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Prospector's Flying Discs Near Mt. Adams, 1947

F. M. Johnson reported oval objects with clock-hand tails banking into clouds.

Event

May 8, 2026

Location

Pending

Source

PURSUE Program

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Prospector F. M. Johnson observed multiple round objects about 30 feet in diameter, oval-shaped tapering to a point, with bright top surface and a tail feature resembling a shifting clock hand, passing low overhead silently at high speed before banking on edge into a cloud.

Notable Characteristics

Color: bright top surface
Luminosity: bright
Size: 30 foot diameter

Reported Motion

high speed, banking on edge into cloud

Evidence Notes

Eyewitness account via letter
Viewed through telescope
Corroborated timing with Kenneth Arnold sighting

Declassified FBI file captures early flying disc report from prospector claiming detailed observation matching Arnold's timeframe, forwarded by Air Force intelligence for interview; no follow-up results in this section.

Shape read

Disc

Sensors

visual, telescope

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

Possible influence from Arnold newspaper stories, as noted by Col. Springer
Unfamiliar aircraft or atmospheric phenomenon misidentified

Anomalous Indicators

Detailed unique features: clock-hand tail mechanism
Silent high-speed flight at low altitude
Telescope observation corroborating solidity

Evidence Gaps

No FBI interview results from Portland as requested
No enclosed original Johnson letter image
Lack of independent corroboration

External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive

Craft SightingExact quote

"they were Round about 30 foot in dimater tapering sharply to a point in the head end 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 looked like a big hand of a clock shifting from side to side like a big magenet. There speed as far as i know seemed to be greater than anything I ever saw. Last veiw I got of the objects they were standing on edge Banking in a Cloud."

F. M. Johnson, Prospector

Letter to Lt. Col. Donald L. Springer dated August 20, 1947

Craft SightingAttributed claim

"Similarity between Arnold's early report and this gentleman's report."

Lt. Col. Donald L. Springer, AC of S, A-2 Intelligence / Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field

Memo forwarding Johnson's letter, August 25, 1947

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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