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This declassified U.S. Air Force compilation of unidentified flying object incidents 101 to 172 contains check-list reports from 1948 and 1945. Incident 101 covers the 18 February 1948 sky explosion over Norcatur, Kansas, with letters from Norman G. Markham suggesting a lunar spacecraft, Dr. Lincoln LaPaz's reply judging it a genuine meteorite fall, and witness statements. The final incident, 172, records George F. Gorman's 27 minute F-51 pursuit of a white light over Fargo on 1 October 1948, corroborated by tower controllers and Dr. Cannon.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 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.
## . HEADQUARTERS 28th Bombardment Wing (VH) Office of the Intelligence Officer Rapid City Air Force Base Weaver, South Dakota 26 BGS 2350.09 1 July 1948 SURJECT: Report of Flying Discs TO: Commanding General Air.Materiel Command Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: PROJ. SIGN 1. In compliance with paragraph 3, Regulation No. 45-5, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington 20, D. C., dated 19 February 1948, the following information is submitted for your information and guidance. a. Flying Discs sighted over Ranid City Air Force Base, Weaver, South Dakota at 2130 MST between 15th and 20th of Aug 1947 b. Sky - clear; no clouds, stars visible; visibility 30+; wind- calm. c. Name, occupation and address of witness: Major Elmer H. Hammer, Jr. AO-46014 Intelligence Officer 28th Bombardment Group (VH) Rapid City Air Force Base Weaver, South Dakota d. No photographs available e. See Inclosure Number 1 f. Object sighted: Flying Discs (1) Number: Twelve (12), (Approximate) (2) Shape: Oval shaped (3) Size: Length: One hundred plus (100+) feet (estimate) (4) Color: Yellowish-white, brilliant (5) Speed: Five hundred plus (500+) MPH.
Report, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 210 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.