A B-29 bomber crew saw a colorful sphere in the sky. From a distance, it looked enormous and moved at high speed.
A bomber crew saw a multicolored fireball streak across the sky, leaving smoke behind. The distance kept the crew from determining its size.
RG 38, ONI Box 7 incident summaries 101 through 172 (Project Sign / early Air Force UFO investigation era). The document is a compilation of standardized 'Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects' forms, each filled out by intelligence officers from witness reports, plus supporting exhibits (witness statements, FBI/Army cables, news clippings, sketches, expert correspondence). Cases run from January 1948 to August 1948 and span the U.S. (Kansas, Ohio, California, Indiana, Michigan, S.D., Tenn., Mont., Pa., Ga., N.C., Ala., Mich., Calif., Va., Ill., S.C.) and overseas (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Paraguay, Yugoslavia/Greece, Turkey, USSR (near Moscow), the Philippines, Alaska, Canada (Ontario), the North Atlantic, the central Pacific). Most incidents are classified RESTRICTED or CONFIDENTIAL. Notable cases include the Norcatur, Kansas 'fireball' explosion (#101) with the Markham/LaPaz correspondence, the Bakersfield burning-object cluster (#106-109), the Chiles-Whitted DC-3 sighting near Montgomery, Ala. (#144), the Indianapolis 'broad short propeller' object (#151), and a Hamel, Minnesota landed-object case witnessed by two children (#162).
Incident #101: 17:01 P.M. Object exploded in sky as 'bluish-white smoke smudge', mushroom shape, at 30-35 miles altitude over northern Kansas; seen in OK, NM, CO, KS, NE. Witness Leland Sammons reported a 4-foot funnel-shaped object hovered ~6 feet from his face, with a 'pipe sticking out the back', emitting fire/sparks before flying off NW and exploding. A 'flashlight battery' fell red-hot in Norton street; achondrite meteorites later recovered.
Incident #102/103: 1500 MST. Two B-29 aircraft of 28th Bomb Gp observed a 'huge multi-colored ball of fire' with dense smoke trail at ~20,000 ft, ~100 miles SE of B-29s, traveling SE of Limon, Colorado. Linked to Norcatur, Kansas event Inc. #101.
Incident #104: 02:55 PM. Yellow-orange oval object 5° above horizon WNW of Smyrna for 45 minutes; faded into horizon. Witnesses: Smyrna AAF CO and radio/tower operators.
Incident #105: 11:00 AM (or noon). Round metallic-appearing object at ~600 MPH on easterly heading, ~10 sec, observed by Duke Power engineer A. C. Morrison. Disappeared behind cloud.
Incidents #106-109: Multiple sightings of objects 'falling to earth' from unknown source; 'orange-red ball of fire' that 'split and continued to burn,' parachute-like with black object hanging, drifting east; some appeared as burning aircraft. Searches by aircraft and rescue units found nothing. Reported by Sheriff's Office; Hq Fourth Air Force investigated.
Incident #110: Resident reported 'peculiar sounding noises' between 3-5 AM for six-eight weeks; described as similar to foreign-type aircraft motor drone (per ex-G.I. husbands). Forwarded by FBI Baltimore to SAC; 'no action contemplated by this headquarters.'
Incident #111: 09:55. 1st Lt. Robert W. Meyers, 67th Fighter Sq, leading 4 P-51s at 1,500 ft. Sighted silver half-moon/flying-wing-shaped object ~3 mi to right at ~1000 ft altitude, span ~30 ft, length ~20 ft, with indistinct dorsal fin. Object made 90° left turn, leveled at 270°, accelerated rapidly, disappeared in 5 seconds. No sound or trail.
Incidents #112, 112a-112e: 14:00-14:30. Multiple witnesses sighted slow-moving silver/opalescent/white object: 'stick of firewood' / cylindrical / spherical with vapor; SW direction; appeared to drift against the wind. Several Ohio witnesses heard a low-flying plane at the time.
Incident #113: 14:47. Lt. Col. R. B. Hughes, USAF pilot, sighted silver object resembling 'parachute carrying a large canister or ball', top part ~8 ft diameter; in excess of his 310 mph air speed; visible 5 seconds; 'V-2 photographic-test parachute' analogy used.
Incident #114: 13:08. Round/flat 8-inch silver object oscillating from horizontal to vertical plane at very rapid pace (250-300 MPH; 500 ft in 1-2 seconds), 2,000-3,000 ft altitude. Note suggests possible reflection from aircraft wings.
Incident #115: 16:15. Two witnesses saw 1-then-2 white elliptical objects at 15-20,000 ft, hovering then accelerating north rapidly, climbing in trail formation; 2 minutes total. Initially mistaken for weather balloons.
Incident #116: Football-sized blue-flame ball streaked from sky, exploded near Moose Factory; lit area brighter than daylight; orange streak shot upward from where ball was last seen. No sound. Cross-referenced to a Cochrane sighting 150 mi south.
Incident #117: 1500-1700. 50-60 small shiny objects at extremely high altitude moving east, faster than any known aircraft, mostly in straight line; some zig-zagged; some had silvery 'tails' (possible exhaust). Only one weather balloon released that day. Dr. Paul Herget (Cincinnati) doubted meteor explanation; Dr. Hynek (OSU) and Dr. LaPaz to be consulted.
Incident #118: 16:30. Dr. Ormans, former Rheinmetall guided-missile expert, observed white point S-to-N at altitude 14 km, 'rather fast,' no sound or trail.
Incidents #119, 119a, 119b: 07:00. Oval object W-to-E with 3 ft 'highly colored wake' (green, yellow, orange interior); separately observed at Aregua and Villa Hayes (10 mi NNE), at ~1,000 ft, slower than a plane, intense green color along edges (aureola).
Incident #120: Field laborers observed shining object moving SE-to-NW at high speed, 200 m altitude, ~3 seconds. NA evaluation P-6, no verification.
Incident #121: 23:30. Eastern Air Lines pilot Hugh DuBose observed intense sky-blue flame at 3,000 ft, 400 mph, circular except top quarter flat, 'pot-shaped'; flame sputtered and turned earthward. Pilot likened to RAF 'Buzz Bombs'. DuBose also raised concern about 75 cattle dying of unknown disease at Newman, GA — investigation found pre-existing endemic disease.
Incident #122: 30 seconds. Trained balloon observer Olsen of Geophysics Lab Section saw a grey-white rounded indistinct object very high; faster than any known aircraft; performed erratic loop after downward descent then soared upward and disappeared suddenly. 'Definitely not a balloon, and apparently not manned, judging from the violent maneuvers.'
