38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233
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- UFO / flying-disc references
- reported performance, speed, or maneuver claims
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Page 17 — Ufo / flying-disc reference
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ncident:178 On the afternoon of 18 Ootober 1948 at approximstely 1705 hours Maj Robert C. Drum stated that he had observed a strangely ahsped glistening object in the north sector of the aky which was moving in a northeasterly direction at an estimated altitude of lo.Ooo ft.A stratus layer of clouds The disc or discs were mowing below this layer of clouds in that it was noted that on two occasions that the bighest formation of clouds was at a greater altitude than the odject observed and that the lower ciud…
Page 139 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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Incident:233 Mr Tom Rush a pilot with Dixie Air ServiceJackson,Mississippi, and his wife (private pilot). sighted an unidentified aerial object 2miles est of Jackson.Mississippi,at 1700 C1 Jan 49 while coming in for a landing at the Dixie Airport. Object was first described es being cigar-shaped witn short stubby wings resembling a rocket. in a signed letter as tne object made its turn it was then that I noticed the object didn't have wings. Object was first thought to be a large tow target about 60 feet long and…
Page 127 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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psAF-CAp Liai Officer Kirtland Fld.Lt Allen ClarkLatel Orficer.Mex. Wing CAp.end Imspectors Jeffere and MouiganAC Security Service (Los Alanos. M.) ho then timed dration cf fireball wich ranged fron 2.l seconds to 2.3 sec. The path of the green ball ws alsost exsctly horicontal (altitude estimated as oaly 3 or l degrees) wtil just a tenth of a second or so before it disappered.During the last one or two tenths of s cecond of its visi- bility a slight but definite curvature dowowerd developed in its path. From the…
Page 36 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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Radar Sighting of Unknown Airaraft Reported from AAr Goose Bay.Labrador Incident:188 Sighting occurrsd at Ogl2z 29 Oct 19l8 hen an unidentified object sppexred on Groumd Control Approach. Scope was oproximately two milefrom center of ficld on a bearing of l70. Object traveled about two ailes and dimappeared. No report on altitude was determined. Estiaated rnte of speed we 25 to 30 MpH. CCA operator called in Ogl9z and remained in scope until 0825z. At C8l9 the object appeared on a bearing of Og0o and moved slowly…
Page 142 — Reported performance or evidence-related claim
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RESTRICTED Pege 3 Incident No. Guide to Investigation Relative to Radar Sightings Ro radars now operating on ground Observations of dircction,range, spced, altitude and size a. of terget: b. Did targ t execute any turns? If so what argle l8o)ctc and what radius of turn. If radius of turn was not observablc, how long did the target stay in the turn and what was its speed: Note particularly any separation of distant trget into scveral C. targets upon approach: d. Was radar blip on cathode ray tube wcll defined and…
Page 86 — Notable source passage
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Incident207A At pproximately 2200 hours Lt Henry G. Combe sighted an object ying on a 360 from West to East over Andrews AF Base. Tne object had one contimaous glowing ite light. Combs thought it was an aireraft with the wing navigation lights turaed off or burned out. He then mde e pass to check. Object then took evasive action. First contsct established at l7o0 feet over Anirews AF Base. When object started taking evasive ection. Combs switchedwing and tail navigntion lights off. Maneuvering his sip so q y oa…
Page 34 — Ufo / flying-disc reference
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Incident:187 At 1050E19 Aug 1948. the Wright-Patterson Plight Service Center was notified by Lt Col John Wanghxecutive Officer Godman AF BaseKy. that an unidantified fying object mas visible from the ground at Codman Ars.The object was ascertained to be at approximately 30c0 to 40.000 feet altitude spherical in shape bright silver color and giving off a bright rerleetion from the sun.An F-5l was dispatched from Standiford ABXy.to observe in elevation of the object and reported that it seemed to be mowing…