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16 May 1949 - Tucson, Arizona, USA
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16 May 1949 17:00
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Object was described as black, round and flat in shape, similar to a washtub. It maintained the same altitude, fluttering as it disappeared. Explanation: Meteor.
AFOSI Summary: Time: app 1700; Number of Observers: 1; Reliability: unknown; Area: Tucson, Arizona; Direction: East to west; Altitude: 5000'; Course: horizontal; Color: black; Train: none; Duration: 8-10 seconds; Sound: none; Shape: round solid flat; Size: 3-4'in diameter; Speed: 800-1000 mph; Disappearance: behind aircraft hangar. A meteor-like object was observed.One ball was observed at an airfield.
Hynek rating: DD: Daylight Discs
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
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