CONFIDENTIAL
CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Incident # 145
1. Date 9 July 1948
2. Time 1205 AST
3. Location Fielding Lake
4. Name of observers 1st Lt Dominick J. Caramia & Thomas B. Carpenter
5. Occupation of observer s(VLR) Photo
6. Address of observers 72nd RCN Squadron (VLR) Photographic c/o APO 731, c/o Postmaster Seattle Washington
7. Place of observation Fielding Lake, Alaska (63°11' - 145° 40' W
8. Number of objects Approximately 20
9. Distance of object from observer 5,000 + above
10. Time in sight 5 seconds or less
11. Altitude 5,000 + immediately below the clouds
12. Speed over 500 MPH
13. Direction of flight From WNW to ESE
14. Tactics Jockeyed back and forth in the group formation (gave impression of shotgun blast pattern) but maintained straight course.
15. Sound Loud roaring sound heard (thought it was strong wind) before objects were sighted; sound sharpened into a buzz as they approached and passed.
16. Size dot
17. Color grayish black
18. Shape N/S but apparently from Spheroid or disc-shaped
19. Odor detected N/S
20. Apparent construction N/S
21. Exhaust trails none visible
22. Weather conditions bright and sunny w/ 5/10 strato-cumulus cloud coverage
23. Effect on clouds none - flew immediately below them
24. Sketches or photographs sketch
25. Manner of disappearance N/S
26. Remarks: The objects resembled a group of dots, grayish black in color and numbering about 20. They were plainly visible and either spheroid or disc shaped. They appeared to be jockeying back and (over)
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