PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779826

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1954

REPORTED LOCATION[ILLEGIBLE]

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
1 Feb 54 Mofile, Alabama O Probably Balloon
QO Wes Aircraft
B Grouné- Vi sual O Ground-Reder a Probably Aircraft
> Ain Vieveol oO Air-Intercept Reder o Possibly Aircroft
- Soum O Wes Astronomical
2 See tela te
re nilite nd civiliar ossibly Astronomic
ti
O minutes one ~ ae Data for Evaluation
10, BRIGF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING (il 11. COMMENTS it 7 |

1. Reliable witness
- Investigated by Navy acft and
thought to be balloon.

Balloon shape, sive of orange,
white in color.

osmic Research balloon in area

Pe case | Feb from Tuscaloosa,
abam.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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FM CMDR MAXWELL FLT SVC CEN MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO JEDEN/COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDWP/COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON ———
AFB OHIO
JEPHA/ DIRECTOR OF INTEL | \iCE HRADOUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25, DeC.
JEPFF/COMMANDER MILITAKY ALR TRANSPORT SERVICE, WASHINGTON 25 DC i“
JEPAJ/COMMANDER HEADQUA?7ERS FLIGHT SERVICE WASHINGTON 25DC |
UFOB/
(41) DESCRIPTION OF OBJEC?
” " €A) BALLOON
€B) ORANGE
€C) WHITE
€D) ONE wf
¢E) N/A | x

(F) NONE
(G) ONE
CH) NONE

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PAGE TWO JESY 91B

(1) NONE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
"AY UNK

¢B) APPR

éC) UNK EST 14900 FT.
¢D) ENE OF BROOKLEY AFB MOBILE ALA 65 DEGREES MOVING SSE

€£) DISAPPEARED DUE TO DARKNESS
ér) 3% MINUTES
(3) MANNFR OF OBSERVATION

a

(A) GROUND VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL
<B) NONE
tc)
(4) TIME AND DATE OF JicuTING
""" €A) 0123392
(B) DUSK
(5) LOCATIONS OF OBS... FR
” “ BROOKLEY AIR FORcé BASE ALA
($) IDENTIFYING INFO2msTION OF ALL OBSERVERS
" " €A) CIVILIAN N/A

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PAGE THREE JESYQ 91B
(B) MILITARY |
NAME: ECKER HJ
GRADE: LT 497738
ORG: GROUND TRAINING
DUTY’ INSTRUCTOR

€7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING

(A) 260@@ THIN SCAT1ERFD 19 MILES VIS

€B) SURFACE DEGREES /16@

“ 6@00 FEET 0° °FES/360
19,009 FEET orcrc'sy3eg
16,009 FEET DFGREES/369
29,098 FEET D:°8:FS/369
38,008 FEET bic Frs/3s@
50,008 FEET DCP EES/UNK
$0,098 FEET DFcPSES/UNK

(C) CEILING NONE

€D) VISIBILITY 16 MILES ..

€£) CLOUD COVER THIN SCATTERED

(fF) THUNDERSTORMS NONE

(3) NONE

KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS
KNOTS

9 KNOTS
5

19

19

15

28

UNK .
UNK

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PAGE FOUR JESYC @1B

(9) NONE |
€16) INVERSTIGATED BY NAVY AIRCRAFT BUREAU NOs 166 PILOT INFO AS ABOVE
¢11) UNK

%:2) OPERATIONS OFFIVE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFB

wel ALABAMA

COMMENT BROOKLEY STATED THE NAVY AIRCRAFT BELIEVED THE OBJECT A

WEATHER BALLOON

SIGNED SP end.

92/1844Z FEB JESYO ~

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