PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE • . 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 C
1952 Washington 0 Was Balloon
C 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Locol+2135_EDT Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
o Probably Aircraft -
Air Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE D FTER
Yes Probobly Astronomical
No Naval officers and 3 other peoPlcPossibly Astronomicel
OF OBSE ATION 8. DURSE D Other...
D Insufficient ion
Unknown
10 3ec 1
TING 71.
None-iBalloons launched in arca at 0300 Z Object would have been 5-6 diameter
but object was too fast unless balloon Covered 600
was very low. ato 20-30
Coor; Yellowish*gold
Shape: Oval -
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. METEOR
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) .

CSAF 27 1.24 16 May 52
15 MAY
TO ATIAA-2C RUPPELT RESTRICTED
FROM AFOIN-2B3 FOURNET UNCLASSIFIED
- FOLLOWING REPORT RECEIVED BY D/I DUT ICER
i - Wk
ENS USN, REPORTED SIGHTING
SAUCER-LIKE OBJECT AT 2135 HRS LOCAL 15- ATIAA
MAY, PRESUMABLY OVER WASHINGTON AREA. COLOR
GOLDISH-ORANGE, NO APPEARANCE OF EXHAUST,
SIZE AND ALTITUDE UNKNOWN, SHAPE CIRCULAR AND ACTION
APPEARED "SAUCER-LIKE IN THICKNESS". OBJECT
TRAVELLING DUE SOUTH IN LEVEL FLIGHT AND VANIS
FROM SIGHT PRIOR TO REACKING HORIZON. OBSERVED 255-
FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS MAXIMUM. SPEED COULD[NOT
BE ESTINATED BUT "EXTREMELY FAST". STATE NE
AND 3 OTNER OBSERVERS WITH KIM WERE CERTAIN : .
IT UAS NOT S
:
AND MISSBAN TRIED TO
CONTACT BY PHONE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS 1-371
LUT COULD NOT LOCATE HIM. WEATNER FOR CENERAL
AREA AT 2130 LOCAL WAS THIN BROKEN OV
AT 22,O00 FEET, VIS 15 MILES. PI DUISE DOD DIR 5200.10
END TEK

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TT-126
NCLASSIFIED 21 May 52
CSAF ITEM 7
TO ATIAA-2C RUPPELT FROM AFOIN-2B3 FOURNET ATIAA
REF CSAF ITEM 5 TT 124 AND AMC ITEM 1 TT 125
HAVE CONTACTED ENS
BY PHONE AND MISS R
A
FOLLOWING ADDIT FO
OBTAINED:
4-71
ENS REITERATES PREVIOUS DATA
SUBMITTED EXCEPT ESTIMATE OF DURATION OF
OBSERVATION WHICH HE NOW BELIEVES TO BE ACTION
ABOUT 10 SECONDS INSTEAD OF 15 OBSERVED
ouun NOT
FAMILIAR. HE EMPHASIZES THAT OBJECT JUST ,
VANISHED WHILE STILL A RESS
ABOVE HORIZON.
ENS
LICUT VEI AILEL

FOOT DIAMETER IF AT ASSUMED ALTITUDE OF
ABOUT 6O·FT. STATES IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT
A/C LANDING LIGHT. DESCRIBES WEATHER AS
FAIRLY CLEAR AND COULD SEE MANY STARS.. .
NO MOON AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. 1
HISS COULD OFFER NO DEFINTE INFO
EXCEPT THAT COLOR APPEARED TO BE BLUISH-
WHITE AND SHAPE AI
TILTED SLIGHTLY.
ALL OBSE RESIDE SAME BUILDING AT ADDRESS -
WAS ON GROUND, HENCE PARTIALLY
ACCOUNTING FOR DIFFERENCES IN LENGTH OF
OBSERVATION AND MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE.
FULL NAMES AND PARTICULARS OF FOUR OBSERVERS:
ENS,
USN INTERVALS;
IN D/I HQ USAF DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
ASSINGED DOD DIR 5200.10
HQ USAF. EINCLASSIFIED 4.
ENE CSAF HEM A

0 SPEED: Slow and/or extremely fast
ALTITUDE: Low
HEADIG:S
SOURCE: Two ensigns USN and others.
ACTION OR COMMENTS: HOne :.
DESCRIPTIC NaIDEnT: Goldish-orange, saucor-like object gave impression of
spinning motton. To observers at different levels,
i.e., one at street level while other at roof level,
hence variati ons in observation.
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