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

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CONFIDENTIAL

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident # 145

1. Date 9 July 1948

2. Time 1205 AST

3. Location Fielding Lake

4. Name of observers 1st Lt Dominick J. Caramia & Thomas B. Carpenter

5. Occupation of observer s (VLR) Photo

6. Address of observers 72nd RCN Squadron (VLR) Photographic c/o APO 731, c/o Postmaster Seattle Washington

7. Place of observation Fielding Lake, Alaska (63°11' - 145° 40' W

8. Number of objects Approximately 20

9. Distance of object from observer 5,000 + above

10. Time in sight 5 seconds or less

11. Altitude 5,000 + immediately below the clouds

12. Speed over 500 MPH

13. Direction of flight From NW to ESE

14. Tactics Jockeyed back and forth in the group formation (gave impression of shotgun blast pattern) but maintained straight course.

15. Sound Loud roaring sound heard (thought it was strong wind) before objects were sighted; sound sharpened into a buzz as they approached and passed.

16. Size dot

17. Color grayish black

18. Shape N/S but approximately from Spheroid or disc-shaped

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S

21. Exhaust trails none visible

22. Weather conditions bright and sunny w/ 1/10 strato-cumulus cloud coverage

23. Effect on clouds none - flew immediately below them

24. Sketches or photographs sketch

25. Manner of disappearance N/S

26. Remarks: The objects resembled a group of dots, grayish black in color and numbering about 20. They were plainly visible and either spheroid or disc shaped. They appeared to be jockeying back and (over)