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Case FileNARA NAID 28959608 · T1206 Roll 21

Project Blue Book Case File

Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSeptember 1954

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September 1954. The full case file (5 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 21.

Reported location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

PA / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
VRE ‘ PROJECT 10073 RECORD |
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
20 September 1954
21,/02287 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION |
: Civilian Acft scrambled - identified UFO as star. Several phone calls |
to police, Pclice also identified as star. Willie c2rest
Se NUNEER Oke Rd object but slightly lower elevation JE NG—_G_—_—=""
: 1or3
bi
/ 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
; over IL hr > atiildl Eu Eres cB po |
i Sn St Thres in formation. Round, yellow orange (L observer) several
’ fo at | other saw only 1 object 45 deg elev in MINE |
5 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i
: Es Sm
i arnd Visual i
: 7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS
O Yes
6k No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
5 O Yes
E No
FORM ;
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959608

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19541954-09-01

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