PCF-006739 · case file
EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
07/08/1947 · EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US · S witnesses
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No incident narrative was recorded for this case in the source catalog. The facts below are everything the master record retained.
- Time of day
- Morning
- Local time
- 2000.0
- County
- Kern
- # of objects
- 3
- Witness count
- S
- Other sources
- JVallee02
- Reported location (raw)
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.
UFOCATU-127259 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time of Day
- Day
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12725
- Other sources
- JVallee02
- State or Prov
- CA
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-711399 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time of Day
- Morning
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-71139
- Other sources
- RBlum
- State or Prov
- CA
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-1271111 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2000.0
- # of Objects
- 3
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12711
- Other sources
- ERuppelt1
- State or Prov
- CA
- Witness Count
- S
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-1272411 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2000.0
- # of Objects
- 2
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12724
- Other sources
- HWilkins1
- State or Prov
- CA
- Witness Count
- 4
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-1271210 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2000.0
- # of Objects
- 3
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12712
- Other sources
- JVallee01b
- State or Prov
- CA
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-1271010 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2000.0
- # of Objects
- 3
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12710
- Other sources
- LSchoenherr1
- State or Prov
- CA
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-127339 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 1100.0
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12733
- Other sources
- NICAP
- State or Prov
- CA
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-15779411 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2000.0
- # of Objects
- 3
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-157794
- Other sources
- RHaines4
- State or Prov
- CA
- Witness Count
- 4
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-1270911 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2000.0
- # of Objects
- 3
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12709
- Other sources
- RHall1
- State or Prov
- CA
- Witness Count
- +2
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-1271911 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2300.0
- # of Objects
- 1
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12719
- Other sources
- RHall1
- State or Prov
- CA
- Witness Count
- +2
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
UFOCATU-1270811 fields
- Date
- 07/08/1947
- County
- Kern
- Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB)
- Time Local
- 2000.0
- # of Objects
- 3
- Country Code
- US
- Catalog Entry
- U-12708
- Other sources
- TBloecher1
- State or Prov
- CA
- Witness Count
- 4
- Original Location
- EDWARDS AFB (MUROC AFB), CA, US
BLUEBOOK-DOCBLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:3019 fields
- city
- Muroc
- date
- 1947-07-08
- shape
- disc-shaped or spherical
- sound
- no sound
- state
- California
- country
- USA
- date_raw
- July 8, 1947
- incident
- AAF 1st Lt. Joseph C. McHenry, T/Sgt Joseph Ruvolo, S/Sgt Gerald E. Nauman, and Miss Jannette Marie Scotte saw 2 disc-shaped or spherical objects, silver and apparently metallic, fly a wide circular pattern at about 7,000-8,000 ft at 300-400 mph heading 320° toward Mojave. Before the first 2 disappeared a 3rd similar disc or spherical silver object reflecting sunlight was seen, with additional 5 witnesses, flying tight circles beyond capability of known aircraft. No sound or trails.
- time_local
- 9:30 a.m. (PDT)
- trajectory
- circular pattern heading NW toward Mojave; tight circles maintaining altitude
- case_source
- BLUEBOOK
- time_of_day
- Day
- source_quote
- saw 2 disc-shaped or spherical objects, silver and apparently metallic, fly a wide circular pattern
- catalog_entry
- BLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:30
- location_text
- Muroc Army Air Field, Calif. (34.89° N, 117.88° W)
- witness_count
- 9
- source_doc_sha
- 9a43d631b4fef701b0eca48a6a4341610f3d1de7281b7a5bd94eb1429136df30
- light_emissions
- silver, reflecting sunlight
- witness_occupation
- AAF personnel
BLUEBOOK-DOCBLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:3122 fields
- city
- Muroc
- date
- 1947-07-08
- site
- Rogers Dry Lake, Area 3
- shape
- round/oval with 2 thick fins or nobs
- sound
- no sound
- state
- California
- country
- USA
- date_raw
- July 8, 1947
- incident
- AAF experimental test pilot Capt. John Paul Stapp, Mr. Lenz from Wright Field and 2 others at Rogers Dry Lake for a P-82 ejection seat test saw a round silver or aluminum-white object about 25 ft wide falling at 3x the rate for an ejection seat test, drifting horizontally toward Mt. Wilson at less than 50-80 mph, with an oval outline with 2 thick fins or nobs on the upper surface which seemed to rotate or oscillate, no propellers. Other witnesses including Muroc CO Col. Signa A. Gilkey, engineer Major Richard R. Shoop and wife saw from 5-8 miles away the apparently same object descend to ground level, then rise again and move slowly off for a total of 8 mins. No sound or trail.
- time_local
- 11:50 a.m.-12 noon
- trajectory
- falling, drifting horizontally toward Mt Wilson, descended to ground level then rose again
- case_source
- BLUEBOOK
- size_meters
- about 25 ft wide
- time_of_day
- Day
- source_quote
- saw a round silver or aluminum-white object at first thought to be a parachute, about 25 ft wide, falling from a height below the 20,000 ft of the test aircraft at 3x the rate for an ejection seat test
- catalog_entry
- BLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:31
- location_text
- Muroc Army Air Field, Calif.
- witness_count
- 7
- source_doc_sha
- 9a43d631b4fef701b0eca48a6a4341610f3d1de7281b7a5bd94eb1429136df30
- light_emissions
- silver or aluminum-white, reflecting sunlight
- duration_minutes
- 8
- witness_occupation
- AAF test pilots, engineers, military personnel
- BLUEBOOK-DOCBLUEBOOK-DOC
- UFOCATUFOCAT
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