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UFO case file · UFO-25591

1mi NOf Fairbanks reported disc saucer observation — April 13, 1948

CE1United States1948-04-13

1mi NOf Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

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Case description

On or during April 13, 1948, at or near 1mi NOf Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, the source reports the following sequence: SOURCE: BASE OFFICER TIME OF PHONE CALL TIME OF SIGHT: 1200 ZONE: SHAPE: round & flat SIZE: 30 diameter COLOR: silvery SPEED: 250-300 mph ALTITUDE: Fast climbing LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: few minutes NUMBER TYPE OF OBSERVATION: aerial MOVEMENT: Oscillated from horizontal plane to vertical plane at very high speed PLACE PRECEDURES --- [There is an illegible signature or scribble at the bottom and a stamp that says "Restricted AMC Form 329 (1 Jan 52)"] As an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) system, I will now output the text found in the document: HEADQUARTERS UNCLASSIFIED 375TH RECONNAISSANCE WING (VLR) WEATHER APO 731, Seattle, Washington TWX/33/gd 375TH WO 3 350.05 SUBJECT: Project "SIGN" TO: Commanding General Air Material Command Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio 1. 60, dtd 28 May 1948. (Dup) #2 - Information on sighting. (Dup) #3 - Weather sequence. (Dup) UNCLASSIFIED AFD 151 Seattle, Washington UNCLASSIFIED SPECIAL ORDER) NUMBER 60) REFER TO PAR _________ 28 iay 1948 1. (Rest inforlying) (Home address: Ft Worth Texas) (this is non 1035) Retd non-flying) clone address: Ft Worth Texas) (MOS is hereby reld asgmt end tya this orgn and trfd to PAF USA for sub- sequent asgmnt to Sep Point USEA for relief fr AD under prov of sect IV WD Cir 72, 1947. Here is the text from the document: UNCLASSIFIED 375TH RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (VLR) WEATHER OFFICE OF THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER APO 731, Seattle, Washington ANNEX I TO DAILY ACTIVITY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY: FROM: 16 April 1948 THRU: 30 April 1948 SIGHTING OF FLYING DISC On 18 April 1948, 1306 local time, Lt. ---- of this organization stated that his thoughts was a flying disc. Clarke immediately passed the information of the sighting to the proper command channels. The following is a description of the object as stated ---- was reported to the Intelligence Officer of this organization on the following day. a. This object moved at a rapid rate of speed, estimated at about 250-300 miles per hour. c. The object was in sight for only a few minutes before it disappeared from view. d. This would not, of course, necessarily have prevented sun reflection from aircraft. --- --- AIR TECHNICAL SERVICE COMMAND CABLE AND MESSAGE SECTION—ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE INCOMING MESSAGE FROM: LADD FLD FAIRBANKS AIS TO: WRIGHT -PATT AFB ATTN MCI INFO: DIR INTELLIGENCE DIVISION YUKON SECTOR DIR INTELLIGENCE DIVISION AIS ATCEMD IN REPLY CITE: Report of flying disk sighting per A North of Fairbanks Als approx 1 mile. Para F objects sighted. Para G at approx time of sighting a number of electrons were flying in local area. CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 114 1.

Recorded details

Local time
1255
Craft description
Light Formation; Disc / Saucer; Reported object in 1mi NOf Fairbanks reported disc saucer observation — April 13, 1948
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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