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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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SUBJECT: Project "SIGN" CHARACTER: Special Investigation DATE: 9 Sep 43 FILE NO: 333.5 (24-1) DETAILS (Cont'd) A. 24. I would say that it looked like it was about the size of a B-29. It might have been a little larger, in circumference. It was too large for a jet. It seemed to be a dark color and constructed of an unknown metallic type material. 0. 25. What would you say its speed was in comparison with other type aircraft? A. 25. About seven hundred miles per hour. Q. 26. How did you arrive at that estimate? A. 26. I have seen P-80 and P-84 type aircraft flying but this was one of the fastest objects I have ever seen. I saw German V-1s in the summer of 1944 and they were fast, but this one was even faster. This object was much larger. A V-1 is very small and only made about three hundred miles per hour speed. 4. 27. How did it disappear? A. 27. Just like an airplane in normal flight fading away from normal vision. 2. 213. Was there any sound or odors at that time? A. 28. I heard no sound and everything was quiet. No engines were warning up at that time. Q. 29. How about the maneuverability and exhaust trail of this object? A. 29. It was flying straight and level and took a changing southwest course while in sight. The flame seemed to be longer, maybe due to the object moving through the air. Q. 30. And you consumed any alcohol in the preceding four or five hours? A. 30. No Sir, I do not drink. Q. 31. Did you ever see any planes in "Buck Rogers" movies that resembled this object? A. 31. Kaybe the length and roundness resembled but as far as the wings, I couldn't tell if this object had any. 2. 32. What did you say your educational background and Air Force experience was? . 12. I was a high school graduate and was in the Air Force for four years.
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