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

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but slightly east. Suddenly, about 1 anct 1/2 minutes after e }ad seen the
flash, there was a terrific explosion an1 jar, shakinc the vrotmd and causine
the windows all around to rattle. Following the explosion, there were several
low reverberating rumblil'lgs across the heavens .
He stated that tho explosion
must have been very high.
Edgar Younr:,
1 \>0y living at Regar, just east of Horcatur, was outside the
ele~ator, when he observed the eXJ losion, looked up and saw the huge clotd
of smoke .
He stated that it 11as almost overl.ead but slightly west of hiJ!I.
He said that it was a bif explosion.
The elevator man was out in the
elevator, 1'hen he heard the e.xµlosion .
He t ought th~t his oil-burner had
exploded in tho office and ran in to see about it.
Fi.ndinr, i• O. K., he ran
outside to see what had exploded, saw the big clo1.rl of ~moke hir;h overliead,
slightly west.
Ea, tern Kansas newspapt!r carried a story about 6 days aco of one just
like this one, coming from the south to vicinity of Iola, ~ansas, where it
turned west and disappeared into the sky.
Check with Chief Scott of Norton about a bum~d flashlight b~ttery
which fell in the street of Norton just after the explosion. It was too
hot to be picked up for sevoral minutes. Chief Scott has it.
Note :
A copy of Exhibit 11c11 referred to in letter fron Dr. LaPaz, was
not received.