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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED of February l8 over nor thern Kansas was just that, inasmuch as meteorites have been recovered from it."There were found,beginning April 2l, first several smaller fragments up to one of 41/2 pounds.Tnen a disturbed embedded about two feet in the soil.The stone is what is termed as an "achondrite#,a technical name for an musual type of stony meteorite. It is reported to be of a type which will deteriorate rapidly. Duane W.Wray of Norton, shows the vapor trail left in the sky by the explosion of a meteor which was seen in Oklahoma, New exico,Colorado, Kansas,amd ebraska.It was made at Wray's home, nine miles north of Norton, just four minutes after the meteor exploded.A smudge of blue- white smoke remained in the sky for an hour February l&th. This photo- graph is in file umder Incident #lol. Further remarks are contained in supplement. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyEXHIBITB Statement taken from Leland Sarmons My name is Leland Sammons, and I live on a farm ll miles west of Stockton and 1 mile north,off Us 2l On February 18 at about 5 P.M.,I was standing near my hog-pen about 100 to see what was causing it and saw something hovering just above the house. I ran towardthe house,amd it then lowered over the north end of the house and settled toward the ground.I was then very near it,approximately 6' when it stopped about level with my face, and just wobbled around for an instant, fire belching out of it and sucking back in.The thing was about 4'long, shaped something like a funnel.There was a pipe sticking out the back of it,and once as it wobbled around,the pipe was sticking right at my belly.Suddenly there was a lot of sparks showered from it,and the fire increased as if a fuse might have lighted,and it took off in a north-westerly direction very fast, gaining altitwde as it went.My wife heard it leave and ran out where I stood,and we watched it go,leaving a trail of smoke all the way.Suddenly there was a great cloud of smoke in the sky,not more than L0 seconds after it left my yard, and in a few seconds or more,we heard an was five steps. Yes,it was hot,I could feel the hear from it.Had I not have been a bare spot in the yard where the thing started up because there was a great rush of fire from it when it left.It must have been quite high when itexploded. Kenneth ays, son of Floyd Hays,llmiles east of Norton on uS 36, at the Jet。 ofK-60,south side of highway.At about 5 to 5:30 P.M.,not sure of time， was riding his horse in a pasture, when he heard something queer in the sky. just like he had seen during the war in Europe. It startled him, and he jumped off the horse.He then remoumted,watched its course,almost on a level but losing altitude a little,and it then exploded with a big cloud of smoke,apparently over Norton, from where he was, south of Prairie View. He rode on toward home a ways,when suddenly the sound and jar of the explosion reached him. Mrs. Hays was home in the house, when she heard and felt some thing like a truck might have struck the house. She ran out of the house and then first saw the huge cloud of smoke.About 40 minutes later,a part of the smoke clowd dirfted directly over their house,and went on east over Phillipsburg. Ralph New, postmaster at Norcatur, stated that at about 4:50 P.M. he was standing just inside the front window of the postoffice in Norcatur,when he observed a blinding flash as if someone had taken a flashlight picture He could locate no one with a canera,but noticed several men walking to the center of the street and looking up.He then walked out to where they were
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Source text · mention only(COPY) 323 W.Tenth St., Pueblo,Colorado February 20,1948 Office of the Chief.of Staff U.S.Arny Washington,D.C. Subjeet: Explosion in the sky near Norcatur， "ans. 4:00 p.m.（MST)February18,1948 Purpose: To call attention to some peculiarities in connection,whether coincidental α not According to an AP bulletin appearing in the Pueblo CHIEFTAIN for February l8,19l8,some object was seen moving eastward across the sky on the late aftermoon of February l8th,and when this thing reached a position approximate to Norcatur, Kansas,exploded,or disrupted,or disappeared.The ex- plosion is said to have been terrific. Directions given as to the progress of this appearance in- dicate that it moved from west to east. Information contained in the dispatch under a Denver dateline indicate that while many would call this object a bolide e.g., exploding meteor- the astronomers of Chamberlin Observatory （Denver) did not so assess it: it is said in the dispatch that these officials could offer no explanation ofit. If this is the case,the apparance is anomalous,and may lend itself to other meteoric explanation. A sketch-diagram of the earth and moon's orbit reveals a pe- culiarity in connection with the appearance,which may be significant. If a line is stricken at right-angles across the meridional position of the site of explosion of this meteor at hour angle four o'elock （local time) and this line be considered the west-to-east course of the object,then it will be seen that if this line is continued outward into space toward the orbit of the moon it will intersect the lumar orbit at a place near to where the moon would be at from 8o to one hundred hours after the explosion took place. New moon occurred at 9 D 10 H 2M February; First Quarter at 17D 8H M. February -- the moon moves approximately 12.5 degrees per day along its orbit.
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Source text · mention onlyIt is held by rocketry experts （example,WILLY LEY - see his RocKETS,p.192,diagram and note in connection there- with) that it would take about loo hours for a rocket-craft to negotiate the distance from Earth to Moon. Prior to its explosion over Norcatur, this object of Feb. 18th was variously reported as a "falling plane",a “jet plane,and a #ball of fire".It is said by some to have left a trail of smoke behind it. It is the suggestion of this writer that the Army collect amd assimilate reports on this object,with a view to determining where it was seen as an object trailing smoke and where as a ball of fire. this thing is a rocket of some kind headed for the moon, it might first have been seen as a streak of smoke,then later as a ball of fire,and lastly as a tremendous ex- plosion when it at last reached sufficient speed and eleva- tion for take-off. The writer has in mind the various and umexplained reports long consideration of various oddments of reports whose sigmificance might be of space-craft from other worlds of space. The so-called meteoric procession"which crossed Toronto in February l9l3,consisted of a number of groups of illimumated bodies traveling in groups of three and moving in "rigid formation",all pursuing a course across the same streak of the earth's surface.f a line is projected backward alongthis line of flight it will be seen that time. The 1913 phenomenon occurred in the mid-period of a series of reports on dirigible aircraft of appearance like zeppelins which were seen over England and whose appearance terminated - or reports on the appearances stopped - just prior to the inferior conjumctioni of Venus ofApril2l,1913. The writer begs to call attention to the fact that the times prior to and just after inferior conjunction of Venus are prolific in reports of strange things seen in the sky. Also that lights have been reported on the moon from time to time,back for at least a century. If in the future of military experiment the moon is selected as a base for the launching of rockets (which has been 2
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Source text · mention only(COPY) 101 March 1h,1948 FILE REF:-SIGGE-M-1 From: Norman G.Markham MAIN HOTEL,Pueblo,Colo To: Chief Signal Officer U.S.Army,Washington, D.C. Subject: Norcatur,Kans.,sky explosion of18February,1948 Purpose: To show a speculation regard- ing the above phenomenon and another one of earlier date and to call attention to occwrrences between the two which have an appearance of relationship whether coinci- dentalor not. The geographical position of the Norcatur explosion suggests possible linkage with other occurrences happening inside latitudinal limits arbitrarily demarkable between 43°36'North（which is the latitude of Boise,Idaho) and 36°10 North （the latitude of Nashville,Tenn.),a belt about 485 miles wide. This suggestion is gained from positions given for occurrences happening between Jme 2l,1947 and February 18,1948,as shall be hereinafter briefly described. 2h4 June 1947 and was visible for 20 minutes.It was in the western sky, was of comet-like appearance, and settled gradually toward the horizon as planetary bodies set.It was seen by Lt.Gov.Whitehead and Chief Justice Lampert.Its nature was unkmow. The peculiarity which connects this object, for speculative purposes,with the explosion of some unknow object over Norcatur, Kans., on l8 February 19l8 is the seeming of a relationship between the positions of the moon for the two phenomena: In the former case the moon was at the date of phenomenon,about 7%,63 before the positionof First Quarter; on the second case it was about &%.73 beyond the position of first quarter. Since the Boise object was visible for 20 minutes before it sank this argues it was about ten degrees above the horizon when first seen.Now if a line be drawn westward and at ten degrees zenithward from the
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Source text · mention onlyhorizon of Boise at 3:30 p.m.and another line be draw from the position of the moon at one hundred hours before the sighting of the Boise object, and projected to the center of the earth,it will be seen that this ten- degrees-altitude and the moon-earth line intersect as a place far above a geographical position considerably to the west of Cape Blance,in the neighborhoodof about 7o0 miles off the coast. The Boise object in its appearance suggests a rocket-type of craft possibly using reaction blasts to brake itself dow for a landing on the earth. The bright point and plumy tail of the description suggest this,as also its apparent fixity in space. HOLLE'S "SHIP IN FLAMES-Nine days after the sighting of the Boise seen horizon-ward from a point in Sonoma County,California,near to Fort Ross.A search was instituted by the Navy or Coast Guard,and nothing was found.The soviet tanker ELBRuz,which had been in the vicinity,was queried amd found to be all right.This was not explained. If this apperance had been on the horizon, there is no telling how far it may have been from the observer. CAPE MENDOCINO BLIMP INCIDENT --Not far from the location of Holle's "burning ship"an accident occurred to a navy blimp,l4 July 1947,off Cape Mendocino. This blimp suddenly settled into the water,slipped out its crew and rose again. The anomaIy here is that one would not expect to find drastic dowm-drafts of such violence as to thus upset a lighter than air craft. Possibly a dowdraft accounted for the accident-but if the Signal Officer will look up the incident of the British steamer Talma which, at.the time of the sighting of a luminous wheel-like phenomenon in the Gulf of Martaban reported a slowing of the engines from some umkmow cause,it may be seen that possibly forces are generated in some manner by certain mkmowm objects at times in the ocean, which may have physical attraction for material objects.This blimp accident occurring in.waters where occurred other phenomena shortly to be mentioned, seems to have a doubtful side toit. THE OAKIAND OBJECT -Early on the morning of 13th October,1947,a photographer named Ben Dobus togehter wi th a taxidriver named A.J Goldman saw a thing "that looked like Saturn wi th a ring around it." seen shortly after midnight.
