PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960021

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1954

REPORTED LOCATION21 46N84 47WOVERGULFOFMEXICO

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1. DATE

18 NOV 54

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|2 LOCATION
21.46N 84.47W
OVER GULF OF MEXICO

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Locel —__ — QO Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Reder

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
NOT REPORTED ONE (2)

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ———~CSN Tit. COMMENTS

UFO OBSERVED ON APQ-24 RADAR ON RB-36.
EST SPEED OF OBJ SAME AS THAT

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 57)

F B-36.

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balicon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

Other
KX sufficient Dota for Evaluction |
0 Unknown

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PHOTOS NOT RECEIVED.
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVADWATION.

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| APQ=24 RADAR SCOPE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RB-36 OF 69TH STRAT RECON SQUADRON,
RAMEY AFB PR. DATE OF PHOTOGRAPHY 18 NOV 54. 2. 27312 18 NOV 54 TO
1$23Z 18 NOV 54. 3. ELECTRONIC OBSERVATION A. SPEED, APPROXIMATELY
THAT OF RB=36 AIRCRAFT, Be ALTITUDE OF RB-36, 14,320 FEET, OF OBJECT
INKNOWNs 4. AT 8735Z RB-36 POSITION 21 DEG 46 MIN N, 84 DEG,4&7 MIN
VEST. 5. OBSERVER, CAPT FLOYD HENDERSHOT. EXPERIENCE AND RELIABILITY
JNKNOWN. 6. UNKNOWN. 7. UNKNOWN. 8. SERIES OF APQ-24 SCOPE PHOTP-
RAPHS WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL REPORT. 9. UNKNOWN 13. UNKNOWN.

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