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10073 SECOND CASE Incident #160

DATE OF INFO 4 July 1948

ATTN NO. ---
ATTN NO. ---
PERIOD NO. ---
DATE OF REPORT ---
TIME OF SIGHTING 2315
SHAPE Looked like a star
STEP Of a star
COURSE ---
NO. IN GROUP 1
SOUND ---
PHOTOS --- SKETCHES 1 vague
Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

LOCATION Gravesburg, Pa.
SOURCE Male Civilian
DATE IN TO ATIC ---
COLON Same as star
Nevering when moving
SPEEDING, undetermined
ALTITUDE --- M
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 20 Sec. plus
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MANFURERS Moved across sky stopping
and starting three times

JAA

UNCLASSIFIED

Incident #160 -- Dravosburg, Pennsylvania -- 4 July 1948

There is no astronomical explanation for this incident.

The date of occurrence, July 4, suggests that the object seen might have been a part of some celebration -- for instance, a lighted balloon, or even a "county fair" type of balloon.

Or there may be a much simpler explanation for the incident: the observer was very close to the Allegheny County airport. Does the airport have record of either pilot balloon or small aircraft in the air at the time of the sighting? Since when the object seemed to stop it also changed di…

On 4 July 48 at approx. 11:15 P. M., OST, witness and his wife thought they saw a star moving. There was a light in the sky the same color and size of a star which was moving. ~~[illegible]~~. Then they thought it was a plane but it made no noise. The object moved across the sky, then changed its course a bit and went straight and stopped again for about 5 seconds, changed its course a bit and went straight for awhile and stopped again this time for at least 15 seconds, then it went across the sky a little ways and disappeared completely. When the object stopped in the sky, it resembled a star…

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident #160

1. Date 4 July 48
2. Time 11:15 P. M.
3. Location Dravasburg, Pa.
4. Name of observer
5. Occupation of observer N/S
6. Address of observer Box Dravasburg, Pa.
7. Place of observation Dravasburg, Pa.
8. Number of objects 1
9. Distance of object from observer N/S
10. Time in sight 20 seconds +
11. Altitude N/S
12. Speed Hovering - then moving on at undetermined speed
13. Direction of flight N/S
14. Tactics moved across sky, stopping three times and resuming movement
15. Sound No noise
16. Size of a star
17. Color same as a star
18. Shape l…

9 AUG 1948
AFOIR-CO-5 (L-8-31)
SUBJECT: Project "SIGN"

TO: Commanding General
Air Material Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright Field, Ohio
ATTN: MCI

1. Attached civilian communication is forwarded as a matter pertaining to your Command.

2. This letter has been acknowledged by the Adjutant General, Department of the Army, but not by this Headquarters. It is assumed that your Command will make proper acknowledgment.

BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF:

1 incl
Ltr fr J. Jamnicky
dtd 9 July 1948 w/2 Incls.

ROBERT TAYLOR 3rd
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Collection Branch
Air Intelligence Requ…

MCIAXO-3 MCIAXO-3/HWS/aw
23 August 1948

Mr.
Box 227
Dravasburg, Pa.

Dear Mr.

Your letter of 7 July 1948 concerning a strange aerial object has been forwarded to this Command.

The Air Force is interested in all reports on flights of unidentified aircraft and your action in reporting to the proper authorities is appreciated.

Your report is being evaluated at the present time and it may be determined that further contact with you is desirable.

It will be greatly appreciated if future correspondence in this matter is addressed to this Headquarters, attention: MCIAXO-3.

Sincerely yours,

JAM…

PISAPPED RED HORE
SHIPPED MORE
11300
SHIPPED MORE
12800
WENT TO THIS WAY
OBJECT STARTED BACK HORE SOME PLACE
ALLEGHENY CO. AIRPORT OF PITTSBURGH PA.
OUR HOUSE

7/9/48

U.S. War Dept.
Washington D.C.

To whom it may concern:

Dear Sirs:

On the fourth of July (July 4, 1948) my wife and I were sitting on a bench on our lawn and we were watching the stars, planes, etc. At 11:15 P.M., O.S.T. we saw something very strange.

We thought we saw a star moving. There was a light in the sky the same color and size of a star and it was moving. We decided it was a plane but it made no noise. We soon changed our minds because this "thing" moved across the sky then changed its course a bit and went straight and stopped again for about 5 seconds, changed its course …