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box7 Incident Summaries 1-100
U.S. Department of War · 209 pages · text by OCR, confidence 99%
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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.
CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Incident #
1. Date 4 July 1947
2. Time 1305
3. Location Oregon
4. Name of observer Earl E. Patterson
5. Occupation of observer Patrolman - former Air Corps pilot
6. Address of observer 124 Southeast 13th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
7. Place of observation Southeast 82d and Foster Road, Portland
8. Number of objects 1
9. Distance of object from observer N/S
10. Timo in sight N/S
11. Altitude Approx 30,000 ft
12. Speed Terrific - faster than any speed witness had ever seen
Direction of flight Southwesterly direction over Portland
Tactics XXX Performed 90° angle without difficulty - thought to be radio controlled
15. Sound None
16. Size N/S
17. Color Aluminum
Shapo disc
Odor detected max N/S
20. Apparent construction N/S Apparently metallic or eggshell white didn't reflect light
21. Exhaust trails None
22. Weather conditions N/S
Effoct on clouds N/S
24. Sketches or photographs None
25. Manner of disappearance N/S
26. Remarks: (over)
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