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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 July 1947 Incident # 1 2. Time 0930 3. Location Muroc Air Field, Muroc, Calif 4. Name of observer 1st Lt Joseph C. McHenry 5. Occupation of observer Billeting Officer in Charge, Muroc AAFld…

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enroute to his office and before entering heard one of the local airmen't in the traffic pattern. Looking up he observed the aircraft and slightly to the left were 2 silver objects of either spherical or disc-like shape moving about 300 MPH at approximately 8000 ft. heading about…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 July 47 Incident # 1e 2. Time 1040 4 P. 3. Location Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc, Calif 4. Name of observer Jeannette Marie Scott 5. Occupation of observer Secretary to 1st Lt J. C. McHenry, Billeting Officer 6. Address of o…

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Joseph Ruvolo and S/Sgt. Gerald E. Nauman to the front of the B.O.Q. "A" Bldg. Pointing up in a direction directly above the group he asked them to explain what they saw. Witnesses state that the saw 2 silver-colored disc-like objects flying toward Mojave, Calif., one directly ba…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 5 July 47 Incident # 1c 2. Time 0945 3. Location Muroc AAFld, Muroc, Calif 34° 54' N 117° 53' W 4. Name of observer S/Sgt Joseph Ruvolo 5. Occupation of observer NCO Charge Billeting Office 6. Address of observer Muroc Air Fl…

About 0945 Lt McHenry, Billeting Officer in Charge, upon returning from the Post Exchence contacted the witness, Sgt Ruvol and asked him to look up in the sky. Witness observed two (2) flying objects which appeared like two flying discs or saucer-shaped silver-colored objects fly…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 July 1947 Incident # 2. 2. Time Approximately noon 3. Location Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc, California. 4. Name of observer Major Richard R. Shoop 5. Occupation of observer Em…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 5. 1. Date 7 July 1947 2. Time 1010 3. Location Muroc Army air Field, Muroc, California. 4. Name of observer Major J. C. Wise. 5. Occupation of observer Test Pilot 6. Address of observer Muroc AAF, Muroc, California. 7.…

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REMARKS: Statement given by Major J. C. Wise, Test Pilot, Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc, California. On 7 July 1947, at approximately 10:10, while running up the XP-84 on the ground I noticed everyone was looking up into the air. Off to the north about 10,000 to 12,000 feet altit…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 July 1947 Incident # 4. 2. Time 2150 3. Location Area # 3, Rogers Dry Lake, California. 4. Name of observer Captain John Paul Strapp 5. Occupation of observer - Flight Test…

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On the 6 July 1947 at 11:50 the undersigned was sitting in an observation truck located in Area #2, Rogers Dry Lake, was gazing upward toward a formation of six (6) P-80's and one A-26 aircraft flying East at 20,000 feet, preparing the carry out of a seat ejection experiment, whe…

CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 1947 - Incident # 5 2. Time 1305 3. Location Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer Kenneth A. McDowell 5. Occupation of observer Patrolman, Portland City Police 6. Address of observer Portland City Police…

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Officer MaDowell stated that at approximately 1305, 4 July 1947 while he was on duty at Precinct #1 and feeding his pigeons in the parking lot back of the station he noticed that the pigeons became quite excited over something and fluttered in the air. Officer MaDowell in looking…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 1947 Incident # 7 2. Time 1305 3. Location Oregon 4. Name of observer Earl E. Patterson 5. Occupation of observer Patrolman - former Air Corps pilot 6. Address of observer 124 Southeast 13th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 7…

Witness was getting out of his car when he observed one disc flying in a Southwesterly direction over Portland. Disc was aluminum in color and traveled at terrific speed - faster than any flying object witness had ever seen. It left no vapor trail or smoke trail. [ILLEGIBLE] Esti…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 6 1. Date 4 July 47 2. Time 1305 3. Location Milwaukie, Oregon 4. Name of observer Sergeant Claude Cross 5. Occupation of observer Oregon State Police Officer 6. Address of observer District #1, Milwaukie, Oregon 7. Plac…

Cross saw three discs following each other at an undetermined altitude it terrific speed, falling in a N.E. to S.W. direction. He noticed a whitish brown glint to them as the sun reflected from them. Could give no other description nor could he judge the speed or altitude. No sou…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 8 1. Date 4 July 47 2. Time 1305 3. Location Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer W. A. Lissy 5. Occupation of observer Patrolman - also a private pilot 6. Address of observer Portland City Police Dept. 7. Place of obser…

Patrolman W. A. Lissy of the Portland City Police Department possessed a private pilot license. He received these flat round discs which flew at terrific speed in straight line formation the last disc fluttering very rapidly in a side-way arc. They saw no evidence of any activati…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 6a 1. Date 4 July 47 2. Time 1305 3. Location Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer D. W. Ellis 5. Occupation of observer Patrolman 6. Address of observer Portland City Police Dept., Oregon 7. Place of observation Portlan…

Patrolman D. W. Ellis (also a private pilot) perceived three flat round discs which flew at a terrific speed in straight line formation, the last disc fluttering very rapidly in a side-way arc. He saw no evidence of any motivating powers and there were no vapor or smoke trails. N…

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•RESTRIC•ED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 1947 Incident # 9 2. Time 1305 3. Location Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer Capt. E. A. Prehn 5. Occupation of observer Harbor Pilot. 6. Address of observer Jt NW Irv…

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Members of the harbor patrol at the foot of NW Irving Street stepped out when they heard the all-car alert. Capt. K. A. Prehn, Harbor Pilot, A.E. Austed and Patrolman A. G. Moff, all saw the objects and said they seemed to be going south high over the Elks Building at terrific sp…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 1947 2. Time 8:04 P. M. 3. Location Gowen Boise, Idaho 4. Name of observer Capt E. J. Smith 5. Occupation of observer UAL Pilot 6. Address of observer UAL Office Boise 7. Place of observation Air - [ILLEGIBLE] Over Em…

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Capt E. J. Smith, UAL Pilot, enroute to Seattle reported that he and the entire crew of the westbound UAL plane saw nine flying discs near Mt. Ranier at 2:50 P.M. on July 4th. They appeared to be a "loose formation." They called Marty Morrow, Stewardess and the cockpit to verify…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 47 2. Time Evening 3. Location Lake City, Seattle Wash 4. Name of observer Frank Ryman 5. Occupation of observer Coast Guardsman 6. Address of observer Lake City, Seattle, Wash. 7. Place of observation Grou…

