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

RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 101 1. Date 18 February 1948 2. Time 5:01 P.M. 3. Location Norcatur, Kansas 4. Name of observer M. R. Krehbiel account (taken from newspaper) 5. Occupation of observer Editor 6. Address of observer Norton, Kansas 7. Place of observation Norcatur, Kansas 8. Number of objects One 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight N/S 11. Altitude 30 - 35 miles above earth 12. Speed N/S 13. Direction of flight N/S 14. Tactics N/S 15. Sound One big explosion - "afterwards a lot of little explosions" 16. Size N/S 17. Color Bluish-white smoke smudge 18. Shape Mushroom ( ) 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction Meteor 21. Exhaust trails None Bluish-white smoke smudge 22. Weather conditions N/S 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs Photo of vapor trail left in sky by explosion 25. Manner of disappearance Disintegration 26. Remarks: Oscar Monnig, of the Texas Observers, Amateur Astronomy, 1010 Morningside Drive, Ft. Worth, offers "tangible proof that the fireball RESTRICTED SECRET J-18880