USAF record 28933853 (1949)
28933853
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Incident No. 279 DATE OF INCI 2 April 1949 LOCATION Utah SOURCE Many Civilians DATE IN TO ATIC - PHOTOGRAMM. 0950-1000 COLOR Varied SHAPE Ball of Fire SIZE - AMOUNT 10,000' up H-above COLOR Down LENGTH OF THE OBSERVED - NO. IN GROUP 1 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground MOLO Explosion PHANOMENON - REMARKS: B-29 Bombers were dropping practice bombs during time of reports. [HW: Visual Meteor] [STAMP: Temporary ATIC Form 32D (Jan '52)]
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- Page 1 Incident No. 279 DATE OF INCI 2 April 1949 LOCATION Utah SOURCE Many Civilians DATE IN TO ATIC - PHOTOGRAMM. 0950-1000 COLOR Varied SHAPE Ball of Fire SIZE - AMOUNT 10,000' up H-above COLOR Down…
- Page 2 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION DATE 15 April 1949 REPORT MADE BY Special Agent LEO M. CHRISTIANSON DO #16, HILL AFB, HILL…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED 16D 47-2 DETAILS: (Cont'd) degrees from the southwest. [REDACTED] called his helper's attention to the phenomena and the helper, [REDACTED], put the time of the observation at exactly…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED DETAILS: 1. This investigation is predicated upon request by Captain FELZAM R. BURNETT, District Commander, 16th District OSI (IO), Hill Air Force Base, Hill Field, Utah. Captain…
- Page 5 1SD 47-2 (Cont'd) UNCLASSIFIED DETAILS: (Cont'd) REDACTED definite that he had heard only one explosion. No objects were observed in the air after the explosion. 14. On 6 April 1949, REDACTED, Modern…
- Page 6 1SD 47-2 DETAILS: (Cont'd) UNCLASSIFIED time. He described the object further as being either a very bright reflection or light such as is made by a powerful arc light. [REDACTED] said that he had…
- Page 7 16D 47-2 INCLUSIONS: UNCLASSIFIED FOR CG, OCOMA, HILL AFB Photostatic copies of weather sequences, winds aloft charts, 7 millibar map for the area and time involved, and area map with lines drawn in…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED [ILLEGIBLE] 47-2 DETAILS: (Cont'd) UNCLASSIFIED approximately sixty degrees. The bluish light first observed by [REDACTED] curved into a brilliant white ball of light before it…
- Page 9 UNCLASSIFIED Request for Investigation SD-351 MIAKD-3 7 Apr 49 1. ATTN: Major Farrell 1. It is requested your office initiate an investigation of the "firegall" sighting near Salt Lake City, Utah…
- Page 10 INCIDENT NO. 2790 1. Date of Observation 5 April 1949 Date of Interview 5 April 1949 2. Exact Time (local) 1000 Hours 3. Place of Observation (5 Miles West Corinne) R.F.D. Brigham City, Utah 4.…