U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 1-100

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 484 1. Date 7 Jan 45 2. Time 1920 to 1950 3. Location Clinton County Army Air Fld., Wilmington, O. 4. Name of observer Mr. Ralph L. Stirr 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer Clinton County AAB 7. Place of observation Clinton County AAB 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distance of object from observer Seemed to be at first some 4,000 ft high 10. Time in sight N/S 11. Altitude 4,000 ft+ 12. Speed movement slow in appearance 13. Direction of flight approx due west 14. Tactics described are from point first seen to horizon 15. Sound N/S 16. Size N/S 17. Color fire-colored 18. Shape N/S 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction like "fire" 21. Exhaust trails none -"left no trails or tails like a meteor or comet" 22. Weather conditions clear to scattered 23. Effect on clouds Mr Light could be seen when clouds passed beneath it. 24. Sketches or photographs none 25. Manner of disappearance due west over horizon 26. Remarks: (over)