Pilots
(AL=Airline pilot; M=Military; P=Private)
Code | Date | Location | Witnesses | Description |
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M | 8-10-44 | Sumatra | Capt. A.M. Reida, USAF bomber pilot | Spherical object with halo paced B-29 during mission; maneuvered sharply, climbed away vertically. |
M | 12-44 | Austria | Maj. W.D. Leet, USAF bomber pilot | Amber disc followed B-17 across Austria. [Section III] |
M | 8-1-46 | nr Tampa, Fla. | Capt. Jack Puckett USAF 4-engine pilot | Cigar with "portholes" approached C-47 head-on, veered across path. [Section III] |
P | 6-24-47 | Mt. Ranier, Wash. | Kenneth Arnold, businessman, pilot | Nine flat shiny objects in line, zigzagged. |
AL | 7-4-47 | nr Portland,Oregon | Capt. E.J. Smith, United Airlines; Ralph Stevens, Co-pilot | Two groups of discs. |
M | 7-6-47 | Fairfield-Suisan AFB, Calif. | Pilot (name deleted by Air Force) | UFO sped across sky "oscillating on lateral axis." |
M | 7-8-47 | nr Los Angeles, Calif. | F-51 pilot (name deleted by Air Force) | Flat, light-reflecting UFO passed above fighter. |
P | 7-9-47 | nr Boise, Idaho | Dave Johnson, pilot & aviation editor; others on ground | Large disc, maneuvered erratically. [Section VII] |
M | 8-47 | Media, Pa. | W. Boyce, USAF fighter pilot | Hovering disc. |
M | 1-7-48 | Ft. Knox, Ky. | Capt. Thomas Mantell, Air National Guard (A.N.G.); many on ground | Pilot killed in crash of F-51 while chasing "huge …metallic" circular object. |
P | 7-48 | Pasco, Wash. | Don Newman, 6-year USAF veteran of WW II and Korean War | Disc diving and climbing. |
AL | 7-23-48 | nr Montgomery,Ala. | Capt. C.S. Chiles, F/O J.B. Whitted, Eastern Airlines | Cigar with lights like portholes approached head-on, accelerated, climbed away. |
M | 10-1-48 | Fargo, N.D. | Lt. George F. Gorman, A.N.G.; 3 others | "Dogfight" with disc; UFO out sped F-51. |
P | 1-1-49 | Jackson, Miss. | Tom Rush | Cigar crossed path of plane, accelerated rapidly. |
M | 7-3-49 | Longview, Wash. | Cmdr. M.B. Taylor, USN; many others at air show | Round UFO wobbling on axis, sharp maneuvers. |
M | 11-3-49 | nr Baja, Calif. | Capt. William H. Donnelly, USAFR | Four discs which cavorted in an "astounding manner. |
AL | 3-8-50 | Dayton, Ohio | TWA Captains W.H.Kerr, D.W. Miller, M.H. Rabeneck; plus USAF pilots | Round UFO tracked on radar, observed from ground and air, climbed away from clouds. |
P | 3-18-50 | nr Bradford, Ill. | Robert Fisher and family | Oval UFO, self-illuminated, sped past plane at estimated 600 to 1,000 mph. |
AL | 3-20-50 | nr Little Rock, Ark. | Capt. Jack Adams, F/O G.W. Anderson, Jr. | Disc with apparent "portholes" flew above airliner in arc. |
P | 3-26-50 | nr Washington, D.C. | B.A. Totten, former USAF aircraft inspector | Disc flew below plane; when pilot dove at it, UFO"zoomed up into overcast." |
AL | 4-27-50 | nr Goshen, Ind. | Capt. Robert Adickes, Capt. Robert F. Manning, TWA; passengers | Disc paced plane, sped away when pursued. |
AL | 5-29-50 | nr Washington, D.C. | Capt. Willis T. Sperry, F/O Bill Gates, American Airlines | Elliptical object circled plane, raced away. |
AL | 6-24-50 | California desert | F/O David Stewart, United Airlines | Cigar-shaped object paced plane for 20 miles. |
M | 6-24-50 | nr Daggett, Calif. | Navy transport pilot | Cigar-shaped object above desert. |
M | 7-11-50 | nr Osceola, Ark. | Lt(jg) J.W. Martin; Enlisted Pilot R.E. Moore, USN | Domed circular UFO passed in front of two Navy planes [confirmed by radar]. |
