PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339878

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1955

REPORTED LOCATION52 N38 45W Atlantic

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1.DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 Nov 55 52.3 38.45W (Atlantic) Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 .Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 08/0249z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE %0 Was AstronomedractionMoon
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2n mins 1 N/S
10. OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Elliptical obj with reddish glow like top Refraction moon through layer of
third of an orange in inverted position. clouds.
No sound, obj gradually faded away.
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AtiC form 329 (ReV 26 BEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)
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CITE PIKBPL 77CL FOLLOWS. LLT SC54 ACFT, USAF NBR 7 72456,
SUBJ UFOB CIRVIS REPT SIGHTED UFOB AT 02492
E/R HARMON TO PRESTWICI CIRCLE ROUTE
FOLLOWS REPT FOR MAT OUTLINED
AT ACFI POSITIOI (A) SHAPED AS
BY PA RANGE (C)
HELLIPT
COLOR
(F) ILEVIDENT
IN INVER SITION. AND APPEARED FT FADEAWAY.
(I) DEMINISHED SLOWLY I 3IZE
Z.D.(2) 7.D. NAVIGATOR TAKIN NAVIGATOR TAATNG JELESTIAE TOSITIOM TOSS. JELESTIAI 4206
2? 4F4 4F4
UNCLASSIFIEPE UNCLASSFIPE 3 4X2a 4x2a
2G-
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HOURS AFTER
SIGHTING AUIORAE PRIOR NONE TAKEN. (1Ø)
NOT AVAI HQ. LIEVE DATA COULD BE OBTAINEL OCEANIC
AIRTFC OFFICER 1631 AFBRU ATLD MATS PRESTWICK
SCOT. EL.AS THAT PDG CHECKED SHIELD FOR
REFLECTIONS BU RCCOTN'T FYOR SIGHTING DUE THAT CASSE,
FACT THAT MOON ROSE APPROX IMATELY HALE HRS LATER MIGHT EXPLAIN
ALLAX PHENOME NON REFLECTING OFF
HIGH CLOUD LAYERS AT HIGH CLOUD LAYERS 20,000 METRO • PorTion PORTION) HOWEVER DUE TO
LACK OF PIREPS CONFIRMING HIGH LACK OF PIRER CONFIRMING HIG LAYER AT 20,000 FT, UNABLE TO FURTHER UNA BLE FURTHER
EXPLAIN R MADE 4-185, APR
55 DT TING CIRVIS
SUBJ REPT SHOULD BE COMPARED WIT
ANALYSIS. SUGGEST ALSO THAT COORD OF ALL KNOWN SIGHTING SIERRA Y 5A *OINO I A0InO R3LA1OX
GREAT CIRCLE NORTH ATLANTIC ROUTE BE CHECKED TO SEE IF DEF INOBLE
PATTERN EXISTS. (12) N IYSICA PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE
10/0910Z NOV
RELEASED SUBJ UPON REQ ONLY
TNI
UNCLASSIFIED
T55-19346-1

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UNCLAS IFIED
Milli
NBR 17439 11 NOV 55
AC PRIORITY CONFIDENTIAL .0V1955 4450
FM COMDR 1631 AB GRU PRESTWICK SCOTLAND
TO COMDR ADC EN COLO ATIC-IN
DIR INTELL 25 DC
INFO HQ ATTN DCS/PL/INTELL
COM A INTELL DIV DCS/PL
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CITE PIKGPLN 80-CL
REF MSG THIS HQ PIKBPL 78CL. SUBJ U UFOB DTG 091430. NAVIGATION
SECTION THIS HQ STATES THAT MOON SHOULD HAVE E ARISEN AT 0247Z ON 016044X00
MORNING OF 8 NOV 55, 01 HEADING OF Ø77 DEGREES FROM POSITION
OF SC 5472456. ACFT WAS FLYING TRUE HEADING OF 67
DEGREES, STRONG POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT CREW OBSERVED PARALLAX STKC
PHENOMENON OR REFLECTION OF MOON. BASE GRU PRESTWICK
SCOTLAND
11/09382 NOV
PARAPHRASE NOT REOUMRED EXCEPT PRIOR TO
4E'1 CATEGORY B ENCRYPTION-PHYSICALLY REMOVE
ALL INTERNAL RETEEENCES BY DATE-TIME GROUP ALL INPERNAL RETEEENCES BY DATE-TIMEGE
~Nm AC PRKOR TO DECLASTIFICATION--NO UNCLASSIFIED PRROR TO DECLAPSIFICATION-NO UNCLASSIFIED
REVERUNCE IF THE DATE-TIME GROCP IS QUOTED
T35-19450-/
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