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EXHTBIT #530 REPORT FILED 1-5 JONES 2-27-50 Ope57 Secret Serial 00196₽57 P./s S-06200 dated 4-23-49 Subject: Flying Dises AIRCRAFT - UNIDENTIFIND DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 917033 SECRET

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EGRE ESCRES 020249 30014 9211-86 S P 615

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NOURICEL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 18 February 1948 Incidont # 101 2. Time 5:01 P.M. 3• Location Norcatur, "ansas 4. lame of observer M. R. "rehbiel account (taken from newspaper) 5. Occupation of obsorvor Editor 6. Address of observor Norton, Kansas 7. Placo of obsorvation Norcatur, Kansas 8. Numbor of objocts ne 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver N/S 10. Timo in sight N/S 11, 12. 13. 14. 15• 16. Altitudo 30 - 35 miles above earth Speed N/S Direction of flight N/S Tactics N/S Sound One big explosion - "afterwards a lot of little explosions" Size N/S 17• 18. Color Bluish-white smoke smudge Shapo Mushroom Odor dotoctod N/s 19. 20. Apparent construction Meteor 21. 22. Exhaust trails None Bluish-white smoke smidge Woather conditions N/s Effoct on clouds N/s CSTRICTED 23. 2h. 25. 26, Sketches or photographs Photo of vapor trail left in sky by explosion Manner of disappearanco Disintegration Romarks: Oscar Monnig, of the Texas Observers, Amateur Astronomy, 1010 Morningside Drive, Ft. Vorth, fifers tangible proof that the fireball

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ESTRICTED of February 18 over northern Kansas was just that, inasmuch as meteorites have been recovered from it." There were found, beginning April 24, first several smaller fragments up to one of 4 1/2 pounds. Then a disturbed spot in a clover field led to the digging up of a piece of some 109 pounds embedded about two feet in the soil. The stone is what is termed as an "achondrite", a technical name for an usual type of stony meteorite. It is reported to be of a type which will deteriorate rapidly. Duane Photog a North, broil th rape tori let in the ur ho orapher explosion of a meteor which was seen in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and "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 18th. This photo- graph is in file under Incident #101. Further remarks are contained in supplement. RESTRICTED 1 0 1

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EXHIBIT B Statement taken from Leland Sammons My name is Leland Sammons, and I live on a farm IL miles west of Stockton and 1 mile north, off is 2L. On February 18 at about 5 P.M., I was standing near my hog-pen about 100' east of my house, when I heard the pheasants raising a disturbance and the chickens all rushed to the chicken-house. I looked around toward the house to see what was causing it and saw something hovering just above the house. I ran towardthe house, and 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 altitude 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 Suddenly there was a great cloud of smoke in the sky, not more than 40 seconds after it left my yard, and in a few seconds or more, we heard an explosion. I then stepped off from my house to where it had been, and it was five steps. Yes, it was hot, I could feel the hear from it. Had I not been washing my car prior to the occurrence, wetting the ground, there would 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 it exploded. Kenneth "ays, son of Floyd Hays, Il miles east of Norton on US 36, at the Jct. of K-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. Looking up to the south-west, he saw what appeared to him to be a rocket, just like he had seen during the war in Europe. It startled him, and he jumped off the horse. He then remounted, 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 something 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 cloud 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 camera, but noticed several men walking to the center of the street and looking up. He then walked out to where they were and looking up, saw a high cloud of smoke in the sky almost diredtly overhead

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(COPY) 10/ 323 W. Tenth St., Pueblo, Colorado February 20, 1948 Office of the Chief, of Staff U. S. Army Washington, D. C. Subject: Explosion in the sky near Norcatur, hans• 4:00 p.m. (MST) February 18, 1948 Purpose: To call attention to some peculiarities in connection, whether coincidental a not According to an AP bulletin appearing in the Pueblo CHIEFTAIN for February 18, 1948, some object was seen moving eastward across the sky on the late afternoon of February 18th, 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-f-, 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 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'clock (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 lunar orbit at a place near to where the moon would be at from 80 to one hundred hours after the explosion took place. New moon occurred at 9 D 10 H 2 M February; First Quarter at 17D 8H M. February - the moon moves approximately .12.5 degrees per day along its orbit.

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101 8 It 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 100 hours for a rocket-craft to negotiate the distance from barth 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 and 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. If 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 explained reports on "flying saucers", and bases this speculation upon a long consideration of various oddments of reports whose significance might be of space-craft from other worlds of space. The so-called "meteoric procession" which crossed Toronto in February 1913, consisted of a number of groups of illimnated bodies traveling in groups of three and moving in "rigid formation", all pursuing a course across the same streak of the earth's surface. If a line is projected backward along this line of flight it will be seen that this line "comes out" at the position of the moon at the 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 conjunction of Venus of April 2L, 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 trat 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 suggested by some writers), it may be well to look first 2

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into reports like this one on the explosion over Norcatur and the direction of the object involved. There is a possibility, however remote this may seem, that the moon is either inhabited or in use by other than human beings • tours, /s/ NORMAN GARRETT MARKHAM It may do not harm to watch the moon for possible arrival of this thing in the quarter at 80 to 100 hours after "its Departure". NGM

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(COPY) 101 d FILE REF: - SIGGE-M-1 March 14, 1948 From: Norman G. Markham MAIN HOTSL, Pueblo, Colo To: Chief Signal Officer U. S. Army, Washington, D.C. Subject: Norcatur, Kans., sky explosion of 18 February, 1948 Purpose: To show a speculation regard- ing the above phenomenon and another one of earlier date and to call attention to occurrences between the two which have an appearance of relationship whether coinci- dental or 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 June 24, 1947 and February 18, 1948, as shall be hereinafter briefly described. ---- ..-= THE BOISE (Idaho) OBJECT-This was seen either beginning or ending at 330 pm 24 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 unknown. The peculiarity which connects this object for speculative purposes, with the explosion of some unknown object over Noreatur, Kans., on 18 February 1948 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 8%.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. if a line be drawn westward and at ten degrees zenithward from the

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1012 horizon of Boise at 3:30 p.m. and another line be drawn 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 700 miles off the coast. The Boise object in its appearance suggests a rocket-type of craft possibly using reaction blasts to brake itself down 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 object a forest lookout named Earl Holle saw at or soon after 4:00 p.m., 3rd July, 1947, something he took to be a "tanker in flames". This was 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 The soviet tanker ELBRUZ, which had been in the vicinity, was queried and 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, 14 July 1947, off Cape Mendocino. This blimp suddenly settled into the water, slipped out its crew and rose The anomaly here is that one would not expect to find drastic down drafts of such violence as to thus upset a lighter than air craft. Possibly a downdraft 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 unknown cause, it may be seen that possibly forces are generated in some manner by certain unknown 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 to it. It shot at terrific speed WESTWARD across the sky of the Bay area, and was seen shortly after midnight. 2

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191g •This 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 124 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 24, 1947, the Navy denied that it had found a phantom reef or other obstruction to navigation at a point about 400 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 1 titude and longitude of the supposed obstruction they picked up an echo from something in the water 1600 yards from the ship; but that when they had steamed to within 400 yards of this, the echo vanished. There seems a possible connectability between the various elements so far considered. Later on January 7, 1948, 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. Something like a "flying disc" was pursued by one Lt. Mantell and 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 two military officers who were said to have been bringing back material evidence from "flying discs" one of which was said to have met with some kind of accident over laury Island, Puget Sound, around June, 1947. It will be seen on inspection that the geographical locales of these incidents fit inside the belt of latitudes hereinbefore mentioned. THE NORCATUR EXPLOSION was described in a previous letter of this 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 100 hours after the time of the explosion. According to rocketry theory, it would take a reaction-propelled craft of the rocket type about 100 hours to reach the moon. 3

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I submit there is a likelihood that on June 24, 1947, something like a space-ship came here from the moon and upon February 18, 1948, returned to the moon. This is of course speculation. But has anyone yet explained the "flying discs" in terms of all the 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. These reports have never been seriously considered by science, which in general ignores 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 Denver woman saw the Norcatur object twenty minutes before the explosion occurred. I submit that the Army needs men who are capable of recognizing the anomalies beforemen tioned when they occur, evenif only to aid in speculation regarding them. The undersigned offers his services to that end, if the Army may wish to avail itself of them. /s/ N. G. MARKHAM

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10/1 Excerpt of letter dated April 1l, 1948 from Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Deputy Executive Director, Connittee on Geophysical Sciences, Research and Development Board: Thank you for the surprising documents sent me under date of March As you remark, certain aspects of Markhan'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 could take seriously Markhan's "invasion by beings from Venus or the Moon"- theory: (j) he appeals to, and biases in his favor, such untrustworthy evidence as newspaper stories, e f., the absurd statement attributed to Dr. Rocht of the Chamberlin Observatory). Nevertheless, Markhan is justi- fied in calling attention to certain incidents as unexplained, for example, the "flying lenses" (in my opinion 99% hoax and imagination and 1% real). 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 curious aspects of both these falls, some of an objective nature, like the singular fact that in spite of intensive searches (ad- mittedly under 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 Highway and o ther withesses of the Norcatur incident, both to members of the State Connission of Kansas and to Institute of Meteoritics field survey parties. (See exhibits A, B, and C enclosed.) Some comment on such testimony as appears in A,B, and C would seem desirable: Glenn first reported the battery case as red hot. When I pointed 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 Physics, University of New Mexico, who states 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 19, 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 Furthermore, a l4-year old, and presumably unbiased, schoolgirl in Oberlin, Kansas wrote me a similar description of the "Fireball."

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3. A determined effort is under way to check up on Sammons' veracity (and sanity!) I have neither seen nor talked to Sammons, but another member 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 Norcatur 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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(COPY) 101 g EXHIBIT Roy W. Cox, Director of Highways STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSI ON OF KANSAS Division 3 Norton NOTES TAKIN 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 "all when he was suddenly illuminated very brightly by some terrific light. 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 thunder 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 ceriter of the street, the explosion and 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 Flashlights Flashlight battery resembling those used in "fountain pon and that it was red hot. After a crowd of men gathered and examined it, he was able to findit and thinks that someone took it. Kenneth Hays of east of "orton was about 5 miles south of Prairie View when he heard something roaring in the sky to the west of him, far away and very He says that it resembled a rocket traveling northeast toward Norton direction, and that suddenly there was a terrific explosion followed by a 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 altitude. Edgar Young's boy at Reager, was standing beside the Reager elevator and heard something high over head, looked up to see a very bright flash of light and then a loud explosion followed by a big cloud of smoke. The airport at Norton thought about 20,000 feet, time 4:50. Checked but no planes missing.

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101 10 • but slightly east. 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 must have 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 of smoke. He stated that it was almost overhead but slightly west of him. 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 outside to see what had exploded, saw the big cloud of smoke high overhead, 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 burned 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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VA MY ZONE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 18 February 1948 Incidont # 102 2. Time 1500 MST 3. Location Xex IRR Air Near Green River, Utah 4. Name of observor Lenord P. Marchese (B-29 Pilot, It. 28 Bomber Gp) Carl W. Stucki, It., Co-Pilot, (see reverse side 5. Occupation of obsorvor Pilot for other witnesses) 6. Address of observor Tith Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH), Weaver AFB, S.D. 7. Placo of obsorvation 39° N - 100° W - near Green River, Utah 8. Numbor of objoots One 9. Distance of objoot from obsorvor 100 miles 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. 12. 13• 14. Altitude 20,000 feet Spead Very high Diraction of flight Southeast of Limon, Colorado 15. 16. Tactics Explosion rate Sound Could not be determined due to-B-29 engine noise Size Huge 17• Color Multi-colored ball of fire 18. 19. ShapoHuge multi-colored ball of fire and dense cloud of smoke Odor dotected N/S 20. 21. 22. 23• apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails Vapor trail with ball of fire at head of trail Woathor conditiohs Clear Effoot on clouds N/S 24. Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Mannor of disappearance N/s Romarks: XXX Over

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A huge multi-colored ball of fire trailing a dense cloud of smoke was sighted at approx 1500 hours MST 18 Feb 48, 39° N-100° W at approx 20,000 by two B-29 aircraft of the 28th Bomber ament Group (VE). It was seen some 100 miles southeast of the B-29s. Size was estimated as huge altho impossible to determine accurately due to the distance. T was traveling at very high speed and heading southeast of Limon oLorado, at approx 20,000 ft Witnesses: Capt Howard H. Berodt ot Ford - Bar at, lot of Let Both Bomb Se NOTE: See Incident 101 - Norcator Kansas.

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RESTRICTEO CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 18 February 1948 Incident # 103 2. Time 1500 MST 3. Location Ancabagonsus Air near Green River Utah 4. Name of observors Capt. Howard H. Berodt - Capt Maurice T. Ritenou (See Inc 102 - corrabration) 5. Occupation of obsorver Pilots 6. Address of observor T18th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH) Weaver AFB, S.D. 7. Placo of observution 39° N - 100° W - Near Green River, Utah 8. Numbor of objoots One 9. Distance of objoct from obsorver 100 miles 10• Timo in sight N/S 11. 12. Altitude 20,000 feet Spood Very high 13• 14• Diroction of flight Southeast (of Limon, Colorado) Tactics Explosion rate 15. 16. Sound Could not be determined due to B-29 engine noise Size Huge (Seen 100 miles west of the B-29's) 17. Color Multi-colored ball of fire 18. Shapo Hugh milti-colored ball of fire and dense cloud of smoke followed 19. Odor dotectod N/S 20. 21. Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails Vapor trail with a ball of fire at the head of trail 22. Woathor conditions Clear 23. Effact on clouds N/S 24• Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance N/S Remarks: laurer - Same as incident 102 which see ESTRICTED

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1. Date • RESTRICTEO CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 7 Mar 48 2055 C Incident # 104 2. Time 3. Location anyrna, Tenn. 4.- Namo of observor Frank I, Tenn, Maj, USAF, CO, Snyrna AF Base Cpl Richard C. Pettingill & Pvt Frank C. Johnson, 5. Occupation of obsorvor & CO of Smyrna & radio and tower operators AACS Station 6. Address of obsorvor Suyrna AAT, Saux Sayrna, Tenn ^ 7. Placo of observation Smyrna AAF - 6 miles from (ground) 8. Number of objoctsl 9. Distanco of object from obsorvor 6 miles 10. Timo in sight 45 minutes 11. 12. Altitude About 5º above horizon Speod very slow 13• 14. 15. Diraction of flight Tactics N/S Faded away Sound *None WNW awey from Sayrna 16. Size Unknown 17• 18. Color yellow-orange Shapo oval . 19. Odor dotected N/s 20. 21. Apparent construction Exhaust trails None N/S - seemed to be flare 22. Woathor conditions CAVU - 10 miles 23. 24. Effoct on clouds N/s Skotches or photographs Figs (2) showing yellow orange fleme-11ke oval faded into horizon 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) RESTRICTED

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RESTRICTEO A yellow orange object which had the appearance of a flare was observed some six miles from Smyrna AAT between the west and northwest just above the horizon and moving directly away from Suyrna. The speed was estimated as slow since the object remained visible some forty-five minutes. It gramally faded away disappearing into the horizon. No exhaust trail was seen and no/sound was heard. ESTRICTED 1 0 4a

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 Mar 48 Incident # 105 2. Time 1100 3. Location Belmont, N. C. 4. Name of observer Mr. A. C. Morrieon 5. Occupation of obsorvor Supt. Meter Dept, Duke Power Co., Charlotte, N. C, 6. Address of observor Charlotte, N. C. (Duke Power Co.) 7. Placo of observation • Belmont, M. C. (Sighted from ground) 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distanco of object from obsorvor 10. N/s 11. 12. Timo in sight about 10 seconds Altitude N/s - could not be estimated Speod Around 600 MPH 13• 14. Diroction of flight Easterly Tactics None - moved in straight line at constant speed without change in altitude or direction 15. 16. 17• 18. 19• 20. 21. Sound None Size From a distance - that of a small coin Color bright or silver - looked metallic Shapo round or sphere (unable to determine which) Odor dotected M/s. Apparent construction Metallic Exhaust trails None 22. Woathor conditions Effoct on clouds N/S Clear with scattered white clouds 23• 24. Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearanco Romarks: (over) behind small white cloud RESTRICTED

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RESTRICTED A round metallic-appearing object moving very rapidly at an estimated speed of 600 MPH was observed near Belmont, I. C., at approx 1100 the morning of 8 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 apparent size was that of a small coin of a bright or silver color. It reflected the sun maintaining a steady reflection which did not flicker. The object which was under observation for some 10 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 employee of Duke Power Co for some 30 years. He impressed the agent as being conservative and sound and is a technical man with a very technical and responsible position. or known type of aircraft. It resembled "a round metallic appearing object moving very rapidly." Mr. Hendrix, assistant Superintendent, Meter Dept Dake Power Co., Charlotte, N. C. Mr. G. W. Jordan, Gastonia Hectric Co., Gastonia, N. C. RESTRICTED 105°

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• ECHNIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 5 March 1948 2. Time 1610 - 1655 Incident # 106 3• Location Bakersfield, California 4. Namo of observer George L, Buchner 5. Occupation of obgorver N/S 6. Address of observor Bakersfield, California 7. Placo of obsorvation From ground, southwest toward Buena Vista Lake, Calif. 8. Numbor of objoots Two 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver 10 - 12 miles 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. Altitude N/s 12. Speed N/S 13• Diroction of flight Earthward 14. Tactics N/S 15. 16. Sound N/S 17• 18. 19. Sizo N/S Color Seemingly on fire, black and red smoke trailing behind Shapo Similar to falling aircraft Odor dotected N/S 20. 21. 22. Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails Brownish-white smoke and debris trailing Woather conditions N/S 23• 2L• Effoct on clouds N/S CONFIDENTIAL Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappoarance Behind a water tower, which was an obstruction to the view Romarks: Comments of G. L. Bueker and other witnesses to this sighting contained in attached supplement.

