// ANNUAL ARCHIVE · 1947 //
1947 — Declassified UFO and UAP Incidents
2 indexed incidents and 3 primary-source documents from 1947, sourced from PURSUE Release 01 (war.gov/UFO/, released 2026-05-08).
What happened in 1947
2 incidents are indexed for 1947, spanning Continental US. Source agencies for this year include Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Air Force.
Incidents
- Roswell, New Mexico — 08 JUL 1947 (PURSUE-001 · CORROBORATED · Federal Bureau of Investigation)FBI Dallas field memo describing hexagonal object suspended from a 20-foot balloon by cable.
- Wright Field, Ohio (Air Material Command) — DEC 1947 (PURSUE-023 · CORROBORATED · United States Air Force)AMC memorandum to HQ noting recurring 'flying disc' reports from qualified observers.
Documents
- FBI DALLAS FIELD MEMO — OBJECT RECOVERY (DOC-001 · Federal Bureau of Investigation · DECLASSIFIED)
- AMC MEMORANDUM — RECURRING DISC REPORTS // DECEMBER 1947 (DOC-008 · United States Air Force · DECLASSIFIED)
- 18 100754 GENERAL 1946-7 VOL 2 (DOC-025 · Department of War (DoD) · DECLASSIFIED)
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