DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6982274
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1953
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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
a foveir 53 3/04005 Morton F, Celifonnds
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Itness Itess GouAt ljidt be /o lul ld. CouAt ljid be s/o LLK 16.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Seconls 10 Secotls Mo airon shsorved e bui dt wht'e light at cooo, yo7,o43 No airon shswved e but dt wht'e lght at cooo, lo7, 343
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION at anyMi dundeg oboervMon. at any tir dd og ohoervnbon. nch W ia thu obgoot tno Snch Wa ti obgoot ieo
Ground-Viaial Ground-Viatal observed it was in She srne plaee, Cboervors statod Whrt observed it was in She srne plaee, Choervors statod Whrt
. COURSE 7. COURSE the odgos beeuiod to bo fuozg. the odges seeuod to he fuozg.
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object was?
(Circle One) Yes No 5 to 10 milea.
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 0.
4 Please give the following information about yourself:
NAME 2
ast Name ame Middle Name
ADDRESS Norton AFB. CALif.
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
werOperAtor -U.S.A.F.
Ago_22 Sex Mabe
Please indicate any special oducational training that you have had. Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.
a. Grade school _ K . e.Technical school. e.. Technical school
b. High school (Typo)
c. College . Other special training.
d. Post graduate
.Date you complet this questionnaire:
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if they are needed. tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the paper may bo attached
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DATE X. Mamh 19
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l A british sergeant and four assistants were testing a radar set in a London
suburb. Suddenly, an intense signal flashed on the set--far greater than those ob-
tained from.ordinary planes. The signal ca which seemed circular
or spherical and white in color.
The 1ive radar knew they were dealing with a mysterious metallic object
large bomber For fifteen minutes, th signal
persisted on the radar. Then the object sped of persisted on the radar. Then the C over the English countryside at ountryside at
a height of 60,0o0 feet. a height of 60,oo0 feet.
Two RAF officers flying a jet at 20,000 flying a jet at 20,000 feet also saw the saucer-shaped aucer-shaped
phenomenon. phenomenon. They said the huge spheroid They said the huge spheroid was giving off or giving off or a fierce
light -- and passed nd passed their plane at tremendous their plane at tremendous speed.
The British War Office and the Royal The British War Office and the Royal Air Air Force Fighter Command'ar Force Fighter Command'ar said to said to
have begun an investigation.
2. The British War Office and Air Ministry 2. The British War Office and Air Ministry confirmed this morning that a "strange confirmed this morning that a "strange
object" had been tracked on November 3rd by 3rd by Army radar. Army radar. The object--a metallic
phenomenon the size of a very large phenomenon tbe size of a very large bomber--also was sighted by two Royal was sighted by two Royal Air Force
officers flying in a jet plane. Even as an investigation was begun, a woman in
Essex said she had sighted a "mysterious object" in the night sky on the same day
and again/days later.
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3. People in England are up in the air over a new "flying g saucer" controversy.
The meteorological office in London says a white disc reported by two fliers and
registered over a radar screen is nothing but a weather balloon. Another official
claims the alleged new aircraft being
built by power He declined to name the power
11/19 DR 324P
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Inforaion Only Richwnond, Vn.
Bource: Atrdern Hsteor Sociely for 19d, # 137
VIRGINLA FIREBALL OF 1953 NOVEMBER 3
A.M.S. No. 2356
B. S. RAGLAND and C. P. OLIVIER
a this date at about 6:11 p.m.. most suroridng. As for the sub-bugin-
a bright fireball was observed ning poirt we have oaly one complete
by i. porsons in or near Richmiond, Va. obsurvation and one altitude from
The reports ware gathered by Boauford another station. By using the propor-
S. Ragland who, 6 years later, became tional tangents an approxlnate begin-
our regional director for Virginia, and ning polnt, H2, is found. The hoight is
whose sudden and untimely death in 110 kn but maust be comidered as of
1961 was a very great los to the A.M.S. low welght. Frora the clart we then
These reports he later turned over to find the radial's arinuth is 156° and
Olivier for a possible solution. Tho dif- the altirade uncorrected for slope is
fleo the latter comes from all 10". The fireball's color was Lluish-
1. cing in an aron wich white and it wan ds Ignated as "large",
i. ace of longitude only one person dofinitsi, saying it equalled
16' tnc 16° tnc .. latitude, and all. who .. latitude, and all who the ful Moca. As sotae observer: were the full Mo observers were
Lave coordinates, with 21' of latitude. indoors or in cars it must have boun indoors or in care must lave boon
The sub-end point is detormined by vory beight to attract their attention. very beight to attract their attention.