Incident #123: 12:30 AM. Col. Siegmund observed 'huge fowl' shape (bigger than airplane) with strange wing motion. Observation form is partially illegible/redacted in source.
Incident #124: 1500 GCT. Coast Guard weather-station patrol radar contacted target at 6,500 yds, tracked to 18,000 yds; ~30 mph; S5 strength fading. Visual search empty; no surface radar return; no clouds/fronts. Filed in radar sighting file.
Incident #125: Night. Phosphorescent bird-shaped object. Cross-references Inc. #123.
Incident #126: 10:15. Lt. Cmdr. Marcus L. Lowe (USN) observed yellow/light-colored sphere, 25-30 ft diameter, at 1,500 ft, ~100 mph, traveling 360°N despite N-NW upper winds; pilot did not pursue because object was entering prohibited flying area (U.S. Capitol/White House).
Incident #127: Press dispatch, residents saw 'flying disc' descending at 3,000 ft, sound 'like an artillery shell (shrill whine).'
Incident #128: Form heavily degraded; details not reliably extractable from OCR.
Incident #129: Object 9-inch diameter from ground level, phosphorescent trail; great speed at 90°, 6-8 miles altitude. Witnesses: Earl Roush (NY Central RR car inspector), Bob White (NY Central).
Incident #130: ~23:30. W. A. Bonneville (B.F. Goodrich Territory Mgr) observed bright white ball of light NW of his car, twice the speed of NW Airlines aircraft, performed arcs in cloud bank, ~20 minutes, with 'a long bright light shooting from under it.' He stopped his car, used field glasses, heard no engines.
Incident #131: 22:30. Lt. Col. W. I. Hull, pilot, observed 6-8 inch white round light, ~500 mph, zigzag course, below 6,000 ft overcast; no aircraft in vicinity at the time.
Incident #132: 22:05 & 22:08. Daughter of MA Col. Kai E. Rasmussen observed luminous white object with greenish-yellow tail, performing arc with very great curvature; 2-3 seconds; not as fast as a meteor; trees obscured disappearance. University Observatory had no record.
Incident #133: Around 21:30 hours. Multiple objects 'come from direction of Peenemunde,' altitude tree-top to 20,000 ft, 1-2 mi/sec, green tail. Tendency to appear near 21:30 hours.
Incident #134/134a: 15:00 EDT. 1st Lt. Kokolonis observed 5 silvery-gold disc-shaped objects (3 then 2 later), 300-400 ft size 'like lake freighters', maintained nose-up attitude, abrupt turns, over 500 mph, 8,000 ft altitude. M/Sgt Ernest Davis Jr. saw 2 'shiny brass' round objects at >1,400 mph 25-30 mi to left, ~4 ft diameter.
Incident #135: 21:30 MST. Maj. Elmer H. Hammer (Intel Officer 28th Bomb Gp) observed ~12 yellowish-white brilliant elliptical objects, 100+ ft long, in tight diamond formation at 10,000 ft descending to ~6,000 ft, >500 mph, NW-to-S maneuver.
Incident #136/136a: 21:40-21:45. Orange ball of fire with bluish streamer (emitting sparks per Mrs. Whitehouse) traveled west, ~1,000 mph at 30,000 ft (per Setliff). 3 minutes to ~3 seconds depending on witness.
Incident #137 / 137a: 21:14-21:15. UNC mathematics instructor and Capt. H. W. Daniels observed 3 objects, 3.5 inches in length perspective, blunt front tapering to point, ENE flight at extreme altitude with jet sound; ~1 minute. Aug. unit involvement uncertain.
Incident #138: 09:20. Mrs. Wilda Zittek observed two cigar-shaped silver objects via M3 6x30 binoculars, ~3,000 ft, undulating motion. ATI investigators later concluded these were probably two F-80s flown by Capt. Darnell and Lt. Collins on a calibrated speed check, observed from 3/4 rear giving distorted appearance.
Incident #139: 21:47. ATI investigator 1st Lt. Clarence Glasebrook (a former WWII reconnaissance pilot) himself observed pale yellowish-white luminous light at 3,000-4,000 ft moving east-to-west at 500-600 mph, appearing 3 times in regular intervals of ~3 seconds.
Incident #140 / 140a: 21:00-22:00. Mrs. Howard Enslow described 'beautiful golden saucer glowing like a halo with a silver rim around it'; her son Jack Taylor saw a bright yellow-white light NE-to-SW; trees may have limited line-of-sight to create illusion of reappearance.
Incident #141: 11:25 AM-13:27 PM. Chemical engineer / amateur astronomer Norman Pfutzenreuter observed for >2 hours a 'cluster of parts' object resembling polished aluminum, stationary at estimated 150 miles altitude. Object slowly changed shape, then disintegrated; 3 parts formed perfect isometric triangle, gradually became smaller and fainter; rest broke into hundreds of small parts leaving faint vapor trails. 'Could easily be seen that the parts were moving away from the earth.'
Incident #142: Form is essentially blank in source — only witness name and address recorded.
Incident #144: 02:45. Eastern Air Lines DC-3 pilot Capt. C. S. Chiles and Co-Pilot J. B. Whitted observed cigar-shaped object ~100 ft long, twice diameter of B-29, with 'two rows of windows' showing very bright light from inside; red-orange flame from rear ~50 ft long; blue fluorescent glow underneath; pulled up sharply into clouds. 5-10 sec; 500-700 mph estimated; 5,000 ft altitude. Passenger McKelvie corroborated streak only; pilots described as 'quite excited' afterward.
Incident #144a: 02:30. EAL pilot Louis Feldwary observed jet/rocket trail covering 80-90° lateral arc on western horizon, on a bearing of ~230°, terrific speed. 15-min variance from #144 sighting.
Incident #144b: 02:30. EAL Capt. Perry R. Mansfield and pilot C. Kingsley observed bright 'meteor' traveling horizontally above horizon, 3 seconds, southerly direction.
Incident #145: 12:05 AST. Two witnesses (1st Lt. D. J. Caramia, T. B. Carpenter, 72nd RCN Photo Sq) observed approximately 20 grayish-black spheroid/disc-shaped objects, 5,000 ft below clouds, jockeying back and forth in 'shotgun blast pattern' but maintaining a straight WNW-to-ESE course at >500 mph. Loud roaring sound that sharpened into a buzz as they approached.
Incident #146: 16:50. M/Sgt W. R. Carter and M/Sgt B. E. Harvey observed 7 aluminum-colored objects in V formation at 20,000 ft going north/NW, formation morphing V-U-O-irregular, regular pulsating flashing light after passing zenith. Objects circular when overhead, 'cluster of balloons' appearance, 1,500 mph. Agents' notes call witnesses 'sober industrious, level-headed.'
