PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9170495

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONIthaca New York

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12. CATION CONCLUSIONS
17 Dec 1952 Ithaca, New York C Was Bolloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE·TIME GROUP TYPEO ATION Possibly Balloon
I
Local.. 0757 HRS EST Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircratt
GMT 0 Air-Visual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CL Was Astrononticai
CiYos : Prahadly Adtranorisai motcon
No Fiil O Possibly Astronomicsi
7. LENG OBSERVATION 18. NUMBE OHJFCTS COURSE - Other
1 oc Insufficient Data for Evalvation
Unknown
2 Sec W :
TO. BRIEF SLMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Observed a ing a jet exhaust.
Obj was greonish ie with an orange trail.
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2. None of the observationa give the inpression of significant
accuracy, nor were any of them received in time to make an electrical
message intended value.
3. Each lotter wa acko ering
questions which were as ked,
.
. 4. Copies lotters, in
.
29 April 1952.
FOR THE
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 .
DOD DIR 5200.10 YEARS.
8
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viow behind the leading edge of the cloud. No air-
craft structure was visible. The light appeared to
be clongated and traveling in a horizonal plane.
.
Considering the altitude and are traversed, the ob-
. −
miles per hour. The local civil defense authority
A CERTII LED TRUE COPY
Ithaca, N.Y.
DONALD L. MYERS, 2d Lt., USAP TRUE COPY
AO 2231652 .
Ind #3 wmce.

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ing a jet exhaust, greenish-blue with an orange trail which was moving in a
westerly direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees
of aro in approximately two saconds High cirrus clouds estimated at mors
than 20,000 feet altitude were present. The light disappeared from view behind
the leading edge of the cloud aircraft structure was visible. The light
appeared to be elongated traveling in a horizonal 1 plane. . Considering the
altitude and are traversed, servers estin the speed to be in excess
of 700 miles per hour. .
.
3. Further
ein aed L. Anleen
APPROYED:
for
Chief, Wing Training & Operations
INCLS.
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