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A Different Perspective on UAP Report 17

UAP Report and a Mini

Estimate of the Situation -

A Comparison

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In an entry that is thin, almost nonexistent, is a
sighting from July 1. A civilian pilot on the
ground in Bakersfield, California, saw
something. Garrett’s report provides no
additional information and the case was not
found in the Project Blue Book files under that
date. Although Garrett suggested that other
information would be found later, there is no
evidence that such is the case. Without
additional information it seems strange that
Garrett would include it in his estimate, even if
the witness was a pilot.

Civilian pilots were responsible for the next
sighting that Garrett quoted. Captain E. J. Smith
was piloting a United Airlines plane when one
of the flying saucers appeared coming at them. that of any aircraft he had ever seen. The object Baldy, California, on July 8, 1947. The flat
The first officer, Ralph Stevens, reached down was in his view for approximately sixty seconds object, reflecting light, was about the size of a
to blink the landing lights, and Smith asked during which time it travelled over three- fighter. The pilot said that he gave chase
what he thought he was doing. Stevens quarters of the visible sky. Burniston could attempting to keep the object in sight but was
responded that another plane was coming at distinguish no definite color or shape. It unable to do so.
them. As it closed, they realized that it wasn't appeared to roll from side to side three times
another aircraft but one of the flying disks. during his observation and one side reflected A police officer, among others, in Grand Falls,
strongly from its surface while the other side Newfoundland, reported an egg-shaped object
They could see no real shape but did say the gave no reflection. He estimates the size to be with a barrel-like leading edge about thirty
craft was flat on the bottom, very thin, and about that of a C-54 and states that between the minutes before midnight on July 9, 1947, in the
seemed to be irregular on the top. The object time the top of the object was visible and the next case reported by Garrett. There were four
appeared to be at the same altitude as the time it rolled over … the bottom became very objects that had a phosphorescent glow.
airplane and followed them for ten to fifteen difficult to see and almost disappeared.
minutes. The next day, and next on the list there was a
Although the next two reports seem to be series of sightings in Newfoundland. Garrett
Moments later four more appeared on the left of related, Garrett broke them into two separate used the sighting that took place about four in
the aircraft. Smith was quoted in the newspaper incidents, one from Koshkonong, Wisconsin the afternoon, and was seen by a “TWA
saying, "We couldn't tell what the exact shape and the second from East Troy, Wisconsin. The Representative and a PAA Representative
was except to notice that they definitely were Blue Book files corrects this, listing them both [identified as J. N. Mehrman, A.R. Leidy and
larger than our plane (a DC-4), fairly smooth on on the same “Project Card.” Both sightings J.E. Woodruff] on the ground.” The object was
the bottom and rough on top." lasted under a minute, and in both sightings the “circular in shape, like a wagon wheel,” and was
witnesses were members of the Civil Air Patrol, bluish-black with a fifteen-foot-long trail. The
Although the case was thoroughly investigated, an official auxiliary of the Air Force that is a object “seemed to cut clouds open as it passed
the Air Force found no solution for it and in the civilian volunteer organization. The first of the thru [sic]. Trail was like beam seen after a high-
Project Blue Book files, it is still carried as sightings was reported at 11:45 (CST) in the powered landing light is switched off.”
“Unidentified.” morning and the second at 2:30 (CST) in the
afternoon. Both were made on July 7, 1947. The case took on added importance because
Three airmen, including Major Archie B. there were color photographs of the disk as it cut
Browning, flying a B-25, near Clay Center, According to the Blue Book Project Card, through the clouds. Dr. Michael Swords reported
Kansas said they saw a silver-colored object “Saucer descended vertically edgewise through in the Journal of UFO Studies:
pacing their aircraft at 1:45 p.m. Browning said clouds, stopped at 4000’ and assumed
that a bright flash called his attention to the horizontal position and proceeded in horizontal The bluish-black trail seems to indicate ordinary
object, which he said was thirty to fifty feet in flight from a horizontal position for 15 seconds combustion from a turbo-jet engine, athodyd
diameter and very bright. He said the object covering 25 miles, again stopped and [ramjet] motor, or some combination of these
appeared to be pacing the aircraft at 210 miles disappeared.” types of power plants. The absence of noise and
an hour. When they turned toward it, the object apparent dissolving of the clouds to form a clear
seemed to accelerate to high speed and These two cases were marked, “Insufficient path indicates a relatively large mass flow of a
disappeared. The Air Force would suggest that information for proper analysis.” This begs the rectangular cross section containing a
the sighting was caused by a sunshine reflection question of what Garrett thought was so considerable amount of heat.
on the windshield. (Bloecher 1947) important about them that he included them in

his analysis, or what information was left out of The report reached General Schulgen on July 16
Garrett next reported that Captain James H. the reports now available that Garrett had in with a more detailed version on July 21. The
Burniston, on July 6, 1947, while at Fairfield- 1947. It wouldn’t be the first time that updated information was sent on to the
Suisun Army Air Base saw one of the flying information in the Project Blue Book files were Pentagon. Schulgen ordered T-2, part of the
disks. According to the information available: altered or reevaluated. intelligence function at Wright-Patterson, to take
a top team to Harmon to investigate.
…He observed an object traveling in a Following his theory of who might make the
southeasterly direction at an estimated height of best witnesses, the next case involved an Army (Continued on Page 18)
10,000 feet or more and at a speed in excess of Air Corps National Guard pilot flying near Mt.