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U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 1-100

U.S. Department of War · 253 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This U.S. Air Force compilation, released by the U.S. Department of War, holds numbered checklists and survey sheets for flying object incidents 1 through 100. It covers sightings by officers, test pilots and civilians at Muroc Army Air Field on 7 and 8 July 1947, and sightings by Portland, Oregon police on 4 July 1947. It also includes fireballs seen over California, Nevada and Oregon on 30 December 1947, a Houston fireball, and Finnish reports from January 1948.

From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: United States. Includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.

  • p. 152 …Location Hamilton Fld., Calif h. Name of observer Capt William H. Ryherd 5. Occupation of observer…
  • p. 154 …Location Hamilton Fld.. California h. Name of observer Ward L. Stewart 5. Occupation of observer 1st…
  • p. 155 …miles on preliminary approach for landing at Hamilton Fld. Object was estimated to be following P…
  • p. 164 …Name of observer Mrs Messrs Maitland, Larkin, Douglas and Hamilton 5. Occupation of observer All employees…
  • p. 247 The Fairfield Control Tower obtained a report at approximately 2300 EST 30 Dec 47 from Hamilton…

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CHECK=LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Date 10 July 147

2. Time 1000

3. Location Cordroy. Newfoundland - 47° 52' N 59° 21' W

4. Name of observer Albert Samms

5. Occupation of observer N/S - child of 12

6. address of observer Cordroy. Newfoundland

7. Place of observation Bfx Cordroy. Newfoundland

5. Number of objects 1

9. Distance of object from observer B/S

10. Time in sight. "only a minute"

11. Altitude - flying at height of plane which is flying high

12. Spood terrific

15. Direction of flight N/S

14. Tactics - "shot down very fast" - See Mrs Sarma' account as told by her son Albert

15. Sound X/8

16. Size 8/8.

17. Color bright reddish yellow

18. Shape

19. Odor detected I/$

20. Apparent construction B/S

21. Exhaust trails B/S

22. Weather conditions B/S - witnesses affirms it was "clear" and at dusk

23. Effect on clouds I/S

24. Sketches or photographs None

25. Narrer of disappearance I/$

26. Romarks: (over)

Cases discussed

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Report, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 253 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.