INQUISITIVENESS AND REACTION CASES
Date & Location	Reported Shape or Appearance	Witnesses	Action
(b)7-23-48 near Montgomery, Ala.	Cigar	Pilots	Came head-on toward airliner, veered to side, shot straight up into clouds. [Section V]
(a)10-1-48 Fargo, N.D.	Disc	Pilot, control tower operators	"Dogfight" with National Guard plane. Intricate maneuvers, head-on passes, finally shot up out of sight. [Section V]
(b)11-18-48 near Washington, D. C.	Oval	Pilot, ground crew	Led USAF pilot through "astounding maneuvers. "When pilot flashed landing lights on UFO, it streaked away. [Section III]
(b)3-26-50 near Washington, D. C.	Disc	Private pilot	Pilot spotted UFO below him, dove to- ward it, object shot up into overcast. [Section V]
(a) & (b)4-27-50 Goshen, Ind.	Red disc	Pilot, passengers	Overtook airliner, paced it alongside, fled when plane turned toward it. [Section V]
(a)5-29-50 Washington, D. C.	Ellipse, bright body light	Pilots	Approached airliner head-on, circled it completely stopping once on each side, suddenly sped away. [Section V]
(a)1-16-51 Artesia, N.M.	2 discs	Balloon tracking crew	Two discs approached rapidly from hor- izon, tipped on edge and circled balloon, then sped away. [Section I]
(a)1-20-51 Sioux City, Iowa	Cigar with body lights	Pilots, passengers	Circled, came head-on toward airliner which was investigating, abruptly re- versed direction and paced plane for few seconds, finally shot straight up. [Section V]
(b)9-11-52 near Sioux City, Iowa	Disc	Pilots	First seen descending by USAF pilots in T-33; when pursued leveled off, ac- celerated, out sped jet and curved away. [Section III]
(b)10-9-51 near Paris, Ill.	Oblate spheroid	Pilot	Pilot saw UFO hovering motionless, turned directly toward it, object shot away. [Section V]
(a)1-29-52 Wonsan, Korea	Disc	Bomber crew	Paralleled USAF bomber for 5 minutes, pulled ahead, shot away at angle. [Section III]
(a)3-29-52 near Misawa, Japan	Disc	T-6 Pilot	Made pass at USAF F-84, slowed and paced it, passed in front, climbed away vertically. [Section I]
(a)6-18-52 Dayton, Ohio	Not specified	Bomber crew	Paced USAF B-25 for 30 minutes [Of- ficially reported to AF UFO Project; see Section III]
(a) & (b)7-13-52 Nr. Washington, D.C.	Ball of light	Pilot	Approached airliner and hovered. When pilot switched on all lights, UFO "took off, going up and away." [Section XII; July 1952 Chronology]
(b)8-1-52 Dayton, Ohio	Round	Pilots	Jets climbed up to investigate hovering UFO, it streaked away at high speed. [Section III]
(a)8-28-52 LeRoy, N.Y.	Disc	Family	Observed from ground making tight vertical circles around airliner.[3]
(a)9-19-52 Topcliffe, England	Disc	Airbase ground observers	Followed meteor jet to base, descended, hovered rotating, suddenly sped away. [Section X]
(b)10-11-52 Newport News, Va.	Disc	Woman	Hovered in one spot 20 minutes. As jet interceptors neared, UFO tilted up and shot away.
(a) & (b)12-29-52 Northern Japan	Circular	Pilots	Paralleled USAF F-84; when jet tried to close in, UFO sped away disappearing in seconds[ Section III]
(a)1953 Anaco, Venezuela	Round gray	Pilot	Approached airliner, paced it for 40 minutes, ascended out of sight. [Section X]
(b)1-28-53 near Albany, Georgia	Circular	Pilot	USAF F-86 pursued UFO; it sped up (confirmed by radar) and disappeared. [Section III]
(a) & (b)2-16-53 near Anchorage, Alaska	Bright red light source	Transport crew	Approached USAF C-47, stopped and hovered 5 minutes; when plane gave chase, UFO accelerated and quickly van- ished. [Officially reported to AF UFO Project; see Section III]
(b)2-17-53 Elmendorf AFB, Alaska	Red light source	Air Base ground observers	Observed near end of runway climbing; jet gave chase; UFO accelerated "notice- ably" and climbed vertically away. [Of- ficially reported to AF UFO Project; see Section III]
(a) & (b)8-12-53 Rapid City, S.D.	Light source	Pilots, GOC	USAF F-84 chased UFO, turned back and UFO followed. Second jet gave chase, turned back, UFO continued on course seen by Ground Observer Corps post. [Section I]
(b)3-24-54 Florida Missile range	Round	Pilot	Descended and hovered at 3,000 feet. Marine Corps jet banked toward UFO, t accelerated and sped away. [Section IV]
(a) & (b)6-23-54 Ohio	Round white light	Pilot	Followed Air National Guard F-51 from Columbus to Vandalia; "took off" when pilot gave chase. [Section V]
(a) & (b)6-30-54 near Goose Bay, Labrador	Large dark object with smaller satellites	Airliner crew	Paralleled BOAC airliner for 80 miles; disappeared when F-86 interceptor neared to investigate [Section X]
(b)9-7-54 Origny, France	Luminous disc	Motorists	Disc maneuvered up and down, hovering; as it hovered, motorists turned headlights on it. UFO took off at high speed and dwindled into distant speck.
