The Battle of Los Angeles Los Angeles, 1942: Just three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this incident occurred between February 24th and 25th, when an unidentified flying object was spotted over Los Angeles. Assumed to be another air strike from Japan, the UFO sparked a massive anti-aircraft military attack. The the true identity of the object is still unknown today.
The Lubbock Lights An unusual formation of lights flew over Lubbock, Texas in 1951. Spotted by three professors from Texas Technical College and later photographed by a student, the 'UFO' featured 20 and 30 lights that flew overhead in a "V" formation. The sighting was so popular and highly publicized that the photos and story appeared in Life Magazine in 1952.<>P
The Washington D.C. Incident First spotted on an air traffic controller's radar, seven objects moved in unusual flight patterns that witnesses called bright orange lights. The most publicized sightings occurred in consecutive weekends with the objects moving over the White House. The incident was so publicized it prompted President Truman to demand an explanation.
Ghost Rockets Sweden, 1946: Over 2,000 "Ghost Rockets" were sighted over from August 9th to August 11th by hundreds of witnesses. The rockets were assumed to be meteors, but UFO talk arose because many sightings occurred during broad daylight while the rockets were described as moving slowly and horizontally, and, sometimes, were followed by strange noises.
The Belgian UFO Wave This series of sightings lasted from November 1989 to April 1990, with 143 witnessed accounts on the first night. The unknown objects were tracked on radar by the Belgian Air Force and described as black triangles with bright lights that would change color. The Belgian Air Force still offers no explanation for the objects.
Roswell, New Mexico The most famous UFO incident and suspected Government cover-up occurred in 1947. Recovered debris from an alien aircraft (or experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon as is claimed) was found in the desert of New Mexico, beginning one of the biggest controversies and mysteries in U.S. history.
Just proves the truth is out there but we’ll never hear it
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Strange, I have a couple of early UFO books by that Marine colonel, whats his name, that don’t even mention Roswell. These came out like 50 or 49, as I remember.
parsy, who also read the UFO book by Jung
How about Mt. Rainier, June 24, 1947, that really kicked off the UFO era.
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Good post.
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The saying ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ definitely applies here. I can talk all day about the washington sighting, but show this picture to someone, and they will pay a LOT more attention than they ever would to just words. (are there more pictures of the washington incident?)
Do either of you know of a published (preferably large-format) book discussing some of the more famous UFO cases which include pictures including/like the above?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D326UXwubKA&feature=related
found this pretty quickly. Film of the Washington 1952 UFO incident.
This was in 1952. This might be very quick series of stills or actual film, I have no idea how fast the objects were seen to move relative to how the piece is timed.
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I remember somw family eyewitness reports regarding the Lubbock Lights. Cars on the highway lost all battery power, radios and headlights went out, engines died while driving as they passed overhead near stoplight intersections.
I saw a similar formation to the Lubbock lights photo c. in the mid-60’s about 10 pm one night. It stayed in formation and moved slowly towards the southeast. It has continued to be a mystery to me to this day. I was around 9 or 10 at the time.