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CHECK*LISI - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Date 18 February 1948 Incidont # 101

Time 5:01 P.M

Location Norcatur, “ansas

amo of observer M, BR, Srehbiel account (taken from newspaper)
Occupation of obsorvor Editor

Address of observor Norton, Kansas

Placo of observation Norcatur, Kansas

Nunbor of objocts “ne

Distance of object from obsorver N/S

Timo in sight N/S

Altitude 30 = 35 miles above earth

Speed N/S

Diroction of flight N/S_

Tactics N/S

Sound One big explosion - "afterwards a lot of little explosions"
Sizo N/S

Color Bluish-white smoke smudge

Shepo Mushroom

Odor dotectod N/S

Apparent construction Meteor

Exhaust trails yews) Blui sh~ te smoke smudge

Woathor conditions '/s
Effoct on clouds N/S
Skotches or photographs Photo of vapor trail left in sky by explosion

Manner of disappearance Disintegration

Romarks: Oscar Monnig, of the Tex.s Obsevvers, Amateur Astronomy, 1010
Morningside Drive, Ft. Worth, “ffers "tangible proof that the fireball

of February 18 over narthern Kansas was just that, inasmuch as meteorites
have been recovered from it." There were found, beginning April 2), first
several smaller fragments up to one of 1/2 pounds. ‘Then a disturbed
spot in a clover field led to the digging up of a piece of some 109 pounds
embedded about two feet in the soil. The stone is what is termed as an
"achondrite", a technical name for an unusual type of stony meteorite.

It is reported to be of a type which will deteriorate rapidly.

A photograph of the trail of the meteor, made by amateur photographer
Duane W. Wray of Norton, shows the vapor trail left in the sky by the
explosion of a meteor which was seen in Oklahoma, New “exico, Colorado,
Kansas, and “ebraska. It was made at Wray's home, nine miles north of
Norton, just four minutes after the meteor exploded. A smudge of blue-
white smoke remained in the sky for an hour February 18th. This photo-
graph is in file under Incident #101,

Further remarks are contained in supplement.

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A : EXHIBIT B ;
Statement taken from Leland Sammons

My name is Leland Sammons, and I live on a farm 14 miles west of Stockton
and 1 mile north, off US 2h. ’

On February 18 at about 5 P.M., I was standing near my hog=pen about 100!
east of my house, when I heard the pheasants raising a disturbance and the
chickens all rushed to the chicken-house. I looked around toward the house
to see what was causing it and saw something hovering just above the house.

I ran towardthe house, ami it then lowered over the north end of the house
and settled toward the ground. Iwas then very near it, approximately 6!
when it stopped about level with my face, and just wobbled around for an
instant, fire belching out of it and sucking back in, The thing was about

4" long, shaped something like a funnel. There was a pipe sticking out the
back of it, and once as it wobbled around, the pipe was sticking right at

my belly. Suddenly there was a lot of sparks showered from it, and the fire
increased as if a fuse might have lighted, and it took off in a north-westerly
direction very fast, gaining altituie as it went. My wife heard it leave and
ran out where I stood, and we watched it go, leaving a trail of smoke all the
way. Suddenly there was a great cloud of smoke in the sky, not more than

40 seconds after it left my yard, and in a few seconds or more, we heard an
explosion. I then stepped off from my house to where it had been, and it

was five steps. Yes, it was hot, I could feel the hear from it. Had I not
been washing my car prior to the occurrence, wetting the ground, there would
have been a bare spot in the yard where the thing started up because there was
a@ great rush of fire from it when it left. It must have been quite high when
it exploded.

Kenneth “ays, son of Floyd Hays, 14 miles east of Norton on US 36, at the Jct.
of K-60, south side of highway; At about 5 to 5:30 P.M., not sure of time,

was riding his horse in a pasture, when -he heard something queer in the sky.
Looking up to the south-west, he saw what appeared to him to be a rocket,

just like he had seen duing the war in Europe. It startled him, and he

jumped off the horse. He then remounted, watched its course, almost on

a level but losing altitude a little, and it then exploded with a big cloud

of smoke, apparently over Norton, from where he was, south of Prairie View.

He rode on toward home a ways, when suddenly the sound and jar of the explosion
reached him. Mrs. Hays was home in the house, when she heard and felt something
like a truck might have struck the house. She ran out of the house and then
first saw the huge cloud of smoke. About 0 minutes later, a part of the
smoke clowi dirfted directly over their house, and went on east over
Phillipsburg.

Ralph New, postmaster at Norcatur, stated that at about :50 P.M, he was
standing just inside the front window of the postoffice in Norcatur, when

he observed a blinding flash as if someone had taken a flashlight picture.
He could locate no one with a camera, but noticed several men walking to the
center of the street and looking up. He then walked out to where they were
and looking up, saw a high cloud of smoke in the sky almost diredtly overhead

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Pueblo, Colorado
February 20, 196

Office of the Chief, of Staff

~ U. S. Army

Washington, D. C.

Subject: Explosion in the sky near Norcatur, “ans.
4200 p.m, (MST) February 18, 1948

Purpose: To call attention to some peculiarities
in comection, whether coincidental @ not

According to an AP bulletin appearing in the Pueblo CHIEFTAIN
for February 18, 1918, some object was seen moving eastward
across the sky on the late afternoon of February 1th, and
when this thing reached a position approximate to Norcatur,
Kansas, exploded, or disrupted, or disappeared. The ex-
plosion is said to have been terrific.

Directions given as to the progress of this appearance in-
dicate that it moved from west to east.

Information contained in the dispatch under a Denver dateline
indicate that while many would call this object a bolide -
e@.g-, exploding meteor - the astronomers of Chamberlin
Observatory (Denver) did not so assess it: it is said in
the dispatch that these officials could offer no explanation
of it. , s

If this is the case, the apparance is anomalous, and may lend
itself to other meteoric explanation.

A sketch-diagram of the earth and moon's orbit reveals a pe-
culiarity in connection with the appearance, which may be
significant.

Ig a line is stricken at right-angles across the meridional
position of the site of explosion of this meteor at hour

angle four o'clock (local time) and this line be considered
the west-to-east course of the object, then it will be seen
that if this lime is continued outward into space toward the
orbit of the moon it will intersect the lunar orbit at a

place near to where the moon would be at from 80 to one hundred
hours after the explosion took place.

New moon occurred at 9 D 10 H 2 M February; First Quarter

‘at 17D SH M, February — the moon moves approximately
. 12.5 degrees per day along its orbit.

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It is held by rocketry experts (example, WILLY LEY - see
his ROCKETS, p. 192, diagram and note in connection there-
with) that it would take about 100 hours for a rocket-craft
to negotiate the distance from Earth to Moon.

Prior to its explosion over Norcatur, this object of Feb.
18th was variously reported 4s a "falling plane", a "jet
plane", and a “ball of fire". It is said by some to have
left a trail of smoke behind it.

It is the suggestion of this writer that the Army collect
and assimilate reports on this object, with a view to
determining where it was seen as an object trailing smoke
and where as a ball of fire.

If this thing is a rocket of some kind headed for the moon,
it might first have been seen as a streak of smoke, then
later as a ball of fire, and lastly as a tremendous ex-
plosion when it at last reached sufficient speed and eleva~
tion for take-off.

The writer has’in mind the various and wmexplained reports
on "flying saucers", and bases this speculation upon a
long consideration of various oddments of reports whose
significance might be of space-craft from other worlds of

space.

The so-called "meteoric procession" which crossed Toronto
in February 1913, consisted of a number of groups of
illimunated bodies traveling in groups of three and moving
in "rigid formation", all pursuing a course across the
same streak of the earth's surface. +f a line is projected
backward along ‘this line of flight it will be seen that
this line "comes out" at the position of the moon at the
time. The 1913 phenomenon occurred in the mid=period of
a series of reports on dirigible aircraft of appearance
like zeppelins which were seen over England and whose
appearance terminated - or reports on the appearances
stopped - just prior to the inferior conjunction of Venus
of April 2h, 1913.

The writer begs to call attention to the fact that the
times prior to and just after inferior conjunction of Venus
are prolific in reports of strange things seen in the sky.

Also that lights have been reported on the moon from time
to time, back for at least a century.

If in the future of military experiment the moon is selected
as a base for the launching of rockets (which has been

suggested by some writers), it may be well to look first

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FILE REF: - SIGGE-M-1 eanceR

From? : Norman G, Markham

; MAIN HOTEL, Pueblo, Colo
To: a Chief Signal Officer
A U. S. army, Washington, D.C.

Subject: - Norcatur, Kans., sky explosion
a4 of 18 February, 196

Purpose: To show a speculation regard~

ing the above phenomenon and

another one of earlier date

and to call attention to

occurrences between the two

which have an appearance of
= relationship whether coinci-
dental or not.

The geographical position of the Norcatur explosion suggests possible
linkage with other occurrences happening inside latitudinal limits arbitrarily
demarkable between 13° 36' North (which is the latitude of Boise, Idaho)
and 36° 10! North (the latitule of Nashville, Tenn.), a belt about 185
miles wide,

This suggestion is gained from positions given for occurrences
happening between June 2, 197 and February 18, 198, as sHall be
hereinafter briefly described.

THE BOISE (Idaho) OBJECT—-This was seen either beginning or ending at 330 pm
2h June 197 and was visible for 20 minutes. It was in the western sky,

was of comet-like appearance, and settled gradually toward the horizon as
planetary bodies set. It was seen by Lt. Gov. Whitehead and Chief Justice
Lampert. Its nature was unknom.

The peculiarity which connects this object, for speculative purposes, with
the explosion of some unknown object over Nor eatur, Kans., on 18 February
1948 is the seeming of a relationship between the positions of the moon for
the two phenomena:

In the former case the moon was at the date of phenomenon, about 7%, 63
before the positionof First Quarter; on the second case it was about 84.73
beyond the position of first quarter.

Since the Boise object was visible for 20 minutes before it sank this
argues it was about ten degrees above the horizon when first seen. Now
if a line be drawn westward and at ten degrees zenithward from the

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horizon of Boise at 3:30 p.m. and another line be dram from the position
of the moon at one hundred hours before the sighting of the Boise object,
and projected to the center of the earth, it will be seen that this ten-
degrees-altitudé and the moon-earth line intersect as a place far above
a geographical position considerably to the west of Cape Blance, in the
neighborhoodof about 700 miles off the coast.

The Boise object in its appearance suggests a rocket-typeof craft possibly
using reaction blasts to brake itself down for a landing on the earth,

The bright point and plumy tail of the description suggest this, as also
its apparent fixity in space,

HOLLE'S "SHIP IN FLAMES" —— Nine days after the sighting of the Boise ~-
object a forest lookout named Earl Holle saw at or soon after ):00 p.m.,
3rd July, 197, something he took to be a "tanker in flames", This was |
seen horizon-ward from a point in Sonoma County, California, near to Fort
Ross. A search was instituted by the Navy or Coast Guard, and nothing was
found. The soviet tanker ELBRUZ, which had been in the vicinity, was
queried and found to be allright. This was not explained.

Ig this apperance had been on the horizon, there is no telling how far
it may have been from the observer.