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A1E2 CONFIDENTI HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2 Intelligence Hamilton Field, California 106 LAFDA-3/1208-I SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Disc. Mar 11, 1948 TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Forces Washington, D, C. ATIN: DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Air Intelligence Requirements Branch 1. Incident reported on 9 March 1948, this headquarters, per telephone call from Sgt A. M. Larsen, Sheriff's office, Bakersfield, California. bservation by Mr. (George L) Les Buchner, Bakersfield, Califomia, of two objects falling to earth from unknown source on 5 March 1948 between 1610 and 1655 hours. Description of objects similar to falling aircraft with smoke and debris trailing. Observation made at Bakersfield with objects sighted southwest toward Buena Vista Lake, California. unknown source north of Bakersfield, California, & March 1948. One object seemed to be on fire with red and black smoke trailing behind. Informant Larsen stated that searching parties, aircraft and rescue units have made numerous attempts to locate these reported objects without success. 3. Investigation of incident has been initiated by this headquarters. Report will follow. /s/ Donald L. Springer DONALD L. SPRINGER • It. Colonel, USAF AC of S, A-2 Information to: ADC, Mitchel Fid, N.Y. FBI, San Francisco G-2, Sixth Army DIO, San Francisco (12th Nav.Dist) PNOLIULUEL 23

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10 64 HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence Hamilton Field, California U LAFDA-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 1948, two informants, Mr. George L. Buchner, and My. H. B. Nix, stated that they observed a flying object which appeared to be consumed in fire, and left a brownish-white plume of smoke, which suddenly stopped and disappeared. Seconds later, what appeared to be a parachute, was seen to be drifting to the east. the object, as described, appeared to be a burning fabric airplane, consumed in smoke. Ubservations were made in Bakersfield of object to the south and southwest, approximately ten to twelve miles distance, around 1600 hours on 5 March 1945• On 13th March 1948, informant, Mr. H. B. Nix, stated that he observed an object at 0830, & March 1948, 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 burnj each visible as a burning 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. On 13th March 1948, two informants, Mrs. Callio R. Mason, secretary, Haberfelde Building, Bakersfield, California, and Dr. J. E. Johnson, dentist Haberfolde Building, Bakersfield, California, stated that they were in Room 518, Haberfelde Building, on the morning of 9 March 1948. Mrs. Mason 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. Oran ge red flames seemed to envelope the object with considerable black smoke trailing in a zigzag manner for approximately 4,000 to 5,000 feet. object was observed at 1,000 feet, approximately due north of Bakersfield, seven to ten miles distant at approximately 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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ONTED 315PA LOUPES A-2 COMMENT: Although there is no evidnece to substantiate the following, it is the opinion of this headquarters that this 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 Of Information 3 CON HAL

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RESTRIOTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 107 1. Dato 8 March 1948 2. Time N/S 3. Location Bakersfield, California 4. Namo of observer Mr. Denio 5. Occupation of obsorvor Pacific General Electric Company employee 6. Address of observor N/S 7• Placo of observation Sighted from ground 8. Number of objects Two 9. Distance of objoct from obsorver N/S 10. Timo in sight N/S Altitudo N/S 11. 12. 13• 14. Spood N/S Diroction of flight Earthward Tactics N/S 15. 16. Sound N/S Size N/S 17• 18. Color One object seemingly afire, red and black smoke trailing 19- 20. 21. 22. Shapo N/S Odor dotectod N/S Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails N/S Woathor conditions N/S 23. Effoct on clouds N/S RESTRICTED 24. 25. 26. Sketches or photographs Manner of disappearance None XXS Tell to earth Remarks: See supplement to Incident #106. 2c

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RESTRICT.D CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 2. Time 8 March 1948 Incident # 108 0830 3• Location Bakersfield, California 4. Name of observer H. B. Nix 5. Occupation of obsorvor N/S 6. Address of observor N/S 7• Placo of observation Sighted from ground 8. Number of objoots ne 9. Distance of objoct from obsorver 5 miles 10. Timo in sight Approx. 30 seconds before splitting and burning Altitudo N/S 11. 12. 13• 14• Spood Static for approx 30 seconds, and then drifting Diroction of flight eastward Tactics N/S 15. Sound N/S 16. Size Larger than a small airplane 17. Color Orange-red ball of fire 18. Shopo Ball 19. Odor dotected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. 22. 23. 24. Exhaust trails N/s Woather conditions N/S Effoct on clouds N/S Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance Drifted to the east into the hills east of Bakersfield 26. Remarks: See supplement to Incident #106 R ESTO

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RESTOICTES CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 9 March 1948 2. Time Incidont # 109 0830 3. Location Bakersfield, California 4. Name of observers J.E. Johnson and Mrs. Callie R, Mason 5• Occupation of obsorvor J.E. Johnson, Dentist, Mrs. Mason, Secretary 6. Address of observor N/s 7. Placo of observation 5th Floor of business building 8. Number of objoots One 9. Distance of objoct from obsorvor 7 - 10 miles 10. Timo in sight N/s 11. Altitude 1000 feet 12. Speed N/S 13• 14. Diroction of flight Due north of Bakersfield Tactics Zig-zaging Sound N/S 15• 16. 17• 18. 19. Sizo Appearance of a very small airplane Color Orange-red flame Shape Appearance of a very small airplane Odor dotected N/S 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. *26. Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails Considerable black smoke trailing for 4000 to 5000 feet Woather conditions N/s Effoct on clouds N/S Sketches or photographs None RESTRICTED Manner of disappearance N/S Romarks: See supplement to Incident #106 8

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( SOPY) RESTRICTED HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND Andrews Field Washington 20, D. C. Incident # 110 A2B SAC 350 (29 Mar 48) SUBJECT: 29 March 1918 Report of Unidentified Aerial Sounds. TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C. Attention: Director of Intelligence Fico, FBI, addressed to are ror on if hot, 5 on tiny: "On Warch 23, 1948, an individual, who desired that her identity be kept confidential, telephonically communicated with this office and indicated that she is the wife of a former member of the United States military forces, and that she is presently active in American legion activities, but was emphatic in stating that she was in no way hysterical or unduly apprehensive regarding present world conditions. She did, however, wish to bring to the attention of the proper authorities that during the past six or eight weeks, on a number of occasions between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 ^.M., she has heard peculiar sounding noises in the sky, which appear to come from airplanes in the distance, but the sound is not the type of airplane motor drone which isgenerally heard from American planes. She has discussed the matter with her husband, and he believes that the sound is more like that of a foreign type airplane. She recently discussed this matter with an unidentified woman who lives in her neighborhood, which is Hamilton, Baltimore, "aryland, and this woman stated that she, too, had heard the noise in question, and that her husband is also an ex-G.I. and he has stated that the motors sounded like that of foreign planes," 2. No action is contemplated by this headquarters. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: c/c furnished CG, AMC, Attn: MCI, ALAN MARCEAU CWO, USAF Asst adj Gen RESTRICTEU 3

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• RESTRICTE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 23 arch 1948 2. Time 0300 - 0500 3. Location Baltimore (Hamilton) Maryland 4. lamo of observer Identity confidential 5. Occupation of obsorvor Active in American "egion activities 6. Address of observor N/S 7• Placo of observation N/S 8. Numbor of objocts Undetermined Incidont # 110 9. Distance of object from obsorver N/S 10. Timo in sight Not sighted Altitudo N/S 11. 12. 13• 14. Speed N/S Diraction of flight N/S Tactics N/S 15• 16. Sound Motor drone of foreign type aircraft Size N/S 17• Color N/S 18. Shapo N/S 19• Odor detected. N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22. Woathor conditions N/S 23. Effoct on clouds N/S 24• Sketches or photographs 25. 26. Manner of disappearance None N/S Remarks: See Supplement RESTRICTED 2i

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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation 1 April 1948 Incident # 111 2. Time of Observation 0955 hrs. • 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted 124º J' Jest, 12° 521 orth ... 4. Observer's Position. Sighted object from planen Phillipine Islande. (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc. 5. Name and Address of Observer lat Into Robert, I Meyers, 67th Mighter Sq. 18th Fighter Sroup ... ... ... • 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies . R-47 pilot -.. ..• 7. Attention Attracted to Object (s) By Appearing in line of sight during flight 8. Number of Objects) Sighted 2. . 9. Size of Object(s) wing spen 30 feet,, length 20, feet 10. Color of Objects) silver. . . 11. Shape Sketch if Possible) A 2a,2f sembling a flying wing type. aircraft, turtle back and 12. Nature of Luminosity . ... • 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer . 3 miles. . . . 24• Socel efalotect (s) 200 M/- disppeared, ia 5 recopis inteating great 15. Time in Sight . ximately. 60 seconãs . Tactics 90° left tury, then level flight accelerating rapialy. 17. Sound Made by Objects) . npop 18. Direction of Flight of Object (s) . 270, 19. Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance) ............. .........• 20. Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail . pne observed, ..... 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Timelattered cumulous, base. 3000%, tops 6000₽ 22, Peculiarities Noted Object, made a left. tarn,. leveled. out on a 270°. leading. accelerated rapidly and Misappeared from sight. 23. Summary of Incidont On lst. April, at. 0955.. Ist. It Meyers, was. leading. a flight of. 4P-27 pircraft, of the 67th Mehter, Sl., 18th, Mehter. Groip. He was •flying a heading of. 1809o, a] titude 1500, feet,, position 124º.3! Best, and (Attach a Separate Sheet if Additional Space is Needed)

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12º 521 North, when he sighted an unidentified objeet approximately three (3) niles sast of his position and at an estimated altitude of 1000° heading 360°. The object appeered to be a flying wing aircraft, 1te shape resenbled a half noon. What appeared to be a dorsal fin was barely perceptible, the span of the object was estimated to be 30 feet. length 20 feet. The object was silver in color, Upon sighting the object, It. Meyers immediately started a left turn with the intention of intercepting approximtely 5 seconds. There was no sound heard, and no exhaust trails were observed. St the time of the sighting visibility was unlimited, scattered cumalous, base 3000 feet, tops 6000 feet. distinguining feature no prom anato a leat eave made t or cockpit were observed. The interview with It. Meyers indiented that he is a reliable non- excitable individual who appeared quite positive in his statements. He ves the only witness to this incident as he could not contact his wing men 1 since his radio was out. Apparently the mneuvers performd by his three (3) wing-men prevented their observation of the object.

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ESTRIC CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 112 1. Date 8 Apr 48 2. Time 1400 - 1430 3. Location Ashley, Ohio 4. Namo of observer Miss Winifred Paines - Mrs. Bertha Slack 5• Occupation of obsorvor Miss Paines: Asst Bank Cashier; Mrs. Slack: housekeeper 6. Address of observor 227 W High St., Ashley, O. 7• Placo of obsorvation Ashley, Ohio (ground) 1 8. Numbor of objoots 9. Distanco of object from obsorvor 10. Timo in sight N/S "Quite a distance" 11. 12. Altitude Could not estimate Spead slow-moving 13. 1h. Diroction of flight Tactics No maneuvers Southwest C 15• Sound N/S 16. Sizo undetermined 17. 18. 19• Color silver Shapo Oblong, long and narrow - like silver streak Odor detectod N/s 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None 22. 23 • 24. Woathor conditions Clear, no clouds near object Effoct on clouds N/S - no clouds near object None 25. 26. Skotches or photographs Manner of disappearanco N/S Romarks: (over) RESTRICTER

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RESTRICTED Witness thought she heard plane which appeared to be flying low and making an unusual amount of noise. Could not locate the plane but did see en object oblong in shape and long and narrow which had the appearance of a 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. Note: See Incident #1l2a in which the plane was perceived flying low. RESTRICTED

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 112a 1. Dato 8 April 1948 2. Time 1400 - 1430 3. Location Ashley, Onio 4. Namo of observor, Mrs. "elah Stephens 5. Occupation of obsorvor Newspaper reporter 6. Address of obsorvor 226 West High Street, Ashley, Ohio 7. Placo of observation From the ground 8. Numbor of objocts One 9. Distance of objoct from obsorver Not stated 10. Timo in sight Approximately five minutes 11. Altitudo Quite high 12. Speed Slow - dirfting Diroction of flight Southwesterly 13• 14. Tactics None 15. 16. Sound None Sizo Smaller than the airplane that was in view at the time 17. 19- Color Opalescent - like mother of pearl 18. Shapo Long cylindrical body, like a stick of firewood Odor dotected None 20. Apparent construction N/S 21.. Exhaust trails None 22. Woathor conditions Clear, few clouds in sky but non around object 23• 24. Effect on clouds N/S Skotches or photographs 25. Manner of disappearance N/s RESTRICTEL 26. on ark exceptiona y lot roard noise, first a tracted the attention

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RESTRIC• of this witness. She observed a large airplane, heading south, and about the same time also observed a strange object in the sky travelling slowly in a southwesterly direction. Witness first thought it was sky writing, as it looked like a streak; but later it became clearly outlined, appearing to be a long dylindrical body like a stick of firewood. "ith the sun shining on it, it appeared opalescent, like mother of pearl. The object was much higher, and quite a bit smaller than, the airplane, but drifted slowly along after the airplane disappeared. It may have been drifting with the wind. RESTRICTED 32 =

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ESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 8 April 1948 2. Time 1430 Incidont # 112b 3• Location Delaware, Ohio 4. Namo of observor Mrs. James B. Stephenson 5. Occupation of obsorvor Housewife 6. Address of obsorvor 93 North Franklin Street, Delaware, Ohio 7. Placo of obsorvation From the ground 8. Numbor of objoots One 10. 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver N/S Timo in sight N/s 11. 12. Altitude N/S Speod Slow 13• Diroction of flight Southwesterly 14. Tactics None 15• 16. 17 . 18. Sound None Size Very large - about the size of a full moon in height but much smaller in width Color Very white Shapo Cylindrical, with vapor around the top Odor dotectod N/S 19. 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Woathor conditions Clear, no clouds around object Effect on clouds N/S Sketches or photographs None RESTRICTE Manner of disappoaranco. N/S Remarks: At 1430 Mrs. J, B, Stephenson's attention was attracted from her window by an object of unusual shape in the sky. Upon going outsid 33

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to get a better view it app red very white, with no shadow it all, was cylindrical in shape and seemed to have vapor around the top. When first seen, it appeared to be leaning at an angle, and then right itself and move along "perpendicular" to the ground. It appeared not to be moving at first, but upon a closer look it was seen moving slowly in a southwesterly direction, without sound or manueverings, and re- the weather was clear, and no exhaust trails were The object seemed very large, about the size of a full moon in height, but much smaller 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 33 a

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RESTRICT® CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 April 1948 Incident # 112c 2. Timo 1430 3. Location Delaware, hio 4. Mamo of observer Rev. "ames B. Stephenson 5• Occupation of obsorver Pas tor 6. 4ddross of obsorvor 93 N. Franklin Street, Delaware, Ohio 7• Placo of observition From the ground 8. Numbor of objects One 9. Distance of objoct from observor N/S 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. AltitudoN/S 12. Spood Slow 13• 14. Diraction of flight Southwesterly Tactics None 15. Sound None 16. Sizo Not Stated 17• Color White 18. 19. Shapo Verticle, larger at the bottom and narrow at the top Odor dotected None 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None 22. Weathor conditions Clear 23• Effoct on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappoaranco N/S RESTRICTED Remarks: Witness 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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STRICT® 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 appear ance, but after a half hour it had not been sighted there. RESTRICTED

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• RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1• Dato 8 April 1948 2. Time 1430 3. Location Delaware, Ohio 4. Name of observer Mrs. John Bergen 5. Occupation of obsorvor Housewife Incidont # 6. Address of observer 11l North Washington Street 7. Placo of observation From the ground 8. Numbor of objocts One 9. Distanco of objoct from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight N/s 11. Altitudo N/S 12. Speed N/S 13• 14. Diraction of flight Southwesterly Tactics None 15. 16. Sound bover Could not be determined Sizo N/S 17• Color White 18. Shapo Spherical "blob" with streaks above it 19- Odor dotected None 20. 21. Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails None 22. Woathor conditions Clear 23. 24. Effoot on clouds N/s Sketches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance N/S Romarks: Witness heard planes prior to the sighting, but doesn't know whether or not they had any connection with the object. 112d

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RESTRICT The object was clearly outlined, but did not look like a balloon. The Perkins Observatory was alerted but was unable to sight theobject. • RESTRICTED 35 a

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 April 1948 & 2. Time 1430 3. Location Delaware, Onio 4. Namo of observer Rev. John H. Bergen 5. Occupation of obsorvor Pastor 6. Address of observor 11l North Washington Street 7• Placo of observation From the ground 8. Numbor of objects ne Incident # 112e 9. Distance of objoct from observer 10. Timo in sight Ten minutes 11. Altitude Several thousand feet Not determined 12. Speod Not too fast 13. 14. Diraction of flight Almost due west into the wind Tactics None 15• Sound None 16. Sizo Not less than 5 feet in width Color Very white 17 • 18. 19. Shapo Spherical, with a small protrusion above it, like vapor streaks Odor dotected None 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. 22. Exhaust trails None Weathor conditions Clear 23• Effoct on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs None KESIRICTEU 25. Manner of disappearanco Disappeared from view behind the trees 26. Remarks: This object appeared like a concentrated bit of cloud except it was clearly outlined. The size could not be determined,

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RESTRICTE since witness could not tell whether it was a s mall object near him or a large 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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• RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 10. 11. 12. 13• 14. 1. Dato 8 April 1948 2. Time 14,30 3• Location Delaware, Onio 4. Name of observer Mrs. H, S. Kirkpatrick 5. Occupation of obsorvor Housewife 6. Address of obsorvor 107 North Washington Street 7• Placo of observation From the ground 8. Numbor of objects One 9. Distanco of object from obsorver N/S Timo in sight N/S Altitude N/S Spood Steady - not too fast Diroction of flight Southwesterly Tactics None Incident # 112f 15. 16. 17. 18. Sound None Size It was not large enough for a person to be inside Color White - about the color of a fleecy cloud Shapo Spherical - womewhat larger at top with a protruding end underneat 19. Odor dotected None 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. 22. Exhaust trails None Woathor conditions Clear, blue sky, sunny 23• 24. Effact on clouds N/S 25. 26. Skotches or photographs None RESTRICTED Manner of disappoarance N/S Remarks: Witness heard, but did not see airplane, and saw instead a white object, spherical in shape, larger at the top with a protruding

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TRICTEU• end underneath. It was clearly outlined and maintained the same shape as it moved along, steadily, and at the same altitude. Robert Cochran, son of the witness, who is in the Merchant Marine, thought the object very musual. He said it was ir the shape of a rainspout. RESTRICTED 31 a

