UFOs: A History, Volume 7
1950 August—December

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 Illustrations from The Riddle of the Flying Saucers by Gerald Heard; Behind the Flying Saucers by Frank Scully; and The Flying Saucers Are Real by Donald Keyhoe.

Copyright © 1982, Fremont, CA.

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Index

• A
• Aberdeen, S.D., pp. 59-60.
• Adamski, George, pp. 20-21,34.
• Adamson, J.W., p. 4.
• AFCSI Letter, p. 19.
• Air Force Atmospheric Composition Bureau's Geophysical Division, p. 9.
• Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory, p. 15.
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Office of Aerospace Research, p. 31.
• Air Force Regulation 220-15, p. 15.
• Air Material Command, p. 27.
• Akin, W., p. 37.
• Akkurator, V.I., p. 5.
• Alaska, p. 13.
• Albert, Lt. (?), pp. 15,42.
• Albuquerque Journal, p. 1.
• Allen, Mrs. Lowell, p. 14.
• American Education Press, p. 18.
• Anaconda Copper Company, p. 6.
• Anchorage, Alaska, p. 43.
• Anchorage News, p. 13.
• Anderson, Jack, p. 57.
• Arkansas Power & Light Company, p. 3.
• Amy Intelligence, p. 70.
• Arnold, General Hap, p. 10.
• Artie, p. 5.
• Atomic Energy Security Patrol, pp. 36,42.
• Atterbury, Camp, p. 21.
• B
• Badgley, Robert, p. 20.
• Baker, Dr. R.M., pp. 28,31.
• Bakersfield, Calif., p. 60.
• Baldwin, John, p. 52.
• Ballweg, Lawrence, pp. 46-47.
• Bardsley, William, p. 49.
• Barre, Vt., p. 34.
• Barringer, D. Moreau, pp. 10-11.
• Barringer, Philip E., p. 1O.
• Barrow, England, p. 48.
• Bearne, A.W., p. 47.
• Behind The Flying Saucers. pp. 17-18,52.
• Bell Aircraft Corporation, p. 11.
• Bell, July, p. 48.
• Belmont, A.H., p. 9.
• Bering Sea, p. 13.
• Bermuda, p. 8.
• Beryl Springs, W.Y. p. 43.
• Bexleyneagh, England, p. 47.
• Birmingham Post-Hearld, Birmingham, AL. p. 24.
• Bliss, IA, p. 67.
• Boone, Col. (?), p. 15 .
• Bradsley, William, p. 39.
• Briggs, H., p. 41.
• British Air Ministry, p. 66.
• Brixham, England, p. 47.
• Brockton, Mass., p. 9.
• Brynildsen, Capt. John, pp. 27,31.
• Buckinghamshire, England, p. 66.
• Burlington, VT, p. 67.
• Burbank, Calif., p. 26.
• Burns, Bernard, p. 62.
• Bush, Dr. Vannevar, p. 55.
• C
• Cabell, Major General C.P., pp. 10,15.
• Camaguey Province, Cuba, p. 44.
• Campbell, John, p. 16.
• Canada, p. 53.
• Carroll, Major General Joseph, p. 42.
• Carver, Roy, p. 45.
• Chapel Hill, N.C., p. 41.
• Chauncy, General (?), p. 10.
• Cheyenne Wells, Colo . , p. 23 .
• Christian Science Monitor, p. 18.
• Cincinnati, Ohio, p. 6.
• Clarke, L., p. 41.
• Clinton Courier News, Oak Ridge, Tenn.,pp. 4
• Columbian Basin News. Pasco, Wash.,
• Columbus, Ohio, p. 38 .
• Conroy, Jack, p. 26.
• Considine, Bob, pp. 51-52.
• Craig, Roy Dr., p. 31.
• Cyprus, p.7.
• Dates:
  • October 48. p. 49.
  • 1949. p. 32.
  • 25 March 49, p. 42-A.
  • Late 1949, p. 6.
  • 08 February 50, p. 19.
  • 02 July 50, p. 20.
  • 02 August 50, p. 1.
  • 03 August 50, p. 1.
  • 04 August 50, pp. 1,3.
  • 05 August 50, pp. 29-30.
  • 06 August 50, p. 3.
  • 07 August 50, p. 4.
  • 09 August 50, p. 30.
  • 12 August 50, p. 4.
  • 13 August 50, p. 5.
  • 15 August 50, pp. 29-30.
  • 17 August 50, p. 7.
  • 18 August 50, p. 30.
  • 20 August 50, p. 7.
  • 21 August 50, p. 7.
