Spot Report of Unidentified Flying Object — 29 March 1950

This document is a spot report dated 29 March 1950, issued by the Headquarters of the Warner Robins Air Materiel Area at Robins Air Force Base. It details an aerial sighting reported by the crew of a C-47 aircraft belonging to the 2104th Weather Group. The incident occurred on 23 March 1950 at approximately 0030 hours, while the aircraft was in flight from Jacksonville, Florida, to Robins Air Force Base. The primary witnesses were the pilot, 1st Lt. J. K. Hahn, and a passenger, T/Sgt. L. E. Young. According to the report, the aircraft was approximately 85 miles northwest of Jacksonville when Lt. Hahn observed a blue-white flame, estimated to be 50 to 75 feet in length, approaching the aircraft from the 11 o'clock position at a very high speed. Believing the flame to be the exhaust of a jet aircraft flying without running lights, Lt. Hahn performed an evasive maneuver, pulling the C-47 sharply up to the 1 o'clock position. Upon looking back to see if the flame had passed under the aircraft, he noted that it had completely disappeared. T/Sgt. Young, who was observing from a cargo bay window, also saw the blue-white flame approach the aircraft but noted that there was no visible object from which the flame could have been ejected. As the aircraft pulled up, Sgt. Young moved to the other side of the ship and confirmed the flame had vanished. The report notes that neither the co-pilot, 1st Lt. R. D. Putnam, nor the engineer, S/Sgt. Ruby J. Dodd, observed the phenomenon. The weather conditions at the time were reported as CAVU (Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited) with a visibility of 15 miles. The report was addressed to the Commanding General at Headquarters AMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, for the attention of the Chief of Intelligence.