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CONFIDENTIAL CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 154 1. Date 2 Aug 48 2. Time 1945 hours 3. Location Columbus, Ohio 4. Name of observer Charles Saunders 5. Occupation of observer Attorney 6. Address of observer 265-1/2 South High St 7. Place of observation Yard of 1337 Clifton Ave., Columbus, Ohio 8. Number of objects 1 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight 10-15 minutes 11. Altitude 1,500 to 2000 ft 12. Speed 15 MPH 13. Direction of flight Moving south from the north 14. Tactics Constant slow speed - Once it hesitated & thin trail of smoke issued from opposite direction of travel. Changed position assuming different shapes 15. Sound None 16. Size Judged to be about 20 to 30 ft in diameter 17. Color N/S. Perimeter: constant grey-black. Center: transparent. 18. Shape Changing. First: side-view: Parallelogram. Second: circular 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails thin trail of smoke 22. Weather conditions CAVU 23. Effect on clouds No clouds 24. Sketches or photographs 4 sketches 25. Manner of disappearance N/S 26. Remarks: (over) CONFIDENTIAL 95