PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7011955

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONAndrews AFB Washington

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1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
18 Nov 1951 Andrews AFB, Washington Wos Balloon
0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 0320EST Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aicraft
18/0320Z 00 Probably Aircreft
GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomicol
XICNO Civilian (Pilot) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION C. DURSE OtherUNTDELTIEIAN
1000 Insufficiont Deta for Evaluation
Unknown
Not I Reported 1
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Strange object UNIDENTIFIED
for about 20 miles at
Object reported to be a star becausc of brillidnt
light it carried. Several other lights were seon
on it also. Object appeared to be moving very
slowly. Radar was unable to pick-up object.
Obiect observed to pass under Venus headed
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. a repor ting of a
strange object Senior Contr nis station.
1 Incl JACK H. LAWTON
Stmnt - Mr Selby Capt, USAF
Intelligence icer
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fr about 2o miles at Booo feet. This object was reportod not to he a star because
This abjeot followed Capital 6lo for 20 miles and then turned and went back,
Woshington tower then advised that the object was about cast of Andrews. I saw it.
It apreared to be noving very slowly, if at all, ly attention was turned to
some thing else and when I looked for this objeot again, it was gone. The only thing
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flew to the south but did shingt they were unabl
to pick it up on radar, P .
Base operations later advised me that this object could have been Venus. Woather
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was not received in Headquarters Usa7 until 1l April 1952. The delay in recsips of
these roports was caused by a uisunderstanding concerning the proper rothod for
baedling type of infermation.
to 2. Captain arkow has been crmed handling such
reports-
3. Inclosures are forwardet rotension -
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3 Incls WILCIAM A. ADMNS
1. Ltr fr Gapt Lawson Colonl, SAd
2. Lor fr Capt Woodward Bireetorute er Intalligenes
3. Lor fr Copt Hostler
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