CAPE MENDOCINO BLIMP INCIDENT — Not far from the location of Holle's
"burning ship" an accident occurred to a navy blimp, 1; July 197, off Cape
Mendocino.

This blimp suddenly settled into the water, slipped out its crew and rose
again.

The anomaly here is that one would not expect to find drastic dom-drafts
of such violence as to thus upset a lighter than air craft. Possibly a
downdraft accounted for the accident - but if the Signal Officer will look
up the incident of the British steamer Talma which, at'the time of the
sighting of a luminous wheel-like phenomenon in the Gulf of Martaban,
reported a slowing of the engines from some unknown cause, it may be seen
that possibly forces are generated in some manner by certain unknown
objects at times in the ocean, which may have physical attraction for
material objects. This blimp accident occurring in.waters where occurred
other phenomena shortly to be mentioned, seems to have a doubtful side

to it.

THE QAKIAND OBJECT — Early on the morning of 13th October, 1947, a >
photographer named Ben Dobus togehter with a taxidriver named A. J,
Goldman saw a thing "that looked like Saturn with a ring around it."

It shot at terrific speed WESTWARD across the sky of the Bay area, and was
seen shortly after midnight.

“This may have been heading in the general direction of what may have been
the goal of two later objects which roughly resemble it in description.

THE TICONDEROGA OBJECTS -— According to the tanker Ticonderoga's

second officer, two "flying discs" were seen heading SOUTHWEST when the
ship was in 3 degrees fifteen minutes north and 12) degrees 5 minutes
west, at 0620 GCT, 12th November 197.

These may have been heading for the object seen in the Pacific off the
Golden Gate, not long afterward - or possibly at the same time, if earlier
reports on this are consulted. -

THE PHANTOM REEF — On November 2), 197, the Navy denied that it had
found a phantom reef or other obstruction to navigation at a point about
400 miles west of San Francisco, The Navay Survey ship MAURY, sent out
there in response to reports of ships that some hugh object had been
seen in the water in that neighborhood, reported that when in the
approximate 1 titude and longitude of the supposed obstruction they
picked up an echo from something in the water 1600 yards from the

ship; but that when they had steamed to within 00 yards of this, the
echo vanished,

There seems a possible connectability between the various elements so
far considered.

Later on January 7, 1948, there were occurrences in the neighborhood of
Wilmington, 0., Ft. Knox, Ky., Franklin, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., all of
which must be now familiar to the archivists of the Signal Office.

Something like a "flying disc" was pursued by one Lt, Mmtell ani two
other pilots, “antel being killed while in the process of attempting to
gain altitude to get close to whatever it was he was chasing.

Also, in this connection, it may not be amiss to mention the deaths of

two military officers who were said to have been bringing back material
evidence from "flying discs" one of which was said to have met with some kind
of accident over “Maury Island, Puget Sound, around June, 19147.

It will be seen on inspection that the geographical locales of these
incidents fit inside the belt of latitwies hereinbefore mentioned.

THE NORCATUR EXPLOSION was described in a previous letter of this
writer, and it was show in that letter that a line tangential to the
meridian of Norcatur, Kans., at hour-angle 2:20 p.m., would if con-
tinued outward into space to the orbit of the moon, intersect the
moon's orbit at a point where the moon would have been at about 100
hours after the time of the explosion.

According to rocketry theory, it would take a reaction-propelled
craft of the rocket type about 100 hours to reach the moon,

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I submit there is a likelihood that on June 2, 197, something like a

space~ship came here from the moon and upon February 18, 198, returned
to the noon.

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This is of course speculation.

But has anyone yet explained the "flying discs" in terms of all the
pretty-well proven facts in connection with them?

Has anyone yet devised a fuel powerful enough to kick a rocket from
Earth to the Moon?

There have been hundreds of reports, during the past century, on
occurrences which imply this world is visited from outside space.
Absence of contact by these postulatable visiting entities may imply a
state of culture far beyond ours, to the point where it would be inex-
pedient for their members to have to do with us en-masse,

These reports have never been seriously considered by science, which MG
in general ignores them,

However, according to Dr. Rocht of Chamberlin Observatory, Denver, there

is nothing in astronomy to explain the thing which exploded over Norcatur.
Dr. Nininger's idea that the ‘thing was a meteor flatly disregards Dr, Rocht's
opinion, which may have been based on the Denver Posts' statement that a
Denver woman saw the Norcatur object twenty minutes before the explosion
occurred,

I submit that the Army needs men who are capable of recognizing the anomalies
beforementioned when they occur, evenif only to aid in speculation regarding
them.

The undersigned offers his services to that end, if the Army may wish to
avail itself of them,

/s/ N. G. MARKHAM

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Excerpt of letter dated April 11, 1948 from Dr, Lincoln LaPaz, Director,
Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, to the Deputy Executive Director, Committee on Geophysical
Sciences, Research and Development Board: .

Tank you for the surprising documents sent me under date of March
30. As you remark, certain aspects of Markham's letters are fantastic
(for example: (1) the fireball procession of 1913, February 9, was
genuinely meteoric, although a rare type of chain fall; (2) no astronomer
could take seriously Markham's “invasion by beings from Venus or the Moon"=
theory: (3) he appeals to, and biases in his favor, such untrustworthy
evidence as newspaper stories, e.g., the absurd statement attributed to
Dr. Rocht of the Chamberlin Observatory). Neventheless, Markham is justi-
fied in calling attention to certain incidents as wmexplained, for e: le,
the "flying lenses" (in my opinion 99% hoax and imagination and 1% foal):

As regards the Norcatur, Kansas incident, I remain convinced that,
like the Four Corners incident, it was a genuine meteorite fall, although
one of exceptional size (again like the Four Corners fall), However,
there are many curious aspects of both these falls, some of an objective
nature, like the singular fact that in spite of intensive searches (ad-
mittedly under bad terrain and weather conditions), not a trace of meteoritic
material has so far been found; some of a non-objective nature, like the
amazing testimony given b y Mr. Leland Sammons, Mr. Alfred Glem, and other
witnesses of the Norcatur incident, both to members of the State Highway
Commission of Kansas and to Institute of Meteoritics field survey parties.
(See exhibits A, -B,-ami C enclosed. )

Some comment on such testimony as appears in A,B, and C would seem
desirable: /

1. Glenn first reported the battery case as red hot. When I pointed
out that the paper on it was not charred, his account was changed to
"too hot to handle". ‘The Institute of Meteorities party found only two
men, not four, who saw the battery case fall. The battery case has been
examined by Dr. Victor Regener, Department of Physics, University of
New Mexico, who states that it appears to be identical with the small
batteries used in portable radios.

2. K. Hays' identification of the Norcatur object as a rocket has
the following support: On the moming of February 19, I talked to the
towerman and two assistants at the Air Base at McCook Field, Nebraska.
All three denied the Norcatur object was a fireball and described it as
a black object with an extremely bright jet of flame pouring out of the
rear. Furthermore, a lj-year old, and presumably unbiased, schoolgirl
in Oberlin, Kansas wrote me a similar description of the "Fireball."

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3. A determined effort is under way to check up on Sammons' veracity
(and sanity!) I have neither seen nor talked to Sammons, but another member
of the Institute of Meteoritics party (Dr. D. M. Gragg, an Instructor in the
Department of Mathematics) who did so believes Sammons (who is a well-to-dO
farmer) to be sincere and very badly scared. Of course nearness to a big
meteorite fall would scare one as badly as an atom bomb; but how could it
produce such testimony as Sammons".

The "meteoritic" incidents from the great fall of 1945, November 29
(from which no meteorites have been recovered either!) through the sequence
of similar falls culminating in the Four Corners and Norcatur incidents,
coupled with such t ings as the Ussuri incident, convince me that either
the earth is under a most unusual cosmic bombardment or many of the
fireballs are not meteorites at all. While I still cling to the meteoritic
hypothesis, it is clear that which ever alternative is the right one, thé
situation cries aloud for thorough investigation.

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Roy W. Cox, Director of Highways
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSI ON
OF KANSAS
_ Division 3
Norton

NOTES TAKEN AT NORCATUR, KANSAS, Night of Feb 18

Mr. Ralph New, Postmaster at Norcatur, tells us that at approximately :50 PM
he was standing in the north window of the post office in Noreatur looking
toward the City 4all when he was suidenly illuminated very brightly by some
terrific light.

He ran outside into the street where others were lookirig toward the northeast
at a very large clowi of white smoke high in the sky. He stated that in about
a minute and a half, there was a terrific explosion followed by a heavy
rumbling noise like thunder and that the smoke cloud was growing larger all

the time. Also there was a white smoke trail in the sky from the southwest
where the missile had come from.

He said that from the ceriter of the street, the explosion ami the first big
mushroom of smoke was directly overhead and at a tremendous height.

Another man in Norecatur stated that just prior to the explosion, he had heard
the motors of an airplane.

Chief Scott learned: from some man in Norton that just following the explosion,
something fell at his feet on the street and he picked it up, to find that it
was a small flashlight battery resembling those used in ‘fountain pen
flashlights' and that it was red hot. After a crowd of men gathered and
examined it, he was unable to findit ami thinks that someone took it.

Kenneth Hays of east of “orton was about 5 miles south of Prairie View when
he heard something roaring in the sky to the west of him, far away and very
high. He says that it resembled a rocket traveling northeast toward Norton
direction, and that suddenly there was a terrific explosion followed by a
mushroom of white smoke andthat there followed other explosions or something
resembling explosions. When he saw it, it was nearing the ground or horizon,
in other words, losing altituie.

Edgar Young's boy at Reager, was standing beside the Reager elevator and heard
something high over head, looked up to see a very bright flash of light and
then a lowi explosion followed by a big clow of smoke,

The airport at Norton thought about 20,000 feet, time 4:50. Checked but no
planes missing. i

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« but slightly east. Suddenly, about 1 and'1/2 minutes after he had seen the
flash, there was a terrific explosion ani jar, shaking the ground and causing
the windows all around to rattle. Following the explosion, there were several
lowi reverberating rumblings across the heavens. He- stated that the explosion
must have been very high.

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Edgar a boy living at Regar, just east of Norcatur, was outside the
elevator, he observed the explosion, looked up and saw the huge cloud
of smoke. He stated that it was almost overhead but slightly west of him.
He said that it was a big explosion. The elevator man was out in the
elevator, when he heard the explosion. He + ought that his oil-burner had
exploded in the office and ran in to see about it. Finding it 0.K., he ran
outside to see what had exploded, saw the big cloud of smoke high overhead,
slightly west.

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Eastern Kansas newspaper carried a story about 6 days ago of one just
like this one, coming from the south to vicinity‘of Iola, Kansas, where it
turned west and disappeared into the sky,

Check with Chief Scott of Norton about a burned flashlight battery
which fellin the street of Norton just after the explosion. It was too
hot to be picked up for several minutes. Chief Scott has it.

Note: A copy of Exhibit "C" referred to in letter from Dr, LaPaz, was
not received.

