PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964836

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSteelton Penn

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 Jun 55 Steelton, Penn 0 Was Bolloon
0 Probably Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
Prabably Aircraft
GMT. 04/2320Z. Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar DX Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. . SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civ (GoC) Civ_(GoC) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other
10 min. 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 Unk Unk 0 Unkno wn Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cigar shaped obj. No sound. White. Cigar shaped obj. No sound. White. Possibly a/c.
Level flt path. Obj faded out of sight. Level flt path. oj faded out of sight.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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IN 10
Multi INFORMATION
RE015 -3 JUN655 07 55 -
WPB037 YMA041 TYB054 5Jun55 05 36
TMA032JRA309
ZWL RJEPJR LATIA
PP RJEDEN RJEPNY RJEDWP RJEPME RJEPHQ RJEPJR SATIMG
DE RJEPJR 1D
.P 050200Z H -
FM COMDR 648TH AC&W SQ BENTON AF STA BENTON PA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR CONAD ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS TO RJEDEN/CONDR CONAD ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO 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 RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPME/COMDR FLT 3H 4602ND AISS MCGUIRE AFB TRENTON NJ
RJEPHQ/D I HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC
INFO/RJEPJ 4709TH MCGUIRE AFB TRENTON NJ
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ACDOOT 24. UFOB REPORT IAW AFR 203-2
1. (A) CIGAR SHAPED OBJECT
(B) SIMALER TO AN EGG G OR CIGAR
(C) COLOR WHITE
(D) ONE OBJECT
(E) ONE OBJECT
(F) NO UNUSAL L FEATURES
(G) NO SOUND .
(H) NONE
PAGE TWO RJEPJR 1D
2. (A) NO SPECIAL REASON FOR FIRST SIGHTING OF OBJECT' OBSERVER IS
ALWAYS ALERT WYTHING FLYING OVER POST.
(B) NO INFO
(C) NO INFO
(D) LEVEL FLIGHT PATH
(E) OEJECT FADED OF SIGHT
(F) APPROX. 13 MIN

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PAGE TWO. RJEPJR 1D (
: OBSERVER IS
2. (A) NO SPECIAL REASON FOR FIRST SIGHTING OF OBJECT
IING FLYING OVER POST. (
ALWAYS ALERT
.
(NO INFO
(C) NO INFO
(D) LEVEL FLIGHT PATH
(E) OBJECT FADED OUT OF SIGHT -
(F) APPROX. 13 MIN
3. (A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) NONE USED
(C) N/A (C) N/A
4 4 (A) 2320Z/4JUN 1955
(B) DAYLIGHT
5. (A) PL 0716
6. EELTO
NO ADDRESS GIVEN GOC PO T SUPERVISOR.
7. (A) WINDY BROKEN CLOUD COVER
(B) PK AREA 5 5.000 FT. 360/20 KNOTS
20.000 020/55 KNOTS
30. 000 020/60 KNOTS
40.000 220/60 KNOTS
PAGE THREE RJEPJR 1 D PAGE THREE RJEPJR 1 D
(C) APPROX 25.0O0 FT BROKEN
(D) APPROX 10 MILES
(E) NO INFO
(F) NONE
8. THERE IS AN NAVAL DEPOT IN VIC. OF HARRISBURG. POSSIBILITY THAT SOME
OPERATION THERE I MA HAVE
9NO INTERCEPT
19. NEG
12. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
BT

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EP
20.000 020/55 KNOTS (
30.030 020/60 KNOTS
40.300 020/60 KNOTS -
(
−
PAGE THREE RJEPJR 1 D
(C) APPROX 25.000 FT BROKEN (
(D) APPROX 1Z MILES -
(E) NO INFO (E) NO INFO
(F) NONE (F) NONE (
E. E. THERE IS AN NAVAL DEPOT IN VIC. OF HARRISBURG. POSSIBILITY THAT SOME THERE IS AN NAVAL DEPOT IN VIC. OF HARRISBURG. POSSIBILITY THAT SOME
OPERATION THERE MAY HAVE BEEN BEEN REASPONSIBLE INCIDENR. INCIDENR.
9NO INTERCEPT
10. NEG
11. F. E. BULLIARD 2LT USAF DUTY CONTROLLER AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
12. NO PHYSICAL
BT
B5/0230Z JUN RJEPJR
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UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
4 June 1955 Steelton, Pennsylvania Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_Ol/2320z Jume 1955 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian (coc) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
00 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Ten (10) Minutes Ten (1o) Mnutes Unknown Unknown
One(1) Unkcowm Unkcown
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1), cigar and (or) egg shaped object, Due to the time of sighting, the dis-
whi te, with a levsl flight path was observed whi te, wi th a levsl flight path was observed cription of the sighting (changing of cription or he sighting (changing of
for a period of ten (lo) mimutes over Steelton, shape), and the possibility of the
Pa. object being a balloon, and the improb- object being a balloon, and the improb-
ability of further investigation un- ability of further investigation un-
covering data of si gnificant valus, no
firther investigation authorized by firther investigation authorized l by
this headquarters (l602d AISS). this headquarters (4602d AISS).
AI50P Form 5 (15 Oct 54) .OC-102. 100-56.C8L0