The 1952 Wave

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No year in UFO history rivals 1952. Sightings flooded in from across the country at an unprecedented rate, culminating in objects tracked on radar over Washington, D.C. itself. The Air Force scrambled jets, newspapers ran front-page headlines, and Project Blue Book recorded more unknowns than any other year. This is the wave that forced the government to take the phenomenon seriously.

Object observed near Walker AFB in Artesia, New Mexico (1952)

Artesia, New Mexico·1952·UFOs/UAPs

Project Blue Book Case #1037. On January 16, 1952, an unidentified object was observed near Artesia, New Mexico — a smal...

Bright object observed over Pittsburgh's steel country, Pennsylvania (1952)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·1952·UFOs/UAPs

Project Blue Book Case #1052. On February 11, 1952, a bright object was observed over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — America...

The 1952 Wave

Object observed near Walker AFB in Artesia, New Mexico (1952)

Bright object observed over Pittsburgh's steel country, Pennsylvania (1952)

Unidentified object observed over Sinuiju — MiG Alley on the Yalu River, North Korea (1952)

Bright object observed over Queen Anne's County on Maryland's Eastern Shore (1952)

Bright object observed over the Yakima Valley, Washington (1952)

Bright object observed over Point Conception on the California coast (1952)

Unidentified object observed at Misawa Air Base, northern Japan (1952)

Bright object observed over Duncanville south of Dallas, Texas (1952)

Second Blue Book unknown over Miami, Florida (1952)

Bright object observed near Fort Hood at Temple, Texas (1952)

Unidentified object observed at North Bay — NORAD's Canadian underground headquarters (1952)

Bright object observed over Memphis, Tennessee (1952)

Bright object observed over La Crosse on the Mississippi River, Wisconsin (1952)

Bright object observed over Santa Cruz on the California coast (1952)

Bright object observed near Westover AFB at Longmeadow, Massachusetts (1952)

Unidentified object observed by military personnel over Japan (1952)

Bright object observed over Bethesda near the National Naval Medical Center (1952)

Unidentified object reported over Corner Brook, Newfoundland (1952)

Fourth Blue Book unknown over Okinawa — Pacific military stronghold (1952)

Bright object observed near Cannon AFB at Clovis, New Mexico (1952)

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