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This Project Blue Book case file covers the 7 January 1948 incident at Godman Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky, which the file itself calls the famous "Mantell case." It holds control tower witness statements describing a large, bright object and the three P-51s sent to pursue it, whose flight leader, Mantell, stopped answering after climbing past 15,000 feet. It also includes weather data and Air Materiel Command correspondence. One analysis concludes that the object was not Venus and that the sighting must be considered unexplained.
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3. Statement Capt. Cary W. Carter 4. Statement Capt. James F. Duesler, Jr. 5. Statement Col. Guy F. Hix, Commanding Officer 6. Statement Lt Orner 373. 2 ## 1st Ind A/GPH/hmg HQ 315TH AF BASE UNIT (RES TNG), Godman Field, Ft. Knox, Ky. 9 Jan 48 TO: Commanding General, Eleventh Air Force, 1612 South Cameron Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ATTENTION: Lt. Col. Chandler, PIO Section 1. Forwarded in accordance with telephone instructions, your office, this date. 2. A Mr. Loedding, civilian investigator for the Intelligence Division, Department of the Air Force, assigned to Wright Field, Chio, arrived at this headquarters, this date, and made a thorough investigation of the matters listed in basic letter. 3. After obtaining statements and full information on the matter, he issued instructions that no reports on the subject would be made until further notice was given. 4. This report, however, is forwarded in compliance with your instructions. 6 Incls n/0 GUY F. KIX Colonel, USAF Commanding "CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY" JAMES·F. DUESLER, JR. CAPTAIN, US AF DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
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