UFOs: A History
1959 April—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.

Copyright © 1999, Fremont, CA

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Index

• A
• Abrolhos Rocks (Atlantic Ocean). p.68.
• Adamski, George. pp.24-25,31,42,45.
• Akins, Alvin A. pp.18-19.
• Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of
• America (AFSCA). p.38.
• A.M Daily Enterprise. Riverside, CA. p.34.
• American Airlines. pp.8,12.
• Amsto, CT. p.5.
• Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage, AK. p.7.
• Antigo, Wise. p.6.
• APRG (Gribble's group). Seattle, WA. pp.3-4.
• Arctic region. p.4.
• Armstrong Circle Theater TV show. p.14.
• Arnbem Land, Australia. p.46.
• Arnold, Edward. p.47.
• Ashley, Rep. Thomas. p.49.
• Avramenko, Rimili. pp.19-20.
• AVRO "saucer." pp.S-10.
• Ayres, Rep. Williams H. p.49.
• B
• Bloomsburg, PA. p.23.
• Baramani, Milton. p.74.
• Barbasa, Jose. p.71.
• Bariani, Julio. p.55.
• Baumhart, Rep. A.D. pp.49-50.
• Bauru, Brazilian Corvette. p.68.
• Beall, Sen. Glenn. pp.49-50.
• Becker, Telmo. p.68.
• Benson, Jeff. p.6.
• Bernhard, Prince (of the Netherlands). p.31.
• Boianai Station, Papau, New Guinea. pp.57,59,67, 72-74.
• Borewa, Annie. p.74.
• Bradenton, FL. p.16.
• Brazil. pp.1 ,20,68, 72.
• Brazilian Navy. pp.1, 68.
• Brighter Than a Thousand Suns. p.9.
• Brindisi, Italy. p.32.
• Britton, General Frank H. p.1 0.
• Brooks, Rep. Overton. p.50
• Bumomoi, Michael. p.55.
• Burbank, CA. p.56.
• Byrd, Sen. Harry. pp.49-50.
• C
• Cape Canaveral, FL. p.29.
• Canada. p.9.
• Capehart, Sen. Homer. p.49.
• Camera, Admiral Alves. p.1.
• Campos, Paul. p.1.
• Carbonado, W A. p.2.
• Carline, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas. p.5.
• Carr, Otis. pp.S-9,34.
• Castle AFB, CA. p.19.
• Clark, Capt. Harry. p.46.
• Condon, Dr. Edward U. p.23.
• Cornish, Norman. p.9.
• Correira, Sgt. Jaime. p.24.
• Corso, Col. Philip. p.13.
• Costa, Joao Batista da. p.71.
• Costa, Manoel T. p.71.
• Costa, Orlando Ferreira. .24.
• Coutinho, Luis. p.24.
• Courant. Hartford, CT. p.5.
• Courier Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p.46.
• Cruttwell, Rev. Norman E.G. pp.5,54,59,61-62,72-75.
• CSI New York. pp.S-10.
• D
• Daily Star. Toronto, Canada. p.10.
• Darmstadt, Germany. p.5.
• Dates:
  • 1945. p.9.
  • 1947. p.39.
  • 1948. p.39.
  • 1951. p.9.
  • March 1953. p.8.
  • 1954. p.9.
  • 2 December 54. p.9.
  • 1955. pp.11,43.
  • 23 August 55. p.9.
  • October 1955. p.9.
  • 1956. p.43.
  • 1957. pp.1,43.
  • 3 August 57. p.13.
  • November 1957. p.14.
  • 1958. pp.9,43.
  • January 1958. p.14.
  • 14 February 58. p.20.
  • 17 April 58. p.1.
  • 6 August 58. p.51.
  • September 1958. p.43.
  • 11 November 58. p.1.
  • 21 February 59. p.15.
  • 26 February 59. p.10.
  • 26 March 59. p.46.
  • April 1959. p.9.
  • 1 April 59. p.1.
  • 2 April 59. pp.2,4.
  • 3 April 59. p.4.
  • 4 April 59. p.3.
  • 7 April 59. pp.4-5.
  • 9 April 59. pp.5,16.
  • 12 April 59. p.6.
  • 13 April 59. Pp.6,8,10.
  • 14 April 59. p.9.
  • 16 April 59. pp.8,16.
  • 17 April 59. p.13.
