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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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TITLE: SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; CHARACTER: SPECIAL INQUIRY UNCONVENTIONAL AIRORAFT; FILE NO: 24-195; DATE: 2 November 1949 Occupation Int Pilot - Eastern Air Lines. Place of business Atlanta Office - Eastern Air Lines. Pertinent hobbies Photography. . Ability to determine Reliability of observer Excellent During the war, observer was a Lt. Col. Pilot, USAF, in a command capacity on the Ascension Islands, with vast experience in judging and identifying aircraft. 41 72 44 80 formerly with Eastern Air Lines. Address unknown. , Columbus, Ohio Kaelai Captain stated during the course of the interview that he has never sighted any unidentified flying object at any time other than at 0340, 23 July 1940. LOWGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 6200.10
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