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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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CLASSIFICATION C-O-X-F-I-D-E-X-T-I-A-L CONFIDENTIAL ISSUED BY THE INTELLIGENCE DIVISION OFFICE OF CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS NAVY DEPARTMENT INTELLIGENCE REPORT (Reference to this report must specify Serial No., Place and Data.) Serial 13-49 at Kodiak Alaska Date 25 April, 1949 (Start new series each year, I, o, 1-43, 2-43) From DIO-17ND MONOGRAPH WIDGET CARD. IFI (See Special Note) (Ship, fleet, unit, district, office, station, or person) Make separate report for each main title. See O. N. L. Index Guide. Reference DIO-17ND Secret NNI-96, Serial 4-S-48, dated 15 February 1948 (Directive, correspondence, previous related report, etc., if applicable) Source Informants named in report Evaluation B - 0 (As official, personal observation, publication, press, conversation with— Identify when practicable, etc.) A4 to F-O etc. Ref: AS/EN 3-10; SER. 4312416—11.18.42 Subject US/ALASKA - Koteorological Phenomena - Luminous Energy (Nation reported on) (Main title as per Index guide) (Subtitles) (Make separate report for each title) BRIEF. (Here enter careful summary of report, containing substance succinctly stated; Include important facts, names, places, dates, etc.) POSSIBLE METEOROLOGICAL OR CELESTIAL PHENOLENA. BRIEF: A manifestation of luminous energy was observed on the night of 8 April 1949 passing over the U.S. Naval Operating Base, Kodiak, Alaska. NOTE: This information is as of 8 April 1949. SPECIAL NOTE: Inasmuch as the Intelligence File Index, 1948 Edition, does not contain an index relative to celestial or meteorological phenomena, as related in this report, no Index Guide Number has been incorporated. ENCLOSURE: (A)Photostatic copy of a drawing made by Paul Herring indicating course of atmospheric disturbance on 8 April 1949. 1. Deputy U.S. Marshal Paul HERRING, Kodiak, Alaska, reported to the Intelligence Officer on 11 April 1949 that he observed a celestial manifestation crossing the sky above the U.S. Naval Operating Base, Kodiak, Alaska, 8 April 1949 at approximately 2030 hours. According to Mr. HERRING, he saw a flaming greenish-blue object plummet across the sky at an altitude of 2,500 feet at an estimated speed of 1,500 miles per hour. This disturbance, stated Mr. HERRING, was first observed above Anton Larson Bay, (See Enclosure (A)), moving from West to East on a course that approximately paralleled the East-West runways of the U.S. Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska, and was visible for approximately 15 seconds when the flame disappeared in the vicinity of Puffin Island, Chiniak Bay. In the opinion of Mr. HERRING, the object was not a meteor as it was too large and there were no sparks which are generally observed associated with such phenomena. He stated that his first impression was that it was either a jet fighter or that an aircraft was on fire. This opinion was dissipated when he THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF TWO (2) PAGES. Distribution By Originator ONI, CINCPACFLT, CINCAL, CG=USARAL, CG=AAC CLASSIFICATION C=O=N=F=I=D=E=N=T=I=A=L CONFIDENTIAL
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