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USS Curtiss Operation Ivy Light Report

Reported by Tom Kramer as roughly a week before the November 1, 1952 Mike shot; exact date not rememberedPacific Proving Ground, Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands

Tom Kramer told Hastings that while serving aboard USS Curtiss during Operation Ivy he observed a round white object that hovered, performed abrupt zigzag maneuvers and departed rapidly. The account is retrospective and Hastings does not present a contemporaneous record of Kramer’s sighting.

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“Tom Kramer told Hastings that during Operation Ivy he observed a round white object near USS Curtiss that hovered, performed abrupt zigzag maneuvers and departed rapidly; Hastings found no contemporaneous report for this specific sighting.”
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SRC-002102 · Tom Kramer retrospective Operation Ivy account
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USS Curtiss Operation Ivy Light Report (Reported by Tom Kramer as roughly a week before the November 1, 1952 Mike shot; exact date not remembered): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary