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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  19 August 49 20/6000Z | Langley AFB, Virginia  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | INSUFFICIENT DATA  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One | While operating a General Electric Antiaircraft searchlight for publicity purposes an object was picked up in the light beam. The object appeared to change color in the light from a sort of phosphorescent to a bluish color.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Not Reported |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Oriental-Vidual …

DEPARTMENT OF
MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI 21, OHIO
22 August 1949

SUBJECT: Report of unidentified Airborne object:

TO: Commanding General
Ninth Air Force
Langley Air Force Base, Va.

1. On Friday night, 19 August 1949, Sgt. Donald R. Berger, RA 6718406, a member of this organization was operating a standard Army General Electric antiaircraft searchlight on a volunteer basis for a local group who were using the light for publicity purposes. Between the hours of 2000 and 2300 he picked up an object in the light beam in the sky which presented an unusual app…

Brief: B/Ltr from Dept of M. S. & T., Univ of Cincinnati, subject, "Report
of unidentified Airborne object," dated 22 August 1949

9AF 000.92 (22 Aug 49) 1st Ind HP

HEADQUARTERS NINTH AIR FORCE, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 12 SEP 1949

TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Dayton, Ohio, ATTN: MCIAXO-3

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: 1912

John L. Brooks
JOHN L. BROOKS
CAPTAIN, USAF
ASST. ADJ. GENERAL

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