Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1136 12 1136-12-p012

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SECRET k. On 7 January 1@48, @ National Guard pilot was killed while attempting to chase an unidentified 1,000 feer. While it is presumed that thir pilt suffered anoxia, resulting in his crash, his last message to the tower was, “it appears to be metallic object....cf tremendous Bixe... directly ahead and slightly above....] am trying to close for a better book.’’ n observers trom the Geophysics Laboratory Section, J. reported seeing a round, indistinct object in the vicinity of Hollman Air ....