Incident #147: 22:00. Mrs. H. E. Gibson saw round 'huge ball' at jet-plane speed heading north with bright red tail of fire, 3 seconds.
Incident #148: Hovering basketball-sized intense yellow object; 5 then 15 minutes; nearly stationary.
Incident #149: 07:30 AM. Three rocket-like ball/saucer objects 'suddenly stopped, exploded and disappeared'; green-light tails, E-to-W. Source: OMA R-34-48 (NAD 11796).
Incident #150: 09:30. Norwegian ONI pilot observed projectile at 20,000 ft passing along Swedish coast and disappearing over Norway in 4 sec; bluish-green flame, no trail. Note: similar missiles observed at Rjukan and Finse, Norway. 'In this connection, it is of interest to know that heavy water is currently being produced in Rjukan.'
Incident #151: 09:55. James Toney and Robert Huggins (rug company employees) saw object shaped like 'broad short propeller' 6-8 ft long, 1.5-2 ft wide, ~1 ft thick with cups on upper side, gliding at 25-30 mph, 30 ft above tree-tops, no spinning, no sound. Apparently descended into densely wooded area; subsequent search by Lt. Hoskins and Lt. Carey did not locate it.
Incident #152: 08:25. Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Swigert observed cymbal-shaped white object, 20 ft diameter at base, 6-8 ft height in center (3:1 ratio), traveling east at 1,800 mph, 2,000 ft altitude, level course, shimmering as if spinning, 5 miles in 10 seconds.
Incident #153: 01:00. Former AF pilot James Amaral observed brilliant blue-white streak, 5-10 sec, 30,000 ft est altitude, 250° heading, 3,600 mph; sparks trail several miles long lasted 45 sec - 1 min after. 'Burst of power applied to a rocket or rocket ship.'
Incident #154/154a: 19:45-20:00. Attorney Charles Saunders and his wife observed round transparent-centered object, 20-30 ft diameter, grey-black perimeter, transparent center (sky visible through it), 15 mph, southerly. Object hesitated once, emitted thin smoke trail, changed shape between parallelogram, circle, and back.
Incident #155: 16:30. Mrs. Edward G. Watson observed 6-7 gold star-like points in formation resembling Big Dipper, 'ash tray' size at very great distance, hovering. Corroborated by an unnamed truck driver.
Incident #156: 20:00. Mrs. Martin Price and Mrs. Mary Rippetoe saw black oblong object, gasoline-drum-size, slow, no wings/motor/openings, with dull enclosed light at bottom-left, spouting black smoke from top (W-to-E). Note: Inc. #157 (recovered crepe-paper hot-air balloon) is cross-referenced but is *separate* — its time and direction tally with Inc. #156.
Incident #157: White crepe-paper 'County Fair' style hot-air balloon, ~2 ft diameter, 3.5 ft long, with large ball of smoking waste material underneath; recovered in field by teletype operator R. C. Goshorn. Time and direction tally with Inc. #156, suggesting both observations were of the same phenomenon.
Incident #158: 21:00. Harold A. Yantis observed dark 'smoke' object resembling AA shell burst, stretching into wide streak with vertical sub-streaks, twisting, disappearing, and reappearing 20° to west; a mile or so in length; against a light wind. Yantis was a war veteran familiar with AA bursts and vapor trails — said this was unlike anything he had seen.
Incident #159: 20:15. John A. Felton observed silver cylindrical object, no wings/tail/lights, steady silver glow, ~3,000 ft, very slow SW course, 15 minutes.
Incident #160: 23:15 EST. John Jannicky Jr. and wife observed star-like point that moved across sky, stopped 3 times (5 sec / 15 sec pauses) with course changes, then disappeared. No noise.
Incident #161: Two housewives observed 'big silver plate' 12-15 inches diameter zooming overhead toward Kennywood Park; disappeared into cloud bank then reappeared on far side. Cross-referenced to Jannicky in Dravosburg (~2.5 mi away) Inc. 160.
Incident #162: 12:00-12:15 CST. Two boys (Jerome Leuer, 10; Benno Leuer, 8) playing in back yard saw a dull-gray round metallic object 1 ft thick x 2 ft wide descend gently between them, settle on ground, spin, emit a steam-whistle-like noise, shoot up 20 ft, halt, whistle again, ascend to 30 ft, maneuver around tree branches and telephone wires, then shoot off NE. Boys frightened. Agents found a 2-ft-wide depressed spot with leveled rocks where it had landed, covered by a washtub. Postmaster reported to FBI St. Paul.
Incident #163: ~hour before dark. Reserve ordnance officer 'Geo' and wife observed round/spherical bluish-fluorescent-lamp object at great height, traveled vertical arc of 25°+ over an hour, gradually changing to orange at dusk, 'snapped off like a lamp.'
Incident #164: 23:00. Mrs. Catherine McDonald (widow) observed three luminous oval transparent objects at 5,000 ft, very fast, moving SW-to-NE; spinning vertically on their edges; lightning visible *through* one of them; 1 yd light trail; appeared at 5-min intervals.
Incident #165 / 165a: ~21:00. Observer Doyle L. Avery (observation tower) saw blue-white shooting-star-like light at uniform altitude going SE-to-NE then turning S, gaining altitude. Several area residents called in same report. At Georgia School of Technology Housing Project, Mrs. John Gall and others saw football-sized green-fading-to-silver light losing altitude like a landing aircraft, fading away as if extinguished.
Incident #166: 20:00. S/Sgt Leroy H. Estes observed silver V-2-rocket-shaped object 'much larger than a B-29,' completely filling 10x B-50 field-glass lens (taken from German 88mm artillery piece); ~700 mph, well over 20,000 ft altitude, blue exhaust trail, W-to-E.
Incident #167: 09:05 GCT. Capt. Floyd Barnes (MATS pilot) observed white ball of fire ~4-5 miles directly ahead and slightly above, 'comparable to the explosion of a shell' — split-second duration. As aircraft approached the position, single white light seen on water surface; more lights seen 10 mi north of plane's course. Aircraft seen flying reciprocal course (240°) ~1,000 ft below; no radio response on VHF B/C.
Incident #168: 13:30 local. A. D. Otter (Chief Investigator, Court of Damage) observed wingless aircraft with 'two decks,' very high altitude, V-2-comparable speed and sound, seen 4 times intermittently through clouds.
Incident #169: Observer (name partially redacted/illegible) observed large silver sphere drifting across his farm, unraveling a silver substance that floated earthward; object disintegrated in mid-air. Investigator note: while witness was relating story, an airplane chanced to fly overhead.
