UFOs: A History, Volume 8
1951

By Loren E. Gross

A minor catalogue of UFO reports and notations on various unofficial inquiries by individuals and privately funded organizations, as well as commentary on military investigations and governmental policies. Presented in chronological order.

Published December 1990 by Arcturus Book Service. First printing. Cover illustration: The famed "Lubbock Lights" from UFO's by David C. Knight.

Copyright © 1983, Fremont, CA

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UFOs: A History Volume 8: 1951

Index

    • A
    • Abilene, Tex., p. 89.
    • Adamski, George, p. 81.
    • Aerial Phenomenon Research Organization, p. 59.
    • Aero Club of New England, p. 8.
    • Aeronautical Research Laboratory of General Mills, p. 79.
    • AFL 200-5, p. 36.
    • AFR 190-6, 27 April 51, p. 64.
    • AFR 205-1, 4 March 49, pp. 63-64.
    • Air Defense Command, p. 8.
    • Air Defense Command Letter 200-1. 11 April 51, p. 25.
    • Air Force Geophysics Research Division, pp. 38,43-44.
    • Air Force OSI Sabotage and Espionage Branch, p. 65.
    • Air Force Public Information Program, p. 64.
    • Air Force S/A (?) Sparks.
    • Albert, Lt. John G., pp. 21,43.
    • Albuqueque, N.M., pp. 46-47,73,97.
    • Allahabad, India, p. 20.
    • Amarillo, Tex., pp. 44, 51, 56.
    • Argentia, Newfoundland, pp. 1l-12.
    • Argosy, p. 38.
    • Artesia, NM, pp. 3-4.
    • Atmospheric Physics Laboratory Geophysics Research Division p. 93.
    • Augusta, Ga., p. 41.
    • Aurelio, Dick, p. 66.
    • Australia, p. 84.
    • Australian Flying Saucer Bureau, p. 28.
    • Australian Flying Saucer Magazine, p. 28
    • Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Tex., pp. 56,73,87.
    • B
    • Ballard, Maj. (?), pp. 62,66,68.
    • Banqui Air Base, French Equatorial Africa, p. 16.
    • Bates, Harry, p. 5.
    • Battelle Memorial Institute pp. 93-94.
    • Battle Creek, Mich., p. 81.
    • Barron, Maj . John B., pp. 63,65-67.
    • Raynes, Col. (?), p. 4.
    • BEAR, project, p. 93.
    • Behind the Flying Saucers, p. 1O.
    • Bell Aircraft Corp., p. 21.
    • Bethard, Hrs. Eugenia T., pp. 56, 71-72.
    • Bethune, Lt. r..E., p. 1O.
    • Bhan, Y.R., p. 20.
    • Bicknell, Capt. J., p. 15.
    • Big Bear Lake, Calif., p. 3.
    • Big Spring, Tex., pp. 5l-52,56,73.
    • Bimini Island, p. 86.
    • Blackeslee, Alton L., p. 12.
    • Black, Victor, p. 28.
    • Blaustein, Julian, p. 81.
    • Bledsoe, W.S., p. 50.
    • BLUE BOOK, project, p. 75.
    • Bossert, S/A Howard N., pp. 56,71-72,87-89.
    • Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, p. 12.
    • Branch, Daivd, p. 69.
    • Brewster, Hr.(?), p. 67.
    • Brownfield, Tex., pp. 51,56.
    • C
    • Cabell, Maj. General Charles, Director of Intelligence, HQ, USAF, pp. 60-61,63,65,68-70,96.
    • Cambridge, Ohio, p. 31.
    • Cape May, N.J., p. 22.
    • "Captain A.V.G.," p. 51.
    • Carter, Col. (?), Field Liaison Section, Directorate of Public Information, p. 60.
    • Carswell AFB, Tex., p. 56.
    • Central Intelligence Agency, p. 86.
    • Chassey, General de Buretel de, p. 29.
    • Chassin, General Lionel M., p. 59.
