by Dan Wright
material evidence, aerial anomalies and the absence of, 36
matte-white discs spotted over George Air Force Base, 30
Maxton, North Carolina, triangle hovering over, 84
McAlester, Oklahoma, lights seen over, 236–237
McCone, John, 174
McCormack, John, statement regarding UFOs from, 159–160
McDivitt, James, Today show appearance by, 240
McDonald, James E., 186, 200–201
controversial lecture of, 220
press attention for, 203
public statement of, 203–204
witness interviews conducted by, 202
McMahon, John, film about cattle mutilations and, 271
McMinnville, Oregon, sightings at, 20
McNab, Colonel Robert, 72
medical examination, possible abduction and, 278
Mehrabad Air Base, 252
Melsbroek, Belgium, fireball spotted over, 70
Memorandum for Record, 58
Menzel, Donald, IFO sources and, 204
Mersin, Turkey, unknown object over, 78–79
metallic disc
encounter in Kastrup, Denmark, 227
over Karup Field, Denmark, 46
metallic silver object seen by L. Gordon Cooper, 24
metallic sphere, aerial maneuvers of a, 282
meteor hypothesis, J. Allen Hynek and the, 230
meteors mistaken as UFOs, 33
Michigan, sightings in southeast, 195
military bases, Air Force conspiracy to cover up UFO surveillance of, 263–264
military threat, UFOs as a, 269
Millikan, Max, 40
Minot Air Force Base, aerial intruders at, 193–194
Minuteman missile site, 210
Miramar Naval Station, sphere seen over, 93
misidentification of conventional aircraft, 56
misidentifications, UFO-related, 161–162
misidentified natural phenomena, 42
misinterpretations of known objects, sightings resulting from, 35
missile silo, 166
missile site,
aerial intruders at a, 193
intrusions of, 269
Minuteman missile site, 210
Titan, 165
missing time, Charles Moody and, 244
MITI, 298
Moby Dick spying program, 273
Moncla, Lieutenant Felix, 69
Monon Railroad, close encounter on the, 136–138
Montluçon, France, luminous white disc over, 71
Moody, Charles, missing time of, 244
Moore, Alvin, disposition of materials by, 213
Moore, William, 276–277
Morocco, sightings over, 29
Morse code, 103, 110, 112, 120, 309
Moscow Aviation Institute, 195
Moscow, Russia, pulsating lights over, 294
Moscow radio show transcript, FBI interception of a, 34
Mount Rainier, Washington,
event, 205
incident in, 182–183
Mount Taylor, New Mexico, orange circle near, 73
MUFON membership, increases in, 276
MUFON Photographic Cases, 148
Murmansk, Russia, illuminated ball over, 286
Muroc Army Air Field, sighting at, 8
mutual interference, 54
N
National Academy of Sciences, 186, 200, 220, 310
National Aeronautical Association, 58
National Bureau of Standards, 188
National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, see NICAP
National Military Command Center, see NMCC
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, see NOAA
National Photographic Interpretation Center, see NPIC
national security,
Scientific Review Board review of, 62
sightings and, 53
UFOs and, 49, 192
national security agencies, Robertson Panel and, 49–50
National Security Agency, see NSA
National Security Council, 4, 33, 57, 170, 240, 308
NATO scouting balloon over Sofia, Romania, 214
natural phenomena, 56–57
misidentified, 42
UFOs and, 186
Navy, 18, 22, 32, 45, 51, 52, 56, 68, 83, 105, 107, 155, 162, 224, 236
Navy Hill, Washington, D.C., 4
Nazi engineers, flying saucer plans of, 63
Nazi-founded saucer-building program, 91–92
Nazis, American victories over the, 25
Nazis and UFOs, 4–6
Nederland, Texas, encounter in, 180–181
Nellis Air Force Base, object spotted at, 165
Netherlands, sightings in the, 29
Newhouse, Delbert, footage taken by, 52
NICAP, 59–60, 130–131
Air Force allegations from, 150–151
confidentiality offered by, 107
US Air Force and pressure from, 102
NICAP, 59–60, 65, 102, 111, 124, 125, 128, 130, 131, 139, 141, 150, 151, 153, 154, 167, 173, 174, 180, 185, 188, 191, 202, 206, 235, 262, 309
article outlining the UFO problem, 170
claim of supersonic airborne jets, 107
letter-writing campaign, 170
published document, 169–171
nighttime sightings, features of, 13–14
NMCC, 243, 250
NOAA, UFO sightings and, 243
nonhuman entities observed in Varginha, Brazil, 303–304
NORAD, 57
cylindrical object tracked by, 304
intruders tracked by, 264
renaming of, 57
J. Allen Hynek and confirmed reports from, 209
tracking of a missile by, 210
NORAD radars, tracking unknowns with, 209
North Africa, anomalies in, 37
North American Air Defense Command, see NORAD
Norway, V formation spotted over, 77
Nova Scotia, sighting near, 16–17
NPIC, 196–198, 202, 310
NPIC briefings, 198–199
NSA, 45, 265, 268–269, 270
files, court battle over UFO–related, 268–269
government documents obtained by the, 271
