1947

FBI file from 1947 compiling numerous reports on "Flying Discs" sightings across the U.S., including the Kenneth Arnold case and the Maury Island incident. Details inter-agency communications between the FBI and the Army Air Forces regarding investigation protocols.

A collection of USAF Incident Summary Sheets from 1947-1948, detailing UFO sightings across the United States and Japan. Reports include witness statements from civilians, pilots, and military personnel, with descriptions of object shapes and behaviors.

FBI file from 1947 containing memoranda on 'Flying Disc' sightings in Portland, OR, and Bethel, AK, by police and pilots. Also includes letters from the public speculating on the phenomenon and the FBI's response.

FBI file 62-83894, containing newspaper clippings from 1954-1960 about UFO sightings across the U.S. and expert opinions. Includes an official U.S. Air Force summary of its Unidentified Flying Object Program and a sighting report form.

Collection of U.S. Army Air Forces reports from July-September 1947 detailing 'Flying Disc' sightings by airline pilots near Boston, MA, military personnel and civilians in Birmingham, AL, and multiple witnesses in Newfoundland, Canada.

FBI file from August 1952 containing a teletype about a flying saucer sighting at the Savannah River Plant and correspondence from J. Edgar Hoover forwarding citizen letters on 'Flying Disks' to the U.S. Air Force for investigation.

A collection of FBI memoranda and teletypes from August 1947 detailing investigations into "Flying Disc" sightings in New Jersey, Michigan, and Illinois, including witness interviews and analysis of physical material from one incident.

FBI file from the Knoxville office containing photographs and a Knoxville News-Sentinel clipping about a 'flying saucer' photographed by W. R. Presley over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in July 1947.