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CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT SIGHTED AT BELMONT NC EIGHT MARCH NINETEEN
FORTY EIGHT ELEVEN HUNDRED HOURS PD WEATHER CLEAR CMA VISIBILITY

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amg CNA GASTONIA ELECTRIC CO CMA GASTONIA CMA NC PD NO PHOTOS PD
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JECT SIGHTED CLN NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER DISC OR SPHERE PD
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SMALL COIN PD COLOR BRIGHT OR SILVER. CMA REFLECTED SUNLIGHT CMA

UT NO FLICKER CMA STEADY REFLECTION PD ESTIMATED SPEED A BIT FASTER
AN JET TYPE AIRPLANE CMA THAN WITNESS HAS SEEN CMA OR ABOUT SIX ?
,\4DRED MILES PER HR PD WITNESS WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE VERY FAST SPEED

| RELATION TO SMALL CLOUD CMA BEHIND WHICH OBJECT DISAPPEARED PD 7
<=N FOR ASQUT TEN SECONDS PD HEADING EASTERLY PD OBJECT MOVED IN ?

TRAIGHT LINE AT CONSTANT SPEED WITHOUT APPARENT CHANGE IN ,
= NOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTRRYALS
i TUDE DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.

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JIRECTION PD UNABLE TO ESTIMATE ALTITUDE CMA EXCEPT ABOVE CLOUDS |
SOUND OF ANY KIND PD NO EXAUST TRAIL OR ANY OTHER PHENOMENON |
“NECTED PD COMPLETE WRITTEN REPORT FOLLOWS PD |

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Charlotte QW Devot
Charlotte, N. C.

15 April 1948

JiJ2cT3; Raport of Sighting of Unconventional Aircraft

: dq, Third army, att. AC of S, G2

Ll. The follewing report submitted in accordance with Ltr.,
1, “Aird army, AJACI-,52.1 General, 1 April 1348. The undersiyned
qeard or a signting of an unconventional aircraft, investigated,
ind s.cmits herewith the following information:

a, Signted at selmont, N. ¥., march S, 1946 at 1100 hours.

b. #eatner clear, visibility excellant, few small scattered
Pleecy wnite clouds.

*. ‘itnesses: llr, SMA, Suoer. Meter Yent.,

Duke Power Co., Charlotte, N. Cc.

ut, (MMMM, Ass't to above.
ir. Pam, Sastonia Slectric Co.,

Gastonia, Ni. CO.
d. No photovsraohs,

'» Object sizhted:

(1) one

(2) Round=-not able to determine whether disc or sphere.
(3) Size-not able to estimate except that apparent size

from ground about that of small coin.

(4) Color-bright or silver, reflected sunlight, but no

flicker, steady reflection.

(5) Speed-estimated a bit faster than jet type airplane,
that witness has seen, or about 600 miles per hour.

Nitness was able to observe very fast speed in
relation to a small cloud, behind which object
disappeared. Seen for about 10 seconds.

(6) Heading-easterly.

(7) Maneuverability-object moved in straignt line at

Constant speed without apparent change in altitude

or direction.

- (8) Mhtitude-unable.to estimate, but above clouds,
(9), Sound-no sound of any kind.

(10) No exhaust trail or my other phenomenon connected.

2, The undersizned talked to Mr. quam, but neither of

‘ne otner witnesses. «>. QQQRMMMRis a man of excellent character and
\ cooutation, a first crade engineer, and empvloyse of Duke Power Co. for

come 30 vears. Ye is known to the undersigmmed thru mutual close friend

to weeme he is related, ‘+e imoressed the undersigned as being conservative

saund and is a tectnical man with a very technical and responsible

esition. Was emoloyed b the government during war in some work of
technical and classified nature,

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- QM was careful in his statements outlined above. He
do2s not claim that he and other witnesses saw a "flying disc".
se nerely claims that they saw an object which they could not
Lientify with any natural ohenomenon or knowm type of aircraft.

