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Project Blue Book case file, Chiles-Whitted (PDF)

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This Project Blue Book case file, released through The Black Vault, collects records on the 24 July 1948 sighting by two Eastern Airlines pilots of a wingless object about 20 miles southwest of Montgomery, Alabama. It contains teletype replies from military bases reporting no aircraft movements, a 1948 Project Sign special investigation report with an interview of a Robins Air Force Base witness, and a December 1948 intelligence report. It also includes newspaper extracts, a Harvard College Observatory letter and Hynek's Project Grudge evaluation index.

  • p. 60 …The Navy's largest airplane, the 92-ton Lockheed Constitution, taxis into the Naval Air Station…
  • p. 125 …CIAXO-6-14 REQUEST THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FLIGHT OF THE LOCKHEED CONSTITUTION, NUMBER ONE…

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TITLE: SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; CHARACTER: SPECIAL INQUIRY UNCONVENTIONAL AIRORAFT; FILE NO: 24-195; DATE: 2 November 1949

Occupation

Int Pilot - Eastern Air Lines.

Place of business

Atlanta Office - Eastern Air Lines.

Pertinent hobbies

Photography.

. Ability to determine

Reliability of observer

Excellent

During the war, observer was a Lt. Col. Pilot, USAF, in a command capacity on the Ascension Islands, with vast experience in judging and identifying aircraft.

41 72 44 80

formerly with Eastern Air Lines. Address unknown.

, Columbus, Ohio

Kaelai Captain stated during the course of the interview that he has never sighted any unidentified flying object at any time other than at 0340, 23 July 1940.

LOWGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS;

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.

DOD DIR 6200.10

Cases discussed

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