AL | 10-5-50 | nr San Fernado, Calif, | Capt. Cecil Hardin, F/O Jack Conroy, California Central Airlines | UFO with body lights came head-on at plane, dipped down and passed below; "It appeared to be a wing," Captain Hardin said, "It had no fuselage. "Bands of blue light were visible across its width. |
P | 11-27-50 | Evansville, Wisc. | Bill Blair, commercial pilot & flight instructor | Six elliptical objects in loose echelon formation, made sound similar to helicopters. Appeared to be at about 10,000 feet, traveling about 500 mph. |
AL | 12-27-50 | nr Bradford, Ill. | Capt. Art Shutts, TWA | Light source, making erratic and violent maneuvers. |
AL | 1-20-51 | Sioux City, Iowa | Capt. Lawrence Vinther, F/O James F. Bachmeier, Mid-Continent Airlines; plus control tower operators | Cigar with bright body light approached, reversed direction, climbed away. |
AL | 2-19-51 | Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa | Capt. Jack Bicknell, Radio Officer D.W. Merrifield, East Africa Airways; plus 9 passengers | Cigar-shaped object with vertical bands hovered for long period, ascended vertically at high speed. |
AL | 5-22-51 | nr Dodge City, Kans. | Capt. W.R. Hunt, American Airlines | Blue-white star-like object gyrated around air-liner, "moved backward and forward, then up down" and finally dove below plane and sped away. |
P | 8-11-51 | Portland, Ore. | R.O. Dodge, former USAF P-47 pilot | Three disc-like UFOs in formation. |
M | 1-21-52 | Mitchel AFB, N.Y. | Navy TBM pilot | Chased dome-shaped UFO. |
M | 3-29-52 | Misawa, Japan | Lt. D.C. Brigham, USAF | Small disc observed maneuvering around F-84. |
M | 6-52 | Tombstone, Ariz. | Lt. Cmdr. John C. Williams, USN (Ret.);others | Disc hovered in plain sight, sped away. |
AL | 7-5-52 | Richlands, Wash. | Capts. John Baldwin, George Robertson, plus two co-pilots, Conner Airlines | "perfectly round disc" observed hovering above Hanford atomic plant. |
AL | 7-13-52 | nr Washington, D.C. | Capt. W. Bruen, National Airlines | Light source approached plane, hovered, fled when pilot turned on lights. |
AL | 7-14-52 | Newport News, Va. | Capt. William B. Nash F/O William Fortenberry, PAA | Six discs flew below airliner, executed sharp turn in formation, sped away joined by two more discs. |
AL | 7-18-52 | Denver, Colo. | Capt. Paul Carpenter, American Airlines | Three observations of speeding lights in period of 2 minutes, maximum of 3 UFOs seen at one time; objects appeared to reverse direction. |
AL | 7-20-52 | Washington, D.C. | Capt. Casey Pierman, F/O Charles Wheaton | Lights moving rapidly, up, down, and horizontally, also hovered; coincided with radar targets. |
M | 7-23-52 | South Bend, Ind. | Capt. Harold W. Kloth, USAF | From ground saw two blue-white light sources; one veered sharply. |
M | 7-26-52 | Washington, D.C. | Lt. William Patterson, USAF | Glowing objects surrounded his interceptor, confirmed on radar. |
M | 8-1-52 | Dayton, Ohio | Maj. James B. Smith,Lt. Don Hemer, USAF F-86 pilots | Saw and photographed round hovering object, tracked on radar; UFO sped away. |
M | 8-13-52 | Tucson, Ariz. | Capt. Stanley W. Thompson, USAFR | Nine UFOs in three V's. |
AL | 8-13-52 | Dallas, Texas | Capt. Max M. Jacoby, Chief Pilot; Capt. J.W. McNaulty, Pioneer Airlines | Chased unidentified light, which turned and dove. |
M | Summer 52 | MacDill AFB, Fla. | USAF Colonel, B-29 pilot | Investigated radar target, saw elliptical UFO. |
