PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
27 Jan 68 28/01002 100 miles west of Milwakee, Wisconsin
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable: Astro(bolide)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3-4 seconds Observer sighted an object that a baseball bat, round on the
nose and tapering at tail end. The object was glowing white
6. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION on the nose and blue white on the tail. The object on the nose and blue white on the tail. The ob,ject seemed to seemed to
descend at about a 30 dcgree angle in a NW direction. Two descend at about a 3o dcgree angle in NW direction. Two
Air Visual glowing blue white balls were ejected on each side of the glowing blue white balls were ejected on each side the
7. COURSE 7. COURSE object shortly after which the object disappeared. object shortly after which the object disappeared The obs-
erver turned on the airplanes radar but no ech erver turned on the airplanes radar but no echo observed
NW from the object. from the object.
8. PHOTOS
Comments: The description of the ob,ject is consistant with
Yes that of a bolide. The fact that the planes radar did not
ENo paint the object futher suggests this fact.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
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RUEDFIA/FTO WPAFB OHIO/TDETR
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RUEFHUA/OSAF/SAF-OI RUEFHUA/OSAF/SAF-OI 3
ZEM/UNIVERSITY OF ZEM/UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLORADO
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UNCLAS XPO UNCLAS XPO
SUBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS SUBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO).
REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 11) AFR 80-17.
.. A. (1) LIKE A WIDE BASEBALL BAT ROUND ON NOSE TAPERING AT TAIL END.
(2) NOT DETERMINED.
0 (3) GLOWING WHITE ON NOSE, BLUE WHITE ON TAIL.
(4) 0.E
(5) N/A
(6) NET LIKE AFPEARANCE AT TAIL ENO AS IF FOLDED BY WIND AND
PRESSURE.
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(B) NONE
(9) THO GLOWING BLUE WHITE BALLS EJECTED ON EACH SIDE OF OBJECT.
B. (1) UNKNOKN B. (1) UNKNOHN
(2) SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND TO NORTH WEST (ESTIMATED).
(3) SLIGHTLY BELOW AND TO NORTH WEST (OBSERVER (3) SLIGHTLY BELOW AND NORTH WEST (OBSERVER NOT SURE). NOT SURE).
(4) DESCENDED AT 30 DEGFEE ANGLE IN NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.
(5) APPEARED TO DISINTEBRATE (5) APPEARED TO SINTEGRATE SHORTLY AFTER THO BALLS SHORTLY AFTER THO BALLS EJECTED
FROM OBUECT.
(6) THREE TO FOUR SECONDS
C. (1) AIR VISUAL,
(2) RADAR TURNED 0 ON NO ECHO ODSERVED FROM OEJECT.
(3) DC-B UNITED AIRLINE5 8094• 37,000 FT, HEADING 84 DEGREES,
SPEE0 450 - 480 KT5, LOS ANGELES,
D. (1) 0100z. , 28 JAN 68. 01f0r68 1700hrs.
(2) DUSK
(3) 100 MILES AEST OF MILMAUKEE, O. JET 16 (1-342-6).
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F. (1) COSTA MESA, CALIFNORNIA.
TELEPHONA LINES
EXCELLENT.
G. (1) EXCELLENT, ON TOP OF ALL CLOUDS AT 370. VISIBILITY
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EXCELLENT EXCELLENT-
(2) WIN0S: 54 200/35, 10M 250/35, 14M 260/35, 20M 250/40, 30M
270/50, 50M 270/60 (M1LWAUKEE). 270/50, 50M 270/60 (M1LWAUKEE).
(3) (MADISON) 0100Z, (3) (NADISON) INDEFINITE ZERO OBSCURED. ZERO OBSCURED.
(4) 1/8 NILE
(5) SKY COMPLETELY 0SCURED
. (6) NONE
H. NONE
I NONE
J. OMAHA: NEBRASKA CLOSEST WEATHER BALLON RELEASE. SIGHTING
O OCCURRED ON MAJOR AIRWAY. CHICAGO TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER AT AURORA
HAS NO INFORMATION ON ANY OTHER SIGHTINGS AT THIS TIME AND PLACE.
K. RICHARD D B. KENNAH, CAPTAIN, USAP• UFO INVESTIGATING OFFICER.
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RECEIVEO REPOAT 3O JAN 6D. I CALLED THE OBSERVER AND RECEIVED A
THIS OBJECT MAY BE AN EXPERIMENTAL BALLOON THAT BURST 3 OR 4
SECONDS AFTER IT MAS SIGHTED.
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