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Incident # 102

Date 18 Fetruary 19)8
Time 1500 MST

Locetion itmemmtixgxiameme Air Nea Green River, Utah
Name of observor Lenord P, Marchese (B-29 Pilot, lt, 28 Bomber Op)
Carl W. Stueki, lt., Co-Pilot, (see reverse side
Occupation of obsorvor Pilot for other witnesses)
Address of observor 77th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH), Weaver AFB, S.D.
Placo of obsorvetion 39°N = 100°W - near Green River, Utah
Numbor of objocts One
Distance of object from obsorvor 100 miles
Timo in sight N/S
Altitude 20,000 feet
Speod Very high
Direction of flight Southeast of Limon, Colorado
Tactics Explosion rate
Sound Could not be determined due to- B-29 engine noise
Size Huge
Color Multicolored ball of fire
ShapoHuge multi-colored ball of fire and dense cloud of smoke
Odor dotectod N/S
Apparent construction N/S
Exhaust trails Vapor trail with ball of fire at head of trail a
Woathor conditions Clear
Effoct on clouds N/S
Skotehes or photographs None :
Mannor of disappoarance N/s
Romarks:  GMaX Over

A buge mlti-colored ball of fire trailing a dense cloud of smoke
was sighted at 1500 hours MST 18 Feb 4g, B-100° Wat
approx 20,000 * ie tes S009 givecett at cee Cok @ment Group (YH),

Witnesses: t Howard H, Berodt, AO-49504, 7isth
‘th Bomb Gp (VE). Pilot of lst Bu29

t Meurice T. Ritenour, A0-'043, 718th Bomb
“Bson oo (Wa). Co-Pilet of 1a Bog .

ist Lt Leonard P. Marchese, 40~748714, 77th Bomb
+» 28th Bomb Gp (WH), Pilot of 2na B-29

lst Lt. Cerl W. Stucki, A0-' 6, 77th Bomb
“beth Bomb Gp (VH). CoPilot oe pu B29, ies

NOTE: See Incident 101 - Norcatur Kansas,

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Date 18 February 1948 Ancidont # 103
Time 1500 MST

Locetion jioaanempodagcoux Be near Green River Utah ;

Name of bhservers Capt. How; H, Berodt - Capt Maurice T. Ritenour
See Inc 102 - corrébrati

Occupation of obsorvor Pilots

Address of observor 718th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH) Weaver AFB, s.D.

Placo of observation 39°N -100°W - Near Green River, Utah

Numbor of obyeene ®ne

Distance of objoct from obsorver 100 miles

Timo in sight N/S

Altitude 20,000 feet

Speed Very high ;

Direction of flight Southeast (of limon, Colorado)

Tactics Explosion rate

Sound Could not be determined due to B-29 engine noise

Sizo Huge (Seen 100 miles west of the B-29's)

Color Multi-colored ball of fire”

Shapo Hugh milti-colored ball of fire and dense cloud of smoke followed

Odor dotectoa N/S

Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails Vapor trail with a pall of fire at the head of trail

Woathor conditions Clear

Effoct on clouds N/S

Sketches or photographs None

Manner of disappearance N/S

Romarks: Wome - Same as incident 102 which see

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Date 7 Mer ug Incidont # 104
Time | 2055 ¢
Location Suyrna, Tenn,
amo of observor Frank L, Fi ©O, Smyrna AF Base
pi Richard G. Pettingill @ Prt Frouk C. Johnson,

Occupation of obsorvors CO of Smyrna & radio and tower operators
Address of observor PS gets Smyrna, Tenn

Placo of obsorvation Smyrna AAF - 6 miles from (ground)

Numbor of objocts] .

Distance of object from obsorvor 6 miles

Timo in sight 45 mimtes
Altitudo About 5° above horizon
Speed very slow

Direction of flight WNW awey from Smyrna

Tactics N/S Faded away

Sound “Bone

Sizo Unknown

Color yellow-orange

Shapo oval .

Odor dotectoa B/S

Apparent construction n/s ~ seemed to be flare

Exhaust trails None

Woathor conditions CAVU - 10 miles

Effoct on clouds x/s |
Sketches or photographs Fige (2) showing yellow orange flame-like oval
Manner of disappoarance faded into horizon

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pote 8 Mor Ineidont # 105

Time 1100

Location Belmont, N. C,

Namo of observor Mr. A, ©, Morrieon

Occupation of obsorvor Supt. Meter Dept, Duke Power Co., Charlotte, MN. C,
Address of obsorvor Charlotte, N. C. (Duke Power Co.)

Placo of obsorvation . Belmont, NW. C. (Sighted from ground)

Numbor of objocts 1

Distance of object from observer n/s
Timo in sight about 10 seconis
Altitude N/S - could not be estimated
Speoa Around 600 MPH ;
Hisgeeton\'# flight Easterly

Tactics None = moved in straight line at constant speed without
change in altitude or direction

Sound Mone

Sizo’ From a distance - that of a small coin
Color bright or silver - looked metallic

Shapo round or sphere (unable to determing which)
Odor dotectod B/S.

Apparent construction Metallic

Exhaust trails None

Woathor conditions Clear with scattered white clouds
Effoct on clouds 3/s f
Skotches or photographs None

Manner of disappoaranco behind small white cloud

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A round metallic-appesring object moving idly at an estimated
speed of: 600 MPH was observed near Belmont, ¥. C, at 1100

the morning of & Mar 48, The weather was clear with excellent visibility
with a few small scattered fleecy white clouds. It could not be
determined if the object. were a disc or sphere, Its @ppargnt size was
that of a small coin of a bright or silver color. It reflected the sun
maintaining a steady reflection which did not flicker, The object which
was under observation for some 10 seconds was on an easterly heading and
moved in a straight line at a constant speed without @pparent change in
altitude or direction, It was impossible to determine the altitude but
it was mving above the clouds, No sound of any kind was heard nor was
any exhaust trail observed,

NOTE: Witness (lr Morrison) is a man of excellent character and reputation,
a first-grade engineer and employee of Duke Power Co for some 30
yeers, He impressed the agent as being conservative and sound
and is a technical man with a very technical and responsible position.

Mr. Morrison was careful in his statements, He does not claim
he saw the "flying disc' merely skig claiming that they saw

an object which they could not identify with any natural phenomenon
or known type of aircraft. It resembled "a round metallic

appearing object moving very rapidly."

Witnesses: Mr, Hendrix, assistant Superintendent, Meter Dept
Duke Power Co., Charlotte, N. C.
Mr. G. W. Jordan, Gastonia Hlectric Co.,
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Date 5 March 1948
Time 1610 = 1655
Location Bakersfield, California
Namo of observer George L. Buchner

Oceupation of obsorvor N/S

Incidont # 106

Address of observor Bakersfield, California

Placo of obsorwtion From ground, gouthwest toward Buena Vista Lake,Calif,

Numbor of objocts Two

Distance of object from obsorvor
Timo in sight N/S

Altitude N/S

Spood N/S

Direction of flight Earthward
Tactics N/S

Sound N/S

Size n/S

10 - 12 miles

Color Seemingly on fire, black and red smoke trailing behind

Sheapo Similar to falling aircraft
Odor dotectod N/S

Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails Browmish-white smoke and debris trailing

Woathor conditions N/S

FE Or fh

Effoct on clouds N/S

Sketches or photographs None

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Manner of disappoaranco Behind a water tower, which was an obstruction
to the view

Romarks: Gomments of G. L. Buckner and other witnesses to this

sighting contained in attached supplement.

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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2
Intelligence
Hamilton Field, California

hAFDA~3/1208-1
SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Disc. Mar 11, 191%

10: Chief of Staff
United States Air Forces
Washington, D, C,
ATIN: DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
Air Intelligence Requirements Branch *

1. Incident seperted on 9 March 198, this headquarters, per telephone
call from Sgt A. M. “arsen, Sheriff's office, Bakersfield, California,

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/ a. “bservation by Mr, (George L) Les Buchner, Bakersfield, Califomia,
/ pf two objects falling to earth from unknown source on 5 March 1948 between
1610 and 1655 hours. Description of objects similar to falling aircraft
with smoke and debris trailing. Observation made at Bakersfield with objects
sighted southwest toward Buena’ Vista Lake, California,

b. Observation by Mr. Denio, employee of the Pacific General Elect, ic
Company, Bakersfield, California, of two objects which fell to earth from ~
unknown source north of Bakersfield, California, § March 198, One object
seemed to be on fire with red and black smoke trailing behind.
io 2. Informant Larsen stated that searching parties, aircraft and rescue
~“ units have made numerous attempts to locate these reported objects without
success.

3. Investigation of incident has been initiated by this headquarters.
Report will follow.

/s/ Donald L. Springer

DONALD L. SPRINGER

. It. Colonel, USAF
AC of S, A-2

Information to:
ADC, Mitchel Fld, N.Y.
FBI, San Francisco
G-2, Sixth Army
DIO, San Francisco (12th Nav.Dist)

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Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff
Intelligence

Hamilton Field, California

4aFDA-3 /1208-1
SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Discs
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION: |

Information from the Sheriff's Office, Bakersfield, California, revealed
that numerous calls from residents in Bakersfield concerning peculiar objects
in the sky over Bakersfield, predicated an investigation by their office and
contact with A-2 Headquarters Fourth Air Force,

H. B, Nix, stated that they observed a flying object which appeared to be
consumed in fire, ani left a bromish-white plume of smoke, which suddenly
stopped and disappeared. Seconds later, what appeared to be a wrachute,
was seen to be drifting to the east.

The object, as described, appeared to be a burning fabric airplane,
consumed in smoke, Observations were made in Bakersfield of object to
the south and southwest, approximately ten to twelve miles distance, around
1600 hours on 5 March 19148.

ff On 13th March 198, two informants, Mr. George L. Buchner, and “r.

“* On 13th March 1948, informant, Mr. H. B, Nix, stated that he observed
an object at 0830, & March 198, due north of Bakersfield, approximately five
K miles distance. ‘The object was a large, orange-red ball of fire, somewhat
larger than a small airplane, appeared to remain static for approximately
thirty seconds, then split and continued to burn; each visible as a burning
half, A parachute, with a black object hanging was then observed to fall,
\ drift to the east and disappeared into*the hills east of Bakersfield.

oe On 13th March 1948, two informants, Mrs, Callie R. “ason, secretary,

Haberfelde Building, Bakersfield, California, and Dr. J, =, Johnson, dentist

Haberfelde Building, Bakersfield, California, stated that they were in

(\{ Room 518, Haberfelde Building, on the morning of 9 March 1048, Mrs. Mason

was a patient of Dr. Johnson. Hoth informants stated that they observed a

) flaming object which appeared at first to be a very small airplane. Orange
red flames seemed to envelope the cbject with considerable black smoke
trailing in a zigzag manner for approximately ),000 to 5,000 feet. The

object was observed at 1,000 feet, approximtely due north of Bakersfield,
seven to ten miles distant at approximtely 0830 hours.

