PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9614522

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONGreater Pittsburgh Airport Pittsburgh Penna

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sightings were all in the US and occurred curing March 1950.
AFFROVED:
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JOSETH G. MAHAR
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Intelligence
Divisioh
at a point be tofiven ilee RNE of Greater Pittsburgh Airport
was first sighted at an :altitudo betneen-2;oco:and 2,500 feet and wes observed until
it. went out of aight. at 20,ooo feet. :It was, observed for a period of approxirately
five mirutee. The objeot aopeared to hover andt then began climbing out of sight.
to. the-east at an approximate speed of 50 to 60~mph.
The objeets Ated to bs about: 5.coo feot per
mimute.It emitted n was given oif by the object but it. had.
what seemed to Be-arr exhaus in the:center of the disc.  Ths object appeared
to be shaped like a carach feet. in diameter. It was:flat on the
bottom but eireular in sh
Heather at-thd timeof
sighting Lear vith.l0:a ibility
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