» was qvite sure in nis ow mind that it did not resemble any
“unventional aircraft, that it was "a round metallic appearing

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ss tact, noving very rapidly. " He states that there is absolutely

fondOt in his mind or that of the other two witnesses that they
iy something very clearly of the above description, and that they

istcred it for some ten seconds until it disappeared benind
1) cloud,

She — states that he will ce vlad to give any

ac information trat may be desired, out celiaves the above
va4ins all the information whicn he can sive as to the oojsct
2it. ashe exact location from wnich tne witnesses sighted the

, Can be obtained as tne taree were working on a vower line
12 time and have a detailed diagram of their exact position.

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4. Further information concerning Mr. and Mr.
we) could ret doitt be obtained from the rersonnel Dent of

ikea rower Co. The undersigned knows nothing about the references

f toe trird witness, Lr. ii.

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>e The undersiensd has no further information unron which

to svaluate report, but from talking to Mr. Wie °2°1s that
te and other witnesses saw something which they could not identify,

are sincere, and the details of the object in their own minds are

as presented above. kr. peated that he was quite
nositive that the object was not an airplane.

James Y. Rogers, Jr.
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21 April 1949

Lt Colemel James Y. Rercers
2131 YcClintesk Koad
Char Lette, Re Cc.

Dear Colonel Rogers:

Reference is made to your letter, subject: “Report of Sighting of

Unconventional Aircraft” te Eq, Third Army, Attn: AC of 8, Ge, dated
15 April 1948.

{% is requested that an estimte of the height of the elowls at
1100 heure en 6 March 1948 be secured from the Belmont, B. C. Keather

Bureau. It ie further requested that Mr. Gjggueieie bo interviewed conse
more for the purpose of escuring thes follewings

Ge An octimtion.cf the heritemtal or slant’ range from his
position te the object.

Ve: Hhether or not the edject gave the appoeranse eof immense

size at great height or thet ef medium gise at a lesser altitude.

of In the event the ebject cighted gave the appearences of

great siso,/are thore any other known observers not in the iumediate
vicinity of Sr Rae and his companiens?

sap histo information evalleble on this er ether siphtings of
this natyre would be greatly appreciated by this Headquarters.

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; Sincerely yours,

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV AT

CLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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Reference is made to your letter of 21 April to me from
Col. We Re Clingerman (signed by Lt. Col. J. J» Hausman)
in rerly 9, 7 report of 15 April, subject: ““ighting of
Mnconvent§al Aircraft.”

The weather bureau at Morris rield (about five miles from
the Imperial votton Yills, Belmont, “. C. = where object was

sigoted) reports that tne weather on 8 “arch 1948 at 1100 hrs.

as unlinited ceiling, clouds about .1, high (above 10,000 ft.)
thin Sirrus, estimated at 30,000 ft sat 1130 hrs. VYorris “ield
gays that these conditions were general over a large area, and

undoubtiy tne same over the sighting spot 1s they were at the
weather station at Morris “ield.

Have taterviewed the witness, Mr. <mme again and he
says that since he is not a trained aerial observer and does

not know either the actual size of the odject or the distance,
mould be unadle to estimate horizontal or slant range, or
determine anether the object appeared to be large at 4 wreat
distance, or smaller at a lesser distance. “here are no other

known observers other than Vr. Qe and his party.

‘r,. Qe added nothing further to the original report,

except tnat he seems to be of the impression that the object ;
mas a Gisc rather than a sphere, but I don't see how he covwld
determine this under the conditions, and since he was uncertsin
in ais original report, believe it should probably be discounted.
He was quite insistent that he heard no sound, and that it wasn't
in nis orinion a conventional tyne airplane.

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It i3 rewzretted that no more inforration is available.

Yours very trul a, 4
NGRADED AT 3 YRAR INTERY 3 ML fkgO@ gh *
CLASSIMIZD AFTER 12 YEARS a.
200,10 ogers, &Y., .

