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This 1949 War Department file 319.1, Flying Discs, is a set of U.S. Air Force Flight Service Center reports on unidentified flying objects sent to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson. The reports cover sightings over Kansas City and Olathe, Rome, Seattle, Greenville, Spokane, Medford, Columbus, Portland, Mountain Home, Jackson and Chanute AFB. Most remain unexplained, but the Greenville object was found to be a weather balloon. The file also holds a 1948 order telling units to report disc sightings.
From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 1/9/50, N/A. This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.
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# WEATHER DETACHMENT 26-41 26th Weather Squadron Hawkins Field Jackson, Miss. BHD/1kt 5 January 1949 SUBJECT: Reporting of Information on Flying Discs TO: Commanding General Air Material Command Wright-Fatterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: TSDIN 1. In compliance with Group Letter 205-3, dated 22 September 1948, the following information is submitted. a. (1) Object was sighted two (2) miles East of Jackson, Mississippi at 17000, 1 January 1949. b. Weather at the time: See inclosure number one (1). c. Names, occupations, and addresses: Thomas A. Bush Airport Manager, Dizie Airport 402 Mitchell Ave. Jackson, Mississippi Mrs. Thomas A. Rush 402 Mitchell Ave. Jackson, Mississippi Mrs. T. A. Deolittle Housewife 3777 Kings Hway Jackson, Mississippi d. Photographs of object: None e. Sketches of objects; See incclosure number two (2). f. Object sighted: 1. Number: One (1). 2. Shape: Gigar like. Not unlike sleeve target. 3. Size: Approximately 60 feet long and 10 feet diameter at the front tapering to the rear. 4. Color: Dark blue or black
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