DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9169493
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONMADISONWISC
FRAMES8

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PRCUECT 10073 RECC ORD CARD /
1. DATE E1 LOCATION ( i?. CONCLUSIONS
30 Oct 52 MADI3ON WISC Was Ballzon
1 J Probably Bailoon
3. DATE-TIWE OROUP TYRF OF DESERVATION 3 Poss bly Sailoon
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Loca 30/1035 CST i0 4 Was Aizeroft
XX Groun-V,sial Ground Radur Probabiy Aircraht
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GMY. 30/16352 C7Ai-Visual C Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircralr
5. PHOTOS 4. SGURCE a Wus Astronomcai
Ye i a Probably Astronomical
+. 2 Airmen a Poss.bly Astonomicai
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7.1.ENGTH OFOBIERVAFION A NU-BER CF CBIECTS COURSE .r Srhe:
: : insuiiiciont Dote M Evoluution
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i0. ORIEF SUMMA GHTN. 1. COAMENTS
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Two airmen at Truax Field observed egg- 4
shaped silvery blue object which pursued nor- 4
mal ∞urse lisappeared in a rapid climb.
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UPE343 310c752 10 5
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CEASSL 1952 0C7 30 23:15
YNE836 (
JEDKF C26 ACTION -
PP JEPN JEDNP JEDEN 333
DA JEDKF SEA S (
P 3123152 2N0 31
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MX 00 701H AD RUAY TLD NSH WIS
TO JEPIC/DI, 19 U VASHINstON 25 DO
CEDIP/ATIO, VRIGHT PA ERSON AFE ONIO
JEDE' AFE O COLOPADO SPRINGS COLO
V7S-00-4S25/ATTN ATIAA-20/7 ONETOIJE
CHIGED AS EGG : THAPED CHA OF SILVER L COLOP VITT A BLLISH CAST CNA SIZE
AFREY THAT CISA ATION OF TRAIL OR MEANS.
OF PROPULSIC
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ESERVED (
FOR ABOUT 3. CECO DSIPD
(S) OBTERVATIO. MAS VISUAL BY TVO AMM O GUARD DY PD NO OPTICAL OR C
ELEOTRONIC DOUIP USED PD 4
(4) ODCERVENS VENE CTAD AT 43 DEGREES G HINUTES NORTH AUD CO DEGREES 23
LUTIVESTP CATIG UITSRESPECT TO OLSERVER SEE PAR -
(1) ALOVC P GECARVERS IIDICATED OIJEC TO DE OVER CITY OF
ADITON INDETI ITE RESPEOT: TAHCE AD ALTITUDE BUT
EE ADOUT DITEOTIOL ZET ANDE CHA ADAIGIL
MVVECT UPARD MR IITIAL SITIO ALOLT DIGME TO FLAL DISAPPC-
MARALCE ALOUT CO. DIGREES PO .
(5) OEDECT OEETRVED BY A/EO MAROLD T AN CA AGE BL OMA 2 YRS SERVIOE
CUA I TR T OOSAT 1RUAX TLD C10 IIS I GAER CNA
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VIEL OF TIKE REPTS SEEING OEJECTS PAREM 3T SECONDE THIS WOULD
APPEAR TO EE UNLIKELY PD
(S) VEA'AT TINE OF TITLLG MAS CLEAR CMA VISIBILITY 1S NILES PD SURFACD
IND WAS S KOT MY CMA 1,-FT I D LS KOT U PD E
(TO THE ONLY ACCT POSTINLE KERE IS THAT OEJECTTAS I FACT A JET ACTT PD
(2) REGATIVE PD (
(O) LAATIVE PD
(1N) FLIGHT OF -SS JETE LANDING. TR SOU TORTH ATTRACTED ATTH OF .
TIRST.CEPENVER CALCIG TI (
HER ACTT
ANE KNOW . DEEIIN TE TE PART TIME CIA
HOWEVER CNA OTIER AOFT VEPE IN TIE GEM AREA AT THE TIME AHD THE OBJECT
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FOR THE COMANDING GENERAL:
Ohur L. Kinl;
1 Incl ODUS L. KIME
n/c MAJOR USAF
ADJUTANT .
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INT 319.1 (4 Nov 52) 2nd Ind T
HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL 28. Kansas ty, Mo.
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The object sighted was described by personne. concerned as egg
shaped, of a silver color with a bluish cast, an size approximately
that of a B-36 aircraft, There was no indicatio exhaust trail or
oral or visual indication ulsio The object was
observed from the main gate x Field, Wisconsin, in a
direction approximately wes west and angular elevation of
approximately 50 degree: opeared to be moving south at
the time of the initial yation, turning slowly toward the east
on a level attitude, Th bject then
without materiel change in attitude, a disappeared from view in a
haze of a very high altitude at angular elevation of aporoximately
of object with respect observers is indicated in Paragraoh 2.
The observers indicated that the object appeared be over the city
of Madison, but could specific with respect to distance and
altitude. They wer ut direction.
6. The airnen observing the object were
service, l year 7 months at Truax Field;
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11. There was a flight time sighting occurred.
It was in observation of this flight F-861s t noticed
this strange object.
12. The statement of A/2c Geer, one of the observers, is attached,
and A/2c Hamm's statement will be forwarded at a later date as airmen
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