Godman AFB, KY., August 1948August 1948

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Summary

On August 24, 1948, at Godman Air Force Base in Kentucky, AF Personnel observed a circular object with a silver color and slow movement. The object was sighted at 11:30 a.m. to 12:42 p.m. EST and remained at an altitude of 20,000 to 40,000 feet. One witness reported the sighting. The direction was southeast. The Air Force evaluation determined the object was definitely identifiable as Venus by theodolite readings.

Reported location

Godman AFB, KY., August 1948

Date of incident

August 1948

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 3

Original case file scans

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ATIC NO. ___
AF NO. ___
INVESTIGATION NO. ___

DATE OF SIGHTING: 24 Aug 1948
TIME OF SIGHTING: 1130-1242 EST
SHAPE: Circular
SIZE: ___
COLOR: Silver
DURATION: ___
COURSE: Southeast
NO. IN GROUP: 1
VELOCITY: ___
ELEVATION ANGLE: ___
REMARKS: Definitely determined to be Venus by theodolite readings.

DATE OF REPORT: 19 Aug 1948
LOCATION: Godman AFB, KY
SOURCE: AF Personnel
PASS IN TO ATIC: ___
COLOR: Silver
SPEED: Slow
ALTITUDE: 20,000-40,000' [illegible]
LENGTH OF SIGHTING: ___
TYPE OF OBSERVATION: ___
REMARKS: Definitely determined to be Venus by theodolite readings.

(Courtesy ATIC Form 329)
(c Jan 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28931425