DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9668976
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1947
REPORTED LOCATIONWest Trenton N J
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Subj; Project
"SIGH"

AS TSS Ast Ind 2 Jan 1949

HSADQUARTSRS, AIR WEATHER SERVICE Andrews Air Force Base, Wash-
Anzton 25, De C.

TO; Commanding General, Air Materiel Conmand, Wricht~Patterson
Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: BCLAXO

Investications by this headquarters reveal that a synoptic
soathor balloon could have beer. at the location whore sishtings
were reported in’ the following incidents. In compiling this
list consideration was given to the wind direction and apesd at

the surface and aloft at the scheduled time of balloon release, and

the location of the nsarest weather station making balloon obser-
wations. | 7

2 50 91 126

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25_. 2h. | coe 166

28 81 114 169

x6 ST 115 172

FOR THE CHIEF AIR WEATEER SERVICE

Jaf We A. Host

2 Tncla: W. A. WEST
nfo | Lt. Col., USAF

Adjutant Ganeral
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HEADQUARTERS
AIR MATERIEL COSM‘AND
Wright-Patterson Air Foros Bass
Dayton, Ohio .
WO LAX0~-3 /iwS/ra
Jan 5 19h9

BUBJECT: Projeot “SIGR®

TOs ‘Chief, Air Weather Service,
Andrews Air Force Base,
Washington 25, D. C.

ATTN: DSS

1. Projoot "SIGN" 4a resporsible for the colleotion, investi-
gation and interpretation of duta relative to sighting of unidontifled
flyirg objeota, Attached Inoident Suumariss 1 thru 172 from the files
of Projoot "SIGN" are forwarded for study and recommendations as to
whioh of the inoidenta may be eliminated az balloons released on routins
aynoptio ascents by the Alr Weather Servios, the Navy Asrological
tervice or the tinited States Weather Bureau, The sumrarissa attached
may be retained in your headquarters for working and raferencs purposes,

2. ‘The Air Weathor Service is the only aranoy of its type that
haa been asked to assist in the acoomplishnent of Project "SIGN" except
that the United States Yeathor Bureau has provided information on ball
Lightning. Ressarch projects in whioh balloona are used and which are
conducted or aponsored by the Arny, Havy or United 3tatea Air Foros are
ahuoked by the intelligences Department of this Commnd. These cheoks
argusually made direct from the Projeot "SIGN" Office, MCIAXO-5. These
gheoks ars distinot froma tha check of synoptic balloon flights mads by
weather services stations of the Air Force, the Navy and the Departoant
of Commerce. ({U. S.. Weather Bureau) requested of Air Weather Servics.

%, Ib Xs the opinion of this office,that the below listed inoi-
dante arm those having the greatest possibility of being balloons, This
List does nos alimimte the possibility that many of the remaining

tngidenta are balloons. ‘
2 2}, =O gl 113 155 :
m) 25. 52 9@ 115 156
I, 23 72 96 126 157
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ig AMC, Chisf, Alr Weather Servios, Washington 25, D. C.
Subj; Project "si aii"

4. The form used in interrogating witmesses to sightings La
inclosed as a matter of Anterest. Comment as to possible inprovenment
of the “Essential Elements of Informtion” in regard to routine
Synoptic balloon flirhts isa invited, .

5. Is ia requested that correspondence bs forwarded to the
Commarding General, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, attention
be @) IAXO=3 a)

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL?

/3f Ws Rs Clingsrman, Col; USAF

2 Inolas | - Lor if. BK. MoCoY
Summaries 1-172 inol Colonel, USAF

"EE" | Chief, Intelligence Dept
Copies furnished,
APOIR, Hq. USAF
Capt Trakowaki, Geophysios Lad

Major Kodis, UCHEEP
Colorm)] Neal, RCLANS

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Dr HYNEX'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT.
INCIDENT ‘INDEA

le Astronomical

@ Eich probability:
W26, 27, 30, Sl, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66,

69, 70, 94,

95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140,

147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204,

212, 238.

be. fFatr or low probability:

208, 216,

WIS, 20, 25, 24, 28, 3d, 3S, 46, 60, 63, 67, 8G, 82, 93, 160,

112, 120, 121, 129, 150, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167,
199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.
Zo UYon-astrononical tut sugsestive of other explanations

&» Halloons or ordinary sirocrait:
gS, 11, 22, 41, 42, 58, 54, 73, 81, 83, 92, 92, 1

126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160,

169, 171, 173, 175, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195
200, 201, 209, 21u, 217, 222, 235, 237, 239%.

b. RKoukets, flares or falling bodies:
wa. 6; G5 7, 8, 5, 32¢ 2S, 34, 15, 16, 26, 56, 65
108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 218.

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175, 192,

1S, Fi4, 115,
161, 163,
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5 f8, 208, 207,

c. Miscellaneous (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, ato.):

#59, 99, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214,

S» Son-astronomical, with no explanation evident

a, Lack of evidence praoludes explanation:
#58, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99,

229, 232, 233.

be Svidence offered “eenne no explanations

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73, 183, 186, 1935, 207, 215, 223, 224,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134.

re a ROL, Zo46

110, 117, 118,
125, 127, 137, 139, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206,

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