PROJECT BLUE BOOK

ASTRONOMICAL: JUPITER Observer stated it suppeared to be st

Jupiter 5n30min, 270 deg az, 35 deg
elev at dawn.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Object was flat, round, flew straight and level, no manuevers,

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION no rapid movement.

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes
O Ne

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OTNB-iie4 UFOBS REF AFR 200-2 26 AUG 53. PARA 1. ONE OBJECT FLT AND
ROUND APPROX SIZE OF GRAFEFRUIT APLE BLE. PALE BLUE. PARA 2. BY
CHANCE OBSERVER SAW THE OBJECT AND ASKED ANOTHER OBS WHAT TYPE OF
AIRCRAFT IT MAY NAVE BEEN. WHEN FIRST SIGHTED THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION
WAS APPROX 72 DEGREES AZIMUTH APPROX 9% DEGREES. OBJECT DISAPPEARED
AT ANGLE OF ELEVATION APPROX 45 DEGREES AND AZIMUTH APPROX 272
DEGREES. STRAIGHT AND LEVL FLIGHT PATH NO MANEUVERING. OBJECT
DISAPPEARED FROM VISUAL SIGHT OF OBS. LENGTH OF SIGHTING APPROX 22
SINUTESs PARA 3. GROUND VISUAL SIGHTING. PARA 4. 2¢24232 To 2824272
HOV 53 AT DAWN. PARA 5. LONGITUDE 88 DEGREES O35 MINUTES 29 SECONDS

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MMP 1075 TRAFFIC SOUADRONDROOKLEY AFB ALABAMA RELIABILITY

UNKe PARA7. OBSERVERS STATED WX CLEAR ONE SMALL COULD TO TNE WEST.

AUS WX REPORT BY ALTITUDE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY IN KNOTS AND T=M-
PERATUR IN DEFREES CENTIGRADE. 6,930 FT 309/15K PLUS & 19,369 FT
292/25K PLUS 2. 16,9¢CFT 329/35K MINUS 13.2%,900 FT 2¢¢/59K MINUS

15~ 39,225 FT 290/75K MINUS 41. 59,939 FT 280/80K MINUS 66. NO CEILING
VIS 49 MILES SCTD AC AT 16,92 FT 1/127 SCRD CI AT 23,993 FT 3/12.

PARA 11. NONE BETWEEN TIME STATED IN PARA 4, PARA 12, “AJOR
(MD 11795) ATG INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. COMMENT REF PARA S$ AIRMAN
STATED THAT OBJECT IN HIS OPINION APPEARED TO BE A STAR. NO OTHER
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AND ASKED ANOTHER OS WHAT TYPE OF AIRCRAFT IT “AY HAVE PEE. WHEY TIRsT
SICHTED THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION WAS APPROX 79 DFCPFES. AZIMUTH AP? POY

99 DEGREES. OBJECT DISAPPEARED AT ANGLE OF ELEVATION APPROX 45 NEGPEES
AND AZIMUTH APPROX 279 DEGREES. STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGIT PATH ChA MO
MANEUVERING. CRJECT DISAPPEARED FROM VISUAL SIGHT OF 07S. LENGTY OF
SIGHTING APPROX 22 MINUTES. PARA 3. GROUND VISUAL SIGHTING. PARA 4.
262430/7 TO 282420/2 NOV 53 AT DAWN. PARA 5. LONGITIDE SS DEGREES 73

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TO THE WESTe AWS WX REPORT PY ALTITUTE CYA WIND DIRECTION AND

VELOCITY IN KNOTS AND TEMPERATURE IN REGPEES CENTIGRADE CMA 6°77

FT. 309/15¥ CMA PLUS S. 1¢°O" FT CMA 297/25" CMA PLUS 2. 16°07 FT

MA 392/35% CMA MINUES 13. 2999° FT CMA 287/59" CMA MINIS 15. 3¢°"°

FT CMA 299/75K CHA MINUS 4&1. 5°77" FT CNA 2e°/E@x MINS 66. NO CEILING
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FT 3/18. PARA 11. NONE PETWEEN TINE STATED IN PAPA &e PAPA 12.

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- NORTH PACIFIC
Second Officer C. A. Olver of the American SS. Hawaiian

Refiner, Capt. H. O. Matthiesen, Master, reports that at 1512
G. M. T., November 29, 1953, a meteor was observed which
appeared at an altitude of 20° bearing 290°. The meteor, which
was greenish in color and a little larger than Jupiter, moved
slowly from west to north in a slight downward direction and
then brighter, breaking in two, the smaller portion fallin
aey The phenomenon was visible for approximately
seconds.

Weather clear, wind northerly force 1, barometer 30.34 inches,
air temperature 66° F., wet 63° F,

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NORTH ATLANTIC |
Second Officer Julio A. Lopez of the Argentine MV. Rio Lujan, |

pall een Montero, Master, reports the following ©
On November 30, 1953, at 0154 G. M. T., in lat. 7°49’ N., lon. |

25°33’ py ge Fi gee west por deg’ The body ap- |

“nee at 55° tude and — about 2 seconds later,
ving a brilliant greenish-blue trail that glowed f6r about

4 minutes a the meteor’s disappearance.

are — my eae NE. force 3, barometer 29.94 inches,