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2131 Mellintock Rd.,

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UNCLASSIFIED

Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT.
INCILENT INDEA

1. Astronomical

@. Eigh probability:
v26, 27, 30, Sl, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94,
Go, 96, 97, ¥8, Ol, 102, 1VU3, 104, 116, 119, 1352, 136, 140,
147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,
212, 238-6

be Fair or low probability:
#1S, 20, 24, 24, 28, 35, 38, 46, 60, 63, 67, 86, 82, 93, 1CO,
112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192,
199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.

2. Yoneastronomioal tut sugsestive of other explanations

a. Balloons or ordinary airorait:
#5, 11, 22, 41, 42, 53, S4, 73, 81, 83, 91, 92, 113, 114, 115,
126, 331, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,
200, 201, 209, 2lu, 217, 222, 255, 257, 239.

be Kookets, flares or falling bodies:
mi, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, €5, 78, 106, 107,
108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 2158.

o. Miscellaneous (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, eto.):
#39, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 231, 234.

3S. Woneastronowioal, with no axplanation evident |

a. Lack of evidence prsoludes explanations
#58, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 9C, 99, 110, 117, 118,
125, 127, 157, 159, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206, 212, 215,
229, 232, 255.

» videncese offered suzz3sts 20 sxplanation:

Fl, 2, 10, 17, 21, 29, 37, 40, 51, S2, 58, 6l, 62, 64, 68, 71,
75, 76, 77, 79, 54, 105, 111, 122, 155, 151, 152, 154, 162,
368, 172, 176, 185, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 1H.

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Incident #205 -- felmont, Uorth Carolina -- 8 “arch 1948

The speed of 600 lLiell, the lack of an exhaust trail, and
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the revorted "exactly horizontal course" make it extremely improbe

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Bile that the ovjyct seen in tuis incident was a motecor.

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steady reflection whionh did not flicker also ar..uos asainst trat

possibility. Since the otserver was a technical man, it does not

seem lixely tnat his observations oun be considored sub jective

enoush to fit thom into an astronomical hypothesis.

Ne HEADQUARTE NS
AIR MATERIEL COSC‘AND

Wright-Patterson Air Foroe Base
Dayton, Ohio :
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Jan 5 1949

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SUBJECT; Projeot "SIGH*®

TO; Chief, Air Weather Service,
Andrews Air Force Base,
Washington 25, D. C.

ATTN: DSS

1, Project *"SIGK" is resporsible for the collestion, investi-
gation and interpretation of duta relative to sighting of unidentified
flyirg objeots. Attached Inoident Suz;marios 1 thru 172 from the files
of Project "SIGN" are forwarded for study and recommendations as to
whishvof the incidents may be eliminated as balloons rsleased on routine
aynoptic ascents by the Air Weather Service, the Navy Asrological
Service or the United States Weather Bureau. The summaries attached
may be retained in your headquarters for working and reference purposes, ¢

2. The Alr Weather Service is the orly agsnoy of its type that
has been asked to assist in the acoomplishment of Project "SIGH" except
that the United States Yeathor Bursau has provided information on ball
lightning. Research projects in which balloons are used and which are
sonduocted or sponsored by the Army, Navy or United 3tates Air Force are
checked by the Intelligence Department of this Command. These oheoks
areusually made direct from the Projeot "SIGH" Office, NCIAXO-3. These
sheoks are distinot from the oheck of synoptic balloon flights made by
weather service stations of the air Force, the Navy and the Department
of Commerce, (U. &8.. Heather Bureau) requested of Air Weather Service.

3. Ib Ls the opinion of this office, that the below listed inoi-
denta are those having the ereatest possibility of being balloons, This
list does nos elimimte the possibility that many of the remaining

insidenta are balloons. .
2 2k 50 91 113 155 :
; 2 52 92 115 15
N 28 72 96 126 157
Bl 9 73 Ob. Uy) >
Ly 3a ad 105 _ Ly 153
15 22 37 107 3,9 151 157
2? 43 sg 112(See122) 15 is
23 Ls

Eg AMC, Chief, Air Weather Servios, Washington 25, D. C.
Bubj; Project "SIG"

l. The form used in interrogating witnesses to sightings is
inclosed as a matter of intsrest. Comment as to possible improvement

of the "Essertial Elements of Information” in regard to routine
synoptic balloon flirhts is invited.

