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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 Date Location Description 10-2-61 Salt Lake City, Disc-shaped UFO seen by pilot, Utah hovered "with slight rocking motion." [Section I.] a Disc with rotating central ring N. J. "hovered with swaying motion." OEE 7-9-62 West New York, b. Pendulum/Falling Leaf Motion A curious, but fairly common, flight characteristic of UFOs is a pendulum-like motion (swaying back and forth) during hovering, slow climb, or descent. Witnesses frequently have compared this to the gyrations of a falling leaf. Sample Cases: October 11, 1951. J.J. Kaliszewski (then Supervisor of balloon manufacture for General Mills, Inc.) and Dick Reilly were flying near Minneapolis, Minnesota, observing a balloon at 6:30 a.m. They noticed a bright glowing object overhead moving at high speed from east to west. The UFO had a dark undersurface, and a halo of light. Finally it slowed, and started climbing ‘in lazy circles.’ Kaliszewski: ‘‘The pattern it made was like a falling oak leaf inverted.’’ [Section VI.] February 9, 1957. At 1:00 a.m. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roger Standeven observed a white oval-shaped UFO with a red light visible on top. The object would stop, ‘fall like a leaf,’’ speed up again, and repeat the sequence, gaining altitude each time it sped up. [For other examples; See Section XI, Chronology: 9-20-52, 9-26-54, 11-25-56, 2-28-61.] POHANG, KOREA; Fall 1954 U.S. Marine Corps Weather Observer John A. Potter observed a formation of seven bright orange UFOs moving north to south about 11:00 p.m. The objects, travelling at "a very rapid pace," individually fluttered from side to side as pictured. (c) Side-to-Side Oscillation A very similar pendulum-like motion, occurring asa UFO trav- els in a horizontal plane (rather than ascending or descending) has been noticed occasionally. It consists of a side-to-side oscillation as the UFO proceeds in a constant direction. Sample Cases: (c) Side-to-Side Oscillation Date Location Description 3-29-50 Ironwood, Round UFO moving with "slipping Mich. and sliding sideways" motion. {Section V.] ce 10-9-50 Nr Williamstown, Two cylindrical UFOs swinging Vermont back and forth like ''flying pen- dulums." a 3-10-52 Oakland, Calif. Two dark hemispherical UFOs, one following straight-line course, second swaying back and forth "like a pendulum" across the path of the first. [Section VI.] a 10-54 Pohang, Korea Formation of 7 discs; individually "fluttered," swaying from side to side. a 9-22-56 Williston Plains, UFO (appearing alternately circu- No. Dak. lar and delta~shaped) moved slowly past, oscillating from side to side. 10-30-61 Four luminous blue discs "oscil- lated" from side to side, on con- stant course. [Section I.] Derry, Penna. 6-19-62 Disc "oscillated" from side to side, "hestitating sometimes and practically stopping in midair," on constant course. London, England Sample Cases: b. Pendulum/Falling Leaf Motion — Date Location Description 6-24-47 Mt. Ranier, Nine flat shiny UFOs moved with Wash. skipping motion. 1-17-47 Nr Medford, Disc on edge moved §S to N along Ore. eastern horizon, bouncing up and down "as if following contour of hills." [Section XII; July 1947 Chronology. | a 1-7-48 Columbus, Round or oval UFO in level flight Ohio estimated at over 500 mph., mak- ing "elevator-like"’ motions. 5-29-51 Downey, Calif. Large formation of glowing UFOs, maneuvered, moved with undula- tory "skipping" motion. 8-3-51 Nr Pinckney, Yellow light "moving in an undulat- Mich. ing path." [Section VI.] (3) Violent & Erratic Maneuvers In a sample of 40 cases in which erratic maneuvers were reported, there is a noticeable repetition of certain motions which appear to be characteristic of many UFOs. All of the eases involve UFOs which abruptly altered direction and/or speed, usually more than once during the observation. Of the total, 63 percent occurred during night hours. Reported Shapes: 43 percent round or elliptical UFOs, 50 percent light souces only (no shape discernible). Witnesses: 28 percent scientific or experienced; 33 percent good; 39 per cent average. Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CiA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0