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p. 16 …was unable to identify the nationality of the planes, but stated that they had twin trails of bluish smoke. He… p. 56 …was unable to identify the nationality of the planes, but stated that they had twin trails of blutish smoke. He… p. 58 …was unable to identify the nationality of the planes, but stated that they had twin trails of bluish smoke. He… p. 12 …they would have reported the red fuselages as flaming trails and they would have imagined objects emitting them.
At nighttime… p. 13 …The luminous meteor trail of ionized gas has been picked up by radar and at times misunderstood. This ionized trail … p. 26 complete absence of sound or vapor trail . Evasion upon approach is common.
Radars have shown many unidentified "blips" but there… p. 1 …Left a vapour trail behind.
28-Jul-02 20:55 Nr Salisbury Wiltshire Saw a bright red light. It vanished… p. 2 …24-Dec-02 10:39 Aylesbury Buckinghamshire Orange object, with a lighter coloured trail , about ten times the length of… p. 2 …No noise, very quite in area (no cars, planes or other engines running) No trail , no exhaust visible. No odor… p. 17 …and disappeared; object visible for about five (5) minutes; trail of brilliant light yellow color changing to height orange and… p. 22 …MOT Riese - Two lights initially; color - bright white with a trail ; 2 seconds later, 3 lights, same color.
MOT Kelley… p. 81 …Source, an ethnic German resettler, based his information on the u/i flying object on hearsay, vapor trails observed and… 4 more pages mention it p. 11 … The “trail ” appears to be cavitation—similar to those caused during
propulsion.
Visible trail is a camera-software… p. 3 …Exhaust trails none noted
22. Weather conditions CAFU
23. Effect on clouds none
21. Sketches or photographs note
25. Harmor… p. 4 …Exhaust trails none noted
32. Weather conditions CAVU
23. Effect on clouds ZONE
21. Skotohus or photographs
25. Error of… p. 5 …Exhaust trails none seen
22. Weather conditions CAVU
23. Effect on clouds none
21. Sketches or photographs none
25. manner… 3 more pages mention it p. 6 …such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapour trails . Place an arrow beside the drawing to show… p. 7 …How did the object or objects disappear from view?
DROPPED BELOW TRAIL LINE
24. In order that you can give… p. 14 …such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapour trails . Place a arrow beside the drawing to show… 2 more pages mention it p. 7 …such type of craft
with a very distinct spiral trail . This also causes us to return to
the spy plane… p. 3 …4,500 meters, show two shining disks with condensation trails moving at great speed in the direction opposite to that… p. 5 …Does trail vary with sound? (spurts)
12. Effect on clouds.
a. Opened path thru clouds .
b. Forced cloud or mists… p. 53 …Does trail vary with sound? (spurts)
12. Effect on clouds.
a. Opened path thru clouds.
b. Forced cloud or mists… p. 101 …Does trail va:ry with sound? (spurts)
12. Effect on clouds.
a. Opened path thru clouds.
b. Forced cloud or… 11 more pages mention it p. 5 …Does trail vary with sound? (spurts)
12. Effect on clouds.
a. Opened path thru clouds .
b. Forced cloud or mists… p. 53 …Does trail vary with sound? (spurts)
12. Effect on clouds.
a. Opened path thru clouds.
b. Forced cloud or mists… p. 101 …Does trail va:ry with sound? (spurts)
12. Effect on clouds.
a. Opened path thru clouds.
b. Forced cloud or… 11 more pages mention it p. 12 his unremoved photo of an unknown black object leaving trail behind it. was taken near Cirenoble in southeastern France, on… p. 34 …I continued walking but somehow that vapor trail didn't register properly. I have seen thousands of vapor trails but… p. 56 …Working outdoors at a quarry, they had noticed a high-flying swept-wing aircraft leaving a vapor trail , and paused… p. 148 …Elliptical,trailing sparks;landed at deserted airport. (b)4on top following curve of surface.
April16,1954 Grand Canyon,Ariz. 10… 58 more pages mention it p. 6 …such type of craft
with a very distinct spiral trail . This also causes us to return to
the spy plane… p. 1 …Also,
there were no exhaust trails coming from either the orange or the red orbs. Although I could not
tell… p. 4 …Its brightness was about that of a 1 or 2 star; its visual diameter was about 30'; it trailed an… p. 5 …Sir, I 'm
picking up a-ah, hit on the radar approximately five miles in
trail of your six o… p. 8 …Military radar advises
they are picking up intermittent primary target behind you
in-trail , in-trail I say again.
0240… p. 9 …52 Rl5
It looks like he, he-ah-offset left, and then possibly fell
back in-trail . However, I can… 1 more page mentions it p. 2 …AS HF
INRNED THE OBJEAZ FFLL IN TRAIL AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT
-4 NM. AR HE CONTINUED IN… p. 2 …FEATURES OR DETAILS - NONE EXCEPT FOR COLOR.
(7) TAIL, TRAIL , OR EXHAUST - NONE.
(8) SOUND - NONE.
(9) OTHER PERTINENT OR… p. 2 …Overseas flaps; Era of the "midgets"; the traveling circus and its trail of sightings.
