PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9613182

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONCyprus

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 May 52 Cyprus 0 Was Balloon
i 0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYFE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Lorul __ roundVisual C Ground-Radur 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Air- Visua! ) A:r-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
nYes Group of people including D Probably Astronomical
OSNO British scientist Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION &. NUNBER OF OBJECTS ! 9. COURSE Other_
DCX Insufficient Dota for valuation
1 0 Unkno wn
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
"Luminous" lor. C1r shaped. Object rose sharply from level of the
sca. It appeared to wave back and fort
before fading out of sight directly
overhead.

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At ar 2030 the city Paphos,
Southwest Cyor a group of persons ineluding a noted British
Scientist sighted an unidentified cbject which appeared to rise
sharply from the level sea and disappaared the sky.
The object appeared to f a circular shape
and enitted a luninous light. opeared waver back and 8
forth for a brief interval before forth for a brier interval before fading fading sight directly sight directly
overhead. At the time of the incident the sky was clear and overhead. At the time of the incident the sky was clear and
there was no air traffic in the vicinity Cinity orus
APPROVED: APPROVED
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WILLIAM L. TRAVIS
Captain, USAF Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF
Chief, Intoll Chief, Intel ence
Division Division
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