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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.
“Office of Special Investigations”6 pages
CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 14440 1. Date 24 July 48 2. Time 0230 3. Location BetweenBlackstone, Va., and Greensboro, N.C. 4. Name of observer Capt Perry R. Mansfield 5. Occupation of observer Capt on 571/23 EAL 6. Address of observer EAL 7. Placo of observation BetweenBlackstone, Va., and Greensboro, N.C. 8. Number of objects. 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Tino in sight 3 seconds 11. Altitude N/3 12. Spood meteoric 13. Diroction of flight Southerly 14. Tactics traveling horizontally 15. Sound N/S 16. Sizo N/S 17. Color N/S 18. Shape N/S 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails N/S 22. Woathor conditions CAVU 23. Effect on clouds N/S 2h. Sketchos or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance "died out" in the distance 26. Romarks: (over)
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