PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9544253

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONMarysville Tenn

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DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
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15 Jan 53 16/07157
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian BALLOON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Balloon
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIE NO ANALYSIS
30-40 Min. 30-40 Min. Balloon shaped object with red light on bop and yellow light Balloon shaped object with red light on top and yellow light
.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION on bottou, slowly descending toward the West disapearing on bottou, slowly descending toward the West disapearing
after 30-40 minutes. after 30-/0 minutes.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
West
3. PHOTOS PHOTOS
Yes Yes
XNo
. PHYSICA ENCE
Yes
XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions
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LIGENCE NEADE JARTER USAF VASK 25 D C
JHDUP/AIR TECNNICAL ONIO
ATM: ATIAA-2C 2y
IEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPHINGS COLORADO (
CEAMAENRSY FLYOBRPT COC HSG NO 794-BALLOON-SHAPED OBJECT
WIMH RED LISNT ON TOP AND YELLOW LIGHT ON BOTTOM, SLOILY (
DESCENDING
AND DRIFTING TOUARDS UEST. ONE (I) OBJECT-SIZE NOT STATED-O VISIBLE
TAHS OF PROP THAHS OF PROI ULSION-DISAPPTARED OUT OF SIGHT-FIRST T SIGNTED BETUEEH "SIGNTED BETVERN
APPROYINATELY ELASES.T. AND
AT LAKEIONT DRIVE-IN THEATER, MANYSVILLE, TENCI, OSJECT 'SIGNTED-NORTHWEST. DRIVE-IN THEATER, MARYEVILLE, TENI, OSJECT'SIGHTED-NORTHWEST.
Or OF OBSEAVER-RIPORT_ MELAYED EY CAA RADIO-RANGE STATION AT KJONVILLE, - OBSEAVER-REPORT_MELAYED EY CAA RADIO-RANGE STATION AT KUONVILLE,-S
TMM. VEATHEM:CLEAR SKIES-15 NILES VISIBILITY-TENP. SOD-DEV TIM. VEATHER:CLEAR SKIES-1S NILES VISISILITY- POINT-43-
GURFACE WINDS FRON VIST Af 9 KHIOTS- WINDS ALOFT AT L,-E-TROM SURFACE WINDS FRON VEST AT 9 1 KNOTS- WINDS ALOFT AT IL,---FROM 1 2200 2200
AT 32 KNOTS- NOGEE-TYSON I VEATHER STATED LAST VEATHER BALLOON RELEASED
1SSS E.S.T.-NO PNYSICAL EVEDIENCE OF ODJECT-NO INTERCEPT ACTION
TAKENI-NO AIR TRAFFIC NOTICED ADEA : TIME OF SICHTING.
16/45632 JAN JEDKF
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
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C Marysville, Tennessee 15 January 1953
I. Dascription of Ircident
ct slowly
decending towards the west for 30-lo mirutes.
I1.I Discussion of Ircident
During this per were many
crossing this area.
III. Conclusion
Possibly alloen.
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UCWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS, DOD DIR 5200.19
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