    • Chistian Science Monitor, p. 13.
    • Civilian Saucer Investigations, p. 28.
    • Clarmont, Calif., p. 57.
    • Cleveland Press, Cleveland, Ohio, p. 41.
    • Clerouin, Capt. Robert, p. 16.
    • Close Encounters of the Third Kind, p. 81
    • Cloverdale, N.M., p. 90.
    • Cocker, Capt. James E., pp. 9,14.
    • Commission International d'Enquestes Scientifiques, p. 59.
    • Considine, Bob, p. 6.
    • Copenhagen, Denmark, p. 10.
    • Corcelles-Neuchatel, Switzerland, p. 19.
    • Corona, N.M., p. 34.
    • Cosmopolitan, p. 8.
    • Covington, Maj. II., p. 40.
    • Cox, Lt. Col., p. 36 .
    • Cresson, Pa., p. 27.
    • Crosly, J.O., p. 96.
    • Cross, Dr. J.C., p. 52.
    • Cummings, Lt. Jerry, pp. 27,47,56,60,63,66-70.
    • D
    • Daily Nugget, North Bay, Ontario, Canada, p. 82.
    • Daniel, Robert, p. 77.
    • Dar es Salaam, Kenya, p. 14.
    • Dates:
      • 1947. pp. 44, 96.
      • June 1947, p. 16.
      • 1948, pp. 41, 92.
      • May 1946, p. 13.
      • December 1946, p. 96.
      • 1949, pp. 36-37,69,96 .
      • February 1949, p. 82.
      • 14 March 49, p. 64.
      • 24 July 49, p. 46.
      • Summer 1949, p. 1.
      • 14 September 49, p. 53.
      • 1950, p. 21.
      • 15 Mar ch 50, p. 36.
      • 17 Mar ch 50, p. 36.
      • 22 March 50, p. 73.
      • September 1950, p. 65.
      • 07 January 51, p. 12.
      • 08 January 51, p. 1.
      • 12 January 51, pp. 2-3.
      • 16 January 51, pp. 1-4,9.
      • 18 January 51, pp. 4-5.
      • 20 January 51, p. 5.
      • 22 January 51, p. 9.
      • 25 January 51, pp. 9-10.
      • 03 February 51, p. 1O.
      • 10 February 51, p. 1O.
      • 13 February 51, pp. 17-l3.
      • 15 February 51, p. 14 .
      • 19 February 51, p. 14.
      • 24 February 51, p. 16.
      • 26 February 51, pp. 17-18.
      • 27 February 51, p. 13.
      • March 1951, pp. 16,22.
      • 10 March 51, p. 16.
      • 12 March 51, p. 19.
      • 14 March 51, p. 21.
      • 15 March 51, p. 19.
      • 21 March 51, pp. 20,23.
      • 29 March 51, p. 23.
      • 05 April 51, p. 4.
      • 11 April 51, p. 25.
      • 12 April 51, p. 25.
      • 16 April 51, p. 4., 7
      • April 51, p. 64.
      • 05 May 51, p. 25.
      • 22 May 51, p. 26.
      • 29 May 51, pp. 26-27.
      • 30 May 51, p. 27.
      • June 1951, p. 31.
      • 01 June 51, p. 26.
      • 15 June 51, p. 28.
      • 07 July 51, pp. 33,44.
      • 08 July 51, p. 11.
      • 09 July 51, pp. 11-34.
      • 14 July 51, p. 34.
      • 19 July 51, p. 35.
      • 25 July 51, p. 34.
      • 09 August 51, p. 38.
      • 14 August 51, p. 40.
      • 25 August 51, pp. 42,44-45,47.
      • 27 August .51, pp. 42-43.
      • 28 August 51, pp. 33,44.
      • 31 August 51, pp. 47-48,51,71.
      • 01 September 51, pp. 49, 52.
      • 02 September 51, p. 52.
      • 03 September 51, p. 58.
      • 04 September 51, p. 73.
      • 05 September 51, p. 55.