The results of Rymer's photographic efforts showed a tiny light spot off to the dark background of the evening sky. A black and white picture does not do justice to the greenish-orange color of the object. She watched it for about 10 minutes as it seemed to speed across the sky.…

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CHECK-LIST UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 1947 2. Time 1505 3. Location Vancouver, Washington 4. Name of observer John Sullivan 5. Occupation of observer Sheriff's Deputy 6. Address of observer Vancouver, Washington 7. Place of observation Vancouver, Washington…

In Vancouver, Washington, Sheriff's Deputies, John Sullivan & Clarence McKay and Fred Krives, heard the Portland police radio broadcast and ran out of the Sheriff's office to look at the sky. Over Portland about that time five miles away, Patrolman said, they saw 20 to 30 objects…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 13 1. Date 4 July 1947 2. Time 1400 3. Location Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer E. A. Evans 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer 3433 SW Macadam Ave. 7. Place of observation Portland, Ore…

Three discs were observed by E. A. Evans & neighbors, one object appeared very high and two others appeared far away and very high. One traveled from west to east, two others traveled north. They resembled saucer discs glinting in the sunlight. One that appeared in the west and w…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July '7 2. Time 1630 3. Location Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer Mrs. Lawrence J. Hayward 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer 6124 N. E.21st Ave., Portland 7. Place of observation Portland, Oregon - g…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 1947 Incident # 15 2. Time 1700 3. Location Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer Thomas W. Dwyer 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer 1232 N. E. 59th Ave…

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•RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 July 1947 Incident # 16 2. Time 1100 3. Location Mt Jefferson, Oregon 4. Name of observer C. J. Bogne 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Tigard, Oregon 7. Place of…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 17 1. Date 24th June 1947 2. Time 1500 3. Location Mt. Ranier, Washington 4. Name of observer Kenneth Arnold 5. Occupation of observer Dealer in fire control supplies holds private pilot's license 6. Address of observer B…

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Pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying his plane at an altitude of approximately 9,200 ft feet. He was on a pilot's diversion of taking Washington which was almost directly east of his position and sat in his plane observing the sky and the terrain. To the left was a DC-4 and to his rea…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 20 Oct 47 Incident # 19 2. Time 1520 3. Location David Road, Dayton, Ohio 4. Name of observer [REDACTED] S. C. Britton 5. Occupation of observer [REDACTED] N/S 6. Address of ob…

Witness strolling in his orchard in an easterly direction when his grandson Gilmore attracted to the funny flying objects in the sky. Looking up he saw 2 strange looking craft flying very fast in a very straight course from West to East but slightly to the North. The sun was to o…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 20 1. Date 20 Oct 47 2. Time 1100 3. Location Xenia, Ohio 4. Name of observer Ruth Atkinson 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer R 1, Xenia, Ohio 7. Place of observation Xenia, Ohio 8. Number…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidnnt # 21 1. Date 29 June 47 2. Time 1645 3. Location Des Moines, Iowa 4. Name of observer Dale Bays 5. Occupation of observer Agent of Amazing Stories Magazine 6. Address of observer Box 12, Crocker, Mo. 7. Place o…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 21 June 1947 2. Time Shortly before noon 3. Location Spokane, Washington 4. Name of observer Guy R. Overman 5. Occupation of observer Not stated 6. Address of observer 621 E. Hoffman Ave., Spokane, Washington 7. Place of obs…

On Saturday June 21st, shortly before noon, I was in our yard at home when I happened to glance up at a passing plane. I would say this was a two motored one from one of the army bases, flying south at about 10,000 or 12,000 feet. On the second glance at the plane a bright shiny…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 30 June 1947 Incident # 23 2. Time 5:45 PM approximately 3. Location Boise, Idaho 4. Name of observer Angelo Donofrio 5. Occupation of observer Not stated 6. Address of observ…

An object was seen in this locality on 30 June 1947. The hour was approximately 5:30 P.M. (my wife and I) were travelling west to the Plantation Golf Course, which is approximately five miles from Boise. On the way, I happened to spot something in the sky which seemed to be cling…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 12 June 1947 Incident # 24 2. Time 6:15 P.M. evening 3. Location Weiser, Idaho 4. Name of observer Mrs. Herbert Erickson 5. Occupation of observer Not Stated 6. Address of observer R. #2, Weiser, Idaho 7. Place of observatio…

On the evening of June 12 about 6:15, a neighbor and I returning home from another neighbors, glanced into the sky toward the West, and saw what we thought was smoke from an airplane. She mentioned that she had never seen that before, so we stopped to look and listen, thinking we…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 25 1. Date 4 July 1947 2. Time 11:45 p.m. 3. Location East over West Trenton, New Jersey 4. Name of observer Miss Marion Marshall 5. Occupation of observer Not stated 6. Address of observer WINJ Western Electr…

I wish to report having seen a "flying saucer" on July 1, 1947, traveling east over West Trenton at 11:15 p. m. It was "flying" high and fast, was self-luminous with no tail or halo. The moonlight was bright at the time and I was standing on the southbound platform of the West Tr…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 10 July 1947 Incident # 26 2. Time Between 3:00 and 5:00 PM in the afternoon 3. Location : Pan American Airways, Harmon Field, Newfoundland 4. Name of observer Robert W. Leidy 5…

Mr. Woodruff saw the object or flying disc first and said he saw the thing travelling through the sky. We did not believe him at first but when he was so concerned about it we stopped the car and got out. I had my camera so I took a picture of it. There was a bluish streak left i…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2. June 1947 Incident # 88 2. Time Not stated 3. Location Idaho 4. Name of observer Lt Governer Donald S. Whitehead 5. Occupation of observer Lt. Governor 6. Address of observer Not stated 7. Place of observatio…

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Lt Gov Whitehead said that he saw a "comet-like object hanging in the western sky then 24." He stated that the object "didn't move but just seemed to go below the horizon with the rotation of the earth."

