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

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident # 122 b

1. Date 5 April 1948

2. Time N/S

3. Location Holloman Air Force Base

4. Name of observer Mr. Chance

5. Occupation of observer Trained balloon server, Geophysics Lab Section

6. Address of observer N/S

7. Place of observation From the ground

8. Number of objects Two

9. Distance of object from observer N/S

10. Time in sight 30 seconds

11. Altitude Very high

12. Speed Very high, faster than any known aircraft

13. Direction of flight 1 straight up, 1 disappeared in the west
First one veered to the right, started down and was lost to view.

14. Tactics Second one made arc into the west at a terrific speed and disappear suddenly.

15. Sound N/S

16. Size N/S

17. Color Golden hue

18. Shape Had appearance of a major's insignia, that is, irregularly rounded and slightly concave on top

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S

21. Exhaust trails N/S

22. Weather conditions N/S

23. Effect on clouds N/S

24. Sketches or photographs None

25. Manner of disappearance Disappeared suddenly

26. Remarks: Mr. Chance was the only one of the three witnesses who saw two objects. When he first perceived them, they were going

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