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E. J. Smith United Airlines Disc Formation

July 4, 1947Boise-Portland air route, Idaho / Oregon, United States

Captain E. J. Smith and crew reported two groups of flat round objects ahead of their DC-3 on the Boise-Portland route, visible for roughly ten minutes and opening and closing formation.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
Claims are displayed with the source wording, locator, relationship and verification state. Competing claims remain separate rather than being averaged into a single answer.
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689090reported
“Hall says Capt. E. J. Smith and crew saw two groups of flat round objects ahead, silhouetted against sunset, visible for about ten minutes over roughly forty-five miles and opening/closing formation.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · E. J. Smith United Airlines case; uploaded PDF pp. 53-53
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E. J. Smith Flat-Round Object Formation (1947) · Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-689091reported
“The objects are described as flat and round; in the second group three were close together and a fourth was separated to one side.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · E. J. Smith formation morphology; uploaded PDF pp. 53-53
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Hall Pilots & Aviation Experts Dossier · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689087reported
“Hall argues that airline and military pilots are unusually experienced sky observers because their work requires repeated exposure to weather, aircraft, meteors, planets, and aviation hazards.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Section opening: pilot experience and evidentiary rationale; uploaded PDF pp. 52-53
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CLAIM-689088reported
“Hall groups pilot reports into three broad patterns: geometrical objects, maneuvering or gyrating lights, and cigar-shaped or rocket-like objects.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · The Patterns: three pilot-report groupings; uploaded PDF pp. 53-53
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Hall Pilots & Aviation Experts Dossier · Government Policy Decision

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CLAIM-689089reported
“Hall notes that airline pilots were included in the CIRVIS vital-intelligence reporting system and cites 1954 meetings between airline representatives and MATS intelligence to speed reporting of unusual aerial objects.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · CIRVIS / MATS reporting-system discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 52-53
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