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Source text · mention onlyThis may have been heading in the general direction of what may have been the goal of two later objects which roughly resemble it in description. THE TICONDEROGA OBJECTS --According to the tanker Ticonderoga's second officer,two "flying discs" were seen heading SoUTHWEST when the ship was in 43 degrees fifteen minutes north and 12l degrees 54 minutes west,at 0620 GCT,12th November 1947. These may have been heading for the object seen in the Pacific off the Golden Gate,not long afterward-or possibly at the same time,if earlier reports on this are consulted. THE PHANTOM REEF -On November 2l,19l7,the Navy denied that it had found a phantom reef or other obstruction to navigation ata point about 4o0 miles west of San Francisco.The Navay Survey ship MAuRy,sent out there in response to reports of ships that some hugh object had been seen in the water in that neighborhood,reported that when in the approximate l titude and longitude of the supposed obstruction they picked up an echo from something in the water l6o0 yards from the ship; but that when they had steamed to within Loo yards of this,the echo vanished. There seems a possible connectability between the various elements so far considered. Later on January 7,19l8,there were occurrences in the neighborhood of Wilmington,O.,Ft. Knox,Ky., Franklin, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., all of which must be now familiar to the archivists of the Signal Office. Some thing like a "flying disc"was pursued by one Lt.Mantell amd two other pilots,antel being killed while in the process of attempting to gain altitude to get close to whatever it was he was chasing. Also, in this connection,it may not be amiss to mention the deaths of of accident over aury Island,Puget Sound,around June,1947. It will be seen on inspection that the geographical locales of these THE NORCATUR EXPLOSION was described in a previous letter of this writer,and it was show in that letter that a line tangential to the meridian of Norcatur,Kans.,at hour-angle 2:20 p.m.,would if con- tinued outward into space to the orbit of the moon, intersect the moon's orbit at a point where the moon would have been at about l00 hours after the time of the explosion. According to rocketry theory,it would take a reaction-propelled craft of the rocket type about lo0 hours to reach the moon. 3
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Source text · mention onlyIsubmit there is a likelihood that on Jume 24,1947,something like a space-ship came here from the moon and upon February 18,19l8,returned tothe moon. This is of course speculation. pretty-well proven facts in connection with them? Has anyone yet devised a fuel powerful enough to kick a rocket from Earth to the Moon? There have been hundreds of reports,during the past century,on occurrences which imply this world is visited from outside space. Absence of contact by these postulatable visiting entities may imply a state of culture far beyond ours, to the point where it would be inex- pedient for their members to have to do with us en-masse. in general igmores them. However,according to Dr.Rocht of Chamberlin Observatory,Denver, there is nothing in astronomy to explain the thing which exploded over Norcatur. Dr.Nininger's idea that the 'thing was a meteor flatly disregards Dr.Rocht's opinion,which may have been based on the Denver Posts' statement that a occurred. I submit that the Army needs men who are capable of recognizing the anomalies beforementioned when they occur,evenif only to aid in speculation regarding them. avail itself of them. /s/N.G.MARKHAM
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Source text · mention only101h Excerpt of letter dated April ll,19l8 from Dr.Lincoln LaPaz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics,University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Deputy Executive Director,Committee on Geophysical Sciences, Research and Development Board: Thank you for the surprising documents sent me umder date of March 30.As you remark,certain aspects of Markham's letters are fantastic （for example:（1)the fireball procession of 1913, February 9,was genuinely meteoric,although a rare type of chain fall;(2) no astronomer theory:（3） he appeals to,and biases in his favor, such untrustworthy evidence as newspaper stories,e.g., the absurd statement attributed to Dr.Rocht of the Chamberlin Observatory).Nevertheless,Markham is justi- fied in calling attention to certain incidents as umexplained, for example, As regards the Norcatur,Kansas incident, I remain convinced that, like the Four Corners incident,it was a genuine meteorite fall,although one of exceptional size (again like the Four Corners fall).However, there are many cwrious aspects of both these falls,some of an objective nature,like the singular fact that in spite of intensive searches （ad- mittedly umder bad terrain and weather conditions),not a trace of meteoritic material has so far been found; some of a non-objective nature,like the amazing testimony given b y Mr.Leland Sammons,Mr.Alfred Glenn,and other witnesses of the Norcatur incident,both to members of the State Highway Comnission of Kansas and to Institute of Meteoritics field survey parties. （See exhibits A,B,amd C enclosed.) desirable: 1. Glenn first reported the battery case as red hot.when Ipointed out that the paper on it was not charred,his account was changed to "too hot to handle". The Institute of Meteoritics party found only two men,not four,who saw the battery case fall.The battery case has been examined by Dr.Victor Regener,Department of Physies,University of New Mexico,who s tates that it appears to be identical with the small batteries used in portable radios. 2.K.Hays' identification of the Norcatur object as a rocket has the following support:On the moming of February l9,I talked to the towerman and two assistants at the Air Base at McCook Field,Nebraska. All three denied the Norcatur object was a fireball and described it as a black object with an extremely bright jet of flame pouring out of the rear.Furthermore,a l-year old,and presumably unbiased,schoolgirl in Oberlin,Kansas wrote me a similar description of the "Fireball.
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Source text · mention only3.A determined effort is under way to check up on Sammons' veracity of the Institute of Meteoritics party (Dr.D.M.Gragg, an Instructor in the Department of Mathematics) who did so believes Sammons （who is a well-to-do farmer) to be sincere and very badly scared.Of course nearness to a big meteorite fall would scare one as badly as an atom bomb; but how could it produce such testimony as Sammons". The "meteoritic" incidents from the great fall of 1945,November 29 (from which no meteorites have been recovered either!) through the sequence of similar falls culminating in the Four Corners and lorcatur incidents, coupled with such t ings as the Ussuri incident, convince me that ei ther the earth is under a most unusual cosmic bombardment or many of the fireballs are not meteorites at all.While I still cling to the meteoritic hypothesis,it is clear that which ever alternative is the right one, the situation cries aloud for thorough investigation.
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Source text · mention only(COPY) EXHIBITA Roy W. Cox,Director of Highways STATE HIGHWAY COMMISST ON OF KANSAS Division3 Norton NOTES TAKEN AT NORCATUR,KANSAS,Night of Feb 18 Mr.Ralph New,Postmaster at Norcatur,tells us that at approximately 4:50 PM he was standing in the north window of the post office in Norcatur looking toward the City Hall when he was suddenly illuminated very brightly by some terrificlight. He ran outside into the street where others were looking toward the northeast at a very large cloud of white smoke high in the sky.He stated that in about a minute and a half, there was a terrific explosion followed by a heavy rumbling noise like thumder and that the smoke cloud was growing larger all the time.Also there was a white smoke trail in the sky from the southwest where the missile had come from. He said that from the center of the street,the explosion amd the first big mushroom of smoke was directly overhead and at a tremendous height. Another man in Norcatur stated that just prior to the explosion,he had heard the motors of an airplane. Chief Scott learned from some man in Norton that just following the explosion, something fell at his feet on the street and he picked it up,to find that it was a small flashlight battery resembling those used in 'fomtain pen flashlights'and that it was red hot. After a crowd of men gathered and examined it,he was unable to findit amd thinks that someone took it. Kenneth Hays of eastof orton was about 5miles south of Prairie View when he heard something roaring in the sky to the west of him, far away and very high. He says that it resembled a rocket traveling northeast toward Norton direction,and that suddenly there was a terrific explosion followed bya mushroom of white smoke andthat there followed other explosions or something resembling explosions.When he saw it,it was nearing the ground or horizon, in other words,losing altitde. Edgar Young's boy at Reager, was standing beside the Reager elevator and heard then a loud explosion followed by a big cloud of smoke. The airport at Norton thought about 20,c00 feet,time 4:50.Checked but no planes missing.
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Source text · mention onlybut slightly east.Suddenly,about l and l/2 minutes after he had seen the flash, there was a terrific explosion and jar, shaking the ground and causing the windows all around to rattle.Following the explosion,there were several loud reverberating rumblings across the heavens.He stated that the explosion must ha ve been very high. Edgar Young, a boy living at Regar, just east of Norcatur, was outside the elevator,when he observed the explosion,looked up and saw the huge cloud He said that it was a big explosion. The elevator man was out in the elevator,when he heard the explosion.He t ought that his oil-burner had exploded in the office and ran in to see about it. Finding it O.k.,he ran slightly west. Eastern Kansas newspaper carried a story about 6 days ago of one just like this one, coming from the south to vicinity'of Iola, Kansas,where it turned west and disappeared into the sky. Check with Chief Scott of Norton about a burmed flashlight battery which fell in the street of Norton just after the explosion.It was too hot to be picked up for several minutes.Chief Scott has it. Note:A copy of Exhibit "C referred to in letter from Dr.LaPaz,was not received.
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED A round metallic-appearing object moving very rapidly at an estimated speed of.6o0 MPH was observed near Belmont,N.C.,at approx 1l00 the morning of g Mar 48.The weather was clear with excellent visibility with a few small scattered fleecy white clouds.It could not be determined if the object.were a disc or sphere.Its apparnt size was that of a small coin of a bright or eilver color.It reflected the sun maintaining a steady reflection which did not flicker. The object which was under observation for some lo seconds was on an easterly heading and moved in a straight line at a constant speed without apparent change in altitude or direction..It was impossible to determine the altitude but it was moving above the clouds.No sound of any kind was heard nor was any exhaust trail observed. NOTE: Witness （Mr Morrison) is a man of excellent character and reputation, a first-grade engineer and ezmployee of Duke Power Co for some 30 yeers. He impressed the agent as being conservative and sound Mr.Morrison was careful in his statements. He does not claim an object which they could not identify with any natural phenomenon or kmowm type of aircraft.It resembled a round metallic appearing object moving very rapialy. Witnesses:Mr.Hendrix, assistant Superintendent, Meter Dept Dake Power Co., Charlotte,N.C. Mr.G.W.Jordan,Gastonia lectric Co., Gastonia,N.C. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention only04 HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence Hamilton Field,California 4AFDA-3/1208-I SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Discs SUMMARY OF INFORMATION: Information from the Sheriff's Office,Bakersfield,California,revealed that numerous calls from residents in Bakersfield concerning peculiar objects in the sky over Bakersfield, predicated an investigation by their office and contact with A-2 Headquarters Fourth Air Force. On 13th March 19l8,tvo informants,Mr.George L.Buchner,and H.B.Nix,stated that they observed a flying object which appeared to be consumed in fire,amd left a browmish-white plume of smoke,which suddenly stopped amd disappeared.Seconds later,what appeared to be a arachute, was seen to be drifting to the east. The object, as described, appeared to be a burning fabric airplane， consumed in smoke. Observations were made in Bakersfield of object to the south and southwest, approximately ten to twelve miles distance,aroumd 1600 hours on 5March1948 On 13th March 19l8,informant,Mr.H.B.Nix,stated that he observed an object at 0830,8March 19l8,due north of Bakersfield,approximately five miles distance.The object was a large, orange-red ball of fire, somewhat larger than a small airplane,appeared to remain static for approximately thirty seconds,then split and continued to burn; each visible as a buning half.A parachute,with a black object hanging was then observed to fall, drift to the east and disappeared into the hills east of Bakersfield. Haberfelde Building, Bakersfield,California, and Dr.J.E.Johnson, dentist Haberfelde Building, Bakersfield, California,stated that they were in Room 5l8,Haberfelde Building, on the morning of 9 March 19l8. Mrs. was a patient of Dr. Johnson.Both informants stated that they observed a flaming object which appeared at first to be a very small airplane. Orange red flames seemed to envelope the object with considerable black smoke trailing in a zigzag manner for approximately 4,000 to 5,000 feet. The object was observed at l,oo0 feet, approximately due north of Bakersfield， seven to ten miles distant at approxime tely 0830 hours. Informants further stated that the object disappeared behind a water tower,which was an obstruction to their view, and was near the ground. Both informants watched for an explosion, thinking that it would explode upon reaching the ground,but nothing musual was noted. CONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDEI A-2COMMNT: s the opinion of this headquarters thatthis activity could be attributed to marker flares.Any further developments,or evidence obtained,will be forwarded this headquarters from the Sheriff's Office, Bakersfield,California. EVALUATION Of Source OfInformation C 3 CONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST-UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidont #108 Date8March 1948 Tine 0830 Location Bakersfield,California Namo of observerH.B.Nix Occupation of obscrvor N/S Address of observor N/s Placo of observation Sighted from ground Numbor of objocts ne Distance of objoct from obsorver 5miles 10. Timo in sight Approx.30 seconds before splitting and burning 11. Altitude N/s 12 Speod Static for approx 30 seconds,and then drifting 13 Diroction of flight eastward Tactics N/S 15 Soumd N/s 16. Sizo Larger than a small airplane 17. Color Orange-red ball of fire 18 Shapo Ball 19 Odor dotected N/s 20. Apparont construction N/s 21. Exhaust trails N/s 22 Woathor conditions N/s 23 Effect on clouds N/s 24 Sketches or photographs None 25 Manner of disappoarance Drifted to the east into the hills east of Bakersfield 26. Remarks: See supplement to Incident #106
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Source text · mention onlyfoCIDENT SUErARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in file s) 1 . Date of Obser vation .1 Jpz1l. .lgltl !Mldat f 111 2 . Time of Obser vation ~5 llD. . . . 3 . Where was Obje ct(s) Sighted ~.JI ..... r;f'-531 ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Obse r ver ' s Posi t i on • ~tftd O\Jtte\ ~ ;,lam-t PhU.lf:piM .Jl,]Mda. (i. e . ground , ai r , contro l tower , et c . ) 5. Name and Address of Observer ld J.\. :IDbc\ W ~ . 6711b 81. 14th . ~-Bmll> . ... ...... . ... . 6 . Occupation and/or Hobbi es . M7 pU..1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. At tention Attract~d to Object ( s) By J&a,'¥\'dng A U. .O~ ddlii dn:dng f'Uch~ ea. Number of Objcct(s ) Sighted l. . . . ... .. .. . . . 9. Size of Objec t (s ) JdM ..3Q ,-,.. ~20. t..cl . . . . . . . 10 . Colo r of Object(s) .aiJ.T.er. ......... , .. . ... .. ... . .. , . 12. Nature of Luminos i ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer • 3 fd).eJ . . . 14. R&tCf>o~ct(s) ~ ~Jl-. ~lflpp 9F~ 1p 5 ,...a , ~tatbg gnat 15 . Time in Sight • ~ - Q) ...... . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 17. Sound Wade by Object(s) • IIPJIII . . . ......... . .•• 18 . Direct i on of Flight of Obje ct(s ) . ~ .. , .•• • •••• , . . . . . . . . 19. Appar ent Constru ction (Of What Material or Substance) •• • • • •• . . . • • .• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . Effect of Objects on Clouds and/ or Exhaust Trail • IIPIIII •••t-4. .. , . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21. Weather Condit i ons Existing at the Tim~~i 5 lJJ18• ,...,3()00•• .toJ,a. , • 22 . Pebulia r ities Noted ObJ~. _. a w,. --.. i...i- at..• a~- •...U.S· • • ,...,..,.,. ,.~ -,. ...,_._ fftlL 8'pl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • t • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23 . Summary of Incident S1' 1't. Jplf.1. ,.,. 0955•. 1't.1't ...,..._.., leed1• a.~ ~- ~.":47 ,S,e,a,ft. o1 )b, P7'8. "-'•· at•• lttb. JlcJlW. GNllp. I& .a . ,..,._ )l' Jlld al . t'J.nac,. ..,•• tf. Ml)!t•. ~... ,.~_t,-,..,,.,.~ ~- .. ... . (Attach a Separate Sheet if Addi tional Space is Needed)
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Source text · mention only1~ 521 Bar\b• 11»11 bit •S&hW a Ull14&tU1ecl ob.1to, approxllla~ tbree (3) .U.a -•' of bS.8 posl\ion 8114 at u •t.lat.4 altlmde ot 10001 bad1• ,360". She obJect appemted to be a~ ,dJW a1rcJoaft.. ltll lhape nNllbl-4 a bal.f IDOD. \'bal appeared to be a donal. t1Jl -· ~ p~,1bl• • !he apan of the ol>Ject .. ntillated to be 30 t .., . lezgt,h 20 tee,. !be ol>Jd •• atlwr 111 color. tboD •Schtq tba obJect. X.t. v.-,.n 1aned1ete}1' ■tarted a left tlll'll vith the intenUon of latvcepttJw and to more podtifllt ldent1f7 the pbeDoaena~ \tdl• Me7era ,.. •lr1JW a ~ left ~ the object illlde a 900 left W"D• t.hea lneled out on a beadUI ot 2,u-. accelerated l'IIJ)idl.7 and diappeared tl'Oll eight 111 approzlaateq 5 •eccmda• iheN wa no aoUDd hurd. and no abaoat trail• · were ob..,._d. St, the \11ie oft.be a!&btbig Y1e1'b1llt.)T wu unl.ialted, scat.tared CUlil.oua. base 30(X) teet. ~a 6000 t"'• :NOTE: 'Beo!luu ot the diatmc. from mich the •!&htinc we.a •de, ~ cl1atb:iguitb1JW festlll"ft• 1.e. powu unlta, lenc'1ng cear. armac.ent. or coc1cp1, wen ob•en.t. 'lbe 1.nWfflew wl th t.t• .MqeN lndicll& ed tm, he 11 a reliable mn- acl tabl• m11Y1dml a appeared quite poeitiw b. bla at.ateaent. . ·n.,.. b oDIT wltnua to thia 1ncident •• he could mi contact hi• wlllg men 1 •1.Dce hl• radio ,.. out. Jrpparetq tu aaneo.Ten pertorad b7 h1• three (3) vilJc-man prennted t.be1r ob..-.at1on of the object .
