PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971976

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONLondon England

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1, DATE 2. LOCATION

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CONCLUSIONS

Wos Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircroft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

15 Aug 55 London, Hngland

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Locol f} Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar
GMT 0 Air Vi suol D0 Air-intercept Radar

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Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION : 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
2-5 mins 1 W tos

Other__ —_ iain
Insufficten? Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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Io BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Round, white, steady light, slightly larger Possibly aircraft.
than ea star, glowing bright, straight flt,
path, no sound or trail.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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THAN STARe Oc NONEse He NONEs Ie GLOWING, FRIGHT, We COURSE
he WIFE OF OPSERVERe Se ESTIMATED 75 DEG AROVE HORIZON.

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EGe De STRAIGHT FLIGHT FATH, NO MANEUVERS. Ee. SIGHT LOST
FEHIND AHOUSE. Fe OPSERVER’S ESTIMATE OF TIME IN SICHTS

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‘ARK NIGHT, JUST PAST BUS%, CLEAR AND PRIGHT. NO WINDS OR CLOUDS.
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Te NONEe 8 DATE OF ORSERVATION, 15 AUG, IS WITHIN PERIOD,

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LTITUDE EST 55°°° FTe 2206 PREPARING OFFICERS MAJOR PEN

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232§R PROP SAW A METEORITE STREAYING ACROSS S“Y AT HIGH ALTITUDE.

LENGTH OF TIME OF OPf8SERVATIONS 5S TO 3 MINS, SEEMS EXCESSIVE>

*AGE THREE RJFLTA 89

COMMENT®C OBSERVER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF ASTRONOMY. WAS UNABLE

TO DETERMINE DIRECTIONS OF HIS OB8SERVATION, FROMHOME HE LIVES
Ii, OR FROM OBSERVATION OFX, STARS, AND MONe JPREPARING OFFICER
(‘AD TO DETERMINE GEOGRAPHICAL DIRECTION 3Y RESEARCH. 12. NONE.

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