DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6387088
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1948
REPORTED LOCATIONChamblee Ga
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HYNEX'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE
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INCILEIT INDEA
Astrononival
@® Eigh probdability:
726, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94,
95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140,
147, 148, 158, 174, 154, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,
212, 238.
be Fair or low probabilitys
His, 20, BS, fh, 28, 85, 36,46, 6
121, 129, 130, 144, 163, 1
liz, i2o,
199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.
Hon-astsononical tut sgurcestive of’
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other explanations
&® Balloons or ordinary airorait:
oo, 2k, Be, 44, 42, 53, 64, 73, BL, 65, 91, 92, 125, 114, 126,
126, 2815 136, 341, 145, 255; 166, 157, 159, 160, 261,. 183,
169, 171, 175, 178, 180, 162, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 1932,
200, 201, 209, Zi, 217, 222, 236, 237, 239.
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b, hkookets, flares
vt, b, Oy V5 8,
108, 109, 133,
a» WMisoalianesous (reflections, auroral atreamers, birds, sto.):
#39, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 231, 234.
Son-astronowical, with no explanation ovident
& Lack of evidence precludes sxplanation:
Wo, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 120, 117, 118,
1z5, 127, 157, 159, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206, 212, 213,
229, 252, 283.
oF wVYLCESACSe O21 2red ~ | I3StSs . COLARAS 1s
Fin 2, 10, 17, 215 29, 37, 40, Sl, 52, 58, <, 64, 58,
'&, 76, 77, Ta; 64, 205, 313, 122, 185,. 49) oz, | 162
168, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 225, 22 225,
227, 236, 241, 242. 243, 244, 134.
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The rT C1 TRAN Rit “ nd ( > 1ou
PROJECT "StGy" Date SUSMiTTao: 15 Aug 1546
REPORT O2 FINDINGS:
1. On 12 August 1944, SRQRery, Observer, Atianta Naval Air Sase,
Ghamolee Georgia was interviewed, QQimigmetated that he was on duty in the
observation tower on 25 July 1946, About 2100 hours he sighted a blue white
light (ott southeast from northeast, de declined to estimate tne altitude
of the lig However, the light was very aos raveling very fast, and
nic tenet. a F dnitack altitude and speed, ihe liznt looked very much lixe a
snooting star excent for the fact that it maintained a uniform altitude, Avery
stated he eg a es light for a few seconds and then turned to get his field
glasses. The lig t appeared to gain altitude and then turned sharply to the sonth
as WANEP orn for his glasses, ‘The weather was clear and still at the time
the lignt was sighted. gag stated that ne heard no sound and could furnish n
additional information concerning the aerial phenomena, Ue said that snortly
after he sizhted the lizht, several residents of the area called tne observation
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tower and renorted seeing the same thing. gqggg~mpstated that no flights left or
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fa web baer am tity ‘ = aed Sey wit Ae ‘ o 7 5 coat,
AGENT'S NOME: wepmpm = considered a qualified odserver. 2 served @S an ooserver
+ TT Nw . 4 5 a = P } * ~ 7 + rms b en A+] Pe Nae <
in the U, ». Navz7 during the war and has performed trat duty at the Atlanta Naval
Air Jase for the past four months,
2, On 12 August 1943, the following persons were interviewed and made
statements substantially the same: On 26 July 1948 they wera seated on the
lawn of the Georgia Senool of Tecnnolozy Housing Project at Chamblee, Georgia,
About c045 hours Mrsy¥ sizgnted a strange liznt and immedistely called
it tne attention of her companions. The light anpeered sbout the of a
to D
;. Aadeaaer and was traveline southeast in a steady course, it was <
into a silver colored tail. The Lignt anneared to fade away in fl
xti Pagid che The light wes absolutely silent. Informants could furni
dditional information,
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Nate: 16 Aug 194g
PROJECT "Sign"
REPORT OF FINDINGS (cont'a)
Je Records of the Weather Station, Atlanta Naval Air Base, Chamblee, Georgia,
aS ae aled that visibility wes good and that winds were light and variable from two (2)
five (5) miles per hour until 2030 hours 25 July 1918, Renort of weatner conditio
nae hed as Exhibit I,
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Aruy sir meee Marietta, Georgia reveal no scheduled flights in tne vicinity of
Chamblee, Georgia during 1910 hours to 2200 hours on 25 July 1948, (3-2)
5. Investigation in the vicinity of Chamblee, Georgia revealed no record of
testing devices sent aloft by Ordnance, Navy, Army, hie Forces, Weather Bureau,
Resesren Organizations or any other, (B-2)
6, Attention also invited to the following Exhibits attached:
Sxhibit II - Article, Atlanta Journal - 26 July 1943
WEVERYSODY'S SEPING THINGS WHIZZING THROUGH NIGHT SKY"
Axhibit LIL = Article, Atlanta Constitution ~ 26 July 1948
"ATLANTA PILOTS REPORT WINGLESS SKY MONSTER"
Schibit IV - Article, Atlanta Constitution = 27 July 1948
"MYSTERIOUS BALL OF FIRE TRAILING TAIL OF FLAME SIGHTED
OVER ATLANTA"
NOTE: Exhibits are attacned to the original of this report only.
