PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
10 September 1956 Waldoboro, Maine 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBelloon
.Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar ¤ Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT 11/0250Z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian & Military PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE D Other.
hovering & 00 Insufficient Data valuation
four minutes Unknown
one turning
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One silver gray One silver gra igar-shaped object, Probable a/c.
size of a quarte size of m's length. length.
Object had light similar similar
to an a/c landing lacking
a beam. Object was a beam. Object was initially
sighted in sighted ir the SSE he SSE elevation.
Object Object seeme seen made two made two
90 dgr turns returning to a eturning to a
SSE an a hill. a hill. Objbct . Obibct
was was minues. minues.
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JEDWP H145 WPH139 YDD125 TYCE81 TMBE84SNAO08SNKOB1 O
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPNB
DE RJEPSN IX atie .
P 112LE0Z
FM CCNDR 654TH ACWRON USNAS BRUNSWICK ME C0:26
TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RUEPSN/COMDR 32ND AIR DIV (D) SYR AFS SYRACUSE NY RUEPSN/COMDR 32ND AIR DIV (D) SYR AFS SYRACUSE NY
RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INT CEN WPAFE ONIO RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INT CEN WPAFB ONIO .
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
INFO RJEP. INFO RJEP INT STEWART INT STEWART AFB NY O
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PD PARA 7 D (1) (A) CLN CIGAR SHAPED PD () CLN SIZE OF QUARTER PD ((')
CLN NONE PD (2) (A) CLN A DEFUSED LIGHT SIM TO AN ACFT LANDING LIGHT BUT
LACKING ANY EEAM OR DIR CALLED THE CBSERVORS ALSO NOTICED FLT CHARACTER-
ISTICS DIFFARED FRON NORMAL ACFT FLT CHARACTERISTICS PD I. E. THE OBJECT
SEEMED TO HOVER IN ONE PLACE PD (B) CLN 45 DEG ANGLE OF ELEVATION SSE PD
TURNS AND ONE APPROM L8D DEG TURN BIFORE HETUANING TO A SSE H HEADING PD 0
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E=S PD (S) (A) CLN MISS 1 YAS OLD CMM WALDOBORO ME .
OIN CLERK TYPIST PD (B, CLN W CMM PETTY OFFICER IST CLASS
CMM APP-
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ILIAN AND MIL ACFT PD (7) (A) CLN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS PD (() CLN
GURFACE CLN 3D DEG 5 KNOTS PD 60BOFT CLN 3US DEG 1S KNOTS PD IGBGOFT .
CLN33D DEG 15 KNOTS PD 15,00SFT CLN 270 DEG 22 KNOTS PD 20, 00OFT CLN CLN3S0 DEG 15 KNOTS PD 15,00SFT CLN 275 DEG 22 KNOTS PD 20, 00OFT CLN • •
270 DEC 23 KNOTS PD 300DOFT CLN 279 DEG 23 KNOTS PD 50,08OFT CLN 249
DES 33 KNOTS PD S9,EEBFT CLN NEGATIVE PD (C CLN 13, OSSET PD (F) CLN NONE DES 33 KNOTS PD SS,EEEFT CLN NEGATIVE PD (C CLN 1 13, 950ET PD (F) CLN NONE .
PD (8) CLN NONE PD (9) CLN NONE PD (IS) CLN NONE PD (8) CLN NONE PD (9) )CLN NONE PD (IE) CLN NONE E KNOWN AT TIME OF SIGHTIG • .
FDNI1) CLN AIR INT"OFF CMM ISST LT DNALD L MARKSBURY PD I HAVE TALKED T DNALD L MARKSBURY PD I HAVE TALKED
TO HICHOLS AT SOME LENGTH PD HE IS CONVIENCED THAT THE OBJECT WAS NOT TO HICHOLS LENGTH PD HE IS CONVIENCED THAT THE OBJECT WAS NOT .
.IACFT OF ANY CONVENTIONAL MAKE PD I CAN FIND NOTHING TO ACCOUNT FOR ...
THE S SIGHTING PD N NONE PD
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RJEDEL RJEDUP RUEPHA RJEPNE
RUEPS. SK 1956 SFP 17.
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COMDR 654TH ACWRON USNAS DRUMSUICK ME
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E. FO RUEPSIV/CONDR 32D AIR DIV DEF SYRACUSE AFS SYRACUSE NY FO RJEPSIVCONDR 3ED AIR DIV DEF SYRA E AFS
JEDUP/OONDR AIR TECHICAL INT CE: VRIGHT PATT CEDUP/OONDR AIR TECHICAL INT CE: VRIGHT ARSON AFB ERSON AFE 1-100 o0
RUTPHD/DIC OF INT H USAF UASH DC RJEPHA/DIC OF INT HO USAF UASH DC • abet
MJEPIB/DIR OF INT H RADF STEWART JEPIB/DIR OF INT HI EADF STEWART AFB HY T AFB HY
WICLASSIFIND/OTI ISOSS PD SUBJ: UTOB FD REF YOUR MSG AISOC SE35
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