PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9670575

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONChapel Hill N C

FRAMES7

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ATC 1O. ae o DASO 1O July 1243
AF 1O... 10cvrioNChanel H1ll,M. G.
O 1O SutlnyE Uuiv._of_K.Ga, Math Ingtructor
DVER OF YPONT DATH III TO ATIC c 2
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THEOFTLMTG 2114 and 2115 COLOL
1 EitndEAr
Cigar - U- SPIED High Mertntron
SAMM Pstit
Approx, sane as a/c ALTITUOK Extreme Aaral
SICE HRR
COURSP LIE

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raferred oould
have been ion can be nade.
It seems more probeblo that aotual aircraft ware heurd.
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11. Altitude Extreme
12. Speod Hih
13. Diroction of flight East Northeast
140 Tactics x/S
15. Sound Jet
16. Sizo n/S

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ASC-251-D 115-10-431
MCIAXO/RAL/amb
A. G. P. TELETYPE MESSAGE
PRIORITY
ROUTINE x AIR SERVICE CO MMAND TELETYPE NETWORK
MULTIPLE ADDRESS
UNCLASSU
FROM: AMC DATE: 9 Jul 48
W. R. CLINCERMAN
+ Colonel, USAF
Director of Intelligence Actg Chief or Intelligence
TO: General Staff, USA
NAME, RANK AND TITLE OF AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
Washington 25, D. C.
CLASS: RESTRICTED
TELETYPS NO MCIA-7-1
THE FOLLOWING G INFORMATION NAS RECEIVED FROM HQ, THIRD ARMY, PT MOPHERSON, GA-
CH 8 JULY 1948: "THEEE UNCONVENTIONAL AIECRAFT PASSED OVER CHAPEL HIL NC
BETWEEN 2114 AND 2115 CMA SEVEN JULY CMA AT AN EXTREMB ALTITUDB AND AT A HIGH
RAME OF SPEED CMA BEARING EAST NORTH LAST PD CRAFT HERE NOT SICETED BY OBSERVERS
CMA EXFAUST TRAIL NOT VISIBLE CMA CEARACTSRISTIC JET SOUND CMA WEATHER CLEAR FD
HITNESSES CLN JMGR MAMS LT US NAVEL ESERVE CHAFEL HILL CMA MATEEMAPICS
RESERVE CMA BOX ISS CHAPEL HILL AD NO OTEER INFORMATION AVAILABLE PD EVALUAHION
FO FD". SIMILAR ER DATE. SIGNED,
UNCLAS
2
C.G.ORC.O. CONTROL OPFICE MAINTEMANCE PGT SUPPLY BUOGET FIRCAL 3 OTHERS
COORD ATION

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CMA AT AN AXTRMXE
ALTITUDE AND AT A HIOH RATB OP SPRED ) CMA BEARING BAST
NORTH EAST PD CRAFT RE (?) 3Y OBS6RV3aS CMA
TRAIL NOT VISIBLE JAT SOOMO THATHER
CLHAR PD..."
3 It in requesto that you this Headquarters with a
si med statement the above sirhting. This information
shouls be direeted to the attention of MClaxo-3, as indieated in the
2 UNCLACS
/97

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Wright-Patterson se
Dayton, Onio
Fron
Math Dont UNc - Chegel 1LL N. C.
Sueject: Sighting Unconventional Aircraft on 7 July 48
2.
Capt HerveyWTel, K.Us.
Respectfu lly wub i ted
Lt, UGNR
2C137

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126, 131, 138, 156, 161, 163,
198. 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,.
200, 201, 222 235, 237, 239,
2. Rookets, flares or falling bodies:
456 14, 15,
170, 211, 218.
168, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134