PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716018

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMaxwell AFB Alabama

FRAMES8

→ Original microfilm scan (PDF) → Return to index

Machine transcription · mean legibility 65.1/100 · engines: tesseract-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 008tesseract-200dpi

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION . 12. CONCLUSIONS
il August 1954 Maxwell AFB, Alabama Wes Balloon |
D Probably Balloon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OD FEET Paseo
QO Wos Aircroft
Local 0 Ground- Vi suol 0 Ground-Rader O Probobly Aircraft
GMT 12/01542 B Air Visual DO Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE xX Was Astronomicel MARS
| 0 Yes O Probably Astronomice
Bite Military and Civilian © Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION #8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
35 Minutes 1 New. Stationary |2 Unknewn
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Baseball size, White light becoming red, then SFICA set 2100. Mars in SW at 20 deg
| oranze and black to white. Disapreared by elevation, Arcturus 290 deg, az 15 deg ,
fading. Helos scrambled for identifieation. elevation, Setting at 233 deg. Antares ay
Could not close on object. 240 deg az setting at 233 deg. No object
Bets at conclusion of sishting.
Description indicates Astro Body. Mars |
s most probable,
| |
+

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

FRAME 002 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

IN ‘

le AUG 195;

a me2 1 ACTION

— pe” *

! o>yppa 1 3.107 & |

“JESYO: ALS

ee

CORT : A . i
oD asd & ' — . ED Seales ¢ Fs Fey pose ie DF Tis S82 oh aes

OFM CIO FLIGHT SERVIC® CENTER MANUTLL AFB ALS

£O JEDEN/CMDRADC ENT AFB COLO $PGS COLO

EDYPAAIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIG'NT PATT=RSON AFB OHIO

——_——

JEPHO/EEIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEEADQUARTERS USAF UIASHINGTON 25 ‘

2
oO

JEPFF/COMMANDER MILLITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE ‘IASHINETON

ee

ce)

5 Sx Cie (
JU F O B/
4 DESCRIPTIC! OF OBJECT

~ A BAS=B tLL AT AnmtwSO “tan Tees TH) eon a ae l 7
-*s os DMs Se L rs oP “a Wolly Si See% 3S. dees < Y AL wanes

Ce WHITE LIGHT BECOMING RED THEN ORANGE “i BACK TO “FHIT= iT

on ; on =
> ae as de 0 44
.
) re .
& ~~. +
.
- .' A
—s | uF A :

FRAME 003 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

W661 I

“~*~

ey83
' ;
vant TTT. = cr4 Ap {
af 5 1 .' Py | +14) oF
I, N/AQ. DESCRIPTION OD COUBS= oF onuTc |
. a me 6 a me BS aren BP ie pe | COURS ‘ vs §} « KOE '

“Ae VISUALLY OESERVED TO ATHE VEST
Be 25:37 FT. DUE WEST AT273 DEGREES FRO}: LSF TOWER (

Co -WENT DOUN TO 25 PTs AND DISAPPEARED AT 272 D=GR

iy

a Pr ae —

De “WENT FROM 2559 FT. DOWN TO 45¢5 FT.

Ee FADED OUT
Fe 5 MINUTES
3 MANEROF OBSERVATIONS

> LOCATIONS OF ORBSERYV=P

~

SSD0VED FROM LAUGON art ToWED <an iz are
OBSERVED FROM LAYVSON AFT TOY “R 322 E5 )

- -_-~— — | << - ~ ~ — ~
4 | ; . Ly 7 3 ~” ‘* ~
Qe L ‘ I ; 4 i thd >
»

.

zs

FRAME 004 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

-~

——

Ww
]

~
.

-
7]

—

1

a

Pow | rw hs be Qn a T b Tt ‘Gu rr i
} JOJIG my o J ) 5 ST He ! TCO} i ) Wy a ) x \ { r l . _ | 9 "rT ¢«

Me A/2C 2.46 REGISTER WQS SQDN AIR EASE GROUPA LANS ry BAe
- *
= ~ 4, —
ALL SUPERIOR
M7, WEATHER AND UINDS ALOFT AT TINE AND FLACE OF SIGHTINGS:
~ WEATHER I
, : |
‘fe CLEAR AD WINDS CALM |
}
}
3 ss T
mS. SURFACE CALM DEGREES CALM KNOTS |
i
|
, . « FEET '@ DEGREES $5 KNOTS

-
es

— Ae -_ “a
yo T a.‘ ) te > 1 Ji
3 + - _ —- a ~
rt eer -- _~ -- —— { — 7
Z ¥ INE | — J «eS _ J) ‘ Jit
— 5 ~_—
- 5 ony Say ~ a“ aT vad en, = J —
> yw wt y te yA | Wide
a 3 os ©

$

FRAME 005 / 008tesseract-200dpi

‘

Cs CEILING NO CIILING
De VISIBILITY 45 PLUS |
B® =. CLOUD COvER NONE (|

'
Te. THUNDERSTORMS Noz |
S. NOME
| Se NONE ae
45. NONE
i {
ZiSNONE
1 mn * a : oa Aas tains an te pret: ear et res Sa " + Ayu
| $2 YPLRATIONS OFFICE MAXYELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MAXYCILI
] -*
AFE ALABAMA |
; '
Mm) HAYNES Ne HUNTER CAPT USAF |

n>
WY
J}
at

ST OPS OFFICER

SIGHED
1

GOLINSKY END.

