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Acic to. I L 1948
AP 1O. 1 qa Volumbus, Ohio
MOP NO. 9 JOURE Attornoy
DMTE OPORT w- . MATEINT.A9 anpin ange at -
Portohery Gray-Black
TUN OEEIPING 1945 COLOR Conter Iransparent
SiAit Side - Parallelogram - then circulor POED 15 M11
SISR About 20-p0' vianoter A107n18150012000 3 U.
COURPY S to N 1H0O TUr 1 10-15 Min.

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momentarily, observer noticed a tail of smoke emanating from the
rear, after which the object contimmed in a southeriy direction.
This tail of smoke was observed but once. fhe size appeared to be
that of a small plane. It made no sound altio at one time observer
thought she detected one. At approx S:0o P. M. observer lost sight
of the object just as it appeered be chunging direction from
South to Southwest.
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inclosed herewith are CIC Agent lighting of
Unconventional Airoraft,
3. A cooy or hesn urnished the Sonmanding
General, Air Materia noand.
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circular 3
tine, to ita orizinal object may have traveled five or six
miles until , I cannot estinate the height at which the
object traveled; however, I Judge it te have been batween rifteen hundred
and two thousand feet above the ground. The objeet appeared
about fifteen miles an hour and Sade no noisa of any kind. The evening was
7ourh Third Gecond Airst
The above one phase, The
abject paased througn thre bioute
period. 2 .IERVAL
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YE
DECLASSIFE YUARS.
JEIY 1A RANIOMTOY OF SPECIAL AGENT 6.GNATURE UF SPECAL AGENT
GECRGE , HENDERSCN
102th CIC Detachment Sigrad/ Gecrze l. Henderwon
WD 190N0 47 -AGO FORM 341 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE SIFIED
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shape mA:
aftar I first ncticed It. 1t3 rear, I
saw a tail
Takding into ecn nsideration the
stood, I muld estimate
sourxd altbcugh
direction from South to Southwest. (3-2)
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR [NTERVALS
DECLASSIFED A- 12 YTARS.
DODD to
S. TYFFO ANE AND DAGANICANTON UF PSCIAL AGONT ONATLRE OF SPECIAL AGENT
33003 1.13NDRSCN
109th CIc Datachment
WD -AGO FORM 341 U. S. COVERNMENT PEINTING OFFICE
1 JUN 47
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126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 151, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 198,.
237, 239.
b Rookets, flares or falling bodles:
4,5,6 9. 12, 13. 14. 15. 16
108, 109, 1 c 11, 218.
lections, aurora irds, eto.):

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lutos, with sovaral
the istanco. The writor had
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incidents -- the most plausiblo the
rield of nateorolory UNCLASSIFIER.
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report. Those incidonts fora ro pattern in rorard to area of siri:
bypd of
evair, that shghiinge voro influonced by oarlior reports,
probably wo otld nos heve boen coisidored vousunl or roportud
been no publicity.
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Progoot dra bo
O 21ry of
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suld not have boon mdo had tle witnesses not read of the l't. Ranier
iroldant (Iacident No. 17). Kost wore distriouted without pattem
throughout the United States. A few vere outsire the H. B. , lo tvro
Cescriptions of appoarance or perforunce were exnctly alike. The ro-
APID DIE
In the following section of this roport, each remaining unexplainnd
Lnoident is considored separatoly. It is not tho intent to gonerally discredit
the chariotor of observers, bat each case las undesirable elanents, and tlese
sunnot be dioregariad. The numerical designation is merely the categorisal
ordor or the incident in tho project feles.
110, 17, 2, 2, 35, 37, 40, 51, 56, 62, 64 63, 71, 75, 76, 77, 79, 84
93,207,215236,
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lightning- Reaearch projoots
aonduoted aponsored by the Army Un1 Ited States Air Foroe are
oheokod by Intelligenco Department thia Comumand. These oheoks
mrousually mada d These
oheoks aro diatinot from the cheok of synoptio balloon flighta made by
donta aro those having the being balloons, This
Iiat doos no alimimto the posaibi the romaining .
Inaidents ars balloons.
2 sl 91 113 155
3 25 92 115 156
28 96 126 157
11 R8NEdE8 104 112 159
14 105 1hs 163
16 RARRY 107,8,9 151 167
22 112(Sea122) 154 169
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Commarding General, Headquart
MCIAXO-3.
FOR THE GENERAL:
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/3/ W. R. Clingornan, USAF
2 Inoles for H. M. MOCOY
Sunmarios 1-l72 inql Colonel, U3AF
"EEI Chief, Intoll 4
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AFOIA, Hq. URAF E
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Major Kodis, MCREBP -
Goloml Heal, MCLAWS
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7.E Placo of observation I Columbus, Ohio
8.N Numbor of objocts 2
. Distanco of objoct from observor N/S
10. Timo in sight 10-15 mimtes
11. Altitude 1.500 to 2000 ft
12. Speod 15 M.H
13. Diroction of flight Moving south from the north
11. Tactics Constant sloy aoeed , it besitated & thin trail of
sooke iamued from opposite directi: Changed position assuming
15. Sound None different shapes
16, Size Judged
25. Manner of
25, Ronarks: (over)
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Agent's Motet crew stetches
Fourth Tird Second Firet
The above d the
object parsed t ard thre tr mimte period.

11. Altitudo
1.2. Speod slow and regular speed
13. flight from North to South to Southwest
14. Tactics Oblong to cir
15. Sound None
16. Sizo of small plane
17. Color M/s +
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