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ONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidant # 113 1. Dato 9 April 1948 2. Time 1510 15 0 6 3. Location Montgomery, Alabama 4. Namo of observer Robert B. Hughes, -t. Colonel, USAF 5. Occupation of obsorvor Pilot 6. Address of obsorvor Tactics Div., Air Tactical School, Tyndall AF Base 7. Placo of observation From the air 8. Numbor of objocts One 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight Five seconds 11. 12. Altitudo Approximately 16000 feet Speod In excess of the viewer's 310 mph air speed 13 - 14. Tactics Diroction of flight Northwest N/s 15. 16. Sound None Size Top part eight feet diameter 17 • 18. 19. Color Silver Shape ball Odor dotected N/S Had the appearance of a parachute carrying a large canister or 20. 21. Exhaust trails None 22. 23• 24• Woathor conditions Clear, visibility and ceiling unlimited Effoct on cloudsN/S Skotches or photographs - Sketch. (trip) Manner of disappearance N/S 25. 26. Remarks att. Col first sighted the object before com- pleting an ig Rober turn over the tom of Montgomery, Alabama. 38

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CONFIDENTIAL• The object, sighted at ten o'clock off his left wing, appeared to be a silver disc. He immediately completed a sharp bank to the left and was able to get a better look at the object, and described it as follows: "Top part of the object approximately eight feet in diameter, silver in color, had the appearance of a parachute. Attached to the bottom of this had been a dark cable or shroud which appeared to be approximately five feet long. Suspended upon the cable had been a large canister or ball (Colonel Hughes could not discern which) also silver in color. This canister or ball had theappearance of being slightly to the rear of the top part of the object. The overall appearance of theobject looked something similar to the parachute and canister containing photographic testing equipment dropped from a V-2 rocket." At the time he lost sight of the object, "ughes' aircraft had been indicating 510 miles per hour air speed, and the object had appeared to fly away from him on a horizontal plane rather than a vertical decline. A sketch of the object is attached. CONFIDENTIAL 38 a

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EXHIBIT 8' - SILVER DARK CABLE - BALL OR A CANISTER SILVER EXHIBIT I TATE JuNd Duo 10 N°C*T*C* 2G

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1. Dato 2. Time 3. Location FIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 18 Арг 48 Incident # 1306 hours 114 Approx 1 mile north of Fairbanks, Alaska 4. Name of observer It Aytch Johnson 5. Occupation of obsorvor Ist It (discharged f/USAT as per authority Para 1, SO. 60 dated 28 May 48) (see) 6. Address of obsorvor It Worth, Texas Placo of obsorvation Over city of Tairbanks, Alaska 8. Number of objocts 1 9. Distance of object from observer N/s 10. Timo in sight few minates 11. Altitude 2000-3000 ft 12. 13. 14• Speed 250-300 miles (traveled 500 feet in 1 or 2 seconds) Diroction of flight Northeast toward southwest Tactics Oscillated from horizontal plane to vertical plane at very 15• 16. rapid speed Sound No sound Size 8" in dismeter 17• Color silvery 18. Shapo round and flat 19. Odor dotected N 20. 21. 22. 23• Apparont construction N/s Exhaust trails no trails of any kind Woathor conditions Weather clear and visibility unrestricted Effoot on clouds N/s 24. 25. 26. Skotches or photographs Manner of disappoaranco Remarks: (over) доле N/s BAGATIAL 40

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Object observed at altitude of about 2000-3000 on NE-Sh heading. It appeared to be some & inches in dismeter and gave off a silvery brilliantreflection. It oscillated from a horizontal plane to a vertical plane at a very rapid pace. Estimated speed: about 250-300 MPH -(traveled some 500 feet in 1 or 2 seconds / No sound could be heard nor were there any trails of any kind. NOTE: This sighting may have been the reflection of sun from wings of these aircraft. At the approximate time of the sighting a mumber of aircraft were flying in the local area. AMEIREATRAS

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1. Date 2. Time CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 19 Apr 48 1615 Incidont #115 3. Location 4. Name of observer s Over Greenville AF Base, Greenville,S. C. 1st Lt Francis W. Hennin, Jr. & lst It Robert G.Loomis, USAI 5. Occupation of obsorver Both attached to Liaison sq. Greenville 6. Address of observor & Greenville AF Base, Greenville,. C. 7. Placo of obsorvation Greenville AF Base 8. Number of objoots 2 3 - 1 at first, 2 later 9. Distanco of object from observer 15,000 to 20,000 ft overhead 10. Timo in sight 2 minutes 11. 12. 13• Altitude 15,000 to 20000 ft Speed Undetermined. Stationary, then rapidly accelerating and cligibing Direction of flight North 14• Tactics Hovering then acceleration and climbing Observed trail formation Sound none audible (1) - states: 15. 16. 17• Sizo undetermined Witnesses were attracted by sound of fighter aircraft in vicinity. (no mention made of these) Color white 18. 19. Shapo elliptical Odor dotectod N/s 20. 21. 22. Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails No exhemst or condensation trail Woathor conditions CAVU Effoct on clouds N/s 23. 2L. Skotches or photographs 2 IDEN 25. Manner of disappearance 26. Remarks: (over) in distance

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FIDENTIAL 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 a northerly heading, they determined the objects could not be balloons. 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 of approximately two (2) minutes elapsed, of which the objects were in a stationary position for approximately one (1)mimite. NOTE: find at 20,000 ft from 340° ROTE To bat too at old at bas a 1a Spartanburg, S. C. FIDEN TIAL

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(4) (3) (2) (1) CONFIDENTIAL left on this heading In approximately 2 minutes objects had disappeared oba climbina movine la a sNE direction and replaly accelerating When first seen objects were in a semi-stationary position. First one object was sighted, next, another one appeared. CANFIDENTIAL

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• RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 11 Mar 48 1. Date 2. Time night 3. Location Near shores of James Bay, 4. Name of observor V. J. Pratt 5. Occupation of obsorvor Employe of Hudson Bay Co. 6. Address of observor Moose Factory 7. Placo of obsorvation Moose Tactory, Canaca 8. Number of objoots 1 9. Distance of objoct from observer 10. Timo in sight N/s Altitude N/S N/s 11. 12. 13• Speed meteoric 14• 15• 16. 17• 18. Diroction of flight earthward Tactics N/s Sound No noise Size size of idious football Color tipS Blue flame Shapo N/S 19. Odor dotected N/s 20. Apparent construction meteor 21. 22. Weathor conditions Night Effoct on clouds. N/S 23• 24. Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance exploded Romarks: (over) RESTRICTEN Incident # 116

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ESTRICTED A big ball of blue flame, seemingly the size of a football streaked out of the sky and exploded near this Northern Ontario commity (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 was gone within a second. Witnesses heard no noise of any kind. NOTE: Thãs 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 11.40 P. M. EST Thurs. downward like a spent rocket in the northern sky. She described it disintegration as it fell. RESTRICTED

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 May 48 1500 to 1700 Incidont # Mg 117 2. Time 3• Location Memphis, Tenn. 4. Name of observer Miss Jean Bray, Housekeeper et alk al (see other side) 5. Occupation of obsorvor Housekeeper 6. Address of obseryor 253 W. Waldorf Ave., Memphis, Tenn. 7. Placo of observation Memphis, Tenn. 8. Numbor of objocts 50 or 60 9. Distanco of object /from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. 12. Altitude extremely high Spood faster than any aircraft witnesses had ever seen 13. Diroction of flight easterly - 14. Tactics Most traveled in straight line altho some of them zig-zagged. Sound None 15. 16. Size 17 • 18. Color Very small shiny - like bright aluminum 19• Shape Odor dotectod N/S unknow - possibly like meteor 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. 22. Exhaust trails Some objects seemed to have a silvery tail which might have been exhaust CAVU, wind: 330 to 340º, 15 MPH at surface increasing to 66 MPH at 20,000; Surface temp: 72º; dew point 43° relative mumidity 40% Effoct on clouds N/S 23• 21. Skotches or photographs None N/s 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Romarks: (over) RESTRICTED Y

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STRICTED Fifty to60 shiny objects were seen moving at a speed faster than any known aircraft on an Easterly heading at an extremely high altitude. For the most part these objects traveled in a straight line altho some of them zig-zagged slightly. No sound was heard. Some objects seemed to have a silvery tail which might have been exhaust. These objects could not have been weather balloons as only one balloon was released by the Memphis Weather Bureau that day. NOTE: Witnesses thought they had seen a meteor; however subsequent investigation seemed to preclude this possibility. See Supp II to Trip Report to Memphis - Visit with Dr. Paul Herget of the Observatory of Cincinnati, Chio, in which Dr. Herget expressed serious doubt that the 50 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. Hynak of OSU and Dr. Lincoln LaPaz are to be consulted about the possibility of thus these being a meteor shower. Witness of this incident were: Mr. F. J. Kaiser, salesman 251 W. Waldorf Ave., Memphis Mrs F. J. Kaiser, housewife 251 W. Waldorf Ave., Memphis, Tenn. RESTRICTED

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UNIDEAT Ess CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIDD FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 28 Mar 48 2. Time 3. 1630 hours Location 4. Name of observer Incident # 118 Berlin Lichtenrade, Kirchbachstrasse 2 Dr Ormans, 5• Occupation of obsorvor Former guided missile expert at Exeirmetall Borsi 6. Addross of obsorvor Berlin Lichtenrade, Kirchbachstrasse 2 7• Placo of observation As above 10. 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distanco of objoct from obsor vor Time in sight N/S Altitudo 14 kilometers N/s 11. 12. 13. Spood rather fast 14. Direction of flight Tactics N/S South to North 15• 16. 17• Sound Size No sound reported "white point" White 18. Color Shapo N/S 1.9 • Odor detectod w/s 20. 21. Apparont construction N/S Exhaust trails No exaust trail reported 22. 23. Woathor conditions Effoot on clouds N/S clear 24• Skotches or photographs 25. None N/s 26. Mannor of disappearance Romarks: (over) MEIDEN

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CO FIDENTIAL 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 14 kilometers, speed undetermined, rather fast, no rpt of sound, and no report of exhaust trail. WITNESSES: Dr and Mrs. Ormans. No photographs available.

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ESTRICTE Incident # 119 Check list - Unidentified Flying Objects 1. Date 20 Feb 48 2. Time 0700 hours 3. Location Asuncion, Paraguay 4. Name of observer Mrs Agustina Vargas de Paula 5• Occupation of observer N/s 6. Address of observer resident of Asuncion (southern part of city) 7. Place of observation Asuncion 8. Number of objects 1. 9. Distance of object from observer. N/s 10. Time in sight N/s 11. Altitude N/S 12. Speed N/S 13. Direction of flight west to east 14. Tactics N/s 15. Sound N/s 16. Size N/s 17. Color N/S 18. Shape oval 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/s 21. Exhaust trails highly colored wake 22. Weather conditions N/s 23. Effectoon clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs 25. Manner of disappearance None N/S (over) RESTRICTED

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RESTRICTED At approximately 0700 hours 20 Feb 48 witness saw object of oval shape traveling thru space from west to east. Its form ended in a very thin tail of approximately 3 feet in length. The forwerd part was bulky con- pared with the rear. The interior portion of the object gave off green, yellow and orange colors and it had a highly colored wake. Statesments were obtained from a local newspaper "La Tribuna" which has interviewed several people claiming to have seen the saucers. RESTRICTED 119-

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RESTRICTEC CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJDOTS Incident 119a 1. Date 20 Feb 48 2. Time 0700 3. Location Aregua - 10 miles east of Asuncion 4. Name of observer "withhela" 5. Occupation of observer employee of Bank of Paraguay 6. Address of observer Bank of Paraguay 7. Place of observation in Aregua 8. Number of objects 1 Distance of object from observer N/S 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15• 16. Time in sight N/S Altitude N/S Speed N/S Direction of flight west to east Tactics N/s Sound N/s Size N/S Color N/S 18. Shape oval 19. Odor detected N/s 20. Apparent construction 21. Exhaust trails N/s 22. Weather conditions N/S 23. Effect on clouds N/s 24. Sketches or photographs 25. Manner of disappearance 26. Remarks (over) N/S None N/S RESTRICTED

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REST CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 20 Feb 48 0700 Incident # 119b 2. Time 3. Location Villa Hayes (10 miles NNE of Asuncion) 4. Name of observer a Rancher and laborers 5. Occupation of obsorvor Rancher. 6. Address of observor inthe "Chaco" 7. Placo of obsorvation Ranch house in neighborhood of Villa Hayes 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver N/S 10. Timo in sight N/s 11. Altitudo 1,000 ft 12. Speod less than that of a plane 13. Diroction of flight west to east 14• Tactics N/S 15. 16. 17• 18. 19. Sound N/s Size N/S Color N/S Shapo disc Odor dotectod 20. N/s Apparent construction 21. 22. N/s Exhaust trails N/S - gave off an intense green color Woather conditions NS Effact on clouds N/s 23• 24. 25. 26. Skotches or photographs None Manner of disappearance N/S Romarks: (ever) RESTRICTED

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RESTRICTED 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 a plane and at an altitude of approx 1000 ft. Along its edges it gave off an aureola with the color green predominant. RESTRICTED

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RESTRICOED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date N/S - around 7 Feb 48 N/s 2. Time 3. Location Vejle, Denmark 4. Name of observer N/S 5. Occupation of obsorvor field laborers 6. Address of observor N/s 7. Placo of observation Gadb jerg (near Tejle) 8. Numbor of objocts 1 9. Distance of object from observor 10. Timo in sight N/S 3 seconds 11. Altitude 200 meters altitude 12. Speed high speed 200 meters altitude 13• 14. Diroction of flight SE to NW Tactics N/S 15• 16. Sound N/s Sizo N/S 17. Color shining 18. Shape N/s 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. Sketches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance N/S Remarks: (Over) Incident # 120 RESTRICTED

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STRICTED Three men working in a field in Gadhjerg (nez Vefle) Demark, have observed a shining object which moved at high speed over the sky from southeast to northwest at about 200 motors altitude. It remained visible • for three seconds: NA CCIOTT: lo verifiention received of the above. Evaluation P-6 RESTRICTED

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•CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 9 January 1948 2. Time 2330 3. Location Cartersville, Georgia, 34° 101 N, 84° 49' W 4. Name of observer Hugh DuBose 5. Occupation of obsorvor Pilot (EAL) 6. Address of observor N/S 7. Placo of obsorvation Air 8. Numbor of objoots One 9. Distanco of object from obsorver N/S 10• Time in sight N/S 11. Altitudo 3000 feet Incidont # 121 12. 13• 14. Spood 400 mph Diroction of flight 175° M Tactics None 15. 16. 17. 18. Sound N/S Sizo N/S 19• Color Light, sky-blue Sha po Circular, except for the top quarter which was flat, pot- shaped •Odor dotected N/S 20. 21. 22. Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails None Woather conditions N/S Effoct on clouds "/ IDEN 23. 24• 25. 26. Skotches or photographs None Manner of. disappearanco 10° below the horizon 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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SUUU FIDENTIA 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 immediately earthward. The flame then died altogether but nothing was seen hitting the ground. Witness states that the flame was not d the long trailing type, bub rather gave the impression that you were looking dow a long exhaust stack at a short but concentrated mass of blue flame and further stated that his connections with RAF pilots in ingland during the war leads him now to believe this object looked the same as the "Buzz Bombs" chased by t ose RAF pilots at night. Arthur Porter, purser on this flight 9 January 4S, 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 unknown disease on the farm of a ly. Gordy at Newman, Georgia, and expressed reported and this unusual fatality among healthy cattle. However, Atlanta Uffice of the Animal Industry Division, U,S. Department of Agri- culture, advises that this "known" 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 Newman, Georgia. ONE OSA IAL 48 a

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KhO TRIOTEU CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidont # 122 1. Dato 5 April 1948 2, Time N/S 3. Location Holloman Air Force Base 4. Name of observer Mr. Olsen 5. Occupation of obsorver Trained balloon observer, Geophysics Lab Section 6. Address of observor N/S 7. Placo of observation From the ground 8. Numbor of objoots One 9. Distance of object from observer N/s 10. Timo in sight 30 seconds 11. 12. 13• 14. 15. Altitude Very high Spood Faster than any known aircraft Diroction of flight N/S Tactics Eratic - completing a large loop after its downward descent, then soaring upward and disappearing suddenly Sound None 16. Size Lar ge 17• 18. 19. Color Grey-white Shapo Rounded, indistinct form Odor dotectod N/S 20. Apparent construction N/s 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22. 23 • 24. 25• 26. Weathor conditions C.A.V.U. Effoct on clouds N/S Skotches or photographs None RESTRICTED Manner of disappearanco Disappeared suddenly Remarks: This was evidently the one object, of two sighted by another witness, that veered to the right and down. Its vaguely

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defined form gave the appearance of a large object at a great distance. The statements of other witnesses to this incident are contained in reports 112a and 112b. All witnesses agreed that the object was very high, moved faster than any known aircraft, possessed a rounded, indistinct form, and disappeared suddenly rather than fading away in the distance. It was under observatior 1/2 minutes or slightly less. It was definitely not a balloon, and apparently not manned, judging from the violent maneuvers which were perforned at a high rate of speed. RESTRICTED 49 c

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1. Date 2. Time RESI CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 11 April 1948 2330 Incidont 123 3• Location 4 miles north, of Alton, Illinois 4. Namo of observer Col W. F. Siegmund 5. Occupation of obsorvor Former Commandant of the Air Base at Kearns, Utah and at present sales manager for Western Cartridge, Co., Altor 6. Address of obsorvor Weestern Cartridge, Co., Alton; Ill. 7. Placo of observation 4 miles north of Alton, Ill - ground. 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distance of pbjoct from obsorvor 10, Timo in sight N/s 11. Altitudo N/s 12. Speod N/s 13. 14. Diroction of flight Ns Tactics * "flapped its wings" w/s 15• 16. Sound N/s Sizo Color N/s "bigger then an airplane" 17• 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Shapo Resembled a huge fowl and not a type of aircraft Odor dotectod N/s Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails N/s Woathor conditions N/s Effoct on clouds N/s 23. 24• 25. 26. Sketches or photographs None N/S NESTRICTED Manner of disappearance Remarks: Col Siegmund said he observed the creature at about 11:30 A. M. 11 Apr 48, while riding four miles north of Alton, Ill (over) 2

