PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJHCT 1CD73 RECORD CARD
2 LOCATION 1O. CONCLUSIONS
Davio-llonthon AP3, 3. Arlzona
3 Probauly Bason
TYPE OF OESERVATION Possbly dohloon
0915 105 C6oun-Visual C Ground-Radar Was Anerdh
n00 Prouably Aircraf
CAT BAnVisvel Air-latercept Rador Possibly Alrcrult
5. PROTOS 5. SOURCE
=Yes Wes astronantal
Civilian & militery 000 Probeuly Astranamicel
C No Possibly Astronarical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION E. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Othet..
2 0GO Insuificient Dota for Evuluation
Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Drilliant blue-white. Erretic Drilliant blue-white. Erretic pendulons. pendulons. Photo of an object thnt looks like Photo of an object that looks 1ke
a balloon. a balloon.
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ATIC FORM ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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PROJECT 10073 WORESHEET
I. GENERAL
DATE LOCATION 3. TIHE
Local: 0915m51
n Kg 5 Dawris Yot Zobra: bd
WAS OBJEGT OBSERVEO FROM THE GROUND? IyYes CNo
Diaked Eye
LBinoculars
Telescope
Thoodolito
5.WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? Yes
CIBy One Sot
ClBy T.ro Sets
CIBy Throa Sets
6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIRY O Yes CIPHO
A/C Obaerved Objoct
]Intorception Attempted
C]No Intorcept Attompted
7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? LIYes CHO
A/C Scrambled
CJ Visual Contact Made
CA/I I Contnet Made
CiNo Contact Mado
8. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIME? UYes No
CHormal
ClViolent
9. IF OBJECT WAS A "L 9.IF JECT WAS A SHT", WAS IT: T" WAS Elinking Blinking
No No [] Stondy
10. LENGTH OF TIME 10. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: SIGHT: 1 1-15 Seconds 1I 1-15 Seconds
Cl1-5 Minutes Cl 1-5 Minutes
I7Ovo- 10 Minutes I7Ovo 10 Minutes
11.7 REPORTING AGENCY nit Numbar and Nailing Address) Address
Hsa Hsal Bont Whidtl Bonb Whidtll Dai Hites Ti
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY WAS NOTEDY 12. WHAT ASTRONOMICAL ACTTVITY WAS NUTEDY
No
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCHI DOWNWARD? I IYes LHO
IL. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !!Yes [L+NO
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? IiYes o
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Air Almanac)
CNight
Day
ESunriso
!1Sunset 7-37
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
17. WERE AIRCRAFT NOTED AREA? Yes
LOne Aireraft
(Nore Than One Aircraft
TS. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? !Yes NO
1es CNo
O. WAS THE ODJECT VILMED ALOVE L5O ELEVATION? e5 C1No
r1C Test Form 334 (13 Aug 52)

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V. EVALUATION
21. EVALUATION OF 22. DETAIIS OF REPORT:
C Excellent Cood
CrOood Fair
Fair Poor
Poor Insufricient to Evaluate
JUnreliable
Extremely Doubtrul
CHoax
2. FINAL 23. FINAL ALUATION:
Was Balloon CWas Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon 7 Probably Astronomical Assronomical
CJPossibly Balloon Poasibly Astronomical Ast.oncmical
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JWas Airoraft D Was Airoraft Other:
[7Probably Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft Insufriciont
Unknown Unknown
2. 21. COMENTS:
ATIC Tost Form 33h, (13 Aug
616

(feet) (knots) (defrees) (fegt) (knots) (degrues)
0 2 25,000
1,000 30,000 0
2,000 35,000
3,000 40,000
4,000 21 3 4 0 45,000
5,000 4 3 f 50,000
6,000 2 3 50 55,000
7,000 50 60,000
8,000 8 T0 65,000
9,000 10 70,000
10,000 !0 1 T ) 75,000
12,000 8 !70 80,000 80,000
14,000 14,000 180 85,000 85,000
16,000 16,000 2/0 21 90,000
18,000 210 95,000 95,000
20,000 17 100,000 100,000
5. WAS AN INVERSION WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? Yes LiNo
(If yes, at what altitude? )
6. WERE 6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREAY Yes No
(If yes, at what quadrant?
7. CLOUD COVER: 8. VISIBILITY WAS
3 tenths fest. tenths at feet. ADMILES.
tenths at feet. tenths at feot.
9.
ATIC Test Form 333 (13 Aug 52)

AF-6961532 saw two unidentified, blue-wnite, brilliant, flying objects over
Davis-/onthan Air Force Case, Tuodon, Triscna. S The objecta were st different
altitudes, traveling in a pendulous, orratie, motion at varying speeds at an
unesiLaable altibude. The objacts at first seened to be travgling to the south
but objoet y2 smung to the Gaat just before it sped out. of sight. Ha could
give no estidate of the various gaeds Inolved. A/lc Robert G Gaith,
A-114307917 iithessed these two objects ; fron the same Aloc
and rolates the sane story. Nurerous eople in Tucson ruported witnessing
similar cbjects.
2. 2. Significanca -- Unknown
APPROVED:
Rudlp Hetlog Rudlpl HPestilog
RUDOLPH H PESTALOZZL
Capt, UCAY
Anst Anrt Ting A-2 ing A-2
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?. Time of Observation: 09:15 observation
lasted for appi tely l0 minutes.
3. Nanner Observation: Visual. T/Sgt Sandoval donned polaroid sun
glasses during the observation and noted that the brilliance of the object was
not decreased by the dark glass.
4. Location:
Objects appeared in close proximity he sun, above the Horison and
south of observers position.
5. Identifying Information on
disoreet person and i i3 considered extremely reliable by his immediate supervisors.
T/Sgt Sandoval has 4 years combat service and about l7 years photographic
experience.
B. A/LC Robert G Smith
Bo3rd Air Base Group, Davis-lionthan Air Force Base, has been in the Air Force
absolutely reliable by his supervisors.
5, Weather and Vind conditions at time of observation
14,000 scattered, visibility ho miles
Temperature 82, ew point 72, wind west at knota.
B. 00000/0000/43401/3404
63502/050h/80903/1010/07210/21703
11309/62115/32116/02217/52119/02210
7. for sightingt None
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3. Physleal Evidences
A. Photograohs of Object 2
(1) hoto l io contact print
(2) Thoto 2 1a enlargament
B. 7hotod sere tohen with a speed Graphie Casera at between flo and f22,
l/lon of a pncond with a yellow -? filtar. Hicture taken with casera in
tction taken: Hone
Comnents of Originator:
l. Gandowal and Suith are vary certain of what they saw. Each mants
what hoppened.
objects at the
sane tizo.
bulopHtalog buloppHestologs
PUDLPH H PEST LOZZI PUDLPI H PEST LOZZI
Capt, USAV
Anst Ting A-2 Annt Ting A-2
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IR-136-62
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TAIL ON OBJECT # 2
DURING FAST MOVEMENT
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