Year File · 1949 141 cases on file
Year File

1949 · paranormal events

141 catalogued cases recorded in 1949.

Featured · 1949

Source document: 342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
UFO 1949

12° 25'N and 140° 20'E UFO Sighting (June 5, 1949) — USAF Files

12° 25'N and 140° 20'E

A first saucer wave case from 12° 25'N and 140° 20'E. While on a routine weather reconnaissance mission, an RB-29 crew sighted a white, billowing substance at an altitude of 30,000 to 35,000 feet.

Source document: PURSUE doc 196
UFO 1949

1949 UAP Sighting — AARO Records

Unknown location

In August 1949, the USAF stated that UFO reports were misinterpretations of natural phenomena, man-made aircraft, fabrications, or hoaxes. This was part of an effort to downsize Project GRUDGE and alleviate public anxiety.

Source document: PURSUE doc 213
UFO 1949

1949 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P15)

Unknown location

In August 1949, the USAF stated that UFO reports were misinterpretations of natural phenomena, man-made aircraft, fabrications, or hoaxes. This was part of an effort to downsize Project GRUDGE and alleviate public anxiety.

Source document: PURSUE doc 214
UFO 1949

1949 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D214P15)

Unknown location

In August 1949, the USAF stated that UFO reports were misinterpretations of natural phenomena, man-made aircraft, fabrications, or hoaxes. This was part of an effort to downsize Project GRUDGE and alleviate public anxiety.

Source document: PURSUE doc 6
UFO 1949

1949 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D6P59)

Unknown location

On October 22, 1949, observers reported a vertical, green flare-like object approximately 100 feet in height. The object faded out of view.

Source document: PURSUE doc 16
UFO 1949

1949 UAP Sighting — FBI Files

Unknown location

The Air Force issued a statement regarding reports of unidentified flying objects. The statement attributed these reports to misinterpretations of conventional objects, mass hysteria, or hoaxes. The Air Force also stated that further inquiry into the matter was unwarranted.

Archive · 1949