DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8727179
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONMojave Desert California
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FRAME 001 / 002tesseract-200dpi
1. DATE - TIME GROUP
Rarly Oct 5%

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

2. LOCATION
Mojave Desert, California

3. SOURCE
MILITARY

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
MULTIPLE

10. CONCLUSION
CHAFF

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
GROUND VISUAL

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Man 15 mi SW of Edwards found strips ofsilvery colored metal
weich could be crumbled in the hand. Most of the objs

were about 1/2 long and 1/16th inch wide. Believed them to
be new type of radar chaff.

7. COURSE
FOUND ON G ROUND

(COMMENTS :

8. PHOTOS

D Yes
Ol No

Description indicates chaff.
tion supplied in letter.

Samples not forwarded. Informa-

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

XN Yes NOT RECEIVED
O No

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE)

Previous editions of this form may be used.
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