PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8715097

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONSLakewood New Jersey

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1. DATE

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
= . = 0 Was Balloon |
23 July 1954 S Lakewood, New Jersey QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G aoe try Baran
ny O Was Aircraft
Local : Teaco D Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Radar QO Probably Aireroft
GMT 2h,/03 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar GO Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes DIAGRAM QO Probably Astronomical
tXNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE QO Other
Flying circle = iriddababgee Data for Evaluation
30 Minutes 3 in SSW gla
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Definite square wing shape, 100! diameter, Report made 9 Aug. Submitted 13 Aug.

lime white color - 3 objects in line. Mechanidal
rhythm, varing speeds up to 7 mi per min
(420 mi PH). Flew in circle of 2 miles radiusJ
Chservation at night. Estimated distance of
ebjects from observer , 3 mi, at 5,500 ft
altitude. One portion of circle a brilliant
white light was observed for 5 seconds,

Insufficient data. Manner of disappear-—
ance not included, No reason for delay
in reporting object given.

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COMEASTSEAFPRON INST 3320.2 CMM COMFCUR INST 3329,1A X
FLYOBRPT X ABLE X SQUAR = WING SHAPE X ESTIMATED 196
SEDT XY COLOR LIME SHITE {THREE OBJECTS IN LING AND
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FIV= SECONDS X SEEMED TO HAVE MECHANICAL RUYTEM %
VARIOUS SPEEDS ESTIMATED AS SZVEN MILES IN CNE MINUTE X
FLEW IN CIRCLE OF TWO MILES RADIUS X HALATION IN PATH
OF COURSE DISSOLVED AFTER SPECTACLE % SASER X SIGHTI?
2200 ON 23 JULY OBSERVED FCR 30 MINUTES X CHARLIE X VISUAL
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SOUTH LAREW OOD NEW JERSEY X CBJECTS APPROX 3 MIL=ZS
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SIGHTING % HOW X SEZ ENCL (1) X ITEM X NC INTERCEPTION OR
DENTIFICATICN xe CTICON TAKEN x JIG Xx NO RNCWN AIR TRAFFIC
IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING

MR GEORGE HITT REPORTED SIGHTING TO NAS LAKEHURST CN

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