UFOs: A History
1949 January—June

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.

*Note last minute addition to this edition following the Index.

First Edition © 1982 Fremont, California.
Second Edition © 1988 Fremont, California.
Revised Edition © 1990 Arcturus Book Service (cover below)

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Index

  • A
  • Accetta, J. p. 14.
  • Air Force Regulation 205-6. p. 75.
  • Air Intelligence Requirements Memorandum No. 4. p. 22.
  • Alamogordo, N.M. p. 74.
  • Albuquerque, N.M. p. 28.
  • Amarillo, Tex. p. 28.
  • American Meteor Society. p. 49.
  • Amherst, Wisc. p. 29.
  • Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. pp. 23,42,58.
  • Arpraksin, Arkadiy. Russian pilot. pp. 71-72.
  • Arrey, N.M. pp. 64-65,67-68 77 82.
  • "Atomic Energy Missiles." p. 6.
  • Aurora. pp. 12-14,44.
  • B
  • Bakersfield, Calif. p.53.
  • Baltimore, Md. pp.72,75,83.
  • Beckler, David Z. Chief Technical Intelligence Branch. p. 18.
  • Belgium. p. 39.
  • Bend, Ore. p. 76.
  • Bermuda. pp. 11,14.
  • Biddle, Capt. James C. Executive Officer, Fourth Army, CIC Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. p. 4.
  • Boal, Samp. p.74.
  • Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. pp. 75,83.
  • Bolster, Admiral Calvin. Director, Naval Research, Special Design Section, Bureau of Aeronautics. p. 81
  • Borderland Sciences Research Organization. p. 81.
  • Bradbury, Dr. (?) University of California. pp. 23,27,33-34,37-38 41-42,44-45,50-53.
  • Braderton, Fla. p. 15.
  • Bullock, Maj. (?) p. 63.
  • Bunker, General (?) p. 44.
  • Bureau of Ordnance. p. 36.
  • Burns, Ore. p. 78.
  • Buttlar, Baron Johannes Von p. 60.
  • C
  • Cabell, Major General C.P. Director of Intelligence, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, U.S.A.F. p. 22.
  • Cambridge Electronic Field Station. p. 12.
  • Camp Hood, Tex. pp. 55-58,66-67 81-82.
  • Carroll, General (?) p. 44.
  • Central Intelligence Agency. pp. 8,22,59-60.
  • Central Intelligence Agency, Scientific Intelligence, Weapon and Equipment Division. p. 60.
  • Chambon-la-Fort Geophysical Station, France. p. 14.
  • Cherbourg, France. p. 32.
  • Chiles-Whitted case. pp. 15,17.
  • Clark, Jerome. p. 86.
  • Cleveland, Ohio. p. 61.
  • Climax, Colo. p. 74.
  • Clingerman, Col. (?) pp. 54,85.
  • Colorado Springs, Colo. p. 63.
  • Cortez, Fla. p. 15.
  • Czechoslovakia. p. 9.
  • D
  • Dates:
    • 1855. p. 39.
    • 20 June 08. p. 52.
    • 1921. p. 39.
    • 1922. p. 39.
    • 1940. p. 74.
    • 1946. pp. 50,81.
    • January 1946. p. 10.
    • 16 January 46. p. 32.
    • 09 October 46. p. 38.
    • 1947 p. 59.
    • 12 February 47. p. 47.
    • 24 June 47. p. 68.
    • July 1947. p. 6.
    • Summer 1947. pp. 3,19.
    • 23 September 47. pp. 19-20.
    • 01 October 47. p. 59.
    • 30 October 47. p. 40.
    • 1948. pp. 59,71,74.
    • 01 January 48. p. 41.
    • 29 January 48. p. 11.
    • 18 February 48. p. 32.
    • May 1948. p. 32.
    • 07 May 48. p.l8.
    • July 1948. pp. 15,17.
    • 04 August 48. p. 41.
    • 05 August 48. p. 19.
    • 01 October 48. p. 4.
    • Late 1948. p. 3.
    • Winter 1948. p. 15.
    • December 1948. p. 24.
    • 02 December 48. p. 34.
    • 05 December 48. pp. 17,25,31,41.
    • 06 December 48. p. 17.
    • 07 December 48. p.17.
    • 08 December 48. p.17.
    • 10 December 48. p. 34.
    • 11 December 48. p. 17.
    • 12 December 48. pp. 24-27,30-31,34-35,37,46.
    • 13 December 48. p. 17.
    • 14 December 48. p. 17.
    • 17 December 48. p. 63.
    • 19 December 48. p. 46.
    • 20 December 48. pp. 17,26,31.
