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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
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|  26 June 49 26/0505Z | Pennsylvania, Ohio  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Astro (FIREBALL)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Dr Olivier, Director, Flower Observatory and Dri Purves, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects observed object and classified it as a fireball.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  3 - 3 1/2 Seconds | Observer noticed an exceptionally large meteor. The object appeared as a blue-green "moon" and was estimated between 1/2 …

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|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | FILE NO. 24-28 | DATE 22 NOV 1949  |
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|  TITLE UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S) (Aerial Phenomena) | REPORT MADE BY L. SWENNICKER | REPORT MADE AT DO #3, 1612 S Cameron St, Harrisburg, Pa.  |
|   | PERIOD 13,14 Sep; 21,22,24 Oct 49 | OFFICE OF ORIGIN DO #17, Kirtland AFB, N.M.  |
|   | STATUS RUC |   |
|  CHARACTER SPECIAL INQUIRY |  |   |
|  REFERENCE Lr, DO #17, Kirtland AFB, N.M., File 17DO 24-8, dtd 18 August 1949 |  |   |

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1. This investigation was predicated upon receipt of letter from District Commander, DO #17, Kirtland AFB, dated 18 August 1949, subject: UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S) (Aerial Phenomena), requesting pertinent information in reference to the attached copy of letter from "A. S. H. A. S. S.", then Vice President, Pennsylvania Company, Phila, to Dr. LINCOLN LaFAZ. University of Mexico, dated 8 August 1949, in reference to aerial phenomena sighted 26 June 1949 at Media, Pa.

AT PHILADELPHIA, PA.

2. On 14 September 1949 Mr. [redacted] was a quartermaster, Curtis Publishing C…

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of 26 October 1949, he stated that he and his wife were present with Mr. and Mrs. at their home in Media, Pa., sitting outdoors when the fireball appeared. Although not familiar with astronomical phenomena, unhesitantly classified the object as a fireball. It was seen for approximately four (4) to five (5) seconds and appeared to be, in size, about equal to a full moon seen at the Zenith and not at the horizon. It was very bright being slightly green in color; moving very fast; appearing to follow a curved course; giving off smaller pieces of light in the same manner a…

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4. True copy of letter from [redacted] to DR. I. M. LEVITT, Franklin Institute, Phila, Pa., dated 27 June 1949.

FOR CG, AMC, W/P AFB, DAYTON, OHIO, ATTN: MCIAXC-3

1. Statement of [redacted], dated 21 October 1949, at Philadelphia, Pa.
2. True copy of letter from [redacted] to DR. I. M. LEVITT, Franklin Institute, Phila, Pa., dated 27 June 1949.
3. True copy of letter from [redacted] to DR. I. M. LEVITT, Franklin Institute, Phila, Pa., undated.
4. True copy of letter from [redacted] to DR. I. M. LEVITT, Franklin Institute, Phila, Pa., dated 27 June 1949.

FOR DO #5, W…

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

October 21, 1949

I, [redacted] William Nova, Pennsylvania, prior to making the [redacted] document contained in the following paragraphs, have been advised by [redacted] L. ZECHWEISTER, who has identified himself to me as a Special Agent. Office of Special Investigations, USAF, that I do not have to make any statement and that any statement I may make may be used against me in a court of law. I have also been informed of my right to have an attorney. With such understanding, I make the following statement of my own free will and accord, and in no…

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Its path was entirely regular, with no change of course or speed. There was no variation in the amount of light or any "blinking". No rotation could have been observed as no features of the disc were visible.

Mr. [redacted] thought he saw it leave behind some red sparks, but neither Mrs. Purves or I saw these.

My friend, Mrs. [redacted] and some guests, from their lawn at Conshohocken, ten miles north of Media, at about the same time of the night, saw what was undoubtedly the same object, traveling, they think, from northwest to southeast. They at first thought it was a rocket …

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3503 Race Street
Phila 4, Pa.
June 27, 1949

Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Sir:

I am sending you my observation of what appeared to be a meteor of a very bright intensity which I observed while sitting in my back yard on Sat. night. The time was approximately midnight. The duration of visibility for me was very short, probably no more than 2 to 3 seconds as it disappeared from view behind a house to the west of me. The color was a bright blue and the intensity was enough to light up the area around us as if a Fourth of July Rocket had gone off several hundred feet in the air…