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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9551292
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953
REPORTED LOCATIONCorbin Kentucky
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
7 Fed 53 8/o2k5z

> 20JECT 10073 RECORD
2. LOCATICN

Corbin, Keatucky

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3. SOURCE
State Police

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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One

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10. CONCLUSION
Dist CIENT DATA FOR EVAWATION

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Is. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
<O min

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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground visual

17, COURSE
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[2. PHOTOS

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Red puisating Plame-like glowing ball was observed
aprox 2O mins travelingat a moderate sneed.

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FLAME-LIKE, GLOWING BALL, AT UNDETERMINED ALTITUDE, HEADING SOUTH
THEN WEST OF CORBIN KY, AT A MODERATE SPEED, WITH NO MEANS OF
PROPULSION, SIGHTED AT 2145 E.S.T.s FOR APPROX. 23 MINUTES, UNTIL
OUT OF SIGHT. THE DATE WAS 7 FEB. 53. VISUALLY SIGHTED BY TWO

STATE POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHERS AT AN AIRPORT NEAR CORBIN, 2,583 FT

BRKNEN CLOUDS AT CORBIN WITH CLEAR SKIES SOUTH AND WEST, VISIBILITY

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