65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130 Serial 130 — October 9, 1947 SAC Portland memo to Director FBI on the September 11, 1947 Portland police flying-disc sightings (Officers Adair, Caldwell, Chief Jenkins, Patrolman Raney, Shaylor, Cowling), plus a SAC Anchorage memo of October 18, 1947 on Bethel, Alaska pilot Peck and co-pilot Vincendaly (Daly) sighting a flying-wing-shaped object near Bethel in July 1947.
The 1947 Portland police and Bethel Alaska reports are part of the 62-HQ-83894 file partially on FBI Vault with prior redactions; this individual serial may be a less-redacted version of previously visible material.
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HEADQUARTERS
IN REPLY AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
REFER TO: MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK
12 September 1947
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object
(Interview - Alpheus O, Powell)
# INFORMATION:
The following information was recsived 12 August 1947 from Mr.
Alpheus O, Powell, 28 Redwood Road, Wew Hyde Park, Long Island, relative
to the sighting of & possible flying dise 4 August 1947,
On 4 August 1947, Mr Powell, an Airlines Captain with Pan American
Airways, Inc,, was the first pilot of a Constellation type airoraft on
flight from Gander, Newfoundland, to La Guardia Field, New York. Mr. Powell
took over the aireraft at Gander, Newfoundland and departed at approximately
1230 P,M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time for La Cuardia Field, New York. At
1600 P.M,, 8t a positiom approximately midwey between the Everett (Mass) Fam
Marker and the Bedford Redio Beacom (Everett is 3 miles NW of Boston, Mass.,
and Bedford is 15 miles NW of the same oity) both Mr Powell and Mr W. White,
navigator on this trip, sighted unidentifisble flying objects. To the best
of Mr, Powell's kmowledge, the following weather conditioms exi sted at that
times TVisibility was goods cloud coverage was from 6-3/10ths, with tops at
10,000 feet; end the wind at the 8,000 foot level was estimated as being
270/25 miles per hour, The sircraft was at 8,000 feet; airspeed 265 mph;
and the course was 244 degrees, magnetic.
Mr White, who was sitting in the co-pilots seat (the right side of
the cockpit) first called Mr. Powell's attentiom te a bright crange objeot,,
which was on the right side of the plane, snd slightly below the level of the
aireraft, Nr Powell was unable to see the object, as he had no visibility to
the right and down, from his position, Mr Powell immediately glanced out his
side window and noticed, at a 45° angle to the left, and wnidentified flying
objest, It was about one mile away at ean altitude of approximately 7,800
feet, Mr Powell banked to obtain a better view of the object, The object
was under observation for approximately 30 seconds, and during this time was
viewed by Mr Powell, lNr Powell described the object as being about the length
of & P-40 fuselage, blunt at both ends, cylimdrical in shape, and having a
bright orange hue, Mr Powell stated that the object had a definite shape, and
that there was no suggestiom of gaseous dissipation as there would be if the
orange color wers the exhaust from a rocket, or a jet aircraft. Mr Powell
estimated the course of the objest to be 200° magnetic, emd that the object
was travelling at approximately 160 mph, Mr Powell lost sight of the object,
when a cloud came betweem the aireraft snd the object. The pursuit of the
object was not continued, inasmuch as it would have mecessitated a departure
from the established alrways,
SONHDENTHAL
HEADQUARTERS
IN REPLY
AR DEFENSE COMMAND
MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK
REFER TO:
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in conjunction with contract flying for the AAF., Mr White states that he
has flown with Mr Powell on & number of occasions, and he considers him
to be a very stable person; completely reliable, and not given to
"flights of fancy",
Related Report: Eee Summary of Informetiom, 12 September 1947, Hq ADC,
subject, "Unidentified Flying Objects" (interview - Alpheus 0. Powell).
