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

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident #130

1. Date 17th May 1948

2. Time Night

3. Location Between Plevna and Miles City, Montana

4. Name of observer W. A. Bonneville

5. Occupation of observer Territory Mgr., B. F. Goodrich Company

6. Address of observer 415 W. Rosser Ave., Bismark, N. D.

7. Place of observation Ground, Route #212, West of Plevna, traveling west

8. Number of objects One

9. Distance of object from observer At closest point, approx. 2500 feet

10. Time in sight Some twenty minutes

11. Altitude N/S

12. Speed Twice the speed of the Northwest Airlines planes

13. Direction of flight West, slightly south, then west

14. Tactics Performed arc

15. Sound None

16. Size Fairly large compared with an aircraft

17. Color White - (might have had slight bluish-white tinge)

18. Shape Ball

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction N/S - but apparently meteor-like

21. Exhaust trails A long bright light shooting from under it

22. Weather conditions Monnlight, but cloudy

23. Effect on clouds N/S

24. Sketches or photographs None - Map forwarded showing location of object

25. Manner of disappearance Flew in a dark cloud bank

26. Remarks: See Supplement