      • 06 September 51, pp. 55,57.
      • 07 September 51, p. 56.
      • 08 September 51, p. 58.
      • 10 September 51,ยท pp. 61,66.
      • 12 September 51, p. 60.
      • 13 September 51, p. 68.
      • 18 September 51, p. 71.
      • 19 September 51, p. 76.
      • 23 September 51, p. 71.
      • 30 September 51, p. 77.
      • October 51, pp. 61,65 .
      • 02 October 51, pp. 64
      • 04 October 51, p. 77.
      • 09 October 51, p. 78.
      • 10 October 51, p. 79.
      • 11 October 51, p. 8O.
      • 18 October 51, p. 82.
      • 21 October 51, p. 13.
      • 22 October 51, p. 93.
      • 25 October 51, pp. 74,85.
      • 26 October 51, p. 81.
      • 27 October 51, p. 82.
      • 31 October 51, p. 85.
      • 02 November 51, p. 89.
      • 05 November 51, p. 86.
      • 06 November 51, p. 87.
      • 07 November 51, p. 90.
      • 08 November 51, p. 90.
      • 17 November 51, p. 90.
      • 23 November 51, p. 91.
      • 24 November 51, pp. 91,95.
      • 27 November 51, p. 92.
      • 30 November 51, p. 93.
      • 04 December 51, p. 95.
      • 07 December 51, p. 94.
      • 11 December 51, p. 97.
      • 12 December 51, p. 96.
      • 13 December 51, p. 97.
      • 21 December 51, p. 95.
      • 1952, p. 98.
      • 24 March 52, p. 91.
      • 12 September 52, p. 60 .
      • 1953, p. 36.
    • Day the Earth Stood Still, p. 81.
    • Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, p. 14.
    • Dayton, Ohio, pp. 14,28 .
    • Dearing, Ga., p. 33.
    • Detroit, Mich., pp. 33,44.
    • Donahue, J., p. 79 .
    • Dorian, Dick, p. BO.
    • Doty, Maj. Edward A., pp. 43-44 .
    • Draoklec, Albert, p. 43.
    • Ducker, Dr. W.L., pp. 45,50-51.
    • Dunn, Gol. Frank, Chief of ATIC, pp. 60,96-97.
    • Durham, S/A Delzon L., p. 72.
    • Eichler, Werner, p. 28.
    • El Comercio, Lima, Peru, p. 35.
    • Ellington AFB, Tex., p. 42.
    • Ellington, Maj. Thomas W., p. 64.
    • El Moudyne , Morocco , p. 23.
    • Elterman, Louis, p. 92.
    • F
    • Fabley, (?), p. 72.
    • Fairchild Corp., p. 1.
    • Farewell to the Master, p. 81.
    • Farley Lt. John. p. 56.
    • Farmington, N.H., pp. 38,41.
    • Finletter, Air Force Secretary Thomas K., p. 8.
    • Fisher, Maj. Gen. W.P ., p. 37.
    • Fitch, C.W., p. 30 .
    • Floate, George, pp. 19-20,24 .
    • Flying Saucer Review, p. 59.
    • Flying Saucers Are Real, p. 50.
    • Forrester, Mach. p. 50.
    • Fort Benning, Ga., p. 3.
    • Fort Francis , Ontario, Canada, p. 26.
    • Fort Monmouth, N.J., pp. 60-61,65,68.
    • France Illustration, Paris, France, p. 25.
    • Free, Lt. Col. Lucuis L., p. 65.
    • Fussell, H.B., p. 15.
    • G
    • Galena, Ill., p. 10.
    • Gallibert, Raymond, p. 2 9.
    • Gander, Newfoundland, p. 12.
    • Garreau, Charles, pp. 29,59 .
    • Geiger Field, Spokane, Wash., pp. 2 6-2 7.
    • General Mills Aeronautical Research Laboratory, p. 4.
    • General Mills Corp., p. 9.
    • Ginna, Bob, pp. 24,28.
    • Girvan, Wavern, p. 1O.
