PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779979

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONKey West Florida

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
8 February 1954 0 Was Balloon 7
Key west, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local_ C Graund-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT09/01052 MXAinVisual Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Was Astronomical
OY.s 000 Probably Astronomical
:kNo Pan Am Airlines Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
unknown one NE Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
No deseription of coject or length of sighting
given. Object in flight frcm to NE at
20,000 feet.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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WPA348 NO.
YDC048 Tima 57
COPre Toh
VYD045
VDC47
JESYO A1S 2}ATIA
EMERGENCY JEDLN JEDWP JEPNG JEPFF JEPAJ 555 3HT16-2
DE JESYQ "2B
Y 290145Z ZEL
FM CHDR FAAWELL
TO JEDEN/COMNANDER DEFEN DEFENS COLORADO GS
COLORADO
JEDWP/CONMANDER AIR JEEHNICAL JEDWP/CONMANDER-AIR JECHNICAL I INTELLEGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/D ERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
IEPEE LIJASY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE WASHINGTON 25 DC LXAIR TRANSPORT SERVICE WASHINGTON 25 DC
JEPAJ/COM RVICE WASHINGTON 25 DC
UFOB
C1 DESCRIPTION OF ORJECT
NONE AVAILABLE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF ORJECT
SU/NE ALT 27,SOF FT. SPEFD NOWN
(3) NANNER OF OPSERVATION
FROM A/C PAN ANERICAN FLIGHT 453
(AD TINE AND DATE OF SIGNTING
(4) 57
(0) 9 FEP 54

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(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER
30 MILES SOUTH KEY WEST
(6) IDENTIFYING INFORNATION ALL OPSERVERE 2 I
CIVILIAN: PAN ANERICAN LIGHT 433
MELITARY: NONE
(7) WEAIHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TINE AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
SURFACE SURFACE DEGREES/320 KNOTS 1EK
( 6000 FEET DEGREES/270 KNOTS 5OK
10,000 FL 10,000 FL DEGREES/270 DEGREES/270 KNOTS 6OK
16,020 FELT 16,000 FELT DEGREES/250 DEGREES/250 KNOTS 95K
22,000 VEET 22,000 FEET DEGREES/250 KNOTS 127K
30,000 FELT 30,000 FEET DEGREES/24" DEGREES/240 KNOTS 1OCK KNOTS 10CK
50,902 FELT 50.04 DEGREES/270 DECREES/27C KNOTS 70X
80,009 FELT DEGREES/NONE KNOTS NONE
CEILING NONE
VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED
CLOUD COVER 200S SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORNS NNE
(S) OPERATIONS OFFICE, NAXVELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MAXVELL
AFR, ALAPANA
SIGNED END.
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