Informants further stated that the object disappeared behind a water
tower, which was an obstruction to their view, and was near the ground.
Both informants watched for an explosion, thinking that it would explode
upon reaching the ground, but nothing wmusual was noted,

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Date 8 March 19h8 Speidont #107
Time N/S
Location Bakersfield, California
wade of observor Mr. Denio
Occupation of obsorvor Paeific General Electric Company employee
Address of observor N/S
Placo of observation Sighted from ground
Numbor of objects Two :
Distance of objoct from observer N/S
Timo in sight N/S
Altitude N/S
Spood N/S
Direction of flight Earthward
Tactics nfs
Sound N/S
Sizo N/S
Color One object seemingly afire, red and black smoke trailing
Shapo N/S :
Odor dotected N/S
Apparent construction N/S
Exhaust trails N/S

Woathor conditions N/S Pa

Effoct on clouds N/S G ‘

Sketches or photographs None
Manner of disappoarance WYS Fell to earth

Romarks: See supplement to Incident #106,

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Dato 8 March 1948 :

Time 0830

Location Bakersfield, California

Name of observer H, B. Nix

Occupation of observer N/S

Address of observor N/S

Placo of obsorvation Sighted from ground
Numbor of objocts Une

Distance of objoct from obsorver 5 miles

Incidont # 108

Timo in sight Approx. 30 seconds before splitting and burning

Altitude N/S

Speod Static for approx 30 seconds, and then drifting

Diroction of flight eastward
Tactics N/S

Sound N/S

Sizo Larger than a small airplane
Color Orange-red ball of fire
Shapo Ball

Odor dotected N/S

Apparent construction N/S
Exhaust trails N/S

Woathor conditions N/S
Effoct on clouds N/S

Sketches or photographs None

Manner of disappearance Drifted to the east into the hills east of

Bakersfield
Romarks: See supplement to Incident #106

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Date 9 March 19h8 Incidont #109
Time "0830
Location Bakersfield, California
Name of observers J,E, Johnson and Mrs. Callie R, Mason
Occupation of obsorvor J,E, Johnson, Dentist, Mrs. Mason, Secretary
Address of observor N/S
Placo of observation 5th Floor of business building
Numbor of objocts One
Distance of object from obsorvor 7 - 10 miles
Timo in sight N/S
Altitude 1000 feet
Speed N/S
Direction of flight Due north of Bakersfield
Tactics Zig-zaging
Souma N/S
Sizo Appearance of a very small airplane
Color Orange-red flame
Shapo Appearance of a very small airplane
Odor dotectod N/S
Apparent construction N/S
Exhaust trails Considerable black smoke trailing for 1000 to 5000 feet
Woathor gonditi ons N/s

Effoct on clouds N/S

RPECTPIOTEN

Sketches or photographs None

Manner of disappearance N/S
Romarks: See supplement to Incident #106

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MEADQURTERS STRATEGIC ATR COMM —A2B

Andrews Field
Washington 20, D. C,

sac 350 (29 Mar ys)” 29 March 1916

SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Aerial Sounds.
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TO: Chief of Staff
United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. Cc.
Attention: - Director of Intelligence

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1, The following is quoted from a copy of a letter, Baltimore
Office, FBI, addressed to the Director of Intelliyence, Second Army? .

"On March 23, 1948, an individual, who desired that her
identity be kept confidential, telephonically communicated with this
office and indicated that she is the wife of a former member of the
United States military forces, aml that she is presently active in
American Legion activities, but was emphatic in stating that she was
in no way hysterical or unduly apprehensive regarding present world
conditions. She did, however, wish to bring tothe attention of the
proper authorities that during the past six or eight weeks, on a
number of occasions between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 A.M., she has
heard peculiar soufiding noises in the sky, which appear to come from
airplanes in the distance, but the sound is not the type of airplane
motor drone which isgenerally heard from American planes. She has
discussed the matter with her husband, and he believes that the sound
is more like that of a foreign type airplane. She recently discussed
this matter with an unidentified woman who lives in her neighborhood,

which is Hamilton, Baltimore, “aryland, ani this woman stated that she,

too, had heard the noise in question, and that her husband is also an
ex-G.I, and he has stated that the motors sounded like that of foreign
planes."

2. No action is contemplated by this headquarters,

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: A

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Date 23 March 1948 ‘ ig ee |
Time’ 0300 = 0500 ’
Location Baltimore (Hamilton) Maryland
Namo of observor Identity confidential

Occupation of obsorvorActive in American “egion activities
Address of obsorvor N/S

Placo of observation N/S

Numbor of objects Undetermined

Distance of objoct from obsorvor. N/S

Timo in sight Not sighted

Altitude N/S

Speod N/S \
Direction of flight N/S

Tactics N/S

Sound Motor drone of foreign type aircraft
Sizo N/S

Color N/S

Shapo N/S

Odor dotectod N/S

Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails N/S

Woathor conditions N/S

Effoct on clouds N/S
Skotches or photographs None

Manner of disappoarance N/S

Romarks: See Supplement

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET
filled out and retained in files)

Date of Observation LMpral 1948. . . Incident # 111
Time of Observation 0955 kre

Where was Object(s) Sighted Jau® 3? Mast, 12° 52! worth. -

Observer's Position . Sighted ohject fram planes Phillipine Islands. .
(i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.)

Name and Address of Observer Je’ Zit. Robart 4 Meyers, G7th Fighter Sq. 1Sth .
Fighter Grow. .

Attention Attracted to Object (s) By App@ating dn Mue of sight during flight
Number of Object(s) Sighted 2.

Size of Object(s) same qpam 30 feat, length 20 feat .

Color of Object(s) Silver .

Shape (Sketch if ED ) A pt. mpon sowiy pe niin @ flying wing type .

Nature of Luminosity

Estimated Distance of Object from Observer . 3 miles

Spsed of Ghiect(s) 200 MPE, disappeared in 5 seconds Aniiéating creat
Time in Sight . Approximately. @ seconds

Tactics 90° deft turn, then level flight accelerating rapidly

Sound Made by Object(s) .

Direction of Flight of Object(s) . are?

Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance) . . 1...

Weather Conditions Existing a’

Pebuliarities Noted Sbjept, made a left. tarn,. leveled. ent on 4 =i —:
acpelerated ates and disappeared from sight.

ES of Incident 9m, Ist, AprAl, ab, 0955,. ist, Lt Meyers, was. leading. a flight
CN eS Se eae Os eee ee -s

(Attach a Separate Sheet it Additional Space is 5 Needed)

Meyers immediately started a left turn vi

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a left turn, the object mde a

a heading of 2. accelerated rapidly and ere pa
approxima te: seconds, There was no sound heard, and no
were observed. St the time of the sigh’ visibility ws
scattered cumilous, base 3000 feet, tons feet.

NOTE: Because of the distence from which the sighting was made, no

distinguishing festures, i.e. power units, landing gear, armanent or
cockpit were observed.

The interview with Lt. Meyers indicated that he is a reliable non-
excitable individual who appeared quite positive in his statements. He wes
the only witness to this incident as he could not contact his wing men i
Since his radio was out. Apparently the maneuvers performd by his three (3)
wing-men prevented their observation of the object.

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Date 8 Apr 4g Incidont # 2

Time 1400 - 1430

Location Ashley, Ohio

Namo of observer Miss Winifred Paines - Mrs. Bertha Slack

Occupation of obsorvor Méss Paines: Asst Bank Cashier; Mrs, Slack:
housekeeper

Address of observor 227 W High St., Ashley, 0.

Placo of observation Ashley, Ohio (ground) ii

Numbor of objocts 1

Distance of object from obsorvor "Quite a distance"

Timo in sight 4N/S

Altitude Could not estimate

Spood slow-moving bi

Direction of flight Southwest

Tactics No maneuvers

Sound N/S

Sizo undetermined

Color silver

Shapo Oblong, long and narrow - like silver streak

Odor dotectod y/s

Apparent construction n/s

Exhaust trails None

Woathor conditions Cleer, no clouds near object

Effoet on clouds N/S = no clouds near object

Skotches or photographs None

Mamer of disappoaranco y/s

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an unusual amount of noise. Could not locate the plane but did see an

object oblong in shape and long end narrow which had the appeerance of a
silver streak, It was clearly outlined and moving slowly and steadily ina
southwesterly direction parallel to the ground and without changing direction.

Altitude and size were not estimated.
Note: See Incident #112a in which the plane was perceived flying low.

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Date '§ April 1948 Incidont # 112a

Time 1400 = 1430 P

Ree Ashley, Onio

Namo of observer Mrs, “elah Stephens

Occupation of obsorvor Newspaper reporter

Kadepee of observer 226 West High Street, Ashley, Ohio
Placo of observation From the ground .

Numbor of objocts One

Distance of objoct from obsorver Not stated

Timo in sight Approximiely five minutes

Altitude Quite high

Speod Slow = dirfting

Diroction of flight \Southwesterly

Tactics -None .
Soumd None

Sizo Smaller than the airplane that was in view at the time
Color Opalescent - like mother of pearl

Shapo Long cylindrical body, like a stick of firewood
Odor dotectod None

Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails None

Woathor conditions Clear, few clowis in sky but non around object
Effoct on clouds N/S

Skotehes or photographs None

Manner of disappearance N/S Retin d

Romarks: A plane, which sounded as if it were flying low since there
was an exceptionally loud roaring noise,first attracted the attention

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same time also observed a strange object in the sky travelling slowly

a southwesterly direction, Witness first thought it was sky writing,

it looked like a streak; but later it became clearly outlined, appearing
be a long gylindrical body like a stick of firewood. “ith the sun shining
it, it . appeared opalescent, like mother of pearl. The object was much
higher, and quite a bit smaller than, the airplane, but drifted slowly along
after the airplane disappeared. It may have been drifting with the wind.

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Date 8 April 1948 _ Incidont #112p |

Time 1430

Location Delaware, Ohio

Namo of observor Mrs. James B. %tephenson

Occupation of obsorvor Housewife

Address of observer 93 North Franklin Street, Delaware, Ohio

Placo of observation From the ground ©

sNumbor of objocts One

Distance of objoct from obsorvor n/s
Timo in sight N/S

Altitude N/sS

Speod Slow

Diroction of flight Southwesterly
Tactics None

Soumd None

Sizo Very large - about the size of a full moon in height but much
smaller in width
Color Very white

Shepo Cylindrical, with vapor around the top

Odor dotectod N/S ~~
Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails None

Woathor conditions Clear, no clouds around object

Effoct on clouds N/S

Sketches or photographs, None

Manner of disappoarance N/S
Remarks: At 1430 Mrs. J. B, Stephenson's attention was | Renae from
her window by an object of unusual shape in the sky. Upon going outsid(

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d the top. When first seen, it appeared to
be leaning 2+ an angle, and then right itself and move along "perpendicular" to the
ground. It appeared not to be moving at first, but upon a closer look it was seen
moving slowly in @ southwesterly direction, without sound or manueverings, and re~
maining at the same altitwie. ‘The weather was clear, and no exhaust trails were
seen. ‘the object seemed very large, about tbe size of a full moon in height, but
much smaller in width. Since + with, she could not

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Date § April 1948 Aneidont # 1320
Time 1430
Lotation Delaware, Vhio
Namo of observor Rev. “ames B, Stephenson
Occupation of obsorvor Pastor
Address of obsorvor 9% N. Franklin Street, Delaware, Ohio
Placo of obsorvaetion From the ground
Nunbor of objects One
Distanco of objoct from obsorvor N/S
Timo in sightN/S
Altitudon/s
Speod Slow
Direction of flight Southwesterly
Tactics None
Sound None
Sizo Not Stated
Color White
Shapo Verticle, larger at the bottom and narrow at the top
Odor dotectod None
Apparont construction N/S
Exhaust trails None
Woathor conditions Clear
Effoct on clouds N/S

Skotches or photographs None i
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Manner of disappoarance N/S

Romarks: Witness first thought that object was a plane on fire, as
it was surrounded by a vaporous substance, A-plane-was-heard,-and

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object became clearly outlined and looked similar to a vertical cylinder,
large at the bottom and narrow at the top, with streamers or streaks of
vapor attached. “+t gave the appearance of a white cloud, but did not behave
as acloud. 1¢ retained its shape and maintained a steady movement on a
straight course against the wind. The Delaware airport was alerted for its
appearance, but after a half hour it had not been sighted there.