    • GOPHER, project, p. 9.
    • GRUDGE, project, pp. 35,37,47,63,69,75, 82,84-86,90-91,93-97.
    • Guieu, Jimmy, p. 59.
    • Gutierrez, L., pp. 97-98.
    • Guy, Charles, p. 56.
    • H
    • Hamilton AFB, Calif., p. 17.
    • Hamilton, Col. McHenry, pp. 34-35.
    • Harris, Jay, pp. 4 5-46,48-49,87.
    • Hart, Carl R., pp. 48, 52,54-55,57,71,74,88-89.
    • Hastings, Minn., p. 96.
    • Hays, Lt. Col. (?), p. 33.
    • Heard, Gerald, pp. 10,25 .
    • Heinman, E.R., pp. 59-50
    • Heitman, J. Russell, p. 46.
    • Hemminger, Dr. Carl, p. 46.
    • Holloman AFB, N.M., pp. 9,21,34,43,92.
    • Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii
    • Hotnig, Frank, p. 47.
    • Hunt, Capt. W.R., p. 26.
    • I
    • International Falls, Minn., p. 26.
    • Iran, p. 20.
    • Is Another World Watching?, p. 25.
    • J
    • JANAP "Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings from Aircraft," p. 55.
    • Jarrold, Edgar, p. 28.
    • Johannesburg, South Africa, p. 16.
    • John son, Robert, pp. 67-68.
    • Jones, Lt. A.L., p. 1O .
    • Jones, Lee, p. 90.
    • Jrence, Prio, p. 29.
    • K
    • Kaliszewski, J.J., p. 79.
    • Kauai Island, Hawaii, p. 4.
    • Keyhoe, Donald, pp. 9-10,14,25,37,97.
    • King, Mrs. A.M., p. 16.
    • Kingdon, Lt. Fred W., p. 1O.
    • Kingston, England, p. 29.
    • Kinmon, Lt. George, pp. 33,41.
    • Kirtland AFB, N.M., pp. 38,73.
    • Kirtland, Col. S.H., p. 94.
    • Klien, Robert B., p. 69.
    • Knott, Mr.(?), p. 44.
    • Koger, Lt. N.J., p. 1O.
    • L
    • La Bouragne Republicanine, p. 29.
    • Ladd AFB, Alaskap. 17.
    • Lake Nipissing, Ontario, Canada, p. 82.
    • Lake Shore, Ohio, p. 17.
    • Lamesa, Tex., p. 56.
    • Land-Air Corp., pp. 22,44,56,92.
    • La Paz, Dr. Lincoln, pp. 33,44,76,90, 98.
    • La-Rock-Sur-Yon, France, p. 29.
    • Las Cruces, NM, p. 92.
    • Las Vegas, Nev., p. 14.
    • Le Parisien Lihere, Paris, France p. 5.
    • Ley, Willy, p. 25.
    • Liddel, Dr. Urner, Chief of the Nuclear Physics Branch of the Research Section, Office of U.S. Naval Research, p. 13-15.
    • Life, pp. 24,28,38,51,98.
    • Lodestar, p. 15.
    • Lombard, Alfred, p. 26.
    • London Sunday Dispatch, London, England, pp. 13,15.
    • Long Beach, Calif., p. 70.
    • Look, p. 13.
    • Lorenzen, Coral, p. 59.
    • Los Alamos, N.M., pp. 41,97.
    • Los Angeles, Calif., pp. 27-28.
    • Llandovery Castle, p. 16.
    • Lubbock, p. 55,70-71. .
    • Lucas, T/Sgt. Carl E., p. 80.
    • Lynchburg, Va., p. 31.
    • Lynchburg News, Lynchburg, Va. p. 31.
    • M
    • MacAlarney, Mrs. E.M., p. 27.
    • Manchester Guardian, Manchester, England, p. 13.
    • Manteris, Mr.(?), p. 83.
    • Marcotte , John, p. 24.
    • Mariana, Nicholas, p. 8.
