PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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Brilliant white light, shaped like F-86
standing on its nose, ai ghted at approx evliy wit cheah with.
50000' by F-948 about 25 mi from Atlantic City.
Object was not picked up by A/I radar due to
distance, but painted faintly on ground rudar. fallrm
A/C could not approach object due to distance.
Object displayed no maneuvers, but seemed to 2.Thni is
gain and lose altitude.

CHTRLE
2nd Lt, USA
Wing Int
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c3 Chiaf, ATIC, bight-Patterson AFB, Chio
1 cy CO, EADr, Stowart AFB, Newburgh, N.Y.
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bright objeat appeared to move grudually right and also gain in
altitnde to position of approxmataly 40 to 45 degrees above the 009A Both
time thought that the object could possibly airoraft.
at gren distance with its landing lights on. Rowever, after flying toward the
objeot for about 10 mimutes, both wer agree that the object ampgared as cir-
cular to ogg shaped with what appeared to be a mid-wing approximately 30 to 10
degrees dihedral. Direetly below and a part or the circular section thers appear-
ed a tall or cone shaped seetion te a3mne brilliant white 1ight. This cona or
tail seotion saemed to vary in size sometimee short an longer
Skoto by the two obac
2nd L
AIL CONE
art
AIL CONE
The objeot when desoribed was likened to an F-86 aireraft standing on 1ts
that whil the fusolage of an F6 ia long and alim the object was oblong or ogg
shaped. The complete objeot as pictured nbove glowed with the same bright twhito
Light. The objeot appeared to romain in the came general araa and there was no
indiantion of contraila, sound or rane ith the excention gradual change
in position in both elavation and azimuth. described above. Cbservers could
note no exhaust or propulsion metheds as he entire object glowed with a brilliant
white light. Observers suggeated that the tail of whito light uhich projectad
below t2h cylindrioal portion, which 1r 3ise, couldn't have been exheust
Bince 1t of the 3Am9 color no objeat. Had it been an exhaust
Mam Lor would ha finlly lost contaet with
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Was Looated apuroximted 20 to 30 degroes eported distance
wel mdles. While flying towrd the Indioated air 3peed of 250
knots bright objeet appenred to move graduelly the right and also gain in
altitnde position of approximataly 740 to 45 degrees above the oogervers. Both
obser time thought that the object airoraft.
at great distane with its landing lights on Rowever, efter flring tovard the
objot for about 10 mimutes, both observers agree that the object amgered as cin-
cular to ogg shaped with what appeared bo a mid-ving with approximytely 30 to 1,0
degroes dihedral. Mreetly below and as a part the circular section there appear-
ed a tall or cone shaped seotion the sane brilliant white light. This cone or
tail seotion seemed to vary sometime appearing short and longer.
Skete oas below,
2nd Lt
TAIL CONE
rers
CONE
The object when desoribed was likened to an F-96 aireraft standing on 1 ts
that whil the fuselage of an F86 is long and slim the object was oblong or egg
shaped, The complete object as pictured above glowed with the same bright whits
Light. The objeat appeared to remain in the eame general araa and there was no
indiantion of contraila, sound or mane the exception gradual change
in position in both elavation and Azimu escribed above Cbaervers could
note no oxhaust Or propulsion motheds e entire object glowed with a brdlliant
white light. Observers suggested that the tail of light uhich projected
below the oylindrical portion, which 3ise couldn' been exhaust
since it WaB of the 3AMA color ns the object. Had it been an exhaust
Mlame th color would ha finally lost contaot with
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8 hours with i year 9 months exper
(2) James W. Wallace, .
time 150 hours Lt, A0-2224028, obser7er
s with one year experience plus 11 months naval
aviation cadet
f. Weather at time of sighting.
olight ground visibility unlinlted with
haze. Temperature feet indicated WaS
centigrade. mimus 15 degrees
g. It 1s
the sighting. for
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Leshe C Trfp
LESLIE C. TRIPP
lst Lit, USAP
Squadron Inte icer
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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET -
I. GENERAL
CATION TIME
Local:
12 Ocx 1952 Atlantie lity Zebra: DIHS
4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? Yos GLNO
Nakod Eyo
ClBinoculars
Tolescope
Theodolito
5. WAS GROUND RADAR? Yes No
By Ona Sot
CBy Two Sets
JBy Thrae Sets
b. WAS OBJD THE AIR? Yes OHO
INC Observed Object
Interception Attoupted
No Intercept Attenptod
7 WER PT 0 Yes
A/C Scramblad
Visual Contact Mada
CNI Contact tMade
(]No Contact Mado
HANGL AT ANY TIME? O Yes
JNormal
Clviolent
CJElinking
EStoady
10. L.11-15 Seconds
C11-5 Minutes
HOver 10 Mnutes 7Over 10 Mnutes 27
11. R Number and Address) Address
0 Dew Cnstle AFB)
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. Vi IAS SNOTED?
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNRARD? LIYes CNo
14. DLD OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !Yes
15. IID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? IIYes No
I6. TIME OF SIGHTING F RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Air Almanac
Night
C! Day
C Sunrise
U'Sunget
III. AIRCRAFT DA'TA
NOTED IN AREA? Yes
!JOno Aircraft
lNore Than One Aircraft
T. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1e9
HOISE'Yes INo
?O. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE L5O ELEVATION? Yes 1No

.. 2
IV. BALLOON DATA
21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? Hes
22. TIME SINCH SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASET HhistisMinutes
LAUNCH SITFS SIGHTING:
Irhted? Doscribe
Location Type Launching Agency Yes No Lighting
a. PhibdilshiPe Pib5el 15012
U.5.Nam white
b. H1 Pibull U.S.DD.A "
itlanti City, 2g Pibill U.S.nlary L1
errig.r
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V. EVALUATION
SOURCE: 22 DETAILS OF REPORT:
Excellent Good
Good Fair
Fair Poor
Poor Insufficient to Evaluate
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23. ION:
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
O00 Balloon 000 Probably Astronomical
C Poasibly Balloon Possibly Astroncmical
O Was Airoraft othert
ATIC Test Form 334 (13 Aug 52)

10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
18,000 95,000
light grunnd hug.
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