S/Sgt Edward Baker Hamilton Field observation
Document coverPage 1 of 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2 · View original on war.gov
Staff Sergeant Edward Baker observed three objects traveling northeast across the sky at Hamilton Field, California on July 8, 1947, with the trailing object appearing to rotate or roll.
“On 8 July 1947, he was going to Base Cleaners from his office and was passing along the sidewalk near the barracks of the ORD when he saw five or six men pointing toward the sky. He stated that on glancing up he saw three objects traveling northeast across the sky. Two seemed to be traveling faster than an ordinary flight of P-80s and he estimated the altitude between 9-10,000 feet and approximately 7-10 miles away.”
Verbatim from 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2 · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1947-07-08
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Hamilton Field, California
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 467th AAF Base Unit (ORD), Squadron A, Hamilton Field
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Two lead objects appeared round; trailing object appeared to rotate or roll
- Altitude
- 9500 ft
- Duration
- 4s
Resolution
Baker stated objects were unlike anything he had ever seen. Velocity was greater than P-80s. No conventional aircraft identification.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
Case ID: 1947-USAF-787022
View original on war.gov →Extracted via LLM. Verbatim excerpt validated.