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Priest's Whirring Disc Grafton 1947

Catholic priest finds warm metal disc with wires in churchyard, holds for FBI.

Event

May 8, 2026

Location

Pending

Source

PURSUE Program

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Rev. Joseph Brasky reported hearing a swishing and whirring noise followed by a thud and mild explosion in his parish yard; he found a round, sheet metal disc about 18 inches in diameter, one-eighth inch thick, weighing 4-5 pounds, still warm, with a one-inch central hole containing gadgets and wires.

Notable Characteristics

Size: 18 inches diameter
Sound: Swishing, whirring, thud, mild explosion
Environment: ground

Reported Motion

Crashed into yard

Evidence Notes

Eyewitness account of priest
Physical object held for FBI
Newspaper clipping in FBI file

1947 FBI file captures early flying saucer hysteria via priest's report of physical disc find, amid nationwide sightings; no confirmation of analysis or fate of object.

Shape read

Disc

Sensors

Pending

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

Possible practical joke, as priest noted
Sheet metal resembling saw blade
Context of mass hysteria per psychiatrist quote

Anomalous Indicators

Physical object recovered and held for FBI
Reported warm with internal wires/gadgets
Timing with peak 1947 saucer wave

Evidence Gaps

No FBI follow-up or object analysis in file
Outcome of priest's notification unclear
No photo of disc

External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

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Craft SightingExact quote

"The object still was warm, and weighed about four or five pounds and was about one eighth of an inch thick."

Rev. Joseph Brasky, Priest, St. Joseph's Church

Description of found disc

Craft SightingExact quote

"There was a hole about one inch in diameter in the middle of the disc, and in the opening were 'gadgets and some wires.'"

Rev. Joseph Brasky, Priest, St. Joseph's Church

Description of disc features

Official DenialAttributed claim

"FBI office said he hadn't heard yet about the disc but that an official report might be at his office."

H. K. Johnson / Milwaukee FBI

Response to priest's notification

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

Score 74 shared tags

Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission. Video Description: 00:00-01:55: No content. 01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display. 02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast. 02:14: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor field-of-view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

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