PROJECT BLUE BOOK

2 Whrch 53 03/05003 Cambria, Califoria
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Mlitary Astrond deal (VEIU3)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BHIEP SUWMARY AND ANALYSIS
35 1inules Raddlsh-orenge, ophoricnl objeet varying in sce onclllaced
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION gently dl deways then wovod atrai ghd aamy fron observers in
ou dreetlon, until out of sight.
(aound-Vis:al
7. COURSE
B. PHOTOS
D Yes
ELNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yes
JXCNo JCNo
FORM FORM
FTD SEP 63 te usod. be used.
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door and summened me
side light. He then pointed out ever the ocean. There was a 3 round object
which gave ofi a reddish orange glow. When I first saw the objeet, it look-
ed about the size dima. It kept getting snaller, It was moving in a
Aireetion of M. The distance and hei ght W3.3 hard to judge because it was
dark. .U on dirst ocservation 16 Adcearad De i star. Dus to the faet is
was getting smallar, it ruled the faet of beina a t star, almost impossible.
It noved frcm side to aide sort se-1ed hoover for an
inatant and diainished view.
RONALD 3 HAAG, AF16407439 RONALD 3 MAAG, AF16407439
A/20, 775th ACSW A/20, 775th ACW Squadron Squadron
DOWNGDADEDATS-YEAR INTERVAIS
DECLASSIFIED AVTEN 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 320O.10
UNCLASSIFI

March 2nd at 2120 I went outside the door of the Operationa building
and obaerved a reddiah orange objeet suspended in the sky. It seemed to
be about with where T was standing thus it might have had an
altitude of approxinately 1600 feet. Distance is deceptive at night so
it is hard to estimate how far it was away. I would judge that it waa
the horizen. had a alight sideways notion and also it
nesmed to hocver at a certain distance land over the ocean. It dim-
inished in sise at approxinately 2135 and didappeared in a natter of a
couple of seconda. The sise when it was hooevering over the ocean Beesed
to be a little bis higger than piece.
JR. A712378476
775th ACdw Squadron, 775th AC&w Squadron, Cambria, Calif
DOWNGRADED AT 3 INTEEVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 1 YEARS.
DOD L
UNCLASSIFIED
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, JEDWP/ARIGHT PATTERSON AF3, OHIO
JEDEN/CG, ADC ENT AFB, COLORADO
JWPML/CG WADF HAFB CALIF
JWPML/CG 2STH AIR DIV (DEF) HAFB CALIF
a 75SAJ 179 PD JEDWP ATTN ATIAA-2C. ALL OTHERS ATTN INTELL.
REF PAR 7C, AFL 200-5 FLYOBRPT
(A) ONE GLOWING RD-ORANGE SPHERICAL OBJECT. REPORTED SIZE VARIES FROM
.
APPROX 15 INCHES DIAMETER TO 1 INCH DIAMETER. NO TRAIL, EXHAUST OR
SOUND OBSERVED, OSCILLATED GNTLY SIDEWAYS WHEN FIRST OBSERVED THEN
MOVED STRAIGHT AWAY FROM IN WNW DIRECTION, OUT OF
SIGIT. WNAI
9 2x
(2) SIGHTED AT
? APPROX 0500Z M 53.O3 B ERV. FOR MIN.
9 (3) ISU ISu
A A
LLY ONLY FROM SURFACE. ONLY FROM SURFACE.
(4) OBSERVERS LOCA LOC CT L
A
. T AND LONG CLASSIFIED). T AND LONG G CLASSIFIED).
OBJECT APPEARED EARED TO BE BE WNW OF SITE WHEN WHEN DISTANCE NOT -
ESTABLI D.
PAGE TWO OF JWPML 02 M
MN OF THIS ORGN. EACH ON DUTY AT DIFFERENT POST
AND/OR LOCATIONS O RELI
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9 PREVIOUS XPERIENCE IN SIGHTING SUCH
(6) VEATHER CAVU, WINDS ALOFT UNKNOWN. SURFACE WINDS ESTIMATED AT
9 25KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 3OKTS FROM WNW.
(7) ND KNOMN OR REPORTED UNUSUAL HIETEROLOSICAL CONDITIONS
TO ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTINGS.
) OF THE SIGHTING.
a (9)NO I INTERCEPT ACTION TAKEN.

