PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6981597

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONCYPRUSISLAND MEDITERRANEAN

FRAMES3

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I. DATE· TIME GROUP 2LOCATION OrPRUS ISCAND MEOITE RAN(AN)
16 Cetober 53 16/20001
SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
MLIMV UNIDRNIFTL
Cheds for u/o La area revenled no a/e in l0o ndl. ridius.
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Ta oeveral hour's howrs on. on. DeserLption DoserL, n svud dosto
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S. 'LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. Briep sun NALYSIS YSIS out. lossllly out. Tosailly mteor
10 Seconds 10 Seconds c'rnlod as UmeTF crdodas .
To white or Wuich No white or Muich tolwoled triwoled
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION at a hi h spoed on at ahih spoed oni n otriit horisontd courss Jen, striit horisontl courss
Ground-Vinal Ground-Vis-al descendod, danpponred faoi viaw bal ind a b ilding. doscondod, dianpponred froi viete bal ind a b ilding. Idgits Igits
7.COURSE 7. COURSE travelud bhrcuh 30 deg are in 10 soconds. Souree vs travolud bhrcuh 30 deg are in 10 soconds. Souree vs wvbie wvble
to detordne tfcther or not Lghbs were comnucted. to deterdne tfether or not Mghbs were comnucted.
.ot :ot Regort d .
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
0 Yes
CONe
9. PHYSICAL DENCE
Yes
RON.
FORM
FTD sEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious odidons of this form may bo usod.
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PAREN TUO PARA " OF OBJECTS
THROUGH TOROE ZERO ATION CMA TRAVELED
THROUGH THREE LING AT
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED DOD DIR 5200.10
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HIGH RATE OF SPEHD ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL COURSE TEEH ABRUPTLY
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083:5 23RE SEEN PD WATSON DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALB;
JFPEW DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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