Birmingham, Ala., September 1950September 1950

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Summary

On September 26, 1950, a cigar-shaped object with a glowing appearance was reported over Birmingham, Alabama. A civilian witness observed the object during a drive-in movie. The object hovered and then moved straight up, disappearing in about three seconds. The sighting lasted approximately 15 minutes. The witness and his wife both saw the object, which resembled a cigar burning on both ends with a soft glow between. An Aubrey County sheriff's deputy who was a licensed pilot and Air Force Reserve member confirmed seeing the object. The deputy stated the object was not an airplane and that whatever it was scared him. The Air Force investigation concluded the sighting was likely an astronomical object, specifically classified as Astro (Star/Planet).

Reported location

Birmingham, Ala., September 1950

Date of incident

September 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

ATIC NO. _____ DATE OF INFO 26 Sept 50 AF NO. _____ LOCATION Birmingham, Ala. UFO/UFI NO. _____ SOURCE Civilian DATE OF O-POINT _____ DATE IN TO ATIC _____ TIME OF SIGHTING Night COLOR Glowing SHAPE Cigar SPEED _____ SIZE _____ ALTITUDE _____ COURSE _____ LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 15 Minutes NO. IN GROUP 1 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Drive-in movie SOUND _____ MANEUVERS Hovered then went straight up and disappeared in about 3 sec. PHYSICAL SKETCHES _____ Secondary ATIC Form 329 (6 Jan 52) ASTRO (STAR/PLANET) [stamped: WRIGHT-PATTERSON]