PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7005288

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONElba New York

FRAMES4

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1 CARD
1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 Jan 1951 Elba, New York D Probably Balloon
3. DAYE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Night KGround-Visuol Ground-Rodar OC Was Aircraft
r Probobly Aircraft
GMT. Not reported Alr-Visual Air-Intercept Rador D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
BYes 0 Probably Astronomical
C No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Not Reported 1 Level Flight D Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object believed to be star/planet by mother of Probable A/C Sighting.
6 yr old observer until objedt moved. Followed presented to indicate otherwice.
Airline path. blinking light. Flight straight,
level and sistant.
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FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL
UNC DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10-

FRAME 003 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

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FRAME 004 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

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Dayton, Ohio.
ATTM: NCIS
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVA
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
UNCLASSIFIED DOD DIR 5200.10
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