October 11, 2026

February 1951

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An amber light off the left wing tip of an F-82 night fighter over Japan, February 1951.
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1951: An amber light shadows an F-82 night fighter through three turns over Johnson Air Base, Japan

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An Air Force guard in a parka looks up at a flattened grey disc hovering over a snowy Ladd AFB runway, February 1951.
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1951: A flattened grey disc hovers over the Ladd Air Force Base runway

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Eight rocket-shaped metal objects flying in formation over an outback sheep station as a couple look up, Queensland, February 1951.
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1951: Eight V-2-shaped objects streak over a Queensland sheep station

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A torpedo-shaped red light in the pre-dawn sky over a Durban street as three men beside a lorry look up, February 1951.
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1951: A silent red torpedo crosses the Durban sky before dawn

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