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AGENTS NOTES: Mr. A, O, Powell is a graduate of the Aviation Cadet Flying
Training Program, having graduated from Maxwell Field, Alabama, with the
Class of 41-C, Since graduation, Mr, Powell has flown for Pan American
Airways and, at this date, has over 4,000 command pilot hours to his credit,
Mr, Powell eppears to be a calm, intelligent individual, not given te
flights of fanoy, or easily swayed by what he has previously read im the
newspapers as regards reports of this types Mr, Powell has & fear of publie-
city and seemed hesitant to even tell his story lest he become the object of
ridicule, Mr Powell was questiomed as to the peossibility that what he
sighted might have been a tow target, a pilet balloom, or a radiosonioc device
used for meteorologieal purposes, Mr Powell stated that he has seen numerous
pilot balloons, radiosoniec devices and tow targets, while on flights; the
object observed on this flight definitely was mot ome of them,
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BASIO: Ltr. Hq, BARTD, Birmingham AAF,
Birminghem, Ala,, dtd 8 July
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1, Torwvarded for information of
your Headquarters,
2. This Headquarters has made no inve
stigation of *Flying Disc"
reports because this is an 1sola
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Forwarded for your information.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
n/c Colonel, GSC
Asst Chief of Staff-Intell,
THE WEA.
" UPurnished by the U, 8. Weather
For Birmingham and Yichity
- Partly cloudy and warm toda
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tomorrow with a few
showers this afternoon.
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tomorrow 0.
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'Flying Saucers’ Reported
From 39 States, But Seem
To Be Concentra ted Here
City Is Baffled By
Dazzling Display
Of Spooky Discs
The strange things that have
been in night skies since June 25,
were over Birmingham last night.
On one thing everyone who has
seen the mysterious objects agree
—they are round, s: . After
of callers who re-
ported witnessing the baffling sky
demonstrations here last night had
& different version of what they
saw.
I:‘.T‘ne id llllre no.n;,ecu were
', some small. were move
ing at great speed. They were sus-
pended in the air. There was sound
But whatever the things are that
have set the nation agog since first
reported 12 days ago by a man in
Washington State, they definitely
were over the Magic City last night.
It seems, in fact, that more ‘Bir
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REPORTS BEGAN coming into
the Age-Herald city room around
8 o'clocklast night. For more than
an hour thereafter, the place was
bedlam. The switchboard operators
were swamped with calls.
ers, office boys, copy readers—
CAMERA HERE CATCHES “FLYING $AUCER"—Robert Cross- everyone in the place was called
land, Age-Herald copy reader, has camera proof that the much-dis- into” action.
cussed flying discs were over Birmingham last night. The picture Reports cante in from Edgewood,
above was made by Mr. Crossland at 8:37 p.m. last night at his home Mountain Brook, Avondale, South-
2t 23th Street and Highland Avenue. He said he gave the film (g |side, Fairfield, Pratt City, West
15-second exposure. End, Central Park, Bessemer.
There was fear, excitement, hor-
fror, skeptic the wf-.gl‘ One
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I, Staff Sergeant Ira L, Livingston, RA 1l 153 072, Air Corvs,
aporoximately 250 homrs flying time ms vilot and Armorer Gunner have
the following statement to meke concerning the annearence of "Wlying Discs"
in the vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama,
At 2045 hours, 6 July 1947, while T wne eating sunmer at my residence
at 1354 Meadow Lane, Gresn Acres, Birmingham, Alabama, my next door nei
Mr, Herman M. Sookwell, called for me to come to the front door that t!
some "Flyinz Disce" outside. Immediately T went out in the front yard to
observe the obBjects. The objects avneared to the West of Birmingham traveling
in a South ®astern Airection. They =mneared to be evnwroximately 2000 feet
above the horizon at a li5 degree angle from where I was standing ot an un-
estimated distance away. The objects anneared to be apnroximately two (2)
feet in diameter, round in shane, nroducing a dim glow of light snd troveling
at an estimatdd.speed of five (5) to six (£) hundred miles ver hour.
The objects or object annenred to be traveling in » definite =rec rather than
straight and as soon 23 one was out of sight another would aonear behind
it, but not always in the s-me vath., I saw one that secemed to come strnight
uv. The view of where it came from was obstructed by a nearby house; and
when 4t reached the altitude of avrroximately 2000feet, it started off in
the same direction as the others. I did not at any time see any more than
one at the time and even. though there could have been only one, my nerennnl
belief is that there were seven (7) to ten (10). The Discs were silent and
avpeared to be composed of a single light.
