Evidence Explorer

A report detailing the sighting of an unidentified object resembling a flare by a pilot flying at 9,000 feet over the Alaskan Sea Frontier in February 1950.

The document discusses 212 incidents of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) analyzed by the Air Materiel Command Aero-medical Laboratory, highlighting the challenges in accurately identifying these phenomena due to perceptual errors and the influence of prior reports on public perception.

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13 December 1948 AT -1009 3ricadier General Putt Inited States Air Force irector of Research and Development Cfice, Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel Nashineton 25, D.C, Dear General Putt: Please refer to your letter of 18 November 1948 relative to the "flying object” problem and to Mr. Collbohm's reply dated 24 November 1948. In paragraph (b) of the reply, ir…

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RESTRICTED U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be Used for research purposes,…

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AF FORM 112—PART | APPROVED I JUNE 1948, CCLAStIFRRTGaT (LBA VE BLANK) FEM TELE S TR-3-52 Z COUNTRY REPORT NO. Tt Qa 3 \ R22 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ees AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Port Bracg, North Carolina Directorate of Intellicence DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 16 July 1952 7 July 1952 Bod PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE PREDE…

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AF FORM 112 APPROVED 1! JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO USA | KELL IL g a tee AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION “eee SUSJECT FLYOBRPT ae ee FROM (Agency) Wing Training and Operations Uanandaigua Lake, Gannett Hill, New York : Persea rng cae DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION. 4 February 1953 29 November 1952 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE i DONALD L. MYERS; …

AF FORM 112 ata APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ( S£54Nor | COUNTRY an aa eae ral REPORT NO. “REL? 0 bie | b AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | SuBJecr 2 FLYOBRPT | , | AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Win Trainin son Operations Cayuga Lake, N.Y. ake Soe keR: Ney. . _| D/.TE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ik | 6 February 1953 _ 15 May 1952 PACPARED BY (Offic…

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…January 1953, at approximately 21235 hours. SOURCE ; on - + ‘ my eo ut . + > of u | a b Ad Jw b OIG of Rase: Onerati ons, saw an unidentified object from a jet airnlane and + So rxro 4 £, 0 | a ] + 4 » ‘) Wd ; \4 2 a 4 observed it for approximately seventeen (17) minutes. Object remained at same angle in relationship to pilot and aircraft while aircraft was …

… ce FF, i) 2 Pa a hn yg ( AF FORN PART | (CLASSIFICATION) ; APPROVED r= 1948 Bhp iad Us j ieee i /; i a ifs COUNTRY f aie ts . oe ae t “TR- 3-53 ua L, Wat 5 ae AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of the Observation of an Unidentified Flying Object United States AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Austin, Texas l2th Strategic Fighter Wing DATE OF REPORT DAT…