DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8766720
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952
REPORTED LOCATION87DEG11N 34DEG49N N Alabama
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II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA

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{_13. D OBJ \PPEAR TO ARCH DOWNAARD’ ) Yes
- DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? {! Yes

» 15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRAT&? “| Yes

“l6. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TU SUNRISE OR SUNSET (ate From Air Almanac)

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III. AIRCRAFT DATA
117. WERE AIRCRAFT NOTcGD IN AREA? ©  £&«x} Yer | [aho |
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‘ITS. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? _ MS Re as MRh CoS eee ‘LjNo
fis, WENE THERE INDICAITUNS OF RIG HACEOROL ROUND NOISE” “Yas } [—j No

CECT VikwnD ABOVE L509 ELSVATION? “) Yes [\No |

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{ 21. WERE BALLOONS RELE? _j Yes {No F
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ON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: .

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bably Balloon [_} Probably Astconomical
Possibly Balloon [ ] Possibly Asivvuncaical
[jWas Aircraft () Other:
[jProbably Aircraft
[-]Possibly Aircraft [_] insufficient Data For Evaluation
C} Unknown

2) COMMENTS:

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5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? L_] No
(If yes, at what altitude?
6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA?

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(If yes, at what quadrant?
7. CLOUD COVER:

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8. VISIBILITY WAS

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