Madisonville Statement
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CHECK-LIST – UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
1. Date 7 Jan 48 Incident #33g
2. Time 1310
3. Location Madisonville, Ky.
4. Name of observer N/S
5. Occupation of observer N/S
6. Address of observer Madisonville
7. Place of observation Madisonville, Ky.
8. Number of objects 1
9. Distance of object from observer N/S
10. Time in Sight N/S
11. Altitude 4 miles
12. Speed 10 MPH
13. Direction of flight SW
14. Tactics N/S
15. Sound N/S
16. Size 100 ft from top to bottom and 45 ft across
17. Color N/S
18. Shape cone shape
19. Odor detected N/S
20. Apparent construction N/S
21. Exhaust trails N/S
22. Weather conditions N/S
23. Effect on clouds N/S
24. Sketches or photographs None
25. Manner of disappearance N/S
26. Remarks: Someone from Madisonville advised Military Police they had observed thru a Finch telescope an object described as cone-shaped.
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NOTE: For some reason this information is the same as from Incident 33f – Mantell (JW)
Info taken from reports of radio conversation between Control at Godman and ng 869 essentially as follows:
Col. Hix’s account. NG 869: “Object traveling at 180 MPH – half my speed”
Lt. Orner’s account. NG 869: “high and traveling about ½ my speed at 12 o’clock position”
Later: “Closing in to take a good look”
No further word heard by Orner
T/Sgt. Quinton A. Blackwell: NG 869: At 1445. “Object traveling at 180 MPH
Directly ahead of & above me now and moving at about ½ my speed.”
Later: “I.m trying to close in for a better look”
At 15,000 ft: “Object directly ahead of and above me now and moving about ½ my speed. It appears metallic of tremendous size. I’m trying to close in for better look”
No other word heard by Blackwell from NG 869.
Capt. Cary W. Carter: NG 869: “Object going up and forward as fast as he was” – approx 360 MPH
“going to 20,000 ft and if no closer will abandon chase”
No further contact heard by Capt. Carter – “apparently last word ever received from NG 869.
