PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 7
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 November 1957 Eglin AFB, Florida 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local .Ground-Visual KGround-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT. 05/2037Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astranomical
Yes D Probobly Astronomical
x8 No IMilitary Possibly Astronomical
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BECAUSE OF RELIABLE SOURCE AND TO SUPPLY BECAUSE OF RELIABLE E SOURCE AND TO SUPPLY INFORMATION POSSIBLE INFORMATION POSSIBLE an an
RELATING TO SIMILAR SIGHTINGS REPORTED TO AGENCIES BY OBSERVERS out yis out yils
NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERROGTION BY NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERROGT THIS THIS INTELLIGENCE DIVISIONS INTELLIGENCE DIVISIONS fhe I plam fe  plam
(12)NONE. (12)NONE.
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CIRVIS. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GROUND SIGHTINGS AND AIRBORNE CIRVIS. NUMEPOUS RE
SIGHTINGS OF UNUSUAL OBJECTS AND LIGHTS FROM EVERGREEN ALA.
30 MILES NORTH-WEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA AND EGLIN AFB FLA• REPORT
FROM NEW ORLEANS STATED OBJECT APPEARED TO BE GREEN FLARE. REPORTS
FROM EGLIN AFB. AND FOREST SHERMAN NAS AT PNS HAVE SEVERAL GROUPS OF
STATIONARY OBJECIS ON RADAR BETWEEN PENSACOLA AND EGLIN AFB FLA.
B-S6 FROM EGLIN AFB FLA MADE VISUAL. CONTACT WITH OBJECTS BUT RAN LOW
ON FUEL. AND COULDNT COMPLETE INTERCEPT SEVERAL AIRCRAFT FROM EGLIN
ATTEMPTING INTERCEPT_AT PRESENT TIME_SIGNED GOLINSKY
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05/2372
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TO: AFCIN-4E4 FROM: AFCIN-4E1 DATE: 17 Dec 571 COMMENT NR 2
AFCIN-4Ela/V. D. Bryant/jc
72131/Bldg 263-D/Rm 8
1. It is difficult to evaluate the inclosed report without indications as to
rates of speed, etc., of the target. The ltitudes suggest possible weather
balloons, although balloons, although the the evaluation of Intelligence evaluation of Intellige Officer Captain Davis may very ficer Captain Davis may very well well
be correct correc ttributing the ibuting th e returns to interference interference or radar malfunction. or radar malfunction.
2. For your iniormation, this branch, recognizing For your information, this branch, recognizing its inability to give
adequate attention to these reports, and lacking adequate attention to these reports, and lacking personnel versed in weather g personnel versed in weather
characteristics, etc., has recommended to the Electronics Division that immediate action
be taken to secure the services of a competent consultant who can intelligently be taken to secure the services of a competent consultant who can intelligently
evaluate these reports and provide answers to the field which will satisry them.
Edith
Incls GORDON C. HOFFMAN
n/c Colonel, USAF capt
AFCIN-4E1
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Classification Cancelled
(or chsnged touuehds)
Ath.Cut COLUS
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Date2969

TABOVE THE OTHER 21497 (F)
UNUSUAL FEATURE OF THIS REPORT .WAS THE
ABNORMAL OF
THE 57 TACWRON. THEY WERE TRACKED BY AN AN/EPS-TG AT FGLIN AFB
FLORIDA CALL SIGN OF THE STATION TRACKING OBJECT WAS DEMCN.
678 ACWRON SEARCH RADAR WAS CN THE AIR AT THIS TIME. THE AN/FPS-20
SEARCH SET THE 678 ACWRON DID NOT PICK UP ANY OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE CORRELATED WITH THE TRACK DWMON WAS TRACKING. HCWEVER THE AREA
WRON.
