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

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident # 154

1. Date 2 Aug 48

2. Time 1945 hours

3. Location Columbus, Ohio

4. Name of observer Charles Saunders

5. Occupation of observer Attorney

6. Address of observer 265-1/2 South High St

7. Place of observation Yard of 1337 Clifton Ave., Columbus, Ohio

8. Number of objects 1

9. Distance of object from observer N/S

10. Time in sight 10-15 minutes

11. Altitude 1,500 to 2000 ft

12. Speed 15 MPH

13. Direction of flight Moving south from the north

14. Tactics Constant slow speed - Once it hesitated & thin trail of smoke issued from opposite direction of travel. Changed position assuming different shapes

15. Sound None

16. Size Judged to be about 20 to 30 ft in diameter

17. Color N/S. Perimeter: constant grey-black. Center: transparent.

18. Shape Changing. First: side-view: Parallelogram. Second: circular then reverted to original form

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S

21. Exhaust trails thin trail of smoke

22. Weather conditions CAVU

23. Effect on clouds No clouds

24. Sketches or photographs 4 sketches

25. Manner of disappearance N/S

26. Remarks: (over)