DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6965502
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONJersey City New Jersey
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
{lt course. Fuded out of sight,
4) Object lit up & went out.
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Bolloon |
me . 55 “s QO Probably Balloon
| ti January 1955 Jorsey City, New Jersey |5 posit’ Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP “4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
‘ F _b, GO Was Aircraft
| acal ~ne3 ; bo XM Ground- Visual O Ground-Redor 0 Probobly Alxcsate
GMT_ — it, 23 31Z_ a _s OQ Air Visual 0 Air- Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS _ 6. SOURCE 01 Wos Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical |
SKNo Cc ivil ian MDX Possibly Astronomicol Pil Te oR
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION —*(| 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9%. COURSE |0, Other_____ aes |
0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
O Unknown
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110. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}, COMMENTS
1) Round, bluish green & flaming red Possible meteor, |
Sparks flying. Faded out of sight. |
| 2) Ball shaped, firey red, luminous
fire following.
3) Shape of ball, flaming red. Straight
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION
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| 11 JAN 1955 JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY GQ Pisbokiy Galleon
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