PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
29 March 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probobly'Aircraft
GMT_ 30/0040Z Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomicai
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
XInsufficient Dota for Evaluation
2 minutes 0 Unk nown
one NE
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright white object with tinge of Possible illusion as to incroase
orange observed during twilight near zenith. Duration rather
hours. Appeared hours. Appeared as solid similar to short for a balloon observation. short for a balloon observation.
Sirius. Sharply Sirius. Sharply outlined. In flight outlined. In flight to Some feature of a/c should have Some feature of a/c should have
SW. Decreased in size and brightness SW
as distanc creased. Initial obser- been noted as object neared over-
vation elevation 80 dgr azi- head position. Possible balloon
muth. Disabpeared behind clouds at 80 or a/c sighting. Insufficient
dgr elovation le dgr azimuth, indicat- data for analysis.
head.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

bean ruggested by one It has
lending saucer rusuaroher that the objsct in question
we aro prirting the I photos for whit they are worth.

(IONCINAT 19-24 MAeCIt
Numba ub gilot
OBSERVATIONS OF VENUS.
paccuncs ycotciuay. who
It's Only Star, Folks!
99
"Thing Is Identified
From Plane Window 6
on 8
ris We chased it then and identified
BY ED SEITZ 95
pf It came out again in t the it as a planet."
western sky last night-Greater General Clark and Captain
Cincinnati's cerie, mysterious Priwer explained that the dirty. ga
light. dust-laden atmosphere above the
Mas It was a star. cities often refracted the light No
jen As reports of the strangely from bright stars in such a
hv glowing object begaan coming way that the body glowed, send- cai
E. into The Enquirer news room at ing off vari-colored streamers. da:
jot S p. m., a reporter and a photog- But many earth-bound Great- an
Not ontvel arnct nc., rapher boarded an Ohio Air Na- er Cincinnatians were convinced in
Mr. tional Guard C-45 plane and again last night-for the fourth
mis- headed West. More than 50 calls consecutive night - that they
Jand his about the star were received at were seeing something extra- aw
a the 2. The Enquirer. ordinary, perhaps extra-terres- one
An F-84 Thunderjet swooped trial. not
the everhead at 3a,ooo feet, unseen What 1 they saw, with the uit
len- hut in radio contact with the naked eve, was an intense
the C-45, piloted by Brig. Gen. Edsel bluish-white light suspended at
ece 'ere Clark, OANG adjutant genera!, Clark, OANG adjutant general, about a S0-degree angle above about a S0-degree angle above by by
ide- 2 and his executive officer, Capt. the horizon. Through six-power soh
Edwin Priwer. binoculars, it looked like a com- tre tre
krd The two-engine C-45 followed pact galaxy of colored lights, ing in
ac ac 3 the murky ribbon that was the slowly revolving and moving slowly revolving and moving MO M6
an Ohio River and reached 1500 northwestward.
ling W feet in its climb to 10,000. The star was seen last night ble
ef- Allan Kain, who had photo- Allan Kain, who had photo- from North Bend, Cleves, Evans- eff
boy geaphed the object from the ton and Bethel, Ohio, The En- avd
ground the night before, peered quirer was told. I
through the pilots' windshield. gat gat
"ARn "ARN "There it is!" he shouted, Earlier yesterday, Capt. tra
over the engines' roar. Charles A. Hardin, in charge of fre
General Clark and Captain the agency which investigates occ
Priwer looked at each other all reports of unidentified ob- all reports of unidentified ob- Hd
Y; and smiled. The general spoke and s smiled. The general spoke jects for the Air Technical In- the the
into his microphone to the jet telfigence Center at Wright- ne
ht pilot, received an answer and Patterson Air Force Base, Day- er
pilot, received an answer and ton, said his office had begun a ton said his office had begun a
led turned to the reporter and systematic check of "everything
fu photographer. lighted" that had been in the
bry, "Pretty star, isn't it?" he skies over Greater Cincinnati
the grinned. in the last four days. 3H5 8568 8058
A hasty conference with the He said the ATIC was "deeply
ex- photographer brought from him
ew firm statement that the interested" in the object and
a would study photographs of it
"thing" of the night before was and testimony and evidence
ies the same body the pilots had about it.
called a start. Bill Bradshaw, a member of
It fwinkled, bright and friend- the Cincinnati Astronomical So-
10st ly, just as it had for thousands se
aps of years. ciety. , says it is the planet an
jay Beautiful night," the general Venus, wii
th- commented as the ship began ceptionally brilliant object in E
24- to let down from 10.o00 feet. the evening sky. It sets nearly
ees Back at the airport lobby, four hours after the sun. uo6
where conversation was easier.,
vas General Clark said the "thing"
ore was "just. a beautiful, normal
he sight for a pilot."
as "I think I've seen that same
65 star for years," he said. "I'm
of not familiar enough with the piet
'S- stars' names to know for sure
whether it's Venus or another
a- planet.
n, "It's the same unidentifiable
S- object reproted by many people
in Columbus about a year ago. ant thy
2
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low-flying luminous
object with swept-back wings, hovcring in the west, making no
sound, and displaying colors that changed from red to white. While
admitting that some of the reported sightings might have been
Venus, the editor of Orbit (the official publication of CRIFO) ar-
22 gued that an object that changed shape and sparkled like diamonds
and emeralds could not possibly be Venus. He stated "that the pub-
lic should know that out of seventeen UFO reports received for a
three day period, ten were explainable as Vemus but six were not!
These stubborn six defied all conventional explanation." [6]
Although this arithmetic perhaps requires further explanation, the
flying s Thotioma Vnoci
object were
entirely consistent with those expected for the planet under the pre-
vailing atmospheric conditions. Dr. Paul Herget of the Cincinnati
Observatory had easily identified the "mysterious" object. He added
that Venus would continue to get brighter and brighter until the
middle of May, and that the number of UFOs sighted would prob-
ably increase correspondingly.
He was right. Less than three weeks after the excitement in Cin-
cinnati, Venus inspircd one of the most notorious "Unknowns" in
the history of saucerdom, one that evoked charges of fraud, false-
hood, and conspiracy on a grand scale.

