DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8713709
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONVero Beach Florida
FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

OL LS Stns -”-_ =—-—=_—-- —
1, DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
TR chime SOR ah a eee Bom. 0 Was Balloon
15 dune 195, dint: PACK Florida QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 'Y?© OF OBSERVATION OD Possibly Salioon
py Wel ;
al, chy gn QO Wes Ai:croft
Locol ng eae 1 Ground: Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodar G1 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 16/0224,2 ; S Ale Vievol 0 Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Oo Was Astronomical
O Yes OD Probably Astronomical
Q Noe Civilian OD Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF O8SERYATION 3. HUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Q Other :
G Insufficient Deta for Evaluation
Not Renorted L 0 Unknown
10, SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS
Light changed from amber to bright white, to INSUPPICISNT DATA.
a green color, Appeared to be at 1,0C9 ft ad
Moject appeared to cescend below thetrees and
ris@ again. No definite silhouette,
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De Phen tl=147 7 July 1954

SUBJ 2CT: Unidentified Flying Objects Sighted at
Indialantic, Plorida, Patricz a¥8, Florida,
and Varo Saach, Florida

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Te eS We (MOUIRY

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Air Tachnmical Intelligence Centar
trignt-rattersan dir Force jase
Ohio

ATTN: AT LAaR2O

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1. Transeitted herswith for your information are two (2) copies |},

of a latter, iwctad 2) Jume 1954, from the 7th OSI District, MacDill as
AFB, Tampa, Flectdm, concerning subject matter, AK
BAY

2. Your attention is invited to the provisions of AFR l244a, \
which prohibit the release of investigative informatian to unauthorised j}\
Person. | oN
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J OF eye ona ye Acta niy teed eet tT

1 Incl (in dey} ROBERTS P, JOHNSON, JR,
Cy ltr, dtd 23 Jun 54 Colonel, USA?

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Cadets (Unelassilied) UWIDSATITIZD PLT usvauts

» June 1964, ander Ais Poliee Deck Jargeant's low, rutlacted thas 4/0
tie A. MARLEY, .f-ied79480, S5S50tR Air Police Squadron, <adriez Air forsa
lag@, Plerida, saw 2 Sright object Flying apvroximateliy 100 rows hiza, to the
lorshweas of Powh 5S. The odfeach cummed Yrom white so red, to zyrem, ind 34
‘lus. The oontrel sower was notizvied. WAILAY was interviewed oa 13 June
a, and advised coat approximately 2150 heera, S5T, 15 Jane i984. be notisad
clowiag light ta “he sxy, Norvawesh of “ost 724, © aporaszimately 400 feos
Bane flying fiaid or che Janana Jiver, The #icw

ee
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“Situda, over tre sizes of
oeared seariy round in shace and resemolad an airsrar:t landing lis. 2
~ vas firss netised ag a Sright vite. diaming %0 red and dissopenring

Ave mewing from original posision signtead. Tre low 4psaared alma

‘itjavely in the same vesition, red is sslcr, sharginzg to orizhk® white,

seined viseidla 4 iors sime and i. sapewared sguddeniy. “Ae ancires jarisd oF
Lotbilisy wea apureeirately Ave (3) minutes, VAILdY stated that he jaw 4
eral sloud drics o+nica 90j}90t while visiols. sAdlLseY stated chat the coon
“es vialble soute (° Sis pest and yas dractieaily sdacured Dy clewds. “ha
“et sighted vas icproxzimataly one-/sursn “she «ite of “he acon, shick waa
sgariy Pall. It ‘# auted that ZANLST has orsvicusly somplsted zost of the

a~a-

Sig forge pilot's «ining sourse,

3. Om 16 dws (854, 3/Sgh BARL d, BAVSDICT, APo12917484, Foutnee
O*taokment, Patrise ii Ferce Bese, advised that che Pollewing informstion
ia centained in the weather resort fer 15 June 1954:

