Created: 6 April 2006
Updated: 7 May 2017
(NICAP.org)
Quote from the report:
“… but this was a year for nuclear connections and
incidents involving missile bases. A lot of the incidents themselves do not
have active links as yet. Blue Book microfilms are only processed to mid-1952,
so it will be some time before we can accomplish that goal. However, this is a
comprehensive list for 1961 and will also suffice as a good work and checklist
for our team. With the help of William Wise (Project Blue Book Archive), and
Dan Wilson (archive researcher), the task becomes much easier. But without Brad
Sparks’ updated list, the Comprehensive Catalog of Project Blue Book Unknowns,
the entire project would have been impossible. And our thanks also go to Jean
Waskiewicz who created the online NICAP DBase (NSID) that helped make it
possible to link from the cases to the reports themselves. ‘UFOE’ is the NICAP
publication, The UFO Evidence (Richard Hall, 1964). Cat. 3 incidents are E-M
cases.
Francis Ridge
NICAP Site Coordinator
April 25, 1961
U.S. Air Force Guidance Collection Letter No.4,
originally classified Confidential, describes and provides guidance for project
Moon Dust reporting. Several items of interest appear in the document:
classification level of Moon Dust Alerts and reports, focus of Moon Dust on ‘foreign
earth satellite vehicles,’ and destination agencies for Moon Dust reports among
them. (CUFON)
May 1961
Joint statement by 21 American Scientists released by
NICAP. Calls for open investigation of UFOs without secrecy, the need for a
more thorough investigation shown by circumstantial evidence. States the Air
Force should have more straightforward information policy, specifically to give
out all facts on major UFO sightings.
May 22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida (BBU 7417)
4:30 p.m. Mrs. A. J. Jones and Mrs. R. F. Davis saw
big silver-dollar disc hover and revolve, then suddenly disappear. (Berliner)
Aug. 4,1961
Letter to NICAP member from Rep. Thomas W. Downing: ‘The
Bureau manager (of Newsweek) informs me that his information indicates that an
investigation of the UFO phenomenon is being contemplated by the Science and
Astronautics Committee. The information that I was provided indicates that
Congressman Joseph E. Karth of Minnesota may serve as Chairman of the three-man
Subcommittee.’ (See NICAP UFOE, Section XIII)
Nov. 1, 1961; SETI_Conference
On this date at Green Bank, W. Va. Government
(National Academy of Sciences) sponsored secret discussions on space life,
possibility of communicating with other worlds. This discussion was alluded to
in the New York Times, February 4, 1962.”
Wikipedia article: “Tyndall Air Force Base”:
Tyndall AFB is located 19 kilometres (12 miles) east of Panama
City, Florida, according to Wikipedia.
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(wikimedia.org photo)
Satellite photo of Panama City, Florida (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)
