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FBI Box 186, 319.1 Flying Discs (1949)
FBI Flying Discs 1949 (Box 186, 319.1)
Date range1949
Originating officeFBI (Box 186, 319.1)
The 1949 flying-disc compendium gathers reports from police, airport personnel and the military — many in original handwriting or typed carbon copies. Most cases cluster in the US Midwest and Southwest; several include witness-drawn sketches. ~118 MB / 143 pages: best browsed page-by-page in the inline reader alongside Section 1.
Significance
Preserves first-hand reports from the 1947–1949 flying-disc wave — among the most important primary sources for the origin of the modern UAP phenomenon.