23 February 1952
(Project Blue Book , U.S. Air Force, Washington , D.C.
Source: NICAP.org
The whole document (not written in U.S. Department of Defense document
format):
“TO: DCS/Intelligence
Headquarters Tactical Air
Command
Captain George P. Arns, Hq 47th
Bomb Wing, and I were flying a
T-11 aircraft, number 41-27496
from Cleveland ,
Ohio
Air Force Base, Virginia
was sighted nearPittsburgh ,
Pennsylvania
was sighted near
A cold front cloud buildup had been encountered southeast of Pittsburgh
As we approached Pittsburgh 5,000 feet , a brilliant
lighted object was seen high to the right (1 o’clock high), flying a reciprocal
course (approx South) to ours. This sighting occurred between 0300 and 0315
EST. At first we thought an aircraft was on fire because of the brilliance and
comet-like appearance and yellow to orange flame coloration of the object.
However, as the object approached a 3 o’clock high position, regular, one to
two pulsations of the [flame] was noted, which continued
until the object passed out of sight. Both of us thought it was a jet because
of the speed, however, neither of us have ever seen a pulsating flame emitted
from a jet at night. The sighting reminded me of buzz-bombs that I had seen
many times in Belgium 15,000
feet high (estimate).
The sky was clear and well illuminated by a bright
moon above the clouds, affording continuous unobstructed observation of the
object for approximately one minute prior to disappearing from sight.
We landed at Pittsburgh
Captain [Arns] is not available to sign this statement
because he is presently on leave.
RICHARD J. GEDEON
Major, USAF
Doctrine Directorate”
Project Blue Book listed the case as “Unknown.”
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