  • 19 April 59. pp.13-14.
  • 21 April 59. pp.4,14,16,24.
  • 22 April 59. p.16.
  • 23 April 59. p.16.
  • 29 April 59. pp.18,45.
  • 1 May 59. pp.21,27.
  • 4 May 59. p.22.
  • 5 May 59. p.21.
  • 7 May 59. p.24.
  • 8 May 59. p.23.
  • 10 May 59. p.24.
  • 12 May 59. p.24.
  • 13 May 59. pp.27-28.
  • 14 May 59. pp.27,29.
  • 17 May 59. p.30.
  • 18 May 59. pp.30-32.
  • 19 May 59. p.43.
  • 20 May 59. pp.32,43.
  • 21 May 59. pp.32,42-43.
  • 22 May 59. p.34.
  • · 23 May 59. p.35.
  • 24 May 59. p.35.
  • 25 May 59. p.36.
  • 27 May 59. p.35.
  • 28 May 59. pp.27,38-40.
  • 31 May 59. p.42.
  • 1 June 59. p.19.
  • 3 June 59. p.45.
  • 6 ~ u n e 59. p.46.
  • 7 June 59. p.46.
  • 9 June 59. p.13.
  • 11 June 59. p.47.
  • 13 June 59. pp.47,51-52.
  • 16 June 59. p.51.
  • 17 June 59. p.55.
  • 18 June 59. p.55.
  • 21 June 59. pp.55-57.
  • 22 June 59. p.56.
  • 23 June 59. pp.56,58.
  • 24 June 59. p.56.
  • 26 June 59. pp.59,63-64,67-
  • 68,74.
  • 27 June 59. pp.68,71,76.
  • 28 June 59. pp.72,76.
  • 29 June 59. p.77.
  • March 1960. p.59.
• Davis, Lily. p.74.
• Dawney, Argentina. p.13.
• Doerr, Mrs. Jessie. p.58.
• Doerter, Mr. and Mrs. Jim. pp.77-78.
• Drake, Frank. p.21.
• Ducker, Dr. W.L. p.27.
• Durie, Rev. David. p.63.
• E
• Emard, Fred. p.3.
• EM effects. pp.1,15.
• Espy, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill. p.23.
• Evenett, Ernest. pp.59,67-68.
• F
• Family Weekly. p.13.
• "Farmington maneuver." p.41.
• Farmington, NM. p.41.
• Fascell, Rep. Dante B. pp.49-50.
• Feltwell RAF base, England. p.19.
• Fifth Annual Spacecraft Convention, Giant Rock, CA. pp.34,36-37. '
• Fimmuster, Lois. p.46.
• Finland. p.4.
• Flues, Anderson. pp.14,24,26.
• Flying Saucers Over Papua- A
• Report on Papuan Unidentified Flying Objects. pp.59,61,72.
• Fomin, Yuri. p.17.
• Fontes, Dr. Olavo. pp.20,68,71.
• Forbes AFB, KS. p.1.
• Fort Lewis, W A. p.2.
• Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Dana. p.29.
• Freda, Dulcie. p.71.
• Frelingheusen, Rep. Peter. p.49.
• Frese, Verne. p.4.
• Friede, Rep. Samuel N. p.49.
• Friend, Maj. R.J. pp.21,32,43.
• Frost, John. p.9.
• Fusaro, Gladys. pp.4,8, 15-16.
• G
• Garnett, Benjamin. p.17.
• Garnett,· Mrs. Emma. p.17.
• Gil, Rev. William Booth. pp.56-57, 62-67,70,72-75.
• Girard, KS. p.30.
• Giriebo, Ida. p.74.
• Giwa, Papua, New Guinea. pp.16,59,67-68.
• Globle & Mail, Toronto, Canada. p.9.
• Glover, D.L. p.16.
• Goldwater, Sen. Barry. pp.49-50.
• Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, Canada. p.51.
• Government Station, Bamara, Island, Papua, New Guinea. p.35.
• Grassy Plains, British Columbia, Canada. p.45.
• Green, Gabriel. pp.26,34-35,38,76.
• Gribble, Robert. p.2.
• Groza, Fred. p.51.
• GRUDGE, Project. p.26.
• Gulisov, V.M. p.18.
• Gunaula, Randolph. p.74.
• Guveropa, Kipling. p.74.
• Guyorobo, Dulcie. pp.64, 74.
