342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
Department of War · 1/9/50 · Document
342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date 1/9/50. This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.
Notable / anomalous element
- Report of Unidentified Flying Object. (OCR text, page 80)
- Object did not come sufficiently near known objects to obtain radicactivity readings. (OCR text, page 112)
- Sketches of object's configuration: Sketches of object's configuration are not availables (OCR text, page 9)
- The following report of sighting unidentified flying objects is submitted:. (OCR text, page 15)
Details
- They appeared to be motionless over Olathe for ten to fifteen minutes, then moved off very fast. (OCR text, page 1)
- The incident was witnessed by James F. (OCR text, page 1)
- Two objects were sighted, both spherical in shape. (OCR text, page 1)
- They appeared to be the size of old fashioned street lights about two blocks: distant. (OCR text, page 1)
- The estimted altitude was between seven and eight thousand feet. (OCR text, page 1)
- No sound was emitted, nor exhaust trail apparent. (OCR text, page 1)
- Time in sights Not stated: % Appearance of objects fe Color: Silvery or aluminum Ce Apparent constructions opinion di< Sizes ndetermined due to distance and speed (neepENTIAL (OCR text, page 4)
- The approximate dise tance of the object from the observer was thirty miles, be How attention was drawn to objects: Yormal pilot surveillance o itnessess 4 (OCR text, page 6)
Tags: War Department, Flying discs, Unidentified object, Flight operations, AACS, Discs, UFO, Lights