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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  3 Jul 49 04/032 | Attsburg, Pennsylvania 386  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Astro (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was described as being 500 ft long and 50 ft high. It had 3 or 4 windows which emitted a very bright light and trailed a cherry-red tail of fire 100 ft long. Traveled at a very great rate of speed.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10-15 seconds |   |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE Not stated |   |
|  8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL…

UNCLASSIFIED
INCIDENT NO. 386

1. Date of Observation 3 July 1949 Date of Interview 6 July 1949
2. Exact Time (local) 2220-2230
3. Place of Observation Pittsburgh, Pa.
4. Position of observer Ground
5. What attracted attention to object
6. Number of objects 1
7. Apparent size Guessed to be 50 feet high, 500 feet long.
8. Color of object
9. Shape
10. Altitude 40-45° (possibly 2 miles)
11. Direction from observer South
12. Distance from observer 5 Miles
13. Direction of flight of object(s) South to North
14. Time in sight
15. Speed Great rate
16. Sound and odor
17. Trail Cherry red tail of fire …

UNCLASSIFIED
Page 2 Incident 386
Name and address of observer: [redacted], Pittsburgh 10, Pa.
Occupation and hobbies:
Comments of Interrogator relative to intelligence and character of observer(s):
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NARRATIVE SUMMARY:
On the evening of July 3, 1949 at about 10:20 - 10:30 P.M. I saw a strange aircraft at about 5 miles distant at about 40-45 degrees angle, would not guess as to height possibly 2 miles.
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Outline appeared very faint, do not know length but would guess as about 500 ft long and about 50 ft high, had 3 or 4 large round windows which emitted a very bright light and trailed a…

Pgh. Pa. July 6, 1949

Technical Intelligence Div.
Air Air Materiel Command. Hq.,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton Ohio.

Dear Sir -

On the evening of July 3, 1949 at about 10:20 1030 P.M. I saw a strange aircraft at about 5 miles distant at about 40-45 degree angle, would not guess as to height possibly 2 miles.

Outline appeared very faint, do not know length but would guess as about 500 ft long and about 50 ft high. had 3 or 4 large round windows which emitted a very bright light and trailed a tail of fire, cherry red, about 100 ft long. Ship was going from South to North at a great…

DRAWING OF STRANGE AIRCRAFT OUTLINE HAZY

WINDOWS, VERY BRIGHT SIDE VIEW, AS SEEN

REDFIRE

horizon then disappeared, about 10-15 seconds. This craft was not a flying saucer but from its speed and shape it is not based on this clay marble which we call Earth.

I have reported this craft to Mr. Draper of the Buhl Planetarium N.S. Bph Pa. and he did not have any reports of this ship.

I got your address in the Saturday Evening post yesterday from installment II of the article on Flying Saucers. this is the first I have read anything about them in a magazine.

I did not get any proof of my sanity…

UNCLASSIFIED
MCIAXS
MCIAXS/GWT/mr

Pgh 10, Pennsylvania

Dear Mr. :

Receipt of your letter dated 6 July 1949 is respectfully acknowledged by this Headquarters.

Your contribution has been made a matter of record and is being incorporated into our study of unidentified aerial objects.

Your action in writing this Headquarters regarding this matter is appreciated.

Yours very truly,

W. R. CLINGERMAN
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Analysis Division
Intelligence Department

UNCLASSIFIED
Inc 386

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Pgh, Pa.
July 6, 1949

Technical Intelligence Division
Air Materiel Command Hq
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sir:

On the evening of July 3, 1949 at about 10:20 - 10:30 P.M. I saw a strange aircraft at about 5 miles distant at about 40-45 degrees angle, would not uges as to height possibly 2 miles.

Outline appeared very faint, do not know length but would guess as about 500 ft long and about 50 ft high, had 3 or 4 large round windows which emitted a very bright light and trailed a tail of ship was going from South to North at a great rate of speed was s…