PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 January 1956 at sea 2l5 Mi SE of Burmuda 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Graund-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probabiy Aircraft
GMT 21/0804Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 L Was Astronomical Was Astronomrcal
Yes Yes Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical (METEK)
No Civ Ships officer XPossibly Astronomical (METE)
7. 7. LENGTH LEN OF OBSERVATION OF OBSERYATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NUMBER OF OBJECTS| . COURSE 9. COURSE ,Other_ ,Other .
00 Insuificient Data for Evaluation Insuificient Data for Evaluation
8 seconds Unknown
seconds one North
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object round, colored round. colored like a star. Meteor Meteor sighting. Apparent change
However, when object turned to Norhh in course could be caused by
it had a tail which was like a red passage of object into atmos- passage object into atmos-
flame. Its length was about five flame. Its length was about five pheric conditions conducive to pheric itions conducive to
times the diameter of object. times the diameter of object. Object Object distortion, Such as an inversion.
traveled at high rate traveled at high rate o of speed and sneedand Also burning appeared to be in
constant until it disappeared. No two phases glow and
change in speed. then burning with tail.
ATIC FORM
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erences (a) and ship's
apperently reliable, had sighted a ontified lying objeet on 21 Jan-
uary 1956 at 08043. The ship was position, latitud 29°-40'N, longi-
tuds 62o 00tw, cr approximately 2l0 miles southeast ermuda, on trus
course 252o spoed I3 knots at the tims o of the sighting. The moon had
just gone down, the weather was elear with many stars visible, and visi-
bility was at least 15 miles. The wind was off the port bo at 6 knots.
There were no planes, ships, or other objeets in the area.
2. When first sighted, the object was at a 260o aximuth at a position
angle of 6o° and falling and was thought to be a *falling star.* When
angle change of direction to the north, paralleling the horizon at pcsition
angle 200, and disappeared about 4 seconds later at azimuth 342° (ship's
starboard beam). While falling, the object appeared to be round and a
light color liks a star No "tail" was seen. Its appearance did not change
when the objeet hovered or stopped, or headed directly toward or away from
the observer with no change in aaimuth. When the object changed flight to
a northerly direetion, however, a long "tail" was clearly seen. This "tail"
er trailing seetion, was red like a flame, and its length was about five
timss the diameter of the body of the object, which appeared to be
round and a light eolor like a star.
3. The observer hesitated to estimate the distance to the object at any
time, but said that if had to guess he would say that it was 20 miles
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ENCAOSURE (1)
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out of sight or disappeared.
4 The Second Mate
years experience at deseribing the object, he likened its northern
flight to a rocket, such V-2 hich he said he had d seen during
World War II. He stated. however ad never seen a celestial or
man-made object which could be compared to this object in performance or
of a rocket.
5. The foregoing data, including figures, was 5. The foregoing data, including figures, was taken fre the log of th
BANFJORD (DA) and is submitted to the Of Intelligence for in- gence for in-
formation. formation.
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A. C. HOUSE, JR.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. IN REPLY REFER TO
OP-922H2D3C/nj1
Ser 361F92
5 - MAR 1956
From: Director of Naval Intelligence
To: Director of Intelligence, U. S. Air Force
Subj: of
Encl!
information..
2. The DIO, SIXTH Naval District has been advised that future reports
of this nature should be forwarded dir nearest appropriate
U. S. Air Force activity.
E. B. BOWER
By direction