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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  5 Sep 49 5/2104Z | East of Reno, Nevada (Mountain Home AFB, Idaho)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military |   |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | AIRCRAFT  |
|  One | Evaluated on flight description and characteristics.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Two minutes | Object was first sighted from a car at 10 degrees elevation. Its size was about that of a P-38 wingspan. Speed was about 600 mph, at an estimated altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. It seemed to be perfectly round with curved sides that cam…

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HEADQUARTERS S2/WEB/cme
23RD STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, PHOTO
5TH STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE GROUP
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Mountain Home, Idaho

29 September 1949

SUBJECT: Report of Flying Disc

5 Sep 49
East of Reno, Nevada
5/2104Z

TO: Commanding General
Air Material Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright Field, Ohio

ATTENTION: MC/AXA

1. The following report was submitted to the Intelligence Officer of the 23rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo, on 29 September 1949 by S/Sgt. Willie L. Cole, AF-39544088, and is forwarded for your inform…

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Basic Report, Hq, 23rd Strat Recon Sq Photo, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home, Idaho, Subj: Report of Flying Disc, dtd 29 Sept. 1949.

(6) Due West.
(7) Traveled perfectly straight and level.
(8) 3,000' - 5,000'.
(9) None.
(10) None.

g. S/Sgt. [redacted] is a veteran USAF gunner with four (4) years service. He completed 43 combat missions as a waist and ball-turret gunner on B-17's in the 8th Air Force; is credited with one (1) FW-190; spent 10 1/2 months as a POW. His report, while late, is considered excellent in view of his experience and obvious presenc…

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Basic Report, Hq, 23rd Strat Recon Sq Photo, Mountain Home Air Force Base
Mountain Home, Idaho, Subj: Report of Flying Disc, dtd 29 Sept. 1949.

On arriving in Reno, Sgt ~~stopped at the Sheriff's Office~~ and inquired as to the nearest Army Intelligence Office. Everything was closed because of Labor Day and Sgt ~~made~~ his report to the police personnel who stated they would see that it was forwarded through appropriate channels. They also stated his was the fifth report of that type turned in that day.

S/Sgt ~~returned from furlough on the 28th and reported~~ his sighting on the…

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