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Project Blue Book case file, Chiles-Whitted (PDF)

The Black Vault · 162 pages · text by OCR

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.

  • p. 21 …from which bright lights glowed," and a "50-foot trail or orange-red flane" shot out…
  • p. 31 …The orange-red flame is particularly suggestive. It is pertinent also, that the only passenger awake…
  • p. 46 …2 “A Steak of Light” Bright Flame at Yellow Cherry Red Edges None Straight Up Up…
  • p. 48 …Light Not Stated 1 Not Stated South West Not Stated Not Stated Not Stated Red Light…
  • p. 51 …The glow reminded of a blue fluorescent factory light. The exhaust was described as a red…
  • p. 52 …SUDDENLY, A ROCKET-SHAPED OBJECT, BRILLIANTLY LIGHTED, CAME RACING ALONG THE AIRWAY. - *IT FLASHED TOWARD US…
  • p. 53 …An unusually bright light. 4. A red and blue flame that burst in mid-air. 5…
  • p. 55 …They said the strange ship, shooting red flames and with a blue glow underneath the fuselage…
  • p. 56 …red flame shot out its rear end. "A luminous glow, like a giant flourescent light, ran…
  • p. 59 …LIKE A BLUE FLUORESCENT FACTORY LIGHT... " "THE EXHAUST WAS A RED-ORANGE FLAME." CHILES SAID IT…
  • p. 60 …foot red flame shot out its end. A luminous glow like a giant fluorescent light can…
  • p. 62 …July 24. (AP) A strange wingless plane shooting red flame "like a Buck Rogers rocket ship…
  • p. 64 # Pilots Report Flaming, Wingless Rocket Ship ATLANTA, July 24.—(AP)—A strange wingless plane shooting red…
  • p. 68 …fluorescent factory light shone at the bottom along the entire length, and red-orange flames shot…
  • p. 73 …The glow reminded of a blue fluorescent factory light. The exhaust was described as a red…
  • p. 81 …The strange object had a stream of red fire coming from its tail. I assumed that…
  • p. 87 …a blue fluorescent factory light. The exhaust was described as a red-orange flame, the lighter…
  • p. 96 …a blue fluorescent factory light. The exhaust was described as a red-orange flame, the lighter…
  • p. 105 …The color was bright flame - he thought it was probably a light cherry red - although the…
  • p. 119 …red flame extended 50 to 75 feet to rear of object. Effect on clouds None. Lights…
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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