PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
14 May 1955 Syracuse, New York 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. .Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT15/0250Z Air-Visual Air-Intercapt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 000 00 Probably Astronomical
XNo XNo Civilian (AF Reserve) Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER NUMBER OP OBJECTS BJECTS 9. 9. COURSE D Other.
00 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
few minutes/still visible one Southwest .
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One small reddish object observed Possibly balloon. Description
for several minutes to drift towards of sighting in conjunction with
the Southwest. Undulating. Initial indicated wind conditions and
observation at zenith. known times for release of
weather balloons strongly sug-
gests that sighting caused by
a balloon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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VPD528 YDD024 TYC584 TDB641SNA041 INFORMATION
MM JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ 1atn
DE JEPSN 30L DE JEPSN N 3OL 2. 2.
3.Ating2
M 1627472 M 1617472 L 1%
FM HQ 32ND AD/D/SYR AFS SYRACUSE 6 NY
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS TO JEDEN/CO RINGS COLORADO COLORADO ¸
JEDUP/CONDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO JEDUP/CONDR ATIC C WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/D IRECT USAF
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ACFOIN: D5E75 UFOB. THE FOLLOUING REPT IS SUB IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 7D, AFR 20S-2, DTD 12 AUG 54.
. A. STAR SHAPE.
B. UNKNOWN.
C. RED.
D. ONE.
E. NOT APPLICABLE.
F. UNDULATION.
G. NONE.
H. NONE. 00 8020
0 82 0 82 4
THE
PAGE TWO JEPSN 30
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I. NONE.
2A. MOVEMENT.
B. ZENTITH.
C. STILL VSISBLE.
D. MOVING SW AND UNDULATING.
E. NEGATIVE. (
F. FEU NINUTES.
3. A. GROUND VISUAL.
B. NONE.
C. NOT APPLICABLE.
4. A. 15/9250Z MAY. 4 A. 15/9256Z MAY.
B. NIGHT.
5. NORTH SIDE OF SYRACUSE N.Y. 5. NORTH SIDE OF SYRACUSE N.Y.
S. CE 31 ., SYRACUSE, N.Y.; , SYRACUSE, N.Y.; 107
PHONE PHONE E ; MEMBER AF ONOMER MER
B. NEGATIVE (
A. CLEAR. NO MOON.
B. SURFACE: 329 AT T 7 KTS 20,000': 918 AT 4Z KTS
6,200': 3 360 AT 23 KTS 30,000': 369 AT 60 KTS
10,900': 030 AT 20 KTS 50,009': 350 AT 48 KTS
w 's n 'DINO I SLAN  T CHV
PAGE THREE JEPSN 39 1N0 15A9 0 47407 41052 503 404
16,909': 920 AT 30 KTS 920 AT 30 KTS 80,989': UNKNOWN 80,9BO': UNKNOWN
K C. O CLEAR.
D. 15 MAILES S PLUS.
3. NONE.
F. NONE.
8. NONE KNOWN.
9. NONE.
1. ONE KG-97, E254Z, QP3825, SW.
MI. COC DUTY MFFICSR, CAPT GERALD T. HAMILTON. FIVE AIRMEN AND CAPT
HAMILTON WENT OUTSIDE AT TIME OF SIGHTING AND COULD SEE NOTHING
UNUSUAL.
12. NONE.

B. SURFACE: 320 AT T 7 KTS 20,000': 010 AT 40 KTS
6, 000': 360 AT 22 KTS 30,000': 360 AT 60 KTS
1 a, Boo': 030 AT 20 KTS 50,009': 350 AT 40 KTS
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21410
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PAGE THREE JEPSN 30 PAGE THREE JEPSN 39
80,980': L UNKNOWN -
16,009': 920 AT 38 KTS
K C. O CLEAR. - SUB
D. 15 MAILES S PLUS.
3. NONE.
F. NONE.
8NONE KNOWN.
9. NONE.
191. ONE KG-97, E254Z, QP3525, SW.
Li. COC DUTY MFFICSR, CAPT GERALD T. HAMILTON. FIVE AIRMEN AND CAPT
HAMILTON WENT OUTSIDE AT TIME OF SIGHTING AND COULD SEE NOTHING NOTHING
UNUSUAL. (.
12. NONE.
BT
16/1755Z MAY JESPH 16/1755Z MAY JESPH I
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UFOB INDEX X CARD ('
1. 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9X
May 1955 Syracuse, New York 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 15/02502 May 1955 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No CivilianAF Reserve) Civilian(AF Reserve) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE COURSE 00 D Other
STICUVISIBLE Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
"Fox Minutes" One(1) One (1) SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Possibly Possibly Balloon
One (1) small reddish objeet was observed small reddish object was observed The description of this sighting, this sighting, in , in
for several minutes to drift towards the conjunetion wi th indieated wind con- conjunetion with indleated wind con-
SW. UNDULTTING.INITIAZ OSSERVATION SW. UNDULTTING INITIA OSSETEVATION ditions and known times for the re-
AT ZENRTH. AT ZENITH. lease of weather balloons strongly lease of weather balloons strongly
suggests that this sighting was causedj suggests that this sighting was caused
by a balloon. by a balloon.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)