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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  8 September 50 09/0620Z | Fairchild AFB, Washington (SPOKANE)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | Astro (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Evaluated as a meteor observation.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Few Seconds | Object was a bluish-white light about the size of an auto headlight approaching the field from the North. Observer watched it as it passed over the Western edge of the field where it enlarged in size, emitted "sparks" in the form of a trail for a few sec…

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# Sighting of Mrs. Fortney, wife of Capt. Lon C. Fortney, Monday 3 Sep 2220 hours

Capt. and Mrs. Fortney were returning from the city of Spokane to FAFB. Capt. Fortney was driving west on Highway 2 about one mile or less from the eastern edge of the field when Mrs. Fortney observed a bluish white light approaching the car from the northeast. The light was moving at "high speed" and came at the car so directly that Mrs. Fortney became frightened for fear it would strike the car. It passed over, however, and proceeded on a SW course overflying the runways and hangar a…

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Both Mrs. Gardinier and a neighbor, Mrs. Lowell Allen, observed the third object as it climbed and disappeared toward FAFB. Major Gardinier described the objects as rather flat, pancake-shaped, 20 to 30 feet across, 2 to 6 feet in depth. When first sighted they appeared a khaki tan in color but through the monocular appeared a metallic bronze. Observation was difficult because the objects were constantly quivering and oscillating in the air. They were capable of abrupt changes of direction and speed, yet could also hang motionless in the air except for the quivering motion. No so…

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(Unclassified) Sightings of Unusual Objects

Chief, Air Technical
Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson AFB,
Dayton, Ohio

Dept of the AF
Hq USAF - APOIN-V/TC

14 NOV 1951
Lt. Col. Willis/55894

Headquarters 57th Air Division letter, undated, with one (1) inclosure and two (2) indorsements is forwarded for your information and retention.

1 Incl
Hq 57th Air Div ltr
undated w/1 incl
and 2 inds

WILLIAM A. AYERS
Colonel, USAF
Deputy Chief, Evaluation Division
Directorate of Intelligence

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCL…

UNCLASSIFIED

B/L fr 57 AD, File 92ID, Subject: Sightings of Unusual Objects
DINC 3500(no date) 2nd Ind

HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebr.
18 OCT 51

TO: Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: APOIN-C/CC

Forwarded for your information.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

Grant W. Howard
1 Incl
n/e

Grant W. Howard
Lt Col, USAF
Asst Adj Gen

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

1775

UNCLASSIFIED
8622

Hq 57th AD 921D Subject: Sightings of Unusual Objects

1st Ind

IDC 350 (no date)

HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE, March Air Force Base, California
11 OCT 51
TO: Commanding General, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska

1. Forwarded for your information.

2. The 57th Air Division has been instructed that in the case of future sightings any information of a potential intelligence value will be reported in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-15 where no established report and procedure is involved.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

Stanley M. Simkin…