Incident #170: News from Turkish newspaper 'Yeni Sebah' — shining objects at high altitude over Anatolia; one exploded in air, parts fell into village near Adapazari, killing a sheep dog. Object claimed to be a 'rocket'; debris to be inspected; rumors connect to Russian 'flying disc' experiments at Mt. Alagoz station near Soviet frontier. Source: MA Ankara serial 56-48, eval F-6. Air Attache directed to investigate.
Incident #171: Sunset. American newspaper correspondent in Moscow observed a long, narrow, wingless metallic object at very high altitude shining brightly from reflected sunlight, moving SW-to-NE 'high but not excessive speed,' no sound. A Russian acquaintance with him identified it as a 'rigid airship'; reporter doubted that due to speed. NA comment: could be aircraft, jet, or dirigible. Following morning had high surface winds and storm predictions.
"I was then very near it, approximately 6' when it stopped about level with my face, and just wobbled around for an instant, fire belching out of it and sucking back in. The thing was about 4' long, shaped something like a funnel. There was a pipe sticking out the back of it, and once as it wobbled around, the pipe was sticking right at my belly."
Speaker: Leland Sammons (Norcatur, KS — Inc. 101)
Why it matters: First-person 'close encounter' description from a farmer right next to the object, central to the LaPaz controversy over whether the Norcatur fall was a meteor.
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"I submit there is a likelihood that on June 24, 1947, something like a space-ship came here from the moon and upon February 18, 1948, returned to the moon. This is of course speculation. But has anyone yet explained the 'flying discs' in terms of all the pretty-well proven facts in connection with them? Has anyone yet devised a fuel powerful enough to kick a rocket from Earth to the Moon?"
Speaker: Norman G. Markham (letter to Chief Signal Officer)
Why it matters: A civilian 1948 letter to Army intelligence explicitly proposing extraterrestrial visitation hypothesis (lunar origin) as an explanation for flying discs — the kind of speculative correspondence the records routinely preserved.
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"The 'meteoritic' incidents from the great fall of 1945, November 29 (from which no meteorites have been recovered either!) through the sequence of similar falls culminating in the Four Corners and Norcatur incidents, coupled with such things as the Ussuri incident, convince me that either the earth is under a most unusual cosmic bombardment or many of the fireballs are not meteorites at all. While I still cling to the meteoritic hypothesis, it is clear that which ever alternative is the right one, the situation cries aloud for thorough investigation."
Speaker: Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics, UNM
Why it matters: LaPaz himself — the leading meteoriticist — flags the 1945-48 fireball cluster as either an unprecedented cosmic bombardment or non-meteoritic, and explicitly calls for thorough investigation.
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"All three denied the Norcatur object was a fireball and described it as a black object with an extremely bright jet of flame pouring out of the rear. Furthermore, a 14-year old, and presumably unbiased, schoolgirl in Oberlin, Kansas wrote me a similar description of the 'Fireball.'"
M. R. Strehbiel
Editor, Norton, Kansas (newspaper account, Inc. 101) · Page 3
Leland Sammons
Farmer / witness, Norcatur Kansas incident · Page 5
Kenneth Hays
Witness on horseback, Norton, KS (Inc. 101) · Page 5
Ralph New
Postmaster at Norcatur, witness · Page 5
Norman G. Markham
Civilian writer, Pueblo, CO; speculative letters to Army · Main Hotel, Pueblo, Colo. · Page 9
Dr. Lincoln LaPaz
Director, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico · University of New Mexico, Albuquerque · Page 13
Dr. Victor Regener
Department of Physics, UNM (examined battery case) · Page 13
Dr. D. M. Gragg
Instructor, UNM Mathematics; Inst. of Meteoritics field party · Page 14
Dr. Paul Herget
Director-type figure at Observatory of Cincinnati; consulted on Memphis sighting · Page 60
Dr. J. Allen Hynek
OSU astronomer to be consulted re: Memphis meteor-shower question (Inc. 117) · Ohio State University · Page 60
Roy W. Cox
Director of Highways, Kansas State Highway Commission, Division 3 · Page 15
Dr. Rocht
Chamberlin Observatory, Denver (cited in Markham letters) · Page 12
Dr. H. H. Nininger
Meteoriticist (cited as believing Norcatur was a meteor) · Page 13
Lt. Leonard P. Marchese
B-29 Pilot, 77th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH), Inc. 102 · Weaver AFB, S.D. · Page 17
Incident 110 (Hamilton, Baltimore MD): witness identity withheld at her request; described as 'wife of a former member of the United States military forces, ... presently active in American Legion activities.'
Likely reason: Witness anonymity (voluntarily withheld)
Incident 119a (Aregua, Paraguay): observer name listed as '(withheld)' — employee of Bank of Paraguay.
Likely reason: Source protection (foreign witness)
Incident 123 form (Alton, IL — Col. Siegmund / 'huge fowl' observation): much of the form is illegible/degraded in OCR; text appears blanked out around the description of the creature/object.
Likely reason: Original poor reproduction or redaction of physical description
Incident 128 form: heavily degraded; details not extractable.
Likely reason: Document damage or redaction
Incident 129 supplement: large blocks of text near top of page degraded/illegible.
Likely reason: Poor reproduction; possible originally classified annotation
Incident 142 (Boise, ID, Charles W. Shangle Jr.): all 26 form fields blank.
Likely reason: Form intentionally not filled out — possibly because case found to have insufficient info, or page is a placeholder for missing material
Incident 147 supplement: page is essentially blank in source.
Likely reason: Missing/withheld supplementary detail
This file (incidents 101-172) is the second of three sequential RG 38 ONI 'incident summary' folders. Slug 027 should contain incidents 1-100; slug 026 contains incidents 173-233 (and includes the LaPaz 'Green Fireball' deep-dive). Together they form a continuous numbered case-file series corresponding largely to early 1948 Project Sign-era reports. Cases here are CONUS-heavy (particularly Ohio, Indiana, California) with significant European (Norway/Denmark/Sweden 'ghost rocket'), Caucasus (Turkey-USSR), and Pacific entries. Notable named investigators/scientists: Lincoln LaPaz, J. Allen Hynek, Paul Herget, Victor Regener (all early consulting scientists), and ATI investigators Glasebrook and Llewellyn (Wright Field MCIAXO). Notable famous-case anchors: Chiles-Whitted (#144), Mantell (referenced), Maury Island (referenced), Norcatur fireball (#101). Form data quality varies — many forms are partly illegible due to OCR over poor microfilm. Page numbers cited match the OCR's '--- page N ---' markers (the file's intrinsic page numbering, not the original document numbering). Where the OCR mis-rendered numerals (e.g., '1948' as '194g', '198', or '4g'), I have used context to resolve to 1948.
