Objeto de forma variável e fumaça relatado pelos Saunders

On 2 Aug 48, at 7:50 P.M., Mrs. Saunders observed an unusual object in the sky. Her attention was directed toward it because some neighborhood children were looking toward the north. She called her husband, Charles Saunders (Incident 154), to witness the phenomenon. The sky was cloudless and the light more than sufficient, without interference from the rays of the sun which were hidden by the buildings of the city. The object first appeared oblong in shape and was traveling from north to south at a slow, regular speed at a height of a half mile. During the 15 minutes under observation the object traveled approximately 7-1/2 miles. Although it did not change its course, it presented different appearances from time to time: from oblong to circular, then to oblong. The object went through this change three different times until the observer lost sight of it. However, for the most part it presented a circular appearance. The outline was very dark in contrast with the transparency of the center. Only when the shape appeared circular was the observer aware of the center being a void. Once it hesitated momentarily, the observer noticed a tail of smoke emanating from the rear, after which the object continued in a southerly direction. This tail of smoke was observed but once. The size appeared to be that of a small plane. It made no sound, although at one time the observer thought she detected one. At approximately 8:00 P.M. the observer lost sight of the object just as it appeared to be changing direction from south to southwest.

On 2 Aug 48 at approximately 1945, a round object which appeared to be about 20 to 30 ft in diameter was observed moving in a southerly direction from the north over the center of Columbus. It had a constant grey-black perimeter with a transparent center. The blue sky could be observed through this grey-black perimeter while it moved at a constant, slow speed of about 15 MPH. It made no noise of any kind. Once it hesitated in its movements and a thin trail of smoke issued from the opposite direction of travel. The smoke soon disappeared and was not seen again during the 10 to 15 minutes the object was visible to the observer. The object changed position — but not direction of travel — three times. When first seen, it evidently presented a side view which was a parallelogram in shape. Slowly its position altered and it became circular in form, only to revert after a time to its original form. The altitude was judged to be some 1,500 to 2,000 ft above ground. Agent’s Note: Saunders drew the following sketches. The above drawings constitute four positions of one phase. The object passed through three of these phases during the 15-minute period.

Incident 154a. Date: 2 Aug 48. Time: 7:50 P.M. Location: Columbus, Ohio. Number of objects: 1. Time in sight: 15 minutes. Altitude: 1/2 mile high. Speed: slow and regular. Direction of flight: from North to South to Southwest. Tactics: oblong to circular to oblong change in shape. Sound: None. Size: of small plane. Color: N/S. Shape: changing but circular for the most part. Exhaust trails: tail of smoke. Weather conditions: unusually favorable for observation; light sufficient without interference from sun’s rays. Effect on clouds: cloudless. Manner of disappearance: N/S.

Time in sight: 10–15 minutes. Speed: 15 MPH. Shape: Changing. First: side-view: parallelogram. Second: circular, then reverted to original form. Exhaust trails: thin trail of smoke.