PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
26 Feb 54 Columbua, Ohio 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local night xGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
KeaXProbably Aireraft
GMT. E3 Ain Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 PossiblyAircralt
S. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OYes 00 Probably Astronomical
X0S No civilian Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENOTH OP OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OP ECTS . COURSE o Other
5 - 7 minutes one Manuvered 0D Insufficient Data sluation
Unknown
T0. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Description fits plane, appeared still, then 1. Acft appro hing tends to stand
moved nearer and descended t o ft going still.
away. 2. Rapid descent speed.
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ATIC FORM ATIC FORM 26 SEP 52) 26 SEP 52)
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1001 31
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WPC019
YMA008 atior Eata
JEDBO 16 3.atg=2
00 JEDEN JEDMH JEDWP JEPHO 444
DE JEDBO 94
0 0122302
FM D/I 2STH SR WG LOCKBOURNE AFB OHIO
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRISHT PATTERSON
JEPHO/D/I USAF WASHDC JEPHO. /D/I USAF WASHDC
JEDMH/COMDR SAC OFFUIE TFUTE AFB NEBR
OBJECT APPE ARED APPEARED - CIRCULAR AT FIRST, AS IT APPROACHED
IT BECAME MORE CYLINDRICAL LIKE THE FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT. (B)
ESTIMATED THE SIZE TO BE THAT OF A MEDIUM SIZED AIRCRAFT C-54 OR ESTIMATED THE SIZE TO BE THAT OF A MEDIUM SIZED AIRCRAFT C-54 OR
KC-97 FUSELAGE• (C) A FIRST IT APPEARED A ROUND WHITE LIGHT WITH A APPEARED ROUND WHITE LIGHT T WITH A
LIGHT GREEN HALO. HOWEVER, AS IT APPROACHED IT APPEARED TO HAVE TWO
RED LIGHTS UNDERNEATH WHICH TENDED TO FORM A V; THERE WERE WHITE-
ORANGE COLORED LIGHTS WHICH WERE JUDGED TO BE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE
ENTIRE OBJECT WAS SURROUNDED BY A LIGHT GREEN HALO EFFECT. D) ONE
(E) NV/A (F) THE RED LIGHTS UNDERNEATH TENDED TO FORN A V WHICH
GAVE THE APF OF A MAIN BODY WITH OF SOME E KIND

UNDERNEATH (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) NONE (Q)(A) SOURCES WIFE HAPPENED
TO BE LOOKING OUT OF A VI INDOW IN THEIR LIVINGROOM AND CALLED HIS
ATTENTION TO WHAT SHE INI LY THOUGHT WAS AN UNUSUAL STAR -
APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER THE FIFST SIGHTING SHE NOTICED
THAT THE OBJECT WAS MOVING AND HAD COME CONSIDERABLY CLOSER AND
SHE INSISTED THAT SOURCE LOOK• WHEN SOURCE FIRST SIGHTED THE OBJECT
RULED OUT AND HE AND HIS WIFE DECIDED TO GO OUTSIDE TO GET A BETTER
LOOK IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE WHAT THE OBJECT WAS (B) APPROXIMATELY
15 DEG, 349 DEG. (C)
OBSERVED THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE ALMOST STATIONARY AT ABOUT 150D
FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THEN IT ASCENDED VERTICALLY AT A VERY SLOW RATE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THEN IT ASCENDED VERTICALLY AT A VERY SLOW RATE S
TO WHAT THE SOURCE JUGED TO BE SOOD FEET. THEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING
IN ALMOST LEVEL FLICRY TOWARD THE SOUTH-WEST AT AN EVER INCREASING RATE. IN ALMOST LEVEL FLICRT TOWARD THE SOUTH-WEST AT AN EVER INCREASING RATE.
(E) WHEN LAST SEEN IT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 5E0 FEET. (E) WHEN LAST SEEN IT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY SED FEET.
GOING AWAY FROM SOURCE AT EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND DISAPPEARED GOING AWAY FROM SOURCE AT EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND DISAPPEARED
(F) THE ENTIRE OBSERVATION FROM THE TIME FIRST SIGHTED UNTIL IT SIGHTED UNTIL IT
DISAPPEARED VAS FROM FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES. AFTER THE OBJECT DISAPPEARED
SOURCE AND WIFE RE-ENTERED THE HOUSE
DATE OF SIGHTING, 26 FEB 54
01/22332 MAR JEDBO l

This case is concluded to have and
reported air activ
head-on often appear
tionary. Ascent might appear to be verticle for the same reason. After a turn is
made, giving a new perspective, their acceleration is noticeable.
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