UFO data sent to the, 263–264
nuclear weapons, 245
O
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, shiny silver object sighting near, 21
object transported to Kirtland Air Force Base, 241
objects
flying over Andrews Air Force Base, 30
flying over Washington National Airport, 30
oblong luminous object over Djougou, Benin, 69
OCI, 19, 60, 61
Odarenko, Todos M., 32, 64–65, 90
memorandum written to, 62
memo to Ralph Clark from, 67–68
Oder, Lt. Colonel, 66
Office of
Counter Intelligence, see OCI
Development and Engineering, 248
Legislative Counsel, journal entry of the, 141
Resource Development, 248
Scientific Intelligence, see OSI
Scientific Research, 186, 208, 213
Special Investigations, 16, 34, 44, 245, 246
Strategic Services, see OSS
Training and Education, establishment of the, 15
Offutt Air Force Base, 44
Ogden, Richard, 140
Oloron, France, cigar-shaped object over, 46
ONE Board, 58
Oneida Air Force Base, 205
Operation Mainbrace, 45–46
Operation Moonwatch, 111
operatives, number of OSS, 3
optical aberrations, 37
optical illusions, UFOs dismissed as, 214
Oracle, Arizona, descending object over, 165–166
Oran, Algeria,
disc sighting in, 28
silver disc over, 55
spindle shape over, 29
circle near Mount Taylor, New Mexico, 73
luminous object over Port Gentil, Gabon, 27, 39
object over Tremonton, Utah, 42
OSI, 31, 33, 39, 40, 41, 48, 61, 66, 76, 87, 96, 98, 102, 104, 105, 124, 127, 128, 130, 131, 134, 307, 309, 311
discontinuation of UFO investigations by, 60
evaluation of the Air Force study by, 43
evidence presented to scientists by, 42
formation of the, 14
investigative methodologies by, 42
letters from Leon Davidson to, 268
memo from Wilton Lexow to, 149–150
rapid identification by, 42
reports received by, 106
the Soviet press and, 308
OSI
meeting at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 43
response to the UFO problem, 14–15
statistical summary of UFO reports, 173–174
OSS, 3
the Korean Conflict and the, 3
World War II and the, 3
OSS operatives, number of, 3
Oued Taria, Algeria, object spotted over, 29
outer space, alleged message received from, 87–88
P
P&E, 32–33, 62, 66, 67, 87, 88, 89, 90, 97, 149
Page, Dr. Thornton,
J. Allen Hynek and, 105–106
letter issued to, 102
memo from Philip Strong to, 64
pale-green light over Sousse, Tunisia, 38
Palmer, Robert. J., inquiry regarding UFOs from, 160
Pan De Azucar, Uruguay, encounter in, 135
Paperclip, covert operation, 5
paralysis, temporary, after an encounter, 278
paranormal activity, 235
parapsychology,
Cecil B. Scott and, 296
MITI study of, 298
patent for a flying disc, 76
Patrick Air Force Base, 99
Patuxent Naval Air Station radar tracks, 173–174
peaceful recognizance, sightings patterns and, 186
pear-shaped object over Bunker Hill Air Force Base, 145
Pearl Harbor, 2
Pease Air Force Base, 178
Pentagon, investigative problems and the, 134
People's Republic of China, study of UFOs by the, 285
Pepperrell, Newfoundland, report from, 89–90
Perseids meteor shower, 26
Peterson, Val, 61
Pforzheimer, Walter, communication with, 75
photographers, written guidance for UFO, 147–149
photographic prints of aerial vehicles, 96
photographs
from Gemini 4, 140–142
of an unknown, Air Force possession of, 111
of unknown objects, 133
of UFOs in Brazil, 64
physical evidence in UFO sightings, 123
Physics and Electronics Division, see P&E
pillow balloon, 51
pilots, requirements for sighting reports by, 236
Plaistow, New Hampshire, glowing disc over, 294
planet-wide grid, UFOs powered by a, 213
plasma phenomena as a reason for UFO sightings, 208
plate-shaped object sighting in Boukanefis, Algeria, 28
Platteville, Illinois, encounter in, 223
polygraph exams, CIA employees and, 7
Popowitch, George, 139
Port Gentil, Gabon, orange luminous object over, 27, 39
Port Huron, Michigan, 48
Portage County, Ohio, incident in, 192
Portalegre, Portugal, anomalous light over, 117
Practica di Mare military air base, 82
Presque Isle weather station, 42
Prince Christian Sound, Greenland, lens-shaped object over, 85
procedures for identifying unknown aerial objects, 33
Project Blue Book, 11, 307
dissolving of, 310
sighting at Holloman Air Force Base and, 10
transfer of, 57
Project Blue Book
accumulated date on UFO reports, 113–114
and Captain Edward Ruppelt, 19
and new reports, 67
and radar-visual sightings, 144
and the Condon group, 187
and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base incident, 30
and the Fort Bliss sighting, 15
and the George Air Force Base incident, 30
and the Ladd Air Force Base sighting, 23
and the San Antonio, Texas, sighting, 30
investigations, fallacies of, 187