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 14 June 1947 Incident #29 2. Time 1200 noon first time later at 1145 approximately 3. Location [REDACTED] Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer Richard Rankin 5. Occupation…

At approximately 1200 noon on the 14 of June I was lying in the front yard of my home. There was a lad mowing the lawn at the time. I looked into the sky and saw ten articles flying from the South to the North at what I would judge to be 8500 ft. The objects were flying at approx…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 January 1948 Incident # 30 2. Time 1925 EST 3. Location Lockbourne Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio 4. Name of observer Charles E. McGee, Capt. USAF 5. Occupation of observer Asst.…

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Very bright white light southwest of the field. The light did not cast a beam and seemed the size of a flood light. From the ground the light appeared to move westward. It was further west and lower than I saw it in the air, like the light was similar to that of a lantern light i…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 January 1948 Incident # 308 2. Time Between 1915 and 1930 EST Later 1935 to 1940 3. Location Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, Ohio 4. Name of observer Mr. Boudreaux 5. Occupation of observer…

Saw what he thought was a star but then he noticed the sky was overcast so it coulndt have been a star. It was a glowing object with a cone-shaped streak to the right. It glowed from white to amber. He says he first noticed it over the Lockbourne Power Plant; just southwest of he…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 30c 1. Date 7 January 1948 2. Time Around 1940 3. Location Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, Ohio 4. Name of observer Mr. Eisele 5. Occupation of observer DF Operator, Lockbourne Control Tower 6. Address of observer Lo…

Object first seen 15° above horizon in the West-Southwest of Lockbourne emitting a ruddy red light which changed to an amber-yellow at intervals not exceeding 1 to 2 seconds. Its size and magnitude were greater than that of any star in a good comparison of the size and magnitude…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date Mid-December 1946 2. Time Early morning 3. Location Northern Arizona, Route 66 4. Name of observer K. D. Wood 5. Occupation of observer Professor and Head Aeronautical Engineering 6. Address of observer University of Colorado…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 January 1948 Incident # 32 2. Time 1953 3. Location Columbus 4. Name of observer Lt. C. W. Thomas 5. Occupation of observer Pilot 6. Address of observer Flight AF 9944 Dayton to Washi…

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Lt C.W.Thomas and Lt Sims were making a regular cross country flight and reported in to Columbus Airways who asked them if they saw any unusual object in the sky. This report was relayed to Lockbourne - See Elsele's report - incident 90e.

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 33 1. Date 7 Jan 48 2. Time Between 1345 and 1350 3. Location Godman Fld, Fort Knox, Ky 4. Name of observer T/Sgt Quinton A. Blackwell 5. Occupation of observer Chf Operator in Control Tower at Godman Fld., Ky. 6. Address…

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At approximately 1320 Sgt Cook from the CG's office notified the observer (T/Sgt Quinton A Blackwell) that according to Ft Knox Military Police & WP Town State Police, a large circular object about 250 to 300 ft in diameter was over Mansville, Ky. Advised him to check with Army F…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 48 Incident # 39. 2. Time Shortly after 1400 CST 3. Location Godman Fld., Ft Knox, Ky. 4. Name of observer Lt Paul I. Orner 5. Occupation of observer Detachment Commander 6…

Same object first reported by Military Police at Ft Knox, approx 1400 CST, vicinity of Madisonville, Ky. Reported sighting 4 brothers, Ky. Sighted, Godman, by Blackwell, Cdr Control Tower. Lt Orner, Asst Office of D. proceeded to Control Tower where he sighted a small white objec…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 45 2. Time Approx 1% 1320 CST 3. Location Godman Fld., Ft Knox, Ky. 4. Name of observer PFC Stanley Oliver 5. Occupation of observer M/S - duty in control tower 6. Address of observer Godman Fld., Ft Knox, Ky. 7. Place…

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PFC Stanley Oliver was on duty at the Control Tower at Godman Fld when Col Hix's office informed the tower that an unidentified object (supposedly some 250 ft to 300 ft in diameter) was sighted over Mansville, Ky. This was approx as 1430 hours. He sighted the object southwest of…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 33e 1. Date 7 Jan 46 2. Time 1420 CST 3. Location Control Tower, Godman Fld 4. Name of observer Capt J. P. Duesler, Jr. 5. Occupation of observer Capt. USAF 6. Address of observer Godman Fld, Ky 7. Place of o…

At approx 1420 7 Jan 48. Duesler accompanied by Lt Col E. G. Wood went to Godman Control Tower to observe an unidentified aerial object. Shortly after their arrival Col Hix, the Commanding Officer was summoned. At about this time Duesler first observed the silver colored object.…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 45 Incident # 33D 2. Time After 1407 3. Location Godman Fld 4. Name of observer Capt Gary W. Carter 5. Occupation of observer Operations Officer 6. Address of observer Godm…

At approx 1407, 7 Jan 48, Capt Carter was called by Lt Orner, AACS Detachment, Godman Fld, to come to tower to witness an unidentified aerial object. Object appeared round and white (whiter than the clouds that passed in front of it) and could be seen thru cirus clouds. After o…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 46 Incident # 33 2. Time 1445 3. Location Godman Fld, Ky 4. Name of observer Col Guy G. Hix 5. Occupation of observer Commanding Officer, Godman Fld 6. Address of observer…

At approx 1300 hrs State Police reported flying object near Elizabethtown. Ten minutes later sighted near Madisonville. A third call reported it over Earlington (all south of Godman). Tower alerted Col Hix who went immediately to tower where he observed the object thru 6-power bi…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 January 1948 Incident # 33P 2. Time 1515 1545 1445 3. Location Godman Field, Ky. 4. Name of observer Flight Leader NG 869 (Capt. Thomas F. Mantell 5. Occupation of observ…

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Info taken from reports of radio conversation between Control at Godman and Ng 869 essentially as follows: Col Hix's account. NG 869: "Object traveling at 180 MPH - half my speed" Lt Orner's account. NG 869: "high and traveling about 1/2 my speed at 12 o'clock position." Later…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 45 Incident # 336 2. Time 1310 3. Location Madisonville, Ky. 4. Name of observer N/S 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Madisonville 7. Place of observation Madisonv…

estimated size: 100 ft from top to bottom, 45 ft across and 4 miles high proceeding SW at 10 MPH. NOTE: Kentucky State Police were informed by unknown individual(s) that an unusual aircraft or object was flying thru the air, circular in appearance, with an approximate size of 25…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 12 Nov 47 Incident # 35 2. Time Early 3. Location 40 miles south of Cape Blanco, Oregon, 20 miles offshore. 4. Name of observer: Second Officer Claude Lee Williamson 5. Occupation of observer Second Officer 6. Address of obse…