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Siegmund said he didn't see any flapping of wings but he wes sure it was a huge fowl and not a type of aircraft. He was riding with a companion, Col. Ralph Jackson, Head of Western Militery Academy, at the time. Jackson, however, was talking to a farner and didn't see it. Siegmund said he didn't mention it to him as it seemed too incredible. Note: A child, James Trares, age 12, said he saw the bird flying over his home in suburban Glendale, Mo., some 3 months previous. The Belvidere report quoted a Robert Price and Veryl Babb'as saying theibird was "bigger then an airplane" and flapped its wings. "RELIABILITY; Impossible to evaluate. Col Siegmund was never questioned but some sort of investigation obviously should be made in lieu of the fact that he was once commandant of the Air Base at Kearns. RESTRICTED

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RESTRICK CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 18 April 1948 Incident # 124 2. Time 1500 GCT 3. Location North Atlantic, 62°00 *N 33°00 *W 4. Name of observer N/S 5. Occupation of obsorvor Weather station patrol 6. Address of observor First Coast Guard District 7. Placo of observation Air 8. Numbor of objocts ne 9. Distance of object from observer 6500 yards - 18000 yards 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. 12. Altitude N/S Speed 30 mph 13. 14. Diroction of flight Tactics N/s N/s 15• 16. Sound N/s Sizo N/S 17• 18. Color N/s Shapo N/S 19. 20. 21. 22. Odor dotected N/S Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails N/S Weathor conditions C.A.V.U. RESTRICTED 23. 2L. Effect on clouds N/S Sketches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Target strength was S5 fading at 18,000 yards Remarks: This incident is the result of a radar sighting. Copy is also filed in radar sighting file. 5

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STRICT • This target was contacted on the air search radar at 1500 GCT on 18 April 48. The first contact was made at 6500 yards and was tracked to 18,000 yards giving a velocity of approximately 30 m.p.h. The area in which the target was contacted was thoroughly search visually and there were no clouds nor weather fronts in said area. There were no target indications on the surface radar. The target strength was S5 fadingat 18,000 yards. RESTRICTED a 12 4

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RESTROCTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2 Hay 1948 2. Time Night 3. Location St. Louis, Missouri, 40°00 'N 90°15 *W 4. Name of observer N/s 5. Occupation of obsorvor N/S 6. Address of observor N/S Incident # 125 7• Placo of obsorvation 8. Numbor of objocts Ground One 10. 11. 12. 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver N/S Timo in sight N/S Altitudo N/S Speed N/S 13• 14. 15. 16. Diraction of flight N/S Tactics N/S Sound N/S 17• 18. 19• Size N/S Color Phosphorescent after dark Shapo Bird Odor dotectod N/s 20. Apparont construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22. Woather conditions N/S 23 . 24. 25. Effoct on clouds N/S Skotches or photographs None 26. Manner of disappearance N/S Remarks: See Incident #123 RESTRICTED S

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KESIOCTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 30 April 1948 2. Time 1015 3. Location Anacostia, Naval Air Station, 389521N, 77°00 *W• 4. Name of observer Marcus L. Lowe 5. Occupation of obsorvor Lt Commander, US Navy 6. Address of observor N/s 7. Placo of observation ir 8. Numbor of objocts One Incident # 126 9. Distance of object from observer One mile 10. Timo in sight N/s 11. 12. Altitudo 4500 feet Spood 100 m.p.h. 13• 14. Diroction of flight 360° N Tactics N/s 15. Sound N/s 16. Size 25 - 40 ft diameter ® 17• 18. Color Yellow (light colored) Shapo Sphere Odor dotectod 19• N/S 20. Apparont construction N/s 21. 22. Exhaust trails N/s Weathor conditions N/S 23. Effoct on clouds N/S 24. 25. • 26. Skotches or photographs None Manner of disappearance N/S Romarks: RESTRICTED The object appeared to the pilot to be a yellow (or light colored) balloon, and attracted attention principally because s's

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RESTRIC •ED of its flight path. No external fittings or attachments were observed on the object. The speed of the object was estimated at about 100 m.p.h. The flight of the object was in approximately a south to north direction, despite upper winds from north northwest, and apparently followed a con- stant altitude. Pilot did not pursue object further because it was entering the prohibited flying area, U.S. Capitol, White House Area. RESTRICTED isa

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RESTRICCED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 7 May 1948 - N/S Incident # 127 3. Location Lake Doiran, along the Yugoslav-Greek frontier 4. Namo of observer N/S 5. Occupation of obsorvor N/S 6. Address of observor N/S 7. Placo of observation Ground 8. Number of objocts One 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. 12. 13• 14• 15. 16. Altitudo 3000 feet Speed N/s Direction of flight 180° Tactics N/s Sound Like artillery shell (shrill whine) Size N/S 17• 18. Color N/S Shapo Flying disc 19• 20. Odor dotectod N/S Apparent construction N/S 21. 22. Exhaust trails N/S Woathor conditions N/S 23. 24• Effoct on clouds N/s Sketches or photographs None RESTRICTED 25. 26. Manner of disappearanco N/S Romarks: A press dispatch quoted residents of the Lake Doiran area along the Yugoslav-Greek frontier as saying they saw a "flying

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RESTRICT• at 5,000 108 bad ne not to ten or may polaria et a hetent STRICTED

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Cien CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 May 1948 2. Time Night 3. Location (Hobson) 'Middleport, Ohio, 30° 001 N, 82° 031 W 4. Name of observer Ben Rupe Incident # 128 5• Occupation of obsorver New York Central System Car Inspector 6. Address of observor N/S 7• Placo of observation Ground 8. Numbor of objocts N/S 9. Distanco of object from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight N/s Altitudo 6 - 8 miles 11. 12. Spead Great amount of speed 13. Direction of flight 90° 14. Tactics N/S 15. 16. Sound N/S Sizo 9" diameter from ground level 17• 18. Color Phosphorescent Shapo Round 19. Odor dotectod N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails Phosphorescent trail in sky 22. Weathor conditions N/S 23. Effoct on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs CONFIDENTIAI 25. Manner of disappearance N/S 26. Romarks: The above covers sighting of same objects by Earl Roush, New Jork Central system Car Inspector; Bob White, New Tork Central 57

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1h83.23 8. Jard Clerk; and C. K. lite, New York Central atrolman. Patrolman Hite stated in addition that his attention was called to these objects by Car Inspector 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 wence it had come." Occasionally one seemed to burst and disintegrate. For a resemblence, Hite said "Take a large glock face, cover it with radium, and sail it through the air." CONFIDENTIAL 17a

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 31 May 1948 Incident # 129 2. Time 1320 3. Vocation Wilmington, North Carolina, 34° 1' N, 77° 57' w 4. Name of observer Mys. H. D. Alspach 5. Occupation of obsorver N/S 6. Address of obsorvor 709 South 6th 7. Placo of observation Ground 8. Numbor of objocts One 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Timo in sightN/s 11. Altitude Awfully high 12. Spood Fast 13• 14. Direction of flight 90° Tactics None 15• 16. Sound N/s 17• 18. Sizo As large as an arm, and about 3 feet long Color N/S Shapo Oblong 19. 20. Odor detected N/S Apparent construction N/S 21. 22. Exhaust trails Emitted smoke Woather conditions N/S 23. 24. Effoct on clouds N/S Sketches or photographs None RESTRICTED 25. 26. Manner of disappearance N/S Remarks: Mysterious sky object was sighted by Mrs. Alspach, her sister lirs. Colvin, and Mrs. H.D. Hufham. It came at first at a fast

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STRICTE speed from the direction of Bluethenthal Field at 1:20 p.m., over the Cape Fear River, then veered at a low speed back towards Virightsville, a little to the west. The local office of the Civil Aeronautics administration discredited a suppositi on by Bluethenthal Meld's station manager ames Holomon, 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. RESTRICTED

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STRICT CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 17th May 1948 Incidont # 130 2. Time Night 3. Location Between Plevna and Miles City, Montana 4. Name of observer W. A. Bonneville 5• Occupation of obsorvor Territory "gr., B. F. Goodrich Company 6. Address of obsorvor 415 W. Rosser Ave., Bismark, N. D. 7. Placo of observition Ground, Route #212, West of Plevna, traveling west 8. Numbor of objects One 10. 9. Distanco of object from obsorvor At closest point, approx. 2500 feet Timo in sight Some twenty minutes 11. 12. 13. 14. Altitude N/S Spead Iwice the speed of the Northwest Airlines planes Diroction of flight West, slightly south, then west Tactics Performed arc 15• 16. Sound None Sizo 17• 18. Color Fairly large compared with an aircraft White - (might have had slight bluish-white tinge) Shapo Ball 19. Odor dotected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S - but apparently meteor-like 21. Exhaust trails A long bright light shooting from under it 22. Woathor conditions omnlight, but cloudy 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. 25. 26. Skotches or photographs None - Map forwarded showing location of object Manner of disappearance Flew in a dark cloud bank Remarks: See Supplement RESTRICTED

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RESTRI THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY Minneapolis 3, Minnesota 130 0 LU 415 West Rosser Ave Bi smark, N. D. 5-23-48 United States Army - Intelligence Div. Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: - On the night of May 17th at about 11:30 PM driving from Baker, Montana to Miles City Montana on U,S, Highway #12 just West of Plevna, Montana before getting to the hills I noticed a very bright object in the sky to the North- 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 same route for many years - about 15, I am pretty well used to open prairie road at night and can tell a star from an unusual object when I see it. Northwest Airlines travel a Western route just North of this route also, but I stopped at the Powder River Bridge where the road dips con- siderably down from 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 seemed to speed away into the heavy cloud bank to the West and then later reappearing, at a very bright white light at what I would judge about not more than several miles away or closer. I carry a pair of field glasses 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 darkness 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 had been an aeroplane I would certainly have been able to hear the motors. 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. I am enclosing a map showing the location of the foregoing. Yours very truly, The B. F. Goodrich Company /s/ Wm. Bonneville Cor PROTRICTE Territory Manager

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130 % The B. Y. Goodrich Compan 1653 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota RESTRICTED 415 W. Rosser Avenue Bismarck, N. Dakota June 18, 1948 Col W. R. Clingernan U. S. Army Air Forces Wright Field Dayton, Ohio Refer - MCIAXO-3 Dear Sir: - In reply to your letter of June 15th in which there are several questions which you desire answred to the best of my ability - with reference to the object which I saw flying through the air between Plevna and Miles City Montana on the night of May 17th, 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: This thing seemed to be a ball of bright white light - and I could not make out if it was being carriedor just 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 known object. Answer - the size of the light which was very brilliant would indicate that it was fairly large compared with aircraft - and I would say that this exceedingly bright light which was one light 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 it would appear coming thro where I was traveling west on Highway #212 or #12 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 there it became real bright and then would start back West again and fly out of sight. This ting 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. Answer: As - have explained before - the object appeared first when PEES SE RESTRICTED

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ESTICTED 1300 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 cloud 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 unless 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. objedt was in theblack section of the sky over to the North of me and 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 never seen - because we as civilians know very little as to what might be ghing on in defense or experinental mechanics however I felt it my duty to report the thing regardless as to what it might have been. This was 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 many times and at night Winter and Summer - and have never before in my life seen anything like this - so naturally I was somewhat alarmed about it, and have steadfastly kept the whole thing to myself. I will certainly be on the lookout for the damned 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 Dakota along this highway to Miles City which is about one days work ith my Dealers. In times like these I feel as before stated anything of this nature which we are not familiar with we are duty bound to report to our Defense Forces who may be better equipped to understand the unfamiliar than we are. Yours very truly, VI.A. BONNEVILLE - Territory Mgr for the B. ". Goodrich Company WAB RESTRICTED

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Inc 131 ESTRICT CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Probably true 1. Date 2. Time 3. Location 4. Name of observer 5. Occupation of observer 6. Address of observer 7. Place of observation 20 June 1948 2230 Belleville, Illinois It Col Wn T. Hull Pilot, Supervisor of Flying Trng Scott AF Base Scott AF Base, Belleville, Illinois (P) 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight 11. Altitude N/S 12. Speed 13. Direction of flight 14. Tactics 15. Sound Undetermined but below 6,000 ft Approx 500МРН 295° S of Base then 340° upon reaching south end of Scott AF Base Zigzag course None 16. Size 17. Color 18 • Shape 19. Odor detected 20. Apparent construction Six or eight inches in diameter White light Approx round N/S N/S 21. Exhaust trails 22. Weather conditions None Complete overcast at 6,000 ft 23. Effect on clouds 24. 25. 26. Sketches or photographs Manner of disappearance Remarks 27. happenrance: N/S N/S WRESTRICTEN No aircraft flying in the vicinity of Scott AF Base at the time light was sighted 83

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INCIDENT 132 MA R-365-47 NAD 12199 T-7477 KK 4210 STRICTEL Evaluation 4-3 CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 3. / Location 4. Name of observer 5. Occupation of observer 12 Dee 1947 2205 & 2208 Oslo, Norway Daughter to MA Kai E. Rasmussen, Col GSC N/S 6. Address of observer 7. Place of observation Same as MA, Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway (Ground) 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distance of object from observer 10. Time in sight 11. Altitude 12. Speed N/s •Between two and three seconds N/s (apparently traveling fairly close to ground or would be visible to more people) Not quite as fast as a meteor SSE- SSW to NNW- (?) 13. Direction of flight 14, Tactics Performed arc of circle, curvature-very great 15. Sound 16. Size 17, Color 18. Shape 19. Odor detected None N/S N/ s None Inminous White with greenish-yellow tail 20. Apparent construction Meteor-like 21. Exhaust trails 22. Weather conditions 23. Effect on clouds Greenish-yellow trail No fog, sky clear and star-lit none 24. Sketches or photographs 25. 26. Manner of disappearance none Trees obscured vision RESTRICTED Remarks: Office employee reports unusual no. of falling stars night of 13 Dec. Univ Observatory has no record of incident.

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INCIDENT 133 RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 3. Location 20 - 26 Feb 48 Usually around 2130 hours N/S (Norway Denmark & Sweden) N/S 4. Name of observer 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer N/S Place of observation N/S 8. Number of objects N/S 9. Distance of object from observer 10. Time in sight N/S 11. Altitude N/S 12. Speed 13. 14, Direction of flight Tactics N/s 15. Sound N/S From tree-top level to 20,000 f one to two miles per second Come from direction of Pennemunde 16. Size 17. Color 18. Shape N/S • (green tail) N/S 19. Odor detected N/s 20. Apparent construction 21. Exhaust trails green 22. Weather conditions N/ S 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. 25. 26. Sketches or photographs None Manner of disappearance N/S Remarks The trend of these objects to appear et2130 hours c 6 might be significant.

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Incident: 134 (2) see sketch CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date xxXXXXA 28 May 1948 2. Time 1500 hours (Eastern Daylight Saving Time) 3. Location Selfridge FId, Mt. Clemens, Mich /0 MacD111 AF Base approx 6 miles east of Monroe, Michigan 4. Name of observer Lt Kokolonis 5. Occupation of observer Ist It, Corps of Engineers 6. Address of observer Selfridge Field 7. Place of observation 6 miles east of Monroe, Michigan 8. Number of objects 5 - three at first - two later 9. Distance of object from observer 2 miles to left (first 3) 2-1/2 miles to left ( two) 10. Time in sight 10 to 15 seconds 11. Altitude 8,000 + 12. Speed over 500 MPH 13. Direction of flight 14. Tactios seven o'clock position to 35º heading north. 35Rcheading from MacDill, to Selfridge making abrupt turn to right (pilot's left)) Maintained nose-up attitude. Made abrupt turns. 15. Sound None 16. Size 300 to 400 ft approx. - size of lake freighters (500 ft) 17. Color silvery-gold color 18. Shape diso 19. Odor detected N/s 20. 21. 22. Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails none -Weather conditions 23. Effect on clouds 10 to 15 Clear - visibility: adelat miles High overcast at 18,000 ft w/thin stratus layer very broken at 8,000 N/S 24. Sketches or photographs Sketch showing approx positions 25. Manner of disappearance lost in heze at 7 o'clock position to pilot 26. Remarks Objoots maintained smooth traok thru sky, and flew in line of stern stepped 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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INCIDINT 134a BRESTRIC®. CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 28 May 1948 2. Time 1500 hours (Eastern Daylight Saving Time) 3. Location Selfridge Fld., Mt. Clemens, Mich f/MacDill Fla Positions 6 miles due east of Monroe, Michigan 4. Name of observer M/Sgt Ernest Davis, Jr. (colored) 5. Occupation of observer M/Sgt 6. Address of observer Selfridge Field 7. Place of observation ó milos due east of Monroe, Michigan Number of objects 2 8. 9. Distance of object from observer 25 to 30 miles to mux left 10. 11. Time in sight Altitude 12. Speed 30 seconds approx 8,000 ft X*KE KaK Over 400 miles per hour 13. 14. 15. Direction of flight South West from 35º at 8100 o'clock position Tactics Pursued straight course Sound N/s 16. Size 17. Color Appeared I to be four feet in diameter Shiny brass 18. Shape round 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/s 21. Exhaust trails None 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Weather conditions Clear, high overcast at 18,000 ft; thin stratus layer broken at 8,000 ft, lateral visibility: Effect on clouds 10 to 15 miles N/S Sketches or photographs Sketch Manner of disappearance N/s RESTRICTE Remarks as sighted by It Kokolomis (Ino 134) 2a goal top a bast a broa seen flying over wooded section

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INCIDENT: 135 RESTRIO CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 3. Location 4. Name of observer 5. Occupation of observer 6. Address of observer 7. Place of observation Between 15th & 20th Aug 7 2130 MSI Rapid City AF Base, Weaver, S.D. Maj Elmer H. Hanner, i. (40-46014) Intel Officer 28th Bombardment Group (VR) Rapid City AFBase Weaver, S. D. Weaver, S. D. 12 (Approx) 8. Number of objects 9, Distance of object from observer 4 miles 10. Time in sight 11. Altitude 12. Speed N/S 10,000 ft to approx 6,000 ft. 500 MPH + 13. Direction of flight 14. Tactics Approached first from NW then turn to right and disappeared in Sw tight diamond-shaped formation 15. Sound no noise heard 16. Size 17. Color Length: 100+ ft estimate Yellowish-white - brilliant 18. Shape Elliptical N/ S 19. Odor detected 20. • Apparent construction 21. Exhaust trails None 22. Weather conditions 23. Effect on clouds N/S Clear, no clouds, stars visible, wind, calm visibility 30+ none 24. 25. 26. Sketches or photographs Manner of disappearance Remarks Sketches ESTRICTE Di sampeared on a SW heading There appears to be minor discrepancies as to speed and altitude in the report given verbally to Glasebrook and 1 tr to this Hq f/Maj Hammer 68

