Location not stated reported light formation observation — December 3, 1948

This command is charged with the investigation of reported sightings of unidentified aerial objects and is authorized direct communication with Air Force installations by letter, using indor- sed 25 February 1948, subject, "Reporting of Information on Flying Discs." 2. A TWX from your Base, 093352, indicates that a sighting was made on January 15th, weather [weather station, saw an unidentified serial object at 2, [unreadable], 3 December 1948. 5/7/48 9 December 1948 SUBJECT: Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs" TO: Commanding General Air Material Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: TSDIV 1. Object sighted: (1) One (2) Round (3) Undetermined size (4) Brinish white color (5) Two tenths of distant sky within two to three seconds. (6) Heading from north east toward south south west. (7) Undetermined maneuverability. (8) Undetermined altitude. (9) No sound (10) Exhaust trail undetermined. General remarks: Object sighted to north east moving to south south west, that resembled a skyrocket or jet plane but was moving up- ward fifteen degrees. Object was described to be about thirty five degrees above the horizon and traversed across thirty five degrees of the horizon within three seconds and disappeared. As it moved it seemed to get larger, and it was leaving a trail. In about two or three seconds it disappeared. The object was round, white and moved very fast. We went into the Weather Station and reported this to the Duty Forecaster whose name is M Sgt. Kelroy, Assistant Base Weather Officer, Chanute AFB: On 8 December 1948 at approximately 1045 hours, I was talking with Sgt. ________ ________ also of the 16th Weather Squadron, towards the Base Weather Station when I noticed what appeared to be a very rotor, or meteor. The object was within in color, very bright and moved about two to three tenths of the sky and then disappeared.