U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

U.S. Department of War · 210 pages · text by OCR, confidence 99%

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From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.

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SECRET CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident #138 1. Date 8 Jul 48 2. Time 0920 3. Location Columbus, Ohio 4. Name of observer Mrs. Wilda ZitteK 5. Occupation of observer Housewife 6. Address of observer 2579 Avalon Ave. Columbus, O. 7. Place of observation Ground 8. Number of objects two (2) 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight four (4) minutes 11. Altitude Judged to be around 3000 feet 12. Speed Could not be estimated around 13. Direction of flight First headed NE then North 14. Tactics Bobbed up and down 15. Sound None 16. Size With binoculars (Type M-3, 6 x 30) about 3 1/2" in length by 1" in diameter 17. Color Silver 18. Shape Like a cigar or torpedo 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction Metallic 21. Exhaust trails None 22. Weather conditions Clear, sunlight, no clouds 23. Effect on clouds None (There were none) 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance Faded away 26. Remarks: (Over) SECRET 73

Cases discussed

The 1913 Great Meteor Procession (the Cyrillids) 1913
"meteoric procession" which crossed Toronto in February 1913
The Maury Island Incident 1947
accident over Maury Island, Puget Sound, around June, 1947
The Mantell UFO Incident 1948
Something like a "flying disc" was pursued by one Lt. Mantell... Mantel being killed
The Gorman Dogfight 1948
Incident 172: George F. Gorman, F-51 pursuit of white light over Fargo, 1 Oct 1948

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