PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 August 1954 Korea 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP |4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local- Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probabiy Aircraft
GMT_ N/A AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt Shower
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical/Meteor/
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
No 8No Military Mlitary Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER ON OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
N/A Unknown Unknown
1 N/A N/A
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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2. Description of course of object, 27
he saw the objeet t us the oaly brlgnt,object of di ttemtion of other membera of bis flight
He called it to the
b. The object  at the tine of sighting. ves at en angle of elevation of
approrinataly 70 degrees (a trce angle of 45 degreee. taking into conaideration
a ba k of 25 degrees of the aireraft) to the observer and on a 26o degree
heading with a aun ezimuth of approximataly goo degrees.
Co The object, at the time of its-dfseppeerepad vas at an argle of
elevation of approrirtately 7o degreee (trus angle or I5 degrees) to ti
observer on a 320 degree beadfng and a sin aednouth of 3od degrces.
d. The object reasined statienary for shout tweaty (2o(mimtes- One
obgerver ther saw it split into three (3) elemonts  Elements o U) and
two (2) disappeared on a ncrthwestarly heedirg of approrcinatoly 320 degroes,
perforntng wiat appearad to be i5 degree rertical rolls. Elenent taree (3)
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4. Donald A Fhilltps 2nd Lt. 335 FIS P1lot B-2 (Saw u11undnition)
7- Weather and vi ds alort ponditioms at time ard place or sightings
three to five tenth, eloud caveragee Visihtlity vas wnLintted and the vnds
aloft were 2oo degrees at 60 knots.
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wentivred the cl ck position of ths ouject to be at cleven o aloec to hi..
sii . This poaitio vas about eight c'clock to cy ship. I looked out the
to f my cearoy und caught sieht of some bright shiny object directly
overreed and very high. Beforo I cquld gat a very good loor I Loat the
cobjogt ttha sun.
DONALD A PHITCIR
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-ndisate i tochnologienl ddv nce by Communist Forces in the field of night and all
weather o 'er.tions.
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SEPTEMBER 1954 SIGHTINGS
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- DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
1. Pasco, Washington Balloon
2 Machiato, Okinawa (CASE MISSING) Military & Civilian Balloon
2 Mineral Wells, Texas A/C
4 Butler, Missouri UNIDENTIFIED
Rockford, Illinois Bartkus & McColm
Butler, Missouri UNIDENTIFIED
Hillcrest Heights, Maryland Insufficient Data
Palm Springs, California Insufficient Data
Washington, D. C. Astro (METEOR)
-France Unknown Civilian Insufficient Data
7 France Unknown Civilian Insufficient Data
7 Las Vegas Nevada Military Astro METEOR
9 Seoul, Korea Military Balloon
9 9 Kinston, North kinston, Norc Carolina Mewborn Mewborn Astro ASCrO (PETEOR) (METEOR)
12 Cape May, New Cape May, Ne Jersey lersey Unknown Civilian A/C A/C
14 Finland Finland Unknown Astro METEORITE) Astro (METEORITE)
14 Italy Unknown Civilian Insufficient Data
17 Hamlet, Indiana (PHOTOS) Other (HOAX)
17 N. Rome Ciampino, Italy Military Ealloon
17 Clarksdale, Arizona Clarksdale, Arizona Military Military Insufficient Data
13 18 Kimpo AB, Korea Military UNIDENTIFIED
18 New Baden, Illinois Insufficient Data Data
