PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966717

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONWest Palm Beach Florida

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
28_January_1955 West Palm Beach, Florida axProbably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locol_ xXGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT 28/1215Z 28/1215Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D D Possibly Aircralt Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes 000 00 Probably Astronomical
No ONo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSER IATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER CTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 0 Other... Other..
0 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
1 hour 1 hour one NE - Bouth -
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round silver object approached from Due to Due to the description of the
Northeast, made an orbit then pro- then pro- shape, color and flight
ceeded south. South. characteristics of the object, characteristics of the object,
it is believed the object it is believed the obiect
was probably a weather balloon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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31 JAN1955 07 Ma
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28/01373 98/21313
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WPE194 YDA171
VYC277
VMB115QMA055
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JESDB
DE JESQM 34
P 251950Z

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TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
JESD3/COMDR 35TH AIR DIV ADC DOBBINS AFB GA
JEDWP/COMDR ATIC C WRIGHT PATTERSON AF OHIOL
JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF F WASH DC -
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PBOPS 1-38 UFOD• (1)(A) ROUND (B)14 INCHES DIAMETER DIMINISHING IN S SIZE
TO BASKETBALL (C) SILVER (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) NONE (G) NONE (H) NONE (I)
NONE (2) (A) WENT OUT TO L LOOK AT SOME SIRDS IN YARD (B) ELEVATION 75
DEGREES AZIMUTH 019 DEGREES (C) ELEVATION 50 DEGREES AZIMUTH 183 DEGREES
(D) APPROACHED FROM M NE AND OVER HEAD AND MADE AN ORBIT AND THEN
PROCEEDED SOUTH (E) DIMENISHED IN SIZE UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT (F)
APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR (3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL NO OPTICS USED (B) NONE (C)
N/A (4)(A) 281215Z (B) DAY (5) N NORTH CORPORATE LINITS WEST PALM BEACH
SOUTH CORPORATE L SOUTH CORPORATE LIMITS S REVIERA REVIERA BEACH FLORIDA (
WEST PALM WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA; S
PAGE TWO JESQM 34
STREET, SEST PALM BEACN, FLORIDA (B) N/A (7)(A) CLEAR (B) SURFACE WINDS
300 DEGREES 15 KNOTS 6,0E2/290 0 DEGREES 20 KNOTS 10,200/280 DEGREES 30
KNOTS 16,000/270 DEGREES 50 KNOTS 20,20D/253 D DEGREES 59 KNOTS 30,008/250
DECREES 73 KNOTS 50,0OD/270 DEGREES 80 KNOTS 80,00D NOT AVAILABLE (C)
25,00D SCATTERED (D) 15 MILES (E) SCATTERED (F) NEGATIVE (8) NEGATIVE
(9) NEGAT LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHTS (11) NEGATIVE (12) NEGATIVE
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28/19532 JAN JESQM

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UFCB I INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
28 JAN 1955 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
CMT_2812757(D) AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No D Possibly Astronomical oss nomica
CIVILIAN
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBS RVATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other.. Other...
000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
HOUR 7HOUR ONE ONC SCUTH SOUTH
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF 11. COMMENTS
ROUND, S RED, 14 INCHES IN ED, 14 INCHES IN OTO METER FITS ETER FITS CRITERLA OF A BALLOON. RITERLA OF A BALLOON.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) afvost-1mA Srese.S0.0