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
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1952-08-05🇯🇵 Japan (US base)
Haneda AFB radar-visual
Radar-visual
1950-05-11🇺🇸 USA
McMinnville (Trent) photos
Photographic
1950-08-15🇺🇸 USA
Mariana film
Film
1950-03-16🇺🇸 USA
Farmington 'armada'
Mass sighting
1951-08-25🇺🇸 USA
Lubbock Lights
Photographic / mass sighting
1952-07-14🇺🇸 USA
Nash-Fortenberry sighting
Airline crew sighting