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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 Date Location Witness Description November 5, 1955 Cleveland, Ohio Minister "Like two saucers, the uppermost inverted and resting on the edges of the lower one" [Section VII.} August 20, 1956 Citrus Heights, California Family "Like two soup bowls, one inverted on top of the other" I ame August 20, 1957 Nr Trujillo, Venezuela Lawyers "Like two soup plates clamped to- gether by their rims" NN November 6, 1957 Nr Montville, Ohio Plasterer "Like a saucer with another inverted one resting on top..." (Section XII] ee January 16, 1958 Trindade Isle, Brazil Ship's crew "A flattened sphere encircled at the equator by a large ring..." [Section VIII] ee ——— March 20, 1958 Henrietta, Mo. --- "One saucer inverted over another" July 1, 1960 Nr Leefe, Wyoming --- "Shape of two dinner plates face to face" en =. SS October 2, 1961 Salt Lake City, Utah Businessman/pilot "Shaped like a pair of saucers, one turned upside down on top of the other" [Section I] a Color ee UFOs observed in daylight rarely have shown any particular Continued color. Common descriptions have been ‘“‘gilver’’ or ‘‘white’’. Occasionally some ‘‘glow” or ‘‘shine’’ has been observed in day- light or twilight, appearing to be self- illumination rather than re- Gray 19 3.3% 5 .2% flection. At night, UFOs have most often appeared as bright light sources, occasionally as silhouetted objects (sometimes with body Silhouette (dark or 31 5.4% 57 2.6% lights). The color of the light sources or body lights have ranged black) across the spectrum, and sometimes UFOs have shown more than one color or changed color during the observation. (See part C ; _ of this section for color change study.) Night or Twilight Red 62 10.8% 179 8.1% Frequency of Reported Colors Orange 25 4.3% 221 10.1% NICAP Air Force* Yellow 28 4,9% 159 7.2% Daylight or Twilight (575 Cases) (2199 Cases) Green 21 3.7% 144 6.5% Silver or Metallic 88 «15.3% 389 17.7% ° Blue 26 4.5% 93 4.2% White 81: 14.1% 517 23.5% ° Purple ) 0.0% 5 2% Reflective (shiny or 34 5.9% w-- 0 wees P ° ° bright) [*Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14, page 143, table A65 | ee Portholes”’ An often observed feature of UFOs seenat relatively close range charted here, the markings are of three general types: is markings, apertures, or lights on the body of the object. The appearance is that of ‘‘portholes’’ or ‘‘windows’’, as many of the (a) Circular; (b) Rectangular (or square); (c) Row of lights; witnesses have stated. In the sample of 50 ‘‘porthole’’ cases [(d) Not specified. ] NN — Date & Location Time UFO & Maneuvers Number & Pattern April or May 1932 --- Silvery, saucer-shaped; passed slowly (c) on underside of edge Durham, N.H. overhead. July 23, 1948 2:45 a.m. Cigar-shaped, fiery exhaust; sped past (b) two rows Montgomery, Ala. airliner, rose. [Section V.] August 20, 1949 10:45 p.m. 6-8 rectangles arranged in elliptical (b) Section VI Las Cruces, N.M. pattern, apparent connecting glow. March 31, 1950 9:29 p.m. Circular with flashing light on top; (a) 8-10 in circular pattern on Little Rock, Ark. arced above airliner. underside [Section V] August 31, 1951 12:30 p.m. Pear-shaped; spiraling climb. (d) "porthole" on side. Matador, Texas Approved For Release 2001/04/02 “CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0