PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
12 Oct 53 13/0300Z Offutt AFB, Neb
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION RADAR ANALYSIS BALLOON
Military Radar Pers
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
S. LENGTH OF S. LENGTH OF TION ION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Ten unidentified Ten unidentified targets similar in intesnity and similar in intesnity and size to size to the
36 min weather balloon which was being tracked appeared appeared on radar on radar scope. scope
Obj first observed Obj first observed at elev of 250 deg. elev of 250 deg. Obj Obj disappeared disappeared at a
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION . TYPE OF OBSERVATION slant range of of 20,000 yards, yards az of07 of070 deg. Obj entered Obj entered scope scope from from
ground radar NE and continued on on course of 250 of 250 deg deg for approx 10 for approx 10 min, grad- min, grad-
7. COURSE ually ually changed changed direction and and left left the the scope scope on heading heading of of
. COURSE approx 70 70 deg. Alt of obj varied deg. Alt tof obj varied from 225,000 to 37,000 from 225,000 to 37,000 ft.
approx
--- Obj moving with with wind at levels wind at levels re wind reported.
8. 8. PHOTOS
Yes .
Ne
9. PHYSICA ENCE
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Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Provious oditione of thio form may bo ueod.
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HEADQUA RT3N9 3902D AIN BA98 W73M 0n55190
AER FURCS BASB 3
HERNASKA
ONFOO 381 28 OCT 1953
TO: irniton of Intolligence
jeadqvertare CsA
Dashiagton 5, . C.
o 's se aa 'o In cowpliance with A/R 0-2, daled 26 August 1953, the inclosed
reports ere hereby reports sted. ted.
FOH THE COMANDSR FOH THE COMANDER i ,
ap ' :oe
:00 3 Inolss HERBERT L. MEYER
1. UP0A, 15302 12 1. U10A, 15302 12 Cct Cot 53 Captain, USAF
2. U70, 0930x 11 2. UPOR. 0930% 11 Cet 53 Ass't Adjutant
LPOB, 03052 13 00t 53 Cot 53
co ATIS,
for not
If inolosure No/..is withdruwn this corre
atchd the classification of
will be downgradsi to.
AFR 205-1.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 52G0.10
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
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HA.DUARTERS
33029 OPERATILNS 3_JADRCN
orfutt Alr Force Base
Neuraska
OFPOS 23 October 1953
5U3J Report of kadar sighting of unidentifiad {-584
Rasin Cres 03054 13 Oatober 1953 UPO3.
TO: Direetor of Operations
3902d Air Base WLag
Orfutt Air Foroe Base
Hebraska
1. I Deseription of Objeot.
ao 3 ao Shape N. Shape N.
b. cize il.
c. Color N/a
d. Mumber. Ono.
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e. Formation i/A e. Formation il/a
f. any discernible foature or detall N.
8. Tail, Trall, Bach of object N.
h. Sound II.
2.
do hat first callad attention of observer to oo ject. The
sudden dop-arance of an objeet on the radar seae widch was of equal
size and 3a intensity asthe dather bal loon.
b. Angle Elevation aid Azimuth .ngla nce.
.zimuth angls 250 de
i3
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAIS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED DOD DLR 5200.10

"UP03"The objeot entared the 30c0e frcm the Northeast and eontimed
on a heading of 230 dsgrees for aoout 10 minutes, sradually it chariged
dirvotion and i lort the seooe on a hading of aporoxiaately M70 degrees.
.ltitude of oojcct varied fost to 37oco feet during sigh-
ting.
8. Maner objeet. Object J Just faded off
the Radar Scope.
. n sight. objout in sight
3s adnutes.
Observed by d Elootrenia iuipnant 02-584 on an
"." seqpe.
. b. statament as to optieal aids. N.
4 Tim and date of sighting.
a C300z, 13 Cotober 1953.
b. Light conditions. Day.
5. Location of reea 07! 1 95 dagraas 54
6. Identifying information
te Civilian N/A
blitary.S/3t gust A ashington iq first eather Go
"Buse eather station" Orfutt ArB. Ground Squipment operator AFSC
25150. A/20 Harold Nagar. iq Lst meather Group "Base eather t.-
tion" Offutt ir Foroe Base. Ground Ecuipaent opurator AF3C 25130.
Both aira sgarded highly competent and reliable.
7. outi
sihting.
Cbservers account Clar and um
rostrloted.
b.. Becort on Us eativr Duryal or winds.
surfuce 130/10K, 6000 190/19K, 10000 220/10K, 16000' 200/10K,
20000 190/5,30000° 240/19.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED DOD DIR 5200.10

Crew, 0305 13 Cctober 1953.
c. Cailing. Ualialted.
d. Visibility. 12
. Cloud Cover. None
f. Thundarstorms in area. None.
8. ny other unusual activity or ccndition iisteorologieal,
..stronomdeal or ot raiae whieh aight account for sighting. N.
9. Existame of physical f sighting such as Mate-
rials and phote raphs. d.
10. Intereept 1 tion action taken N/A
11. Location of in trafcio in
No local nir T
12. Position, titl. and commenta of preouring Mavi-
Cator, investigut ing Cator, investigating officer.After interviewing observers of sigh- observers of sigh-
ting, qustioning ting, qustioning radar tochnicians tochnicians and and operstors of the R3s sit of the R3s site
and and base base raiar operators, it hus has been been eatublishned eatublishnd that sightinge that sightinge
similar to those have hewe beer been muda mada mony timss times diring recent years. Theae
sightings ar the the 133 R33 aito and they and thay havs Called in ra- called d in Fa
dar experts and and rone no iiitely Lnitely find for thia for thia abparent apparent
appearance eppearance objeets on das secDes. the coneluson of the conelusion of
radar axperts that this is this is a enomen of microwaves microwaves trananlseion tranaalseion and
recoption, recoption, probuble probable alded by: alded by teorologieal tnd astronomical sstivity.
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HOMBEAT G JOHNSUN
lst L, U .
Investiguting officer
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YRAR INTDV S.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAFS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
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