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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. 115 …to the object by his partner, Mr. Anderson. It appeared to be a black object which…
  • p. 176 …Richard Anderson 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Logan, Utah 7. Place…
  • p. 177 Mr. & Mrs. Anderson stated that they in company with a Mr. & Mrs. Gaylon Caldwell saw approximately…
  • p. 250 …Location Anderson Road, Houston, Texas 4. Name of observer Mr & Mrs Elmer L. Brimberry 5. Occupation…

Read from the scan by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word.

Info taken from reports of radio conversation between Control at Godman and Mg 869 essentially as follows:

Col Hir's account. NG 869: "Object traveling at 180 MPH - half my speed"

Lt Orner's account. NG 869: "high and traveling about 1/2 my speed at 12 o'clock position."

Later: "Closing in to take a good look"

No further word heard by Orner

T/Sgt Quinton A. Blackwell: NG 869: At 1445. "Object traveling at 180 MPH Directly ahead of & above me now and moving at about 1/2 my speed."

Later: "I'm trying to close in for better look"

At 15,000 ft: 'Object directly ahead of and above me now and moving about 1/2 my speed. It appears metallic of tremendous size. I'm trying to close in for better look"

No other word heard by Blackwell from NG 869.

## Capt Gary W. Carter:

NG 869: "Object going up and forward as fast as he was" - approx 360 MPH.

"going to 20,000 ft and if no closer will abandon chase"

No further contact heard by Capt Carter -

*Apparently last word ever received from NG 869.

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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.