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST -UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidont# 112 Date 8Apr48 Time 0 Location Ashley,Ohio Namo of observer Miss Winifred Paines - Mrs. Bertha Slack Occupation of obsorvor Mtss Paines:Asst Bank Cashier; Mrs. Slack: housekeeper Address of observor 227 W High St.,Ashley,O. Placo of observation Ashley,Ohio (ground) Numbor of objocts Distance of object from observor "Quite a distance" Timo in sight S/N 10. Altitude Could not estimate 1 Speod slow-moving 12 13 Diroction of flight Southwest Taetics No maneuvers Soumd N/S 16. Sizo undetermined 17 Color silver 18. Shapo Oblong,long end narrow-like silver streak 19. Odor dotectod N/S 20 Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None 22 Woathor conditions Clear,no clouds near object 23 Effoct on clouds N/s-no clouds near object 2h Skotches or photographs None Manner of disappoaranco N/S (over) 26. Romarks: RESIR!
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Source text · mention onlyESTRICTED Witness thought she heard plane which appeared to be flying low and making an unusual amount ofnoise. Could not locate the plane but did see an silver streak.It was clearly outlined and moving slowly and steadily in a southwesterly direction parallel to the ground and without changing direction. Altitude and size were not estimated. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST-UNIDENTIFIEDFLYING OBJECTS Incidont #112b Date 8April 1948 Time 1430 3. Location Delaware, Ohio Namo of observor Mrs. James B. Stephenson Occupation of obsorvor Housewife Address of observor 93 North Franklin Street,Delaware,Ohio Placo of observation From the ground 8. Numbor of objocts One Distance of objoct from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight N/s Altitudo N/S 12 Speod slow 31山 Diroction of flightSouthwesterly Tactics None 15 Sourd None Sizo Very large - about the size of a full moon in height but much smaller in width Color Very white 18. Shapo Cylindrical,with vapor around the top Odor dotectod N/S Apparont construction N/s Exhaust trails None Woathor conditions Clear,no clouds around object Effoct on clouds N/S RESTRICTE Skotches or photographs None 25 Manner of disappoaranceN/s 26 her window by an object of unusual shape in the sky.Upon going outsid
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Source text · mention onlyred very white,with no shadow tall,was cylindrical in shape and seemed to have vapor aroud the top.When first seen, it appeared to be leaning at an angle,and then right itself and move along "perpendicular to the groumd.It appeared not to be moving at first,but upon a closer look it was seen maining at the same altituwe.The weather was clear,and no exhaust trails were seen.The object seemed very large,about tee size of a full moon in height,but much sma ller in width. Since there was nothing to compare it with, she could not be sure of the size. No statement was made as to whether or not witness heard an airplane. RESTRICTED 33a
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LISTUNIDENTIFIEDFLYING OBJECTS Incidont#112c Data8April1948 Timo1430 Location Delaware,Ohio Namo of observor Rev.ames B. Stephenson Occupation of obsorvor Pastor Address of obsorvor93 N.Franklin Street,Delaware,Ohio Placo of obsorvution From the ground .8 Numbor ofobjccts One Distance of objoct from obsorver N/S 10 Timo in sightN/S 工 AltitudoN/s 12 SpeodSlow 13. Diroction of flight Southwesterly 14 Tactics None 15 Soumd None 16. Sizo Not Stated 17 Color White 18. Shapo Verticle,larger at the bottom and narrow at the top 19 Odor dotectedNone 20 Apparont construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None 22 Woathor conditions Clear 234 Effoet on clouds N/S RESTRICTED Sketches or photographs None Manner of disappoarance N/S 26. Remarks: Witmess first thought that object was a plane on fire,as it was surrounded by a vaporous substance.A plane was heard, and
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Source text · mention onlySTRICT it seemed low and made a great deal of noise.After a few seconds'study object became clearly outlined and looked similar to a vertical cylinder, large at the bottom and narrow at the top,with streamers or streaks of vapor attached.t gave the appearance of a white cloud,but did not behave as a cloud.It retained its shape and maintained a steady movement on a straight course against the wind.The Delaware airport was alerted ·for its RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention only.. UJ-IIDEI,~T IFIED FLYliJG Incid,:int '#8 April 191,ll - .. Occupo.t i on of •• • • Southwester1y but doesn't
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Source text · mention only• Tuctics None ! Not less than Shnpo Spherical, Odor dotoctod • construction • • • feet in width small protrusion ' of disnppoarunco Disappeared I ncid,mt # - Occupo.tion of • • • Nor th Washington Stree t • • .- - '' " • •
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTPC object far away.It traveled in a straight line and did not maneuver.It was not stated that the sound of a plane was heard. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention only. ll-1IDEHTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS a of obse r vo r Robert B• • f r om oOso r vo r• Five se conds ' .. . ' . ... • None Top part eight feet diam parac hute carryin g a • const ru ct i on Er.haust truil s .vloo.thor conditi ons Clear, " Effoct on cl oudsN / S Sketch• - of disupp oa r anc o N/S Romurks :Lt.Col Robart B. Hughes f'irst si@ted the obje eCb'e fore .' • pleting en }.gQ 0 1e:ft turn over the tow or Montgomery, Ua.bama.
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Source text · mention onlyThe objec t, sighted at ten o'clock otf his 1e£t wing, aweared to be a silver disc. He i.mnediately eomp1eted a sharp bank to t he left ani was able to get a better look at the object, and described it as .follmrs:
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIAL Object observed at altitude of about 2000-3000 on NE-SW heading. It appeared to be some g inches in diameter and gave off a silvery brilliantreflection.It oscillated from a horizontal plane to a MPH-（traveled some 500 feet in l or 2 seconds Bo sound couldbe heard nor were there any trails of any kind. NOTE: This slghting may have been the reflection of sun from wings of these aircraft.At the approximate time of the eightinga mumber of aircraft were flying in the local area. FIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyIncidrmt :ffl.15 obso rvor ■ from obsorvo r '" :. ...... ' " " .• . thEm rBpidly acceler ating aD1 ' .' ; undetermined construction photog r aphs disappoaranco .. • • "
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Source text · mention onlyOONFIDENTIAL Witnesses were attracted by sound of fighter aircraft in vicinity. They started searching the sky for the aircraft and sighted the objects.When first sighted, the witnesses thought theobjects might be weather balloons.However,when they accelerated so rapidly in They were in a trail formation on a North-South line.and moved so rapidly they wereout of sight within a few seconds.From original sighting in the stationary position to their disappearance,a period ofaoproximately two （2) mimtes elapsed,opfwhich the objects were in a stationary position for approximately one (l）minute. NOTE: NOTE： Nearest weather station releasing balloons is Spartanburg,S.C. One black balloon was released at l230 Esr. OONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyONFIDENTIAL left on this heading In approximately 2 minutes objects had disappeared (4) Objects began moving in a NNE direction and rapidly accelerating (3) and climbing. (2） When first seen objects were in a semi-stationary position. First one object was sighted, next, another one appeared. ONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention only- UWIDEli!TIFIED FLYING J,. . • ' . ., . "" .. of obs o rwtion Moose Factory Moose Factory, f r Ol!l obs o rvor
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Source text · mention onlyTPICTED A big ball of blue flame,seemingly the size of a football streaked out of the sky and exploded neer this Northern Ontario community (Moose Factory) near the shores of James Bay. The explosion lit up the entire area brighter than daylight, the whole ball disappeared and a second later a streak of orange light shot upward from where the ball was last seen.The orange streak NOTE: Th&s ties up with earlier reports from Cochran,150 miles south of Moose Jaw where several citizens reported seeing what they thought to be a meteor around ll.4o P.M. EST Thurs. One witness (a Mrs. Charles Giles) said that the object plunged dowmward like'a spent rocket in the northern sky.She described it as about the size of a full moon which gave the appearance of disintegration as it fell. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyFifty td6o shiny objects were seen moving at a speed faster than any kmowm aircraft on an Easterly heading at an extrenely high altitude. For the most pert these objects traveled in a straight line altho some of them zig-zegged slightly.No sound was heard.Some objects seemed to have a silvery tail which might bave been exbaust.These objects could not bave been weather balloons as only one balloon was released by the Memohis Weather Bureau that day. NOTE: Witnesses thought they had seen a meteor; however subsequent investigation seemed to preclude this possibility. Herget of the Observatory of Cincinnati,Ohio, in which Dr. Herget expressed serious doubt that the 5O or more objects observed 7 May 48 in Memphis were meteors. He, was, however unable to offer any explanation as to a possible identification of the objects. Dr.Hymak of OSU and Dr.Lincoln LaPaz are to be consulted about the possibility of tkis these being a meteor shower. Witness of this incident were:Mr.F.J.Kaiser,salesman 251 W.Waldorf Ave.,Mermnhis Mrs F.J.Kaiser,housewife 251 W. Waldorf Ave.,Memohis,Tenn. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyCHECK-LIST -UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date 28Mar48 Incidont #118 Time 1630 hours Location Berlin Lichtenrade,Kirchbachstrasse 2 Mame of observer Dr Ormans, Occupation of obsorvor Former guided missile expert at Exeinmetall Borsi Address of observor Berlin Lichtenrede,Kirchbachstrasse 2 Placo of observation As above Nunbor of objocts 1 Distance of objoct from obsorvor N/S 10. Timo in sightN/s 11. Altitude 14 kilometers 12 Speed rather fast 13 Diroction of flight South to North Tactics N/S 15 Sound No sound reported 16 Size "white point" 17 Color White 18. Shapo N/S 19. Odor dotootod n/s 20. Apparont construction K/S 21. Exhaust trails No exaust trail reported 2 Woathor conditions clear 23 Effoct on clouds N/S 2l Skotches or photographs 25. Mannor of disappoaranco N/S 26. Romarks: (over)
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Source text · mention onlyOONFIDENTIAL Dr Ormans,former Guided Missile expert at Exeinmetall,Borsig mentioned that he sighted l white point moving from South to North at an approx height of i4 kilometers,speed undetermined,rather fast,no rpt of sound,and no report of exheust trail. WITNESSES: Dr and Mrs.Ormans. No photographs available. CONFIDEWTIAL
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Source text · mention only• Agustina Vargas •• • . . - - . . construction highly colored Weather conditions . . : Sketches or photographs . . of Asuncion
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Source text · mention onlyOc~at i on of . . observation Dist ~nce of east of Asuncion of Bank of Paraguay E:ktl:1.. Direction of flight N/S N/S N/S N/S • Cwft=J:Ra construction Sketches or pho togr ~phs of disappearance
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED Perceived a disc giving off an intense green color.Witness reports that the object traveled from west to east at a speed less than that of aplane and at an altitude of approx looo ft.Along its edges it gave off an aureola with the color green predominant. TRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST- UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date N/s-around7Feb48 Incidont#120 Time N/S Location Vejle,Denmark Namo of observer N/S Occupation of obsorvor field laborers Address of observor N/s Placo of obsorvation Gadbjerg (near Vejle) 8. Numbor of objocts T Distance of objoct from observer 200 meters altitude 10. Timo in sight s3seconds 11. Altitude 200 meters altitude 12 Speod high speed 13 Diroction of flightSE to NW TacticsN/S 15 Sound N/s 16 Sizo N/S 17 Color shining 18. Shapo N/S 19. 20, Apparont constructionN/s 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22 Woathor conditions N/s 23 Effoct on clouds N/s 24 Sketches or photographs None 25 Manner of disappearance N/s 26 Romarks: RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention only47a TRICTED Taree men working in a field in Gadbjerg (nenr Vejle) Dennark, have obervei a shining object hich moved at bigh speed over the Bky from southenst to northwest at about 2oo meterg altitude.It remained visible for three cecouds. A ColoraT: Ho verifieation received of the above. EvaluationP-6 RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST-UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 876Tenu6ca Incidont#121 Tine 2330 LocationCartersvi1le,Georgia,34°10N,8l°49W Name of observor Hugh DuBose Occupation of obsorvorPilot（EAL) Address ofobservorN/s Placo of obsorvation Air 8. Numbor of objocts One 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorvor N/S 10. Timo in sight N/S 11 Altitudo3000 feet 12 uduoopoods 13 Diroction of flight175°M Taetics None 15 Soumd N/S 16 Sizo N/S 17. Color Light,sky-blue 18. odous Circular, except for the top quarter which was flat, pot- shaped 19. Odor dotectod ii/s 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None DOHFIDENTIAL 22 Woathor conditions N/S 23 Effoet on clouds/s 2 Skotches or photographs None 25 Manner of disappearanco lo°below the horizon 26 Romarks: When object crossed the path of the witness all that could be observed was an intense blue flame, in a shape circular except for
