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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9615128

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONSavannah Ga

FRAMES5

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paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Bepin text report on AF Form
i12-Part II.)
B etween 0415 and 0500 EST on 28 June 1950 an unidentified aerial object
was observed by and his wife from Chatham City
housine project in Savanrah, Georgia. Object war described as a rcund ball of
colorless light which moved in an erratic manner vertically and horizontally
over an erea NE the city of Sovannah and Chatham Ai Base, Grorrie.
Object was obser for 45 minutes until it dissppeered, c no swiftly to
the NE.
APPROVED Y:
Inels:
JAMES B. KNAPP
Colonel, USAF
Commanding
Jistribut
FUTE: This document contains information affecting the national defense of the
United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, 5C U.S.C. - 31 and 32
as amended. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in n any manner
to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It ray eproduced
in whole or in part, by than United States Air except
by permission ntellip ,USAF.
CATION
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MOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSL OF THE UNITED TATES WITHW THE MF * NING OF THE FRP ONAGE ACT, SO U S. C -
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNIN IO AN UNAUTHOP WLD PEAON IS PHOHICITED BY IAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PAR AGPNILIES, FTM JI PEAV"IUN OF THE. DINECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF .
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20,000 800
25,000 80
30,000 3500 10 .
30,000 (above) 3500 20 (estimated)
2. There is no record of belloons of any type having been released
. by weather detachment at Chatham Air Force Base, or Savennah Municipal
Airport weathes -2 8 June 1950.
3. Neither of the two above rentioned weather offices maintains .
records of ceiling g balloon releases
corded as a "balloon celling."
4. The last recorded balloon vas June 1950
at Chatham Air Force Bese.
FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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