Department of War PURSUE File
DOW-UAP-D088, U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172
Editorial summary
This U.S. Air Force compilation analyzes reported flying objects in the United States, covering cases 101 through 172. It uses a standardized Check-List for Unidentified Flying Objects to record incident details, along with witness statements and narrative reports. One entry, dated February 18, 1948, near Norcatur, Kansas, describes a bright object seen across several states that exploded in the sky, leaving a blue-white smoke trail. The Air Force assessment for that case recorded the apparent cause as a meteor, and meteorite fragments were later recovered from the area.
Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.
Government description
Includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.
Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.
Originating agency
Department of War
Record type
Incident date
Unspecified
Incident location
Unspecified
Release tranche
Release 03 (May 8, 2026)
Distribution
Cleared for public release