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Source text · mention onlyOONFIDENTIAL the top quarter which was flat, pot-shaped. The witness states that the object definitely did not have the curved trajectory of a wingless missile. Shartly after crossing his path,the blue flame sputtered and turned inmediately earthward.The flame then died altogether but nothing was seen hitting the ground. Witness states that the flame was not d the dow a long exhaust stack at a short but concentrated mass of blue flame and further stated that his connections with RAF pilots in England churing the war leads him now to believe this object looked the same as the on this flight 9 January 48,also saw the object,the flame only,but can give no further evidence for its identification. Mr.DuBose stated on April 29 that seventy-five cattle had died of an unlmow disease on the farm of a r. Gordy at Newan,Georgia,and expressed concern over a possible connection between the unidentified object he reported and this umusual fatality among healthy cattle.However, the Atlanta Uffice of the Animal Industry Division,U,s.Department of Agri- culture, advises that this umkmow disease has persisted for over a year and other cases repeated elsewhere in the country for some time back. There apparently remains no basis for connection between the object Mr. DuBose reports and the death of seventy-five cattle at Neman, Georgia. CONFIDENTIAL #8大
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Source text · mention onlydefined form gave the appearance of a large object at a great distance. The statements of other witnesses to this incident are contained in reportsll2aand 1l2b. All witnesses agreed that the object was very high,moved faster than any kmowi aircraft,possessed a roumded,indistinct form,amd disappeared suddenly rather than fading away in the distance.It was under observation 1/2 minutes or slightly less.It was definitely not a balloon,and apparently not manned, judging from the violent maneuvers which were performed at a high rate of speed. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyThe Belvidere report quoted. a Robert Price end Veryl Babb 'asthe ~bird l\~S- ''bigger than an airplane 11 ari..d. flapped its wings . ' RELIAllfoITY:
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Source text · mention onlyThis target was contacted on the air search radar at 1500 GCT on 18 April 48. clouds nor weather fronts in said area.iThere were no target indications on the surface radar. The target strength was S5 fadingat 18,0o0 yards. RESTRICTED a
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST-UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidont #125 Dato 2 May 1948 Tine Night Location St.ouis,Missouri,4oooN 9015W Name of observor N/s Occupation of obsorvor S/N Address of observor N/s Placo of observation Ground Numbor of objocts One Distance of objoct from obsorvor N/s 10. Timo in sight N/S Altitudo N/S 12. SpoodN/S 13 Diroetion of flight N/S Tactics N/S SoundN/S 16. Sizo N/S 17 Color Phosphorescent after dark 18. Shapo Bird 19. Odor dotoctod N/s 20. Apparont construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22 Woathor conditions N/S 23 Effoct on clouds N/S 24 Skotches or photographs None RESTRICTED 25. Mannor of disappearance N/S 26. Remarks: See Incident #123
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST -UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date 7May1948 Incidont #127 2 Time N/S Loca tion Lake Doiran,along the Yugoslav-Greek frontier Namo of observor N/s Occupation of obsorvor N/S Address of observor N/S Placo of obsorvation Groumd Number of objocts One Distanco of object from obsorvor N/s 10. Timo in sight N/S 11, Altitudo 3000 feet 12. Speod N/S 13. Dirootion of flight 180° 山 Tactics N/S 15. Sound Like artillery shell (shrill whine) 16. Size N/S 17. Color N/S 18. Shapo Flying disc 19. Odor dotoctod N/S 20. Apparont construction N/s 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22 Woathor conditions N/s RESTRICTED 23. Effoct on clouds N/s 2l4. Skotches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappoarance N/S 26. Romarks: A press dispatch quoted residents of the Lake Doiran
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Source text · mention onlyUEIDENT IFIED FLYilJG OBJECTS Incid,mt # 12g Lo cc tion(HobSon) ' lli.ddleport , " Occupution of Central System . ' . from obs c rvor
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Source text · mention onlyYard Clerk; and C.K.Hite, New York Central atrolman PatroLman Hite stated in addition that his attention was called to these objects by Car nspector Ben Rupe. Upon observing the sky Hite saw disc-shaped objects travelingf rom west to east in succession in the same path at about two-minute intervals.Now and then one would hook back apparently in the same path whence it had come. Occasionally one seemed to burst and disintegrate. For a resemblence,Hite said Take a large clock face, cover it with radiumm,and sail it throug the air." CONFIDENTIAL 57a
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Source text · mention onlyThe local office of the Civil Aeronautics administration discredited a supposition by Bluethenthal Field ' s station manager vanes HoloD'lon, that object could have been a P-80 plane in flight . The CAA said there was no such plane in the sky -there at the time .
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRIOTED 130 THEB.F.GOODRICHCOMPANY Minneapolis 3, Minnesota 415 west Rosser Ave Bismark,N.D. 5-23-48 United States Army-Intelligence Div. Washington,D.C. Gentlemen:- On the night of May 17th at about ll:30 PM driving from Baker,Montana getting to the hills I noticed a very bright object in the sky to the North- west.The sky was overcast in the West but to the South the moon could be seen at times -with a broken sky. Having traveled this sare route for and can tell a star from an unusual object when I see it. also,but I stopped at the Powder River Bridge where the road dips con- siderably down fron a high ridge - cut off my car motor and watched this object as it sailed around in the sky- which at times close and others reappearing,at a very bright white light at what I would judge about not with me,and after stopping the car engine watched this thing through my glasses,which seemed to appear as a small object with a long very bright light shooting from the under part of it.Because of the speed of the object and the darkmess it was very difficult to make out what it might be,but I am sure that if I had had a more powerful glass Imight have made it out. I am perfectly sincere and do not drink so the foregoing is absolutely the truth.With some of this newspaper funabout flying saucers etc,this had all of the appearance of just that- and in stopping the car if this I stopped at a service station just before getting to the Powder River Bridge but they had all gone to bed so did not have anyone along with me to witness the object as it flew through the air.It stayed around this area for about 20 minutes and then flew off through the heavy cloud bank to the West. Iam enclosing a map showing the location of the foregoing. Yours very truly, The B.F.Goodrich Company /s/Wm.Bonnevi lle Territory Manager COPY
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Source text · mention only1308 The B.B.Goodrich Compan 1653 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis,Minnesota RESTRICTED 4l5 w.RosserAvenue Bismarck,N.Dakota Jume18,1948 Colw.R.Clingemman U.S. Army Air Forces Wright Field Dayton,Ohio Refer-MCIAXO-3 Dear Sir: which you desire answ red to the best of my ability - with reference to the object which I saw flying through the air between Plema am Miles City Montana on the night of May l7th,I will answer them and give you a graphic description again with a little more elaboration than my previous letter -if that is possible. Question:- Did the entire object appear to be glowing,or did it give the effect of carrying lights.Answer: Thisthing seemed to be a ball of what made it go -however, it did disturb me quite a little because after stopping to view it at the Powder River Bridge I could not hear motors humming such as an aircraft in these parts might have,and I therefore tried to find out just what it was by the use of my field glasses. （b) Question:- An estimate of the size of the object in comparison with some other kmow object.Answer - the size of the light which was very brilliant would indicate that it was fairly large compared with aircraft and not several was as bright as the headlight on a locomotive, only about three times that bright and without direction.By this I mean that this light simply glowed very bright and was not a directed light. （c） Que tion:-An estimate of the speed of the object in comparison with the jet type or conventional aircraft.Answer:This object flew at about twice the speed of any aircraft that Northwest Airlines planes fly-because as we call it out here appearing only faintly first and then growing larger as it approached over the hills north of the highway - until it seemed to hang there off in the northwest of me brightly and then would turn south toward the highway hhere it became real bright and then would start back West again and fly out of sight.This t ing did this several times -which actually got my goat-if I may put it that way.（d) Question:Did the object appear to be circling at random or didit follow a definite flight pattern. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED DOCI the West - then turning slightly South and turning in a big swing and then heading West again -flying out of sight into the dark black cloud bank out of sight- then reappearing,and it did this several times. （e) Question:-Is it possible that its disappearance into a "heavy clom bank" might have been caused by clouds obscuring reflected moonlight from a hig ly polished surface.Answer:-No -I have seen aircraft many times on moonlight nights -but this was not anything like that- this thing glowed brightly white light such as any real white brilliant light might.The moon was not bright enough to reflect polished light umless the craft might have been South of me in the direct light of the moon-which showed（the moon) from time to time through the clouds. This slightly west, and was a steady oncoming light growing brighter as it came, and had the appearance of something carrying this light in the air- but without sound, and it certainly was close enough to me to have heard motors. I thought it might have been some kind of a jet aircraft that I perhaps had gaing on in defense or experinental mechanics however felt it my duty to somewhat difficult for.me to do because of the crackpot stories making the rounds in some sections about flying saucers etc.,but for the life of me this had all the ear marks of just that kind of a deal. I have traveled this road about which I have releated this sighting many life seen anything like this-so naturally I was somewhat alarmed about it, and have steadfastly kept the whole thing to myself.Iwill certainly be on the lookout for the darmed thing the next trip I make through this same area which is generally after dark-because most of the time I work from Lemmon South Dakota or Hettinger North Dakotaalong this highway to these I feel as before stated anything of this nature which we are not familiar with we are duty bound to report to our DefenBe Forces who may be better equipped to umderstand the unfamiliar than we are. Yours very truly, W.A.BONNEVILLE-Territory Mgr for the B..Goodrich Company WAB RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyRESTROTED CHECK-LIST ·UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date 20-26Feb48 2. Time Usually around 2130 hours 3 Location N/s (Norway Denmark & Sweden) INCIDNT 133 Name of observer N/S 5 Occupation of observer N/S 6 Address of observer n/s Place of observation N/S Number of objects 1/s Distance of object from observer N/S 10 Time in sight N/S 11 Altitude From tree-top level to 20,000 f 12 Speed one to two miles per second 13 Direction of flight Come from direction of Peanemunde 14 Tactics N/S 15. Sound N/S 16. Size N/S 17 Color (green tail) 18. Shape N/S 19. Odor detected N/s 20. Apparent construction KRX)S/N 21. Exhaust trails green 22 Weather conditions N/S 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance N/S 26,Remarks might be significant.
