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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation 18 September 1948. Incident # 173 2. Time of Observation 17-00 Central Standard Time 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted .3-miles [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] 4. Observer's Position ground. (i.e. ground…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 174 1. Date and Time of Observation: 1 Oct 48 (Friday morning) 0540 2. Where Sighted: Ascension Parish, Township 10 South, Range 4 East 50 miles from New Orleans, La - ground 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, et…

Incident: 174 At the time of the sighting observer was standing on a little ridge facing south in the midst of a clearing some twenty feet wide. It was too dark for hunting in the woods but was sufficiently light for him to see the time by his watch. At 0540 hours Williams was l…

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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 175 1. Date and Time of Observation: 23 Sept 1948 0945 2. Where Sighted: Sante Fe, New Mexico 3. Observer's Position: Ground southwest from Plaza of Santa Fe, N. M. (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: A. R…

Incident 175 While watching a government plane come in for a landing at Los Alamos at 0940 hours 23 Sept 1948, witness noticed something glint in the sun. Focusing his attention on the object he perceived that it was perfectly white, neither transparent or translucent and that i…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 175a 1. Date and Time of Observation: 23 Sept 48 0930 2. Where Sighted: Santa Fe, N. M. 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Mr John C. Fairchild 5. Occupation and/or hobbies:…

Incident: 175a Statement of Mr John C. Fairchild does not tally with that of A. Ruble Angier. See Incident 175 Mr Fairchild saw a bright silvery oblong or egg-shaped object which appeared to have a speed of 700 to 800 MPH and which seemed to have a sort of sunflower shape at th…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 176 1. Date and Time of Observation: 23 Sept 48 Approx 12-00 2. Where Sighted: Castro's Ranch - 4 miles due east of San Pablo, Calif and 4.1 miles South of Pinole, Calif 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4…

Incident: 176 While watching an Army bomber which was flying rather low. Col Hakins observed above and going nearly due east an unknown object. He asked his companion, Mr Bentham, if he were seeing things. Bentham substantiated the fact that there was an object above the bomber.…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 176a 1. Date and Time of Observation: 23 Sept 48 Approx 1230 2. Where Sighted: Castro's Ranch - 4 miles due east of San Pablo, Calif & 4.1 miles south of Pinole, Calif. 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4.…

Incident 176a On 23 Sept 1948 Mr Sylvester Bentham was talking to Col Eakins when the Colonel called Bentham's attention to a single object in the sky. Object first appeared in the northeast and was moving faster than any airplane that Bentham had ever seen. Object appeared very…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 177 1. Date and Time of Observation: 5 Sept 48 between 3:00 and 3:30 P. M. 2. Where Sighted: Kentwood, La. 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Mrs Elma McDaniel & daughter Mi…

Incident: 177 at a terrific rate of speed. Witness states she has heard many planes but could not describe the sound. Subsequent investigation of this incident reveals that according to neighbors Mrs McDaniel possesses a vivid imagination and that the daughter was inclined to t…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 178 1. Date and Time of Observation: 1705 - 1715Z HST 18 October 1948 2. Where Sighted: Honolulu, T. H., 158° W 21° 5' N 3. Observer's Position: Ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: 2737 Pacific Hgts…

Incident: 178 On the afternoon of 18 October 1948 at approximately 1705 hours Maj Robert C. Drum stated that he had observed a strangely shaped glistening object in the north sector of the sky which was moving in a northeasterly direction at an estimated altitude of 10,000 ft. A…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) #179 1. Date of Observation. Around Oct 1947 2. Time of Observation N/S. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted San Francisco, Calif 4. Observer's Position ground - 1/2 mile from the great highway and playgrounds (i.e. groun…

Observer was walking thru the Golden Gate Park, when he observed a mysterious light that illuminated the entire ocean (insofar as he could see) He felt something "like an electric arc" which seemed to have the power to lower his hand "like a sack of shot". Observer states that he…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 180 1. Date and Time of Observation: 2. Where Sighted: 3. Observer's Position: (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Mr White Smith 5. Occupation and/or hobbies: Body Work Manager, Studebaker Plant, South Be…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation 14 October 1948. Incident 181 2. Time of Observation Approx 1430 hours, local time 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted Near, Dayton, Ohio 4. Observer's Position From a C-47 at 6,000 feet. (i.e. grou…

