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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Date 28 May 1948

2. Time 1500 hours (Eastern Daylight Saving Time)

Incident: 134

3. Location Selfridge Fld, Mt. Clemens, Mich / MacDill AF Base approx 6 miles east of Monroe, Michigan

4. Name of observer Lt Kokolonis

5. Occupation of observer 1st Lt, Corps of Engineers

6. Address of observer Selfridge Field

7. Place of observation 6 miles east of Monroe, Michigan

8. Number of objects 5 - three at first - two later

9. Distance of object from observer 2 miles to left (first 3) 2-1/2 miles to left (two)

10. Time in sight 10 to 15 seconds

11. Altitude 8,000 +

12. Speed over 500 MPH

(?) see sketch

13. Direction of flight seven o'clock position to 35° heading north. 35° heading from MacDill to Selfridge making abrupt turn to right (pilot's left))

14. Tactics Maintained nose-up attitude. Made abrupt turns.

15. Sound None

16. Size 300 to 400 ft approx. - size of lake freighters (500 ft)

17. Color silvery-gold color

18. Shape disc

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S

21. Exhaust trails none

22. Weather conditions Clear - visibility: 10 to 15 miles High overcast at 18,000 ft w/thin stratus layer very broken at 8,000 N/S

23. Effect on clouds Sketch showing approx positions

24. Manner of disappearance lost in haze at 7 o'clock position to pilot

25. Remarks Objects maintained smooth track thru sky, and flew in line of stern stepped up. In second sighting the second object flew about 50 feet higher than the first. All had hazy or fuzzy outline.

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