8 events, from 1947 to 1948
1947 · 79 years ago · North Hollywood, California
A woman reported that a saucer-shaped object landed in her garden and began to burn, prompting firefighters to respond. The object, which was taken into FBI custody, was reportedly composed of two steel discs and a fin. An army officer later determined it was a hoax and incapable of flight.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Boise and Vicinity, Idaho
From a National Guard plane, David Johnson observed a black, round object moving in an erratic, bouncy ascent before performing a partial roll. The object, reportedly too small and distant, did not appear in the developed photograph.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Midland, Michigan
Raymond and Laura Lane reported being about 100 feet away when they heard a "poof" sound, followed by the appearance of a burning white sphere, the size of a basketball, hovering a foot above the ground. The fire immediately extinguished. Tests on sand collected from the site revealed ammonia, and a separate gray substance showed very low levels of radioactivity.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Police officer Eric Kirsey reported seeing four egg-shaped discs, glowing with a phosphorescent light, moving eastward in a line. Ten minutes later, he saw another similar disc; his wife, mother-in-law, and John Jackman witnessed this sighting.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · During a flight between Boise, Camas Prairie, and Fairfield, Idaho
David Johnson observed a black, round object near a cloud. It performed a partial roll, then straightened out and vanished. He attempted to film it, but a review of the footage revealed no trace of the object.
Read the original file in the archive →1947 · 79 years ago · Twin Falls, Idaho
A 30-inch saucer found in a Twin Falls yard was identified by a military expert as a device constructed from music box parts. A local teenager later admitted to police that it was a hoax.
Read the original file in the archive →1948 · 78 years ago · North Osborn, Ohio
Lieutenant Clarence Glazebrook observed a glowing yellowish-white light at an altitude of 3,000–4,000 feet, moving from east to west at an estimated speed of 500–600 miles per hour. The light appeared three times, at regular intervals of approximately three seconds.
Read the original file in the archive →1948 · 78 years ago · Fielding Lake, Alaska
Two witnesses observed approximately twenty gray-black, sphere- or disc-shaped objects beneath the clouds. They moved back and forth in a pattern described as a "shotgun spread" but maintained a straight trajectory from west-northwest to east-southeast. A thunder-like sound was heard, which turned into a hum as they approached.
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