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Blue Book case file 1948-01 Godman AFB, Kentucky

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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.

  • p. 70 …70 Union Maynardville, I-17 Van Buren Spencer, K-13 Warren McMinnville, K-13 Washington Innesboro…
  • p. 71 …Shelbyville,D-14 Simpson Franklin,H-11 Spencer Taylorville,D-14 Taylor Campbellsville,F-14 Todd…

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## DATE LOCATION

## OBSERVER

## April

April Springfield, Illinois Phillipine Islands Holloman.AFB, New Mexico Ashley & Delaware, Ohio

Montgomery, Alabama

Alton, Illinois

62.00N 33.00W (Atlantic)

Fairbanks, Alaska

Greenville AFB, S. C.

Amarillo, Texas

Anacostia Naval Air Station, D.C.

Astro (METEOR)

Other (BIRD)

UNIDENTIFIED

Astro (METEOR TRAIL)

Balloon Other (BIRD) Other (BIRDS) Balloon Balloon A/C (CONTRAIL) Balloon

## May

St Louis, Missouri (CASE MISSING)

Adapazari, Turkey

Wake, Island

Yugoslav-Greek Frontier(CASE MISSING)

Memphis, Tennessee

Middleport, Ohio (CASE MISSING)

Westfield, Indiana (CASE MISSING)

Miles City, Montana (CASE MISSING)

Monroe, Michigan (CASE MISSING)

Wilmington, North Carolina

Insufficient Data Other (ROCKETS) Astro (METEOR) Insufficient Data Astro (METEOR) Other (SEARCHLIGHT) Insufficient Data Astro (MARS) Other (REFLECTION) Insufficient Data

## Juae

Summer

Summer

Summer

June

20

29

30

30

Moberly, Missouri (CARD MISSING)

Pedford, Virginia (CARD MISSING)

Kewton, Connecticut(INFO ONLY)

Galveston, Texas

Pelleville, Illinois (CARD MISSING)

Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Decla, South Dakota

Knoxville, Tennessee

Insufficient Data Insufficient Data

Other (HOAX)

Balloon

Astro (METEOR)

Balloon

Astro (METEOR)

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