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° Records of the Atlanta Naval Air Base, Atlanta Municival Airnort and Marietta
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U, 5. NAVAL AIR STATION
ATLANTA, GHORGLA
WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE 26 JULY 1948 UNTIL 2030 ES?
2 TENTHS OF CIRAUS CLOUDS AT 25,000 FT. WIT 1 to lt THNTHS OF
LOWIR STRATO=<CUMULUS AT 5000 Ff. VISIBILITY 12 to 15 MILES.
SURFACE WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE2 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR.
SHESE THE TEMPERATURS REACHED A HIGH OF 92° F. AT 1430 NsT. AND
DROPPED TO 85° F, BY 2030 EST, HE STATION PRESSURE WAS GENERALLY
STEADY, BUT WITH A TENDENCY TO DROP
2050 EST NCQ 12 143/85/71 CALW 996
STATION PRESSURE 28.935
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 036
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SURJECTs «Crojeet “SIGN* GCUARACTSRs Speetial Investigation DATS: 9 cop Ls
FILS WOe 333.5 (2-1)
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Je 49, Is there anything Curther now that you weuld liks to say?
Ne 49, No Sir, .
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do 41, I wish bo remind you that this is a conitidential investiga sion
amd shaS wheat re onve discussed hers ig not to ba alscussed
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Ae 41, I will regard it as such.
\P ROBINS AIR FORCR BASE, ROBINS FIGID, GiCRGIA
on 19 anpuat 1948, spesial agent vr gepieily contac ved art H, R,
candela, sublie [nformation officer, Nobing Air Porse Sase, Georgia ta
Cetermine vhether or not any pnblicity releases vere civen to the
reverted gizntines on dobins Air Poree Sase, Cavtain osniela stated
nat 090 press volanseg were civen out on this information Sut an article
sad been written in the Aobing Air Force Base maver on Yonday, 9 August
1943, A cooy of this artiele is attached as Sxhibit i.
On 19 Avewst 1948, Srecial Agent Caasidy conteated Plight Oners-
-Lons to determine the exnue+ time of taksoff of the C~-A7 syne airerals on
oh Sees stondine fire tuard when be sighted the ser!a)
‘*enomena, “his arent ves advised that a C-47 tyve alirerai’4 took orf 2%
J256 neers 24 July 1948, The destination of this eircraft ms Ulasted
Tield and che ‘lot's name was Captain Frowlas,
sLaI'S SOTSs This ia uneubtedly the aircrart on ~hichelQgay stood
ire Ovard ogince it takes about 309 to 40 minutes +o yarn sis engines of
Lbs airearalrt ami to taxi ot to take off vosition and teke off,
on 19 Aneust 1943, svesial Agent Cassidy contacted the «aather
cation on the Flight Line and obtained the official weather sequences
amd reportea for the time shen the serial rhenomena waa aprarent, In -
~sneral, the weathar wan as followss The 2330 hewrs sequence of the 23
Jig imdieated broken clouds at 3500 feet and a high overcasi st 10,000
‘ee$. The visibility ms 10 miles in iight rain, “he semnersture ms
~ Servees and “he dew coint —s 76 depreas, “he vind ™s mt of sha
twas at 9 otles ter torr, Jy 0030 hours “ne slows were scattared
., .0CO Peet and the liens rain had aterred., The ging sbivtad “9 the
28% afd decreased to 2 siles cer hom, As 2150 nowrs “he cecattered
aa nad diaapusared ‘7% *he bizh oversast a5 10, °0 Sset remained
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She following is information collacted by syentsa of ‘the Lilith
2 -@tachment, Jhitd .rey, °ors Yerherson, Georgia to
nm 12 Aurtst LOAS, : , Ubaerver, Atianta Javai Air
‘ue, Chamblee, Jeorzia ~»s interviewed, CUR stated that “= was on
uty in the observation tower on 26 July 1°48, bevt 2150 hours he
sighted a blue white livht “raveling southeast from northeasi. ia
jeolined to eatimate tha siltitude of tha lirht. lowaver, the light was
jary high, traveling very fast, and maintained a uniform alti ale and
speed. The Light tocked very cuch like a shooting star except Tar the
fase that it mainteined a uniform altitude, gay ctated that he watched
‘se light for a Cew seeomis and shen tornsd to -a% hia Tleald ciasses,
the light appeared *o cain altitude and then surned sharnly So she south
23 @iemwy turned for sis classes, The weather was cisar end still at toe
ciue the lizht was sicnted. oi stated that he heesd ce sound and conld
“urnish no additional information concerning | nerini cbhenomens, cla
caid that shortly sftar he sivhted the light, wens residenta of the arne
‘ called she observation tower emi revorted ceeing the same Using. sae
ciated that ao flichte left or arrived at the station after 1°10 hears on
28 , July 1948.
T'S NOTTS: ga ls considered a qusiified observer, iia served as
an OOnerver in the ",5,. Jsevy during tne war ami bas cerformed “hat duty
14 the Atlante Jeval Air -ase for she cast Your montis.
