PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

O Ground- Vi sual

AXKGround-Rodar

O Air-Intercept Radar

12, CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

GM R SAS 7 O Air Vi sual
3S SS 1 $. SOURCE

0 Yes

Wo Military

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Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicol

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7, LENGTH OF .OBSERVATION | 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS

24 seconds

9.

COURSE

straight

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prob stovosses

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Insufficient o valuction
Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Nine "S"' shaped objects seen on
ground radar, Objects were seen

traveling at approximately 6 hid
MPH for 24 seconds.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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11,

COMMENTS

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Officer that sighting was prood-
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PROVED. ONE OF THE RADAR OBSERVERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME
TYPE RETURNS WHILE WORKING AT A FAR NORTHERN AF BASE
Se FAMOUS 14/121361/KC-S7F WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY IN THE LOCAL

| AREA. THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD OBSERVING ANY THING OUT OF THE
) ORDINARY WAS THE RADIO OPERATOR,$ A/2C MUCCILLO, WHO, FROM THE
RIGHT SCANNERS POSITION SAW WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE SHOOTING
STARS. A/2C MUCCILLO REPORTED SEEING APPROXIMATELY 8~1@ O}
THESE OBJECTS, BUT SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL THAT WOULD IDENTIFY THEM
FROM OTHER "SHOOTING STARS” HE HAD OBSERVED THAT NIGHT AND
ON OTHER FLIGHTS.

19. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT BESIDES FAMOUS 14.

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41. CHIEF/EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION SECTION, INTELLIGENCE, 93FD
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COARSE OF THE SIGHTINGS ON THE SCOPE DOES NOT CORRESPOND
SATISFACTORILY WITH THE OBSERVATION FROM FAMOUS QRM GC1 WAS
NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT PICK-UP THE "TARGET® ON ITS RADAR SET.
ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON COULD POSSIBLY EXPLAIN TEE RADAR RETURNS
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1, DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS 2 ort

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Ae HORIZONTAL S-SHAPED RETURN ON RADAR SCOPE.

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B. SHARP RETURNe SIZE OF B=-52 ON SCOPE.
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E. CAME BY SINGLY, EXCEPT FOR TWO, ONE CLOSELY FOLLOWING
THE OTHER.

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DESCRIPTION OF COARSE OF OBJECTS$

Ae! SHARP RETURNS ON CPN 18 RADAR SET.

B-C. ALL "IARGETS"$ WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN 285 DEGREES TO 29¢
"DEGREES ON A HEADING OF 185 DEGREES ACROSS TKE RADAR SCOPE

TO THE CENTER,¢ OR STATION, WHERE THEY WERE LOST IN THE
es ag ee

GROUND CLUTTER.
De THE ® WERE TRACED IN AN ALMOST STRAIGHT PATH TO THE

| CENTER “OF THE SCOPE FROM BETWEEN 285 DEGREES AND 29@ DEGREES.

E. LOST IN GROUND CLUTTER.
F.3 WERE IN SIGHT 24 SECONDS, OR FOUR SWEEPS OF SIX SECONDS
. EACHe3 AREA TRAVELED BY THE "TARGETS"( ON THE SCOPE WAS
APPROXIMATELY 4G MILES |
MANNER OF OBSERVATION?
A. GROUD ELECTRONIC - CPN-48 A OBSERVED ON THREE SUCH SETS.

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4.

TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING?
Ae 2545/2872.