DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7074159
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONAberdeen Maryland
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
24 November 1956 Aberdeen, Maryland o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
100 Probably Aircraft
GMT 25/0 xAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astranomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
e No Civilian (Airline Pilot) Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
x Insufficient Date for Evaluation
five minutes 0 Unknown
one east
0. BRIEP SUMA GHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object like a rocket. Object Insufficient Data.
appeared irectly ac flight path
of observer's /ac 3 miles in
front. trajectory obj would
make contact tothe east of
Aberdeen,Md, Aberdeen,Nd. also also stated he
noted a fi noted a fire approx ppro orea rea of
the objs contact w/ground about 10
minutes after time of contact.. V
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()(A) CIVILIAN, CAPTAIN 1 AGE UNK, MAILING ADDRESS, UNK
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STATED THAT HE SAW A FIRE IN THE APPROXIMATE AREA OF CONTACT FOR
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(F) N/A(G)UNK, (H) NOSOUND.
(A)UNK,B4, 00 FEET,(C) UNK,(D) DIRECTLY ACROSS FLIGHT C
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TRAJECTORY WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH GROUND ON EAST SIDE OF BAY OF
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RIVER TO THE EAST OF ABERDEEN, MD. (F) FIVE MINUTES
(3) (A) AIR VISUAL, (B) NONE USED, (C) SIGHTING MADE WHILE (
AIRBORNE IN EASTERN AIRLINES CONSTELLATION, FLT 547, 8000 FEET
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GENERALLY SOUTH, UNK SPEED, HOME STA UNK. GENERALLY SOUTH, UNK SPEED, HOME STA UNK.
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