    • Marquand, Guy B.; p. 91.
    • Matador, Tex., pp. 71-72.
    • Matyl, Mrs. Stephen, p. 50.
    • McAleese, Mr.(?), p. 9.
    • McChord AFB, Wash., p. 25.
    • Meffmor, R.L., p. 78.
    • Menzel, Dr. Donald, p. 55.
    • Merriff.ed, Dennis W., p. 15.
    • Metscher, Lt.(?), p. 82.
    • Mikkeli, Finland, p. 30.
    • Minnie, General (?), p. 66.
    • Minneapolis, Minn., p. 91.
    • Minnigerode, B. Gordon, p. 14.
    • Mirarchi, Dr. Anthony O., Assistant Branch Chief, Geophysical Research Organization, pp. 18,25.
    • Montgomery, Ala., pp. 31-32.
    • Mt. Kiltmanjaro, Tanganyika, pp. 15,20.
    • N
    • Nantickett, Mass., p. 21.
    • NEPA, p. 3.
    • Newburg Air Base , Germany, p. 80 .
    • Neuchatel, Switzerland, p. 25.
    • New Delhi, India, p. 19.
    • Newsday, Long Island, pp. 66-67.
    • New York Times, p. 79.
    • Nilakantan, Dr. P., p. 19 .
    • Norfolk, Va., p. 40.
    • O
    • Oak Ridge, Tenn., pp. 3,42,94-95,97.
    • Oberg, Dr. A.G., p. 4-5.
    • "Office of Strategic Information," p. 18.
    • Orange, Va., p. 77.
    • Orange, France, p. 29.
    • Other Worlds Science Stories, p. 81.
    • Ouranos, p. 59.
    • Overstreet, Ray, pp. 15-16.
    • P
    • Palmer, Ray, p. 81.
    • Paris, Ill., p. 78.
    • Parker, Maj . (?), p. 65.
    • Parker, Capt.(?), p. 89.
    • Parrot, Lt. Col. Kent, Chief, Aircraft and Propulsion Section, Technical Analysis Division, pp. 8,12,95.
    • Paulsen, Capt. D.H., p. 12.
    • Payne, Lt.(?), p. 62.
    • Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland, p. 12 .
    • Pettee, Lt. Michael O., pp. 63-64 .
    • Phoenix, Ariz., p. 58.
    • Piper, Guy, p. 90.
    • Popular Science, p. 37.
    • Portales, N.M., p. 98.
    • Press-Gazette, Green Bay, Wis., p. 59.
    • Project Blue Book Staff Report, p. 35.
    • Puerto Maldonadc, Peru, p. 35.
    • Q
    • R
    • Radner, Ephrain, Chief, Operations Section, Plans and Operations Branch, Geophysics Research Division, p. 97.
    • Rainy Lake, p. 26.
    • Redwood Vally, Calif., p. 56.
    • Reese AFB, Tex., pp. 56,72.
    • Reese, Paul, p. 43.
    • Register, Santa Ana, Calif., p. 69.
    • Reilly, Richard, p. 79.
    • Rennie, Michael, p. 81.
    • Revue de d'Armee de l'Air, p. 16.
    • Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt, Germany. p. 40.
    • Germany, p. 40.
    • Richmond, Calif., p. 76.
    • Riddle of the Flying Saucers, pp. 10,25.
    • Riverside , Calif., p. 91.
    • Robin Nowbray, p. 15.
    • Robinson, (?), pp. 31-32.
    • Robinson, Dr. W.I., pp. 45,49.
    • Rockmore, E., pp. 58-59.
    • Rogers, Lt.(?), pp. 61,66-67.
    • Rodgers, J.J., p. 12.
    • Roos, Alford, p. 38.
    • Rosengarten, Lt. Col.(?), pp. 60, 63-65,68. 70.
    • Rouge, Charles de, p.5.
    • Ruppelt Edward J., pp. 5,7,14-15,17,27, 36-37,56,60-61,68-72,74-75,78-79,82,85-87,89-90,93-94,96-97.
