Radar Cases
G = Ground RadarV=Visual Sighting
A = Airborne RadarP=Photograph
Code	Date & Location	Description	Speed	Altitude	Sources & References
G	Summer, 1948 Goose Bay, Labrador	USAF and RCAF Radar indepen- dently tracked unidentified target.	9000 mph.	60,000 ft.	[Details this section]
A, V	October 15, 1948 Japan	Air Force F-61 night interceptor tracked and saw visually UFO shaped "like a rifle bullet. "On one pass, F-61 got close enough to see silhouette 20-30 ft. long.	Abt. 200 mph. Accel. To est. 1200 mph.	5000 - 6000 ft.	[7]
G	November 1, 1948 Goose Bay, Labrador	UFO tracked.	600 mph.		[8]
G	November 6, 1948 Japan	Air Force radar tracked two maneuvering UFOs for over an hour. On scope, looked like two planes dogfighting.			[9]
G, V	November 23, 1948 Fursten-Feldbruck, Germany	UFO tracked, reddish star-like object observed visually. Climbed 23,000 feet in few minutes.	900 mph.		[10]
G	Fall 1949 Key atomic base	Five UFOs in formation clocked covering 300 miles in les than 4 minutes.	4500 mph. (average)		[11]
G, V	February 22, 1950 Key West, Fla.	Two glowing objects sped over Naval Air Station			[Section IV]
G, V	March 8, 1950 Dayton, Ohio	Two F-51 pilots saw "huge and metallic" UFO which ground radar detected. Object gave solid "blip", climbed vertically		15,000 ft.	[12]
A, V	July 11, 1950 nr. Osceola, Arkansas	Disc-shaped UFO sighting visual- ly by Navy pilots, tracked by Air- borne radar.	200 mph.	Est 8000 ft.	[Section IV]
G, V, P	July 14, 1951 White Sands, New Mexico	UFO sped near B-29, tracked on radar; 200 ft. of 35 mm film re- portedly shows bright round spot.			[13]
G, V	July 23, 1951 March Field, California	UFO tracked on radar, pilots saw silvery object circling above them.		50,000 ft.	[14]
G	August 26, 1951 Washington State	Two radar sets tracked UFO headed northwest.	900 mph.		[15]
G, A	Fall 1951 Korean area	Over 14 Navy radar sets tracked UFO circling above fleet. (signed report at NICAP)	Slow to over 1000 mph.	5000 ft.	[Details this section]
G, A	January 22, 1952 Alaska	Three F-94s scrambled to inter- cept radar target; UFO maneu- vered, ground radar saw object streak away to west.	1500 mph.	23,000 ft.	[16]
G	June 1, 1952 Los Angeles, Cal.	Hughes aircraft radar tracked UFO which climbed at 35,000 ft. per min., leveled off, dove, pulled out, and headed southeast.	180-550 mph.	11,000 ft.	[17]
G, V	June 19, 1952 Goose Bay, Labrador	Red-lighted object approached base, radar blip enlarged as object seemed to wobble.			[18]
G, V	July 1, 1952 Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey	Two shiny objects tracked; moved slowly, hovered, burst of speed to southwest. Coincided with other visual observations	Slow - "terrific burst of speed."	50,000 ft.	[19]
G, V	July 10, 1952 Near Korea	Canadian destroyer tracked two shiny discs; calculated altitude of 2 miles, 7 miles from ship.		2 miles	[20]
G, V	July 19/20, 1952 Washington, D.C.	UFOs tracked by CAA and Air Force radar; some visual sightings coinciding.	"On the order of 7500 mph." (Air Force "fact sheet")		[Section XII; July 1952 Chron- ology]
G	July 21, 1952 Dobbins AFB, Ga.	UFO tracked at 10:30 am.	1200 mph.	Abt. 50,000 ft.	[21]
G, A, V	July 23, 1952 Braintree, Mass.	F-94 pilot obtained radar lock-on while chasing blue-green light which circled at high speed.			[22]
G, V	July 26/27, 1952 Washington, D.C.	Series of radar-visual sightings involving CAA airline and Air Force pilots.	Some "slow- moving, some "fast."		[Section XII; July 1952 Chron- ology]
G, A, V	July 26, 1952 California	F-94 interceptor obtained radar lock-on, UFO kept pulling away. Visually appeared as large yellow-orange light.	Slow to "terrific speed"		[23]
G, V	July 28, 1952 Wisconsin - - Minnesota	USAF jets chased UFO tracked by ground radar, UFOs sped up and evaded interceptors.	60 to over 600 mph.	[24]	Band of lights or "ports" [Section I]
G	July 28/29, 1952 Washington, D.C.	Eight to twelve UFOs tracked at one time on CAA radar; airline pilot investigated, saw nothing but CAA said targets disappeared from screen when plane was in their area, then came in behind plane.			[Section XII; July 1952 Chron- ology]
G, A, V	July 29, 1952 Michigan	F-94s attempted to intercept radar target, observed visually as flashing red and green light, then solid white. (From USAF Intelligence Report)	635 mph.	30.000 ft.	[25]
G, V	Summer 1952 MacDill AFB, Fla.	UFO target tracked at base. Air Force bomber in area investigated, saw maneuverable egg-shaped UFO.	400 knots (460 mph.)	40,000 ft.	[Section III]
