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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9740046
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONPhiladelphia Pennsylvania
FRAMES36

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DAYE DATE 2. LOCATION 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon Was Balloon
23 Reb 64 23 Feb 64 Philadelphia, Pennsyvlania Philadelphia, Pennsyvlania 000 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoon
Local2100 Local_2100 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT AinVisuol AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y 0 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
a Unknown
one not reported
SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Gold ball flew across sky at speed of 5,000 Speed indicates meteor observation.
rph. Estimated alt 5-6,000 ft. No a/e in Duration not reported. Form 164 sent
area. Diameter 50 ft, 12 inch thick . . . and no answer. Case carried as
insufricient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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raid oC 7 :
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5 To
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mantells plane the Daes o it, dial thy
tend the piees t222 Fingnetiald?
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bted Minj
iin32a and Diver bound?
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bility for releasing informatior bility foi leasing inrormatio oncerning erning
the subject of the subject unidentified flyin unidentified flying objects, does bjects, does
not have a clerical staff of surficient size to not have a clerical staff of surflcient size to
permit our entering permit our entering into prolonged into prolonged I discussions discussions
with individuals other than bona fide with individuals other than bona fide scientific scientific
researchers. researchers.
It is recommended that you obtain a copy that you obtain a copy of of
"The World of Flying Saucers " by Menzel and Boyd. ," by Menzel and I Boyd.
This This book has recently been published Doubleday.
It may help to clarify It may help to clariry some of of this
subject.
Sincere
MASTON M. JACXS
Major, USAP
Public Information Division
Office of Information
Philadelphia 45, Pa.
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like the Reuan
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July 9,1947 tld what the Rrmy tüd? Did he
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foky 9, 1947?
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ot the aamy hane anpthing to do s ith The Begure
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145-2 ut t balinamasahustta 145-2 ut t balenaMasashusette
air &tition?
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chnistran chnistnun. Dall ind Dabl ind
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4. bs hy did The mar in klache thaeaten Dakl
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and Iagasthi?
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W.F.O
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A3 of this date. no cofect has
given any indioation of threat to the national security;
there has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by
the Air Force that unidentified sightings represanted
technological develooments or principles beyond the range
of our present day scientific i knowledge; and Pinally, there
has been nothing in the way of evidence or other data to
indicate that these I unidentifled sightings were extra-
Your interest ated.
Sincerely,
C. R. CARLSON
Colonal, USA
Deputy Chier
Publie Information Division
office of
Philadelphia 45, Pa. SAF-OIPB Comeback
SAP-OI Reading
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