PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8715506

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONHomerville Georgia

FRAMES4

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. PROJECT 10073
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 August 1954 3 Was Balloon
Homerville, Georgia 0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aicraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 05/07402 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10r minutes - Still visible 1 NE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Description indicates( Balloon obser-
Bobbing g up and down. 45 deg elevation. vation)
Winds from West.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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JESYO A13
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHO JEPFF 444 -
DE JESYQ 31B B
P 0508002 P 050300Z -
FM CMDR FLIGHT SEERV CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA C
TO JEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO
JEDWP/CMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER JEDWP/CMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIOL
JEPHO/DIR INTELLENGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC ( C
JEPFF/CMDR MATS JEPFF/CNDR R MATS ANDREWS AFB WASHDC AFB WASHDC
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1-DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
A-ROUND
B-SMALL
C-BLUE
D-ONE
E-NONE
F-NONE
G-SPARKS
H-NONE
I-NONE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
A-CALLED BY

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A-CLEAR (
B-WINDS SURFACE DEGREES/200 KNOTS/05 (
6000FEET DEGREES/330 KNOTS/10
10000 DEGREES/320 KNOTS/13 -
16000 DEGREES/270 KNOTS/35 -
22000 DEGREES/300 KNOTS/35
DEGREES/310 KNOTS/13 (
32p33
50000 DEGREES/330 KNOTS/20
30000 DEGREES/390 KNOTS/30
1
3. NONE 3 NONE :
9NONE -
10. MOODY AFB GA CAREST GCI STATION STATION
11. NONE
12. OPERATIONS OFFICE. FLIGHT FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MA AFB
ALABAMA B
* SIGNED GOLINSKY END
05/0327Z AUG JESYQ
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E-STILL IN VIEW
F-10 MIN.
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
A-GROUND VISUAL
B-NAKED EYE 'orE"
C-NA
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING