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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.
“object followed”16 pages
- p. 2 …A United Airlines pilot , Captain was also reported to have seen the objects . A call was…
- p. 14 …Unidentified Flying Objects Reports.
20: Commander
Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base…
- p. 18 …followed for many miles across northern Ohio and finally to Detroit by three unidentified flying objects…
- p. 19 …Unidentified Flying Objects
TO: Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio…
- p. 23 20
Unidentified Flying Object Sighting
1. The following information is furnished in reply to your message…
- p. 35 …The plane was followed for 35 or 40 minutes by these objects, which were observed not…
- p. 38 …MICHIGAN TODAY FOLLOWED ON THE HEELS OF SIGHTINGS OF THREE UNIDENTIFIED-FLYING OBJECTS BY AN ENTIRE…
- p. 43 …Unidentified Flying Objects Research Committee wishes to acknowledge and give credit to the following:
Major Donald…
- p. 55 …the objects as "like a saucer slipping across water." A rush of new sightings followed. Within…
- p. 58 …Too many reliable pilots are telling the same story - flat, round objects, able to out-maneuver…
- p. 61 The following letter with its enclosure was received from Major Lawrence J. Tacker, U.S.A…
- p. 71 …No one who has followed this story, along with the Air Force's twisting and turnings…
- p. 74 …Kirsch
The Killian affair concerns theighting of three unidentified flying objects by several commercial airline crews…
- p. 75 …To my knowledge the following are all the reasons that have been suggested to disprove the…
- p. 76 …This coincides with the pilot's report of low speed-and configuration of objects.
Your letter…
- p. 77 …I received the following letter:
## November 9, 1959
## mar Mr. Kirsch:
The radar that we carry…
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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