Dahlgren Va., January 1953January 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 Dahlgren Va., January 1953 in January 1953. The full case file (6 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 17.

Reported location

Dahlgren Va., January 1953

Date of incident

January 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 17

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

Transcribed text

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Zo Jun 53 sew O30 07% Dab loren, Va, Phildrcei oh Wa)
3, SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ¢
1 Civilien and Idlitory Astro (I157Z0R)
1 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
f One et.eor sighting, :
] |
] 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
4 : Not, Repoirtved ilo trail exhaust or sound. Looked like ercen. Ycouet™,
i TR consbant 2 Wine ore 4 anwmmanrod bv dud avd
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Flight 1h CC " AZEL 00210 IC sappearec by ( VL, OU G.
i round=Vi sual ir-7iasuidl :
7. COURSE
| XEGHOOCEOCGIT |
8. PHOTOS
4 0 Yes

Py No
; 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE s

0 Yes :

2 No

FORM
FTD sep s3 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form tay be used,

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28953004

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1953 1953-01-01