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This 92-page Project Blue Book file, released through The Black Vault, covers the 7 January 1948 sighting at Godman Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky. It holds control tower witness reports, a record of the P-51 pursuit led by Captain Thomas Mantell, AMC requests for theodolite readings and weather data, and astronomical tables for Venus and the Moon. One analysis concludes the object was not Venus and calls the sighting unexplained. The file also includes a 1964 letter to the Simpson County coroner about Mantell's death.
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TLEW/Maj Quintanilla/69216 Mantell Case, January 1948 23 July 1964 Coroner Simpson County Franklin, Kentucky Dear Coroner, In January 1948, at Franklin, Kentucky, an aircraft accident occurred and the county coroner, Mr Harry W Booker, examined the body of the pilot, Captain Thomas P Mantell, Jr. The Federal Aviation Agency is conducting an investigation of a similar accident in which the cause of death is considered identical. They have expressed a desire for medical records or any other information regarding the condition of the pilot's body after the crash. I am enclosing a copy of their letter to us regarding this information. The case file at Wright-Patterson contains information on the wreckage but nothing concerning the pilots condition. Any information which you may have, such as the autopsy report, medical findings, photos of the body, etc, would be appreciated by the Federal Aviation Agency. We request that you forward any available data which you may have to: Dr Richard G Snyder, Ph D, AM-119 Federal Aviation Agency P O Box 1082 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 Sincerely, ERIC T de JONCKHELRE Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology and Subsystems 2 Atchs 1. Ltr FAA, 20 Jul 64 2. Affidavit, 7 Jan 48 cc: Dr Snyder, PAA
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