• H
• Hall, Richard. pp.32-34,47,52.
• Hamdmacher, V.J. p.21.
• Hartford Courant. Hartford, CT. p.22.
• Hartford Times. Hartford, CT. p.33.
• Haycock, D.S. p.47.
• Heimlick, Hap. pp.56,60.
• Henderson, NV. p.4 7.
• Hennessey, OK. p.56.
• Hennings, Sen. Thomas C. p.50.
• Hey, Daniel. p.5.
• Hieatt, Theodore. p.21.
• Hill-Norton, Lord. p.19.
• Hoffman, Col. Gordon. p.44.
• HORIZON, Project. p.13.
• Houston, Walter. p.22.
• Howe, C.D. p.9.
• Hynek, Dr. J. Allen. pp.1,21,23, 27,32,38,40, 75-76.
• I
• Indonesia. pp.75-76.
• International Geophysical Year. p.19.
• Iorere,llrna. p.74.
• Itapetininga City, Brazil. p.24.
• J
• Jamieson, Ron. p.46.
• Jacobs, David. pp.23,34.
• Johnson, Sen. Lyndon B. p.50.
• Jongbloed, J. p.31.
• Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Bill. p.3.
• Juliana, Queen. pp.24,31.
• Jungks, Robert. p.9.
• K
• Kadachev, Boris A. p.18.
• Kent, W A. p.2.
• Kerr, P. p.46.
• Keyhoe, Donald. pp.14-15,34,42,51.
• Killian, Capt. Peter. pp.4,8,46.
• Killian, Mrs. Peter. pp.12-13,15-16.
• Kinney, Mrs. Robert. p.1S.
• Kivaus, Carson. p.74.
• Knapp, George. p.19.
• Kodawara, Eric. pp.71,74.
• Kolff, C. p.31.
• Kolauna, Love. p.74.
• Komsomdskaya Pravada. p.21.
• Kuiper, Gerald. p.22.
• Kuusamo, Finland. p.4.
• L
• Lamela, Milton. p.28.
• Las Vegas Review-Journal. Las
• Vegas, NV. p.47.
• Leader. Lehighton, PA. p.1O.
• Lemere, CA. p.6.
• Lester, John. p.46.
• Levelland, TX. pp.1, 14.
• Lisbon, Portugal. p.27.
• Londrina City, Brazil. p.24.
• "Lubbock Lights." pp.26-27.
• Lusar, Rudolf p.9.
• Lutz, FL. p.31.
• M
• Macauley, J.B. p.8.
• Machado, Edite. p.71.
• Madison, WI. p.6.
• "Major Friend's Group." pp.21,46.
• Makarov, B.V. p.18.
• Manchester Guardian. Manchester, England. p.9.
• Mars. pp.14, 21-22.
• Marshall, Rep. Fred. p.49.
• Mason, Coral. p.46.
• McChord AFB, WA. pp.2-3.
• McDonald, Dr. James. pp.18-19.
• Melbourne, FL. p.29.
• Mercier, Claude. p.7.
• Metcalf, Rep. Lee. p.49.
• Miami, FL. p.28.
• Miethe, Dr. Heinrich R. p.9.
• Moe, Nessie. pp.71,74.
• Moi, Stephen Gill. pp.57,64-65,74.
• Monkman, Jerry. p.45.
• Montevideo, Uruguay. p.28.
• Montreal, Ontario, Canada. pp.6-7.
• MOONWATCH. pp.38-39.
• Moscow Planetarium. p.20.
• Moss, Rep. John E. p.50.
• N
• Naval Space Surveillance Center,
• Dahlgren, VA (NA VSP ASUR) p.19.
• ''Nazi saucer." p.9.
• Nelson, Buck. p.76.
• New Orleans, LA p.30.
• Newsweek. p.31.
• New Zealand. p.19.
• NICAP. pp.33,49-50.
• Nicoud, Raymond. p.17.
• Northrop Aircraft Company. p.14.
• O
• Ocoee, FL. p.4.
• Olsen, Bob. p.26.
• Oltre II Cielo: Missili & Razzi. p.18.
• Orting, W A. pp.2-4.
• Orwin, Ronald. p.35.
• P
• Papua, New Guinea. pp.5-6, 16,51, 54-57,65-67,70-71.
• Pease, Harry. p.22.
• Piquerobi, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. p.55.
