Andrews Air Force Base reported close encounter — November 1948

Where Sighted: Circling Andrews AF Base, Camp Springs, Md 3. Turning his head in the direction of the sound, he saw a shining object coming across the sky. Here is the text output from that document: --- Incident 207 Object first sighted at approximately 2145 18 Nov 48, it was flying from northeast to southwest across Andrews field at 1700 feet. Plane then descended from 4,000 ft to same altitude as object which was then coming back across Andrews Field from the Southwest on a Northeast heading. Object and plane then flew in circles, object on outer circle, Plane followed it to 700 ft. As plane descended plane made 3 to 4 passes at the object to identify it. After the object was sighted in the landing light, it headed to the Northeast climbing rapidly. Coombs sighted an object flying on a 360/70 pattern to East over Andrews AF Base. Coombs thought it was an aircraft with the wing navigation lights turned off or burned out. Maneuvering his ship so that his exhaust flame would not be noticed in an effort to get the object on his left he proceeded to close in but the object quickly flew up and over his aircraft. He then turned his landing lights on it. Witnesses were uncertain as to whether source of light observed eminated from entire object or was exhaust type in nature. ( ) INDEX NO.