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ESTRICTE CHECK LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident: 136 1. Date: 2. Time: 30 June 1948 2140 3. Location S. Knoxville, Tenn. 4. Name of Observer: Mrs Whitehouse 5. Occupationof observer: wife of Maj Harvey J. Waitehouse Commending Officer, ASU, 3319 Tennessee Address of observer: 7. Place of observation see above South Knoxville, Tenn 8. 9. 10. 11. Number of objects: 1 Distance of object from observer: NS l'ime in sight: 3 seconds (according to ORe instructors) Altitude: 30,000 ft 12. Speed 1,000 MP 13• 14. 15. Nast Direction of flight: West Tactics: N/S Sound N/S Size: N/S 17. Color: orange 18. Shape: Ball 19: Odor detected: N/S 20. 21. 22. 23. Apparent construction "fire" Exhaust trails "streamer of bluish color trailing" Weather conditions: N/S Effect on clouds: N/S 24. 25. Sketches or photographs: none Manner of disappearance: Over horizon 26: Remarks: (over) RESTRICTED

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RESTRICTEO At approximately 2140 hours, 30 June, a ball of fire of orengeecolor with a streamer of bluish color trailing, traveled thru the sky in a westerly direction and disappeared over the horizon to the west. The object traveld at a very fast rate of speed. No sound was heard. Witnesses: Mrs. Witehouse, wife of Maj Harvey, J. Whitehouse, C. 0., ASU 3319 Tennesee ORC instructors, Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Tryus W. Setliff (See Incident 136a) Mrs. Whitehouse stated that the object remained visible for approximately 3 minutes and that the streamer emitted sparks. altitude of about 30,000 feet. RESTRICTER

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136a ESTRICCSD CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 30 June 1948 2140 3. Location S. Knoxvillo, Tenn 4. Name of observer Mr Tryus W. Setliff 5. Occupation of observer N/s 6. Address of observer Oakridg®, Tennesse® 7. Place of observation Knoxville, Tenn 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight 3 seconds 11. Altitude 1x00641168 p64 hon: 12. Speed 1,000 MPH 13. Direction of flight Westerly 14, Tactics N/s 15. Sound N/s 30,000 ft 16. Size N/s 17. Color Orange Color 18. Shape Ba11 19. 20. Odor detected N/s Apparent construction Fire 21. 22. Exhaust trails Weather conditions 23. Effect on clouds Bluish Color N/s N/s 24. 25. Sketches or photographs None 26. Manner of disappearance Over horizon to West Remarks RESTRICTED 69

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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation 7 July. 1948 2. Time of Observation221)4 and. 2115. 3. Where was Objects) Sighted • Compel 7121, Morth Cazolina. Incident # 137 4• Observer's Position On. ground at. Chapel,• NG • (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.) 5. Name and Address of Observer University. of North Cazolina. ........... 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies • Mati Instructo ........ .... 7• Attention Attracted to Object (s) By 8. Number of Objects) Sighted • 3 9. Size of Object(s) •3•1/21 in-length viewed perspectively- abeut sise-of a/e 10. Color of Objects) . . . . • • 11. Shape (Sketch if Possible) Blunt front tigering-to a point in -the • reas shaped like a cigar. 12. Nature of Luminosity . . . . • 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer • Jer 14. Speed of Objects) High Popad. 15. Time in Sight •Approzipately.l.mimute Tactics Did not pussue a general course, but noved generally To tath 17. Sound Made by Object(s) • • • 18. Direction of Flight of Objects) lest.Nerthlest. 19. Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance) →..../...... 20. Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail Not.visible. 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Time 22. Peculiarities Noted • 01 ear 23• Summary of Incident Objets •seened to lovea-blust •front which tapered to a 11be a cigar. Appeared about the sise of an. were about 3- 1/2" in length, They didn't her •apparent mas-of entting aroud in the sicy."

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•RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 7 Jul 48 2. Time 2114 and 2115 3. 4. Location Chapel Hill, N. C. Name of observer H. W. Daniels 5. 6. Occupation of obsorvor Capt., Infantry, Reserve Address of observor Box 188, Chapel Hill Placo of observation Chapel Hill, N. C. 8. Numbor of objoots three (3) 9. Distanco of object from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight Approximately one (1) minute Altitudo Extreme 11. 12. 13• 14. 15. Speed High Diroction of flight East Northeast Tactics N/S Sound Jet 16. 17• 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Sizo N/S Color N/S Shapo N/S Odor dotocted N/S Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails Not Visible Woathor conditions Clear Effoct on clouds N/s Skotches or photographs None Manner of disappoaranco N/S 26. Remarks: Incidont # 137a RESTRICTED,

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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation .8, July 19!18. 2. Time of Observation . 0920 ars. 3. Where was Objects) Sighted . Columbus Chie. Incident # 138 4. Observer's Position Ground,. Columpus, Chio (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.) 5• Name and Address of Observer • Nirs Vilda Zittek, 2579. Aralon Ave, -Celunbus • 0h0 ... ... ...... 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies • Housewife 7. Attention Attracted to Object (s) By Number of Objects) Sighted . 2 9. Size of Objects) •Vale binoculars (Type 16-3,.6.3.30).ab out.3.1/2! in. length 10. Color of Objects) .Silver. • 11. Shape (Sketch if Possible) .I4ke torpedo. 12. Nature of Luminosity . . . . • 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer Al ti tade. was.about.30001 14. Speed of Objects) fast ... 15. Time in Sight . fou (4) minutes Tactics bobbed up.and dow. • 17. Sound Made by Objects) 2009. 18. Direction of Flight of Object(s) Jirst,heeded Worth fast. then Nosth 19. Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance) • Vetal1ie. • • ...• • 20. Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail • 40 clouds 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Time ler sunlight, no clouds. 22. Peculiarities Noted - Ars zistek•said $ has • Bhe objeets looked 12ke some thing going through air currents. They, had, a, blunt, nose and the tail. vas, obscured.. It first they looked 11ke a darir blot. Both ends were indistinet. Msible three or four idnutes and began to fade avay. They, vere. 23. Summary Incident Monia Subjecte powers of observation vere checked on a/c flying, An the area and vere found to be good as far as direction and movement but poor for distance and altitude. Patterson Field stated 2 the air at the time of sighting: Cont!& heit' page 1-80'g, vere in (Attach a Separate Sheet if Additional Space is Needed)

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Ineident # 138 contra Capt Darnell, pilot of one P-80 was flying a loose fornation in trail of It. Collins while peeing him in a calibrated speed check, The aircraft were not equipped with wing tanks (Tip). The pilots stated that they were in the Columbus Ares. Mrs Zittek's position ves from a three quarter pos- ition at sighting• An article was published by the Columbus News Paper, Columbus, chio, & Joly 1948. 7-42603 Incident # 138

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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 shining 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 32" in length and 1" in diameter. In other words, they seemed to be a little 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 bob up and down rather than pursuing a set and steady course. Altitude was judged to be approximately 3000 ft. No sound audible from the object; no exhaust trail visible. First seen in east going toward Fort Columbus, then moved generally north from there. Binoculars were M3 6X30. 1943 H MR * The following was broadcast over radio this morning (9 Jul) but persorsnot yet interviewed: On 7 July, five members of one family saw the objects which looked like pie pans, directly over Port Columbus. om 138

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Interrogation 00 a MCIAXO-3 MCI AXO-4 12 July 4g Contacted Captain Dwight I. Boyd, District Intelligence Officer, 109 CIC Detachment, Old Post Office Building, Columbus, Ohio, at 0900, 10 July 1948. Read the agents' report and proceeded with the agent to the home of Mrs. Paul Vittek, 2579 Avalon Avenue, Columbus, Ohio Interviewed Mrs. Vittek and received the same information as contained in the agents' report (WD AGO Torn 341) except that the bobbing movenent described there vas brought out to be a smoothindulating movement "Like something going through air currents". The subject stated that the object was cigar shaped, with a blunt nose and the all obecured. "I couldn't make it out plain. It was like a dark blot". The main thing that had attracted her attention was the sunlight reflected from the shiny center of the object, both ends being indistinet. The subjects' powers of observation were checked on aircraft flying in the area and were found to be good as far as direction and novenent were concerned, but poor for distance and altitude, the binoculars were checked and found to be type M-3. • x 30, with artillary mil scales imposed. No blemishes or defects in the optics were found. The subject had no acurate idea as to the amount of the mil scale the object occupied. A check at Patterson Field Operations showed two T-80's in the air at the time of the sighting. Contacted Captain Darnell, MCRFOF, the pilot of one of the I-80%g wino stated that he was in the Columbus area at the time of sighting. He was flying a loose formation in trail of It. Collins while pacing him on a calibrated speed check. The craft were not equipped with wing tip tanks. In view of the fact that Mrs. Vittek's sight of the objects was from a thre uarter rear position it is highly possible they were the two -80's in the Columbus are as this position from a distance lends itself to a distortion comparable to what she maw. 1.e. blunt nose, obscure tail, and apparent lack of wings. Air Station whta weathe eith the Intelligence Officer at the Port Columbas Naval COOTIDENTIAE CLARICE B. GLASTEHOCK ist It.. USAP ATT Branch, Operations Section Technical Intelligence Div CRG/ esh 6-6326 288 P 2011 T-42603 138

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•ESTRICTE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 9 Jul 48 Incidont # 139 2. Time 2147 3. Location North end of Osborn, Onio 4. Name of observer Clarence Glasebrook, lst It., USAT, Hq AMC (MCIAX0-4) 5. Occupation of obsorvor ATI Investigator 6. Address of observor Hq AMC (VCIAXO-4) 7. Placo of observation ground 8. Numbor of objoots one 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorvor N/S 10. Timo in sight 11. 12. 13• Appeared 3 times each time being 1-2 second duration altitudo 3000 to 4000 feet Speod between 500 & 600 Direction of flight west (east to west) 14. Tactics Made intermittent appearances at regulated intervals 15. 16. Sound None Size could not be estimated 17• 18. Color pale yellowish white (luminous) 19. Sha po N/s Odor dotected N/S 20. 21. 22. 23. Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails None Woathor conditions Clear w/quarter moon in the East-Southeast. Effoct on clouds N/s 2h• Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Remarks: Suddenly at angle approx. 70° to horizon in front of observi no was looking nor th It. Glasebrook was a reconnaissance pilot in World War II. 13

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139 Unidentified Flying Object* MCIAX0-3 MCIAXO-4 16 July 48 1 1* At 2147 hours on 9 July 1948, the undersigned sighted an unidentified object flying from east to west at approximately three or four thousand feet over the north end of Osborn, Ohio. The object appeared as a pale yellowish white light that seemed to glow. It The light was traveling at a rate of speed between five or six hundred miles. It appeared long enough to allow the observer to determine its flight path (approximately one to two seconds) and then went out. There was a pause of three seconds, the light then reappeared again for the same length of time, another three-second pause and the pattern was repeated. After the third appearance it was not seen again. The final sighting was made with the object at an angle of approximately to the horizon in front of the observer who was looking north. The last sighting was slightly above the horizon to the west, just north of Pattern Field. The inter- mittent appearance of the light was at a regulated interval. The sky was clear with about a quarter moon rising in the East-southeast; however, nothing could be ascertained except the glow of the light. There was no sound or trail. The undersigned was a reconnaissance pilot in World War II and served for eight months in the 160th Reconnaissance Sqd. (J.P.) flying FP-SO type airoraft. It is believed that his powers of observation are above average and that the estimates of speed can be considered to be fairly accurate. CLARENCE GLAZEBROOK Ist Lt., USAF CWG/ aw Ext 65310 Bldg 288 Post 201F

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RESTRICTA CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 14,0a 1. Date 1 July 1948 Between 2100 and 2200 hours 2. Time 3. Location Gahanna, Ohio 4. Namo of observor Mr Jack Taylor 5. Occupation of obsorvor N/S but now active in National Guard 6. Address of observor N/S 7. Placo of obsorvation Gahanna, Ohio ( ground) 1 8. Numbor of objoots 9. Distanco of objoct from observer 10. Timo in sight 2 seconds 11. Altitudo 3000 to 4000 ft N/s 12. Spood terrific 13• Diroction of flight Northeast to Southwest 14. Tactics Pursued strad hokus flat line of flight 15• 16. 17• 18. Sound Sizo None N/s bright yellow white Color Shapo 8/s 19. Odor dotectod N/s 20. 21. Apparent construction luminous Exhaust trails N/s 22. Woathor conditions Clear - bright moonlight 23• 24. Effoct on clouds N/s Sketches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappoaranco N/s Remarks: Mr. Chester Taylor gave the same version as that of his son, Mrs. Taylor apparently did not observe the phenomenon. 1096

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140 Interrogation: MCTAX0-3 MCIA X0-4 19 July L8 1 Proceeded to the home of Mr. Howard Enslow in Gahanna, Ohio, with an Agent of the 109th CIC Detachment at 1000, 10 July 1948• Interviewed Mrs. Howard Enslow who stated that on the night of 1 July 1948 between 2100 and 2200 hours, she, Mr. Enslow, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Taylor and their Sons, Harold and Jack, of 400 Grove St., Columbus, Ohio, sighted an unidentified object flying through the air. Mrs. Enslow described it as a "Beautiful golden saucer glowing like a halo with a silver rim around it." Direction of flight was from Northest to South- west and the object was visible for approximately therr seconds. Subject was very vague and appeared to attribute the phenomena to holy visitations. Was unable to contact Enslow. Proceeded to the home of Mr. Chester Taylor and interviewed his son Jack, age 23, who had three years service and is now active in the National Guard. He stated that the object was a bright yellow-white light that moved through the sky at a terrific rete of speed. It was a glow and not a directed light and was about two seconds in duration. It ditn't fade out but ceased abruptly. The line of flight appeared to be flat and the object appeared from the Northeast going Southwest, at an altitude of about three or four thousand.feet. There was no audible noise although it was a quiet night and the object appeared close 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. Mr. Taylor's story was the same as that of his sonts. Mrs. Taylor was in the car and did not observe the phenomena. The other witness was not readily available. Proceeded to the sight of the observation and determined that, under the con- ditions of course and altitude as estimated by the subjeot, it was possible that their ne of vision was restricted by a grove of trees thus limiting the observed line of right to the two three-second periods reported. CLARENCE GLASEBROOK Ist Lt, USAF CWG/ ew Ext 65310 Bldg 288 Post 201F

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SIC CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1h1 Incident # thol 1. Date 30 June 1948 2. Time 11+25 A.M., to 1127 PM and shortly thereafter 3. Location Hecle, South Dakota 4. Namo of observer Norman Pfutzenreuter 5. Occupation of obsorver Chemical Engineer - Amateur Astronomer 6. Address of observer Heela, South Dakota Between Watertown, S. D., & Webster, S. D. 7. Placo of observation 8. Numbor of objocts 1 9. Distance of object from obsorvor N/s 10. Tino in sight Slightly over two hours Altitudo 150 miles (?) 11. 12. Speed Stationary 13• 14• Diroction of flight Stationary approx Tactics Remained in one/position then disintegrate 15. 16. Sound None Size N/S 17• Color Like polished aluminum BCEPEMTI 18. Shapo Changing 6.0 19. Odor dotoctod None 20. 21. 22. Apparont construction Seemed to be a cluster of parts Exhaust trails Partioles of disintegrating mass loft very faint trails of vapor Woathor conditions Brilliantly clear (CAVU) - Wind velocity 3 MPE 23. Effact on clouds No clouds 24. Skotches or photographs Map showing locations of sightings 25. Manner of disappearanco Disintegrated into smaller pieces Romarks: Object appeared as oluster of parts which remained fairly stationary and constant for some two hours when it underwent a rather slow Within the next 2-1/2 minutes the 75

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CONFIDENTIAL away out from the mass and formed a perfect isometrio trianglo, the remaining mass slowly moved into hu dreds of small parts seemingly leaving very faint vapor trails. The three remaining parts contimed to move apart holding their related positions of a perfect triangle but gradually getting smaller and fainter until they disappeared some 9 minutes after the initial break-up. It could matax easily be seen that the parts were moving away from the earth. IDE

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RESTROTEU CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 3. Location 4. Namo of observer Mr. Charles W. Shangle, Jr. 5. Occupation of obsorvor 6. Address of observor Boise, Idaho 7. Placo of observation 8. Number of objocts 9. Distanco of object from obsorvor 10. Timo in sight 11. Altitude 12. Speod 13• Diroction of flight 14. Tactics 15. Sound 16. 17. 18. Size Color Shape 19. Odor dotected 20. Apparent construction 21. Exhaust trails 22. Woathor conditions 23• Effect on clouds 24. Skotches or photographs 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Romarks: Incidont # 142 RESTRICTEE

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RESTRICAEO CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 3. Location 4. Name of observer Mrs. Felix G. Matthews 5. Occupation of obsorvor 6. Address of observor Columbia, South Carolina 7. Placo of observation 8. Number of objoots 9. Distanco of object from obsorver 10. Timo in sight Altitude 11. 12. 13• 14. Speed Diroction of flight Tactics 15• 16. 17• Sound Sizo Color 18. Sha po 19. Odor dotected 20. Apparent construction 21. 22. Exhaust trails Woathor conditions 23• 24• Effoct on clouds Sketches or photographs 25. 26. Manner of disappearanco Remarks: Incident # 143 RESTRICTEL

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GARETRE 1. Dato 2. Time CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 24 July 48 0245 Incident # 144 3• Location 20 miles south of Montgomery, Ala L. Name of Waltted & Mr. McKelvie, (Occupation - M/S) Pilot Clarence Shipe Chiles & Co-Pilot John B. 5. Occupation of obsorvor Pilot and Co-pilot, BAL 6. Address of observor Atlanta Office of FAL 7• Placo of observation Air - 20 miles south of Montgomery, Ala 8. Numbor of objects 1 9. Distance of objoct from obsorvor & N/S 10. Timo in sight 5 to 10 seconds 11. 12. 13• 14• 15• Altitudo 5,000 ft Spood 500 to 700 MPH (See Atlanta Constitution of 25 July 48) Diroction of flight Southwest towerd Mobile and New Orleans Tactics Pulled up sharply with tremendous burst of flame (Atlanta Constitution - 25 July 48) Sound none 16. Sizo 100 ft long and about twice the diameter of "B-29" 17- Color N/S 18. Shape cigar-shaped 19. Odor dotected N/S 20. Apparont construction NS 21. Exhaust trails red-orange flame blue fluorescent glow running beneath the object 22. Woathor conditions Full moon, clear with broken cloud coverage of 4/10 at 6,000 ft 23• Effoct on clouds N/S - pulled up into one 24. Sketches or photographs 2 25. Manner of disappearance Disappeared intoa cloud 26. Romarks: See attached statements

