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Case FileNARA NAID 28940292 · T1206 Roll 8

Project Blue Book Case File

South Wales, New YorkNovember 1951

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 South Wales, New York in November 1951. 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 8.

Reported location

South Wales, New York

Date of incident

November 1951

State / country

NY / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
"
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE ( 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 Hovembor 1951 | South Wales, Mew York D Probobly Balloon
3 DATE-TIME GROUP [4 YYPEOF OBSERVATION ~~ |@ Pessibly Balloon
TD J Ta ve — 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Rador a Probobty Alvereft
: emt 1-1/2 5307 = D Air Visual D Air-Intercopt Radar 0 Possibly Aireralt
BE A. eee Auenendesd
0 VYes 00 Probably Astronomicel
0 No | 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE fix Other CUITULTIG
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 Seconds | | » Wn"
10. BRIZF SUMMARY OF SICHTING gigs 11. COMMENTS
Observer noted at sudden streak of vaper trailll Probable vapor trail fron o/e, since
i across sky mwwving generaly from SV to NX, weather condition indicate trail forming
J Cbject could not be seen, Observer thought hel below L,5,0C0. Also trail was white
1 sar a brief reflection on the object, however,|end indication were that no dispersion
1 nd shape or size could be ascertained, Object |was noted,
was continuous, white in color, & with definitp
i horizontal axis noted when firsl sighted. Veapop
BE trail widened as thong: dispersad by the wind kfter
3 the object passed from sight, lo associnted
1 with the object and the fact that the object
3 could not be scen indicates the flight pa bh
3 was at on extreme altitude,
E ATTIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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