DOW-UAP-D087: U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States…

Witnesses stated that the objects were not weather balloons.

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The objects performed a tight circle.

th: upaght it performed too tight a circle to have

A witness with repeated U.S. Air Force aircraft-recognition training stated that the sighted object was not an airplane.

Witness states he has had "Aircraft Recognition" in the USAF ... and is positive that the object sighted was not an airplane

Witnesses reported a triangular formation that changed course from northeast to southwest and then formed a triangle again.

They observed triangular formation and changed course from NE to SW direction ... and form a triangle again.

The Fairfield control tower recorded a United Airlines flight report of a flash north of the aircraft near Mount Shasta.

The Fairfield Control Tower obtained a report from Oakland Airport United Airlines Flight 19 ... observed a flash ... near Mt Shasta

An incident checklist places a reported object about forty miles south of Cape Blanco, Oregon, and twenty miles offshore.

Location 40 miles south of Cape Blanco, Oregon, 20 miles offshore.

A checklist identifies Major Edward Graham of the U.S. Air Force as an observer at Elmendorf Field, Anchorage.

ion Elmendorf Fid., Ancnorage Alaska of observer Maj Edward Graham Ceoupetion of obscrvor USAF

Incident 96 was recorded roughly 430 miles west of Lovelock, Nevada.

Incident #96 ... Location 430 miles west of Lovelock, Nevada

A July 1947 Portland report identifies observer J. A. Lasey as a patrolman and private pilot.

4 #1 SY VU Ba & July 47 ie Sime 1305 ution Portland, Cregom Mame of obseryor d, A, Lasey -ccupetion ef obsorvor Patrolagm = also a private pilot ‘droas of obsorvor Portland Olty Peliee Dept. Distanco of object from observer u

One account notes that the observer held a valid CAA certificate and had aircraft-recognition experience.

Held valid CAA Certificate ... and has worked ... in this type of work

One checklist describes a translucent disk with a dark bluish trail estimated at fifteen to twenty miles long.

Translucent ... disk ... Dark bluish approx. 15 to 20 miles long

A checklist describes a reddish-yellow object observed at dusk under reportedly clear conditions, with no photographs.

Color weight reidieh yellow Sha po u/s Oder dotectod u/s apparent construction u/s Exhuust trails B/S Woathor conditions B/S = winesees effira it ws “clear” and et dusk Effoet on clouds u/s Skxoteohes or photographs

An account from a bus terminal describes several objects moving at great speed and appearing to roll.

Place of observation from bus terminal ... Number of objects several ... great speed ... rolled

A case checklist records “Flying Flapjack” as a proposed identification and notes that no photographs were available.

Flying Flapjack" dstectod Not Stated rarént construction flying machines <heust trails Mot stated Woathor conditions Clear and Sumy Effoect on clouds Wot Stated Skotohes or photographs None i S . 4 Manner of

A northern Arizona case file identifies K. D. Wood, an aeronautical-engineering professor at the University of Colorado, as an observer.

Northern Arizona, Route 66 ... K. D. Wood ... Professor and Head Aeronautical Engineering ... University of Colorado