    • 28 December 48. p. 17.
    • 30 December 48. p. 33.
    • 03 January 49. p. 4.
    • 04 January 49. p. 10.
    • 06 January 49. pp. 5,17.
    • 10 January 49. p. 6.
    • 11 January 49. p. 5.
    • 16 January 49. p. 14.
    • 18 January 49. p. 11.
    • 20 January 49. p. 14.
    • 24 January 49. pp. 5,10-11,14.
    • 25 January 49. p. 14.
    • 27 January 49. p. 15.
    • 30 January 49. pp. 15-16,25-26,43,46.
    • 31 January 49. p. 16.
    • 01 February 49. p. 44.
    • 11 February 49. pp. 19,21.
    • 14 February 49. p. 21.
    • 15 February 49. pp. 22,59.
    • 16 February 49. pp. 21,23.
    • 25 February 49. p. 54.
    • 28 February 49. p. 53.
    • March 1949. p. 55.
    • 06 March 49. p. 58.
    • 07 March 49. pp.56,58.
    • 08 March 49. pp. 57-58.
    • 12 March 49. p. 59.
    • 14 March 49. p.59.
    • 15 March 49. p. 59.
    • 17 March 49. p. 58.
    • 19 March 49. p. 56.
    • 31 March 49. p. 56.
    • 01 April 49. p. 60.
    • 06 April 49. p. 61.
    • 24 April 49. pp. 64,82.
    • 25 April 49. p. 63.
    • 27 April 49. pp. 56,66.
    • 28 April 49. pp. 65-68.
    • 29 April 49. p. 68.
    • 30 April 49. pp. 69,71-72.
    • 02 May 49. p. 73.
    • 04 May 49. p. 86.
    • 06 May 49. pp. 72,85-86.
    • 07 May 49. pp. 56,69,81,86.
    • 08 May 49. pp. 56,86.
    • 09 May 49. p. 73.
    • 12 May 49. p. 74.
    • 14 May 49. p. 80.
    • 18 May 49. p. 75.
    • 19 May 49. pp. 75,86.
    • 20 May 49. p. 75.
    • 21 May 49. p. 76.
    • 23 May 49. pp. 56,82,86.
    • 24 May 49. pp. 56,76-77.
    • 27 May 49. p. 78.
    • 01 June 49. p. 85.
    • 05 June 49. p. 80.
    • 06 June 49. p. 82.
    • 07 June 49. p. 83.
    • 09 June 49. p. 84.
    • 10 June 49. p. 82.
    • 11 June 49. p. 84.
    • 15 June 49. p. 82.
    • 18 June 49. p. 84.
    • 22 June 49. p. 83.
    • August 1949. p. 83.
    • 15 September 49. p. 85.
    • 22 September 49. p. 75.
    • 1950. p. 81.
    • 1951. p. 74.
    • 1952. p. 71.
    • 1953. p. 70.
    • January 1953. p. 14.
    • 1967. p. 19.
    • May 1977. p. 14.
  • Denver, Colo. p. 85.
  • Derarmond, A.B. p. 19.
  • Didpasture, Winson. p. 29.
  • Dillon, Mont. pp. 60-61.
  • Du Barry, John. pp. 60,81.
  • E
  • "E," Mr. pp. 6-10,59.
  • "Estimate of the Situation." p. 19.
  • F
  • Fairbanks, Alaska. p.44.
  • FBI. pp. 16,21-22,53,56,59,60.
  • Fink, M/Sgt. (?) p. 63.
  • Finland. pp. 75-76.
  • Fletcher, Mr. (?) FBI official. p. 59.
  • Flock, Mr. (?) p. 3.
  • Fort Bliss, Tex. p. 68.
  • Fort Worth, Tex. p. 34.
  • Four Corners area. p. 40.
  • Fourth Army, G-2 Section. pp .4,16, 22.
  • Fourth Army, HQ. Fort Sam Houston, Tex. p. 82.
  • France. p. 10.
  • Fremont Pass Station, Harvard College Observatory, Climax, Colo. p. 74.
  • G
  • Gallup, N.M. p. 21.
  • Geomagnetic phenomena. p. 14.
  • Geophysical Research Division, Air Material Command, Cambridge, Mass. pp. 23,53.
  • Germany. pp. 8,10,47.
  • Gill Field Corps, Intelligence Unit. p. 40.
  • Glen Burnie, Md. p. 83.
  • Godsoe, Maj. (?) pp. 23,27,37,41-42.
  • Gold Beach, Ore. p. 77.
  • Gorman, Lt. George. pp. 4-5,20.
  • Green fireballs. pp. 15-18,21-22,24-56.