Objects seemed to take no definite course but flew in a general easterly direction in a gradual descent. A few came close enough to cause the pilot & co-pilot to duck as it appeared they might come thru the nose of the plane. Maj Smartt's analogy is as follows: Take about 1/2 gal…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation October 1948 Incident: 182 2. Time of Observation. 2220 GMT to 2310 GMT 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted 74° 40' West by 36° 42' North 4. Observer's Position At sea - aboard the S/S Gulfport (i.e…

Incident: 182 A bright object similar in shape to the moon but with a distinct bright center was observed by the master of the S/S "Gulfport" The object gradually grew darker as daylight faded. Size was that of 1/4 of a full moon. It was traveling southeast by west. First bearin…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 183 1. Date and Time of Observation: 15 Oct 1948 - night 2. Where Sighted: Fukuoka Area between Shigamo Shima 33° 40' N by 132° 00' E and Fukae Shima 32° 45' N - 128° 40' East, Japan 3. Observer's Position: Air (i. e., ground, air, control towe…

Incident: 183 A cable from FEAF reported that an unidentified aircraft was sighted both visually and by radar by the pilot and radar observer of an F-61 on 15 Oct 48. The observers think it possible that 2 unidentified aircraft were involved in the interception. The sightings oc…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 184 1. Date and Time of Observation: 20 Oct 1948 06-00 2. Where Sighted: near Winona, Minnesota 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Dr F. T. Benoit & Paul Zenk, 5. Occupation…

Incident: 184 Taken from Minneapolis Morning Tribune 21 October 1948 "DUCK! IT'S THOSE SAUCERS AGAIN" ... At Winona, Minn., Paul Zenk and Dr. F. T. Benoit said they saw a slowly traveling object which broke up into numerous bright particles over the town at 6 A. M. 20 Oct 48.…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 185 1. Date and Time of Observation: 20 October 1948 at approx 0550 hours 2. Where Sighted: Minneapolis, Minnesota 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Lawrence A. Hansen, 149…

Incident: 185 Object was sighted from 13th and Lake Street, Minneapolis & at 7th Street and 4th Ave., Minneapolis, by Lawrence A. Hansen, teletype operator and Harold Oliver, Mailman, at approximately 0550 hours 20 October 1948. Witnesses stories seem to conform in pattern throu…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 186 1. Date and Time of Observation: 16 Oct 1948 1145 in the morning 2. Where Sighted: 1 mile south and 8 miles due east of Sterling, Utah 3. Observer's Position: ground - from mountain ridge at 9,000 ft (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.…

Incident: 186 While Mr Nash was hunting for deer on the morning of the 16 Oct 48 he heard a throbbing noise or steady purr. Upon looking up he saw an object resembling a flattened football some 500 feet directly overhead. The object was silver and black, a silver stripe down the…

ACIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 187 1. Date and Time of Observation: Aug 19, 1948 at 1050 Eastern 2. Where Sighted: Godman AF Base, Ky 3. Observer's Position: Godman AF Base, Ky (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Lt Col John Waugh, Execu…

Incident: 187 At 1050E, 19 Aug 1948, the Wright-Patterson Flight Service Center was notified by Lt Col John Waugh, Executive Officer, Godman AF Base, Ky, that an unidentified flying object was visible from the ground at Godman AFB. The object was ascertained to be at approximate…

DENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in file) Incident: 188 1. Date of Observation. 29 Oct 1948. 2. Time of Observation. 0812Z, 0819Z and 0916Z 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted. Plotted on radarscope which placed the sighting(s) in the Hamilton River Area, and Lake Mel…

Radar Sighting of Unknown Aircraft Reported from AAF Goose Bay, Labrador Incident: 188 Sighting occurred at 0812Z 29 Oct 1948 when an unidentified object appeared on Ground Control Approach. Scope was approximately two miles from center of field on a bearing of 170°. Object trav…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 189 1. Date and Time of Observation: 22 Sept 1948 about 1530 hours 2. Where Sighted: Near Turner AF Base, Albany, Ga 3. Observer's Position: Air - while acting as co-pilot (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observe…

