PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28 July 1954 Miami, Florida 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 29/0001Z (N) AirViswal Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical SUN DOG
Ys B Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
23 Minutes 1 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Circular with flat bottom. Red with yellow LreardrwLonr Time and lighting condition indicate
edges, sound before and during lst minutes of during lst minutes of sun dog. sun dog.
sightings Elongated as it cllimbed cllimbed. Changed Changed
color to greyish. Occasional scalbped edges. color to greyish. Occasional scalbped edges.
Slow raridom motion. Observed through window. Slow raridom motion. Observed through window.
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3 miles ofi of, and parallel to the contour of the Florida Reefs, I was
on the Starboard wing of the Bridge with a pair o inoculars and stop
watch in my hands observing the zeneral layout of the reefs, its lights
and beacons, and the merchant vossel close aboard and abean to star-
board, also steaming on a southerly course, satisfying myself of the
safety of ITB-5h3 and its tow inrelation to the reefs and the nerchant
I then turned my attention forward, off the starboard bow, oreparing to
observe and check the characteristics of "The Elbows" lighted beacon
clouds, mostly of which
clouds were of;
alto-cumulus in the southwest to cumulo-nimbus, alto-cumulus and nimbo-
stratus in the southeast, to alto-cumulus and strato-cumulus in the - f north-
east. A sheet of veil of alto-stratus was predominate in the cloud forma-
tion and was very visible a
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distinctly due to its light penetrating the thin veil of alto-stratus clouds -
but, clear enouzh to indicate the shape of an egg. It is estinated the
length being three times its width, the overall size cannot be estimated
within a certain degree of accuracy, exceot in relation to the size of the
sun, which the object being close aboard as it tas, would be the equivalent
of the diameter of three suns, thi turn would be subject to a certain
amount of distortion, either plus or minus, depending on atmosoheric
conditions due to its light penetrating the veil of alto-stratus clouds.
angle about l2o off the port
SSw through south to
stop watch. After its disappearance the course was retraced back to the
point of sighting and continued on backwards in the semicircle mwing to
determine there it came f rom. It isbelieved that the object came from the
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easily detacted had thers been any, for the object passed relatively close
aboard.
/S/ M. J. BROWN, QMC, USN
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found true and 247 occurred, it Was
thus causing this error. True wers jumbled close together
The corrsotion ars underlined as followss
L. Poaition of YTB 543, 4 miles dearing True from "The Blbow
he report). Lighted
2. Position of South bound merchant bound merchant vesael
bearing 307 True True es3el abeam to starboard: l mile
in report). 1 mile
M.f.Be sevn
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Ref: Ref': (a) ComSix conf ltr ser 01570227-6 dtd 9 Aug 195h, same Subject
Enel: (1) Enel: : (1) Oin, FI0, Miami, Fl 195h, with
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2. Additional 2. Additional subject sighting is forwarded
herewith as sure(i).
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2 BROWN is regarded command at Key West as a most reliable Chief Petty
olficer. Conversation with BROWN I disclosed that he had been i the Mavy for
twenty-two twenty-two years. years. He stated that he has observed He stated that he has observed meteors, meteorites, meteors, meteorites, comets, comets,
etcetera, in the past, and that they etcetera, in the past, and that invariably traveled at invariably ta raveled at ,some some angle to the angle to the
horrizon or the earth's surface. He did not believe subject object could He did not believe subject object could possibly possibly
have been one of these natur nomenon, as veled elad parallel parallel t o the the surface
of the earth.
3. The helmsman on vessel also sighted subject object. His version of
the sighting is being and will arded in the near future.
.
/s/ H. G. SWICORD
LT USN
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going tx
identification, I camnot find the lighted buoy on the starboard beam, for
I believe the merchant vessel to starboard is in line with the Lighted
buoy.*
Martin! Quickly! Look off the starboard bow and s Look off the starboard bow and s - slightly high!" There
my eyes mry eyes caught canght sight of an almost sight of an aimost unbelievable phenomenon unbelievable phenomenon in the south- in the south-
west moving west moving at at incredibls incredible speed. Leaving the steering wheel Leaving the steering weel momentarily
to catch a better glimse glimse of the of the ob ject ob ject as it as i passed off the off the port side, I
followed the object followed the object as it Dassed passed off onr the por the no ide, until it until it disappeared di sappeared
in the mortheastalmost directly in the mortheast almost directly ab a bound und mar vessel, off essel, off
the port quarter. the port quarter.
2. Description of object: Unaided by any optical instruments, the object optical instruments, the object
appeared to the naked eye as a very large or, rather huge object, similar
in shape like a U.S. Nawy blim, and of bright whiteish-blue color,
moving at an incredible speed, moving faster than any.flying object I
now of. This object moving horizontally, slightly above, but parallel
to the horizon and disappearing in the northeast, over a north bound mer-
chant vessel, port quarter in what appeared to be in a matter of
say, faster than it would take a man
to light a cigarette in a normal amount of tme No sound or noise could
be detected as it passed oif the port side.
/S/SYDNEY J. MARTIN
Scaman, U. S. Navy
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28 July 1954 0 Was Balloon
Miami, Florida Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 0349 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 29/0340Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical METEOR
Yes :000 Probably Astronomical
No MILITARY Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION GTH OF UBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 00 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation for Evaluation
6 Seconds one NE Unknown Unknow
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Brilliant pale blue object, rapid speed - 4 Brilliant pale blue object, rapid speed - 4 Meteor sighting.
cones of light. No sound. Very large, passed cones of light. No sound. y large, passed
near vessel. Flight paralell to horizon.
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To: Headquarters,
Air Technical Intelligence AFB, Ohio
Cormander, Eastern Air Defense Force, Stewart ,Newburgh, N.Y.
Subj:
Ref: ner: (a) oomr suucuon 3025.2 51 25 5u3 */2,
Encl: (1) Encl: (1) Commander,US Naval ser 023 ser 023
dtd 5 August 195h, with er
1. I 1. I reference (a).
2. The ntain ata
BROWN, QMC, USN.
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CODA
$a$A$ U. S. NAVAL BASE
Key West, Florida Code 001
Ser 023
5 AvG 1954
From: Commander, U. S. Naval Base, Key West, Florida
To: Commandant, Sixth Naval Distriet (Attn: DIO)
Subj: ject
Encl: (1) Memora CMC, ISN, dated 29 y 1954
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2. Chief Petty
Officer, with over r twenty years of
familiari ity with mete
3. No action has been taken by 3. No action has been taken this time. this time.
/s/ . L. MURPIY C. L. MURPI
Chief of Staff
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