PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. CATION
14 June 1949 15/0115z Miami Beach, Florida 369
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (METEOR)
4. NUMBER
Two
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
7 - 8 Seconds Observer stated object appeared just as a falling star would
including the trail I behind. Object was the size of a star.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Seconds later there was another one off the side of tir
Grouid-Visual where the first one was.
7. COURSE
W to SW
. PHOTOS 1

secoude and when we host ihem
evere an an ahour 45 reew
angee y
from us.
They were nor planes ae we . would
Lave Leard the. 7 the engine as
. wavee L
was
no sound was no ud They
Pai dunins the toat an fanl
issed with
DGEWATER G ULF HO -P liguts and
ULLA EDGEWATER SPRING PA R DGE was there.
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would
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10. Altitude 4,000
11.I Direction from observer Southoast
12.I Distance from observer 4 mlles
13. Direction of flight of object(s) SE (inferred)
14. Time in sight 30 poconds V
15. Speed Rapidly like jet .
16. Sound and odor
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La Jolla, Calif.
Occupation ios:
Comments Interrogator relative lligence and character bserver(s):
Intelligent and stable
NARRATIVE SUMMARY:
Mrorrotated that at approxdmately 1110 hours 17 June 1249, while
standing in hor backyard, sho saw a large (about the size of a Douglas 3 DC-L aircraft)
round object in the air approximately four miles southeast of her home in the direo-
tion of San Diego, Calif. Mr3 Solby judged it was about four thousand fcet in the
air, and moving rapidly away from har Mrg. Selby stated: "it mas definitely not a
jet aircraft although it's speed in keoping with a jet than the nore con-
ventional aircraft." The description according to Mr3. "a chromium plated
pie tin." "It was much brightor than the ordinary aircraft". Ir. Solby further stated
there weas dofinitely no protusions (such as wings or verticle stabalizorsa3 the
object turned in a wide arc away from her. When queried : recarding smoke or vapor
trails Urs. Selby stated she did not notice amy The object was visiblo for nately
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10. Altitude
ll. Direction from observer Almost directly o
12. Distance from observer
13.D Direction of flight of object(s) W. Sw.
14. Time in sight 7-3 seconda
15. Speed Llke falling star
16. Sound and odor Nota
19. Projections Nome
20. Maneuvers
21. Manner of disappearance lost at 450
22. Effect on Clouds Nome
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24. Weather Conditions Clear, Stars visible, small scattored clouds, no breoze
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(over)
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Almost directly overhead, just noticod what
I thought vas a f alling star. It had the familiar trail and was fal ing to the wost
Southwest.
I renarked Star" and Any daughter said,
"two of them"At the sane instant I saw the second one to the rear of the first one
and to our left as mo vore I lying on the beach. It was traveling faster and more to
The objects seened to lose their "trail" as they approached
were as bright 3.3 nedium star. At first they secned to bo falling, but as they dis-
appeared, they seened to be traveling paraliel to the earth's surface, and in a due
westerly direction. wouldn't ettompt to eutimate their hoight, or their speed.
They were visible for about Seven eight secands, and when wo loot cm, they were
at an anglo of about 45 do grees us
They wore not planes as Would havo heard the sound as it
was very quiet, the waves made practically no sound and there no wind. T Thoy
were not birds, as they travelled too faut and we would havo seen the movemonts of
their wings. It was not roflected ground lights 88 the clouds wore small and scat
tered and these objects had a cloar aky with stars behind tham during their entire
travel.
I served in the Marino Corps in the Pacific during the lnst war I am
familiar with flares, airplane lights, search lisESnd I'm convinced it was nano

NARRATIVE SUMMARY:
(continuod)
of these.
I have seen falling stars scoreo of tines before, saw several in the sky
at the same timo, bu rer saw any beiave such as these or l long, as they
did. It might be altogetl possible for falling star framen ollowing the samo
path to repell and each other such as these did, b ey do, I never
heard of it. I hope that is the explanati on of wat wo saw I still don't
want to believe in the so called "flying discs"!
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phenomena.
rou
Your action per authorities
is appre iated.
a Sincerely
4
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A. J. HEMSTREET, JR.
. - Lt Colonel, USAP
Aoting Chief, Analysi Division
Intelligence Department
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