PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8654404

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONPhiladelphia Pennsylvania

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloan
27_Aor 1962 Philadolphia, Ponnsylvania 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol... Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT._. 23/0120Z Air-Visual Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE x Was Astronomical Metoor
Yes Probably Astronomical
O No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
less than l0 secs NE Unknown
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TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object shaped like Mercury capsule Probably meteoric in origin.
disappeared to NE in less than 10 Limited data, Speeds in range
secs. Sphere of light in conter. of meteor.
Light continuous.
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FRAME 002 / 002paddle-gpu-200dpi

27 APC
SAE May 2,1962
Philadeipnia,50,Pennsylvania
National Aeronsutical and Space Administration
17th Street
Werhington D.C.
Dear Sirs,
We would like to report a flying object that was seen
The object was roughly in the shape - a Mercury Capsule.
information on Unidenified Flying Objects to the first
of the llowing you.
Sincerly, Sincerly,
vsnia vania
Philadelphia,50,Pennsylvania
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