CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Incident # 144
1. Date 24 July 48
2. Time 0245
3. Location 20 miles south of Montgomery, Ala
4. Name of observer Pilot Clarence Shipe Chiles & Co-Pilot John B. Whitted & Mr. McKelvie, (Occupation - N/S)
5. Occupation of observer Pilot and Co-pilot, EAL
6. Address of observer Atlanta Office of EAL
7. Place of observation Air - 20 miles south of Montgomery, Ala
8. Number of objects 1
9. Distance of object from observer s N/S
10. Time in sight 5 to 10 seconds
11. Altitude 5,000 ft
12. Speed 500 to 700 MPH (See Atlanta Constitution of 25 July 48)
13. Direction of flight Southwest toward Mobile and New Orleans
14. Tactics Pulled up sharply with tremendous burst of flame (Atlanta Constitution - 25 July 48)
15. Sound none
16. Size 100 ft long and about twice the diameter of "B-29"
17. Color N/S
18. Shape cigar-shaped
19. Odor detected N/S
20. Apparent construction N/S
21. Exhaust trails red-orange flame blue fluorescent glow running beneath the object
22. Weather conditions Full moon, clear with broken cloud coverage of 4/10 at 6,000 ft
23. Effect on clouds N/S - pulled up into one
24. Sketches or photographs 2
25. Manner of disappearance Disappeared into a cloud
26. Remarks: See attached statements
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