PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779533

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONWESTMINSTER MD

FRAMES13

→ Original microfilm scan (PDF) → Return to index

Machine transcription · mean legibility 55.9/100 · engines: tesseract-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 013tesseract-200dpi

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probobly Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircreft

Was Astronomical 2,
Probably Astronom sghupite
Possibly Astronomical

SOUP cemnictaaeeigiintieaemainnes
in sufficient Dete for Evaluation
Unk nown

1. DATE 2. LOCATION
10 JAN 54 WEST MINSTER, MD

© Air-Intercept Radar

T.SOURE: 3
|

Tt. COMMENTS

l. Round spinning ball with erratic though
straight flight. Flight W to F snout 30 sec
green & red fire. Exploded.

2. At 2AM in West. Round, White, Blinked 2. Jupiter in west at 35°

object stationary.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

FRAME 002 / 013tesseract-200dpi

Fe ONE AND ONE HALF : 5 25 MINUTES TWO OR THREE SECOiiDS

PAGE TWP OF gg¢ .
/2/ he HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING OUT WINDOW JUST HAPPEN TO SEE IT THE
BRIGHTNESS OF IT
Be NO AVAILADLE INFORMATION
Ce UNK
De FLYING Iii THE ARC OF A RAINBOW STOOD STILL FLYING ssv TOWARDS 7
BALTINORS |
De DISAPPEARED IN A [UFK OF SMOKE STOOD STILL FOR ABOUT 25 HIN |
AND THEN JUST DISEAPPT:\°:) DISAPPEARED RATHER SUDDEN |
4
|

/3/ Ag CROUND VISUAL CPOUND VISUAL GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE Was USED

C. NC AIR CRAFT USED | |

Jf Ae 053322 18 JAI! 2.54 B7815Z LUJAN 1954 953552 ic JAN 1954

FRAME 003 / 013tesseract-200dpi

TASES y /

; v .
JEPUL B54 | os
PP JEPNY JEPND JEDWP JEDEN JEPHA $55 se t
$E JEPNL @56/39-Y ‘ |
P 1119292 > as :

Fil CMDR 647TH AC W SQ TLANASSAS VA é
TO JZWU/JEPNL/CMDR 471 2TH DIF WE NCCA WIL DEL
JEPUY/CHDR 26TH ADIV ROSLYN NEW YORK

JEPUNB/CHOR/SEADF NEVEU CI iit) YORK 2

"at

\ JEDEN//CNDR/ADC ENT A -LORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEPHO/HDQTRS USAF WASH OC ; ©

JEDWP /C: IDR WRIG) P A i AFB OX1O

a ee

ACC 47 PD
1/ Ae ROUIID LIKE A SP (2 BALL ROUND ROUND

B. BIGGER THAN A BASKET BALL GRAJPEFRUIT PEA %
C. LIGHT GREEN WHITES! SLURR AND A PINKEST CLOW WHITESH GREEN
De ONE oT ey Pall sh

[ EY No FORMATION ©
F. NONE LOOKED LIKE A STAR MOVING BACK AND FONTH
. =
~ on - T - 7
Le 6 SOUND .
I k INE TRAVLING PARALLEL % GREAi , SF

FRAME 004 / 013tesseract-200dpi

PAGE FOUR OF JEPNL @g6¢

FIVE MIZ3 NORTAWEST TO NORTH OF BALTIMORE PD THE EXISTING VISIBILITY
AT THE TIME WAS POOR DUE TO A HAZE LAYER AND A SLIGHT MIST THOUGH
OUT THE AREA THERE ARE THREE /3/ AIR WARS IN THIS AREA / TED 29- RED
33 RED 45 / AID TRAFFIC IS FAIRLY HEAVY ON ALL OF THEN PD IT IS MY

OPION THAT THE SIGHTINGS T WERE ACTUALLY PASSING AUD NAVIGATOIONAL LIGe
HTS OF HONMAL ROUTIWE AitwayS TRAFFIC AND BECAUSE OF TIIE REDUCED

VISIBILITY WERE NOT Pt itl.’ IDENTIFIED AS

SUCHi BY Tilk ODSERVER UiTHER INVESTIGATION IS DEEMED NECESSARY
ASHINGTON CAA ADVIS: -£ WIGL ATTEMPT TO CORRELATE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC
4 RED 29=— RED 553 = RED 45 / FOR THE EXACT TIMES THE OBJECTS WERE $

© IGHT=D

11/2955Z JAil JEPNLG

FRAME 005 / 013POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

wi
rs
=m
ee |
=

oO»

7~ a . 7 7° ° ne 4 ‘- Ce
13/ Ae ——" <Q ast MINISTER Cia ND. HOUSE-

WITS RELIABILITY CANNOT BE JLOGED CMA INFORMATION POSSISILITY T2U:

are. Tt a e : , 7° ~ . ~ ,
PAG| Lai eevee (} Ji -PNL re pos

- Ce Dy —er _-™ —~ ~*F Sy ~ “7? As FT ti re

CAN NOT BE JUDGED IN: [oN POSIBILITY TRUE | | 1
3 MR MQM ace 24 JARRETVILLE Cua MD ELECTRICIAN RELIABILITY

CAN NOT BE JEDGED INFOS ATION POSSIBILITY TRUE

/T/ Ae CLEAR DRY WI M1 WEST CLEAR W NDS FROM WEST AND MISTY .

