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The U.S. Army Air Forces compiled the "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" series in Box 7 of file 38_143685, documenting 233 incident reports filed primarily during 1947–48.

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Source document: PURSUE doc 28
UFO 1953

Unknown UAP Encounter, 1953 — USAAF Box 7 #32

Unknown

Incident #32 of the 1947-era U.S. Army Air Forces UFO incident summaries (Box 7 of file 38_143685): an unspecified observer reported an unidentified flying object near Unknown.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233
UFO 1949

Dixie Air Service, Jackson UAP Encounter, 1949 — USAAF Box 7 #233

Dixie Air Service, Jackson

Documentation from 1949 records an unidentified object sighting near Dixie Air Service, Jackson, featuring reports of associated figures or beings.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_101-172
UFO 1948

Alton, Illinois UAP Encounter, 1948 — USAAF Box 7 #123

Alton, Illinois

An archived U.S. Army Air Forces record documents a 1948 unidentified object sighting near Alton, Illinois, released via the PURSUE program in 2026.

Source document: PURSUE doc 27
UFO 1949

Unknown UAP Encounter, 1949 — USAAF Box 7 #16

Unknown

Incident #16 of the 1947-era U.S. Army Air Forces UFO incident summaries (Box 7 of file 38_143685): Mr & Mrs Tom Rush, 402 Mitchell Ave., Jackson, Mississippi tion and/or hotbies: Pilot employed by Dixie Air Service at J reported an unidentified flying object near Unknown.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233
UFO 1948

20 miles east of Las Vegas UAP Encounter, 1948 — USAAF Box 7 #22

20 miles east of Las Vegas, 3. KM. 3. ole Pune 5000 £6 adowy earth 35° 31' MW 1O

A first saucer wave case from 20 miles east of Las Vegas, 3. KM. 3. ole Pune 5000 £6 adowy earth 35° 31' MW 1O. Incident #22 of the U.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233
UFO 1948

Proctor St, Waco UAP Encounter, 1948 — USAAF Box 7 #275

Proctor St, Waco

An archived U.S. Army Air Forces report details an unidentified object sighting near a neon sign manufacturer in Waco, Texas, in 1948.

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