PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
MULITARY
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE Was Bolloon
Not given exactly Not given exactly (Atlantie) (Atlantic) 0 Probably Balloon OS
1.3 Dec 60 13 Dec 60 000 0
0 Possibly Bolloon Possibly Bolloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Anscraft Was Ancraft
Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor 0 0 Probably Aircraft
Locol.. Locol. 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Visual 0 Probably Aircraft
Air-Intercept Rudor Air-Intercept Rudar D 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT_1323522,140055Z,1401302 GMT_1323528,140055Z,1401302 C AirVisue C AirVisud meteor
2 8. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 600 00 Probably Astronomical
Ys Military Possibly Astronomical
No No Other Other...
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evcluation Insufficient Data for Evcluation
not given four four NE-SW Unkno wn Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
10. During this period there are several
remaining contacts. Observed object meteor showers taking place. The richest
served of of these showers, "The Geminids," were
while flying at frcn 15o0-40,Oo0 ft. Trail probably responsible for the observation.
objects varied from whitish to reddish and Deseriptions of objects tand to substantihte
persisted in sky longer than normal meteor. One vere probably meteors.
pilot at forty thousand feet described object fact that objects
or smoke trail as observed Actually one witness inferred that thay
cbject had con were meteors by describing them as
against bright star background. No supersonid
made by / local GcI station during "brighter than normal meteors."
rader contacts
period.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 52)
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RECEIVED
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NNNN 15 Dec60 0
ATIC 199 030 15 03 23
TCZCSOD126ZCJYF179
AR RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHO 1144
R 1423272 JE2(U)
FM HQ USAF WASH DC
INFO ATIC C WPAFB OHIO A7
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ZNR 11 5
0 140355Z 0 140355Z ATHC ATHC
FM COMKWESTFORKEY WEST FLA
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TO RBEKHCSCINCLANTFLT TO RBEKKC U7 U7
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD BJWEALB/CINCNORAD
RJESKB/32ND NORAD REGION
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF
RBEPW/CNO T
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
INFO RBEKUA/COMFAIRDET KEST
RBEKUA/FITRON ONE ZERO ONE NAVY GRNC BT
UNCLAS AFIN: 18599
ALFA MY LOCATING G TWO AMPLIFIES VF 10I LOCATING S ONE RELAYED TO
CINCLANTFLT T AND COVENANT BY DIRECT LINE.
BRAVO BRAVO FOUR UFO OBSERVED DIFFERENT TIMES FROM FOUR UFO OBSERVED DIFFERENT TIMES FROM AIRBORNE AIRBORNE E JETS WITHIN JETS S WITHIN
50 MI RADIUS WEST TO NORTN OF KWEST. SO MI RADIUS WEST TO NORTN OF KWEST.
DELTA 1323522. 1408557. 140130M. 141552. 1323522, 1408557. 140130M. 141552.
ECHO ALL NE TO SW. EST ALL NE TO SW. EST SPEED FROM HYPER HYPE NIC TO MACH TEN. MACH TEN.
FOXTROT VISUAL. TE
GOLF ESTIMATED COMMENCING 1D TO 15 DEGREES ELEVATION ABOVE HORIZON
IN A FLAT TRAJECTORY ACPOSS SKY AT INDETERMINATE ALTITUDE.
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HOTEL PILOTS INVOLVED IN VF (AN) TRAINING EXCERCISES. THREE
PILOTS OBSERVED FIRST UFO AND ONE EACH OBSERVED REMAINING PILOTS OBSERVED FIRST UFO AND ONE EACH OBSERVED REMAINING
CONTACIS. OBSERVED OBJECT WHILE FLYING AT FROM 1580 TO CONTACIS. OBSERVED OBJECT WHILE FLYING AT FROM 1500 TO
FORTY THOUSAND FEET. TRAIL OF OBJECIS VARIED FROM WHITISH
LONGER ~
TO REDISH AND PERSISTED IN SKY LONGER THAN NORMAL METEOR. THAN NORMAL METEOR.
ONE PILOT AT FORTH THOUSAND FEET DESCRIBED OBJECT ONE PILOT AT FORTH THOUSAND FEET DESCRIBED OBJECT HAD CON HAD CON -
OR SMOKE TRAIL AS OBSERVED AGAINST BRIGHT STAR BACKGROUND.
