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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7008313

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONAlexandria VA

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
19 Aug 51 Alexandria, Va . o Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locel 1805 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/2205Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probobly Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomlcal
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date luation
rbt/htth 2 minutes l 155 deg true Unknown
RIEP suMmaRY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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Position When Last 1807--estimated 1o to 12 miles further away
based l on approximate visibility of 20 miles Lost sight of object when we turned
off of King Street to up Nasonic Memorial hill for a better look. Arrived in
clear area on top at 1807plus 15 seconds, but object again.
angular
disappearing into the distance toward the horizon since its size appeared to decrease
at the same time. It did not bchave like a balloon. It did not look like any
form of aireraft knowm to the observer.
Room 4C539 Pentagon
OPNAV 342V-1 1
Phone 54830 +
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TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED AT 2,000-4,000 FEET.
LI.  REPORTED THE SIGHTI COMMAND
POST AT THE PENTAGON.'
IT SEEMED LIKELY THAT THE OBSERVATION WAS A
REFLECTION OF THE SUB'S RAYS FROM AN AIRCRAFT
- FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6,000 FEET TO 15,000
FEET AND A SPEED OF 150 MILES PER HOUR TO -
25 MILES PER HOUR, DEPENDING UPON THE .
DISTANCE THE OBJECT FROM THE OBSERVER.
THE REPORTED *APPARENT ALTITUDE 0F 2,000 FEET- 518.2
4,000 FEET" IS JUDGED TO BE INCORRECT,
CONSIDERING THE OTHER OBSERVATIONS MADE BY
LT. D. THIS INTERVIEW WAS
END CSAF RESTRICTED/ -
UNCLASSIFIED

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SECURIT ASSIFICATION (ang)
DISPOSITION FORM ESTR ICTED 27
UNCLASSIFIED
FILE NO. SUBJECT (Unclassified) Unidentified Objects
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10 Chief, ATIC FROM Dept of the Air Force DATE SEP 7 1951 COMMENT NO. 1
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Hq USAF - AFOIN
l. On 19 August l95l, an unidentified object was reported near Alexandria,
Virginia.
2. Details of the sightings and sketches ot the sightings are forwarded
for analysis and fi. The signed statement made by LT.
is observations.
3. The evaluation was made in Air Technical Intelligence Center telecon-
ference Project Officer for Unidentified
Flying Objects.
2 Incls dwin BisheA
1. Signed statement by EDWIN BISHOP, JR.
LT.Neville. Lt Colonel, USAF
2. Asst. Exec., Office, Asi
by LT.Neville. Directorate Intelligence
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132-13 518.2
DDFE  96 REPLACES NME FORM 96, 1 OCT 4, WHICH MAY BE USED, 16-54801-3 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OPPICE
UNCLASSIFIED

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