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…cluding tapes, drawings, and photos. The pilot, Kenjyu Terauchi, reported seeing a large spaceship, which some investigators attribute to a bright astronomical object.

The document discusses the classification of UAP incidents, indicating that a significant portion may not be of extraterrestrial origin, while some remain unexplained.

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…cts traveling N. | have covered 1 1/2” angular jiameter in the sky, bunched together with no reguler formtion. He caloulated that at a distance of 10 miles the objects would have a speed of 1200 MPH; that their width must be 100 feet across and due to their color would be barely eines He also estimated the object would have a width of fifty feet at five mile…

…ncident in the project files. Incident No. 1 — & July 191:7, 0930 hours local, Muroc Air Force Base. Four witnesses, all obs Nae two ely dise like or spherical objects arainst a clear bright sky. All witnesses estimated the altitude at about c000 feet, and the speed between 300 and 00 MPH. It is possible to estimate distance and speed of anobject with a fair…

…htning may be broken down as follows; ‘ 7) 2 ‘ f \ pe ag oe 1. : gees Ty ne ae + i (1) Brush discharge (St. Eimo's fire). (May be stationary over sharp-pointed objects, or 4, moving along or near the surface of wires, roofs, rocks, etc., especially on mountains. Conditions most aldalantng for brush discharge occur during thunderstorms, but the phenomenon may…

…es- over or jumps the gaps at breaks produces a brilliant {llumination at the gaps that may be mistaken for ball lithtninc. A piece of wire with attached light object that is car- ried aloft by the gusty winds and turbulence attending a thundorstorm or tornado may serve to facilitate cone duction of lightning currents and yield streamers at its ends during d…

…and behavior of a balloon if it was this he saw. e. Incident No. 163 bears a fair description of the appearance of a large plastic balloon in sunset light. The object's disappearance could be accounted for either by its movement into the earth's sunset shadow or by natural defocusing of the observer's eyes. This incident § , could possibly have been balloon …

… to traverse a few light years of space in reasonable time (d) deceleration toward the Sun (e) deceleration toward the Earth. The nearest "eligible" star is an object called Wolf 359 (sce reference 4, p 52), at a distance of 8.0 light years. It is small, having an absolute mag- nitude’ of. 16.6. ann te uvyoloe? of "ned dwarfs" which make up more than half of…

…ag Abaddon AL eR nod dat Piensa eae Hq Fifth Air Force, APO 710 INT IR-U/AC-10 Py wi 3 YF, PAGE r—f — PAGES the pilot cid not get over excited on observing the object but tried his best to overtaxe, observe and report it. it aneis a Be ake =a Lt. Hae Sketch (QPsiznting) : ntell Req Div/Office of Deputy Ae Intelligence \ fe Nos MENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFEC…

…PO. 710 INT IR-U/AC-10 S72 oY ; —s pacE 2 oo 2 PAGES - FROM (Agency) ty 2 £41, AR ng. Fil vn L By a | 5 2 the pilot: did not’ get over excited on observing the object but tried his best to overtake, observe and report it, a\ & ‘ oak. L Inels E. E. SWANK lst Lt. USAF Sketch (Petty-Sighting) Intell Req Div/Office of Deputy for Intelligence ON D. SIMP nel, USAF…

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…pril 52 when light at a point about 2000 about two minutes. Speed Visibility was five to 10 miles ana However, the two officers reported they c i .Shape to the object, except it appeared to be a white circle of lizht | << pproximately two feet in diameter. added that it: weminded him of the exhaust of a Jet. plane... : — DECLASSIFIED “~~ Of LbaL C.D rekerine…

…1 negative. On the night of this observation, few people were out doors beceuse of the severe cold. This might account for the lack of other observations. This object may have been a low meteor, producing a sound. Lee GLEN D PARRISH lst Lt., USAF Director of Intelligence NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED ST…

…Barer on 7 July 1952, at 2015 hours during a low, scattered overcast, ae , of the 3250 Technical Training by a nebula with a trail of isolated red lights. This object was traveling in a northerly direction nebila was constant with no indications of atmosph eric Pdaistance: was visable for about three seconds and appeared to be at a heic five thousand feet. I…

… NO. VR~C-$3 PAGE 3 OF hy PAGES Mrs Helmer observed generally the same thing Sergeant Helmer saw, however, due to near-sightedness was not able to observe this object for more than 15 seconds after sighting it. RUDOLPH’ H PESTALOZZI Capt, USAF Chief, Intel Div NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN…

…JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. : ‘ 43rd Bomb Wing, Intelligence Div Te PAGE) oO } PAGES DIAGRAM THREE TIMES DIAMETER OF OBJECT VARIED IN y ' LENGTH I ls Or ae y ieetano raed a cere REDDISH WHITE FLAME COLORED ___ po ack — —<—=— i / NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED ST…

…, Intelligence Div A> ot ~S: nn A | PAGE 3) OF ly PAGES observed generally the same thing eee saw, however, due to nearsightedness was not able to observe this object for more than ~ 15 seconds after sighting it. d _ RUDOLPH'H PESTALOZZI Chief, Intel Div NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE M…

…EPORT NO, , ! : ae 3rd Bomb Wing, Intelligence Div wa) Ix ot Met Og (ome or ) paass 4 . ' * at @ ; [ sgt. ‘ ae: ie 7 DIAGRAM me 1 THREE TIMES DIAMETER OF | | | OBJECT VARIED IN a | 1 LENGTH REDDISH WHITE FLAME COLORED ___ ‘ — meet ny ——————<—<—<_~ ———=—_—~__—__——— ‘ i jl { Ee THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STA…

…n a horizontal path. There Seemed to be no radiation or trail from the light. could not be re- The light was very sound. AIRMAN WEBB states that he watched the object for approximately eight (8) seconds but could not accurately judge the size or A/2C WEBB also states that he is unfamiliar with the light was observed but it appeared to be in the vicinity of t…