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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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(1) That pertaining to sightings by and (2) That of and (3) That of (1) That of b. To exclude irrelevant factors in a systematic manner, the information presented in Exhibit "H" is presented in the order of occurrence and significance. (1) Incident #1 2. Object was sighted 24 July 1948 between O140 and O150 TJT from the ground at Robins Air Force Base, Macon, Georgia. b Object was again sighted from an altitude of 5,000 feet by while flying a DC-3 some 20 miles south of Montgomery, Alabama. The size of the sighting was 24 July 1948 at approximately 02h52sT 2. Both the sighting and that of describe the object as "cigar" or "cylinderical" in shape. (McKelvie perceived only the glow emitted by it) d All observers agree that the object was traveling in a general southerly heading and that it was trailed by a flame varying in color and that it behaved like a normal craft insofar as disappearing from the line of sight was concerned. NOTE: It is a known fact that atmospheric conditions such as varying degrees of humidity and incidence of light refraction often influence the color of the light observed. This would serve to explain why many observers conflict in their descriptions as to color of light displayed by the object or its trail. 4. Four witnesses to this signing are involved; three are trained observers. In no instance were there any indications of subversive or ulterior influences involved. Both the account and that of and were officially made within a period of time that would preclude any chance of impressions being gained from radio or newspaper reports.
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