PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779577

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONKelly AFB Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCaticw 12. CONCLUSIONS
Kelly :"B, Te  Probsbly Ball
Ciiy * "3, xas robably oon
i. Free OF OBSERVA 0 Possibly Balloon
. O Was Aircroft
0D Grown d- Vi sual RXGround-Rodar be Probebl y Aireralt
G Air Visual © Air-intercept Rader | 2 Possibly Aircraft
oUR O Was Astronomicel
O Probably Astronomicel
>. militar OG Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE . Other Atmoapharsbisturh ne:
+ hours 1-3 SE > ooo ate volvation
. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

1-3 blips on PPI Scope with speeds of 100 to [Weather effects as indicated by Motion,
6,000 mph in 30 mile area. GCA radar. Remained estimated speeds and duration and

on Scope in various positions for | hr 50 min. |persistance or sightings.
General motion to SE. Fog and rain. A/e

scramble with no contact.

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UFOB_IN ACCORDANCE WITH Ai 202-2 THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SURMITTED

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fl. Ac. APPEARED AS A GLIP fe PEA Cs N/A De Thinte be nee nis
APPEARED AS SOLID OBJECT Ge N/A He N/A Ie OBJECTS REMAINED ON PPI
SCOPE OF RADAR SYSTEM FCD APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND FIFTY MINUTES
ESTIMATED RATE OF SPEED OF OP ECTS FROM i92 TO 6233 MILES IN A RADIUS
OF 39 MILES. THREE OBJECTS JOINED TOGETHER FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE
MINUTES AND THEN SEPARATED WiTH A DEFINITE HEADING DISAPPEARED WHEN
LOCAL AIRCRAFT WAS IN AREA RETURNED AFTER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED

2. Ae GCA UNIT OPERATORS WERE TRACKING AIRCRAFT ON RADAR 8. 435
DEGREES.

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E. DISAPPEARED FROM «..\2 SCREEN Fe APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF HOURS
3, Ae RADRA Be N/A ©. NEGATIVE Re Ae 1919-1239 HOURS 14 JAN 54

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