PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7008673

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONGrenier AFB N H

FRAMES6

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FRAME 001 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

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- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
29 Aug 51 Grenier AFB, N. H. o Prabably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol 1515 Ground-Visual Ground-Roder 0 Was Alcraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 29/2015z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probobly Astronomical
XCS No military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF COURSE D Other.
two Insufficiont Dota luation
15 min 0 Unknowm
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Two Silvery Spherical objs connected by a Possibly Balloon with payload attached.
Hark unidentified body between. One end Speed. size course unknowr therefore

FRAME 002 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

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SUBJECT: ntional Aircraft
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTENTION: MGIS
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In accordance with Letter Headquarters, Eastern Defenso Force,
subjeot "Reporting of Information on Unconyentional iroraft", 19 Feb-
ruary 1951, File INT 452.1, attached report 133d Fight -Interceptor
Squadron, Grenier e, is forwarded erewith.
FOR THE OFFICER:
WounirHhob
TY.USAF
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133d rpt
Info cy:
CG Inte
. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10 -36
16586
UNCLASSIFIED
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FRAME 003 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

OBJECT SIGHTED:
Two Silvery Spherical objects body
between. One end la arger then the other.
ACTION OF OBJECT:
First sighted it was descending slowly in an area 8 miles away. It
appeared to descend to an altitude of lo,ooo ft. or halfway between the cloud
loyers. Then it rose at the rate of epproximately 1000 to 2000 ft. minute
er clouds.
T/SGT.
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS -
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
VINCL DOD DIR 5200.10
10c1 1 586-1
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ALTTTUDE: 10,000 at lowest point
HEADIG : None
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SOURCE: Four airmen ..
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balloon 4
ACTTON OR COMENTS: No investigation - possible . :
DENT: silvery iects ected unidenti body.
First appeared descent slowly, then rose isappeared.
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FRAME 005 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

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FRAME 006 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

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ACTIOI CF: OBJECTE ACTIOIR CFOBJECTE
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