PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960796

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONAberdeen Prov Grnd, Md

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PROJECT 1007 ORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12 - CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bailoon
6 July l957 Aberdeen Prov. Grnd., Md. 00 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireroft
GMT_ 07/0220Z Air-Visuai Air-intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS G. SOURCE OX Was Astronomical Star
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER O OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
slow tight 000 Insufficient Dota for valuation
Unknown
3 hours one circular turd
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object changing from Small to Object in sight over three
large. Color yellow obj had halo hours with characteristics of
around it top. Object was high and astro body. Positional data not
made slow turn. included and the specific obj
cannot be identified. However,
data conclusive as to obsvation
of astro body. of astro body.
ATIC 7ORM 329 (R 26 SEP 52)
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RJEPJE/CCMDR 85TH AD D ANDREWS AFE WASH DC •
AJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFF CHIO
RJEPHO/DI IRECTOR INTELLOGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
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/UNCLASSIFIED/ACCMO 7-573 PD SUBJECT : UFOB (1) (A) CHANGING FROM SMALL
TO LARGE (B ) SMALL (C) YELLOW (D) ONE (E) NEGATIVE (F) HALO ARCUND .
ITS TOP (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) HALO AROUND TOP PD (2) (A) CURIOUS .
(HOBEY) (E) HIGH (C) HIGH (D) SLOW TIGHT CIRCULAR TURN (E) LEFT SCENE
BEFORE DISAPPERANCE (F) THREE . HOURS PD (3) (A) NAXED EYE (E) NONE (C) .
NONE PD (4) (A) 07/0220Z JULY 1S57 (E) NIGHI )(A) 39:27 N -
75:25 W (B) PK 3527 PD (6) (A) NONE (E AMAJOR
U.S. ARMY ' ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND.' MARYLAND VERY GOOD PD (7) .
Wind -Caln
(A) CLEAR CALM 360-20 (4330-25(532)-30
(5)330-45 NONE UNLIMITED (D) VERY GOOD (E) NONE ..
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(FL NONE PD (9) (A) NONE (C) NONE PD (10) NONE PD (11) NO 0 KNOWN
TRAFFIC PD (12) (A) BALTIMORE GOC (B) CURIOSITY PD (12)(A)NONE
(B) NONE PD (14) REMARKS: SUBJECT STATED HE H HAD SIGHTED THREE OR MORE ••
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