Cl 5,509 FEET 5,503 Fia! 5,090 FEET
De 8 ‘att SMILE 8 MII aly

G. 5,529 FEET SCATTERED 5,599 FEET SCATTERED 5,993 FEFY OVERCAST

*? Ded

/3/ rn lek .
- nd 2AProrTs

at. is i e( Zz a.

FRAME 006 / 013POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

rem sailed one, bE mney, ght TC -
Gas cts aft wand hase) bende (ul ctu

Se pall cok pe Setada< AEA
Lal vy. es A SP A jit Oe ed. 4

, j ; 4

tof = tat, tA) argc! ceretn birres Im

Chie othe

O
——* —
nde “Lt Cie) An ho Of te hric hy a. -

rw d c , row vapors j thanrty writers
“4 PRU wigitlon died the abe rinses’
: pe Pr

|

FRAME 007 / 013POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

(a Cho 94) Ob nrtmsk TD ship albrucE Se,

” £2 Beowete - Fw tte oni Ponty 2
oan. GRih oo Pw,
. AD Lhv ahs Ahiww, nS sang hos hes
£6 aa & 4 wth hn L

|

(Ld : fg. FO Lys., artarte wt tach fe -
prigne tata Pies abut’ FP ie a:
Matd Lt or | | bby OSA penhehesyy) tw rhe
Haak, Nye ) dhe Ahan COmce, Y ton
Mdm we peta ward,

‘ ee pet | atch, Or
vs (aa ppcaid Ppa ery, j~- ponte

ALA Longe ade Ae - etd “at Aart. Le, ad a

73 raat og lepe-et Cons Zines be |

Alaw acanal att Bi aban ab ap
, hr rar i

ye ed

FRAME 008 / 013tesseract-200dpi

FRAME 009 / 013POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

Ue Ay, sora linater D Chew ch. 40

ple JO ste lar get Gar 4rd yp
+ kei 7 Si acto eerie as
aint Li. Eien 3 Lage, Fa Soe At Aricuste
Aa thie f, a - e229) a 2 Sa _¢ - a °

- a ,

~.

yet) ‘ yO ae wa hd Z. ou ged Pe pen 1 olGirkeont) | OF

a

-
“) >. ft J x tA 7" Tir? | vt. “ tS Qheyaty 2% / > 7, 4 id oe +)
id Fa a oer J ee», Sint. thwot) pray & + ye

th ‘ “ts <— kay, iy Leics che bo. dMaFrnc.0r
oe ae : . se — Cart on | now Byte SY «f

at ~~. ark ae 7 Ape),
her titutZ” mor . S

y ee o. > Sp splat 8 ey fo yt Aeller
qe PERS ee ) Ager, Lhe by chat 9

iar@e/ the apt eae sm

a ae Ser a Crahe Lata,
oll et ole wee ye

papondene fe. wd holt

Att) atte A, uy rerete 40° a ad

Uy

:
ol

ee ctr tte cee =

— ane -

FRAME 010 / 013POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

dolor) r Aight p AAO 41D te -
pociotced Zhe pmriaw affear,

Tre hod, Atrmsernts tye DL tome it ~,
vd wahh), andere, teofeiciatl Ree
A Bvrerrisrened, Dheertn- +299 g ist g
ay PF, Gormtlrred/ Aw ef aa,
Ave “9 bib tvhal mole of ae

me

oid
-

FRAME 011 / 013POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

(no machine-readable text on this frame)

FRAME 012 / 013POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

: / ——— ’ he
/ Pp . het ho ? +A? « # of
2 - As 6. LT det é ae 2 a tz 5 :
i nd & , == a © wee - jf A P Ys . A ae Ay Add,

pm
~ |
> , -
agar: cea = Sere TOW Ged e A Me. erie ee
/ a - : - = ac
¥ ; on™ “3
ead

FRAME 013 / 013tesseract-200dpi

el? MAnessas va 1¢foal(eZe 1S

yy 647TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADEON
} Manassas, Virginia

18 FEB 1954

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object

TOs Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Reference UFOB report submitted by this organization in TWX ACC 47, datod

ll January 1954, Attached hereto is additional information pertinent to subject

sighting from one of the observers coneerned,
FOR THE COMMANDER;

Eke D Bioeca OC
FRED D. BASWSLL as

3. Incl
1. Letter, lst [te, USAF
Ass't Adjutant
2.

3. Object Diagram, undeted