12 august 1943, the following rersons vere interviawed and mace
a Gomen te substantially the same On 26 July 1948, ‘hey vers seated on
we lawn of the Geereia Sehrol of Teannoleay Housing roject at shamblee,
Leorgia. About 2045 hours, ‘roe, s gichted a strange light and
“sneddately enlled it to the attention of her comranione. ‘Tha licht
ooveared about the size of a football and mas traveling southeast in 2
_teady course. it was zreen and faded into a silver colored teil, The
ight appeared to lose altitude slowly much the same as a >lane coming
2 for a landing, I% avtenred 4o Parie away in flight as if extinguished,
‘he light was absolutely cilent, informants could Ornish no additionrl
oY ormationa
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UGkT'S NOTZa ioxveeticasion failed to reveal other tersons who observed
unidentified serial onl/eeta on 26 July 1943,
laecorda of the “eather Station, Atlanta Javal Air (ase, chamblae,
Usergia reveraied shat yisibiiity was goed and ‘that wircis were light ami
‘aPiable froma two to five tiles cer howr mntil 2030 hours, 26 July 1943,
Secordsg of the Atlanta aval Sir Sase, Atlante Juniciral Alrvort
acd Mariesta Army Air Gase, isrietta, Georgia revealed ao achexinled
tiichtes in the vicinity cf Champles, Georgia during 1910 hours be 22
yours on 26 July 1948,
Tavestigaticon tn the viainity of Chamblee, Ceorrgia revealed no
record or testing devices sent slors by Ordnance, ‘avy, irmy, iir Yorces,
catner Suremu, lieeeterch Orranizations com any other,
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On 24 Anewst 1943, at 19°79 heures, wendebonadinusseddwoed «109 TPH ec
treet, amtusta, Ceervia, vas intarviewd by Srecial investirator Jorris.
in She offfioe of the Oarenicle Jews, (urvesta, Georgia, “a informant
yta ted in subs tance:
"7 SR a nevteraner mam by cceupetion ami work for the Aucusta
arenisle, “hile coring in this caraeity on the 26th of Suly 1948,
qumerous saila came in .% acpratinately 2015 heurs pertaining to en adfect
la the aky. Soetween 2100 hours and 2130 hour, wipes who te the
night editer for the Augusta Chrenicle, salled some of the office siaff
inte hig office to view the object in:the sky, » arriving at the front
window, I first saw the chiect in the ncnthwest, traveling im a caneral
southweat direction, The altituie and speed of “he object conld not be
ascertained, The objeet resembled a red light. [te tactics wers of
\ ebbing and weaving nature, I viewsd the object far only a faw seconis. '
L2NT'S NOTES teahunaiM did not seem tco interested in the object nor
.aa objeat's identity, Ha stated od thet he was ataticned in Jlaska and
vi. tneased many phenemena, such ag shooting stars and meteorites, ia did
ot draw any songlngion ag 79 +h sighted chiect. Bypietest ietaeccadt no
“amd toe sor ‘in tonneeation with thig cmfest.
3 24 Amats* 1943 4% 1°7CO hours,
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Bate, eorgis, “ast imterviewed by cpecial “avestivator ‘crria. ‘n snes
Sices of the wmeurta Cheenicisa, urneta, 9 scerria, hea iarorntant st. ted
i ostance:
'y sscuretion ‘s "Rat < a “sistyvue wiser ~% “ne IcRs TA
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chjec% in the sty, “nis was between 2150 hours and 22350 hemrs,
viewed the object which appeared to me as a lumincns slowing onjeet vith
no partienlar size, aiane, of form, The objec} seemed to co traveling
ih @ general southwest direction, [ could not aprproximete the distance
of She object, cut ontirmated shat it was 5,000 to 6,000 Toe% tn altitude,
he object cas moving up end down in its flicht, and it did not resemois
iny known type of aircraft, i ieard no sourd, nor did i ietest any sdor
in conmestion with this object."
m O4 -meuaet 1948 2% 209 hours, wena ewe ped eee
Weeeediag.WTantA, Geoevia, was interviewed by Cpecial nvestizator
orris, at his vesidenes, The informant stated in substances
"“y occupation is shat of nisht editor for the lurunta Jhronicia,
I “aa working ina 7st caragity on 26th July 1943, i starved reesiving
taiig at aporeximately -050 howrs to the effect thas shers “as a “il of
‘ime in the sky, / sseeived these calla from various sections of the city
od yom seuta varelina, [ locked mt the window in ay office and saw
40a% appeared to be « aluish Licht. Vhe lishs was sighted southwest «rx
vAS wowing in a scurtiweet direstion, bobbing ami weaving in flight. <4
vo net Graveliing in o level vlane but s-emad $0 yo slightly up and dorn,
the gyeed was apormcinntely that of an avernge pansenger alirernft.
ludewad the objeet’s distance fram me to be saprreoximately five niles,
‘here was a wlight trail following the odject chich seamed to burn itgeL?
wit in the course of Plicht. The object iteelf srsaunily Jiasspreared
‘rom sight a4 a norwad airerais sight ao in flignt, The aititude as
ootaximately 3,000 feat. *
VANT'S NOTS: qahe@ille bas neyer sitmessed any tyne of jet sireraft in
“light.
oy» 25 \weust 19483 at [690 hers, Witte ene ter R12 ese 1)
treo, Augusta, Jeorgia, sas interviewed by Srescial igent Yorria in the
ofttes of the Delta Airlines, Daniels Field, Georgia, “he informant
tated in substances
"My seenpeation is Chief of Comeeamication - GAA, Daniel Fieid, ia.
a 26 July 1948, a% 2140 o 2150 hous, while stamiing on my front porch
) A Reseed Street. © sichted an object which apvesred m1t of the south.