SAe
Ak qlac
Ira L, Livimzston
Stoff Sergeant, RA 14 153 972
Subseribed end sworn to before me thie 7th day of July 1947,
—
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JAMES L, MROFARLANE
1st Lt. AC
Asst Adj.
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APO 862,% POSTMASTER, NEW YORK, N. Y.
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SUBJECT: Letter of Transmittel,
T s Commanding General,
Atlantic Division, ATC,
Fort Totten, Island, N, Y,
(ATTENTION: AC/S, Intelligence)
Reference Letter of Transmittal, this office, dated
28 July
1947, with four (4) inclosures (Inclosures 1, 2 and 3, Final Reports of
Sightings of "flying seucers"; and Inclosure 4, Signed Statement -
Con-
stable KEARSEY), transmitted herewith is Pinal Report of S: ing of /
'tmmm‘hmw,vmmalm » Stephen=
ville, Newfoundland at 03452, 23 July 1947.
MARION C. MILLER,
Captain, Air Corps,
-1 Inels AC/S, Intelligence,
Final Rpt of Sighting, 23 Jul 47
1st Inde
M, ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC, FORT TOTTEN, L.I., NEW YORK 6 Aug 47
TO: Commanding General, Air Trensport Command, Washington 25, D.C.
ATTN: Chief of Staff
Forwarded in accordance with inst:
TiX CM~95, your Headquarters. /
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1. Ol'ganiut!:onx 1388th AAF Base Unit
APO B86L, c/o Postmaster, New York, N,Y. °
Sighting Strange intermittent flashes that may tie in
with "Flying Discs".
Place Harmon Field, Stephenville, dJewfoundland.
Time 03452, 23 July 1547.
Altitude Approximately 10,000 feet high,
Weather High scattered condition; visibility better
than fifteen (15) miles.
Heading From South, heading MNE (approximately 30° )
Speed High velocity; stated to be faster than a
conventional airplane.
Description : The observers saw a light which at first appeared
to be a shooting star or airplane. It appeared
agein, and a mmwber of intermittant flashes were
seen for a period of approximately three (3) minutes.
The flashes were reddish in color. Observers said it
was not a falling star because it did not appear as
such; nor was it an airplane, hbecause manceuvers werec
too abrupt and there was no noise of a motor,
Migs Patricia Abbott,(Newfoundland National) Govermment
Bmployee ard Lt. Hammaker, Navigator and Public Relat-
ions Officer.
The informants (noted in Par.10) were walking when they
noticed a peculiar reddish light. Both Miss Abbctt and
Lt. Hammaker stated that at first, they thought it was
a falling star, but if left no streak. It appeared
agein; they thought it might be a plane flying at a
very high altitude. After observing its manoesuvers,
they concluded, because of the silence (no hum of motor)
and abrupt darts of the light, it was definately not
an airplane. Neither Miss Abbott nor It. Eammaker had
seen anything like it before.
WILLIAM H. ;ITH
Captain, Air Corps,
Intelligence Officer.
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APO 862, ¢/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
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SUBJECTs Letter of Transmittal.
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"7 (arreerioNs” :z, Intelligence)
1. Transaitted herewith, as inclosures 1, 2 and 3, are Final
Reports of Sightings of "flying saucers" in Newfoundland and vieinity
listed as followss
Final Report of Sighting = 20002, 10 July 1947
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July 1947
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20 52,
July 1947
2, Reference TWX - EN 18,69, this headquarters, dated 1217302
July 1947, regarding sightings of "flying ssucers® by Constable ERIC
KEARSEY, Newfoundland Constabulary, at Grand Falls, Newfoundland,
on
the night of 9 July 1947, attached herewith, as inclosu
re 4, is signed
statement of this sighti by Consta
ng ble KEARSEY.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERALs
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Captain, Air Cotps,
4 Incles AC/S, Intelligence.
1, TFinal Rpt of Sighting, 10 Jul 47
. el " s 11 Jul 47
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Signed Statement = Const KEARSEY
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FINAL REPORT OF SIGHTING
Orge b 1388th AAF BU, NEC, ATLD, ATC. Harmon Field, Newfoundland.
Sighting s Flying Disc or other airborne object.
Place t Approx six (6) miles SSW of Harmen Field.
