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George Kinman F-51 Repeated Close-Pass Disc Report

Summer 1951Augusta area, Georgia, United States

Lt. George Kinman reported a thick white disc making repeated head-on approaches and last-second dives beneath his F-51 near Augusta, Georgia, over roughly five to ten minutes, ending with an upward pass near the canopy.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Official Investigations & Programs(P-000105)→
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689045reported
“Kinman described repeated head-on approaches in which a white disc dipped beneath his F-51 at the last moment, repeating over five to ten minutes before a final upward pass near the canopy.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Lt. George Kinman repeated close-pass report; uploaded PDF pp. 33-34
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Kinman White Disc (1951) · Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-689046reported
“Kinman described the object as white, definitely disc-shaped, thick enough to appear oval, roughly twice the size of his plane, with no visible motors, guns, windows, smoke, or fire.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Kinman disc morphology; uploaded PDF pp. 34-34
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Hall Air Force Observation Dossier · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689033reported
“Hall says many early Air Force reports came directly from Intelligence Reports released to NICAP/Keyhoe, while other cases came from private or unofficial channels.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Section provenance and Air Force-source discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 30-31
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CLAIM-689035reported
“Hall argues that the decline in publicly available Air Force UFO reports after 1953 reflects reporting restrictions rather than a decline in sightings.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Hall interpretation of post-1953 report decline; uploaded PDF pp. 30-31
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Hall Air Force Observation Dossier · Government Policy Decision

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CLAIM-689034reported
“Hall reproduces portions of Air Force Regulation 200-2 stating that local base commanders could publicly release UFO information only when a sighting had been positively identified, and restricting unauthorized personnel discussions with private organizations.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · AFR 200-2 excerpts reproduced by Hall; uploaded PDF pp. 31-31
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George Kinman F-51 Repeated Close-Pass Disc Report (Summer 1951): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary