DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6387791
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1948
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9: Gomnanding General, Air Yaterial Command, Jright-fatterson AF3
Derzson, Ohio
ATTN: MCTAXO—3%
AStention ig invited te tinclosed “"Sssential Slements of Infornation’
Yorn whish has been accomplished and to two statengnts of witnesses.
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C.. DaTACRMEN? NOC. YNCLAL tt (ED
a A VYeather Sadn,. ;
Shanute Air Force Base 5/ 7/1
Chanute Meld, Illinois.
Jacamber 1942
SUSJZOF%: Renorting of Information on "Pisving Dises”
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Jommanding General
Air Material Command
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i, In compliaage with 2102D Air Yeather Group TYX 54 dated 19
November 1948 and latter, Taadquarters, United states Air Force,
sabjact 4a above, 5 February 1944, tha folloving ravort is submitted?
a, Ghanute Air Porce Base, Illinois, 0900452,
db. Nigh svatterad Gieads, Hipigtatcbe's 3 fen miles,
Observers, Det 16/12, ‘eh FYaather Sqnadron, Ghanute
AFP, Illinois.
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vas Ubjact sizhted:
(1) Cne
{2) Roand
(3) Undetermined size
(4) Bright wnita color
(5) Two tenths of distant sky within two to three
seconds.
(5) “eading from north east toward south amth west.
(7) Undetersined maneuverability.
(3) Undetermined altitmde,
{9) Mo sound
{190) Wxhenst trail andeternined,
?, General renarts!
-\3283 sizgnted to nerth east noving 69 south sonth west
thas rasembled a saxy7roexsat or seteor bit v2a noving up
vari fifteen dagreesa, Cojact sas described to b@ shnont
shirty five dazrees above the horizon end treveraed
‘ross thirty five degress of the horizon vithin three
somdas and 13 sanneared
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UNCLASSIFIED 9 December 19)
i, Petes Sargsant, USAF,
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do hereby mals tha following statement to Captain Rush ¢. Kelley,
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Assistant Bass Weather Officer.
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im & Dacembay 195 at approximately 13416 hours, I wag walling
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four times as larce as a star and it sesaned to ba closar to us than
& star would bea. ‘tt was heading from the north east toward the
south south waa and was moving upwards at about 15 or “0 darres angle.
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Dr HYNEX'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPOR
INCIDENT INDEA
1. Astrononioal
a High probability:
#726, 27, 30, 31, $2, 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, 208, 216,
212, 238.
b» fair or low probabilitys
FAS, 20, 25, 34, 28, 35, SS, 46, 60, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93,
Lig, 120, l2l, i229, 150, 144, 153, 16
199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.
2» Hon-astronomloal tut suggestive of other explanations
m Valloons or ordinary airoraft:
os Li, 22, 44, 48, 55, 84, 73, 81,..63, 91, 92, 11S, 134,
12, JS1, 138, 141, 145, 155, 15
169, Afi, 17d, LYS, 200, 182, 15
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wa. D, 8, 7, By. By bey U3, 24, 25,26, 25,. 56, 65, 78, 106,107,
1906, 109, 153, 170, 212, 213%
Oo. Missallacssus (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, eta.) 3
7o9, 39, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 2351, 234.
S» Won-astronomiocal, with no explanation evident
a,» hack of evidence presludes explanation:
yoo, 44, 45, 47, 56, S57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 110, 117, 118,
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No. 216; Ob4ect reportsd novine directly into 70 M.P.H. hoad
winds at an estimated 350 U.P.H. Observer is a professioral weather
observer and should know a weather balloon. Also, reported sighting
was four hours after scheduled release tin,
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HEADQUARTERS -:
AIR WHAPHER SERVICE
Andrews Air Force Jase
Tashington e5, D. Co
In Reply
Refor Tos AS DSS 11 Hay 1949
SUBJECT, Unidertified Flying Obisots
TO : Commanding General
Air “aberitel Coascand
“Nrictht-rfattarscor Air Force “ase
Duytor, Chio
ATTrhs MC LAXO#-3
1, Reforarcsa te made to lotter from your headyuarters, ICIAXS,
dated 9 Naroh 1S), subjact "Unidentified Plyins Objects,” ana first
iniorseaent thereto by this headquarters, dated 51 March L)u9.
2, The ineldent sunaries 173 throuch 233 have beer chenked
axainat routine weather=dalloon ascents made by the Air Forse, Navy
and fieather Bureau, Comments based on this review are inclosead,
%. Th is ravormendied that the "Guide To Investigation Of Uni-
dantified Aerial Chjeots*® be chanred as follows, Itan 15, “Direotion
et Flight of On jaot,* shovld bo clurified so that wertieal and horie
zontal motions are distinguished if possible, und 30 thet motion is
inrds which the object apwars to move.
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