object. and finally came to a stop about lo feet from me. At this time, it was object. and finally came to a stop about lo feet from me. At this time, it was larger and came down upon me at an angle. 1 larger and e
about 5 feet in diameter, and hovered about four feet from the ground. As near about 5 feet in diameter, and I hovered about four feet from the ground. As near Bus-
as I can determine, it was nbout 3 a.m., but I lost all concept of time." Bas- remained for
satt saii that the object was apparently metallic, and that it
about 1o minutes and then went away. about lo minutes and then went away.

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Ho Case (Information Gnly) Wostover ArB, inssachusotts 26 1arch, 1956
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D ear Lire;
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me topecee of the following
infomation:
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C April 27 1949
Pictures talen onMarch
and 9:35 P.M.at
Petaver Ar tre Base
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MAR 26,1956 WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE (KEYHOE-1960_P 78) 2 WITNESSESOO
AT 9.17 P.M. A AT 9.17 P.M. A STRANGE BLIP SUDDENLY APPEARED ON WESTOVER TOWER SCOPES. STRANGE BLIP SUDDENLY APPEARED ON WESTOVER TOWER SCOPES. 01
JETS WERE JETS WERE QUICKLYS QUICKLY SCRAMBLED. THEN VECTORED TOWARD THE CIRCLING UFO. SCRAMBLED. THEN VECTORED TOWARD THE CIRCLING UFO. 02
FLYING THE LEAD FLYING THE LEAD INTERCEPTORCAPTAIN E.•• INTERCEPTOR CAPTAIN E... CLOSED IN ON A LARGE ROUND 03
OBJECT, NEAR ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE IT WITH HIS LANDING LIGHTS OBJECT, NEAR ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE IT WITH HIS LANDING LIGHTS. THE STRANGE 04
OBJECT APPEARED TO 8E 1O0 TO 15O FEET IN DIAMETER AND 8 TO 12 TO 8E 1OO TO I5O FEET IN DIAMETER AND 8 TO 12 FEET THICK AT FEET THICK AT 05
THE CENTERTHE PILOT_NOTED_A GREEN FLUCRESCENT GLOW AROUND THE OUTER EDGE 06
AS HE TRIED TO GET CLOSER THE WEIRDLY GLOWING DISC CLIMBED STEEPLY THEN AS HE TRIED TO GET CLOSER THE WEIRDLY GLOWING DISC CLIMBED THEN 07
DISAPPEARED IN THE NIGHT AT 3O-OOO FEET. DISAPPEARED IN THE NIGHT AT 3O.OOO FEET. 08

No Case (Information Only) 30 March 1956
Selma, California
3
Galil-glonn .--jlann reported to poliae reportad to poliae that
Ha20 da rthoeut part of the sky thweut oart of the s'ky
The a4vi "he aaw iE , at a high altitude" at 9:-5 7.a. H9
nying ina fss: nying in a fss:, posltivy a plane." (3olx Enier- Enier
added Chat HA added Chat H
vriEx. 4/5.)

