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

1. Date 18 February 1948 2. Time 1500 MST 3. Location Air near Green River Utah 4. Name of observers Capt. Howard H. Berodt - Capt Maurice T. Ritenour (See Inc 102 - corrdbration) 5. Occupation of observer Pilots 6. Address of observer 718th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH) Weaver AFB, S.D. 7. Place of observation $ 3 9^{\circ} \mathrm{N}-1 0 0^{\circ} \mathrm{W} $ - Near Green River, Utah 8. Number of objects One 9. Distance of object from observer 100 miles 10. Time in sight N/S 11. Altitude 20,000 feet 12. Speed Very high 13. Diroction of flight Southeast (of Limon, Colorado) 11. Tactics Explosion rate 15. Sound Could not be determined due to B-29 engine noise 16. Size Huge (Seen 100 miles west of the B-29's) 17. Color Multi-colored ball of fire 18. Shapo Hugh multi-colored ball of fire and dense cloud of smoke followed 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails Vapor trail with a ball of fire at the head of trail 22. Weather conditions Clear 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. Skotches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance N/S 26. Romarks: - Same as incident 102 which see