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Muroc / Rogers Dry Lake Technical-Personnel Observation

July 8, 1947Muroc AFB / Rogers Dry Lake, California, United States

Hall summarizes multiple observations by Muroc/Edwards test-base personnel, including an approximately 11:50 a.m. report by technicians of a round white apparently metallic object descending and moving west-northwest against the wind with crossing projections.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Unresolved Structured Object(C-000265)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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CLAIM-689018reported
“Hall says Muroc/Rogers technical personnel observed multiple disc-like objects on July 8, 1947 and that a later crew saw a round white apparently metallic object descending and moving against the wind.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Muroc technical-personnel case; uploaded PDF pp. 27-27
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Muroc / Rogers Dry Lake Metallic Object (1947) · Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-689019reported
“The later Muroc object was said to have thick projections on top that crossed at intervals, suggesting rotation or slow oscillation; the official report quoted by Hall called the outline and functional appearance man-made.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Muroc morphology and quoted observer assessment; uploaded PDF pp. 27-27
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Hall / NICAP Corpus Method

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CLAIM-689001reported
“The Abstract says NICAP selected 740 reports after considering more than 5,000 signed reports and many hundreds of reports from newspapers and other publications, emphasizing observer qualifications and multiple-observer cases.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Selection method and 740-report figure; uploaded PDF pp. 3-3 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689002reported
“Later in the Introduction Hall says the report contains 746 sightings: 575 in the main chronology and 171 in separate concentration chronologies.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · 746-sighting total and chronology breakdown; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689003reported
“Hall states that 50% of the 575 main-chronology cases involved trained or experienced observers.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Trained/experienced observer statistic; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689004reported
“NICAP explicitly distinguishes its physical-UFO investigation from contactee, religious, philosophical, and spiritual claims and says its investigations found no evidence supporting claimed rides in flying saucers, while alleging considerable fraud in that area.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · NICAP scope and contactee/fraud disclaimer; uploaded PDF pp. 4-5 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Muroc / Rogers Dry Lake Technical-Personnel Observation (July 8, 1947): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary