PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Aug 55 Arlington, Va 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT24/0200-0300Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys Ys 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other UNIDENTTETED
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ox Ox Unknown
30 min 6-8 6-8 ln/a n/a
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMIMENTS 11. COMIMENTS
Flat disc or star shape, orange color -
6 - 8 objs. No regular formation. 6 - 8 objs. No regular formation.
Very high - very rapid speed. UNIDENTIFIED.
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Co USA OF ORIGIN REPORT ND 38-UFCB-7-55 (Leave blank)
AIR INTELLIG REPORT
AREA REPORT CONGERNS
WASHINGT ON,D.C.
AGUNCY OF ORIGIN DATE OF REPORT
Flight b02d AISS 29 August 1955 HE
SOURCE OF INFORMATION DATE OF INFORMATION
Garnet ark and others 23 August 1955
PREPAR NG OFFICER LVALUATION
CHESTER B. HANSON, C apt., USAF
0311713
REFERENCES ((Conbrol number, directire. prerins report. die.. as ap, licaiie)
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SUBJECT
UFCB
I. CONT ENTS:
PART ONE: Descrintion of sighting by Mr
Arlingto ginia. (GeoRef GJNJ
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PART Two: Description of iahting by Rey
Arlington, V ATIC
PART THREE: Supplementary Investigative Efforts
PART FOUR: Comments of Preparing Officer _—
11. SUMARY: Several unidentified flying objects were sighted in the
vicinity y of Arlington, Virginia at 24/o2l5z Z August 55. The information containe
in this report t nas obtained frcm an investigation conducted to determine the ac
wal cause of the sighting.
1 (See individual parts) APPROVED: Rodep /
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JOHN M WHITE JR
Colonel, USAF
Cormander
4602d
AISS
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and was avelling high altitude and speed. Aft er observing its
flight bout ifteen seconds, it turned east and diaappeared about ten seconds
later. Shortly artervards we were scanning the sky and another object of the same
type appeared in the southwest. It remained visable for two or three minutes. At one
time we could spot three of them travelling a great distance apart and in the same
general direction, but shortly afternapds they took different courses. One circled the
dome of the sky while the other made a semi-circle and reversed itself before returning
like one of the stars in back of it. At one was turning, it appeared
to have a red dome which mas visable through th noculars. Ihe objects appeared to
be above the atmosphere of the earth since they didn't appear to lose altitude as an
object would ahen passing over the horizon. They never showed signs of losing their
brilliance and didn't fly in formation at any time. I think that the visable light was
due to reflection frcm the sun."
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The objects seemed The objects seemed possess a bright orange color possess a bright and have and have
disk-like shapes. Sourcr further estimated their speed in "thousands of miles per disk-like shapes. Source further estimated their speed in "thousands of miles per howr how
in order to go across the dome of the sky in a few minutes." SouRcE'S estimate of
the altitude above the sarth at which these objects were travelling the altitude above the earth at which these objects were was that they
were were 13 18 high enough to reflect the sun's light."
In conclusion, SOURCE stated that he wasn't stated i that he wasn't sure whether the objects
were a were a phencmenon of rature or a mechanical devise, but that he was inclined to believe devise, but that he mas inclined to believe
that they were mechanical creations of another that they ere mechanical creations of another r planet since he didn't believe any r planet since he didn't believe any
Earth-made devise would be capable of travelling tbat high and that fast.
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the US Weather Service in the Hasb vicinity.
6. The Director of the Silver 8377 Weather Station, Mr. Argonne, disclosed tbat
a rasonde balloon af the regular type had been released on the evening of 23 August
at lO:Co EST. It had travelled in a northeasterly direction(tovard Arlington, Virginia)
as it disappeared from view. By lO:l5 EST, the balloon would have been directly over
Arlington at an approximate altitude of 15,ooo ft., and increasing according to its
able to confirm any of the sightings wit th positive racar data.
9. Likewise, Maj. Sutton, AA Oos Officer, 19th AA Group, charged with the AA de-
fense of the Washington are, very courteously offered that his unit had had 25-30
racar scanners operating in his area of responsibility at the time of the (cont. p.5)
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ll. The Baltimore-Washington Filter Senter gave a necative no the
Flight 3-H imvestigator.
12. Finally, Olmstead Flight Service Center mas questioned about the sighting.
Capt. Anderson, the Officer on duty in Middleton reported that his office bad received
no information in confirmaticn of the UFCB sighting on 23 August.
