PROJECT BLUE BOOK

L. CATE 12.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1 /
26 Ang 52 Richmond, ginie 10 Wos Bolloon
! Probabiy balison
3. DATE-TINE GROUP : 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION c Poss bly balloon
Locol 2330 B Ground-Visual Ground-Rador D Wos Aircratt
Probably Aireraht
GM.T.. 27033 D AlnVisual C Air-intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircralt
1
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomica!
D Yes civilinn Probobly Astronomical
CNo Possibly Astronomical
000 000
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.....
W Insolficien: Data for Evaluation
40 min. 1 Unknown
1
HO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T1. COMMENTS
Yellow, red. Round. Slow, straight Could balloon.
up.
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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL
1. DAPE LOCATION
Richnond, Va. Local:
27lng Zebra: Q505
4. WAS OBJECT ND? Yes No
tNakod 1 Eye
Binoculars
Teloscope
FlTheodolito
S.WAS RADAR? 0 Yes ENO
C By Ona Sot
By Two Sets
By Thrae Seta
MYes No
XNC Observed Objoct
CrIntereeption Attompted
CNO Intercopt Attompted
7.WER EPT7 Tes
XAC Scrambled
CVioual Contact Mada
1 CNI Contact Kade
CiNo Contact Mado
C. DID OBJECT TIME? Yes No
ENormal
ElViolent
9. IF OBJE Blinking
[1 Stoady
T0. LENGT GHT: 1.i1-15 Seconde
01-5 Mi.nutes
Do J0Wnuteg
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
WAS NOTED?
Planet Ven
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DONNRARD? IlYes TTNo
14. DED OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !! Yea r.1Ho
15.DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TIYes CINo
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE SUNSET (Data From Air
CNight
C! Day
U Sunrise
[Sunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
Yes
One Aircraft
!More 'Than One Aircraft
13. WAS AWY SOUND HEARD? 1 Yes
T9. WERE TIERE TNDICATICES OF Yes (20
O. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ALOVE LSO Yes 10

d.
V. EVALUATION
EV 22. DETAILS OF
Excellent Cood
EGood Fair
Fair Poor
Poor Insuf to Evaluate .
Unrsliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23.
Was Balloon was Astronomical
Balloon Probably Astrononical
Ponsibly Balloon Possibly Astrononical
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7. CLOUD COVER:
tentha at feet. tenths feet. MILES.
tenths feet. tenths at feet.
ATIC Tont Form 33

FM CO 77IST ACAW SQDN ACTION
TO JEPHO/HQ USAF VASH DC. 3.C.
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON -
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
INFO JEPNB CG EADF STEMART AFB NY MAT
ZF6/CC 26TH AIR DIV /DEF/ ROSLYN NY
AF LTR
299-5 DTD TWO NINE APR FIVE TWO CMA FOLG IS SUBNTD CLN IAM PAR SEVEN
CHARLIE PD PAR ONE CMA ONE OBJECT CNA ROUND CMA NEDIUN SIZE ANBER IN
COLOR CHA NOVING WEST NORTH WEST AVOUT OME ZERO ZERO NILES PER HOUR
PO OBJECT DISAPPEARED NEAR THE HORIZON PD NO INFO RECEIVED ON PRO-
PUISION SYSTEM CMA SOUND CMA AERODYNAMIC FEATURES OR EXHAUST PD OBSVRS
STATED IT LOOKED LIKE A ROUND LIGHT PD PAR TWO CMA S ZERO
FIVE ZERO FIVE SEBRA 27 AUGUST 52 AND REMAINED
INSIGHT FOR FIVE MINUTES PD OBJECT WAS AGAIN SIGHTED AT ZERO FIVE -
ONE ZERO AND THIS TIME REMAINED IN SIGHT FOR A INDEFINITE TIME PD
IT WAS RPTD THE SECOND TIME AS S BEING VER LARGE AND LOOKED LIKE A
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BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT MOVING UP AND DOWN PD PAR THREE CMA OBSVD
VISUALLY PD PAR FOUR CMA OBJECT WAS OBSERVED AT THREE SEVEN DEGREES
THREE FIVE MINUTES NORTH LAT CMA SEVEN SEVEN DEGREES TWO FIVE
MINUTES WEST LONG PD PAR FIVE CMA OBJECT WAS OBSERVED BY LT AND NRS
TOLGEMUTH CMA LT FOX CMA LT BABCOCK CMA STAFF SGT COVERT CMA STAFF
SGT GARY CMA AND STAFF SGT HELM PD ALL OF TIESE ARE STATIONED AT THE
BICHMOND CMA VIRGINIA FILTER CENTER PD ALL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF y
PS WOLGEMUTH ARE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL PD PAR SIX CMA CEILING AND
WISIBILITY UNLIMITED PD PARA SEVEN CMA NONE PD PAR EIGHT CA NONE
TO PAR NINE CMA THIS SQDN SCRAMBLED TWO FIGHTERS FRON THE ONE
FOUR EIGHT FTR SQDN AT DOVER CMA DELAWARE ON THE OBJECT THE
SECOND TINE IT WAS REPORTED TO US AT ZERO SIX TWO NINE ZEBRA PD
AT ZERO SEVEN ZERG SERO SEBRA CMA FTRS NINE FOUR PAREN ARRIVED E

