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Archie B.

7385v

May 27, 1943 - A-1, officer's branch

NW of Topeka (Clay Center - Kansas)

Flying @ 1044' @ 90° B-5 @ 200 mph

Here @ 110° a little higher

when first seen, he thought it was

a water tower; about a mile away

it looked like a flying wing except

it was flying vertically and almost

completely round. No smoke, no

fire, but so bright it almost hurt his eye

Then he turned toward it and

it disappeared almost immediately.

He believes it must have been super
sonic because of speed at which it
disappeared.

His co-pilot was dogging at the
time and by the time he was woken
the object disappeared.

Original reaction was to not
mergerize it, but it came up so
fast, then appeared to stop, then
disappeared.

Handed at Kansas City 1400 hrs
Central Time. This took place approx 1315

1400 hrs

approx 1315

1315