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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
Incidunt # 104
1. 7 Mar 45
2. 23no 2055 C
3. Location Bmyrna, Tenn.
Frank L. Penn, Maj, USAF, 00, Smyrna AF Base Cpl Richard C. Pettingill & Pvt Frank C. Johneon,
5. Occupation of observers CO of Smyrna & radio and tower operators AACS Station
6. address of observer Smyrna AAF, Smyrna, Tenn
7. Place of observation Smyrna AAF - 6 miles from (ground)
8. Number of objects 1
2. Distance of object from observer 6 miles
10. Time in sight 45 minutes
11. altitude About $ 5^{\circ} $ above horizon
12. Speed very slow
15. Direction of flight WNW away from Smyrna
11. Tactics N/S Faded away
15. Sound None
16. Size Unknown
17. Color yellow-orange
18. Shape oval
19. Odor detected N/S
20. apparent construction N/S - seemed to be flare
21. Exhaust trails None
22. Weather conditions CAVU - 10 miles
23. Effect on clouds N/S
24. Sketches or photographs Figs (2) showing yellow orange flame-like oval
25. Mannor of disappearance faded into horizon
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.