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This material from the Haines papers at the American Heritage Center contains US Air Force Office of Special Investigations reports from November 1949. They cover a special inquiry into unconventional aircraft. An Eastern Air Lines captain was interviewed in Atlanta on 6 October 1949. He described a wingless, cigar-shaped object with two rows of lighted windows and a red flame, seen at 0340 on 23 July 1948 southwest of Montgomery, Alabama. A follow-up report closed the inquiry.
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TITLE: SIGHTING OF UNCONVENTIONAL FLYING OBJECT; CHARACTER: SPECIAL INQUIRY - UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT; FILE NO: 24-185; DATE: 2 November 1949 DETAILS: ## AT MARISTTA AYS. GEORGIA 1. It approximately 1400 hours, 6 October 1949, Eastern Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia, stated that he had seen an unidentified flying object on 23 July 1948, which he assumed to be a secret type USAF aircraft, and reported some to the Eastern Air Lines Public Relations Representatives and Safety Board Officials. 2. On 6 October 1949, the body Road-H.B., Atlanta, Georgia, was interviewed and supplied the following data: Date of nighting Time of sighting 23 July 1949 Place of sighting 0340 hours 30 to 50 miles southwest of Montgomery, Alabama. Observer's position was from the cockpit of an Eastern Air Lines D-3 at approximately same altitude as unidentified flying object. Number of objects Colonial phonomena One (1) Distance of object from observer Observer had forward and going any view from about 2 to 3 miles distance. Time in sight Appearance of object 3 to 8 seconds A double docked cigar shape fuselage, illuminated thru apparent port-holes, resembling a D-6 without wings in size and appearance. Direction of flight Tactics of maneuver Northeast to southwest. Object appeared to be traveling in straight and level flight at same altitude but to the right and in an opposite direction to --- Also found as pg 726
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