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## [September 23, 1948 — San Pablo, CA — Strange Object above Bomber](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-23-1948-san-pablo-ca-strange-object-above-bomber/627)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-23-1948-san-pablo-ca-strange-object-above-bomber/627 "2026-09-23T00:23:44Z")

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September 23, 1948 — San Pablo, CA 12:02 p.m. Retired US Army Col. Horace S. Eakins and Sylvester Bentham, located four miles east of San Pablo, California, see a twin-engine bomber aircraft pass low overhead to…

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## [September 23, 1948 — Santa Fe, NM — Flat Dime On-Edge Observed by Lab Personnel](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-23-1948-santa-fe-nm-flat-dime-on-edge-observed-by-lab-personnel/350)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-23-1948-santa-fe-nm-flat-dime-on-edge-observed-by-lab-personnel/350 "2026-09-23T00:07:10Z")

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September 23, 1948 — Santa Fe, NM 9:40 a.m. At Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, a group of people are waiting for an airplane at the landing strip when one of them notices something glint in the sun. It i…

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## [September 22, 1948 — nr. Turner AFB, GA — Co-Pilot in C-47 Sees Wingless Metallic Object](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-22-1948-nr-turner-afb-ga-co-pilot-in-c-47-sees-wingless-metallic-object/347)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-22-1948-nr-turner-afb-ga-co-pilot-in-c-47-sees-wingless-metallic-object/347 "2026-09-21T22:06:10Z")

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September 22, 1948 — nr. Turner AFB, GA 3:30 p.m. USAF Lt. Martin G. Rubisch, Asst. Combat Ops Officer at Eglin AFB, Florida, is the copilot of a C-47 flying from Eglin heading northeast into Turner AFB at 2,000 ft…

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## [November 7, 1950 — Lakehurst, NJ — Light Makes 5-6 Head On Passes At Navy Plane](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/november-7-1950-lakehurst-nj-light-makes-5-6-head-on-passes-at-navy-plane/395)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/november-7-1950-lakehurst-nj-light-makes-5-6-head-on-passes-at-navy-plane/395 "2026-09-18T01:02:25Z")

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November 7, 1950 — Lakehurst, NJ A military pilot flying a Douglas AD-4Q Skyraider near Lakehurst, New Jersey, engages in a dogfight with a steady white light that he at first mistakes for an aircraft. He gets on its…

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## [January 30, 1967 — Crosby, ND — White Lozenge-Shaped Object / Hynek DD Example](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/january-30-1967-crosby-nd-white-lozenge-shaped-object-hynek-dd-example/483)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/january-30-1967-crosby-nd-white-lozenge-shaped-object-hynek-dd-example/483 "2026-09-17T23:36:02Z")

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January 30, 1967 — Crosby, ND 8:04 a.m. Commercial pilot Delton Schwanz is with his wife Della and three children 5 miles southwest of Crosby, North Dakota, when they see a bright-white, sharply outlined, lozenge-sha…

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## [September 18, 1948 — Shreveport, LA — White, Metallic Half-Sphere](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-18-1948-shreveport-la-white-metallic-half-sphere/620)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-18-1948-shreveport-la-white-metallic-half-sphere/620 "2026-09-17T22:40:09Z")

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September 18, 1948 — Shreveport, LA 5:00 p.m. A draftsman at home near Shreveport, Louisiana, while using high-power binoculars to watch an L-6 aircraft at 10,000 feet altitude at 60° elevation to the southeast trave…

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## [September 18, 1951 — Hudson Strait, Canada — B-36 Radar Picks up Object Seen Visually](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-18-1951-hudson-strait-canada-b-36-radar-picks-up-object-seen-visually/340)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-18-1951-hudson-strait-canada-b-36-radar-picks-up-object-seen-visually/340 "2026-09-16T22:07:24Z")

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September 18, 1951 — Hudson Strait, Canada 10:20 p.m. USAF B-36 radar operator Maj. Paul E. Gerhart and navigator Maj. Charles J. Cheever are flying northwest at 239 mph over the Hudson Strait in northern Canada when…

