PROJECT BLUE BOOK

4 hrs radar aX Insufficient Data far Evaluation
0 Unknown
30 mins visual one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS at elevation
S object
Round star size of star. 3500 azimuth disappeare azimuth 100
Color changed f1 changed white to red to elevation 2700 270° azimuth. nus at
green anc nite changed changed 22'56 or 22'56 10 evation at
required required each. Defini- initial sighting. probably
tely tely no ofused fused with a/c navigation saw a/c takeoff and viewed
lights. irst sighting, rst sighting, pilot pilot Venus for duration of sighting. Venus duration sighting.
thought object to be other a/c. a/c. " was setting at end of obsvatidn. obsvation.
Disappeared by moving away and burning Disappeared by moving away and burning 2) icial(neuspaper
out. stations in
article).
area failed to pick up target
indicating that target due to
radar malfunctio on.3Rpt of Air
France pilot in DC-3 prob (Venus).
.

c. The color changed from white to red to green and back to white. Observ-
ers could not recall the exact sequence of these color changes, but stated that
the light changes slowly merged from one to another, taking about 30 seconds for
each change. The observers further stated that it definately could not be con-
fused with aircraft navigational lights.
d. One
e: N/A
f. None
g. N/A
h. None
i. None
2. Descript Lon of course of object:
France on a 35go Magnetie Heading.
C. The object was 10 above the horizon at 2 The distance vas as
mentioned above.
di
above and the pilot thought it was another aireraft, however, when it was
sighted again at 8500 ft MSL, it was as described in e above.
. The object started to move away frem the observers as if slowly burning
out. The moving away and burning out process took about three seconds. At this
f. 30 minutes.
3. Manner of observation:
a Air - Visual
-
b. None
c.
Evreux-Fauvi A :Eas
4. Time o
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The attached report an
airerew member
The observers did not consider this incident worthy of a report until they The observers did not consider this incident worthy of a report until they
read about an unidentified blip appearing on the Orly Air Iraffic Control radar read about an unidentified blip appearing on the Orly Air Iraffic Control radar
scope, This article appeared in the New York Hearld Tribune (European Edition)
on 20 February 1956. on 20 February 1956.
Approved:
ALVIN R HERZOG
Captain USAF USAF
Intelligence Officer Intelligence Officer
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Medium, APO 253, ity,:A-l.
7. Weather and winds aloft at tice and place of sigh 7. Weather and winds aloft at tire and place of sighting: ing:
a.$\rt}$ a.$VFR$
b. 340° at 30 knots at 8500 ft MSL. b.  340° at 30 knots at 8500 ft MSL.
c. Hone c. Hone
t
d.. Unlinited d. Unlimited
e. Scattered (1/10 coverage)
. None f. None
8. None
9. None
10. Unknown
11. Intelligene fficer, 465th Troop Carrier r Group, Medium, APO 253, N.Y., N.Y.
No analysis ble in this
12. None.
Prepared by:
ALVEN R HERZOG
Captain USAF
- Intelligence Officer
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1957
CLAIMB VEATHER BALLOON CAM KXCEAD I JOO MILES PER HOOR!:
aris, Fob. 19-
Aviation circles were apeculating today on the identity o Aviation circles were speculating today on th identity o strange strange object,
alternately hovering and flyirg at speeds in excess of l, alternately hovering and flyirg at miles per hour,
picked up Friday night by radar operators at Orly Internati picked up Friday might by radar operators at Orly International Airport. ional Airport. The
object made a blip on the radar sereen approximately twice as large object made a blip , on the radar sereen approxdmately twice as large as that that
of the averags airliner,according to technicians: It appeared to be at an alt- of the averags airliner,according to technicians. It appeared to be at an alt-
itude of about s ooo feot nd vae seen to follew aireraft taking off or ccming itude of about s ooo feot and vae seen to follew aireraft taking off or ccming
in for a landing at Orlyo radio bedcon etation southwest of Paris lso re- in for a landing at Orlyo redio bedcon etatien southwest of Paris lao re-
ported the objeet, but nedther the rtdar t Le Bourgot Airport nor the Paris ported the objeet, but nedther the ytdnr atLe Bourgot Airport nor the Paris
Observatory reported cortaot  Ipek ndn Lit the Cbservatory ruggested that it Obsorvatary reported corrtaot   Ipokfdn it the Cbservatery suggonted that it
mi ght have beon  Unitod Stntee neather mi ght have been a United Statee weatherl c belloon launched in Germany and bIowm balloon Kaunched in Germany  And bIow
west by the 'ot streamI west by the 'ot streamtreurrard IyitatEy
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+ reporter Writing from
the blip, others badn't. the blip, others hadn't. He also wrote that an incoming pilot, elerted He also wrote that an incoming pil elerted
to the UFo, saw only a winking red fire. to the UFo, saw only a winking red fire. The pillot said that The pilot said that
7

