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MAXW-PBB7-1038
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NARA-Maxwell
Page 1038 of 1713
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Maxwell Blue Book 7
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.\ . \ . *. \ ,..- h IV -/ THyRSDAV DECEMBER 29 1B49. Odd Object Puzzles Hamlet Hamlet Dec 28iiJ.A strange ''plane to chase the craft Gibbons, a uniden''.ified aircraft resembling a .balloon or a bkmp. was reported ;flyinc "erratically" o\rr Hamlet to- |day. apparently out of control. Several residents, including two pilots, gave various reports of the former Air Force pilot, said he saw the craft only once from the air and lhal is" definitely was not "saucer j shaped.7 He 5; but pilots, gave various reports of th 1 craft as ''-heading straight down and|Pparcd d he rwas unable to overtake hat from a distance n ap- o be a large metal ball vyiih- jleveling off. and "''turning.. ! One observer said he trta e&" ''oul an> e*1*3'' fittings such a* tft he 1 are ordinarily carried by free bal- saw something resembling a man''lons Although observers said the drop from :he craft and one pilot ''craft did not seem to have much who I chased it in an ajrplane, said spaed from the ground. Gibbons re- it appeared to be from 29 to SO feei;porltd it quickly disappeared in the ,r yi,mftn- sun when he drew near. ,. , ti was''first reported'' flying west The newsman said he lasTHJW rf] ftver town, at about 4:45 p.m. by Dr. about 12 miles southwest of here. W. D. Jtfmes of Hamlet and Fire I The weather sta''.icm dl Charlotte Chief J. C. Worleyi They reported thejihip to the loc^l airport where said there was some- possibility that'' the object might have beon a radio! former oversbai newls correspondent, jsonde balloon such^as are released Phillip Gibbons, took off -.n a light, Se, r , ;,. > HAMLET ru^-i F i\t u -c-d in by vveainrr *''ai ''-in'' and Fort Braje fa. ti I" '' a m Tnr n.-i 11...-r transmit wea''.nnr d.ii* finm ir.r ^i- mospherp and .idii.iiily n-ir.-i ai high aitiivicic. imf iija-o pa''.^cnir.ins bjtrk 10 earth. Hn-Xe\n ino Mffla- lmr r^faiirtn .-?''d :nr- fart ''nsJL 11 Wsf f^en over Hannet fo laie n|ilu .afiprnnnri ''rndod 10 di-couni Illut url hf lirun hi; familiar'' lhal inr nhle onr And Gibnori> .-H.n mr forcr 5eivire nf with tnosf oallricm.- llrange rrafi did nnt "It was mucn nigsc 1 Hp addrd'' thai ihf f.n" it diri no: change aluiudt for r lonfi pound of tjmp al.-.-> tenrii d i>i rii.pi^i.fc it u''^s c*1 ii V '' T '' H '' I '' Sl |A G, E I S U N C L A S Si I F I E D ^.J .? \. !> ''
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