PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9551527

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONDobbins AFB Ga

FRAMES2

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
9 Feb 53 9/0432 Dobbins AFB. Ga.
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Control Tower Ov. Astro (JUPITER)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Jupiter at 290° az 5° elevation setting
DEX One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5-10 1in. Rourni star-like pbjeot with grange lor noved slowly in a
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION atr ight lestarly course. Obgeet Lovired a few initos.
Gound-Visual
1 COURSE
W
8. PHOTOS
Y. Ye
No
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yes
No
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 FORM
be used. used.

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1953 PEB 9 OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
10:11
/ lituees 03403
FEB 9 NFCR
: ATIC
RA007 UNCLASSIFIED 2.9719 '
WP8025 CISPATCINED 2,C.4ils
YDA004T ACTION
CBB007
YMB004 09/0048E
JEDKF 014
OPOP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ 333 OPOP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ S33
DE JEDKF 12A
OP 090755Z ZNJ
( FM CG 35TH AIR DIV (D3 DOBBINS AFB GA
JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL IN ON AFB AFB OHIOL OHIOL
3TP/CG 3TPSCC G ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPGS COLO AFR COLORADA SRCS. COLO
OF DOBBINS AFB AT 09/0048E, FOR 5-10 MIN. SHAPED ROUND LIKE STAR
Y ALSO APPEARED TO STAND
STILL A FEW MINUTES. NO SOUND MAINTAINED A STRAIGHT COURSE BUT MAY
HAVE TURNED WHILE FADING OUT. VISUAL OBSERVATION BY DOBBINS TOWER
OPERATOR A/IC J C WILLIAMSON OBJECT WAS WEST OF TOWER TRAVELING DUE
WEST WX CLEAR 15 MILES VIS 33 TEMP 29 DEW PT WINDS 10,000-300 AT 20
KNOTS 20,20G-300 AT 50 KNOTS 30,000-300 AT 80 KNOTS 40,0 -290 AT 85
KNOTS 53,200-2P AT 68
19/08142 Z FEB 3YW
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 5200.10 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED
$C_-1$