    • Ruppelt Papers, p. 69.
    • Russia, p. 20.-
    • S
    • Saastamoinen, Mr.(?) , p. 30.
    • Sadarjang Airdome, New Delhi, India, p. 20.
    • Samford, Najar General, pp. 96-97.
    • Sanger, Dr . Eugene, p. 51.
    • Sands, Maj. John A., p. 57.
    • Sante Fe, N.M., p.76.
    • Sante Fe New Mexican, Sante Fe, NM, p. 76.
    • Saucer Review, pp. 5B-59.
    • Saudia Arabia, p. 69.
    • Scania, Sweden, p. 10.
    • Scully, Frank, pp. 10,25.
    • Selfridge AFB, Mich., p. 95.
    • Sells, Sgt.(?), p. 17.
    • SIGN, project. pp. 37,82,86.
    • Silver City, N.M., p. 38.
    • Simmons, Peter, p. 77.
    • Sioux City, Ia., pp. 5-6.
    • Skyhook balloon, pp. 11-14,22.
    • Slayton Capt. Donald K., p. 96.
    • Smith, Mr.(?), p. 74.
    • Smith, Pouf;, p. 80.
    • Son, James, p. 51.
    • Sonner, C.W., p. 78.
    • Spain, Col. (?), p. 66.
    • Spielberg, Steven, p. 51.
    • Spirtal, H., p. 23 .
    • Spokane, Wash., p. 58.
    • Spradley, Capt. E.W., pp. 9,14.
    • Sprowls, Col.(?), p. 66.
    • St. Croix, Wis., p. 79.
    • S tewart AFB, N.Y., p. 2.
    • STORK, project, p. 93.
    • Straits of Madagascar, p. 16.
    • Sullivan, Edward, p. 28.
    • Sunday Post, Nairobi, Kenya, p. 16.
    • Sydney, Australia, p. 28 .
    • T
    • Technical Analysis Division of Air Force Intelligence, p. 74.
    • Terra Haute, Ind., pp. 24, 78.
    • Tessalit, French West Africa, pp. 77-78.
    • Thing, The, p. 81.
    • Thirouin, M. Marc, p. 59.
    • Thompson, Col. Matthew, p. 5.
    • Tilsom, Mrs. Stella, pp. 86,71-72.
    • Time, p. 13.
    • Tombaugh, Clyde, p. 43 .
    • Trent, Paul, p. 58.
    • Tucumcari, N.H., p. 97.
    • TWINKLE, project, pp. 18,21-22,37-38,43-44,92-93.97.
    • U
    • Underwood, R.S., p. 54.
    • USS Dyess, p. 22.
    • V
    • Vandalia, Ill., p. 42 .
    • Vandalia Leader, Vandalia, Ill., p. 43.
    • Van De Car, Lt. Col. Howard T., p. 30.
    • Vice, Robert L. Sgt., pp .B0-81.
    • Vernon, Charles, p. 16.
    • W
    • Walker, Frank, p. 77.
    • Warner Robins AFB, Ga., p. 9.
    • Warnke, Sgt.(?), p. 81.
    • Warren, Charles, p. 78.
    • Watson, Col. Harold E. pp. 8-9,18,24.
    • Webster, William, Chairman of the Research and Development Board, pp. 13-14.
    • Welmeyer, Navy Commander (?), p. 12.
    • Wellington Airfield, New Delhi, India, p. 23.
    • Weyer, Thomas, p. 31.
    • Whipple , Dr. Fred, pp. 43,92.
    • White Sands, N.H., pp. 34,97.
    • Williams, Ray, p. 42.
    • Willis, Lt. Col. M.D., pp. 56,85 .
    • Wise, Robert, p.B 81.
    • Wilson, Richard, p. 13.
    • Wood, Navy Commander Robert, pp. 22-23.
    • Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, pp. 14,60.
    • Wyckoff, P.H., p. 92.
    • X
    • Y
    • Z
    • Zanuck, Darryl. p. 81