PROJECT BLUE BOOK

17 Augiet 53 17/18301 South Centr 1 France
SOURCE 10. COMCLUSION
illitary BULLOON (UAR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Descripti Lon fits mlloon
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUWMARY AND ANALYSIS
75 10nube1 Budl lliant :hite rounl obj:et ns olsoryed at high altioide
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION F Pilots hilo flin: vp Jouth-Oantrd France. de ni
I.atad thoir oiiht th to gat a eloger loolt. 'hea thy
Ar-Aleral whoraath the obdeet, it egnorod to be tiy lnrse.
7. COURSE aledtede of co,cc0 r, it arpoerod x ststionang.
Not Hot Raorted Raported
3. PHOTOS
a Yes a Y.s
CCN.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
a v.17 Aug 0 v.17 Aug S.C. Prance S.C. France Balloon ? 0-9 0-9
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
.

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
FA ERPT Nutta
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agrncy)
South-Central France Li Hq 20th Ftr Enr WS, APO 120, USAF
DATE OF REFORT CATE OF INPORMATION EVALUATION
28 Auzist 1953 17 August 1953 A-6
PREPARED BY (OMCH) SOURCE
Cact. Janes M. Kirk As Listed in Report
REFERENCES (ConTOl BsmOT, dirrtien, pr mion a appateebe
AEL 200-5.20X.7
SUMMARY: (EMT conC 118-Part II.)
informaiion the sighting an lentified
flying objeet ov wust 1953.
APPROVED:
Ediht c
JAMES & FOWLTY JR JAMES  POWLTY JR
Lt Col, USAF / /
wing Intelligeno wing Intelligeng cer icer
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1. Statement DOWNGRADED AT S XEAR INTERTA
2. Nap of Area DECLASSIFIED AFTER IS XEARS.
009 013 200.10
DISTRISUTION ORIGINATON DI, 3 AF, agh
DI, U3A,eyi
ArIC, Wright Patterson AFB, ey? DI, 49 ADiV, 0Y5
DI, USAFE,oy3

No other air
the sighting.
No unusual weathe ad at the time of th
Inspection Inspection of Pight charts of the location discloses sev disoloses several pronibited ibitad areas areas
in the vicinity visinity of the of the sianting. sianting. It is It is considered likely that likely that experimentation
taking place in thone thor B47 have been observed ave been observed by the pilots. rilots.
A
Colocel, USAP Colocel, USAP
Commande) Commander
OCWNGRADED AI S IEAR INTERY
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR S200.10

Fecause of the unusual aGArAnCe and altitude of this objeet, we alterad our
flight path for a closer at this time we increased our pover seiting to 100%
approaching the objeen  maximum indicated air speed (.82 machon an aporox-
imate heading of 240 degren.. 11X1 minutes later we passed unxier the objeet at
10,000 faet. Considering Pir speed and the time consumed, the apparent
lack or horizontal motion of the ooject, we caloulatad it to have been about So miles
distant at imitial sightig. By the rate of horizontal closure we astinated the
objeet to be al titude or 55,000 to 100 feet
in dismeter.
object Yas
whigh time w of fuel.
Thomead N.imay
Wil Ierk
THCMAS N. CAIRNSY
is Lt., USAP Capt., USAP
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTER"
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10