Wservation made - 2129 hours, EST

Scatterws clouds at 4,000 feed

Overcast «icute at 12,000 feet

Visibility .4 miles

Wind 339 - & wiles per hour

Altimeter - 28,980 inohas

Surfase tanyerature ~ 74.1 degrees Fahrenheit

Weather builcom released as 2200 hours

Wind st 1,000 ft. altitude - S8W at 10 miles per hour
Wind at 2,000 f%. altitade - SSW at 11 miles per hcur

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~Sy Qa 16 June, this office was requested te contact Basie Operations
Offieer, Patrick Air force Base, comaerniag the sighting of an midentified
object st Vero Beach, Florida, 15 Jwia 1954. Gastain, SIiLIam B. P3RRT, Base
Cperatione Officer, Patrick dir Porea Sasa, Florida, adrised shah the Ai drone
2fTiser's report for 15 Jue 1934 sontained information to the arfeet cher or.
rvaya Uperationsa Spaialist, CAA, Jare Basch, Florida,
“oor adt am gerial 933208 ahaerved ag 2124 Nourse, JSf, 15 Joma lgBa. lonarea
sreximately 10 milas S88 of Jars leach, She lich eared “rem amber *o
OS Wait, 9 4 rrsen color. The eerial obiowk wae arcin chsercad xe 1°72
“re, iS, :; ~ and Fr,  “satern Airliner. r
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Le Tee FoaLiowt ir farvaiisen i4 Ls oot v7ivwmation oF lorsrengian Parn) aed

ssally 30 YORr sreand wa 17 Vor Lurt, sed, 514%, 92 ‘wor Litate gomgiiansa
1 oOur Jeormend i> ..eereamoe with lListrseslonas sutuised in -arwrapa 7, ./L
ie be

2. Gn 18 June (#44, ad a0pretinataly 1530 Rours, this o7fics sna reqvesied
‘Sy tne Yrevect Farerai, tir forse Yisasile Taet Canter, te "Cotas ta0 Air Sorse
tlavile Tews Canter iateliisenee (ffieer, rogarticg tea «i ming OF Unidanei-
“Moa flying objeots sear iadialantis, Florida,

Se Om 18 June ist, Majer 2. Co SUALLET, Inteliigense Branca, Ave,
acvisad that on ll se leh, TES tite. sivilias, “A Services,
—_— oa Florida, had reported thes at 2130 hours, T2827, 6 June
L37&, @ ieexing out over the Atiantis aouan, Sant af Sepvune Fall,
isdialantie, Flari¢a, The weatner was sroreast, with interwittent dhowers.
an fatenge white benn, brighter than a Plashiight beam, Sut aoprecimately the
same aise ag a large flashlight Dean, ves noted shining from « goin’ of apprexi-
rately 100 yards offehers. The ligss Plsshes lasted fur sppreximately for (4)
sesouds md rotated siosezreise for ayorawinstely 19 cysies. After wm apprevinates

‘aree (3 rval, tua licht begam to cycle acuia Sor agprasimetely 10
*yelese urned om the esodlisnt of hig sautomedile and dirseted the
srptiighs® | @ area of she lichts. At thia tire, tha Iient qeait eywling and

athing copld be azen. “ho lights d14 108 reoccur after tae evotlight was
‘arsed Off. A onset of tha local cnartea and t*ida carbine adcicate acproxinacely
‘orhy (40) feet af water at “ne cite ar ine Aseve ocqurreoce at the time tt
poor ters

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TMETGINe AA Sitry 19 “Na AVS %ii*@ [4892 wP "Se Aang’ s ae ' err iar taa
ise of an an-derrt Tied serial oor 2 ‘ oe i. we : ’ . 23S « em:
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sodact sivhtad at 2152 hours asosared to D2 at 1,000 [%. alcitnde, over tha
“ar0 Beach "OL tranynister, ~itrt 19 dovinits tilhovaette. ‘4 oc@fa@et aeoneared
-) dayocend balow “93 “creee ard arose iain. W2f statvas a> .2@ Operssiame
‘* cosn to 69 operatiig ta tne area of ratrisk ars

sscoraa rafiect ov siraras a 3
at the time of the sianting, o/iet 3 SoDiCT, graviously estarrsc tH, seater
Jetacamunt, Sabrice 473, adriaed tae Sollowing invormation is contained ia

3

tag yeuthar onservsar' 3 mm.

