PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6781640

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONEllington AFB Texas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD . :

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
17 May 5
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on SS 10. CONCLUSION WAS ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR
Passed through 50 deg are in 3 seconds. Probable meteor

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS observation. ;

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Solid black elipse circle with light. Observed at 2h0 deg
az 45 deg elevation. Dis appeared suddenlya t 190 deg az
20 deg elevation. Straight flight. No radar confirmation.

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

3 seconds
& TYPE OF OBSERVATION

ground visual

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HRS FLY TIME AS OF JULY 1944, FLY TIME SINCE THEN NOT RECORDED: CAPT
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MATTER OF CONJECTURZe RADAR SCANIMS THE SECTOR REPTD NO PETURI.

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