Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States, 1948

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d. The following day a party of three, two of them scientists, were motoring along Highway 17 toward the White Sand, New Mexico, V-2 firing grounds and reported seeing a large disk or sphere moving horizontally at a high speed and an estimated altitude of 10,000 feet. It was of uniform shape and had no protruding surfaces such as wings. The object was in sight for about 60 seconds before it disappeared to the northeast. The three observers agreed on the details of the sighting except that one thought he had seen vapor trails.

e. On 7 July 1947, five Portland, Oregon police officers reported varying numbers of disks flying over different parts of the city. All observations were made within a minute or two of 1305 hours.

f. On the same day, William Rhoads of Phoenix, Arizona allegedly saw a disk circling his locality during sunset and took two photographs. The photographs show a disk-like object with a round front and a square back in plan form. These photographs have been examined by experts who state they are true photographic images and do not appear to be imperfections in the emulsion or imperfections in the lens. (See Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.)

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY MR. RHOADS

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