PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716008

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONAtlantic Ocean4120N 3020W

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Atlantic Ocean 4120N-3020W 0 Was Balloon 7
9 August 1954 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
6 ¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT. 09/2143Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
7 minutes 2 Groups NE Unknown
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One One group and one single object. group single object. Sing object Sing object A/C A/C
had s had similar configunaticn to B-47 aircraft.
Group in close formation. Air visual sighting sighting
Objects ahead of a/c. On course of 285 degrees
at 400 knots. Objects pulled away from a/c.
Altitude 8,Ooo ft. Unlimited visibility. Day-
light observation.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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OBJECTS
MAINTAI SIMILAR
CONFIGURATION CONFIG PTS B47 SIGHTING ESTIMATED
7 MINUTES ALTITUDE
OF SIGI OF SIGHTING OF SIGHTING
09/214 09/21 TNRER (
500. 500, MAJOR MAJOR
TANMERGAVM TANMERGAI VIGATOR,
SSBT HXV , RADIO ( -
OPR. ALL OPR. ALI INNEL ASSIGN INNELASSIGI HARLES AFB, FB,
CRNEST RNF'S RMON AIR
FORCEL NAS AUGI5A.TIACFT N 43
10095 UNK UN SSIFIED SSIFIED
37 SFIED FTLR 12 YEARS FTLR 12 YEARS
DOD DIR S.M0.10
4111504 411504