PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779499

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONBerlin Germany

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I PROJIECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
8 Jan 54 Berlin German 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE DF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Locel 2027 XII Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aireraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 03/1927Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Xa Was Astronomical
Yes o Probably Astronomical
OkNe civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBERO .COURSE 0 Other.
5 - 10 seconds 00 Insufficient Data Evaluation
one SE Unknown
I0. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object described as about the brightness of the Meteor speeds consistant with the distarce
full moon observed in flight from the NW in degrees of are through which the ctject
to the SE. Straight flight. No features, no traveled. Case evaluated as a meteor
sound or trail. Speed twice that of jet a/e sighting.
yet slower than meteor.
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28/1715 -BCackSTONE, Ver
UNCLASSIFIED 2
Multi DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPEGTOR GENERAL. USAP
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL ENVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. GEIC ONIO
IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D-24-21-134 29 April 1954
SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Objects Near
Blackstone, Virginia
SPECIAL INQUTRY
TO: Comnander
Air Techmnical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air rce Base
Ohio
ATTH: ATTAA-2C
1. Transmitted herewi th for your 1. Transmitted herowi th for your information is material identified
under inclosures is pertinent to unidentified flying objects.
2. The inclosed The incloaed material was vas furnished t office by office by
the Directorate the Directorate ' Srecial cial Investigations.
Ronuts mo
I 2 Incls 2 Incls RCBERTS P. JOHSON. JR.
1. Cy of ltr fr Do 2l, Colonel, USAF
dtd 11 Feb 54, to Comdr, District Commander
405th Fighter
Langley AFB
2. Extract OSI, Hq USAFE
Suunary of Fositive Intell
Activities for Month of
Jan 54, dtd 18 Feb 54
When Irelosem No(s)/2is
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clasifet DECLASSIFIED AFTET 13 YCASL
A thi3 COs DOD DEB 120810
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the object fo a ceriod of apuroximataly
surrounding buildings Weather conditions at time of observation were
clear sy, a ne w guarter moon, wind approximately ten (10)
miles par hour, and tamperature 20 to 25?7 Source conld sive no
identifying aerodynanle features but stated that thare was no sign of
exhaust trail nor couli any sound be heard from the object The object
traveled in a strei ght line at a constant altitude and speed. Source travelad in a streighe Iin at a constant altitulde and speed. Source
was unable to estimate altitude of the object but stated that speed of was unable to estimate altitude of the object but stated that speed o2
the object appeared to be twice that of a jet fighter aireraft but much tha objeet appeared to he twice that of a jet fighter aireraft but much
slower than the speei of a metoor."
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UNCLASSIFIED
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