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

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 30a 1. Date 7 Jan 48 2. Time 1925 3. Location N/S - presumably near Lockbourne 4. Name of observer Albert R. Pickering 5. Occupation of observer VHF/DF Operator (CAF-7) 6. Address of observer 332d Fighter Wing, Lockbourne 7. Place of observation Lockbourne - objects seen over Commercial Point 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distance of object from observer Approx 3 to 5 miles (Rpts f/ dman Fld & Clinton Cy Airport & from pilot over Columbus indicate distance much farther) 10. Time in sight 20 minutes 11. Altitude Around 10,000 ft - 12. Speed greater than 500 MPH in level flight 13. Direction of flight 120° (East) 14. Tactics Climbed and descended vertically - performed circles - it circled one place for duration of 3 360° turns then moved to another position and again circled 15. Sound None 16. Size Larger than C-47 17. Color Amber 18. Shape Round or oval 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails Amber exhaust trail about 5 times the length of object 22. Weather conditions High overcast at 10,000 ft 23. Effect on clouds Occasionally entered overcast 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance Leveled off and disappeared into overcast at 120° 26. Remarks: (over)