Orville Lawson

Orville Lawson was an airman involved in a notable UFO sighting documented in the 1964 NICAP report 'The UFO Evidence.' On October 2, 1961, at Salt Lake City, Utah airport, private pilot Waldo J. Harris pursued a bright object in his aircraft while ground observers, including Orville Lawson and other airmen, confirmed the sighting. The object was described as a bright spot maneuvering erratically, visible to multiple witnesses including 8-10 ground personnel. Lawson contributed to the ground-based visual confirmation during Harris's airborne investigation, which was reported via radio to airport control. No further biographical details, such as birth/death years, nationality, or additional achievements in UAP research, are available from records. He is not associated with military/government UFO programs, publications, or testimony beyond this incident.