  • GRUDGE, project. pp.19,21,23.
  • Gulfport, Miss. p. 1.
  • Gunter AFB, Ala. p. 84.
  • H
  • Hamilton, Bermuda. p. 12.
  • Hanford Atomic Works. pp. 31-32, 76.
  • Hart, Mr. (?) p. 30.
  • Hart Mountain, Ore. p. 78.
  • Harvard College. p. 47.
  • Harvard Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. p. 74.
  • Hickam Field, Hawaii. p. 2.
  • Hightower, Lt. E. D. p. 57.
  • Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, N.N. pp. 53,64,74.
  • Holloway, Dr. (?) University of California. pp. 23,32,48,50.
  • Homer, Mich. p. 65.
  • Hood, Camp, Tex. p. 59.
  • Hoover, J. Edgar, Director, FBI. pp. 10,59.
  • Hoyt, Dr. (?) University of California pp. 23,27,33-34,43,45.
  • Hynek, J. Allen. pp. 2,12,65,71.
  • I
  • International Geophysical Union. p. 47.
  • J
  • Jackson AFB, (?) Miss. p. 1.
  • K
  • Kahrney, Capt. Delmar. p. 81.
  • Kaplan, Dr. Joseph. pp. 23,37 ,39,44,47-48,50.
  • "Kareeta." p. 81.
  • Keyhoe, Donald. pp. 73-74,80-81,85.
  • Key West, Fla. p. 80.
  • KGB, Russian. p. 60.
  • Kinsley, Sgt. (?) p. 34.
  • Kirtland AFB, N.M. pp. 15,22,45,57.
  • Kirtland AFB, N.M. Ordnance Area. p. 5.
  • Klamath Falls Airport, Klamath Falls, Or. p. 83.
  • Knoxville, Tenn. p. 6.
  • L
  • Ladd, Mr. (?) p. 59.
  • Ladd, D.M. FBI official. p. 10.
  • Land-Air, Inc. p. 53.
  • Landsberg, Dr. H. E. , Research & Development Board. pp. 10,40.
  • La Paz, Dr. Lincoln, Director of the Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico. pp. 6,10,15-17,19,22-23,25-30,32-34, 36-38,40-53,63.
  • Las Vegas, N.M. p. 32.
  • Le May, General Curtis E. p. 70.
  • Lima, Ohio. p. 84.
  • Little Rock, Ark. p. 54.
  • Loedding, Alfred C. Princeton Aeronautical Engineer. p. 70.
  • Los Alamos , N.N. pp. 3,17-18,23,28,31-32,36-37,57.
  • M
  • Maccabee, Dr. Bruce S. p. 76.
  • Mac Dill AFB, Tampa, Fla. p. 80.
  • Machle, Dr. (?) p. 59.
  • Magnetic fields . p.14.
  • Mandelkorn, Commander. Air Force Special Weapons. pp. 23,30,34-36,4042,44,47,49-51.
  • Manley, Dr. (?) University of California. pp. 23,25-26,43,70.
  • Mantell, Capt. p. 70.
  • March AFB, Calif. p. 54.
  • Mattatall, Capt. (?) pp. 11-12.
  • Maxwell, Mr. (?) FBI official. pp. 23,46.
  • Me Coy, Col. p. 4.
  • Me Cullough, Capt. (?) Assistant G-2 2nd Armored Division. p. 58.
  • Mc Laughlin, Commander Robert B. USN. p. 82.
  • Mc Swain, C.C. FBI Special Agent. pp. 6,10.
  • M-Day. p. 81.
  • “Memorandum to the Press." p. 68.
  • Memphis, Tenn. pp. 18,32.
  • Menzel, Dr. Donald. p. 74.
  • Minneapolis, Minn. p. 70.
  • Morbeck, T/Sgt. (?) p. 63.
  • Morgan, Mr. (?) USAEC, SFCC. p. 23.
  • Moses Lake AFB, Wash. p. 76.
  • Mt. Evans, Colo. p. 85.
  • N
  • Neef, Capt. (?) pp. 23-25 30-31 35-36.
  • Newburger, Mr. (?) USAEC, SFCC. pp. 23-24,33,41-42,45,47,50,52.
  • New York World-Telegram. p. 80.
  • Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics, California Institute of Technology. p. 12.
  • Norstad, General (?) p. 70.
  • North Dakota Air National Guard. p. 4.
  • Norton, Kan. p. 32.
  • O
  • Oak Ridge, Tenn. pp. 6,32,83-84.
  • O’ Connell, Col. James. p. 75.
  • Office of Naval Intelligence. p. 16.
  • Ohio State Research Foundation. p. 12.