The crew saw a large, multicolored fireball moving at high speed and leaving a thick cloud of smoke behind.
No. The report does not explain what the fireball was or what caused the smoke.
Speaker: Dr. Lincoln LaPaz
Why it matters: LaPaz documents that McCook Field tower personnel and an unrelated schoolgirl independently described the Norcatur object as a black object with a jet flame — directly contradicting the meteor explanation he otherwise prefers.
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"It was clear there were no wings present, that it was operated by some jet or other type of power shooting flame from the rear some fifty feet. There were two rows of windows, which indicated an upper and lower deck, from inside these windows a very bright light was glowing. Underneath the ship there was a blue glow of light."
Speaker: Capt. C. S. Chiles, Eastern Air Lines (Chiles-Whitted, Inc. 144)
Why it matters: Verbatim pilot description of the Chiles-Whitted sighting — one of the most famous Project Sign cases — captured here in the original case-file paperwork.
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"It is the suggestion of this writer that the Army collect and assimilate reports on this object, with a view to determining where it was seen as an object trailing smoke and where as a ball of fire. If this thing is a rocket of some kind headed for the moon, it might first have been seen as a streak of smoke, then later as a ball of fire, and lastly as a tremendous explosion when it at last reached sufficient speed and elevation for take-off."
Speaker: Norman G. Markham (letter, Feb. 20, 1948)
Why it matters: Civilian recommending Army systematically aggregate witness reports to test interplanetary trajectory hypothesis — a striking example of 1948 amateur reasoning preserved in intelligence files.
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"Object appeared as cluster of parts which remained fairly stationary and constant for some two hours when it underwent a rather slow disintegration. Three parts apparently disintegrated faster than others moved away out from the mass and formed a perfect isometric triangle, the remaining mass slowly moved into hundreds of small parts seemingly leaving very faint vapor trails. The three remaining parts continued to move apart holding their related positions of a perfect triangle but gradually getting smaller and fainter until they disappeared some 9 minutes after the initial break-up. It could easily be seen that the parts were moving away from the earth."
Speaker: Norman Pfutzenreuter, chemical engineer / amateur astronomer (Inc. 141, Hecla, S.D.)
Why it matters: Two-hour observation by an amateur astronomer of a 'cluster' object disintegrating into a perfect isometric triangle while moving *away* from Earth — described in unusual technical detail.
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"Upon hitting the ground the object spun once, made a sort of whistling noise, described by the two boys as resembling a steam whistle, and then shot straight up into the air approximately 20 feet, halted and again made a whistling noise. The object then shot upward to a height of about 30 feet, and, in this ascent, maneuvered around tree branches and telephone wires."
Speaker: Investigation report, Hamel, Minnesota (Inc. 162, Leuer brothers)
Why it matters: A landing-and-takeoff event with whistling noise witnessed by two children, with a physical landing trace (depression with leveled rocks) noted by investigators and reported to the FBI.
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"Agent noted that the spot where the alleged 'flying saucer' had landed was approximately 2 feet in diameter and appeared as though some heavy object had landed there or had been set down — as the ground was dented and protruding rocks had been leveled. The spot was covered by a washtub."
Speaker: Agent's note, Hamel, Minnesota (Inc. 162)
Why it matters: Physical-trace evidence formally recorded by an investigator — rare documentation of a landing site in 1948 case files.
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"The wind was blowing on the ground with fair strength and gusty yet the object was bright steady. In the time it was under observation (about an hour) it traveled thru a vertical arc of about 25° or more... It had a bluish luminescence like a fluorescent lamp and as the sun set the color gradually changed to an orange color and then suddenly snapped off as a fluorescent tube does when the switch is thrown."
Speaker: Reserve Ordnance officer 'Geo' (Inc. 163, Van Nuys CA)
Why it matters: Hour-long observation of a luminous object by an ordnance officer with explicit comparison to a fluorescent lamp shutting off.
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"All witnesses agreed that the object was very high, moved faster than any known aircraft, possessed a vaguely indistinct form, and disappeared suddenly rather than fading away in the distance. It was under observation 1/2 minutes or slightly less. It was definitely not a balloon, and apparently not manned, judging from the violent maneuvers which were performed at a high rate of speed."
Speaker: Holloman AFB report (Inc. 122)
Why it matters: Holloman balloon observer Olsen — a trained balloon spotter — concludes object was 'definitely not a balloon, and apparently not manned' due to violent high-speed maneuvering.
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"Witness saw a luminous, oval-shaped object flying at an altitude of approx 5,000 ft which was traveling beneath the base of some clouds from southwest to northeast across the sky. The weather was stormy and cloudy and as a second object flew across the sky a flash of lightning could be seen thru it. It seemed to be transparent."
Speaker: Inc. 164, Uniontown, PA (Catherine McDonald)
Why it matters: Lightning visible *through* the object — explicit transparency observation, with three objects spinning vertically on edge.
Page 163
"Loud roaring sound heard (thought it was strong wind) before objects were sighted; sound sharpened into a buzz as they approached and passed."
Speaker: Inc. 145, Fielding Lake, Alaska (Caramia/Carpenter, 72nd RCN Photo Sq)
Why it matters: ~20 grayish-black spheroids in 'shotgun blast' formation with a distinctive roaring-to-buzz sound signature, observed by photographic-recon personnel.
Page 121
"Note: similar missiles have been observed at Rjukan, Norway & Finse, Norway. In this connection, it is of interest to know that heavy water is currently being produced in Rjukan."
Speaker: Inc. 150 attaché note
Why it matters: Investigators explicitly tie unusual aerial phenomena over Norway to the Rjukan heavy-water production site — i.e., a counter-intelligence framing of the 'ghost rocket' phenomenon.
Page 130
"According to rumors, it is possible that the rocket is connected with the 'flying disc' experiments being conducted by the Russians at the station on Mt. Alagoz close to the Eastern frontiers."
Speaker: Inc. 170 (Adapazari, Turkey, Yeni Sebah newspaper / MA Ankara)
Why it matters: Documents the contemporary intelligence-community theory that flying-disc reports might be Soviet missile/aircraft tests originating from a station on Mt. Alagoz.
Page 174
"Upon hitting the ground the object spun once... It was a dull gray in color and when it hit the ground, it made a slight clanking noise, much as metal hitting against metal. Philip and Mrs Leuer stated the boys were visibly frightened when they ran into the house and were afraid to tell what they had seen."