Time s 2000/2, 10 July 1947
Altitude @ £~ 10,000 ft.
Weather s Clear, Scattered Cumulus € - 10, 00C ft.
Heading 3 NNE on horizontal course.
Speed H Very high velocity. .
Shape & Size Circular like a wheel, estimated to be same size as a C-54
as seen from 10, 000 ft.
Color : Translucent or Silvery, left a Mluish Plack trail approx
15 miles long.
Fhotographs: )r. Robert W. Leidy reported that he took two (2) Kodachrome
snap shots of the trail.
Reperted By: Vr. John N. Merhman, TWA mechanic; Mr. John W. Woodruff,
PAA mechanic; and Vr. Robert E. Leidy, PAA mechanic reported
the above facts to the Intelligence Officer on 15 July 1947.
A Flash Report was TWX ed to : Action copy Commanding
General, Yq. ATC, Attn. Asst. Chief of Staff, Intelligence.
Info copies: Commanding Cenerals Hq. ATLD and Hq. NEC
Mister's Verhman, Woodruff, and Leidy were enroute from
Stephenville Crossing to Harmon Field at the time of the
sighting. Wr. Woodruff was the first to see the Disc, it
appeared to rent or split the clouds thru which it passed
and left a Pluish Black trail approx. fifteen (15) miles.
long behind it. The trail was similar to the afterglow of
a powerful landing light or search light beam after it is
suddenly switched off. Ihe object maintained & straight and
horizontal course according to Mr. Merhman and Mr. Woodruff,
Mr. ‘Leidy stated it appearéd to be on a great curved course
on a horizontal plane. The object disappeared into the
North Northeast. Mr. Leidy says he took two (2) Kodachrome
Photographs of the trail. The film has been transmitted
to the Asst. Chief of Staff, Intelligence, NewBaundland
Base Command for processing.
CAPT. A.C.
Intelligence Officer
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FINAL REPORT OF ING
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1. Organi zation: 1388th AAF Base Unit
APQ 864, o/o Postmaster, New York, N.Y.
2, Sighting Flying Disc or other airborne objec
t.
3. Place Codroy, Newroundland, 59°03' W Long.; 17°50' N Lat.
I Time 0030Z hours, 11 July 1947.
Se Altitude Approximately 6,000 feet.
-8 Weather Clear; at dusk.
Te Heading From northwest heading eastward.
8. Speed Very high velocity.
9 Shape & Size: Disc shaped; was reported as being the size of a
barrel-head, dinner-plate and size of a plane
that is flying high. The trail gave the whole
object the appearance of a cone.
10, Color : Flame colored with a trail of a lighter flame anlor.
11, Reported by ¢ Mr. John Legge, Ur. Wm. Evans and Albert Samms of
Codroy, Newfoundland.
12, General Mr. Legge and Mr. Evans were standing outside Mr.
Legge's
store when they both sighted the object. Both men stated
that the disc was very bright with an after-glow which
made the object look like a cone. It was a very clear
night. In spite of the high velocity of the flying
object, they said thev could not possibly have
mistaken
it for a plane or a falling star. Besides the two men,
the object was sighted by Albert Samms; he reported what
he had seen to his mother. Mrs. Samms stated that Albert
was in no way alarmed about it, he was alore and on his
way home when he sighted it, and watched it while it was
in sight. Alhert was quite convinced from the color and
behaviour of the object that it was not a plane, but
definately some flying objact.
The informant, ¥r. Legge, is believed to be reliable,
He is'a men of approximately forty; has had considerzble
experience as foreman of Buchans Mire, Newfoundland, where
he was in charge of three hundred men. During the war,
Mr. Legge was a mamber of a civilian volunteer Air
Detection Corps. With that > ckground, Wr. Legpe stated
that he felt sure that the object he had seen was some-
thing new which he had never seen before.
Final Report of Sighting Wz’
General cont'ds
blbert Samms 15 & twelve year old boy. He was alone
ing object, he wac very def
when he saw the flyseen inite
{hat “e nad never anything like it befcre. town His
ress of the ,
mother, Mrs. Samms, is the Post Mist felt that it
and after heering Albert's desc ri ption,
answered to thé desc ript ion of a WFlying Disc"., Mr.
