DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6788452
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONOakton Virginia
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
: b ; O Was Bolloon
el Apri 1 1957 Oakton, Virginia 0 Probobly Bulloon
; 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |
f CK Was Aircraft
ei ae i —— [& Ground- Vi sual D Ground-Radar CQ Probobly Aircraft
SMy 12/0250Z_ D Air Visual D Air-Intercep? Radar hi Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS : 6. SOURCE O Woes Astronomical
O Yes |o presen Aetancn ec)
‘ GNo_ Civilian 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
DO Unknown
_unknown two then onel see below
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two white objects, later merging into | 4 limited investigation conducted
one, seen making almost a complete by flight 3-D revealed that a

arcle around Washington D.C..Ohbject General Mills owned aircraft (DC-
was seen visually. ‘ |13) was in the air testing two new
high intensity collision lights-
an experiment. This sighting was
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PAR SEVEN DOG AFR TWO HUNDRED DASH TWO.

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DISCERNBBLE; BRAVO: NOL DISCERNABLS; COCA:

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BRILLAN? WHITE;
AT FIRS? APPEARED AS TWO BUT MERGED TO ONE; ECHO:

HOTEL:

UNANOWN; FOXTROT: NOE NOLICED; GOLF: NONE OBSERVED;

NONE; INDIA: NONE. ITEM TWO, ALFA: BRILLANT LIGHT FIRST

| OBSERVED FROM INTERIOR OF RESIDENCE; BRAVO: UNABLE TO OBSERVE

DUE TO BRILLTANCY OCF LICHT; COCA: WHEN DISAPPEARDMG FROM SICHT

| ESTIMATED TO BE AT APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FEET; DELTA:

WHEN FIRST OBSERVED APPEARED TO BE COMIDG FROM THE WASHINGTON

| DC AREA, THAN HOVEREA AS THOUGH ATTEMPTING LANDING IN OPEN FIEID |" , |"
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OF VIENNA AND FATRFAX VIRGINIA, THAN MOVED IN PRRADIC FLIGHT
PAZA AND AT HXTREMS RATE CF SPEED SOUTHWSSY THAN TOWARD TOWN
OF FAIRFAX AND DISAPPEARED TO THs NORTHRAST IN THE DINSCPION
OF WASHINGION, DC; ECHO: LOST FROM VIEW WHILE TRAVELING
NORPHEAST TOWARD WASHINGTON, DC; FOXTROT: UNKNOWN, ITSM TUREE,
ABLS: NOMS; BRAVO: NONE; COCA: NOY APPLICABLE, ITEM FOUR,:
ALFA: APPRCKIMATBLY 1.20250 ZULU APRIL 1957; BRAVO: NIGHT
ITEM FIVE: OAKTON, VA MIDWAY BEIWEEN TOWNS OF VIENNA AND
FAIRFAX, VA. ITEM SIX: R Se, WOR Caxton, VA.
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PIONS, SOWNMNMAMMMBY, «USOB FIRST OSSRV2D BY ELEVEN YEAR OLD
SON OF mR MRR. «ros RePoRrep BY COLONEL W. L. STANTON,
EXECUTIVE OFFICER NATIONAL CAPITAL WING, CIVIL AIR PATROL,
ITEM SEVEN, ALFA: CLEAR, HAZY, DRIGHY MOON, ITEM EIGHT:
ATRDROME OFFICER AT BOLLING AFB REPORTS THAT HE HAD A CALL
FROM A BOLLING CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE AT APPRCKIMATELY 120300 Z
THAT SHE HAD JUS? OBSERVED AN AIRPLANS ELYING IN VICINITY oF
WASHINGTON, DC WITH EXTREMELY DRIGHT LIGHTS ON EACH WING OR
WING TIPS AND TWO CTHER AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING IN FORMATION
WITH THIS ATRCRAVT, ITEM NINE: NONE. ITEM TEN: UNKNOWN, BUT
AIR TRAFFIC USUALLY HEAVY IN VICINITY OF SIGHTED UroB.

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