Speaker: Inc. 162, Leuer family, Hamel, Minnesota
Why it matters: Metallic 'clanking' on contact with the ground, with the children visibly frightened — an unusually visceral 1948 close-encounter description with corroborating physical and behavioral evidence.
Page 159
"Object was shaped like a broad short propeller approximately 6 to 8 ft long, approximately 2 feet wide and approximately one foot thick with cups on upper side... Travelled approximately 25 to 30 MPH. It was sighted just above the trees at approximately a 30 ft altitude in bank to the left of approx 20° and appeared in a slight descent."
Speaker: Inc. 151, Indianapolis (Toney/Huggins)
Why it matters: Highly specific shape description — 'broad short propeller with cups on upper side' — for an object that apparently descended into woods; subsequent military search by Stout Field intelligence officers found nothing.
Page 132
"Mr. DuBose stated on April 29 that seventy-five cattle had died of an unknown disease on the farm of a Mr. Gordy at Newman, Georgia, and expressed concern over a possible connection between the unidentified object he reported and this unusual fatality among healthy cattle. However, the Atlanta Office of the Animal Industry Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, advises that this 'unknown' disease has persisted for over a year and other cases repeated elsewhere in the country for some time back. There apparently remains no basis for connection between the object Mr. DuBose reports and the death of seventy-five cattle at Newman, Georgia."
Speaker: Inc. 121 supplemental note
Why it matters: An early UFO-related cattle-death concern (Newman, Georgia, 1948) explicitly raised by an EAL pilot — and explicitly investigated and rejected by USDA Animal Industry Division. Predates the cattle-mutilation phenomenon by decades.
Page 71
"The object did not change its course or altitude but continued on to the east with black smoke trailing behind. The object was black. It did not make any noise. There were no wings visible nor did it have any motor. No openings of any kind could be seen."
Speaker: Inc. 156, Columbus, Ohio (Mrs. Price/Mrs. Rippetoe)
Why it matters: Detailed description of a slow black 'lantern' object emitting black smoke — which the file then explicitly cross-references to Inc. 157 (a recovered handmade crepe-paper hot-air balloon), an early example of investigators identifying a UFO mid-file.
Page 147
Lt. Carl W. Stuecki
B-29 Co-Pilot, Inc. 102 · Page 17
Capt. Howard H. Berodt
Pilot of 1st B-29, Inc. 103 · Page 18
Capt. Maurice T. Ritenour
Co-Pilot of 1st B-29, Inc. 103 · Page 18
A. C. Morrison
Supt., Meter Dept, Duke Power Co.; witness Inc. 105 · Page 22
George L. Buchner
Bakersfield, CA witness, Inc. 106/108 · Page 24
H. B. Nix
Witness, Bakersfield, Inc. 108 · Page 26
Dr. J. E. Johnson
Dentist, Bakersfield witness, Inc. 109 · Page 26
Mrs. Callie R. Mason
Secretary, Haberfelde Bldg, Bakersfield witness, Inc. 109 · Page 26
Lt. Col. Donald L. Springer
AC of S, A-2, Hq Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field · Page 25
1st Lt. Robert W. Meyers
Pilot, 67th Fighter Sq, 18th Fighter Group, Philippines (Inc. 111) · Page 33
Miss Winifred Paines
Asst Bank Cashier, witness Ashley OH (Inc. 112) · Page 35
Mrs. Belah Stephens
Newspaper reporter, Ashley OH witness (Inc. 112a) · Page 37
Mrs. James B. Stephenson
Housewife, Delaware OH witness (Inc. 112b) · Page 39
Rev. James B. Stephenson
Pastor, Delaware OH witness (Inc. 112c) · Page 41
Mrs. H. S. Kirkpatrick
Housewife, Delaware OH witness (Inc. 112e) · Page 47
Mr. Olsen
Trained balloon observer, Geophysics Lab Section, Holloman AFB (Inc. 122) · Page 72
Lt. Col. Robert B. Hughes
USAF pilot, witness Inc. 113, Tyndall AFB · Page 49
1st Lt. Mitch Johnson
Pilot, witness Fairbanks Alaska (Inc. 114) · Page 52
1st Lt. Francis W. Hennin Jr.
Witness Greenville AFB (Inc. 115) · Page 54
1st Lt. Robert G. Loomis
USAF, witness Greenville AFB (Inc. 115) · Page 54
V. J. Pratt
Hudson Bay Co. employee, Moose Factory, Ontario (Inc. 116) · Page 57
Mrs. Charles Giles
Witness, Cochran area, related Moose Factory event · Page 58
Miss Jean Bray
Housekeeper, Memphis TN witness (Inc. 117) · Page 59
Mr. F. J. Kaiser
Salesman, Memphis witness · Page 60
Dr. Ormans
Former guided-missile expert at Rheinmetall Borsig; witness Berlin (Inc. 118) · Berlin Lichtenrade · Page 61
Mrs. Agustina Vargas de Paula
Asuncion, Paraguay witness (Inc. 119) · Page 63
Hugh DuBose
Eastern Air Lines pilot, Cartersville GA (Inc. 121) · Page 70
Arthur Porter
EAL purser, Inc. 121 · Page 71
Col. Siegmund
Officer who reported 'huge fowl' object near Alton IL (Inc. 123) · Page 74
Lt. Cmdr. Marcus L. Lowe
U.S. Navy, witness Anacostia NAS (Inc. 126) · Page 79
W. A. Bonneville
Territory Mgr., B.F. Goodrich Co.; Plevna-Miles City MT witness (Inc. 130) · Bismarck, N. D. · Page 87
Lt. Col. William I. Hull
Pilot, Pilot Instructors School Flying Trng, Scott AFB (Inc. 131) · Page 91
Col. Kai E. Rasmussen
Military Attaché (Col GSC), Oslo, Norway (Inc. 132 — daughter as observer) · Page 92
1st Lt. Kokolonis
Corps of Engineers, Selfridge Field witness (Inc. 134) · Page 94
M/Sgt Ernest Davis Jr.
Selfridge Field witness (Inc. 134a) · Page 95
Maj. Elmer H. Hammer
Intelligence Officer, 28th Bombardment Group (VR), Rapid City AFB (Inc. 135) · Page 96
Mrs. Whitehouse
Wife of Maj. Harvey J. Whitehouse, Knoxville TN (Inc. 136) · Page 98
Mr. Tyrus W. Setliff
Knoxville TN witness, Oak Ridge resident (Inc. 136a) · Page 99
Capt. H. W. Daniels
Infantry Reserve, Chapel Hill NC witness (Inc. 137a) · Page 101
Mrs. Wilda Zittek
Columbus, OH witness (Inc. 138), saw cigar-shaped objects · Page 102
1st Lt. Clarence Glasebrook
ATI Investigator, Hq AMC (MCIAXO-4); also witness Inc. 139 · Page 106
Capt. Dwight I. Boyd
District Intelligence Officer, 109th CIC Detachment, Columbus OH · Page 105
Capt. Darnell
F-80 pilot, Patterson Field (referenced re: Inc. 138 explanation) · Page 105
Mr. Jack Taylor
Witness Gahanna OH, National Guard (Inc. 140a) · Page 108
Norman Pfutzenreuter
Chemical Engineer / Amateur Astronomer, Hecla SD (Inc. 141) · Page 110
Charles W. Shangle, Jr.
