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

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident # 103

1. Date 18 February 1948

2. Time 1500 MST

3. Location Air near Green River Utah

4. Name of observers Capt. Howard H. Berodt - Capt Maurice T. Ritenour (See Inc 102 - corroboration)

5. Occupation of observer Pilots

6. Address of observer 718th Bomb Sq, 28th Bomb Gp (VH) Weaver AFB, S.D.

7. Place of observation 39° N - 100° W - Near Green River, Utah

8. Number of objects One

9. Distance of object from observer 100 miles

10. Time in sight N/S

11. Altitude 20,000 feet

12. Speed Very high

13. Direction of flight Southeast (of Limon, Colorado)

14. Tactics Explosion rate

15. Sound Could not be determined due to B-29 engine noise

16. Size Huge (Seen 100 miles west of the B-29's)

17. Color Multi-colored ball of fire

18. Shape Hugh multi-colored ball of fire and dense cloud of smoke followed

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S

21. Exhaust trails Vapor trail with a ball of fire at the head of trail

22. Weather conditions Clear

23. Effect on clouds N/S

24. Sketches or photographs None

25. Manner of disappearance N/S

26. Remarks: Same as incident 102 which see

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