NO SUPERSONIC RADAR CONTACTS MADE BY LOCAL GCI STATION
DURING PERIOD.
BT
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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
13 Dec 60 Not given exactly (Atlantic) (Atlantic) 0 Was Bolloon Was Bolloon
000 0 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon Possibly Bolloon
Local. Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Ancraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT1323522,140055Z,1401302 GMT_1323522,140055Z,1401302 C Air Visud C AirVisud Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical I meteor meteor
Yes Ys 0o D Probobly Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 00 Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evoluation
not given four NE-SW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
each ob- During this period there are several
served remaining contacts. Observed object meteor showers taking place. The richest
while flying at from 15oo-40,000 ft. Trail l of of these showers, "The Geminids," were
objects varied from whitish to reddish and probably responsible or the observation.
persisted in sky longer than nornal meteor. One Descriptions of objects tand to substantiate
pilot at forty thousand feet deseribed object fact that objects were probably meteorn.
object had con 1 or smoke trail as observed Actually one witness inferred that they
against bright star backgrouni. No supersonie were meteors by deseribing them as
radar contacts made by local GcI station during "brighter than normal meteors."
period.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RECEIVED
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NNNN 15 DEc60 0
ATIC 13 030 15 05 23
TCZCSOD126ZCJYF179
ER RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHO 1144
R 142327Z 2E2(40)
FM HQ USAF WASH DC
INFO ATIC WPAFB INFO ATIC WPAFB OHIO OHIO 7 U
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ZNK ZNR
0 140355Z 73
FM COMINESTFORKEY WEST FLA ATHC ATHC
TO RBEKHCSCINCLANTFLT TO RBEKHCGCI 2
U7 Un
RJNFALB/CINCNORAD
RJESKB/32ND NORAD REGION
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF
RBEPW/CNO
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
INFO RBEKUA/COMFAIRDET IWEST
RBEKUA/FITRON ONE ZERO ONE NAVY GRNC BT
UNCLAS AFIN: 18599
ALFA MY LOCATING TWO AMPLIFIES VF IOI LOCATING ONE RELAYED TO
CINCLANTFLT AND COVENANT T BY DIRECT LINE.
BRAVO FOUR UFO OBSERVED DIFFERENT TIMES FROM FOUR UFO OBSERVED DIFFERENT TIMES FROM AIRBORNE AIRBORNE JETS WITHIN JETS WITHIN
S0 MI RADIUS WEST T 50 MI RADIUS WEST T TO NORTN OF KWEST. TO NORTN OF KWEST.
DELTA 1323522. 140055Z. 1323522, 1408557. 140130M. 141552. 140130M. 1 141552.
ECHO ALL NE IO SW. EST SPEED ALL NE TO SW. EST SPEED FROM HYPERSONIC TO HYPERSONIC TO MACH TEN.
FOXTROT VISUAL. -
GOLF ESTIMATED COMMENCING 1D TO 15 DEGREES ELEVATION ABOVE HORIZON
IN A FLAT TRAJECTORY ACPOSS S SKY AT INDETERMINATE ALTITUDE,
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HOTEL PILOTS INVOLVED IN VF (AN) TRAINING EXCERCISES. THREE
PILOTS OBSERVED FIRST UFO AND ONE EACH OBSERVED REMAINING
CONTACIS. OBSERVED OBJECT WHILE FLYING AT FROM 1500 TO CONTACIS. OBSERVED OBJECT WHILE FLYING AT FROM 1500 TO
FORTY THOUSAND FEET. TRAIL OF OBJECTS VARIED FROM WHITISH
TO REDISH AND PERSISTED IN SKY LONGER THAN NORMAL METEOR. TO REDISH IN SKY LONGER THAN NORMAL METEOR. - (
ONE PILOT AT FORTH THOUSAND FEET DESCRIBED ORJECT HAD CON ONE PILOT AT
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OR SMOKE TRAIL AS OBSERVED AGAINST BRIGHT STAR BACKGROUND.
NO SUPERSONIC RADAR CONTACTS MADE BY LOCAL GCI I STATION
DURING PERIOD.
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