REF: UAP/1940s/024Unexplained
1949-04-24
White Sands / Charles B. Moore theodolite sighting
White Sands, NM · USA·Scientific instrument-aided sighting·1940s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Navy balloon crew incl. aerologist Charles B. Moore tracked an elliptical object through theodolite performing extreme angular rates; classic 'trained observer' case.
§ BWitnesses
Charles B. Moore + 4 Navy techs
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Theodolite tracking data; Project Grudge/Blue Book file
§ DOfficial Investigation
Project Grudge
§ EStatus Assessment
Officially unexplained
§ FVerifiable Sources
Blue Book file; McDonald analyses; Ruppelt (1956)
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1947-06-21🇺🇸 USA
Maury Island incident
Crash-debris claim (hoax)
1947-06-24🇺🇸 USA
Kenneth Arnold sighting
Pilot sighting (origin of 'flying saucer')
1947-07-08🇺🇸 USA
Roswell incident
Crash-debris recovery
1947-07-04🇺🇸 USA
United Air Lines Flight 105
Airline crew sighting
1947-07-07🇺🇸 USA
Rhodes photographs
Photographic
1947-07-08🇺🇸 USA
Muroc AFB (Edwards) sightings
Military base multi-sighting