6 events, from 1947 to 1948
1947 · 79 years ago · Phoenix, Arizona
At sunset, William Rhodes photographed objects that, according to his description, were flying at immense speed and circled his home three times. He used a box camera to capture two images.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Southern Wisconsin
A report by Major John Schindler documented two sightings of a saucer-shaped disc from two separate aircraft. In one instance, it descended vertically through clouds before flying horizontally; witnesses estimated its speed at thousands of miles per hour.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Arlington, Virginia
Lieutenant Colonel James Cobb observed a bright white light moving silently and at a low altitude over the treetops. He estimated the light was about three-quarters of a mile away and traveling at the speed of a jet aircraft.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Fort Knox, Kentucky
A round, white aerial object was spotted from the control tower at Goodman Field, and P-51 aircraft in the area were dispatched to intercept it. According to communication logs, the object remained ahead of and above the planes, changed its color from white to red, and ascended until it disappeared. The pilots were unable to approach or identify it.
Read the original file in the archive →1948 · 78 years ago · Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A mathematics lecturer at the University of North Carolina and Captain H. W. Daniels observed three objects flying east-northeast at a very high altitude. They were described as blunt in front and pointed at the rear, emitting a jet engine-like sound. The sighting lasted approximately one minute.
Read the original file in the archive →1948 · 78 years ago · Route 202 near Rindge, New Hampshire
A man identified as a former vice president of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company reported seeing plumes of smoke. The investigation continued, but the available information was incomplete.
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