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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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Supplement to Trip. Report to Atlanta 25-26 Jul. Inclusive THU: Col Clingerman TO: Col McCoy 1. Personnel interviewed on this trip were Capt Co-pilot. 2. Pilot Chilee was flying on Eastern Airlines DC-3 indicated: Altitude: Speed: Airways: Compass heading: Estimated time of arrival: 5,000 ft 150 KP!! indicated airspeed Mobile to Montgomery Ala 50° to 40° 0253 EST. Darley Fld 3. At 0.445, 24 July 1918, Capt. sighted a red oxnus glow from some 700 feet ahead, above and to the right of the plane. He made the remark: "Lock, here comes a new Army Jet Job." The object approached in a slight dive, deflected a little to the left and passed the plane on the right, almost level and parallel to flight path, at a distance of approximately one-half miles. After passing, it pulled up very sharply and immediately into a cloud. The description is essentially as follows: The object appeared to be a wingless aircraft. 100 ft long, cigar-shaped and about twice the diameter of a "B-09". It had no fine or protruding surfaces. It thought it had a "snout" similar to a radar pole on the front and he had the impression there was a cabin with windows above - mion like a pilot compartment - except that it appeared brighter. The illumination inside the body itself approximated the brilliance of a magnesium flare. He saw no occupants nor did. Visible from the side only, was an intense, fairly dark, blue glow running the entire length of the object beneath the fuselage. The glow reminded of a blue fluorescent factory light. The exhaust was described as a red-orange flame, too lighter color (orange) being predominant about the outer edges. He thought the flame flared out from a nocturne in the rear which he thought he perceived. The flame extended some 30 to 50 feet behind the object and became deeper in intensity (redder) and increased in length as the object pulled up into a cloud. No disturbance was felt from air waves, nor was there any wash on peristaltic latusference during the object motion. No sound was heard. NOTE: Drawings by both pilots are in file under Instruct #1.
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