quarterly statistical reports by the ATIC, 68
review, 42
staff, 106
transfer to the ADC, 67
Project Blue Book's ruling of the incident at Glen Burnie, Maryland, 43
Project Grudge, 11, 50, 199, 307
sighting reports to, 16
Project Grudge and Oak Ridge, Tennessee, sighting, 21
Project Lothar, 5
Project Magnet, 21
Project Pounce, 51
Project Saucer, 35
Project Sign, 13
declaration of, 11
disbanding of, 306–307
Project STORK, 68
Project Twinkle, establishment of, 13
Project “Y,” 91, 92
psychiatric evaluations of UFO witnesses, 187
psychic research and UFO research comparisons, 236
psychological
explanations for UFO sightings, 56
factors contributing to sightings, 36
psychological warfare, 35
UFOs and accusations of, 160–161
psychological warfare
accusations and Lawrence Tacker, 161
and Soviet government policy, 36
public interest in UFOs, the Condon Report and, 228
published saucer reports, validity of, 83
Pueblo, Colorado, white light sighting in, 207
pulsating lights over Moscow, Russia, 294
Pyne, Joe, interview with Frank Stranges, 189–190
Q
Queensland, Australia, disc-shaped aerial vehicle seen in, 223
Quincy, Illinois, object spotted in, 225
Quintanilla, Hector, 187
R
radar
jamming, explanations for, 108
problems, 54
stations used for UFO research, 290
radar-visual sightings, Project Blue Book and, 144
radio recording, ham, 87–88
radio signals, unexplained, 41
radio teletype of the UFO crash in Spitsbergen, Norway, 32
RAF
Lakenheath, 101, 229, 230–231
Little Rissington, 47
Manston, 115
Patrington, 256
Topcliffe, 45
Waddington, 256
Randolph Air Force Base, 44
rapid identification by OSI, 42
Ratchford, Dr. J. Thomas, 196–197
correspondence with Dr. Robert Low, 208
Reber, James, 39
recording sent to Leon Davidson, 103–104
rectangular
flight path, flat disc sighting in a, 21
object over Lynchburg, Virginia, 135
red light over Williams Lake, British Colombia, 289
red object, sightings of a, 20
red object over Andujar, Spain, 39
red undefined object over Walcha, New South Wales, 278
red-orange
light over Sylvania, Alabama, 302
patch of sky in Eckmühl, Algeria, 28
Redondo Beach, California, glowing saucer over, 100
Rees, Colonel Doyle, 15–16
reference point, absence of a, 36
reflections, 56
refractions, 56
remote viewing, 235
responsibility for UFO events, 105
Riedel, Dr. Walter, 58
Robertson, Howard P., 41–42, 48, 105, 307
Robertson Panel,
declaration of the, 308
declassified statement of the, 113
formation of the, 48
Great Falls, Montana, footage and the, 53
sponsoring of the, 104
withheld information by the, 161
Robertson Panel
and national security agencies, 49–50
conclusions, permission for release of, 109–110
members, Philip Strong and contact with former, 109
Robertson Panel Report, 49, 70, 88
aftermath of the, 72
Air Force denials regarding the, 132–133
Captain Edward Ruppelt and the, 309
Colonel Gerald Jorgensen and the, 183
declassification of, 126, 183–184
evidence presented in the, 50–53
permission to release the, 102
release of declassified portion of, 127–128
Sara Hunt and the, 182
rocket, deflection of American Juno 2, 143
rocket-shaped object
near Tangiers, Algeria, 37
over Barcelona, Spain, 37
Rockford, Illinois, UFO spotted over, 93
Rogers, William, nuclear war agreement and, 232
Roosevelt, Franklin, 1
Roseville, Michigan, silver oval sighting in, 29
Roswell, New Mexico,
before and after, 6–9
crash, 26
incident in, 282
saucer crash, 306
Roush, Edward, Today show appearance by, 240
Royal Canadian Air Force and the Kinross incident, 69–70
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 261
Ruppelt, Captain Edward, 19, 46, 65, 89, 126, 213, 309
Robertson Panel Report and, 309
Russian air attacks, UFOs and, 263
Russian development, unknowns explained as, 42
Russian newspapers,
decline in circulation for, 298
reports of UFOs recorded in, 293
S
Sabena Airlines, fireball spotted by a pilot of, 70
SAC radars, tracking unknowns with, 209
SAFOI, 128, 130
request for the Robertson Report by, 182–184
Robertson Panel Report and the, 127
Sagan, Carl, 183
saucer theories of, 199–200
Sainte Barbe du Tlelat, sighting in, 28
Salisbury, Rhodesia, unidentified objects over, 80
Samford, General John A., 35, 37
San Antonio, Texas, tubular object sighting over, 30
Sandia Corporation sighting, 23
Sandia National Laboratory, 12
Santa Barbara Channel, enormous flying wing over, 74
Sasovo, Russia, tragedy, 291–292
saucer societies, 35
saucer technology, duplication of, 170–171
saucer-shaped prototype aerial vehicle, creation of a, 299
Scandinavian ghost rocket phenomena, 7
Scherer, Gordon H., 64
Allen Dulles and, 91
Schulgren, General George, 6–7