PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6778882

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONBelmar New York

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
3 Dec 53 04/0035z Belmar, New York
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA FORE VALUATION
x military milicary No planet No. pLanet at zenith. Jupiter reaches ae aciuun. oupives , cilis polrre ao this point about 0100
NUMBE (5hhours $(5\fa{2}$ hours later). Possible meteor with later). Possible meteor with turn attributed turn attributed to to
4NUMBER OBJECTS however, II however, INSUFF DA nclusion.
illusion,
one . -
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. LENGTH OF OBSERV VATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4-6 seconds Object like Object like meteor in flight to West for 3-4 seconds turning
abruptly to North for abruptly to North for 1-2 seconds.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground ground visual visual
.COURSE
west/north .
.PHOTOS
Yes
No
. PHYSICA VIDENCE
Yes
O No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious odid
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Subf: BE UNID ANTIFIED FLKING
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OBJLOTS - SPECIAL MQUIRY
SD 24-21-130 (23 Dec 53) lst Ind
HEAD_UARTERS, 5TH -Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio, 29 Decamber 1953
TO: Comnander, Air Tec'nical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air
FOrCe BaSe, Chio, ATTENTION: ATIAL-2C
Forwarded.
ROERTS JORNSON, JR
Colonel, USAF
Distriet Colmmander
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
20 OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
72 E. IOTH STREET
NEW YORK 3.
IN REPLY
REFER TO: 24-0 23 DEC 1953
SUNECT: (Unclessified)
UCDETIVIAD VEHIG OLJLOTS
SPECIAL
TIRU : Datrint Cortander
5th Mstriet cf (ad) 1ow
tright-iatterion 0r00 280
Boyton, Chio
TO : Cormander 4
tright-Pattorson Lese
Ohio
1. A swmary ot infcrmation reoeived Cron Ad of S, O2, Hendquorters
First av, Covorory lsland, How York 4, Now Tor'k, dated i becombor 1953,
concerning object, is quoted belor for Pormation:
Lieutorant. Air Force
the planst i notdee a ctrenge illuinated object
passing jurt bolou ths glenet raferred to. i first
I thought i vas obrorving a metorite becnuse of" the
1 wao
able to folloy the object for about h to & soconds.
thon i Airst s ghbod the cbjeet it woo travelins In a
soconds the course chang god rather raoidly to 360 derees
and the objoct reved tt of ry fleld of virion. The

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Force Taoc, Netburgh,
of the sumary o ation, no fursher action is eontemplated by this
distriet.
3. Inauthorired diselosurn of inforrntion contained in this report Inouthortgod isclcsurn of 'intorrntion contained in thls report
herowith has beon dorived fror sourees obher thm the Dapartmont of the herowith hos boon dorived fror sourees obher then the Dapertmont of the
Air Porce and, in ceool Air Porce and, in seoo dance iith paregraph 8b, A7 Rogilaticn 205-1,
dissoninrtion musd not be nado outaide UsAy dissoninrtion muad not be nado outaide UsA channels.
IPLSON UPLSON
Lt. Colonel, CSA It. Colonel, USAP
co: Dir CS1 CST ristrict Matriat Co Gotmnander
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