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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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# Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT. # INCIDENT INDEX ## 1. Astronomical a. High probability: 26,27,30,31,32,33,34,48,49,59,60,66,69,70,94 95,96,97,98,101,102,103,104,116,119,132,136,140 147,148,158,174,184,185,187,197,203,204,208,216 219,238. b. fair or low probability: 19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 35, 46, 50, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 168, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240. ## 2. Non-astronomical but suggestive of other explanations a. Balloons or ordinary aircraft: #3, 11, 22, 41, 42, 53, 54, 73, 81, 83, 91, 92, 113, 114, 115, 126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163, 169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 198. 200, 201, 209, 210, 217, 222, 235, 237, 239. b. kookets, flares or falling bodies: #4, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, 65, 78, 106, 107, 108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 218. o. Miscellaneous (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, etc.); 39, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 231, 234. ## 3. Non-astronomical, with no explanation evident a. Lack of evidence precludes explanation #38, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 110, 117, 118, 125, 127, 137, 139, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206, 212, 213, 229, 232, 233. b. Evidence offered suggests no explanation: #1, 2, 10, 17, 21, 29, 37, 40, 51, 62, 68, 61, 62, 64, 68, 71, 75, 76, 77, 79, 84, 105, 111, 122, 135, 151, 152, 154, 162, 168, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134.
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