O PAGE THREE OF J JWPML 32M
2 (10) NO NEARBY AERIAL
> FFIC OBSERVED IN TH AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING
ESPECIALLY NONE KNOWN IN V
END
DOWNGRADED MT 3 YEAR INTENVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
> DOD DIR 5200.10
CCC LINE THREE OF PAGE TWO SHOULD RE
> 1 T/SGT 2A/2C AND
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UNCLASSIFIED
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Speed: Unkrown. Described as excesaive.
Sound: Nore.
Maneuvers: Dropoing and rising in altitude as Well a3
moving from side to side.
Trails or Echauat: None observed.
Propulalon Systam None observed. +.
Suddenly disappeared from view while it
appeared to be at ectrame range.
other Umigtue Object appeared to swa
from a balloon.
2, Time of Sighting:
Between 2100 and Length of observed
35 minurtes.
disappeared balow the horizon.
5. Cbservers Were: INTERVALS
T/3gt Benjanin F. DOWNGRADED AT
A/20 Ronald B. Haag DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEANS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
A/20 Leo A. Delinski
A/30 Howard M. Potter, Jr.
to the 775th A0kw Squadron, Ganbria, Calif,
eather and binns:
8 veatder a ecerall7 alaitha MOUC of COxa 319
fron orusn firey in the local 1998. reen.20
and
7. On ths 3rd ami Lth of March l953, an extremely bright planet WA3
visible in a WNy direetion from the 775th ACeW Souadron. At 2000 PST
this planet appeared to be appreximately Zorty hai-

observed, changin 1T ber away.
The coject nas not picied up by radar at the 775th AC&N Squadron. The
speed of t a uniden:ified object u as "Excessive". No
sounds were heard oning crom the ob means or
propulsion were observad
On two subsequers;
vinz obiect: ireetian fron
it through an increasing smoke fr rom local brush fires.
This would probably aecounk for the changes in size,. color, and
movemert of the planet. It t is possib at the unidentified flying object
observed by the four airmen on 2 March l953 was the same planet
the 775th Ac&w Squadron on the nights of 3 h 1953.
Cnill
ORVILLE E BIKEL
Captain, USAF
ANCS Director of Imellizence
Statements by
h s. INTERY
DO
DOD DLR 5200.10
CESTRIE IGINATOR
1 copy Chief, Air Teohnical Irtelligence Cerber
ATTN: ATIAA-2e Wright -Patterson AFB, Chio

brush fires. This
would probably account apparent changes in size, color, ari
mvaRerz of this planst. 3 is posaible that the unidentified fly-
Lng object observed by the four 915 1953 was the same
planet obserrs
ighta.
B. Nagative.
9. Megative.
10. Negative.
Ointhe Bipel One Bipe
ORVILLE E BIXEL S E BIXEL
Captal n, Captaln, USAP
Director of igence
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speed So as to appear the 31z8 of a baseball in a
vary fow 3eG0nds, The objset moved in a very Tar
aated like Light suapended mamner, ie; it
on a baloon, sort of swaying motion.
The objaet gave ad-dip it moved out to sea.
A/20 Haag and also A/20 about 2120 called
Delinski and they slso saw the object wrich
then far out to sea and slowly was
moving. The altituge at first sight appear-
ad abous lcoo feet but after more carerul study it could
higher as it higher as it was about 30 WRS HCOUt atudy 1L could hav9 been cuen suen
30 above the horizor horizon vron Cra
eigated. igated.
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BENJAMIN F ERUNGES JR, AF36/1O450 BENJAMIN F ERUNGES JR, AF36/10450
T/3gt, 775th T/3gt, 775th Souadron Souadron
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR ENTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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UNCLASSIFIED

erly Nortawest dirsetion. I could not judge the apeed for it moved which
to ma looked 3DMONL ona (1) foot and stonted. geemed to drop and rise three
tines without getting pmaller It then moved again in the 3ame direetion 39 xs
mentioned abovs abovs whish appeared again to be several feet. It then then stopped stopped and
dropped again and and stayed out of of sight for accroxmately avoroxmately five (5) seeends, five (5) seeends, then
resppeared reappeared and and diasppearing dissppearing again. The last time I was The last time I wa3 the object, it app- the object, it app-
eared to abous Tas Tae (3) inches (3) inches in diameter. The time that had lappsed in diameter. The time that had lappsed
from the firat tine I tine I saw it until it disappeare saw it until it disappeared was about about ten (1omimutes. ten(1omimutes.
The above took took pla bile I was Air Police stationed at
fost number 4.
Les an Pelrishi
LEO A DELINSKI, AF164CO170
1/20, AC&W Squadron
DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIE ENO.1O
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UNCLASSIFIED
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