Incident: 189 While acting as co-pilot on a C-47 aircraft enroute from Eglin Auxiliary Field #2 to Turner AF Base at approximately 1530 hours EST 22 Sept 48, Lt Martin G. Rabisch observed an object approaching at an angle of about 25°. The C-47 at the time was approaching Turner…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 190 1. Date of Observation. 11 October 1948. 2. Time of Observation. 13-00 hours. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted. Neubiberg. AF Base, Germany 4. Observer's Position ground (i.e. ground, air, control tower,…

Incident: 190 On 11 October 1948 at approximately 13-00 hours an unidentified object was observed by six military personnel of 86th Fighter Wing Neubiberg AF Base, Neubiberg, Germany. Object was estimated to be at 40,000 ft on a 50° heading from Neubiberg AF Base and was sighted…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 191 1. Date of Observation 24 October 1948 2. Time of Observation. 1545 CST. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted 10 miles Southwest of Junction, City, Kansas 4. Observer's Position. ground position (i.e. ground,…

Incident: 191 At 1545 CST 24 Oct 1948 Capt Glenn Huber, Base S-3 Officer, Ft Riley, Kansas, sighted an unidentified metallic object proceeding in a general westerly direction. The object was viewed from a ground position 10 miles from Junction City, Kansas. Altitude appeared ove…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 192 1. Date of Observation. 24 Nov 1948 2. Time of Observation. early evening. around 5:45 P. M. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted From ground on route to Fargo, N. D. near Moorhead, Minnesota while traveling…

Incident: 192 While motoring on U. S. Highway #52 in a northwestern direction on the outskirts of Moorhead, Minnesota, Mr. L. G. Sanders & wife observed a light traveling in an east to west direction. Mr. Sanders first observed the light which was to his right and pointed it out…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation. . Oct '48 . . . Incident 193 2. Time of Observation Between 12-00 and 1430 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted . 2 miles west of Neubiberg AF-Base 4. Observer's Position. Ground - at housing projec…

Incident #193 On October 1948 between 12-00 and 1430 hours an unidentified flying object was sighted from a housing project 2 miles west of Neubiberg Air Force Base by men of the base. When sighted the object was between observer and The sun was high. Altitude of the object whic…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation 1040 A.M. Incident 194 2. Time of Observation. 3. Nov. 1948. now identified 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted. Near Andrews, Fld. 4. Observer's Position. Aircraft #37821 (i.e. ground, air, control…

Original report was classified TOP SECRET. Strategic Air Command requested original messages be destroyed. At 10:40 A. M. on 3 Nov 48 two Mustang fighters of the 82d Fighter Wing were dispatched to investigate the sighting reported by Lt Com Pain, a Coast Guard pilot, who report…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 195 1. Date and Time of Observation: 31 October 1948 1545Z 2. Where Sighted: Goose Bay Labrador 3. Observer's Position: Goose Bay, Labrador from GCA Unit (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: GCA Operator, C…

Incident: 195 On 31 Oct 1948 at 1545 Z, GCA Operator at Goose Bay, Labrador noticed a target on PPI Scope Number 1. It (the object) appeared to be about 3 miles south of the field and was traveling on a southwest heading. It went into a ground clutter at 6 miles. The blip travel…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 196 1. Date of Observation. 1 Nov 1948. 2. Time of Observation. 2145 Z. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted. 3-3/4 miles from Ft McAndrew, Newfoundland 4. Observer's Position. GCA Scope (i.e. ground, air, contro…

Incident 196 Target picked up on GCA scope at 2135Z 1 Nov at 3-3/4 miles from station on a bearing of 123° from station. Traveled on a heading of approx 249° and disappeared at 7-1/2 miles on a bearing of 182° from the station. Blip traveled the 4 miles in 4 minutes and 7 second…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation. 0435-0455 5th Nov 1948 Incident 197 2. Time of Observation. 0435-0455. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted. Richmond, Indiana 4. Observer's Position. From "The Palladium-Item" building, Richmond, I…

5th Nov 1948 At approximately 0435 A. M./ a woman phoned The Palladium-Item, Richmond Indiana to ask if they had observed a light in the east which she stated resembled a flare hanging from a parachute. Mr. Dale Steven, a sports writer, on the newspaper was in the office at the…

ANCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 198 1. Date and Time of Observation: 6 Nov 1948 1157 hrs 2. Where Sighted: Immediately above Radar Site at Wakkanai, Japan 3. Observer's Position: Ground - operating radarscope (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Ob…