  • 22 August 50, p. 5.
  • 23 August 50. pp. 9-10.
  • 27 August 50, p. 7.
  • 30 August 50, pp. 10-11.
  • 31 August 50, pp. 11-12 .
  • 01 September 50, p. 13.
  • 03 September 50, p. 14.
  • 08 September 50, pp. 15-16,44.
  • 09 September 50, p. 21.
  • 12 September 50, pp. 21-23.
  • 13 September 50, p. 19.
  • 14 September 50, p. 22.
  • 17 September 50, p. 22.
  • 20 September 50, pp. 17, 2 3.
  • 26 September 50, pp. 24-2S.
  • 03 October 50, p. 25.
  • 04 October 50, p. 18. •
  • 05 October 50, pp. 26-27.
  • 06 October 50, p. 30.
  • 09 October 50, pp. 3,28,33-34.
  • 10 October 50, p. 34.
  • 13 October 50, pp. 35,47.
  • 14 October 50, pp. 18,38.
  • 15 October 50, pp. 39-4 0.
  • 16 October 50, pp. 38,41-43,48.
  • 17 October 50, p. 48.
  • 18 October 50, p. 43.
  • 20 October 50, pp. 42-A-43.
  • 21 October 50, pp. 43-45.
  • 22 October 50, p. 43.
  • 23 October 50, p. 45 .
  • 24 October 50, pp. 4 6-4 7.
  • 26 October 50, p. 47.
  • 30 October 50, p. 47
  • 31 October 50, p. 45.
  • 05 November 50, p. 48.
  • 06 November 50, p. 48.
  • 07 November 50, pp. 48-49.
  • 09 November 50, p. 42-A.
  • 10 November 50, p. 51.
  • 12 November 50, p. 51.
  • 14 November 50, p. 56.
  • 16 November 50, p. 57.
  • 19 November 50, p. 57.
  • 20 November 50, p. 57.
  • 21 November 50, p. 57.
  • 23 November 50, p. 58.
  • 25 November 50, p. 59.
  • 27 November 50, pp. 59-60.
  • 29 November 50, p. 63.
  • 01 December 50, p. 61.
  • 02 December 50, pp. 61-62.
  • 05 December 50, pp. 62-63.
  • 07 December 50, pp. 65-66.
  • 13 December 50 p. 66.
  • 14 December 50, p.67.
  • 15 December 50, p. 67.
  • 16 December 50, p. 67.
  • 20 December 50, p. 68.
  • 21 December 50, p. 68.
  • 28 December 50, p. 69.
  • 29 December 50, p. 69.
  • Late December 1950, pp. 69-70.
  • Fall, 1951, p. 34.
  • 09 January 53, p. 53.
  • 1954, p. 20.
  • 1956, p. 28.
  • 1967. p. 20.
  • 1968, pp. 28,31.
• Davis, Dr. D.H., p. 65.
• Defense Research Board, Canada, p. 54.
• Denon, England, p. 47.
• Denver, Colo., p. 34.
• Department of Civil Aviation,
• Australia, p. 67.
• Desmas, Hr. (7), p. 5.
• Destination Moon, p. 34.
• Douglas Aircraft, p. 28.
• Downing, Field Marshall, p. 25.
• DuBois, Pa., p. 21.
• Dumbarton, Scotland, p. 66.
• Dunmow, England, p. 66.
• E
• Echterdingen Army Airfield Germany, p. 7.
• Edinburgh, Scotland, p. 43.
• Edwards, Gordon, p. 20.
• Edwards, Frank, p. 20.
• Edwards, C.P., pp. 54,62.
• Ellenton, S.C., p. 62 .
• England, pp. 60-61.
• Evansville, Wis., p. 60.
• Exmoor, England, pp. 47,66.
• F
• Faido, Switzerland, p. 5.
• Fairchild AFB, WA, p. 14 .
• Fairfield, Alabama, p. 24.
• Fairfield-Suisun AFB, Calif., p.1.
• Fate, p. 20.
• FBI, pp. 9,11,33-34,41-42-A,45,62-63,69.
• Flying, p. 19.
• Flying Saucers Are Real, p. 52.
• Flying Saucers on the Attack, p. 20.
• Fort Richardson, Alaska, pp. 13,16.
• Fowler, G., p. 59.
• France, p. 43.
• Fry, William B., pp. 4 6-4 7.
• G
• Gardinier, Major Russell J., pp. 13-14.
• "Geo-magnetics," pp. 55-57,65.
• Gloucester City, ERgland, p. 43.
• Gorman, Lt. George, p. 49.
• Grand Haven, Mich., p. 67.
