1948 07 9670642 20Mi SofMontgomery Ala 144 (Project Blue Book case file)

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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FM/UEM 176B/WRAMA ROBINS AFB GA 222138Z

TO UEDC/CG AMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB WRIGHT FLD OHIO

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VREO-8-12 PD REURTEL MCIAXO-7-5 CMA CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN NO SIX SIX NINE SIX ARRIVED THIS STATION AT ZERO ONE ZERO SEVEN HOURS FROM RENO PD TRUE AIRSPEED ONE SIX ZERO PD CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN NO SIX SIX NINE SIX DEPARTED THIS STATION FOR OLMSTEAD AT ZERO TWO FIVE SIX HOURS PD TRUE AIRSPEED ONE SIX ZERO END

CFM VREO-8-12 MCIAXO-7-5

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