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This NICAP-hosted Blue Book file, credited to Brad Sparks, collects 1949 US Air Force Office of Special Investigations reports on a disc seen over the Rogue River near Gold Beach, Oregon, on 24 May 1949. It includes signed statements from fishing party members, among them staff from the NACA Ames Laboratory at Moffett Field, along with character references and interview forms. The witnesses describe a silvery circular object with a fin that flew silently. Investigators noted that radar test kites might have drifted that far north.
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1. Date of Observation 24 May 1949 Date of Interview 24 June 1949 2. Exact Time (local) 1700 PST 3. Place of Observation Mouth of Rogue River, Oregon, near Gold Beach, Oregon 4. Position of observer Ground through 8X Binoculars 5. What attracted attention to object Glitter 6. Number of objects 1 7. Apparent size 30 ft diameter 8. Color of object Silvery 9. Shape Round similar to 50-cent piece. 10. Altitude 5000 ft 11. Direction from observer Last seen SE 12. Distance from observer 4 Miles 13. Direction of flight of object(s) 14. Time in sight 90-120 Seconds 15. Speed Speed of Jet 16. Sound and odor None 17. Trail None 18. Luminosity 19. Projections Slight fin starting amidship which came back flush with trailing edge. 20. Maneuvers 21. Manner of disappearance 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information concerning object 24. Weather Conditions (אַבְעַת)
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