PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6979548

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONCalifornia Area

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1. DATE· TIME GROUP .LOCATION
20 .Must 53 20/21057 Celiforia Area
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
C3Litoy
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Fessiule a/e, I howovor unldkoly tist a/o wild not be iden M.t
Ove or Tvo in four nsses duidng doylight. Ing-aria 1
I1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Total paried 2-3 iins. On Uro ansde 4 rieses nt B-a9. Object ws shegaloss althou
6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION sughtly oval shaped and crey in color.
dr-/1 7
7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS
Yo. Yo.
PENO SWNo
9. 9. PHYSIC IDENCE DENCE
Y.. Yee
M20 Aug 20 Aug Callsma
FORM I 1 b-1
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) ..ou  di06
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$\a}$ ATiA
1953 AUG 09:27 4.ATReading
23 Fill
action
AA023
UPA054
TYCOB.
JEPHO FIAP
PP JEDWP
DE JEPHT 41A
P 2222272 ; ;
FM HQ USAF WASH D C
TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO
FM AFOLN 4ISS- FOLLOUING MESSAGE FR FLIGHT SERVICE HAMILTON AFS DTG FM AFOLN 41SSH FOLLOUING MESSAGE FR FLIGHT SERVICE HAMILTON AFS DTG
2022512 RELAYED FOR 2022512 RELAYED FOR Y INFO PERIOD QUCTE AT 133SP REPORTED INFO PERIOD QUCTE AT D UNIDENIFIED UNIDENIFIED
FLYING 08JICTE 375EN 17930W AND 3748N
ORMATICN THEN BREAK UP ANID FLY IN CIRCLES
ARQUND ACE T APPEARED UNQUOTE
22/2000Z AUG JEPHO YNSG REPORT .
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1 UNCLASSIFIEU ATIA (
1953 AUG 09:30
23 ad.
Octeri
KR.210P3028T. (
TYRD4- TYRO4-
JEP1OF 311 JEPYOF 011 (
PP JEDNP PP JEDWP -
DE JEPHO 43A
P 2222272 P 2422272 (
FN MQ USAF WASH D O UNCLASSIFIED
TO A7IC OHIO
TOT =7n3 EOTtOTCnMPPOA
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WAILL STILL
VESSED BY RIGHT SCAINER FOR ARPROX SIX
TOMAND
WIIA LAzE ANd AT LEAST SINTY MILES
CLEAR VIDE
OCLCC
CMATIOI
FOR SIG. DE OF OBJECTS
D NOT CIRCLE
APPROX SAME AS A/C. SPEED CELY DUE TO
ACFT HCR HAVE FIRE IN REAR AS RIOR TO
FSCT ORGINAL
BLINS PLACED IN TELSTYPE. UNQUOTE JECLASSIFIED AFTER L YELS.
DOD DIR 6200.10
UNCLASS IFIED

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USA-MATS IR-442-53
Multi
Unidentified Flying Object l AF Base, California
Flight Service, MArS, 380o Newark
State of California Street, N. Washington 25, D. C.
25 August 1953 20 August 1953 .B-2
Gerald E. Tyler, Major, USAJ
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Teletype
contains an aerial observation of unidentified
Report
GERALD E. TILER
Major, USA7
Inteli car
COMENT OZ RSY COMENTOZ_RAY C82I
Amplifying Amplifying inform ation on the attaahed flying objeat contained in contained in
a CIRVIS report a CIRVIS report from Hamilton AlB, . ArB. mie, date nia, dat 2113002 2112002 Aug 1953.
ROBERT D. VCCKB
Major, 0S/7
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gence Center, ArrN: ATIAA-26

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ON TRJE COURSE OF O96 DEGREES AT 155 APPEARED TO BE IN FORMATION THEN BREAX UP
AND FLY IN CIRCLES AROUND ACFT APPEARED TO HAVE MASS OF F RE IN REAR
20/22222 AUG NL.
Comments of cer:
A total lack of investigative caoabilities at either Flight Service Center
or Headquarters level prohibits attairpent of any valid
raport, or addition of further information.
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