Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States, 1949

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h. Ol:l 20 July 11147, Kenmth Arnold, wh!le flyl:og near Ta.coma, WMhtniiton, reported a forxnatlcn
of flyil'.lll objeots. Hls slmtch of their 9h•P& oorreeponds C\lo•el'y to that ehown ln tha photoira1ihs
made by Mr. Rhoads.
On tha sa.ma day, two U. S. Air Force pilots rit Hamilton Fhtld reported
two !lylo,: disks trailing a P-80, following It toward Oakland, Caltlornla.
L On 4 August 11147, the JJllot. and co-pilot of a DC-3, flying fo.r one Al Jonei,, near Bethel,
Alask•, raported a tlylng disk ls.rger th!l!l their· air,mut. Thla disk crossed their path at abot1t
1,000 feet and they turned to give chase. The DC-3 was !Jyini at 170 mph, but the disk flew out
of ~iil1t !n four mlnute11.
j. On Ul November 1947, two llyini disks trallillg Jet-like streams of fi:ro wore reportedly
sighted from the bridge of the 1anker 'l'lconderoia, e.ccor,lllli,' to the saoo11d officc:r.
The Tlconderos•
was 20 miles off th& Oregon shore. '!'his officer salt! the disks w0re in l!lght 45 aeconde, mOYillg
at a ~peed osti,m,tad at 700-900 mph, curvlnff in a long, low arc.