PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964680

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONHarrisburg Penn

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Was Balloon
1 June 55 Harrisburg, Penn Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT01/1718z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 00 Probably Astronomical
No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ¤ , OthsrHallucination , OtherHallucination
00 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unk Unk N/A Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Round. Silver. No sound. Appeared to descend Round. Silver. No sound. Appeared to descend Preparing officer reported that 12
on railroad tracks and then disappeared. on railroad tracks and then disappeared. witness in the area failed to see
obj. Indication witness possibly obj. Indication witness possibly
having hallucination. having hallucination.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Micituer INFORMATION
07 23 2 Jun55 00 47 13
-2 JUN1955
2ATIA
3ATIMG -
RADD9
WPE309 YDC220 TYB202 TMA192JRA99
ZWL RJEPJR
PP RJEDEN RJEPNY RJEDWP RJEPME RJEPHQ RJEPJR
DE RJEPJR 8D
P 011935Z P011935Z
FM COMDR 648TH AC&W SQ BENTON AF STA BENTON PA FM COMDR 648TH AC&W SQ BENTON AF STA BENTON PA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR CONAD ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEPNY/COMDR 26TH ADIV ROSLYN AF STA ROSLYN NY RJEPNY/COMDR 26TH ADIV ROSLYN AF STA ROSLYN NY -
(
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPME/COMDR FLT3H 46D2ND AIS MCGUIRE AFB CNTON NJ
RJEPHQ/D I HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC
INFO RJEP JR/ ADW MCGUIRE AFB TRENTON NJ
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ACDOOT 08. UFOB.
(1) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(A) ROUND SPHERE
(B) SIZE OF BASKETBALL' 8- INCHES DIAMETER
(C) SILVER NO MARKINGS
(D) ONE OBJECT (. (.
(E) N/A (E) N/A
(!) NEGATIVE (I) NEGATIVE
(G) NEGATIVE
(H) NEGATIVE SOUND
(
PAGE TWO RJEPJR 8D
(I) NEGATIVE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT

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PAGE THREE RJEPJR 8D
(7) WEATHER -CLEAR GOOD VISIBILITY
(8) NEGATIVE
()NEGATIVE
(10)NEGATIVE (1)NEGATIVE
(11) I (11) INTELLIGENCE OFFICER NOTES 12 WITNESSES IN AREA AT TIME OF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER NOTES 12 WITNESSES IN AREA AT TIME OF
SIGHTING DENY OBSERVING ANY SIGHTING DENY OBSERVING ANY Y OBJECTS. OBJECTS.
(12) NEGATIVE. (12) NEGATIVE.
BT
01/2100Z JUN RJEPJR
"", I  DNOAEIONEL O-W INCMES UIAMEIEK
(C) SILVER NO MARKINGS
(DONE OBJECT (DONE OBJECT
(E) N/A (E) N/A
(!) NEGATIVE (!) NEGATIVE
(G) NEGATIVE
(H) NEGATIVE (H) NEGATIVE SOUND −

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PAGE TWO RJEPJR 8D
(I) NEGATIVE
(A) OBJECTS APPARENT
(B) NEGATIVE ILROAD TRACKS
(C) NEGATIVE
(D) APPEARED TO TO
(E) NEGATIVE DECEND ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND THEN DISAPPEAR (
(F) NEGATIVE (F) NEGATIVE
(3) MANNER OF (3) MANNER OF OBBSERVATION OBBSERVATION - (
(A) GROUND VISUAL -
() BINOCULARS
(C) N/A (
(4) TIME OF SIGHTING
(A)(011713Z) 55
(B) DAY
(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER (GEO-REF) PL-17D6 (HARRISBURG' PA)
(A) CIVILIAN OBSERVER
." HARRISBURG GOC MIDDLETOWN' PA. MEMBER
(B)N/A (B)N/A
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(7) WEATHER -CLEAR GOOD VISIBILITY
(8) NEGATIVE
(9) NEGATIVE
(10) NEGATIVE
(11) INTELLIGENCE OFFICER NOTES 12 WITNESSES
SIGHTING DENY OBSERVI IN AREA AT TIME OF
(12) NEGATIVE.