PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION aa
0D Ground- Visual

Local
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5S. PHOTOS
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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BD Ground-Rador

Cl Air Vi sual O Air-intercept Radar
6. SCURCE =CCSC—S~S~S~S

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Oi fFuzre 5

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

wound, light yellowish-green obj.
ap,eared as a ball of fire w/tail

<¢ to o times diameter,
Onj was falling straight down,

11. COMMENTS

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| The obj sighted was a fireball.

CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical Wiecteor
Probably Astronomical ?
Possibly Astronomical

Other .
Insufficient Dota for Evaluction
Unknown

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UNCLASSIFIED/461 INT 020. UFO. ATTN: 1006TH AISS, ATTN: DIRECTOR GF AIR
INTELLIGENCE FOLLOWING REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED |

FLYING OBJECT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 15, AFR 200-2:

ITEM As €1) ROUND IN SHAPE. €2) PEA. €5) LIGHT YELLOWISH GREEN.

C4) ONE. ¢5) N/A. (6) APPEARED AS A BALL OF FIRE. (7) TAIL OF FIRE

WAS FOUR TO FIVE TIMES THE DIAMETER. (8) N/A. €9) NONE. ITEM Bi
(1) BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT. (2) TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, 275 DEGREES

MAGNETIC HEADING. ¢€3) FIVE DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, 275 DEGREES
MAGNETIC HEADING. (4) STRIGHT DOWN. (5) INSTANTANEOUSLY GOING DOWNWARD.

(6) ONE TO TwO SECONDS. ITEM Cs: €1) AIR VISUAL. (2) NONE, (52 Feid0C,
5941867, 33000 FT, 265 DEGREES, POINT 82 MACH, HAHN. AB, GER. ITEM Ds

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(1) 21 ocT 58, 1755z. 2) !positron ‘oF! oBSERVER WAS NIGHT. LOCATION OF
OBJECT WAS IN DUSK AREA. ITEM Et KARLSRUHE, GERMANY. 49 OON 08 25E.
ITEM Fs CAPT WILLIAM L. MATHEWS, 461ST TACFITRON, FLIGHT COMMANDER,
RELIABLE. ITEM G: (1) VERY GOOD, CLEAR. BROKEN LAYER AT 8000 FT.

(2) SURFACE: 350 DEGREES 6 KTS, 6000 FT: 310 DEGREES 20 KTS, |

10000 FT: 330 DEGREES 30 KTS, 16000 FT: 340 DEGREES 40 KTS, 20000 FTs
560 DEGREES 45 KTS, 30000 FT: 001 DEGREES 80 KTS, 50000 FT: 560 DEGREES
65 KTS, 0000 FT: NOT AVAILABLE. {€3) 1200 SCATTERED, 2800 SCATTERED,
HIGH BROKEN. (4) SIX MILES AND HAZE. (5) FIRST DECK ONE TENTH OF SC,
2ND DECK THREE TENTHS OF “SC, SRD DECK FOUR TENTHS OF CI.- TOTAL OF

SIX TENTHS OF SKY COVERAGE. (6) NONE REPORTED. ITEM Hs NONE. ITEM Ie

CHECKED WITH FLIGHT SERVICE. RESULTS NEGATIVE. ITEM Js: NONE. ITEM Ks
ISTLT JAMES R. NUSS, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. COMMENTS ON REPORT: THE
SIGHTING IS BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE BY THE UNDERSIGNED AS THE PHENCME-
NON WAS ALSO OBSERVED BY ANOTHER PILOT FROM THIS ORGANIZATION, CAPT
GLENN NM. JOHNSON, OPERATIONS OFFICER. CAPT JOHNSON STATED THAT THE
OBJECT FIRST APPEARED AS A SMALL LIGHT WHICH SUDDENLY GREW LARGER AND

THEN DROPPED BELOW THE HORIZON. THE LENGTH OF OBSERVATION WAS TWO TO
THREE SECONDS. NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CAN BE MADE BY THE PREPARING OFF
ICER IN REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR IDENTITY WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF

A NIGHT PHOTO RECCE FLARE.
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ACTION: CIN
INFO : SAFIS, COP

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