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1. Date § April 19hs Incidont # 112a

2. Time 1430 :
3. Location Delaware, Ohio
. Name of observer Mrs, John Bergen
5. Occupation of obsorvor Housewife
6, Address of observor 111 North Washington Street
7+ Placo of observation From the ground
8. Numbor of objects One
9. Distance of objoct from observor N/S
10. Timo in sight N/S

ll. Altitude N/S

12. Speod N/S ‘
13. Direction of flight Southwesterly
1h. Tactics None

15. Sound Wooex Could not be determined
16. Size N/S

17. Color White

18, Shapo Spherical "blob" with streaks above it
19. Odor dotected None

20. Apparent construction N/S

5 Exhaust trails None

22. Woathor conditions Clear

23. Effoct on clouds N/S

2h. Sketches or photographs None

25. Manner of disappearance N/S

26. Romarks: Witness heard planes prior to the sighting, put doesn't
know whether or not they had any connection with the object.

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Date & April 196 3 ZpotdontF 1ize
Time 1430
ae Delaware, Ynio
Namo of observer Rev. John H. Bergen
Occupation of obsorvor Pastor
Address of observor 111 North Washington Street
Placo of observation From the ground
Numbor of objects One
Distance of objoct from observer Not determined
Timo in sight Ten minutes
Altitude Several thousand feet
Speed Not too fast
Direction of flight Almost due west into the wind
Tactics None,
Soumd None
Size Not less than 5 feet in width
Color Very white
Shapo Spherical, with a small protrusion above it, like vapor streaks
Odor -detectod None
Apparent construction N/S -
Exhaust trails None
Weather conditions Clear

Effoct on clouds N/S

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Sketches or photographs None ie witty; Iw UE

Manner of disappoaranco Disappeared from view behind the trees

Remarks; This object appeared like a concentrated bit of cloud
except it was clearly outlined. The size could not be determined,

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Dato & April 1948 x é Incidont # li2e

Time 1430

Location Delaware, Ohio

Namo of observor Mrs, H, S, Kirkpatrick

Occupation of obsorvor Housewife

Address of observer 107 North Washington Street

Placo of observation From the ground |
Numbor of objocts One

Distance of object from observer N/S

Timo in sight N/S

Altitude n/S

Speed Steady - not too fast

Direction of flight Southwesterly

Tactics None

Soumd None

Sizo It was not large enough for a person to be inside

Color White - about the color of a fleecy cloud

Shapo §$pherical - womewhat larger at top with a protruding end umerneat
Odor dotected None
Apparont construction N/S

Exhaust trails None

Woathor conditions Clear, blue sky, sumy

Effoct on clouds N/S

Skotches or photographs None

Manner of disappearance n/S

Romarks: Witness heard, but did’ not see airplane, and saw instead
a white object, spherical in shape, larger at the top with a protruding ©
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along, steadily, and at the same altitude. Hobert Cochran, son of the witness,
who is in the Merchant Marine, thought the object very wusual., He said it was in
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Date 9 April 19h8 Incidont # 115
Time 15s,

Location Montgomery, Alabama

Namo of observer Robert B. Hughes, “t. Colonel, USAF

Occupation of obsorvér Pilot

Address of observor Tactics Div., Air Tactical School, Tyndall AF Base
Placo of observetion From the air

Numbor of objects One

Distance of object from observer N/S

Timo in sight Five seconds

Altitude Approximately 16000 feet

Speod Tn excess of the viewer's 310 mph air speed

Diroction of flight Northwest

Tactics N/S

Sound None

Sizo Top part eight feet diameter

Color Silver

Shapo Had the appearance of a parachute carrying a large canister or

ball
Odor dotected N/S

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Apparont construction N/S Rs eS gy i
Exhaust trails None
Woathor conditions Glear, visibility and ceiling unlimited
Effoct on cloudsN/S

Sketches or photographs - Sketch (trip)

Manner of disappoarance n/s
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The object, sighted at ten o'clock off his left a
silver disc. immediately completed a sharp bank to the left and was
able to get a better look at the object, anddescribed it as follows:

& appeared to

"Top part of the object approximately eight feet in diameter, silver
in color, had the appearance of a parathute, Attached to the bottom of this
had been a dark cable or shrowi which appeared to be approximately five feet
long. Suspended upon the cable had been a large canister or ball (Colonel
Hughes could not discern which) also silver in color, This canister or
ball had theappearance of being slightly to the rear of the top part of the
object. The overall appearance of theobject, looked something similar to S
the parachute and canister containing photographic testing equipment dropped
from a V-2 rocket."

At the time he lost sight of the object, “ughes' aircraft had been
indicating 310 miles per hour air speed, and the object had appeared to fly
away from him on a horizontal plane rather than a vertical decline.

A sketch of the object is attached,

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Dato =-:18 Apr 4S Incidont # 14
Time 1306 hours :

Location Approx 1 mile north a Fairbenks, Alaska

Name of observer | Lit Aytch Johnson

Occupation of obsorvor let Lt (discharged £/USAF as per authority
Address of obsorvor Ft Worth, Texas ay
Placo of obsorvation Over city of Fairbanks, Alaska

Nunbor of objocts 1

Distance of objoct from obsorvor W/S

Timo in sight few mimtes

Altitude 2000-3000 ft

Speod 250=300 miles (traveled 500 feet in 1 or 2 seconds)
Direction of flight Northeast towerd southwest

Tactics Oseillated from horizontal plane to vertical plane at very
Sound aon

Size 8" in diameter

Color silvery

Shapo round and flat *

Odor dotectod xs

Apparent construction y/s

Exhaust trails mo trails of any kind

Woathor conditions Weather clear and visibility unrestricted
Effoct on clouds B/S

Skotehes or photographs none

Manner of disapposrance 4¥/S

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Name of observers 1st Lt Francis W, Hennin, Jr.
& lst Lt Robert G.loomis, USAF
Occupation of observer Both attached to Liaison sq. Greenville

Address of observers Greenville AP Base, Greenville,S. C.

Placo of observation Greenville AF Base 5
Numbor of objects # 3-1 at first , 2 later
Distance of objoct from observer 15,000 to 20,000 ft overhead
Timo in sight 2 mimtes
Altitude 15,000 to 2Q000 ft
Speod Undetermined, Stationary, then rapidly accelerating ani
clipbing
Direction of flight North
Tactics Hover: then acceleration and climbing
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trail formation

Sound mone audible (7) - states: Witnesses were attracted by sound
of fighter aircraft in vicinity.
Sizo undetermined (no mention made of these)

Color white

Staion elliptical

Odor dotected * HWS

Apparent construction 4/s

Exhaust trails No exhemst or condensation trail
Woathor conditions CAVU

Effoct on clouds 4/s
Skotehes or photographs 2 pee he Seger te 28 al ah ie aeiag

Mamner of disappearance in distance

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Witnesses were attracted by sound of fighter aircraft in vicinity.
They started searching the sky for the aircraft and sighted the
objects. When first sighted, the witnesses thought theobjects might
be weather balloons, However, when they accelerated so rapidly in

a northerly heading, they determined the objects could not be balloons.
They were in a trail formation on a North-South line, and moved so
rapidly they wereout of sight within a few seconds. From original
sighting in the stationary position to their disappearance, a period
of gpproximately two (2) mimtes elapsed, of which the objects were

in a stationary position for approximately one (1)mimute,

NOTH: Wind at 20,000 ft from 340° at 10 knots per hour (1230 EST Rpt)
Wind at 20,000 ft 32° at 13 knots per hour at (1830 EST Rpt)

NOTE: Nearest weather station releasing balloons is Spartanburg, S. C,
One black balloon was released at 1230 EST,

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Date ll Mer 4g Incidont # 116

Timo night
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Location Near shores of James Bay,

Namo of observor V. J. Pratt
Occupation of obsorvor Employe of Hudson Bay Co.

Address of observor Moose Factory

Placo of observation Moose Factory, Canaca
Numbor of objocts 1

Distance of objoct from obsorvor y/s

Timo in sight WN/S

Altitude N/S

Speod meteoric

Direction of flight  earthward
Tactics y/i s

Souna No noise

Sizo Size of fmtixamm football
Color 2366 Blue flame

Shapo N/S

Odor dotectoa N/S

Apparent construction meteor
Exhaust trails smamgexkighk N/S
Woathor conditions Night
Effoct on clouds - N/s

Sketches or photographs None
Manner of disappoarance exploded

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A big ball of blue flame, seemingly the size of a football streaked out

of the sky and exploded neer this Northern Ontario community (Moose Factory)
near the shores of James Bay, The explosion lit up the entire area brighter
than daylight, the whole ball disappeared and a second later a streak of
orange light shot upward from where the ball was last seen. The orange streak
was gone within a second. Witnesses heard no noise of any kind,

NOTE: Th&s ties up with earlier reports from Cochran, 150 miles south of
Moose Jaw where several citizens reported seeing what they thought
to be a meteor around 11.40 P. M. EST Thurs,

One witness ( a Mrs. Charles Giles) said that the object plunged
downward like-a spent rocket in the northern sky. She described it
as about the size of a full moon which gave the appearance of
disintegration as it fell.

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le. Date 7 May 4g : Incidont # woe 7
2. Time 1500 to 1700 '
3, Location Memphis, Tenn, |
1, Mame of observer Miss Jem Bray, Housekeeper et kk al (see other side)
5. Occupation of obsorvor Housekeeper
6. Address of obseryor 253 W. Waldorf Ave., Memhis, Tenn.
7. Placo of observation Memphis, Tenn,

8. Numbor of objects 50 or 60
9. Distanco of object ‘from obsorvor y/s
10. Timo in sight W/S
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12,  Speoa faster than any aircraft witnesses had ever seen

13. Direction of flight easterly

lh. Tactics Most traveled in straight line altho some of them
zig-zagged. :
15. Souma None
16. Size Very small
17. Color shiny - like bright aluminum
18. Shapo unknomn - possibly like meteor
19. Odor dotectoa N/S
20. Apparent construction u/s
21. Exhaust trails Some objects seemed to have a silvery tail
which might have been exhmst
22,  Woathor conditions CAVU, wind: 330 to 340°, 15 MPH at surface increasing
to 66 MPH at 20,000; Surface temp: 72°; dew point 43° relative humidity 404
Be Effoct on clouds y/S :
2h. Skotehes or photographs None

25. Manner of disappearance y/s

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known aircraft on en Easterly heading at an extrenely high altitude,
For the most part these objects traveled in a straight line altho
some of them zig-zegged slightly. No sound was heard. Some objects
seemed to have a silvery tail which might have been exhaust. These
objects could not have been weather balloons as only one balloon was
released by the Memphis Weather Buream that day,

NOTE: Witnesses thought they had seen a meteor; however subsequent
investigation seemed to preclude this possibility.
See Supp II to Trip Report to Memphis - Visit with Dr. Paul
Herget of the Observatory of Cincinnati, Ohio, in which Dr.
Herget expressed serious doubt that the 50 or more objects
observed 7 May 48 in Memhis were meteors. He, was, however
unable to offer any explanation as to a possible identification
of the objects.

