PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969990

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONPalm Beach Fla

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PROJECT IC073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
14 Jul 55 Palm Beach, Fla 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 15/0315Z AirVisuol Air-Intercapt Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
xXN xXNo military military OXPossibly Astronomical OXPossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
ten to fifteen Seconds ten to fifteen Seconds one ESE to WNW
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS I1. COMMENTS
One conical, white light with tail exhaust One conical white light with tail exhaust Observer of this sighting was originally re-
coming smoothly to point and blue-white in coming smoothly y to point and blue-white in ported to be an observer of sighting re- ported to e an observer of sighting re-
color was seento appear at a 10 elevation Forted at Orlando, Fla at 15/0200z Jul 55.
at 130 at 130$ and to elevation at If times are correct this observer must
310. Witness reliable. have seen different ob.j. If ob.i crossed hHave seen different obj. If obj crossed
major portion of sky in a period of
1o-l5 seconds it porbably was astronomiel
n nature. Poobably meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 52)
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ACTION 53114
I Witues
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7A7 16 L55 01 122
WPA246 YDR25C VYA359 VP1
DE RJESON 37
ZATIA
1527457
FM C FM CONDR 17C7TH ATW HVY TNG PALY PEACH AFR FLA CONDR 17C7TH ATW HVY TNG PALY PEACH AFR FLA 3ATIG (
TO RJEDEN/CONDE ADC ENT TO RJEDEN/COMDE ADC ENT AFF COLO
RJESDE/CONDR 35TH AIR DIV ADC DOPBINS AFE GA FJESPE/CONDR 35TH AIR DIV ADC DOPRINS AFE GA
RJEDUP/COMDR ATIC URIGHT-PATTERSON AFE OHIO RJEDUP/COMDR ATIC URIGHT-PA FRSO OHIO
"JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLICENCE NO USAF VASH DC
3T 3
LIGHT (D)
ONE (E) N/A (F) NOSE SIMILAR TO CARIN 1 LIGHTS OF ACFT (G) TAIL
EXHAUST CONING SNOOTHLY TO POINT AND PLUE WHITE IN COLOR (H) NONE (I)
NONE (2) (A) OUTSIDE LOOKING UP AT SKY (B) 1° DEGREES ELEVATION 137
DEGREES AZINUTH (C) 1° DEGREES ELEVATION 31" DEGREES AZINUTH (D) STRIGHT
AND LEVEL AT AFPROX 1,TCS FT (E) SUDDEN DISAPPERANCE AS IF A FLANE OUT
(F) 1"-15 SECONDS (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL (R) NEGATIVE (C) N/A (4) (A)
VD) JACK M REED, CAPT, USAF, 17C7TH AIR BASE SO, PALM PEACH AFR, FLA: VP) JACK REED, CAPT, USAF, 1 AIR AF, FLA:
EST OF RELIAR EST GOOD (7) (A) CLEAR 3 DEGREES TO DEGREES TO
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TO 1 KNOTS 6,52 DEGREES 1" KNOTS 17, "*/79" DECREES I° VNOTS C
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16,*00/ /^9 DEGREES 1" KNOTS 27/00*/r9" DEGREES 1" "NOTS 3*/*e*/09-
DIGREES 15 KNOTS 50/OC/P2% DEGREES 8 MIOTS 6S, "" /07" DEGREES 25 VIOTS
(C) 2,50C SCATTERED (D) 15 MILES (E) 5/1 AT 2,50 (F) NONE (S) NONE
(S) NONE (IT) LOCAL TNG FLTS (11) INTELLIGENCE OFFICEP; CAUSE OF
SIGHTING UIMK (1A) NONE (13) PROPAPLY REPORTED THRU PINECASTLE
AFB FLA.
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