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Savannah Saucer Light, 1952

DuPont employees report blue light with orange fringe streaking over AEC plant.

Event

May 8, 2026

Location

Pending

Source

PURSUE Program

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7

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Reported Object Read

Two E.I. Du Pont employees at Savannah River Plant observed a blue light with orange fringe, shaped like a saucer, flying at high speed northeast over the 400 Area at 9:30 PM.

Notable Characteristics

  • Color: Blue with orange fringe
  • Luminosity: Light
  • Environment: sky

Reported Motion

  • Straight-line high-speed flight

Evidence Notes

  • FBI teletype from Savannah office
  • AEC Security Office report

FBI file captures credible industrial sighting at nuclear site amid 1952 saucer flap, routinely forwarded to Air Force; other letters reflect public speculation.

Shape read

Disc

Sensors

EYE

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

  • Possible aircraft or atmospheric phenomenon misidentified amid Cold War tensions.
  • Routine public correspondence on saucer hysteria.

Anomalous Indicators

  • High-speed saucer-shaped light over restricted AEC nuclear facility.
  • Immediate FBI/AEC security reporting.

Evidence Gaps

  • No witness names or follow-up investigation details.
  • No sensor data beyond visual.
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

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Craft SightingExact quote
"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."

Unknown speaker, FBI Savannah Teletype / FBI

Urgent teletype to FBI Director, 8-9-52

OtherAttributed claim
"Flying saucer, a weapon tested in 1944... in Russian hands."

H. SCH., Anonymous correspondent

Translated German letter via Cincinnati Enquirer

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

No mesh nodes yet. As more vault dumps land, this graph teeth out.

Chronology Trace // before & after

No dated sibling signals are available yet.

Official Files // source material

1 linked
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65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7

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