PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726658

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONKinston North Carolina

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‘DATE

9 September 1954

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Kinston, North Carolina

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Locol & Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar
GMT 10/004,02 0 Air Vi suol D Air-intercept Radar
S. PHOTOS | & SOURCE™ Zs i
O Yes
B Ne Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

3 to 5 sxconds

les

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

a?
Not Renorted

12. CONCLUSIONS

oo0g aom ooa aon

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft —
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical “eGeor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other :
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

0. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Blue=-sreen football
Straight and level

-wision at 25 deg elev.

ft. Halo on mocn,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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WA=Haze up to 4000

11. COMMENTS
Meteor.

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