Incident: 198 Target appeared in ground clutter area during entire period of observation Target was not observed in station area, and was not observed visually at any time. At times the target appeared as 2 aircraft and at another time as a single aircraft. Gave impression of 2…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 199 1. Date and Time of Observation: 30 Oct 1948 1430 PST 2. Where Sighted: 15 miles northwest of Grays Harbor, Washington 10 miles off coast 3. Observer's Position: Air while flying an F-82 type aircraft on a northerly (i. e., ground, air, con…

Incident: 199 When Lt Kunzman saw the objects they appeared as a very SMALL compact group. At that time they were at 10-00 o'clock position. Later at a 1:00 o'clock position they seemed to string out to an in-line formation. At first Kunzman could not identify anything. At the t…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 200 1. Date and Time of Observation: 17 Oct 48 1610Z 2. Where Sighted: Crescent City, Calif 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Edgar W. Allen, 3rd and Lauf Ave., Crescent Ci…

I Incident: 200 About 1610, 17 Oct 1948 while at his home at 3rd and Lauf Ave., Crescent City, Calif. E. W. Allen saw a silver colored object at an estimated height of about 10,000 ft which resembled a plane traveling at high speed. Object was shaped like a bullet, no wings bein…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 200a 1. Date and Time of Observation: 17 Oct 1948 - 1610 2. Where Sighted: Crescent City Light Station 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Andrew N. Siler, Grants Pass, O…

Incident: 200a At about 1610, 17 Oct 1948 Mr Andrew N. Siler, a fisherman, heard the sound of a plane. Looking up he saw a silver-colored egg-shaped object that had the appearance of a SMALL blimp traveling south at about 300 mph. No wings or tail structure was visible nor was t…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 200b 1. Date and Time of Observation: 17 Oct 48 1610 2. Where Sighted: Crescent City, Calif 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Ernest Haley Box 496, Crescent City, Calif…

Incident: 200b At about 1610, 17 Oct 1948 Mr Ernest Haley saw a SMALL silver colored object resembling a SMALL plane proceeding in a southerly direction S. E. of Battery Point, Crescent City, at an altitude between 20 and 25,000 feet. The object remained in view for 4 to 5 minut…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 200c 1. Date and Time of Observation: 17 Oct 1948 1610 2. Where Sighted: Crescent City, Calif 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Mrs Elise Henggi, 150 S. A. St., Crescen…

Incident: 200C While conversing with Mr Ernest Haley on Battery Point, Crescent City, Calif, Mrs Elise Henggi, housewife, saw a SMALL silver-colored object that reflected light. The object was elliptic in shape and was traveling very fast in a southerly direction and remained in…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 201 1. Date of Observation 2. Time of Observation 0230Z 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted Overhead - Army Air Base, Azores 4. Observer's Position ground (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.) 5. Name and…

Incident: 201 Staff Sgt Joseph J. Barnett, AF 13127245, AATS APO 406, N. Y. reported the following: On 31 Oct 48 at approximately 0230Z he noticed a flat round object weaving overhead but maintaining a northerly course at an approximate speed of 160 MPH. Object was pale yellow o…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 201A 1. Date of Observation 2. Time of Observation 0230Z 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted overhead - Army Air Base, Azores 4. Observer's Position Ground (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.) 5. Name an…

Incident: 201A At approximately 0230Z 31 Oct 48, Staff Sgt Joseph J. Barnett pointed out an object to PFC Robert R. Anderson who described it as being round, orange in color and larger than a star. Object was moving in a northerly direction at an estimated speed of 800 MPH. Alti…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 201B 1. Date of Observation 2. Time of Observation 0300Z to 0330Z 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted Overhead at Army Air Base, Azores 4. Observer's Position ground (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.)…

Incident: 201 B Vlas described object as a light bulb moving upward and forward at an estimated speed of 25 to 30 MPH. Object was white with a yellowish tint and was proceeding in a northerly direction and steadily gained altitude. Object disappeared behind a cloud and could not…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 202 1. Date and Time of Observation: 8 Nov 48 1850 EST 2. Where Sighted: Newark AF Base, Newark, N. J. 40° 42' N 74° 10' W 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Edmund J. C…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 203 1. Date of Observation 2. Time of Observation 1418 Z 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted 56° 10' North Latitude by 117° 30' West Longitude Peace River, Alberta Province some 250 miles NW of Edmonton 4. O…

