PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7005375

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONFt Benning Ga

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PROJECT 10073 RE
1. DATE ( 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 Jan 51 Ft Benning Ga D Probably Bolloon
4. TYPE OF ODSERVATION 0 Possibly Balioon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aircroft
a Probobly Aircraft
GMT 13/04012 AlrVisual Air-Intorcept Radar D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys D Probobly Astronomical
No 9 Civilians D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP CSSERVATION COURSE Other_ UNIDENTIFIED
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20 Minutes SE Unknown
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IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Shape - Round w/fan shpped wake. Color very Object appeared
bright star. Size - Star. Speed - Hover to hight other astronomical, or ballon until
speed. Alt- Well above clouds. Remained object disasppeared at sudden speed.
stationary 20 min then took off to SE. (Note.

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Dore (  Warmary 1950. .
Los Alamos, New Moxics
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42 Jan. 1951 - Report from ten los Alamos employees, Tear shaped |
object with smal] tail; very bright appearance;

descended slowly; sky lighted up for about 1 sec;

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as to the shape have been
spharical or circular shaped. seaned ordinary kitchen
He was not certain of the
altitude but stated it appeared be about
looo fest altitude.
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
DISTRBBUTION
WD568 9 U. 9. GONERNMENT PHINTING OFPICE 16--51396-1 CON
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HEADQUARTERS
EASTERN AIR DEFENSE E FORCE
Stewart
IN REPLY S
REFER TO:
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INT 452.1 1 9 JAN 1951
SUBJECT: Repor on Aircraft.
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TO: Comnmanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MGIS
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The attached report received from Comuanding General, Camp
. Roberts, California, is forwarded in complian with Paragraph 2,
Department of the Air Force letter, file A eptember
1950, above subject.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
R.. THOM
11 Incl Col, USAF
Msg 4582K Air Adjutant Genornl
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