PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
22 September 1956 St. Petersburg, Florida 000 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ 0426 EST (N) Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. 22/0926Z 22/0926Z 0 Air Visual 0 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE o. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OY.s OY.s 00 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH LENGTH OF OF OSSERVATION OBSERVATION 3. 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other- Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
stationary 0 Unknown
seven minutes seven minutes one one
1. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEP SU OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One round object, size unknown. Color No significant astro bodies in
white or light color. Object had port white or light color. Object had port SW at rptd of sighting. Mars sighting. Mars
holes or windows with light shingng light shingng was at 20dgr elevation 260dgr was at 20 260dgr
through. throush. Oniect faded Object faded (condensed) at (condonsed) at azimuth, object reported at 30 azimuth, biect reported a t 30
same spot. No a/c in area but there dgr elevation 23odgr azimuth. P
was tomperature inversion at l750 ft Possible sighting of Mars through
and 3200 ft. temperature inversion (Reported
colors ef tend toward reds-Mars)
However, cannot conclude on data
presented. Insufficient data.
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Nutui 6EOTH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND MARNING SCUADRCN
Maclill Air Force Base
Tampe, Forida
27 Jeptenber 1056
sCeJacr: Report of Unidentiried Flying Oojects
TO: Comender
Alr Iefense Comand
Fnt Air Force Lese
Colorado Springs, Colorado
AITN: Int Officer
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Inclosed are reports of unidentified flying otjeets by this Inclosed are reports of unidentified flyi this squadron, Squadron,
and Director/Intelligence Bo5th so b Wing (N), Haetill Air Force and Direotor/Intelligence 305th so b Wing (W), Maetill ir Force Base, Base,
Tapa, Florida.
PAUL A. SASS PAUL A. SISS
And Lt. USAF and Lt. USAF
Adjutent Adjutent
1200138 1100
24512330

time oeart duo to tire
4ill oha rvor ys inrorrognted.
stnsecr (beneriptive title.Use individual r-ports tor recarate subjects5
UFOB
SUMMARY rGivs suewty which highlighes the salient intr of nrative repoet. Begin narrative toxt on  Fors 1124
alons roport con Ao fuiiy talad on o form 1l2. Ltst ineconsrrs. ihefuding aumder of cosiov)
.
. UFOB report forvered
?2 September, etating dlat an ecployee had observed a mominsa
soucer" esrly thet morning. An appolntront was arranged for a BfLying
RoSth An Vg intelligerce Orfioar to interview this peroon, idortified
e9Hr. of of South, St. Fetarbborg, South, St. Feterbborg.
A antadled ruport of thls tnidontiried Plying Objeet sightdng ds A untadled ruport or duaTio this Unidontiriel Fiying Objeet slghtdng is '
Lrolwiod on AF Forn ll2e,
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TON E. RERY
Major, USAP
Dir/intelligeros
305th Rm Wg (M)
INCIS
Bketchs of cojeot obearvede.
P . 1s4 mnd t p.41.0 n cup0s 0mosures, 7arplica51)
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appeared
n shown in akstcb A3. Torerd end of olgating perlod, , thinking
that poroh seraun pouadoly ooudd ba dLstertins hie viav, soved to enother
ventage point on besend rloor aide porch wibh no sorean and objeot sppaired
the saae, Tban ae he watohnd, i't appedred to grov Emaller snd take on forn
orlginally vivied with nakgd eyo and gradually toetme Bnaller and emalle
intil it dlecppesrod oumplately, no tims did obgest zppear to bo movieg
Mn any dlrsabien, Objaot ses eatiatled to be spprcdinately i5oo' in tha
adr fnd aot more thon ons to coo ndlos at a alonk ra nge fren point or
tboervation, whlch would pleee pooitien of ths objeet abouh over the bosoh
along Oudr of Modoo to the Noat of St. Fotoraburg (eotlsated positiem ot
nighilog by ooordinabesr 27 bhy 92 blw).
in eise of tho individual windows fron Mhish a whdte Mighe radiatad,
four () tha horisootal and eis (6) on the perpandeul Moon and storg
rare visible during dise of alghbing, but not in a position to dntorfere wita
Lins of eight to object, Light fron betten row of iindonsa Beoond to radlata
doanwand through the openinge appoaring a windows, and light fran the topa
sindoas glowed upward inbll dufivood by alood lager severel hwndred feot
abore altitude of the object, A hsgy glov of diffoosd iight appoared to
ponotrato the sly surrounding the objeas at all tinss durlng the sighting-
Jpcreioly, the gighting mods a diep iprassion on both obsarvers and
suring Lrtorrogation bg mbellignso offioor atabod that ho was
nobully frightaned end at the stne tine fesoineted by (what he an,
Mo other slghtings ware reported to thls inatallntton during peried
condorned. A ehrok with Soth A  N Sedn rawneled ne wusual aotlvity
oy Jnfpentios o2 calnoidantak velraa
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Objeot appeared as shorn in sketah 3A part of the time, and as
to ponitive shape of opeaings.
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HEADTUARTERS
35TH AIR DIVISICN (DEFENSE)
Dobbins Alr Force Base
Marletta, Georgie
RTONT ON UNIDENTIFIYT PIYING ORJEOTS
l. A biief description of the object (s):_Is was rrend, with both reund and
square pa
Shape:
Round
Sise (Compaie with known Object): - -
B.
Megatlro
Color m  "
Whit or J
Humber: 0030
B/A
b. Ancle of elevation and aci:uth of tre object
230 Aalantha fron point of obaervatieo
C.
30 Angls of Elevation 30 Angls of Elevatien 230 Asirrath fron point of observatien .
c. and object (s):
Nowe Nowa
tannel of diseppe rince of objert (s):
Faded (Condonsed) at san spot
f. Length of time in sight:
7 miantes
.imne. of otservat on:
Maked aye and power glasses
Use cne cl any cwatination of the follaring itans: ( ncund Visual,
aiiett.s.tratrons aleettJr": - nify tye of
Drond Visunl