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Source text · mention onlyCHECK-LISTUNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date X28May1948 Time 1500 hours(Eastern Daylight Saving Time) Incident: Location Selfridge Fid,Mt.Clemens,Mich /to MacDill AF Bas from 3. 134 approx 6 miles east of Monroe,Michigan Name of observerLt Kokolonis Occupation of observer Ist Lt,Corps of Engineers 6 Address of observer Selfridge Field Place of observation 6miles east of Monroe, Miohigan 8. Number of objects 5-three at first - two later Distance of object from observer 2miles to left (first3) 2-1/2milesto left（two） 10. Time in sight 10 to 15seconds Altitude 8,000+ 12. Speed over 500MPH soven o'olock position to 35oheading north. (？) 13. Direction of flight see sketch making abrupt turn to right （pilot's left)) 14. Tactios Maintained noso-up attitude.Made abrupt turns. 15. Sound None 16. Size 300to L00 ft approx.-size of lake freighters（500 ft) 17. Color silvery-gold color 18. Shape diso Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/s 21. Exhaust trails none 10.to15 22. Weather conditions Clear-visibility: aht miles High overcast at 18,000 ft w/thin stratus 23.Effect on clouds layer very brokan at 8,000 S/N 24.Sketches or photographs Sketoh showing approx positions 25.Manner of disappearance lost in hr z at7 o'clock position to pilot 26.Remarks Objects maintained smooth traok thru sky,and flew in line of stern stopped up. In second sighting the second object flew about 50 feet higher than the first.All had hazy or fuzzy outline.
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LISTUNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date 28May1948 2 Time 1500 hours (Eastem Daylight Saving Time) Enroute to INCIDENT Location Selfridge Fld.,Mt. Clemens,Mich fMaoDill Fid 134a Position: 6 miles due east of Monroe,Michigan Name of observer M/Sgt Ernest Davis,Jr.(colored) Occupation of observer M/Sgt Address of observer Selfridge Field Place of observation 6miles due east of Monroe, Michigan 8. Number of objects 2 9 Distance of object from observer 25to 30miles towxleft 10. Time in sight 30 seconds 11. Altitude approx 8,000 ft 12. Speed Over Lo0 miles per hour 13.Direction of flight South West from 35°at 8:00 o'clock position 14. Tactics Pursued straight course 15.Sound N/S 16. Size Appeared to be four feot in diameter 17 Color Shiny brass 18 Shape round 19. Odor detected N/S 20.Apparent construction N/s 21Exhaust trails None 22. Weather conditions Clear,high overcast at 18,0o0 ft;thin stratus layer broken at 8,000 ft,lateral visibility: 23. Effect on clouds 10to15miles N/S RESTRICTED 24 Sketches or photogrephs Sketoh 25. Manner of disappearance N/S 26 Remarks Discrepancy as to position of 2nd object in group 2 as sighted by Lt Kokolomis （Inc l34) Witness perceived only top-side of object.Objects soen flying over wooded soction
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Source text · mention only• Knoxville, Odor detected : South Knoxville. (according to Mrs Whitehou~e) (accor ding to ORC instructors) "str eamer of bluish color trai ling 11 AP_pa~ent construction Exhaust trails We&ther conditions : • N/S N/S Sketches or photog rap hs : dis?J)pearence: •
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Source text · mention onlyIi~CIDENT SUMJ-IARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in fil es) 1. Date of Observation 7 .JalT.18141 . Iaatcl• f 137 2 . Time of Obser vation 2Jlli. a1lll 2115- 3. Where was Object( s) Sighted • Clat-1 BUJ.. Jfol'th CaroUm, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Observer ' s Position ~ t~und t..t. C:.:~ •. ..... (i .e . ground , air , control tower , etc . ) 5. Name and Address of Observer .i:d:,er.::1.ty. ~ rth Oarollm. . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . Occupation and/o r Hobbies . htbemtU.ca. lDat:ruc.tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attention Attracted to Object (s) By . . • . . . • . . . . • . . . . . • • • . Number of Object(s) Sighted . J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Size of Object(s) .3.1J 2t in -1C\ltll v5.eved.0ptll"lpdi~ about aiN•of afe • • 10 . Color of Object(s) . •• • .•.. .. •• . .•• • .... . .•• , • • , . ll. Shape (Sketch i f Possib l e) ~ W:S. f rom 'Capffl .tQ a ,oini in• tl!S •Nar • ~ lika ameu . 12. Nature of Luminosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer Jll1' . . 14. Speed of Object(s) .m&b &leed . .... . 15 . Time in Sight •.Appradaate~.1 .llimtt . . . . . . . . . . es. Tactics Did ao, paN1i1t iL ..gtmll'a1. -coane. •ba\ •--~ 1fo th • • • • • • 17 . Sound Wade by Object(s) .... . . ~ ... .• . • •. • •• 18. Di~ection of Flight of Objcct(s) ..t. rth!laat. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 19 . Apparent Construction ( Of i'ihat ~.aterial or Substance) • • • ;. • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail .lfot.YS.dble . .. . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Time • Clear . . . . . . . . . . 22. Peculiarities Noted . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 23 . Summary of I ncident Ob'°1;a . 88f118i to •EPW-a•bla.t•1na·.,._ ·1111pen4:to a • • •!:~~-~ - ~L~~~- ~ 4 ~.;_:~ , ~ ••, .. else.of Q , • • -p.uue 1n .. -t. -~ MJre abo1d .r l /2• 1n 1-cth. 92.e., cU.a•, _.. • S1l1' ~ GI' •u.,-ap".',al"G ma ·of • •t1- al'OWl1 ·ta t.b1 -,• • • • • • • • • (Attach a Separate Sheet if Additional Space is Needed)
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Source text · mention only11\:CIDEN'l' SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out nnd retained in files) 1 . Date of Observation . l .1'1:119111. 2 , Time 'of Observation . 0920 i.r. . . . J . Where was Object(s) Sighted ~Col--- Clde . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . • . 4. Observer ' s Position .~.0o1.-. •. ~ . .. (i .e . ground, air , control tower , etc . ) Jad.clat 'lJI 1 • . . . . 5. Name and Address of Observer ... "14a Sltlt. 25'79.Jin.1ma. •••Cel-- .. . ;c:Jlllt . . . . . . . . . ' . . 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies . Bo1aNw:Ut . . . . . . . , Attention Attracted to Object (s) By • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Number of Objoct(s) Sighted . I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, Size of Objec t (s) .-.bu.ftlaft (~ »-J•.6.z.)O) .alaa.at.3.1/2! ln.l~ . 10 . Color of Object(s) .lll.Ttl' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 , Shape (Sketch if Possible) .%4llt • ~ .-.~ .. 12. Nature of Luminosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . Estimated Distance of Object from Observer 4f A1V....... 111tRt.)OOOI . .. 14. Speed of Object(s) .-8' .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 15 . Time in Sight • .flta: (4) --- . . - · Tactics .~"9411P.aaa4.41ow1J .. 17. Sound ~ifade by Object(s) .JIQDI • . . . . . 18. Direction of Flight of Object(s) h•l.h•decl lodll Jllla$ .... Jfonll . . . . . 19 , Apparent Construction (Of What W.aterial or Substance) • -~• •• ••• • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . Effect of Objects on Clouds and/ or Exhaust Trail . to.Al•• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21. Weather Conditions fad.sting at the Time . ol_.,IQlllt&h, • .JIO olonl1• - . . , .. • 22 . 23.
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Source text · mention onlyCap\ Jlanell, ptlo\ of OM P-S> wta ~• a looH tonation ta uail ot LI. Collins wdl.e !)lldl\C 'b1a la a callbrated apeed aclt. b atrcntt WN m\ equipped wiUL vlllC tub (ftp). 'lbe ])llok et&ed that ~ WN 1A t.h1t Col\:lliNa .trea·. Mn Zittek'• po•1Uon .... .troa a thr.. quarter p0e iU011 at ei&htiJ?«• Au article .. ubllabad • tbe Col'dllbu ew1 Papd• Collllllbue, Wo. 8 J\117 1948.
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Source text · mention only• • • Information received from Captain Boyd. District Intelligence Office, 320 Old Post Office, Columbus, Ohio Unconventional aircraft sighted by Mrs. Wilda Zittek, 2579 Avalon Ave .• Columbus at 0920 on 8 July. Weather was clear, sun shi ning brightly, no clouds near the object . She first saw the object with her naked eye, then spent two minutes looking for binoculars. Observed the object for about two minutes with them . There were two flying objects; both appeared to have a blunt front and seemed to taper to a point at the rear. The shape was very much like a cigar. The sun was shining on them and they appeared to be silver in color. With the naked eye, they appeared to be about the size of airplane when writing in the sky . They were about 3½11 in length and 111 in diameter. In other words, they seemed to be a l i ttle more than three times the diameter in length. Speed was not estimated. Observed for approximately four minutes . When first seen, they were headed northeast. Seemed to pob up and down rather than pursuing a set and steady course . Altitude was judged to be approximate ly 3000 ft . No sound audible from the object; no exhaust trail visible . First seen in . east going towa rd ~rt Columbus , then moved generally north from there . - Binoculars wer e M3 {, X3o . 1-,,;3 N "'1~ The following was broadcast over radio this morning (9 Jul) but persom not yet interviewed : On 7 July, five members of one family saw the objects which l ooked like pie pans , directly over Port Columbus .
