PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Jul 55 Newfoundland 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
GMT. 05/0705Z 1010 AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intorcept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE CX Was Astronomical Venus
Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical
No military 0 Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Radar(Auam Prop)
1000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Varied one to five NE Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . COMMENTS 1. COMMENTS
2 KC 97's on refueling mission sighted l obj Object still on P scope then accelerated
at o7o5z, contacted radar site which had obj at O7o5Z, contacted radar site which had obj to l6oo K and moved NE. Fighter scrambled to 1600 K and moved NE. Fighter scrambled
jon scope at o7o8z. Site held intermittent con- jon scope at o7o8z. Site held intermittent con- negative results. At same time, radar
tact for 49 min, KC 97 tried to close after obj tact for 49 min, KC 97 tried to close after obj was painting 5 smaller objs below KC was painting 5 smaller objs below KC
appeared (usually) to be hovering at lo o'clock 97's at an alt of 10000: 10,000'.
position. Obj climbed to est 40-50,o00' when
KC-97 tried to close. Kc-97 lost visual contact visual Obj - Venus
Objs moved very fast, changed direction and Radar Obj - Electronic Phen. Peculiar
jumped off and on scope. Formed ciraular pattern, to that area.
then line abreaat/
ATIC FORM 329 (RXV 25 SZP 52)

WE WERE AFTE E SKY VAS GETTING SKY VAS GETTING L GHTER, THE TER, THE
OBJECT BECAME DI OBJECT BECAME
DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY." DISAPPEARED OMPLETELY." SIGNE SIGN DAVID GUELDNER A0 3OO6255 VID GUELDNER AO 3OE 5255 CO-PILOT,
KC-9797 ARS (TDY EHAFB) KC-9797 ARS Y EHAFB)
FOLLOW UP REPORTS FOLLOW UP REPORTS WILL BE VILL BE FORWARDED AS RECEIVED AT THIS SITE. AT THIS SITE.
/THIS MSG
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.. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 7 Jul 55 Newfoundland Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 18/0155Z 0 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
OXNo military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
0OO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
unk 1 N/A
OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright light. Dropped close to ground then Check revealed WX balloon released at
quickly up to 5 or 6 thousand feet. Color same time obj was observed.
yellow.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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ADOAO 171 AA J.F. ELGIN 965 59 03 AND U.G. IHLE AM 235 97 64 BOTH OF
ARGENTIA CRASH CREW OBSERVED A BRIGHT LIGHT AT 18/0155Z FROM BUNK ROOM
CALLED ARGENTIA TOWER TO CHECK ON OBJECT. TOWER PERSONNELL H.C. HORN
AC 3 572 1665 WAS ABLE TO SEE THE MENTIONED LIGHT AFTER THE ABOVE
POINTED IT OUT TO HIM. FIRST SEEN AS A BRIGHT OBJECT NE OF ARGENTIA
DROPPING CLOSE TO THE GROUND THEN QUICKLY UP TO 5 OR 6 THOUSANI EET.
AT TIME OF REPORT OBJECT WAS SAME INTENSITY AS STARS.
AR TWELVE HUNDRED SCATTERED FIFTY FIVE HUNDRED OVERCAST FIVE MILES
VISIBLITY WITH FOG. O OBJECT NOT PRINTED ON RADAR, NO ACFT IN AREA.
REPORTED TO MOVE FASTER THAN A PROPELLER TYPE ACFT. "COLOR WAS KIND OF
YELLOW." A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT APPROXIMATELY 18/0155Z BY
ARGENTIA WEATHER. ARGENTIA PERSONELL BELIEVED THIS TO BE THE OBJECT
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6O MILES FROM STATION. OBJ'S FOVING VERY VESY FAST. CHANGINIO DIEECTION
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PARAPHRASE
CENTER
FM HEDUSAF WASH DC BLFOM
TO COMDR NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NFLD
INFO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERS IIO
BT
AFOIN-2A1 56110. REFERENCE MSGS COMMANDER
64TH AIR DIVISION (DEF) PE
0SO845Z. REQUEST YOUR CURRENT
EVALUATION OF REPORTED SIGHTING IN MSGS FROM 64 AIR DIV, AND ANY FURTHER
INFORMATION WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN
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GROUP 4 1 ATIA
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intervals; declassified 3ATI
waefter 12 years -
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UNCLASSIFIED
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RIFC
OF AN ELCT ENOMENON SUCI RACKS HAVE SCOPES IN
THE AREA THIS FTRS OCCURENCE
REPTD THE ADITI PPEARED
TO CORRELAT BY AN
RADAR
SITES NDER DLAND, DLAND,
ALTHOUGH TIMES THE SIGHT WITHIN
THE COVERA OTHE ICIES, SI THE HEADING
OF THE O PLOTTEI RADAR HEADING CFT DURING
ITS CHASE,
SEEMED TO CORRELATE
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WHICH MAY CONSTITUTES A VTTAL PART I "I WAS .
AT THE CONTROLS A INITIAL. THE OBJECT
WHEN IT WAS CALLED TO E ATTENTION OE THE CREE E FUD PART OF
RATIC MOTION
IN THE SKY. AT THIS TIME, UPON SIGHTING THE OBJECT MYSELF, I I DID NOTICE
THAT THE OBJECT WAS MAKING IRREGULAR POSITION
PARAD
BETORE DECL UNCLASSIFIED
ENIER
PAGE TWO'
OF APPRX 1S OCLOCK LOW ON THE HORIZON. OUR ALTITUDE AT THAT TIME WAS
16,500 OUR HEADING 125 DEGREES. THE OBJECT APPEARED TO HAVE UNCL
TAKEN THE ALTITUDE OF OUR ACFT. THE EASTERN SKY WAS JUST
BEGINNING TO LIGHT UP, THE TIME BEING APPRX O7OOZ, AND THE OBJECT 3
CO-PILOT, KC-9797AR
PART 2 "AT G705Z 91"
KC-97 ENROUTE TC (ARMON AFB OSITI 280
,"ARCHIE 91 " REPORTED SIGHTING
AN UNKNOWN OBJECT IN VTHE CIH )THE LEFT ACFT, SLIGHTLY ABOVE
HIM, MOVING AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS • IMMED THE ARCHIE 29"
UNCLASSIFIED

