REF: UAP/1950s/038Contested
1952-08-19
Desvergers 'scoutmaster' case
West Palm Beach, FL · USA·CE2 with burns (contested)·1950s
Contested
§ ASummary
Scoutmaster reported flame from hovering craft singeing his cap; Ruppelt's team found scorched grass roots; case marked 'unknown' but witness credibility doubted.
§ BWitnesses
D.S. 'Sonny' Desvergers; 3 scouts (distant)
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Burned cap; grass-root analysis (Blue Book lab)
§ DOfficial Investigation
Project Blue Book (Ruppelt on site)
§ EStatus Assessment
Contested — physical analysis unexplained; witness background weak
§ FVerifiable Sources
Ruppelt (1956); Blue Book file
§ GCross-referenced cases6
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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
1951-09-10🇺🇸 USA
Fort Monmouth radar-visual
Radar-visual
1952-07-14🇺🇸 USA
Nash-Fortenberry sighting
Airline crew sighting