PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8771098

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONPetersburg Virginia

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PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD

: 1. DATE ( 2. LOCATION ( 132. CONCLUSIONS 7
} 25 Aue 52 Petorsvwrs, Virginia ,;O We . Balloon
= et ae nt 1 ,o Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-Time GROUP 4. TYPE OF OGSERVATION F POS ey Pace
Local ake ~3 Ground: Visual D Ground-Radar GO Wos Airceafe :
te ,o P robool y Aircrait
} GMT. 07.02 ' O Air Visual ©D Air-intercept Rader . Possibly Aircraft
: 5. PHOTOS ae 16. SOURCE }QO Was Astronomice!
os La a Ne! O Probobly Astronomice! '
No ienber of GCC - Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 1G Other
j , . } - |0 insufficient Data for Evaluation |
6 seconds. 2 OQ Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Vi. COMMENTS : i
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Very fast, change direction. Yellow flame, shooting out Drom Senainc
object. change: directions.
; No mention of Afe in area cy Tim.

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“iO. TENGTH OF Tits IN SIGHT: ii d-L5 Seconds |

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If. ASTRONOMICAL DATA

“T2. WHAT ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY WAS noted? ray — :
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34: D! ;. Dit) ObdSCl APPEAR TO ARCH DOWN TARD? | |} Yes [orilo |
ik. DID “OECE HAVE A TAIL? SRS > 2 Yes [Jo
15. Di ED OS dECE APPEAR TO DISIVNTEGRATE? rhe a fc }No_
lo. TIME Of SIGHTING RELATIVE To SUNRISE O OR SUNSET Data From Air Almanac)” \s
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IIT. AIRCRAFT DATA a
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Lg. WAS ANY SOUND RRakb? ae ths Te ‘ eho Cot.
1G, Weide WHERE TNCICATIORS ©: HIGH PACKEROURL UNCISE’Afos {Ko *
0, WAS tHe ODSECT VIEWED 7 ROWE N59 ELEVATION? Foi ¢ Ra Ca ree = tee aan

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el. Wi RE BALLOONS RELE {es j..
Bee I THGH SCHEDULED BALLOON KELERSEY Para ee ee
22. TIME SICES at vikhne

25. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: ~~

IV. BALLOON DATA

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V. FVALUATION
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C_] Excellent (__] Good
C_] Good (_] Fair
C3 Fair (-}-Poor
fi") Poor [_] Inaufficient to Evaluate
[_j Unreliable
C) Extremely Doubtful
C ] Hoax
23. FINAL EVALUATION:
(_)Was Balloon C1 Was Astronomical
(Probably Balloon [—] Probably As_.snomtcal
(_] Possibly Balloon [] Possibly Asi. wacsticah
(“Jas Atroraft C) Others
[_JProbably Aircraft
[}Possibly Aircraft [] Insufficient Data For Evaluation
C] Unknown
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5,000 50,000
6,000 ae 55,000
7,000 | “60,000
8,000 : 65,006
9,000 “i Stal 70,000
10,000 . TE 98 to
"12,000 uals ~~ B0,000
1/,,000 f 85,000
16,000 90,000.
18,000 95,000 ‘
20,000 or 100,000
5, WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? ~ C) Yes
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6. Wek ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? ClYes

(If yes, at what quadrant? _
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