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CIA RDP81R00560R000100010002 9

68 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: UFO & UAP · Topic: FLYING SAUCERS UFO REPORTS · 68 pages OCR'd
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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010002-9 COMMONLY REPORTED UFO TYPES These basic shapes, generalized from hundreds of UFO reports, represent with reasonable accuracy virtually all UFOs that have been reliably described in detail. Extraneous details Cportholes, pro- jections, body lights, etc..) have been eliminated. Examples of each type appear in left-hand column. This information and the chart reprinted from The UFO Evidence, with permission of NICAP UFO SHAPE "| BOTTOM VIEW BOTTOM ANGLE SIDE VIEW 1. FLAT DISC A 6 A 6 ‘ ee Newhouse Cc > Cy <=> —_— B. Io . “ ne 14-52 Nash lens- coin oval shaped” like” 2. DOMED DISC A B A 8 a B. 5-11-50 Trent Y ~ ‘World War I 8-71-52 Jansen ahatcg helmet’ <3. SATURN Disc (Pauls, A <> <_> A, 10—4-54 Salandin * a 1-16-58 Trindade Saturn - shaped 10-2-61 Harris B. 8-20-56 Moore B WOOO elliptical or*winged oval” “diamond- shaped ° 4 HEMISPHERICAL Disc 9-24~59 Redmond 1-21-61 Pulliam 2-761 Walley = ‘parac hute* *mushroom’* *half moon’ 5. FLATTENED SPHERE 10-1—48 Gorman 4-27-30 Adickes 10—_9-51 Cy Ashe G. SPHERICAL CGiangles) 3-45 Oelarof 1-20-52 Baller 10-12-61 Edwards 7. ELLIPTICAL 12-20-58 Arboreen x ; 11-2-57 Levelland . 8-13-60 Carson 8. TRIANGULAR 57-56 6.066, 5-22-60 Majorca 9. CYLINDRICAL ‘ROSES OO A O) metallic-appearing bail Q *football® *eqgg- shaped * yy C ball of ~ glowing light = aS sSometi with peak V} 0 “tear-drop* 10, LIGHT SOURCE ONLY ' \ 8-146 Puckett AS w 1-23—48 Chiles wie d * . ~ cigar- shape “ star-like” or *planet-like \ \ Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010002-9
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