PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7819839

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONLewisburg West Virginia

FRAMES7

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION = — |
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783D ACWRON, YOUR MSGS 08-885 AND 08-886, DID 10 AUG 60, RPTG THE
SIGHTING OF UFO's, THE INFO RPTD IS LIMITED IN NATURE, PRECLUDING
ANALYSIS. REQ YOUR ORG CONDUCT A FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND FWD ALL
INFO REQUESTED IN AFR 200—=2, DTD 14 SEPT 59, PLUS ANY OTHER INFO
WHICH MAY AID IN ANALYSIS, IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES TO

fHe SIGHTING, THEY SHOULD ALSO BE CONTACTED AND THEIR INFO FwD TO

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UNCLASS IFIED Deputy for Science and Components
DD FORM 1 73 REPLACES DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE UGED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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783D ACW SQDN. YOUR IR 112, DTD 16 AUG 60, DOES NOT CONCERN THE
UFO SIGHTINGS RPTD IN YOUR MSGS 08-885 AND 08-886, DID 10 AUG 60.

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| UNCLASSIFIED Deputy for Science and Components
DD FORM 1 73 REPLACEG DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 48, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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€2) UNKNOWN
(3) UNLIMITED
(4) 10 MILES PLUS
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(6) NONE
€7) UNKNOWN

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