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Other
Police Cases
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| Date
& Location |
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Names |
Description |
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| July
4, 1947 |
Portland,
Ore. |
Ptn.
Kenneth A. McDowell |
5
discs, up & down oscillation |
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| July
7, 1947 |
Tacoma,
Wash. |
Ptn.
Evan Davis & Stan
Johnson |
3
spinning objects, sparks emitted, attracted back;
hovered, changed directions. |
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| Jan.
7, 1948 |
Kentucky |
State
Police |
Huge
round UFO reported to Godman AFB, Capt.
Mantell case. [See Section V] |
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| July
28, 1952 |
Shelby
Co., Ind. |
State
Policemen Charles
Longstreet & Norman
Mellis |
Star-like
UFO “moved up and down, and back and forth,
and at times it would hover.” |
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| Aug.
28, 1952 |
Atlanta,
Ga. |
Six
officers including Ptn.
M. J. Spears and A. L.
Elsberry |
UFO
changing color, “every so often it would sprout a
red flamed trail, then it would move up and down…it
turned a flip a couple of times.” |
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| Sept.
22, 1952 |
Fairfax
Co., Va. |
Police
Pvt’s. Douglas Dunn,
Julian Burke, Martin
Eherill, and Sgt. Wall |
1-4
glowing objects circled and maneuvered over area.
Dunn saw 3-4 at one time: “Looked like a white ball of
fire coming through the clouds … they would come and
go … it was like tag.” Burke: “one would pop
out here, another
there … Weird … weird indeed.” |
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Sept.
11-13,
1953 |
Chiloquin,
Ore. |
Police
Chief Lew Jones |
Top-like
UFOs, seen by many citizens over three nights, sighted once
by Chief Jones. Watched through binoculars, appeared top-shaped
with body lights. |
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| Nov.
2, 1955 |
Williston,
Fla. |
Deputy
Sheriff A. H.
Perkins, Ptn. C. F. Bell |
Perkins
twice witnessed UFOs seen by over a dozen
area residents. Bell saw 6 oval-shaped UFOs moving
in spurts, felt stinging heat. |
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Nov.
24-25,
1956 |
So.
Dakota |
Sheriff
Glen Best, State
Policeman C. D. Erickson |
Widespread
sightings, rumors of radar contacts by
Ellsworth AFB pilots; near Rapid City officers chased
a UFO which had steady green light, flashing red light.
UFO occasionally beamed a white light upwards. |
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| Nov.
2, 1957 |
Levelland,
Tex. |
Sheriff
Weir Clem,
Deputy Pat McCullough |
Bright
red elliptical UFO, also seen by many others.
[See Section XII; Nov, 1957 Chronology] |
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| Nov.
4, 1957 |
Elmwood
Park,
Ill. |
Officers
Joseph Lukasek,
Clifford Schau, and
Daniel DeGiovanni |
Round,
reddish object hovered over cemetery, moved
away when pursued by police. |
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| Nov
6, 1957 |
nr.
Danville,
Ill. |
State
Policeman Calvin
Showers, John Matulis |
Brilliant
white light, changing to amber and orange,
viewed 20 minutes; cruiser radio failed. |
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| Nov.
10, 1957 |
Hammond,
Ind. |
Capt.
Dennis Becky,
Officers Charles Moore,
Clarles Mauder, and
Steve Betustak |
Elongated
object with one red, one white, body light;
interference on police radio. Object eluded pursuing
police
(Many
other police reports during November 1957)
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| April
9, 1958 |
Newport
Beach,
Calif. |
Ptn.
R. Gordon |
Two
flat objects with rows of six flashing lights on
leading edge of each, low above ocean with light
reflecting in water; maneuvered, made sharp turns. |
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| Aug.
24, 1958 |
Westwood,
N. J. |
Ptn.
Richard Schuiz and
Richard McCabe |
Glowing
orange circular UFO hovered, moved E
rapidly disappearing in seconds. |
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| Oct.
12, 1958 |
Aurora,
Ill. |
Ptn.
William Hornyan and
Jack Adams |
Several
yellow objects moving in all directions; many
witnesses |
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| April
3, 1959 |
Ocoee,
Fla. |
John
F. Wilmeth, retired
U.S. Treasury enforcement
officer, former Coast
Guard Lieut. |
Large
greenish-yellow light ascending, reflecting on
lake; faded, re-appeared descending, hovered . . .
finally ascended out of sight. |
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