PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6383447

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONRobins AFB Georgia

FRAMES8

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L. GATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 Cep Robins AFD, Georgia C: Was Bolloon
Probably dlicon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION .. Posshiybaion
DATF-TI
Local Ground-Visual 8 Ground-keder 7 Was Are"
o Probobly Areruft
0030 L AinViseo! 3 Possbiv Aircreit
ONT.. Air-intercept Roder
3. PHOTOT . SOURCE c Wos Astronor ca
Yes 6 varied 5 Probobly Astronomte
No 6 Possibly Astronemica.
7. LENOTA OF C3SEOVATION 6. NUNBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURLE Orher
2 SSN insufhc.enUata tor Evelustion
20 minutes Lknewn
1O. BRIEF SCAARY OF SIGHTING T. COMMENTS
Whito yellow cast. Light. Heading or unidentified coizcides
with prevailing vinds at the thiz.
Observers_genera ly reliable.
-..
- Director 3
SMG -305 K243.6012
Moxwell AFB, Alaboa ATTN: Archives Brogth Asrespace Studies Iust
RETURN TO
ATIC FORM

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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL
1. DATE 2LOCATION 3.TIHE
Local:
52 Kui GA. Zebra:
4. WAS ED FROM THE GROUND? Yes No
Makod Eye
Binoculars
Telescope
Theodolite
5. WAS ERVED BY GROUND RADAR? O Yes IPNo
C By Ona Set
By Tro Sets
OBy Three Seta
6. WAS ITHE AIR? 0 Yes BNO
N/C Observed Object
)Interception Attempted
No Intercept Attempted
PT Yes Do
A/C Scrambled
Visual Contact Made
A/I Contact Made
No Contact Mado
S. DID OBJECT AT ANY TILE? Yes
Normal Normal No
"7Violent
. Blinking Elinking
EXStondy EXStondy
10. LENGTH Li1-15 Se Se ands ands
1-5 Mimutes
rOver rOver 10 10 Minutes 202 202i
ENCY Number and Mailing Number and Mailing Address) Address)
C.6a C. liass CE?
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
NUTED?
72v -
13.DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DCYNYARD? LI Yes No
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !Yes MNo
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? L1Yes No
16. TIMo OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Air Almanac)
V Night
Day
Sunrise 100
ClSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
17.W IN AREA? DYes No
One Aireraft
(l More Than One Aireraft
WAS ANY SOUND TEARD? 1Yes
As
TICM? 1es
ATIC Test Form 3.
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c.
d.
(attach ovorln7)
V. EVALUATION
21. EVALUATION SOURCE1 22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
Excellent Good
Good Fair
Fair Poor
Poor
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon 000 Astenomical
Balloon Possibly Astroncnical
Was Alreraft Others
- Probably Alrerart

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9,000 70,000
10,000 15 340 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
ArIC Test Forn 333 (13 Aug 52)

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FROM WR URMSG AFOIN-AT
PROJECT BLUE BOOK. TIOE OF SIGHTING SHOWN IN
WREO-9- 302 1
RUNS MADE FROM LOCAL WEATHER TATIC AME DATE.
(
SIGNED BASE OPERATIONS
ACTION
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VDB209 SEP 17 19:02
JESBN C142 (
RR JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEDWP-444
DE JESBN 29C
R 171445Z ZNJ
FM CG WRAMA ROBINS AFB G
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF WASH DC
JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL-INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIG.
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDVP/CG AMC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB O
FOR ATIAA-2C/URIGHT PATTERSON
AFB/ATLYOBRPT. I. FORMATION OF TWO UNIDENT PIFIED OBJECTS OBSERVED
APPEARING AS WHITE LIGHT WITN A DISTINCT YELLOW CAST WITH SIZE DESCRIBED
AS LARGER THAN A LARGE STAR NO SOUND WAS HEARD. OBJECTS
IN FORMATION 79S TO 2OSS-A SOUTH SOUTH-VEST COURSE. DISAPPEARED FROM
SIGNT AS IF LOST IN THE DISTANCE OR POSSIBLY BEHIND SCUD CLOUDS.
2. FIRST SIGHTING WAS AT S93OZ/I7. SEP 52 AND VAS OBSERVED FOR AS LONG
AS TWENTY MINUTES
5. VISUAL FRO A PAIR OI SIELD GLASSES.
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.
.

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5009 FEET AND WHEN AN COURSE
SOUTH SOUTH-WEST. C
5 ALL PERSONS INTEFVI IEWED SEEMED TO BE RELIABLE. ONE OBSERVER
INTERVIEWED AS AN AF OFFICER BOMBARDIER PRESENTLY ON FLYIN TATUS.
ANOTHER OBSERVER WAS AN AF PILOT ON FLYING STATUS. -
6 WEATHER AT ROBINS AFB WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR WITH FIFTEEN MILES
-
VISIBILITY PRESSURE 1012.4 MILLIBARS TEMP 79 DEGREE DEW POINT 69
SURFACE WIND CALM. WINDS AT FOUR THOUSAND FEET WERE FROM 320 DEGREES
AT TEN KNOTS SIX THOUSAND FEET FROM 330 AT FIVE KNOTS EIGHT THOUSAND
−
MILES SOUTH SOUTH-WEST OF THE STATION. C
METEROLOGICAL OR THERWISE
CAN ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGI TING.
18. ONE C-47 INBOUND TO THE STATION FRON ALI LOU ISIANA LANDED
APS PILOT DID NOT REPORT SIGHTING ANY OBJECT.
11. THIS REPORT VAS COORDINATED WITH HQS I4TH AF AND WILL NOT'BE
SUBMITTED BY THAT HQS. (
17/2018Z
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