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UNCLASSIFIED Incident #62

ATIC NO. ---
AF NO. ---
REPORT NO. ---
DATE OF REPORT ---
TIME OF SIGHTING Betw. 2230 & 2300 MST
SHAPE Group of Lights
SIZE Individual lights small
COURSE circled city
NO. IN GROUP 5 groups 35 to 60 each
BOUND ---
PHOTOS --- SKETCHES ---
Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

DATE OF INFO 8 Sept 1947
LOCATION Logan, Utah
SOURCE Civilian Couple
DATE IN TO ATIC ---
COLOR Yellowish
SPEED High Maneuver
ALTITUDE Several thousand
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED ---
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MANEUVERS ---

UNCLASSIFIED

With 194 incidents thus eliminated, there remain thirty-four
which contain some evidence but have no apparent ready explanation.
This statement is true only under the assumption that the evidence is
accepted as reliable and accurate. When psychological and physiological
factors are taken into consideration, all of these incidents
can be explained rationally, as pointed out by Rand Corporation
Dr. Fitts of Air Material Command Aero-Medical Laboratory (see
212 Incidents considered)

There are sufficient psychological explanations for the reports
unidentified flying objects to provide plausible e…

Incident No. 62 -- 3 September 1947, 2230-2300 hours, Logan, Utah.

A man and his wife, together with five other unidentified people, observed five groups each of 35-60 small objects, yellowish-white in color, flying several thousand feet in the air at a high rate of speed. The weather was cloudy.

AMC Opinion: From the limited evidence submitted, it is practically impossible to formulate a conclusion. Fast motion could be attributed to closeness rather than to true linear distance. In an atmosphere of darkness, any impression may be erroneous. Ground lights reflected from moving, low-hanging …

UNCLASSIFIED

Incident #61, 61a -- Logan, Utah -- 8 September 1947

This incident, and incident #62, which clearly refer to the same objects (witnesses were together at the time of observation) do not have an astronomical explanation.

Since it was dark, any judgment of distance can be greatly misleading, and extremely fast motion might be ascribed to closeness rather than to true linear distance.

UNCLASSIFIED

Incident #62 -- Logan, Utah -- 8 September 1947

This incident does not have an astronomical explanation.

See report on incident #61.

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLIGHT OBJECTS

1. Date 8 Sept 47 0700000000000000000000000000000000
2. Time 2200 P.M.
3. Location Logan, Utah
4. Show of observer N/S and Hr
5. Occupation of observer N/S
6. Address of observer Logan, Utah
7. Place of observation Logan, Utah 40° 45' N 111° 54' W
8. Number of objects Approx 4 dozen
9. Distance of object from observer N/S
10. Time in sight N came to 2 minutes
11. Altitude 2,000 to 3,000 ft
12. Speed "Faster than birds"
13. Direction of flight north
14. Tactics circle city to appear one to two minutes observing group formation.
15. Sound N/S
16. Size ab…

Mr. & Mrs. stated that they in company with a Mr. & Mrs. approximately 12 objects flying in group formation at about 2,000 or 3,000 ft in the air. In size they resembled pigeons but seemed to be white and illuminated. They were certain they were not birds as they appeared to be moving faster than birds and they circled the city in approximately one or two minutes. You no more appeared during the flight they couldn't make up their size as to exactly what they saw.

CHECK-LIST -- UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Date 8 Sept 47
2. Time Approx 10:30 P.M.
3. Location Logan, Utah
4. Name of observer Mr. A. M.
5. Occupation of observer N/S
6. Address of observer W/S Logan, Utah
7. Place of observation Logan, Utah 40° 45' E 111° 54' W
8. Number of objects N/S
9. Distance of object from observer N/S
10. Time in sight N/S
11. Altitude N/S
12. Speed N/S: Much faster than birds
13. Direction of flight clockwise above city
14. Tactics changed formation
15. Sound N/S
16. Size approx that of step
17. Color N/S
18. Shape N/S
19. Odor detected N/S
20. Apparent constricti…