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Tampa, Florida, June 1949 - Incident Number: 348

Date of account
1949-06
Location
Tampa, Florida
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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CONTROL NO SUBJECT: rurn 112 DECIMAL FILE NO. R-540 Unntiried Flying Cbject Coi... 307th Bonbardront FROM: ing BATED 678/49 IAXS TO: Fla NO.INCLS. C RECORDING AXT-1 E 6/13/49 1530 DESK RECORDED HOUR ROUTED TO SUSPENSE DATE ESTABLISHEDBY JINITIALS DATE LAXS 2 OTHER DISPOSITION: TRANSMITTAL AMCFORM NO.10.2 120NOV.47. SEEOTHERSIDE FORREMARKS PROJECT 10073 REC0RD DATE·TIME GROUP LOCATION 348 5June49 06/00542 Tampa, Florida 3 SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Astro (METEOR) NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTHOFOBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS One observer saw only a tbail of somoke.Other observers saw a 40 Minutes bright object at the head of the trail.Appeared to be 6.TYPEOF OBSERVATION spinning or spiraling toward earth.Disappeared after a flash Ground-Visual Made an erratic "z" in the sky.See case File. 7.COURSE NE 8. PHOTOS 口 Yo 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 口Yos FORM FTD SEP630-329(TDE) Provloue

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