DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7228277
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONWilmington Delawareat New Castle City AB
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
Wilmington, Delaware at
ctober 1957 New Castle City AB
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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Was Bolloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircrof?
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
Was Astronomical Aiotecor
Probably Astronomical ica
Possibly Astronomical
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Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ea:
Five circular objects with pale | Probably astronomical (meteor).
white light, three in a line on top,
two in line below; the five ina
space the size of a haif-dollar
heid at arm's length. Straight
line of flight, no maneuvers,
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AF FORM 112 a
(CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1968
COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK)
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
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AREA REPORTED ON FROM (.lyeney) Se en
____ New Cactie, Delaware oo 3°nd Fichter Groun (AD) _ 4
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
1 November 1947 30 Cetober 1°5'7 Fe).
PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE te = “ aero
RRADLEY F, PRANN, LT COL, USAF Parconal Interview
REFERENCES (Conival swrabor; Uvectioe, previous report, de, as applicable) . eis
SUMMARY: (Inter concise sammary of repert. Civs significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Pert I 1)
Ses attached,
DISTRIBUTION BY RAEN BDC. Original to ACS/I, HEDUSAF
Copy to Comdr, ATIC
Copy to Comdr, AbLO
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 80 U. 5
81 AND %. AS AMENDED. {TS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY. LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED 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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AF FORM 112—PART Il 7 |
(CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED | JUNE 1948 |
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT |
FROM (Ayency) REPORT NO.
lio 32nd Fichter Grouv (fir Def )
iew Castle County AB, Wilm Del, mn a: SP... - PAGES
(1) DESCRIETTI ON CF THE ORJECT(S):
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(d) Five (5) objects )in 2. small space
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(e) Cove ee (3) ina line on ton, (Bu 4 in lin r below, the five in a space the
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site of a half dollar held at arve Jeneth.,
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(i) Objeets cros sseq 30° of sky in less than 2 seconds, then faded out
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(2) DESCRIPTION CF COURSE OF opgect(s):
(a) A very bricht meteor that fell from the zenith to ahout 20° above the
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horizion in the north
(») Exove bdon 250. from hor Lzonal] Agim th 010°)
(c) (isvetion ” 50 from orizional azimut sh 340%
(ad) Straicht line of flicht, no aueuvers,
(e)“Feaded outs
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(f) Tw - three seconds
(3) MANNER OF OCBSERVATTON:
(a) Grovnd visual
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(4) TIME ANDDITE OF SIGHTING:
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(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVET
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(A) 39° 390 N, 75° 379 \i, New Custle Cty AB, Wilmington, Delaware
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NOTE: TH'S DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S. C.—
3) AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITEO STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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AF FORM 112—PART II
(CLASSIFICATION) iy
AJR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) REPORT NO.
iq O2nd Fichter Grou: (AD)
lew Castle County Air Bese 2
PAGE OF 2
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(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBS RVER:
(2)
Leo L. Fox, A/3C, 4F25110953, @2nd Air Bare Sausdron, New Castle County
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Air Pase, ilmineton, Delawcre
(7) WEATHTR AND WINDS=ALOFT CONDTTIONS AT TIVE AND PLACS OF SICHTTNG:
(a) Cilesr, very few cloud cover.
(b)
6,000: 30°, 16K; 10,000: 3009, 26K; 16,900: 3000, 45K
30,000: 3509, 55K; 50,600: 239°, 42K; 63,000: 2409,
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