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Marine Jet Pilots Sixteen-Object Formation near Dallas

May 14, 1954West of Dallas, Texas, United States

Maj. Charles Scarborough and Capt. Roy Jorgensen reported sixteen objects in four groups near Dallas. Hall says the two pilots' geometry was used to estimate the group near 32,000 feet before the objects changed from white to orange and disappeared north.

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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689073reported
“Scarborough reported sixteen objects in groups of four; Jorgensen saw them from a higher altitude, and Hall presents a geometric reconstruction placing the objects near 32,000 feet before they changed from white to orange and disappeared north.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Dallas Marine formation report and diagram; uploaded PDF pp. 49-49
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689074reported
“The estimated 32,000-foot altitude derives from witness positions and Hall's triangulation diagram rather than a radar or instrument measurement.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Dallas triangulation caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 49-49
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Hall Army, Navy & Marine Corps Observation Dossier · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689056reported
“Hall states that several Navy cases came through Donald Keyhoe's personal military contacts and that two Army intelligence reports were supplied to NICAP by service members.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Section provenance and NICAP military contacts; uploaded PDF pp. 44-47
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CLAIM-689057reported
“Hall reproduces two military communications: a September 1957 First Air Force letter quoting a Fort Devens report and a February 1957 Army intelligence memorandum from Kagnew Station.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Reproduced Fort Devens and Kagnew official communications; uploaded PDF pp. 45-46
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