The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap)

Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 July 1952 Chronology

Date	Time	Location	Description
1	7:30 a.m.	Boston, Mass.	USAF Capt., others saw two silvery cigar-shaped UFOs headed SW across city.
1	9:30 a.m.	Ft. Monmouth, N.J.	Visual & radar sighting of two shiny UFOs which hovered at 50,000 ft. for 5 minutes, shot away SW.
2	11:10 a.m.	Nr Tremonton, Utah	Warrant Officer Newhouse filmed 12-14 disc-shaped UFOs. [Section VIII; Photographs]
5	6:00 a.m.	Nr Richlands, Wash.	Airline pilots saw "perfectly round disc" hover, accelerate and speed away. [Section V.]
8	10:00 p.m.	Nr Wilkes-Barre, Pa.	CAA equipment man reported domed UFO. [Section V]
10	---	Nr Korea	Canadian destroyer watched two shiny revolving discs speed across sky, tracked by radar at distance of 7 miles.
10	---	Nr Quantico, Va.	National Airlines plane at 2000 feet reported slow moving brilliantly lighted object.
12	9:42 p.m.	Chicago, Ill.	USAF Captain (weather officer) and hundreds of others saw large red light with smaller white body lights make 180 degree turn directly overhead, and move away over horizon. [8]
12/13	3:00 a.m.	Nr Washington, D.C.	Airline pilot watched UFO hover, take off upward.
14	8:12 p.m.	Newport News, Va.	Airline pilots watched six discs maneuver below airliner, turn sharply, speed away joined by 2 more discs. [Section V.]
16	9:35 a.m.	Salem, Mass.	Coast Guard photographer filmed four brilliant round lights arranged in rough V.
16	9:00 p.m.	Hampton Roads, Va.	High-ranking government scientist observed four maneuvering yellowish lights. [Section VI.]
17/18	2:00 a.m.	Washington, D.C.	Chief Engineer, WRC Radio, saw 6-7 bright orange discs which sped along in single file, then each in turn veered sharply upward and disappeared.
17/18	2:45 a.m.	Nr Denver, Colo.	Airline pilot watched 3-6 lights speed back and forth, making apparent sharp reversals of flight.
18	10:45 p.m.	Patrick AFB, Fla.	USAF officers, weathermen, others, watched four amber-colored lights maneuvering near the base.
18/19	midnight	River Edge, N.J.	Associated Press staff writer, saw reddish-orange ball of light move steadily overhead NW to SE in direction of Washington.
19/20	11:40 p.m.	Washington, D.C.	National Airport CAA radar began picking up unidentified targets.
	1:00 a.m.	Nr Washington, D.C.	Outbound airline pilot checked radar targets for CAA, saw maneuvering objects coinciding with radar.
	early morning	Andrews AFB, Md.	USAF personnel saw unidentified orange light.
	3:00 a.m.	Nr Washington, D.C.	Inbound airline pilot watched light follow plane to within 7 miles of airport; UFO confirmed by radar.
	5:40	Radar sightings ended.
20	mid-evening	Andrews AFB, Md.	USAF radar operators at weather tower tracked ten UFOs for 15-20 minutes; objects approached runway, scattered, made sharp turns and reversals. [Section VIII; Radar.]
21	10:30 a.m.	Atlanta, Ga.	Colonel commanding Dobbins AFB announced detection of a UFO by radar. The object passed over the area at about 50,000 feet traveling about 1200 mph. [9.]
22	5:47 p.m.	New Smyrna Beach, Fla.	Private pilot and his wife saw a metallic-appearing disc which hovered about 10 seconds, then shot away in abrupt fast climb.
22/23	night and early morning	New England and New Jersey	Many reports of discs and maneuvering lights. Westfield, Maine: Ground observer Corps reported three discs (different sizes) headed SW; Nahant, Mass: Coast Guardsman saw two discs circle station, head out to sea.