DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6967468
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONDelray Beach Florida
FRAMES6
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Was Bolloon
February 1955 Delray Beach, Florida 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locol xKGround-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probubly Aircraft
GMT 02/1005Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomicol
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
X4No XNNo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE D Other Other
TX Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
6 min,30 sec 6 min, 30 sec one... one. South
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round and brilliant blue-white. Trail blue-white. Trail bf/Jupiter at Of/Jupiter at 290dgr azimuth and
exhaust from three exhaust from three sides with only one setting. Possible sighting of
tail or exhaust at any one time, moved Jupiter, however, Jupiter, however, rpt rpt indicates
in dayting motion. Obj viewed Obj viewe or 30 r 30 seconds,20 seconds,20
minutes later. minutes late: position
of disappearane of disappe zi- zie
muth. Case fficient
data. Not know opearae
is of ject.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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FDOPS 1-M2UFOB, (1)(A) ROUND (B) QUARTER ( (C) DRILLIANT BLUI-UNITE (D)
CC (D) M/A (F) NONE (G) TAIL OR EXMAUST FROY THREE S SIDES WHITH ONLY
TAIL CR HXHAUST VISIDLE AT ANY ONE TONE (H) HONE (I) NONE (2) (
(A) GOING TO VORK AND LOOKED UP INT THE SKY (B) ELEVATION 5 DEGVEES
AZIIUTH 313 DEGREES (0) ELEVATION D DEGREES AZIIUTH 209 DEGREES
(DD HOVED I IN A DARTING MOTION WITH TRIANGULAR R MANEUVER AND
ONTINUED MOVING SOUTH AT ALL TIMES (E) DISAPPEARED BELOW HORIZON (F)
ODSERVED FOR SIX MINUTES AND APPROXIMATELY 3J SECONDS ABOUT TWENTY
INUTES LATER (3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL (3) SIX BY THIRTY BINOCULARS USED ¸
..ITA NO INCREASE IN SIZE OR DEFFERENCE IN SHAPE (C) N/A (4)(A) 021055Z
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PAGE TWO JESOM 42 PAGE TWO J JESQM 42
(B) NIGHT NIGHT ( ELMAY ILRAY BEACH, FLA (S)CA) BEACH, TLA (S)CA ATE 56 ATE 56
BEACH FLORID
TONES (B) SEE ITEM 13 (7) VISIBILITY EXCELLENT CLEAR AND TOMES (B) SEE ITEM 13 (7) VISIRILITY
COOL (B) SURFACE 33D DEGREES 10 KNOTS 6,05/200 DEGREES 12 KNOTS 10,0057
230 DEGREES 17 JNOTS 16, 02/253 DEGREES 26 JNOTS 23,2BB/299 DEGREES s 29
KNOTS 39, 030/27D DEGREES 50 KNOTS 59,922/280 DEGREES 159 KNOTS
(C) UNLIMITED (D) 15 MILES (E) 30, D00 SCATTERED (F) NONE ( (8) NONE (9)
NONE (1D) NONE REPORTED (11) INTELLIG ENCE OFFICER; POSSIBLE CAUSE OF
SIGHTING UNFNOWN (12) NONE (13) IS A CAPTAIN IN THE UNITED
STATES ROVAL RESEKVE'( SERIAL NUIBE PRESENTLY PIO OFFICER
ON MAVAL THAINING CEMTEN, REVERIA BEACH, FLORIDA; RELIABILITY VENY
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UFC8 I INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 February 1955 Beach, Florida Was Balloon
Delray 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ D212d5 Fabruary 1955 Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufticient Data for Evaluation
approximately 20-22 mimutes one (1) N to S Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMA SIGHTING IGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Brillliantly Brilliantly illuminated diamond, blue-white ATIC Form l6h sent torthis observor. 16h sent torthis observor.
In color, three equal points, At the end of Newsuaper clipping enclosed therewlth
the period the period of observation, object changed to of observation, object changed to indicates that local meteorologists that local meteorologlats
a light tan color and slowly disappeared be- a Light tan color and be- thought that thought that aighting was possibly
hind some trees. hind some trees, astronomical.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
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UFOB INDEX CARD
L. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
.2 Pobruary 1955 Was Balloon
Delray Beach, Florida 000 Probably Bailoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local._ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 000 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT0210053 Air-Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 00 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION .NU 000 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
eporoximately 20 min 3 tS
11. COMMENTS
At first sighting, observed objeet looked liks At filrst sighting, observed objeet looked liks ATIc Forn l64 sent to this observor
a brilliantly illuminated white-blus round and newspaper elipping enclosed
dianond with dianood with three equally brilliant three equally brilliant points, therewith indicates that local meteor-l therewith indicates that Local meteor-
At the last point of sighting, as the the object objeet ologists thought that the sighting ologists thought that the sighting
Sank behind some trees, it appaared as a some trees, it appaared as a was probably astronomieal. was probably astron nomical.
"tired" sphers, the points having "tired" sphers, the points having rounded ofr
to aporoach aporoach the sderical shape. sderical shape.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct54) A.AEA . 1