CLON BJECT BEGAN
TO SLOWLY MC NO AFTER TRAVELING MILES THE
OBJECT MADE A
OF.THE OBJECT, THEI BEGAN TO MOVE CFF IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION
AGAIN ABOUT 57 CEGREES TRUE. "ARCHIE 29" REPORTED THAT THE OBJECT
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIAY
UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE FOUR.
WAS MOVING NORTHWARD AND CLIMGING. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ANCLAS
FROM "DIGNITY" (CONTROL CENTER) TO "SCRAMBLE WAS COMPLETED.
DAN
S7OOZ,' I WAS CALLED
INTO OPERATIONS SENTOR N ADVISED ME
0R JECTS BEING VIFL N CHECKING ALL RADAR
IN OPERATION. I INCTIONING OPERLY,
APPRX FROM ESENT, PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE DAY WE HAVE
HAD WEATHER INVERSIO USING OUR RADAR BEAMS TO 9 BEND TOWARDS THE
GROUND. WE HAVE PERIODICALLY PICKED UP THE SOUTH OF LABRADOR
AND ANTICOSTI ISLAND DUE TO THE WEATHER INVERSION THE TIME OF
UNCLASSIEIED

T DUE TO RUNNING LOW ON
OUR INDICATED AIR
SPEED WAS APPRX TACT WITH THE
OBJECT FOR A COMPLETE HOUR. WHE N WE GOT UITHIN 1: OBJECT,
IT STARTED A DEFINITE CLIMB TO AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF BETWEEN
35,000 AND 40,OOO FEET. AT OSOOZ, WE LOST CONTACT WITH : OBJECT
UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE SIX
BECAUSE THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US• AS THE SUN ROSE HIGHER,
THIE LIGHT BEGAN TO GET DIMMER IMMER UNTIL WE COMPLETELY LOST
SIGHT. IF WE HAD NOT SEEN THI EMENTS E WOULD UNCLA
HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY A BRIGHT DEFINITE HORIZONTAL
AND VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF THE OBJECT KILLED THAT BELIEF. THE OBJECT
NILES OFF M LEFT VING. I VERIFIED THIS
OF SAID SHORTLY THEREAFTER, OCLOCK ITION, I
NOTICED A ERIGHT LIGHT. AFTER CONSULTATION MBERS, WE
DECIDED THE LIGHT VAS MOVING VERY RAPADLY. CIDED TO CALL "ENRAGE"
CONTRO CRIFY THE LIGHT TTOLD WENE THAT
APPRX CLCCK FROM MY POSITION AT .9 FEET,
AN ESTIMATED SO MILES. I ALSO TOLD TI
RAPIDLY SOMETHING LIKE THOSE
UNCLASSIFIED