Incident: 203 A bright flaming orange object similar in shape to an egg with a tail was observed near Peace River, Alberta Province, some 250 miles NW of Edmonton, by 1st Lt James Toomey & S/Sgt Onno C. Blink, Radio Operator, while on first leg of flight from Edmonton, Alberta,…

SECRET At 1850 hours, 8 Nov 48, Edmund J. Cisek was standing just outside Hanger #7, Newark AF Base, when glancing up toward the moon he perceived a pale luminous object race across the sky. It was about 1/3 the brightness of the moon, round like a disc with little or no depth (…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident 204 1. Date of Observation 2. Time of Observation 1640 Sunrise 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted Panama 4. Observer's Position Weather observer Ground - Panama (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.) 5. Na…

At 1640 Nov 8, 1948 Operator Solera when making a GCT weather report saw what appeared to be a comet in the southeast quadrant of the sky. It had a long cone of light which ended in a star larger than Venus. It remained visible to the naked eye for approximately 40 minutes until…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident: 205 1. Date of Observation N/S 2. Time of Observation 5 o'clock in the evening 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted Carthage, Missouri. 4. Observer's Position ground while laying on his back (i.e. ground, air…

Incident: 205 Observer reported seeing an aluminum colored object sail northeast across the sky while lying on his back in his yard. Object seemed about 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Could not ascertain height but thought object was moving very fast - estimated speed to be around 1…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 206 1. Date and Time of Observation: 12 Nov 1948 between 13-00 and 14-00 2. Where Sighted: Northeast portion of Clark AF Base, Phillipine Islands 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address o…

Incident: 206 Sgt Wright stated he was watching some cloud formations in the North-east portion of the sky when he observed a white speck materialize and lengthen out. At first he thought it was sky-writing but as it continued to advance he thought it appeared as a whole unit. O…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 207 1. Date and Time of Observation: 18 Nov 1948 2145 hours 2. Where Sighted: Circling Andrews AF Base, Camp Springs, Md 3. Observer's Position: Air (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: 2d Lt Kenwood W.…

Incident 207 Object first sighted at approximately 2145 18 Nov 48. It was flying from northeast to southwest across Andrews field at 17-00 feet. Plane then descended from 4,000 ft to same altitude as object which was then coming back across Andrews Field from the Southwest on a…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 207A 1. Date and Time of Observation: 18 Nov 48 22-00 hours 2. Where Sighted: East over Andrews AF Base, directly over Camp Springs, Md 3. Observer's Position: Air (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: H…

Incident: 207A At Approximately 22-00 hours Lt Henry G. Combs sighted an object flying on a 360° from West to East over Andrews AF Base. The object had one continuous glowing white light. Combs thought it was an aircraft with the wing navigation lights turned off or burned out.…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) Incident 207-B 1. Date of Observation 2. Time of Observation N/S 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted Over Andrews AF Base, Camp Springs, Md 4. Observer's Position Ground while on duty (i.e. ground, air, control tower,…

Incident 207-B Statement of S/Sgt John J. Kushner corroborates account of 2d Lt Kenwood W. Jackson and 2d Lt Henry G. Combs. Sgt Kushner was on ground duty when he heard a noise. Turning his head in the direction of the sound he saw a shining object coming across the sky. It mad…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 208 1. Date and Time of Observation: 17 Nov 48 1430 hours 2. Where Sighted: Clark AF Base - eastern edge of 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: 1st Lt Everett L. Hundley…

Incident: 208 The object sighted by the two fighter pilots had the appearance of a flak burst sitting still in the atmosphere and was connected to a curved trail of corkscrew appearance (See drawing attached) The trail was from 1 to 10 miles in length, and did not have the appea…

I CIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) [REDACTED] 1. Date of Observation . 4 November 1948. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…

Incident: 209 Unidentified aircraft observed at 1043 14 Nov 1948 over Army Observation Post #1 at 37° 57' N - 125° 31' E, in South Korea, flying east to west at an altitude of 5000 feet. The same aircraft was sighted by army observation post #2 37° 51' N - 125° 17' E, 4. 37° 57'…

I. CIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation . Approx 10 Nov 1948 2. Time of Observation . 5:00 A.M. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted . Over Charles River Basin, Boston 4. Observer's Position . ground (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.…

