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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 11 Aug 51 | 2. LOCATION | Birmingham, Ala  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2325GST & 0015 CST GMT 10/0525Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilians  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Not Given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Many  |
|  9. COURSE |   | NE to SW  |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Color was orange-red trail. Speed estimated at 800 mph. Shape circular. Size 18 ft - 27 ft diam.  |   |
|  11. COMMENTS |   | Meteo…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States of America | 1 |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Unconventional Aircraft

**FROM (Agency)**
2587th AFRTC Birmingham, Alabama

**DATE OF REPORT**
21 August 1951

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
11-12 August 1951

**EXPLANATION**
Doubtful

**PREPARED BY (Name)**
MFG

**ADDRESS (Current number, deadline, previous report, etc., as applicable)**

**SUMMARY:** (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inc…

Aug. 18, 1951

UNCLASSIFIED

To the Air Force

On Feb. Aug 11, 1951 Mr. and Dorothy Mae Morton & My self was sitting out front in the yard on Fairfield, Fla. When I look up and saw a object shoot across the sky. I don't think much about it till the object can across again but this time Mrs. & Mr. saw it too. it came across three more time and I call the New Paper and they referred me to to call air operation then we saw the object about 16 times between 11:10 PM & 12:05 PM. The object looks like it was 18 to 20 feet in diameter and came up in a comp and had twin epdath. The object …

UNCLASSIFIED
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Alabama
12 August 1951

My name is and I reside at Birmingham, Alabama. On the night of 12 August 1951 at a proximately 010 CST, I observed a beam of light in the western sector of the sky, traveling in an arc from North to South, or North-east to South-west. The light would seem to fade and then recur at intervals of approximately 10 to 15 seconds. The light seemed to be a pale yellow color when observed against the glare of the steel mills in the west.

I first observed the light at approximately 010 CST and estimate that it was visible for approximat…

WEATHER DETACHMENT 26-101.
26th Weather Squadron
Birmingham Municipal Airport
Birmingham, Alabama

13 August 1951

SUBJECT: Weather Conditions at time of reported unidentified "flying objects".

TO: Captain Max V. Gilmer
Operations Officer
2587th AFRTC
Birmingham Municipal Airport,
Alabama

1. At 2300 hours, Central Standard Time, on 11 August 1951 to 0430 hours, Central Standard Time, the local sky condition in Birmingham, Alabama was clear (ie. no clouds), wind was calm and surface visibility was 4-5 miles with ground fog and smoke.

2. Information supplied by Mister W.E. Glenn, Professor of…

AF FORM 112—PART I
approved 1 June 1948

(Classification)
UNCLASSIFIED

|  Country | Report No. 51-34 | (Leave Blank)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |
|  Subject | Report of Information on Unconventional Aircraft  |   |
|  Area Reported On | Birmingham, Ala. | From (Agency)  |
|  Date of Report | 24 Aug 51 | Date of Information  |
|  Prepared by (Officer) | LLOYT S. MORGAN, JR., CHIEF, USAF | Source  |
|  References (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) | NCR 200-1, 24 Aug 51  |   |
|  Summary: (Enter concise summary of report…

AIR FORCE
ORN 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1946
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Base Operations
2587th AFRTC Birmingham, Alabama
REPORT NO. 1
PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES

1. Unconventional Aircraft Report

a. Description: 18 to 20 feet in diameter, circular, building up to conical shape in center, trailing twin exhausts of orange-reddish flame; speed 800 to 1000 miles per hour; made repeated passes over Tennessee Coal, Iron & RR Company, approximately 16 to 18 times, traveling from northeast to southwest with a time interval between passes of 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes.

b.…

AF FORM 112--PART II
APPROVED 5 June 1948
U.S. SECRET
(Class 1 as 2)
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

|  From (Agency) | Report No. | Page 2 of 2 Pages  |
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|  C | 663 |   |
|  C | 3021 |   |
|  F | 3021 |   |
|  Y | 3021 |   |
|  SUBJECT: Report of General Incident |  |   |
|  TO: Commanding General Central Air Defense Force 1209 Main Street Eames City, Missouri |  |   |

1. In accordance with provisions of Air Defense Command Letter 200-1, dated 11 April 1951, the following report i…