PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
8 January 1955 20 Mi N of Tyndall AFB,Fla 0 Probubly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT._ 09/0250Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical IMeteor
Yes 1es XOX F Probably Astronomical 0001Y
XXNa XNa Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other
00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
3-4 seconds one West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, greenish, trail 7-8 Round, greenis - sh, trail 7-8 times size Probable meteor.
of object. of object. Bright Bright light. light.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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8
IN AGMM 23
Mitt
10 JAN16S5 09 28 LAta
3 Atg
RC44
D0S5 YMACEC
VYC085
VVAC18
VMAC55AHAS07
PP JEDEN PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JESBN JESBN
DE JESAH DE J JESAH 92 1
P 0905507
FM COMDR TYNDALL AFB FLA
TO JEDEN/CONDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFE COLORADO SPGS COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPGS COLORADO COLORADO
JEDWP/ COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCES CENTER WRIGHT - PATTERSON OHIO OHIO ) ime ) mm
JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 D C JEPHQ/DI INTELLIGENCE HO USAF WASH 25 D C
JESBN/ HQ 35TH AIR DEV MARIETTA A AFB ATLANTA GA
AF GRNC
BT
OD 11A U UFOB THIS REPORT IS IN THREEPART
PART ONE
1(A) ROUND
(B) E BASE E BALL
(C) GREENISH
(D) ONE
(E) NEGATIVE DATA
(F) NEGATIVE DATA
(G) TRAIL 7 TO 8 TINES SIZE OF OEJECT
(H) NEGATIVE DATA
(I)" =
2(A) BRIGHT LIGHT

(B) 40 DEGREE E ASOVE HORIZION, DEAD AHEAD
(C) AT HORIZION DEAD AHEAD
(D) iS DEGREES FROM VERTICAL DIVES TO THE WEST)
(E) FADED AT HORIZION
(F) 3-4 SECONDS
3(A) AIRBORNE VISUAL
(B) NEGATIVE DATA
(C) T-33,5-18915, 12,803 FEET, 165 DEGREES 430 KNOTS, TYNDALL AFE
4(A) C25OZ TIME 9 JAN 1955
(B) MOON LIGHT NIGHT
5(A) 20 MILES NORTH ON BEARING OF 345 DEGREES FROM TYNDALL AFB
G(A) NEGATIVE DATA
(B) JANSSEN WM L (B) JANSSEN WM L CAPT CAPT 3626TH MaS 3626TH M&S GROUP TYNDALL GROUP TYNDALL AFB FLA DUTY MAINTENANCE AFE FLA DUTY MAINTENANCE
TEST PILOT
Q7(A) VERY THIN STRATUS Q7(A) VERY THIN STRATUS 1 IN AREA, VISIBILITY EXCELLENT
(B) CALM
220 AT 10
236 AT 20
269 AT 4g 269 AT 4g
272 AT 60
270 AT 75
260 AT 85
(C) 17E0D SCATTERED , 25080 THINOVERCAST 10 MILES VISIBILITY 10/10TH
CLOUD COVERAGE
8 NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE
12 NONE REPORTED
11 NEGATIVE
PART TWO
1(A) ROUND
(B- BASKETBALL
(C) ELUE-RED
(D) ONE

(E N/A
(FONONE
(G) NEGATIVE DATA
(R) NONE
(I) LOOKED LIKE A SHOOTING STAR AND MADE A FLASH THERE WAS JUST AS STREAK
UNTIL L IT WENT OUT OF SIGHT
2(A) STANDING FACING SOUTHEAST AND THOUGHT IT WAS SHOOTING STAR
(B) 45 DEGREES SOUTH I EAST
(C) SAME
(D) 45 D DEGREES ANGEL OUT OVER THE 4 GULF OF MEXICO
(E) VENT OUT OF SIGHT T OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO
(F) 4 SECONDS
3(A) GROUND 3(A) GROUND VISION VISION
(B) N/A
(C) N/A
R(A) (250Z 9 JAN 1955
(B) NIGHT
5 TYNDALL AFB FLA 5 TYNDALL AFB FLA OUTSIDE OUTSIDE IN FRONT OF WING IN FRONT OF WING PROVOST MARSHAL'S PROVOST MARSHAL'S PFFICE
6(A) N/A
(B) DOUGLAS R KILGORE A/2C 3625 AIR POLICE SQ AIRPOLICE -7 SAME
INFORMATION AS IN PART ONE
PART THREE UFOB ALSO REPORTED BY LOCAL CIVILIAM AND BY AIR EVAC NUMBER 787
FLYING EAST ON RED AIRWAY NUMBER 30 NORTH OF TYNDALL AFB
EGLIN AFB WAS CONTACTED BY LAND LINE AND REPORTED NO RANGE ACTIVITY
FLIGHT SERVICE NOTIFIED , CAPT WILLIAM L . JANNSSEN N H2 SQDN 3625TH M&S GP
TYNDALL AFB FLORIDA
BT
19/0600Z JAN JESAN