28 Deg 45N 89 Deg 45W, June 1950June 1950

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Summary

On June 23, 1950, near Mobile, Alabama, a witness reported an aerial sighting. A light was observed descending in a spiral pattern and fading at 8 p.m. local time. The sighting lasted 15 to 30 minutes. The object was reported at an altitude of 50,000 feet. The Air Force source, a newspaper report from an airlines pilot, noted the observation was aerial in nature. A weatherman stated the flash seen was probably a large meteorite. The official evaluation was ASTRO (Meteor).

Reported location

28 Deg 45N 89 Deg 45W, June 1950

Date of incident

June 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

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ATT'C NO. [illegible]
AP NO. [illegible]
UP-OUT NO. [illegible]
DATE OF ORIGIN [illegible]
TIME OF FILING: 1940 CST
STATE [illegible]
ELEV. [illegible]
OTHER [illegible]
NO. IN GROUP: 1
[illegible]
[illegible]
REMARKS (1)
Preliminary ATIC Form 329
(7 Jan 52)

[Right column:]
DAY/TIME: 1100 23 June 50
LOCATION: 28° 45'N 89°45'W
STATUS: N/c Crew
DATE IN TO ATIC: [illegible]
COLOR: Blueish Trail
[illegible]
ALTITUDE: 50,000 ft
LENGTH OF THE OBSERVED: 15 Min. to 30 Min.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Aerial
REM: Spiral Descent light faded at 20,000'
AST RO(Meteor)

PROJECT 1002 RECORD #10-D
DATE OF INFO: 25 June 1950
ATT'C NO. -.-.-.
AP NO. -.-.-.
UP-OUT NO. -.-.-.
DATE OF ORIGIN -.-.-.
TIME OF FILING: 1960
STATE: -.-.-.
ELEV.: -.-.-.
COURSE: -.-.-.
NO. IN GROUP: -.-.-.
SOURED: -.-.-.
PLACE: -.-.-. DISPATCH
Preliminary ATIC Form 329
(7 Jan 52)

[Right column:]
LOCATION: Mobile, Ala.
SOURCE: Newspaper Rpt (Airlines Pilot)
DATE IN TO ATIC: -.-.-.
COLOR: -.-.-.
SHADE: -.-.-.
ALTITUDE: -.-.-.
LENGTH OF THE OBSERVED: -.-.-.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION: -.-.-.
HANDWRITING: -.-.-.
REMARKS: Weatherman stated flash seen was probably a large meteorite.
ASTRO(Meteor)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28937935