APRIL 1956 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION . OBSERVER EVALUATION
Apr Passaic, New Jersey Insufficient Data
Apr S of Bakersfield, Cal ifornia Insufficient Data
1 Liberty, Missouri Other (UNRELIABLE RPT)
2 N-31, Pepperrell FB, Newfoundland Military Astro (VENUS)
3t Cedar Key, Flor (CASE MISSING) Civilian GOC Aircraft
McKinney, Texas UNIDENTIFIED
Newport, Rhode Island (CASE MISSING)CiVilian Balloon
Casablanca, Morocco Civilian Multi Astro METEOR)
Samish Island, Washington Astro (VENUS)
McKinney, Texas Insufficient Data
Inman, South Carolina Astro (STARS/PLANETS)
Albany, New York Astro (VEMUS)
Schenectady, Rochester, New York Astro (VENUS)
∞ Rome, New York Aircraft
8 Gurnie, Illinois Insufficient Data
9 Griffis AFB, New York Multi Gd & Air Vis Astro (VENUS)
10 San Diego, California (CASE MISSING)CiVilian Other BIRDS)
McKinney, Texas Astro METEOR)
Henderson, North Carolina Henderson, North Carolina Insufficient Data insufficient Data
Fitzgerald, Georgia Fitzgerald, Georgia Astro Astro (VENUS) (VENUS)
Fairfield, Utah Fairfield, Utah Astro (VENUS) Astro (VENUS)
99999996 999999 McChord AFE, Washington McChord AFE, Washington Unknown Unknown Aircraft Aircraft
SE corner Minnescta SE corner Minnescta Military Air Astro (STARS/PLANETS) (STARS/PLANETS)
Traverse City, Traverse City, Michigan Michigan jh(Garbled) jot(Garbled) Astro Astro VENUS (VENUS)
19 Astro (VENUS
21 21 Richmond, Virginia (CASE MISSING) Multi Civ & Mil Balloon Balloon
23 Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
24 St Paul, Minnesote Military Palloon Palloon
27 27 Vuyyuru, Indiana Astro METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
27 Greensboro, North Carolina Greens Carolina 1. Astro (METEOR) 1. Astro (METEOR)
2. Aircrart
27 Huntington, California Astro (VENUS)
28 Old Bridge, Nev Jersey Aircraft
30 Tacoma, Vashington Aircraft
ADDITIONA REPORTED SIGITINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
2 Coffeyville, Kansas Newsclipping
4 Dusham, North Carolina Newsclipping
4 Florida Newsclipping
6 Browm's Gulch, Montana Newsclipping
7 Tallehassee, Flortda Newseliyping
11 Cuaberland Beech, Canada Nevsclipping
11 Baudette, Minnesota Newsclipping
1.4 Monomet, Massachusetts Newselipping
22 Coffeyville, Minnesota Newsclipping
2.5 El Monte, California Newsclipping
a8 Phoenix, Arizone Newselipping
East Mensfield, Vassachuetts Nouselipping

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photogrnpher, truvaled about 2o tioe its own length and vaniohed.
It esena unaacartained aa to whether or not these lights were sep-
arate omart or all sutaohed to a cantral body.
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filn 4 red tralla over tralla over S
Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii.

No Case (Information Only) 10 March 1956
Brantford, Ontario
1956,Mar.10- -South of:Brar -South of:Brantt an object object sky. "Simila"
to a Ball- saic saic report.. report...(NX Daily News)

No Case (Information Only) 19 March 1956
Castro
VaR1Q-Caotn 7ar1Q-Catn Valley (near Haywacd), Calir,-Thme Neidente, Yallax The idento,
Mary Po1do 3 roorted aeorted
eeving a brizht, glowing objwot pan eeaing a brizht, glowing ob throuch the the aky and settling
somewher naar the eamewher naar the intormegtion Canyon and Culi Canyon Canyon and Culi Canyon
roada. Mre. Reide aa roada. Mrs. Reide cai earnd tho object was sbout to etrike" tho object was sbout to etrike"
her houae. Mr. Montero her houae. Kr. Kontero roportad a "swinhing" sound. Sherirr's "swinhing" sound. Sherirr's
deputios, investigatin deputies, lnvestigating ths aros, "could find no burned brush." "could find no burned brush."
ali witneewow aaid the Ure wma ali witneewow aaid the Uro Y1A 75 large." (Hayward Daily Review, (Hayward Daily Beviey, a al
5/20.)