Two flying discs trailing jet-like streams of fire were sighted from the bridge of the tanker Ticonderoga, early Wednesday. Second Officer Glenda Lee Williamson radio-telephoned the United Press. The discs moved at tremendous speed out of the north horizon and curved in a westerl…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 56 1. Date Unknown 2. Time After dark 3. Location Boise, Idaho 4. Name of observer CAA Observer 5. Occupation of observer Not stated 6. Address of observer Not stated 7. Place of observation between Boise and…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 37 1. Date 11, October 1947 2. Time 1200 3. Location Phoenix, Arizona 4. Name of observer J. L. Clark 5. Occupation of observer Mine owner (Pilot) 6. Address of observer Route 12, Box 831, Phoenix 7. Place of observation…

Mr. Clark's attention was first drawn to the object by his partner, Mr. Anderson. It appeared to be a blue object which was traveling at an estimated high height of 8/10,000 ft above the ground and was moving in a straight line from northwest to southeast. It was traveling some 3…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 9 July 47 - Incident # 39 2. Time Between 11:15 and 11:40 3. Location Grand Falls, Newfoundland 4. Name of observer Eric Kearsey 5. Occupation of observer Constable 6. Address of…

Four "flying saucers" were seen by Constable Kearsey's wife just before his arrival home at approx 11:30, on 9th of July. Mr. John Jackson, a resident of Ashton and a friend of the family also witnessed them. They were flying in an easterly direction, and appeared to be four roun…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 July 1947 Incident # 40 2. Time 1600 3. Location Phoenix, Arizona 4. Name of observer William Albert Rhodes 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer 4333 N. 14th…

Object appeared elliptical in shape and had a diameter of 20-30 feet. When first seen it was at about 5,000 ft and traveling from 400 to 600 MPH. Its grey color referred it difficult to perceive at a distance as it blended with the clouds. Although a jet-like noise was heard prio…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 29 June 1947 Incident # 43 2. Time 1645 - 4:45 P. M. 3. Location 7 miles out of Clarion Iowa in direction of Mason City, Iowa 4. Name of observer Dale Bays 5. Occupation of observ…

About 7 miles out of Clarion, Iowa, observer saw an object shoot across the sky in front of the bus he was driving. It was followed by four more. The height appeared about 1200 feet. Observer stepped out of the bus which was facing east and noticed some dots in the sky approachin…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 26 June 47 Incident # 44 2. Time 3:43 P. M. 3. Location 16 miles NW of Milwaukee 4. Name of observer N/S - brother to Marion Beuscher who reported incident 5. Occupation of observ…

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Witness saw the flying saucers (about seven to ten of them) which flew directly over their home. Said they were like "blue blazes" and didn't make any noise and were headed south. Witness did not report this info. It was reported by Marion Benscher, a sister. Her address is Meno…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 28 June 47 Incident # MM 45 2. Time afternoon 3. Location Illinois 4. Name of observer N/S - Taken f/"The Latest News" at 8 to 8:15 A. M. w/Charles Sebestin 5. Occupation of obser…

The radio announcer stated that the discs had been sighted over Illinois the preceding afternoon (28 June 46). The announcement of this program was taken from a letter published in "Amazing Stories" dated Jan 46.

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan '48 Incident #48 2. Time between 7:20 and 7:55 P. M. 3. Location Wilmington, Ohio 4. Name of observer s Gale F. Walter, Col James Hudson M/Sgt Irvin H. Lewis, S/Sgt John F.…

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A sky phenomena which had the appearance of a flaming red cone trailing a gaseous green mist appeared in the northwest skies of Wilmington, Ohio, between 7:30 and 7:55 P. M. Jan 7, 48. The sky phenomena hung suspended in the air at intervals and then gained and lost altitude at…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 48 Incident # 48a 2. Time 1925 o'clock 3. Location Clinton County Air Field 4. Name of observer LeRoy Ziegler 5. Occupation of observer T/Sgt 6. Address of observer Clint…

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Object appeared to be moving up and down and from side to side. At one time the object was covered by a cloud but the light could be seen thru the cloud. It was the same color as a star only very much brighter sometimes changing to a more reddish hue then turning white or yellow.…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 48 Incident # 48b 2. Time 1920 EST 3. Location Clinton County Army Air Field, Wilmington, Ohio 4. Name of observer James H. Hudson. 5. Occupation of observer Corpo…

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The object when first sighted appeared white then it turned red. Its real shape could not be distinguished until it descended. It then took the form of a cone or up-side-down triangle. (See Sketch "A") Sketch "A" When it climbed it was right side up (Sketch "B") On ascending a…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 Jan 48 Incident # 48c 2. Time 19:30 3. Location Clinton County AAF, Wilmington, O. 4. Name of observer S/Sgt John P. Haag 5. Occupation of observer S…

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Witness observed very bright light in the sky southwest of Clinton County AF Base which appeared to be the complete wing of an aircraft on fire. When viewed thru field glasses from the Control Tower the object would gain and lose altitude very rapidly xxxxxxxx with barely any dis…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 48d 1. Date 7 Jan 48 2. Time 1920 to 1950 3. Location Clinton County Army Air Fld., Wilmington, O. 4. Name of observer Mr. Ralph L. Stirr 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Clinton County A…

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Object seemed to be some sort of flare. Witness thought it was some sort of a twinkle. Requested the tower to take a look at it to determine if it were a flare. It appeared, with the naked eye, to be a very bright light the color of ordinary fire which lost and regained altitude…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 9 Jan 48 Incident # 49 2. Time N/S 3. Location around Danville, Ky. 4. Name of observer Mr & Mrs. Merkam 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer N/S - picked up in WH…

According to a WHIO News Broadcast at 2300-2315, 9 Jan 48, relayed from Danville, Kentucky, a Mr. & Mrs. Markham were driving in their car in or about Danville, Kentucky, when they saw a cigar-like object flying very high which left a long trail of smoke or exhaust. The trail sho…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 10 Jan 48 (see reverse side of sheet) Incident # 50 2. Time 10 PM EST 3. Location Wildwood, N. J. (39° 00' N & 78° 48' W) 4. Name of observer Mrs. Ethel Evans 5. Occupation of observer authority on knitting 6. Address of obse…

