July 4, 1947 — Emmett, ID
8:12 p.m.? United Air Lines Flight 105 pilots Capt. Emil J. Smith and First Officer Ralph Stevens are flying from Boise, Idaho, to Seattle, Washington, when they see a formation of five discs over Emmett, Idaho, silhouetted against the sunset. Stewardess Marty Morrow sees them as well. The objects appear to merge and speed away to the northwest. Another group appears and arranges itself in a straight line. The nine objects are seen at least 12 minutes over a distance of 45 miles. [Eberhart]
SIGN Incident 10:
Sources:
“View of ‘Flying Saucers’ over Ontario Dumbfounds Veteran Pilot, Other Crew Member of Airliner,” Portland Oregonian, July 5, 1947, p. 11;
“Crew of Passenger Plane Tell Of Seeing “Flying Saucers” In Idaho,” Hagerstown (Mary.) Daily Mail, July 5, 1947, pp. 1,2;
“Frankly, I’m Baffled,’ Says Airliner Pilot After Observing Queer Airborne Object,” Portland Oregonian, July 6, 1947, p. 24;
"Puzzle Alerts Entire Nation To Scan Sky,” Portland Oregonian, July 6, 1947, p. 1;
E. J. Smith, “Flier Tells of Seeing the Flying Saucers,” New York Daily News, July 6, 1947, pp. 2, 40; [+Alternate edition of paper version]
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Ted Bloecher, Report on The UFO Wave of 1947, Case 285, pp. III-10–11;
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 23, p. 20;
Kenneth Arnold and Ray Palmer, The Coming of the Saucers, 1952, Palmer, pp. 18–19;
Weird Science-Fantasy, No. 26 (December 1954); [COMIC, +Reprint from 1993]
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Project 1947, “UFO Reports, 1947”;
NICAP, “5 Discs Sighted by United Flight”;