3% amd was “raveline (2 2 lorthweet direction. . = “acing “she sor h
>, Re time 1 signtad shis obieat, ‘he size of the objest anveared to <<
ont oneefeonrth the size «ff 2 Sill meen, ([t wes 2 meultdecclored shies?
i vag very “rilident. “y ovinionm is “hat “he ccoject was 4 neteor
caveling in ‘he Lover lavei, “he cbject was “railed oy natural Cragments
isa mmrned shemeelves ort in flicht, “he jistance cr “he onfeet eouls
6 oe oestanliahed, ta cetimated speed 5 cstoween (2,500 and 12,000
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PILLS NOs 333635 (2401)
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Sa 25 august 1948, at 1900 hours, saepleeesbehasemad FOP 2A cobaw
treet, Augusta, weorgia, was tntarvinawed by Srecial Ioveeticetor jioeris
sn the office of the Augusta vhronislise, tho inforwant atated the
Sollowing Ln cubetances
"ly cosupation is that of a printer and | work for the Jucusta
shroniele on the nicht shifts, on 26 July 1948 at 2300 hows, 1 sighted
in objeset% in the nertheast, The object gas senreling from the vyortheast
Lo the southwest, it appsared in the shane of «9 rivhbt anele, The »oint
of tne angle wos the leading sides with the trailing ocdves appears ng in
Lhe sky as apreaxizately me foot in length, The colar vas that af
normal ¢leetria iisht, eveniy distributed, The object was traveling at
1 Gpemd or avreenimately one cundred and Fifty tiles per hour am! the
object maintained a level silane, “here ons no manerversbility oni (he
objeet= caseed direatiy overmead, he altitude eas aporoximataly 3,000
ae o,0cd raet. *
On 27 \ocetiet 1943, 2% 9990 heares , ancien iedemeguiadedeg
Jihbetitrees., .acusta, Georgia, vas interviewed at ber residence by
“pegial imvestigater Yorrig, fhe informant atated the following in
noatanses
"Tam 3 heonsewife ond on 26 Juiz 1748, I vase sitting on my front
ores a® ay reaidenes when | sizhted an object “ She north, Ube objact
was teevweling fran tant to north or in a northwest dixrection, “he onject
‘fa wery Driliisnt. i% arteared as a wed Dall of Sire with a ciuish tint,
(4 wme Tie gise of a titsehen plate sith a tail aprrcoximately six feet in
Length. The tail cas the zane soler with lesser crillfaney than the vod
The chjeet waa Sxaveling extremely fast. I could not make an egtimate of
oe speed, 6 ms traveling in [licht on a straight plane with @ slicht
[2am toward the aarth, The object disapreared from view “ening a group
es Ones and vac moth geen agaiu,. The object resembled a shooting ster
“at eas very trilliant, The chject did not appear to be a tyre of air-
ovafte I sightad this object at 2145 hours on the 26 July 1948."
Oe 27 August 1945, at 1030. hours, ib leriit Mak ee eemanieetnatd
pie swe Northoduaiste, Scorzia, was interviewed at her residence
y Jpeeial Invaatirntor Yorris, “he informant atated the Tolliowing in
uostances
< am a coeesewifa and om [6 July 1943 zy ‘msbant and [ sere in
us one returning Crem the drur store at apvroximately 2130 or 5145 Bours,
ere srossing cho i7th street Grides om cur way home when ve snW an
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—reximate ~alte of "2 ™e eaitSsaeh. he (izat “ae very oricliant ana
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ceaweled ina straight « level olane.”
Tne following is the weataer revors as rarorted by She Jaaiela
“leld Sentner Station for the period of 2130 howrs ‘0 °230 >ouwrs, 26
wiy iMSs
The vigibilicty was 12 miles, There wer bigh seasctered clowis
vith lees than fouretentas soversse, “he temversuire was 32 decrees,
Jn@ deweooint sas O7 degrees ama the wind vas from the southeast at eicht
siles per how, ‘he barcmetria pressure ss— 30,02 Loches of nercuy,
AG 2230 howrs, the veather siots remained substantially ‘She sane sxeert
cas “She wind hed decreased by eight miles cer hour fo lx silas ber
nour, IS waa reverted that no radio sound or licen sniisrent vere
coloasved at this ‘ime by the ‘eather Jtation at -aniels Field,
Attention ia invited to the Pollowine oxnibitw attached:
DAWIBIP I « Artigle Nobing Pield Timea, 9 Aueust 1948, "ALeaT OASY AM
S63 250, OWE AD*
AUTRE Tl - irtiele Auctstea Chroniele, 27 july 1948, UAL F FTRE
SEEM (N THS SATZS GER sUGUSTA*®
4.5TY T1Zd - Article, itlanta Constitmtion, 27 July 1948, “Sie Fu RBALL
SIBIT IV + “eather Seenences 23 july 1943
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“ail of Flame Sighted filer Ailanta
“A mysterious “ball of fire’ trail-| Carroll said the fireball ap-|
‘<a short tail of flame was re-|i\peared out of the northwest and,’
) ted seen in two appearances|!moving ciose to the horizon, trav-)
Ailanta last night. teled more tnan 30 degrees across |
rhe a strange apparition observed ithe sky. He said the light dis-|
ov 15 different persons in. differ. appeared behind the horizon, {
ent sections of the city, was seen{ Close by, at Chamblee, Harold |
shortly before 8 p. m.,, and Shaw said he saw a “green light
2ain at 9:45 Dp. ™m, ac a shert tail.”