Witness saw one object which split into two separate pieces and fell into the ocean. (See Mrs Krueger's account) Feb 19, 1948, 1225 A. M. : Witness stated that she saw saucer. Tried to take picture but says object was moving too fast. Feb 21, 1948 (Sat Night) : Reported seeing…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 10 Jan 48 Incident # 50a 2. Time 10 PM EST 3. Location Wildwood, N. J. 4. Name of observer Mrs. Krueger 5. Occupation of observer housewife 6. Address of observer 401 Pine Ave.…

Objects were brought to Mrs. Krueger's attention by Mrs. Evans. Mrs Krueger saw "a most unusual thing drop out of the sky. I think it was a flying saucer as I have never seen anything equal to it before" She then states that she saw what appeared to be 2 round orange colored disc…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 3 Sept 47 Incident # 51 2. Time 1215 3. Location Oswego, Oregon 4. Name of observor Mrs. Raymond Dupui 5. Occupation of observor N/S 6. Address of observor N/S 7. Place of observation…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 29 July 47 Incident # 52 2. Time 1450 3. Location Hamilton Fld., Calif 4. Name of observer Capt William H. Ryherd 5. Occupation of observer Capt, USAF, - Assistant Operations Officer 6. Addr…

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Capt Ryherd saw two unidentified aerial objects at approximately 8,000 to 10,000 ft traveling above a P-80. He thought they were approximately 15 to 25 feet in diameter. In shape they were circular like a ball on the bottom but not completely round. Thefirst flew straight and lev…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 29 July 47 Incident # 52A 2. Time After 1200 3. Location Hamilton Fld., California 4. Name of observer Ward L. Stewart 5. Occupation of observer 1st Lt., Air…

Stewart's attention called to unidentified flying object by Capt Ryherd Stewart estimates the P-80 at 250 miles on preliminery approach for landing at Hamilton Fld. Object was estimated to be following P-80 at three or four times its speed. A moment later another object appeared…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 53 1. Date 26 June 47 2. Time 1515 GST 3. Location 30 miles northwest of Lake Meade, Nevada 4. Name of observer 1st Lt Eric B. Armstrong 5. Occupation of observer Ferry Division, Brooks Fld., San Antonio, Texas…

On 28 June 47 [REDACTED] in a P-51 bound for Portland, Oregon, by way of Medford, Oregon, at approx 1515 GST (course of 300°) and ground speed of 285 MPH, altitude 10,000 ft, approximately 30 miles NW of Lake Meade, Nevada, Lt Armstrong sighted 5 or 6 white, circular objects at 4…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 23 July 47 Incident # 55 2. Time 0345Z (0715 local) 3. Location Harmon Fld., Stephenville, Newfoundland 4. Name of observer Miss Patricia Abbott & Lt Hammeker 5. Occupation of observer government employee and Navigator & Publi…

Witnesses were walking when they observed a peculiar reddish light. They thought at first that the light was a shooting star but it left no streak. It appeared again and they thought it was a plane flying at very high high altitude. Then a number of intermittant flashes were obse…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 6 July 47 2. Time 2045 hours 3. Location Birmingham, Alabama 4. Name of observer Staff Sergeant Ira L. Livingston 5. Occupation of observer S/Sgt. w/250 hours as Pilot and Armorer Gunner 6. Address of observer 1354 Meadow Lan…

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At 2045 hours, 6 July 47, Staff Sergeant Livingston's attention was called by a neighbor (a Mr. [REDACTED] of Sockwell) to witness some "flying discs". The objects appeared in the west of Birmingham and were traveling southeast. They appeared to be 2000 above the horizon at a 45°…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 20 July 1947 Incident # 57 2. Time 00152 3. Location About one hour from Sidney, Newfoundland. 4. Name of observer Mrs Messrs Maitland, Larkin, Douglas and Hamilton 5. Occupat…

Observers did not see the object but only four or five flashes approximately one second apart and equidistant. The flashes appeared silvery to reddish in color and were likened to the glow of a firefly excepting they were larger and at equal intervals. The witnesses did not belie…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 Aug 47 Incident # 58 2. Time evening 3. Location NW of Bethel Alaska 4. Name of observer Capt Jack Peck and Co-pilot Vince Daly 5. Occupation of observer Pilot and Co-pilot…

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Capt Jack Peck and his Copilot Vince Daly stated that on 4 Aug at sunset they sighted and followed a"flying saucer" northwest of Bethel, Alaska. The object which appeared as large or larger in mass than a C-54 and black in color appeared silhouetted against a brilliant evening sk…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 59 1. Date 12 Sept 47 2. Time 45 minutes after sunset 3. Location Midway Island to Oahu - beyond Necker Island 4. Name of observer Capt Stanley S. Griffin & 2d Officer Edward B. Folhemus 5. Occupation of observer Pilot and…

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Plane had just passed Necker Island at 0515 GOT. At 0558 GOT an intense white light was observed 60° off starboard bow of plane. It appeared similar to the light of an approaching plane except that it was extremely intense. The color was that of an incandescent light without appr…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 60a 1. Date 10 July 47 2. Time 1000 3. Location Cordroy, Newfoundland - 47° 52' N 59° 21' W 4. Name of observer .. Wm Evans 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Cordroy, Newfoundland 7. Place…

Witness stated that if the object were a shooting star it was larger than any he had ever seen and much brighter than anything he had ever observed in the sky. It appeared round with a yellowish tail which was not as bright as the circle. The circle itself appeared to be sort of…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 10 July 47 Incident # 60b 2. Time 1000 3. Location Cordroy, Newfoundland - 47° 52' N 59° 21' W 4. Name of observer Albert Samme 5. Occupation of observer N/S - child of 12 6. Add…

Albert Samme is a twelve-year old boy. He was alone when he saw the object. He thought it was flying at the height of a plane at high altitude but that it looked strange for an airplane because it was "lit up so bright" it was not carrying lights ("planes do have a light or two")…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 Sept 47 2. Time 2230 P. M. 3. Location Logan, Utah 4. Name of observer Mr and Mrs. Richard Anderson 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Logan, Utah 7. Place of observation Logan, Utah W0° 45' N…

