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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.
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# Hunters Support Airmen's Story Of Flame-Shooting Wingless Craft A flame-shooting, wingless mystery aircraft reported seen by two Eastern Air Lines pilots early Saturday morning was linked yesterday with a strange sight observed in the sky about the same time by an Atlantan who was foxhunting near Covington. J. V. Morris, of 1092 Wyley St., S. E., said he and a friend, Lind-say Fall, of 1309 Metropolitan Ave., S. E., were fox hunting around Snapping Shoals on the Yellow River about 3 a.m. Saturday when they saw "an unusually bright light-as bright as a room," which appeared to be speeding westward. Morris said it was gone in a few seconds. The time coincided with the hour the pilots, Capt. C. S. Chiles, and his co-pilot, John B. Whitted, said they saw the wingless "Buck Rogers" craft. They had reported seeing it at 2:45 a. m. Meanwhile. Air Force. Coast Guard and civilian air officials, as well as plane manufacturers collectively declared they had never heard of anything like the leviathan Chiles and Whitted reported they saw on a night flight from Houston, Texas, to Atlanta. But the pilots were untroubled by the skeptics. They announced they planned to arm themselves with cameras as they prepared to take off on another round trip flight to Houston. If they see anything on this flight they hope to record their observations on film as proof. # Hunters Ahet Story Of Wingless Aircraft A flame-shooting, wingless seen by two Eastern Air Lines ing was linked yesterday with the sky about the same time fox-hunting near Covington. J. V. Morris, of 1092 Wyley St. S. E. said he and a friend, Lindsay Fall. of 1309 Metropolitan Ave. S. E., were fox hunting around Snapping Shoals on the Yellow River about 3 a. m. Saturday when they saw "an unusually bright light—as bright as a room," which appeared to be speeding westward. Morris said it was gone in a few seconds. The time coincided with the hour the pilots, Capt. C. S. Chiles. and his co-pilot, John B. Whitted, said they saw the wingless "Buck Rogers" craft. They had reported seeing it at 2:45 a. m. Hundreds of telephone calls flooded the Civil Aeronautics Administration office in Yakima, Wash., today from persons who had seen a silvery, "moon-sized" flying "blob" wheeling across the sky above the city. The apparition, termed another flying saucer" by the CAA, was observed by two control tower men at the Yakima Airport, both of whom agreed as to its general description. mystery aircraft reported pilots early Saturday morn a strange sight observed in by two Atlantans who were Airport Traffic Controller Don Hunt and Aircraft Communicator George Robinson said they saw a silvery "moon-sized" object wheeling west of the city about 2 p.m. (PDT) today. They saw it again at 4:20 p. m. An Indianapolis, Ind., housewife meanwhile reported she and her son and daughter saw a similar flame-spurting aircraft Thursday night, more than 24 hours before it was seen by the pilots. She described it as a ball of fire which shot two jets of flame downward at regular intervals. She said she watched it about three minutes. Meanwhile, Air Force, Coast Guard and civilian air officials, as well as plane manufacturers collectively declared they had never heard of anything like the leviathan Chiles and Whitted reported they saw on a night flight from Houston, Texas, to Atlanta. But the pilots were undaunted by the skepticies. They announced they planned to arm themselves with cameras as they prepared to take off on another round trip flight to Houston. If they see anything on this flight they hope to record their observations on film.
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