Form: 97BB
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:16:50 +0000 (GMT)
From: daniel wilson <daniejon2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: April 3, 1949. 1 mile SE of Dillon, Montana, "Radio Beams" (BBU)
Cat: 1
To: Francis Ridge <nicap@insightbb.com>

 
Fran,
Comments: By Capt. John P. Brynildsen, District Commander, "Particular attention is drawn to the fact that the direction of travel of the unconventional aircraft conforms with the radio beams in the Dillon range"
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April 3, 1949. 1 mile SE of Dillon, Montana (BBU)
11:55 [11:50?] a.m. Miller Construction Co. owner Gosta Miller, a commercial pilot and aviation engineer, and an employee, and a trucking company owner and a gas station attendant (Lovell, Lessey, Greene) saw an object like two inverted plates attached face-to­face, matte blue-grey or greenish-grey non-reflective bottom, bright aluminum top reflecting sunlight, 20 ft diameter (others estimated 15-25 ft), 4-5 ft thickness. Object seen over the N end of town at 3,000-5,000 ft height about 4 miles away moving in several directions rocking or rotating in semi-circles 6 times, move E descending rapidly to about 700-1,000 ft height, rock again a few times with upper side now visible reflecting sunlight, fly SW to 2 miles W of Dillon, rock again a few times, then rapidly flew over airport 12 miles NE of Dillon at 1,000 ft departing rapidly to the E disappearing over mountains. No sound or trail. Speed > 1,000 mph so great object seemed blurred. (Berliner; cf. FOIA; Jan Aldrich) several mins
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April 3, 1949. 1 mile SE of Dillon, Montana (BBU)
 
Time: 11:50 hours
Observers: Gosto Miller, operator of construction company, commercial pilot
                  and aviation engineer
                  Philip Lovell
                  Dale Lessey
                  Burl Greene
Number of objects: One
Size: 15 to 25 feet in diameter
Color: Bright upper side, lower side blue grey
Shape: Disc
Altitude: 3000 to 5000 feet
Speed: 1000 MPH, so fast object seemed to blur
Maneuvers: Descending to 700' to 1000', appeared to be rocking or rotating in
                    a semi circle. The object rapidly disappeared over the mountains.
Apparent construction: Metal, like aluminum
 
Comments: By Capt. John P. Brynildsen, District Commander, "Particular attention is drawn to the fact that the direction of travel of the unconventional aircraft conforms with the radio beams in the Dillon range"
 
 
 
 
PAGE INFO
Page ID (PID) :  MAXW-PBB5-983
Collection :  Maxwell Blue Book
Roll Description :  Project Blue Book Roll 5
   
Frames  983 - 1002