PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 1.8 miles north 12. CONCLUSIONS
of Jilien, Kentucky 0 Was Bailoon
6 June 1954 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP L. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local GmundVisual Ground-Roder 0 Was Aicrait
07/0315Z(N) a Probably Aircraft
GMT. AIVlsual Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical MARS
Ys 080 Probably Astronomicol
No Civilain Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Approx 30 minutes 1 SE to NW Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Eliptical in shape, object appeared to be
bright yellow in color. Object disappeared in reporte sition.
and reappeared twice during observation.
and an elevation of 20 deg- Object observed
through 8 x 10 binoculars, Adjutant, 4002nd Air
Base Group, Campbell, Ken.
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TO JEDEN/COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE C TO JEDEN/COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JEDWP/COMMANDER AIR TECHINICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIC JEDWP/COMMANDER AIR TECHINICAL I INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PAT AFB OHI
JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C
JEPFF/COMMANDER MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE WASHINGTON 25 D C JEPFF/COMMANDER MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE WASHINGTON 25 D C C
JEPAJ COMMANDER HEADQUARTERS FLIGHT SERVICE ORLANDO AFB O ORLANDO FLA C
ROUND OBJECT WITH TAIL
2. NOT MOVING
3. GROUND VISUAL
4.08330 2 •s'n 'OtHO
5HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY in
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LAWYER JULIEN KENTUCKY
7. A.NONE
, SURFACE 220 DEGREES 3 KNOTS
6220 FT 260 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
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- UNCLASSIFIED
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
MAHA, NEBRASKA
DINC 22 JUN 1954
SUBJECT: (Unclassified) Transmittel of Air Intelligence Report
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Tright-Pat
Ohio
Transmitted Cor your information is Air Intelligence Report
received from the 4oozd Air Base Sguadron, Campbell
Fort Camobell, Rantucky.
FOR THE FOR THE COMANDER: COMANDER:
ROV/L. DeROSE DeROSE
1 Incl 1 Incl Major, USAF
1. AIR SAC 10-54 Actg Chief, Collection Division
Directorate of Intelligence Directorate of Intelligence
1471 1o71
BOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DQD DIR 5200.10
If inclosure No.......... is vithdrawn (or not
etrdchet) the classification of this correspondence
aith
EE-L.
154-9803-4

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8D000 FT 350 DEGREES KNOTS
C. CLEAR
DD MILES D. D MILES
ENONE
F. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE
1.NONE
11 NONE
12. OPERATIONS OFFICE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA
SIGNED GOLINSKY END.
080539Z JUN JESYQ

FORT CAMPBEI TUCKI
12 June 1954
SCBJECTI Unidantified Cbject
TO: Commander
Alr Teohnical Intelligence Center
Wrisht-P rson Air Force Base
Onio
1. Compiate prelin
of weather balloen. light, astor bodies, mo n or other fmiliar
objed'a indicate.
did not suffer from an ontie l illusion.
FOB THE COM FOB THI COM ANDARI
Wl 14SA7 Willi 1/547
ROBERT J. HERTELL ROBERT J. HERTELL
Capt Capt USAF
Adjutant
VRe-H
DED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DOWNGRA DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5280.10
UNCLASSIFIED
T5Y8692

(0) Yallow light one (e) Looked like a Beries of light
bulbs in aligtical 3) Negative. (h) Negative. (i)
Negative. Rr vad South East out or sight and in a few
seconds reappeared an I noved North West. (a) Colored man servant
Fowler Rogers bought it to my attention. (b) About 20 Degr'ees
above groumd livel and azimuth from my home was spproxinately
135 degrees. First meved North then appeared to rise vertically
and disappeared in douth Bast direction. (d See (o Soe (a)
Approrimately 30 minutes. 3. (a Ground visual. (b) Sxlo
binoculara. (c) /s 4. (a7 June l9S4, about e3l5 zula time.
Kentucky
Attorney reliable. Age 25, Mail address same as
above; house wife, Heliable Coneord, Clarkaburg, West Virginia
Louse wife, reliable. Age 40, sama as abeve addresa;
Farm Hand, Reliabls doubtful. 7. (a) Heather was clear with a
few clouds in the direation of the moon. (o) Ceeling unlimited,
(d Unlimited. (e) Soattered olouds to the North Fest. f Negative
B. Hegative. . Negative. t OS5o zuln tine had a Radar
check was rum at Campbell Air Fo wes
reported d any flyiag object this Base.
OEP,
DQD DIB 6230.10 W4PU SA7
UNCLASSIFTED ROBENT J. FERTELL
Coat USAF
utant
Al 754-8692

Hoved southeagt out of sight and in a fev seconds reerpeared and moved
northrest.
(b) About 2oo above eround lavel and on an azimith ot avrroximately 135o.
(o) Ahout 6o above ground level and on an azimuth of approxdinately l3so,
(a) Culect firat ovnd southeast out of sight and in a fei minutes re- -
aupeared and poved northwest. Direction of objects flight then changed
to north and oltJedt aopeared to rise vertically and finally disappeared
to the southeegt.
(9) See (d) above,
(f) Aoproximtely imites.
3. Ground visual
(3) Exlo binoculars
N/A
4. ( Approximately 03l5 zulu time, 7 June 1954.
Night
6. (a) 36, Planters Ba kinsville, Kentucky,
attorney, reliable.
Barbara Keith, age 25, mailing address same as above, housewife, reliable.
Forler Rogers, age 40, mailing address same as above, farm hand, reliability
doubtful.
?. $(6 ) Jeather was clear small scattered clouds.
Negative
Ceiling unlimited
Inlimited
Seattered clouds to the northwest.
le ative
Necatlve
?. Mamtfa
10. At 035o -wln time 7 June 1954 ,a radar check Jas made at Canobell Air Porce
Bare, lo flying objacts were hin a radius of do tiles.
ROBERT J. HERTELL
UNCLASSIFIED CAPT., USAF
Adiutant

AF FORM 112--PART 1
1918
COUNTRY
U.S.A. SAC_10-54
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
S.BJEUT
UFCB
AHSA REPOH TEDION FROM 1my
C.S.A. 4002d Air Base Squadron
DATEOFPLODT
16 June 1954 12 June 1954 P-6
PPEPATED BY
ROBERT J. HERTELL, CAPT., LSAF Personal Interview
REFERENLES nr
SuMMARY L mar of repo. (  i a on-de paA ho ibaers ot wet let Beye ted  ceneet as vip Farm 1s Paa M
sighted l.d statute riles north of Julien, Ky. and oooroxinately 8 iles
southvest ot Hopkinsville, ky. The object wes visible 'or about 3o ninutes.
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OF, USA
RVALS Achg dhiel, deileotton Mtrisdion
DOWNGRADED AT 3 DECLASSIFIED AFTER L YEARS. Dirartorate or Intelligence
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