PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION

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12. CONCLUSIONS _

3-5 minutes

one

h 0 Was Balloon
l December 1962 Arlington, Massachusetts * Rader ts =r ene
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION wicca? ABs
O Was Aircraft
Locol weed 2TXGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodor HX Probobly Aircraft
GMT e) 1/2 0252 0 Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircroft
| 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CG) Was Acdhnadioca
0 Yes O Probably Astronomicol
x&&No ee 0D Possibly Astronomical
Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other
D Insufficient Dota for Evaluotion
GO Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Object shaped like a frankfurter appeared

to be tumbling end over end in straight

flight from 85 dgr @levation in NW to

30 dgr elevation in SW. Red color. Observer

attempted to get telescope but could

not focus in time,

Disappearance

behind trees, Sighting in late after-

noon,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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11. COMMENTS

Probably a high flying jet.
Sun was low in West. Obsva-
tkon toward West. Red color
attributed to sun,

CWOB 5 December 1962

Unidentified Flying Objects 3

AFSC (ETD)
Wright-Patterson AFB
Ohio

1, The attached reports are forwarded for your information,

2. Follow-up investigation through all available sources failed
to reveal any further information than that reported by the
observers,

KENNETH J. BENOIT 2Atch
Major, USAF 1, AFCRC 0-146, 29 Nov 62
Chief, Base Operations Division 2. AFCRC 0-146, 1 Dec 62

REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

The word ‘‘negative’’ ia reply to any numbered item of the following report format will indicate that all logical leads were

developed without success. The phrase ‘‘not applicable’’ (N/A) will indicate that the question does not apply to the

sighting being investigated.

7 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER(S) im “i
Civilian (Name, age, mailing address, occupation) MERE cI. PHeNE ee aaron |
— er, ry me Oe eal
| ee MiMi sy ye STUD EA,
a ARLINGTO Ny, MASS s_-_s—APLING POW H.S
Military (Nama, gerade, orgartization, duty, and estimate of reliability) |
a LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S) i aie

Exact latitude and longitude of each observer, or Georef position, or position with reference to a known landmark

BACKYARD OF Resborvir AT aqme, 4°2c7onw MASS.

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TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING

Zulu time-date group of sighting Light conditions (use one of the following terms: Night, day,
=—aAr ft dawn, dusk)

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1815 @ J DEC 6G iw ae CLEAR AFTER WOON
DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S)

Shape Color Number Formation, if more than one

Oblong Rea N/A

Any discernible features or details

; uw

About The S/2e of = 2 Ye SCREW,

Shepe | like rt f may ifort a not guite = Bs lone.
; S

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Appes, ec! to be ehoyt 26 cen’ — avess

Tail, trail, or exhaust, including size of same compared to size of object(sy

NONE

Sound, if heard, describe sonnd

NONE

Other pertinent or unusual! features

int /
Appeare-/ To be Tomb dig end over encl |

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DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S)

What first called the attention of observer(s) to the object(s)?

a a -, A Cir i_—_-y)
4 > ~ ) bn 7 O/T i + >

ies compared to a known object (use one of the following terms; Head of a pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, silver
dollar, baseball, grapefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at about arms length

Aagle of elevation and azimuth of the object(s) when first observed

GS° NW. OF d8SErVER

{ngle of elevation and azimuth of the object(s) upon disappearance

70° Sy 1 ARP < PULP
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o~ 2. ae ee Od a ESA A |
| Description of fiignt path and maneuvers of object(s)

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% ages. ° y oan 3/1 T a A, . ‘ -~-
wre zAf an 4/ 7 fi j / 7 / ) /) ] man wy Se) 5

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AFCRC "OM 0-146 Kecee Gulecnne used

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Manner of disappearance of object(s)

Dy Ga oe ti rf Beha -} ree.

ength of time in sight Obs=rve spe at Zmime of tince eis

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MANNER OF OBSERVATION
Use one or any combination of the following items: Ground-visual, ground-electronic, air-electronic. ‘(If electronic, specify type

of radar)
Ground -Vigua/

Statement as Wi optical aids (telescopes, binoculars, and so forth) used and description thereof

Attempted 19 see oh ee? wilkk Jo power teles scope += Causht Bhmwoses

of ob) aot with te 75% 92 bs - caulel nat foc US in tine . Te clearly See
If the sighting is made while airborne, give type aircrait, identification number, altitude, heading, speed, aad home station. Par

v/A

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WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT. CONDITIONS AT ki 5 AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS
Observer(s) account of weather conditions

Clear
Report from nearest AWS or U. S. Weather Bureau Office of ese AV U/ LASTRUN
wind direction and velocity in degrees and knots at surface 1S.
HO real Amount of cloud cover
6,000" 30,000° 290 /2>~ O
10,000° 2 o2) Jt x” 50,000” Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which located
16,000° 80,000°
’ : vy ented
20,000° 2705/30 MONE

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Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, astronomical, or otherwise, which might account for the sighting
MO TEMPE CATIURE spMVERSION. t/22 at svrfasze

apacnicey, or identification action taken (such action may be taken whenever feasible, complying with existing air defense
irectives

NONE

Location of any air traffic in the area at time of sighting

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Position title and comments of the preparing olticer, ro ding nis preliminary analysis of the possible cause of the signting(s)
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Airdrame Officer - Propahly 1 Fae SOYA wee ele Mas
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Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs

MN