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Project Blue Book case file, Chiles-Whitted (PDF)
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This Project Blue Book case file, released through The Black Vault, collects records on the 24 July 1948 sighting by two Eastern Airlines pilots of a wingless object about 20 miles southwest of Montgomery, Alabama. It contains teletype replies from military bases reporting no aircraft movements, a 1948 Project Sign special investigation report with an interview of a Robins Air Force Base witness, and a December 1948 intelligence report. It also includes newspaper extracts, a Harvard College Observatory letter and Hynek's Project Grudge evaluation index.
“Project Sign”15 pages
- p. 12 …Cassidy
Title
PROJECT "SIGN" Character of Case
Special Investigation
## SYNOPSIS
1. Basis for investigation:
At 1020…
- p. 15 …Project "SIGN" CHARACTER: Special Investigation DATE: 9 Sep 1948 FILE NO: 333.5 (24-1)
DETAILS…
- p. 16 …Project "SIGN" CHARACTER: Special Investigation DATE: 9 Sep 48 FILE NO: 333.5 (24-1)
DETAILS…
- p. 17 …Project "SIGN" CHARACTER:
Special Investigation DATE: 9 Sep 43 FILE NO: 333.5 (24-1)
DETAILS…
- p. 18 …Project "SIGN" CHARACTER: Special Investigation DATE: 9 Sep 48 FILE NO: 333.5 (24-1)
DETAILS…
- p. 25 …AMEIDER
Captain, USAF Project Officer Special Projects Branch Technical Intelligence Division Intelligence Department
APPROVED:
R. CLINGZVAN…
- p. 26 …SUBJECT Intelligence Report - Project "SIGN" DATE COMMENT NO.
TERU: MCIAO 2 Dec 48 1
TO: MCIAT…
- p. 27 …Project "Sign" - Transmittal of Intelligence Report
TO: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Washington 25…
- p. 36 …Llewellyn, Project "SIGN" Officer, Mr. A. Deyermond, Technical Assistant to Col Clingerman, Mr. A. C. Loedding…
- p. 80 …Maj Llewelyn
Reference your radio note of 29 July 1948 regarding Project "SIGN". was relieved from…
- p. 94 …Llswellyn, Project "SIGN" Officer, Mr. A. Deyermond, Technical Assistant to Col Clingerman, Mr. A. C. Loedding…
- p. 98 …USAF
Project Officer
Special Projects Branch
Operations Section
Technical Intelligence Division
Intelligence Department
## APPROVED:
## APPROVED:
Chief…
- p. 110 …Project "SIGN"
Gentlemen:
Any cooperation you may give will be greatly appreciated.
Correspondence should be marked…
- p. 111 …Project "SIGN".
With reference to your letter of August 5, 1948, your office symbol ICIANO-3…
- p. 112 …Project "SIGN", addressed to the Regional Administrator, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Chicago, Illinois.
Enclosed please find copies…
Trip 573 checked Blackstone, Va. at 0219, July 24, 1948 Estimated Raleigh-Durham, N. C. at 0259 Flight Plan VFR Washington to Raleigh-Durham direct. Weather at Blackstone at 0230 D/ 70 D 4GF 112/73/72/ wsw5/967 Greensboro and Raleigh-Durham both had D/ 15 plus.
Shortly after checking Blackstone and as near as we can place the time, approximately 0230, we picked up a trail that appeared to be a jet or rocket trail traveling at a terrific speed.
The object leaving the trail was traveling in a southwesterly direction, and as nearly as we can place the degree of travel, $ 2 3 0^{\circ} $ . Our heading at the time was $ 2 1 5^{\circ} $ .
The trail at no time crossed our flight path. It was on the distant western horizon at approximately 20$ ^{\circ}$ above the horizon. The trail covered an 80$ ^{\circ}$ to 90$ ^{\circ}$ arc laterally. About this file
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