Air Force Mission Report (MISREP)
DOW UAP D088 US AirForce Analysis of Flying Objects in the US 101 172
Air Force Mission Report (MISREP) from the DOW archive. 210 pages. Document references the date(s) 14 JULY 1947, 18 FEBNLARY 1948, 24 JUNE 1947, 8 MARCH 1948. Excerpt and key details below are extracted directly from the text layer. Drawing directly from the text layer of the document: · O<ior dot votod N/ ,"> 'C . ..pph r unt r.ons r ur.t1,.n Meteor r l · It is reported t o be of a tYJ hi ch will detAriora~a rapidly
Significance
A USCENTCOM mission intelligence report logging a UAP observation during US military operations in the Middle East.
Related images (click to zoom)
See all 210 pages →Per-page highlights
The most signal-bearing sentences on each page (mentioning UAP / radar / observation / altitude / coordinates). Kept in the original language to avoid translation drift.
- p.1EN· ) 0 , . - J1 ~ ~<:JL中文· ) 0 , . - J1 ~ ~<:JL
- p.2EN· O<ior dot votod N/ ,"> 'C . ..pph r unt r.ons r ur.t1,.n Meteor r l中文· O<ior dot votod N/ ,"> 'C . ..pph r unt r.ons r ur.t1,.n Meteor r l
- p.3EN· It is reported t o be of a tYJ hi ch will detAriora~a rapidly· A p otorrHph or t re trail of the meteor, r:l.'.lde by amateur p.otor,r ~her Duane ,I. ~"fr117 of Nortor , shows tho vapor tridl left in the sky by t.he exploaiol"'l of a ~eteor which was secl'I 1r Oklahooa, t,ew -exic o, Colorado, Kansas, ard uebr.,~ka中文· It is reported t o be of a tYJ hi ch will detAriora~a rapidly· A p otorrHph or t re trail of the meteor, r:l.'.lde by amateur p.otor,r ~her Duane ,I. ~"fr117 of Nortor , shows tho vapor tridl left in the sky by t.he exploaiol"'l of a ~eteor which was secl'I 1r Oklahooa, t,ew -exic o, Colorado, Kansas, ard uebr.,~ka
- p.4EN· Information con ,ained in t,hc dispatch under a Denver dateline in1i ·ate that ile mar,y would call this object a bolide e . , . , expl din meteor - the astronomP.rs of Chamberlin Vbservator y (iJenvor) did not so assess it : it is said in U e dispatch that t se offic1al• could offer no explanation of it中文· Information con ,ained in t,hc dispatch under a Denver dateline in1i ·ate that ile mar,y would call this object a bolide e . , . , expl din meteor - the astronomP.rs of Chamberlin Vbservator y (iJenvor) did not so assess it : it is said in U e dispatch that t se offic1al• could offer no explanation of it
- p.5EN· Prior to its ~xplosion over Norcatur, this object of Feb. 18th was variously reported as a "falling plane", a "jet plane", and a ''ball of fire 11 • It is said by some to have l eft a trail of smoke behind it· The writer has in mind the various and unexplained r e1.,orts on "!lying saucers", and bases this speculation upon a lonb c onsideration of various oddments of reports whose significance might be of epace-craft f r om other worlds of space中文· Prior to its ~xplosion over Norcatur, this object of Feb. 18th was variously reported as a "falling plane", a "jet plane", and a ''ball of fire 11 • It is said by some to have l eft a trail of smoke behind it· The writer has in mind the various and unexplained r e1.,orts on "!lying saucers", and bases this speculation upon a lonb c onsideration of various oddments of reports whose significance might be of epace-craft f r om other worlds of space
- p.6EN· Tl·ere is n r,os:,i. bilitv, 1 O\-rev"'r r cMote this r:iay seem, that tlte moon is e· ther inrabited or in use b:v other ti an hlll"lan he: t1 ;S . .1.011rs , /s/ N)Pl.\AN GARRETT !.lARKHAM It ma~, do not harm tn ,Tatch the moon for possible arrival of t .1 s thi ng in the quarter at ~o to 100 101.1r fi after "its …中文· Tl·ere is n r,os:,i. bilitv, 1 O\-rev"'r r cMote this r:iay seem, that tlte moon is e· ther inrabited or in use b:v other ti an hlll"lan he: t1 ;S . .1.011rs , /s/ N)Pl.\AN GARRETT !.lARKHAM It ma~, do not harm tn ,Tatch the moon for possible arrival of t .1 s thi ng in the quarter at ~o to 100 101.1r fi after "its …