Legge reported his sighting shortly afterwards to Mrs.
known to
Samms bermuse he was sure it shonld be made
repo rted M
her in order that the incident migh t be
telegram immediately.
There was one other sighting reported from a River
Warden at South Branch, not
The man could be con=
tuoted at time of interviews with other parties.
However, a second-hand description of his sighting
was obtained, and it apgreed with the sightings at
Codroy.
WILLIAM H. SMITH
Captein, Air Corps,
Intelligenes Officers
CONFBERTAL-
FINAL REPORT OF SIGHTING
Organization: 1388th AAF Base Unit
APO 86L, c/o Postmaster, New York, N.Y.
Sighting Flying Disc or other Airborne Object.
Place On board Steamship "BURGEO" emroute
from Sydney,
Nova Scotia to Port arr Basques, Newfowndland,
about one hour out from Sydney,
Time 0015Z 20 July 1947,
Altitude 30° off the horiszon at an estimated quartc-
mile range.
Weather Clear and dark.
Heading s NNE (30° East of Trus North) on horizontal
plane.
Speed s Hizh velocity, stated to be faster than a tracer bullat,
Description : Ohgervers did not see the object, they saw its flashes
and all four ohservers agreed there were four (L) or
five (5) flashes approximately one (1) second apart
and equidistant., The flashes were said to be silvery
to reddish ir color, and werc described by two observ-
ers to be like those of a Fire Fly only larger and at
equal intervals, and did not look like a shooti ng star
or girplane,
Messrs Maitland, Larkin, Douglas and Hamilton
of
Hamilton, Metcalfe and Kansas City Bridge Companies
which concern is doing the construction at Harmon
Field.
The four gentlemen (noted in Par.10) and Captain Gullage,
Master of the "Burgeo", were standing on the starboard
deck, and as the Captain was trying t. Jescribe a
previous
sighting, he saw the flashes; the other four gentlemen
also saw them &s described herein, and believed that it
was not a meteorite or airplane because of its speed,
color, and evenly spaced discharges or flashes,
Ceptain Gullage told the four gentlemen that he had seen
the same thing at approximately the same time and location
(ship's position) on the evening of 15 July 1917, except
at that time, the object or flashes were traveling faster
and frequently €hanging course (he said it changed course
abruptly several timeeg and was headed generally to the
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Fina) Repor* of Sighting:
General cont'd s SSW, The Captain also told the four gentlemen
thit he was willing to make a complete report
if the information is desired for official
purposes.
M SMITH
WILLIAH.
Captain, Air Corps
Intelligence Officer.
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Constellation.
About hew far spart 444 it bresk the cloud!
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It spresd the clouds out adout half mile,
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: Interrogation of John B, Woodruff (Comt'd)
W¥hat kind of a bresk 4id 4% make in the clouds!-
It cut a straight path right throug h eloud,
the
Did 1% leave a traill
re
Yes, it left a trail dark dlueish in color similar %o a hMgh pover
light. The trail was from approximately fifteen (15) to tweaty
(20) miles long.
Have you ever seen a meteor?
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Yeos.
Do you thiak this was a meteor?
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¥o, I don't thiak so, 1t was cut too clean. This was as straight
a8 an arrov, A
Q. What was the course of the objeet?
A, ¥ell, looking at the map I'd say North North Bast,
Q. Have you bdeen working aveund airplanes long emough to kmow the
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Q. Fov. long have you deen working around aireraft!?
A, Seven (7) years,
Vere you ia the Aray during the time of the VWar?
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¥o. .
Did you take smy pictures?
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o, 1 414 not, but ome of the beys took some.
Do you think the pietures will show up?
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Yes, it was sn ideal day for pletures.
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FPan American Alrvays
HRADQUARYERS 1386TH AAP BASE UNIT 4
NEWIOUNILAND BASE COMMAND, ATLD.ATG
APO g6k, o/o Postmaster, New York, ¥. Y,
16 July 1947
Interrogation of JONN ¥. MENMMAN, JR,, Supervisor and Mechamic
,
Trans VWorld Alrvays, Harmon Field, Nevfoundland, taken at 1430 WP,
by Captain Williem H, Smith, AC, Iatelligemce Officer.
rerere
Hov long have you beem associated with aireraft and avistion
!?
