PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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Incident #171
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ATIC 1O. IPO 3 Auc_1948
A 110. 10 NPOON Hoscoy USSR
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RPPORP MO. y w SCn NOT Mewopaoer Reporter
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DATE OF  PORT N7 IN To AVLC
PHE OP LETIG Sunset Colok Bright-shiny
HAPY Long - Narrow mDFust :.
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126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
169, 171, 1 173, 178, 180, 182,
200, 201, 209, 210, 217, 2: 237, 239
Rookets, flares or falling bodies:
5,6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13. 14.
108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 218.
111, 122, 135, 151, 152, 154, 162,
168, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134.

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5. Occupation of obsorver Newspap
6. Addross of observor N/S
7.F Placo of obsorvetion About 25 kilometers (19 to 20 miles) NW of
Moscow
8.A Numbor of objects
9. Distanco of object from observor N/S
10. I Timo in sight N/S
11. Altitude Very high
12. Speod high but not excessive
13. Direction of flight
140 Tactics N Tuctics N/S N/S
15. 15. Sound Sound No sound No sound ra. ..
16. Sizo N/S DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
17. Color N/S - shone brightly
18. Shape long narrow
19. Odor dotectod N/s
20. Apparent construction Apparently metallic since it shone very
21. Exhoust trails N/s
22. N/S - sunny
23.
2 Skotches None
25. Narner'of 1/s
26. Romarks: (over)
. T-56109
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appe arance. The possibility that it was a dirigible ahould not
be excluded. Reference "A should t be excluded.
REFERENCE was
noted that on the following morning sur-
face winds with storm predictions. .
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DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVAIS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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GONEIDENTIAK
Unidentified Cbject at High Altitude
MOIAXO (ANC-499)
MCLAXF-2 3 Nov 1948 1
1. Reference
Incident." abject,
2. Inclosed for your infgrmation is MA Loscow Report
was HA-123, NAD-27846, wich
Septenber 1948.
3. A request has been initiated
forwarded iumediately upon receipt. and it ardll be
2 Incls: C. C. BROCK3 naw/se
1. Rt NAD-27846 Chiaf, Foroign Liaison Secti on 6-5312
R. Form Tech Blig 298
trip. Intelligen Departrent
Pest 204D
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See NAD 27346
Incident 17
UNCLASSIFIED
,71
ENEIDENTIAS

…
“
TO BE A ROCKET, AND THE DEURLS MILL BE UNCLASBIPED "
INSPECTED BI EXPERTS, OESERVERS SAY THAT
THE ROCKET, WHICH IS CLAIWED TOMHAVE COME
FROM THE NORTHIEST, WAS FLKINO AT AN ALTITUDE
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OF 200 METERS OVER ADATAZARI BEFORE IT FALL.
"ACCORDINO TO RULORS, IT IS FOSSIBLE
THAT THE ROCKET IS CONNECTED WITH THE FLY-
ING DISC EXPERIMENTS BEING CONDUCTED BY
THE RUSSIANS AT THE STATION ON MOUNT
ALACOL GLOSE TO OUR BASTHIN FRONTITS."
.. SOURCE: MA, ANKARA, TURESY, 10 MAY
, 19L6, SERIAL 56-4S, EVAL. P-O. 7
DADCOOENT: AIR ATTACHE, ANKARA, TURKEY,
HAS BOEN REQUESTED TO INVESTIONTD THIS
INCIDENT FULLY AND ENCOURAGE TURKISH
GENERAL STAFF TO DO LIKEVISE. WHETHER : -
INCIDENT CAN BE CONFIRCIED OR NOT AIR ATTACHE
HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO DETERUINE SOURCES .
? PROCEEDED AT A HIGH BUT NOT EXCESSIVE
SPELD IN A CENERALLY SOUTINEST HORTMEAST
DIRSOTION, IESOR 7OY BICRO,
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AMERICAN 'FLYING SAUCERS'.
NA COMMENT: "THIS OBJECT MOHT HAVE
BEEN ANYTHIND. ITS SPEED SEES
INSUFFICIENT FOR A QUIDED MISSILE,
BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN EITNER A JET .
OR CONVENTIONAL AIRFLANB, AS UNISUAL
LIGHT CONDITIONS AND PORE-GHORIENIIO
FREQUENTLY OIVE AIRCRAPT A FREAKISH DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTEPY ALS: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAIS. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAIIS.
3 DOD DIR 5200.10
APFEARANCE, THE POOSIBLLITT THAT APFEARANCE, THE POSSIBLITT THAT I2 I Is
RAS A DERIGIBLE, AS SUGOESTED IM
REFERENCE (A), SHGULD 8o UDED, (L-BANVAT
7s,& 85-
HTNIS.
m!!
REVERENCE (A), SHOULD NOT BE ESOTADED,
O6TAINLG ILD ARARENT SPEED PACK RIOH
WIIDS, THE UPPER BODS IN AUBSIA AFB
NOT AUOLSMD, DR IP RS MOED BAP
Gn 2 roltotd Mruegsoaps FIM .↑
HOH SUmacs WMs trk ony
ARDICIEINSY,

3. JOSCON, USOR, AMILS InI
MOSCOW THE FRIEND HAD MET WITH MEMBERS
OF THE NOSCOW IZVESTIHA DITORIAL STAFF,
AT WHICH TIME HE HAD LEARHED THAT THE
s CENTRAL PARTY COODTIEE IS MUKEIND A
SPECIAL, SEORET STUDY OF THE AMERICAN
"FLYING SAUCER" STORY AND THE "ROCKET3
OVER SWEDEN" INCIDENT. SOURCE KAD NOT
HEARD OF THE "FLYINO SAUCERS" IN
AMERICA AND SO WAS CCIPLETELY IN TIB
DARK AS TO WHAT THE "SECRET STUDY" DOWNGRADED AT " FAR INTERVALS; TER 12 YEARS.
NIOHT DAPLY. DECLASSIPHT D0b 1n 5200.10
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SOURCE: NA, MOSCOW, USSR, SERIAL
38-S48, 10 UNE 1943, EVAL, P---3.
REQUEST AMC CONTINUE ANY FOLLOH-JPS
DEEMED NECESSARY UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF PROJECT "SIGN'. INFORMNTION RECEIVED

FRES: LT COL MOGINNIS
LT I HUNNICUTT
ROOER IT IS SFECIAL A200
CONFERENCE
T
GSAF ITEM 1 (SECRET) .
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED REGARDING FLYING OBJECTS
AND ARE FORKARDED "SIGN" DOWNGRADED AT B YEAR INTEAP THS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5209.10
RECORDS:
BEEN SIGHTED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY, SOME PEOPLE SUGGEST THAT THESE
MIGHT HE ROCKETS. INFORMATION RECEIVED
FROU AUTHORIZED CIRCLES REVEALS
THAT SUCH A IHING PASSED OVER ADLFAZARI
AND VAS SGN TO BMLOUR IN TIE AR,
PARIS OF IT FELL INTO A VILLAGE MEANBY, HNCLASSIEHY
AD CWD A SEP DO, f5 TO 8S 20UD