PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 July 1954 Atlantic City, New Jersey Was Balloon Experimend bl
D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balioon
Local. Varied CGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS I 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical OSST
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE COURSE 00 Other
000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for tion tion
Varied Varied 1hr 1 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Approximately 300 persons saw a round shiny A check of the balloon launchings and
object hovering in the a long period tracks revealed a balloon was tracks revealed a balloon was launched launched
of time. No significant of time. No significant ormance character- character- on 27 July 1954in N.H. It was over the
istics were noticed. Atlantic City area on 29 July Atlantic City area on 29 July 54.
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10073
ELECTRONICS BRANCH
Oflice of Record
NOV 1954
ATTAE5/Capt Hardin/re/69216
MEMCRANDUN FCR CHIEF, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT CROUP
DIRECTCR OF-INTELLIGENCE
SUEJECT: (U) Uaidentified Flying Object
l. This office did not receive an offietal report of the attached
unidentified flying object account; however, informntion on kand indi-
cates thut this Was definitoly an experimental belleom.
2. The balloon (Mart-160 qU) was launched on 27 auly 195t in the
vicinity of Manchester, New Hampshire. It eirohed iniand, thon out to
ses, then inland ngein end uas over Atlantic City area on 29 Jwy l95h.
It descended on 30 duly 19sh near Chestertoun, Naryland.
3. Attached for your convenience is the original Neather Plotting
Chart furnished us by the Frce Balloon Information Conter, Denver, Chart furnished us by the Frce Balloon Information Conter, Denver,
dolcrado.
2 mels. 2 Inels R. C. SCHUM
l. Meno Routing siip 1. Meno Routing siip CWO, USAF
ded 13 Oet 54 u/inols ded 13 Oet 54t u/inols
2. Neather Plottirg Chart Asst: Adj
COORDINATION:
TIAB5 aDar 10/28/54
Capt. C. Ai Hardin
C.Johnston
Shclne De /N
RW. McDurfee
VAIC-o01
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There were no sizmificant characteristics concerning the
description or perform of the object, and quite a number of
persons had reporte object hovered" area for
The above The above description, description, "hovered, immediately indicated indicated i the the
possibility of a balloon. Th possibility of a ba lpon file on balloon balloon launchings launchings and tracks and tracks
was referred to for was referred to Por possib made on/about the 26,27 the 26,27
or 28 July 54.
An experimental balloon An experimental balloon was was launched on 27 July 54 in the launched on 27 July 54 in the
vicinity of vicinity of Manchester, New Hamoshire. Manchester, New Hampshire. Refer to attached map which
depicts the depicts the approximate flight path of path the balloon. the balloon.
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SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED
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AERIAL OBJECTS 28
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90° 88° 86° SERUICE.
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