WEATHER INFORMATION
WINDS:
Surface/EsE/h
6,000/110/20
10,000/160/1h
16,000/120/15
20,000/110/6 20,000/110/6
30,000/280/28 30,000/200/28
50,000/280/12
CEILING: 3,000 feet
VISIBLLITY: TEn miles VISIELLITY: TEn miles
CLOUD CCVER: Broken .6 CLOUD CCVER: BrokEn 6
THINDERSTORMS: NONe
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TEMPERATORE INVERSION: At 1, 750 feet and 3,200 feet.
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Mq 35 Air Liv, Keport on Unidentified Plying Objects (oont'd)
b. Statement as to optieal sids (telescopes, binooulars, end so forth)
used rn deveription tiereol:
Blooouare
C. It the sighting is m.de uhile - airborne, ive t pe aircrait, identifs
cation on numbel, altitude, he o-ing, speed, snd home station:
R/A
fi.ie and date of si iting:
0426 36T 22 Septauber 1956
a. zuln time-date roup of sighting: A
0925 %
b. Light conditions (u following terma): Night, day, dawm,
dusk:
Might
5. Locations of obcerver (s). ixeet letitude -nd longitude oi each obse rv
or Georef posticn, or position with refsrence to & known landmark;
2744 M. 9040 W. 3
6. Identif ire inforistion on all o'svivers: Identif ire inforistion on all o'svivers: "
a. Ctviltan: Ctvilian:
5E tE AGE MAULINT ADDRESS AULINT ADLRESS CCCUPATION CCCUPATION
X X 20 25 Rexturaut Rrnlegne Rexturaut Rl
St. Poteraburs. Pla, St. Poteraburs. Rla, and Honw and Hons Kaoper Keoper
b. Military:
N/ME GRADE ORGANIZATION WITY ESTIMUTE OF RELLABILITA TC
tinss: nelosed
Mngative waatla
a
Mook ani SEare .
Yaaible
b. Report frod nesrest iS
and velodlty in degrves end knots at aurfnce, 6,coo', 1o,ooo', 16,:(n
c0,000; 30,000:, 50,000', and 80,0001 11 Rvitleble:
Sngatioe
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sogativs

Foga2vo
8. Any othel umumual sativity or condition, retoorlogieal, sstronadoal, or
otherwice, whigh wght sooount for the sightinge
Bagative
9, Interception or identifiostion anticntsken (such acti n may be t ken
whsnavar feasihle, cauplying vith exdsting air dafenss diractives:
10. Location of eng air trafiio in the area at tine of sighting:
Bogative
11. Fosition title and couments of the preparing officer, including his pre.
liainary analysis of the possible cause of the si_hting (s):
I
Hen. Bene.
12 12. Existing of phyeicel Existing of phyoicel evidence, such 2 s 2s naterial graphs: aphs:
Boa.
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moneage boesaao ef tlan delay. Raport vas mode ont by Gapt. Csaa,
cn R4th Sop ley to Leterviow the obswrver, 7 The esoth AcNca va art
notifled aatll the 26th of Bap 1956.
s045 105 207 20,
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