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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7228544
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONWest Germany Zone
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
7 September 1957 West Germany Zone 000 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3.
Local 2135,2136,2137 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ka Was Astronamical Meteors
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
two seconds three not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Egg shaped object with cone-shaped
tail. Light red, area around forward Meters.
2/3rds was blue, diminishing cone
trailing rearward was light red surrouhded
was grey and contained red sparks.
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ATIC FORM 39 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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West Zone, Germany
AGENCY OF OMIOIN DATE OF REPONT
USAFE, ATI Directorate 27 Sapt 1957 jec
SOURCE OF INPOONATION DATE OF INFONMATION
Four Tank Depot Guards 7 Sapt 1957 1
PREPARING OFFICER EVALUATION
GUY W, DENNIS, Captain, USAF F-6
diraetiee, prerionrejort,ete.. cs apptirntle)
BAIR 450T
SUBJECT
Sighting of Unidentified Flying Objects
SUMARY (nle eomcie rmary ofrept. aign in finl onelen  rar.Li inclaures  Ier et.
were interviewed and report forward-
ed in acccrdance with AFR 2O0-2.
2. This informaticn will_ be of intereat_to the_ Air Technieal lli-
gence Conter, Wright-Patter3on Air Force Base, Ohio.
APPROVED:
(ATILO Effort All)
GRORGE R. HUNDT
Colonel, USAF
Intel
INCES,
DISTRIAUTON OC ORNGINATOH
hr FICE
USAFE
ATIC....
A RTS 1070003
COMNAVGER DAD..... 3
WARNING: Thle dooument contaiasiriformation atimctind the national defenne ol the United Statea within ths nsaning of the Eapio-
nago Laws. Title 13. U. S. C., Soction 773 and 794. Ita cranamission or the revelation of its contants in ane manner to an unauthoriand
person in prohibited law. It may not be reproduced in whole of in part, by other than United States Air Force Afencies, arcept by
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FROM (AMEy) REPCAT NO.
USAFE, ATI Directorate IR-1270-57 PAGE 3 OF NY PAGES
(f) Hone •
(3) None
(9) None
(10) Unknown
(11) Two of four observers were interviewed by ATILO sixteen days
efter the occur: nce. All.observers were at guard posts and
cbserved objects individually They were located as far as
700 yards apart. All agreed color, shape, direction and
elavation of the three objects sighted.
Best, Heinrich geb. 2l.5.14 Gross-Winternheim Guard
Mainzerstrasse 24
born Mainz =
Boppstrasse 8
born Mainz
Berbarossaring l "
Weihrauch, Ernst = 16.3.27 Harxheim,
Bahnhcfstrasse 25 "1
GUY W. DENNIS
Captain, Captain, USAF
Aircraft Division
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SYU. S. C.-
3I AND , AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSIOM OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW
IT MAY NOT BE REPROOUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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2nd heading270
3rd heading at
(a) Same
(a) The trajeotory or
the latter appeared to form an aro; firat rising slightly and
leter falling a alight amount. leter falling a slight amount.
(e) Sudden; as though a light was turned off Sudden; aa though a light was turned off
(£) (f) 20 secondsi Gmoke behind tail 2 seconis.
(3)(a) Ground visual Ground visual
(b) None
(c) N/A N/A 7136 -2137 2137
_2135
(4)2) 0722352,0722362 and 0722372
(b) Night
(5) 1811E 300 Ex
6)(a) *(at end of report)
(6) N/A
(7)(a) High thinly soattered cleuds; full moon
(5)
(0) Unlimited
(d) 12 miles
(e) Negligible
31 AND 3Z. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW_ PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
THAY