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This NICAP compilation by Dan Wilson gathers Project Blue Book records on the sighting of 24 February 1959, when American Airlines Flight 139, flying from Newark to Detroit, and two United Airlines crews saw three lights over Pennsylvania and Ohio. It includes the record card, pilot statements, Air Force letters and correspondence with an Akron UFO committee. The Air Force concluded that the lights came from three B-47s refueling from KC-97 tankers. Book excerpts disputing Captain Killian's later claims are also included.
“The Pentagon”4 pages
# HEADQUARTERS 26TH AIR DIVISION (SAGE) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SYRACUSE AIR FORCE STATION SYRACUSE, NEW YORK OIN 8 APR 1959 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Reports. 20: Commander Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Chio 1. Reference is made to a recent Associated Press news story concerning the 24 February UFOB sighting over Pennsylvania by an American Airlines crew and passengers. According to the press item, the Air Force announced that this sighting had been evaluated as the lights of a B-47/KC97 refueling operation. It is requested that copies of original and follow-up reports, and ATTC evaluation of this sighting, be forwarded to this headquarters. This report is desired for the purpose of completing UFOB files, and determining why the original reporting agency did not send a copy of the report to this headquarters in accordance with paragraph 14a(2), AFR 200-2. 2. It is further requested that a copy of any UTOB report of a sighting within or close to the boundaries of this command be sent to this headquarters, if the report does not show this headquarters as an address as required by paragraph 14a(2) AFR 200-2. 3. This headquarters requests a copy of ATIC preliminary and final evaluations of each UFCB related to the geographical area mentioned above. 4. Boundaries of the 26th Air Division are enclosed for information (Inclosure 1). FOR THE OCISLANDER: 1 Incl: 1. Extract of Sec II, No ADG, General Cdr #8 dated 2 Feb 59 1. Lt. Co1., U3AF Director of Administrative Services
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