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## [September 13, 1966 — Stirum, ND — Domed Object Leaves Traces](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-13-1966-stirum-nd-domed-object-leaves-traces/334)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-13-1966-stirum-nd-domed-object-leaves-traces/334 "2026-09-12T23:21:54Z")

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September 13, 1966 — Stirum, ND 7:30 a.m. 11-year-old Randy Rotenberger, near Stirum, North Dakota, sees a silvery domed disc hover about one mile away, approach, then land within 900 feet, making a low-pitched whine…

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## [September 11 \[12th?\], 1947 — Necker Island — Air Crew Encounters Light That Splits in Two](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-11-12th-1947-necker-island-air-crew-encounters-light-that-splits-in-two/616)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-11-12th-1947-necker-island-air-crew-encounters-light-that-splits-in-two/616 "2026-09-18T00:25:30Z")

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September 11 \[12th?\], 1947 — Necker Island About 7:58 p.m. Capt. Stanley S. Griffin and 2d Officer Edward B. Polhemus are flying a Pan American airliner from Midway Atoll to Oahu, Hawaii. Just beyond Necker Island, they…

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## [September 10, 1951 — Fort Monmouth, N.J. — The Fort Monmouth Radar Incident](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-10-1951-fort-monmouth-n-j-the-fort-monmouth-radar-incident/330)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-10-1951-fort-monmouth-n-j-the-fort-monmouth-radar-incident/330 "2026-09-09T22:14:25Z")

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September 10, 1951 — Fort Monmouth, N.J. 11:10 a.m. At the Army Signal Corps radar center at Fort Monmouth \[now closed\], New Jersey, a student operator demonstrating radar functions to a group of visiting officers pi…

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## [September 8, 1947 — Logan, UT — Four Couples In Logan See Saucers](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-8-1947-logan-ut-four-couples-in-logan-see-saucers/615)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-8-1947-logan-ut-four-couples-in-logan-see-saucers/615 "2026-09-07T22:14:32Z")

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September 8, 1947 — Logan, UT 10:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylon Caldwell see about a dozen white or yellowish objects traveling over Logan, Utah, in group formation at high speed to the no…

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## [September 3, 1965 — Exeter, NH — The Exeter Sighting](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-3-1965-exeter-nh-the-exeter-sighting/614)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-3-1965-exeter-nh-the-exeter-sighting/614 "2026-09-03T00:37:22Z")

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September 3, 1965 — Exeter, NH Around 1:00 a.m. Exeter, New Hampshire, Police Officer Eugene F. Bertrand Jr. comes across a woman parked on State Highway 101. “She was real upset,” he says, “and told me that a red gl…

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## [September 3, 1947 — Lake Oswego, OR — 12-15 Silver Discs](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-3-1947-lake-oswego-or-12-15-silver-discs/613)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/september-3-1947-lake-oswego-or-12-15-silver-discs/613 "2026-09-02T23:50:59Z")

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September 3, 1947 — Lake Oswego, OR 12:15 p.m. Mrs. Raymond Dupuis and two children see 12–15 silver discs maneuvering at a high altitude above Lake Oswego, Oregon. \[Eberhart\] Sources: Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns…

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## [August 29, 1952 — Colorado Springs, CO — Pilot Reports Three Objects 50ʹ in Diameter](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-29-1952-colorado-springs-co-pilot-reports-three-objects-50-in-diameter/314)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-29-1952-colorado-springs-co-pilot-reports-three-objects-50-in-diameter/314 "2026-08-28T22:20:55Z")

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August 29, 1952 — Colorado Springs, CO 8:35 p.m. Civil Air Patrol pilot Carlton A. Magruder sees three aluminum-colored objects with a red-yellow exhaust over Colorado Springs, Colorado. They are 50 feet in diameter …

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## [August 29, 1948 — Maplewood, OH — Silver Sphere Drops Silvery Substance](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-29-1948-maplewood-oh-silver-sphere-drops-silvery-substance/612)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-29-1948-maplewood-oh-silver-sphere-drops-silvery-substance/612 "2026-08-28T22:04:32Z")

