PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
15 August 53 13/0.268 Orevard AFB, Venturn, Col
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
131165 Astronorieal (mmn)
4 NUMBER OF OBJECTS Posaible ieteor cbservas'on. Tho obsrnt'one or aout the so
digutien ant oljet loving in the eme dreet'on. Ti w ten sd tes
One apart, however this is within H0PEL Ci fforence lirits.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUWMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 - 8Sennls 1. Yella Mhite li it wnLntedain; horiaontal ni_ht croased
TYPE OF OBSERVATION infnnt of or shove v/o in piteeed ar lending. Speed of
ligt osod-ted at 5o0 lneid, or in
round-Vianal Gutdan disapsrance. a1
7. COURSE 2. I it obaorved fe Nas Joconds. .i tred to Couth
170 De3 tavLiingdo'mer. .r hnd to Douth. to sound.
. PHOTOS
a Y.s
XKN. XKNe
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE possibly astronomical c-2
a 12 Aug
XNo XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP63 0.329 (TDE) be ueed. used.
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know its sine, nor dis I in judging its
size, shape or altitude.
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ais
taining a ho aatal fligh path.
Castein, USAP Captaia, USAP
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Actior
WPA867
YDB336
XYCK26 =
XDD325
CXA024
JUPOD06
NJWPOL 827
RR-JEPHO-JEDUP RR-JEPHO JEDUP JEDEN JEDEN JWPOM JWPOM 444 444 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DOWN ADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
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R 140815Z ZNJ R 140815Z ZNJ
FM COMDR 34TE FTR INTCP SO OXTARD AFX CALIF. FM COMDR 34TE FTR INTCP SO XtARD AFX CALIF.
TO JEPHO/DIR INTEL NO USAF WASH DC TO JEPHQ/DIR I SM DC
INFO JEDWP/AIR T ECH INTEL CENTR WRIGNT E AFB ONIO AFB ONIO
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27TH ADD NORTON AFB CALIF UNCLASS PIEL
JUPOM/CONDR
TWO ONE ZERO FIVI FOR FOUR FIVE SECONDS, TWO MNE OKE FIVE FOR ONE FIVE
SECONDS, TWO ONE ONE SEVEN FOR SIX SECONDS, AND TMO ONE TWO SIX FOR
EIGHT SLCONDS ON ONE THO AUG ONE NINE FIVI VE THREE. COLOR WHITE AND
CONETL.SS RED. TRAIL 3R EXIAUST BOT DETECTED, PROPULSICT SYSTSH JHNON
PD SPEED VARIEF, SOUND NOT EVIDENT. MOVENENT ERATIC VARYING FRON SOUTH
J
TO RORTH, MORTH TO SHUTH, TOWARDS OPEN SEA IN WESTERLY DIRECTION, AND
VERTICAL. BANK ONE ONE ZERO ZERO FSET

ZERQ ZERO FEET.  OBSERVERS ZERQ ZERO_FEET.  OBSERVERS
ACFT FLYING IN VICINITY -DETECTEF NO SOUND.
AIR-CREW MEMBERS FI S
TWO ONE THREE FIVE. RADAR SITES THREE FIVE. RADAR REPORT NEGATIVE. TIVE.
14/005 JWPOL
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THTN BLZAR INTERVALS
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t:o possi
ons white.
4. Altitudo of objact
pulsion systen not dotornined.
5. Cbservers naidarai reliabla. Thrce ero Roint Mugu Naval Air
Missile Test Conter and another a Civil Ar Patrol Menbor. Air Force Orfloer is the
conio
ByeInation
and thoir ghly factual allegedly observed.
Bema Mpre
DOMALD J. MERS
2 Lob Lt, USAF
NCL Statarant of Cvllian Chservers Intelligoneo Orfleer
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HEADQUARTERS
AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
SNT AIR FORCE BASE
Mutti COLOR COLORADO
s21c/
2 SEP 1953
ADDRE 319.1
SUBJECT: (Restricted)
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATTN: ATIAA-2C
Wright-Ratterson hio
the inclosed repor
your information.
FOR THE CORPIANDER: FOR THE COBANDER:
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AF Form 1l2, Farts JOTEPH D. HOMNSBY
I & IL, subj: FLYOBRPT I & II, Subj: FLYOBRPT I'CeL USAV I'CeL USAY . .
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ind disapnocred. ' This whs ad
on-
thore
thoir navigation
w7 audiblo
a. A yelld horigontal
Clight peth, ortioed slighitly io froat of' a lasdlng Po4d Bousg, Rucitlo
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C. The opeed of the lirht was estinated at least at an
kenly.
COLEING aperin?
The faetual roports vanced portinent to tho umidentified object are wall-
dosumented asoounts by highly capable individuals. The faot that the I lights yere
coan cannot be qunstionod but it is entirely rrobable thst the lights might havo
beon those of on orbiting 7-940 aireraft knowm to be in'the vicinity at tho tine.
Howevor, the absonos of oound partially discounts this thoory along er-
ratie fiight path of the objeot.
DONALD J. HIKERS DONALD J. HERS
lst Lt, USAP
Intelligence Intelligence officer officer
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