PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969567

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONOver Blackstone Virginia

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PROJECT J0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
17 February 1955 Over Blackstone, Virginia D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ 17 Foh 55 ? MAirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Wos Astronoinical
Yes Yes D Probably Astronomical Astronomicai
XXNo Military (USAF Major/Pilot Military (USAF Major/Pilot Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other.
SX 5X Insufficient Dola for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
downward 0 Unknown
unknown one
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One light blue One light blue object was object was seen by Due to lack of info in original
observer 35,000 or Black- Black- rpt, sighting was not investigatled. rpt, sighting was not investigated.
stone, Virginia. Only feature noticed ATIC Form l64 sent but no reply
by observer was the fact that the obj the obj received. Insufficient Data for
was an extremely brilliant large was an extremely brilliant large evaluation.
object.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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UFCB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
17 February 1955 Over Hlackstone, Vrginia 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Bolloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT_17 Fab 55 Rimei Unk Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes Probably Astronomical Probabiy Astronomical
SNo GNo 0 0 Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OB. NUMBER 0 D Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unkno wn Unknown
Unknown Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (l) light blue object was seen by observer One(1) light blue object was seen by observer Dhe to the lack Dhe to the lack of information in the of information in the
at 35,co0 feet over at 35,c00 feet o yer Blackstone, Blackstone, Virginia. Only original report this sighting was not was nob
feature noticed by observer was the faot that Investigated. ATIC Form 164 ATIC Form 164 was mailed was I mailed
the object was an extremely to the observer but no reply but no reply r has been has been
object. received. Insufficient data for
evaluation, Unreselved-- Unreseled--
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 4.0154 2044 19