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August 29, 1948 — Maplewood, OH 5:30 a.m. Fahy Niswonger, a farmer near Maplewood, Ohio, sees a large silvery sphere rise from a wooded area and hover above his farm, dropping a silvery substance that disintegrates b…

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## [August 25, 1952 — Pittsburg, KS — The Radio Man on the Highway](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-25-1952-pittsburg-ks-the-radio-man-on-the-highway/306)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-25-1952-pittsburg-ks-the-radio-man-on-the-highway/306 "2026-08-24T23:02:39Z")

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August 25, 1952 — Pittsburg, KS 5:50 a.m. William Squyres, a radio station musician at KOAM \[now KKOW-AM\] is driving from his home northeast of Frontenac, Kansas, to the station at Pittsburg. He is in his 1952 Jee…

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## [Introductions - Say "HI" 👋](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/introductions-say-hi/48)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/Alejandro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/introductions-say-hi/48 "2026-08-24T11:53:10Z")

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If you are new to the forum and want to say “Hi,” this is the place to do it.

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## [August 21–22, 1955 — Hopkinsville, KY — The Kelly-Hopkinsville ‘Goblin’ Case](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-21-22-1955-hopkinsville-ky-the-kelly-hopkinsville-goblin-case/301)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-21-22-1955-hopkinsville-ky-the-kelly-hopkinsville-goblin-case/301 "2026-08-20T22:23:39Z")

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August 21–22, 1955 — Hopkinsville, KY About 7:00 p.m. Billy Ray Taylor goes into the backyard of the Elmer “Lucky” Sutton farmhouse 7 miles north of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and sees a bright object come from the sout…

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## [New Course: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/new-course-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-uap/611)

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**Author:** [@Mimas](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/Mimas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/new-course-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-uap/611 "2026-08-19T15:47:55Z")

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The Center for Criminal Justice Studies at Farmingdale State College is offering a course on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) during the Fall 2026 semester. The course will be taught by Dr. Keith Taylor and will fe…

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## [August 19, 1966 — Donnybrook, ND — Border Patrol Agent Flickinger’s UFO Sighting](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-19-1966-donnybrook-nd-border-patrol-agent-flickinger-s-ufo-sighting/298)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-19-1966-donnybrook-nd-border-patrol-agent-flickinger-s-ufo-sighting/298 "2026-08-18T23:31:34Z")

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August 19, 1966 — Donnybrook, ND 4:50 p.m. US Border Patrolman Donald E. Flickinger, in the process of taking two prisoners back to Canada, sees a silvery domed disc floating down the side of a hill near Donnybrook, …

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## [August 19, 1947 — Twin Falls, ID — Luminous “Saucers” Reported Over City](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-19-1947-twin-falls-id-luminous-saucers-reported-over-city/295)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-19-1947-twin-falls-id-luminous-saucers-reported-over-city/295 "2026-08-18T22:49:55Z")

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August 19, 1947 — Twin Falls, ID 9:30 p.m. H. H. Hedstrom (executive director of the Twin Falls Housing Authority) and three policemen (Richard A. Frazier, H. E. Roundtree, and Richard Scott) in Twin Falls, Idaho, see a…

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## [August 15?, 1947 — Rapid City AFB, South Dakota — 12 B-29-Sized Elliptical Objects Seen](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-15-1947-rapid-city-afb-south-dakota-12-b-29-sized-elliptical-objects-seen/292)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-15-1947-rapid-city-afb-south-dakota-12-b-29-sized-elliptical-objects-seen/292 "2026-08-14T21:22:32Z")

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August 15?, 1947 — Rapid City AFB, South Dakota 9:30 p.m. Maj. Elmer H. Hammer of the 28th Bombardment Wing at Rapid City Army Air Base \[now Ellsworth AFB\] near Box Elder, South Dakota, sees 12 objects flying at 6,00…

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## [August 14, 1947 — Placerville, CA — Metallic Object with Smoke Trail](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-14-1947-placerville-ca-metallic-object-with-smoke-trail/610)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-14-1947-placerville-ca-metallic-object-with-smoke-trail/610 "2026-08-13T22:09:57Z")

