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342 HS1-416511228 319.1 Flying Discs 1949

U.S. Department of War · 1950-01-09 · 143 pages · text by GLM-OCR

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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  • p. 3 …In compliance with FSR 200-4 dated 2 November 1949, and letter, Headquarters USAF, Subject: "Reporting…
  • p. 37 …In compliance with FS Regulation 200-4 dated 2 November 1948 and letter, Headquarters USAF, Subject…
  • p. 46 …In accordance with provisions of letter, Headquarters, Air Weather Service, subject as above, file A-2…
  • p. 58 …2 November 1948, in reference to letter, Headquarters, USAF, subject: "Reporting of Information on 'Flying Discs…
  • p. 62 HEADQUARTERS MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGES CR NBR 05/23 221850Z DTG FROM: NFLD…
  • p. 65 …In accordance with letter, Headquarters, USAF, subject: "Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs"," dated 6 February…
  • p. 75 …In accordance with Restricted letter, Headquarters, 2108th Air Weather Group, subject: Report on Information on "Flying…
  • p. 76 A DISPATCHED 18 FEB 1949 HEADQUARTERS 6th Weather Squadron
  • p. 77 …The above report has already been submitted to Headquarters Air Materiel Command and Headquarters United States…
  • p. 78 …5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DISPATCHED 18 FEB 1949 HEADQUARTERS 6th Weather Squadron
  • p. 83 …In accordance with the provisions of letter, Headquarters, United States Air Force, subject: "Reporting of Information…
  • p. 92 …In compliance with directives received from higher headquarters, forwarded herewith is complete information as received from…
  • p. 93 …In the event that further information is desired by your headquarters concerning the object as reported…
  • p. 99 …Director of Intelligence Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, Attention: MCIAXO-3 Headquarters, Pacific Division, MATS, Attention: Chief…
  • p. 117 …The control tower reported the incident to Base Headquarters. 2 Ingl 1. Weather Report 2. Sketch…
  • p. 121 …James Toomey is submitted in compliance with Secret Letter dtd 20 Oct 48 from MATS Headquarters…
  • p. 122 …In compliance with FS Regulation 200-4 dated 2 November 1948 and letter, Headquarters, USAF., Subject…
  • p. 128 …Cassidy Headquarters, Air Rescue Service Washington 25, D. C. b. S/Sgt T.P. Turner Air…
  • p. 130 …same time to this Headquarters, Attention: Director of Intelligence. 5. Headquarters, Air Materiel Command is authorized…
  • p. 131 …The Air Materiel Command will furnish this Headquarters with such reports as are called for by…
  • p. 132 …Reference letter, Headquarters USAF, subject: "Reporting of Information on 'Flying Dises.'" dated 6 February 1948 and…
  • p. 137 …In compliance with 21020 Air Weather Group TEX 464 dated 19 November 1948 and letter, Headquarters…
  • p. 142 …The following TWX received from Headquarters, USAF is quoted for your information and necessary action: "REFER…

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Subject: Report of Unidentified Flying Object

f. OBJECT SIGNED:

(1) NUMBER: One.

(2) SHAPE: No report.

(3) SIZE: No report.

(4) COLOR: Bright green, yellow, red.

(5) SPEED: Unknown.

(6) HEADING: SW from Godman Field.

(7) MANEUVERABILITY: Object appeared to be rotating.

(8) ALTITUDE: Horizontal angle $ 2 4 2. 5^{\circ} $ , vertical angle $ 0 3. 6^{\circ} $

(9) SOUND: No report.

(10) EXHAUST TRAIL OR NOT: None.

g. GENERAL REMARKS:

(1) At 0250E, bright object sighted SW of Ft Knox, Kentucky by weather observers. Traced on Theodolite. Object appeared to be rotating with green, yellow and red colors. The object was getting dimmer as time passed.

(2) At 0510E, object disappeared in SW completely after a series of bright flashes.

Copy Purnished:

1 - Chief of Staff, USAF,

ATTN: Director of

Intelligence Lt Colonel, USAF

Commanding

1 - Commander MATS, ATTN:

Chief Intelligence Divn

1 - GO Flight Service, ATTN: A-2

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