Dearvacion mace at 2129 hours, “sT

J@attered slouda of ¢,.00 Pres

Teesnas at 12,0CO rres

''gibtlity 12 miles

dad =~ 34 at 53 nile@ ver hour

\itineter - 23.860 inches

Mrlace “arns7a vom - 4.1 derress woeenneals

g@acrer Healloon relaased ab 220 nouss

ind at > “Bs A ‘49 ~- STA wd 12 mides oer hour

4nd ab 2,00) Bee altitude ~- COW at: Li miles ser var»
7. Co 17 Juve 1984. inia oUoice ras advised by .a@jor G03 FP. AUSELIT,

LOSBOA, Fatrisi sir rea fase, floricga, cat at £323 hours, <sT, 16 June las,

ne sighted an wmidaeusiftted aerial chject from the alreraM parxing ramp,

wdjasent to the suutiwest comer of Hangar 300, Yatriex air Corce Sase, “lorida.

“O33LSY called to airmon from 3ase Coerations to witness tha a0jscote These two

(2) airmen were: 8YkUN oO. TIL DY, i/sc , APai245f040, und Ji‘svIsn 2. DUNCAN, 4/ XK,

ade14406280, both cf 8550th air “ace troup, 7atrica Air vorse Jase, Florida.

Thea otject was Sirws sichted SOA of VISELEY, at a 20 degree angle of elevation,

and ag @ bright licsnt woving in a sortherly direction. Ths objuct moved north-

ward to a position directly west of observers, at an anzie of elevation of

SO-80 decrees. ‘he ohjest traveled a general rortherly course during this

zovement and app3sared to weer right and left as sharp angles wnile soving. The

rate of speed was sreater tha: hat of an alreraft. the sclor of the object

was a dlue florescent, changing iatarrittertly to wnite. 9 discernible features

were visible, no sound was heard, and no trail or exhaust wac ilseernibls., The

light blinked continually and at resular intervais. The object anpeared to elish

in a northwest direostion after tne atop directly west of Patrick 475. The object

appeared to continue to climb and was visible until osasured by cslond coverace

at ©OO15 nourg, IST, 17 June 1334. The ooject anpsared to be several times

larger than the brigntast visible star. A ull moon was visible in the aky slao.

Cecasionally, when the lisht »linced and beeane brighter, it anpsared that the

obsac% might be crescent shaved on che lower sida. Xo sin> tratiie waa mown

“2 de in the area at “*he time. [* was coted shat Yator -?"°LEY t3 a Sanior

“lot and alao on duty a8 Airdrome [fficar af *he tina af she sicnting. “acords

Sn@ Patriek Air “orce tage ‘antcrer Jetacnnant <etlae* 19 L.owing infore

sion Tor 18 Juna 1344:

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Wrasse *tarcerasure «= 7 T°4e "3Arenneit

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Clowle = {/i0 stretus at 2,500 fae
./*.) ofirrus wa 25,CQ9 Fess
Temidity - 314
Timtoii'e; = 1O miles
i@mtne* >@ .e0n relaased at 3209 avurte
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All af the above invornatian was furnishad rmorbally to La. Celonel]
‘TLIR W. SICA, Star? Ppovest Yarehal, ir “ores Uisatile Test Canter, Patrick
“ie faree Sasa, Tlorida, sa 13 sad 17 swe 13546

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