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… light at 8,000 feet but at the beginning of the climb separated into two (2) distinct lights as these on an aircraft for landing lights, aerodynamic features: high rate of climb, no glow or beam as landing lights give out. Dissappeared on heading of 270 degrees, speed approximately 75 to 100 mbes per hour while on the 270 degree heading. TIME: 2400 hours, 2…

A report clarifying that a bright flash seen in the sky by villagers in Northwest Alaska was not a UFO, but rather the result of Soviet rocket fuel being dumped from a newly launched rocket, Cosmos 1833.

…n modern jet planes) and "that it seemed to bover east and northeast of the field." a a dé estimated its closest approach at about 50 miles away and 2,000 feet high, The Love Field tower also reported a relay message from Oklahoma saying flight of the object had been picked up there on radar at a speed estimated in excess of 600 miles an hour. A report in Da…

The document details a public inquiry into a Japan Air Lines pilot's UFO sighting over Alaska, including the FAA's response and the materials available for purchase related to the incident.

RESTRICTED _-RESTRIGTED- Oo ati __ AF FORM 112—PART | . SSSR OEMAL ONS: TNFORMATION— \_! REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) 9 “) ——, 2 (ASF, -{-$ Zt fie ¢ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY mae +--+ SUBJECT FLY OBRPT AREA REPORTED ON Dallas, Texas DATE OF REPORT "| FROM (Agency) | 17th AC&W Squadron, Duncanville, Texas DATE OF INFORMATION…

The document discusses the sightings of mysterious aerial objects referred to as 'ghost rockets' in Sweden during the summer of 1946, and the subsequent reports of similar phenomena in the United States, notably the sighting by Kenneth Arnold in June 1947, which popularized the term 'flying saucers'.

…d and main- tained by conventional aircraft. d. If the objects had been conventional type aircraft, the slow seeming speed would have necessitated an extremely high altitude and the conventional type aircraft lights would not have seemed so large, bright, in- tense and immediate to a ground observer. @. The absence of sound from the objects. he Weather: Scat…

…in= tained by conventional aircraft. : | Tae de If the objects had been conventional type aircraft, the slow seeming speed would have necessitated an extremely high altitude and the conventional type aircraft lights would not have seemed so large, bright, in- ‘ tense and immediate to a ground observer. ps Pek Se fhe absence of sound from the objects. 4. Weat…

… cent (S0¢) pi€e#heading | toward Seat Pleasart and Andrewa APB. Objects were floating faster than Jats, i a 4 2 ° ’ fh » : Py bright in color like lichting at high altitude, One (1) disk travsling straight lines while other was circleing arowid it. f 1 i. ! 4 i LY i \ j - j ~ due 7 Ate, H 4 4 4 4 % ; HOTS: THIS DOCUMENT TO SNTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE …

…k, size: seme as a fifty cent (50¢) pi@e heading toward Seat Pleasant and Andrews AFB, Objects were floating faster than jets, bright in color like lighting at high altitude, One (1) disk traveling straight | line while other was circleinz arowd it, Mer ROTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE ME…

…e observed a brilliant, white light flash past in the same direction as he was goings AIRMAN j was heading east and was about one (1) mile from the junction of high- | way 223 aewMOMS CENTER, MICHIGAN. The light or object was south of his position, | about three hundred (300) feet from the road and appeared to be approximately twenty | (20) feet in diameter …

…served a brilliant, white light flash past in the same direction as he was goings AIRMAN DAMON was heading east and was about one (1) mile from the junction of high- way 223 at ROME CENTER, MICHIGAN. The light or object was south of his position, | about three hundred (300) feet from the road and appeared to be approximately twenty (20) feet in diameter trav…

…e of the distance was impossible. 2. AIRMEN STEINBERG and VIERRA said that the light travelled to a position which appeared to be over the "JET BAR" located on Highway M-29, at the north- eastern end of SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, in less than two (2) minutes and hung motionless in the sky for a few seconds. The light then headed east and dis- appeared beyond …

… five (5) minutes when we heard a F-9 make a quick warm-up and take off immediately. The F-9 had it's After-burner going and it climbed straight up at a pretty high altitude and followed the same course as the object had taken. He circled twice and then landed. I don't know if the Staff Duty Officer notified them or not. The reasons I don't think this was a …

…inst aircreft-type covering. © Re Great speed. Estimated as 4 times the speed : aN = é of a jet aircraft, eke . ieee its : ‘Se > gamiler to sound of an F-86 at high altitude, b1 ote, Soe ee pe, with no change in tone or volume during man- = The object made three (3), 360° turns to the : faneuvers: — oe Sr et 7 right taking 2 te 3 seconds to complete each. - …

…PD IN ACCORDANCE W/AFL 200-5 Par 7c the FOL REPT IS SBM PD (1) ONE LARGE LUMINOUS OBJ CMA RECTANGULAR IN SHAP® w/INDEF FRONT AND REAR ENDS CMA WAS SIGHTED PD A HIGH PITCHED HUM WAS HEARD COMING FR THE DIR OF THE OBJPD THE OBJ APPARENTLY TRAVELED FR BAST TO WEST THROUGHOUT AN ARC OF SEVENTY TO EIGHTY DEGREES IN A STRAIGHT SHALLOW CLIMB PD A THEODOLITE READING…

…HER AND WINDS ALOFT: Cloud condition, 1200 scattered. Visibility, 12 miles, Temperature, 6L2 Dew-point, 59°, Surface winds, 18 knots from the south, There were high scattered clouds at 30,000 feet. Winds aloft were as follows: 16,000 feet 2808 27 knots 18,000 feet 280, 33 knots 20,000 feet 280, 32 knots 25,000 feet 300: 38 knots 30,000 feet 310° 45 knots 35,…

…ear or over Amarillo, Texas. (5) Observer's reliability considered excellent. Mr. W. B. Brown is employed as Captain, Central Airlines. (6) WX Amarillo; broken high clouds 30,000 ft. MSL, visibility 40 miles. (7), (8), (9) and (1@) All negative. COMMENTS of Preparing Officer: Negative. lee GLEN D PARRISH 1st Lt., USAF Director of Intelligence ae ry # NOTE: T…

…e; faint luminous white trail. Speed: 2500 MPH (est). Maneuvers: Traveled from east to west in slight curved path. Noise: None. Manner of Disappearance: Behind high broken clouds. Altitude: Above 30,000 ft. MSL, Range: Unknown « Other Factors: Negative. (2) Approximately 2212 MST, 27 December 1952, Albuquerque, New Mexico. length of Observation: 4-5 seconds.…

¥ APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ‘AF FORM 112—PART Il frotcetid | security i (CLASSIFICATION) | eerie AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) 2nd .Ftr —Int REPORT NO, TR<2=538 tercerptor + mm de altitud wUTner witne Squadron, iicGuire AFB, Trenton, NJ PAGE } OF yA PAGES The visibility was unrestricted with: a few scatiered clouds. No: unusual activity or met…