18 18 Oklanoma Oklahoma Military Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
19 19 Montgomery, Alabama Balloon
19 Beaumont, Texas Unknown Unknow Civilian .Balloon
19 Atlanta, Georgia A+1 Astro (STAR/PLANET) AstrO(SmAR/pLAMT)
20 Ionia, Michigan Insufficient Data
20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Astro (CAPELLA)
20 Neah Bay, Washington Astro (STAR/PLANET)
21 Barstow, California Multi Civilian UNIDENTIFIED
21 Winslow, Arizona American Air Lines Insufficient Data
21 Santa Maria Azores Multi Civilian UNIDENTIFIED
21 Houston, Texas 1. Insufficient Data
2. A/C
21 Venice, California Astro (VENUS)
22 Marshfield, Missouri UNIDENTIFIED
23 Gatlinburg, Tennessee UNIDENTIFIED
23 Baltimore, Maryland Military & Civilian Astro (MARS)
23 West Riverside, California Insufficient Data
24 Neosho, Missouri Insufficient Data
25 Biloxi, Mississippi A/C
T 26 Butler, Missouri Other (BIRDS)
26 Beaumont, Texas Military A/C
26 Altcona, Pennsylvania Insufficient Data
27 Loudonville, Ohio A/C
27 Larayette, Louisiane Military 8c Civilian Astro (METEOR)
27 Philadelohia, Pennsylvania Militery Insufricient Data
27 Kensington, Maryland Astro (MARS)
30 Temple Hills, Maryland Insufficient Deta
3 Lyon, Prance (Christian Scienee Monitor)

July are as follors:
2. ireruft Communder
Witnessod a "olue hase" asproximutely 1 foot in diameter and 20 feet lon
"hazo" aureared to tri-
vel in exesss of what would be considere a jet lroraft o n This sis lid been
eilled to his abtention by the Squadron under who vic Ming in the posit-
ien.
b Radar Observer
(1)
rotveen objects. idrcraft heading w.s O36 ind objeets came into his scocs at a
relative bearing of 3h5, degarting at eoo The Sleed of toe objeets Wis very high,
elng jet airorift speed or higher. This radar sighting wis confirled visually by the
entral Fire Control Cunner who sin a bluish white streak in auproxinately the same
ocition at tie Sume time.
(2) The racar set being used wis the APu-l3 with the antenna tilt up to
acromaly high rite of s oed.
tr-valling irom 3 to ) o'clock. He wis definitely inprossod by the 3. ced of ench
ting, und felt thit each mis consideribly higher in Je5 ouced.
, cs Hisht En:iner DECLASSIFIRD A, OK 12 YEARS.
DOD DIE 62CO.10
.lthough the ilight
ouher erey sightingo during this
le.ving i lugting iuoreocion with hin. he reuorted an orango or reddian-or-nge stronk
rgivellirg from L o'alock to 3 o'clock low, very close to Ehe tiieruft. 13
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.nd did not dissappeur int the undercast. de ilso rejorted a bluish lignt trivelling
it high soeed from 9 t o'clock above the tircrift.
flight, the aircraft vas in the cleir at an ltitude of 12,500
eet, over an underoist with tops estinated at E,Ooo feet. There vns no moon, exoell-
ant visibility und nulerous stars visible in the cleur woither above the airorift.
Luring the initial hises of the flight, several shooting stars were obssrved, and I were
ho The airoraft wis flying "blucked-out", had Vark X transnonder in dnor-ald
position, and the navigational radar AP-l3 turned on throughout the flight.
Two GOI stations, locited on and adj-cent to the lolind of Fokkiido
a
nessiges waro reoioved Irom "gatan" Got site locited o.n i len nvong-do inforiog tis
OI inforaed the tirortf't at Intervils of the irogross or tho fightero, hevaver no
toliition tis roeleved by the lireraft th-t iostile fignters were olcser tnan ubout
tvenby-live miles. I On tiree occtssions durirg these coat.ots with "setan", t third
voioe in good English laving a high pitohod voice wis neird calling tie airoraft by
.nd t'e trinonissions were ignored sion: T-DOWNGE
:1l cosmunioutions on IPIED ALTER 12 VEARS.