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Source text · mention onlylnterrogatioa ~ \;.,.., IClUO-J 1 \ll v u l. Coatactecl Captain J>wi&b\ 1. lto7cl., District Intelligence Officer, 109 CIC DetacbNDt. Old. Poet Office Jail.dil:lg. Coluwbna. Ohio, at 0900. 10 Juq l~. Bead the agent•• report an.cl proc•ded vitb. the eca>:\ to tbe h01111 of Mrs. Pa».l Tit tek, 2579 .A.Yalon ..bemie, Cohulbaa, Cllio . 2. Internewd JIN. Yittu and· racei•ecl the aame informati on aa cont&ined in the agenta' report (VD JIX) Yora _341) arc.pt tlaat the boDbbg IIOl'NIIID.t deeeribed there 'IA'M broacbt out to be a cmooth:umti.ulating 110Vlllellt •like eoMthiDg gohg through air . current••. ) ~ 3. !he mbJect stated that tb.e obJect wu c~ar ebaped~ with a bl'Gllt nose and the ·m1 obecured.. 11 1 couldn't aake i.t out pla!n: It waa Uka a. dart blot". !be' main thin« tbat bad attracted baa- attentim waa the 1Rml18ht reflected tl"o11 the ~ center of the object. both ends bei.Jlc illdia\inct. 4. !he A.bJeeta• powen of obaerYation •n checked on aircraft flying ill the u• and were fOUD.d to be good • far u direction and 110Taent were concerned, lmt poor f'or di■tal!C• and altituda. the bi&oculars wwe checked ana toad to be ty,pe M-3. b x JO, v1th art1lla17 ail ecal• illp>Nd. •o blAllllsb.n or de:f'ecta in the optics were faaDd.. !he...sutiJect had no acarate idea u to the Mount of tbe 1111 seal• the object occupied. 5. .l check at Putwaca :neld Operatlona showed two 1'-80' • 1n the a1r at the tille of U.. •1cb\1Jrig. Contaoted Captain Damell, aPOJ', the pilot of one ot the J'-80'• llho atated \bat he was ill ~• Colowbu area at the tiae of •icht.illg. Be waa flTiQC a loose fo!'llation in trail '-'t Lt. Collina ...Ula paclnc him on a col.1brate d epeed check. !'he ,..,. raft were not equipped. with wing tip tana. 6. In Yiew of the fact that Mn. Yittek'• ai&ht of th• obJecta vae fro• a three ta,arter rear position it 111 hi&blT poaai.ble thq were the two :,..go•• in the Coluabaa area u thia poaition !roa a diat111tce ltnda ltsel.f to a diatonion co-.,arable to what tlh• ..,, i. e. blunt no••• obacare tail. and apparent lack of viJlgs. 7. .l cblck vu aade ldtb the Iatellti-ce Off icer at tbB Port Col.uabwl laYal ilr Station vUb nap.tive !'Ntllte. " f\ • ~ ~ • l , v "._,,, ' ~ "__, J \;; \J lat Lt.• ~J.1 .lfl Brech, Operations Section rJJG/ ■eh 6-6'326 B 2.88 !chnical 1nt.elligcce D1.• p 201.Y .,.--,.. J '- ,., \;/ v CLamc:1 a. GLASJaBCX:& ------------- --------------~---~--~----------
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Source text · mention onlyUEIDENTIFIED Incid'rnt #- • Investir:ator (MCIAX0--4) sec ond duration
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Source text · mention only- - --- -- --- - -- - - --- - -- ----- --- - --- --- -- --------- l Unidentified Flying Object· MCLU0 - 3 MCI.AX0-4 16 July Lia l~ At 2147 hours on 9 July 19.!$, the undersigned sighted an unidentified object f l ying from east to west at appr oximately three or four thousand feet over the north end of Osbor n, Ohi o. 2 . '.lhe object appeared as a pale ye llowish white light that seemed to glow. It was not a direct beam. 'lhe l ight was travel i ng at a rate of speed between five or six hvn~red miles . It appeared long enough to allow the observer to determine its flight path {approximately one to t?ro seconds) and then went out• Ther e was a pause of three seconds . the light then reappeared again for the same length of time , another three - second pause and the patte r n was repeated • After the third appearance i t was ~ seen again . 'lhe final sighting was made with the object at an angle of approximately 9 to the horizon in f ront of the observe r who WtiS l ooking nor th . n>.e last sighting was slight l y above the horizon to the west , just north of Pattern Fie l d. '.Ihe inter mittent appea r ance of the light was at a regulated i nterva l , 3• '.Ihe sky was clear with about a quarter moon r ising in the East - southeast; h01Jever, nothing could be as cert ained except the glow of the light, 'lhere was no sound or trail ... 4• '.Ihe undersigned was a reconnaissance pilot in World War II and served for eight months in the 160th Reconnaissance Sqd . (J.P.) f l yi ng FP...go type aircraft , It is believed that his power s of observation ar e above average and that the estimates of speed can be conside r ed to be fai rly aoour atet CLARENCE GLAZEBROOK crro/aw 1st Lt., USAF Ext 653 10 e Bldg 2,Sg Post 201F
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Source text · mention only• .. .. lTh'lDENTIFIED FLYING 0BJF.cTS from obs qrvor a • Between 2100 • • 0ccu pntion • to Southwest •• · y • ·• • • •••• · mm bright yellow-white • .... const ruction '" .. • Exhaust troils bright moonlight photographs •
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Source text · mention only- -- -- - - ----- --- -- ------ --- --------- - -- - -- -- - - Interrogation . lMCIAX0-4 19 July L¢;M.CI.AX0-3 1. Proceeded to the home of Mr • Howard Enslow in Gahanna. Ohio, with an Agent of the 109th CIC Detachment at 1000, 10 July 191.$ • 2. Interviewed Mrs . Howard Enslow who stated that on the night of l July 19~ between 2100 and 2200 hours, she, Mr . Ens l ow, Mr . and Mr s . Chester Taylor and th~ir Sons , Haro l d and Jack, of 400 Grove st., Columbus, Ohio, sighted an uni dent ified object flying through the air . Mrs. Ens l ow described it as a "Beautiful goiden saucer glowing like a halo with a silver rim around it. n Direction of flight was from North... st to South west and the object was visible for approximately ther r second •• Subject was very vague a Jilil..d appear ed to attr ibute the phenomena to holy visitat i ons . Was unable to contact -W Enslow,. 3• Proceeded to the home of Mr . Chester Taylor and intervi ~wed his son Jack, age 23, 'Who had three years service and is now active in the National Guard. He s t ated that the object was a bright yellow -'White light that moved through the sky at a terrific rate of sp,ied . It was e. glow and not a directed light and was about two seconds in duration. It ditntt fade out but ceased abruptly . The line of flight appeared to be flat and the object appeared from the Northeast going Southwest , at an al titude of about three or four thousand.feet . 'lhere was no audible noise althcugh it was a quiet night and the object appeared olose in at an angle to the horizon of about forty - five degrees . Although the sky was clear and the moon was bright nothing but the light was seen . 4. ~!r . Tayl or' s story was the same as that of hi s sonts . Mrs . Taylor was in the oar and did not observe the phenomena. ihe other witness was not readily available . 5• Proceeded to the s i ght of the observation and determined that , under the con dit i ons of course and altitude as estimated by the subject, it was possible that their Aie of vision was r estricted by a g r ove of trees thus limiting the obse r ved line of i'fight to the two three - second periods report e d• CLARENCE GLASEBR00K CWG/aw 1st Lt , USAF Ext 65310 Bldg~ Post 20lF
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Source text · mention onlyUEIDENT IFIED FLYING OBJECTS Occupation of • of obsorw,tion • .. from o bsorvo r • Diroction of flibht • • Odor dotoctod const r uction • • photog r o.phs disnppoarnnoe •
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Source text · mention onlyappeared to be a jet or roclret trail. The object leaving the trail was traveling at terrific speed in a southwesterly direction and as nearly as they could eaimate they calculated the degree of travel as 230o. They were on a heading at the time of 2i5o.The jet or rocket trail at no time crossed their flight path.'It was on the distant western horizon at NOTE: There is a 15 mimate difference in time f/thie sighting （0230) to the rocket sighting at 0245 in Atlanta some 400 to 475 miles distant. NOTE: The above time （O230) tallies with another sighting by another pilot in the vicinity of Blackstone,Va,who Baw a very unusual meteor that appeared to be on a bearing of about 2loo from them traveling in a southerly direction above but close to the horizon, CONETOGE
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Source text · mention only1444 Supplement to Trip Report to Columbus, Oaio 31July1948 ReiAtlanta Sighting THRU: Col Clingermen Col McCoy The object of this trip was to interviey C. L.McKelvie, a passen ger aboard the Rastern Airlines Do-3. the night of 24 July 1g48. 2. Mr. Mckelvle'g written statenent is essentially as followe: He was occupying the 5th or 6th seat from the front of the plane on the right and would periodically glance out the window.There was a full moon which Frequently they passed cumlus clouds.On one occasion as he wae looking out he obaerved a sudden streak of light moving in a southenstern direction across the airway above the plane.He wondered if it were lightning but observed the flame moved in a straight line and not in a flare.Tbe color waa bright flame - he taought it was probebly a light cherry red-although for better observation, momentarily loeing sight of it.Then he saw it pgaiu.Ho eatimated the flame to be about l/2 as far above the plane ae the plane was obove the ground.He eaw no physical shepe - only a streek of flame moving in a straight line.The whole experlence was momentary eo that ble to hear any sound from the outside. 3.In the interview Mr. McKelvie stated to May Llewellyn that ths pilots seemed quite excited and that they appeared nervous over the epieoce. R.A.LLEWELLYN RAL/aW Major,US/F 65310 Bldg288 Post 203F
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIAL Atlanta, Ga. Aug3,1948 Mr.S.L.Shannon Eastern Air Lines Miami, Fla. The following is a report of an unidentified eircraft which southwest of Montgomery,Ala. July 24,1g48,as we were on Eastern's trip 576. At 2:45 A.M.we were cruising at 5,000 feet when there came, what looked like a Jet type of atrcraft to our right end slightly above meeting us.It wes a clear moonlight night with the visi- bility excellent; therefore,e were able to vlew the ship as it passed for a period of around ten seconds.It was clear there type of power shooting flane from the rear some fifty feet. There were two rows of windowa,which lndicated an upper and lower deck,from inside these windowa a very bright light wes glowing. Underneath the ship there was a blue glow of lleht, After it passed it palled up into soms light broken cloads and was lost from vlew. There wes no prop waeh or rough air felt asitpessed. After talking to the only passengsr ewke at the time,he saw only the trall of flre ss it paesed and pulled into the clouds. ported jet arny craft and regdested if the ATc hnd any aircraft under control.I wes told tna no such craft wes reported by elther source. /s/C.S.Chiles C,S.Cniles Gapt E.A.L.