And, at the same time, an umj{) “I don’t know how far away
entified flame-like object wasjjit was, nor how large it was, but.
ghted over Augusta by numerous it moved across the sity rapidly,
sidents of the city, including Shaw said. He said also that the,
vemen, ~iilight was absolutely silent. |
In Virginia, two Easterm Air: Five other residents of Cham-|
ne pilots and CAA radio station) Plee, including Shaw's wife, also
‘rators at Lynchburg, Pulaski, reported seeing the light, Mrs. Robs
xd Roanoke reported what they || ieee. Pebring, Mrs. Jeanne Fill,
described as a falling meteor seen \Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Myrtle Renfroe!
. the Southern skies about-9:45} (87d “rs. John Gall ail agreed
ro. last night. Dozens of tel that the “object was “green with |
one calls were received by the} /@ Silver tail. ;
\A and radio and newspapers | And in the downtown section,
cut thevobjeet described as a a ee ee a soning
rivin sourn on 1
rigAt blue Light, .. 7 4 wa a ‘near the business distritt, repor ted |
Meanwhile: observers in At- seeing a “reddish-white ball of fir
inta reported seeing the flying} jabout the size of a cantaloupe with
29 of light” moving across thed (4a tail on it.”
ignt sky on a course near- the f) Mrs. Sellers said the light ap-
‘on. The light mass appar-f fpeared from the west and moved
envy Was: traveling in a Seneral | jacross the sky ata low level. It
-bwould disappear behind a large
st-to-east direction, it was’ te} Byilding, then reappear seconds
‘ted.
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‘avai Air Station, could distiris
(sh any definite form for the
ceived several calls from persons)
asking for information about the |
e ball.” Most of them described
as a_small mass of light with
strange ligh*, The forecasters said, |
however, they were unable to ex-|
41 plain what the light might have
2ut shape. Hei} been. They said they knew of no||
(he Air Station attendant re~ atmospneric condition that would
vorted he saw the aopari j cause such a phenomenon, |
vice:, He said he first saw «it Aiter a dozen persons had called ,
cout 9 p..m., near Stone Mow
cin. The-operator; who as :
vat his mame not be used, said
the Augusta Chronicle to report |}
|
° thought. “it was a falling star |
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seeing the object there—variously
solil it. started — climbing and.
ball of fire and a rocket ship—'|
City Editor John Battle looked out
7 of the window, spotted the obiect |
* ~ gale tie” tish eae: af members of the staff
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igain about 45 minutes later. |
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wawvible,.reported seeing a “big|
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MARY, Kate ouete mary of repet, ee ee eee ee ee — <<" ¢=et se ts we F
Detailed interrogations have been completed of persons ceporting andeter—
wd Tliying oDjects in the vicinity of Mon tanmery, Alateam, <'! anid 26 July 1948, |
Detween the hours of 2170 aod Ces. !
Snalyeis nas Deen marie oF the cowolled statewents ani “se olnmer svallatle ;
evidence of secn iniividmal intersnoemied. ‘Se analysis was oncertea*cen as only one
of 219 reported incicents with a odjective of arviving ‘owerds « ‘efinite pattern
“~ trend in ormter to detersine woether the ob ects reported were of commestic or
em origin, or a catural 5oencsema.
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COMMENTS: Analysis of data under Incident 714) reweala that four separate cases
are involved: ome having occurred on 24 Jaly 1394 amd the otners on be “6b July 1948.
4 crepomierence of fvidence is availadle (o establisn that ‘n almpet all cases an
cnidemtufied object wae sroen within the times stated ami on “be same dates over an
extendet area pursuing « geuerel course South. escriptions as %o tite, saoe, color
ond sovements are fairly consistent.
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In comolismnce with verbal insatoictions from Aa) Generel Cabell, cirector >of
intelligence, 4701, thie Sq procesied to investizate the report concerning “oe elynt |
ing of an unidentified serial cb ject in ‘he vicinity of “ontaqumery, ..s0amm, cocurrime,)
2& July 148 between the hours of 0140 and O25 SOT.
3. AC iCN S23 PLAS
1. On 25 July 1988, Major 2. A. “Llewellyn. Project “SIGH® Officer, Mr. A.
yarvond, econical Assistant to Col Cilnesrnan, ae. A, 6, Loedding, Assistant
Deputy for “echnical Analysis Division, and Cant 7. J. Sroseciose, security officer,
orocesied ‘> Atlanta, Georgia, were they interviewed (spt @=—SeeRe ond (oo
J ondiinibaees, TAL pilots, and obtained their signed statements as to ‘he anomaly ;
observed. Lopies of these ‘statemnte together wito crewings «executed oy te ena
Mhitted are oopenied as bit “A. On 31 July 21908, Maj Liewsllyn personal
interviewed “r ite, the sole sas senger awete during toe cours of R40
“sd Cf4U5 GST, as to what be auw woile a passenger cboanit the DC-3 clloted >y <amie
—eee ‘Le etatement is attached as Drhibit ‘S".
