DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6968259
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONSt Marboo Mass
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Jul 55 St Marboo, Mass Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Wos Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 05/0150Z Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 3C Was AstronomicalSaturn
Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical
No No civlian civlian 0 — PossiblyAstronomical rossibiy Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF ATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE Other. Other
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
twenty minutes twenty minutes one one stationary Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, with jagged outer edges, At time of sighting Saturn was at an
which appeared which appeared r d, orange, yell , orange, yell ,and blue, and blue, altitude of 30 , and in the SW, the
appeared as a bright light. Pilot appeared bright light. Pilo from local area of sighting. Possibly the observer
FIs Squadron nade repeated passes over location saw Saturn thru haze and clouds. Bin-
and though he appeared to pass thru the object and though he ed o pass thru the object oculars could account for the color and
be noted nothing. Bincolars used by observers. size.
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CCHR 7S2D ACAY SC NORTHI TRUMO MASS
TO RJEPSM/CONDR 32D AS DEF SYEACLSE AT STA SYRACLSH 6
JIDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPAINGS COLO
JEP.S/COMR EADF STEVAAT AFO LEHBURG HY JEPIE/COMR EADF B STEVAAT AFD LEHBURG HY
..JEPNC/CONDR DIRECTOR OF INTELL HEAD VSAF TASHI GTON LS DO DIRECTOR OF INTELL HEAD VSAT TASHI GTON LS DO
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FOB. 1. A. ROUND WITH JAGGED OUTER EDSES
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CNE
. 1/A
HEGATIVE
121-2 INCREASCLG SIZE, NO TRAIL, BMIHHT LIGHT
HEGATIVE
CEIS2 PLAIE PASSID MEST OF OSJICT
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. A. UP & DOW RESEIMLED PLAME AT FINST
D. 30 DEGALES TTTLE ST
C. MEGATIVE
D. LP & DOW GETTING BIGGER AND SHIGNTEA AT 227Z
VEGATIVE
F. CA NIN ESTIMATED
3. A. GRCUND-VCSUAL
S.BINOCULARS
C.:/A
4 A. 16/61502 JUL
WIGHT iGnt
5. Dr 2621 5. Dr 2821
.A. ILIAN, .IA.. 17, K, 17, WK, . 249
VASS. TELEPHONE OPEMATOR MASS. TELEPHONE OPEANTOR
16, UNK, UNK. 16, UNK, UNK.
3 MESATIVE 3. MEGATIVE
7. A. SCATTERED CLOUDS. 8
D. SURFACE-WINDS FROM SU, 1GKTS
6,903- 270 DEGREES 15 KTS
10,225- 280 DEGRE53 21 KTS
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16.20- 260 D1CREES 25 MTS
300 DEOKTES 3KTS
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45- 320 DEOREES 55 KTS
Sg95- 315 D DEGREES 65 ITS
3- 31 DESRBES G45 VT3
C. CEILING A,G02 SCATTERED 1a, 201 SCATTENED, 22, THIN OVERCAST
D. VISIBILITY 7 HILES. -
SCATTERED
F. TARDERSTOMN IN AREA TORTH
3. OTIS HOTES THAT JET STREAN TAS OVET LOCATIOM AND LIGITIS VAS
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FREQUENT.
9. LT MCLANKEN, FROM 43YTN FIS OTIS ATD VAS S/C AT SESIZ AND A/B AT
CESME. ME MADE MEPEATED PASSES OWER THE AREA AND TNOUCH SOC REPCETED
THAT HE APPTANED TO GO RIGHT THROUAH THE O JECT, HE TAD TO JOY AT
ARY TINE.
1. LIGHT PLAE PASSES TO MEST, VEMTIELC OBJECT. 1. LIGNT PLANE PASSES TO MEST, TEMTIELC OBJECT.
11. THE OBSEEVER COLLD POSSIDLY OISERVED THE MCOM THHOUGH SCATTERED 11. THE OBSEEVER COLLD POSSIDLY OISERVED THE MCON THNOUGH SCATTERED ) TO TO
OVERCAST CLOUDS. THUNDERSTONM ACTIVITY IN THE AMEA VOULD OVERCAST O CLOUDS. THUNDERSTOMM ACTIVITY I THS AREA VOULD INDICATE INDIGATE
THAT TAPIDLY TOVIS CLOUDS COILD CAISE AN APPANET THAT TAPIDLY TOVINS CLOUDS COULD CAUSE AN APPANET CHAESING OF CHAESING OF
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SHAPE OF THE ODJECT.
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