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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8715039

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONFt Walton Beach Florida

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ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCATION }12. CONCLUSIONS : é
nly 195) Bt. Welton Beach, Florida a Probably: Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION QO Possibly Balloon
Local 20 Ground. Vj sual 0 Ground-Rodor = Pkt ta!
MT L/O7h Z O Air Vi suol QO Air-Intercept Reder |9 Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 4 Was Astronomical MARS
O Yes | Probably Astronomical
SNe Civilian O Po ssibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CG Other
0 Insufficienr Data for Evaluation
! Sant s 1 Woet O Unknown
SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ll. COMMENTS
‘Cular, bri ht yellow with halo=slizht Marg setting,
i sont in all direction In west at
t elevation. Disarreared at

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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(3) other umusual activity or condition, netsorolozical, astronomical. or
otherwise which mizht account for the sighting: None
; (9) Bxistence of any physical evidence of the sighting such as materials and
photogravhs: MJHone
(10) Interception or identification action taken: H/A
(11) Locatien of any air traffic in the area at time of sighting: None
(12) Position title snd comments of the preparing officer: Chief, Intelligence
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After contacting the Intelligence Division, Mr & Mrs gggwere personally
interviewed and the aforementioned information was obtained.
This. was the second sighting rerorted and according to Base Cnerations
no aircraft were in the area during the reported observation,
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(1) Descrivtion of the object:

(a) Circular
(>) Between the size of a softball and « basket)=l}

(c) Bright yellow center with a lizht yellow haie ‘
(a) One

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(2) Negative
(2) Mecative
(n) Megative
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(2) Description of course of the odject:

(a) Observer awoxs at 21/07472 and saw a yellow object, shining brighter

than any stare He then awakened his wife to verify his sizhting<
-- (>) The object was in a westerly direct) on at approximately 20 desrees
elevation,

(c) Five (5) or six (6) degrees elevation. !

(a4) The object seemed to be vibrating at a fairly bigh apeed. First it -
would move back and forth horizontsily, then it would vibrate
vertically... Vibration was so slizghi that it wes hardly noticeable.

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Object did not appsar to. be on any set flight pattern and it did net |
move in any direction other than to vibrate and finally to descend =< J»
below the horizon, pe pe oat

(es) Object descended slowly from sight, veamaares once and then slowly ~
disappeared from sight behind a cluster of trees and was not seen :

‘again. Observers watched the horizon for approximately ten yA?

~ mimtes for the return of; the odvjects

(3) Manner of observation:

(a) Ground - visual

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(4) Time and ‘date of sighting: ” pis Sie CO EEL OA &

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(5)© Location of observers: 30253 /8636W a ee ee Se Ea Sia eae

| (6). Identifying informatien of all observers: oz
(a) pie eR Fort Yelton Beach, Foie ‘

~ Blectronic Engineer for the Vitro Corporation at Eglin Af Base, Source
‘geemed to be sincere and quite seri about his observationgse tao

Fort Walton Beach,

‘Florida, ousewife, added substantiaily the same information, .

(7) Weather and winds. aloft condition at time and place of sighting: 7

| (a) The night was fairly clear with a few clouds and not mch winds He >

clends were in the vicinity of the sighting, ROIS, vee

(>) The following was taken from the records of the Eglin AFB Weather” pet bs

- Station from observations made at 21/0900Z July 1954: yao ° sagige: Be

Surface : 240 degrees at 7 knots Pewee ar ds

6,000 #t : 200 dssrees at 5 knots MB Ore. P

| 10,000 7+: 100 degrees at 3 knots 2 9

| 16,000 t+ £3 090 degrees at 1 knot ‘3

20,000 ft : 100 degrees at 6 lmots Bais

30,000 ft : 060 degrees at 11 knots te

50,000 rt : 020 degrees at 20 knots Pes

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION. DATE OF INFORMATION

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