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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6972132
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONGreat Falls Virginia
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3. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 October 1957 Great Falls, Virginia 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon 7
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 13/2105Z AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
X No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
DX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
five to six seconds one 007 dgr
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round black object the size of Duration of 5.-6 seconds. Object
the head of a pin at arm's length. passed overhead on course of 007
Object was seen moving on a true dgr. Lost from viow behind trees
course of 007 dgr. Obj was in sight indicating probably considerable
for five to six seconds. distance. Insufficient data for
evaluation.
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CLAJJIIGATTUN
COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING REPORT NO. (Leave blank) .
United States of America 5-57
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS DATE OF INFORMATION
UNITED STATES 13 October 1957
ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT Plans and TogtaneyE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS (If applicable)
Headqua Comand, USAF, Bolling AFT l October 1957 SRI NO.
CANCELED/COMPLETE
Major, USAF DATE OF REPORT SRI NO.
Asst for Plans and Intalligence 15 October 1957 CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
SRI NO.
NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE EVALUATION ACTIVE
itr. Unevaluated ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (DT)
REFEReNCes (BAIR Subject, ts, etc.. as applicablo)
Hone
SUBJECT (Deacriptive reports for separate subjecto
Unindentified Nlying Objects Report
SUMMARy (Give summary which highlights the salient factors of narrative report. Begin narrative text SUMMARy (Give summary which highlights the salient factors of narrative report, Begin narrative text on AF Form 112a on AF Form 112a
unless report can be fully stated on A Form 112. List inclosures, including number of copies) unless report can be fully stated on Ar Form 112. List inclosures, including number of copies)
The following information is reported in The following
Unindentified Flying Objeots Report, dated 12 August l95h: Unindentified Flying Objeots Report, ted 12 August 195h:
JAMES E. OEURTZ
Major, USAP
Asst for Plans and Intelligence
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INCLS
DIsTriBuTION BY ORIGiNATo (Except USAp and file. Indicate Dupl M/ox and copies w/o inclosures, if applicable)
Comdr, ADC, Em ArB, Colorado
Comdr, ArIc, Wr ght-Patterson AFB, Ohio
WARNING: This document contains informetion affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the
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a. Obeervers
speek cane into vION.
Directly Direetly overhead owexaeed moving moving an a an 8 ox0 6ourJe 6r O07 OK 007 SEen
100 Direetly overheed moving on a true course of oo7 degrees. course of oo7 degrees.- "Se81
d Objeet was moving moving ina ina straight straight line on a line 00 a true course of true course of co7 degrees. 007 degrees.
Courge HS dete: dose ined ined by ing Ocmpass. Variation ws taken into
conaideration.
•. Tress obecured further vimw. further vimw.
£. Five to six seoonds. Five to six seoonds.
3. Marner of observation: Marner O This
accordingf io This
a. Ground-visual.
d. Hone.
c. N/A. oeing at all
l4o Time and date of sightingi
21052, 13 Cetober: 1105-5=160
Day.
5. Location of obserrer: .
Approximately one-half mile south of Great Falls, , near the
a. bank of the Btomee River.
6. Identifying informetion of observor:
. hase, Md,
•• "• "o, "uay at o.
7. 7. Weather and vinds-aloft, oonditione at time and place of sighting:
Mostly cloucy cloudy with with hase.
B. Wind Wind direction and velocity
Surface NN3/05
6000 090/11 090/11
10000 350/04
16000 320/24
20000 230/29
3C000 240/52
50000 Nagativo
30000 030/18
WARNiNG: This document contains information affecting the national delense of the United States within the meaning of the
Espionag• Laws, Title 18, U. S. C., Sections 793 and 794. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an
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CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when Alled in)
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY Dir, Plans & Programe REPORT NO.
Headquarters Command, USAY 5-57 PAGE 3 oF 3 PAGES
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