Dr. Hynak of OSU and Dr. Lincoln LaPaz are to be consulted
about the possibility of tmmis these being a meteor shower.

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Witness of this incident were: Mr. F. J. Kaiser, salesman
251 W. Weldorf Ave., Memphis

Mrs F. J. Kaiser, housewife
251 W. Waldorf Ave., Memchis, Tenn,
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Timo 1630 hours
Location Berlin Lichtenrade, Kirchbachstrasse 2

Name of observer Dr Ormans,

Occupation of obsorvor Former guided missile expert at Exeinmetall Borsi
Address of obsorvor Berlin Lichtenrade, Kirchbachstrasse 2

Placo of observation As above

Numbor of objocts 1

Distanco of objoct from observer n/s

Timo in sight 4&/S

Altitude - 14 kilometers

sod ©=s Father fast

Diroction of flight South to North
Tactics  ¥/S

Souna No sound reported

Sizo “white point"

Color White

Shapo u/s

Odor dotectod 4/8

Apparent construction W/S

Exhaust trails No exaust trail reported
Woathor conditions clear

Effoct on clouds B/S

Skotches or photographs Mone
Manner of @4sappoerance 3/6

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Dr Ormans, former Guided Missile expert at Exeinmetall, Borsig mentioned
that he sighted 1 white point moving from South to North at an approx
height of 14 Kilometers, Speed undetermined, rather fast, no rpt of
sound, and no report of exhanst trail.

WITNESSES: Dr ana Mrs, Ormens.
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Date 20 Feb 4g

; i Incident # 119
G o> us

Time 0700 hours

Location Asuncion, Paraguay

Name of observer Mrs “Agustina Vargas de Paula

Occupation of observer N/S

Address of observer resident of Asuncion (southern pert of city)
Place of observation Asuncion

Number of objects 1 -

Distance of object from observer. N/S

Time“in sight N/S

Altitude N/S

Speed N/S

Direction of flight west to east
Tactics N/S

Sound n/s

Size y/s

Color N/S

Shepe oval

: Odor detected N/S

Apparent construction N/S
Exhaust trails highly colored weke
Weather conditions N/S

Effectcon clouds N/S
Sketches or photographs None

_Manner of diseppearance N/S

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At approximately 0700 hours 20 Feb Ug witness saw object of oval e

traveling thru space from west to east. Its form e: ed in a very thin
tail of approximately 3 feet in length. The forward part was bulky com-
pered with the rear, The interior portion of ‘the object gave off green,
yellow and orange colors and it had a highly colored wake. .

Statesments were obtained from a local newspaper “La Tribuna" which has
interviewed several people claiming to have seen the saucers,

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Date 20 Feb lig Incident 119a
Time 0700
Locetion Aregua eS 10 miles east of Asuncion
Neme of observer “withheld”
Occupation of observer employee of Bank of Paraguay
Address of observer Bank of Paraguay
Place of observation in Aregua
Number of objects 1
Distence of object from observer N/S
Time in sight N/S
Altitude N/S
Speed N/S
Direction of flight west to east

Tactics’ N/S

Sound n/s |
Size n/s

Color w4N/S

Shape oval

Odor detected N/S

Apparent construction N/S

Exheust trails N/S

Weather conditions N/S

Effect on clouds N/S

Sketches or photographs None ; j
Menner of disappearance N/S : ;
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Date 20 Feb ug Incidont # 119d

Time 0700

Location Villa Hayes (10 miles NNE of Asuncion)
Name of observer tam Rancher and laborers
Occupation of obsorvor Rancher.

Address of observor infhe "Chaco"

Placo of observstion Ranch house in neighborhood of Villa Hayes
Numbor of objocts 1
Distance of object from observer n/s

Timo in sight 4/S

Altitude 1,000 ft

Speod less than that of a plane

Direction of flight west to east

tactics 3/S

Sound n/s
Size y/s
Color w4W/S

Shapo dise

Odor dotectod wW/S

Apparent construction n/s

Exhaust trails WN/S - gave off an intense green color
Weather conditions N/S

Effect on clouds W/S

Sketches or photographs None

Manner of disappoerance n/s

Romarks: (@ver)
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Perceived a disc giving off an intense green color. Witness reports

that the object traveled from west to east at a speed less than that of

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

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Date N/S- around 7 Fed ig | Incidont # 120
Time 4/S

Location Vejle, Denmark

Name of observer WN/S

Occupation of obsorvor field laborers

Address of observor W/S

Placo of observation Gadbjerg (near Vejle)

Number of objects 1

Distance of object from observer 200 meters altitude
Timo in sight AS 3 seconds

Altitude 200 meters altitude

Speed high speed ‘
Direction of flight SB to Nw
Tactics y/s

Sound N/S |
Size W/S

Color shining

Shapo N/S

Odor dotectod N/S

Apparent construction y/s

Exhaust trails N/S

Weathor conditions Nj/S

Effoct on clouds N/S

Sketches or photographs None

Manner of disappoarance N/S

Romarks: (Over)

Three mem working in a field in Gadbjerg (neor Vejle) Denmark, have
Observed @ shining object which moved at high speed over the sky from
southeast to northwest at ebout 200 meters altitude. It remained visible

- for three seconds.

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Date 9 January 1948 . Incidont 121

Time 2330

Location Cartersville, Georgia, 34° 10! N, 84° ho" W

Name of observor Hugh DuBose

Occupation of obsorvor Pilot (EAL)

Address of observor N/S

Placo of obsorvetion Air *
Numbor of objects One

Distance of object from observer WN/S
Timo in sight wN/S

Altitude 3000 feet

Speod 00 mph

Diroction of flight 175° M

Tactics None

Sound N/s |

Sizo n/s eS

Color Light, sky-blue

Shapo a except for the top quanta which was flat, pot-
shape

Odor dotectod u/s
Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails None

Woathor conditions N/S

Effoct on clouds “/9
Skotches or photographs None
Manner of. disappoerance 10° below the horizon

Romarks: When object crossed the path of the witness all that could
be observed was an intense blue flame, in a shape circular except for

the top quarter which was flat, pot-shaped._ The witness states that the
object definitely did not have the curved trajectory of a wingless missile.
Shartly after crossing his path, the blue flame sputtered and turned
immediately earthward, The flame then died altogether but nothing was |
seen hitting the ground. Witness states that the flame was not ¢ the

long trailing type, bub rather gave the impression that you were looking

down a long exhaust stack at a short but concentrated mass of blue flame |
and further stated that his connections with RAF pilots in Mngland during |
the war leads him now to believe this object looked the same as the
"Buzz Bombs" chased by t ose RAF pilots at night, Arthur Porter, purser
on this flight 9 January 4S, also saw the object, the flame aa but
can give no further evidence for its identification.

Mr. DuBose stated on April 29 that seventy-five cattle had died of an
unknown disease on the farm of a “r. Gordy at Newman, Georgia, and expressed
concern over a possible connection between the unidentified object he
reported and this umusual fatality among healthy cattle. However, the
Atlanta “ffice of the Animal Industry Division, U.S, Department of het
culture, advises that this "know" disease has persisted for over a |
year and other cases repeated elsewhere in the country for some time back.

There apparently remains no basis for connection between the object Mr, }
DuBose reports and the death of seventy-five cattle at Newnan, Georgia, |

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Name of observer Mr, Olsen © : ;

Cccupction of obsorvor ‘rained talloon observer, Geophysics Lab Section

Address of observor N/S 5 a

Placo of observation From the ground ; |

Numbor of objects One ; |

Distance of object from observer N/S ; i

Timo in sight 30 seconds

Altitude Very high

Speed Faster than any known eirevatt

Diroction of flight N/S

Tactics Bratie - completing a large loop after its domward descent,
then soaring upward and disappearing suddenly

Sound None

Size Large

Color Grey-white

Shapo Rounded, indistinct form |

Odor dotectod ~ N/S

Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails N/S |

Weathor conditions C,A.V.U.

Effoct on clouds n/S

Skotches or photographs None

Manner of disappeerance Disappeared suddenly

Romarks: This was evidently the one object, of two sighted by - |
another witness, that veered to the right and down. Its vaguely |

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The statements of other witnesses to this incident are contained in
reports 112a and 112b. -
All witnesses agreed that the object was very high, moved faster than

any known aircraft, possessed a rounded, indistinct form, amd disappeared
suddenly rather than fading away in the distance. It was under observation
1/2 minutes or slightly less. + was definitely not a balloon, and ‘ |
apparently not manned, judging from the violent maneuvers which were

performed at a high rate of speed.

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Date * 11, April 19hg
Time 2330
Logation 4 miles north pf Alton, Illinois
Namo of observer Col W. F, Siegmund

Occupation of obsorvor Former Commandant of the Air Base at Kearns, Utch
and at present sales meneger for Weestern Cartridge, Co., Altor

Address of observor Weestern Certridge,Co., Alton, Ill,
Placo of obsorvetion | miles north of Alton, Ill - ground
Numbor of objoots 1

Distance of pbjoct from observer n/s

Timo in sight y/ a

Speed N/' s

Direction of flight H/s

Tactics 7 "flapped its wings"

Sound y/ i)

Size “bigger than en airplane"

Color N/S

Shapo = Resembled a huge fowl and not a type of aircraft
Odor dotectod n/S

Apparent construction n/s

Exhaust trails _N/S

Woather conditions n/s

Effoct on clouds N/S ‘a
Sketehes or photographs None
Manner of disappearance n/s

Romarks: Col Siegmund said he observed the creature at about
11 i. 11 Apr 8, while ri ing four miles north of Alton,I11

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Date 18 April 1948 Incidont # 9),
Time 1500 GCT :

Location Nérth Atlantic, 62°0'N 33°0'W

Name of observer N/S

Occupation of obsorvor Weather station patrol

Address of observor First Coast Guard District

Placo of observation Air

Numbor of objects Une

Distance of objoct from observer 6500 yards - 18000 yards

Timo in sight N/S
Altitude N/S

Speed 30 mph

Direction of flight N/S

Tactics N/S

Soumd N/S

Sizo N/S

Color y/s

Shapo WN/S

Odor dotected N/s

Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails wW/S

Woathor conditions C.A.V.U. u me @

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Sketches or photographs None
Manner of disappearance Target strength was S5 fading at 18,000 yards

Romarks: This incident is the result of a radar sighting. Copy
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This target was contacted on the air search radar at 1500 GCT on 1 April 4s.

ie first contact was made at 6500 yards and was tracked to 18,000 yards !
giving a velocity of approximately 30 m.p.h. The area in which the
target was contacted was thoroughly search visually and there were no
clouds nor weather fronts in said area. There were no target indications

on the surface radar. -The target strength was S5 fadingat 18,000 yards.

