PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779489

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONGATECITY VIRGINIA

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
7 Jan 54 GATE CIRY, VIRGINIA 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Lecel X Grund-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aireraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 08/0130Z a AinVisuel Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS ONCE a Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
B No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OPCTS . COURSE o Other.
hot reported $traight NNW xXinsufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
TO. BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIOHTING 11. COMMENTS
rubular obj with yellow and red flames from Possible a/c, possible meteor. No evaluation
both ends. On straight course to NNw at without duration. Insufficient data.
slows speed. Estimated altitude lO,ooo it.
Civilian Observers.
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(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) NEGATIVE
(C) NEGATIVE
4TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 080130Z '817
(B) NIGHT
(5)ILOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS
GATE CITY VA A APPROX 2 NNE TRI CITY RADIO
'ORMA VERS
(A) CIVILIAN .
9739 --9739
PAGE THREE JESYQ 01B PAGE T THREE JESYQ 013
5 OBSERVERS R ORTED IDEI ING IN
FLIGHT SERVIC BRIUTO, (
- TENN.
(7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE HTING:
(A) TRI CITY WEATHER CLEAR VIS.
(B) SURFACE CALM (
6000FEET 330/40 KNOTS
10909FEET 329/45 KNOTS
163O9FEET 330/59 KNOTS
20209FEET 330/60 KNOTS
50000 FEET NO REPORT
53000 FEET NO REPORT

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.
WIll
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(I) NEGATIVE
2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(A) WHIRRING NOISE AND (A) WHIRRING NOISE AND LIGH LIGHT FLAMES FLAMES
(B) EST 10000 FEI ALT 509 974
(B) EST 10000 FEET
(C) NEGATIVE
(D) STRAINGHT COURSE HEADING NORTH NORTH COURSE HEADING NORTH NORTH WEST SLOW RATE SPEED. PEED.
(E) NEGATIVE (E) NEGATIVE
.RJ.NEGATTVF CED.NFCATIVE
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(C) CLEAR
(D) 10
(E) NONE
(F) NONE
(8) NEGATIVE
(9) NEGATIVA =
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(10) INCIDENT REPORTED TO ADC 3STH AD AND MCGHEE-TYSON AFB . (10) INCIDENT ORTED TO ADC 35TH AD AND MCGHEE-TYSON AFB NO INFOR-
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(11) AF 9422 B36 REPORTED BY AMIS 10 MILES - DI0 2122E
15000 FEET HEADING APPROXIMATELY NORTH. 15000 FEET T HEADING
T (12 REPORT OF THIS UFOB FIRST REPORTED TO AMIS
SIGNED GOLINSKY OPERATIONS OFFICE MAXWALL SERVICE CENTER
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MAXWELL AFB ALAMBAM.
08/3435Z JAN JESYQ 819
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