The case record
What was reported?
Eastern Airlines pilots reported a cigar-shaped luminous object passing close to their DC-3.
- Reported date
- 24 Jul 1948
- Witnesses
- Commercial pilots / passengers · Multiple
- Investigation
- Project Sign
Evidence in the record
Eyewitness testimony
Competing explanations
Official and research context
Unresolved in early files
Conventional explanations
Meteor/fireball often proposed
Arguments that remain contested
Witness descriptions of apparent structure and close passage remain disputed
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Airspace roughly southwest of Montgomery
Montgomery
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 40 km
32.100°, -86.400° · route · Approximate
Record notes
Display as an approximate airborne encounter location.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Unresolved / disputed