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Mr. & Mrs. Anderson stated that they in company with a Mr. & Mrs. Gaylon Caldwell saw approximately 12 objects flying in group formation at about 2,000 or 3,000 ft in the air. At first they resembled pigeons but seemed to be white and illuminated. They were certain they wer¢not b…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 Sept 47 2. Time Approx 10:30 P.M. 3. Location Logan, Utah 4. Name of observer Mr & Mrs. Norman Hall 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer N/a Logan, Utah 7. Place of observation Logan, Utah 40° 4…

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At first the objects were thought to be the lights of a plane. However they seemed to change in formation. Thought that objects traveled much faster than birds. [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] […

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 12:05 P. M. Incident # 63 2. Time 29 July 47 3. Location 1/4 mile NW of Canyon Ferry while proceeding NW along road leading from Canyon Ferry to York - some 25 miles NE of Helena 4. Name of observers R. J. Madden…

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Observers saw bright disc hovering and fluttering in the air. It descended and rose thru a vertical distance of 50 to 100 ft for some 5 seconds and while at the top of an ascent it suddenly swooped to the NE at tremendous speed, traveled some 200 ft, disappeared into the clear ai…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 64 1. Date [REDACTED] 19 Aug 47 2. Time 9:30 P. M. 3. Location Twin Falls, Idaho 4. Name of observer Mr. H. H. Hedstrom, his wife, and a neighbor (Mr. Smith) Detective Richard A. Renier of the Twin Falls Police Dept. and me…

Mrs Hedstrom saw the first object traveling at a terrific sate of speed in a northeasterly direction. It was out of sight before Mr. Hedstrom & their neighbor Mrs. Smultz could see anything. While discussing this sighting all 3 saw 10 similar objects proceed rapidly in the same d…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 10 Aug 47 Incident # 66 2. Time 9 o'clock - well after dark 3. Location Near Silver Springs, Ohio 4. Name of observer Lt Colonel.F. L. Walker Jr., GSC 5. Occupation of observer Sc…

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About 9 o'clock, well after dark, Lt Col F. L. Walker, Jr. GSC, of the Scientific Branch, Research Group, saw a low flying object appear over the top of a barn to his left traveling in an absolutely straight line in an arc of about 70° moving from north to south. The object appea…

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CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 14 Aug 47 Incident # 67 2. Time 1600 hours 3. Location 5 miles southwest of Placerville, Calif. 4. Name of observer Mr Ray A. Switzer and wife 5. Occupation of observer Switzer is an Insurance Executiv…

Observer first noticed a white smoke trail and while searching for its source he saw an object 4 to 6 ft in length x 10 to 14 inches wide and of a metal color which gave off a very bright reflection like highly polished chromium. It was first observed at 1030 position to the auto…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 24 June 47 Incident # 68 2. Time afternoon 3. Location Cascade Mts. (Portland, Oregon 4. Name of observer Fred M. Johnson 5. Occupation of observer Prospector 6. Address of observer Globe Hotel, 1-6 N. W. 1st Av…

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While prospecting in the Cascade Mts some 5,000 ft above sea level he sighted, a reflection. Upon looking up he saw discs proceeding in a southeasterly direction. Upon sighting it he placed his telescope to his eye and observed it for 45 to 60 seconds, at which time the discs sig…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 69 1. Date 6 Aug 47 2. Time 2230-2245 3. Location Philadelphia, Pa. 4. Name of observer Eleanor Haddle 5. Occupation of observer employed by Geo A. Greenwald Mfg Co. 6. Address of observer 2114 Hobart St., Phi…

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Between 10:30 and 10:45 P. M. 6 Aug 47, Miss Maddie was seated on the stoop of her home with a Captain Pline. She was facing north and observed a large white object traveling at a very fast rate of speed to the south. There was a buzzing sound, not too loud but plainly audible ju…

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RESTRICT CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 6 Aug 47 Incident # 69a 2. Time 2230-2245 3. Location Philadelphia, Pa. 4. Name of observer Miss Cecelia Fine 5. Occupation of observer Employed by Pressmen & Outmen Co., Inc. 6. A…

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she observed that Miss Neddle appeared frightened. As she was facing south she did not see the object after she noticed her companion's change of expression but she did hear a slight buzzing sound. [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [IL…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 6 Aug 47 Incident # 70 2. Time Around 2245 3. Location Philadelphia, Pa. 4. Name of observer John Snyder 5. Occupation of observer Insurance agent (former B-24 pilot) 6. Address of observer 1440 Vankir St., Philad…

John Snyder, a former pilot of B-24 in the Army Air Corps advised that he was sitting on the steps of his home around 10:45 P. M. the night of Aug 6, 1947 and that his neighbors, the Kelly family, were also sitting on their steps. All parties were facing east. Snyder noticed an o…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 6 Aug 47 Incident # 70A 2. Time Around 2245 3. Location Philadelphia, Pa. 4. Name of observer John J. Kelley 5. Occupation of observer retired police officer 6. Address o…

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Around 10:45 on the night of 6 Aug 47, Kelly and his wife were sitting on the steps of their home when Kelly noticed an object resembling (to him) a giant firecracker which passed quickly thru the air. He heard no noise and the object completely passed from view in a southerly di…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 8 or 9 Oct 1947 2. Time N/S 3. Location Las Vegas, Nevada 4. Name of observer Thomas L. Moore 5. Occupation of observer N/S - Capt. USAFR - Ex pilot 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of observation Outskirts of Las Vegas 8. Numb…

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On Oct 8th or 9th, 1947 while witness was driving on the NV outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada, he observed what appeared to be a sky-writing pilot's trail. He stopped his car to observe it and noticed two things which brought his (1) Where the visible cloud has been on the head of t…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 17 Sept 1947 2. Time N/S 3. Location Alaska (Ft Richardson (?)) 4. Name of observer N/S 5. Occupation of observer Army Officer 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of observation Near Ft Richardson, Alaska 8. Num…

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Two army officers reported to Office, Director of Intelligence, Hq. Alaskan Dept., Ft Richardson, Alaska, saying that they had witnessed an objectpassing thru the air at tremendous speed. Object appeared to be a sphere and did not give the impression of being saucer-like or compa…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 4 Aug 47 2. Time 1600 3. Location Boston, Mass 4. Name of observer Alphonse D. Powell, Capt of PA Airways, Inc. Walter J. White, Navigator 5. Occupation of observer Crew of Pan Amer Constitut…