5. Is 4s requested that correspondence be forwarded to the

Commanding General, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, attention
M0 TAK0=3.

FOR THE COMSIANDING GENERAL:

{sf We. Re. Clingerman, Col, USAF
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2 inolas for ii, Kk. MoCOr
Summaries 1-172 inol Colonel, UGA?

Chief, Intelligence Dept

ad 47 1”
Coples furnished;

AFOIR, Eq. USaFr

Capt Trakowski, Geophysics Lab
Mator Kodla, WOBEEP

Colormel Heal, WCLANS

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subj; Project
"SIGN"

ANS TSS ist Ind 2), Jan 1949

HSADQUARTSRS, AIR WEATHER SERVICE Andrews Air Force Base, Wash-
ington 25, De Ce.

TO; Commanding General, Air Materiel Commard, Tricht-Patterson
Air Force Dasa, Dayton, Chio
ATTN: lHCIAXKO

investications by this headquarters reveal that a synoptic
weather balloon could have beer. at the location where sicshtinzs
were rsported in’ the following incidents. In compiling this
list consideration was given to the wind direction and apeed at .
the surface and aloft at the scheduled time of balloon release, and
the location of the nearsst weather station making balloon obser-

wations.
2 &2 91 126
‘ 3 72 or 14s
4 73 9 155
25 75 105 166
28 61 113 1&9
%6 87 115 172

FOR THS CHIEF AIR WEATHER SERVICE

, Jaf WH, A. West
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n/o Lt. Col., USAF
Adjutant General

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Date § Mer he Incidont Fi05
Time 410
Location Belmont, 3. C.

ame of observor a. , RRS

Occupation of cbgorvor Gant, Meter Dept, Duke Po.er Co., Charlotte, H. 6,
Address of observor Charlotte, B, 6G. (Duks Power Go.)

Placo of observation Belmont, B.C. (Sighted from ground)
Numbor of objocts

Distance of objoct from observer 4/8
Time in sisht about 10 secomis
Altitude B/S = gould not be estimted
Speed Jwound 600 MPH

Diroction of flight Zasterly

Tactics Jone = moved in straight line at constant spesd without
change in altitude or directica
Sound Jonas

Size From a distence = that of a mmall coin
Color bright or silver =< looked metallic
Shapo yound or sphere (unable to determine which)

Odor dotectod 8/8
Apparent construction Metallis
Exhaust trails Kons

Woathor conditions Gles# with eont tered wite clenis

» Effoct on clouds B/S

Skotehos or photographs Bans

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sou of 0 KPH ws gheerrod mast “hela, Ye oe 7

the morning of & Mar 48, The Seutear aan Clee cath Oki ads GAMMA
pride fe ge lge see 'y ad fleecy white clowis. It could not be
determined if the object were a disc or sphere. Its appargnt sise ws
that of a small

colin of a Peck oy or silver anlar. It reflected the ean
eaintainine 6 steady reflection which did not flicker. The object which

was under observation for some 10 seconds was on an easterly heading and

moved in a straight line at a constent speed without apmarent change in

altitade or direstiom, It was impossible to deterzine the altitade but |
it was mving sbove the clouds. No sound of ony kind was heard nor was

any exhaust trail cbserved.

HOTS: Witnees (ir Smmmbema) is a mon of excellent chearecter and repataticn,
a first-grade engineer and emloyes of Duke Power Co for some 30
yers, & essed the agent as being conservative end sound

and is a wen with a very technical and res-casible position.
Mr. was cereful in his statencnts, Soe a Seen
he sew “flying disc", merely stig claiming that

an object which they could not identify with any natur sheneneest
or known type of aircraft. I¢ resesbled "a round metallic

appesFing object moving very rapidly.®

Wituesses: Mr. qld assistant Superintendent, Meter Dept
Duke Power Cons Charlaette, RK. GC,

Vr. afiibe, Gostonia Electrie G.,
Gastonia, ¥, C.