{"id":1358,"date":"2008-04-05T17:22:48","date_gmt":"2008-04-05T17:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/2008\/04\/05\/time-magazine-b\/"},"modified":"2008-04-05T17:22:48","modified_gmt":"2008-04-05T17:22:48","slug":"time-magazine-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/time-magazine-b\/","title":{"rendered":"TIME MAGAZINE: Blips on the Scopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"106\" src=\"http:\/\/img.timeinc.net\/time\/i\/logo_time_print.gif\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Monday, Aug. 04, 1952<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/p>\n<h1>Blips on the Scopes<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Air traffic was light at Washington Airport one midnight last week, and<br \/>\nthe radar scope of the Civil Aeronautics Authority was almost clear. At<br \/>\n12:40 a.m. a group of bright blips showed. The operator estimated that<br \/>\nthey were about 15 miles southwest of Washington. Then the blips<br \/>\ndisappeared abruptly and reappeared a few seconds later over northeast<br \/>\nWashington. The operator called his boss, Senior Controller Harry<br \/>\nBarnes, 39, a graduate of the Buffalo Technical Institute who has<br \/>\nworked for the CAA as an electronics expert since 1941. The operator<br \/>\ntold Barnes: &quot;Here are some flying saucers for you.&quot; <script><!--\nD([\"mb\",\"\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eBarnes laughed at first, but the blips kept popping up all over the \\nscope. They sometimes hovered, sometimes flew slowly and sometimes \\nincredibly fast. Technicians checked the radar; it was in good working \\norder. \\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eOver the White House. Barnes began to get worried when he saw the blips \\napparently flying over the White House and other prohibited areas. He \\ncalled the airport control tower. Sure enough, its radar showed the \\nstrange blips too. When the towermen measured the speed of a fast blip, \\nthey found that it had flown for eight miles at 7,200 m.p.h. \\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eNow the blips on Barnes\\u0026#39;s scope were moving toward Andrews Air Force \\nBase about ten miles to the east. Barnes called the Andrews tower. \\nNothing strange showed on its radar, but both towermen and an enlisted \\nman on the field saw a single, round, orange light drifting in the \\nsouthern sky. That was enough for Barnes. He called the Air Defense \\nCommand and reported an unidentified object was over the Washington \\narea. Then he told an airline pilot, C. S. Pierman of Capital Airlines, \\nwho was about to take off for Pittsburgh, to watch for mysterious \\nobjects. Pierman climbed to 6,000 ft. and headed northwest. Barnes \\u0026amp; \\nCo. saw a group of strange blips cluster around the blip made by \\nPierman\\u0026#39;s plane, and Pierman spotted a white light \\u0026quot;like a falling \\nstar.\\u0026quot; It sped away, and its blip disappeared from Barnes\\u0026#39;s scope. \\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eAir Force to the Rescue. Over from a Delaware base came a flight of \\nradar-equipped F94 jet fighters. Before they reached Washington, all \\nthe blips vanished. The jets saw nothing at all. But when the jets \\ndeparted the blips reappeared, playing all over the scope, Barnes said, \\n\\u0026quot;like a bunch of kids.\\u0026quot; He called all airliners flying near Washington, \\nasked their pilots to report any strange objects. One pilot saw a white \\nlight, moving fast. But during all this uproar, other radars near \\nWashington (e.g., Quantico and Fort Meade) saw nothing unusual. \\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eAll the rest of the week, a few strange blips appeared now \\u0026amp; then. Then \\non Saturday night they broke out all over, crisscrossing the capital as \\nthey had the week before. This time, the radar at Andrews was seeing \\nthe things too. One blip hung over Boiling Field, across the Potomac \\nfrom the airport, but observers at Boiling saw nothing in the sky. Some \\nairline pilots saw mysterious lights; others saw nothing. \",1]\n);\n\/\/--><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Barnes laughed at first, but the blips kept popping up all over the<br \/>\nscope. They sometimes hovered, sometimes flew slowly and sometimes<br \/>\nincredibly fast. Technicians checked the radar; it was in good working<br \/>\norder. <\/p>\n<p>Over the White House. Barnes began to get worried when he saw the blips<br \/>\napparently flying over the White House and other prohibited areas. He<br \/>\ncalled the airport control tower. Sure enough, its radar showed the<br \/>\nstrange blips too. When the towermen measured the speed of a fast blip,<br \/>\nthey found that it had flown for eight miles at 7,200 m.p.h. <\/p>\n<p>Now the blips on Barnes&#8217;s scope were moving toward Andrews Air Force<br \/>\nBase about ten miles to the east. Barnes called the Andrews tower.<br \/>\nNothing strange showed on its radar, but both towermen and an enlisted<br \/>\nman on the field saw a single, round, orange light drifting in the<br \/>\nsouthern sky. That was enough for Barnes. He called the Air Defense<br \/>\nCommand and reported an unidentified object was over the Washington<br \/>\narea. Then he told an airline pilot, C. S. Pierman of Capital Airlines,<br \/>\nwho was about to take off for Pittsburgh, to watch for mysterious<br \/>\nobjects. Pierman climbed to 6,000 ft. and headed northwest. Barnes &amp;<br \/>\nCo. saw a group of strange blips cluster around the blip made by<br \/>\nPierman&#8217;s plane, and Pierman spotted a white light &quot;like a falling<br \/>\nstar.