) TELECON 7 Dec 7 1 RDO TELETYPE CONFERENCE NBH 169 FM CO AMC WRIGHT PAT AF BASE OHIO 071536Z TO CS USAF WASH D C SUBJECT SPECIAL A-2 CONFERENCE ITM 2 ANO REDERICTED FROM MY DEYARMAND TO MAJ BOGGS Incident 211 INVESTIGATION CODE OF SO-CALLED FLA ING MANEL REPORTED IN BELLFONTAINE…

- INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation . 3 Dec 48 Incident 212 2. Time of Observation . 1713 hours - twilight 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted . Ground at Siebenthaler & Riverside while entering ..city limits of Dayton on Siebenthal…

Incident 212 While Mr. George H. Hoffman and Roy E. Stater were approaching the city limits of Dayton, Ohio, via Siebenthaler Ave., near Stillwater Bridge, the evening of 3 Dec 48 (Approximately 1713 hours), Mr. Hoffman observed an unusual pulse of light like that of a rocket. Th…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 213 1. Date and Time of Observation: 3 Dec48-1715 2. Where Sighted: Needmore Road, near Wagner Ford Road - Dayton, Ohio, outskirts 3. Observer's Position: from car while driving west on Harshmanville Road (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc…

Project Sign - Incident #213 MCRFO ATIN: Operations Officer MCIAXO-5 17 December 48 1 1. Project Sign is engaged in the collation, collection, compilation, evaluation and analysis of all information on unidentified flying objects, and is authorized under provisions of Electrical…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 214 1. Date and Time of Observation: 7 July 1948 2. Where Sighted: Rt 202 West Rindge N.H. 3. Observer's Position: Ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Chas N. Tasker. West Rindge N. H. 5. Occupation…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 215 1. Date and Time of Observation: 3 Dec 1948 2015 2. Where Sighted: Fairfield-Suisun AF Base, Calif - north of field 3. Observer's Position: control tower (thru 8-power binoculars) (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Addres…

Incident: 215 Control tower personnel on duty at Fairfield Suisun AFB, Fairfield, Calif., first sighted object at 1,000 to 2,000 feet north of field in a 5° climb heading southeast over field. Started to climb at about 400 to 500 MPH to 20,000 feet. Climb seemed erratic like chan…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 216 1. Date and Time of Observation: 8 December 1948 18:46 2. Where Sighted: Chanute AF Base, Illinois - 40°-18' North 88° 7-1/2' East 3. Observer's Position: ground while facing northeast (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and A…

Incident: 216 On 8 Dec 1948 at approximately 1846 hours Sergeant James E. Doty noticed what appeared to be either a sky rocket or meteor, and called the object to the attention of his companion, Sergeant Eugene E. Montag. Sergeant Doty stated that the object did not appear to be…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 217 1. Date and Time of Observation: 9 Dec 48 at 15:20 (Zonal by 24 hr clock) 2. Where Sighted: 8 to 12 miles SE of Pittsburgh on heading of 300° 3. Observer's Position: Air on a heading of 300° (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name…

Incident: 217 On 9 December while on flight from Washington, D. C. to Patterson Field, shortly after leaving Pittsburgh range some 8 to 12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh Capt Mulling asked Col Brown if he were interested in seeing a flying disc. Col Brown removed his flight goggle…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation N/S. Incident: 218 2. Time of Observation . 2245 Z. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted . 40 miles northwest of Martinsburg, West Va. 4. Observer's Position . Aircraft on 125° heading (i.e. ground,…

Incident: 218 Object sighted some 40 miles northwest of Martinsburg, West Va., by pilot of AF 5952 and crew. A brilliant red flare was sighted at an altitude of approximately 10,000 to 11,000 ft. It appeared to be 20 miles in front of the aircraft which was on a heading of 125°.…

I-CIDENT SUMMARY SHEET (To be filled out and retained in files) 1. Date of Observation . 29 Nov 48. Incident: 219 2. Time of Observation . 8:00 P. M. 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted . . Newburgh, N. Y. 4. Observer's Position . . ground, 1st & Concord St., Newburgh, N. Y. (i.e. gro…

Incident: 219 Doris Croke, age 14, a ninth grade student at North Junior High, Newburgh, N. Y., reported that on the night of 29 November 1948 at precisely 8:00 while standing with two young friends on the corner of Concord St & 1st Street, that she observed a ball of fire with a…

