PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779508

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMILLBROOK ALABAMA

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
January 1954 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Lecel.. Xx Ground-Mrsuel Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 09/01457. AlsVisal Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS BOVNCE a Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
Ne CIVILIAN Possibly Astronomieel
7. LENOTH OP OBSERVATION 8. BER OP 0815 STS . COURSE Other
one Not reported 000 Insufficient Data Evaluation
Unknown
10.BRI SIGHTING 11.
Half moon shaped object. Observation lO miles Nw of release point
of light WX balloon from Maxwell AFB.
Evaluation is confirmed balloon sighting.
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ATIC FORM 329 ATIC ForM 329 (R8
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TO JEDEN/COMMANDER AIR FFENSE
JEPHQ/
JEDHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
JEPAJ/COMMA HEADQUA WAHSINGTON 25 DC GTON 25 DC
UFOB (
() DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT I
A HALF MOON SHAPED
8 NEGATIVE O I NE
C NEGATIVE (
D ONE
E NEGATIVE
NEG
=
. U NEG
H NEG J11954
H NEG
H. NEG

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7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A MXF 2030C CLEAR 5KH 213/5433 WIND 1
B S SURFACE 130 DEGREES 27 KNOTS
6300 FEET 212 DEGREES 23 KNOTS
10C20 FEET 232 DEGREES 21 KNOTS
16000 FEET 260 DEGREES 17 KNOTS "uh
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20000 FEET 292 DEGREES 21 KNOTS
30000 FEET UNK DEGREES KNOTS
50000 FEET UNK DEGREES KNOTS
80000 FEET UNK K DEGREES KNOTS
c CEILING NONE
D VISIBILITY 5KH
E C CLOUD COVER NONE
F THUNDERSTORMS NONE F T THUNDERSTORMS NONE
FROM MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE AT 97701 97701
APPROX TIME OF SIGHTING
SIGHTING LOCATION APPROX CATION 10 MOLES NW OF 10 MOLES NW RELEASE POING POING 1
(9) NEGATIVE ECATIVE
(10) NEGATIVE
=
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KOIAVE
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(11)NUMEROUW ACFT FLYING LOCAL AND IN C.
TRAFFIC -
(12) OPERATIONS OFFICE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL

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COUESR ORJECT NTNE
A NEG
B NEG
C NEG
DA NEG
(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION
4 GROUND VISUAL GROUND VISUAL
BA m NEG -
C. N/A
(4) TIME AND DATE SIGHTING
A 4. 0921452 090145Z
BA B NIGHT , A
(5) LOCATIONS OF OBSERVESS
MILLBROOK ALABAMA OBJECT WAS BETWEEN MILLBROOD AND PRA ILLE ALA .
(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OBSERVERU
A CIVILIAN MR AND MRS EAMA
NO OTHER IN MILITARY N/A THO
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SCRT
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AFB ALABAMA.
THIS UFOB REPORT RECIEVED BY BASE OPERATIONS
MAXWELL AFB TRANSMITTE! OPS REQUEST
SIGNED GOLINSKY
09/0426Z JAN JESYQ
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HroRebeapbn 1
Chief Officer Joseph Reid of the Canadian SS. Sunjarv reports
observing a meteor on n January 11, 1954, at 0055 G. M. T., in lat.
17°21N.Jom. 8 W. The meteor, of a brilliant white color,
having a bluish having a blnish tinge : and leaving a brilliant and leaving a brilliant a afterglow, was ob- afterglow, was ob-
served for a served for a period of approximately 3 oroximately 3 seconds. The meteor was seconds. The meteor was
first observed at an first observed at an angle of approximately 14°, midway between engle of approximately 14°, midway between
Canopue and Achernar.