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U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

U.S. Department of War · 210 pages · text by OCR

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.

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“Headquarters”8 pages

  • p. 23 …Incident reported on 9 March 1948, this headquarters, per telephone call from Sgt A. M. Larsen…
  • p. 24 # HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence Hamilton Field, California 4AFDA…
  • p. 25 …Although there is no evidence to substantiate the following, it is the opinion of this headquarters…
  • p. 30 …No action is contemplated by this headquarters. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: c/c furnished CG, AMC…
  • p. 32 …In compliance with "Intelligence Requirements - Un-identified aircraft" and letters, your headquarters, AG 452.1 A…
  • p. 33 …Above incident reported your headquarters, 2 April 1948, in radio, cite KL2143H. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL…
  • p. 34 …AG 452.1 A-2 1st Ind 15 April 1948 HEADQUARTERS, FAR EAST AIR FORCES, APO…
  • p. 105 …45-5, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington 20, D. C., dated 19…
CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Date 24 July 48

Incident # 144a

2. Time 0230

3. Location Near Blackstone, Va. enroute to Raleigh-Durham

4. Name of observer Louis Feldwary

5. Occupation of observer pilot

6. Address of observer LGA

7. Placo of observation Air - near Blackstone, Va.

8. Number of objects Only trail seen

9. Distance of object from observer n/s

10. Timo in sight N/S

11. Altitude N/S

12. Spood terrific speed -

13. Diroction of flight 230°

14. Tactics Trail covered an $ 8 0^{\circ} $ to $ 9 0^{\circ} $ arc laterally

15. Sound N/S

16. Size N/S

17. Color N/S

Only trail perceived - object was not seen

18. Shape N/S

19. Odor dotoctod N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S

21. Exhaust trails Seemed to be a jet or rocket trail

22. Weather conditions at 0230 at Blackstone: 0/70 4GF 112/73/72/ wsw 5/987. Greansboro and Raleigh-Buah had 0/15 plus

23. Effect on clouds N/S

24. Skotches or photographs None

25. Manner of disappearance N/S

26. Remarks: (over)

Cases discussed

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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.