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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6387733
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1948
REPORTED LOCATIONFursten Feldbruck Germany
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SUBJECT) Unidertified Flying Obdisots -

TO : Conmandinzc General
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1. Reforarca is made to letter fron your headquarters, (CIAXS,
dated 9 Maroh 1919, subject "Unidentified Flyin= ob jests,” ara first
indorsener’ thereto by this Wek pc dolby dated 41 Marsh "1910.

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2» The incident aunrnries 173 throuch 234 save bear cheoked
arainst routine woather-balloon ascents made by tha Air Foros, Navy
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dentified Aerial Objaots” be chanred as follows: Item 13, "Direotion
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J: Unidentified Object, dated 3 December 1943, Furstenfaeldbdmick
Aly “orce Base, Wing Intellii sence ic@, APO 208, U3 Arny,

A oS» The facts as stated above were verifiad Sy Cacteln az
WM, rd Fichter Squadron (also an F-30 pii00), who was with
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and it igs unlikely that additional information will ba obtainea

concerning this sighting.

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De HYNEK'S EVALUATTONS

1. Astronomical

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AATRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT.

Eigh probability:

. #26, 27, 30, Sl, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94,
) 95, 96, 97, 968, 101, 1lUZ, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140,
147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,
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FAS, £0, cd, 24, 28, 35, 35, 46, £0, 63, 67, 86, 82, 93, 1C0,
112, 1260, £24, 129, 28d; 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192,
a99, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240%
2, Wyneastrononioal but sugsestiva of other exvlanations
; a Ualiioona or ordinary aliroraft:
| gS, 11, 22, 41, 42, 63, 54,.73, 81,.83, 91, 92, 113, 114, 115,
126, 151, 158, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, ‘160, 461, 163,
, 189, Sik, S10, 273, 200, 156, 188, 190, 194, 195, i396, i96,.
5 DI, LUA» BU9» GAV5 Gly BESs £A05 £01, 239%
b, kookets, flarea or falling bodies:
Ts Oy Sy. Te Sy. Vy See By 44,5 15, 16, 25,. 56, 65,z 7 106, 107,
ce Misssliansous (reflections, auroral atreanars, birds, eto. da
#59, 82, 125, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 199, 214, 221, 231, 234.
BS» Mon-astronouloal, with no explanation evident
a» ack of evidence precludes explanation:
#53, 44, 45, 47, ae ot, we, 86, 87, 88, 9Q, 99, LIC, ELT, 116,
125, 127, hut, 208, 149, 150, 177, 179,. 191, 206, 212, 2143,
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fag 2, 10, 17, 21, 25, 37, 40, 51, 52, 53, 51, 82, 64, 68, 71,
iO, 16, Vf, 73, G4, 105, 211, 122, 135, L, iv2, 154, 162,
168, 172, 176, 185, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 228,
4 PF >, 2h Ag, 243, 244, 134