&quot; It sped away, and its blip disappeared from Barnes&#8217;s scope. <\/p>\n<p>Air Force to the Rescue. Over from a Delaware base came a flight of<br \/>\nradar-equipped F94 jet fighters. Before they reached Washington, all<br \/>\nthe blips vanished. The jets saw nothing at all. But when the jets<br \/>\ndeparted the blips reappeared, playing all over the scope, Barnes said,<br \/>\n&quot;like a bunch of kids.&quot; He called all airliners flying near Washington,<br \/>\nasked their pilots to report any strange objects. One pilot saw a white<br \/>\nlight, moving fast. But during all this uproar, other radars near<br \/>\nWashington (e.g., Quantico and Fort Meade) saw nothing unusual. <\/p>\n<p>All the rest of the week, a few strange blips appeared now &amp; then. Then<br \/>\non Saturday night they broke out all over, crisscrossing the capital as<br \/>\nthey had the week before. This time, the radar at Andrews was seeing<br \/>\nthe things too. One blip hung over Boiling Field, across the Potomac<br \/>\nfrom the airport, but observers at Boiling saw nothing in the sky. Some<br \/>\nairline pilots saw mysterious lights; others saw nothing. <script><!--\nD([\"mb\",\"\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eThe Saucer Flies Again. Down from Delaware roared another flight of \\nnight fighters. This time the blips did not vanish. They stayed on the \\nground scopes while the jets screamed among them. But only one pilot \\nsaw a light; another saw a doubtful blip on his scope. It vanished \\nbefore he could shoot. \\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWhat were the mysterious blips? The Air Force, unless it was trying to \\nconceal some mysterious gadget of its own (e.g., a radar \\ncountermeasure), was as baffled as everyone else. As might be expected, \\nthe phantom invasion touched off a whole new rash of flying-saucer \\nstories. But if the men from Mars were really overhead, the oddest part \\nof the whole strange story was the fact that among all the conflicting \\nreports, no radar outside of a ten-mile radius in Washington reported \\nseeing anything unusual at any time.\\u003c\/p\\u003e \\n\\n\t\t\\u003cul\\u003e\\u003cli\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\u003cli\\u003e\\u003ca href\\u003d\\\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/printout\/0,8816,822408,00.html#\\\" target\\u003d\\\"_blank\\\" onclick\\u003d\\\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\\"\\u003e\\u003cimg src\\u003d\\\"http:\/\/img.timeinc.net\/time\/i\/btn_print.gif\\\" alt\\u003d\\\"\\\" height\\u003d\\\"15\\\" width\\u003d\\\"15\\\"\\u003e\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003cli\\u003e\\u003ca href\\u003d\\\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/printout\/0,8816,822408,00.html#\\\" target\\u003d\\\"_blank\\\" onclick\\u003d\\\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\\"\\u003eClick to Print\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\u003cli\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\u003c\/ul\\u003e\\n\t\t\t\t\\n\t\t\\n\t\t\\u003cul\\u003e\\u003cli\\u003e\\u003cspan\\u003eFind this article at:\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\u003cli\\u003e\\u003ca href\\u003d\\\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/magazine\/article\/0,9171,822408,00.html\\\" target\\u003d\\\"_blank\\\" onclick\\u003d\\\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\\"\\u003ehttp:\/\/www.time.com\/time\\u003cWBR\\u003e\/magazine\/article\/0,9171\\u003cWBR\\u003e,822408,00.html\\u003c\/a\\u003e\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/ul\\u003e\\n\t\t\t\t\\n\t\\u003c\/div\\u003e\t\t\\n \t  \\n\t\\n\t\\u003cdiv\\u003eCourtesy of Robert Morningstar\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\n\t\\n \\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\n\\u003c\/div\\u003e\\n\\u003cbr clear\\u003d\\\"all\\\"\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003e-- \\u003cbr\\u003e______________________________\\u003cWBR\\u003e___\\u003cbr\\u003eAlfred Lambremont Webre, JD, MEd\\u003cbr\\u003eICIS-Institute for Cooperation in Space\\u003cbr\\u003e3339 West 41 Avenue\\u003cbr\\u003eVancouver, B.C. V6N3E5 CANADA\\u003cbr\\u003eTEL: 604-733-8134\\u003cbr\\u003e\\n\\nFAX: 604-733-8135\\u003cbr\\u003eEmail: \\u003ca href\\u003d\\\"mailto:alw@peaceinspace.com\\\" target\\u003d\\\"_blank\\\" onclick\\u003d\\\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\\"\\u003ealw@peaceinspace.com\",1]\n);\n\/\/--><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Saucer Flies Again. Down from Delaware roared another flight of<br \/>\nnight fighters. This time the blips did not vanish. They stayed on the<br \/>\nground scopes while the jets screamed among them. But only one pilot<br \/>\nsaw a light; another saw a doubtful blip on his scope. It vanished<br \/>\nbefore he could shoot. <\/p>\n<p>What were the mysterious blips? The Air Force, unless it was trying to<br \/>\nconceal some mysterious gadget of its own (e.g., a radar<br \/>\ncountermeasure), was as baffled as everyone else. As might be expected,<br \/>\nthe phantom invasion touched off a whole new rash of flying-saucer<br \/>\nstories. But if the men from Mars were really overhead, the oddest part<br \/>\nof the whole strange story was the fact that among all the conflicting<br \/>\nreports, no radar outside of a ten-mile radius in Washington reported<br \/>\nseeing anything unusual at any time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/printout\/0,8816,822408,00.html#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" src=\"http:\/\/img.timeinc.net\/time\/i\/btn_print.gif\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/printout\/0,8816,822408,00.html#\">Click to Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Find this article at:<\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/magazine\/article\/0,9171,822408,00.html\">http:\/\/www.time.com\/time<wbr><\/wbr>\/magazine\/article\/0,9171<wbr><\/wbr>,822408,00.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}