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

RESTRICTED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 105 1. Date 8 Mar 48 2. Time 1100 3. Location Belmont, N. C. 4. Name of observer Mr. A. C. Morrison 5. Occupation of observer Supt. Meter Dept, Duke Power Co., Charlotte, N. C. 6. Address of observer Charlotte, N. C. (Duke Power Co.) 7. Place of observation Belmont, N. C. (Sighted from ground) 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight about 10 seconds 11. Altitude N/S - could not be estimated 12. Speed Around 600 MPH 13. Direction of flight Easterly 14. Tactics None - moved in straight line at constant speed without change in altitude or direction 15. Sound None 16. Size From a distance - that of a small coin 17. Color bright or silver - looked metallic 18. Shape round or sphere (unable to determine which) 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction Metallic 21. Exhaust trails None 22. Weather conditions Clear with scattered white clouds 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance behind small white cloud 26. Remarks: (over)