PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
1 1ardh 59 01/19452 Frinceton, New Joresy
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Oivilion Astronomical (vElUs)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Deterined to be caused by Vinus by the intelligace orfieer
C19 coneemed.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Heb Bunrted Clrouler, silver, stationary obdeot was dhsared in th 'ost
S. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Oljiet ws otlil in siht 2 aftainiiul oh
L0 1
7. COURSE
StM I
8. PHOTOS
Yos D Yos
N ONO
9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
3XNo EXNo
FORM
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Commendation MAR 1953
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Li ATIAL
23An.53
JomhA0 Commanding Officer
TCIPTIN Detaciment
2450 #3
4670th Cround Chserver Sq
Tranton, New r Jersey
1. The Air Tschnieal Intelligence Center regently received your
port of an unidentified aerial object seen by GOC personnel at
45,1 Maroh 1953. It wishes to commend the proapt action takon
l/Lt Richard F. Watson and A/2C Raymond J. Swallow, Jr., in going
t the scene of the sighting and identifying the unknowm object a9
the planet the planet Verua, wua thereby saving saving the ATIC the ATIC considerable cons cost and ef-
fort in det fort in rining the object's ng the object'g identity, identity,
2. It ir hoped 2. I ir hoped that more that more personnel personnel responeible for recorting
ubidentified anjeote uhidentified enjeote Air Air Force-yde Force-yride wil will show equal initiative initiative and and
epthmaiame in deseraining epthmaiase in desernining the nature the natu many so-called "f so-called 3aul- Saul-
cer" cera reports. reports.
3. the Air Technieal Intelligence Center Center has recelved received about
tranty reporta from the Eaat Coast in the past month month which have been which have been
apalyzed as bakng the planst Verus, Therefore reporb and and GOn- cOn
clusion fall iae cluion this recent trende
FOR THE CCM DING GENERAL
ROBERT C. BROWN
Majcr, USAF
Air Adj, Can.
C
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197 01.00
DESIONATE AUTHD OFVICE OP RECORD
OPFICIAL FILE COPY
sae Parm 3 (How rseies AMC Form 3. Rev I Apr 43. which will he ased. Air FoE-WpAFB-L-23 JUL. 32 34994

position. At IF. atron depnrted for
Princeton. Examination of this object witn tle naked eye ravealed a star or planet-
like object at a amproximately 257 with aoproximately 70o slevation. Through bi-
noculars object pearw-d to change snaDe
a first guartermoon. sentauion COC nocular . Gowevr,
indicated that mor Tracted
light in tno lans. to Prenton at able to Loca
2600 and alevation 700 his fact leads observer
(Lt. Watson to the conelusion t at conclusion t at the object in question question ras ras actually Venus or
some other celestial body. other celestial body.
Weathor: Visdbility unlimited imited
Gord! Goord!
Defling unlimited
Cloud coverage Ox
A 2 3000
DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
Rchnd 7.Wakn
PICHARD P. VATSON ATYND
lst Lt. USAP /20 1A7
INCLA
CRIINATOA
1 Dir. of Intell., Hq, USAY
1 Chief ANs, Ohio
1 Ló70th OOS, ATTM: M/Sgt Caughman