PROJECT BLUE BOOK

. DATE 2 LOCATION
10.Doo 5e ODESSA, WA 0 Mas Batlgon
5 Probably Halison
4., TYOEOF ONSE NAT'ON . XX Posvbly doiloon
1. DATS-TIVF O"OLP
Loc .+ Wo Aurergt
WOround Poder 670 Probeoly arcr
GMY x4vis0a Ai-lutercept Rudar Possbly A.reraft
5. PHOTOS A. SOLRCE 0 WasAstrouonacot
CY.: D Probably Astroromical
X AF Pilot C! ssibly Astronomieal
7 CESBERYYTION 3a.. 0. COuPsR
3 insuti cianr Dosa 01O
c .. Unknowm
min Several
TAIPE 1. COAMENTS
Several larre, white objocts, larger than any
knowm a/e with dir, roddish white light coming
from two windows. Could roverse direccion
abruptly- cbjects stopped, nade sharp turns,
including headon passes toward a/c. Objects .

taneously and then disappearod object appeared to be level with the
intercepting F-94 .000 feet. Airborne radar and visual contact
wore simultaneous and lasted for r 15 minutes. F-94 attempted to ontact local
GCA but without succoss. Weather was clear above 3,000 feet ne of sight
ing was 1915 PST.
II. Discussion of Incident
Two additional F-94 the general area but at lower altitudes and
thus are eliminated as possib sighting. description of
remely ge" is significant: Upper air regearch
balloons aro tear-shaped and nslucent polyethylene cruising
altitude expand to as much length. The equipment hanging below
. the balloon is making return to airborne radar. Although ATIC : has
received no record of upper air research balloon tracks for this date the des-
cription of the object allows a preliminary evaluation of "possible balloon"
III. Corclusion
Possible balloon.
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vispa! contatt. but got a radar lock-on. They reported that "UFOTYPE
when they attempted to close on it again, it would reverse
divection and drop away. Several times the plane altered course MAGAZINE
itselt becayse collision seemed imminent. There was a solid
undlercast of cdouds. which would climinate the possibility of
relraction of ground lights.
In cach oi these instanees. as wcll as in the case narated
next. the sourees of the stories were trained airmen with ex.
cellent reputations. They were sincerely bafled by what they
had seen. They had no conceivable motive for falsilying or.
"dressing up" thcit reports. 2
In the other instance, with the "white object with two win-
. dows," we found that a skyhook balloon bad bcen plotted at
the csnrt site of the "batle." =
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAR 2 f
DOD DIR 5200.10 19 T53-3695

exact bearing of the Unknown object. Atmospheric refraction would
have produced exactly the phenomenon described. The same at-
mospheric conditions that caused the mirage of the star would have
caused anomalous radar returns (see Chapter vm).
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FM CG 62D TRPCARRWG H
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL_ HQ USA DC
JEPLG/CG TAC LANGLEY AFB VA -
JEDWP/AIR TECH INEL CEN WR
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO . 1
INFO JESGN/CG 1STH AF DONALDSON AFB S C
JWPDM/CG 25TH AD MCCHORD AFB WASH : .....
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ATIAA-2C PD FL PT PD ONE PD LARGE RND VIHTE OBJ CMA LARGER THAN ANY
KNOWN TYPE OF ACFT PD DIM REDDISH UHITE LIGHT COMING FR TWO WINDOWS PD ds
NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST OBSR FD AT ONE TIME AT LEAST HALF DOZ IN FORMATION (.
.. .
SCATERED PD COULD REVERSE DIR ALMOST INSTANTLY PD PRPLN SYS UNKNOWN PD
240 NOTS EST CONSTANT PD DID A CHANDELLE IN FRONT PD STARBOARD TURN
PD HEADON AND THEN WOULD SUDDENLY STOP AND BE PULLING OFF IN DIR OF ACFT
PD F-94 BANKED AWAY AND LOST VIS CONTACT PD RADAR CONTACT LOST BY GOING
OUT OF RG PD TWO PD 1915 HRS PAC C TIME PD OBSR 10 DEC 52 FOR 15 MIN PD /
THREE PD VIS AND AIRBORNE RADAR /APG-33/ A/C 6 FT
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YDS PORT O DEGREES TO 97 DEGREES/PD C LEVEL TO 2 DEGREES BELOW PD FIVE -
520 HRS CNA 10G HRS IN F-94 CMA 5 YRS SV PD NO GLASSES9CMA SEVERAL YRS
SINCE LAST ILLNESS PD REACTION BY LT HARSH CURIOUS CMA CAUTIOUS
CMA EXCITED PD SIX PD CLOUD COVER 30OZ FT BELOW CMA CLEAR ABOVE
CMA NO NOON PD 27E AT 75_KNOTS PD SEVEN PD NONE PD EIGHT PD NONE
PD NINE FD COULD NOT CONTACT GCA STA INMED AND THEIR WPN BENT PD
RAD CONTACT 1 1
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