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United States1948-07-24civilian claim

Chiles-Whitted Encounter

On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines captains Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported that a wingless, cigar-shaped craft roughly 100 feet long passed within 700 feet of their DC-3 near Montgomery, Alabama, at 5,000 feet altitude, with an exhaust flame visible from the rear, a sighting that convinced Project Sign analysts UFOs were interplanetary.

On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines captains Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported that a wingless, cigar-shaped craft roughly 100 feet long passed within 700 feet of their DC-3 near Montgomery, Alabama, at 5,000 feet altitude, with an exhaust flame visible from the rear, a sighting that convinced Project Sign analysts UFOs were interplanetary.

Brief

On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines captains Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported that a wingless, cigar-shaped craft roughly 100 feet long passed within 700 feet of their DC-3 near Montgomery, Alabama, at 5,000 feet altitude, with an exhaust flame visible from the rear, a sighting that convinced Project Sign analysts UFOs were interplanetary. Both pilots had thousands of flight hours and submitted independent, consistent reports to the Air Force. Project Sign's 'Estimate of the Situation,' drafted partly in response to this case, concluded the objects were extraterrestrial, a conclusion Air Force Chief of Staff Vandenberg rejected and ordered destroyed.

Metadata

Date
1948-07-24
Year
1948
Location
Near Montgomery, Alabama
Region
United States
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Two Pilots Saw a UFO. Why Did the Air Force Destroy the Report?
Source type
article
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines captains Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported that a wingless, cigar-shaped craft roughly 100 feet long passed within 700 feet of their DC-3 near Montgomery, Alabama, at 5,000 feet altitude, with an exhaust flame visible from the rear, a sighting that convinced Project Sign analysts UFOs were interplanetary.
  • Both pilots had thousands of flight hours and submitted independent, consistent reports to the Air Force.
  • Project Sign's 'Estimate of the Situation,' drafted partly in response to this case, concluded the objects were extraterrestrial, a conclusion Air Force Chief of Staff Vandenberg rejected and ordered destroyed.

Most Interesting

  • On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines captains Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported that a wingless, cigar-shaped craft roughly 100 feet long passed within 700 feet of their DC-3 near Montgomery, Alabama, at 5,000 feet altitude, with an exhaust flame visible from the rear, a sighting that convinced Project Sign analysts UFOs were interplanetary.
  • Both pilots had thousands of flight hours and submitted independent, consistent reports to the Air Force.
  • Project Sign's 'Estimate of the Situation,' drafted partly in response to this case, concluded the objects were extraterrestrial, a conclusion Air Force Chief of Staff Vandenberg rejected and ordered destroyed.

Timeline

  1. 1948-07-24 · Encounter

    On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines captains Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported that a wingless, cigar-shaped craft roughly 100 feet long passed within 700 feet of their DC-3 near Montgomery, Alabama, at 5,000 feet altitude, with an exhaust flame visible from the rear, a sighting that convinced Project Sign analysts UFOs were interplanetary.

  2. 2023 · Source record

    Two Pilots Saw a UFO. Why Did the Air Force Destroy the Report? is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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