• Graniteville, Vt., p. 34.
• Great Falls, Mont., pp. 6,26-29.
• Great Falls AFB, Mont., . pp. 27,29,31.
• Great Falls Leader, p. 19.
• Great Falls Municipal Airport, pp. 30.
• GRUDGE, project, p. l1, 47.
• H
• Halifax, Nova Scotia, p. 23.
• Hamilton AFB, Calif., p. 1.
• Hamilton Spectator, Ontario, Canda, p. 2l.
• Hanford Atomic plant, p. 57.
• Hardin, Cecil, p. 26.
• Harley, Hr. (?), p. 42.
• Harmann, William, p. 28.
• Havana, Cuba, p. 44.
• Hawks, Howard, p. 16.
• Heard, Gerald, p. 25.
• Heathrow, England, p. 47.
• Henderson, Arthur, p. 66 .
• Henry, W., p. 59.
• Herny, Ot to, p. 67.
• Heston Airdrome , London, England, p. 51.
• Hightower , E.W., pp. 36-37.
• Hiller, W.B., p. 60.
• Holloman AFB, N.M., pp. 11,15,42,
• Hood, Col., p. 64.
• Houston Plant, Los Angeles, CA, p. 12.
• Huron, SD, p. 59.
• I
• Is Another World Watching?, p. 25.
• Isabell, p. 41.
• Iran, p. 69.
• J
• Jenison, Rep. Edward, p, 17.
• Johnson, Secretary, p. 10.
• Jonesville, LA, p. 48.
• K
• Keyhoe, Donald, pp. 16-18,25,52-51,.
• Kieling, Col. li.J., p. 11.
• Kirtland AFB, N.M., p. 12.
• Kit Carson, Colo., p. 23 .
• Klotts, Robert, p. 38.
• Knoxville, Tenn., pp. 35,42,60,62-63,68.
• Knoxville Airport, TN, pp. 46,60,62-64.
• Korea, p. 17.
• L
• Ladd AFB, Alaska, p. 29•
• Ladd, D.M., pp. 9,33-34.
• Lake Champlain, Vt., p. 66.
• Lakehurst, N.J., pp. 49-50.
• Land-Air, Inc., p. 9.
• La Rocke-sur-Yon, France, p. 5.
• Laudermilk, J.D., p. 26.
• Lewisburg, W.Va., p. 53 .
• Life, p. 3l.
• Little Rock, Ariz., p. 6.
• Lock Ness, Scotland, p. 43.
• Logiri.ov, Y.F., Soviet Minister of
• Civil Aviation, p. 5.
• London, England, pp. 47,66.
• Los Alamos, N.M., pp. 12,22,32-33,57-68-69.
• Los Alamos Bird Watchers Association, pp. 12,33 .
• Los Angeles, Calif., p. 1.
• Loudwater, England, p. 66.
• M
• MAGNET, project, pp. 57,62.
• Malstron AFB, Mont., p. 30.
• Manchester, England, p. 43.
• Manchester Guardian, p. 43.
• Handrick, L., p. 43.
• Marcala, pp. 1,3.
• March AFB, Calif., p. 15.
• Mariana, Nicholas, pp. 6,19,27-31, 52.
• Maryborough, Australia, pp. 65-66.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, p. 23.
• MATS Air Rescue, p. 38.
• Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama.
• McGee-Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tenn., p. 37.
• McKorryyuk, Alaska, p. 13.
• McLaughlin, Robert B., p. 49.
• McLendon, John C., p. 48.
• Melbourne, Australia, pp. 61,67.
• Miller, F.J., p. 45.
• Mirarchi, Dr. Antony 0., p. 9.
• Moneymaker, John, pp. 35-37,47.
• Monroney, Senator, p. 61.
• Moskin, Robert, p. 4 7.
• Morgan, Dr. K.Z., p. 64.
• Movietone News, p. 31.
• Mt. Palomar, Calif., pp. 12,32.
• Murphy, J., pp. 21-22 .
• Murrow, Edward, p. 21.
• Musel, Robert, p. 66.
• My Weekly Reader, p. 17.
• N
• Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, p. 7.
• Nantes, France, p. 5.
• Nemaska, Canada, p. 44.
• NEPA, Oak Ridge, Tenn., pp. 45-46,63-64.
• New Haven, Conn., p. 42-A.
• New Orleans, La., p. 48.
• New York City, p. 42-A.
• New York Times, p. 48.
• Newbliss, Ireland, p. 62.
• News & Sunday Chronicle, London, Englind, p. 25.
• News-Tribune, Rome, Ga., p. 56.