2/255°2 AUG RO=ES3BJ

FRAME 006 / 008tesseract-200dpi

}i gus > \ 7} or" a
——- ! >| a Le ( AFG
the ig a J) ee ra zn Ah
bi eo * ! “- =
; put . ' Alh
WPA113 ,
TYC159 r
JEPHO E277 . ra *. Tf,
‘ 4 eee
-EMERGENC Y JEDWP AG it
T - COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO 3
DE JEPHQ 69S — & Ji tte
¥ 1224452 —~ on
FM COMDR FLIGHT SERV CENTER MAXWELL AFB-ALA a Pie
Soy a I oe
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGs COLO id i

SEC DEF WASHDC

gO IRV I gs

‘AT 1231542 TOWER OBSERVED AND REPORTED TO BASE OPERATIONS STRANGE

STATIONARY OBJECT VARIABLE IN BRILLANCE LOCATED DUE WEST OF TOWER,
AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING OF STATIONARY OBJECT IT UNEXPECTEDLY GAINED
APPARENT HIGH VELOCITY AND SPEEDED ACROSS THE SKY IN NNW HEADING
WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY IT’S RETURN TO IT*S ORIGINAL POSITION IN
RELATION TO THE TOWER AND A NOTICABLE DESCENT AND MOTIONLESS.,

TOWER IMMEDIATEDLY NOTIFIED OPERATIONS AND DISPATCHED A LOCAL

ae

HELICOPTER NBR ARMY267 TO OBSERVE THE PHENOMENA. HELICOPTER

“STATED THAT OBJECT WAS DEFINITELY NOT A STAR WAS APPROX IMATZLY

29 MILES WEST AT 2294 FT. HIS FUEL WOULD NOT PERMIT FURTHER

PAGE TWO JEPHO $95 .

~~?

——-

FRAME 007 / 008tesseract-200dpi

OBSERVATION. AT 2156Z AIRDROME OFFICER AND DRIVER ORSERVED MYSTERY
OBJECT, AIRDROME OFFICER PROCEED TO TOWER FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION,

AT g205Z TWO MEMBERS OF ALERT CREW OBSERVED OBJECT FROM TOWER.
COLUMBUS CAA RADIO ALSO HAS OBJECT IN SIGHT, THE OBJECT THEN BECAME
DIMMER AND SHOWING A SLIGHT RED GLOW, AT ¢2262 OBJECT STILL STATIONARY
"SEVERAL RACURRANCE OF VARIABLE BRILLANCY SHOWN AND NOW BECOMING
EXTREMELY DIMMER, 92272 HELICOPTER 294 RETURNING FROM MISSION

SIGHTED OBJECT AND PROCEEDED TOWARD IT. AT 22292 OBJECT COMPLETELY
DISAPPEARED AND PILOT OF 294 LOST SIGHT OF IT. AT 22422 ARMY
OPERATIONS CALLED AND ADVISED THAT PILOT OF HELICOPTERS WISHED TO
STREE FACT THAT OBJECT WAS OF A SAUCER LITE NATURE CMA WAS STATIONARY
AND AT 299 FT. AND WOULD BE GLAD TO BE CALLED UPON TO VERIFY ANY
STATEMENTS AND ACT AS WITNESSES. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM
TOWER AND OPERATIONS REPORT. EYE WITNESSES WHO AGREE WITH ALL
STATEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS. A1C CHARLES LEWIS AF12391185 AACS
DETACHMENT 1926-E LAWSON AF CMA AND A/3C WILLIAM N. WATSON

AF 14233259 \OUYAE AACS DETACHMENT LAWSON AFB THERE WERE TOWER
OPERATORS ON DUTY.

PILOTS OF ARMY HELICOPTERS WERE CMA R. T. WADE WOJG W2223877 36TH
50 Lae
HELICOPTER COMPANY FT. GENNING GA, U.S. TARMA WCJG W21532SS TPYTH

=

FRAME 008 / 008tesseract-200dpi

PAGE THREE JEPHO 695

HELICOPTER COMPANY FT. BENNING GA,
Semel CA. BOX memewmemgemencs. CAA RADIO OPERATOR cm
COLUMBUS RADIO. 0, A, REGISTER AF13455155 HOS. SQDN AIR BASE GROUP
| LAWSON AF BASE OPERATIONS DISPATCHER ON DUTY.

© '32/11362 ‘AUG JEPHO