PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779620

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONManston AFS England

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

‘xWos Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

"| 4. TYPE OF OBSER

Was Aircraft
0 Ground- Vi suel Poot bly Raserdlt
Possibly Aircraft

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Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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insufficient Dete for Evaluction
Unknown

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10. Brier SUMMARY oF SIGHTING

l. Round silvery object stationary in air obsekved Balloon conforms with descriptiop
by aircrew. A/C at 33,000, Object at 45 deg given. No informatian presented
elevation from them. Pilot turned left and lost conflicting with this analysis.
sight of object. Could not relocate.

2, A/C at 45,000 observed object above him at
estimated saititude of 60,(k)) ft. oascribed asla

Silver sphere. Object atill. Herilitant. Observed
for five minutes from al! anzies,

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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PACE, TUO JFLGN 34 UNCLASSIFIED Wie tone:

(I) STANDING STILL = VEDY BRILLIANT a a
(2). CA) PILOT WAS CLIMNGIVG & SAY ORILLIANT SILVER BALL CNA CLIMBED
AS HIGH AS POSSIDLE AND C2SroyED IT Feeu ALL ANGLES D>

(9) 69 DECREE ANGLE

(C) OBJ ACMAINED STABLE PD

(3) ZA

CE) OBJ WAS Ih SAUE POSITICN WHEN PILOT HAD TO RETURN TO FIELD
BECAUSE FUEL WAS RUNNING LOW PD

CF) FIVE ilwrces
(3) A) AIR VISUAL

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i €C) FeSs F CMA 525322 ho Ded 999 CHA G45 CLGREES HEN xI
SIGHTLD DUT PILOT CRUISED ANCU!: PND OBSERVED OBJECT 209 KNOT
MANSTOHW RAF STATION PD
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Mi SG CMA SO CPS OFF CNA EXPERIENCED FIR PILOT CMA HIGHTLY RELIABL

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THE AREA FOR THE PAST 24 RS PD THIS SIGHTING CAL NOT SE ATTPIQUTED
TO ANY KNOWN AERCOAFT OR PIELIONESA As CAll BEST Be DETERMINED Cv
THIS Sscrion PH THIS PILOT YAS DEBRIEFED IMMEDIATELY Veen Lavdiec
AND HAD NO UNOWLEDGE OF THE PRICR REPORT OF CICNTINe CF AsO

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