U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

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CHECK-LIST UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident # 134

1. Date of Incident 28 May 1948

2. Time of Incident 1500 hours (Eastern Daylight Saving Time)

3. Place of observation 6 miles due east of Monroe, Michigan from air while passenger in a C-47 plane

4. Name of observer 1st Lt Alexander Kokolonis

5. Occupation of observer 1st Lt USAFR Corps of Engineers, Security Officer

6. Address of observer 838 Eng. Aviation Bn, Co. B. Oscoda AF Base, Michigan

7. Number of objects observed 5 objects; 3 at first; 2 later

8. Distance of object from observer 2 miles to left of their plane

9. Time in sight 10 to 15 seconds

10. Altitude 7500 to 8,000 ft

11. Speed well over 500 MPH

12. Direction of flight Southwest

13. Tactics executed abrupt turns, flew in line of stern stepped up.

14. Lights N/S

15. Sound N/S

16. Size 300 to 400 ft - about the same size of lake freighters on Lake Erie

17. Color bright silvery golden hue

18. Shape disc shape with well rounded contours - all had hazy or fuzzy outline

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S

21. Exhaust trails no exhaust or trail of any kind

22. Weather conditions high overcast at 18,000 ft and a low thin stratus layer very broken at 8,000; lateral visibility: 10 - 15 miles

23. Effect on clouds N/S

24. Sketches or photographs drawing

25. Manner of disappearance N/S

26. Remarks: (over)

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