AL | 10-29-52 | nr Richmond, Va. | Capt. Francisco Rivas, Venezuelan | Bright, luminous object with apparent exhaust, traveled from 45º above plane, over horizon in 8 minutes. |
M | 10-29-52 | Hempstead, L.I., N.Y. | Two USAF F-94 pilots | Chased object which maneuvered at high speed. |
AL | Fall, 1952 | New York to Puerto Rico | Capts. Charles Zammett, Robert Harris, William Hutchins PAA | Large green sphere which hovered, then sped away. |
M | 12-8-52 | Chicago, Ill. | Ernie Thorpe, Co- pilot H.S. Plowe | String of lights, 5 or 6 white, one rapidly blinking red, flew alongside plane. |
P | 1-27-53 | nr. Livermore, Calif. | J.B. Bean | Shiny circular object, climbed steeply at "terrific rate." |
M | 2-9-53 | nr Washington, D.C. | Lt. Ed Balocco, USMC | Alerted by ground sightings, searched, saw luminous UFO with red glow, climbing rapidly. |
M | 4-53 | Laredo, Texas | Lt. E.Wilford, USAF jet instructor | Cigar-shaped UFO leaving contrail of constant length, made right angle turn. |
P | 5-21-53 | Prescott, Ariz. | Bill Beers; two others | Eight disc-like objects maneuvered overhead for about an hour. Beers, a veteran pilot, said the UFOs "swooped around in formation, peeled-off, and shot directly up and down in a manner that could not be duplicated by a plane." |
M | 8-12-53 | Rapid City, S.D. | Two USAF jet pilots; ground observers | Multiple radar and visual sightings. |
M | 9-7-53 | Vandalia, Ohio | Navy fighter pilots | Brilliant light maneuvered around plane. |
AL | 10-18-53 | English Channel | Capt. Peter Fletcher; F/O R.L. Lemon | UFO "like two shallow saucers with their rims together." |
AL | 12-17-53 | Sweden | Capt. Ulf Christiernsson | "Unorthodox, metallic …circular" UFO. |
AL | 1-1-54 | Victoria, Australia | Capt D. Barker | Large "metallic" elliptical UFO, speed estimated over 7 m.p.h. |
M | 1954 | Dayton, Ohio | Lt.Col. Rchard Headrick, USAFR, Senior Pilot | Two UFOs which hovered, flew in formation, evaded pursuing jets. |
M | 3-24-54 | Florida | Capt. Don Holland, USMC | Chased round UFO, which sped away. |
M | 5-14-54 | nr Dallas, Texas | Maj. Charles Scarborough, USMC | Sixteen UFOs, in groups, evaded pursuit by Marine jets. |
AL | 6-1-54 | nr Boston, Mass. | Capt Charles Kratovil, TWA | White disc paced airliner. |
M | 6-23-54 | Ohio | Lt. Harry L. Roe, Jr. | F-51 paced by unidentified light. |
AL | 6-30-54 | nr Goose Bay, Labrador | Capt. James Howard; crew, British Overseas Airways Corporation | Large dark UFO with several satellite objects, paced airliner; disappeared as jet interceptor neared to check. |
M | 10-4-54 | Essex, England | Flt. Lt. J.R. Salandin Royal Air Force | Disc (Saturn-shaped) approached head-on, veered to one side. |
M | 10-24-54 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Brazilian Air Force pilots | Formation of silvery circular UFOs over base. |
AL | 11-21-54 | nr Rio de Janero, Brazil | Captain; crew; passengers | About 19 discs rushed by close to airliner, causing panic among passengers. |
M | 12-54 | Nowra Air Base, Australia | Royal Australian Navy Pilot | Aircraft paced by two UFOs, ground radar confirmed sighting. |
M | 1955 | Virginia, nr. Washington, D.C. | Cmdr., Navy pilot | Disc with dome on top paced aircraft. |
AL | 1-2-55 | nr Punta San Juan, Venezuela | Captain & crew, National Airlines | Orange light source approached plane, beam of light shone in cockpit. |
