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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.
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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
1. 22 July 48
2. hour before dark
3. Location Van Nuys, Calif
1. Time of observer Capt Henry Glover & wife (Ord-Res)
5. Occupation of observer Ordnance Reserve Officer
O. address of observer 8531 Variel Ave., Canoga Park, Calif
7. Place of observation Van Nuys, Calif.
16. Number of objects 1
2. Distance of object from observer overhead
10. Time in sight about an hour
11. altitude great height
12. Speed N/S
13. Direction of flight toward the sun from the East or W to E
16. Tactics traveled a vertical arc of about 25° or more
15. Sound N/S
16. Size of weather balloon at 2000 ft
17. Color bluish luminescence like fluorescent lamp which gradually changed to orange color at dusk
18. Shape round tending to spherical
19. Odor detected N/S
20. apparent construction N/S
21. Exhaust trails N/S
22. Weather conditions CAVU ground temperature 70-75 $ ^{\circ} $
23. Effect on clouds N/S
21. Sketches or photographs None
25. Manner of disappearance snapped off like a lamp when you throw switch
26. Romarks: (Over) 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. 210 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.