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Date 2 May 198 Incidont # 195

Timo Night —
Locetion St. “ouis, Missouri, 0°00'N 90°15'W
Name of observor N/S

Occupation of obsorvor N/S

Address of observer N/S

Placo of observation Ground

Numbor of objocts One

Distance of objoct from obsorvor N/S |
Timo in sight N/S

Altitude N/S

Speed N/S

Direction of flight N/S

Tactics N/S

Sound N/S

Size N/S

Color Phosphorescent after dark
Shapo Bird

Odor dotectod N/S

Apparont construction N/S
Exhaust trails N/S

Woathor conditions N/S

Effoct on clouds N/S

Sketches or photographs None
Manner of disappearance N/S

Romarks: See Incident #123

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1. Date 30 April 1948 Incidont # 126

2. Time 1015
3. Location Anacostia, Naval Air Station, 38°52'N, 77°0'W~
4. Name of ceeuaves Marcus L.Lowe
5. Occupation of obsorvor Lt Commander, US Navy
6, Address of observor N/S
7- Placo of observation “ir
8. Numbor of objects One
9. Distance of object from observer One mile
10. Timo in sight N/s
ll. Altitude 1,500 feet
12. Speed 100 mpeh.
13. Diroction of flight 360°N
1h. . Tactics N/S
15. Sound N/S
16. Size 25-0 ft diameter
17~- Color Yellow (light colored)
18. Shapo Sphere
19. Odor dotectod N/S
20. Apparent construction N/S
21. Exhaust trails N/S
22. Weathor conditions N/S
23. Effect on clouds N/S a3 iG

2h.  Skotches or photographs None = © > ‘

_25. Manner of disappearance N/S

- 26, Romarks: The object appeared to the pilot to be a yellow (or
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on the object. ‘The speed of the object was estimated at about 100 m.p.h.
The flight of the object was in approximately a south to north dire ction,
despite upper winds from north northwest, and apparently followed a con-
stant altitwie. Pilot did not pursue object further because it was
entering the prohibited flying area, U.S, Capitol, White House Area.

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Incidont # 127

Date 7 May 19s -
Time N/S
Location Lake Doiran, along the Yugoslav-Greek frontier

Name of observer N/S
Occupation of obsorvor N/S

Address of observor N/S

Placo of observation Ground

Numbor of objocts One

Distance of object from observer N/S od
Timo in sight N/S

Altitude 3000 feet

Speed N/S

pisobhen of flight 160°

Tactics N/S

Sound like artillery shell (shrill whine)
Size N/S
Color N/S

Shapo Flying disc
Odor dotectod N/S
Apparent construction N/S
Exhaust trails N/S
Woathor conditions N/S

Effoct on clouds N/S

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Manner of disappearance

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Date May 19b8 : Incidont # 128
Time Night P
Location(Hobson) ‘Middleport, Ohio, 30° 00' N, 82° 03! W

Name of observer Ben Rupe

Oceupation of obgorvor New York Central System Car Inspector
Address of observor N/S

Placo of observation Ground

Number of objocts N/S

Distance of object from observer N/S

Timo in sight N/S

Altitude 6 - & miles

Speod Great amount of speed

Direction of flight 90°

Tactics N/S

Sound N/S

Sizo 9" diameter from ground level

Color Fhosphorescent S
Shapo Round

Odor dotectod N/S

Apparent construction N/S

Exhaust trails Phosphorescent trail in sky

Woathor conditions N/S

Effoct on clouds N/S AS Pr FP AAT A

Sketches or photographs None 28 a> 8
Manner’ of disappearance N/S

Romarks: The above covers sighting of same objects by Earl Roush, ~
New York Central System Car Inspector; Bob White, New York Central

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1. Dato 31 Mey 19hs Incidont # 129

2. Time 1320
3. Yocation Wilmington, North Carolina, 34° 14! N, Theo w
4. Namo of observor Mrs, H, D. Alspach
5. Occupation of obsorvor n/s
6. Address of observor 709 South 6th
Te Placo of observetion Ground
8. Numbor of objocts One
9. Distance of object from obsorver N/S
10, Timo in sighty/s
4s saawoude Awfally high
12. Speod Fast
13. Direction of flight 90°
1h. Tactics “None
15. Sound n/S
16. Sizo As large as an arm, and about 3 feet long
17. Color n/S :
18. Shapo Oplong
19. Odor dotected N/s
20. Apparent construction wN/S
21. Exhaust trails [mitted smoke
22. Woathor conditions n/S

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2h. Sketches or photographs None
25. Manner of disappoarance wN/S

26, Romarks: Mysterious sky object was sighted by Mrs. Alspach, her
sister Mrs, Colvin, and Mrs. H.D, Hufham, It came at first at a fast

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l. Date 17th May 19h8 Incident #130

2. Time ight
3. Location Between Plevna and Miles City, Montana
hl. Name of observer W, A, Bonneville
5. Occupation of obsorver Territory Mgr., B, F. Goodrich Company
6, Address of obsorvor 15 W. Rosser Ave., Bismark, N. D.
7» Placo of observation Ground, Route #212, West of Plevna, traveling west |
8. Numbor of objocts One
9. Distance of object from observer At closest point, approx. 2500 feet
0, Timo in sight Some twenty minutes
11, Altitude n/S
12. Speed Twice the speed of the Northwest Airlines planes
13. Direction of flight West, slightly south, then west
14. Tactics Performed arc
15. Sound None
16. Size Fairly large compared with an aircraft
17. Color White —- (might have had slight bluish-white tinge)
18. Shape Ball
19. Odor dotected Nn/S

20. Apparent construction N/S - but apparently meteor-like
2h, Exhaust trails A long bright light shooting from under it
22.  Woathor conditions Mopnlight, but clouly

23. Effoct on clouds N/S

2h,  Skotehes or photographs None - Map forwarded showing location of object
25. fanner of disappoaranco Flew in a dark clowd bank

26,  Romarks: See Supplement

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Minneapolis 3, Minnesota

415 West Rosser Ave
Bismark, N. D.
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United States Army - Intelligence Div.
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:-

On the night of May 17th at about 11:30 PM driving from Baker, Montana
to Miles City Montana on U.S, Highway #12 just West of Plevna, Montana before
getting to the hills I noticed a very bright object in the sky to the North-
west. The sky was overcast in the West but to the South the moon could be
seen at times - with a broken sky. Having traveled this same route for
many years - about 15, I am pretty well used to open prairie road at night
and can tell a star from an musual object when I see it.

Northwest Airlines travel a Western route just North of this route
also, but I stopped at the Powder River Bridge where the road dips con-
siderably down from a high ridge - cut off my car motor and watched this
object as it sailed around in the sky - which at times close and others
seemed to speed away into the heavy clowl bank to the West and then later
reappearing, at a very bright white light at what) I would juige about not
more than several miles away or closer. I carry a pair of field glasses
with me, and after stopping the car engine watched this thing through my
glasses, which seemed to appear as a small object with a long very bright
light shooting from the under part of it. Because of the speed of the
object and the darkness it was vefy difficult to make out what it might

be, but I am sure that if I had had a more powerful glass I might have
made it out.

I am perfectly sincere and do not drink so the foregoing is absolutely
the truth. With some of this newspaper funabout flying saucers etc, this
had all of the appearance of just that- and in stopping the car if this
had been an aeroplane I would certainly have been able to hear the motors,

I stopped at a service station just before getting to the Powder River
Bridge but they hai all gone to bed so did not have anyone along with me
to witness the object as it flew through the air. It stayed around this
area for about 20 minutes and then flew off through the heavy cloud bank
to the West.

I am enclosing a map showing the location of the foregoing.
Yours very truly,
The B. F. Goodrich Company

/s/ Wm. Bonneville
Territory Manager

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Col W, R. Clingerman
U, 5, army Air Forces
Wright Field
Dayton, Ohio

Refer - MCIAXO-3
Dear Sir: -

In reply to your letter of Jume 15th in which there are several questions
which you desire answ red to the best of my ability - with reference to
the object which I saw flying through the air between Plevna ami Miles
City Montana on the night of May 17th, 1 will answer them and give youa
\ graphic description again with a little more elaboration than my previous
letter - if that is possible.

Question: - Did the entire object appear to be glowing, or did it give
the effect of carrying lights. Answer: This thing seemed to be a ball of

* bright white light - and I could not make out if it was being carriedor just
what made it go — however, it did disturb me quite a little because after
stopping to view it at the Powder River Bridge I could not hear motors
humming such as an aircraft in these parts might have, and I therefore tried
to find out just what it was by the use of my field glasses,

(b) Question: — An estimate of the size of the object in comparison with
some other known object. Answer - the size of the light which was very
brilliant would indicate that it was fairly large compared with aircraft -
and I would say that this exceedingly bright light which was one light
and not several was as bright as the headlight on a locomotive, only
¥ y about three times that bright and without direction. By this TI mean that
2 this light simply glowed very bright and was not a-directed light.

(c) Que tion: - An estimate of the speed of the object in comparison with
the jet type or conventional aircraft. Answer: This object flew at about -
twice the speed of any aircraft that Northwest Airlines planes fly - because |
it would appear coming thro where I was traveling west on Highway #212 or #12
as we call it out here appearing only faintly first and then growing larger |
as it approached over the hills north of the highway - until it seemed to
hang there off in the northwest of me brightly and then would turn south
toward the highway there it became real bright and then would start back
West again and fly out of sight. This ting did this several times - which
actwally got my goat - if I may put it that way. (d) Question: Did the
object appear to be circling at random or didit follow a definite flight |
pattern. Answer: As + have explained before - the object appeared first when

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the West - then turning slightly South and turning in a big swing and
then heading West again - flying out of sight into the dark black
cloud bank out of sight - then reappearing, and it did this several times.
(e) Question: - Is it possible that its disappearance into a "heavy clow
bank" might have been caused by clouds obscuring reflected moonlight
from a hig ly polished surface. Answer: - No - I have seen aircraft
many times on moonlight nights - but this was not anything like that -
this thing glowed brightly white light such as any real white brilliant
light might. The moon was not bright enough to reflect polished light
unless the craft might have been South of me in the direct light of the
moon — which showed (the moon) from time to time through the clowis. ‘This
objedt was in theblack section of the sky over to the North of me ani
slightly west, and was a steady oncoming light growing brighter as it
came, and had the appearance of something carrying this light in the air-
but without sound, and it certainly was close enough to me to have heard
motors,

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I thought it might have been some kind of a jet aircraft that I perhaps had
never seen — because we as civilians know very little as to what might be
gbhing on in defense or experimental mechanics however + Pfelt it my duty to
report the thing regardless as to what it might have been, ‘This was
somewhat difficult for.me to do because of the crackpot stories making

the rounds in some sections about flying saucers etc., but for the life

of me this had all the ear marks of just that kind of a deal.

I have traveled this road about which I have releated this sighting many
many times and at night Winter and Summer - and have never before in my
life seen anything like this - so naturally I was somewhat alarmed about
it, and have steadfastly kept the whole thing to myself. I will certainly
be on the lookout for the dammed thing the next trip I make through this
same area which is generally after dark - because most of the time I work
from Lemmon South Dakota or Hettinger North Dakota dlong this highway to
Miles City which is about one days work ith my Dealers. -In times like
these I feel as before stated anything of this nature which we are not
familiar with we are duty bound to report to our Defense Forces who may
be better equipped to understand the unfamiliar than we are.

