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Half-moon shaped flying wing aircraft observed by pilot (Incident 110)

1948-04-01·Philippine Islands, 12°52' North, 124°3' East·USAF·identified

A half-moon shaped object resembling a flying wing aircraft with silver color and estimated wing-span of 70 feet was observed at approximately 3 miles distance by 1st Lt. Meyers at 1000 feet altitude, accelerating rapidly and disappearing in five seconds.

“At 16% hours on 1 April 1948, the S-2 officer of the 18th Fighter Group contacted the A-2 Division, this headquarters, and reported that lst Lt. Robert ". "eyers had sighted an unidentified flyin;, object. On 1 April, at 0955, 1st Lt, Meyers was leading a flight of four \l,) P-7 aircraft of the 67th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group, He was flying a heading of 180 degrees, altitude 1500 feet, position 1? degrees 3 minutes east and 12 degrees 52 minutes north, when he sighted an wmidentified cject approximately three (%) miles east of his position and at an estimated altitude of 1000 feet, heading of 360 degrees.”

Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov

Case details

Date
1948-04-01
Date exactness
Known to the day
Location
Philippine Islands, 12°52' North, 124°3' East
Country
Philippines
Branch
USAF
Unit
67th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group
Sensors
eyewitness
Shape
half moon, flying wing type aircraft, turtle back and indistinct dorsal fin
Size
wing-span 70 feet, length 20 feet
Altitude
1000 ft
Duration
60s

Resolution

Evaluated as probably a bird by Air Materiel Command

Source document

Agency: DoW

File: DOW-UAP-D088.pdf

Case ID: 1948-USAF-B87733

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Philippine Islands, 12°52' North, 124°3' East / 1948

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