Sterling, Utah, 1948: um caçador ouve um ronco pulsante e vê uma "bola de futebol achatada"

INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET. Incident No. 186. 1. Date and Time of Observation: 16 Oct 1948 1145 in the morning. 2. Where Sighted: 1 mile south and 8 miles due east of Sterling, Utah. 3. Observer's Position: ground - from mountain ridge at 9,000 ft. 4. Name and Address of Observer: Mr Fred Nash, [home address], Salt Lake City, Utah. 5. Occupation and/or hobbies: Used car dealer and airplane mechanic. [religious affiliation] (did missionary work in Hawaii). 6. Attention Attracted by: sound of throbbing noise. 7. Number of Object(s) Seen: 1. 8. Size of Object(s): 9 inches long, 6 inches wide and 3 inches thick. 9. Color of Object(s): silver and black (silver stripe running down the center of the underside) See drwg. 10. Shape (Sketch if Possible): similar to a flat football. 11. Nature of Luminosity: N/S. 12. Altitude of Object (estimated): 500 ft overhead. 13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer: 500 ft. 14. Estimated Speed of Object: 300 mph. 15. Time in Sight: 4 seconds or longer. 16. Tactics: horizontal flight. 17. Sound Made by Object(s): throbbing noise or steady purr. 18. Direction of Flight of Object(s): north and a little west (in general direction of Salt Lake City, Utah). 19. Apparent Construction: N/S. 20. Effect on Clouds: no clouds in the sky. 21. Exhaust Trail (Color of): no visible sign of exhaust; however, an opening could be seen in the center of the object from the rear. 22. Manner of Disappearance: N/S. 23. Weather Conditions at Time of Sighting: calm with no clouds in the sky. 24. Peculiarities Noted: [blank]. 25. Summary of Incident: (over) (See attached page).

Incident: 186. While Mr Nash was hunting for deer on the morning of the 16 Oct 48 he heard a throbbing noise or steady purr. Upon looking up he saw an object resembling a flattened football some 500 feet directly overhead. The object was silver and black, a silver stripe down the center (from front to rear) and on both sides of that center the object was black. It appeared about 9 inches long, 6 inches wide and 3 inches thick and was traveling in a straight line in a northerly direction a little to the west toward Salt Lake City, Utah, at an estimated rate of 300 mph. There was no visible sign of exhaust but from the rear an opening could be seen in the center. Mr Nash thought he saw a movement like a "paddlewheel". The object sounded as it it were jet propelled and seemed to be driven from the rear. Mr Nash stated the sound wasn't like that of an aircraft engine nor any type gasoline engine, although there was a definite throb or "put", "put", "put". He said if it were a gasoline engine, it was muffled. It made a sound of steady clicking, like a "shirt tail flapping in the wind." He thought the clicking might have been a camera. The object was in sight approximately 4 seconds or longer. NOTE: Character investigation of Mr Fred Nash seems to indicate reliability. He is a Used car dealer and an airplane mechanic and is in business for himself. [religious affiliation] having done foreign missionary work in Hawaii. While Mr Nash claims to have excellent eyesight, his estimation of distances was found to be faulty - Agent asked Nash how high he thought a certain tree was - Nash stated that it was "over one hundred feet high." Agent estimated the tree to be about 40 feet high as compared to a power pole which towered above it.