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At 1600 P. M., 4 Aug 47, midway between Everett, Mass, and the Bedford Radio Beacon, pilot and navigator sighted an unidentified aerial object. The following conditions existed: Visibility: good Cloud cover: 6-8/10ths; tops: 10,000 ft Wind at 8,000 ft: 270/55 MPH Aircraft: 8,000…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 13 Aug 47 Incident # 75 2. Time 1300 3. Location Snake River Canyon (near Twin Falls) Idaho 4. Name of observer A. C. Urie and two sons, Kenneth & Billy 5. Occupation of observer f…

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Urie had sent his sons to the river for some tops from his boat. As they were overdue he went to look for them, when he noticed some 300 feet away some 70 feet in the air a sky-blue disk silhouetted against the steep walls of the canyon on the far side. (The canyon is about 400 f…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 13 Aug 47 Incident # 76 2. Time N/S 3. Location Salmon Dam 4. Name of observer County Commissioner Hawkins J. H. Brown 5. Occupation of observer County Commissioner N/S 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of obs…

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Agent could not locate Commissioner L. W. Hawkins but J. H. Brown, who accompanied Hawkins at the time stated that he and Hawkins could offer a rough figure looking up and saw an object at great height which might have been between 4,000 and 6,000 ft. He could give no estimate as…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 77 1. Date 3 July 1947 2. Time 1800 Z 3. Location South Brooksville, Me. 4. Name of observer Mr. John F. Cole 5. Occupation of observer astronomer 6. Address of observer South Brooksville, Me. 7. Place of obse…

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An unusually loud roar attracted the observer and upon looking up he saw a group of very light-colored objects at an altitude of about 50° bunched rather closely with no regular formation. The group could have been 5 to 7 of angular diameter in the sky. There might have been 10 a…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 30 June 1947 Incident # 78 2. Time 0910 MST 3. Location Near Williams Field over Grand Canyon, Arizona 4. Name of observer Lt William G. McGinty, USN 5. Occupation of observer P…

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On 30 June 1947 at about 0910 MST, William G. McGinty, P-80 pilot was flying at 25,000 feet over Grand Canyon, Arizona, heading south towards Williams Field, Arizona, when he saw 2 round objects going at inconceivable speeds straight down. One of the unidentified objects followed…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidant # 79 1. Date April 1947 2. Time 1100 I Pibal Observation 3. Location N/S - presumably Richmond, Va. 4. Name of observer Mr. Minozewski 5. Occupation of observer Weather reporters 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of obse…

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Mr. Minozewski observed a strange metallic disk on three occasions thru the theodolite while making his pibal observation during a six-tenths overcast. Mr. Minozewski last observed the disk in April 1947 at 1100 Pibal Observation when the balloon was at 15,000 ft. He followed it…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 60 1. Date : 7 July 1947 2. Time 2230-2300 3. Location Arlington, Va. 4. Name of observer James A. Cobb 5. Occupation of observer Lt Col., AC 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of observation Arlington, Va.…

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Observed from a bedroom window as a blob of light crossing at very high speed estimated by observer at approx 1350 MPH. "In color, the object had the appearance of a reflected white light, a cool bright white light with no red in it, like the moon on a clear night." [ILLEGIBLE]…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 7 July 1947 2. Time 0900 hours 3. Location .Hickam Village #2 4. Name of observer Mr. Daniel Seito 5. Occupation of observer Air Communications Sections, Hangar, Hickam Fld. 6. Address of observer M/S - Could be contacted at…

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Mr. Saito's attention was attracted by a flashing object in the sky. He stated that the object had the appearance of a large balloon with a silver disc (not unlike a camera lens) suspended below it. Although he could not distinguish a cable connecting the two objects he assumed t…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 82 1. Date Between 17 & 21 May 1947 2. Time Just after dusk - (2030 & 2100) 3. Location Oklahoma City, Okla. 4. Name of observer Byron B. Savage 5. Occupation of observer Field Engineer for Radio Corp of Amer. Holder of pr…

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Savage stated that he realized that the object was not a conventional aircraft when it was at a 45° angle from him. It appeared elliptical and as he moved closer it seemed perfectly round and flat. It had no appearance of being spherical and had a ratio of diameter to the thickne…

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 9 July 1947 2. Time About 12:17 3. Location Between Boise & Meridian 4. Name of observer David E. Johnson 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Boise, Idaho 7. Place of observation Air 8. Number of objects 1…

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Observer flying a National Guard AT-6 was on an easterly heading pointing toward Goven Fld and had flown that course for a minute when there appeared in the left hand portion of his field of vision, a round black object. Due to its erratic movement he first thought it a weather b…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 84 1. Date 7 July 1947 2. Time between 1300 and 1400 hours EST 3. Location 1 mile east of Lakeland, Fla 4. Name of observer Mr. Hiram William Griffin 5. Occupation of observer "sign painter" previously cab-dr…

While walking on U. S. Highway #92 7 July 47, at approximately 1 mile east of Mahoney Place, between 1:00 and 1:00 hours observer's attention was attracted skyward by a swishing noise which seemed to sing with a shrill whine. He saw 5 shiny objects going upward from 5,000 ft to a…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 6 July 1947 Incident # 86 2. Time N/S 3. Location Hollywood, Calif 4. Name of observer M. Lenore Corey 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer 43 2636 Magnolia Ave., Los Angeles, Calif 7. Place of ob…

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Observer was mostly concerned with the accompanying ray phenomena rather than with the "saucers" themselves. Perceived what appeared to be milky white rays in the sunlight which seemed to crease and reverse near other like; considerable at night. It did not appear as reflected l…

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• RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date N/S - Incident # 67 2. Time evening 3. Location Germany 4. Name of observer Robert J. Sroka 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer M…

Observer after reading reports about disc-shaped aircraft recalled a nearly forgotten incident which occurred some 20 miles SW of Habberbishopshiem, Germany after the last war. Object first sighted some 8 to 10 miles to observers' front - at approx 5,000 ft high. It rapidly appr…

