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Martin SHOUGH
 Appendix C

This catalogue, compiled by Martin SHOUGH and Wim VAN UTRECHT, contains the details of 21 eye-witness accounts describing phenomena with a similar appearance and behaviour as the unidentified aerial objects observed by Capt. HOWARD over Labrador. As with the Labrador incident, several of these reports concern first-hand testimonies given by pilots.

In order to be selected for "The Dark Blob Catalogue" the reported phenomena have to satisfy the following conditions:

Typically shape-changing grey or black objects, usually estimated to be several kilometres distant and very large, positioned close to the horizon and seen in a clear sky with the Sun low on or just beneath the horizon. The "objects" are often accompanied by smaller objects that have been observed to move both vertically and horizontally, but always within a limited angular segment of the sky.

We are much indebted to researcher Herbert TAYLOR of Port Jefferson Station, New York, who kindly provided us with photocopies of the source material for Cases #10, #11, #12 and #14. Special thanks are also due to Australian researcher Keith BASTERFIELD who helped us obtain detailed information on Cases #8 and #13 and undertook a follow-up investigation of Case #14. Further help was received from British UFO author Jenny RANDLES, from US researcher and cofounder of the The Project Blue Book Archive Brad SPARKS, as well as from Dr. David CLARKE, consultant to the British National Archives for the releases of the Ministry Of Defence's UFO files.

Case #1 : Emmet, Idaho, USA - July 4, 1947

Case #2 : Boise, Idaho, USA - July 28, 1947

Case #3 : Bethel, Alaska, USA - August 4, 1947

Case #4 : Blackstone, Virginia, USA - January 24, 1950

Case #5 : Ennis, Montana, USA - July 29, 1952

Case #6 : Houlton, Maine, USA - January 29, 1953

Case #7 : Agoura Hills, California, USA - December 16, 1953

Case #8 : Morgan, South Australia - January 10, 1954

Case #9 : Prince Christian, Greenland - August 29, 1954

Case #10 : Billings, Montana, USA - August 31, 1956

Case #11 : Green Head, Western Australia - January 27, 1959

Case #12 : between St Louis and Mitchell, South Dakota, USA - October 25, 1963

Case #13 : Talwood, Queensland, Australia - August 9, 1967

Case #14 : Zanthus, Western Australia - August 22, 1968

Case #15 : Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia - September 10, 1972

Case #16 : Hamburg, Germany - January 4, 1973

Case #17 : Denton, Greater Manchester, UK - December 1974

Case #18 : Lisbon, Portugal - July 30, 1976

Case #19 : Antofagasta, Chile - October 1978

Case #20 : Moffat, Scotland - December 19, 1979

Case #21 : Heathrow, London - December 17, 1992

The authors look forward to receiving additional reports and/or comments which may help assess the soundness of the mirage theory for this particular type of UAP sightings (to contact us, see our e-mail address on the contact page).