Virginia 1957

1957 - Fort Belvoir, Virginia - Taken in September.

This photo was investigated by the Condon Report.

A private was called from his barracks by his friends to see the unusual object.

He grabbed his camera and took six pictures of the strange ring-shaped object.

Soon, the object was engulfed in white smoke.

California 1957

1957 - Edwards Air Force Base, California. Taken by a test pilot in September of 1957.

The UFO is following a B-57 twin jet.

The UFO was not discovered until the photograph was developed.

An excellent photo for that time period.

Japan 1957

1957 - August, 20 - Fujisawa City, Japan. Taken by Shinichi Takeda near Enoshima Miami Beach at 11:28 AM.

The object reportedly was also seen by his sister, who called his attention to it.

UFO is silvery in color, giving off a brilliant glow at an estimated altitude of 3000-4000 feet, traveling N to S.

The object made a 90 degree left turn, sped up, and disappeared in clouds.

A few minutes later, 15 people on the beach reported a similar object which passed over at high speed.

No camera data available.

Picture shows capsule-shaped image near bank of cumulus clouds.

New Mexico 1957

1957 - Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Taken on October 16.

This photo was taken by Ella Louise Fortune, a nurse at the Mescalero Indian Reservation near Three Rivers, N. M.

She took the picture while driving Highway 54 about 1:30 PM.

She stated that the UFO was motionless over Holloman AFB.

California 1957

1957 - Lake Isabella, California - Deemed authentic by Kodak Labs.

This photograph was taken by one B.C.

He and his fiancee were riding their Harley Davidson through the southern Sierra Nevadas, in what is now Lake Isabella, California.

They found an old dirt road that led down to the dry lake bed and they pulled off the main highway to take some random scenic shots.

Neither of them saw anything out of the ordinary at the time.

California 1957

1957 - December - S. S. Ramsey. Taken in December 1957, by the radio officer aboard the naval ship S. S. Ramsey.

It was seen on deck, hovering in the sky.

The radio officer grabbed his camera and took this picture before the object disappeared.

I think the picture was first published in Flying Saucer Review.

I wrote to them twice in 1996, but never got a reply.

New Information Received in April, 2008:

I received the following information from Woods M.

"Here is the data inscribed on the back of the photo after he (Paul Cerny) gave it to me:

'Picture taken by a Naval Officer aboard a US. Navy ship-S. S. Ramsey-off Southern California in 1957.'

(My copy of this photo is an 8" by 10" glossy enlargement.)

'The device at the base of the UFO (landing gear?)as shown in several other photos (that Paul had, and which I saw at KGO) - had rotated around the craft.'

'Paul gave no other explanation to me about the craft, but I am certain he had the sighting and the photos under investigation.'

'Although the photo I have is a reprint and an enlargement of the original, I doubt it was ever subjected to computer analysis, because the photo was taken during the 1950s about 45 years ago (in 2002).

I also strongly doubt that the photo was computer generated, since that technology, as far as I know, did not exist then.'

Additional information received on December 27, 2010.

Paul Cerney was Chairman for the San Francisco Bay Area Subcommittee of NICAP. I knew Paul and when I worked at KGO-TV, San Francisco, invited him to appear on "The Golden Gate Story" which I produced August 23, 1964 (Mel Swope directed).

Paul was an expert investigator.

We broadcast this photo and at least one other photo from the sequence taken: the lower landing gear(?) rotated from shot to shot.

This information is from my historical records and is deemed correct.

Thanks,

Rev. B. Woods Mattingley

Additional Info Received on January 9, 2011.

I was going through your fine collection of UFO photos and came across one I believe is a well known hoax that you imply in the description is legitimate.

The photo in question is one labeled S.S. Ramsey photo from 1957.

I recall seeing this photo written up in Flying Saucer Review magazine, probably sometime in the mid to late sixties when I was a kid.

However, in the article the man who supposedly took the photo was named “T. Fogel” and he admitted the photo was a hoax.

I would direct you to a statement made by noted UFO investigator Kevin Randle that Fogel admitted to the hoax.

In the larger photo he includes in the article you can clearly see what appears to be a rod of some kind in the upper right corner of the photo, which was later cropped out of the picture.

I am surprised you haven’t uncovered this well-known hoax during the course of your research.

Take care,

J. Allan Danelek

Author of UFOs: The Great Debate

Brazil 1956

1956 - Summer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This clearly defined round disc was photographed by one A. Stizak.

The photo was taken on a clear day.

If you look closely, you can see three white dots underneath.

Its authenticity was confirmed by ICUFON director Colonel Colman VonKeviczky.