PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 CARD 11
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1. DATE 1 2. LOCATION Coast CONCLUSIONS
29 A 52 773,7 1: Wes Balloon
+ Probably Balioon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION - - L Poss.bly Danoan
3. DATE TIV SKOUP
i Wos Acrl
Loal... Ground Visnal . Ground-ksecr Probobly Aurcroh
10 Possibly Aurcralt I
GMT /1550 Air-Visua! D Air-intercep: Redar
5. PROTOS SOURCE 15 Was Astronomica!
= Yes Probobly Astronomieal
pilots c Possibly Astronomical
No
7. LE ATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Cther..
no Insufficient Date for Evoluation
2-3 3 = Unknown
TC. OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Disk shapod, white objects traveling fron Posdibly an up trend
zero to extremely high speeds in p triangular the sun refleeting off the cosuie
bsorved bv ?nilota balloon. inglvolirin-ia-
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d. rlne isCrenel Rinohnte
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V. EVALUATION
22. DETAILS REPORT:
Excellent Good
Good Fair
Fair - Poor
Poor
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
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ATIC Form 334 (13 Aug 52)

9,000 70,000
10,000 25 135 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
18,000 95,000
20,000 100,000
5.WAS AN INVERSION LAVER NOTED? Yes No
(If yos, at what altitude?
6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? Yes No
(If yea, at what quadrant?
7. CLOUD COVER: 8. VISIBILITY WAS
tenths at feet. tenths at feet..
tenths at tenths at feet. MILES.
9. COMMONTS:
Clank lick at 8,000 afne ths
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ATIC Form 333 (13 Aug 52)

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DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
1 Richmond, Virginia BALLOON
1 -Marietta, Georgia Multiple UNINDENFIFIED
1 Yaak, Montana Military UNINDENTIFIED
2 Kirtland AFB, N. M. BALLOOI.
(CARD MISSING)
2 Chicago, Illinois Military UNINDENTIFIED
2 Morristown, Tennessee Multiple INSUFFICIENT DATA
a Rapid City, South I koty INSUFFICIENT DATA
Delft, Metherlands Other (HOAX)
2 Elgin, Illinois INSUFFICIENT DATA
2 ..Tokyo, Japan RADAR) Other (MALFUNCTICN)
2 -Marietia, Georgia BALLOON
2 -Riverside, California INSUFFICIENT DATA
3 -Los Alamos, Nev Mexico Multiple AIRCRAFT
(CARD MISSING)
Dublin, Georgia Multiple AIRCRAFT
Atlanta, Georgia Miltiple BALLOON +
Aclanta, Georgia Military BALLOON
mMMMM= -Sacramento, cacramento,C California INSUPTICIENT DATA
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nm= Tucson, Arixona Tucson, Arixona UNTNDENTIFIED
Kniztowm, Pa. Kniztow, Pa. Multiple Multiple INSUFFICIENT DATA INSUFFICIENT DATA
4 4 Death Valley, California Militar; Militar; Other (REFLECTION OF SUN) Other (REFLECTION OF SUN)
14 Danville, California BALLOON
5 .Los Alamos, New Mexico .Los Alamos, New Mexico INSUFPICIENT DATA INSUFFICIENT DATA
(CARD MISSING)
-Singapore, B. .Singapore, B. .c. .C. Civilians Civilians INSUFF INSUF F DATA DATA
$\frac}$ $\fa}$ Albuquerque, N.M.
(CARD MISSING) (CARD ) MISSING)
-Lake Charles, AF3, Le. -Lake Charles, AFB, Le. Hultiple Hultiple UNINDENETFIED
Korpro, Fioland Civilian Civilian INSUFPICIENT DATA INSUFFICIENT DATA
-Baltimore, Maryland Other (TEST FIRINGS)
-Tuscon, Arizona UNINDENTIPIED
+ 7 -San Antonio, Texas
(CARD MSSINC)
7 -San Antonio, Texas UINDENTIFIED
(CARD MI33ING)
7 -Neelles, Califoria utiple BALLOON
Opelossas, Le. AIRGRAFT
A-A-0 . San Antohio, Texas UNINDENETPIED
Fresno, California Multiple Other (CONTRAILS)
- Shamokin, Pa. INSUF DATA
- CASES)
LOCATION SOURCE EVALUNTION
Washinon, DC Lo,C
m0 Palua, Mallorce Island, Wows Clipoing
South Afriee Hevs Clipping
10 Can Antonio, Temas Lty,
14 Sutton, Hest Vircinia News clirping
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AF 1-339 (20 Mmy 44) 1
HEADQUART NITED STATES AIR FORCE TALLY
NO.
ROUTING AND SHEET FILE
NO.
SUBJECT: (Unclassified) Material for Project Blue Book AUTH CS, USAP
OXAS
TO: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Command DATE-7 Jan-53
Wright-Patterson Air Fo
Dayton, Ohio COMMENT NO. 1
FROM: Department of the Air Force. t Capt Smith/ac/75990
AFOIN-2A2
Inclosure is for
2 Incls. WILLIAM A. ADAMS
1. I Colonel, USAF
Dept. of Navy, DNI, Chief, Topical Division
dtd 31 Dec 52 Deputy Director for Estimates
Directorate
2. Ltr fr Mrs.
Milton,
Mass, dtd 27 Dec 52
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UNGLIGSIFIED
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attached thereto
1. Enclosure (1) nation an
deemed necessary.
e.L.l.
C. L. GILBERT
By direction
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Naval Air Station
SSIRED Brunswick, Maine
OCT 31 1952
:
Froms Commanding Officer
To: Chief of Naval Op-32)
Subj: F FLYOBRPT
Ref: (a) Office of Naval Research Dispatch er 1952
(b) Air Force Circular Letter 200-5
Encl: Sicned narrative statement by LTJG W.A. O'FLAHERTY, OSN -
Signed narrative statement by LTJG R.S- MOORE, USN
Flight track and sighting location
Sketch of sighting
l. - In accordance with reference (a) the following information is sub-
mitted for transmission to the U.S. Air Force. The information given
below is in the order prescribed in paragraph 7.c. of reference (b):
in number; in a triangular formation; no observed aerodymamic features,
trail .or exhaust, or propulsion system; speed varied from zero to a rapid
acceleration to a in excass of the speed of sound; maintained_for-
mation throughout observations; by reason of high speed and
distance.
iod of two to three minutes.
(c) Visual observation eet
at a speed of 150 knots.
LATITUDE
Sighted at
(e) Both officers are PPIPIS and are Naval Academy graduates in 1949.
LTJG O'FIAIERTY has 506 hours flight time and LTJC GMCORE has 73l hours.
Both officers are considered highly reliable and have no tendencies toward
the spectacular.
UNCL LAOUNTED
Bore
SINEARE
4 0EC 1952

