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Project Blue Book documents on the Killian case, compiled by Dan Wilson
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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.
“Nevers”20 pages
- p. 3 …that Captain states in his report that he has never witnessed a night refueling operation . Yet
- p. 12 MEMO ROUTING SLIP NEVER USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, OR RECURRENCE, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS
1. NAME OR…
- p. 20 …could be a jet tanker refueling operation. Never having witnessed refueling operation at night, I am…
- p. 33 …could be a jet tanker refueling operation. Never having witnessed refueling operations at night, I am…
- p. 36 …Airlines, quoting Captain saying that he had never seen jet refuelling operations at night and that…
- p. 39 …planes for 15 years, said, "I have never seen anything like it before."
Killian said other…
- p. 40 …said never seen anything before."
man said other members crew and the 35 passengers saw the…
- p. 45 …all my period of flying, I have never in my life seen anything even remotely resembling…
- p. 46 …I thought - well, there must be something to it, but what, I was never sure. These…
- p. 47 …is in New York, but I have never experienced an thing like that before. It might…
- p. 52 …since 1929 and who states he has never seen anything like this before, is not likely…
- p. 58 …the situation by ATIC later declassified but never released, stating that the flying saucers were interplanetary…
- p. 59 …of Intelligence investigations of UFOs: "It will never be possible to say with certainty that any…
- p. 62 …could be a jet tanker refueling operation. Never having witnessed refueling operation at night. I am…
- p. 66 …This man had been a civilian pilot for five and he said that he had never…
- p. 69 …is in New York but I have never experienced anything like that before."
WHEN Killian first…
- p. 72 …He told the Detroit Times, "I never attached any importance to the fact that they may…
- p. 73 …encounter "awe inspiring" and said he had never seen anything like that in the air before…
- p. 80 …at night. (Original statement to American Airlines: "Never having witnessed refueling operations at night, I am…
- p. 82 …could be a jet-tanker refueling operation. Never having witnessed refueling operations at night, I am…
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1. Reference telephone conversation between Capt analysis of subject sighting and copy of Capt. a report is submitted.
2. Upon receiving an unofficial report of Capt. McCormick's sighting, the American Airlines office in Detroit was contacted. The Captain had not made a written report and upon request of this Center, the Detroit office agreed to have Capt. submit one.
3. In the meantime, another report of two United Airlines pilotsighting of the same lights came in. The Pittsburgh Airport tower operators also were reported to have made an observation of the lights. The 2253d Air Base Group at Greater Pittsburgh Airport was requested to investigate. The tower operators said there was nothing unusual so they didn't report it. However, a check was made with the 772nd LONDON at Claysburg, Pa. and it was determined three B-47's were in the area on a night refueling operation.
4. Capt. description and that of the two United Airlines pilots coincide. All three observers were heading in a westerly direction and the lights were to their left.
5. A check was made with the aircraft support systems project office, Wright-atterson Air Force Base, to determine the characteristics of a night refueling
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