(D) FLIGHT PATH WAS NOT ON A STRAIGHT LINE FIRST
POSITION WAS 2838- AT 20377 HEALT EAST, ALTITUDE
520 POSITIO
2124Z PCSITION WAS 2124 NAs GJEA 5836 HEADING EAST,.ALTITUDE 1DSDDO 5002
FEET, AT 2127Z FEET, POSITION POSITION WAS WAS GJFA 0237, NORTHEAST ALTITUDE ALTITUDE
9000 21302 SCUTHEAST AT
81000 810 21337 1337 PO SOUTHEAST
AT 810 AT 8 2133Z POSITION 21332 POS ITTON SED IRECTION
TO WE OSITION UFOB
STATIONARY AT . ALTITUDE.52O00 FEET AT 2145Z P0SITION ALTITUDE.52000 FEET AT 2145Z P0SITION IGJFA GJFA
0234, IRECTIO LTITUDE 45000 FEET. AT 2149Z P0SITION T. AT 2149Z P0SITION
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GJFA 1237 DIRECTION NORTHEAST. 2 UFCB AT THIS TIME. 1 AT ALTITUDE
39000 FEET AND THE OTHER AT 45000 FEET. AT 2208Z POSITION WAS GJFA
3214 HEADING SCUTHEAST ALTITUDE 24000 FEET AT 22IOZ UFOB FADED
FROM RADAR AT POSITION GJFA 3219, ALTITUDE 204800.FEET. THE UFOB
WAS PICKED UP BY EGLIN AFB AT 2O37Z, AT THIS TIME THE RATE OF DESCENT
WAS 1000 PER 45 SECONDS. (E) FADED FROM RADAR (F) 1 HCUR 33

MINUTES PART 3. (A) GROUND-ELECTRCNIC (RADARAN/FPS-16.(B)N/A
(C) NEGATIVE PART 4. (A) NONRADAR FROM 2037Z 5 NOVEMBER 57 T0 2210Z
5 NOVEMBER (B) DAY. PART LIN AFB, FLORIDA SITE NUMBER
A-19. PAI CA BS 'HEY MAKE A
REPORT VEMBER 57
8DDD SCATT , DEW
POIN' YNDALL
AFB FLORIEA 2200Z 5
TEMPERATURE 69, DEW 02. EGLIN
AFB FLORIDA 2100Z 5 NOVEMBER HIGH OVERCAST IBILITY 10
WINDS NORTH 6. EGLIN AFB FLORIDA 22O0Z 5 NOVEMBER 57.
0
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HIGH OVERCAST, BISIBILITY 10 WINDS NOR (B) SURFACE 3Ø0 DEGREES
8 KNOTS 6 TEET, REES, 20 TS 10000
FEET, 299 REES. 25 EET GREES,
40 KNOTS TEET. 28 ES. 45 EET. 30 0 DEGREES,
70 KNOTS 50 UNKNOWN. FEET, UNKNOWN (C) CEILING, TYNDALL
WAS VECT THE WAS IN TITUDES
FROM 300 CETTO HOWEVER CHE RESULTS JEGATIVE.
THE T-33 SEARCHED THE AREA FROM 2245Z 5 NOV UnTIl. XIMATELY
2355Z.5.NOV INFORMATION ON AN UFOB S_REPORTED
SEEN BY THE T-33. PAR THERE WAS 8 F102'S FEETI
45 T0 50 MILE AREA UFOB AND -57 4OZO0 FEET IN ABOUT
THE SAME AF RE BEING CONTROLLED BY THE 678
ACWRON. PART ITELLIGENCE CAPTAIN CHARLES N DAVIS.
OFFICER. E ORIGINAL RADAR RETURN MAY
WELL HAVE BEEN EITHER ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE OR A MALFUNCTION
SINCE THE EQUIPMENT IS UNDERGOING TESTS THE SUBSEQUENT RETURNS
Classification Cancelled
DOWNG (or changed toungAs)
Auth. Cuatany cor usA
By TU
Date 2
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PROBABLY WERE AIRCRAFT WHICH WERE ERRONEOUSLY CORRELATED TO THE
O TARGET PICKED BY THE FPS-I6. THERE WERE SEVERAL CF OUR F-IO2-A'S
IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE LAST PLOTS
WERE AT NORMAL JET ALTITUDES. PART 12. CVERLAY ON PATH OF UFOB

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (If nV)
DISPOSITION FORM UNCLASSIFIED
FILE NO. SUBJECT RePorl
ElECTroNiC UFO
TO AFCIN-4E1 FROM AFCINY-4EY DATE 25- NOV 57COMMENT NO.1
In accordand with established policies
the anals %f unidintiflied signals on tracke
uported rported by USAF installations, requnt your USAFnsla
revien fsuljiet rport by comment hevo.
