1947.07.09 12.00 On hearing of Arnold’s report, the editor of the Idaho Daily Statesman, (published in Boise, Arnold‘s home town), assigned the paper’s aviation editor, David N Johnson, who knew Arnold well, to take the paper’s aircraft and look for “the flying saucers” and photograph them. He was to conduct the patrol as long as […]
Edwards AFB, California, America, North America
1947.07.08 The episode which most disturbed US defence chiefs happened on 8 July above the top-secret Muroc Airbase. (Fact or Fiction: UFOs, Blundell) What convinced the military that the sightings had some substance was a series of events at Muroc Field (now Edwards AFB), in the Mojave desert, California, on 8 July. (UFO: The Government […]
Schindler report
1947.07.07 From Maj John Schindler to Commanding General, Bolling Field AAB 7 July 1947 SUBJECT: Report on Flying Saucers TO: Commanding General 32d AAF Base Unit Bolling Field Washington, D.C. 1. Following are statisticsregarding reports by four witnesses while in flight in two airplanes. 2. Weather CAVU. Visibility exceptionally good. Scattered altocumulus 6000 feet. 3. […]
Fairfield-Suisun AAB, California, America, North America
1947.07.06 Round Flat Object Size Of C-54 Daytime. AAF Captain and Mrs James H Burniston saw a highly reflective round flat object having no wings or tail, the size of a C-54 transport (118 feet) roll from side to side three times then fly away very fast from northwest to the southeast (southwest?) at 10,000 […]
Seattle, Washington, America, North America
1947.07.04 21.40c Frank Ryman, coastguard… took a photograph of a UFO flying over Seattle, Washington, in… 1947. (The Age of the UFO, Brookesmith) SEATTLE, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1947 20 PAGES Seattle Lensman First to ‘Catch’ Disk by Camera PHOTO OF DISK This unretouched photograph, 20 times enlarged, taken north of Seattle by Frank Ryman is […]
Portland and Milwaukee, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, America, North America
1947.07.04 17.00 [UFO sightings] [Map indicates Vancouver, Washington]
Portland, Oregon, America, North America
1947.07.04 16.30 Mrs LJ Hayward saw a silvery disc-shaped object looking like a new dime flipping in an erratic path moving slowly. (The UFO Report, Hynek; McDonald 1968; FOIA; Report on the UFO Wave of 1947, Bloecher) (nicap.org)
Portland, Oregon, America, North America
1947.07.04 14.00 EA Evans saw three metallic discs glinting in the sunlight, one moving west to east, followed by two others heading north. (The UFO Report, Hynek; McDonald 1968; FOIA; Report on the UFO Wave of 1947, Bloecher) (nicap.org)
Portland, Oregon, America, North America
1947.07.04 13.05 Radio newsman Frank Cooley of station KOIN, INS wire service employees in the Portland Oregon Journal Building, Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Fred Krives, Deputy Clarence McKay, Sgt John Sullivan, Portland Police Officer Kenneth A McDowell, Harbor Patrol Capt KA Prahn, Harbor Patrolmen AT Austad and KC Hoff, Portland Police Officers Earl J Patterson […]
Redmond, Oregon, America, North America
1947.07.04 11.00 C J Bogne of Tigard, Oregon, and other witnesses in a car near Redmond saw four discs flying past Mount Jefferson on a straight course at high speed. (McDonald list; FOIA; The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, Ruppelt; Report on the UFO Wave of 1947, Bloecher) (nicap.org)