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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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 144a 1. Date 24 July 48 2. Time 0230 3. Location Near Blackstone, Va. enroute to Raleigh-Durham 4. Name of observer Louis Feldwary 5. Occupation of observer pilot 6. Address of observer LGA 7. Place of observation Air - near Blackstone, Va. 8. Number of objects Only trail seen 9. Distance of object from observer n/s 10. Time in sight N/S 11. Altitude N/S 12. Speed terrific speed - 13. Direction of flight 230° 14. Tactics Trail covered an 80° to 90° arc laterally 15. Sound N/S 16. Size N/S 17. Color N/S 18. Shape N/S 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails Seemed to be a jet or rocket trail 22. Weather conditions at 0230 at Blackstone: 0/70 @ 4GF 112/73/72/ wsw 5/987. Greensboro and Raleigh-Durham had 0/15 plus 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance N/S 26. Remarks: (over) CONFIDENTIAL 78

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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