2. “ollowimg the adove interrogations, requests ers i sseminated to Hq JSAP,
Sevai amd commercial airlines by priority teletyoes 2 Sng 19S ~equeeting lata on
aircraft wovements in the general vicinity of Alabama, "Yicrite, Miseissippi, “orgia,
South Carolina, Tenmeesee and Y-rth Carolina. Charts of ‘hese aircraft oovesenta j
are snbmitted ase Exhibit *C*.
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3. in cowpl lance with Hq AMC letter dated 5 July 1944, the Sixch Office of
vecial Lnvestigations (1G) Matrict undertook an investigation pertaining to ™)
aerial shenomtna reportedly seen vy rerious people vitnin the bth OSI Mistrict. a
complete recort of the rerious wightings, peges 1-15 1a sppended bereto as Avbibit
"D*. Darther reporte ami statements as to reliability are also appended.
4, Avter the statements ware rvceived, a comlete asmalysis as to ‘he date ard
tise, gecarmonieml location, and iescriotion of toe object was charted. The complete
Ly assembled imta, i.@., itatement« of witnesses, reiladility stateormmts, airlines
scceaiisees amd the collated iata onart were Zorwaried to ‘he various technical agencies
to affect on eveiustion and interoretation of ‘he tecimological factors tnvol ved.
7" PACTUAL UAPAs
pattern is ~eeerd to the reported sightings.
s. roe this chart i8 is evident that three or possibly Zour seperate
incidents were irvol ved:
‘l) Pat pertaining to sightings by Mewesgne@hides, Gedteng oni wielieleona
(2) “hat of Pelévary, djgpei ont digugililiy
(3) That of dev) *eneeticadipeeten, Gliaair ond PiUte |
(4) That of Gala Simi, . A rs. Sema, Mee MMR) and Mrs. Bee
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Location Chamblee, Ga.
Occupation of obsorvoer Observer, Atlanta Nayal Air Base
iddress of observor Atlanta Naval Air Base, Chamblee, ‘a.
Placo of obsorvation Observa:ion tower
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Distanco of object from obsorvor N/s
Time in sicht u/s
Kititude u/3
Speod B/S = like shooting sta
Direction of flicht S33 turning S and gaining altitude
Tactics Straight &@ level @ gaining altitude
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“Incident #2
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Incident #1
a. Sd ject waa sighted 24 uly Se between C10 ond ASS? from
the ground at Todins Air -orce jase, Macon, ~orxia.
%. ODject sas agein sighted from an altitude of 5,000 Ieat dy
asatpe Maat: wolle oA ying @ ~C-3 some 20 miles spouts u!
omtgcmery, Alabama. “he tiwe of tne sletiang was C4 -aly 4s
at eocroxiaately Cols SSP.
s. Beth *he dg signting oo! thet of RM occeRP leecr ide
the cOlect aa “cigar” or “cylindrical” in scape. aie’
~erceived only *he glow emitted vy it)
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ll oOservers agree that the object wee ‘traveling 1.5 4 genere,
mutnerly ceadimg and toat it was trailed by 4 flame varying
in color smi that it becawed lie a normal crart insofar os
‘isapmearing Irom the line of sight ws concerned.
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DOYS: (it ts a kmown Jact toat ateospoeric conditions sh as
vorylng degrees of bomidity and incidence of lignt oe-
frmetian often influence the coior of ‘he llent odeerved.
sie woold serve to ayplain wy mny observers conflict
ln their descriptions as to coler of ligt iisplayed Sy
‘he object or its trail.
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a. Four witnesses to this sizhting are involved; ‘oree are ‘rained
observers. in no instance wre toere any indications of mdD-
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wore officially made within s period timp that would precluda
any chance of lepressicns Deing gained from ruiic or bewepaper
resorts.
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Thgest. #2 was sdeervei by, MURERPy ied end Kpgeehey at 0250
hoarse 24 July 1928, while sirborne, between Blackstone, Virginia,
end Greensboro, North Carolinas. This sighting is coneidared seve-
rately since the descriptions of speed as “metecric* or “teurific”,
the menner of travel deecribed es an arc or hborifental, and the
fact that it “feted like a metecr* seem to indicate tbat the ob ject
seen was not the ons observed in Incident 1.
Incident #3
This object was odeerved between 2100 and 2300 hours hth July 1948
at Gastine. snd ANGGEE. Georgia, by. cheervers damm Gut)
kb ars. Sxigegr. anem@ha. “his object ms
not though ve @ meteor in tha maneuvered. “se cliow was
descridet 28 varied in color Wt preccsimentiy trillent Siue-ehite
The course was described ss generally “southern”.
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Altacugh the cates seep to indicate ‘nat this sigoting could oot oe
‘ce mame as that tescrided in incicent 1, yet ‘ne major portion of
\7A®@ Sestioansy refers to a “Slice wolte Lignt" Teservationa in ‘he
flrat instance lescribe a “lue <low* ronning te antire Lengts of
tne fuselage. “hen viewed frog ‘se cround it is logical % assum |
that the Dine glow wuld be mostly risidle.
