A prospector reported sighting five or six round objects with tails, 1000 ft over head, heading S.W., and banking in the sun. The objects were in sight 45-60 seconds, and alleged to be thirty feet in diameter. They made no noise. While the objects were within sight, the observers compass fluctuated wildly. He states that he read of a former sighting (Incident No. 17) also occurring on 24 June 1947, and submitted this report solely to add credence to the person who provided that story. While there appears to be an attempt on the part of the observer to infer that these objects were possibly the same as those reported in (Incident No. 17), there are several major differences, notably as Dr. Hynek points out (app.B), that these objects had tails, and that the inferred size, as determined from the estimated distance, is quite different. Dr. Valley (App D) has
pointed out and Dr. Hynek concurred that it is difficult to take seriously the peculiar action of the compass for this would imply fantastically large magnetic fields.

AMC Opinion: From the limited evidence submitted, it is impossible to reach a definite conclusion. However, two possible psychological factors are readily apparent; one, the observer stated he submitted this report solely because he had read several days following his observation of another sighting. Therefore, he very likely either consciously or inadvertently may have attempted to conform his report to that recounted in the newspaper; and two, he colored his report with inference of huge magnetic fields, as to the implications of which he was obviously uninformed.

Project SIGN
Air Materiel Command
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Sir,

Saw in the Portland paper a short time ago in regards to an article in regards to the so-called flying discs having any basis of fact. I can say as a prospector and was in the Mt. Adams district on June 24th the day Kenneth Arnold of Boise Idaho claims he saw a formation of flying discs. And I saw the same flying objects at about the same time. Having a telescope with me at the time I can assure you they are real and nothing like them I ever saw before they did not pass very high over where I was standing at the time.  Probably 1000 ft. They were round about 30 feet in diameter tapering sharply  to a point in the head end and in an oval shape. with a bright top surface. I did not hear any noise as you would from a plane. But there was an object in the tail end and looked like a big hand of a block shifting from side to side like a big magnet. There speed as far as I know seemed to be greater than anything I ever saw. Last view I got of the objects they were standing on edge Banking into a Cloud.

Yours Respectfully,
F.M. Johnson
106 No. West 1st Ave
Portland, Oregon