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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6963434
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONCape Province South Africa
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 December 1954 0 Was Balloon
Cape Province, South Africa 00 Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visuol Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireroft
CMT 07/1315Z Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
No Civ - Wea_Offiger 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NOMBER OF OBJECTS I 9. COURSE 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other Otner UNT
00 600 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7 Minutes 7 Minutes 1 W to E Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Semi-circular with dome top. Semi-circular with dome top. S Same Same diameter Extracted from ATI0 211023A, IR-42-55, Etracted from ATIC 211023A, IR-4255,
as wea balloon. as wea l balloon. White. No trail or sound. White. No trail or sound. 1 Feb 55. 1. Feb 55. On file in ATIc Repository. On file in ATIC Repository.
Source tracking met, balloon when reflected
light from object attracted sources attention.
Obj moved slowly from W - B, then tumed N. Obj moved slowly from W - E, then tumed N.
Source used theodolite.
No Case No Case on on File.
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