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Monday, 17 June 2019
UFO Report:
“The 1961 UFO Chronology”
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.
Related posts:
Saturday, 25 January 2020
Website Searches:
Focus On UFO News Articles From
the Years 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961
Website: Trove (National Library of Australia , Canberra ,
ACT, Australia ):
(Search term: Flying Saucer 1957)
(UFO 1957)
(Flying Saucer 1958)
(UFO 1958) (no results as of 25 January 2020)
(Flying Saucer 1959)
(UFO 1959)
(Flying Saucer 1960)
(UFO 1960)
(Flying Saucer 1961)
(UFO 1961)
Related posts:
(National Library of Australia/wikimedia.org image)
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Google Website Searches:
Focus On UFOs Performing
Up and Down/Down and Up Manoeuvres
Website: National Investigations Committee on Aerial
Phenomena (NICAP.org):
(Search term: “Up and Down”)
(“Up Down”)
(“Down and Up”)
(“Down Up”)
Website: National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC.org):
(“Up and Down”)
(“Up Down”)
(“Down and Up”)
(“Down Up”)
Website: UFO Casebook (ufocasebook.com):
(“Up and Down”)
(“Up Down”)
(“Down and Up”)
(“Down Up”)
Website: UFOINFO.com:
(“Up and Down”)
(“Up Down”)
(“Down and Up”)
(“Down Up”)
Website: UFO DNA (thecid.com/ufo):
(“Up and Down”)
(“Up Down”)
(“Down and Up”)
(“Down Up”)
Website: Archives For the Unexplained (AFU.se),
Norrköping, Sweden:
(“Up and Down”)
(“Up Down”)
(“Down and Up”)
(“Down Up”)
NICAP.org UFO case directory (RADCAT):
“Object Tracked At 34,000' /F-102 Scrambled
June 2, 1961
Tampa, Florida”
The whole UFO case report:
“Brad Sparks:
June 2, 1961; Tampa, Florida (BBU)
(McDonald list)
Dan Wilson:
June 2, 1961; Tampa, Florida
At 8:06 p.m. local time, two civilian witnesses, one a
retired USN Commander, saw a star-like object, bluish red changing to white,
high in the sky on a SE course of
approximately 140 degrees from Tampa. This object or a similar object had been
seen nightly on about the same flight path. The 660th Radar Station was called
to check on the UFO and they reported a target on their height finder radar
bearing 055 at 34,000
feet . Target moved up and down and remained in the same
relative position. This object was still on the radar scope 5 June 61 and an
F-102 was scrambled on the target. The aircraft reported contact but
experienced ECM trouble and could not complete intercept due to jamming.
Additional witnesses to the object were two tower operators of the 1928th AACS
Det., MacDill AFB. An airman of the 660th AC&W Squadron also sighted the object.
(Dan Wilson)”
NICAP.org presents U.S.
government (U.S. Air Force) documents that pertain to the UFO case.
Wikipedia article: “Convair F-102 Delta Dagger”:
Related posts:
F-102As of the 509th FIS over Vietnam, November 1966.
These aircraft wear standard Southeast Asia camouflage (T.O. 1-1-4). (text by
Wikipedia) (wikimedia.org)
(wikimedia.org photo)
(tageo.com photo)
Friday, 19 June 2009
TV UFO Footage:
UFO Footage Recorded during the Filming of the
War Movie, ‘Sniper’s Ridge’, Unknown Date, Daytime
The movie was broadcasted by the U.S. American Movie Classic (AMC) Cable Channel on 18 March 2004:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWhGEXdvzY
The unknown object seems to be oval shaped.
This Korean War movie was produced by Twentieth Century Fox. The movie was released in February 1961 (U.S.).
The UFO footage was recorded near Bakersfield, California, according to Ed Sherwood, the video source,
And the UFO footage must likely have been recorded either in 1960 or in early 1961, since the movie was released in February 1961.
Ed Sherwood article: “Unidentified Aerial ‘Craft’”:
http://www.cropcircleanswers.com/sniper_ridge_UFO.htm
UFO Footage Recorded during the Filming of the
War Movie, ‘Sniper’s Ridge’, Unknown Date, Daytime
The movie was broadcasted by the U.S. American Movie Classic (AMC) Cable Channel on 18 March 2004:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWhGEXdvzY
The unknown object seems to be oval shaped.
This Korean War movie was produced by Twentieth Century Fox. The movie was released in February 1961 (U.S.).