Since approximately 1938,
Vere you in the Army during the Var?
Yes.,
¥hat 414 you do in the Army?
Aerisl Gunner.
Did your Job during the war entail you to be adle to
e
jJuige distamces
and sises of objects and ranges?
Yes.
On the evening of 10 July 1947, 444 you see one of the so called
o4
*Flying Disks® or an object in the sky?
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d., Mr. Woodruff said "look at the cut ia the
sky". I looked up and sav a blueish dlack vapor trail,
Jou see the odject!?
4alo, I Just sav the trail as 1t was left dehind.
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desoribe the effect the odject hed
on the clowd formation!?
were very scattered and were adbout frem S000 feet to
feet, the odject passed through and cut the cloud
leaving a
you could see the dlue sky, like a knife had cut it.
The
were feathered similar $o & weld, as if you cut a
weld in half.
the object appear to be deseending, aseending, or horisomt
al?
¢ was horisontal and seemed to remain on strue course.
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Osn you doscride
the trall?
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It was dlueish black ia coler, very easily distingaished frem $he
blue sky. A diesel exhaust would de similar to 18,
Vas the trail fan sheped?
Fo it vas more or less & band acress the cky in & straight path.
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D4 1t make & meise?
o moise,
Vhat wvent on ia the ear vhen you sighted the odject?
Ve stopped the car snd got out and looked at it. Ome of
had & cemera snd took a photograph of the Srail that the ed)
lefs.
Q. Vhat wvas the msme of the mem whe took the photegraph!
s Roders Leidy.
Q. Do you knov what type of film Mr Leidy was usiagl
A, Kodachrome delieve.
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Do you know vhether Mr, Leidy sav the Disk or object?
I don's believe se.
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S BURKE OF
17 July 1947.
At epproximately 10 o'eloaek in the evening of 10 July 1947
I was stending by my store door; I happened to look up and saw
what appeared to be a "FLYING SAUCHEE". It definately was not a
sheoting star; I'd scen several stars shoet before, but never like
this! mor was it an airoplane, it was too "1lit up" and traveling
at too great a speed. It wasn't en siroplene on fire because it
would have fallen in the water. It was a niee elear night, no
elouds, it wras just getting dark. I would say it was traveling at
the rate of a shooting star but mueh eloser. I'd say roughly at
6,000 feat. It was visible for about fifteem (15) seconds. It
egme from the North West heading Eastward. The cirele looked to
be sbout the size of a barrel head, and the trail behind looked
to be sbout fifteen (15) feet long. The trail behind the dise
made the whole object look like a eome. Another thing that makes
me feel sure it wacn't aj shooting star is; & shooting star usually
leaves & temporary streak, this objest I saw left mo streak eonly
the one that appeared to travel behind the eircle whieh looked like
an after-glow. The eirele was & bright red, nearest I could des-
eribe it would be the eoler of a flame, the after-glow(eomne-shaped)
was & fainter shade. What I saw last Thursday night resembled a
shooting star in no way whatsoever. There was only one.
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7~ JORN P. LEGGE
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STATEMENT OF MR, WM. EVANS, CORDROY; NEWPOUNDLAND. TAKEN BY
MERCEDES BURKE OF THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICE{ HARMON FIELD, NEW-
FOUNDLAND. 17 July 1947.
At epproximately 10 e'eloek in the evening of 10 July 1947,
I was standing eutside Mr. Legzo's store talking with him. We
both saw this thing desh aeross the sky. I eouldn't be sccurate
about the direetions. If it was & shooting ster, 1I'd never seen
one as large before, and it was mueh brighter than anything I've
ever seen in the sky. It looked to be a round object, I eouldn't
say it was anything else but round; it-had a teil on it whieh
showed yellowish, but not as bright as the eirele which appeared
end nearest I could deseribe it would be sort of red and yellew.
The streek behind, I would say, was little over a yard long; the
eirele looked to be about the size eof a large dimner plate. It
went so fast, it was hardly in sight before it disappeared. 1
eould not give any idea of the height; all I ean say is it was
much eloser than a shooting star and travelling at a great speed.
Whatever it was it was flying through the air; it wasn't just
@ streak meross the eky. To me it w
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