Under investigation INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 220 1. Date and Time of Observation: 29 Nov 1948 2113 2. Where Sighted: San Francisco, Calif 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Mr Robert Thatcher, 1739…

Incident: 220 Mr Robert Thatcher, an AF Veteran, now a Science teacher at the Francisco Jr High School, called Hq 4th AF to report a yellow light flash across the sky at approximately 2113 hours the night of 29 November 1948. Light was headed due North then turned North- Northwes…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 221 1. Date and Time of Observation: 2. Where Sighted: Midland, Michigan 3. Observer's Position: (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) Case under investigation 4. Name and Address of Observer: 5. Occupation and/or hobbies: 6. Attention Attr…

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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 222 1. Date and Time of Observation: 23 Nov 1948 at 2220 hours 2. Where Sighted: Furstenfeldbruck, Germany 3. Observer's Position: from ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Capt Hugh Slater, 23rd Fig…

Incident: 222 At 2220 hours, local time, 23 Nov 48, Capt Hugh Slater saw an object in the air directly east of Furstenfeldbruck at an unknown altitude. It looked like a reddish star and was moving in a southerly direction across Munich turning slightly to the South-West and then…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 223 1. Date and Time of Observation: 5 December 1948 2105 hours & 2127 hours 2. Where Sighted: West of Las Vegas, New Mexico (2105) East slope of Sandia Mountains - near Albuquerque, N. M. (2127) 3. Observer's Position: Air-pilot of a C-47 whil…

Incident 223 At 2130 hours, 5 Dec 1948, Capt Goade, flying a C-47, No. AF 9921, enroute from Lowry AF Base, Denver, Colorado, to Williams AF Base, Chandler, Arizona, reported his position to the Control Tower, Kirtland AF Base, as being approximately 10 miles east of Albuquerque.…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 223a 1. Date and Time of Observation: 5 December 1948 2135Z hours 2. Where Sighted: west of Las Vegas, N. M. 3. Observer's Position: Air, pilot of a commercial plane while enroute from (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) Tucumcari, N. M.…

Incident: 223a 1st rpt At 23-20 hours 5 December 1948, Captain VAN LLOYD, pilot of Pioneer Flight #63, reported by telephone to Kirtland AF Base Control Tower stating that he had seen a green light just west of Las Vegas at approximately 2135Z hours. Pilot at first believed the l…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 224 1. Date and Time of Observation: 8 December 1948 1833 2. Where Sighted: 20 miles east of Las Vegas, N. M. 3. Observer's Position: Plane, 5000 ft above earth 35° 31' N - 104° 51' W (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Addres…

Incident: 224 At 1745 on 8 Dec 48, Spec Agents STAHL & NEFF, both rated pilots, took off from Kirtland AF Base in a T-7 type aircraft. At 1833 while flying at an indicated altitude of 11.500 feet, mean sea level, approximately 5,000 feet above terrain, a strange phenomenon was ob…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET latter part of 47 Incident No. 225 1. Date and Time of Observation: 3 or 4th Nov 48 - 2130 hours & 23 Nov 48 (All sightings occurred approx 22-00 hours) 2. Where Sighted: 10 miles east of Vaughn, N. M. - Highway 60 on 3 or 4th Nov 48 3. Observer's Position:…

Incident: 225 Colonel Hayes first observed an unusual aerial phenomena during the latter part of 1947. This occurred in the vicinity of Vangon, N. M. The pheno ena appeared approximately 400-500 ft above the ground when first observed and was descending slowly and steadily in a v…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 226 1. Date and Time of Observation: 6 December 1948 approx 2255 in the evening 2. Where Sighted: Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N. M. 3. Observer's Position: ground - while driving west on "D" St. (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name a…

Incident: 226 At approximately 2255 the evening of 6 December 1948, Mr Joseph H. Toulouse, A. E. C. Security, Sandia Base, observed a definite greenish flare in the sky almost directly overhead of Sandia Base at the time he was driving west on "D" Street and had arrived at a Stop…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 227 1. Date and Time of Observation: 12 Dec 1948 Approx 9:00 1 m. 30 s & 9:00 2 m. 30s. 2. Where Sighted: Near Bernal, New Mexico 3. Observer's Position: ground - right front seat of car (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Add…

