PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
VA. 0 Was Balloon
25 Jul 62 10 Mi NW of Langley AFB,a Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possioly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_25/09077 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE aX Was Astronomical Meteor
Ys Probably Astronomical
QXNo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCF
3Seans STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGI
Mn A INCOMING
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AF IN:1 1932 (27 Jul R/au Pg l of 2 Pgs
SM9 3 028
CZCHQE083ZCDXA758 ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10,
RR RUEAHQ DIA-CIIC-3 (37)
DE RUEADX 263
ZNR
R 271900Z
Fn 4svsin Ain AEr UEliNG WinG LaNGlET ArD Va FM 4505TH H AIR REFUELING WING LANGLEY AFB VA
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RUEASN/26ADIV HANCOCK AFB NEW YORK
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASHINGTON D.C. RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASHINGTON D.C.
ZEN/HQ TAC C LANGLEY AFB VA
BT
UNCLAS FROM ARWOIO 07-254. FOR HQ USAF(ACS/I,
OIS); FOR HQ TAC (D/I). SUBJECT: UFO. IN COMPLIANCE WITH AFR
200-2 THE FOLLOWING INFO IS HEREBY SUBMITTED: A. (1) ROUND FIRE-
BALL. (2) NICKLE. (3) ORANGE. (4) ONE. (5) N/A. (6) NONE.
(7) TRAILING THIN BLACK SMOKE. (8) NINE. (9) APPEARED TO BE SMALL
METEORITE OR ROCKET. B. (1) JUST HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING. (2)
AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HEADING OF 118 DEGRESS, OBJECT APPEARED AT ONE
O'CLOCK HIGH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET ABOVE AND DESCENDING O'CLOCK HIGH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET ABOVE AND DESCENDING
STRAIGHT DOWN. (3) DISAPPEARED INTO UNDERCAST AT 28,000 FEET. STRAIGHT DOWN. (3) DISAPPEARED INTO UNDERCAST AT 28,000 FEET. *
(4) NONE. (5) INTO SOLID CLOUD DECK. (6) APPROXIMATELY 3 (4) NONE. (5) INTO SOLID CLOUD DECK. (6) APPROXIMATELY 3
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCF
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH VINCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING - —
.AFIN:1 1932 (27 Ju1 62) Pg 2 of 2 Pgs
PAGE TWO RUEZDX 26B
AIR VISUAL. (2) NONE. (3) T-33. NR 35808, 31,500, 118 DEGREES
370 KNOTS TAS. D. (1) 0907L 25 JUNE 62. (2) DAY. E. TEN
MILES NORTHWEST OF LANGLEY AFB. F. (1) NONE. (2) CAPT HARRY
W. DELANCEY, AGE 34, HQ TAC AND MAJOR ALFRED C. EERS, AGE
41, HQ TAC. G. (1) VFR AT 31,500, SOLID UNDERCAST AT APPROX-
IMATELY 28,000. (2) N/A. H. NONE. H. NONE. I. PROCEEDED
TO SPOT WHERE REMAINING SMOKE TRACE DISAPPEARED. J. HEAVEY TO SPOT WHERE REMA. G SMOKE TRACE DISAPPEARED. J. HEAVEY
TACTICAL TRAFFIC ALL QUADRANTS LANGLEY VOR 29,000 FEET AND ABOVE.
K. MAJOR A.F. HOUGHTON, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. COULD POSSIBLY
HAVE BEEN A METEORITE HOWEVER, NO OTHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RE-
CEIVED. CAPT DELANCEY REPORTED THIS SIGHTING WASHINGTON
CENTER AT LOCAL.
BT
27/2135Z JUL RUEADX
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