Witness, Boise, ID (Inc. 142, mostly blank) · Page 112
Capt. Clarence S. Chiles
EAL pilot, Inc. 144 Chiles-Whitted sighting · Eastern Air Lines, Atlanta · Page 114
John B. Whitted
EAL Co-pilot, Inc. 144 · Page 114
C. L. McKelvie
DC-3 passenger witness, Inc. 144 · Page 117
Maj. R. A. Llewellyn
USAF, interviewed McKelvie; trip-report author · Page 117
Louis Feldwary
Pilot, Inc. 144a (jet/rocket trail near Blackstone, VA) · Page 115
Capt. Perry R. Mansfield
EAL Captain, Inc. 144b (meteor-like object) · Page 119
1st Lt. Dominick J. Caramia
72nd RCN Sqn (VLR) Photo, Fielding Lake AK (Inc. 145) · Page 121
Thomas B. Carpenter
72nd RCN Sqn witness, Inc. 145 · Page 121
M/Sgt William R. Carter
Witness, San Acacia Dam NM (Inc. 146); 428th AFBU Kirtland AFB · Page 123
M/Sgt Bernard E. Harvey
Witness, San Acacia Dam (Inc. 146) · Page 123
Mrs. H. E. Gibson
Housewife, Springfield OH (Inc. 147) · Page 125
Mrs. Rose Henry
Housewife, Springfield OH (Inc. 148) · Page 127
Lt. Col. Franklin E. (last name truncated)
Cited as preparing OMA R-34-48, Denmark (Inc. 149) · Page 128
James W. Toney
W. O. Jones Rug employee, Indianapolis (Inc. 151) · Page 131
Robert Huggins
W. O. Jones Rug employee, Indianapolis (Inc. 151) · Page 131
Lt. John E. Hoskins
Base PIO, Stout Field, Indianapolis (Inc. 151 search) · Page 132
1st Lt. Russell J. Carey, Jr.
Base Intelligence Officer, 331st AFBU Stout Field · Page 132
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Swigert
Indianapolis witnesses (Inc. 152) - cymbal-shaped object · Page 135
James Amaral
Former AF pilot, Parrott-Richland GA (Inc. 153) · Page 138
Charles Saunders
Attorney, Columbus OH (Inc. 154) · Page 140
Mrs. James Saunders
Housewife, Columbus OH (Inc. 154a) · Page 142
Mrs. Edward G. Watson
Housewife, Columbus OH (Inc. 155) - 'big dipper' formation · Page 144
Mrs. Martin Price
Columbus OH witness (Inc. 156) · Page 146
Mrs. Mary Rippetoe
Columbus OH witness (Inc. 156) · Page 146
Robert C. Goshorn
Teletype Operator, State Highway Patrol Radio Station; recovered crepe-paper balloon (Inc. 157) · Page 148
Harold A. Yantis
Student, Groveport OH; 'twisting smoke' observation (Inc. 158) · Page 150
John A. Felton
Worthington OH witness (Inc. 159) - cylindrical silver object · Page 152
John Jannicky Jr.
Dravosburg PA witness (Inc. 160) - 'star' object that stopped & started · Page 154
Mrs. Nell Veway
McKeesport PA witness (Inc. 161) - silver plate over Kennywood Park · Page 156
Mrs. Goltz
McKeesport PA witness (Inc. 161) · Page 156
Jerome Leuer
Age 10 witness, Hamel MN (Inc. 162) - landed object · Page 158
Benno Leuer
Age 8 witness, Hamel MN (Inc. 162) · Page 158
E. R. Sheridan
Postmaster, Hamel MN (notified FBI re: Inc. 162) · Page 159
Mrs. Catherine McDonald
Widow, Uniontown PA witness (Inc. 164) - oval, transparent, spinning vertically · Page 162
Doyle L. Avery
Observer, Atlanta NAS Chamblee, GA (Inc. 165) · Page 164
Mrs. John Gall
Witness Inc. 165a, Georgia School of Technology Housing Project · Page 165
S/Sgt Leroy H. Estes
USAF, Los Angeles witness (Inc. 166); described 'V-2 rocket' but larger than B-29 · Page 166
Capt. Floyd Barnes
Pilot, Pacific Division MATS (Inc. 167) - Pacific 'ball of fire' · Page 168
A. D. Otter
Chief Investigator, Court of Damage, Arnhem, Netherlands (Inc. 168) · Page 170
Col. W. R. Clingerman
USAF, Wright Field; correspondent re: Bonneville Inc. 130 · Page 89
Norcatur, Kansas, USA
Page 3
Norton, Kansas, USA
Page 5
Stockton, Kansas, USA
Page 5
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Page 6
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Page 13
Green River, Utah, USA
Page 17
Limon, Colorado, USA
Page 17
Smyrna, Tennessee, USA
Page 20
Belmont, North Carolina, USA
Page 22
Bakersfield, California, USA
Page 24
Buena Vista Lake, California, USA
Page 25
Hamilton, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Page 31
Philippine Islands (12°52'N, 124°51'E), Philippines
Page 33
Ashley, Ohio, USA
Page 35
Delaware, Ohio, USA
Page 39
Holloman Air Force Base, USA
Page 72
Tyndall AFB / Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Page 49
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Page 52
Greenville AF Base, S.C., USA
Page 54
28th Bombardment Group (VH)
USAF · Page 17
77th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp
USAF · Page 17
718th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp
USAF · Page 18
Fourth Air Force, A-2 Intelligence (Hamilton Field)
USAF · Page 25
67th Fighter Sq, 18th Fighter Group
USAF · Page 33
Strategic Air Command (Andrews Field)
USAF · Page 31
Air Tactical School, Tyndall AFB
USAF · Page 49
First Coast Guard District, weather station patrol
USCG · Page 76
Liaison Sq., Greenville AFB
USAF · Page 54
Pilot Instructors School Flying Trng, Scott AFB
USAF · Page 91
72nd RCN Squadron (VLR) Photographic
USAF · Page 121
428th AFBU, Kirtland AFB
USAF · Page 123
Hq Air Materiel Command (MCIAXO)
USAF / Wright Field · Page 105
109th CIC Detachment, Columbus, Ohio
Army CIC · Page 105
331st AFBU, Stout Field, Indianapolis
USAF · Page 132
Pacific Division, Military Air Transport Service
USAF · Page 168
160th Reconnaissance Sqd. (J-P)
USAF · Page 107
B-29
aircraft · Page 17
Eastern Air Lines DC-3 (Trip 5/6)
aircraft · Page 114
P-80 / F-80
aircraft · Page 102
Air-search radar (USCG weather station patrol)
radar · Page 76
Navy blimp (Cape Mendocino incident, 4 July 1947, cited)
aircraft · Page 10
Navy survey ship MAURY (referenced re: 'phantom reef')
ship · Page 10
Tanker Ticonderoga (referenced - 'flying discs', Nov 1947)
ship · Page 11
M3 6x30 binoculars (used by Mrs. Zittek)
sensor · Page 102
B-50 10-power field glasses (German 88 mm artillery optics, used by S/Sgt Estes)
sensor · Page 167
Incident 145 supplement (Fielding Lake): supplementary page largely blank.