G, V, P	August 1, 1952 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio	UFO tracked, seen visually and photographed by F-86 pilot.	480 mph	Above 40.000 ft.	[26]
G, V	August 3, 1952 Hamilton AFB, Calif.	Two silver discs "dogfighting" joined by six others, took diamond formation and sped away as jets scrambled			[27]
G, A, V	August 5, 1952 Haneda AFB, Japan	Circular UFO tracked; ap- proached field and hovered visible from control tower. Sped away dividing into 3 parts.	300 knots		[28]
G	August 20, 1952 Congaree AFB, S.C.	Air Defense Command radar tracked UFO 60 miles from base.	Over 4000 mph		[29]
G	During period of 9-51 to 11-52 Prominent east coast AF base.	Confidential report, certified by NICAP Board Member, Rev. Albert Baller. Moving object tracked about 15 miles from base. Stopped for long period of time, vanished as plane approached.			[Details this Section]
G	November 25/26, 1952 Panama Canal	Two UFOs tracked by defense radar.			[30]
A, V	December 6, 1952 Gulf of Mexico	B-29 crew tracked several small, one large, object; saw speeding lights coinciding with radar targets.	5240 - 9000 mph.	18,000 ft.	[31]
A, V	December 10, 1952 Nr Hanford, Wash.	F-94 obtained radar lock-on; UFO seen as round, white, with "windows."			[32]
A, V	December 16, 1952 Goose Bay, Labrador	F-94 obtained radar lock-on; UFO observed visually as red light changing to white during maneuvers.			[33]
A, V	December 29, 1952 Japan	UFO spotted by B-29 crew, tracked on radar. Jet pilot investigated, saw rotating lights on UFO and three fixed beams of light from it.		35,000 ft.	[34]
A, V	January 9, 1953 Japan	Second "rotating lights" case, similar to above.			[34]
G, V	January 26, 1953 New Mexico	Bright red-white UFO, official "unknown." Traveled steadily into the wind.	12-15 knots (abt. 17 mph.)	10,000 - 15,000 ft.	[35]
G, V	January 28, 1953 Nr Albany, GA.	Ground radar tracked UFO, inter- ceptor pilot saw circular object, UFO traveled slowly; radar indicated it sped up as interceptor neared.		Below 30.000 ft.	[36]
G, V	February 7, 1953 Korean area	F-94 scrambled after radar target, pilot saw UFO as bright orange light which changed altitude, sped away.			[37]
A, V	February 13, 1953 Fort Worth, Texas	Radar-visual sighting by B-36 crew.			[38]
G	May 23, 1953 Cape, So. Africa	Air Force radar tracked UFO on six passes.	Over 1250 mph.	5000 - 15,000 ft.	[39]
G, V	Summer 1953 Yaak, Montana	Six UFOs observed visually and tracked by USAF radar site; ob- jects changed formation repeated- ly.	1400 - 1600 mph.		[Details this Section]
G, A V, P	August 12, 1953 Rapid City, So. Dak.	Official "unknown". Cat-and-mouse jet chase. UFO fled, turned back and followed jet. Gun camera photo showed image.	Hover - over 500 mph.	16,000 ft.	[40]
G, V	November 3, 1953 London, England	Circular, flattened white UFO tracked, seen by telescope, also by interceptor pilots.			[41]
G	November 23, 1953 Kinross AFB, Michigan	F-89 lost pursuing unidentified radar target, blip of aircraft seen to merge with UFO blip. No trace ever found.			[42]
G, V	May 13, 1954 Washington, D.C.	Several large glowing objects seen by National Airport police; tracked on airport radar.	Hover - abt. 200 mph.	Abt. 80,000 ft.	[43]
G, V	June 30, 1954 Brookley AFB, Alabama	Silvery UFO tracked, observed visually from base tower. Con- firmed by base PIO, Maj. James Zicheretti.			[44]
G, V	July 3, 1954 Albuquerque, New Mexico	Nine green spheres hovered, sped away. Tracked by radar.	About 2600 mph.	24,000 ft.	[45]
G, V	August 28, 1954 Tinker AFB, Oklahoma	Fifteen UFOs in triangle forma- tion tracked on radar, chased by jets; changed to semi-circle for- mation and sped away.			[46]
G, A, V	August or September 1954 White Plains, N.Y.	Circular UFO tracked across N.Y. by GOC, Air Force radar.		Above 45,000 ft.	[Section VII]
G, V	September 17, 1954 Rome, Italy	Italian Air Force radar tracked disc-like UFO seen by thousands.	About 150 mph.; burst of speed upwards.	3600 ft.	[47]
G, V	November 12, 1954 Kentucky, (Indiana, Ohio)	Air Force interceptors chased spherical object seen over tri- state area; also followed by theodolite.			[48]
G, V	December 15, 1954 Nr Nowra, Australia	Royal Australian Navy pilot re- turning to base, joined by two "strange aircraft resembling flying saucers. "Ground radar showed his Seafury, when pilot identified self by moving according to pattern, and also two other objects.			[49]
