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

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lllforaant ■ atate4 that oa 11 Aue 148 between 1200 and 1215 houra, cs-r.
Jeroae and :Benao were p~i.Jlg in the back Tard and noticed en object
in da■ca:1t approxiaatel.7 twel.Te feet from the groand wb.1ch waa deacend.1~
betwen the tw of them. It settled to the ground gentlJr - JIil.Ch e.a a
halJoon. Opon bittin& the ~
the object lp,lD. once. made a aort of
wbi•tlillc DDiN, d.elCl'ibed b7 the tvo beye •• re ■-bli.Dg a at.an wiatle,
ad tbm abot atraieht -ap into the a1r approxiae.teq 20 feet, halted
and ap1n aad.e a ~•tl1D& noise. The object then ahop upwrd to a height
of abant Y:, feet, and, 1D th11 ascent, 1118DBUTered around tree bran.che1
a4 tel~n• v1rea. Upon reaeb1J>& a height of approrlmately 30 feet
t.be o'bJecibot off in a mrtbeaaterl)' direction. !be obJect approached.
frcm the 110rtbwat.
!be bo7• deacribecl the obJect aa "approximately ODe t oot thick, two teet
aide and rOlmd. • !be obJect had 110 windoww, wiree, or any Tiaible
apparteaucea. It w.a a dull gnq in color end when it hit the ground,
it mde a al.1'b,t elenk1ng uoiee, ma.ch ae metal hitt~ agains t metal.
Philip en4 Mr• Leuer stated the boy e wre viei~ f'ri,;btened lib.en t he;r
ran into the boo.M and were afraid to tell what they had aeen. Uyon
clo•• que1ti011U1B, the boya related the above story to them.
Mr. Ltoer advised that he1ben bad notified. Mr. E. R. Sheridan. Poat maste~
at Baati, Mimleac,ta (vbo mbeequantly notified the pr oper enthoriti ee)
AGDITS 1l>'!IS: .tcent noted that the 11p0t are the alleged 'flying 1E111Cer"
had landed wu approximately 2 feet in diameter and appeared. aa t hough
■c:ime beaT)" obJect had landed there or bad been eet down - as the ground
•• dented aJMi protrudi.D& rock• had been leveled.
The apot wee covered by
a washtub.
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to .a-""tM,,._ E. R. Sheridan. Poatmaste.i:. advised that he had no
reaeon
UA,l\,U,I ~-Ue atoey of the boys or of Mr. and Mrs. Leu.er. and
for thie reuon bad reported the matter to the Federal :Bureau of Investigation,
St. P8Dl, Miml.
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