The UFO footage was recorded near Bakersfield, California, according to Ed Sherwood, the video source,
And the UFO footage must likely have been recorded either in 1960 or in early 1961, since the movie was released in February 1961.
Ed Sherwood article: “Unidentified Aerial ‘Craft’”:
http://www.cropcircleanswers.com/sniper_ridge_UFO.htm
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
UFO News Article:
“See UFO Overhead In Kansas”
30 January 1961
(The Fort Scott Tribune, Kansas)
(The Fort Scott Tribune, Kansas)
The UFO was sighted over the Kansas City area and other locales (Fort Riley, Schilling AFB in Salina, Hays, Larned, Hill City, Goodland and
Kirksville) on 29/30
January 1961 (from 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.):
Quote from the article:
“The Federal Aviation Agency station at Hill City watched
the object from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. It was northeast of that station.”Satellite photo of Kansas City, Kansas (tageo.com)
Friday, 2 August 2019
UFO Case Directory (RADCAT):
“Object Tracked By AN/FPS-9 at 74,000'
Feb. 12, 1962
Winnemucca AFB, Nevada”
(NICAP.org)
The whole UFO case report:
“Brad Sparks:
Feb. 12, 1962; Winnemucca AFB, Nevada (BBU)
(McDonald list)
Dan Wilson:
Feb. 12, 1962; Winnemucca AFB, Nevada
At 8:06 a.m. local time, radar of the 658 Radar
Squadron painted one large target considered to be out of the ordinary because
of the height and range. Object appeared at 74,000 feet and
disappeared in excess of 96,000
feet . The object was on the scope for 5 minutes.
Observer was S/Sgt F. Grover, Crew Chief 658th RS, with 11 years of radar
experience. Radar type was an FPS-6B. (Dan Wilson)”
NICAP.org presents U.S. government (Project Blue Book,
U.S. Air Force) documents that pertain to the UFO case.
Wikipedia article: “Winnemucca Air Force Station”:
Quote from the Wikipedia article:
“Winnemucca Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-127, NORAD
ID: Z-127) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar
station. It is located 3.1
miles (5.0
km ) north-northwest of Winnemucca , Nevada .
It was closed in 1968.
History
The station was activated on 8 June 1955 after the
658th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved to the new station on 1
February 1956 by the 28th Air Division. Operational status was finally achieved
by the 658th AC&W Squadron in 1956. The site used an AN/FPS-3 radar, and
initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and
warning station. As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor
aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes.
By 1959 this radar had been joined by a pair of
AN/FPS-6B height-finder radars. In 1960 the AN/FPS-3 was replaced by an
AN/FPS-20 search set. At the end of 1961 this search set had been upgraded into
an AN/FPS-66. During 1961 Winnemucca AFS joined the Semi Automatic Ground
Environment (SAGE) system, initially feeding data to DC-21 at Stead AFB, Nevada . After joining,
the squadron was re-designated as the 658th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 March
1961. The radar squadron provided information 24/7 the SAGE Direction Center
where it was analyzed to determine range, direction altitude speed and whether
or not aircraft were friendly or hostile.”
Related posts:
Winnemucca AFS Radio Site Repurposed,
photo by John Stanton 9 Oct 2016 (text by Wikipedia)
(wikipedia.org)
(wikimedia.org photo)
(tageo.com photo)
Friday, 5 October 2018
USO Case Report:
“Report # 243
11-14-1961
CASE OF THE SPEEDY SUBMARINE”
(Water UFO (waterufo.net), Claymont , Delaware )
The whole USO case report:
“Here’s the kind of mystery that has turned up several
times in recent years. The report just reached us although the incident
occurred Tuesday, November 14, 1961.
Australian and New Zealand warships were
conducting Navy exercises off Sydney Heads when they detected and pursued a
large underwater object that interrupted the maneuvers.
There was no visual sighting of the object, but
Senator Gorton, the Minister for the Navy, said it could have been an
ocean-going submarine. If so, ‘the speed and ease with which the mystery craft
eluded the fleet suggests it was nuclear-powered,’ the Sydney Sun stated.
But suppose it wasn't a nuclear-powered submarine? All
the Navy would say officially is that it was an ‘unidentified object.’ Contact
was soon lost. Neither U.S.
nor British submarines were in the area at the time.