SROOKMANS PARK
908 Rotterdan 0 GERME
Chol RNG iG
WATFORD SELs DANSER
223 MYW AREAS
WOLT 254 G8 CAUTI DortmundCAUT
Southe nd-On-Sea RNG Krefeld AP
CHATHAM Tilburg
mes STON 387.3 MVM MIDDELKERXE 0
am Avers QUSSELDTRF
Chatham DANSEN Brugee (Antwerp) EINDHOVEN Ar
CROYDON AREA Ostend DEURNE
o Dover Dusseldorf
STRAIT COXYDR DANGER OU
Tunbridge Walls WESTREM DANG 164 AELGIUM WAHN 264.1
AREAS
ANS 0 Dunkerq Gard EVERE DRUSSELS IZUID-AIMBURG Koln
DOVER NATION D CxCologne)
28Y5 MYE Calais (Ghent)
n Bruxelles CoLiege Aachen
Boulogne D CAUTION BIEPSET
RYG ATEA tille Bonn
DUNSFOLD E TOUOUET ANGERI
57 MYD 20 - Charlercl AREAS
Arras LESQUIN Koblenz
CHANNEL CAUTI
I ARER RB
RNS DRISGAL Cambra ZUXEMBQURG
DIEPPE Abbevilla FLORENNES 368SAXL WIESBPOEN
351 DP
768 DANGER
Diepbe Amiens
10 SCQuentin Arton AREA
HISY 1056 Bad Kreuznch
RBA RBN Maziere Mezieres UMBOURG MBOURG
Roueh Rouen MAMPAGNE CAUTION Luxérnbourg uxérnpourg
TILLE 1Mc: 121M0 22 22
AREA
Beauvais Reims Saarbrucken
C.moiegne .moiegne
CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE Verdun
CORMEILLES E% CORMEILLES EN o
Lisie DLisi LE LE BOURGET Metz
384.5 FRESCATY Karlsa
FAUVIALLE FAUVLLE LE URGAT LE MURGAT Chalons n D
VELCT VOISINS Sur-Marne Bar LeDuc
Versailles Paris ESSEY
Verne: Verne apreux ENTZHEIM
ST OIZIER O Nancy Nancy Strasbourg
Nonant Nonant TOUSSUS-AE-NOALE VILLAROCHE WILLAROCHE
1115 O o
Chartres Chactres RNG
ORLY Rohatly Roln D D
CHAMPHOL HAMPHOL 2TAA
Etampes Troyes
-OANGER AREA Sens C
93 BRICY PROHIBITED
Le Man 1200 Chaument 230
DANGER Enbarligty Epinal
Orleans 0 AREA
253 Langres GEEN
Chotillos
Blois Juf Seine Malhouse
Vasoul

toO ST SYMPHORIEN COMPNON* Beifort
082 FNC PROHIBTED Pan
Tours DANGER AREA Dyon Basel
AREA
Approx AVORD LoNGVrC
Chinon Bourkes Dole
8 Becoinson Bern
DOUPTES GANGER 3
AREA
Chatdlagruit Chateaur hux Chalon INTER
Poitiers StAnAmIS RBn LA BLECHERET
GLAND
AROHIBITED 253 HEN/:
Moalina AREA
ADDTOR 3
Montlucory RHUE MaconO COMRRV
Guaret So Nantat ceneve
Vichg - PROH 5
DRoanne
Aubusson L. RNG AsaecN
YOH Amberiet
Limoges CS
AULNAT 774 IFNL CINEVE
Lyon 11527#
Angouleme BRON
014 Grenoble
CAUTION
AREA St Evrenne St Evenne
DAERITALIA
Brive ^ Fori
80 Valence
A
aux R4n RSn GEX
BORDEAUX BOROEAUX C
FOX 392.9x11 392.9.K11
aMerma Laa1 Laa1 Figen Fign- FEas Fos
MonteimarO MonteimaO
Cahors Approa
DANGEN DANGEN Botz? atz0
ANZA
QAgen CAgen O
0 CARITAT
10 DE MWASAN 8 Montayban Alais
D C.3132 Oign
Nimes Avienon
o CAUTION o
BLAGNAC Aibi 319 PROHIRITED
Montpellien YHEA ARZA Monaa
FRANCAML 0 Nice
oulouse Castres FREJORGUES WISTRES MARIGNATE Saferhoe Cannes
LE VAR
CAUTION Beziers CAUTION
Cette Marseiltey AREA
SALVAZA MARIGNANE HYERES
ISTRES GULF OF LIONS
St Gaudens Cpamiers Narbonne 278 FNI
Limoux