Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Penna., March 1950March 1950

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Summary

On March 1, 1950, at Greater Pittsburgh Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, military observers reported seeing an unidentified flying object. The object was round, white, and hovered and climbed at an estimated altitude between 2,000 and 20,000 feet over a five-minute period. It moved to the east at a speed of 50 to 60 mph and climbed at an estimated 5,600 feet per minute. The object had what appeared to be an exhaust flame in the center. The Air Force concluded the sighting was consistent with a weather balloon and overestimation of size by the observers.

Reported location

Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Penna., March 1950

Date of incident

March 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 13373 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION
30 March 50 30/221.57 | Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Penna.

3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION
Military | BALLOON.

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Flight consistant with a Weather balloon and overestimation
Object | on size by the observers.

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Five Minutes | Round object 50 ft in diameter, white, at an estimated altitude
 | of 2,000 ft to 2,500 ft climbing to 20,000 ft in 5 minutes.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Hovered and climbed out of sight to the East at a speed of
Ground-Visual | 50-60 mph. Speed of climb estimated at 5,600 ft per minute.
 | Had what appeared to be an exhaust flame in the center.
7. COURSE |
East |

8. PHOTOS |
[checkbox] Yes |
[checkbox] No |

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE |
[checkbox] Yes |
[checkbox] No |

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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