PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Incident #126
1 SHCORD
DAVk (P 1M) 30 April 1948 38052'N
. OcvTuon  Anacostia Naval Air Sta.770Oo'W
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A 10. Naval Pilot
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DNTF IN TO ATIC
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POLOR Yellow
1015 stieti
4 UPHD. 100 mph Iati...
"phere
Al.11100h 4500 ft Haadnl.
1251-401 L iameter
INAT OP TIM ORSLRVE)
COURM 360%n
TIE O(DENAPION Aerial
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chooked by the Intelligence tmept These checks
arousually ojaot OfPics.. MCIAXO-3. These
chooks are distinct optic flights s mado by
weather sorvice static Air Forc the Navy Departmont
of Commerce. roau)r useted athey r Service.

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b Kockets, flares or falling bodies:
5,6,
108, 109,
a. birds. ato.)
231, 234.
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Incident
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object
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that the United States Yeathor Bureau has I provided information on ball
11ghtning- Research projeots which balloons are used and which ars
conduoted or aponsored by the Aro ates Air Force are
cheoled by th Intelligenoe Department . pand. These oheoks
arousually made di the Projeo 108,MCIAXO-3. These
oheoka are distinot from tha oheok or balloon flights made by
weather sarvice stations or the Air Force, .the Nawy and Depertment

MCIAXO-3.
GENERAL:
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. /3/ W. R. Clingorean,
2 Inolss for H. M. MoCOY
Summariss 1-172 inol Colonel, URAP
"EEI Chief, Intalligonce opt *
Coples furnlahed, .
AFOIR, Hq. UBAF
Capt Trakomaki, Ceophysioa Lab :
Major Kodis, UCHESP '
Colonal Heal, MCLAS
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. wore reported in'the following inoidents. In compiling this
list consideration was given to the wind diroction and speed at
the surfaco and aloft at the scheduled tine of balloon releasa. and
the location of the nearsst weather station making balloon obser-
rations.
$93 126
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XEPRE6 94 155
105 166
113 169
M 36 115 172
FOR THE LIR WEATIER SERVICE
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2 Incls W. A. WEST
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15. Sourd n/S
16. Size 25 - io it diamster
27. Color Yellow (liyht colored)
18. Shape Sphere
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26. Romarks: the pilot to a yellow (or -
The object append beo0ns
light colored) ttreated attantian prireipally

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of : ig path, 4o external fittings or attachments were observed
on the objecte Tho speed of ‘he objoct was oatimated at about 100 mepehe
dno 1a, t of the object as in a nroximately a south to north directicn,
leupite plot winds from north nortiarest, and apparently followed a ccn=

Stant altitiie, Pilot did not pursue object further because it was
anterine v 2 urohibited flying BrGa, Us» val itol, White House (reas

Dayton, Chio
Attn: MCI
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BY COMMAND OF
ROBERT TAYLOR Jrd .
Celonel, USAP
1 Inel. Chief, Collection Branch
Air lntellirence Reguirements Diva

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UNCLASSIFIED
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Incident #l26 -- Anacostia, Haval 1943
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.There is nothing in the of incident
to indicate astronomical object
appears have been a
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