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16 January 1947 22:30 -
North Sea -
RAF Mosquito incident. Explanation: Aircraft.
16 January 1947 22:30 -
North Sea -
RAF Mosquito pursued unidentified radar target
24 June 1947 14:00 -
Mt. Rainier, Washington, USA -
Kenneth Arnold Case. A private pilot saw six shiny discs, 80 feet across, 1500 feet away, in clear weather over the mountains for over three minutes. This report sparked the UFO as a media and government phenomenon. Official explanation: mirage.
28 June 1947 15:15 -
Lake Mead, Nevada, USA -
Pilot saw a tight formation of 5-6 white circular 3 ft objects. Explanation: Balloon.
In Mid- 1947 -
Arcata, California , USA -
An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar (Ehlers). Explanation: AnomProp.
30 June 1947 09:10 -
Grand Canyon, Arizona , USA -
Navy Lieutenant incident. Two gray, circular objects about eight or ten feet diameter. Explanation: Meteor.
1 July 1947 -
White Sands, New Mexico, USA -
Listed for-the-record only - has been declared a hoax.
4 July 1947 09:12 -
Emmett, Idaho, USA -
Five disc-shaped objects with flat bottoms and rough tops.
6 July 1947 13:45 -
Clay Center, Kansas, USA -
Silvery circular object 30-50 feet diameter pacing the aircraft. Explanation: Reflection.
9 July 1947 12:17 -
Boise, Idaho, USA -
Air Guard At-6 incident. Black disc, standing out against the clouds, made a half-roll and then a stair-step climb. Explanation: Balloon.
Late August 1947 -
Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA -
A round white object traveling at "unprecedented rate of speed". Radar tracked a stationary target at 200 miles altitude.
4 August 1947 16:00 -
Everett, Massachusetts, USA -
A bright orange or deep-gold colored cigarette-shaped. Explanation: Reflection.
In late August 1947 -
Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA -
An object was tracked by radar. One object was observed by several witnesses at an airfield for 30 seconds (Markley). Explanation: Mirage.
19 September 1947 -
Houston, Texas, USA -
An object was tracked by radar. An unidentified object was tracked by radar only by one witness briefly (Pearson).
30 December 1947 -
Pilot Hill, California , USA -
High speed low altitude object trailing red, green and other colored flames
30 December 1947 -
Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, USA -
A high speed object trailing green and blue flames
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