Likely reason: Missing or withheld supplemental witness statement
Incident 152 supplement / illustration: page heavily degraded.
Likely reason: Poor reproduction
Incident 169 form (Maple/Mt. Healthy OH 'silver sphere unraveling silver substance'): observer name partially missing/illegible.
Likely reason: Poor reproduction or partial redaction
Markham 'flying lenses (in my opinion 99% hoax and imagination and 1% real)' phrase — the '1%' value transcribed as 'Seal' due to OCR error; not a redaction.
Likely reason: OCR artifact, not a true redaction
Moose Factory, Ontario (James Bay), Canada
Page 57
Cochran (Cochrane), Ontario, Canada
Page 58
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Page 59
Berlin Lichtenrade, Germany
Page 61
Asuncion, Paraguay
Page 63
Aregua, Paraguay (10 mi E of Asuncion)
Page 65
Villa Hayes, Paraguay (10 mi NNE of Asuncion)
Page 66
Gadbjerg (near Vejle), Denmark
Page 68
Cartersville, Georgia (34°10'N 84°49'W), USA
Page 70
Newman, Georgia (mentioned re: cattle deaths), USA
Page 71
Alton, Illinois, USA
Page 74
North Atlantic, 62°00'N 33°40'W
Page 76
St. Louis, Missouri (40°40'N 90°15'W), USA
Page 78
Anacostia Naval Air Station (38°52'N 77°00'W), USA
Page 79
Lake Doiran, Yugoslav-Greek frontier
Page 81
Kansas City / NY Central System area (Inc. 129), USA
Page 83
Plevna, Montana / Miles City, Montana, USA
Page 87
Belleville / Scott AFB, Illinois, USA
Page 91
Oslo, Norway
Page 92
Norway / Denmark / Sweden (Inc. 133, Peenemunde-direction trajectories)
Page 93
Selfridge Field, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, USA
Page 94
Monroe, Michigan (6 mi east), USA
Page 94
Rapid City AFB / Weaver, S.D., USA
Page 96
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Page 98
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Page 100
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Page 102
Osborn, Ohio (north end), USA
Page 106
Gahanna, Ohio, USA
Page 108
Hecla, South Dakota, USA
Page 110
Boise, Idaho, USA
Page 112
Montgomery, Alabama (20 mi south), USA
Page 114
Blackstone, Virginia / Greensboro NC, USA
Page 115
Fielding Lake, Alaska (63°11'N 145°40'W), USA
Page 121
San Acacia Dam, NM (65 mi south of Albuquerque), USA
Page 123
Springfield, Ohio, USA
Page 125
North Jutland (Hjorring, the Skaw, Hjorup), Denmark
Page 128
Swedish Coast / Aalborg-Oslo air route
Page 129
Rjukan, Norway
Page 130
Finse, Norway
Page 130
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Page 131
Parrott / Richland, Georgia, USA
Page 138
Worthington, Ohio, USA
Page 152
Groveport, Ohio, USA
Page 150
Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Page 154
McKeesport, Pennsylvania (Kennywood Park), USA
Page 156
Hamel, Minnesota, USA
Page 158
Van Nuys / Canoga Park, California, USA
Page 160
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
Page 162
Atlanta NAS, Chamblee, Georgia, USA
Page 164
Los Angeles, California, USA
Page 166
Pacific (19°08'N 164°05'E, between Kwajalein & Hickam)
Page 168
Arnhem / The Hague (Obrechstreet), Netherlands (52°30'N 4°30'E)
Page 170
Maple Heights / Mt. Healthy area, Ohio (Inc. 169), USA
Page 171
Adapazari, Turkey
Page 173
Mt. Alagoz (mentioned re: alleged Russian 'flying disc' station), USSR/Turkey border
Page 174
25 km NW of Moscow, USSR
Page 175
Peenemunde (referenced as origin direction, Inc. 133), Germany
Page 93
ASU 3319 Tennessee ORC instructors
Army · Page 98
Atlanta Naval Air Base, Chamblee, GA
USN · Page 164
On February 18, 1946, a crew aboard B-29 bombers saw a multicolored fireball in the sky. The aircraft belonged to a US Air Force bomber group. The fireball moved at high speed, leaving a thick cloud of smoke behind.
The crew saw it from a distance and could not determine its size. The record gives a vivid account of colored fire and smoke, but says little about what happened before or afterward. It offers no explanation for what the crew saw, either.
The report describes a large, multicolored fireball. It flew at very high speed, with a thick cloud of smoke trailing behind it. These are the main details the record provides about the sighting.
The observers were aboard B-29s, military aircraft designed for bombing missions. The record says the fireball appeared far to the southeast of the aircraft. It does not describe a pursuit, a change in course, or an attempt to get closer. Nor does it say whether the crew saw it disappear.
The crew estimated that the fireball was enormous, but the report stresses that they could not measure it because of the distance. The record gives no actual size to compare with a familiar object. All that remains is the impression of a large sphere in the sky, with smoke streaming behind it.
The record says the sighting occurred at around three in the afternoon, local time. It also mentions an altitude of about six kilometers, but the wording does not make clear whether this refers to the fireball or the aircraft.
The report does not explain what the fireball was or what caused the smoke, and it offers no conventional explanation. Because of the distance, its true size remains unclear as well.
A colorful sphere crosses the sky, a cloud of smoke stretching behind it. The crew saw it but could not determine exactly what had passed by.