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

U.S. Department of War · 210 pages · text by OCR, confidence 99%

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From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.

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1. Date 9 January 1948 2. Time 2330 3. Location Cartersville, Georgia, $ 3 4^{\circ} $ 10' N, $ 8 4^{\circ} $ 49' W 4. Name of observer Hugh DuBose 5. Occupation of observer Pilot (EAL) 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of observation Air 8. Number of objects One 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight N/S 11. Altitude 3000 feet 12. Speed 400 mph 13. Diroction of flight $ 1 7 5^{\circ} \mathrm{M} $ 14. Tactics None 15. Sound N/S 16. Size N/S 17. Color Light, sky-blue 18. Shape Circular, except for the top quarter which was flat, pot-shaped 19. Odor dotoctod N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None 22. Woathor conditions N/S 23. Effect on clouds $ ^{N} / 2 $ 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance $ 1 0^{\circ} $ below the horizon 26. Remarks: When object crossed the path of the witness all that could be observed was an intense blue flame, in a shape circular except for

Cases discussed

The 1913 Great Meteor Procession (the Cyrillids) 1913
"meteoric procession" which crossed Toronto in February 1913
The Maury Island Incident 1947
accident over Maury Island, Puget Sound, around June, 1947
The Mantell UFO Incident 1948
Something like a "flying disc" was pursued by one Lt. Mantell... Mantel being killed
The Gorman Dogfight 1948
Incident 172: George F. Gorman, F-51 pursuit of white light over Fargo, 1 Oct 1948

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