DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6308737
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1951
REPORTED LOCATIONMilwaukee Wisconsin
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 November 1951 Milwaukee, Wisconsin o Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wos Aircraft
0 Probably Aircreft
GMT. 26/1025z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 3 Was Astronomicol METEOR
Ys Probubly Astronomical
No Capital Airlines D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION G. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other..
2 35 Seconds Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
1. 10 seconds
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Meteor Sighting
observed by two airline pilots 75 miles a apart
Observed for 10 seconds.
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At approxin mately the same time, 26/1023z Mr.
itol Airlines pilot of Dc-3 trip #l4 apparently observed the same object
although he was approximately 75 miles to the south of Ir. po-
sition. Mr also observed the blue colored exhaust flane traveling
in the same easterly direction although he ar color-
ed obje ding it.
University lichigan Observatory at Ann Arbor reports no obser-
Weather 400 feat, visibility
10 to 12 miles.
30th Division Radar station
record of electronic observation.
Chack
sincere types.
Mr.
Lir. linois.
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ROBERT T K. HALL
0INCLS. -DOD DIB 5200.10- 1st Lt., USAF 40
30th Air Division Director
of Intelligence
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DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
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INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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(CLASSIFICATION) 4C3
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life" or effoct This aircraft was at the moment approximately
75 miles to position flying an approximate head-
ing of 65 cude, Account pilot
of Capitol Ai aported beloa then contacted
observe the object.
2 -lines since le left
lowing World War II. He served a B-l7 pilot with the , 97th Bonbardment
and heard no
exchaust like tail. He states that there yas an undercast
below him at 230o feet, but visibility ya3 unlimited at and above his alti-
tude and he was able to obser object possibly 35 seconds. It dis-
the horizon. ir. co-pilot,
a lr. also observed ti object, but
terrogation at was interrogated over
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visibility e cockpit.)
as being
blue, brighter than the one observed in Michigan. Tts course was W to E, and
it was traveling at a very high speed. This objeot appeared to have a tail,
similar to the sketch below. It was observed seconds.
At the time of this sighting. the pilot was on moany channel" and
he romar'ed inodda
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