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5-29 are adied here since tiey vere mede under naarly
hostile sesuog. The cren sieted that oer thongh the -29 now had navigation lignts
tumad on. the P-yh wae usieg GCl vectors and its / aT geer ras difficulty
"a3 experienced in naking close passes. The B-2g was still intermistently in the tops
the overcast at l6,Scc it. and there was light.
177 was on "acmal" until flfty niles out over the Interatienal waters
end then switched to "etandby", It was on stendby cosition during the incidents
rentioned.
entilod tracks arceored in close one
des " "are gicbed Di July.
under which rost of these sightinge
ware made, olye the faet thet it is trngegiiyla these actual sightings ot a
apent rune recordir 'ovice (i.d. recordsr, filc, etc-) Takes it extrorely diffi-
cult 5 to rand ang lo-ical conclusion or conclusiens "rom
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AF FORM 112--PARI 1I UNCLASSIFIED
APPR AtO1 10NE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
REPORT NO.
DI FAF, ANLO 112:-125-54 \$ *
PAGE OF PAGES
S. Phe observation made by the Central Firo Control Ounner as recorded in
Ane DLrd
DLGLAS J. ATS ALAT G. MUND
Gootad, USAP Cortain, OSAF
Air Thc vical Lialson officer Air Techrioal Liaison Officer
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DEOLASS FTER 12 YEARS.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD S
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
31 August 1954 Korea Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloan
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_31/01502 - 02102 GMT_31/0150Z - 0210Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft Passibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
CNo Military Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20 - 25 Minutes NW Unknown
1 - 3
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Large round shiny object 30' in diameter. diameter. observers
White. Object appeared to have wings. White. Object appeared to have wings. Initian Initian Most likely balloon. Only one of 3/ of 3/
object split into 3 objects. Two departed to Two departed to saw ebject split.
NW climbing at 45 deg angle, third object :
remained stationayfor i minutes and then
followed objects. Object at 70,Ooo ft, a/c
at 42,000 ft.
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IS A VERBATIM CEIVED ROM THE FOURTH FIGHTER
INTERCEPT SEATRAIN
SHARK FLIG OBSERVED
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LARGE ROUND SHINY OBJECT. HIS POSITION WAS AT APPROXIMATELY DR 2142,
42,000 FEET, HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE OBJECT TO THE ATTENTION OF
OTHER MEMBRS OF HIS FLIGHT. AFTER HAVING THE OBJECT'S PRESENCE
45 DEGREE VERTICAL ABOUT THIS
WAS IN INFORM
BRIGHT LLUMINATION BI MBE RS SS FLIGHT EMmnO
HAD NEGATIVE ORTH
EASTERLY HEADING SHARX FLIGH HOME,
LEAVI ASS PATROLLING THE ARE VATIONS.
THE RSTATIO K-14 WAS TRIITTY OF
ARCA WITH RESULT NOUOTE.
THIS INCIDENT IS BEING NVESTIGATED
INFORMATION WILL BE FORWA
B/2710Z SEP JAPYC
UNCLASSIFIED
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DECLAASIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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AT ARMS LEI APRX 2O MIN CMM FUEL SHORTAGE
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FLT LEADER SAW OBJECT AS IT BROKE INTO 3 SEPARATE OBJECTS PD TWO
DEPARTED NORTH WESTERI CLIMBING AT 45 DEGREE ELEVATION
PD THIRD OBJECT REMAIN ONE-HALF MINCTES
CMM THEN FOLLOWE PD WINDS ERO PD WINDS FROM DEGREES CMM
31 KNOTS AT AT TP OTHER PLTS HAVE SEEN PLTS HAVE SEEN SIMILAR SINGLE IMILAR SINGLE (
OBJECTS AND ANT REPRESENTATIVE SIGHTINGS WILL BE AT PRESENTATIVE SIGHTINGS WILL BE ATTACHEI COMPLETE OMPLETE
REPT REPT O SUBJ SUB. ) CMM 4TH 4THF-1 F-I R2-54 PD 2-54 PD
04/0249Z SEP JAPYC
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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