PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8703102

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONSavannah Georgia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 7
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
May 64 0 Was Balloon
Savannah, Georgia 0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar CK Was Aircraft
Q Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/0120Z GMT. 06 /0120Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 0 Other. Other.
1. 5 mins 2. 2 mins two two 1. N 2.S 1. N 2. S 000 00 Insufficient Data Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS PReseND
L. Obj like 1. Obj like blimp size of blimp size of silver dollar with silver dollar with 2O DASIA DASTA
4-5 4-5 windows with what looked like landing with what looked like landing lights Cood Crord NOr NOT HANESEEN
(one witness indicated object indicated object had had swept swept back
wings). winge sound. Speed 80-85 need 80 mph. Observed B02
bverhead and disappeare deg elevation in
North. Straight flihgt.
. Diamond shaped object size of cer light with 4-5 smaller lights
in diamond formation. Speed 130 mph. No noise, 60. elevation in SW. Flew SW wtih
additional light observed in area veering to SE.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV V 26 SEP 52)
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INCQMING .DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
7. AF I IN : 27057 (7 May 64) C/jsj PAGE 1 of 3
ACTION : NIN-7,
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-15, (31)
SMB B230
C ZCHQA992ZCJJH344
Ac
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCQHN 11 07/1734Z
ZNR
P 071430Z
FM 63TRPCARRWG HUNTER AFB GA
TO RUWGALE/ADC TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUCQSL/822 AIRDIV TURNER AFB GA RUCQSL/822 AIRDIV TURNER AFB GA
RUCDAQ/AFSC
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
RUCDAA/MATS
RUEAGQ/EASTAF MCGUIRE AFB NJ
BT
UNCLAS DCOP 07-E-01.
AFSC FOR FTD, CSAF FOR AFNIN, OSAF FOR SAFOI, MATS FOR MAXIN,
EASTAF FOR ETXPI. UFO: A1. FIRST SIGHTING SHAPED LIKE BLIMP
GONDOLA, SECOND SIGHTING SHAPED LIKE DIAMOND. 2. FIRST SILVER
DOLLAR, SECOND DIME. 3. WHITE. 4. FIRST ONE, SECOND FIVE. 5.
DIAMOND SHAPED FORMATION FOR SECOND SIGHTING. 6. MR
STATED FIRST SIGHTING SHAPED LIKE BLIMP GONDOLA WITH FOUR TO FIVE
WINDOWS SHOWING WITH LIGHT EMITTING FROM THEM, ALSO HAD WHAT LOOKED
LIKE A LANDING LIGHT SHINING STRAIGHT DOWN. MRS STATED SHE
SAW SWEPT BACK WINGS SIMILAR TO A LARGE JET. MR .
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INCOMING -DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGEN : 27057 7 (7 May SEAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PACINCLASSIFIED
'Page 2 RucQhn 1 11 UNCLAS
JR OBSERVED SECOND SIGHTING, STATED IT WAS A I LARGE BRIGHT CENTER
LIGHT WITH FOUR SMALLER LIGHTS PROCEEDING IN A DIAMOND SHAPED
FORMATION FLIGHT. 7. NONE. 8. NONE HEARD. 9. FIRST SIGHTING
ESTIMATED SPEED 80 T0 85 MPH, SECOND SIGHTING ESTIMATED SPEED
130 MPH. B1. BRIGHT LIGHTS AND NO NOISE. 2. FIRST SIGHTING
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD, SECOND SIGHTING WAS SIX ZERO TO EIGHT ZERO
DEGREES SOUTHWEST OF OBSERVER. 3. FIRST SIGHTING FOUR FIVE DEGREES
TO NORTH, SECOND SIGHTING THREE ZERO DEGREES TO SOUTHWEST. 4. FIRST
SIGHTING WAS SEEN TO FLY NORTH H DIRECTLY OVER HOUSTON STREET, SAVANNAH,
GEORGIA ON A STRAIGHT COURSE, SECOND SIGHTING WAS MOVING SOUTHWEST
OVER FORSYTH PARK, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SMALL L LIGHT TO LEFT OF BRIGHT
CENTER LIGHT VEERED ON A SOUTHEAST COURSE, GREW BRIGHTER AND THEN
DISAPPEARED. 5. OUT OF LINE OF SIGHT. 6. FIRST OBJECT FIVE
MINUTES, SECOND OBJECTS T TWO MINUTES. C1. GROUND VISUAL. 2. NONE.
3. N/A. D1. FIRST 0120Z 06 MAY 64, SECOND 0140Z 06 MAY 64. 2. NIGHT.
F ORNER . SAVANNAH

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THREE ZERO SAVANNAH, GEOR COUNTY
POLICEMAN, S ZERO YEARS AF; MRS
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, HOUSEWIFE;
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA,
INSURANCE SALESMAN, SERVED FOUR YEARS IN USAF. 2. N/A. G1.
CLEAR. 2. CALM, ZERO, 040 15, 030 15, 360 30, 360 25, 360 35,
340 30, .260 10. 3. NONE. 4. SEVEN NM. 5. NONE. 6. NONE.
7. 65F, 47F, 39F, 17F, -03F, -40F, -81F, -45F. H. NONE. I.
NONE. J. NONE. K. 63TCW INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. AFTER NONE. J. NONE. K. 63TCW INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. AFTER
INVESTIGATING BOTH SIGHTINGS, NEGATIVE REPORTS RECEIVED FROM
CIVILIAN TOWER OPERATORS AT TRAVIS FIELD, ALSO AT HUNTER AFB. GCA
HAD NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY ON AIRCRAFT ON SCOPE AT TIME OF SIGHTINGS.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES KNEW NOTHING OF THE SIGHTING. COAST GUARD SENT
IN NEGATIVE REPORT, WITNESSES TO THE SIGHTINGS APPEARED TO BE IN REPORT WITNES
RELIABLE. THE SIGHTINGS ARE PRESENTLY UNEXPLAINABLE. L. NONE.
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