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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9670565
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1948
REPORTED LOCATIONDravesburg Pa
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Incident 5160 -- bravosourg, Pennsylvania «= 4 July 194!

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On 4 July 48 at approx. 11:15 P. M., OST, witness and his wife thought
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le«st 15 seconds, then it went across the sky a little ways and disapeared
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oy following its course could the difference be noticed.

NOT: Witness states that he lives some 2-1/2 miles from the two woman
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U. S. War Dept.
Washington D. 6.

To whom it may concern’

Dea Sirs:

On the fourth of July (July 4, 1948) my wife and i
were sitting on a bencdo on our lawn snd we were watching the
stars, planes, etc. At 11:15 P. 4., 0. S. 7. we saw something

very strange.

We thougnt we saw a star mov._ng. There was a lignt
ia the sky the same color and sizes of a star and it was coving.
‘ea decided it was a pl@me but it made no noise. a soon changed
our minds because this "thing" moved across the sky then changed
its course a bit and went straight and stopned again for about

5 weconds, changed its course a bit and went straizgnt for awhile
nd stopped again this time for at least 15 seconds then it went
across the sky a little weys and disappeared completely.

When this thiag stopned in the sky, if yo didn't know where it
wes at you would not tell it from a star as the resemblances wes
identical to a star.

After reeding in the paver on July 8, 1948 about two
women seeing "flying saucers" in the daylight July %, 1 believe
Il saw a "flying seucer"® or something in the night July 4, because
I know it wes no star or an airplane becuse neither cantreavel

end stop in the air like this "thing" did. I live above 2-1/2
miles from these women who saw the “diwcs* in the daylight.

. Has the War Department any comments on these strange
"discs"? They are not/ revorted in the heart of the steel industry.

Yours
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INCIDENT INDEA

1. Astronomical

a, Eigh probability:
#26, 27, 30, 31, 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, 134, 18, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,

212, 238.

be. Fair or low probability:
#1S, 20, 23, 24, 28, 3d, 3S, 46, 60, 63, 67, 8G, 82, $3, 1C0,
122, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 163, 165, 166, 167, 176, 192,
199, 202, 205, 220, 250, 240.

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2. UWon-astrononical tut sucsestive of other explanations

a, Balloons or ordinary airora!lt:
"3, 18, 22, 41, 42, 53, 54, 73, 81, 63, 91, 92, 193, 114, 115,
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, @6Q, 161, 165,
169, i771, 273, 178, 180, 132, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 194,
200, 201, 209, 2lu, 217, 222, 235, 257, 259.

b,. Kkookats

nt S. Ge te a, a. 32. is, 14, iS, is, 29, 06, 69, 78, 106, 107,
108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 223-

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ose, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 120, 117, 118,

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125, 127, 137, 139, 149, 189, 177, 179, 191, 206, 21zZ, 213,
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midence ofisred 4ucz7s3scs no sx ANAT LOR

Fl, fs ds Lfg 22, BY, OF, BV, Oly Ge; 3, OL, 64, O&, O85, .
15, 76, 77, 79, 84, 105, 123, 122, 135, 151, 152, 184, 162,
168, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 225, 224, 225, 226,
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