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CSUHY, who is presently to serve 46 consuitant on this peo) ect,
cas adwieed that it is possibdie for ‘ selestial Sody to appear
to travel {n a straignt line and slant downwards. (It is
senagy ons imornvebla, alinougn sercdynamicailiy poesible, for
mae objects to accleve an eiZect of Lift *nreugs the forces
generated Caring their Tiigat through the atmoenhers). .* ia |
i9 further opinion that it is tmpoesible Zor any celeetiai Socy
to Seneuver violently aod make sharp turne. it Ls oxtremely
uilikely for heavenly Dodies to appwer to “ove slowly wien
pessing ‘hrowh the Lower layers of ‘54 staowohere, Wt, froa
naga’ iistances, it {s vossibia to oOserm Tar-iistent sodied
Sor extended periods of ‘ime. Cdjective size is contingent coda
(1) istanee of the bexvenly cody from the earth and (2, ite |
oees, Se ganner @f Jisenpesrance of a setecr is (ike a
lignt euddenly blinking off.
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tah Le rianeiter ssl oe the cours of D445 aod 20D, 26 Auly |
LOM, at “nemblee, iworgia amt Sosusta, Georgia, eecrintion of tata |
‘OL_ect t#eme to indiceate that (* was a meteor. Fire of ‘he ob
servers said that the object was “football smaned"; that lt sopeared
to be a ereen Lignt with a ailvery tail and that it cbeerwed Lerel
flignt. be last observer stated that the soeed was “10,000 to
20,000 spn’ and that "Lt acpeared to be 1/¥ the size of « Mull aon”,
and that “1% ms a multi-colored, brilliant light trailing turning
frvgumnta*. Che terrific speed togetner with the desecriptics of a
walti-colored Lignt trailing corning fragments seess to establish
tats object as a anteor.
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Incident #1. It is obvioms that this object was not a meteor. There has bees no
evidence *o spport any findings of unreliability, nor heve there been omy major in-
accuracies om the pert of the wi tacesas.
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reports.
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| Es frigoat--at. rica, 3, cmyton, wai | 4 -
| ~merently it 16 sot sof iscemetic origin since a ttorcugs chece sf 5 Tlignt
| iadiles, oO. Comourcial ari goversamenial, rewaeled ‘mat in only one .netemce (14
; the remort ed god patos crose. (see cnart inelossi .2 Exridis ads. onde Lage
Peer deceed “ma (08 vient ip a worthwevterly ditecticn of a —7 enroute todins Av
? | save to Clested Field, Pa. its tine of deverture oth Reve nabled it ic ‘sie
1 | Par aed Lareoeh (Oe aporogiomte areas on the 4 Julyl}4 were toa tigations wrs
/ recorted. owever, te Pactors of meed, directica of flignt, seneuvers, cost Wore
m3, ilauts ami otGer factors tule sut tais one -vseseitility,
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Se ~O jects similar in configuration have Yen re wrted ca [oilaws:
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Tooke t-Llge oDjecte cacable of Lomense Co@ed vere seen toring ‘fe seat
iter in bros daylignt in Semnar«, Torway and owelen.
\ wingless alrerstt “isa ocoserved coving at Gigh cneed al -crecnstrwet,
Arnnein, The Jague, iollamd. Tse object was seen internit ently orcoae
‘loads end was -eoorted to Save two leckrs.
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: Yhile the cigar or ‘oroedo shaved “ouy reoresenta an efficient ‘orm tor
fae Lege £ om airplane or “ne sty of 4 guiced smiveile, in celta case wae it >
a crimmry Lift oroducing surface. owever, ©n extension of ‘ne oranmditl (5
Lif tncdicutes * selaewe oF the dimensions resor*ad Ty he lastern 4sirlioee
te SOB sod la toe Montgomery, Alabema, incident could sopoert a cross
‘veignt of anprowimtely 12,000 pounds at an arbitrarily coosen stalling sowed of _3O |
les
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md per our, conservatively estisated. The Prandtl theory probmbly gives very
conservative values of smcimuwe Lift for bodies of this scape. if a litt coefficient
| owlee aa gvseat were used (mech a value bes Deen given by a Jernen sepasiat. irom
namory of wis wind tunnel researches in Germury), a grows weight or 24.000 nomade
: could Se srmrorted at the avmzeed etalling speed.
