PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT RD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 October 1951 White Sands, N.M. Was Bolloon
Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP A TYPE OF OSSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol_ 1915 Ground-Visual 0 Was Ancraft
- Ground-Rodor 0 Probably Aircroft
GMT 03/02157 Air-Visuel Air-Intercapt Rador 0 Possibly Atrcraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE n Wos Astronomical Meteor
O Yes . D Probably Astronomicol
ONo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 0. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficlent Dota for Evaluation
five to six sedonds 4 E Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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10.
Cano in abous 2 whon on s0s
11.. Direction. from. obgervar (Angle wos
19. I - -
20. Cancuvors (turns. geen
direction or tnvol
incrensed about 15 NCLASSIFIED
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obsorvor (choo lopt, FBI
2 polarci glassos
ing, or was object ransparont
matorial?
.
2 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS:
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- PROJECT 1007 CARD
1. DATE |2. CATION CONCLUSIONS
2 Oct 1951 White Sands, N.M. 0 Wos Bolloon
0 Probably Bulloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
.
Locol_ 2100 DGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscraft
0 Probably Aircralt
GMT_ 03/0400Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodor D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE - Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomicel
3O No Military2 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 3. DURSE 0 Other
1. 15 Seconds 0 Insufficiont Data for Evoluation
2 5 Seconds 1 0 Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
Speed 5 times that of a Rocket. Amber color. Object did not change
Color of Sulfa Match. Glow like halo around direction to second observer. All
object. lst observer said object appeared to other data presented indicates a

T-1663, Whito Sanda
4119th Sands
Haw Nexdco

. PROJECT
1. DATE LOCATION 2. CONCLUSIONS
2 Oct 1951 D Was Bolloon
wite Sands, N.M. 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
2120 Was Aiscroft a
Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0
0 Probobly Aireroft
GMT 03/0420Z AinVisuol Air-Intereept Radar 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probobly Astronomicol
Q No Military and Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENCTH OF.OBSERVATION 0 Other_.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 Seconds Down at 45 O. Unknow
1. deg angle
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Color: Forward, Red; trailing, orange blue. Evaluated as Meteor
tapering. Size 3-4 ft. Speed
of jet a/c. No sound. It faded away.
.

Thite Sands
toxdco
Surds
I Texico
39. A11sth - landa
Grourd,
=
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UNCIASSIFISR
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glasses sight-
ing, or was object viowed through or ransparont
matorial? Does not wear glaoses.
2
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS,
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED
CRESTRK ISTEDL
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8. c
9. S - I
_foruerd or protrnding end awall and the teailing en -
10. Altitude (Angle of elevation above horizon - 0 head):
11.
19. P Projections (fins, wings, r P -
liESR ED
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9. s Shape (Eive graphic doscriptio:
S R
10. overhead):
.
11.
brilliance): Mone
19. Projections (fins, wings, rod
ht path): Mono
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Did obsorver woar glassos, ospocially polarcid glassos
ing, or was dow. or transparont
matorial? Observer does not wear glasses.
2 DECLASSIFTED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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TRIGT

Inclosed for your mation and action deomed advisable ere
Guides to Imvestigatior ming observation of unidontified aorial
phenonena, on ) folloving listed individuels:
68, White Sands
Proving
New
Col ASU, White Sands
Pr
1-5. Gides to Inves Colonel,
(in dup) Ac of S,
Copy furnishod:
CG, Continental Air Command
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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6 it ms.
8. C Color of objoc
. Shapo (give scrip objec
square, bub could not determin?.
10. Altitude (Angle of erhead):
Thirty (30) dacmeas
brilliance): Dull colog
-
20.1 Mancuvers climbRESTR course,
UNCLASSIFIED

lassos
through ransparont
matorial? Does not wear glasses.
2 DOWNAA
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED
RE
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Did obsorver woar glassos, cspccially polarcid glassos of sight-
ing, or was objoct viove through canopy, window, or transparont
matorial? Led glasses.
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2 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS!
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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/degrees
First sighting 30 degreen,_and socond
Secomd ohget appezred at about 170 degrees hehind a botlding 90/
11. Direction from obcerver
sight at l8o degrees and traveled and disappeared fron sight at lin degroes.
20. Hanouvers (turn : Now both
1st and 2d ache
UNCLASSIFIED

ALTITUDE: High .
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HEADING: Varied
SOURCE: Employees a
' ACTION OR COMENTS: No investi gation . .
CIDENT: Various bjects were observed.
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knowm objeot):
10*
20. Altitude (Angle c overhead):
First 3ighting 30 B1Y
,3nd lacond nighting 3o dagreaa.
19, F 13, antonras, cand
Annowvora (curns. aketch of flight path:
1st an1 2i Iqailed 20 ster
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glagsos at , tino of sightrtl
. ing, or was objoct viowod through canopy. window, or
. matorial? Waars glisses, re:
2 DOWNORADED AT 3 YEAR INVERVALM
DECLASSIFTED AVTER 12 YEARSL
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UNCLASSIEIED
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