PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716066

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONPacific Ocean

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DATE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

190 . 8 0 Was Balloon
11 August 1954 Pacific Ocean 0 Prabably Batloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP i TYPE OF OBSERVATION S Easrey vanes
205 : 10) Wes Aircraft.
Lece! _.__ <~- ~ B Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar O Probebly Aircroft
GMT 12/05502 0 Air Vi sual D Air-intercept Roeder © Possibly Aircroft
OoTOS & SOURCE O Was Astronomical
© Yes QO Probably Astronomical
Ne CIVILIAN oO Possibly Astronemicol
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other af
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Unknown 1 Si Unknown
._ BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING V1. COMMENTS
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