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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'.

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…round but was slightly larger than a star, Captain Gleason could not estimate its size because its altitude was unknown, The object was noisless and gave off a white glow as it passed overhead on a course due west, Before it dropped over the horizon it veered to the north-west, gaining altitude, It then dropped out of sight, Approximately one minute later an…

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…o my starboard and. moved downward very slightly from my port to starboard. Previous to this flash of light I had been observing (for approx 2 min.) a flashing white light which appeared to be on the horizon and in the same direction as the light deseribed above. After observing this light I flew north of Misawa Air Base on the coastline to a point approx. 3…

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…st direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed and appeared to trail a rocket-type exhaust. (See diagram). The object appeared round, brilliant white in color and larger than the largest star in the sky. There was no discernible propulsion noise. S/Sgt Helmer states the object disappeared in about one minute after traveling through about 30 d…

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…st 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 color and larger than the largest star in the sky. There was no discernible propulsion noise. HEE) ss'2tes the object disappeared in about one minute after traveling through about 30 degrees …

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…made on Mr. Johnston's sighting. ‘Mr. Wyle V. Moore at Love Field, Dallas called and gave a brief descrip-— tion of the object. He said it had a green nose and white Wing tips with a stream like jet. Mr. Marcus V. Fechenbach, also on duty at the Love Field Tower sketched the object. A standby sctyer was sent to Love Field to pick up the sketch and other info…

…rver and police and fire station dispatchers re- pected seeing the "elongated" or "arrow shaped" object which gave off brilliant "orange, red, green and bluish-white colors", M. F. Fetchenbach, traffic controller at the Love Field tower, si 1 "light in the sky" at 1:15 a.m. An off-duty policeman said he saw the objec disapvear at 5:30 a. m Nit: shot. right s…

…t appeared "as an arrow" in shape to Iinwood Martin, 732 W. Clarendon. "It had swept back wings with a red glow toward the front, the wings blue and the center white. It moved Perwass and then backward ous seemed to be going higher all the time." Mr. Martin said the colors were "the most beautiful I've ever seen." First report on the mystery object came to L…

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…as delta-winged in shape with large round opening in the center which changed color from orange to red. The nose section was bluish-green; wings were brilliant white; tail section was fuzzy and changed color from orange to red to blue. The tail section was not as bright as the rest of the object. The wing-tips and nose would make an equilateral triangle,and …

AFFORM 112—PARTI COMmuilo oul (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 enn ; REPORT gee At pi 7 2, if 2 / AIR INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT Report of Information on Unidentified eee Objects AREA REPORTED ON ROM (Agency) pes OS Ree eee aie =} OL ei~ = Sie HAT DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 16 Jan 1953. “4 ee mi. V4 CAS ean aime PREPARED…

…, At MI, CLEMENS, MICHIGAN on 17 duly 1952 at 23318, AIRMAN SECON CLASS JAMES E. WEBB observed while looking through the windows of his home, a light of bluish white radiance moving at right angles to his line of vision (Airman Webb was facing southeast during Due to the fact that the area in which the light seemed to be moving AIRMAN WEBB states that there …