Vinus
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JEPOW B108
. -
PP JEDEN JEDWP J
DE ROSLYN NY 2 520 (
P 271502 P 2715302 "
FM CO 771ST ACANDW FM CO 77IST ACANDW SQ.FT CUSTIS VA CUSTIS VA
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON JEDWP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT HIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO •
INFO JEPNB/CG EADF STEWART AFB NY
ZEN/CG 26TH ADIV DEF ROSLYN NY
ESEREMCIEL/ ACGDOW 1103 PD FLYOBRPT PD IAW AF LTR 200-5 DTD
TWO NINE APR FIVE TMA FOLG IS SUBMTD CLN IAW PAR SEVEN CHARLIE PD
PAR ONE CMA ONE ROUND OBJECT CMA LARGE CMA MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST
PD WAS YELLOW AND RED IN COLOR AND OBSVR STATES HE THOUGHT IT COULD BE A
BALLON PD NO AERODYNAMIC FEATURES CMA NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST CMA NO
PROPULSION SYSTEM PD OBJECT MOVED STRAIGHT UP AND THEN DISAPPEARED
PD PAR TWO CMA OBJECT WAS OBSVD AT TWO THREE THREE . ZERO ZEBRA CMA
4O
TVO SIX AUG FIVE TWO AND REMAINED IN SIGHT FOR FOUR ZERO MINUTES PD
PAR THREE CMA OBSVD VISUALLY Y FROM GOUND PD PAR FOUR CMA OBSVR WAS
AT THREE THREE FOUR CMA SEVEN SEVEN
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DEGREES TWO FIVE MINUTES WEST LONG PD WAS OBSVD BY MISS

Contact Made
CMI Contact Made
CiNo Contact Mado
8. DID TIMET Ye3
Normal
ClViolent
9. IF OBJE 9. IF OBJ JECT WAS A " UBtinking U Blinking
Erstoady Erstoady
10. LENGTH CHT: t11-15 Seconds
E1-5 Mmutos E1-5 Mimutes
17 Over 10 Mnutes
11. REPORTING 11. REPORTING AGENCY AGENCY Number and Address)
CO 7715T i - AC+WSq. AC+U F7. Cuatis, Va.. Ft. Cuatis, Va..
Co
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
2. NOTED?
-
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DONNAARD? I ! Yes TJNo
UE.DDC OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !! Yes C1o
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TiYes CTNo
UNSET (nata From Air Almanac
CMight
El Day
USunrise -3719
IlSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
NOTED IN Yes No
[lOne Aireraft
ClMore Than One Alrcraft
1.. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? !Yes
U. WERE THERE TNDYCATICNSTOF NOISET Yes
J. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE LSO ELEVATION? Yos [INo

a. RAL W.B.
b.
c.
d.
(attach over
V. EVALUATION
22. DETATLS OF REPORT:
Excellent JGood
C7Cood EFair
CaFair C Poor 7
Poor Ineuffi Evaluate
Unreliablo
Extremely Doubtful
CHoax
23. INAT EVALUATION:
WawrBalloon C Was Astrononical
Probably Balloon Probably Astronomical
[.]Possibly Balloon Possibly Astronomdeal
Was Aircraft Other:
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7. CLOUD COVER: 8..
tenths at feet. tenths at feet. CAV
tenths at feet.
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Aug 52 Richyond, Virginia Wos Balloon
0 Probobly Ballown
3. DATS-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Locai Ground-Visual 8 Ground-Redor D Wes Arcraht
0o Probably Aircraft
GMT 0505 Air-Visual Air-intercept Rudor Possibly Aircrali
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
D Yes Probobly Astronomical 11
C2410 nilitery Possibly Astronomical
ollo 000
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
a Insuilicient Date ior Evaluation
5 min. 1 WINW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Amber. Round. Planet Venus.

the objeut looked 11'ss round lignt, was
and dinmpe eared near horison, oi
natal (G) ninutes.
The again sighted at 05102 this station
at 05202 Thie gtation scrambled two2F-94 in Cotor nircraft to atterrot
an intereeotion of the objeat. At 0706% one of th fighter pilots reoorted
sighting a bright yellow light several milae south Rshmond Contect was
logt ofter three (3) nimuton. The observern vara direet corumunication
relaying position fightars, they .
with this atation and uoon
stated that nly objest us.
RAMLD L. WLLISTON
Captain, USAP
Intellig Clfieer
INCLS.
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over Richmond was the planet Vemus and thay believed that it was the objeat
being observed.
9. Ah objegt Ab
05292, this station soramblad two2)94 Aighter-interceptor aircraft in an
attamm to intercept the objeat. At O7063 ths pilot serambled
fighters remorted a contact on a bright yellow light several miles south of
Rishmond. Contaot was lost ster three 3 minutes. The observers were in
station and said "I believe Lt. Babcock sighted the first objeot, looked
12. Signed na .
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31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT DE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
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