PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8677267

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONPittsburgh Pennsylvannia

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fi. DATE - TIME GROUP

3. SOURCE

Seven

3 Seconds

Grourd=Vis val
7. COURSE

Stationary;
8. PHOTOS

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE)

5S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

é. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

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_ 15 September 65 (Time] Garbled Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

10, CONCLUSION
Astro (SOIAR IMAGE) wv

Reflection of aun throus
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Seven cbjectsin stationary "W" formtio. Color of full mle
moon. Perfectly round circles, Exceptionaly bright. At firpt
thought it was sun behimi clouwis, mt thought sun should be
higher at that time of day. Disappeared as clouis disappeares
Phenomena associated with position of sun and ckuds. Objects
like sun. Disappeared as clouds disappeared, Time garbled

no relationship -reletire=te—thesposiion=ef the sun and the
dlouds established.’7 Opjects at 70 deg elevation. £,.-..—

AEeTsecer

clouds.

Previous editions of this form may be used,

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

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LLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 290-2 DID 23 JUL

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE | |
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
; INCOMING MESSAGE

‘5 IN : 54321 (17 Sep 65) Pg 2 of 2

Ge Ae (1) SEVEN a A STATIONARW W FORMATION (2). SIZE OF BASKETBALL
AT ARMS LENGTH. (3) cover OF PALE FUL MOON ¢4) APRX SEVEN

(5) STATIONARY FORMATION (6) PERFECTLY ROUND CIRCLES ¢7)-NO TRAILS
(8) NO SOUND (9) EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT B(1) BRIGHTNESS ~- FIRST
THOUGHT TO BE SUN BEHIND CLOUDS AND THOUGHT SUN SHOULD BE HIGHER

FOR TIME OF DAY (2) 78 DEG (3) 78 DEG CLOUDS COVERED THEM AND THEN
THEY DISAPPEREAD (4) NO MOVEMENT JKTL DISAPPEARED AS CLOUDS DISAPEARED
“(L THREE SECONDS. MOMENTARILY. C¢1) GROUDN VISUAL (2) NALED EYE

PAGE TwO UNCLAS BOF 113 epese, 1264 gccotane G AUR oF Sug
(3) N/A perf 15/0830, (DAYSOUTH HILLS SECTION OF PITTSBURGH ee
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MT WASHINTON) THREE MILES SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH (3) MRS RMR

Amami. ET WASHINGTON PITT 11 PA. FELIBILITY GOOD

2¢1) N/A GC1) CLOUDY WITH HIGH WINDS (2) SURFACE WINDS 14@DEG/7 K
230 2808/2 80000 UNK (35) CEILING 15000 FEET ¢4) VISIBILITY

FIVE MILES (5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER 19/18 (6) THUNDERSTORMS
ONE HUNDRED MILES WNW OF PITTSBURGH (7) 2DEG PER THOUSAND FEET-
NORMAL LAPSE RATE He. NONE I. WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT

15/260@ J. NONE K. STEPHEN R. PAQUETTE - CEM OFFICER - 1ST LT
40ST LIKELY REFLECTION FROM SUN OR POSSIBLY WEATHER BALLOON.
SSERVER HAS SEEN SOME PHENOMENA BEFORE SO IT APPEARS TO BE SOME Ulvs Of MATUSAAL

PHENOMENA LL. NONE.

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