DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9543426
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953
REPORTED LOCATIONEAUCallie Florida
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IN PHOTO LAB SECT THIS HOS) OBJECT LOOKED LIKE A "DAVIS A/C WING" No
FUSELAGE BUT LARGER THAN A B-36 ON LOWER SURFACE AT LEAST 4 AND NOT
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UNCLASSIFIED
Eau Gallic, Florida lk, Jamary 1953
4 Description of incident
At 2345 3 a civilian employee of Patrick AFB observed an unidentificd
nerial object for three seconds. Source compared the object to a flying wing
and said that it was at an altitude of less than five hundred feet, flying at
about 500 mph in a SSW direction, Source saw at least ) blue lights on the
lower surface of the object. The weather was cold and clear with little or no
wind. No other person observed the object.
II. Discussion of Incident
The source appears to be an unusually reliable and experienced observer.
I1I, Conclusion
Unknown
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