HEADQUARTERS, THIRTEENTH AIR FORCE
CLARK AIR FORCE BASE
APO 719
B-2/am
8 April 1948
AG 452.1
SUBJECT: Report of Sighting of Unidentified Aircraft
and/or Flying Object.
TO : Commanding General,
Far East Air Forces,
APO 925,
U. S. Army.
ATTN: AC/S, A-2
1. In compliance with "Intelligence Requirements - Un-identified
Aircraft" and letters, your headquarters, AG 452.1 A-2, 3 November 1947
and AG 452.1 A-2, 20 March 1948, the following incident is reported.
2. At 1630 hours on 1 April 1948, the S-2 officer of the 18th
Fighter Group contacted the A-2 Division, this headquarters, and reported
that 1st Lt. Robert W. Meyers had sighted an unidentified flying object.
His story is as follows.
3. On 1 April, at 0955, 1st Lt. Meyers was leading a flight of
four (4) P-47 aircraft of the 67th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group.
He was flying a heading of 180 degrees, altitude 1500 feet, position 124
degrees 3 minutes east and 12 degrees 52 minutes north, when he sighted
an unidentified object approximately three (3) miles east of his position
and at an estimated altitude of 1000 feet, heading of 360 degrees. The
object appeared to be a flying wing type aircraft, its shape resembled
a half moon what appeared to be a dorsal fin was barely perceptible, the
span of the object estimated to be thirty feet, length twenty feet and
silver in color. Upon sighting the object, Lt. Meyers immediately started
a left turn with the intention of intercepting and to more positively
identify this phenomena. While Meyers was making a 240 degree turn, the
unidentified object made a 90 degree left turn, then leveled out on a
heading of 270 degrees, accelerated rapidly and disappeared from sight
in approximately five seconds. There was no sound heard, and no exhaust
trails were observed. At the time of the sighting visibility was unlimited,
scattered cumulus, base 3000 feet, tops 6000 feet.
a. Because of the distance from which the sighting was made,
no distinguishing features i.e. power units, landing gear, armament or
cockpit were observed.
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