PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 Aug 55 Iceland 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
m GMT_ 11/12457 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
xNo Possibly Astronomical
military UNIDENTIFIED
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data aluation
3·- 4 mins B Unknown
10. BRIEP SU ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shaped changed from cigar to egg shaped. Appeared Sounds like birds, hwever, case
to be gray in color. Formation changed from bo be gray in co. on changed from evaluated as UNIDENTIFIED in 1955. evaluated as UNIDEN
bliptical to a wavy line to scattered and back
to straight line. Objs were first in trail form to straight line. Objs were first in trail form
Speeds from n almost hovering to over l,Ooo mph. almost hovering to over 1,000 mph.
Radar out of operation at time of sighting. operation at time of sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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FJEEMP/COMATIC WP AFB ONIO - -
TJEPHQ'DR OF INT HQ USAF WASH DC
INFO TJEPFF MATS (
ZEN/CONICEDEFOR
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(UNCL) CRALFDO/INT 162 (UNCL) CTALFDO/INT 167 PD ON 11 AUG 55 PD ON 11 AUG 55
C/LT EIWARD J. MARLOWCMAAO THREE C/LT E ERWARD J. MARLOWCMAAO THIEE ZERO ONE EIGHTERVEN ONE ONE ZERO ONE EIGHTERVEN ONE ONE CMA
INT OFF THE THE
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CIA INT OF THIS HO PD LT MARLON STATES HE OBS THE UFOB FPT BELOVCLN CIA INT OF THIS HQ PD LT MARLON STATES HE OBS THE BELOWCLN
PAREN ONE PAREN DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJS CLN PAREN A PAREN PD EHAPE
CHANGED FROM CIGAR DASH LIKE TO EGG SHAPE PD PAREN B PAPEN ABOUT THE
TADIUS OF LIME LD PAPEN C PAPEN APPEARED TO BE GRAY PD PATEN D PAREN
APPROXIIATELY TWEIVE OBJS PI PAREN E PARRN FORMATION NAS IESCTIBED BY
IT
TO STRAIGHT LINE PE PAPEN F P PAPEN NEG PE PAREN G PAREN MEG PD PATEN
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X PAREN NRG PD PAREN I PAREN IEG PD PAPEN TWO PATEN LESCTIPTION OF
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COURSE OF OBJS CLN PAPEN A PAPEN IT MARLON JUSTHAPPENED TO LOOK UP AT -
THE TINE PD PAREN B PAPEN TUENTY FIVE DEGREES AND THREETNFEE ZERO DEG-
THES PD PAREN C PAPEN THIFTY FIVE TO FORTY FIVE LEGREES AND ONE FIVE
4
ZFOI DEGFRES PD PAREN D PAREN WHEN FIRST OPS OBJS WEPE IN TRAIL FORN CIA
SPHEDS EST ALNOST HOUVERING TO OVER ONE ZERO ZERO ZERO MPH PD PAFEN E
PAREN LISAPPEARED INTO OVET CAST PD PAFEN F PAREN THREE TO FOUR NIN
PD PAREN THREE PAREN MANNEF OF PD PAREN THREE PAREN MANNEF OF OBSEFVATION CLN PAREN A PAFEN GROUND OBSERVATION CLN PAREN A PAFEN GPOUND
TARM VISUAL PD PAPEN B PAREN N SLASH A PD PAREN C PAREN N SLASH A PD TARM VISUAL PD PAPEN B PAREN N SLASH A PD PAREN C PAREN N SLASH A PD
PAPEN FOUR PAREN TIMEAND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN PAPEN A PAREN ONE ONE
I No re i to rhe FiV Z PD PARIN D Z PD PAREN B PAPEN DAY PD PAREN FIVE PAREN SIXTY PAPEN DAY PD PAREN FIVE PAREN SIXTY
THREE DEGREES FIFTY THREE Y EIGHT MIN FORTY EIGHT FIVE FIVE SECN TWENTY ST Y TUO DEGPEES DEGPERS
THIRTY SEVEN MIN FIFTY TWO SEC U PD PAREN SIX ( PAPEN PAREN A PAREN N MI
SLASH A PAFEN B PAFEN OARLOW CYA EDWARD JPD TWO SLASH LT PD FIFTY
SEVENTH FIS CMA INT OFF C THTEE PD PAREN SHVEN LAREN E PREN CLOUDY
PD PAREN 3 PAREN TWO TVO FIVE LEGREES SLASH SIXTREN COTM ONE EIGHT
ZIRO DECREES SLASH TWENTY COMM ONE SEVEN ZERO DEGTEES SLASH THIPTY FIVE
COMM ONE SEVEN ZERO SLASH SIXTY COMN OIE SEVEN ZEFO DEGTEES SLASHSIGHTY
FIVE COMM OME SEVEN ZERO PEGPEES SLASH ONE FIVE FIVE PD PAREN C PAREN
THO ZERO Z Z310 Z ZERO FT OVEFCAST TPD PAREN D PATEN SEVEN MILES PD PAREN C

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PACE TEH JFIC S9A (
PAREN TEN TENNS PD PAREN'F PATEN N SLASH A PATEM RIGIT SLAS: -
PAREN
PAPEN H SLASH A PD PAREN TEN PAREN H SLASH A PD PAPEN
CIEN PAREN I IADF STAFF INTEL OFF UPON BEING NOTIFIED
CHA I QUIETIONED THE OFFICER FOR THE MECESSARY FACTS S WITH WHICH TO CHECY
VARIOUS AGENCIES WITH PITHENAVY HAD -
THREE P TWO V SEVEN AIR BOPN
OUT THEY WEPE
SOUTH EAST OF ICELAND PE LO-
CALLY WAS ONE C DASH FORTY SEVEN OF THIS COMMAND CHA BUT THIS ACFT UAS CALLY WAS ONE C DASH FORTY SEVEN OF THIS COMMAND CMA BUT THIS ACFT VAS
HOT IN THE AREA OF QUESTION PD THE RADAR SITE WAS CONTACTED A I THEY
HAD BEEN OUT OF OPERATIONDURING THE SIGHTING PF GCA UAS CONTACTED AND . - CONTACTED AND
HCT NCT WORKING ANY PD
BEYKJAVIK LEYKJAVIK AND KEFLAVIK AND KEFLAVIK RONTROL TOWERS ( -
ICELANDIC CAA PROTUCED NEG-
ATIVE REQULTS IN SIGHTING AND IN HAVING ACFT AIF
DT
L0/1750Z AUG RJFIC
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