G, V	August 23, 1955 Cincinnati, Ohio	SAC radar detected UFO's Jets en- gaged in dogfight with three circular objects.			[Section VII]
G, V	December 11, 1955 Nr Jacksonville, Fla.	Navy Jets in dogfight with UFO, con- firmed on radar.			[Section IV]
G, V	February 7, 1956 Paris, France	Orly Airport radar tracked UFO, larger than commercial airliner. Observed by Air France pilot as blinking red light. UFO maneuvered erratically, alternately hovering and moving with jet-like bursts of speed.			[50]
G, V	July 19, 1956 Hutchinson, Kansas	Naval Air Station tracked UFO, ob- served visually by State Police and pilots as erratically moving tear- drop shaped object.			[51]
G, V	July 29, 1956 Pasadena, California	GOC spotters sighted brilliant white UFO, tracked by Air Defense Com- mand radar. GOC said UFO appeared to stop, then speed up again "faster than a conventional airplane.			[Section VII]
G	Aug.-Sept., 1956 Bornholm Island, Denmark	Report September 11 that NATO radar had been tracking UFOs for three weeks, curving over Baltic Sea.	2000 - 3500 mph.		[52]
G, V	September 4, 1956 Copenhagen, Denmark	Several "fireball"-like UFOs flew over, tracked by radar.	3000 km/h (abt. 1800 mph.)	5000 meters	[53]
G	November 8, 1956 Miami, Florida	Donald Freestone, Pan American master radar mechanic, tracked UFO maneuvering like "aerial tag" over tip of Florida. (Bendix RDR-1A weather radar.) "It had a definite shape and moved on a definite course so is not believed to	Hover - 4000 mph.	7000 - 8000 ft.	[54]
		have been a freak weather return." Object 4-5 times larger than any know aircraft.
G, A, V	November 25, 1956 Hot Springs, So. Dakota	Series of UFO sightings, one by state police of circular object swaying back and forth across road. Objects detected by radar, jets scrambled from Ellsworth AFB, S.D.			[55]
A, V	December 1956 Far East	USAF jet tracking UFO, radar jammed by interference; changed frequency and picked up UFO again, saw circular object climb away.	3600 mph.	Below 10,000 ft.	[Section I]
G, V	March 23, 1957 Long Beach, Calif.	Four UFOs tracked by CAA radar, (Confidential report certified by 6 NICAP Board Members). Coincided with visual reports by GOC, police and Oxnard AFB.			[Details this Section]
A, V	March 29, 1957	Pan American Airways flight #206A, saw pulsating UFO, radar target coincided.			[Section V]
G	April 4, 1957 Wigtownshire, Scotland	Three radar posts tracked UFO which dove and circled. Wing Cdr. W.P. Whitworth (at Scotish base): "Quite definitely this was no freak .It was an object of some substance and no mistake could be made."		60,000 to 14,000 ft.	[56]
G, V	October 21 or 29, 1957 Nr London, England	UFO sighted visually by pilot near atomic base, tracked by ground radar, dimmed lights and sped away.			[57]
G, V	November 5, 1957 Gulf of Mexico	Coast Guard Cutter Sebago tracked UFO, brief visual sighting from deck.	1020 mph		[Details this Section]
G, V	December 12, 1957 Tokyo, Japan	GCI radar tracked UFO seen by ground observers as vari-colored object, jets scrambled.			[58]
G	March 8, 1058 Korea	USAF radar site tracked slowly de- scending UFO.		77,000 - 25,000 ft.	[59]
G, V	Summer 1958 Air Force Base, SW United States	Two maneuverable UFOs tracked, evaded jet interceptors.			[60]
G	November, 1958 Dewline radar	UFO descended from maximum alt. range of radar, moved horizontally for 100 miles, ascended vertically.	500 knots {abt. 575 mph.}		[62]
G, V	January 23, 1959 Panama Canal	Bright silvery object arced across sky, tracked by U.S. radar.			[63]
G, V	September 24, 1959 Redmond, Oregon	Air Force radar site reportedly tracked UFO, observed visually by FAA personnel at airport as disc- shaped object.			[Section V, IX]
G, V	August 13, 1960 Red Bluff, California	State Police observed egg-shaped UFO reported USAF radar site confirmed tracking it.			[Section VII, IX]
G	January 1961 Exeter, England; Edinburgh, Scotland	Large, bright shining UFO observed at Exeter airport, tracked on radar. Cigar-object and speeding light ob- served over Edinburgh twice during preceding night.	Hovered	50,000 ft.	[65]
G, V	July 5, 1961 Akron, Ohio	Former AF pilot saw maneuvering glowing UFO, also tracked by FAA radar at Cleveland airport.			[Section V]
G, A, V	January 29, 1962 Eastern Holland	Royal Dutch Air Force jet intercep- tor chased UFO detected by ground and airborne radar, and visually.			[Section X]