Close Encounters of the First Kind in 1947

In April 1947 - Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada -   Bright metallic discs fly rapidly to the east on edge. Chickens and ducks react.

26 April 1947 21:30 - Rothois, France -   0.6m balls of light follow girls on curving road. Vanish when they approach home.

In May 1947 Daytime - Pacific -   A flying disc was observed from the Kon-Tiki. One disc was observed by one witness on the ocean (Heyerdahl).

10 May 1947 23:00 - Chester, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed (Fortt).

In June 1947 - New Mexico, USA -   Radio announcement of flying saucer crash retrieval, heard 150 miles from Philadelphia, likely referring to Roswell, New Mexico.

13 June 1947 23:30 - Fleure W, France -   6m long glowing orange cigar with bright halo. Lands for 5 minutes in a storm. Ascends and away.

17 June 1947 10:30 - Bisbee, Arizona, USA -   A disk-shaped object landed.

21 June 1947 11:50 - St Joe River, Idaho, USA -   Eight discs the size of house, seen moving rapidly to the 1000km/h. Falling leaf motion, landed on shore of St Joe River, Idaho.

28 June 1947 13:00 - Appleton, Colorado , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One disc was observed by one witness briefly (Soule).

2 July 1947 Evening - De Kalb, Texas, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentified object at close range was observed by three male witnesses (Carson, W).

4 July 1947 21:12 - Emmett, Idaho, USA -   UAL incident.

In early July 1947 Around 2300 - Llandovery Castle, Wales, UK -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by more than five witnesses.

In early July 1947 23:00 - Straits, Madagascar -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object, about 300 feet across, was observed by more than five witnesses for two minutes (King).

In early July 1947 Around 2300 - Madagascar Straits, Mozambique -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed by two female experienced witnesses on the ocean for a few minutes (King).

6 July 1947 05:00 - Pocatello, Idaho, USA -   Father and son in car driving through city at dawn, see 3' disc with bulge land on street, made jerky movements, then shot straight up.

7 July 1947 10:00 - Springfield Ne, Missouri, USA -   Three friends watch a flat, shiny disc follow a private plane. Appeared to be rolling over steadily.

7 July 1947 12:00 - Towanda, Pennsylvania, USA -   Two 20cm discs with intense light, bob and weave 5m from house, soar up and gone.

7 July 1947 19:00 - Pontiac, Michigan, USA -   Photo

8 July 1947 12:00 - Spokane, Washington, USA -   Student Pilot incident.

28 July 1947 20:34 - Mountain Home, Idaho, USA -   UAL 105 DC-3 incident.

In August 1947 10:00 - Los Angeles, California , USA -   An object was observed. It buzzed a witness. One object was observed by one male witness at a mountain.

9 August 1947 Morning - Rock Creek, California , USA -   Objects were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. Less than 50 objects were observed by one experienced male witness (Brooks).

10 August 1947 - Forrest Station, Manitoba, Canada -   8m diameter domed metallic disc follows car, hovers over power lines. Blinks out.

13 August 1947 13:00 - Twin Falls, Idaho, USA -   An elongated straw-hat shaped sky-blue object. Explanation: Weather.

16 August 1947 - Crow River, Ontario, Canada -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An object was observed at close range by a male witness on a river (Simpson).

3 September 1947 Night - Desolation Valley, California , USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by four witnesses.

17 September 1947 - Rostanga, Sweden -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one witness (Drake).

20 September 1947 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range. Explanation: Hoax.

20 September 1947 - San Diego, California , USA -   USCG incident.

In October 1947 18:00 - Us Hwy66, New Mexico, USA -   15m x 6m object flies to the west over car, turns to the north, returns, hovers over car at 6m altitude. Rises vertically, rapidly to the west.

In Late 1947 - Portland, Oregon, USA -   A flying disc was observed. Animal reactions to the object were reported. One disc was observed by one experienced male witness in a city.

In 1948 - White Sands, New Mexico, USA -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed near a missile.

In 1948 - Chardon, Ohio, USA -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by 12 witnesses.

In 1948 - Runcorn, UK -   An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One object was observed by one male witness (Gittens).

In Winter 1947 - Maffra, Victoria, Australia -   An object was observed from a car. One gold ball was observed by two witnesses in a field.

In 1948 02:00 - Kapri Hills, Zambia -   An object was observed from a car. One object was observed for four hours (Walton).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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