PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6308918

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONHamden Ohio

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 100 ARD .
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
22 Dec 1951 Hamden, Chio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . TYPE OF ODSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
¤Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Alcraft
00 Probably Aircrolt
GMT. AlrVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE b Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomicol
C No Civilian D Posxibly Astronomicol
VATION . NUMBER O OSJECTS URSE Other.
a Insufficient Data valuation
0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Light in SE appeared to be Lowing car.
Too bright to be Star. Object isappeared along ecliptic. Objedt on of these
with comingof day light. Astro bodies. Venus being the most
bright.

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soon as
brovided..
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The blaok space.
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Yours
RESFARCH & DEV.
Inel ECNARD J. RUPPELT
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SUPPLY AND MAINT.
PROC. & IND. MOB.
PLNG.
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rht, on the object.
I stayed with i+ 4111 day-light. end watched this object oradually
wane as the dawn approached and of course looking more and more like
a star, cetting smeller and chanrine prorressively from the yellowish
color ths to the bluish color.
So there is no question of n-
omena that I observed.
Yours Truly,

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vore eppreciated. .
. It is re 7 inforaation
PERSONNEL & ADM. on the celestiol obsarved.
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Yours s truly,
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RESEARCH & DEV.
ROUARD J. RUPPTIE
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PROC. & IND. MOB.
PLNG.
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HEADIG: Unknown
SOURCE: Civilian
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ACTION OR COMENTS: PIOVed to be "Christums Star".
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INCIDENT: Extremaly bright light in sky.
. Appeared to be hovering.
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