September 13, 2026

Operation Castle

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Illustration of a luminous object passing low over the USS Curtiss at night at sea, April 7, 1954
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1954: The USS Curtiss Sighting — En Route to Operation Castle

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Illustration of an F6F Hellcat pursuing two saucer-shaped discs over Fentress, Virginia near Lake Drummond, April 7, 1954
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1954: The Fentress, Virginia Pursuit — C.R. Allen

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Illustration of a Marine Corps jet pilot banking away from a gold-ringed white spherical object over Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 25, 1954
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1954: The Holland Sighting — Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Illustration of a rugby-ball-shaped craft and a casserole-shaped craft with humanoid occupants on consecutive days near Santa Maria, Brazil, March 1954
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1954: The Hellwig Encounters — Santa Maria, Brazil

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