PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
30 August 50 30/014542 Ernest Harmon AFB. Newfoundland
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Military Other
4. NUMBER OBJECTS
Ore Evaluated as Possible Atmospheric
1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYS!S
Not Reported Object Radar travelling 40 to 60 mph at estimated
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4 to 6 thousand ft on course 120 deg until reaching 5 mile
ring Blip faint until reachin
Ground-Radar 5-mile range when came brigater and more distinct comparable to
7. COURSE small
140 deg

small aircraft. Possible atmospheric phenomena. No aireraft in GCA area at that time.
No weather radiosonde baBloon period. Two airmen reporting sight-
ings well and Lable
"At September 1950, Base picked up blip on scope
4 to 5 miles off shore. At 0530Z same date GCA reported sighting airborne just off-
shore, speed 60 miles per hour, cruising in area. Investigation both incidents made
"At approx 0130Z 2 September 1950 at Erpest Harmon-AF Base
AF 15299584, 43d Bomb Wing, AP, Age 17, was shot in ring finger left hand.
on east end of end of rurway, rurway, sighted silhouette of sighted silhouette of person between beach and self. When
investigated investigated saw flash and felt hand burn. saw flash and felt burn. Wysong then Wysong then fired 4 fired 4 rounds rounds from 45 caliber
pistol and 3 rounds from carbine with unknown results. pistol and 3 rounds om carbine with unknown results. wound believed in- believed i in-
flicted by .22 or .25 caliber jacketed slug. flicted by .22 caliber jacketed slug No powder burns. No powder burns. "Search Search of of area made
with negative results. Although information on above Although information on above sketchy possibility exists of possibility y exists of
tie-in between shooting of airman and GCA sightings. Additional information will be
forwarded sightings if and when received."
BOWNGRA ATER
12 YPAIL 2ice
DECL
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30 Auy APPROVED:
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WILLIAM L. TRAVIS
-INCLS. Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Intelligence
Division
A. G. LOVE
Captain, USAF .
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DISTRIDTION UY OR.GIITOR
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UNCLASSIFIED
SIAHA-PNCHLZO ISTAASAONOINE 1ALATAY (CAEASN ANMANNRTOANLNAYIOTO POROO LA 2
HMMNNTORL RPPOUCELD INWOLLOA I.UY OHLIN UOFDSANOS ALNPOROU ACCMEL EXCLPOIOY WIOD L
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a barrel and resembled large balloon. The shree exoressed the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION opinion that at first it thought the object was
Grourd-Visual with only a portion distinct, however, as started
7. COURSE to ascend ney decided some object
released first observed the object was just
SW off the water, within a few minutes it began until it
S. PHOTOS appeared to descer'd
until a almost on the water again. This rising descending

dentified
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Newfoundland.
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APPROVED: .
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WILLIAN L. TRAVIS
Lt. Colonel, USAP
Chief, Intelligence
Di-ision
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
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minutes before it started if proximately l630z to
1650Z.
men
ot ar
1910z. ereported to
Kippens Receiver Site that an object, thought to be a sub-
the shore of Kippens,Newfoundland at approxi-
mately 1700Z. The object was deseribed as having the appearance of a barrel with a
periscope, ox long pole attached.
dory and looked like large target balloon with a black (elder
or brownieh-yellow (other two) color. It was approximntely 15 to 20 feet above the
water and had a pole extending from its center to the water line and
north-northeast speed 5 mph.
obiegt minutes before 18
evident.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIEIED AETER 12 VRARS
MUTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING DIBN52OG.1SPIONAGE ACT,50 U S.C.-
I AND 32. AS AMENDE D. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION ANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED ELAW.
IT MAY NOT BE PEPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHLR TAAN AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGLNCE, USAF.
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Control raport no aircreft sighting.
Three airoraft B-29. 3. and La KIM DC-3)ver• oyex across
servation of tbe unidentified object."
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< . ARTHUR 0. LOVE
Captain, USAI
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR I
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 INTERVALS;
. YEARS.
. DOD DIR 5200.10 (
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SWITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 5O U. S. C.—
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION ANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. EY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INT ELLIGENCE, USAF.
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