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An observer reported seeing a small object traveling at high speed, accompanied by a throbbing noise. The object was described as black with a silver stripe and was observed from a mountain at a high altitude.

…eather bureau observer at the Richmond Station observed on three dif- ferent occasions, during the six-month period prior to April 19h7, disc~like metal chrome object. All sirhtings were made through a dolite while making pibal observations. On the last reported si the balloon was at 15,000 fest altitude, the disc followed for fifteen seconds. It was shaped …

Incident Noe 37 -—- ly; October 1947, 1200 hours, eleven miles North, N. &. of Cave Creek, Arizonae Two mine operators observed one object at S000 to 10,000 ft altitude, travel- ing 350 MPH S.E. in a straight line for a period of 45-60 seconds. The object © was red against the sky, and black against a cloud. It appeared to be three feet in diameter from poin…

…make the reports of most observors slightly less accurate than i they had never heard reports of others seeing "flying saucers”. Particularly when the stimulus object is iazy or ill-defined, persons tend to see it as resa@nbling whatever is suggested to them. Carmichael ete ale, for example (1932) showed individuals simple designs and gave them the name of a…

… hour all the way to “terrifie", “tremendous”, "inomceivable®™ and "blue blazes". ¢ 5e Background against which viewed. The great majority of observers saw the object against a clear day or night sky. 6. Time of day sighted, About twoethirds as many observations were reported at night as in the day. There are, of corse, many more opportunities for observing …

…en can be seen when you look up at the clear aky, or when you are reading. They move as your eyes move, It is somtimes possible also to see corpuscles or other objects that are circulating within the fluids in the retina of the eye. Then, of course, everyone from time to time mistakes sane more or less familiar object for another object, A probable explanati…

…vations. It must be remembored that when a person is excited his estimates of time are apt to be rather inaccurate. d. Bstimation of the elevation angle of the object. Almost all persons will overestimate elevation angles. This tendency can be reduced by the observer extending one arm vertioally and the other horizontally to observe a 90° angle. The vertical…

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…rt No. USA. fadaba-Btank) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT eS as T Date of Report 4 Hekdaker 1951 - Prepared by (Officer, Subject povort of Unusual Airborne Object A G5 US é ay 40 SW of Minneapolis ia ULda iu PAR Area Reported On i} 7) Ay eR & Vn ba? rg } anil al | Dake ke inf Bee 852 } Evaluation Sou 'C#s sual Observation Referances (Control number, dire…

…ROVED I JUNE 1948 (CLASSI FICATION) Unived States of America TR - 2 = 50 _A\R INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT / Haupt 3 : SUSsECT } | Sishting of Uni dentified Object } ? § countay : REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) ' i ook nga FROM (Aony 4 eeotorate of Intelligence, Ninth Teas noe Air Force (Ady DATE OF REPCRT j DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 7 & Aved 1952.5 3-6 Ap…

RESTRICTED Page 6 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an “A” on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a “B” on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you /ast saw it. 33. In the following larger sketch plac…

…irsraft was on a 1 heading of 04, degrees me an altitude of 22,000 fest, weather was 5 178 to 3/8 undercast ie ne moon, The sighting was made by the Airberne | objectk-was. described. as-appearing te.be 4 er 7 fect leng, cigar shaped, orange-red | in color and eal particles appreximately 1 ft in diameter appearing: te sheet ort ek. Ei che pndles from the pat…

… a small town 14 miles NNX of Iarson AFB. All observations were Brom the ground and were visual, A check with radar sites in this vicinity show that no unusual objects or activity was noted eat this time. There ware no wheather balloan launches from this base during the reporting period. The following weather conditions existed over the bass and in the vicin…

… 112—PART | Le SECRE= (CLASSIFICATION) Ay COUNTRY JAPAN REPORT NO. _IR-1-52 (LEAVE BLANK) A567 | \ ! AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of Unidentified Object \\ A AREA REPORTED ON Misawa Air Base, Honshu , Japan FROM (Agency) léhF-B Wing Intelligence DATE OF REPORT 15 May 1952-° DATE OF INFORMATION 8 May 1952 EVALUATION C#2 PREPARED BY (Officer) JAM…

…2PART | APPROVED-13UNE 1948 - COUNTRY . REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) an epee “ JAPAN TR-1-52 ADEE | AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT \\ ' Report of Unidentified Object Le | > (CLASSIFICATION) SUBJECT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan léhF-B Wing Intelligence DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 May 1952. | 8 May 1952 C-…

…ligence PAGE 2 OF he, eee A | 1. Large, green light, solid in center with a nebula surrounding it witha | | \ | trail of isolated red lights. The nebula on the object was constant. and gave no : | on of resistance by the atmosphere. Nebula was irregular, slightly lighter joe i ~ f3: Q ee) ct fs QO in color than the core. In the momentary view of it, it appea…

…T, 27 January 1953, | y of the 63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb W Medium, Davis—Monthan Air Force Base and his wife 3» Tucsen, — Arizona, observed an unidentified object trave a general Southwest direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed and appeared to trail a rocket-type exhaust. (See diagram). The ebject appeared round, brilliant white in c…

…erious light ‘ was seen in the sky northeast of Dallas, Texas. In many instances reports con- flicted with each other. One report would give the heading of the object as south while another would give the heading in a different direction, The altitude of the object also varied in the many reports. Once the area became aware of something unusual in the air, r…

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…rizontal flicht until it disappeared in the distance. CAPTAIN. PIERMAN stated that he had to turn his head slowly through a 5° quadrant in order to observe the object while in its flight and estimates that he observed it for five (5) seconds or less. CAPTAIN PIERMAN states that he did not attach any significance to this light until later events demanded atte…