PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6780183

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONLong Island Kentucky

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
25 Feb 54 Long Isiand, Kentucky 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Bailoon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT 25/15452 Ain Vl sual Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE a Was Astronomical
DY.s a Probably Astronomical
o Possibly Astronomicel
clxilian
7. LENOTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS y. COURSE 0 Other.
xinsufficient Date alvation
40-60 seconds 0 Unknown
two
1. BRIEF SUM SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, about 3 ft diameter, two bright yellow
Insufficient data for evaluation.
objects at 4,O00 ft. Also observed at 1625z
by additional witness. Acft in area at time
of sighting.
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ATIC FORM
. A.
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ington Station, Long Ialand, Mew Iork.
dod of W - mianto, them I
they di sappeared. they disappeared. Weather at 8,000
viaidility. visidility. DOWNGRADEAD AI
DECLASSIFIED DECLA3SIFIED AFTEB 1 AFTER
DOD DI2 8206.30
—
NCS.
UNCLASSIFIED
DISTRISUTION nfo: OY ORIGINATOR Direotor ox Intelligenee, Eaadquariars Usw, Waanington 25, D.O.
Dirscter of Intelligenee, Mlo, right-Patterson Ab
Direter e Latelligen ee. 3ang, Hewburgh, Hew York
WARNING: This documont contains iniormation affecting the national defenan ol the Unired States within the meanis the Zapio-

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eight
(8)miles visibility.
There were other alrors t the time of the sighting.
Dir.eame and and .
Arera Airera
Mr. 4r at at Vastbnry, Long Island,
New York.
conld not be obtained.
The addresi
UNCLASSIFIED
WARNING: Thie documant contains information affectind the na tional defanse of the United Staten within weaning o the
Eapianage Lawa, Title 18. U.S. C., Sections 793 and 796. I:s transmisaion or the revmiation of its conrents in any manner to an
unauthorised person ie prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in wholo or in part. other than United Statee Air Force
Adencins nrrent. by of the Directar of Intelligence, USAF

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1/l INFORLATION OMLY (NO CASE) 26 FEBS5Y
NOATH
HRO6APH BUILaiN
METEORS
NORTH ATLANTIC
The Master of the Greek ic Sky reports that at 0100
G. M. T., February 27, 1954, in 34°38'N., lon. 60°05' W. he
observed a very y bright meteor nearly full-moon size. It was mov-
ing to the west and finally exploded with a loud noise and a bril-
liance so great that the whole sky was illuminated for several
seconds.