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U.S. Department of War · 178 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This U.S. Department of War file collects Project Sign era checklists and incident summary sheets for incidents 101 to 172. The largest item is the 18 February 1948 explosion over Norcatur, Kansas. For it the file gathers witness statements, speculative letters from Norman G. Markham, and Dr. Lincoln LaPaz's view that it was a genuine meteorite fall with curious aspects. Other entries cover B-29 crews, a two-decked wingless object over the Netherlands, a Turkish rocket report, a Moscow sighting, and George Gorman's 1 October 1948 Fargo encounter.

From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: N/A, N/A. NARA Record Group 38, catalogue id 143685. Each of these incident summaries 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.

  • p. 26 …to the east and disappeared into the hills east of Bakersfield. On 13th March 1948, two…
  • p. 29 …Manner of disappearance Drifted to the east into the hills east of 26. Romarks: See supplement…
  • p. 88 …Highway #12 just West of Plevna, Montana before getting to the hills I noticed a very…
  • p. 89 …growing larger as it approached over the hills north of the highway - until it seemed to…
  • p. 100 …Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 4. Observer's Position On ground at Chapel, N.C. (i.e…
  • p. 101 …Date 7 Jul 48 Time 2114 and 2115 Incidont # 137a Location Chapel Hill, N. C. Name…
  • p. 132 …was believed to have fallen is densely wooded with many hills and valleys. See diagram attached.
  • p. 165 …Jeanne Hill Mrs. Myrtle Renfroe Mrs. John Gall

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Date 17 July 1945

2. Time 1650

Incident # 146

3. Location Vicinity of San Acacia Dam, 65 miles south of Albuquerque

Name of observers M/Sgt Wm R. Carter & M/Sgt Bernard E. Harvey

Occupation of observers Carter: Armament technician Harvey: experienced AF non-com

6. Address of observer 428th AFBU Kirtland AF Base

7. Placo of observation Vicinity of San Acacia Dam

8. Number of objects 7

9. Distance of object from observer N/S

10. Timo in sight N/S

11. Altitude 20,000 ft

12. Speed 1,500 MPH (if estimated altitude correct)

13. Direction of flight northerly heading (between north and northwest)

Tactics Maintained formation

Sound N/S

Size N/S

17. Color Color of aluminum aircraft at high altitude

18. Shape When overhead: circular. After passing zenith: indeterminate

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction metallic

Exhaust trails none

2. Weather conditions CAVU At 20,000 ft wind velocity 8 to 10 miles

23. Effect on clouds N/S

24. Sketches or photographs None

25. Mannor of disappearance In northwest

26. Remarks: (over)

CONFIDENTIAL

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