28929453.pdf

4-8/5748

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UNCLASSIFIED
Incident 4-5/0748

|  FROM: | 4 July 47  |
| --- | --- |
|  TO: | WEST TRENTON, N.J.  |
|  DATE: | female civilian  |
|  REF IN RELATIC |   |
|  CLASS: | luminous  |
|  SITN: | fast  |
|  ATTITUDE: | hush  |
|  DATE OF THE OPERATION |   |
|  DATE OF DEPARTURE |   |
|  REMARKS |   |

UNCLASSIFIED
(Telephone)

UNCLASSIFIED

Incident #25 -- West Trenton, New Jersey -- 4 July 1947

The object sighted here could easily have been a bright meteor, but in view of the date of the observation, it seems even more likely that the young lady saw part of a late Fourth of July celebration -- a rocket from some amusement park, perhaps.

CONFIDENTIAL - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Name & July 1947 	1 incident # 26
2. Time 11:45 p.m.
3. Location East over West Trenton, New Jersey
4. Name of observer Miss
5. Occupation of observer Not stated
6. Address of observer 814J Western Electric, Trenton, New Jersey
7. Times of observation Southbound platform of the West Trenton station of the Bowding railroad
8. Number of objects 1
9. Distance of object from observer Not Stated
10. Time in sight Not Stated
11. Altitude High
12. Speed Fast
13. Direction of flight East over West Trenton
14. Tactics Not stated
15. Sound Not stated
16…

I wish to report having been a "flying woman" on July 4, 1943, traveling
back over West Trenton at 11:45 p.m. It was "flying" high and fast, was
self-brainous with no tail on helm. The moonlight was bright at the time
and I was standing on the southwest platform of the West Trenton station
of the Reading railroad.

8/Ltr from AMC
dtd 5 Jan 1949
Subj: Project
"SIGN"

AWS DSS 1st Ind 24 Jan 1949

HEADQUARTERS, AIR WEATHER SERVICE Andrews Air Force Base, Washington 25, D. C.

TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXO

Investigations by this headquarters reveal that a synoptic weather balloon could have been at the location where sightings were reported in the following incidents. In compiling this list consideration was given to the wind direction and speed at the surface and aloft at the scheduled time of balloon release, and the location of th…

HEADQUARTERS
AIR MATERIEL COMMAND
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

MCIAXO-3/HW3/rm
Jan 5 1949

MCIAXO

SUBJECT: Project "SIGN"

TO: Chief, Air Weather Service,
Andrews Air Force Base,
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: DSS

1. Project "SIGN" is responsible for the collection, investigation and interpretation of data relative to sighting of unidentified flying objects. Attached Incident Summaries 1 thru 172 from the files of Project "SIGN" are forwarded for study and recommendations as to which of the incidents may be eliminated as balloons released on routine synoptic ascents by the Air W…

Hq AMC, Chief, Air Weather Service, Washington 25, D. C.
Subj: Project "SIGN"

4. The form used in interrogating witnesses to sightings is inclosed as a matter of interest. Comment as to possible improvement of the "Essential Elements of Information" in regard to routine synoptic balloon flights is invited.

5. It is requested that correspondence be forwarded to the Commanding General, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, attention MCIAXO-3.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

2 Incls:
Summaries 1-172 incl
"EEI"

/s/ W. R. Clingerman, Col, USAF
for H. M. McCoy
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Intelligence Dept

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