DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8770218
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONPalmyra Pennsylvania
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‘Gy DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIM? C) Yes [opie
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9. IF OBJECT WAS A "LIGHT", WAS If: Blinking
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“SO, LENGTH OF TIE IN SIGHT: f 1-15 Seconds i
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“2. WHAT ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY WAS NUTED? -
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“Dh. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? l"! Yes [}io
(4. bid OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? Se a i Yes rho
“TS. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO “SUNRISE” OR SUNSET (D3 OR SUNSE Data | From Air A gy vere
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IIT. AIRCRAFT DATA
'.JOne Aircraft
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VW, Wee S WHERE INDICATORS” OF "HIGH BACKGROURL NOISE” | Vos Tuo.
ERS WINE ONIECT VinieD LOVE W50 ELEVATION? "SV Yes Eo
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( IV. BALLOON DATA )
21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ____ETYos
22, TIME SINCE SCH:DULED BALLOON RELEASE: 2 Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:
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V. EVALUATION
21, EVALUATION OF SOURCE: 22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
(_} Excellent I Good
[| Good (7 Fair
GaFair C_] Poor
{—_) Poor [] Insufficient to Evaluate
C_J Unreliable
(_) Extremely Doubtful
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CJ Probably Balloon [—] Probably Ast -onomical
Possibly Balloon [] Possibly Ast. snomical
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["])Possibly Aircraft ["] Insufficient Data For Evaluation
C_} Unknown
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FRAME 005 / 006POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
. gs. ; PROJECT 10073 WEATEER DATA SH/
DAY DATE, Sp T The OF OBSE BSmRVAT ION Le . STATION Ovsk 7" iain atl eas,
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1,000 30,000
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3,000 40,000
4,000 45,000
3008 | 0,03
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
1.2,000 80, 000 |
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
18,000 95,000
20,000 100, 000
5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTeD? ~ (Yes {J No
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6. Workk ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? CJ Yes CJ No
(If yes, at what quadrant? ) al aa
7, CLOUD COVER: 8. VISIBILITY WAS
tenths at feet. tenths at .—-—ss— .:sséPelett. MILES,
tenths at . feet. _ tenths at _ feet. _
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Alic Tost Form 333 (13 Aug 52)
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AF FORM 112—PArT !
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
COUNTRY
Un Lte rel 5 t ates
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REPORT NO.
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
(UNGLASSIFIZD) Unidentified Flying Ubjcots Reportin- (Short Titles PLYODePT)
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Ayeney) duel) ce Office
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DATE OF RLPORT DATE OF INFORMATION | ee =
27 Aurust 1952 25 Aust 1952
ohabheto ay (v eats a SOURCE aa :
John L, Spiegel, ed Lb, USAr Civilion Ooserve
REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., ae applicable) . *
_ Air Force Letter “o,. 200.
SUMMARY: (Bnter concise summary of report.
_29 Aor 52
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mately © avove the horizon which remained stationary in the sky.
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The Vipiet wes visible for approximately five minwtes and three times
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reine this period it blinked on and off". At the onl of five
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minutes it disa»reared and did not reaprvnre
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Sightiucs. ‘ allagaaamaates employed as a sisnal maintainer on the
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tho time which he was aus ee stage but he stated that the roflece
tions from tha plane were quite different from “he licht which he
reportade
Weather at tha time was clear with 15 milss visibility with
winds at 8 from the northvest.
inis office can offer no definite explanetion of the sishting.
The length of observation secms to discount the probability of an
aircraft but it would appear that a weather balicon is still a strons
pessivdility.
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