DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9316374
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONEast Point Georgia
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1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
xox Was Balloon
1 December 1962 East Point, Georgia 0 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3.
Locol_Sundown 1725 round-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 01/2225Z 1 AiVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XX No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Other_ -
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3-4 minutes one rising
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Amature astronomer observing moon Description and motion consis-
through 46.66 focal length TX w/Ram- tent with balleoon observation
sden in focus and sky ba at sunset. Winds in accord
backgrou clouds. Brigh with motion. Case evaluated as
quarter the black balloon.
portion ight observed against
the black background which increased
in brilliance. in brilliance. Nothing unumual without unumual without
scope. Object turned turned bright red and bright red and
moved off the moved off the moon. Gained velocity
and increased to a brilliant red. to a brillia t red.
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the sun into the earth's shacon.
on balloons at high
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However, in case this is not the explanation for
re passing a copy e passing a copy of your letter your letter
your obsorvatio University, who University, who
to Dr. J. Allon Hynek, of Northwestorn
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it. io she lcoked into the eyepiece
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DATA PROCESSING DIVISION
CLIMATIC CENTER, USAF
Air Weather Service (MATS)
Asheville, North Carolina
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: CCDPD
SUBJECT: Wind 26 April 1963
TO: Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center/TDE
Foreign Data Division (Sgt Moody)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Chio
1. Reference: Telephone request, Sgt. Moody, to this ganization
25 April 1963.
a.
b. WBAN 20, Computation Sheets for four observations
for Athens, Georgia.
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2nd Lt., USAF Wnd data f/Atlanta, Ga. Wnd data f/Atlanta, Ga.
Asst. Administrative Officer
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