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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6387816
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1948
REPORTED LOCATIONSouth Bay Fla, [ILLEGIBLE]
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People are seeing odd things in Florida
Kies 2@ain.
It's nothing so monotonous as flying
wicers or blazing meteors, though. This time
a’ “burning planet” at, South Bay, ait
nething that looks like a “great, big kite
Riviera Beach. ' |
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of the larger planets was on fire with the
fight blazing up and dying down.”
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enon was beautifully colored in reds, bliies
vellowsy. one witness said,
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ported Hooked like a circle or halo of stars
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cluding a treman and 4 special deputy, hape-
pened to be looking out over the ocean about
dusk Tuesday.

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ried... CJt. was siiver eolorad with a big
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wary tt dodged, slid antl speeded pp was very

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anything about i nd the Navy stated em-

phatically that it was not to blame for either

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BI WHATHER St kVICE
Bmdrews Air force Jase
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SUBJECT, Unidertified Flying Objects

TO ; Commanding General

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indorranert thereto by this headquart ,
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and Heatbyer Bureau, Cormeants based on this revis

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Possible) Like circle or helo of 3!

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Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT,

INCILENT INGEA

1. Astronomical

a, Eich 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, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,
212, 238.

be tair or low probability:
GiS, 20, 24, 24, 28, 35, 35, 46, 60, 63, 67, 86, 62, 93, 1C0,
112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192,
199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.

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2, Noueastronomloal but sugsestiva of other explanations
a, Balloons or ordinary alroralt:
#3, 11, 22, 41, 42, 53, 54, 73, 31, 83, 91, 92, 115, 114, 115,
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 166, 161, 165,
171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 196,

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b, hookers, Claras o
vA, 6, 6, 7,5 Ss 9
108, 209, i386, 1

r falling bodies:
, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, 65, 78, 106, 107,
7O, ell, 218.

o, iiseallansous (reflactions, auroral stresanera, birds, ato.).
439, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 231, 234.

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3, Woneastroncmioal, with no explanation evident

a, lack of evidence precludes explanations
#38, 44, 45, 47, 56, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 110, 117, 118,
125, 127, 137, 139, 149, 159, 177, 179, 191, 206, Zid, 215,

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16, 76, 77, 79, 8%, 105, V11, 122, 155, PS, 152, 154, 162,
268, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 225, 224, 225, 226,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244
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