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED Various parts of North Jutland have reported that on 19 Jan 48 at 7:30 AM the so-called flying seucerg were observed.Phe phenomena has been observed in Hjerring. the Scaw and Hjerup.Tne objects were surrounded by a bluish light and hed tail of green light,moving east west.One observer they were rocket-like objecta which saddenly stogped, exploded and disappeared. M/A COMMENT: Impossible to get any verification of this from Daniah officials or Danish War Ministry. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST- UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Approx 1 Mar 48 Inciaont # 150 Date Time Location Swedish Coast 3。 Namo of observor N/s-a Norwegian pilot Occupation ofobsorvor ONL pilot Address of observor N/S Material taken from MA R-130-48 NAD 20560 Placo of observation Air -enroute fron Aalberg,Denmark to Oslo,Norway 8. Numbor of objocts 1 Distanco of object from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight 4seconds 11 Altitudo 20,000ft 12. Spood N/s 13. Direetion of flight Southeast -passing along Swedish Coast and disappearing over Norwey 14. Tactics N/S -flight path followed earth's surface 15. Soumd N/S 16. Size N/S emitted n/s but xxsa a bluish-green flame 17. Color 18. Shapo N/S 19. Odor dotectod N/S 20. Apparont construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails 22 Woathor conditions N/S 23. Effoct on clouds N/S 24. Skotches or photographs None 25 Manner of disappoaranco 26 Romarks: (over) RESTRICTED"
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Source text · mention onlyESTRICT· An ONL plane enroute from Aalberg,Denmark,to Oalo,Norway, sighted a projectile comjing from the southeast, passing along the Swedish Coast and disappearing over Norwey.The missile was at 20,000 ft and disappeared over the horizon in four seconds.It esmitted a bluish-green flame but left no trail in the sky. The projectile seemed to fkam follow the earhh's sarface. NOTE: Similar missiles have been observed at Rjuken, Norway & Finse, Norway. In this connection,it is of interest to know that heavy water is currently being produced in Rjuken. Observers: A Norwegian pilot and his co-pilot. The pilot served with the Royal Norwegian AF in Great Britain. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyNIUAL CHECK-LIST-UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 29 July1948 Incidont Date 151 Time 0955 Location Northeastern part of Indianapolis,Indiana （See attached sketch of location) Name of observors Mr. James W. Toney & Mr.Robert Huggins Payaox Occupution of obsorvors Both employees of W.O.Jones Rug Cleaners Addrcss of obsarvor Toney: 235 So Bradley,Indianapolis Hnggins: 5040 Indianaola,Indianapolis Placo of obsorvution （See atteched drawing of location) 8. Numbor of objocts 1 Distanco of objoet from observor N/s-not over a few hmndred feet 10. Timo in sight N/S 11 Altitudo 30 feet - just above tree-tops 12 Speod 25to30MPH 13 Diroction of flight Headed south in bank to left 14 Tactics gliding with no apparent spinning action 15. Soumd no discernible sound 16 Size 6to 8 feet longby 1-1/2 to 2 feetwide（See attach drwg.) 17. Color Aluminum and shiny in color 18. Shapo Shaped 1ike a broad short propeller （See attached drwg.) 19. Odor dotectod N/S 20. uminmm construction Apparont construction 21 Exhaust trails None 222 Woathor conditions CAVU-no clouds Effoct on clouds No clouds Skatches or photographs 2 25. Went dowm in mooded area （seemingly) Manner of disappoeranco 26. Romarks: (over) ONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyFIDENTIA Object was shaped like a broad short propeller approximately 6 to 8 ft long each blade approximately 2 feet wide and approximately one foot thick vith cups on upper side of blades.It appeered alumimm and shiny in color. appeared in a alight descent. There was no discernible sound and no ex- hauzst trail. ECTON Truck had just started across bridge (see drvg) when object was sighted directly ahead above the trees. Witnesses stopped on the Search by Lt John E. Hoskins,Base PIO, and Lt Russell J. Carey,Jr Base Intel Off.(33lst AFBu) Res Tng Stout Fld, did not procuce any result. However the area in which it was believed to have fallen is densely wooded with many hills and valleys,See diegram attached
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Source text · mention onlyOONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST- UNIDENT IFIED FLYING OBJECTS Dato 31July48 Incidont # 152 2 Timo 0825 3 Location Indianapolis, Indiana (South-Central part) Namo of observors Mr. & Mrs Vernon Swigert Occupation of obsorvors an electrician and housewife Addross of observors 2020 Boyd St.,Indianapolis,Indiana Placo of obsorvetion As above- 3. Numbor of objocts 1 Distanco of objoct from obsorvor n/s 10. Timo in sight 10 seconds 11. Altitudo 2,000ft 12. Speod 13. Diroction of flight9o°-east 14 Tactics N/s 15. Sound 16. Sizoi RRIXXXRXXXX 20 ft in dia.and approx 6 to 8ft inheight in center-Ratio about 3:1 17. Color white with no shine 18. Shapo like a cymbal 19. Odor dotectod N/S 20. Apparont construction n/s 21. Exhnust trails None 22 Wosthor conditions Sky clear 23 Effoct on clouds N/S 24. Skotches or photographs 25. Manner of disappeeranco N/S 26. Romarks: (over) CONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyJFIDENTIAL Object first perceived in the west.Tne object was shaped like a cymbal and approximately 6 to 8 feet in height in the center.Ratio was about 3:l. It appeered to be flat white n color with no shine.It traveled extremely fast crossing the sky in approximately l0 seconds （a distance of about 5 miles) on a 9o° heeding.It maintained a level course and shimmered in the eun giving the appesrance of spinning.The altitude was estimated at approx- imately 2,000 ft.Object made no discernible sound and left no exhaust trail. No openings were noted. on the object. NOTE: Mr. Swigert wa.s standing by open bathroom kia window which Couldn't believe his eyes. He ruBhed into adjoining kitchen and showed his wife the object thru the kitchen window facing south. person CLTON Investigation conducted by Intel Officer,lst Lt Russell J. Carey， Jr., on a call from Mr. Swigert.It was noted that visibility was good from both windows for auch observation. No other reports received on this object.
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED Witness was traveling between Parrott, Ga., and Richland, Ga., in an atomobile when he observed a brilliant blue-white streak of light which lasted from 5 to 10 seconds, traveling in an apparent level flight ona heading of approximately 250°,at about 30,000 ft altitude （estimated). After the light disappeared a trail of sparks was observed which appeared several miles long.This trail lasted from 45 seconds to （1) mimute NOTE： his experience as a pilot in the AF,he stated it appeared to be a burst of power applied to a rocket or rocket ahip. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyTVILNJOIJNOO On2Ang 48 at approx 1gl45aroundobject which sppeared tobe about 20 to 30 ft in diameter was observed moving in southerly direction from the north over center of Colunbue.Had constant grey-black perimeter with a traneparent center.The blue sky coula be observed through this grey-black perimeter while it moved at a constant, alow speed of about 15 MPH.It trail of emoke issued from the opposite direction of travel.The smoke wes visible to the observer.The object changed position -but not direction of travel- three times.When first seen,it evidently presented a side view which was a parallelogram in shepe.（See).Slowly its position altered and it beceme circular in form,only to revert efter a time to its original form.The altitude was judged to be some 1500 to 2000 ft above ground. Agent'e Note: Seunders drew the following Bketches Fourth Tnira Second First The above drawings constitute four positions of one phase. The object passed thru three of these phases maring the i5 mimte period.
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIAL On 2 Aug 48,at 7:50 P.M.Mrs.Saunders observed an ummsual object in the eky.Her attention was directed toward it becamse some neighborhood children were loolring toward the north.She called her msband,Charles Samnders,(Inc 154) to itness the phenomenon.The sky was cloudless and the light more than sufficient,ithout interference from the rays of the sun which were hidden by the buildings of the city. Object first eppeared oblong in shape and was traveling from north to south at a slow,regular speed. xoga&txlxxxkxexakxxag xxiko区at a height of a half mile.Daring the 15 mimtes under observation the object traveled approx 7-1/2 miles.Although from time to time.From oblong to circular then to oblong. Object went thru this change three different times until observer lost sight of it.Hovever, for the most pert it presented a cir cular appearance.Outline very dark in contrast with the trane parenc of the center. Only when the shepe eppeared circular was observer aware of the center being a void.Once a it hesitated momentarily,observer noticed a tail of smoke emaneting from the rear,after which the object contimued in a southerly direction。 that of a small plane.It made no sound altho at one time obeerver thought she detected one.At approx &:CO P.M.observer lost sight South to Southwest.
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Source text · mention onlyONFIDENTIAL 31July48 Incidnt #155 Dato 1630 Location 480 N. Monroe Ave. Columbus,Ohio Name of observor Mrs. Edwerd G. Watson Occupation of obsorvor Housewife Address of obsorvor 480 N.Monroe Ave.. Columbus, Ohio Placo of observation Columbus,Ohio Numbor of objocts 6or7 8 Distanco of objoct from obsorver Very great distance away Timo in sight N/S 10 Altitudo S/N -very great Speod Hovering Diroction of flight N/s 17T Tactics Hovering -hanging in the 15 Soumd N/S 16. Sizo of an ash tray 17. Color gola 18. Shapo starlike 19. Odor dotected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22 Woathor conditions CAVU-bright sunlight 23 Effoct on clouds N/S Skotches or photographs None n/s 25. Mannerof disappoarance 26. Romarks: (over) NFIDEN
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTEU On Saturday evening. 31 July 48, at approximately 8:00 P.M. while driving south on Tremont Road as observers approached the WOSU Radio Tower located on the University Golf Course, a large object reBem bling a mgh lantern was seen floating in the sky.The weather was clear, and it was still daylight Bo object could be seen quite clearly. It was oblong in ahape and about the size of a gasoline drum. It was coming from the west and moving very slowly.It passed close to the tower and was about 1/2 the height of the tower fron the ground.As it passed overhead traveling east,it spouted black smoke from the like that of a lamp.Tne object did not change its course or altitude but continued on to the east with black smoke trailing behind.The object was black, It did not make any noise. There were no wings visible nor did it have any motor. No openings of any kind could be seen. CTON Another car stopped near them with two occapants who claimed that they had never witnessed anything like it before. RESTRICTEL
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Source text · mention onlyObject was perceived floating in the sky coming from the west over Ohio State Student Housing Project and was approximately loO feet off the ground when first observed.It got lower all the time and landed in a field nearby. Taree amall boys ran toward it and observer went over to investigate white crepe paper.(like old time County-Fair hot air balloons)It was smoking when first observed and this was caused bya large ball of waste material wbich was fastened underneath it.There were no marks or writing onitamixtxdaxodxio Note:See Incident 156- in which time & direetion tally.
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Source text · mention onlyObserver noticed what aopeared to be a small black cloud between two white ones.Seemed peculiar becamse the weather was clear and therewere a few white clouds in the eky-but no other dark clouds or formations of any kind.The black cloud did not have any definite shape but looked like an anti-aircraft shell a few seconds after it explodes.Suddenly it stretched out into a wide streak with smaller vertical streaks, then rapidly turned and twisted,moving into a different direction and disappearing.In three or four seconds,the smoke burst eppeared again spontaneously,approximately 2Oe west of the place where first noticed. Smoke pattern dark, very large, and dispersed rapidly, appearing again ss a wide streak a mile or so in length which appeared to twist from a wide to a narrow streak and then back again changing direction as it tvdsted. Moving in westerly direction against light wind. Plainly visible altho far awey and very high No sound heard. Seemed like a streak that would be made if a flying wing with several engines Wake banking and turning and leaving exhanst trails. Note: Yantis was in the war and had seen a lot of anti-aircraft shells burst and many vapor trails from planes but hadi never like a rubber band which is round,then suddenly is stretched at length and twisted,and then disappears without a trace. Agent'a Note:Yantis drew the aketches below Streak twisted and turned- suddenly disappeared ##33 lst position width same - length eetimated at l to 2 miles
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Source text · mention onlyRESIRICIED surfaces.No standard marker lights were displayed and there were no engine noises.The object emitted a steady silver glow. Altitude was gudged to be approximately 300o ft and the object was moving very slowly in a southwest course.It was in line of vision some 15 mimutes. No other aircraft,military or civilian were in vicinity of Felton's hearing or vision.The sky was clear with high scattered clouis and the visibility was good. NOTE: Felton questioned by Maj Cenpbell of the USAF,but nothing further was gained by this interview with the exception that his wife also saw the object. RESTRICTEU
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTED CHECK-LIST-UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 4July48 Incidont #160 Dato Time 11:15P.M. Location Dravasburg,Pa. Name of observerJohn Jannicky,Jr. Occupation of obsorvor N/S Address of observor Box 227,Dravasburg,Pa. Placoofobservation Dravasburg,Pa. Distanco of objoct from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight 20 seconds+ Altitudo N/s Speod Hovering - then moving on at undetermined speed 12 13 Diroction of flightN/S Tactics moved across sky, stopping three times and resuming movement Soumd No noise 5 16 Size of a star 17 Color same as a star 18 Shapo looked like a star 19 Odor dotectod N/s N/S 20. Apparont construction N/S 21 Exhaust trails 22 N/S Woathor conditions 23 N/S Effoct on clouds 24 Sketches or photographs Vague sketch 25. N/S Manner of disappearance 26. (over) Romarks: RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention only20/ RESTRICTED On 4 July 48 at approt.1l:15 P.M.,0ST,witness and his wife thought they saw a star moving.There was a light in the sky the same color and size of a star which was moving.Atxfirskxtkeyxtisxgatxttxwaxxaxpxaxe Then they thought it was a plane but it made no noise. The object moved across the sky, then changed its course a bit and went straight and stopped again for about 5 seconds,changed its course a bit and went straight for awhile and stopped again this time forat least 15 seconds,then it went across the sky a little ways and disappeared completely. When the object stopped in the sky,it resembled a star and only by following its cour se could the difference be noticed. SLON Witness states that he lives some 2-l/2 miles from the two woman (McKeesport,Pa.) who reported seeing a big silver plate zooming noiselessly overhead in the direction of Kennywood Parit. See Inc. 161. RESTRICTET
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Source text · mention onlyInforments stated that on 1ll Aug 4g between 1200 and 1215 hours, CST, Jerome and Benno were playing in the back yard and noticed en object in descent approximately twelve feet from the ground which was descending between the two of them.It settled to the ground gently-much as a balloon.Upon hitting the ground the object spun once, made a sort of whistling noise,described by the two boys as resembling a steam whistle, and then shot straight up into the air approximately 20 feet,halted and again made a whistling noise.The object then shop upward to a height of about 3O feet,and, in this ascent,maneuvered around tree branches the object shot off in a northeasterly direction. The object approached from the northwest. The boys described the object as "approximately one foot thick,two feet side and round. The object had no windowe, wires,or any visible appurtenances.It was a dull gray in color and when it hit the ground, it made a slight clanking noise,mch as metal hitting against metal. Philip and Mrs Leuer stated the boys were visibly frightened when they ran into the bouse and were afraid to tell what they had seen. Upon close questioning, the boys related the above story to them. Mr.Leuer advised that he then had notified Mr.E. R. Sheridan,Postmastef at Hamel,Minnesota （who subsequently notified the proper amthorities) AGENTs NOTES:Agent noted that the spot where the alleged flying saucer some heavy object had landed there or had been set dowm -as the ground awashtab. advised thathe had no for this reason had reported the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, St.Paul,Minn.
