November 14, 2026

1950s

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Illustration of a small reddish-orange sphere passing close over the wing of an RB-36 bomber northeast of Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, December 31, 1952
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1952: Northeast of Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, an RB-36 Crew’s Close Pass

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Illustration of an enormous bluish-white light climbing rapidly into glowing clouds, as seen from a B-26 bomber near Vega, Texas, December 29, 1952
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1952: Near Vega, Texas, the B-26’s 7,000-Foot, Five-Second Climb

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Illustration of a B-26 bomber and an F-84G fighter tracking a three-beam light over Hokkaido, Japan, December 28-29, 1952
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1952: Chitose or Misawa AFB, Japan, a Three-Beam Light on Two Aircraft’s Radar

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Illustration of a B-36 bomber radar operator tracking an unidentified target during a December 24, 1952 descent near Dallas, Texas
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1952: Near Dallas, Texas, the B-36 Radar Case “Something Intelligent Was Guiding It”

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