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1. Date 2. ' Time CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 24 July 48 0230 3. Location Near Blackstone, Va. enroute to Raleigh-Durham 4. Namo of observor Louis Feldwary 5. Occupation of obsorvor pilot 6. Address of observor LGA 7. Placo of observation Air - neer Blacketone, Va. 8. Numbor of objoots Inly trail seen 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorvor n/ в 10. Timo in sight N/S Altitude N/s Incident # 144a 11. 12. Speed terrific speed - 13• 14. Diroction of flight Tactics Sound N/s 230° Trail covered an 80º to 90º are laterally 15. 16. 17. 18. Size N/s Color N/S Shape N/s Only trail percelved - object was not seen 19. Odor detectod N/s 20, 21. Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails Seemed to be a jet or rocket trail 22. 23. Woathor conditions at 0230 at BLackstone: 0/70 @ 46F 112/73/72/ wew 5/987• Greansboro and Raleigh-Dash had 0/15 plus sinham 241• Sketches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearanco Remarks: (over) N/S DIONERS 18

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Shortly after checking Blackstone, at approx 0230, a trail was picked up that appeared to be a jet or rocket trail, The object leaving the trail was traveling at terrific speed in a southwesterly direction and as nearly as they could estimate they calculated the degree of travel as 230°. They were on a heading at the time of 215°. the jet or rocket trail at no time crossed their flight path. It was on the distant western horizon at approx 20° above the horizon. The trail covered an 80° to 90° arc laterally. NOTE: There is a 15 minite difference in time 1/thie sighting z(0230) to the rocket sighting at 0245 in Ablanta some 400 to 475 miles distant. amentegman The above time (0230) tallies with another sighting by another pilot in the vicinity of Blackstone, Va, who saw a very unusual meteor that appeared to be on a bearing of about 210º from them traveling in a southerly direction above but close to the horizon, CONFIDEN 18a

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1440 Supplement to Trip Report to Columbus, Ohio - 31 July 1948 Atlanta Sighting THRU: Col Clingermen 10: Col McCoy The object of this trip was to interview C. L. Mekelvie, a passes- ger aboard the Fastern Airlines DC-3. the night of 24 July 1948. Mr. McKelvie's written statement is essentially as follows: He was occupying the 5th or oth seat from the front of the plane on the right and would periodically glance out the window. There was a full moon which illumiasted the ground and the skies and the ground could clearly be seen. Frequently they passed cumlus clouds. . On one occasion as he was looking out he observed a sudden streak of light moving in a southeastern 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. The color was bright flame - he thought it was probably a light cherry red - although the edges were mom of a yellow flame. He shifted his position in his seet for better observation, momentarily losing sight of it. then he saw it agalx. Ho estimated the flame to be about 1/2 as far above the plane as the plane was above the ground. He saw no physical shape - only a streak of flame moving in a straight line. The whole experience was momentary so that detailed observation was absent. He heard no sound but stated that the vibration of the plane was mich freater than normal and that it was not possi- ble to hear any sound from the outside, In the interview Mr. Mckelvle stated to Maj Llewellyn that the pilots seemed quite excited and that they appeared nervous over the episode. R. A. ILEWILLYN Major, USAF PAL/aw 65310 Bldg 288 Post 203F COME DENI 19

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Atlanta, Ga. - Aug 3, 1948 Mr. S. L. Shannon Eastern Air Lines Miami, Fla. The following is a report of an unidentified aircraft which was sighted by John Whitted and me, as we were twenty miles southwest of Montgomery, Ala. July 24, 1948, as we were on Fastern'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 and slightly above meeting us. It was a clear noonlight night with the visi- bility excellent; therefore, we were able to view the ship as 1t passed for a period of around ten seconds. It was clear there were no wings present, that it was powered by some jet or other type of power shooting flame from the rear some fifty feet. There were two rows of windows, which indicated an upper and lower deck, from inside these windows a very bright light was glowing. Underneath the ship there vas a blue glow of light. After it passed it polled up into some light broken clouds end was lost from view. There was no prop wash or rough air felt as it passed. After talking to the only passenger ake at the time, he saw I called the company at Colunbus and asked if there was any re- ported jet ary craft and requested if the ATC had any aircraft under control. 1 was told that no such craft was reported by either source, /s/ C. S. Chiles C. S. Chiles Capt I. A. I. CO.

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COMETA CHECK-LIST - UNEDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 24 July 48 2. Time 0230 3. Location 4. Namo of observer Incidont # Between Blackstone, Va. and Greensboro, N.. C. Capt Perry R. Mansfield, 5. Occupation of obsorvor. Capt on 571/23 HAL 6. Address of observor FAL 7. Placo of obsorvation Between Blackstone, Va. and Greensboro, I. C. 8. Number of objoots 1 10. 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver N/s Timo in sight 3 seconds 11. Altitude N/S 12. Spood meteoric 13• 14. 15• 16. 17• 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23• 24. Diraction of flight southerly Tactics traveling horizontally Sound N/S Sizo N/S Color N/S Sha po N/S Odor dotectod M/S Apparont construction N/S - Exhaust trails N/S Woather conditions XXs CAVU Effoct on clouds N/s Skotches or photographs None 25• 26. Manner of disappearanco "died out" in the distence Romarks: (over) 144b Ni M

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DO REDEMN ARE 93011 36-4h pilot At no time did it appear to travel in a downwerd direction. Kingsley & Mansfield discussed the matter that the meteor appeared to be travel- ing horizontally. At the time they were traveling between Blackstone, Va., and Greensboro, S. C.. The sky was clear and the visibility unlimited. They were ona magnetic heading of 240° and estimated the object to be on a bearing of about 210° from them - that is - about 30 • to the left of their heading. It appeared to be traveling in a southerly direction, above, but close to the horizon. NOTE: There is a 15 minute variance in tian time f/this sighting (0230) to the rocket sighting at 0245 in Atlanta some 400 to 475 miles distant. The time (0230) also tallies with Inc 144e Pilot Louis Feldwary's account of sighting a jet or rocket trail just after leaving Blackstone.

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ONFIDE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 9 July 1948 Incident # 145 2. Time 1205 AST Location Fielding Lake 4. Namo of observors ist It Dominick J. Caramia & Thomas B. Carpenter 5• Occupation of obsorvor s (VIR) Photo Address of observors 72nd RCN Squadron (VIR) Photographic c/• APO 731, c/o Postmaster Seattle Washington 7. Placo of observation Fielding Lake, Alaska (63°11' - 145º 401 W 8. Numbor of objocts Approximately 20 9. Distance of object from obsorvor 5,000 + above 10. Timo in sight 5 seconds or less 11. 12. Altitudo 5,000 + immediately below the clouds over 500 MPH 13• 14• 15• 16. Spood Direction of flight From WNW to ESE Tactics Jockeyed back and forth in the grown formation (gave impression of shotgun blast pattern) but maintained streight Sound course. Loud roaring sound heard (thought it was strong wind) before Sizo dot objects were sighted; sound sharpened into a buzz as they approached and passed. Color grayish black 17• 18. 19. Shopo Odor dotected Spheroid or disc-shaped N/s 20. 21. 22. 23. 24• 25. 25. Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails none visible Woathor conditions bright and sunny w/13 strato-cumalus cloud coversge Effoct on clouds none - flew inmediately below them Sketches or photographs Manner of disappearanco #CONFIDENTIA Romarks: The objects resembled a group of dots, grayish black in color and numbering about 20. They were plainly visible and either spheroid or disc shaped* (over) They appeared to be jockeying back and P 3

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ONCIDELA forth in the group formation which gave the overall impression of a shotgun blast pattern. The objects were thought to be moving in excess of 500 MPH at approximately 5,000 ft (imnediately below the clouds) from WW to ESE and were definitely flying a straight course. Just before they were sighted a loud roaring sound was heerd which was attri- buted to a strong wind blowing through the surrounding woods. However, as the objects approached and passed, the sound sharpened into a buzz much like that made by a group of jet aircraft. No exhaust trails were visible. There were no photographe. available. дЗа

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AFIREAR STUCNAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 17 July 1948 Incident # 146 2. Time 1650 3. Location Vicinity of Sen Acacia Dem, 65 miles south of Al, buquerque 4. Namo of observor & M/Sgt Mn R. Carter & M/Sgt Bernard I. Harvey 5. Occupation of obsorvors Hix Carter: Armement technician Harvey? experienced AF non-com 6. Address of observor 428th AFBU Kirtland AF Base 7. Placo of observation Vicinity of Sen Acacia Dem 8. Numbor of objoots 7 9. Distanco of object from observor w/s 10. Timo in sight N/s 11. Altitude 20,000 ft 12. Spood 1,500 MPH (if estimated altitude correct) 13. 14. Diroction of flight northerly heading (between north and northwest) Tactics Maintained fornation 15. Sound 16. Sizo N/S N/S 17• 18. Color Color of aluminum aircraft at high altitude Shapo When overhead: circular. After passing zenith: indeterminate Odor dotectod N/s 19. 20. Apparent construction metallic 21. Exhaust trails none 22. Woather conditions CAVU At 20,000 ft wind velocity 8 to 10 miles 23. Effoct on clouds N/S 24. 25. 26. Skotches or photographs Mannor of disappearance Remarks: (отет) None In northwest NFIDE A 81584

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-op8 CONFIDENTIAL About 65 miles south of Albuquerque 7 unidentified objects flying on northerly heading were observed. Objects initially in V formation at an estimated altitude of 20,000 ft above earth. Formation varied from "y" to "L" to "Q" and then grouped in an irregular formation and a regular pulsating flashing light was observed from then after they had passed 30° beyond zenith. The shape was difficult to ascertain. directly overhead they were circular and resembled a cluster of balloons traveling at a great rate of speed. The color was that of alumim at high altitude (or white painted aircraft). It the altitude estimation is correct the speed could be estimated as 1500 MP:, There was no vapor, smoke or other trail visible. They did not aypear spherical when viewed at oblique angle. Disappeared on heading between north and northwest. AGENTS NOTES: Sgt Carter is a sober industrious, level headed individual, an armement tecnician of outstending ability. Definitely not the type to experience hallucinations. Info received in other instances from this individual in each instance proven accurate. gt Harvey is an experienced Al non-com accustomed t he sight of aircraft at various altitudes and speeds EVALUATION OF INFORMANTS: "A" OF INFORMATION: 3• CONFIDENTIAL

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10, 11. 12.. 13• 14• 15- 16. 17• 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24• 25. 26. TAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date 27 July 1948 Time 2200 Location Springfield, Ohio Name of observer Mrs. E. E, Gibson Occupation of obsorver Housewife Address of obsorvor , 1217 Bast Main St. Placo of observtion Springfield, Ohio Number of objoots 1 Distance of objoct from obsorvor N/S Time in sight 3 seconds Altitudo Great height Spood That of a jet plane Diroction of flight Heading North Tactics None - traveled in a straight line Sound None Sizo Witness stated object resembled a "age ball" Color N/S Sha pe Round Odor dotected None Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails Bright red tail of fire. Woather conditions Some thunder and lightning Effoct on clouds N/s Sketches or photographs None Manner of disappearanco Romarks: See attached Flew out of sight Incidont # 147 NFIDENTIAL

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RESTRICTED Various parts of North Jutland have reported that on 19 Jan 48 at 7:30 AM the ma so-called flying sencers were observed. The phenomena has been observed in Ejerring, the Scaw and Ejerup. The objects were surrounded by a bluish light and had tail of green light, noving east west. One observer thought they looked like three balls. Several observers in the Scaw say they were rocket-like objects which suddenly stopped, exploded and disappeared. M/A COMMENT: Impossible to get any verification of thie from Danish officials or Denish War Ministry. RESTRICTED

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IAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 28 July 1948 2. Time 0400 3. Location Springfield, Ohio 4. Name of observer Mrs. Rose Henry 5• Occupation of obsorvor Housewife 6. Address of observer 826 Dibert Avenue, Springfield, Ohio 7. Placo of observation 826 Dibert Ave., Springfield, Ohio 8. Number of objocts 9. Distance of object from observer 10. Timo in sight Ist time: 5 minutes; 2d time: 15 minutes Incidont # 148 11. 12. 13• 14- 15. 16. Altitudo Spood Direction of flight N/s Remained nearly stationary N/s Tactics Hovering Sound NIps Witness thought she heard sound of plane before she sighted object Size About the size of a basketball Intense yellow 17. 18. 19. 20. Color Shapo Round Odor dotected N/S 21. Apparent construction Exhaust trails N/s 22. Weather conditions 23. 214. Effoet on clouds N/S N/S N/s 25. 26. Skotches or photographs None Manner of disappearance Faded away Romarks: See attached DENT - 00

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STRICTE• CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 19 Jan 48 Incidont # 149 7:30 AM 3. Location North Jutland (jerrin, the Seaw and Ejerup) 4. Name of observer N/s 5. Occupation of obsorvor N/S Taken from OMA R-3448 (NAD 11796) as prepared by It Col Franklin I. Tomlinson 6. Address of observor N/S 7. Placo of observation North Jutland 8. Numbor of objoots MAX. Three 9. Distanco of object from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. Altitude N/s 12. Speed apparently rocket-like 13• 14. Diroction of flight Tactics ax Hast - West "suddenly stopped, exploded and disappeared." 15• 16. Sound N/S Size N/s 17• Color N/s 18. Shapo ball - saucer 19. Odor dotectod M/S 20. 21. 22. Apparent construction rocket-like objects Exhaust trails taddbat tail of green light Woather conditions N/s 23. 2L. Effoct on-clouds N/s Skotches or photographs None 25• 26. Manner of disappearanco Remarks: (over) xploded and disappeared KESTRICTED 81

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1. Date PESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Approx 1 Mar 48 0930 hours Swedish Coast Incident # 150 2. Time - 3. Location 4. Name of observer N/S - a Norwegian pilot 5. Occupation of obsorvor ONL pilot 6. Address of observor Ns Material taken from MA R-130-48 7• Placo of obsorvation NAD 20560 Air - enroute fron Aalberg, Dennerk to • Oslo, Norway 8. Numbor of objocts 1 9. 10. Distance of objoct from obsorvor N/S Timo in sight 4 seconds 11. 12. Altitude Spood N/S 20,000 ft 13. 14. 15. 16. 17• 18. Direction of flight Southeast - passing along Swedish Coast and disappearing over Norwey Tactics N/S - flight path followed earth's surface Sound N/s Sizo N/s Color emitted W/S but 51663268 a bluish-green flame Shapo N/S 19. Odor dotected N/s 20. 21. Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails None 22. 23• Woather conditions Effoct on clouds N/S N/s 24. Skotches or photographs None - 25. 26. Manner of disappearanco Over Norway Remarks: (over) RESTRICTED&S

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• ESTRICT•O An ONL plane enroute from Aalberg, Denmark, to Oslo, Norway, sighted a projectile coring from the southeast, passing along the Swedish Coast and disappearing over Norway. The missile was at 20,000 ft and disappeared over the horizon in four seconds. It emitted a bluish-green flame but left no trail in the earhh's surface. sky. The projectile seemed to flam follow the 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 Bjuken. Observers: A Norwegian pilot and his co-pilot. The pilot served with the Royal Norwegian AF in Great Britain. RESTRICTED 88 a

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CHECK-LIST - UMIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 2. Mime 29 July 1948 Incident # 151 0955 3. 4. Location Northeastern part of Indianapolis, Indiana (See attached sketch of location) Name of observers Mr. James W. Toney & Mr. Robert Huggins 5. Occupation of obsorvors 6. Address of observor 7. Placo of obsorvation * Both employees of W. O. Jones lug CLeaners Toney: 235 So Bradley, Indianapolis Huggins: 5040 Indianaola, Indianapolis (See attached drawing of location) 8. Numbor of objocts 1 9. 10. Distanco of objoct from observor Timo in sight N/S w/s - not over a few hundred feet 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17• 18. 19. Altitudo 30 feet - just above tree-tops Speed 25 to 30 MPH Direction of flight Headed south in bank to left Tactics gliding with no apparent spinning action Sound no discernible sound Size 6 to 8 feet long by 1-1/2 to 2 feet wide (See attach drwg.) Color Aluminum and shiny in color Shape Shaped like a broad short propeller (See attached drwg.) - Odor dotectod - N/S 20. 21. Apparont construction Alunimm construction None 22. 23- 241. Exhaust trails Woathor conditions CAVU - no clouds Effact on clouds No clouds Skotches or photographs 2 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) Went down in wooded area (seemingly) WEIDENTI 0687

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ONFIDENTIAL Object was shaped like a broad short propeller approsimately 6 to 8 ft long, each blade approximately 2 feet wide and approximately one foot thick with cups on upper side of blades. It appeared alumimm and shiny in color. Traveled approximately 25 to 30 MPH. It was sighted just above the trees at approximately a 30 ft altitude in bank to the left of approx 200 and appeered in a slight descent. There was no discernible sound and no ex- haust trail. Truck had just started across bridge (see drwg) when object was sighted directly ahead above the trees. Witnesses stopped on the other side of the cantilever bridge but could not relocate object. Search by It John E. Hoskins, Base PIO, and It Russell J. Carey, Jr. Base Intel Off. (331st AFBU) Res Ing Stout Fld. did not produce any result. However the area in which it was believed to have fallen is densely wooded with many hills and valleys. See diegram attached. CONFIDENTIAL

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50.00006 6ª to 81 1-1/2' /s/ Russell J. Carey, Jr. 1st Lt., USAP Intel Officer 9900 300 19

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CONFIDENTIAL N / Path of Ob- N 0005 Cantilever Type Bridge = 56th st Tall Creek Blvd hearing What on /s/ Russell J. Carey JT. lst It, USAF Intel Officer Lady wood School (Approx 1/4 mi f/ sighting 90