intersection of 4 azimuth lines almost No train was mentioned and no dura-
in a in a polat. point. The end height is based The end hei-lt is based tions given. Ragland did not at that tions given. Ragiand did not at that
on t" finite and two indelinite esti- finite and two indolinite esti- time have a copy of cur questionnaire
d 4:1. H2 comes out as d 4:1. H2 comes out as as guide for asking dota. The path is
separation of the separotion of the unususliy high for a fireball, and as H1 unususlly high for a fireball, and as H1
only 11 hence the is uncertcin no orbit is calcuated. The
lly in a point is lly in a point is usual data follow:
Date .TA .1953 Nov. 3.46 .1953 Nov. 3.46
Sidereal L. and point . and point A 313
Began over λm78 °43'; φ=36°49'at 110 km λ=78°43; φ=36°49' at 110 km
Ended Ended over over λ=78^°02';φ=35²42' at λ=78°02';6=35242' at 85 km
Projucted length of path Proj-cted length of path 140 km 140 km
Length of path 142 km
Radiant uncorrected a=156^°,h=9^
Zenith correction parabolie -1
Radiant corrected a==156. h==8
On this same date at 6:25 p.m., we have enougà data to he sure it could
E.S.T., another fine fireball was observ- not have come from the same radiant
ed from New Jersey. We have one good as the Virginin one 15 minutes earlier.
observation from D. S. Wood at It may be added, that in our fireball
Palmyra, and two very poor ones from card file, for losl, we alruady have 8
elsewhere. Wood gave the beginning at fireballs seen Irom November I to 6
zon.d, path vertical to N.W. end inclusive of which 4 cante on Nov. 3
altitude 20, duration 4 suconds. It was and 4. an unusual number for non-
brilliant blue, diameter 1/3 of fuli Moon shower nights when mumres that,
som10. A fragment broke off just in spite of all efforts, it is cortain
fore disappearance. Though the path that we rer ive reports on oaly a very
.his fireball could not be computed small fraction of fireballs whn appesr.
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1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
25 Lovah F 52 '0S5 eCool dueti
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS.
Ono lateore2o dst col 1d dutt - utonr.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. DRIEP SL WARY AND ANALYSIS
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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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. PHOTOS
Yes
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9. PHYSICAL DENCE
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1.'DATE TIME GROUP LOCATION
15 How F 53 Ttoon, Oalforals
.SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
CiMllAn D.LLOO1
Lnls aloft 36o dog at 16o ksovs nt 5,00o ft. lavurel xlloon
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Roundh sites rolise balloons irrealirly in Vie Mdni, or
One tson. Lvs aloft at 5,000 )t eodneide tithtove
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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TYPE OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION
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7. COURSE
Couth South
. PHOTOS
Yes
X No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE . PHYSICAL DENCE
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KTI No TTI No
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AIRWAYS AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
Detachment 1907-2 (1907th AACS Sq)
Norton Air Force Base, California
4 November 1953
SUBJEcT: U. S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet
TO: COMANDER
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson n AF Base, Ohio
ATTN: ATIAE-5
1. Submitted herewith is U. S. Air Force Technical Information Information
Sheet with information regarding an unidentified aerial an unidentified aerial phenomenon phenomenon
observed by a observed by a control tower operator Norton Air Force Base. Base.
2. Pictures Pictures of of the object object wer were taken the operator
and the film is being forwarded Y
Melri Rleikiar
l Incl 1 Inel LELVIN R ERICKSON
as stated Capt., Cant USAF ISAF
Detachment Commander
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TO JEDEN/CONDR AIR DEFENSE COMM ENT AFP COLO
JEFAQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHDC
JEPQW/COMDR CONTIN AIR COMM MITCHEL AFB NY
AF GRNC
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(A) ROUND
(E) LIKE WEATHER BALLCON.
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(A) CASUAL GLANCE AT SKY.
(9) NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
(C) NEGATIVE
(D) MOVING SOUTH AT APPRCY 5,303 MOVING SOUTH AT APPRCY 5,305 FEET.
(A) NOVED SLOULY OU NOVED SLOULY OUT SIGHT IGHT
(F) (F) 1D NINUTES 1s MINUTES
(3)
(A) GROUND-VIS UAL
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(A) MIDDAY, SLIGHT WIND
() 36 DEGREES, 163 KNOTS AT 5,907.
(L) UNLINITED
(=) 1 MILES
(F) NONE (
(G) NONE
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BASE OPERATIGAS OPERATI IGas ER. NONE. NONE.
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I. DATE·RIME GRCUP 2LOCATION
10 loweabor 53 '0100: isores
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Astrmodel (1n)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
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6.TYPE OF OSSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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7. COURSE 7. COURSE
Statlonery Ohatlonry .
8. PHOTOS
D Y B Yes
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(Unclassified)
Int-lligence
Azores liastove Masa.
I1 Dee 53 19 lov 53 B-6.