TAL HYSTERY OF THE PEANTOM OF ORLY. FLYING-SAUCER-LIKE
GAECT WIICH VHIRLED ACROSS THE AIRPORT'S RADAR SCREEN AT SUPERSONIC
SPED LAST FRIMY.
YEAR THAT THE PHANTOM HAS
R IN CEARIED ON RADARSCOPES AT THE ·BUSY INTERNATIONAL AIRFI OUTSIDE
OI PARIS  IHE OBJECT WAS DESCRIBED AS ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE OF THE
LGEST KNCVN PLANE, MOVED AT TIMES AT AN ESTIMATED 2,OOO MI ES AN HOUR
D HOVERED AROUND THE AIRPORT ABOUT FOUR HOURS.
IN THE'AREA IN WHICH THE RADAR PLACED THE PHANTOM* AFTER TAKING OFF
YOR LONDON.
THE REPORTS HAVE SPURRED AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
2
SUN SUN RRORAHHAT BRORHCHAT 1
ystery Objee
SeenteParisShy
*xonc. PARSCTENT PAHHSFEL
unidentified fiyfu go ooject unidentified fiyfu g object
described as twice as lar described as tvice as larg
Iiner-has as a normal commercial al as a normal commercial alr
Iiner, hag. been tracked on st-ored
radar screens ne Orly Ar
port.rofficialsreportedre
centivt
Travelinesat an estimated
1500 miles an heur, the ob.
ject appeared over the Paris
region in: the late evening
and seemed to hover a few
moments before disappeavings.
at high speed
The object was also sight-
ed by an Air France pilot
fying to London: who  re
ported seeing an intermittent
red flame in the sky above NY. H.T.
FeB 19,1956

21FEB 1956
NEW BORI HERALD TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, FEBI
Or a Flying Saucer? gained my original route and
the Orly radar announced that
the machine' was then above the machine' was then above
Mystery-of Paris Sky: Flying Cognae Mystery of Paris Sky. Flying Cognac Bottle? Bottle? me But this time I saw
nothing: nothing?
"I cannot explain this phe-
By Frank Kelley loons that the Russians are no, pronouiced  ror normal ciyjit fthat ited by the Orly control nomenon, but I've never seen loons that the Russlans are no, pronouiced  or normal ciyifthat  ted by the Orly control nomenon, but I've never seen
rom the Herald Tribune Bureau rom the Herald Tribune Bureau lobjecting to, caught in an af lobjecting to, caught in an af ian use. tower. he had seen a winking Fed anything like it. All I can tell
56, N.Y. Herald Tribune Ino 1956, N. Y. Herald Tribune Inc! pocket and occasionally whiszing pocket and occasionally whiazing Some Weretern-eed to put It light in the Parisiah aky.n Some wer  tem-ed to put It light in the Parisiah aky.ns you is that it was not an air- you is that it was not an air
About, in the about, in the it down  nylnig bottle of The pllot, Michel Desavoye. plane, because we · would have it down nying bottle of The pllot Michel Desavoye. plane, because we · would have
PARIS, Feb. 20.  Several ARIS, Feb. 20.  Severa West-to-East aif cogmac. y military radar thrty-l: nas fown all over the seen, its position-lightsIt cogmao. mllitry radar thirty-l, nas flown all over the seen, its position-lights,It
zen experts are at work trying gen experts are at work trying stream sthikh stream stihikh spotters nOrk aw rothing world for Air France in the last could not have been a light spotters  Ork aw lothing world for Air France in the last could not have been a jight
find out what was going on find out what was going on altitudes. on their in i he ivilian five yeais: He said he leit Orly from land. as there was a fog on their cin i he civilian fve yeais: He said he leit Orly from land. as there was a fog
bove. near or at Orly Airport OthersBelleve OthersTBelieve radar kpottera db  Bourget at 1l:ss p m, for London last bank beneath us. The night radar spottery d t Bourget bti1iiss p m, for London last/bank beneath us. The night
bove, near or at Orly Airport Fleld, north ol Parisgssw hothineleadsyydrs. Eiald nort: wes verg.hlaak andI could not
the outskirts of Paris late that the Orly ra- on their sereeri: he Lrenehd rutoseriter Lakeoff. sco where this mght camc from.
iday night when radar tech4 dar epparatus Nationat Aissembi was no esine sald the Orly control tor Ineany casey: it: seemed jo be
Slans said they sighted and which, had an seasion at the: Aime. (is mjignaled me that an finidentined gwice a. large as the, nornial
atched.for four hours or their eighb-week vaca Friday. to m Bature  sd o ppeared by radar to be positlon lights of a plane."
reen a miysterious object twice Hon durin the Could not WeAon ying -ldin kor Orly on my route. During the week end the Orly
de size of a four-engine airliner tchnlclng desk lid te sed in lotou As, N jidfo bperator and Is then apparatus was inspected thor
hey said the object hovered at strike last feif. dembly doheten Ca  ittle to the right and oughly and nothing amiss was
soo feet and at times put on may have gone But the oldt of a  rance bouithe same helght a winking found, it was stated today. The
Jet-like bursts of speed up to Kelly awry through DCe fralh plane ho hed just fed  We were about 1,5oo feet twenty-one-foot parabolic te-
1,500 miles an hour. crossed wires, Eken of b "roti.eicinboy g iya (weat of Paris flector, atop a forty-five fhot
Some say it may have been blurred waves, or just plain to London UndHIg H yoid tfFobg ol.Ntower_was.functioning normelly
another one, or several, of those gremHns.MTi'ApoarMu oury t bpeed of 8ik fevolutlons a
American meteorological' bal-Ibeen inute.
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