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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS
CO Wes Bellocon
3 Oct 55 | Oxford, Pa D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 7 | © TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
O Wes Aircraft
Local | { Ground- Vi sual OD Grovund-Roder Q Probably Aircroft
cmt__03/1715z,_ D Air Vi suel © Airintercept Reder | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes CQ Probebly Astronomical
Pah | cietiden O Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other s
OQ inaufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown
20 min 3 | _ varied
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS

Obj had appearance of chute that had not

opened. Originally two objs observed. Another —

appeared to eject from one of the two making
a total of 3 objs/ no sound. Straight flight.

Faded out of sight. Objs appeared to have tails

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Ls kic’ LO 2 eis aS: sr o1 duty at the US Weather Station, McCuire AFB, New Jersey
C umcoP Lol Shot) wis contacted for confirmation of the winds aloft over southeastern
Foovnyvbvania on 3° Ontes ber iv55. The forecaster was queried as to what weather station
& onblicon .-ule be launched from to be in the vicinity of Oxford, Pennsylvania at the

ae oh Lhe us 08 ae The answer was the Greater Pittsburg Airport, Pennsylvania
Creireieh: “Cbdoie ND 27 es " .

o, & nek 4 Tth tha US, Weather Bureau at Greater Pittsburg Airport, Pennsylvania
vealed thut radiosdride: balloons had been released from that station at the regular
os, rs of G409, 1000,.1600 and 2200 EST, The forecaster on duty stated that only
wider very unused condi ticns would one of their weather balloons drift as far east
as O:ford,-Ponnsyivania, If for some reason the balloon did not burst at the desig-
mated time nd altituds, it. would be possible that a balloon from Greater Pittsburg

Airport could have drifted with the winds into the general vicinity of the UFOB sight-
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36 The Giound Heteorological Section, 24th AA Group, near Swarthmore, Pennsyl-
vania (GeoRef GIQK 4153) w-s contacted and the following information was received: ©
Due to wa winds aloft, at all altitudes,. blowing from west to east, it would have
been impossible for the balloons released by this section or any other weather
station east of the UroB pincsthrcme ty be in the vicinity of Oxford, pieces 2 are on
2 Coton er TOO Se eat aan rete Sh

he GOC Filter Center at’ prenton, New ‘Teresy: (Georer HAL 1513) was contected but
had no infomaticn concerning ‘any sightings in the vicinity of Oxford, Pennsylvania
on 3 October 1955.° The Trenton Filter Center contacted the GOC Filter Center at
Baltimore, Maryland idecher, GI PIC. 219) shits peesttve 2 results. =

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5, Flight Service Conter at Cocca ‘FB, \adletown, Pennsylvania leche!
GJPL Pe was contacted am revealed’ no information on the! unidentified flying
obj ec it observed in the vicinity of. Oxford, wPanneyiye cle, on a October 1955.

6, The Base: Operations officer at. Tekehur'st’ Wauee Air Station, New J erscy (GeoRef
HJAL 4.102) was contacted and a check of the records revealed that none of their ships
G Blimps) were flying in the vicinity of. the UFCB sighting on 3 October 1955.

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COLMENTS’ OF FREPARING OFFICER? 1 ;

1. In tie opinion < of the Prerariny Officer, the UFOB sighting renorted by the .
observer near oxford, Sannneivenia at 03/1615Z Oct 55 was probably a radiosonde
weather balloun driftii.: : with the wind.

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a. The appear...us of the UFOB from the observer's’ description and memory

aa seemed to .sar ,rong resemblance to a radiosonde weather balloon,
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be. The directi. and speed of the winds aloft seems to extend the possibility

of a radiosonde weathe: -iloon from the Greater Pittsburg jAirport being sighted in the
vicinity of Oxford , Penrsylvania on 3 October 1955,

| c. The <asct. that the UFOB was no sighted by other observers suggests that

it was an identifiable object. .
d. ‘SOURCE stated that weather loon equipment" had been located in the
: vicinity o! so UFOB sighting in the past. j YY 3

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| 2. ‘The observer's. description of shape, size, digtanes » Speed, and direction,
eh the absence of sound, seems to rule out the chance/ of the UFOB being self-
| Reopentats therefore anoreseing the change that it was abled a friendly dbject.

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Kr nian 3 id 3 October 1955

PREPARING OFFICER ’ EVALUATION

CRESTER B RANSON, Captain, USAF Slay, \ :
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FONECON between Capt Hanson and A/1C DeRudder, Hq 4602d AISS, 4 October 1955;
TT Msg FR CQUDR 4710th AIRDEFWG, NCCA, WILM DEL, DTG 04/1435Z Oct 55.

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I, CONTENTS: \

PART ONE: Description of sighting by Mr SMMfenss, Gllimeth
' dtmmPP) Oxford, Pennsylvania (Gedtef GJPK 4647)

PART TWO: Supplementary Investigative Efforts
PART THREES: Comments of Preraring Officer

II, SUMMARY: An unidentified flying object was reported to the Operations
Officer on duty at New Castle AFB, Wilmington, Delaware (GeoRef CJGK 2540) by
Mr fter sighting the object at 03/1615Z2 Oct 55 near Oxford, Pa,
The following report is the result. of an interview with the above mentioned
observer and varicus: cther agencies in the vicinity of the sighting whoes

assistance was sought in determining the protable causs of the sighting.
III, INVESTIGATOR: M/Sgt Albert C Sisk, AF 20811542

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I. SOURCE:

Occupation: Garage Owner and School Bus Driver
Education: High School ;

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Qualifications: Najor in CAP, Delaware Wing, Senior Pilot, 2,600
hours in light planes |

II. RUYLIABILITY: Good. SOURCE was contacted personall

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III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: SOURCE stated hg was standing beside his
car on the northern outskirts of Oxford, Pa, at 03/1615Z O¢t 55 when he sighted an
object to the north. His first impression (being a pilot) was that someone had mra-
chuted from an aircraft and the parachute Was a streamer (did not inflate). He did
not hear or see an aircraft in the vicinity. The shape of the object was similar to
a Cigar standing on end. The color was du 1 white, gray or i aa \

-SCURCE was facing north, the object appeared to be aprox 70° vee the horizon
at an altitude of aprox 40,000 feet and at a distance estimated tio be apron LO miles.
The object appeared to be drifting with the wind with no apparent means of propulsion |
visible. SOURCE observed this object ack ek 20 minutes as it drifted to ‘the south-
east at a speed aprox 40 to 50 mph, at which time the object faded fron sight. A
small amount of what seem to be smoke or gas cetera near the tase of the object
momentarily but dissipated very sessanty Set . ;

SOURCE estimated the sise of the UFOB to be as sili asa 5" pencil held at arms
length.

SOURCE also sighted two (2) very small dark pbjucts adjacent to the large object.
Cne was positioned north of the large object and moved slowly to the north until it
faded fran sight. This object was observed for a period of aprox 15 minutes. The
second small object was positioned to the west of the. large object ami moved slovly
to the west until it, too, faded fram sight. This second object was observed for a
period of aprox 7 to 8 minutes. SOURCE described, these small objects as mere species.

The day was clear with a slight surface wind.'
No photographs were taken of the UFOB.

SOURCE stated that "weather balloon equipment" had been located in the vicinity
of the UFOB sighting in the past.

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