PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Oct 52 KENT, ENGLAND Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local .05/1510 Z Ground-Vi suol Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 05/1510 · Air-Vi sual Air-Intorcept Fador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS & SOURCE a Was Astronamical
CYos. Ex-RAF Officer Probably Astronomical
. 21 No . Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF ATION OSJECTS . COURSE DOONO Other_
Insufficignt Dara ushion
few seconds One Unknown
0. CRIEF SUMN CHTING 111. COMNENTS
Ex-RAF officer sighted a round, white obj l. Short duration of sighting and
traveling at 1500 mph. Object appeared to probable tail or exhaust indicates
have an exhaust. that the object might have boon
a meteor.
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October 9, 1952
Co mmanding General United States Air Force
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
hampton, England, on September 30, 1952.
On October 5, 1952, at 5:12 p.m., time of tho local
longitude, I was standing on the starboard side of the ship
the promonade deck. This deck is perhaps twelve feet above
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bow of the ship and at an agle above the surface of the water
which I should estimate to be between 15° and 20° of arc from
the horizontal. The object had a brilliant light, almost of
the intensity of a welding torch. I should say that it was much
brighter than a star could possibly be and was somewhat less
bright than the sun. The light emanating from it was a strong
silver color. This incident took place at 5:l2 p.m., and as E
soon as I first saw the object and had gotten over the momentary
reaction from doing so, I timed it. I asked my wife to go down
to the main deck, two decks below, and bring back a pair of
powerful field glasses which I had. In the meantime, I walked
know, his wife, a member of the Cabin Class orchestra (the man
who played the bass viol, whose name I also do not know) and one
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period of time while I was watching the object, there was a pink
cloud much closer to the vessel than the object appeared to bo and
practically at the same angle from the ship and the surface of
the ocean. I would estima te the position of this small cloud to
be perhaps five miles from the vessel, and the object at all times
cloud. I have the impression, although
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was perhaps 20° from the horizontal. At this time, the sun and -
moment when I first saw the object.. I have a letter from the -
Staff Captain indicating that the ship's position at that time
was 42°19' N., 55°07' W. and that the vessel was on a course
of 26o°30'. I do not know whether any of the officers of tha
ship or the watch saw this object, but I am inclined to think
that they My wife tanding ccep t

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MPH, 2, 5 LISIBLE OND
SITTINGBOURNE 00 I1S
NORTI ENG ELLING FAVEROHAM 050 EAST
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UNDOUBYEDLY ONSIDERABLE REC DEGREES
AT 15 KNOTS 1 MILES. HOLDING
AIR DEF OPR NONE NE THIS
DT, THIS REPT PENDING DETAILS
03/1330Z OCT
ACTION
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Please try to answ you possibly y can. The information that you give will
be used for research p purposes, and will egarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements conclusions publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it - eemed neces may contact you for
further details.
.When did you see the object? 2. Time o day: 12
Hour Minutes
5 OCTOBER 1952
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. 8 P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e.
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
ON BOARD R.M.S. CARONiA, BOSiTION 42°19' N.LATNDE, 7'W.LONGTiSUDE
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or Country
Additional remarks:
o. CertainV TiMED By WA Not very sure
Fairly certain dJust a guess
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f.Don't remember
SUN HAD NOT YET SET
IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, GHT, or
the object?
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(Circle One): In front of you d.To your left.
b. In back of you e Overhead 15°
c. To your right .Don't remember

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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a.Bright moonlight
b. A fow b.Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No maonlight - pitch dark
Don't remember d. Don't remember
Was the object brightor than the background of the sky? .
(Circle One): a. Yes b. No c.Don't remember
1. IF it w R THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobil headlight?:
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away?
. Other BRIGHT AS WELDING TORCH . OthOr BRIGHT AS WELDING TORCH . .
Did the object: Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes No No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? No Don't Know
e. e. Change b Change brightness? LiTTLE No No Don't Know
f. Change shape? shape? ONLY YDiAMETER YDiAMETER No No Don't Know Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? No Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No.. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:_ PiNK CLOVD-IT WAS NEVER OBS By CLOUD
BUT MOVED BEMiND 1F THE SENSE OF BEING BEYOND IT
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answere S, than tell what
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Did the object appear: (Circle One): .Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15. Did you observe the object through any of following?
a. Eyeglasses ·No e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield No g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other
FoR PERIOD OF ABOUT 5" ONLY

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The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other _.
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply_outlined
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and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin 8 Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel i. Basketball
e. Quarter k. OR
f. Half dollar SUN Ar TWE TiMS
22.1 (Circle One of pllowing to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Questign 22.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Uncertain
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questions:
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a. North c. East o. South g. West .
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
(Circle One) Yes (No)
b. From horizon . degrees
31.2 When it disappeared:
.From true North 270 :
b. From horizon. degrees.
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33. In the following larger sketch place an "A
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Pleas list their names and
MAN WHO PLAYED EASE ViOL GIN Cabin CLASS DAND RMS
CARONiA
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(Circle One) Yes No BuT IN SrC OF S MILES
feet.
Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME Middle Name
Name First Name
ADDRESS 311 PRovitene 3 BT
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBL
NAWL AVATioN
SPELiALiOT
Ago5 Sex MALE
Please indicate any special ucational training that you have had.
.Grade school ... e.e. Technical school LAW .
.High school — (Type).