Person
Harland Bentley
Harland Bentley says he was a radar operator at a Nike Ajax site near Olney, Maryland, in 1957-59. On the Disclosure Project in 2001 he described a disc crashing into a cornfield and taking off again in May 1958, with Air Force crews in radiation suits recovering a glowing piece, and objects leaving a radar screen in one sweep the next night. UAP Gerb could not verify his military or contract records; a missing record does not count against him.
Open questions
- His service record and which Nike site he served at.
Claims (3)
In May 1958, at a Nike Ajax site near Olney, Maryland, he saw a 30-ft disc hit a cornfield and take off again, and USAF crews in radiation suits load a glowing piece onto a lead-lined truck.W-93 1958firsthandSourced, unconfirmedHarland Bentley
The next night objects tracked over the Gaithersburg site left the M33 radar in one sweep, and the general called them helicopters.W-93 1958UFO Whistleblowers [Vol.2]firsthandSourced, unconfirmedHarland Bentley
In 1968, on NASA contract work in California, he overheard Houston and Apollo 8 discuss a "bogey" with portholes.Apollo 8's far-side lightUFO Whistleblowers [Vol.2]firsthandLeadHarland Bentley
What Harland Bentley said (3 claims)
Witness testimony 2Alleged 1
“In May 1958 a 30-ft wobbling disc with rim lights hit a cornfield about 2,000 yd from his Nike site and took off again, shearing branches; USAF crews in radiation suits loaded a white-hot, washing-machine-sized piece onto a lead-lined truck.”Witness testimonyUFO Whistleblowers [Vol.2]
Disclosure Project, 2001; Gerb could not verify his records.
“The next night the Gaithersburg site reported 12-15 objects at 50-100 ft; on the M33 radar they left in one sweep, about 177,000 mph by his figure, and the general called them helicopters.”Witness testimonyUFO Whistleblowers [Vol.2]
“In 1968, on NASA contract work in California, he overheard Houston and Apollo 8 discuss a "bogey" paralleling them, with portholes and beings seen.”AllegedUFO Whistleblowers [Vol.2]
Gerb finds nothing to support it.