Blue light with orange fringe over Savannah River Plant
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Two E.I. Du Pont employees observed a blue light with an orange fringe shaped like a saucer flying over the Four Hundred Area of the Savannah River Plant at approximately 9:30 PM on August 8, 1952, traveling at high speed in a northeastern direction.
“TWO EMPLOYEES OF THE E. I. DU PONT COMPANY SAW A BLUE LIGHT WITH AN ORANGE FRINGE SHAPED LIKE A SAUCER FLY OVER THE FOUR HUNDRED AREA OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT AT APPROXIMATELY NINE THIRTY PM AUGUST EIGHT, FIFTYTWO. OBJECT FLYING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRAVELING IN A NORTHEASTERN DIRECTION.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1952-08-08
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- FOUR HUNDRED AREA OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
- Country
- United States
- Region
- South Carolina
- Branch
- other
- Unit
- AEC Security Office, FBI Savannah
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- saucer
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7
Case ID: 1952-OTHER-A8184F
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This sighting
FOUR HUNDRED AREA OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT / 1952 / 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7
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