• Australia, Bowna: F.
Reynolds and his son were camping near the water. They
observed an object on the ground with four windows in it.
There was a fire nearby, and four figures could be seen
between it and the object. At 2130 it had disappeared.
Witnesses in Wodonga, West Albury, Wangaratta and
Tallangatta independently observed an unknown object in
flight.
• England, Ryde: An object resembling a hovercraft, having
five windows through which an orange light was shining,
hovered about 20 m above the trees. It left suddenly at high
speed.
• France, Cestas-Gazinet: An electronics professor at
Bordeaux University and three school teachers observed an
elongated, glowing, orange object. Interference with car
ignition was noted. One witness was said to have felt a
slight indisposition and to have heard or somehow perceived
the word "ZEMU" repeated twice.
• France, Toulouse: Approximate date. Five persons observed
a luminous, yellow sphere, 8 m in diameter, flying about 10
m above the road. Horizontal and vertical bands of darker
tone gave the impression of "windows. " The object flew up
very fast when the car reached town.
• USA, New Hampshire, Indian Head: Mr. and Mrs. Hill saw a
lenticular object with a double row of portholes and
half-a-dozen dark figures working at control panels inside,
when they stopped to investigate a light following their
car. They became afraid and drove away. A "beeping sound"
enveloped the car, and they felt a prickling sensation
before losing consciousness. When they came to, they were
driving near Ashland. A series of nightmares and medically
controlled hypnosis brought back what apparently was the
memory of their abduction by the occupants of the object.
• USA, Wisconsin, Eagle River: J. Simonton heard a whining
sound and saw an object, 10 m in diameter, 4 m high, with
exhaust pipes around the periphery, land near his house. A
door was opened and a man appeared. About 1. 50 m tall, he
wore a black, turtleneck pullover with a white band at the
belt, and black trousers with a vertical white band along
the side. Two figures were visible inside the object.
Simonton filled a jug with water, returned it to the man,
who gave him three ordinary pancakes, and the craft took
off.
• Italy, Savona: Off this town, four people in a boat were
suddenly shaken by growing waves and saw the sea swelling
like an enormous bubble 1 km away. An object emerged,
hovering at 10 m altitude for a brief time, its underside
glowing, and it left obliquely at high speed toward the
northeast. Its shape was similar to a cone resting on a
disk.
• USA, Indiana, LaPorte: Eight km south of La Porte, 16-
year-old Dennis Bealor saw a large sphere of orange light
rise ahead of him on the road. He was so frightened that he
lost control of his bike and left the road.
• USA, Indiana, Lafayette: Jerry Hislope, 20, was driving to
Kentland when he saw a glowing white object, 3 min diameter,
1 m thick, dive at him, flying 3 m above the ground. He
stopped to observe it, but the object flew away.
• USA, Indiana, Union Mills: Approximate date. A
hemispherical craft with portholes, resting on a road, took
off when a car came near it. Estimated diameter was 4 m,
height 2. 5 m, bearing "fluorescent lights. "
• USA, Kansas, Kansas City: Two Drake University students
saw a large object shaped like an oval with "running boards"
bearing a series of lights. It hovered for about 4 min at
tree-height, shot straight up, climbed away toward the east,
then disappeared from view in five sec or so.
• USA, Nevada, Las Vegas: One mile north of Bonny Spring
Ranch, on U. S. Highway 91, two civilians in a car observed
in the rear-view mirror a low-flying object that overtook
their car, followed by a rush of cold air. It stopped,
circled the vehicle, flew off and was lost to sight behind
the mountains, where it may have landed. In the course of an
exceptionally complete investigation by military
authorities, however, no evidence of a landing was
discovered.
• USA, New Hampshire: Betty and Barney Hill. Driving to
their home in New Hampshire, Betty and Barney Hill notice a
bright light in the sky. Radar reports at the nearby Pease
Air Force Base also record something in the air at that
time. The Hills examined the light through binoculars, and
saw a structured object with flashing lights. Barney walks
across a field for a closer look, and sees beings looking
back at him. Frightened, he and Betty drive home, arriving
two hours later then expected. They cannot account for the
missing time (a common phenomenon among abductees) until
they undergo regression hypnosis. The couple described being
stopped by the UFO and taken aboard the saucer for medical
examination. Due to the impressive documentation and the
confirming radar trace from Pease Air Force Base, the Hill
case is one of the most famous on record.