AL | 2-2-55 | nr Merida, Venezuela | Capt. Dario Celis, Aeropost Airlines | Top-like UFO with central ring and "portholes" paced airliner. |
AL | 2-11-55 | Miami to New York City | Capt. J. King, PAA | Two reddish-green UFOs shot by close to airliner. |
P | 11-14-55 | San Bernardino Mts., Calif. | Gene Miller | Globe of light, blinked in apparent pattern. |
AL & M | 12-11-55 | nr Jacksonville, Fla. | Navy jet pilots, airline pilots, others | Jets in dogfight with round, reddish UFO, confirmed on radar. |
M | 1956 | North Atlantic | Cmdr. Senior Pilot, other flight crews as passengers | Large disc climbed up to R7V-2, paced it, moved away. |
AL | 2-17-56 | Paris, France | Air France pilot | Investigated radar target, saw odd maneuvering light. |
AL | 4-8-56 | Schenectady, N.Y. | Capt. Raymond Ryan, F/O William Neff, American Airlines | Bright light source hovered, sped through 90º arc. |
AL | 9-6-56 | Pasadena, Calif. | Western Airlines pilot | Reported UFO to Air Defense Command; erratically moving white light source confirmed visually from ground by 1st Lt. Mark Matlock, USAF. |
AL | 11-14-56 | nr Mobile, Ala. | Capt. W.J. Hull, F/O Peter MacIntosh, Capital Airlines | Bright light source descended, gyrated near airliner, climbed away. |
M | 12-56 | Far East | USAF jet pilot | Radar-visual sighting of disc, radar jammed by interference. |
AL | 1-24-57 | Indiana | Commercial pilot; others on ground | Four UFOs, in-line formation, last one larger and egg-shaped. |
P | 3-8-57 | nr Houston, Texas | Victor Hancock and Guy Miller | UFO with three brilliant white lights sped past DC-3, kept just ahead of plane, speeding up each time plane closed in. |
AL | 3-9-57 | nr San Juan, Puerto Rico | Capt. Matthew Van Winkle, F/O D.W. Taylor, PAA, other airliners in area | Round greenish-white object came toward airliner; outer ring appeared to reflect light from center; pilot took violent evasive action. |
AL | 3-29-57 | Off east coast of Florida | Capt. Kenneth G. Brosdal, F/O George Jacobson, PAA | Observed brilliant pulsating light, confirmed by radar. Visual sighting lasted 4 to 5 minutes. |
AL | 6-30-57 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Capt. Saul Martins, passengers | Disc-like object paced airliner, maneuvered around it. |
AL | 7-4-57 | nr Campos, Brazil | Cdr. Delgado, REAL Airlines | Disc with dome and "portholes" paced airliner, shot away. |
AL | 8-14-57 | nr Joinville, Brazil | Cdr. Jorge Campos Araujo, Varig Airlines | Disc with dome, alternately hovered and moved at high speed; aircraft engines affected. |
P | 8-15-57 | Woodland Hills, Calif. | Eugene Allison, Chief Aviation Pilot, USN (Ret.) | Disc hovered, rocked back and forth, shot straight up out of sight. |
AL | 10-8-57 | nr Boston, Mass. | Capt. Joseph L. Flynn, PAA | Brilliant planet-like object (in daylight) moving at high speed on steady course. |
AL | 11-4-57 | Ararangua, Brazil | Capt. Jean Vincent de Beyssac, Varig Airlines | Red light source approached below plane, made erratic jump; electrical equipment on aircraft burnt out. |
AL | 11-6-57 | Nebraska | Capt. Irving Kravitz, TWA | Bright light source in high speed flight. |
AL | 11-9-57 | Lafayette, La. | Capt. Truman Gile, Eastern Airlines | Flaring bright light source, visible several minutes. |
AL | 12-12-57 | Chatham-Windsor area, Canada | Capt. J.A. Miller, Trans-Canada Airlines; police officers, others on ground | Oval disc, changed course. |