13. Weather data during observed flight of UFa
Ceiling Condition of Clouds Visibility
Unlimited Clear Clear 12 Miles 12 Miles >
Winds Aloft:
Altitude Degrees Knots Knots
6,000 350 15
10,000 320 10 10
18,000 270 15 15
20,000 20,000 250 10 10
30,000 30,000 280 10 10
45,000 280
50,c00 270
80,000 100
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1. TT MSG AISOP 713 FM CCMDR 4602D AISS,ENT AFB,COLO.
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INTELLIGENCE. USAF.
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AF FORM 112—PART II UNCLASSLE1ED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
RWM AnCY) REPORT NO.
Flight 3-H, 4602d AISS 3H-UFOB-7-55 Part Three
PAGE 6 F 8 PAGES
Incl.#l, Part Three
TT AISOP 713 FM CCMDR 4602D AISS ENT AFB COLO
MEBO 21 YTE0 20
PP RJEPME
DE RJEDEN 246
P 242100Z
FM CCDR 4602D AISS ENT AFB COLO
TO OIC FLT 3 H 4602D AISS MC RE AFB NJ
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/AISOP D FOL TEST TAKEN FM TT MSG ANF OGBO 257 UFCB
CMM FM CCMDR 1401 ABWG ANDREWS AFB MD PD
(A) SAUCER ON FLAT DISK SHAPE
(B) MAY HAVE BEEN STAR SHAPE
(c CRANGE
(D 678 8
NO REGULAR FORMATION
NO
(G) NONE FLEW AND STO NONE FLEW AND STOPFED AND THEN FLEW ON
(H) NO
(I) (I) WERE FLYING VERY FLYING VERY HIGH AT A TERRIFIC RATE OF SPEED
IN ALL DIRECTIONS AT AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT CF 50 T0 1C0 MILES CF 50 T0 1C0 MILES
(A) CBSERVING THE MOON AT THE TIME OF SIGHTING PD WERE AT THE
BENERAL POSITION OF THE PIANET SATURN PD APPEAR
OUT CF THIN AIR PD OUT C THIN AIR PD
(B) (B) NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
(c (c) NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
(D) (D NO SET PATH NO SET PATH PD ZIGZAGGING AND STOPPING
(E) DISAPPEARED CCMPLETELY ALL CF A SUDDEN
(P 7 25 T0 30 MINUTES 25 TO 30 MINUTES
(3) (A GROUND VISUAL
B BINCCULARS 7X50 5O
(;:)NA
(4) A) GROUND VISUAL
BNIGHT CLOWS
(5) NEGATIVE
(6) (A) CMM ARLINGT ON CMM
VA PD JA76403 REV TRESERVE CFFICER CMM
ARMY CMM ACTIVE RESERVES C CMM
ARLINGTON VA PD JA 88955 MISS
HOSPITAL UNTT
(B) WEATHER BUREAU CMM WASHT
WALTER BRANDSTETTER
(7)
(A) NEGATIVE
(B) 350 DEG 15K EMM 320 DEG 1CK 6MM 270 DEG 15K CMM
250 DEG 1CK CMM 280 DEG 1CK CMM 280 DEG 34K CMM
270 DEG 24K CMM 1CO DEG 13K
(c) UNLEITED
(D 12 MILES
NONE
NONE
(8) NONE KNOWN
(9) NONE SINCE WE WERE JECTS HAD
DISAPPEARED
(10) NONE KNCWN
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$m Flight 3-H, 4602d AISS Weney, RE 3HFB-7-55 Part Three
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Incl.l, Part Three (Cont.)
(11) NEGATIVE
(12) NONE
BT
24/22392 G RJEDEN
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thakes 1.Benie
CHARLES L. BERRIER
2/Lt., USAF
Ass't OIC, Flt 3-H
He
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d. doubted that
could have been caused frcm a rising balloon or an aireraft traversing the sky was
its apparent speed. The speed of an object when recordedby the rakeded eye can be
were negative in the Arlington area at the time of the sighting, eliminating aircraft
as a cause of the sighting. Although winds aloft could substantiate the course of
the first object as being a balloon, the speed and duration of the sighting do not
correlate with thosa of a balloon. The other objects, similar in description to the
2. "unknowa".
Snw
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IT MAY NOT BE PEPPODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE. USAF.
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