• Newton, Silas, p. 34.
• Nicosia Airfield, Cyprus, p. 7.
• Nizhne Kresty, Russia, p. 5.
• N.N. Hail, p. 43.
• Northrop Aircraft Inc., p. 42.
• Nunivak Island, Alaska, p. 13.
• O
• Oak Ridge, Tenn., pp. 12,35,41-47,57,60-61,63-65,67-68.
• Oliver Springs, Tenn., p. 62.
• Orangeburg, S.C., p. 25.
• ORNL, p. 64.
• Otis AFB, Mass., p. 23.
• P
• Paignton, England, p. 47.
• Palmdale, Calif., p. 60.
• Parkinson, R. D., p. 62.
• Pasco, Wash., p. 57.
• Pathfinder, p. 17.
• Patterson, David, p. 66.
• Pearson, Drew, p. 59.
• Peyton, C.S., p. 48.
• Peyton, E.Y., p. 48.
• Philadelphia, Pa. , p. 1O.
• Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 57.
• "Polywog," pp. 35-36.
• Pomona, Calif., p. 26.
• Pope AFB, Fort Bragg, N.C., pp. 40-41.
• Porter, Capt. (?), p. 15.
• Portland, Ore., p. 5.
• Provincetown, Mass., p. 23.
• Q
• Quesada, Lt. General (?), p. 44.
• R
• Rangely, Okla., p. 66.
• Reading, Pa., p. 57.
• Richmond, Va., p. 69.
• Riddle of the Flying Saucers, p. 25
• Riordan, Larry P., pp. 43-44.
• Riverdale, Ill., p. 3.
• Rodgers, J.J., p. 61.
• Rome, Ga., p. 56.
• Roswell AFB, N.H., p. 22.
• Russell Airport, Rome, Ga., p. 56.
• Russia, pp. 41,53,69.
• Ryner, Edward D., pp.35-37.
• S
• Salem, Ore., p. 1.
• San Diego, Calif., p. 68.
• Sante Fe, N.H., p. 4.
• Sawhill Bay, Canada, p. 20.
• Scarlett, George P., p. 7.
• Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Object, p. 30.
• Scots-people Journal, p. 43.
• Scully, Frank, pp. 17-18,25-26,34,52.
• Seattle, Wash., p. 1.
• Shaffer, S/Sgt. (?), p. 8.
• SIGN, project, p. 18.
• Smith, Wilbert B., pp. 52-55,57,62.
• Solandt, Dr. p. 57.
• Spenser, Sir Harold, p. 43.
• Spokane, Wash., pp. 11-14.
• Steep Rock Echo, Steep Rock, Canada, p. 20.
• Stockton, Lt. (?), p. 8.
• Stuttgart, Germany, p. 7.
• Sulphur Springs, Tenn., p. 62.
• Sunday Dispatch, London, England, p. 25.
• Sunday Express, London, England, p. 25
• Sun Telegraph, Pittsburg, Pa., p. 57.
• Sweden, p. 17.
• T
• Taos, N.M., p. 22.
• Tatum, N.M., p. 22.
• Thing From Another World, p. 16.
• Times, London, England, pp. 5,26,43.
• Timmins, Ontario, Canada, p. 44.
• Tootelian, Lt. Col. Aram S., p. 22.
• Torbergson, Perry, p. 57.
• Toronto, Canada, p. 44.
• True, p. 31.
• TWINKLE, project, pp. 9,15,33,42.
• Twin Falls, IA., p. 4.
• U
• U.S. Navy Electronic Laboratory, p. 21.
• U.S. Signal Corps, p. 23.
• V
• Vanghn, N.M., p. 9.
• Variety, p. 26.
• Vigo Village, England, p. 66.
• W
• Walker AFB, N.M., p. 22.
• Walton, Nova Scotia, p. 2.
• Watson, lla ro ld, p. 51.
• Weld, Col. (?), p. 57.
• Welson, Capt. (?), p. 15.
• Wickiup Reservoir, Ore . , p. 21.
• Wilkins, Harold T. , p. 20.
• Williams, George, p. 13.
• Winchester Pictures, p. 16.
• Windsor Locks, Conn., p. 25.
• Winona, Ontario, Canada, p. 21.
• Winooski, Vt., p. 67.
• Woodward, George A., pp. 39,49.
• Wright, Arnold, p. 54.
• Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, pp. 11,27 0
• X
• Y
• Yates, Aubrey, pp. 24-25.
• Yuma, Ariz., p. 4.
• Z
• Zarzecki, Joe, p. 36.
• Zermatt, Switzerland, p. 5.