PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
15 Februay 1955 Alert, Ellesmere Island D Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT /1350Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar ExPossibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other D Othr
000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
unknown one south
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Contrail Contrail sightings by RCAF weather sightings by RCAF weather Possibly formed by a/c.
station.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

UNC SSIFIED
Eltia/
3.Atting
MSG NBR 2412 17 FEB 55 DSEORE
C-1 PRIORITY DECLASSHLNG
FM COMDR NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NFLD
TO COFS USAF WASH DC 17 FEO1600
COMDR CONADC ENT AFB COLO Classification Cancalled
COMDR ATIC WPAFE OHIO On Changed to daeL
CANAIRDEF ST HI QUEBEC AuihAER205-1D MATION 2
COMEASTSEAFRC COMEASTSEAFRO NY PAn2:174(i) PAn217A() INFOT INF ORMATION
CANAIRFAY CANAIRF IFAT FAX NOVA tille ill 8
NECIN 5303.
REFERENCE POSSIBLE CONTRAIL SIGHTING BY RCAF REFERENCE POSSIBLE CONTRAIL SIGHTING BY RCAF STA YLERS, ELLESMERE STA YLERS, ELLESMERE 4
ISLAND. LOCAL WEA OFFICE ADVISES CONTRAIL COULD BE FORMED BY JET
TYPE ACFT TYPE ACFT AT OR BY PISTON-TYPE BTWN BY PISTON-TYPE BTWN
16000 AND 16000 AND AREA OF ALERT AT TI FAIFRTAT F SIGHTING. SIGHTING SIGHTING. SIGHTING
DOES NOT DOES NOT CORRELATE WITH ANY KNOWN FRD TFC. PRESENTL CORRELATE KNOWN FRD PRESENTLY EVALUATED AS AS
POSSIBLE CONTRAIL FORMED BY ACFT OF NATIONALITY
ABOVE MESSAGE RELEASED SUB. CTION
OF THE ADEE ONLY UPON REQUEST
17/GS37Z FEB
UNCLASSIFIED
T55-2151

IN. PRcVOUSLY viee
PEFOPE
RF135 23 FED1655 03 50 A772
FTA060 YM AT1162
RR JCXC JEDEN JEPWP JEPHQ JEPNB
DE JEXFT 30A
R 171930Z ZFD
FM COMDR 64TH AIR DIV DEF PEPPERRELL AFB NF −
TO JEXC/ADC MARITIME AIR COMMAND HALIFAX NS
JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEPWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO -
JEPHC/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25D C
JEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART I AFE NY
BT
ADOAO 0 077 REMYMSG ADOA0 070 DTG 151620Z UFOB 077 REMYMSG ADOAO 070 DTG 151620Z UFOB AMPLIFY PD FOLG RECD FM AMPLIFY PD FOLG RECD FM
WX S WX S STA ALERT AND QUOTED BY PD QUOTE APPARENT STA ALERT AND QUOTED BY PD QUOTE APPARENT I ORIENTATION SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST PD ALTITUDE ESTIMATED FIVE TO SIX THOUSAND FEED PD
SPEED UNKNOWN PD ORIGIN NOT OBSERVED PD DISAPPEARED CONPLETELY FROM
SOUTHWEST TOWARD SOUTHWEST TOWARD NORTHEAST NORTHEAST WITHIN FIFTEEN ITO TWENT MINUTES TWENT MINUTES AFTER
' ONE FOUR 3 0.2
FIRST OBSERVED AT THREE ZERO ZEBRA PD OBSERVED SIMULTANEOUSLY
BY THREE WEATHER OBSERVERS PD PREVAILING G CLOUD LAYER FOUR TENTHS
ALTO CUMULUS ESTIMATED HEIGHT SIX FIVE ZERO ZERO FEET IN BANDS
EXTENDING FROM WEST TO EAST PD CLOUDS DARK GREY AGAINST SKY PD
FORMATION IN QUESTION DENSE AND VERY NARROW IN STRAIGHT LINE BELOW
OBSERVED CLOUD FORMATION UNQUOTE PD
BT
17/1906Z FEB JEXFT

INFORMATION
61c055 1936
.D1T LAta
LPOLE
TIEIES
1325031FTA023
PP JSDX JEDP 3.F.O
D: JFT 2
315.2
TK ALDIV DDF IEPPE 1V 9F
P UTME/CGM. EMT AFS COLSMADO SPAN.GS SOLO JEDM/CGA. EMT AFS COLCMADO SPXR.GS SOLO
JEDWP/COID. ATIC MRIGIA PATTELO. A O.I JEDWP/COID. ATIC MRIGNA PATTELO. A2 O.I
JEOM/VIOTOOF IT LLIGACO VS. JEhOM/VIOTO OF IT LLIGAC
IDM 27. UFOS APLIFY RS 1O ADOAD 7. PO.6 COXAS 7 MULS 7. UFOS APLIFYR6 YG ADOAD 7. PO.6 COSSTS FMULS
OULTEDFYI NDOOT Co.MA1.IS.1.s &PJ
TULEMIMAY.SY OPCAATOA PJ OPLITOR STATD MAT
-ISMIG COULD MAVS SSSA CM IL CA CLOUD FORMATIC. PD MO 2SYLMATTS
FALTIIM CPEATOAAC COMCU TO
LOUITY CGULATIOH fAT FOISID MAS ATR SY LaM
1S17FJFT
- ST STSS61O34 91
NI

INFORMATION
( 157855 1718 2.Aatea
UPED89YDA130 3Cteg
-
TYEO
TDB166 JTA195EXD051FOAD27
YYI! JEDEN JEDUP JEPHQ
DE JEXFT 24CA
- Y 151620Z
FM COMDR 64TH AIR DIC DEF PEPPERRELL AFE NF
TO JEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFE COLO
JEDUP/CONDR ATIC WRICET PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHA/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
ZEN/CONDR ZEN/CONDR NEAC NEAC PEPPERRELL PEPPERRELL AFE NF
BT
ADAO 072 C ADAO 07C C CONTRAIL SIGHTING SOUTH VISUAL FROM GRVVPTED NO CORRELATION
VITH KNOWN AIR WITH KNOUN AIR
a
TRAFFIC POSSIBLE AT THIS T TRAFFIC POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME PD SR DY CONTROLLER ADCC CONTROLLER ADCC 64TH AIR DIC 64TH AIR DIC
(D) NO UNIDENTIFED (D) NO UNIDENTIFED TRAFFIC TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE SURVEILLANCE RECJ'D FM TL AREA UP TO TIME RECJ'D FM TL AREA UP TO TIME
OF FILING THIS MSG PD
BT
15/1630Z FEB 3 JEXFT
59S1934 97
89
NI