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This U.S. Department of War file, undated, holds checklist summaries of incidents 1 to 100 of unidentified flying objects reported in 1947 and early 1948. The first entries cover sightings of silver discs and spheres by officers and staff at Muroc Army Air Field on 7 and 8 July 1947. Next come the Portland, Oregon police reports of 4 July, a United Air Lines crew near Emmett, Idaho, and a set of 30 December flame and explosion reports from California and Nevada. The file ends with two Finnish sightings.
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.
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## ESTRICTED Around 10:45 on the night of 6 Aug 47, Kelly and his wife were sitting on the steps of their home when Kelly noticed an object resembling (to him) a giant firecracker which passed quickly thru the air. He heard no noise and the object completely passed from view in a southerly direction within a split second. It left a fiery trail for about 100 feet. The object did not lose altitude so he was sure it was not falling star. NOTE: It is to be noted that the Snyders and the Kellys live in NE Phila, near Oxford Circle (about 10 miles removed from the residence of Miss Naddle - Inc 69) It is further noted that the observations of Miss Naddle, the Kellys and the Snyders roughly correspond. All seemed reliable and were not the types to seek publicity or to spread rumors. ## RESTRICTED
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