DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6310034
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONCEDARKEYS FLA
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ACTION OR COMMENTS: Fireball type phenomena, No investigation, Jo conclusions,,
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| PUTING EXPERIENCE, ECHSARDIER iT LILU=- =
TENANT rn YEARS FLYING
FXPER LENCE. EACH OBSERVER VERY CONSCIENTIOUS
AND COOPERATIVE DURING INTERROGATION, ALL
PEMARKS APPARENTLY TRUTHFUL AND To THE POINT,
9 GPINLONS OFFERED AS TO IDENTITY OF THE
CAJECT, GOADE REPORTED THAT DURING C=47
FLIGHT HETWEEN DENVER AND ALBUQUERQUE IN
LATE 1948 HE OBSERVED SAME TYPE OF PHENOMENA
CN 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS: ONCE APPROXIMATELY
) MINUTES NORTH OF ALBUQUERQUE AND- AGAIN
JUST AS WE REACHED THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE,
ALRCRAFT FLYING AT 12,000 FEST IN BOTH IN-
STANCES, EACH OBJECT HAD AN UPYARD SRAIECTORY
ae . , ane DOWNER, ADED AT 3 YEAR IN! at mata
‘iD SEEM TO BURST SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET DECLASS): “uD AP by oa fe
PSOVE ALRCRAFT. ALSUQUERQUE RADIO yee
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AIR BASE BY OSI REGARDING THE INCIDENT
4 FEW WEEKS LATER. EACH OF THE ABOVE NAMED
(TFICER WAS CONVICED THAT OBJECT HAD NO RELATION
{0 NETEROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL ACITEVITY.
O PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF SIGHTING IS AVAIL=
NO PREVIOUS REPORT THIS INCIDENT AVAILABLE
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JAN 52) IS QUOTED FOR YOUR INFOs FOLLOWING
1S SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMA .ON REGARDING SIGHTINGS |
BY 32 ND BOMB SQUADRON CREW DURING OPERATION gine wan
CONJUCTED UNDER 101-2 LARGE ROUND BLUISH AG) Wd)" :
CREEN BALL OF LIGHT OBERVED UNDETERMINED DISTANCE
HY F20NT OF Be2d. TYPE ALRCRAFT FLYING IN
VICINITY OF\CEDEA JETS DOMBING RANGE FLA.
C3UECT FIRST APPEARED APPROXIMATELY 30
HEGREES ABOVE AND TO LEFT OF ACFT HEADING
(20 DEGREES, OBJECT’S FALL WAS DIRECTLY
TOVARD GROUND AND GLOWED FROM VHAT APPEARED TO
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OBJECT TRAVELED THROUGH SPACE AT GREATER
SPELD THAN EXPECTED OF FREE FALLING OBJECT
SN APPEARED MUCH CLOSER -AND- GRIGHTER: THAN FALLING- STARS AND METEORS. -
PRIOR TO EXPLOSION OBJECT LEFT GLOWING TAIL ESTIMATED
70 BE 150 FEET LONG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER
DISINTEGRATION OQJECT AND TRAIN FADED FROM SIGHT.
OBJECT OBSERVED AT 1901552 FOR PERIOD OF
APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. ONLY VISUAL
OBSERVED TIONS WERE MADE. 3 CAREY MEMBERS
ABOARD ALRCRAFT 44-962 OBSERVED PHENOMENA
DUE LAST OF 29 05 N AND’ 33 19 Y WHILE AT
25,000 FEET PRESSURE ALTITUDE. ; 192-539,
Cf AIRCRAFT APPRONIMATELY 15 MILES NORTHEAST
CFCEDER KEYS BOMBING RANGE,
ALRCRAFT FLYING 120 DEGREES AT 254 KNOTS.
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PHENOMENA AS FOLLOWS: AIRCRAFT COMMANDER
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