Yours very truly,

W.A. BONNEVILLE - Territory Mgr
for the B. “. Goodrich Company

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Date 20 June 1948

Time 2230

Location’ Belleville, Illinois

Name of observer Lt Col Wm T, Hull

Occupation of observer Pilot, ar eee ee Flying Teng

Address of observer Scott AF Base, Belleville, Illinois

Place of observation (?) oy

Number of objects 1

Distance of object from observer n/s }

Time in sight y/s

Altitude Undetermined but below 6,000 ft

Speed Approx 500 MPH

Direction of flight 295° S of Base then 340° upon reaching
south end of Scott AF Base

Tactics Zigzag course

Sound None

Size Six or eight inches in diameter

Color White light

Shape 4Anprox round

Odor detected n/s

Apparent construction n/s

Exhaust trails None

Weather conditions Complete overcast at 6,000 ft

Effect on clouds y/s

Sketches or photographs None @*3 ig e 7 9 ra Tr ry

Manner of disappearance Wsuoe an }

Rehiarks No aircraft flying in the vicinity
of Soott AF Base at the time light

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Date 12 Dec 1947
Time 2205 «& 2208
Location Oslo, Norway \
Name of observer : Deughter to MA Kai E, Rasmussen, Col GSC

Occupation of observer n/s

Address of observer Same as MA, Oslo, Norway
Place of observation Oslo, Norway (Ground)
Number of objects 1

Distance of object from observer n/s

Time in sight -Between two end three seconds

Altitude N/s (apparently traveling fairly close to
ground or would be visible to more peonle)

Speed Not quite as fast as a meteor

Direction of flight SSE-SSW to NNW-(?)

Tacticd ©. Performed arc of circle, curvature-very great
Sound None
Size N/ s ‘s
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Color ‘ Iuminous White with greenish-yellow tail
Shape n/s
Odor detected None
Apparent construction Meteor-like ®
Exhaust trails Greenish-yellow trail
Weather conditions No fog, sky clear and ster-lit
Effect on clouds reser bf en
Sketches or photographs none a
Manner of disappearance Trees obscured vision "3

Remarks: Office employee reports umisuel no. of falling stars
night of 13 Dec.

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Time Usually around 2130 hours

Location n/s (Norway Denmark & Sweden)

Name of observer N/ 8

Occupation of observer n/s

Address of observer n/s

Place of observation y/s

Number of objects n/S

Distance of object from observer y/s

Time in sight n/s

Altitude From tree-top level to 20,000 £
Speed one to two miles per second

Direction of flight Come from direction of Pernemunde

Tactics n/s
Sound y/s
Size n/s

Color . (green tail)

Shape n/s

Odor detected 0/8

Apparent construction n/S CHa
Exhaust trails green

Weather conditions N/s

Effect on clouds n/s

Sketches or photographs None

Manner of disappearance y/s

Remarks The trend of these objects to appear at2130 Bee a 2

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Date FOCGHCOURE 25 May 1948

Time 1500 hours (Eastern Daylight Saving Time)

Location Selfridge Fld, Mt. Clemens, Mich 48 ‘MacDill AF Base
approx 6 miles east of Monroe, Michigan

Name of observer Lt Kokolonis

Occupation of observer Ist Lt, Corps of Engineers

Address of observer Selfridge Field

Place of observation 6 miles east of Monroe, Michigan

Number of objects 5 - three at first - two later

Distance of object from observer 2 miles to left (first 3)
2-1/2 miles to left ( two)

Time in sight 10 te 15 seconds
Altitude 8,000 +
Speed over 500 MPH

seven o'clock position to es: heading north.
Direction of flight HHXxheading from MaaDill to Selfridge
. making abrupt turn to right (pilot's left))
Tactics Maintained nose-up attitude. Made abrupt turns.

Sound None

Size 300 to 400 ft approx. - size of lake freighters (500 ft)
Color silvery-gold color
Shape disc
Odor detected xfs
Apparent construction w/s
Exhaust trails mone
Weather conditi Clear - visibili “et 41 Ss
0) 2 ra 2

ig High overcast ea, ft w/ehin stratus
Effect on clouds Fy hal very broken at 8,000
Sketches or photographs Sketch showing approx positions

Manner of disappearance lost in he te at 7 o'clock position to pilot

Remarks Objects maintained smooth track thru sky, and flew

in line of stern stepped up. In second sighting the second object
flew about 50 feet higher than the first. All had hazy or fuzzy outline.

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Name of
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Place of observation

28 May 1948

1500 hours (Eastern Daylight Saving Time)

B>> gute to

fridge Fld., Mt. Clemens,
Position: 6 miles due east of Monroe, Michigan

observer M/Sgt Ernest Davis, Jr. (colored)

on of observer w/Set
of observer Selfridge Field

Number of objects e

Distance of object from observer

Time in sight 30 seconds
Altitude approx 8,000 ft
Speed

Direction of flight

Tactics
Sound
Size
Color

Shape

Mich f/facDill Fld

eux OU Over 100 miles per hour

Pursued straight course

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Appeared to be four feet in diameter

Shiny brass

round

Odor detected N/S

Apparent construction nfs

Exhaust

Weather

Sketches

Manner of disappearance

Remarks

trails None

conditions Clear, high overo:

6 miles due east of Monroe, Michigan

25 to 30 miles to aux left

South West from 35° at 8:00 o'clock position

ast at 18,000 ft; thin stratus

layer broken at 6,000 ft, lateral visibilitys
Effect on clouds ie to 15 miles

or photographs Sketoh

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Lt Kokolomie (Inc 13l)
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Date Between 15th & 20th aug ¥

Time * 2130 MST .

Location Rapid City AF Base, Weaver, S,D,

Name of observer Maj Elmer H. Hamer, #, (A0-46014)

Occupation of observer Intel Officer
28th Bombardment Group (WR)
Address of observer Rapid City AFBase

Weaver, S. D.
Place of observation Weaver, S, D.

Number of objects 12 (Approx)

Distance of object from observer 4 miles

Time in sight yn/s

Altitude 10,000 ft to approx 6,000 ft.

Speed 500 MPH +

Bieitinn at et eee os nee in Si
Tactics tight diamond-shaped formation

Sound no noise heard

Size Length: 100+ ft estimate
Color Yellowish-white - brilliant
Shape Elliptical

Odor detected y/S

* Apparent construction NY)

Exhaust trails None

Weather conditions Clear, no clouds, stars visible, wind, calm
visibility 30+

Effect on clouds none

Sketches or photographs Sketches

Manner of disappearance Disappeared on a SW heading

Remarks There <ppears to be minor discrepancies as to
speed and altitude in the report given verbally Z y

to Glasebrook and ltr to this Hq f/¥aj Hammer

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with a streemer of bluish color trailing, traveled thru the sky

@ ball of fire of orengescolor

in a westerly direction and disappeered over the horizon to the

west. The object traveld at a very fast rate of speed. No cound
wes heard. if

Witnesses: Mrs, Whitehouse, wife of Maj Harvey J. Whitehouse,
- C. 0., ASU 3319 Fennesee 5

ORC instructors, Knoxville, Tenn,
Mr. Tryus W. Setliff (See Incident 136a)

Mrs, Whitehouse stated that the object remained visible for

3 minutes and that the streamer emitted sparks.

Mr. Setliff stated that: the object was visible for about 3 seconds *
and traveled at sn estimated speed of 1,000 miles perhour at en
altitude of about 30,000 fect, 2

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Date 30 June 1948
Time 21h0
“Location S. Knoxville, Tenn

Name of observer Mr Tryus W. Setliff
Occupation of observer wy/s

Address of observer Oakridge, Tennessee
Place of observation Knoxville, Tenn
Number of objects 1

Distance of object from observer N/S
Time in sight 3 seconds

Altitude LAOOOAASHSEASK 50,000 ft
Speed 1,000 MPH

Direction of flight Westerly

Tactics n/s
Sound n/s

Size n/s

Color ofanEe Color
Shape Ball

Odor detected n/s

Apparent construction Fire

Exhaust trails Bluish Color
Weather conditions n/s
Effect on clouds n/s

Sketches or photographs None
Manner of disappearance Over horizon to West

Remarks

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Date of Observation 7 Jwly- 1948. . . Incident # 137
Time of Observation@¢M} ama 2125... .

Where was Object(s) Sighted .Gampel MMQ1, Morth Carolina -

Observer's Position Om gyound at.Chgpel,. IG. -.--

(ive. ground, air, control tower, etc.)

Name and Address of Observer University. of North Carolina. .

Occupation and/or Hobbies .Mathemmies. Instructor. .. . .

Attention Attracted to Beh UR) gy eek a. ation te ee” sll gticeie thy

Numbar! of Ob ject(e) Sighted Ms, a wasm ele ws 0 0 Hime Se eae

Size of Object(s) .3-1/2% in.length viewed-perspsctively about size-of a/e

Colon oP Ob SRtCR) ie wits 19 a: Stor Bilas WAR Colgan to fe sie oy) le MIS wees po pln

Shape (Sketch if Possible) Blunt fromb tapering.to @ point in-the-rear - - -
shaped like a cigar.

Nature of Luminosity 2.066 see ee et ew wee ee ee ee ee

Estimated Distance of Object from Observer Jam. .......

Speed of Object(s) Mge Geek. 2... 2 ee ew ew
Time in Sight .Apgpyoximately.l.mimte..........

Tactics Did not puysue « general -course, but moved ‘general ly ‘io irth

Sound Made -by/Objech(s) ic) os 6. Bi ecee erie eae Be 0 giclee w

Direction of Flight of Object(s) Mast.Morthimst. .....+.-+6-

Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance) . . 2s.

Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail Met.visible. ...

Weather Conditions Existing at the Time . Gleam... ‘

Peculiarities Noted . .. +...

Summary of Incident Gbgets-seemed to -leve-a- blunt -
‘ein the aky, vere about
+ any wings or-any apparent) was-of getting arounl -in the
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Dato 7 Jul 48
Timo 2114 and 2115
Location Chapel Hill} -N. C.

Name of observor H. W. Daniels

Occupation of obsorvor Capt., Infantry, Reserve

Address of observor Box 188, Chapel Hill
Placo of observation Chapel Hill, N. C.

Numbor of objocts three (3)

Distanco of object from observer N/S
Timo in sight Approximately one (1) mimte
Altitudo Extreme

Speod High

Direction of flight Hast Northeast
Tactics n/s

Sound Jet

Size y/s

Color y/S

Shapo y/S

Odor dotectod n/s

Apparent construction n/s

Exhaust trails Not Visible

Weather conditions Clear

Effoct on clouds y/g

Skotches or photographs None

Manner of disappoarance y/s

Romarks:

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Date of Observation .8,dwly 19M... . Incident # 136
Time of Observation 0920 brs. ....
Where was Object(s) Sighted .@olumbus Ghfe. ...

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Observer's Position .@powmd,. Columbus, Ohio .

(i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.)

Name and Address of Observer . Mts Wilda 2ittek, 2579. Avalon Ave, .Colusbus -

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