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Source text · mention onlyObject appe ared round and probably spherical.At first looked characteristic bobbing.The wind was blowing on the ground with fair strength and gusty yet the object was quite steady.In the time it was under observation （about an hour) it traveled thru a vertical arc of about 25o or more.After watching the object for a while the observer concluded that whatever it was the thing was at great height but not a star.It had a bluish luminescence like a fluorescent lamp and as the sun set the color gradually changed to an orange color at dusk and finally snapped off like a lamp when the switch is throwm.The outline was clear and sharp and symetrical (no fuzziness or blurring),the air clear with visibility unlimited. Direction of travel from East directly toward the sun. OONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention only109 mxxaxkagx,Doyle L.Avery Observer,Atlanta Naval Air Base, Chamblee, Ga.,while on duty at the observation tower on 26 July 48 about 2l00 hours sighted a blue-white light traveling southeast from the northeast It was traveling very fast and mainteined a uniform altitude （undetermined） and speed. It looked like a shooting star except for the fact that it maintained the same altitude.While under observation it then appeared to gain altitude and then turned sharply to the south.The weather was clear and still.There was no sound. Shortly after sighting the light several residents of the area called and reported seeing the same thing. No flights left or arrived at the station after 1910 hours on 26 July 48 165e Witnesses of this phenomena who were interviewed made statements as follows:On 26July 48 they were seated on the lawn of the Georgia School of Technology Housing Project at Chamblee,Ga.About 2045 hours Mrs. John Gall sighted a strange light and called it to the attention of was traveling southeast on a steady course.It was green and faded into a silver-colored tail.The light appeareda d to lose altitude slowly much the same as a plane coming in for a landing,It appeared to fade away in flight as if extinguished. No sound washeard. Witnesses: Mr.& Mrs.Harold Shaw Mr.Robert Sebring Mrs. Jeanne Hill Mrs.Myrtle Renfroe Mrs.John Gall
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Source text · mention onlyTRICTED Object resembled the fuselage of a V-2 rocket- but much larger. S/Sgt Estes stated that it was much larger than a B-29 and silver in color end that it completely filled the lens ofa 10 B-80 field glass which was taken from a German 88 mm artillery piece.Each lens was 8 in diamter.Speed estimated to be well over 7O0 MPH,and objectwas traveling at an altitude of well over 20,O0o ft.No sound was heard Left a blue exhaust trail. Object traveling from west to east.Only one objectsighted. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention onlyA large white ball of fire was observed some four to five miles directly ahead of and slightly above the aircraft.It was observed for only a split second and was comparable to the explosion of a shell to a meteor or a distress signal.As the aircraft approached the approximate position where the ball of fire was observed a single white light was seen on the water surface.However, this disappeared within a few seconds after sighting because of the existing cloud coverage. More lights were immediately observed on the water surface some l0 miles north of the plane's course.It is the opinion of the witness （6apt Barnes) that these were from a surface vessel. Some l0 mimutes elapsed after these lights were observed on the water surface when an aircraft was sighted flying a reciprocal course （24o°)at about 1000 ft below the observers's aircraft and slightly to the right of the course. Capt Barnes made mumerous attempts to contact this aircraft on Channel B andcu GONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyESIRICIEL CHECK-LIST- UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 20July1948 Incident #168 Dato Time 1330local Obrechstreet,Arnhem,The Hague 5 Location Name of observerA.D.Otter Occupation of obsorvor Chf. Investigator of Court of Damage Arnheim, Tne Hague Address of observor 52°30N,430E Placo of observation .8 Numbor of objocts N/S Distance of object from observor 10. Timo in sight N/s very high 11. Altitude high speed - comparable to V-2 12. Speod NIS 13. Diroction of flight N/S 12 Tactics ·ST Soumnd Same as V-2 N/S 16. Size 17. Color N/s Aircraft with 2 decks and no wings 18. Shapo N/S 19. Odor dotected N/S 20. Apparent construction 21. Exhaust trails N/s 22 Woathor conditions visibility unlimited- scattered clouds N/S 23. Effect on clouds RESTRICTED 24 Sketches or photographs None N/S 25. Manner of disappearance 26. Remarks: Object appeared to be wingless aircraft with two decks.It was traveling at very high altitude and was seen four times intermittently thru clouis. Visibility:unlimited.
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Source text · mention onlyRESTRICTEO Witness observed a large silver-colored sphere which seemed to arive from behind his woods and continued to float across his farm. While in flight it seemed to unravel a silver substance which floated earthward.While under observation it disintegrated in mid-air. NOTE: Witness seemed very conscientious and sincere while relating this incident.Subject arose while witness was talking to a man from this Bommand (MCIAxP) when an airplane chanced to fly overhead. RESTRICTED
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Source text · mention only• • • I NCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1 . Date of Observation ,Ola 01' a}om -5 ... l.9118 2. Time of Observation Where was Object(s) Sighted . Mapasal"I. .~ . . . . . . . . . Observer's Position . ~ la.Yil \llce .~ ~~.!tatw . . (i .e. ground , air, control tower , etc . ) Name and Address of Observer . ~ l tell.~ .hclo t!f•\ llalaab.1 . Is~ 5 - 19'fl. • • • • , 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attention Attracted to Object (s) By • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Nwnber of Objcct(s) Sighted ·1• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •Size of Object( s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Color of Object(s) • 8b1J\bril . . . . . . u . Shape (Sketch if Poss~ble) . . . . . . 12. Nature of Luminosity . • . . . . . . . . . 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer . . . . . . '. . . . . .. . Speed of Object(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time in Sight . . . . . . . . • • . . . Tactics .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound Made by Object(s) . . . . . . . . . 18. Direction of Flight of Objoct(s) . •... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 19. Apparent Construction (Of ~bat Material or Substance) • • • • • . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail ...•.•.•. . ... ••• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Time . . . . . . . . . . 22. Peculiarities Noted • Jlloloda 1n sha ah- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . 123 . Summary of Incidont •. U- 'tnlt. ~1111111p11p•. "!tld.. Sllll,b. Jsiu'bal. • • • 9 ~, 2.94& ~~ !l'tm-. mn. beeu npoz1ie l.a.talT- to -'he effec \. tbP Nal• -~~ Un ..-11•• • • MIit al&bW · la 1'1S'l- ~ ,.,- a.· --tff~ c.iat'4 (Attach a Separate Sheet if Additional Space is NecaedJ·
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Source text · mention onlypeople ~ Um \Mee ldcht be roclte\e . IJJf'onation receiwd from m thorlsed circlff rewala that ludl a ~ J)&saed Oftl' Mapan-rl end -. uen to aplode ln the lltr. Pcrte ot it fell ln\o a Tll~ D80l'b7 am4 Jd.lled ~ dog. !be tb1i,g was found t.o be a l"Ocket and the debn• will be lnapected b7 apene . 0bers OJJ.ot.e•. Obnnren _. ~ the rocket vtdch ls cln1mtd to bn'e coma from the rm1hwa\ tea ~ t mi nlt1tude of 200 meten onr ~,ar\ before it £ell . · Acc:ordhg to J\lmOJ'e , it la poadble tba, the rockat 1• connected with the "f171IJS 4lac" e.speriment.a be1Jg conducted by tbl BDsdans a, t.be etatloA OD t. Alegoz clot• to the t8Z"il frontier. . lourcea Anlran, !lvtcv, 10 Kq 1948, Gerial 86-llS, E,a1 P-0 ComNllta Mr ttache, Amau-a, ~bu bNA nquest-1 to lmeatlpte t:hi• 1Dc:ldm, fully and encou:ra«e !Urkiab General Start to do 111mdsa. thilr inc1.de:nt can be conflrad. or not .Alr .A\tac:be ma been directed to clatendne eources for lnforaatlon comalned la Tenl Sallah article . I ~ tnc1&mt f 170
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Source text · mention only1 . 2 . 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 10 . 11. 12 . 13 . 15 . 17. 18. I NC IDENT SUMMA.RY SHEET (To be fill ed out and retai ned in fil es ) Date of Ob servati on •)·A11c•l '48. IMlCS.t # 171 Time of O b servati on. bad • . . . Where was Obj ect(s) Sighted •Aoa• •25 lm•(l~ JlO.a)•II ff'N61W · · • · • ' . . Obse rve r's Posi t i on • Qroll1ld• .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . (i . e . ground , air , cont r ol t ower , etc . ) Name and Address of Obse r ver •• ~ •cov, ...,,. ...... .... . , . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupation and/ or Hobbies JMriOIIJl lielalpllpe ODffN.poa4&1 • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ Attention Att r acted to Object ( s) By -Came Salte, •line of ·~ rt • • • • • · · • · Number of Ob j ect (s ) Sighted . l, . . . . . . . . . Size of Objec t (s) • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colo r of Object ( s) • a»oM W.~ .. _.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shape (Sketch if Poss ible ) • a_~ . ... . ... . Nature of Luminosity • • . . . • • • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . Estimated Dista nce of Object from Obser ve~ •• . ••• . .. . . . . . . . . Time in Sight • •• • .• • .• •• •••. . ..••.• Tactics • .•• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound lJade by Obj ect (s) • __. . . . Direction of Fli ght of Obj ect(s) • 8oatlawat-♦ •J"t11 ••1- e.tl'eetien• • • • • • • 19 . Appar ent Construction (Of What Mate r ial or Substance) .fpJ,areA\)¥.metlllle . • . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . Effect of Objects on Clouds am/ or Exhaust Trai l •• • •••. •• . . . , • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 21 . Weather Conditi ons Existing at the Time . ■wu, . . . .. ... . . .. • . . • 22 . Pecul i a r itie s Noted •vi.ncl•n- -1.eag w. DU'nW • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .... . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . Summary of Inci dent • •a... a,...._ ..., . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Attach a Separate Sheet if Addit i onal Space is Noedcd)
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Source text · mention onlytacldet f 171 Cont 'cl .About StmMt Oil 3 .-S 1948. 4:>out 25 Jd.l011eten (2Q:aU.ee) lJOl'thwst ~ Moecow an mperlaced. Allllrlean newpaper reporter w an unSdentUied obJect Iii ft17 b.Sch atituae . It •• long BD1 Dlll'l'OV and proceeded t a h1&h w.t mt aceasS.n apeed in generally IIOUtb-wei;. mrthaaet direction . lt eboD9 wry bzi&hU, ])l'O ~ tl'oll reflected emltght . No w1zga could ibe aeen md JlO cum .. meta. It looked like ~id I, a1rab1p l1D4 wa ao 1.dentlfled by a aian acqua1.ntence vbo saw it a\ tbe aame tta. Bow'ffr, the roporter, in ap1ts ot the apJ)t!JOl"8JJC8 of tbs obJec\ -.. of the opinion tlat 1, •a not. a rigid alreblp due ~4' to 1ts ht,8h speed. He bad IX> t.haory io offer. COMlm?nt 1h1• object llddlt. baw bean ~. Ite ,peed ·aeame tmutflcient tor a "114-1 a1ad1•• bllt 1\ could••• been elthar a Jct or n corm,ntloral a1rplane aa 'C2Dl1Bmil. Ugb.t cond1.\1ona and tore-ihort:eo1ng ~11'3T gift a1zocraft a =:a('~:":a.:.e~:!:~ 1 )ln~i:; ~e ==~ s h q,per vinde 1A Ellaaia are mt publlced but it •" mted that on Iha follo~ DDrrd.Jg thare vve ~ aartace w1D1a with storm precU.otiona.
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Source text · mention onlyomo of observor Ocoupo.tion of of ob:::orvor Ploeo of ~ b~ tionf Nu~bor of objoots 1 " ; ' • 18 Fed Bous Proj ' " Diatanoo nf object from obsorvor 1000 14 at .' . ' . Diroction of flight ' • ' . O:ior dotoctod .... •• construction none noted Er..hu.ust trails ' .' • of diao.ppoaranco Northern lights were visible
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Source text · mention onlyRECEIVED FEB28 OP323M
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