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box Incident Summaries 173-233

U.S. Department of War · 144 pages · text by OCR, confidence 98%

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From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: N/A, N/A. NARA Record Group 38, catalogue id 143685. Each of these incident summaries 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.

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET *(To be filled out and retained in files)* 1. Date of Observation: 4 October 1948 Incident: 182 2. Time of Observation: 2220 GMT to 2310 GMT 3. Where was Object(s) Sighted: 74° 40' West by 36° 42' North 4. Observer's Position: At sea - aboard the S/S Gulfport (i.e. ground, air, control tower, etc.) 5. Name and Address of Observer: S/S Gulfport 6. Occupation and/or Hobbies: Ship's captain 7. Attention Attracted to Object(s) By: N/S 8. Number of Object(s) Sighted: 1 9. Size of Object(s): 1/4 size of full moon 10. Color of Object(s): bright 11. Shape (Sketch if Possible): round 12. Nature of Luminosity: N/S 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer: N/S 14. Speed of Object(s): Could not estimate 15. Time in Sight: 50 minutes 16. Tactics: N/S 17. Sound Made by Object(s): N/S 18. Direction of Flight of Object(s): southeast 19. Apparent Construction (Of What Material or Substance): N/S 20. Effect of Objects on Clouds and/or Exhaust Trail: N/S 21. Weather Conditions Existing at the Time: N/S 22. Peculiarities Noted: Had distinct bright center 23. Summary of Incident: (over) *(Attach a Separate Sheet if Additional Space is Needed)*

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