PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9670072

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONSmyrna Tenn

FRAMES9

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mrTOP 1O. SOUM USAF Officers
DVROF APL. a21 MATF IN TO ATTC t  r
2055 cst -- COLOR .vellow orange
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lalrum 52_above horisoh
tah' WNM away fron Smyrna LMOHTIP OSRDL45 minutes
1 YW OREMATION ground

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closely.
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whioh balloons ars used and which are
conduoted or I States Air Foree aro
ohoolad by the gano this Coourand. Thuse cheoks
LGNT" Ofrioe. MCIAXo-3. These
sheoka ars diatinot from tha check of synoptic balloon flights made by
weather sorvice atations of the Air Force, the Navy and Departrent

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Hq AMC, Chis’, Air Weather Servios, Washington 25, D. C.
Sudjs Project "Sic"

lh. The form used in interrogating witnesses to sightings is
inclosed as a matter of interest. Comment as to possible improvement
of the “Essential Elements of Informtion” in regard to routine
Synoptis balloon flirhts is invited,

50 It is requested that correspondence be forwarded to the
Commanding General, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, attention

MO IAXO=3,

FOR THE COMMANDING GSNERALs:

/2/ We. Re. Glingernan, Cols USAF
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2 inols, or iH. Ke MoCOY
Summaries 1-172 inol Colonel, USAF
Ao Chief, Intelligence Dept

Coplea furnished,

APOIR, Hq, USAF P
Capt Trakowski, Geophysiloa Lab
Major Kodis, MCREBE :

Colom) Neal, MOLAWS

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About 5° above horince
12. Speod very alow
13. Diroction of flight n amy from Sayraa
14. Tactics g/s Raisd assy
15. Sourd Bnae
16. Sizo Dainoa
17. Color
Skotches or photographs Ma (2) shovirg yellne orage flxelite vel
25. Mannor of disappeeranco Gaded inte horisom
26. Romarks: (0)

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. Titneesee: USAP, Comanding Offi oer,
Seyrae Ap C. Pettingill and Prt. Frank O Johnsan, radio
and ooer on, Sayrna Af Base.:
(3) ilsitudes Unnown. abou herizon.
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43, 11, 22, 41,
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157,159, 160,161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 198,.
200, 201, 20 210, 217, 222, 235, 237, 239.
Rockets, flares or falling bodies:
6,5 13. 14. 7
108, 109
O. Miscallaneous (reflactions, auroral streamors S