P | 5-5-58 | San Carlos, Uruguay | Carlos Alejo Rodriguez | Brillian UFO approached plane, hovered (pilot felt intense heat); when pilot tried to pursue object, it sped away. |
AL | 5-27-58 | Bahia State coast, Brazil | Cdr. Bittar, Varig Airlines | Luminous circular object maneuvered, hovered, below airliner. |
AL | 2-4-59 | Off New Orleans, La. | Capt. H. Dunker, PAA | Reddish light source sped back and forth across path of DC-6B, shot straight up. |
AL | 2-24-59 | Pennsylvania | Capt. Peter Killan, F/O John Dee, American Airlines; other airliners, ground observers | Three glowing UFOs paced airliner. |
AL | 7-11-59 | Pacific Ocean | Capt. George Wilson, PAA; several other aircraft | Formation of bright lights sped toward plane, veered away. |
M | 7-14-59 | Pampulha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Brazilian Air Force pilot | Luminous object paced B-26, hovered near airport, reacted to flares. |
M | 10-7-59 | nr Forrest City, Ark. | Lt. E.L. Barksdale, Kentucky Air National Guard | Glowing UFO passed plane, pilot turned to chase it, object sped away. |
M | 1960 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Kentucky Air National Guard pilot | Pilot pursued UFO which pulled away each time plane closed to within about 10 miles. |
P | 3-4-60 | Dubuque, Iowa | Charles Morris, flight instructor | Three elliptical UFOs, in-line formation. |
AL | 7-2-60 | nr Maiquetia, Venezuela | Captain & crew Venezuelan Airlines | Bright light source, paralleled plane for 20 minutes, shot away. |
P | 8-16-60 | Oak Forest, Ill. | Harry J. Deerweater, former USAF pilot | Disc-like UFO hovered, bobbed around in various directions. |
P | 1-10-61 | Benjamin, Texas | W.K. Rutledge, Passenger George Thomas | Glowing red UFO changed course, descended, appeared to land. |
P | 7-4/5-61 | Akron, Ohio | Ernest Stadvec, owner of flying service, former USAF bomber pilot; others | Light source dove toward plane, climbed away; similar experience next night, confirmed by radar. |
AL | 7-24-61 | Ilha Grande, Brazil | Cdr Jose G. Saez and crew, VASP Airlines | Light source approached plane, bobbed around making angular turns. |
AL | 9-21-61 | Pacific Ocean nr Wake Island | Capt. R.F. Griffin, BOAC; also PAA crew; ship at sea | Ring-like UFO, passed above plane and over horizon at high speed. |
P | 10-2-61 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Waldo J. Harris, several others | Disc hovered, wobbled, moved away when pursued. |
M | 1-29-62 | Eastern Holland | Royal Dutch Air Force pilot in F-86 | UFO sighted, confirmed by radar, fled when pursued. |
AL | 5-21-62 | England | Capt. Gordon Pendleton, Irish International Airlines | Globular UFO with antenna-like projections, streaked below his Viscount. |
M | 5-22-62 | Argentina | Several Navy pilots | Series of sightings by flight of aircraft. |
AL | 8-2-62 | Liberal, Kans. | Capt. Jack Metzker, Central Airlines; airport observers | Brilliant light source, hovered, streaked west; airport alerted, also saw UFOs. |
AL | 12-22-62 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Pilots of Papagra and Aerolineas Argentina airlines; control tower operators | Bright circular UFO observed near end of EzeizaAirport runway, took off rapidly. |
P | 2-5-63 | nr Washington, D.C. | Carl Chambers, passenger | Pulsating yellow-white light source, maneuvered around plane. |
M | 3-11-63 | Hawaii | Air National Guard jet pilots | Rocket-like UFO sped over high above jets, which were at 40,000 feet. |
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