2 attention is invites to the fact that attached attention is invite to the fact that ataced
carr a Biitydeeption
3. no other rport were pecived from the
general area which could correlate, or assist
in concluding the caue of tracke reported.
bnce, -Classification Cancelled
(or changed to uncrAs) funlanill ca, ushr
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
25 November 1957 Eglin AFB, Florida 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ 0215 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT. 26/0215Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
D No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
30 minutes two WNW, varied
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Normal radar return of two objects of two objects Probably conventional conventional unidentified unidentified
with second obj trailing right wing ling right wing a/c.
of leader with approximately l/2 of leader with a oroximately l/2
mile sepaxation. mile separation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM DCS/O-O&T/ID 8136
UFOB REPORT• PASS TO DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH
7D, AFR 200-2. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: (1) (A) 7D, AFR 2O0-2. THE FOLLOUING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: (I)(A) NORMAL NORMAL
RADAR RETURN; (D) TUO; (E) ELEMENT OF TUO UITH SECOND OBJECT
TRAILING RIGHT WING OF LEADER WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SEPARATIONS
(2) (A) CRESTVIEW CAA AIRWAYS STATION REPORTED SIGHTINGS TO NEW
ORLEANS ARTCC, WHO REQUESTED ASSIST OF EGLIN RAPCON) (B) 22 DEGREE
ELEVATION, 348 DEGREE AZIMUTH FROM CRESTVIEW, FLA.; (C) RADAR BEARING
280 DEGREES, 32 NAUTICAL MILES FROM EGLIN; (D) FIRST OBSERVED COURSE
220 DEGREES, TURNED APPROXIN EIGHT MINUTES TO
AFCIN- - E-L Commets Conclusions:

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(B) NIGHT; (5) EGLIN AFB, FLA.j (6) (B) TECH SGT (B) NIGHT; (5) m EGLIN AFB, FLA-j (6) (B) TECH SGT
GERALD J. GREEN AND AIRMAN SECOND CLASS DAVID KNOGHT, BOTH OF 1920 GERALD J. GREEN AND AIRMAN SECOND CLASS DAVID KNOGHT, BOTH OF 1920
AACS SQUADRON, RADAR OPERATORS, SOURCE COMPLETELY RELIABLE; (7) (A)
CLEAR; (B) SURFACE CALM 6000 FEET 350 DEGREES 18 KNOTS, 16,000 FEET
320 DEGREES 25 KNOTS, 20,000 FEET 310 DEGREES 28 KNOTS, 30,000 FEET 320 DEGREES 25 KNOTS, 20,000 FEET 310 DEGREES 28 KNOTS, 30,000 FEET
283 DEGREES 65 KNOTS, 50,000 FEET 250 DEGREES 86 KNOTS) (C) 280 DEGREES 65 KNOTS, 50,000 FEET 250 DEGREES 86 KNOTS) (C)
UNLIMITED; (D) 10 MILES; (E) NONE; (F) NONE3 (8) EASTERLY JET
STREAM AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 FEET3 (9) RAPCON OPERATOR DIVERTED
B66 NUMBER 55311, HOME STATION HURLBURT FIELD (FIELD NUMBER 9,
EGLIN RESERVATION) TO AREA• REPORTED SEEING TWO LIGHTS BELOW B66
ALTITUDE OF 37 AGELS, IDENTIFICATION NOT POSITVE; (10) THREE
F1E0, ONE B66, ONE C119 IN LOCAL AREA, POSITIVE RADAR CONTACT )
WITH ALL KNONN AIRCRAFT IN AREAS (11) CAPTAIN WILLIAM M. LYONS,
HIEF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, HEADQUARTERS APGC EGLIN AFB. SIGHTING
)T UNUSUAL PROBABLY CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT REPORT SUBMITTED