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This Project Blue Book case file, digitized by the Internet Archive, covers Incident 144: two Eastern Airlines pilots reported that a wingless, cigar-shaped object with a flaming exhaust passed their DC-3 about 20 miles southwest of Montgomery, Alabama, on 24 July 1948. The file includes an OSI interview with a Robins Air Force Base employee who saw a similar object, negative aircraft traffic reports from many bases, and later correspondence. A December 1948 intelligence report found fairly consistent descriptions across four related sightings.
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J.P. PRIORITY X ROUTINE MULTIPLE ADDRESS # TELETYPE MESSAGE AIR SERVICE COMMAND TELETYPE NETWORK SZH/dw FROM: A.C DATE 2 AUGUST 18 TO: EAST YEAR AIRLINES AIRLING INTERNAL PARK AND L2ND STREETS CLASS NEW YORK, NEW YORK W. R. CLENDERMAN COLONEL, USAF CHIEF, TECH INTELLIGENCE DIV INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT NAME, RANK AND TITLE OF AUTHENTICATING OFFICER ## TELETYPE NO: MCIAX0-8-1 . THIS HEADQUARTERS IS IN NEED OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM YOUR ACTIVITY: TIMES OF ALL SCHEDULED EASTERN AIRLINE FLIGHTS IN THE MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, TENNESSEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND FLORIDA AREA BETWEEN NIGHT AND FIVE A.M. ON TWENTY-FOURTH JULY 1948, AND TYPE OF AIRCRAFT FLOW ON EACH FLIGHT. SIGNED TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. C.G.OR.C.O CONTROL OFFICE MAINTENANCE P&T SUPPLY BUDGET&FISCAL OTHERS
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