PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6792877

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONMorgantown West Virginia

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2 'OCATION
March 49 16/02002 Morgantown, ..st Virginia
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
Astro (METEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 or 3 seconds Chserver sighted a round, flat object resembling the cover
of a garbage can. The object was going in a straight path
5. . TYPE OF OBSERVATION A very high rate of speed. It was yellow in color going
the Sw. The object sounded like a sky rocket. It left
Ground-Visual a yellow, tapering trail.
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surface on a horizontal plane There were
stars and moor ernible.
2 Mr. March 1949 at
hours he was agair making his usual weather observations when he
sighted same vicinity and from the horizon as the one
previously 19/.9 This objec et was shaped like a flattened
funnel, with eddish gold nd appeared to be about 5 feet across at altitude.
as golf further
stated that
portation p practicall
about stronomy and i tisfied that neither of the objects were an astronomical W
phenomenon stated that because he feared he might be ridiculed he did not
report swire.
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PROJECT I0073 RECORD
DATE - TIME GROUP 2. AQCATION
28 Yorch 49 29/62004 Morgantown, Hest Virginia
3. : SOURCL 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (IETEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
A fow sooonds Obgerver sighted a flattened funnel-shaged objoot. A sound
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION was heard and the object left a persistent dark red trail.
Thn oliject maintained a straight and level flight. Coserver
Ground-Visual bas reported several similar sightings prior to this one
7. COURSE
Not feported
3. PHOTOS
a Yos

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