J.A. Coolaby,
MADISON C. s jor, USAP Chief Pilot
UNCLASSIFIED
Attached herewith is an unideutified flying objeet report, , subnitted by
the Intellignoce Officer, Azors Air Transport Station. The information gub-
mitted follows the format outliaed in par. Gb, AFR 200-2, subject: "(Unclassi-
fied) Cnidautified Flying Objeota Reporting (Short Title: UFOB)"), dated
26 4ugust 1953.
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APPROVED:. APPRO OVED:.
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MADISON C. THOMAS
Major, USAP Major. USAP
Chief, Iatelligno Division
7 Office, Toput Staff, Plans
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ATIC DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10 ERVALS:
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UNCLA
Intalligmnce IR-537-53
Westover AT , Mass. 2 3
1.a.x round
b. quartor
c. red
d. 00 1
. 1/A
f. negative
g. nogative
h. nogative
i. resambled an explosion
2. a. brightnees of objeot
b.
. . objoat estimted
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d. u/A d. /A
. .3 just vanished
f. two (2) seconds
3. a a. ai~visual ai~visual
b. a/A
c. C-54, 10. 2665, 9,000 f , 9.000 foe lo, 220 kmots, Azores .2
Station
4. a a. 01002, 19 iov 53
b. night
5. Eatimted to be 25 to 3N-3815d
6.a./A
b. rliable.
pilot, usually
7. a a. clear
c. 9,090 fo point, island of Corvo, approximately
300 nautionl miles east of sighting)
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the weather roports indicata and pilot conrirs that there we re no
thunderstorms lightning in thn ay the time of the aizhting. The
brightness of the objeot sighted Capt Goolaby (n his it resambled
aa Ba explosion) xplosion) and the short duration of the sighting sighting On (1n clr skdies from clMr skies from
9,000 to 9,000°to 1,000° 1,000°) would would tand to indicata the object was not a light from a
ship at B0d B08 Or anotber anotber couventional airoraft. The pilot who rovorted the
sightiag is a sightiag is a senior senior pilot with with DOrS mOre than 3,500 hours than 3,500 hours and and was chief pilot
for this station prior to his raturn to his return to the zo0e zone of interior of interior the first the first
part of 195 milar dlar
sighting.
The reportiag no axplaoation f moported roported
sighting and ia the abgence a.bgence of further information,bel of further information,beli it would would ba ba
mine the nature of objact.
UNCLASSIFIED
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
Information as oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
be used for research purposes, and wi regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, , or publications without your permission.
W request this personal information so that, if it deemed necessary nay contact you for
further details.
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1.When did you see the object? 2. Time of day
Minutes
Dasumder 1953
$8rac$ Month Year (Circle One): A.M. 8 P.M
3. Time zone: a. Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
(Circle One):
b. Central b Standard
c. Mountain
d.Pacilic
@. Other
4Where were you when you saw the object?
Det. 1
Noarest Postal Address City or Town State oy Country State oy Country
Additional remarky: Additional remarkg: aaw aow t
5. Estimgte how long you saw the object. 20
Hours Minutes Seconds
Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d.Just a guess
What was the conditian of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight .No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f.Don't remember
7. IF you saw the object during . located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
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IF you saw th oujec a NIGHT, TWILIGHT, DAWN, what did you notice concernng th STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None a.Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight-pitch dark
dDon't remomber d. Don't remember
Was the object than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): a. Yes . No c. Don't remember
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away ( uow)?
.Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.Several yards away? d. Several yards away?
. Other . Other
1.Did the object: 1Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? a.Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b.Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? No Don't Know
•. .. Change brightness? @9 No Don't Know
f. f. Change shape? No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? No Don't Know
.Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered ES, then toll what
It moved behind:
.Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes CN Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparent? c. Don't Know.
15.Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No . Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes NO
c. Windshield CNO g. Theodolite Yes NA
d. Window glass Yes h. Other
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Include In your sketch any detalls
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
18. The edges of the object were:
(Circl One): @. Fuzzy or blurred .Other _. =
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
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and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
C. Dima i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel 1. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other .
f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappear from view light syet
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ing? (Circle One)
a. North c. East •, South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? _ miles per hour.
(Circle One) Yes No
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a. North c. East e. South 9. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East •. South g. Wost
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. If you are familiar with bearingt terms (angular direction), try to estimate
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North
b.From horizon.3 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. )
b. From horizondegrees.
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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an 'A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it.
-B
3. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its 33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger skatch. position whon you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger skatch.
B B
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FRAME 026 / 026paddle-gpu-200dpi
Day Month Year
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) Yos No
36.2 Please list their nar
A/Ic
NortON AFB, CALiF.
(Circle One) Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
38. In you opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
I thisp thet the aliject wasa liglt
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Ronding light.
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