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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 Mer 54 o Wes Balloon
Arlington, Viriginia 00 Prebably Ballcon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pessibly Bolloon
Leeel23hQ 20 Greund-Visval Greund-Roder Wes Airereft
000 Prebobly Aircraft
GMT.. GMT 08/0415Z 08/04152 0 Ain Viwal Air Viwal Air-intercept Reder Pessiby Aircreft Possibly Aircreft
HOTOS TOURCE JOURCE Wes Astrenemiedl Stars Wes Astrenemical Stars
a Yee a Yee 00 00 Prebelly Astrenomieal Probobly A Astrenemical
SoNo military Peseil Astrenemieal
7. LEnGtH Of 7. LENGTH Of SERVATION IWVAYION &. NUMBER OP OBJECTS COURSE Other. Other
two hours two hours four four 000 Insufficient Insufficiont etion tion
Unkno wn Unknown
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SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Fiying Object
TO: Direst Intelligence
Beadquarters United Statee Air Force IO COPY: Air Technical Intelligence Center
Washington 25, D. C.
. 1953.
FOR THE COMANDER: FOR THE COMMANDER:
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1 A  12 1 Inel RTMAMER AMO
Celenel, USAP
Depety Cadet of Sta
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I JUNE 1048
REPORT . GEAVE BLANO
United States of Ameri ca 1-54
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
Unidentified Flying Object
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agrney)
Arlington Hall, Arlington, Virginia Director of Intelligance, Hq Cond, USAF
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INPORMATION EVALUATION
12 1 March 1954 7 March 1954 Unknown
PREPARED BY (ONON) SOUACE
lst Lt Albert N. Hutchinson, Jr. USAF
REFERENCES
None
SUMMARY: I-Pan II)
The following information is submitt cordance
dated 26 August 1953. -
KKHe..a W. NORTHAMER
Colonel, USAF
Deputy Chier of Starf, Operatlons Deputy Chief of , Operations
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DISTRI ORIGINATOR
1 cy: Director of Intelligence, Hq USAF, Wash 25, D C
1 cy: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson AFB, Chio
l ev: Mrector of Intelligence, Hq Comd, USAr, Bolling AFB, Wash 25, D C
31 ANO 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE. USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION)
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1st8iorO1oose on was grould to air, anxd visuai.
5. The location of 5. The location of observers was at Arlingto located on on Glebe and
Arlington Boulevard Arlington Boulevard in Ar in Arl Virginia. Virginia
6. 6. Identifying of the observers is as follows:
lst Lte lst Lt USAF, age 23, 696gth AFSS, uitland Hall, Maryland. USA7, age 23, 6 69th AFSS, auitland Hall, Maryland.
Reliability unicnoum. uninou.
Captain Arny, Arng, Arlington Arlington Hall, Hall, Virpimia. Virgimia. Reliability Reliability uninowm.
Lt Lt Navy, Navy Intellig Intelligence inee Service, Roliability unknowme uninowne
7. Weather conditions at the time of Mime of sighting were ge deseribed by Lt Rayle as
visabdlity 15 mdles, uiles, no clouds, tom clouds, perature 47, dew 47, dew point 31, and snd aind No at 8 knots.
Ho unusual Ho unusual conditions conditions ich might for the sighting. for the sighting.
8. There
9. Upon investigation by lst Ltq Jr., USAF, Intelligence
Divisien, Hq Cond, USAF, the preparing offlcer, the following facts weare brought
to light. Lt at the time of sighting cheeked wi th Washington National Redar
and drew a negative report of ary radar contact with unidentified objeets. He alme
stated that the objeets looked Mn contrelled, and one had to wateh
t. earefully to kceep 8ye contact with sheeking on the nlying objeets,
the investigating officer contacted th vatory, and there tallked ad th
Dr. Gosaner, an rtronomer employed there. He offered the following explanation. An
individual, with 2, naleed aye, can observe twinkling star, which may appear to b
changing colers. DE. Gegs pOs said one could alse obsert eetting star, which would
explain one of th objects going below the horison in th est. High eloud cover,
undetectable by visual means, could also explain the othe objects di appearing from
view. He aid that he was quite certain that the objects n by Lt stare,
as he has checked into such sightings on previous occasions of this
information, the investigating officer is satisflad that the astronomer's
was sufficient t explain the unidentified flying objects, as no definite
information can be obtained to believe otherwise.
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C.—
3I AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION)