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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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Incident # 111
1. Date 1 April 1948
2. Time 0955
3. Location 124° 3' East, 12°, 52' North
4. Name of observer 1st Lt. Meyers (Robert W.)
5. Occupation of observer P-47 Pilot
6. Address of observer 67th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group
7. Place of observation Philippine Islands - Sighted from air
8. Number of objects One
9. Distance of object from observer 3 miles
10. Timo in sight Approximately 60 seconds
11. Altitude 1000 feet
12. Speed 200 mph (disappeared in 5 seconds, indicating great acceleration)
13. Diroction of flight $ 2 7 0^{\circ} $
14. Tactics N/S
15. Sound None
16. Size Estimated - wing-span 30 feet, length 20 feet
17. Color Silver
18. Shapo A half moon closely resembling a flying wing type acft; turtle back and an indistinct dorsal fin
19. Odor detected N/S
20. Apparent construction N/S
21. Exhaust trails None observed
22. Weather conditions Scattered cumulus, base 3000 feet, tops 6000 feet
23. Effect on clouds N/S
24. Skotohos or photographs None
25. Manner of disappearance Object leveled out on heading of $ 2 7 0^{\circ} $ , accelerated rapidly and disappeared from sight
26. Remarks: See attached supplement 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.