visi-
bility above 85 feet. Winds
25 knots.
(h) No physical evidence.
(1) Icebreaker called either during observation or shortly there-
after and it was determined that only one object tentionally re-
leased from the balloon.
(j) There was no known air time
of the sighting.
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V.A. BLANDIN
Classification
(or
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when I realized they were triangular ruation, equally spaced to the
right of, forming a diamond shaped pattern with, the main balloon. I
observed bjects fo two to three minutes and LTJC MOORE, looking
through the stro-doma, observed these objects at same time and we dis-
cussed the the ICS while observing
pilot's seat because of the relative position
fact that we in a half standard rate left turn did not observe them.
As the plane continued its left turn I lost the sightings when they came
directly between me and Upon resighting the balloon the three
objects had disappeared called the icebreaker upon sighting the
objects and while they were still within view and asked how many objects
were to have been released. They replied that only one had been. The
objects did not reappear showed no means propulsion.
Enclosure (1) :
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VP-23/ L
AIR FORCE
BERIAL: ADRON TWENTY THREE
Doe 70
HFK Jul
On 29 August 1952, at about 1550Z, while on a cosmic balloon tracking
Three white objects shaped
like spheres, about  the size of the balloon and in a triangular shaped
formation. I observed then through the astro-dome at an altitude of 10,000
feet with an 85oo foot undercast and clear and visibility unlimited above
that. We were in a PhY-2 aircraft flying in ortherly direction at about
150 knots. Winds were from the southeast at t 25 knots. The balloon
was to the north of us at about 74,000 feet wl saw it release the in-
strument parachute mediately there ap ear ree objects. They
remained stationar relative to the balloon for about ? minutes and then
moved rapidly off and disappea about econds this I
would estinate their speed at c iderably excess of speed of
sound. They showed no trail or exhaust nor propulsion Luring
the observation I was in communication systém wit TJG O'FLAHERTY
and he lost the sighting in the sun.
R.S. MOORE
LTJG, USN
Enclosure (2)

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SKETCH SIGHTINE
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ENCLOSURE (4)

.. PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
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! I. GENERAL
L. DATE 2
Local:
27 T3 GREENL Const) Zobrat
4. FROM THC GROUND? Yes
Naked Eye
Binoculars
Telescope
Theodolite
5. WAS OBJECT OBSERY DAR? Yes
By One Set
By Two Sets
OBy Three Seta
WAS OM THE AIR? Yes 262 No
LA/c Observad Object
Interception Attompted
No Intercept Attempted
7WORD Yes
A/C Scrambled'
Visual Contact Made
ONI Contact Made
No Contact Nade
8. DI TIME? C Yes No
ENormal
Violent
9. IF O IT: O Blinking
D Steady
10. HT C11-15 Seconds
Chi-5 Mimutes 2703
Over Over 10 Mnutes
11. REPOR 11. REF JENCY (Unit Number and iling Address
tital 5 willan t Glt -Mi
Sl.23
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
NOTED?
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNWARD? Yey MNo
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? Yes No
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? Yes LNo
16. TIMc OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Air
Night
Day
Sunrise
Sunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
Yes
One Aircraft
More Than One Aireraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? Yes No
1. WEIE THERE INDICATIONS OF HIGH BACKGROUND NOISE  YeS Bo
20. WAS THE OBJECT VIEWED ABOVE LSO ELEVATION? = YOH 7No
APIC Forr 334 (13 Aug 52)