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 31 Jaly 48 Incident # 152 0825 3• Location Indionapolis, Indiana (South-Central part) 4. Name of observers Mr. & Mrs Vernon Swigert 5. Occupation of obsorvors LAXINX an electrician and housewife 6. Address of observors 2020 Boya St., Indienapolis, Indiana 7• Placo of observation As above - 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distanco of objoct from observer N/S 10. Timo in sight 10 seconds 11. 12. 13. Altitudo 2,000 ft Speed 1800 MPH 14. Diroction of flight 90º - east Tactics N/S 15. 16. Sound None 17• 18. 19. Sizo: XXXXXXXX - 20 t in dia. and approx 6 to 8 ft in height in center - Ratio about 3:1 Color white with no shine Sha po Like a cymbal Odor dotected N/s 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails 22. Woather conditions 23• Effoct on clouds None N/s Sky clear 2L. Sketches or photographs 1 25. 26. Manner of disappearanco Remarks: (over) N/S HEIDEN 19г

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ONFIDENTIAL Object first perceived in the west. The object was shaped like a cymbal with smooth surfaces and approximately 20 feet in diameter at the base and approximately 6 to 8 feet in height in the center. Ratio was about 3:1. It appeared to be flat white in color with no shine. It traveled extremely fast crossing the sky in approximately 10 seconds (a distance of about 5 miles) on a 90° heading. It maintained a level course and shimmered in the sun giving the appearance 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 was standing by open bathroom adulax window which faces the west when he was attracted by the object in the sky. Couldn't believe his eyes. He rushed into adjoining kitchen and showed his wife the object thru the kitchen window facing south. He thught stated the object appeared large enough to carry one person NOTE: Investigation conducted by Intel Officer, Ist It Russell J. Carey, Jr., on a call from Mr. Swigert. It was noted that visibility was good from both windows for such observation. No other reports received on this object. NFIDENTIA

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93 CONFIDENTIAL NOTED SHADOW бд. 20 (Ration approx. 3:1) /s/ Russell J. Carye Jr., RUSSIELL, J. CAREY JR. Ist Lt., USAF Intel Officer anner ĐEN AL

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1. Dato 2. Time RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Hodelodel 5 August 48 0100 hours Incidont # 153 3. Location Between Parrott, Ga. and Richland, Ga. 4. Name of observer James Amaral, Former AT Pilot 5. Occupation of obsorver N/S - but formerly AF pilot 6. Address of obsorvor N/S (Info forwarded 1/Turner AT Base) 7• Placo of obsorvation Between Parrott, Ga. & Richland, Ga. 8. Numbor of objoots 1 10. 9. Distanco of object from obsorvor Timo in sight N/S 11. 12. 13. 14. 15• 16. 5 to 10 seconds Altitudo 20,000 to 35.000 ft Speed Ja 3600 MPH (estimated) Direction of flight 250° Tactics ™N/S Sound None Size N/S 17. 18. 19. Color blue-white streak of light Shapo "stfeak" Odor dotected N/S 20. 21. 22. 23• Apparent construction "rocket-11ke" Exhaust trails A trail of sparks several miles long followed it Woathor conditions CAVU Effoct on clouds N/s 24• 25. 26. Skotches or photographs Manner of disappearanco Remarks: (over) None N/S RESTRICTED 44

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RESTRICTED lasted from 5 to 10 seconds, traveling in an apparent level flight on a heading of approximately 250º, 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) minute NOTE: Mr. Amaral did not believe this to be any celestial but based on his experience as a pilot in the AF, he stated it appeared to be a burst of power applied to a rocket or rocket ship. RESTRICTED

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1. Date 2. Time ONFIDE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJBTS 2 Aug 48 1945 hours Columbus, Ohio Incident # 154 3. Location 4. Name of observer Charles Saunders 5. Occupation of obsorvor Attorney 6. Address of obsorvor 265-1/2 South High St 7. Placo of observition Tard of 1337 Clifton Ave., Columbus, Ohio 8. Numbor of objects 1 9. 10. 11. 12. Distance of object from obsorvor Time in sight 16-15 minutes Altitude 1,500 to 2000 ft Speod 15 MPH N/S 13• 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Direction of flight Moving south from the north Tactics Constant slow speed - Once it hesitated & thin trail of smoke issued from opposite direction of travel. Changed position assuming Sound None different shapes Sizo Judged to be about 20 to 30 ft in diameter Color N/S. Perimeter: constant grey-black. Center: transparent. circular Sha po Changing. Pirst: side-vlew: Parallelogrem, Seconds scarele then reverted to original forn Odor dotectod N/s 20. 21, 22. Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails thin trail of smoke Weather conditions CAVU 23. 2L. 25. 26. Effoct on clouds Sketches or photographs No clouds 4 sketches N/S Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) CONFIDENTY

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CONFIDENTIAL On 2 Ang 48 at approx 1945 a round object which appeared to be about 20 to 30 ft in dismeter was observed moving in southerly direction from the north over center of Columbus. Had constant grey-black perimeter with a transparent center. The blue sky could be observed through this grey-black perimeter while it moved at a constent, slow speed of about 15 MPH. It made no noise of any kind. Once it hesttated in its movements and a thin trail of smoke issued from the opposite direction of travel. The smoke soon disappeered and was not seen again during the 10 to 15 mites object was 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 parallelogrem in shape. (See). Slowly its position altered and it beceme circular in form, only to revert after a time to its original The altitude was judged to be some 1500 to 2000 ft above ground. Agent' Note: Sunders drew the following sketches Fourth Third Second First ine above drawings constitute four positions of one phase. The bject passed thru three of these phases during the i5 minute period CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDE ATHA CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato Za hug 48 Incident # 2. Time 7:50 P. M. 3. Location Columbus, Ohio 4. Name of observer Jaynes Saunders, A. B., M. A. 5. Occupation of obsorvor Housewife 6. Address of observor 1337 Clifton Ave, Columbus, Ohio 7• Placo of obsorvation Columbus, Ohio 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorvor M/S 10. Timo in sight 15 minates 11. Altitude IXs 1/2 mile high 12. Speed slow and regular speed 13• Diraction o1 flight from North to South to Southwest N/S 14. Tactics/ Oblong to circular to oblone change in shape 15• Sound None 154a 16. 17• 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Sizo of small plane Color N/S shapo Changing but circular for the most pert Odor dotectod, M/S Apparont construction N/s Exhaust trails tail of smoke Woathor conditions Umsually favorable for observation. Light sufficient without interference from sun's rays. Effoct on clouds Cloudless 23. 24. 25. 26. Skotches or photographs, None Manner of disappearanco N/s Remarks: (over) CONFIDENTIA 94

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20%6 CONFIDENTAL On 2 lug 48, at 7:50 P.M. Mrs. Sunders observed an unusual object in the sky. Her attention was directed toward it because some neighborhood children were looking toward the north alled her husband, Charles Saunders, (Inc 154) to witness thi phenomenon. The sky was cloudless and the light more than sufficient, without interference from the reys of the sun which were hidden by the buildings of the city. Object first appesred oblong in shape and was traveling from north to south at a slow, regular speed, XuLALXIKIXCSK1X66261% IXIA at a height of a half mile. During the 15 minates under observation the object traveled approx 7-1/2 miles. Al though it did not change its course, it presented different appearances from time to time. "rom oblong to circular then to oblong. Object went thru this change three different times until observer lost sight of it. However, for the most part it presented a cir- cular appesrence. Outline very dark in contrast with the trens parency of the center. Only when the shape appeared circular was observer aware of the center being a void. Unce a it hesitate momentarily, Observer noticed a tall of smoke emenating from the reer, after which the object contimed in a southerly direction. This tail of snoke was observed but once. The size appeared to be that of a small plane. It made no sound altho at one time observer thought she detected one. At approx 8:00 P. M. observer lost sight of the object just as it appesred to be changing direction from South to Southwest. 100 P

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1. 2. B. 4. 5• 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12- 13. 14• 15• 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. FIDEA CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Date Time 1630 1630 31 July 48 Location 480 N. Monroe Ave., Columbus, Ohio Name of observor Mrs. Edward G. Watson Occupation of obsorvor Housewife Address of observor 480 N. Monroe Ave., Columbus, Ohio Placo of observation Columbus, Ohio Numbor of objocts 6 or 7 Distance of object from observer Timo in sight N/S Altitude N/S - very great Speed Hovering Very great distance away Diroction of flight N/s Tactics Hovering Sound N/s - -hanging in the sky Sizo Color of an ash tray gold Sha po starlike Odor dotectod N/s Apparent construction N/s Exhaust trails N/s Weathor conditions CAVU - bright sunlight Effact on clouds N/s Skotches or photographs None N/S Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) CONFIDENTI Incidont # 155

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Witness Statement: CONFIDENTIAL Objects first looked like large stars. They seemed to be at a very great distance and appeared to be about the size of an ash tray. There were approximately six or seven of them in a formation that resembled the shape of the big dipper. Did not have a definite shape individually but just seemed to be a group of spots glittering in the i They were l in l ma man me me mat hanging in the sky. The sky was clear and blue and the sun was shining but do not believe the gold color caused by a reflection of the sun. Corrolcated. by truck driver bat/cottag not obtain his name. SANFID

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ESTRICTE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 31 July 48 Incident # 156* 10. 11. 8:00 P. M. 3• Location • Columbus, Ohio - Trement Ra near IOSU radio tower located near University Golf Course 4. Name of observer Mrs. Martin Price & Mrs. Mary Rippetoe 5• Occupation of obsorvor vrs. Price: housewife Mrs. Mary Rippetow: mother of Mrs. Price 6. Address of obsorvor 2186 Lemont Ave., Columbus, Ohio 7. Placo of observation Tremont Rd near NOSU Radio Tower 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver 250 feet Time in sight N/s Altitude 250 feet Speed very slow 12. 13• 14. 15. 16. 17. Diraction of flight West to Fast Tactics Did not change course or altitude Sound No noise Size of gasoline drum - Approx 5' x 6' Color Black 18. Shapo Oblong 19. Odor dotected s's 20. Apparent construction N/s 21. Exhaust trails 22. 23• 24. Woather conditions Spouted black smoke from the top Cleer with no clouds Effoct on clouds No clouds Sketches or photographs 25. None N/s 26. Manner of disappdaranco Romarks: (above) RESTRICTED 98

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ESTRICTEU On Saturday evening, 31 July 48, at approximately 8:00 P. M. , while driving south on Tremont Road as observers approached the NOSU Radio Tower located on the University Golf Course, a large object resen- bling a high lantern was seen floating in the sky. The weather was clear, and it was still daylight so object could be seen quite clearly. It was oblong in shape 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 from the ground. As it passed overhead traveling east, it spouted black smoke from the top and at the bottom on the left side there was a dull enclosed light Like that of a lamp. The object did not change its course or altitude 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. NONE: Another car stopped near them with two occupants who claimed that they had never witnessed anything like it before. RESTRICTED

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ARC CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 31 July 48 Incidont # 157 2. Time 3. 4. 5. 6. Location 8:00 P. M. Columbus, Ohio Name of observor Occupation of obsorvor Address of obsorvor 7. Placo of observation Robert C. Goshorn Teletype Operator State Highway Patrol Radio Station Near Golf Driving Rogee, Columbus, Ohio 8. Number of objects 1 10. 9. Distanco of object to earth & from observer Object was balloon which fell was investigated by observer Time in sight N/S 11. 12. Altitude Came to earth from around 100 ft (when first observed) Speed N/S 13• 14• 15• 16. 17. 18. 19• Diraction of flight earthward Tactics N/s Sound N/s Sizo 2 ft x 3-1/2 ft Color white crepe paper Shapo w/S - but said to be like old time "County Fair" balloon - round Odor dotectod N/s 20. 21. - construction crepe paper 22. 23. Exhaust trails smoking - caused by large ball of waste material Woathor conditions N/S - (clear - see Incident: 156) Effoct on clouds N/s (no clouds) Sketches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) Fell to earth where it was retrieved.

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→ bb FOR ARC Object was perceived floating in the sky coming fron the west over Ohio State Student lousing Project and was approximately 100 feet off the ground when first observed. It got lower all the time and landed in a field nearby. Three small boys ran toward it and observer went over to investigate. saw paper bag affair approx 2 feet in dianeter and 3-1/2 feet long made of white crepe paper. (Like old time "County-Fair" hot air balloons) It was snoking when first observed and this was caused bya large ball of waste material wich was fastened underneath it. There were no marks or writing Note: See Incident 156 - in which time & direction tally. COUFIDENTIAI

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CONFIDER IAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 1 Aug 48 2. Time 2:00 P. M. 3. Location BIK Groveport, Ohio Name of observer Harold A, Tantis 5. Occupation of obsorver Student, & 6. Address of observor 25 West Firman Ate. 7. 10. Placo of observation 1 mile west of Groveport, Ohio 8. Number of objocts 1 9. Distanco of object from observer N/s Timo in sight N/s • Altitudo Hia very high Incidont # 158 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19• 20. Speod N/s Pirection of flight in westerly direction against a light wind Tactics M/S - just exhaust visible - smoke pattern dark & very large dispersed rapidly and appeared again as wide streak a mile or so in length Sound. No sound twisted from wide to narrow streak and back, Size N/S - object not seen Color N/S - object not seen Shapo Just a streak observed Odor dotected N/s Apparent construction lift An exhaust trail (smoke) 21. 22. 23• 24. 25. 26. Exhaust trails Appeared as black cloud with no definite shape but 100ked Woather conditions n it one anti-eirgart bea or second to ed it toted Few white clouds - but fLeer Effoct on clouds black cloud silhouetted among them that moved Skotches or photographs Manner of disappoaranco Romarks: (over) 3 figs. N/s CONFIOEAAE

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CONFIDENTIAL Observer noticed what appeared to be a small black cloud between two white ones. seemed peculiar because the weather was clear and there were a few white clouds in the sky - 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 appeared again spontaneously, approximately 20º west of the place where first noticed. Smoke pattern dark, very large, and dispersed rapidly, appearing again as 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 twisted. Moving in westerly direction against light wind. Plainly visible altho far away and very high. No sound heard. Seemed like a streak that would be made if a flying wing with several engines Wika bancing and turning and leaving exheust trails. Note: Tantis was in the war and had seen a lot of anti-aircraft shells burst and many vapor trails from planes but had never observed anything like this. He states: "It was so spontaneous like a rubber band which is round, then suddenly is stretched at length and twisted, and then disappears without a trace." Agent's Note: Tantis drew the sketches below Streak twisted and turned - suddenly disappeared ist position with seme - length estimated at l to 2 miles ASIARATI

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•RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 30 July 1948 2. Timo 2015 hours 3. Location Worthington, Ohio 4• Name of observer John A. Felton 5. Occupation of obsorvor N/S 6. Address of observor 5800 High St, Worthington, Ohio 7. Placo of observation Worthington, Ohio 8. Number of objoots 1 Incident # 159 9. Distance of objoct from obsorvor 10. Timo in sight 15 minutes Altitude Approx 3000 ft Spood very slow N/s 11. 12. 13. 14. Direction of flight SW Tactics None 15. 16. Sound None Sizo N/s 17• Color silver 18. Shapo cylindrical 19. Odor detectod N/s 20. 21. Apparent construction Exhaust trails N/S N/s 22. Weather conditions Clear with high scattered clouds, visibility good 23. 24. Effoct on clouds N/s Sketches or photographs None N/s 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) RESTRICTED 101

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0 1 0/ NCOIRIGIEU Object appeared cylindrical in shape with no apparent wings or tail surfaces. No standard marker lights were displayed and there were no engine noises. The object emitted a steady silver glow. Altitude was judged to be approximately 3000 ft and the object was moving very slowly in a southwest course. It was in line of vision some 15 minutes. No other aircraft, military or civilian were in vicinity of Felton's hearing or vision. The sky was clear with high scattered clouds and the visibility was good. NOTE: Felton questioned by Maj Campbell of the USAF, but nothing further was gained by this interview with the exception that his wife also saw the object. RESTRICTED

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TRICT• CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 48 2. Time 11:15 P. M. 3. Location Dravasburg, Pa. 4. Name of observer John Jannicky, Jr. N/s Incident # 160 5. Occupation of obsorver 6. Address of observor Box 227, Dravasburg, Pa. Dravasburg, Pa. 7. Placo of observation 8. Numbor of objocts 1 10. 9. Distanco of object from obsorver 20 seconds + N/S Timo in sight Altitudo N/S 11. 12. Speed 13• 14. 15. Diroction of flight N/S Tactics Sound No noise Hovering - then moving on at undetermined speed moved across sky, stopping three times and resuming movement 16. 17• Sizo of a star Color same as a star 18. 19. Shapo looked like a star Odor dotectod N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails 22. Woather conditions 23. Effoct on clouds N/S N/S N/s 24. 25. 26. Sketches or photographs Manner of disappearance Romarks: (over) Vague sketch N/S RESTRICTED

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3201 STRICTED On 4 July 48 at approx. 11:15 P. M., OST, 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. Atoftstocthayoctuagiodmaxacake taxctiuxadaod.daectidaxaiujuctxittat. 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 for at 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 course could the difference be noticed. NOTE: Witness states that he lives some 2-1/2 miles from the two women (Mckeesport, Pa.) who reported seeing a big silver plate zooming noiselessly overhead in the direction of Kennywood Perit. See Inc. RESTRICTED

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•RESTRICT• CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato. Around July 8, 48 2. Time N/s 3. Location Mckeesport, Pa. 4. Incident # 161 Name of observer Mrs. Nell Veway & Mrs. Elizabeth Goltz 5• 6. Occupation of obsorvor housewife Mrs Teway: Address of observor s Mrs Goltz: 3404 Grover Ave ) McKeesport, Pa 2604 Grover Ave. 7. Placo of observation Mckeesport, Pa. 8. Numbor of objocts 1 10. 9. Distance of object from observor Time in sight N/s N/S 11. Altitude N/s 12. Speod N/S 13• 14. Diroction of flight Tactics N/s N/S - toward Kennywood Park 15• 16. Sound noiseless Sizo 12 to 15 inches in dia. 17• Color 18. Sha po silver "plate" 19- 20. 21. 22. Odor dotected N/S Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails N/S Weather conditions N/s 23. 24. Effoct on clouds disappeared in cloud bank Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance disappeared in bloud bank Remarks: (over) RESTRICTED /s3