Incident: 227 Dr La Paz's attention was direction to an area about 15° west of Z-Cygni when by indirect vision he became aware of a very bright green ball (apparent angular diameter 5') to the right of the area in his center field of view which was moving from east to west very l…

Incident: 227 luminous arcs of great circles diverging from the radiant point and passing downward to intersect the horizon under angles always large and for the most part approaching 90° in value. In sharpest contract, the path of the bright green fireball seen from near Starvat…

Incident: 227 of these meteor showers normally produce extremely bright green fireballs such as those recently observed. For example, the observation mentioned by Mr Monnig (Incident 231) appeared near the maximum of the Quadrantid shower of early January. Mr McCullough's observa…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 228 1. Date and Time of Observation: 2. Where Sighted: New Brighton, Pa. 3. Observer's Position: (i, e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) Case under investigation 4. Name and Address of Observer: 5. Occupation and/or hobbies: 6. Attention Attr…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 229 1. Date and Time of Observation: 13 Dec 48 2. Where Sighted: South Bay Florida 3. Observer's Position: Ground (With Binoculars) (i, e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: n/s 5. Occupation and/or hobbies: n/s…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 229A 1. Date and Time of Observation: 14 Dec 1948 2. Where Sighted: Rivera Beach Florida 3. Observer's Position: (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) Ground (with Binoculars) 4. Name and Address of Observer: n/s 5. Occupation and/or hobbie…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 230 1. Date and Time of Observation: 4 Aug 1948 - Between 2 & 3 A. M. 2. Where Sighted: North Powder, Oregon - 2-1/2 miles north of 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: J. B.…

Incident: 230 "On August 4th, while traveling south on U. S. Highway No. 30, approximately two and one-half miles north of North Powder, Oregon, - somewhere between 2 & 3 A. M. - I was amazed to see in the heavens directly south of me, a fireball. This object appeared to come out…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 231 1. Date and Time of Observation: 1 Jan 49 1:25 A. M. & 1:30 A.M. 2. Where Sighted: Abilene, Texas 3. Observer's Position: ground (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Observer: Mr A. Schroeder, 1109 Highland Ave A…

Incident: 231 Information regarding this sighting taken from a letter of Oscar Monnig addressed to Mr A. Schroeder of Abilene, Texas, in regard to Mr Schroeder's query regarding a phenomena he witnessed the night of 1 Jan 48 at approximately 1125 A. M. and again at 1:30 A. M. Ob…

CHECK-LIST UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 232 1. Date of Incident 16 Nov 1948 2. Time of Incident 1318 Hours 3. Place of observation Demarest N.J. (25 Miles NW NYC) (House) 4. Name of observer Marie S. Green, 5. Occupation of observer Housewife 6. Address of observer Coun…

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET Incident No. 233 1. Date and Time of Observation: 1 Jan 1949 17-00 2. Where Sighted: 2 miles east of Jackson, Mississippi 3. Observer's Position: from air at an altitude of about 1,800 ft (i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.) 4. Name and Address of Obse…

Incident: 233 Mr Tom Rush, a pilot with Dixie Air Service, Jackson, Mississippi, and his wife (private pilot), sighted an unidentified aerial object 2 miles east of Jackson, Mississippi, at 17-00 C, 1 Jan 49 while coming in for a landing at the Dixie Airport. Object was first des…

UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS Incident No. 1. Date of Observation Date of Interview 2. Exact time of observation (local) 3. Place of Observation: (Map Coordinates) 4. Position of observer (air, car, bldg, location of - give details: 5. What attracted attention to object: 6. Number…

Page 2 Guide to Investigation Incident No. 17. Trail (color, length, width, persistance, etc.) 18. Luminosity (visible by reflection, incandescence, other - degree of brilliance): 19. Projections (fins, wings, rods, antennae, canopies, etc.): 20. Maneuvers (turns, climbs, dives,…

Page 3 Guide to Investigation Incident No. Relative to Radar Sightings Re radars now operating on ground a. Observations of direction, range, speed, altitude and size of target: b. Did target execute any turns? If so, what angle (180°), etc, and what radius of turn. If radius of…

Page 4 Guide to Investigation Incident No. 3. Local flight schedules of commercial, private and military aircraft flying in vicinity at the time: (Check Canadian activity if close to border) 4. Possible releases of testing devices in vicinity sent aloft by Ordnance Navy, Air For…