PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789822

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONBel Air Maryland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE | 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12.May1957 BelAir,Maryland 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_2030 Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 13/0130.0500Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Star or
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xWas Astronomieal Planet
Yes D Probably Astronomical
AKNo AKNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE . COURSE D Other. Other
Zig Zag in 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
3 hours one Northerly direction
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One object, similar to star-size head This is culmination of another
of I pin color, mostly pin color, mostly yellow, changes sighting from Same individual
to green or white. When viewed through in same area and same descrip-
binoculars object appears to have a halp tion and conclusions this is an
effect. astro body.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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1FC)
Wiituers
15May57 09 59
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ASTRO
WPH167 WPG157 YDB139RYA139
EU 1820Z C::
UYBD60ETB054
PP RJEDEN RJEDWWP
DE RUETGH 028
P 141645Z
FM COMDR 6470TH TEST SQ (ORD), 657OTH TEST GP (CML AND ORD)
ABERDEENPG MD .
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB, COLORADO SPRINGS COLO TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB, COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEPNY/CONDR 26TH AIR DIVISION ROSLYN AFS, ROSLYN NY
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT WRIGHT AFB OHIO AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WAHSDC HQ USAF WAHSDC
AF GRNC
BT
(UNCLAS) FROM ACQ0 678 TT6899 SGD HARDING
ÜFOB FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITT ACCORDANCE ..
WITH AFR 200-2. PARAGRAPH D.
(1) (A) SIMILAR TO STAR; SOMETIMES APPEARS TO BE CIRCULAR OR
DISK S SHAPED. (B) HEAD OF PIN. (C) MOSTLY YELLOW, SOMETIMES
CHANGES T0 GREEN OR WIHITE. (D) (5433 9, 58 8&58,&, AS MANY AS
VISABLE TO
THE NAKED EYE. (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) NONE
(2(A)INDIVIDUAL HASBEEN OBSERVING THESE OBJECTS SINCE
".. "

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BEL AIR, MARYL 26 MIN W DEGREES
32 MIN N
(6)(A) /A. (6) (A) N/A. , THE ORDNANCE SCHOOL, THE ORDNANCE SCHOOL, (
RESEARCH H AND CURRICULUM. SEEMS H AND D CURRICULUM. SEEMS
TO BE VERY SINCERE AND RELIABLE. TO BE VERY SINCERE AND RELIABLE.
(7) (A) NEGATIVE. (B) SFC 225/7 (7)(A) NEGATIV VE. (B) SFC 225/7
. ". 6000 - 290/20
10000 - 290/25 10009 - 290/25
16000- 280/30
129009 - 270/30
30009 - 280/35
50060 - 290/40 (
(C) NONE. (D) 8 (2/19 OPAQUE)
(F)NONE. .
C LN I6 GP 1 SH HOULD READ 20000 RPT 20000
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(8) N/A (8)N/A C C
(9)N/A 9)N/A
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A) INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLEBM
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POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTINGS.
(12) NONE.
BT
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