

In my opinion – this UFO case is a perfect example that shows how Project Blue Book attempted to explain away as many UFO cases as possible. Many highly respected, longtime U.S. UFO researchers are of the same opinion.



Wikipedia article: “Misawa Air Base”:


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Aerial photo of Security Hill at Misawa AB, Japan taken some time during the 1990s. (text by Wikipedia) (wikimedia.org)
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Satellite photo of Misawa, Japan (tageo.com)
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UFO Case Directory (Distant Encounters):
“30' Disc Seen From Golf Course
June 21, 1950
Misawa, Japan”


(NICAP.org)

The whole UFO case report:
Dan Wilson:
June 21, 1950, Misawa AFB, Japan (BB)
At 3:05 p.m. local time (0605Z), Capt. Obermiller _ Fighter Bomber Wing on a golf course observed a circular-shaped object estimated to be 30 feet in diameter and 5 feet thick at 7000 feet altitude. Object appeared to be traveling at 650 MPH and parallel to an F-80 aircraft at 1000 feet above. Object rose vertically 1000 feet, seemed to change direction and rapidly disappeared at an estimated 975 MPH. The witness is a rated transport and fighter pilot.”

NICAP.org presents U.S. government (Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force) documents that pertain to the UFO case.


Wikipedia article: “Misawa Air Base”:


Quote from the Wikipedia article:
Misawa Air Base (三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō) (IATA: MSJ, ICAO: RJSM) is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and the United States Air Force located in Misawa, Aomori, in the northern part of the island of Honshū of Japan. It is located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast of Misawa railway station,[1] 3 mi (4.8 km) west of the Pacific Ocean, 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Towada, 18 mi (29 km) northwest of Hachinohe, and 425 mi (684 km) north of Tokyo. It is a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) facility with the 35th Fighter Wing (35 FW, about 48 F-16 aircraft split among the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons)[2] as its host wing. It hosts both Japanese and American troops. [3]”











Aerial photo of Security Hill at Misawa ABJapan taken some time during the 1990s. (text by Wikipedia) (wikimedia.org)
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Satellite photo of Misawa, Japan (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)

UFO News Article (Blog):
“Head ‘n’ shoulders”


By Billy Cox, 17 December 2019
(De Void, Sarasota Herald-TribuneFlorida)

Part of this article focuses on the UFO sighting of flight commander Bud Evans and fellow pilot Clyde Good over Misawa, Japan, in April 1950. Both served in the 9th Fighter Squadron of the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing in Misawa.

Quote from the article:
“The mystery pinged on ground radar, and flight commander Bud Evans got scrambled upstairs to check it out. By time he reached the target area, the thing was gone. During debriefings, his fellow airmen insisted they had encountered a broad, flat, airborne something-or-other, measuring maybe three times the size of a regulation target, but no more than three inches wide. It looked like a flying window pane – they could see the silhouettes of each other’s planes as they flanked the object. Before either could get a shot off, bingo, ‘it went straight up and out of sight,’ Evans says.

‘It was coming in pretty slow, and at first, we all thought it was a tow target, but we couldn’t see what was holding it up,’ he said. ‘So I’m looking for its power source, and there were no props, no jet engines, no visible means of propulsion, and it doesn’t make a sound. But it was definitely under the control of somebody or something, because then it pulled straight up, like a bat out of hell, and took off. Just disappeared.’ ”








Aerial photo of Security Hill at Misawa ABJapan taken some time during the 1990s. (text by Wikipedia) (wikimedia.org)
(wikimedia.org photo)
















Satellite photo of Misawa, Japan (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)