
Case file · wargov-r01-025-342-hs1-416511228-319-1-flying-discs-1949
342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
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Incident: 2050-01-09Released: 2026-05-08Agency: Department of WarLocation: Unknown
Weirdness —/5Confidence —/5
Plain-English Summary
- What happened:This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.
- Who reported it:Department of War
- What evidence exists:document
- What the government says:This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.
- What remains unclear:Not provided in source.
Key Facts
- Title
- 342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
- Release
- Release 01
- Release date
- 2026-05-08
- Incident date
- 2050-01-09
- Agency
- Department of War
- Location
- —
- Location precision
- unknown
- Status
- unknown
- Source domain
- war.gov
Source Documents
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Skeptical / Mundane Explanations
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What we still don't know
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Last updated 2026-05-09 06:30:22.433409+00