  • Olivia, C.C. President of the American Meteor Society. pp. 48-49.
  • P
  • Patterson, Mr. (?) p. 57.
  • Penndorf, Dr. R. , Atmospheric Physics Land Base Directorate for Geophysical Research. p. 14
  • Peterson Air Field, Colorado Springs, Colo. p. 63.
  • Poher, Claude, French scientist. P. 14.
  • Poland, Col. Eustis, GSC, AC of S, G-2. p. 66.
  • Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, La. p. 75.
  • Probert, Mark. p. 81.
  • Pruitt, Dr. (?) Director of Northwestern Section, City Section Meteor Society. p. 31.
  • Purdy, Ken. pp. 60,73-74,81.
  • Q
  • R
  • RAND, Corp. pp. 21,69.
  • Rathman, John, Chief Investigator, Security Division, Atomic Energy Commission. p. 6.
  • Red Bluff, Calif. p. 78.
  • Rees, Lt. Col. Doyle. p. 5.
  • Regener, Dr. Vic. pp. 33,45,47.
  • Research and Development Board Geophysical, Geographical Sciences. p. 18.
  • Roberts, Dr. W.O. p. 74.
  • Robertson, Dr. H.P., Chairman Committee on Technical Inteliigence, Von Karman Advisory Group. pp. 12 ,14.
  • Rogue River, Ore. pp. 76-77.
  • Roswell, N.M. pp. 15,29.
  • Ruppelt, E.J. pp. 19,53,59,69,86.
  • Russia. pp. 8,17-18,32,47-48,71,81.
  • Ryan, Lt. (?) p. 29.
  • S
  • Sandberg Pass, Calif. p. 53.
  • Sandia Base, N.M. pp. 56-57.
  • San Diego, Calif. p. 81.
  • San Francisco, Calif. p. 70.
  • Sante Fe, N.M. p. 4 .
  • Sante Fe National Forest, N.M. p. 3.
  • Saratov, Russia. p. 72.
  • Saturday Evening Post. pp. 68-70,73,80,85.
  • Savage, Maj. (?) Station Weather Officer, Meteorological station, Hamilton, Bermuda. p. 12.
  • Scholin, AI, Air Force Pentagon Public Relations Officer, Magazine Section. p. 85.
  • Second Armored Division, Office of AC of S, G-2. p. 82.
  • Shallet, Sidney. p. 69.
  • SIGN, project. pp. 4,19-20,73.
  • Skyhook, program. pp. 68,70.
  • Smith, Dr. Sherman. pp. 35,38.
  • Soal, Sam. p. 60.
  • Spaatz, General Carl. p. 70.
  • Sparks, Brad. pp. 60,86.
  • Splitt, Orville, Air Force Pentagon Public Relations Officer, Magazine Section. p. 85.
  • Springer Lake, N.M. pp. 63-64.
  • "Star Tiger," British Tudor airliner. p. 11.
  • Starvation Peak, N.M. pp. 24,31,37,43.
  • Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada. p. 80.
  • Stone, Dr. (?) p. 59.
  • St. Simon's Island, Ga. p. 80.
  • Sunspots. p. 14.
  • Sweden. pp. 17,76.
  • T
  • Talbot, Dr. (?) p. 36.
  • Technical Report No. F-TF-2274-lA. p. 19.
  • Teller, Dr. Edward. pp. 23,25,27-30, 33,37-38,42-46,50-52.
  • Tierra Amarillo, N.M. p. 3.
  • Time. p. 74.
  • Times, Trenton, N.J. p. 70.
  • Tioga, Colo. pp. 84-85.
  • True. pp. 60,73-74,80-81.
  • Truettner, L.H. p. 19.
  • Tucson, Ariz. p. 65.
  • Turner, Col. William M., Special Investigations, The Inspector General's Office, USAF, Pentagon, Washington D.C. p. 75.
  • TWINKLE, project. p. 53.
  • U
  • UFO Phenomenon. p. 60.
  • U.S. Air Force Engineering Division. p. 12.
  • U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. p. 23.
  • Valley, Dr. George. Member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Chief of Staff, USAF. pp. 12,14,20~21,69,85.
  • Vandenberg, General Hoyt S. p. 70.
  • Venus. p. 70.
  • Von Karman Advisory Group. p. 12.
  • W
  • Wave Propagation Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. p. 74.
  • Whipple, Dr. Fred. p. 36.
  • White, (?) Director of Texas Observers. p. 31.
  • White Sands Proving Ground, N.M. pp. 35-36,64,68,82.
  • Winchell, Walter. p. 80.
  • Winn, Maj. (?) p.23.
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  • Y
  • Z