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Witness saw what looked like a "big, silver plate" zooming noiselessly overhead in the direction of Kennywood Park. "it lookeslike one of those flying saucers." Mrs. Veway said the disc was about 12 to 15 inches in diameter. disappeared in a cloud bank but reappeared on the far side and was seen by Mrs. Goltz. They followed the direction of the disc until out of sight. NOTE: Taken from the Daily News "McKeesport, Pa. - July 8, 1948. RESTRICTED 1030

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JU CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 11 Ang 48 Incident # 162 2. Time 1200 and 1215 hours CST 3. Location Hemel, Minnesota 4. Name of observer Jerome Leuer (age 10 and Benne Leuer (age 8) 5. Occupation of obsorver children 6. Address of obsorvor B/R 1 Hamel, Minnesota 7. Placo of obsorvition As above - back yard 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distance of object from obsorvor a matter of a few feet 10, Timo in sight -N/S 11. Altitudo rested on ground - 12. Spood N/S 13• 14.. Diroction of flight After resting on ground it ascended to a height of 30 feet and shot off in a northeasterly direction Tactics spun once, made whistling noise, shot straight up 20 ft, halted and again made whistling noise. Maneuvered around tree branches & tele 15. 16. Sound whistling noise - like steam whistle wires. Sizo 1 ft thick - 2 feet wide 17• 18. Color dull gray Shape round 19. Odor dotected • N/S 20. 21. Apparent construction Exhaust trails , N/S metallic 22. Woathor conditions Effoot on clouds N/S N/s 23. 24. 25. 26. Sketches or photographs None Manner of disapporanco into northeast Remarks: (over)

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гро/ DENTIAG Informents stated that on 1l Aug 48 between 1200 and 1215 hours, CST, Jerome and Benno were playing in the back yard and noticed an 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 30 feet, and, in this ascent, maneuvered around tree branches and telephone wires. Upon reaching a height of approximately 30 feet 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 windows, wires, or any visible appur tenances. It was a dull gray in color and when it hit the ground, it made a slight clanking noise, mich as metal hitting against metal. Philip and Mrs Leuer stated the boys were visibly frightened when they ran into the house and were afraid to tell what they had seen. Upon close questioning, the boys related the above story to them. Mr. Leuer advised that hethen had notified Mr. E. R. Sheridan, Postmastef at Hamel, Minnesota (who subsequently notified the proper authorities) AGENTS NOTES: Agent noted that the spot where the alleged "flying seucer" had landed was approximately 2 feet in diameter and appeared as though some heavy object had landed there or had been set down - as the ground was dented and protruding rocks had been leveled. The spot was covered by a washtub. E. R. Sheridan, reason to doubt the tory or de, your eter. and Mast at er a do for this reason had reported the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, St. Paul, Minn. VUNILANE

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PAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. Time 22 July 48 hour before dark Incident # 163 3. Location Van Nuys, Calif 4. Name of observer Capt Henry Glover & wife (Ord-Res) 5. Occupation of obsorvor Ordnance Reserve Officer 6. Address of observor 8531 Variel Ave., Canoga Park, Calif 7. Placo of observation Van Nuys, Calif. 8. Numbor of objocts 1 9. Distance of object from observer 2080xtx overhead 10. Timo in sight fix about an hour 11. 12. Altitudo great height Speed N/S 13• 14. Diroction of flight Tactics toward the sun from the Fast or okaxi E to W traveled a vertical arc of about 25° or more 15. 16. Sound N/S Sizo of weather balloon at 2000 ft 17• 18. 19. 20. 21. Color bluish luminescence like fluorescent lamp which gradually changed to orange color at dusk Shape round tending to spherical Odor dotected N/S Apparont construction N/S Exhaust trails N/S 22. Woathor conditions CAVU Effact on clouds N/S ground temperature 70-75° 23• 24. Skotches or photographs None 25• 26. Manner of disappearance snapped off like a lamp when you throw switch Romarks: (Over) P0S2 60

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8 80 Object appeared round and probably spherical. At first looked. similar to weather balloon at about 2000 ft but there was no 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 25° 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 11ke 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 thrown. The outline was clear and sharp and aymetrical (no fuzziness or blurring, the air clear with visibility unlimited. Direction of travel from Fast directly toward the sun. CONFIDENTIAL

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FIDE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 164 1. Date 29th June Incidont # 2. Time 11 P. M. 3. Location Uniontown, Pa. 4. Name of observer Mrs. Catherine McDonald 5. Occupation of lobsorver N/S statan widow 6. Address of observer 38 Kensington Circle, Uniontown 7. Placo of obsorvation Uniontown, Pa. - Observer's front porch. 8. Number of objocts three - one at a time N/s 9. Distanco of objoct from observer 10. Timo in sight N/S 11. Altitude 5000 ft 12. Speed Very fast 13• Diroction of flight NE 14. Tactics spinning vertically on edge 15. 16. Sound none Sizo N/s 17. 18. 19. Color luminous Shapo oval Odor dotocted None 20. 21. 22. 23. 2h. 25. 26. Apparent construction N/S - transparent Exhaust trails Woather conditions trail of light about l yard long stormy and cloudy Effoet on clouds N/S - flew acoss sky beneath base of clouds - lightning could be seen thru it. Sketches or photographs vague sketch Manner of disappearanco Romarks: (over) lost sight of - obstructed by neighboring houses Tong 2.21 0523 9

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Witness saw a luminous, oval-shaped object flying at an altitude of approx 5,000 ft which was traveling beneath the base of some admis clouds from southwest to northeast across the sky. The weather was stormy and cloudy and as a second object flew across the sky a flash of lightning could be seen thru it. It seemed to be transparent. The objects (3) traveled very fast and seemed to just disappear within 10 seconds. The objects appeared at approximately five minute intervals. There was no odor or sound if from them. However, a trail of light about a yard long was observed. The objects rolled vertically on their edges and appeared to be spinning en end across the sky. Witnesses lost sight of the objects as neighboring houses obstructed their view. Witnesses: Mrs. Margaret Hollar Police Sergeant Shuh & ida his daughter COL

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ROMA NFIDEN CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 26 July 1948 2. Timo 2100 g 3. Location Chamblee, Ga. 4. Name of observer Doyle L. Avery et al 5. Occupation of obsorver Observer, Atlanta Naval Air Base 6. Address of observor Atlanta Naval Air Base, Chamblee, Ga. 7. Placo of observation Observation tower 8. Numbor of objocts 1 blue white light N/s Incidont # 165 10. 11. 12. 13• 14• 15• 16. 9. Distance of object from obsorver Timo in sight N/s Altitude N/s Speed N/S - like shooting sta Direction of flight Se turning S and gaining altitude Tactics straight & level & gaining altitude Sound None Sizo N/s 17• 18. Color Sha po 19. Odor dotected blue-white light N/S - object not seen N/S 20. Apparent construction like shooting star 21. Exhaust trails N/s - possibly the blue white light was the exhaust 2. true the 5 00 14.% 2/10 12 to 155,000. 1 to 1/10 d 1e variorato- Effoot on clouds N/S 24. Skotches or photographs 25. 26. Manner of disappearance None N/s Remarks: (over) mahe DIBLE IAL 600 0040108 109

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165a CONFIDENTIA Saabdeeds, Doyle 1. Avery Observer, Atlanta Naval Air Base, Chemblee, Ga., while on duty at the observation tower on 26 July 48 about 2100 hours sighted a blue-white light traveling southeast from the northeast It was traveling very fast and maintained a uniforn 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. Witnesses of this phenomena who were interviewed made statements as follows: On 26 July 48 they were seated on the lawn of the Georgia School of Technology Housing Project at Chemblee, Ga. About 2045 hours Mrs. John Gall sighted a strange light and called it to the attention of her companions. The light appeared about the size of a football and was traveling southeast on a steady course. It was green and faded into a silver-colored tail. The light appeered apprented 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 washeera. Witnesses: Mr. & Mrs. Harold Shaw Mr. Robert Sebring Mrs. Jeanne H111 Mrs. Myrtle Renfroe Mrs. John Gall CONFIDENTIAL

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1. Date RESTOCIEU CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 30 Aug 48 Incident # 2. Time 20,000 hours or 8:00 P. M. 3. Location Los Angeles, Calif. 4. Name of observer S/Sgt Leroy H. Estes 5. Occupation of obsorver 6. Address of observer S/Sgt B/S- 1301 W. Olympic Blvã., Los Angeles 7. Placo of observation 1301 W. Olympic Blva. Los Angeles, Calif 166 10. 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distance of objoct from obsorvor Timo in sight N/S N/s 11. 12. 13. 14. •Altitude estimated to be well over 20,000 ft. Spood thought to be well over 700 MPH Diroction of flight West-to-Hast Tactics none - flew level course Sound No sound 15. 16. Size 17• 18. Color Larger than B-29 silver Shape V-2 rocket 19. 20. 21. Odor dotected N/s 22. Apparent construction rocket - like Exhaust trails blue exhaust trail Weathor conditions chea 23. 24. Effoct on clouds N/S Sketches or photographs None N/s 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) NEOIRICTEU

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→ 011 CECTRICTED Object resembled the fuselage of a V-2 rocket - but mich larger. S/Sgt Estes stated that it was mich larger than a B 29 and silver in color and that it completely filled the lens of a 10 B 80 field glass which was taken from a German 88 mm artillery piece. Each lens was 8" in dianter. Speed estimated to be well over 700 MPH, and object/was traveling at an altitude of well over 20,000 ft. No sound was heard Left a blue exhaust trail. Object traveling from west to east. Only one object sighted. RESTRICTED

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FIDEN CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 6 May 1948 Incidont # 167 2, Time 0905 GCT 3. Location 19° 08' N - 164° 05' I between Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands and Hickam Field., 4. Namo of observer Capt Floyd Barnes Pilot USAF 10. 5. Occupation of obsorvor 6. Address of observer 7. Placo of observation 8. Numbor of objoots 1 9. Distanco of object from obsorver Tino in sight Pacific Division, Milit Air Trans Service Ahead & above his plane 4 to 5 miles 11. 12. Altitudo split second 10,000 ft 13. 14. 15. 16. 17• 18. Speod N/ g Direction of flight N/S Tactics exploded like a shell Sound Size N/s N/S Color Shapo white ball Odor dotectod N/s 19. 20. 21. Apparont construction Exhaust trails None 22. Woather conditions 5/10 cloud coverage 23• 24• Effoct on clouds N/S 25• 26. Skotches or photographs none Manner of disappoarance exploded Romarks: (over) CONFIDENTIAL '''

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A 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 There were no streamers or "tails" observed such as usually related 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 10 miles north of the plane's course. It is the opinion of the witness (bapt Barnes) that these were from a surface vessel. Some 10 minutes elapsed after these lights were observed on the water surface when an aircraft was sighted flying a reciprocal course (240°) at about 1000 ft below the observers's aircraft and slightly to the right of the course. Capt Barnes made mmerous attempts to contact this aircraft on Channel "g" and "C", "VIE" but acknowledgment of his trensmission was never teceived. CONFIDENTIAL

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1. Date • SIRICIE CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 20 July 1948- Incident # 168 2. Time 1330 local 3. Location Obrechstreet, Arnhem, The Hague 4. Name of observer A. D. Otter 5. Occupation of obsorvor Chf. Investigator of Court of Damage 6. Address of observor Arnheim, The Hague 7. Placo of observation 52° 30' N, 4º 301 E 8. Numbor of objocts 9. 10. Distance of object from observer N/S Timo in sight N/S 11. 12. 13• 14. Altitude very high Speed high speed - comparable to V-2 N/S 15• 16. Direction of flight Tactics N/S Sound Same as V-2 Size N/s 17• 18. Color N/S Shapo Aircraft with 2 decks and no wings 19. Odor dotected N/S 20. 21. 22. Apparent construction N/S Exhaust trails N/S Woathor conditions visibility unlimited - scattered clouds Effoct on clouds N/S 23• 2L. 25. Sketches or photographs N/S RESTRICTED Manner of disappoarance Remarks: Object appeared to be wingless aircraft with two It was traveling at very high altitude and was seen four times intermittently thru clouds. Visibility: unlimited.

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ESTRICIS CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 29 Aug 48 0530 Incident # 169 2. Time 3. Location Maplewood, Ohio 4. Name of observer Mr. Faby Niswonger 5. Occupation of obsorvor 6. Address of observor 7. Placo of observation farmer RD #1, Maplewood, Ohio.Phone: Jackson Central 8-0F42 Maplewood, Ohio 8. Numbor of objocts 1 9. Distanco of object from observor N/s 10, Timo in sight N/S 11. Altitude N/s 12. 13• 14. 15. Speed N/s Diroction of flight N/S Tactics Arose from behind woods - seemed to unravel a silver substance that floated earthward Sound N/s 16. Sizo 17. 18. Color large silver 19. Shapo sphere Odor dotectod N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S - silver substance (?) 21. 22. Exhaust trails Woathor conditions NS Effact on clouds N/S 23. 24. Skotches or photographs None 25. 26. Manner of disappearance Remarks: (over) Disintegrated in mid-air KESTRICTED I>

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RESTRICTED 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 Commend (MCIAXP) when an airplane chanced to fly overhead. RESTRICTED

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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation On or about 5 Jay 1948 Ineident $ 170 2. Time of Observation . . . . . . 3. Where was Objects) Sighted • Adapazars, • Turke ........• 4. Observer's Position. Grounde in.village.nex Adapazers, .Turiey. (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc. 5. Name and Address of Observer News 1tew.extragted from "Tent, Sabah" Istesbal, 5 Neg: 3948. . . • • • 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies • • 7• Attention Attracted to Object (s) By • Number of Objects) Sighted •J• 9. Size of Objects) . 10. Color of Objects) • Shining • 11. Shape (Sketch if Possible) • • 12. Nature of Luminosity • • 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer 14. Speed of Objects) • 15. Time in Sight • Tactics . . 17. Sound Made by Object(s) • 18. Direction of Flight of Object (s) 19. Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance) • 20. Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail ...• • • -....• 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Time 22. Peculiarities Noted . Amloded. in the air ..• 23. Summary of Incident. tem from, Turkish newspaper. "Yend, Sabeh" Istanbul, • 5 Vey 198 Quotow" There have been reports lately, to the effect. that shining objecte Jike eet sighted f.m various barts of (Attach a Separate Sheet if Additional Space 15 Neededin: Contia

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Incident # 170 Contra Some people suggest that these might be rockets. Information received from ax thorised circles reveals that such a thing passed over Adapazari and was seen to explode in the air. Parte of it fell into a village nearby and killed a sheep dog. The thing was found to be a rocket and the debris will be inspected by experts. Obers Find Quote", orner a frying a on a saida de do met to bee compare before ecording to rumore , it is possible that the rocket is connected wit ne "Tiying disc" experiments being conducted by the Russians at th station on Mt. Alagoz close to the Fastera frontiers. Source: N4 Anlara, Turkey, 10 May 1948, Serial 86-48, Eval T-O Comment: Air Attache, Ankara, Turkey has been requested to investigate this ineident fully and encourage Turkish General Staff to do likewise. Wether incident can be confirued or not Air Attache has been directed to determine sources for information contained in Teni Sabah article. + Incident $ 170

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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation • 3• Ang•1948 • Incident $ 172 2. Time of Observation • Sunset. 3. Where was Object (s) Sighted •About •25 km• (29-20 miles) •NW 6£* • • .. 4. Observer's Position • Ground• (i.e. ground, air, control tower, 5. Name and Address of Observer • - / etc.) CSSR 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies Anerios Newspaper Gorrespondent 7. Attention Attracted to Object (s) By •Came into •1ime of sight • 8. Number of Objects) Sighted . ] 9. Size of Objects) . 10. Color of Object(s) . brightly 11. Shape (Sketch if Possible) • Long-nan 12. Nature of Luminosity • 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer 14. Speed of Objects) but not encessive 15. Time in Sight 6. Tactics • 17. Sound Made by Objects) • none • 18. Direction of Flight of Objects) • Soutla -. Northest• direction• 19. Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance) Apparently-metallic .. ... 20. Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail • 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Time suxay 22. Peculiarities Noted •wingless-.long d. marrew. • 23• Summary of Incident •See• attached (Attach i a Separate Sheet if Additional Space is Needed)

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Incident # 171 Conta About Sunset on 3 Aug 1948, about 25 kilometers (20mles) northwest of Moscow an experienced Anerican newmaper reporter saw an unidentified object at vory high atitude. It was long and narrow and proceeded at a high but not excessive speed in a generally south-west- northeast rection. It shom very brightly probably from reflected sunlight o wings could be seen and no soul was heard. It Looked Iike a rigid: airship and was so identified by a Russian acquaintance who saw it at the same time, However, the reporter, in spite of the appearance of the object was of the opinion that it was not a rigid airsbip due principally to its high speed. He had no theory to offer. NA COMMENT, This object might have been anything. Its speed seeme insufficient for a guided missile, but it could have been either a jet or a conventional airplane as umsual light conditions and fore-shortening frequently give aircraft a "A" should not be excluded REFERENCE Al The upper winds in Russia are not published but it was noted that on the following morning there were high surface winds with storm predictions. Ineident # 171

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Dato 1 Oct 1948 Incidont # 172g 2. Time 2100 hrs 3. Location Fargo N, Dakota 4. Fame of observer George F. Gorman 5• Ocoupation of obsorver Manager of Const Co. (Pilot of F-51 in Air N.G.) 6. Address of observor Bldg, 18 Fed Hous Proj Fargo N. Dakota 7. Placo of observationfrom Airplane over Fargo and vicinity 8. Numbor of objoots l 9. Distanco of objoct from obsorver 1000 f& at the closest point 10. Timo in sight 27 minutes 11. Altitude from 1000 to 14000ft 12. Speod much faster than I-51 13• Direction of flight various 14• Tactics several left turns one right turn, diving and climbing 15• Sound None noted 16. Sizo at closest observation 6 to 8 inches 17 • Color clear white 18. Shapo round at all times Odor dotected none 19• 20 • Apparent construction none noted 21. Exhaust trails none seen 22. Woather conditions GAVU 23. Effoot on clouds none 24. Skotches or photographs none Manner of disapporanco in steep climb 25• 26. Remarks: Northern lights were visible in the ni. quadrant. PARENTA EXHIBIT

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