PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION a/c in flight 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 43012'N - 49°30 0 Was Balloon
2Z July 1956 500 Mi SE of Gander, Newfnd robably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 27/0112Z xAir-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was AstronomicalMieteOr
Yes Probably Astronomical
xNo Civilian(airlines pilot) 0 Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 , Other
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15-20 seconds S to N Unknown
one
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object circular light, size of Probable meteor sighting.
golf ball. Color blue green. Object
disappeared behind clouds. Ohserver disappeared behind clouds. Observer
first thought object was exhaust froml first thought object was exhaust from
a/e. Speed greater than any a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
1

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR_ FORCE
HEADQUARTERS-UNITED-STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO
IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D 24-21-181 27 September 1956
SUBJECT: (Confidential)
Unidentified I Flying Object sighted
27 July 1956 by
approximately 5o0 miles Southeast of
Gander, Newfoundland
SFECIAL INQUIRY
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATTN: AFOIN-4EL
"right-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
1. Transmitted herewith are two_(2) photostatic copies of an
interview with Mr. of Roslyn
Heights, New York on 2 August 1956 concerning an unidentified flying
object. It is noted that ir. is a pilot for Fan American
Norld Airways.
2. No further investigative action the
Office of Special Ofrice of Special investigations. Investigations.
3. Your attention is of AFR 124-1,
which prohibit which prohibi release investigativ Commation to unauthorized to unauthorized
persons.
4. This letter is clessified COiFIDLTIAL COFIDLITIAL pursuant to pursuant to the
authority contained in paregraph 3oe(a)(a), AFR authority contained in peregraph 3oc(a)(a), AFR 205-1.
W y W
1 Inel (in dupe) Wm G.HINLS /m G.HINLS
a/s a/s Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF
District District Commander Commander
Copy furnished:
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 IT.'R
DECLASSIFTED AFTET
DOD DIR 5200.13
UNCLASSIFE
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ONCLASSIFIED
Roslyn DTRISOR
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0112 hours (Greenwich tine) on 27 Juiy I956, uhiie piloting a Fan Anerican 0112 hours (Greerwich time).on 27Juiy 1) uhiie piloting a Fan/Anerican
WorId Airways aircraft on a non-stop flight frou Neu York to Paris, France, he World Airways aircraft on a non-stop flight frou New York to Paris, France, he
sighted a pulsating Iight which first appeared dead ahead of the aircraft at sighted a pulsating Iight which first appeared dead ahead or the aircraft at
an unestimated distarce. The Iight was unlike any other he had ever seen and an unestimated distarce. The Iight was unlike any other be had ever seen and
traveled at a speed greater tham any aircraft uith which. traveled at a speed greater than any aircraft uith which has ever
comein contaet could rive no descrirtion of any specific. size, could rive no descrirtion of any specific size,
skape or design, Inasmich as he described the objeet he had seen as simply skape, or design, Inasmich as he described the objeet he had seen as simply
pulsating light. pulsating Iight.
AFR 200-2, dated 26 Lugust I953, uns. obtained from AFR 200-2, dsted 26 August I9s3 uas.obtained from
(I) Description of the object.
(a). Shspe:  light, gererally cireular in size, not elongated,
pul sntinr twg or three rulses per second  Interviewee
stated it was dirficult to describe beoause it seened a
light only, and there were nd tangible outlines of any
visible object connected ulth the iight.
(b) Size: Approrimate size of a gole ball s seer vithout
making any compensation for distance betreer the observer.
and the Lignt.
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Surface 120 degreear 10 jonot notindicated
6,00011 210 degrees-20 knots
10,0001t 220 degrees,30.Jonots
16,0001t 250 degrees,20-Inots
20-000-1t 250.degrees501onots
30,000 250.degreear-65-hrots
45,000 260 degrees: 60 Imots
Cerling: 500 feet, overcast
Surface visibilitye Tuo (2) milles in rain and rog
Sky cover- 8/8, strato curnolusp bases s0o fecty coltd
to 10,Ooo feet Iayered to approdmsteh
25,000 feet; moderate rime fcing conditions
in clouds above 12,Ooo feet- Light turbu-
Ience from surface to 20-coo reet
Note- Complete weather information concerning area i
question should be obtainable from the United States Air
Force Weather Central, Suitland Atr Force Fase, MaryLand
(6) Other unusual activity or conditiort Kegative.
(9) Existence of physteal evidence Aeratie
(11) Location of air treaffte in the che do n Tisea pange
further adyised that he reantated ond dd not report thie
sightht to his eaploying company because of the possibfas t of ridicule from
aployees of the company and he further felt  th t reporting such a
night rafse questions as to his suicabiliay ror continued employnent.
rther stated that in aIl his flying experfence he ha .never-vitnessed
arologieaL pbenomenon vhich could tend to expla thisusighting
the color, coarse, or duration of the sighting. compare to any
mto himeHe atthe-obiec