>. Although the craft signted by @iiashed .ci UMM ws sported to be wild
out wings or fins, it is possible it could have been equirped with axtemsidle vines
Zor ‘ake—oft and Landing, contained within the fuselage. In wach & cAr@ & wing ~—_
of nearly ©) 7set would de cossidle. if an axpact ratio of 5 were used (1 “a fs. oan
eedcayeucis: bhardb.. ak-Ae toes Witte dundee ibenerobatad clave mad Claes wig Sara
™twport 15,000 pounds at a stalling speed of 153 mph. (it is possible nat. toe Mee
2 could alao contrilute lift with this arrenvewsnt, jepemling won the incideme |
of the wing. “hie type of aircraft conld also be vartially amported in the ‘ate-off |
and lamiing somiition by the vertical component of the jet thrust, if ihe landing and |
tame-orl tock place with the fuselage axiz, or the Jet streas direction in a vertical
or nearly vertical gttitade. fhe further possibility that am extensible rotor, con-
cealed within the fuselage, could bave Deen used, wuld provide another method for
lamding ami take-off thet wuld allow wingless flignt at very high speed. och a :
design coold reeult im a relatively lorges duration of flight ami correspomiing rence. |
c. Wailo no stabilizing fins were apparent on the “flying fuselage’ re-
corted vy WHIRGRE embcfides. it is possible that venee within the jet, operated by a
gyroeervo +ystaw could beve provided static stability, longitudinally, directionally
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and laterally. ‘The seoe venss could ala have deen usted for acccmmiishing static
Dalance or trim, as well as control for munsuvering. A equere-tziled Seay of the Sypes
with the center of gravity mfficiently far forward can ieveion, ATpEoxiaate—|
ly & aentral stability and the possibility exists that deYinite siatic accbility ;
sould Se orcednced ty a judicious ase of flow-contre] slots ioesated cfrasurre along
the Suselaee. @ PS _ zoomed
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: ‘, “Se above estinates rewariing welsn' wade pate & SS te atc,
are sot intended to represen: ¢eductions cowering: exact aeture of the torpedo
or clesr-somoed aircraft woich vers signted cy ‘se air ew iels silots, mitted and hile, |
and others, ‘Sey a-e merely statements of posridilities, emich are intended to ow
that scet ao aircraft could scrrort amd contr l iteal? cy serxiynamic seans. -he
eget system of this tyoe of venicle would appear to be a jet or socket engine.
speciZis foel coneumption of enmginas of trois type would be catnoer ign. “his,
wpled with the fact that serodynamée Lift on much a Socy would Se sccomanied Sy
6 trag, placee a serious lizitation on ‘he range of “he aircrart for sony particnu= |
lar cross weliant. If thie tyne of unidentivied serial ob act has extremely Lone TERE
{% is probable thet the method of prowmuision 13 ome weich ‘s far in acvence of ;
presently Moen engines.
POWER SCURCSS:
ia) Ts foreapizng iiscusvtion is precicated upen ‘fe assumption ‘hat power
smarces presently svailaDle woul. cave “5 be used. if an stomic
energy cOwered engine wre uvailadle, a cmll mass Slow at a ‘sree
velocity would accomplish the required Lift and croculeive forces and
he Large energy expenditure would ‘+ of small Laportance.
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appear tO ied poysical dimensions of inordinate size that oresent-}{
ly would preclude the ase of tris power plant for aircraft. “xperi-
wantal work in orogrees to convert ‘ne energy of the atomic pile
te electricity, ~sthner tnhan heat, offer the promise of = sore compact
atomic power plant.
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sources, ‘econical attainments andi existing materials are at ‘2 perait oom
struction of #8 voace shin.
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CONCLUSICHS:
l. “be flying anomaly observed, remains unidentified as to orivin, constructioca
and cowr ccurce.
2. A definite trend of flight seedings bas evolved as gensrally south is bearing.
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: evidence frome sewerate reliadle sources establish existence of this
conf Leuration.
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evitable appearance in the) ie
East yesterday, and it caused) caw >;
so much harmless excitement | "0"
that it’s really a pity the | rt
mystery was so easily solved. | off
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bury Park, N. J.. and a dozen atl |
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others, spotted it in the western
sky about 4:45 A. M.
[It seemed to be a long, silver
cylinder rather than the Hame-
monster reported over
Alabama early Saturday or the
gigantic silver ball sighted over
Yakima, Wash., on Sunday.
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Flying Whatzit.,
Seen by Fliers,
Just Windbags
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planes and went up to get a closer a
look. The Thing was gaining alti
tude so fast itself, however, that e|
they couldn't get nearer than 5, 000!
| Teet,
}_. At that distance, they reported,
it looked like several balloons}
‘| strung together like pearls. Some-
| body even called Mitchel Field, L. J..
| to see if the Air Force there ‘could |
shed any light. It couldn't.
| While the Thing was sailing
‘higher and higher ee moving out
| to sea, speculation over its nature
_ ranged all the way from a new
| Russian secret weapon to a pub-
licity stunt for Saturday’s Interna- |
tional Air Exposition at the New
| York Internation! Airport, Idle-
| wild.
It was not until several hours
Jater that the apparition was finally |.
|identified as an elaborate cosmic
ray balloon sent up by the physics
Resa ado of Princeton Univer-
sity. Confirming the inquisitive
‘fiers? impression, if consisted of 28
+ > *+ eae ~-—" So + tape ~
wigs
s joined by a Jong eable and carrying
a gondola fitted with scientific |
eee and automatic radio
_ transmitter,
Princeton rpokesmen said the:
last signals received indicated the |
j¢ontraption had rone down in the
Atlantic Oce un 160 miles due east!
of Asbury Park a little after noon, | f
after having reached a maximum
altitude of 63,000 feet.
They were somewhat surprised
‘at all the fuss. They’ve been mak- |
Ing these experiments off and on
| tor more than a year and said they
thought everyhody in that vicinity »
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TO; Commanding General, AMC, Wright-Patterson Air Forces Base, Dayton,
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The investigations directed in connection with Projact "Sign" haves
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FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER: es
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Captain, USAF
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