(a)10-3-54 Waben, France	Light source	Motorists, others	UFO followed car at estimated distance of 100 yards, slowed when car did; fi- nally accelerated and sped away, observed by independent witnesses.
(b)11-26-54 Millville, N. J.	Disc, with 4 body lights forming rectangle	Several	Circled town; when search-light hit it, UFO sped away (large V-formation of round UFOs sighted 70 miles to NE same night).
(a) & (b)2-2-55 near Merida, Venezuela	Round, "ports" above & below central ring	Pilots	Approached airliner; when plane turned toward it, UFO dove, leveled off, sped away. Radio transmitter failed as pilot tried to report sighting. [Section X]
(a)5-25-55 London, England	Round, luminous	Man	Sped toward B-47 from SW, hovered above it about 5 seconds; glided away to SE, reversed direction and hovered 8 seconds, suddenly shot away to SW.
(a) & (b)11-14-55 San Bernardino, Calif.	Globe of white light	Pilot	Approached small plane; pilot blinked landing lights, UFO blinked twice in seeming response. UFO came closer, pilot blinked lights three times; UFO blinked three times, "suddenly backed up in mid-air." [Section V]
(b)12-56 Far East	Circular	Pilot	USAF F-86 investigated unidentified radar blip. Experienced radar interfer- ence as he saw and tried to close on cir- cular UFO. When pursued, object shot up and away. [Section I]
(a)3-8-57 Beaumont-Houston, Texas	Large object with 3 brilliant white body lights	Pilots	Approached and passed plane S to N, hovered; moved away when plane neared. Swooped up and down at high speed. [Section V]
(b)11-5-57 Transvaal, Africa	Cylinder	Many	Hovered, tracked by South African Air Force searchlights; witnesses said UFO "withdrew" behind clouds when light hit it .[Section X]
(a) & (b)5-5-58 San Carlos, Uruguay	Top-like	Pilot	Approached plane, hovered (pilot felt heat); when plane attempted to close in, UFO darted away and disappeared. [Section X]
(b)5-17-58 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	Orange light	Man and son	Approached from N at low altitude; high- powered spotlight turned on it, UFO flared brilliantly, shot out of sight.
(a) & (b)10-3-58 near Roseville, Ind.	4 objects, elongated	Train crew	Approached ahead of train, traversed full length, swung around and followed for over an hour. Once darted away when conductor shone spotlight at them. [Section II].
(a)1-13-59 Pymatuning Lake, Pa.	Blindingly brilliant light	Truck driver	Approached truck, hovered over it (truck electrical system failed); after 3 to 4 minutes, UFO shot away. [Section VIII]
(a) & (b)7-14-59 Minas Gerais State Brazil	Luminous object	Pilot, airport observers	Followed Brazilian Air Force B-26, frightening pilot; hovered near airport after plane landed. When airport per- sonnel fired flares in direction of UFO, it changed color then shot up and dis- appeared. [Section X]
(a)7-2-60 near Maiquetia, Venezuela	Bright light source	Pilots	Followed airliner on parallel course angling toward plane; suddenly shot away at terrific speed. [Section X}
(a)5-61 near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Luminous disc	Airline pilot	Observed circling at sea level; UFO as- cended "with incredible speed" to level of plane, circled plane, followed it for over an hour. [Section X]
(b)10-2-61 Salt Lake City, Utah	Disc	Private pilot, airport observers	Hovered near airport; private pilot ap- proached to investigate, UFO moved up like an elevator and away to S, hovered again; finally rose and shot away to West. [Section I]
(a)10-21-61 near Datil, N.M.	Four light sources	Man and wife	One UFO flashed ahead of car on Highway 60; as car entered dark canyon, UFO was there; object split into four parts which paced car. As car neared service area, objects flashed up into sky and disappear- ed.
(b)9-20-62 Hawthorne, N. J.	Object with two body lights	Night watchman	Hovered over quarry; watchman approach- ed in jeep to investigate, UFO maneuvered out of headlight beams.
(b)9-24-62 Hawthorne, N.J.	Bright light source	Police, others	Hovered, moved away when police shone spotlight on it.