PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6965427

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONFalls Church Virginia

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
9 January 1955 Was Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Falls Church, Virginia 000 Probubly Bolloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon 7
Local_ 2005 EST X Ground-Visuol
GMT Ground-Rodar cx CI Was Aireraft
5. PHOTOS AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Probably Aircralt
. SOURCE PossiblyAircralt
Yes D Was Astronoinicol
XM No Civilian D Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. D Possibly Astronomical
NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ,Other
5 minutes Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING three Northwest Unknown
11. COMMENTS
no sound, object stars, no trail,
wedge formation. Probable a/c.
Changed position, Changed maneuvered, heading
toward Washington, D.C. toward Washingte red, heading
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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IWitnies IN 22
RA03S 10 JANIES5 09 27
TO
MG 25 YMAD 59 Ur Atea
TY20 58
TDA237HQF035
PP JEPLG J JEDEN JEDWP
DE JEPHQ 864
P090453Z
FM HEDUSAF WASHDC
TO J TO JEDEN/COMAIRIDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO JEDEN/COMAIRIDEFCOM ENT T AFB COLO
JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WPAFE OHIO WPAFE OHIO
JEPLG/COMTAC LANGLEY AFB VA JEPLG/COMTAC LANGLEY AFS VA
FRCM FRCM AFOIN 31872 UFOB. ATTN AFOIN 31872 UFOB. ATTN CLN N CLN ATIAA-2C. THREE E UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS
WERE WEKE OBSERVED FLYING NEAR OBSERVED FLYING NEAR FALLS R FALLS CHURCH CMM VA. NO SHAPE OR SIZE CHURCH CMM VA. NO
GIVEN SMCLN HOWEVER CMM VAGUE DESCRIPTION THAT THEY RESEMBLED STARS. HOLEUCD CMM VAGUE DESCRIPTION THAT THEY RESEMBLED STARS.
NU AERODYNAMIC FEATHRES NOTICED. NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST NOTED. NO
ESTIMATED SPEED CMM ALTITUDE FIRST REPORTED ONE TO THREE THOUSAND
FEET CMM LATER CHANGED TO TEN THCUSAND FEET BECAUSE OF ANGLE, OBJECTS
In WEDGE F FORMATION HEADING NE IN DIRECTION OF WASHINGTON SMCLN
LIGHTS O CHANGED POSITICN WHILE BEING OBSERVED. OBJECTS FIRST SIGHTED
2005 HOURS CMM EST CMM SIGHTING LASTED FIVE MINUTES. REPORTED BY
CMM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYST. A VISUAL GROUND
OBSERVATION WITHOUT OPTICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WAS NADE.

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PAGE TWO JEPHQ BD4
WEATHER CLEAR AT TIME OF SIGHTING. COMMERCIAL AIRLINER MAKING APPROACH
INTO WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT T TERMINATED SIGHTING SMCLN AS 1 LIGHTS
CHANGED COURSE CMN ONE FELL BEHIND CMM THEN CHANGED COURSE CMN ONE FELL BEHIND CMM THEN ACCELERATED IN ACCELERATED IN EFFORT
TO CATCH UP SMCLN ALL THREE TURNED TOWARDS NW SECTION OF VASH- TOWARDS NW SECTION OF MASH-
INGTON AND D DISAPPEARED.
BT
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