• USA, New Hampshire, Indian Head: Mr. and Mrs. Hill saw a
lenticular object with a double row of portholes and
half-a-dozen dark figures working at control panels inside,
when they stopped to investigate a light following their
car. They became afraid and drove away. A "beeping sound"
enveloped the car, and they felt a prickling sensation
before losing consciousness. When they came to, they were
driving near Ashland. A series of nightmares and medically
controlled hypnosis brought back what apparently was the
memory of their abduction by the occupants of the object.
• USA, Wisconsin, Eagle River: J. Simonton heard a whining
sound and saw an object, 10 m in diameter, 4 m high, with
exhaust pipes around the periphery, land near his house. A
door was opened and a man appeared. About 1. 50 m tall, he
wore a black, turtleneck pullover with a white band at the
belt, and black trousers with a vertical white band along
the side. Two figures were visible inside the object.
Simonton filled a jug with water, returned it to the man,
who gave him three ordinary pancakes, and the craft took
off.
• Venezuela, LaVictoria: A government topographer, Adolfo P.
Pisani, was passed by a truck as he was driving on the
Andean Highway. A brilliant disk with the appearance of blue
steel swooped down very close to the hood of the truck and
then flew away. The truck was pulled up nearly 1 m above the
road and overturned in a sandbank. The driver escaped with
minor injuries.
1961 Project
Blue Book Unknowns
• Japan
June 2, 1961; Miyako Jima, Japan. 10:17 P.m. Witnesses: lst Lt. R.N. Monahan and
Hazeltine Electric Co. technical representative D.W. Mattison. One blue-white
light flew erratic course at varying speed, in an arc-like path for 5 minutes.
• USA, California April 24, 1961; 200 miles SW of San Francisco, California (35'
50' N., 125' 40 W.). 3:34 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft commander Capt. H.J. Savoy
and navigator lst Lt. M.W. Rand, on USAF RC-l2lD patrol plane. One
reddish-white, round object or light, similar to satellite. Observed for 8
minutes.
• USA, Florida Nov. 21, 1961; Oldtown, Florida. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: C. Locklear
and Helen Hatch. One round, red-orange object flew straight up and faded after
3-4 minutes.
• USA, Florida May 22, 1961; Tyndall AFB, Florida. 4:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. A.J.
Jones and Mrs. R.F. Davis. One big silver dollar disc hovered and revolved, then
suddenly disappeared after 15 minutes.
• USA, Iowa Nov. 23, 1961; Sioux City, Iowa. 9:30 p.m. Witness: F. Braunger. One
bright red star flew straight and level for 15 minutes.
• USA, Kansas Aug. 12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: college
seniors J.B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps. One very large oval object with a fin
extending from one edge to the center; like a sled with lighted car running
boards. Hovered at 50' altitude for 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.
• USA, Michigan Feb, 27, 1961; Bark River, Michigan. 10:15 p.m. Witness: Mrs.
LaPalm. One fiery-red, round object, preceded by light rays, slowed and
descended, while her dog howled. Sighting lasted 10 minutes.
• USA, Michigan July 7, 1961; Copemish, Michigan. 11 p.m. Witness: waitress
Nannette Hilley. One large ball flew slow, split into four after 45 minutes.
Four flew close formation, descended and flew away to the west. Total sighting
lasted 1 hour.
• USA, Ohio July ll, 1961; Springfield, Ohio. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: ex-air
navigator G. Scott, Mrs. Scott, and neighbors. One round, bright light like
shiny aluminum, passed overhead in 20 minutes.
• USA, Texas July 20, 1961; Houston, Texas. 88 a.m. Witnesses: Trans-Texas
Airlines Capt. A.V. Beather, flying DC-3, plus vague report from ground radar.
Two very bright white light or objects flew in trail formation for 30 minutes.
• USA, Washington, D.C Dec. 13, 1961; Washington, D.C. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses: C.F.
Muncy, ex-U.S. Navy pilot W.J. Myers, and G. Weber. One dark diamond-shaped
object with a bright tip flew straight and level for 1-3 minutes.