PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7812183

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONOrleans France

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 Apr 60 Orleans, Franca o Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP d. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_23/13152 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes b0 Probably Astronomical Meteor
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data Evaluation
2 sec ore Descending Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White ball of light with a flame traihing, Probably a meteor.
size of the head of a thumbtack.
ATIC fOrM 329 (REV 26 BEP 93) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP S3)
907
P42A XOAT 6NT A10
MEGTZMU ROKATCMCAUTON

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TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC , C
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RJEZHQ/OSAF RJEZHQ/OSAF
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UNCL FROM ITIGM 141977 X ACTION ADC, ATIC FOR AFCIN-4. C
COFS FOR AFCIN-1A1, OSAF. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF UFO RECEIVED
FROM DET 2, 737Z FLIGHT SERVICE SQDN ORLY ARPT PARIS SUBMITTED IN MOOTNYIC
ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 2 200-2, PARA 15. QUOTE. UFO SIGHTED BY A2C ,
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DETACHMENT 4, 7TH WEATHER SQEN APO 58, US FORCES Satn
AT 1415 HOURS 22 APRIL. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A WHITE BALL OF ONO :
LIGHT WITH A FLAME TRAILING BEHIND FALLING AT ABOUT A 2 DEFREE
ANGLE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF ORLEANS, FRANCE AT AN UNDETERMINED
ALTITUDE. OBJECT WAS SEWN FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS, DID NOT
APPEAR TO BE AN AIRCRAFT AND WAS MOVING VERY FAST. OBJECT APPEARED
TO BE THE SIZE OF THE HEAD OF A THUMB TACK AS SUCH WOULDAPPEAR AT A DHE 4T OXNI8A
DISTANCE OF 5 FT. ACTUAL DISTANCE UNDETERMINABLE. UNQUOTE. (
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DETACHMENT #2
737OTH FLIIHT SERVICE SQUADRON
APO 230, US FORCES
REPLY TO
ATIN OF: D-2
SUBJECT: UFO Report
TO: Commander-In-Chief, USAFE
Attn: DCSI
APO 633, US Forces
a. Description of the Object:
(2) Round
Head of Thunb Tack
(3) White
(4) One (1)
3095 (5) N/A
(6) White ball of light with a flame trailing White ball of light with a flame trailing
(7) (7) Flame trailing (no size given)
(8) N/A
(9) Did not a_pear Did not a_pear to be an aircraft.
b. b. Description of Description of Course of Object: Course bject:
(2) ) (1) Unknown
(2) 45°
(3) (3) 90° 900
(4) Falling at a 2o° angle to the SSE of Orleans, France
(5) Very fast to the SSE of Orleans, France
(6) 2 seconds.
c. Manner of Observation:
(1) Ground-visual
2) No optical aids
(3)I N/A
d. Time and Date of Sighting:
1) 1315Z - 22 Apr 60
2) Day
e. Location of Observer:
Orleans-Saran, France, Operations Building.
f. Identifying Information on Observer:
(1) N/A
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HEADQUARTERS
EUROPEAN DETACHMENT, ATIC
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
APO 633, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: ITIGM
8.M:
SUBJECT: Transmittal of Letter
TO: ATIC (AFCIN-4A2)
W-PAFB, Ohio
Letter, Subject: UFO Report, forwarded for your information
and action cordance with AFR 200-2.
PAULE. VILLARS 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF Ltr., 2 Cys, Subj:
Commander UFO Reports, (UNCL) UFO Reports, (UNCL)
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12:02
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g. Weather and Winds-Aloft, Conditions of
(1) Hi Sctd good vsby mod sfc wind
(2) 60 030/15; 100 020/15; 160 020/25; 300 040/20; 500010/10
(3) None
(4) 7 miles
(5) 3/8
(6) None
(7) +39C from 910 MB to 870 MB.
h. N/A
i. N/A
j. N/A
k. N/A
1. N/A
BACK THOMPSON ACK THOMPSON
Major, USAF Major, USAF
Commander Commander
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