Waves / 1952 · United States

The 1952 wave

The busiest year Project Blue Book ever had. Radar returns over Washington in July put jets in the air over the capital, and the summer brought the Flatwoods creature, the Tremonton film and George Adamski's desert contact.

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July 2, 1952November 20, 1952

Stories in this wave4

The Tremonton UFO Film (The Newhouse Film)
July 2, 1952 · U.S. Highway 30S, about 7 miles from Tremonton, Box Elder County, Utah
UAP · Disc / saucer · 50 sources · 6 photos
47Partially documented
The 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Flap
July 19, 1952 · Washington National Airport and Andrews AFB, Washington, D.C. area
UAP · Orb / light · 97 sources
61Well documented
The Flatwoods Monster
September 12, 1952 · G. Bailey Fisher farm, Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia
Cryptid · Creature · 51 sources
43Partially documented
George Adamski's Desert Center Contact
November 20, 1952 · Colorado Desert, about 10 miles from Desert Center on the road toward Parker, Arizona, Riverside County, California
Alien · Being / humanoid · 46 sources
39Partially documented