Reference for the above text is:
Fate magazine, October 1962, p. 10”
Wikipedia article: “Sydney Heads”:
View of Sydney
from North Head. (text by Wikipedia)
Monday, 17 June 2019
U.S. Government UFO Document:
“PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD:
DATE: 2 Jun 61/
LOCATION: Tampa, Florida”
(Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.)
Source: NICAP.org
Quote from the document:
“Star-like object sighted on course of 140 deg from
Tampa. Color bluish red changing to white. About the size of a star but only
brighter. Altitude very high. Object picked up on Radar with a bearing of 055
deg at 34,000 ft .
Moved up and down but maintained same relative position.
Radar and visual targets were different locations and
the witness was requested to send additional information. No reply to this
request. Speculation on the limited data might indicate that the object viewed
visually was an a/c, but there is no confirming data. No attempt is made to
determine the radar sighting. In view of the limited data the case is listed as
insufficient data.”
NICAP.org also presents the other documents that
pertain to the case.
Related posts:
(ufocasebook.com image)
F-102As of the 509th FIS over Vietnam, November 1966. These aircraft wear standard Southeast Asia camouflage (T.O. 1-1-4). (text by Wikipedia) (wikimedia.org) (wikimedia.org photo)
(tageo.com photo)
Monday, 18 November 2013
UFO News Article:
“HAFB Checking –
‘Flying Saucer’ Observed Over Valley”
3 October 1961
(Deseret News/Salt Lake Telegram, Salt Lake City, Utah)
(Deseret News/Salt Lake Telegram, Salt Lake City, Utah)
Waldo J. Harris, a civilian
pilot, and seven other persons witnesses sighted a disk shaped UFO over the Utah
Central Airport, Granger, Utah (now known as West Valley City), a suburb of Salt
Lake City, on 2 October 1961, according to the article:
Quote from the article:
“Air Force officials Tuesday
were investigating reports by at least eight observers, including a veteran
pilot, that a ‘flying saucer’ was seen hovering over the southern Salt Lake
Valley Monday.
Investigation teams from Hill
Air Force Base Monday questioned the observers, including pilot Waldo J. Harris,
531 Garfield Ave. (1831 South), who was the first to sight the unidentified
object.
Mr. Harris was preparing to take
off on a routine flight Monday shortly before noon from Utah Central Airport, 3200
W. 2100 South, when he saw the object south of the field.
Harris said he was about five
miles from the disc when he first sighted it and attempted to close in on the
object.
‘When I got about three miles
from the object, it suddenly moved upward like an elevator and began to move
south.’
The object had no visible portholes
or exhaust smoke.
It was flying at about 6,500 to
7,000 feet ,
Mr. Harris told HAFB security officers.”
“Abandoned & Little-Known
Airfields: Northwestern Utah:
Utah Central Airport, Granger, UT” (airfields-freeman.com):
Utah Central Airport, Granger, UT” (airfields-freeman.com):
“West Valley City, Utah” (City-Data.com):
http://www.city-data.com/city/West-Valley-City-Utah.html
Satellite photo of West Valley City, Utah
(tageo.com photo)
Monday, 4 June 2018
UFO Case Reports:
“Intelligence Summary: Missile Base Incidents”
(NICAP.org)
The UFO cases (text by NICAP.org):
“January 10, 1961; Cape Canaveral, Florida
Summer of 1961; Near Moscow
August 7, 1962; Oracle, Arizona
September 15, 1964; Big Sur, California
April, 1966; Malmstrom AFB, Montana (BBU)
June 16, 1966; Elista, Kalmuk, Russia
August 24, 1966; Minot AFB, [Grano? Carpio?] North
Dakota (BBU)
March 5, 1967; Minot AFB, North Dakota (BBU)
March 16, 1967; 15 miles N of Lewistown,
Montana (BBU)
March 24/25, 1967; Nr. Roy (about 30 miles NE of Lewiston,
Montana (BBU)
March 30, 1967; Malmstrom AFB, Montana
Oct. 24, 1968; About 30 miles NW of Minot AFB,
North Dakota (BBU)
October 30, 1975; Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan
November 7, 1975; Malmstrom AFB, Montana
November 8, 1975; Malmstrom AFB, Montana”
The intelligence summary is produced by the Nuclear
Connection Project.
“Nuclear Connection Project (NCP)” (NICAP.org):
Established: 1 July 2003.
Updated: 26 January 2015 (as of 4 June 2018).
Francis L. Ridge, Project Coordinator.
Related posts:
Aerial view of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana
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