PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8727191

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONZERBST GERMANY

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GRCUP LOCATION
1 Get 54
01/0900z ZERBST, GERMANY
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
CIVILIAN (PAA) OTHER: MUNITIONS TEST
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
PAA flight in Berlin Corridor observed 4 - 3 MIG's. Source
SEVERAL SECONDS also observed a falling obj 5 - 7 miles to the right of his
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6TYPE OF OBSERVATION a/c, while at 5,000 while at 5,000 ft Ob,i appeared to Obj appeare be falling falling vertically
with with trail much like a flare. Glow was intense and trail much like a flare. Glow s intense and concealed
AIR VISUAL AIR VISUAL the configuration configuration o the obj. No smoke, just trai l like
7. COURSE 7. COURSE flame. When obj struck the ground there appeared ere appeared be a
boiling action and black smoke immediately fo lowed. At
C FALLING this time the view was obstructed by clouds.
8. 8. PHOTOS
COMMENTS :
Yes Yes
X2 No Apparently a munitions test of some sort with a short burning
9. PHYSICAL IDENCE interval.
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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l noticed MIo-l5
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broken soattered clouds above and below eltitade. At approximntley Ogooz., as PaA
flight aporonched ZerBsf, source also observed aad unidentified object fellins tovnrd
the edge of a wo
rireft's oositlon
and at time of firat visunl contact S,ooo feet. and at time of firat visunl contact 5.000 ryet. Source observed no aircrnrt or Source observed no aircrnft or
contrails in the area of the falling objcct. Source -tated that the unidentified isct , that the unidentified
object eppeared to be falling almost vertioally and enitted s glow much like a flare. object eppeared t falling almost
The appenred sery intense end concealed the configuration of falling objeet. No The appeared ser y intense and concealed e conficuration of falling objeet. No
rmoke trail observed behind unidentified object. . then object strucz the ground Dhen object strucz the ground
source ptated that an intense, x& red-orangecolored, dome shaped flame apyeared which souree ptated that an intense, r3 red-orangecolored, dome shaged flane apveared which
hed a boiling action. A dense Aixakxakank bleck colored smoke imnediately followed. hed a boiling action. A dense Aixakxakand bleck colored smoke imnediately followed.
At taurt thls time sourece's view vas obscured by scud which lanted only a few seconds. At tart thls time sourece's view vas obscured by scud which lanted only a few seconds.
After soud vas passed thry source saw no further effect on sround in aforementioned After soud vas passed thry source saw no further effect on ground in aforementioned
area and no alrcraft wns obaerved flying in t is area.
18/
EDVARD J. PILEOKI
let Lt., USAF
Air Intellignece Officer
DOWTYGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAIS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTEK 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED