PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6385009

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONMarshall AFB Kansas

FRAMES5

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
25 1ny 53 25/16454 Mrshall AFB, Kensas
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Not Rep rted INSUFFICILNT EAUA FOR MALUWICH
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One One .
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
One linute One linute Dean shaped objuct vas traveling at a high rate of objuct was traveling at a high rate of speed speed
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Viswal
7. COURSE
057 degrces .
. PHOTOS
D.Y
9. PHYSICAL DENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditone of thie form may bo used,
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ACTIO OPERATIONAL IMMEDIAT -
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WA122
XDB035
CXE322 4:9
JMPLM 941 (
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JUPLW
EMERGENCY
0O JEPHO JEDWP JEDEN JEPFF JEPRS 555
DE JWPLW 14 DE JWPLW 14
0 258645Z
FNJUFPD/ MARSHALL AFB KANS
TO JEPKC/ DIR OF INTELL HG USAT VHASH DC TO JEPKC/ DIR OF INTELL HG USAF VHASH DC
JEDUP/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JEPFF/COMMANDER MATS WAHSINGTON DC
JEPRS/HQ NGTON DC
FLYOBRPT RCVD FROM FRI OPNS
BEANSHAPED OBJECT OVER FRI 1845C TO 1145C SSW FRI 957 DEG HEADING
SPEED EST SOD MPH FOR PROX MIN EST LOWRY SEV I CEN
2506457 MAY Y JWPLM
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PRECEDENCE ACTHON TZNE INFORMATION
CO AIO FOR:
TO:
MULTIPLE ADDRESS CRYPTOPRECAUTION
YES NO
REFERS TO MESSAGE:
IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
2506Z MAY UNCLASSIFIND
INFO:
FMM -ATLAS-S1-A
Rourasg 25o6hsk haaI gonceraing a boan shaped
S-AVIAV
too beier. Roqucst you follow too berier. Request you follo forea Lettor 200
Jooke
COCADIN ICH:
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION PAGE PAGES
UNCLASSIFIED
Den required) RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE
TELEPHONE OFFICIAL TITLE BARBARA P. HANAWALT, Ist It, USAF
SYMBCL ASST T AIR ADJUTANT GENERAL
REPLACES NME FORM 173., 1 MAY 4 10-58413-3
DD 9 173 WHICH MAY BE USED.

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UNCLASSIFIED
Flight Service, MATS. .
38co Wewark Street, N. w.
Washington 25, D. C. 2 2
IR-339-53
FiYoBRPt as received from Lowry F Light Service Canter followst
"FLYOBRPT received from Marshall AF Base Operations. Bean shaved object over
Marshall AFB l0hSc to 1145C SSw Marshall AFB O57 heading, speed estimated
600 MPH for approximately a minute, estimated altitude 3oo feet."
Coneral Romarkst.
Lowry Flizht Service Center has been advised of procedures to be followed
in submi asion of reports of type and o need fo pmplete identification
of observers.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
DOWNGRADED A:
DECLASSIIED A.
DOD DIR
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UNCLASSIEIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
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USA-MATS IR-339-53 35/10452,
Wittip
Unidentified Fl
Flight S. ArS, 3800 Newark
State of Kaneas, USA Street, N.
29 May 1953 25 May 1953 F-2
Unidentifiled personnel of the Base
Cerald E. Tyler, Major, USAr Cperations Section, M AFB, Kansas
Telet cerv B
Report contains information on the eighting of a object over Marshall
Air Force Base from lok5c to 11l50 25 May 1953.
nisuff late
. IlII GERALD E. TYLER GERALD E. TYLER
Major, USAV
Intelligence Intellizence cer cer
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
. DOD DIR 5200.10
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UNCLAS SIFIED
Chief, Air Techni cal Intelligence Center, ArTN; ATIAA-20
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