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climb. COMMENT: One passenger was able to catch a flash of light as the object passed above the airplane. It appeared to be powered by rocket or jet engines shooting a trail of fire some 50 feet to its rear. The object had no wings or protrusions of any kind. SHAPE: Circular, about 100 feet in diameter, with a vertical height considerably less than the diameter, causing the object to appear as a disc. On its underside there appeared to be from nine to 12 portholes of oval or circular shape arranged in a circle about three-fourths of the distance from the center to the outer edge of the object. A soft purple light similar to the color of aircraft fluorescent lights came through the portholes. ALTITUDE: Not given. SPEED: Extremely fast. TACTICS: Flew straight toward the DC-3 airplane, then swerved upward and to the right into a steep TIME/PLACE OF SIGHTING: March 20, 1950, at 9:26 P.M./about 15 miles north of a "medium- sized city," according to the report, which gave no other information on locale. DURATION: 25 to 35 seconds. NUMBER OF OBSERVERS: Two. TYPE OF OBSERVER: A captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and a commercial airlines captain. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One. OBSERVER RELIABILITY: Good. DIMENSIONS: (See SHAPE.) COLOR: Not given. SOUND: Not given. ALTITUDE: About 1,000 feet higher than the airplane. SPEED: In excess of 1,000 miles an hour. TACTICS: Approached the airplane from the south on a northern heading and passed in front of the