DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8703497
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONAshville North Carolina
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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
May 64 Ashville, North Carolina 0 Was Bolloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local night Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
100 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
0 Insufficient Data for luation
n/a n/a 0 Unknown nknown
m/a multiple multiple
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Multiple reports of various lights and Multiple reports of various 1 lights and objects objects Imagination of the observers considered
lin and around A_hville lin and around Ahville School for boys at as additing to the misinterpretation additing to the misi terpretation
Ashville, North Carolina. Ashville, North Carolina. of conventional objects such as a/c add conventional objects ch as a/c add
various stars/planets the most prominent various stars/planets th e most prominent
of which was Venus mag -4.2 was Venus mag -4.2
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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The following is the most vivid account of the most
distinct U.F.O. sighted by two students.
Date: Friday- May 9, I964
Desription: Approx. altitude-I2,000 ft.
Sky conditic Clear
Direction- W to E then S
Motion- At first, speed of airplane. After
manuever, left at amazingly fast speed. Previously,
slowed down over school.
Time: 5:IO (morning)
Signed witness
T not wished to be signed not wished to be signed
Witness to signing
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two day 0+ could been Star
but can a like tha
DATE: May 5.th 1964
DESCRIPTION: bject seen with W lights off
-by two students. It was
seen school bt was abov
as if beenving
COMMENT: late at night noticed this
objct. I thought but
TIME: 4:10HM 1 myself 2 didit
wishes what know
no mention of his nee do
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NUMEROUS OTHER SMALL REPORTS (cont. )
DATE: -?- May,'64
DESCRI N: dard object hoverng in sley near schoe
high puched lound- eas - spliting
COMMENT: Over - hand seved boye mentioning it"
TIME:-?- night
OBSERVER: sevial boy
DATE: sevral DATE: sevrral years ago.
DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: green object - N.C.- - N.C. emitted
black black gooey jelly having qrotesque aroma
COMMENT: none - see see the obsene obsenve
TIME: DUvial TIME: Dvial yenn at gh years a ago at night.
OESERVER Mrs. - libraran
DATE: gineral
DESCRIPTION: sighted in N.C. - similar
COMMENT: one
OBSERVER: vaioUO studento
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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION 88
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTER BASE, OHIO
TDEW
UFO Asheville, Nor Carolina, 9 May 64 20 May 64
Hq USAF SAFOI PB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C 20330
Reference is
and others of the Asheville Schools for I Boys,
Asheville, North Carolina, on 9 May 64. There
i8 40 data submitted which indicates that the observations
were anything other than stars and planets or conventional
aircraft. The most significant of the planets was Venus
with a magnitude of -4.2.
FOR THE IANDER
te kapr
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems
YOU· THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITY! -
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I.REPORT ON INTERNAL MOTION
PART EXPLANATION OF TYPE OF MOTION
Parts in ink-Motiom was clockwise.
Approximately 40 R.P.M. clockwise.
Very smooth rotation. Cirched mechanism
had odd motion as describedin D.
(nt fully cenifie
ring- disk om COLORS INDICATED
window
L soft bhe
shell - lovest potion B
- silser like top
SPARK OR DROPPING OF OBJECT
Sparks: Caused by Friction
Released at S:L AM EST
posible Abore Water owes
disentegratin C
aove tode
unti atir
Shig tounids
Mha 1D
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Mailing address:
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OBJECTS SEEN
IN THE GENERAL ICINITY
d OF
ASHEVILLE SCHOOL FOR BOYS IN
ASHEVILLE, N.C. ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Compaled by
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who gave me
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ce. Please reply to me
We will remain to keep this quiet for several obvious
reasons.
Yours truly,
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this school a U.F.O. with the following description. This
is to the best of my memory. hereby testify that this
is not a dream a figment of my imagination and that
THIS IS UE ACCOUNT OF THE HAPPENINGS to the best of
my memory. The only possible deviating factors are as
follows:
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