PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 August 1954 Prince Christan, Greenland 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Passibly Bulloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
29 Q Probably Aircroft
GMT 9/1105 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS d. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 000 Probably Astranomical
No DUTCH AIRLINE PILOT Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 9. COURSE 0 Other UNIDENTIFIED
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Insufficient Data for
- Insufficient Data for Evaluatiar Evaluatian
Unknown Unknown
10 Minutes 3 Or4 3 Or4 Manuvered
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
Formation black dark, lenticular shape, later UNIDENTIFIED
believed to be 3 Or 4 cbjects in formation. 3 Or 4 cbjects in formation.
Flight paralell to a/c. Ohjects changed course Flight paralell to e/c. Objects changed cours#
and more than one object//opeér observed.
Estimated distance 20-30 mi, no contrails. No Estimated distance 20-30 mi, no contrails. No
GCI or GCA pickup. GCT or GCA pickgun Objects 2 mi N of a/c Ohiects2mi N ot a/e
track.
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TO ZEN/DIRECTOR OF' INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF TO ZEN/DIRECT
ZEN/CG NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NF LNT
ZE/CG ADC ENT AFE COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
221/06 AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
ZEN/CO UENS A ARGENTIA
ZEN/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT QUEBEC
ZEN/OCNICEDEFOR KEFLAVIK ICELAND 90 144
ZEN/CO SSODTH AT GP PEPPERRELL AFB NF
JENC/CC 6S-END AS GP ERMEST HARMCN AFB 1F
JECC/CO SOSSTH AB GP GOOSE AT LAIR
JE2V/CO S SSLOTH AB GP MCANDREW AFE NF
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ADCAC 323 CG NEAC ATTN COC CIRVIS A FEW UNIDENTIFIED CBJECTS SIGHTED -
VISUALLY SN OF PRINCE CARISTIAN (SO TIP OF GRNLD) 2S/14ISZ. HDG WEST
SIZE UNK SPEED EST ASOK, SDOD BETNEEN LAYERS. CIGITED SY KLH PHDEZ BIZE UNK SPEED EST ASDK, SDOD BETNEEN LAYERS. CIGITED Y KLN PHDEZ
ENRCUTE EUROPE TO CYOM. MESSAGE RECEIVED THIS HEADTUARTERS AT CYOM. MESSAGE RECEIVED THIS HEADTUARTERS AT
2S/1511Z. NO INTERCEPT ATTEMPIED. NO GCI OR GCA CONTACT. WX UNK. ATTENPTED. NO GCI OR GCA CONTACT. WX UNK.
A/C FLYING BIDDFT SETWEEN LAYERS SIGHTED OBJECTS APPROX 2 MI SOUTH LAYERS SIGHTED OBJECTS APPROX 2 MI SOUTH
OF A/C TRACK. PILOT DE-CRIEES OBJECTS AS A FORMATION OF OF A/C T TRACK. PILOT DESCRIEES OBJECTS AS A FORMATION LARGE BLACK LARGE BLACK
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JEHC/CO SSILTH AB GP NAREARSSUAK AB
JESSC/CO SSIETH AB GP THULE AB GAILD
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