REF: UAP/1950s/029Unexplained
1951-09-10

Fort Monmouth radar-visual

Fort Monmouth, NJ · USA·Radar-visual·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Army radar tracked high-speed target outpacing jets; T-33 crew saw silver disc; incident triggered Pentagon attention and Blue Book's reorganization.

§ BWitnesses

Army radar operators; Lt. Wilbert Rogers (T-33)

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Radar logs; aircrew reports

§ DOfficial Investigation

Project Grudge/Blue Book

§ EStatus Assessment

Officially: weather balloon/anomalous propagation; case drove program reform

§ FVerifiable Sources

Ruppelt (1956); Blue Book files