DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8715130
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONPepperrell AFB NFLD
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE
2. LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
“ep VC wn - 0D Was Balloon
27 July 1954 Peprerrell AFB, NFLD oO Probably Balloon
4. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Local QO Ground-YVisual 0 Ground-Radar Ss roe aireret ;
27 /0558-0702 GO Possibly Aircraft
Fel Wy int ft Adie Aiba D Air Visual & Air-Intercept Radar Acad Rd Ae dd
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
BNo Wlitary QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
QO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; ‘ QO Unknown
I, minutes 2 210 deg
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two unidentified aircraf
Observation Air Radar,
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A/C pickup on Radar. Considered unimown
nationality... “ase considerad as a/c.
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Mi COMDR THULE AB GRNLND 2719942 ied GAA, (ew
TO CG NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NFLND ATTN COC si a Ue
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CO USNS AGENTTIA PaRAT
CO 64TH ADIV PEPPERRELL AFB NFLND = SEFC! CENTER
CANAT RDEF ST HUBERT QUEBEC CANADA eis
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CO. s6a5Th AB GP PEPPERRELL AFB NFLND .
CO §655TH AB GP EARNEST HARMON AFB NFLND Lois altho! uve
CO 6636TH AB GP GOOSE AB LABRADOR DOWNGRADED aT 3 YEAt M VRAESo=
CO 6612TH AB GP MCANDREW AFB NFLND DECLASSIEICY APY 50.10 Y
CO ae: ABGP NARSARSSUAK AB GRNLND ae aii 2
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2 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS OBSERVED FROM 281 DEGREES 35 MINUTES NORTH:
329 DEGREES WEST TRACKED RADAR COURSE 219 T SPEED 353 KNOTS 2336
9598. DETAILS AFTER INTERROGATION AT 15539Z (ETA).
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CONDR ATIC UPAFB OHIO PARES HASE NOT RECUIRED ofc revo
COuDR 64 ADIV PAFB NFLND CEFGRE DECL AS att eget
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COMDR 6697 ABW THULE AB GRNLND LIE Petes TE ee a a
COMDR 6619 ABG MCANDREW AFB NFLND ADED ATS LBA INSBR¥ SES
SO:DR $11 ABG NARSARSSUAK AS GRNLND DOWNGE A eFIED AFTER 12 YBARS~!.
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‘SOI 7-73 THO. UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRATT TRACKED BY APS 42 SEARCH RADAR
-2OM @858 GMT TO 772 1/72 OT 27 JULY. SIZE UNKNOUN. SPEED ESTIMATED
$34. KNOTS, ALTITUDE ESTIMATED VERY LOW, EXPERIENCED NAVIGATOR REPORT
SZQUENCE AS FOLLOUSS FROM 81 DEGREES 42 MINUTES NORTH, 29 DEGREES 7°
— s+ = —-
INUTES WEST, GRID COURSE 1535 DEGREES S°"?* FEET ALTITUDE, NAVIGATOR
SIGHTED @ BLIPS-AT RELATIVE SEARING S&T DEGREES, RAGE SG NAUTICAL
‘ITLES» NAVIGATOR POSITIVELY INDENTIFIES SLIPS AS 2 AIRCPAFT 2 TO
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[LES APART, APPARENTLY INFORMATION” TRACKING SHOWER PLI>P NOVING AT
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ESCREES GRID, INTO 12 “NOT HEAPWIND. NAVIGATOR’S PLAN TURN 3° DEGREES
[0 STAY WITH UNK BUT LOST THEM. LAST SIGHTING MADE FROM &1 DEGREES,
39 MINUTES NORTH 27 DEGREES, 35 MINUTES WEST, UN“NOUN AT 43 PELATIVE
SARING, RANGE 19 MILES
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