• Pirumov, Admiral Valeri. p.19.
• "Plasma beam weapon." p.20.
• Plymouth Valley, PA p.16.
• Ponewa, Daisy. p.74.
• Powers, Major Patrick. P.13.
• Pretoria News. Pretoria, South
• Africa. p.55.
• Prigg, Larry D. p.21.
• "Prince Neasom." pp.35-37.
• Pritz, R. p.21.
• Pudi, Mt. Papua, New Guinea. pp.6,16.
• Q
• R
• Ranney, Rod. p.30.
• Rarata, Ananias. pp.64-65,71,74,
• Rhine-Main AFB, Germany. p.5.
• Riachuelo, Brazil. p.71.
• Robinson, L.V. p.21.
• Rooy, Maarten. p.31.
• Ruppelt, Edward J. pp.14-15,24, 26-27,38-40,42-44.
• Russell, Dr. John. p.14.
• Russell, Sen. Richard. p.50.
• Russia. pp.4,15,17-22.
• S
• Sade, Jack. p.30.
• Salatun, Air Vice Marshal J. p.75.
• Salta, Argentina. p.56.
• Saltonstall, Sen. Leverett T. p.49.
• Samarai, New Guinea. p.67.
• San Antonio, TX. p.38.
• Sanchez, Antonio. p.32.
• Sandwich, IL. p.6.
• Santa Catarina State, Brazil. p.55.
• Schaper, General Heye. p.31.
• Schroeder, Clyde. pp.76-77.
• SDI. p.19.
• Seabase, PaulL. p.38.
• Selizharovo Station, Kalininskaya.
• Oblast, Russia. p.18.
• Sentinel. Orlando, FL. p.4.
• Sentinel-Star. Melbourne, FL. p.29.
• SETI. p.21.
• Sheldon II, Charles S. pp.47,51,53.
• Shklovsky, Dr. Iospi S. pp.21-22.
• SIGN, project. p.26.
• Silva, Antonio N. da. p.71.
• Slipher, E.C. p.22.
• Smathers, Sen. George. p.49.
• Smith, Robert L. p.35.
• Smith, Wilbert. p.6.
• Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. pp.20,38-39.
• Snyder, Sam. p.2.
• Soares, Capt. Mallet. p.68.
• Sobrinho, Francisco. p.71.
• Souza, Rocha de. p.27.
• "Space Jokes." p.8.
• Sputnik. pp.15,19.
• Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. p.46.
• Stewart, Allan. p.46.
• St. Hubert RCAF base, St. Hubert, Ontario, Canada. p.7.
• Summer, W A. pp.2-4.
• Sunderman, Major Jim(?). pp.43-44.
• Sverdlovsh, Russia. p.18.
• Symington, Sen. Stuart. pp.47,49-50.
• T
• Tacker, Major L.J. pp.23,43.
• Tauwarunani, Montague. p.74.
• The Day After Roswell. p.13.
• The Report on Unidentified Flying
• Objects (1960 edition). pp.14,38, 42.
• Thompson, Trevor. p.7.
• "Tilly lamp." pp.5, 16,32,51 ,54,62,65.
• Times-Herald. Morristown, P A. p.17.
• Tolianawa, Maurice. p.74.
• Tres Lomes, Argentina. p.32.
• Trindade Island. p.1.
• Trinity University. p.38.
• Troutlake, WA. p.77.
• Tyona, Cecil. p.74.
• U
• "UFO program." U.S. Air Force. p.15.
• U.S. Army. p.10.
• U.S. Navy. p.19.
• U.S. Space Surveillance Squadron. p.19
• V
• Vallee, Jacques. p.20.
• Vancouver Sun. Vancouver,
• British Columbia, Canada. p.45.
• Van Tassel, George. p.34.
• Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. p.51.
• Vinson, Rep. Carl. p.50.
• Viola, WI. p.76.
• Violet, lima. p.71.
• W
• Wallen, Edward. p.Sl.
• Wheeler, David. p.27.
• Wharton, H.B. p.29.
• Wells, Orson. p.15.
• Wolf, Rep. Leonard. pp.49-50.
• X
• Y
• Yaweige, Annie. p.74.
• Yergalem, Ethiopia. p.13.
• Youngstown, OH. p.51.
• Z
• Zigel, Felix Y. p.18.
• Zurich, Swizterland. pp.42,45.