PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE· TIME GROUP LOr'TION
13 July 1950 13/2045Z Jacksonville, Flerida
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian . ASTAO (VENUS)
4 NUMBER OF OBJECTS Cbservation of VENUS during daylight
C.8 * reported position of the object.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Object was a shiny aluminum
sevcral hcurs . well beneath it and theap wing span seemed about twice the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION diameter of the sphere. Observers quessed the object might
have been a arge weather observation balloon. It apparently
ground visual hovered in one spot, laterally, while slowly drifting
upward unti:
7. COURSE it disappeared view Object emitted no fiery jets or
noise of any kind.
Stationary
PHOTOS .
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Fort Mcpherson, Georgia
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Inclosed' herewith are ne saucers" .
over Jacksonville, Florida.
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JOHN LEADE
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2. Clipping fm MAMI HERALD, 13 July 50
TIHES 50 for 507.6
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many agencies as done in ase. It seems ident that if a
legitimate sigk is made, it number of people.
Excessive conta an only s Om
a subject of ssion by
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1 Incl BRUNOW W. FEILING
Memo fr Colonel, USAF
Chief, Technical Analysis Div ion
. Intellige Department
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L.OCATIoN..Vandalia._Ohio
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TYPF OF OI IVATION__Ground.---
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Excessive conts made,
only se numiber of people.
a subject of ssion by
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1 Incl Bum
Memo fr BRUNOW W. FEILING
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Technical Analysis Division
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR IN ER: Intelligen Department
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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ATTe WO VDATR OF Tro__14 July 1950
AP 1O._ LOCATIO_Vandalia._Ohio
THE OF ST 1PI:G_.-0830.. COLOR_Grayish-white
HA.Spherical SPED_high Moarur
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ALTITUDE__500O!_ AS1_
CO0"_.E.-. .— LEKGTH OP TIMP CBSLRVED_ 1/ 2min..
1o. 11 qouP_1 m.* - TYPF OF OBEERVATION__GrOUND._-
AlRUVERS :
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 1.ARS.
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects DOD DIR 5200.10
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.1. Mrs who employed in the Advertising Department of the
Home Store in Dayton, reported to friends working in the Intelligence e Department
she observed an unidentified flying object this date. Mrs was contacted by
the undersigned to get further details on instance. No name was given nor
the e fact that he was connected with AMC disclosed. Mrs seemed to be
very intelligene in this The following details ported:
a. Location object cited: While driving automobile Martindale
Pike appi
b. Description: Mrs described the object as spherical and
pointed out it looked much like a parachute and was traveling at a high rate
of speed in a I northeast direction. It was stated that the most significant
fact noticed was that although the sun very bright at time there ap-
peared to be no reflection from the ob.ject. The color was described as grayish
white. No sound heard. was observed for appre oximately one-half minute
before it disappeared estimated that was an tude df 5,000
feet.
c. Investigation: The operations people were contacted and it was
determined that no Air Force parachute drops were made this morning. The weather
people both AMC and the chief forecaster, Stephens at Vandalia, were
contacted regarding the possibility of weather balloons being in the vicinity.
However, no such balloons were released today. It was It was also pointed out pointed out that
there was 8 remote possibility that the object could have been a large radio
signal weather balloon. These balloons are released at Chanute Field, Chanute Field, Illinois,
and also Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. Ohio. The wind The wind at Vandalia this morning was morning was from the northeast
at seven mph and a clear sky was reported.
a. Dr. Holton at the Air Institute was contacted determine if
possibly an astronomical explanation for such a sighting at this time was available.
He advised that it would be impossible to sight any planets during the day at this
time of the year. In view this, no explanation can be made sighting
other than the general explanation which is contained in the Intel Depart-
ment repo
2. As amater/of interest in the in
MCISXD-1 reported that she observed what looked like a flying saucer above Area C
when entering Area A to report for work this morning, time 0751, location: above
Area c. Altitude was estimated to be at 1,000 feet when first noticed and object
climbed to approximately 10,000 feet. Description reported was that the object =
was very bright and 8 silver color looking much like a flying saucer. It
was observed for several mimutes and no sound could be associated with the object.
Miss stated that she felt c it was a small airplane taking off from
Patterson Field which gave the impressio being a saucer due to the 1
flying
reflection of the sun r8y8
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