342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.
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Page 75 — Official handling or agency-context material
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RESTRICTED yolek Flgary HEADQUARTERS 6TH WEATHER SQUADRON Albrook Air Force Base Canal Zone 17 February 1949 322 SUBJECT Unidentified Aerial Objects Vicinity of San Andres Islands, Caribbean Sea. TO: Commanding General Military Air Transport Service Washington 25D.C. ATTENTION:AC/S,A-2 l. In accordance with Restricted letter Headquarters2losth Air Weather Group subject: Report on Information on "Flying Discs dated 24 March 1948,the following report is submitted. 2.At 2030 hours on 8 February 1949Captain McBride…
Page 26 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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SECRET TCM452 1August 1949 SUBJECT: Unidentifiod Flying Objects Captain Thrush the pilot or a lorthwest Airline Martin 20a reported that while approaching Portland from the two rod lights and one white light. Since this was nonstand- His sighting of this object was at 2ll0p at an altitude or six (6 tnousand feet and he was approximately fivo 5) miles west of Stovenson, Washington lle reported that the object was behind hiri and slightly to the left and maintainod that same positlon wntil TroutdaleWhen over…
Page 58 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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RECTPIOT CARSWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER Carswell Kir Force Base Fort Worth, Texas NDG:lvb 14Apri1 1949 WH319.1 SusJecr: Report of Unidentified Flying Objeets TO: Commanding Ceneral Air Ma teriel Command Wright-Patterson AF Base, Ohio Attantion:MCIaxo-3 1.In coapliance with s Regulation Eo0-4, sub ject "Unidentified Plying Objectsdated 2 November ls48, in reference to lstter Eesdquarters, UsAF, aubject "Reporting of Information cn Plying Discs, dated 6 Februnry l948, the following report is submitted. .An…
Page 85 — Official handling or agency-context material
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on the same phenomenon stating as follows: 1. Iida Weather Station. Last night, we have observed in this district a phenanenon, probably be a fall of meteor. The foll owing is the report for ite At Iida at l9h 46m 30s a pale glow was observed in the direction of Northoast at an altitude of 35o above the hcrizon, which moved almost horizontal.ly through north toward west and then disappeared. This glow was as great as one and a half of the moon in diameter with considerable brightness. At about 19h 5om a heavy…
Page 93 — Official handling or agency-context material
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COPY REODET AACS350.09 Subject: Sighting of Flying Disc" 8 January 1949 3000 feet, continually gaining altitude and then suddenly departed, still climbing on a straight course of 25 degrees magnetic.It is the opinion of the witness that the object had limited maneuverability, and that no audible sound emanated from the object. There was no exhaust trail visible. 2. The witness was much impressed by the brilliance of the whiteness of the underside of the object and stated that prior to the disappearance of the…
Page 46 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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ding General Military Air Transport Service Washington 25,D.C. In accordance with provisions of letter, Headquarters, Air Weather Servicesubject as above file A-2, WEA 350.05, the following report is submitted for the period ending 15 June 1%49. /. During a test hop of an RB 29a radar operator from the 5l4th nritMumnlirXour BoeMarinnne Seland report: On Monday the 2nd of May1949,we took off in aircraft number tornA and was tuned in. Guam and Rotavwere picked up by radar and after about ten lo) minutes of…
Page 92 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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OECDET COPY AIRWAYS AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE HEADQUARTERS181Oth AACS GROUP APO 953c/o PM San FranciscoCalifornia C-1/bc 8January 1949 AACS350.09 SUBJECT: Sighting of "Flying Disc" THRU: Commanding Officer 1808th AACS Wing APO925c/0PM San Francisco, California ATTNA-2 TO: Commanding General Air Materiel Command Wright Patterson AFB Dayton,Ohio ATTNMCIAXO-3 1. In compliance with directives received from higher headquarters, forwarded herewith is complete information as received from a witness who viewed an…
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STATEMENT 12January 1949 At the request of Chief of Intelligence, the undersigned wishes to describe as accurately as possible his impressions of the brief ap-. pearance of an unknown illuminated object which appeared over Fairfield- Suisun AFB at 20l5 PsT on 3 December 1948. The object first shot into view about 2 miles north of the control tower, flying at a low altitude between 500 and lo00 feet, climbing on a low trajectory with a speed estimated at something in excess of 400 miles per hour.Immediately after…