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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6310699
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1949
REPORTED LOCATIONLimona Florida
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4 May 1949 05/0500z Limona, Florida 312
e. SOURCE : 10. CONCLUSION
Clvilian Astro (MCON)
4 NUMDER 0833673
Cne Moon in process or setting at 290 deg acimuth.
.O. LENOTH OF O3SERVATION T1. ERIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
. sina of dinner plate, later appeared size
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of tea saucer. Round like moon with
3. TYPE OF OSSERVATION flaming ragged bordor, which appeared droop at
Ground-Visual 20 deg elevation (first seen shining through tree tops later
rose to 20 deg then d ow horizon).
7. COURSE Moved slowly back down in quive otion.
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14. Time in sight 15 minutes
15. Speed 20 - 40 mph
16. Sound and odor None
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18. I Luminosity Steady light
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the observer. The flaming border s to droop a ottom, forming a short .
ragged tail-like effect. When firs it appeared be atout the size of a dinner
seen d so ome distance away, it appeared to be abo t
saucer.
The object r eST sighted to the west of the ojserver behind tree tons, it
then rose quivering motion to about the height of a fourteen-story biilding.
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