Part II
Strictly Personal
8 Getting… p. 19 …7)
(Presumed) (8)
(Presumed)
(9)
2 in general trail formation (trailing object varied position) (10)
4 objects
(exact formation not… p. 5 …GET AWAY, AS HE TURNED THE OBJEAZ FELL IN TRAIL AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 3=4 MK. AS… p. 6 …Promo) (6) (Promo)
(9) (2 in general trull formation (trailing object varied position) (10) 4 objects (correct formation not specified… p. 5 …AS HE TURNED THE OBJEAZ FELL IN TRAIL AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 3=4 NM. AS HE CONTINUED… p. 5 …AS HE TURNED THE OBJEAZ FELL IN TRAIL AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 3=4 NM. AS HE CONTINUED… p. 2 …Frequently such objects as missiles, balloons, birds, kites, searchlights, aircraft navigation
and anticollision beacc~.s, jet engine exhaust, condensation trails … p. 3 …Vapor or con-
densation trails from jet aircraft will sometimes appear to glow fiery red or orange when reflecting
sunlight… p. 11 …Second, it appears to have this trail behind
it, which at first blush you would think that looks like a… p. 12 …You might be able to see that trail there behind it. That is actu-
ally not a real trail . That… p. 22 …This white object left in its trail a thin streak of smoke, which was grayish in color.
Miss Philadelphia, who… p. 45 …THIS OBJECT LEFT A TRAIL OF SMOKE WHICH LASTED FOR ABOUT
TWO SECONDS AND W HISSING OR BUZZING SOUND WAS… p. 67 …Top very Bright like Silver or Mirror .
( no Smoke trail or Napar trail
one looked like this the second from… 3 more pages mention it p. 5 …AS HE TURNED THE OBJEAZ FELL IN TRAIL AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 3=4 NM. AS HE CONTINUED… p. 4 …On making the turn to the east, the two trails disappeared. Whether this was due to change in attitude with… p. 6 …AS HE TURNED THE OBJEAZ FELL IN TRAIL AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 3=4 NM. AS HE CONTINUED… p. 7 …Exhaust trails Seemed to be some red light around the lower part of it.
22. Weather conditions High - scattered but… p. 24 …Exhaust trails I/S
22. Weather conditions I/3
23. Effect on clouds $ \mathrm{X} / 3 $
24. Sketches or photographs… p. 57 …Exhaust trails Sesmed at times to have a red border at the top and at the bottom
22. Weather conditions… 6 more pages mention it p. 6 …Exhaust trails Seemed to be some red light around the lower part of it.
22. Weather conditions High - scattered but… p. 23 …Exhaust trails I/S
22. Weather conditions I/3
23. Effect on clouds $ \mathrm{x} / 3 $
24. Sketches or photographs… p. 56 …Exhaust trails Sesmed at times to have a red border at the top and at the bottom
22. Weather conditions… 6 more pages mention it p. 86 …He continued that the vapor trail left by
the missile appears to be one single line of uni.form intensity… p. 88 …He stated that he himself observed, on one occasion, a
single vapor trail coming fran sane type of aircraft at… p. 112 …This is proven by
the fact that the trail extends beyond the normal format
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y 13 more pages mention it p. 19 …20 You might be able to see that trail there behind it.
21 That is actually not a real trail … p. 19 …20 You might be able to see that trail there behind it.
21 That is actually not a real trail … p. 19 …Blue-gra smoke trail remained one minute; la puff, five minutes."
Peter M. Millman of the National Research Council of… p. 20 …The crew had sighted an object trailing smoke south of Detroit.
"Within the next few minutes many other radio messages… p. 1 …under this regulation.
(2) Aircraft flares, jet exhausts, condensation trails , blinking or steady lights observed at night, lights circling or… p. 5 …one.
(6) Any discernible features or details.
(7) Tail, trail , or exhaust, including size of same compared to size of… p. 17 …The lone lilting surface with trailing edge controls introduces control
issues just as it did for the space shuttle.
10… p. 19 …Mach 0.2 to 22
Anhedral fixed fins
with trailing edge
flaps assure subsonic
lateral-directional
stability and control
Figure… p. 44 …The FDL-5 had a single central vertical
and fixed horizontal control surfaces with
trailing -edge flaps. The FDL-7… 2 more pages mention it p. 6 …YELLOWISH IN COLOR, ORIGINATING FROM THE CENTER OF ITS TRAILING END, LIKE A ROCKET. AT ABOUT THE TIME THE UFO… p. 1 …The Paper Trail
What hooked me on the subject was not the tales of crashed saucers or Area 51. It… p. 2 …to call the Agency but was unsuccessful: "Essentially, our trail stopped at the door of the CIA. They wouldn't… p. 6 …Doyle McManus, "The Cocaine Trail ," three-part series, The Los Angeles Times, 20-22 October 1996.
15. Alicia Shepard, "The… p. 5 …These objects also exhibit an ionization trail which can be used for
detection and measurement using similar radars. This regime… p. 8 …3) (4)
(5) (6) (7) (8)
(9) in general trail formation (containing object varied position) (10) 4 objects (none formation… p. 6 complete absence of sound or vapor trail . Evasion upon approach is common.
Radars have shown many unidentified "blips" but there… p. 2 …As he turned the object fell
in trail at what appeared to be about
3-4 NM as he continued… p. 28 …they would have reported the red fuselages as flaming trails and they would have imagined objects emitting them.
At nighttime… p. 29 …The luminous meteor trail of ionized gas has been picked up by radar and at times misunderstood. This ionized trail … p. 17 …such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails . Place an arrow beside the drawing to show… p. 14 …25
Chemical
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research
rocket.
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Missile
launch. p. 37 …as
wings,
protrusio.is,
etc., aid
especially exhaust
trails
or
vapour trails .Placa
a-
arrow beside
the
drawiag
to
show… p. 45 …such as
wings, protrusions, etc., aid especially exhaust trails or vapour trail :—
Place a. arrow beside the drawing to show… 6 more pages mention it