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Case FileNARA NAID 28954159 · T1206 Roll 18

Project Blue Book Case File

Cochransville, PennsylvaniaMarch 1953

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Cochransville, Pennsylvania in March 1953. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 18.

Reported location

Cochransville, Pennsylvania

Date of incident

March 1953

State / country

PA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 18

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
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S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [1]. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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8. PHOTOS ;
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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