PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969146

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPhiladelphia Pennsylvania

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
22 August 1957 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 0 Probably Balloon /
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local xGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 23/0015Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
XC No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
few seconds 0 Unknown
two
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
No description other than two objects, Insufficient data for evaluation.
close together and very bright.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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07 320 Reptrer gil
26 AuG 57 IGU1OOY O MESSAGE
COY 25/12
RA0 16 C
0 WPE013 3 TYB051 NYA336
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00 RJEDWP 424 25 Aue 57
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DE RJEPNY 18 C
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RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATERSON AFB OHIO RJEDWP/CONDR ATIC WRIGHT PATERSON AFB BOHIO
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RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEPNB/COMDR DET 1006TH STEWART AFB NY RJEPNB/COMDR DET 1006TH STEUART AFB NY (
INFO RJEPNB/CONDR EADF STEWART EADF STEWART AFB NY AFB NY 1
BT BT (
/UNCLASSIFIED/ CITE NBR 011 9252 SUBJ: UFOB 011 9252 SUBJ: UFOB /ATTN:STEWART ATTN CIC:/ (
(1) DESCRIPTION: (1)I DESCRIPTION:
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(A) NEGATIVE
(B) NEGATIVE E - VERY SMALL (
(C) NEGATIVE
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(D) 2
(E) CLOSE TOGETHER (
(F)I NEGATIVE
(G) NEGATIVE
(H) NEGATIVE
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(E).NONE
(F) NONE (
(8) NEGATIVE
C
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C
PAGE FOUR RJEPNY 18 (
(9)NEGATIVE
(10) B-47'S IN THE AREA GOING G WESTWARD  LOCAL CIVILIAN TRAFFIC.
(11 1/LT. OWEN P. LYNCH .
SENIOR CONTROLLER 2STH AIR DIV (DEF)
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PROBABLE SIGHTIVE OF SAC AIRCRAFT IN AREA  SAC MISSION WAS SOUTH PROBABLE E SIGHTIVE_OF SAC AIRCRAFT IN AREA • SAC MISSION WAS SOUTH
WEST OF PHILADELPHIA NOVING SLIGHTLY WEST OF PHILADELPHIA MOVING SLIGHTLY NORTH-OF NORTH OF PHIL. AND PHIL. AND THEN WEST. ( J
(12 12 NEGATIVE.
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PAGE TWO RJEPNY 18
(I) APPEARED TO BE VERY BRIGHT.
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
(A) MERELY LOOKING AT THE SKY.
C
(B) 35 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
(C) 220 DEGREES
NEGATIVE
D NEGATIVE - LATER REPORT OBJECTS C
CEMOVING WESTWARD. - C
NEGATIVE
(F) SECONDS.
(3) MANNER OF-OBSERVATION:
(A) GROUND VISUAL (A) GROUND VISUAL -
(B) NEGATIVE 6 . C
(C) NEGATIVE C
(4) TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING 4TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING .
L C
(A) 23/0015Z AUG.
NIGHT - CLEAR (
(5) PHILADELPHIA, PENN.
(6) IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS 1
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PHIL PENN. NO PHONE −
NO AGE (
(B) NEGATIVE
(
(7 WEATHER
(A) CLEAR, EXCELLENT T VISIBILITY (
(B) SURFACE 130 DEG 10 KT B
6,000' C60 DEG 10 KT
10,000' 340 DEG 10 KT (
16,000 330 DEG 15 KT
20,000' 350 DEG 25 KT
30,000 260 DEG 45 KT 30,000 250 DEG 45 KT C C
50,200' 260 DEG 30 KT 50,002' 260 DEG 30 KT 4
80,000' - DEG - KT 80,000' - DEG - KT
(C)_NONE C ( - —
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