PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8715116

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONLake Erie

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RE
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 July 1954 Lake Erie 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1912 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 26/0012Z AirVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Othe,UNIDENTIFIED
800 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
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1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Cylindrical, 20; long and 20" diameter. Investigation proved negative. Investigation proved negative.
Object was traveling at high rate of
speed on water at Lake Erie. Object was black.
Observed 300 ft in front of his boat. Made
arc and passed 50 ft stern of boat.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERUL USAF
ITH DISTRICT OFPICE OF SOECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WPTTH-TVRSON AI FORCE BASE. ONIO
N SPLY AEER re 5D 24-21-162 10 January 1955
SUBJECT: (Unclassified)
UNTDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Report of Unidentified Object
Made by the Erie Ordnance Depot,
La Carne, Ohio
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patters ce Base
Ohio
ATTN: ATIAA-2C
1. Transmitted herewith for your information is one (l) photo-
static copy Investigation by Special Agent RICHARD W.
n, file
62-1204, dated L4 November 1954, concerning subject matter.
2. Attention is imvited to the fact that the information contained
herein has been derived from sources herein has been derived from sources other than the Department of the other than the Department of the
Air Force. Dissemination of the information contained herein will not Air Force. - L
be made outside Department of the Air Force channels without prior ap-
1 Incl KENNETH L. BLACKSTONE
FBI Rpt dtd 4 Nov 54 Lt Colonel, USAF
file 62-1204 Distric ander
Co: Dir OSI (AFCSI-6D 24-185-413) DOWNGRADED AT B YEAR INTERVALS:
w/o Incl DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
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