1951
-
1951.0000 “Civilian Saucer Investigation”
During 1951, “Civilian Saucer Investigation” (“CSI”) was formed by Ed J Sullivan, Werner Eichler and Victor Black.
Image needed -
1951.0000 Air Ministry study
During 1951, a study of UFO reports was performed in Britain on behalf of the
Air Ministry study -
1951.0000 Clarke's "The Sentinel"
Arthur C Clarke's short story "The Sentinel" was published in 1951. It has also been published under the title “Sentinel of Eternity”.
Image needed
It was the inspiration for the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey”.
-
1951.0000 Movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
“The Day the Earth Stood Still”The movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still”(1951) was directed by Robert Wise.
It was based on a story by Harry Bates (“Farewell to the Master”) and starred Michael Rennie as Klaatu/Carpenter.
-
1951.0000 movie “The Man From Planet X”
The movie “The Man From Planet X” (1951) was directed by Edgar G Ulmer.
“The Man From Planet X”
-
1951.0000 Movie “The Thing from Another World”
The movie “The Thing from Another World” was directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawkes. It was based on John W Campbell Jr.’s “Who Goes There?”.
“The Thing from Another World”
The movie was remade in 1982 by John Carpenter.
-
1951.0100 Cosmopolitan article
The January 1951 edition of Cosmopolitanmagazine published an article by Bob Considine entitled “The Disgraceful Flying Saucer Hoax”, resulting in an unsuccessful libel claim by Nick Mariana.
Image needed
Cosmopolitan, January 1951, pages 32-33, 100-102
-
1951.0200 Skyhook article
During February 1951, an article by Richard Wilson was published in Lookmagazine, quoting Dr. Urner Liddel as suggesting that Skyhook balloons could explain UFO sightings.
Image needed
-
1951.0432 Air Force Regulation 190-6
On 24 January 1878, Air Force Regulation 190-6 (“AFR 190-
Air Force Regulation 190-6 -
1951.0600 Flying Saucer Working Party
During June 1951, the British Ministry of Defence’s “Working Party on Flying Saucers” produces its final report.
Flying Saucer Working Party
The cover sheet for the report read as follows: “Ministry of Defence : Directorate of Scientific Intelligence and Joint Technical Intelligence Committee : UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS : DSI/JTIC Report No.
-
1951.0825 Lubbock Lights sightings
Lubbock Lights sightings
On 25 August 1951, several college professors fromPart of the “Lubbock Lights” sightings.
This incident is Case 31 in Isaac Koi's "Top 100" article, since it was referred to in 66 of the books covered by that article.
This incident featured in the results of a survey in 1965 by Jacques Vallee of the opinion of various UFO groups as to the most significant UFO sightings.Isaac Koi’s “ICES” Rating for this sighting = 8,112 (out of a potential score of 14*14*14*14 i.e. 38,416)
(1) “Impact” Rating of 13 (out of a potential score of 14), because it is Case 31 in Isaac Koi's "Top 100" article.
(2) “Credibility” Rating of 13 (out of a potential score of 14) because the relevant professors are highly credible witnesses. The debate regarding their sightings has centered on what was actually seen.
(2) “Expert” Rating of 8 (out of a potential score of 14). It is given this slightly above average rating because (at the time of writing) it has not been included in any of the short lists of the best cases produced by various UFO researchers that have been compiled by Isaac Koi (see the “Best UFO Cases" article at PART 3: Existing lists by various individuals) but did feature in the results of a survey in 1965 by Jacques Vallee of the opinion of various UFO groups as to the most significant UFO sightings.
(4)“Strangeness” Rating of 6 (out of a potential score of 14). The sighting has a relatively low strangeness rating since there is relatively limited evidence to be explained as to the nature of the objects seen. Several researchers have suggested mundane explanations, particularly birds reflecting lights.
Sections below:
-
1951.0831 Carl Hart photos
Carl Hart Jr, a freshman at Texas Tech, claimed to have taken pictures of the lights on the night of 31 August 1951.
Image needed
-
1951.0900 Edward Ruppelt
In or around September 1951, Lieutenant Cummings was released from active service. Captain Edward Ruppelt asked to head Project Grudge.
Image needed
-
1951.0910 Fort Monmouth radar incident
On 10 September 1951, there was an incident involving a student radar operator at the Fort Monmouth, New Jersey radar center, with further radar and visual sighting reports in the area later the same day and on the following day.
Image needed
-
1951.1001 Cummings briefing
On 1 October 1951, Lieutenant Cummings briefsGeneral Cabell on lack of investigation of UFO reports by ATIC. Lieutenant Cummings and Lieutenant Colonel Rosengarten ordered to set up a new revitalised Project Grudge.
Image needed
-
1951.1027 Project Grudge reactivated
On 27 October 1951, Project Grudge was officially re-activated.
Image needed
-
1951.1127 Project Twinkle report
On 27 November 1951, at the Cambridge Research Laboratory’s produces its final report on “peculiar light phenomena that had been observed in the skies of the southwestern
Project Twinkle report
(The relevant report is commonly referred to as “the Project Twinkle report”)
-
1951.1130 Grudge Status Report
On 30 October 1951, Project Grudge Status Report Number 1 was issued. This was the first in a series of “Status Reports” issued by Project Grudge, a practice continued by Project Bluebook.
Grudge Status Report
-
1951.1200 "Civilian Saucer Investigation"
Image needed
During December 1951, Civilian Saucer Investigation (“CSI”) was formed.
Members included Walter Riedel.
-
1951.1226 Battelle conference
On 26 December 1951, Colonel S H Kirkland, of Colonel Dunn's staff, and Captain Edward Ruppelt left
Image needed
"Impact" Rating = 13
"Credibility" Rating = 13
"Expert" Rating = 8
"Strangeness" Rating = 6