U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 1-100

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AIRLINES CREATION OF FLYING DISCS. FIVE YEARS.

Circumstantial reports of flying discs in the sky Tidet over from
the air of a United Airlines plane over Boston, Maine, and a second
plane was seen, as well as a third, flying over Portland, Maine, and citizens.

E. J. Grill, Captain of the Airplane, but Captain of the Ship
said there were "two of them" flying on the bottom and
one was carrying one. The objects approached against the sun's
light, like a line of fire. He said

"They were clear," he reported. "We allowed them to pass. Finally the objects disappeared. We were unable to tell whether they outpaced us or disintegrated."

NOT AIRCRAFT.

"We can't say whether they were aircraft, but whatever they were, there were no traces of them. We saw nothing in the air. It was clear or dark."

In Seattle, Captain Sunflower Plane Flying, 7, said the plane
was flying at a high speed. It was

"white cloud" flying over the sea. It showed two tiny dots, one of which was a "line of fire."

In Boston, Captain Assessment said the objects "like flying discs" in the sky were

In Vancouver, Captain Siff's Dervish, Captain Sullivon, Captain
Mckay and Mr. Krive were in the Portside Police Office to look at the sky. Over Tidet, they said, the objects "like a line of fire," they saw a low hanging cloud.

OTHERS OBserve

Col U. R. Dodson, Commander of the Oregon Navy Guard, said an
inspection of this area from the air after the discs were seen was
he said he saw nothing "suspicious".

Only two military airplanes in the air at the time of the disc
were 23 B-12 bombers near Astoria.

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