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•RESTRICTED• CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 88 1. Date: Aug 1947 2. Time late afternoon 3. Location Hackensack, N. J. 4. Name of observer Charles Casella, Jr. 267 Euclid Ave. Hackensack In Trans. U. S. Army, Ft. Dix 5. Occupation of observer W/S 6. Ad…

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Charles Casella, Jr. and William Truex, US Army, Ft. Dix, N. J. sighted a flying disc in late afternoon 3 August 47. Claimed it was 200 yrds in dia., revolving slowly but moving rapidly and was neither a kite nor a balloon. [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE]

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 89 1. Date 6 July 1947 2. Time 1:45 P. M. 3. Location 100 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri 4. Name of observer Maj Archie B. Browning 5. Occupation of observer Maj, Air Corps, pilot of B-25 6. Address of ob…

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On 6 July 1947 while flying from Ogden, Utah, to Kansas City, Mo., at 10,000 ft in a B-25 pilot noticed a very bright object low and to his left, approximately 10 miles away. Time was 11:45 P. M. and position was approximately 10 miles west of Kansas City. His first impression wa…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 29 June 1947 Incident # 90 2. Time 1:00 and 1:30 P. M. 3. Location Highway 17 between Las Cruces, N. M. & White Sands V-2 firing grounds 4. Name of observer Mr. J. B. Keuke, Mr. Zohn, Mr. G. G. Rockwood, Mr. Rockwoo…

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Mr. Kanke who was driving the car noticed the object first. He called it to the attention of the other occupants. Mr. John Harenson opened the windows nearest him and observed the object moving at an unknown rapid velocity at an unknown altitude (which he estimated at 10,000 ft)…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 91 1. Date 26 June 1947 2. Time 2120 Central Time 3. Location Maxwell Fld., Montgomery, Ala. 4. Name of observer Capt Wilson H. Kayko, O-36811, HQ TAG Cpt John P. Cantrell,O-29040, HQ TAG 1st Lt Theodore Ostroski…

At approximately 2120 Central time, a light, with a brilliance slightly greater than a star appeared from the West traveling in an easterly direction at a high rate of speed. It was at an altitude slightly above the horizn of a clear moon-light night. There was no audible sound.…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 93 1. Date 19 May 1947 2. Time 1215-1315 3. Location Pikes Peak Railway, Manitou Springs, Colorado 4. Name of observer Mr. D. A. Hanser, Mr. J. J. Smith, & Mr. L. D. Jamison 5. Occupation of observer employees…

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During their lunch period (1215-1315) 19 May 1947 a member of a train crew called attention to a silver object in the sky approaching from the Northeast. It appeared to be traveling at great speed. The object appeared extremely small and therefore the altitude could not be estima…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 93 1. Date 11 Jan '48 2. Time 1630 3. Location Hartford, Conn. 4. Name of observer Kenneth M. Belton James J. Fargoe 5. Occupation of observer Captains, USAF (ATC) 6. Address of observe…

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Object appeared to be a disc which had a bluish center was red on its edges and was traveling at a very high velocity. It hadno tail nor did it leave any sort of a trail in the air. Because of its high velocity and the short space of time it was sighted neither observer could be…

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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 94 1. Date 30 Dec 47 2. Time 1926 PST 3. Location 42° 9.3' N and 114° 22.2' W 4. Name of observer Lt Col W.W. Jones Maj A. A. Andrus 5. Occupation of observer USAF pilots 6. Address of observer Hq. Eastern P…

While enroute from Great Falls,Montana, to Fairfield-Suisun AF on the night of 30 Dec 47, a possible rocket sighting was made by pilot (Lt Col W. W. Jones, Hq. FW) and co-pilot (Maj A. A. Andres, Hq. FW) Airplane was cruising at 13000 ft. An unidentifiable object trailing green a…

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•RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incidant # 95 1. Date 30 Dec 47 2. Time 1925 PST 3. Location Rosedale, Calif (38° 58' I., 129° 53' W) 4. Name of observer W/S (C-47 crew) 5. Occupation of observer - 6. Address of observer Sacramento Air Depot C-47 #746…

A report received at Fairfield-Suisun tower from McClellan Airfield tower at Sacramento stated a report was received from Sacramento Air Depot C-47GS flying over Beale Air Force Base at 2000 feet that an object was sighted at 1925 P.S. time trailing several colors of flame with r…

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RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 30 Dec 1947 Incident # 96 2. Time 1925 PST 3. Location 30 miles west of Lovelock, Nevada 4. Name of observer N/S (motorist on US highway #40) 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Add…

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The Fairfield control tower obtained a report at approximately 2300 EST, 30 Dec 47 from Hamilton Fld-Flight Control, that a motorist on US Highway #40 50 miles west of Lovelock, Nevada, at 2131 EST, 30 Dec 47, had seen an object had seen an object explode in the air at 1926, 1200…

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

•RESTRICTED• CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 30 Dec 47 Incident # 97 2. Time 1925 PST 3. Location Between Medford, Oregon & Mt.Shasta, Calif. 4. Name of observer N/S (United Airline Flight #191) 5. Occupation of observe…

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RESTRICTED The Fairfield Control tower obtained a report from Oakland Airport Flight Control (CAA) at approximately 2315 PST, 30 Dec 1947 that United Airlines Flight 191 proceeding on airways between Medford, Oregon, and Mt. Shasta observed a flash at 1925 PST just north of thei…

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 2 November 1947 Incident # 98 2. Time Just before break of day 3. Location Anderson Road, Houston, Texas 4. Name of observer Mr. & Mrs. Elmer L. Brinberry 5. Occupation of…

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Incident occurred just before break of day. Object appeared to Mrs Brimberry as a large round ball of fire about 36 to 30 inches in diameter with a "tail" of approximately 20 feet in length. This "tail" seemed to diminish as it approached the ground. It appeared to have suddenly…

RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 99 1. Date 3 Jan 1948 2. Time N/S 3. Location Military Attache, Helsinki, Finland (official source of information) 4. Name of observer Helsinki Press, 10th Jan 48. Finland (USMILATTACHE AMLEGATION Helsinki Finla…

RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Date 5 Jan 1948 Incident # 100 2. Time N/S 3. Location Military Attache, Helsinki Finland (official source of information) 4. Name of observer N/S 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of…