PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785887

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONNASKey West Florida

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
3 December 1956 NAS Key West, Florida 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local XXGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT04/0019Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astranomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
x No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
KIX Insuffici ont Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
few seconds one none
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object bright flash of white Insufficient Data.
light. Size an distance unknown,
no Sound, no tr ail. Object bserved
one dgr above horizon, azimuth 90
dgr from Key West NAS.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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.PP RJEDEN RJESKB RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJESYQ 1B
P 040130 Z
FM 7296 AACS FLT SVC SQ MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPGS COLO.
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH AIR DIVISION DEFENSE DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE TGENCE HEADQUATERS USAF WASHINGTON ZS D•C• HEADQUATERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 D.C.
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/UFOB/(PRIORITY)
1 DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT 1 DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT
A. BRIGHT FLASH OF WHIT LIGHT A. BRIGHT FLASH OF WHIT LIGHT
B. OBSERBER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE OR DISTANCE B. OBSERBER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE OR DISTANCE (
C. BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT 17 .i
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K/ ONE
E. N/A (
F.N/A
C
G. N/A
H NONE HEARD (
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1. N/A
2• DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
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A• ATTRACTED BY BRIGHT FLASH -
B. ANGLE OF ELEVATION I DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
AZIMUTH 090 DEG FROM KEY WEST NAS
C. SAME AS NO 2
D NO MOVEMENT ONLY A FLASH OF LIGHT
E• FLASH FADE OUT
F. ONLY FEW SECONDS
3. MANNER OF OVERSERBATION (
A GROUND VISUAL
B. OPTICAL AIDS NONE
C. SIGHTING FROM NAS KEY WEST CONTROL TOWER
4 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 4 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
( (
A. 040019Z DECEMBER A. 0400192 DECEMBER 1956 1956 :X
B. NIGHT
5. LOCATION OF OSERBER
UNDERSEA
CONTROL TOWER CONTROL TOWER KEY KEY WEST NAVAL NAVAL ANDWR ..
WSANCNS WEANCNS
P-NWON FLORIDA 2433N 8141W PNWON FLORIDA 2433N 8141W (
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6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER
A CIVILIA N NONE
B. 3448379
OPERATION KEY WEST NAS FLORIDA
7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT
A. CLEAR 15 MILES VIS
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SURFACE 050 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
6000 FT 200 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
10000 FT 220 DEGREES 25 KNOTS
16000 FT 220 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
20000 FT 230 DEGREES 30 KNOTS id
30000FT 260 DEGREES 65 KNOTS
50000 FT 260 DEGREES 85 KNOTS (
80000 FT NOT AVAILABLE (
C. CEILING CLEAR
D. VISIBILITY 15 MILES
E- CLOUD COVER NONE
F. THUNDERSTORMS NONE
8. N/A ' (
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PAGE FOUR RJESTY 1B
9 NONE KNOWN (
1NONE KNOWN
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11. OPERATIONS OFFICER
1296TH AACS SQDN FLIGHT SERVICE MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
ALL MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA
CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE FLARE DROP OR OTHE MISSION IN THIS AREA ALL FISC
REPORT NEGATIVE COAST GUARD USAF AIR RESCUE AND 35 AIR NOTIE
:
BY FLT SVC INTERPHONE
12. NONE KNOWN
GOLINSKY END
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