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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.
“Chiles”20 pages
- p. 21 …in between. The pilots were Clarence S. Chiles and John B. Whitted. At about 2:45…
- p. 49 …Robins A.F., GA. "Ground" 20 Sec
CHILES - 1st Pilot DC-3 24 July 48 0245…
- p. 54 …craft turns up again.
Capt. C. S. Chiles, Atlanta, and Co-Pilot John Whitted, Hapeville, Ga…
- p. 56 …Charles Shipe Chiles and John B. Whitted. his co-pilot, corroborated each other's report of…
- p. 57 …2:45 A.M., CAPTAIN C. S. CHILES AND FIRST OFFICER JOHN B. WHITTED WERE FLYING…
- p. 59 …LIKE A BLUE FLUORESCENT FACTORY LIGHT... "
"THE EXHAUST WAS A RED-ORANGE FLAME." CHILES SAID IT…
- p. 60 …Clarence Shipe Chiles and his co-pilot, John B. Whitted, told of seeing the fantastic airship…
- p. 61 …Clarence Shipe Chiles and his co-pilot, John R. Whitted are puzzled themselves at what they…
- p. 62 …m. (CST).
"It was in line almost with our flight," Chiles said. "We veered off to…
- p. 63 …the hour the pilots, Capt. C. S. Chiles, and his co-pilot, John B. Whitted, said…
- p. 64 …per hour.
The pilot, Capt. C. S. Chiles and Co-Pilot J. B. Whitted, said they…
- p. 65 …When Chiles and Whitted observed their UFO, its appearance and manner of motion were identical with…
- p. 66 …Instead of accepting the Chiles-Whitted UFO as a meteor, they identified the other two meteors…
- p. 67 …When Captain Chiles and Lieutenant Whitted reported their frightening experience, the Air Force made a prompt…
- p. 68 ## The Chiles-Whitted Sighting
The Chiles-Whitted UFO, sighted on July 24, 1948; is one of…
- p. 69 …Although the craft sighted by Whitted and Chiles was reported to be with out wings or…
- p. 73 …Pilot Chilee was flying on Eastern Airlines DC-3 indicated:
Altitude:
Speed:
Airways:
Compass heading:
Estimated…
- p. 75 …Chiles, Eastern Air Lines Pilot, Is Special Adviser
Although the detailed biography of Captain Chiles was…
- p. 87 The glow reminded Chiles of a blue fluorescent factory light. The exhaust was described as a…
- p. 94 …Copies of these statements together with drawings executed by Chiles and Wittsted one
On 31 July…
ATTN: 110.
21. NO. ___
12:30
Incident /144
DATE: 02 H PDT
THE OF 1891.27 0245
11. 10 Cirar
100' Long - Diam. twice "B-29"
S. (toward Noble)
NO. 1 IN GROUP 1
DAY. 1970 24 July 1948
:00:00
PHYLOGY 2
LOCATION 20 Ml. S of Montgomery, Ala.
SOURCE Airline Pilots
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