PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8713569

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONManassa Virginia

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 June 1954 0 Was Bailoon
i Manassa, D a,Virginia 0 Prabably Balloon
3. . TYPF OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local GmoundVisual Cround-Rodar Was Aicraft
8 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 05/0200z (N) AirViso Air-interceot Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Was Astronomical
O Y. D Probably Astronomical
O No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 19. NUMBER ECTS 7. COURSE Other._
DDD Insulficient Data for Evaluation
6 Minutes 1 Unknowm
E
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object uas round snd yellow in color. Angle Probable A/c aighting I mauevers and
of elevation 20 deg of azimuth- 270 deg. flight ccnsistant with this analysis.
Moved to 20 deg elev, llo deg az in 6 minutes.
First appeared stationary, then gained sudden
speed and headed East. Objest chnnged brighthess
and flickered on and off duriug observation
period, Object passed under airliner which was period Objeet passed under airliner which was
passing by from N to S. passing by from N to S.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 329 (RE 26 SEP 52) 26 6 SEP 52)

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ACTION
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WPAG75
YDA0 99 Eata
TYC082E
TMA053
JEPNL 032
RR JEPNLC JEPNY JEDWP JEDEN 666
DE JEPNLG 02
R 080530 Z A  eb swo *
FM CMDR 647TH AC W SQ MANASSAS VA
TO JEPNLCZXCMDR 47TN BEF WG NCCA WIL DEL
JEPNY/CMDR 26TH AD (DEF) ROSLYN NY JEPNY/CMDR 26TH AD (DEF) R0SLYN NY
JEPNB/CMDR EADF NEWBURG NY JEPNB/CMDR EADF NEWBURG NY
JEDWP/CMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON JEDWP/CMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PAT AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO ID TAT
JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
ACCMO 466 PD ATTN: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE PD UFOB REPORT 8 JUN 54. C
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 DATED 28 SEP 53, THE FOLLOWING G UFOB
REPORT IS SUBMITTED. T'n
1. DESCRIPTION OBJECT: 'otd I
AROUND
B. COFFEE SUACER
C. YELLOW
D. ONE
A NONE
F, NONE

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G.NONE
H. NO SOUND
I. NONE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
A. GLOW OF THE OBJECT
B.  DEG ANGLE, 270 DEG
C.  DEG ANGLE 1D DEG
D OBJECT APPEARED TO STAND STILL, THEN SUDDENLY SPED UP D. OBJECT APPEARED TO STAND STILL, THEN SUDDENLY SPED UP
AND RUSHED AWAY TO THE EAST. OBJECT CHANGED BRIGHTNESS AND AND RUSHED AWAY TO TME EAST. OBJECT CHANGED BRIGHTNESS AND
FLICKERED ON AND OFF ABOUT 3 TIMES IN A SIX MINUTE PERIOD. AND AIRLINER
WAS OBSERVED PASSING NORTH TO SOUTH AND OBJECT SEENED TO ASCEND TO A
POSITION JUST UNDER THE AIRLINER, AFTER THE POSITION JUST UNDER THE AIRLINER, AFTER E AIRLINER HAD PASSED TO THE THE
SOUTH, THE OBJECT STARTED EARTHWARD. SOUTH, THE OBJECT STARTED EARTHWARD
E. OBSERVER LEFT SCENE TO REPORT SIGHTING TO LOCAL .
RETURN, OBJECT HAD ARED.
F. SIX MINUTES
3 MANNER OF OBSERVATION
B. GROUND D VISUAL
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B.NONE E USED
C. NONE
4TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A.03002 8 JUN 1954
B. NIGHT
5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER- PK 2521
6IDERTIFING INFORMATION
A. MR  AGE 25 TOWNSON MARYLAND OCCUPATIO
UNKNOWN RELIABILITY UNKNOWN
7 WEATER AND WINDS S ALOFT.
A. SCATTERED CLOUDS
B SURFACE B. SURFACE 270 DEG 8 KNOTS
6,000 FT 310 DEG 30 KNOTS 310 DEG 30 KNOTS
10,200FT 310 DEG 3J KNOTS
16,000FT 16,000FT 320 DEG 38 KNOTS
4 20,000FT 20,000 FT
310 DEG 35 KNOTS
30,000 FT 330 DEG 76 KNOTS 330 DEG 76 1 KNOTS
SD,000FT 330 DEG 22 KNOTS
,00OFT 30 DEG 23 KNOTS

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PAGE FOUR
C. UNLIMITED
D. 16 MILES
E. TWO TENTHS
F. NO STORMS
8 NONE *.
9NONE
10.NONE
11. AIRLINER IN 2D ABOVE.
12• SENIOR DIRECTOR, POSSIBLE 12 SENIOR DIRECTOR, POSSIBLE CUASE CUASE OF SIGHTING SIGHTING UNKNOWN DUE UNKNOWN DUE SUDDEN SUDDEN
DISAPPEARANCE OF OBJECT,
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