- p.7EN· The peculiarity which connects this object, for speculative purposes, with the explosion of some unknown object over 1~orcatur, Kans ., on 18 l!'ebruary 1948 is the seeming of a relationship between the positions of the moon for the two phenomena中文· The peculiarity which connects this object, for speculative purposes, with the explosion of some unknown object over 1~orcatur, Kans ., on 18 l!'ebruary 1948 is the seeming of a relationship between the positions of the moon for the two phenomena
- p.8EN· horizon of Boise at 3:30 p . m. and another l ine be dra"'ft'll from tbe position of the ooon a t one hundred hours before the s ighting of the Boise object, and projected to t he center of the earth, it will be seen that this ten degrees-altitude and the moon-earth line intersect as a place tar above a geographica…· The Boise object in its appearance suggests a rocket-type ar craft possibly using r eaction blasts to brake itself down for a landing on the earth中文· horizon of Boise at 3:30 p . m. and another l ine be dra"'ft'll from tbe position of the ooon a t one hundred hours before the s ighting of the Boise object, and projected to t he center of the earth, it will be seen that this ten degrees-altitude and the moon-earth line intersect as a place tar above a geographica…· The Boise object in its appearance suggests a rocket-type ar craft possibly using r eaction blasts to brake itself down for a landing on the earth
- p.9EN· TM Navay Survey ship MAURY, sent out there in r esponse to reports of ships that some hugh object had been seen in the water in that neighborhood, reported that when in the approximate 1 titude and long:1.tu:ie of the supposed obstruction they picked up an echo from soll8thing in the wa+.er 16oo yards f rom the ship…· Something like a "fl¥ing disc" was pursued by one Lt中文· TM Navay Survey ship MAURY, sent out there in r esponse to reports of ships that some hugh object had been seen in the water in that neighborhood, reported that when in the approximate 1 titude and long:1.tu:ie of the supposed obstruction they picked up an echo from soll8thing in the wa+.er 16oo yards f rom the ship…· Something like a "fl¥ing disc" was pursued by one Lt
- p.10EN· J'!IOnn . 'M1is is of ~ r.;n spcculill.i 'ln. 8•11. has ., nyone :,,,t, cxplatnel t.ho '1fl·:int; disc:. 11 in ter1:1s of all th~ p1•etty-well proven fa<" ts in conuccti on vrith t.t,om? lla!l an·,one vet devised .s fuel powurful enough t o k~ck , r ocket !"rom ,-.1rt!. to l.o !.!0011?· Ninin1 1er 1s idea that t.he thint wa~ a meteor fl:ltly di3rei:;ards Dr中文· J'!IOnn . 'M1is is of ~ r.;n spcculill.i 'ln. 8•11. has ., nyone :,,,t, cxplatnel t.ho '1fl·:int; disc:. 11 in ter1:1s of all th~ p1•etty-well proven fa<" ts in conuccti on vrith t.t,om? lla!l an·,one vet devised .s fuel powurful enough t o k~ck , r ocket !"rom ,-.1rt!. to l.o !.!0011?· Ninin1 1er 1s idea that t.he thint wa~ a meteor fl:ltly di3rei:;ards Dr
- p.11EN· Glenn first reported the battery case as red hot. hhen I pointed out that the pa·'er on it was not charred, his account was changed to "too hot to handle"· All three denied the Norcatur object was a fireball and described it as a filack object with an extremely bright jet of flame pouring out of t he rear中文· Glenn first reported the battery case as red hot. hhen I pointed out that the pa·'er on it was not charred, his account was changed to "too hot to handle"· All three denied the Norcatur object was a fireball and described it as a filack object with an extremely bright jet of flame pouring out of t he rear
- p.12EN· The 11mP.te itic" incidents fr the great fall ot 1~5, >veraber 29 (from "1ii ch no meteorites have been recover ed eithP.r !) throuih tho sequonce of ai ilar falls culminating in the Four Com~rs and 'lorcatur inci~ents, coupled With .,uch t incs as the Ussuri incident, convince me that ei. t 11er t 1.3 earth 1:; unr…中文· The 11mP.te itic" incidents fr the great fall ot 1~5, >veraber 29 (from "1ii ch no meteorites have been recover ed eithP.r !) throuih tho sequonce of ai ilar falls culminating in the Four Com~rs and 'lorcatur inci~ents, coupled With .,uch t incs as the Ussuri incident, convince me that ei. t 11er t 1.3 earth 1:; unr…