I had posted a link about this incident on another post about Roswell. This object encounter incident took place at around the time of the supposed crash. This Debrief article provides more detail;
The event in question took place in Phoenix, Arizona in the late afternoon of July 7, 1947. William A. Rhodes, a professional musician and amateur photographer, radio operator, and electronics technology enthusiast, was leaving his home to go to his workshop which he had constructed in his back yard when he heard a curious noise coming from the west. According to the witness, from his yard, he saw nothing in that direction but quickly noticed an unusual sight to the northeast. He described it as an elliptical, flat, gray object, measuring 20-30 feet across, traveling at 400-600 miles per hour, spiraling downward from approximately 5,000 feet in altitude to 2,000 feet. Rhodes quickly ran into his workshop and grabbed his Kodak Brownie 120 box camera. Returning outside, he captured one picture of the object as it approached its lowest trajectory and another after it ended its spiraling descent and began to rapidly accelerate upwards at a 45-degree angle.
And there is this darker side of the subsequent investigation:
Multiple reports showed that the government had requested a full record of Rhodes’ credit history, as well as his personal history, with his neighbors being interviewed to determine what sort of person he was. One early report stated that “there are other undesirable aspects to this case. The observer’s character and business affiliations are presently under investigation.” And subsequent reports show that the investigation took a great deal of interest into many aspects of Rhodes’ life that had nothing to do with unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Kinda looks like some of the circular-wing aircraft they were developing around that time, such as the Vought V173 or XF5U, except there’s no landing gear or props.
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I had posted a link about this incident on another post about Roswell. This object encounter incident took place at around the time of the supposed crash. This Debrief article provides more detail;
The event in question took place in Phoenix, Arizona in the late afternoon of July 7, 1947. William A. Rhodes, a professional musician and amateur photographer, radio operator, and electronics technology enthusiast, was leaving his home to go to his workshop which he had constructed in his back yard when he heard a curious noise coming from the west. According to the witness, from his yard, he saw nothing in that direction but quickly noticed an unusual sight to the northeast. He described it as an elliptical, flat, gray object, measuring 20-30 feet across, traveling at 400-600 miles per hour, spiraling downward from approximately 5,000 feet in altitude to 2,000 feet. Rhodes quickly ran into his workshop and grabbed his Kodak Brownie 120 box camera. Returning outside, he captured one picture of the object as it approached its lowest trajectory and another after it ended its spiraling descent and began to rapidly accelerate upwards at a 45-degree angle.
And there is this darker side of the subsequent investigation:
Multiple reports showed that the government had requested a full record of Rhodes’ credit history, as well as his personal history, with his neighbors being interviewed to determine what sort of person he was. One early report stated that “there are other undesirable aspects to this case. The observer’s character and business affiliations are presently under investigation.” And subsequent reports show that the investigation took a great deal of interest into many aspects of Rhodes’ life that had nothing to do with unidentified aerial phenomena.
Kinda looks like some of the circular-wing aircraft they were developing around that time, such as the Vought V173 or XF5U, except there’s no landing gear or props.