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August 14, 1947 — Placerville, CA 4:00 p.m. Insurance executive Ray A. Switzer and his wife are driving along Cedar Ravine Road about 5 miles south of Placerville, California, when they see a smoke trail. In front of…

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## [August 14, 1947 — Harmon Field, Guam — Flying Objects in Guam](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-14-1947-harmon-field-guam-flying-objects-in-guam/291)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-14-1947-harmon-field-guam-flying-objects-in-guam/291 "2026-08-13T21:57:25Z")

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August 14, 1947 — Harmon Field, Guam 10:40 a.m. Three men of the 147th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron at Harmon Field, Guam, see two small crescent-shaped objects zigzagging at 1,200 feet. They disap…

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## [August 13, 1947 — Snake River Canyon, ID — Snake River Case](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-13-1947-snake-river-canyon-id-snake-river-case/609)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-13-1947-snake-river-canyon-id-snake-river-case/609 "2026-08-12T23:07:55Z")

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August 13, 1947 — Snake River Canyon, ID 1:00 p.m. Albert Clarence Urie and his two sons Billy and Kenneth (or Keith) see a straw hat–shaped, sky-blue object about 10 feet wide, 10 feet high, and 20 feet long. It has…

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## [August 12, 1961 — Kansas City, KS — Oval Object w/Fin](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-12-1961-kansas-city-ks-oval-object-w-fin/608)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-12-1961-kansas-city-ks-oval-object-w-fin/608 "2026-08-11T22:39:51Z")

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August 12, 1961 — Kansas City, KS 9:00 p.m. College seniors J. B. Furkenhoff and Tom Phipps see a large oval object with a fin extending from one edge to the center, like a sled with lighted car running boards, near Old…

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## [August 12, 1952 — Cape May, NJ — F-94B Jet Encounters Object Over Delaware Bay](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-12-1952-cape-may-nj-f-94b-jet-encounters-object-over-delaware-bay/288)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-12-1952-cape-may-nj-f-94b-jet-encounters-object-over-delaware-bay/288 "2026-08-11T22:20:07Z")

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August 12, 1952 — Cape May, NJ 1:43 a.m. An Air Force F-94B jet fighter from Dover AFB in Delaware is flying at 20,000 feet when both the pilot and his radar crewman sight a glowing object 45° to their left and at a …

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## [August 11, 1954 — Yoron-Jima, Japan — S.S. Docteur Angier Close Encounter](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-11-1954-yoron-jima-japan-s-s-docteur-angier-close-encounter/607)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-11-1954-yoron-jima-japan-s-s-docteur-angier-close-encounter/607 "2026-08-10T22:30:41Z")

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August 11, 1954 — Yoron-Jima, Japan 8:55 p.m. P. L. Percharde, electrical engineer and assistant manager of the Moeller Shipwrecker Company, of Okinawa, sees a line of blue lights underneath a blue circle with a blac…

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## [August 7, 1952 — San Antonio, TX — Four 18ʺ UFOs Observed](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-7-1952-san-antonio-tx-four-18-ufos-observed/606)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-7-1952-san-antonio-tx-four-18-ufos-observed/606 "2026-08-06T22:08:49Z")

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August 7, 1952 — San Antonio, TX 9:08 a.m. Mrs. Susan Pzuhl (or Pfuhl) observes over San Antonio, Texas, four round UFOs that give off a color similar to white-hot metal. The objects appear to be approximately 18 inches…

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## [August 5–6, 1953 — Rapid City, SD — The Rapid City / Ellsworth AFB Incident (RV)](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-5-6-1953-rapid-city-sd-the-rapid-city-ellsworth-afb-incident-rv/605)

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**Author:** [@jeffknox](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/u/jeffknox)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://uapdiscovery.discourse.group/t/august-5-6-1953-rapid-city-sd-the-rapid-city-ellsworth-afb-incident-rv/605 "2026-08-04T23:56:20Z")

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August 5–6, 1953 — Rapid City, SD Around 8:00 p.m. Ground Observer Corps observer Phyllis Killian spots a UFO in Black Hawk, South Dakota. Soon after, radar at Ellsworth AFB near Rapid City tracks a “well-defined, so…

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