PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969713

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONBowling Green Kentucky

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1955 Was Bolloon
18 February Bowling Green, Kentucky 000 Probubly Bolloon
3. DAFE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local aGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
n Probobly Aircraft
GMT. GMT. 19/0225Z 19/0225Z Air-Visual 0 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar DXxPossibly Alrcraft xPossibly Alrcraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was AstronomicolStar/Planst D Was AstronomicolStar/Planst
DYes 2 2 xxProbobly Astronomical xProbobly Astronomical
XOS No XS No Civilian Possibly Astronomicol 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other
6 to 8 or 6 to 8 or 00 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
45 minutes/still in sight Unknown
1 to 2 W to E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11...COMMENTS sighting
of group 6-8 may of group 6-8 may be
Circular shape. Orange range. color. "y" lor. "y" Possibly aircraft. Possibly . Has typical Has typical
formation Refueling pattern.
2. Vapor trail. Three sightings. See Itings. See Initial single Initial single obj which triggerod which triggerod
case file the sighting the sighting may be a/c. ale
Third object probably an astro
body. Was still in sight after
witness left.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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C.N ACTIONIC
Hult alld 19/
21 FEB 1955 07 28
108314
6
RD121
MPC09 YDA14K VYA095 VMB033LYQA013 Ati
PP JEDEN JEDWP P JEPHO JESKB 3.Cttig2
DE JESYQ a 01B
P 192453Z
FM CHDR MAXWELL AFS ALA
TO JEDEN/CMDR AIR DEFENSE TO JEDEN/ UR AIR DEFENSE CMD ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS CMD ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO COLO
JEDWP/CMDR JEDWP/CMDR AIR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE-CILER MRIGHT PALTERSON AFD OHIO
JEPHQ/DIRECOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASH 25 DC JEPHQ/DIRECOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASH 25 DC
JESKB/CMDR 35TH AIR DIVISION(DEFENSE) D JESKB/CMDR 35TH AIR DIVISION(DEFENSE) DOBBINS DODBINS AFB MARIETTA GA AFB MARIETTA GA
/UFOB/ 1• DESCRIPTION OF /UFOB/ 1• DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT(S) OBJECT(S)
A CIRCULAR
B NOT REPORTED
C ORANGE
EVE FORMATION
F NOT REPORTED
G VAPOR RAIL
H NONE REPORTED
UNKNOWN

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PAGE TWO JESYQ 01B
2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF ODJECT(S)
A UNKIOWN
14 UNKNOWN
C C UNKMOON
D AFPROACHED FROM EAST
E DISAPPEARED E L DISAPPEARED TO EAST EAST
F UNKNOWN
3. MANNER 3. MANNER OF OF OBSERVATION
A VISUAL
B UNKNOWN 3 s
C GROUND SIGHTING C GROUND SIGHTING
A TIME AND DATE SIGHTING
A 19/22252
B NIGHT
5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER(S)
ON CANPUS OF WESTERN KENTUCKS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
6 I IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS
A CIVILIAN JOE HENRY CMA POTTER ALL CMA BOWLING GREEN CMA KEN
ANN LYEN 1366 COLLEGE ST BOWLING GREEN N KEN AGE 21 COLLEGE STUDENT
B. NILITARY NONE