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Project Blue Book documents on the Killian case, compiled by Dan Wilson
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This NICAP compilation by Dan Wilson gathers Project Blue Book records on the sighting of 24 February 1959, when American Airlines Flight 139, flying from Newark to Detroit, and two United Airlines crews saw three lights over Pennsylvania and Ohio. It includes the record card, pilot statements, Air Force letters and correspondence with an Akron UFO committee. The Air Force concluded that the lights came from three B-47s refueling from KC-97 tankers. Book excerpts disputing Captain Killian's later claims are also included.
“at night”27 pages
- p. 3 …B-47s in the area at the time on a night refueling mission .
on 9 March…
- p. 16 …on a night refueling operation. The tanker has several groups of lights which at a distance…
- p. 19 …B-47s in the area at the time on a night refueling mission. The tower operators…
- p. 20 …Never having witnessed refueling operation at night, I am not aware of the lighting of the…
- p. 26 …The 2253d Air Base Group at Greater Pittsburgh Airport was requested to investigate. The tower operators…
- p. 28 …at Pittsburgh Airport, observed three lights in the night sky. The 2253d Air Base Group at…
- p. 31 …NIGHT REFUELING OPERATION. DURING REFUELING OPERATION, THE B-47 AND KC-97 ARE FLYING AT APPROX…
- p. 33 …Never having witnessed refueling operations at night, I am not aware of the lighting of the…
- p. 35 …know what they look like in operation at night. And that's not what I saw."
- p. 36 …he had never seen jet refuelling operations at night and that the UFCs saw on February…
- p. 37 …on the night refueling operation. The 702nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Claysburg, Pennsylvania confirmed…
- p. 38 …S, 41, MANUFACTURING MANAGER OF CURTIS WRIGHT DIVISION AT UTICA, SAID HE AND THE OTHER PASSENGERS…
- p. 39 …Puscas is general manufacturing manager of Curtis Wright Division at Utica.
- p. 45 …field at night. It would be impossible for you to know, just looking at the light…
- p. 50 …the clear night toward Detroit. American Airlines Flight 139, had left Newark at 7 p.m…
- p. 52 …on a night refueling operation. The tanker has several groups of lights which, at a distance…
- p. 53 …know what they look like in operation at night. And that's not what I saw…
- p. 55 …and more Americans are looking up, especially at night, as a result, they are seeing more…
- p. 57 …All have been interrogated by the Air Force and most expressed disgust and frustration at Air…
- p. 62 …Never having witnessed refueling operation at night. I am not aware of the lighting of the…
- p. 63 …of a night refueling operation. The tanker has several groups of lights which at a distance…
- p. 72 …The color of the meteor at first appeared as orange, changing to blue, green and white…
- p. 73 …Dayton that same night had seen Orion through the broken
clouds at 8.500 feet and…
- p. 74 …On the night of theighting, February 25, 1959, I received a telephone call at 9:25…
- p. 76 …on a night refueling operation. The tanker has several groups of lights which at a distance…
- p. 80 …operation at night. (Original statement to American Airlines: "Never having witnessed refueling operations at night, I…
- p. 82 …Never having witnessed refueling operations at night, I am not aware of the lighting of the…
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 Feb 59 Pennsylvania & Ohio □ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft Refueling Opr
□ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
□ Was Astronomical
□ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
□ Other
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local □ Ground-Visual □ Ground-Radar
GMT 25/0045Z □ Air-Visual □ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
□ Yes
□ No Civil Airlines □ Other
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Capt American Airlines pilot, Two United Airlines Pilots, Control tower operators at Pittsburg airport, and ground observers near Akron, Ohio. Capt on UAL flight near Youngstown, Ohio also witness the refueling. 11. COMMENTS
Verified as refueling operation.
3 B-47's being refueled by EC-97.
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