342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949

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COMT~NJ\MC Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio cite COWPPFSC
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AT-542
7 Fefruar 91949
, Unjdent1f1ed flying object report.
Location and time of' slghtirtg:Godman AFB Ft Kno
7 Feb J.949 0250 eastern.
eather at the time:
0?30
eastern weather clear 10 miles visibility 1016.3 NB-, temp
3.., ·e',I; point 29, wind eat north west at 7, Ko].zman
setting 29.99.
0330 eastern eather: clear 10 iles
visibility 1016.9 rm, temp 29, dew point 26, wi g north
t-1€St at 4, Kolzman setting 30.0l.
Narnes occupations and addr~saes of w1tn ases:
Sgt Donald i.; Ledbetter Tower Operator Fort Knox Ky, PFC
Richard G Dumphy Weather Observer Fort Knox Ky, PFC Ric
E PetArman Weather O server Fort Knox KY, Cpl Charles L
Rogers occupation unknown Fort Knox Ky.
Photographs of objects 1~ available:
ncne available.
Sketches of obJ-cts con!' guration: none.
Object sighted:
number: 1.
Shae: no report, size: no report, color: br
green y.110·1 red, spned: unknown, heading: south· st f'rom
Godman Field, maneuverability: object appeared t
be rot
g,
attitud~, horizontal angle 242.5 degrees~~ rtical angl~
03.6 degrees.
Sound: no
port, exhaust trail o.
not: none.
General remarks: at 0250 eastern bright object sighted s
J
we st of' Fort Knox Ky by w. other observers.
TracP.d on
·J
Theodolite.
Ob ect appeared to be rotating with green,
yello
and red colors.
Te object were dimmer cs ~~me
7
passe j.
At 0310 eastern object disappeared in south west
complet~lY afte. a serie:3 of bright flashes .
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INFO .. ID, PO
CM IN 1714
(8 Feb 49)
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