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CASE REFERENCE7008213

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONBirmingham Ala

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. OATE 2. LOCATION f
11 Aug 51 Birmingham, Ala

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon
0 Probebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bolloon
Lees! .2325CST & OOL5 CS §€ Ground-Vi suel 0 Ground-Reder ° Sekaie Rivest
out_.20/0525Z2, Air Vi sual Q Air-Intercept Rader O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS OU & Was Astronomico! Meteors
O Yes © Probebly Astronomicel
% Ne Civilians O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE eS a ee
. 0 Insufficient Dete for Evaluotion
Not Given Many NE to SW O Unknown
he. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ——«wt

Color was orange-red trail. Speed estimated Meteor shower reported at time. Evaluate

- 800 mph. Shape circular. Size 18 ft - 27 ft| as meteors
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Birminghan
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“y nme is ' = and I reside at | Dirwinge
ham, Alabama. On the night of 12 August 1951 at a proximately ofio CST nO
T observed a beam of light in the western sector of *he sky, traveling in
an sro from Nu rth to South, or iortn-sast to South-west. ‘the light would
seem to fade and then recur at inteervale of approximately 10 to 15 seconds,
The light seemed to be a pale yellow color when observed against the glare

of th steel mills in the west, “ (7 794

I first observed the light at approximately 0710 CST and estimate that
it was visible for approximately seven mirutes, I reported my observation

to “ase Ovoerations, 2587th AFRTC at the Birminghem Municiral Airport at
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Sworn to before me, an Officer of the USAF authorized to take ouths, this
13th Day of August 1961 in Uirmingham, Jef erson County Ala ana.

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WEATHER DETACHMENT 26-101.
26th Weather Squedron
Birmingham Municipal Airport
Birmingham, 4labeama

12 “ugust 195)

SUBJECT: ‘eather Conditions at time of reported unidentified "flying objects".

TO: Captain Max Y. Gilmer
Operations Officer
2587th AFRTC
Birmingham “Municipal Airport,
Alabama

1. At 2300 hours, Central Standard Time, on 11] August 1951 to 0430
hours, Central Standard Time, the local sky condition in Birminghan,
Alabama was clear (ie. no clouds), wind was calm and surface wisibilty
was 4-5 mikes with ground fog and smoke.

2. Information supplied by “ister W.E. Glenn, Frofessor of Astronomy,
Birmingham Southern College stated that on the nicht of 11th and 12th August
1951 respectively, a shower of meteorites were visible to the naked eye from
2300 hours, to 0300 hours Central Standard Time, and Mister W.. Glenn further
stated that time time of the year meteorites are very numerous.

3. Miss af ie . » of Birminzham
Southern College also stated that she personally saw three (3) unidentified
flying objects about 2400 hours Central Standard Time, 12 August 1951, and
assumed them to be "shooting stars",

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